Alexander from Portland
The booking from this era baffles me. Why have your dominant King of the Ring winner get a bye? If someone had to get a bye to the finals, Savio Vega makes much more sense than Mabel and it would have benefited both of their stories. Bob Holly was a highlight of this show, but I’m disappointed we didn’t get to see Mantaur in action. This show featured way too much foot, but it did feature a few of my guilty pleasures: a Sid Vicious promo, the crowd chanting another company’s name, and shitty illogical booking.
Overall this show is awful because nobody felt like they got more over. Mabel may have won the tournament but he had a bye and there was interference in his first round match. Kevin Nash, your world champion, wins because his opponents tag-team partner abandoned them. Jeff Jarrett, your intercontinental champion, lost in the first round. The tag team champion in the tournament loses via countout. None of the matches were must-see. At least Savio didn’t get a gimmick change and become Shorty V, but it seems him making the finals didn’t lead to anything.
To anyone that didn’t watch this show, you made a good decision. this show gets a 2/10. However I do love bad wrestling, so this was a fantastic pick. Thanks Andrew!
question: Mabel didn’t look too bad in his matches, what would you say is his best match as the Mabel character?