Will one night stand stand the test of time

[slabinskia 0]

Everyone considered one night stand to be a good show.Some went as far to say it was the best ppv in years.However,will it stand the test of time or will everyone look at it and say "it was good at the time" ?

[snuffbox 0]

I dont think it will stand the test of time. It really was something for the moment.

[King Cucaracha 0]

Well, I watched it a couple of days ago and the answer is no.

[Youth N Asia 0]

It was a fun trip down memory lane with a couple good matches, nothing more

[slabinskia 0]

The reason I posted the topic was because I don't think the show holds up very well now,and it was only 2 months ago.I think it shows how bad wrestling is right now,not how great the ppv was.

[CanadianChick 0]

It won't stand the test of time. It was a trip down memory lane, nothing more or nothing less. The thing that WWE can take away from it, though, is the enviroment of the event and the atmosphere. It created a buzz, and that's something WWE desperately needs to start doing.

[Promoter 0]

Hell, will anyting in the last few years stand the test of time? I think that's a greater question. I honestly can't say. Not even the great WM 17 because Austin's heel turn was a flop for the most part.

[pochorenella 0]

It won't stand the test of time. It was a trip down memory lane, nothing more or nothing less. The thing that WWE can take away from it, though, is the enviroment of the event and the atmosphere. It created a buzz, and that's something WWE desperately needs to start doing.

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I agree. I was planning on watching it again the other night and didn't for whatever reason. I've only watched it once, and certainly will watch it again, but at the same time it doesn't seem to have that rewatchable quality some other shows from this year like WM21 have for me.

 

But you just see One Night Only being voted PPV of the Year on internet voting. It'll happen.

[CanadianChick 0]

Main event 2000-2001 certainly does not stand the test of time for myself. I cannot stand watching HHH and Austin during that era.

[snuffbox 0]

Hell, will anyting in the last few years stand the test of time? I think that's a greater question. I honestly can't say. Not even the great WM 17 because Austin's heel turn was a flop for the most part.

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WrestleMania 17 will absolutely definitly stand the test of time. 4 years old and I havent seen it in quite awhile...but I easily remember almost every match.

[Jericholic82 0]

Hell, will anyting in the last few years stand the test of time? I think that's a greater question. I honestly can't say. Not even the great WM 17 because Austin's heel turn was a flop for the most part.

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a flop? It was the most entertaining austin has been since 98. and dare I say it, my favorite memories of him, and he was having kick-ass matches with jericho, benoit, angle, etc. perhaps financially a flop, but as afan no way.

 

but thats all just my opinion so, I am not making fun of you or anything.

 

 

 

ONS was a fun show that got it right better than any of us ever hoped for. It was the best it could be given the contraints of talent that could appear. Of course I didnt see it live I bought the dvd, but did not read the spoilers for it untill I saw it.

 

However, I can see people voting for it as show of the year as you have mentioned here.

[Promoter 0]

In my past posts I have creatively praised Austin turning heel(some aspects at least), but the truth is in terms of history I don't think it will stand the test of time. Something like Hogan's heel turn will imo. Maybe it's not really Austin's fault, but the wwe's handling of it with all the confusion with the invasion and turning him back face the way they did. It was something like Goldberg and Sting's heel turn, but on a bigger scale. The fans kind of didn't buy it for the most part or it just killed Austin's fanbase. Again, I liked the idea behind it, but for the most part I don't think it played out the way either Vince or Austin had planned and that's why it got aborted the way it did.

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

Austin's heel turn was a business disaster, that almost single handedly ran off all the Attitude Era fans that got hooked on the WWF by the Austin versus Vince angle.

[Aero 0]

I think it will stand the test of time for the most part, at least for me. All the matches were really entertaining, not classics, but entertaining nonetheless. At first, I thought it was lame having the Raw & Smackdown guys invade, but it turned out to be a really good part of the show. The crowd was one of the best parts of the show, and seeing all the WWE guys react in the balcony was hilarious. I only really watched ECW for the last two years, so I understand why it won't last the test of time for others, though.

 

So far, I think it's PPV of the year, with WM 21 in a close second. The only things keeping WM from surpassing ONS were the weak main events.

[Silence 0]

WrestleMania 17 will absolutely definitly stand the test of time. 4 years old and I havent seen it in quite awhile...but I easily remember almost every match.

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Yeah, even Test getting his foot caught in the ropes while Eddie Guerrero worried about what to do next in their match...

 

On a more serious note, as far as ONS goes, I liked the PPV at the time, but like others have said, it won't stand the test of time.

 

Jericho vs. Storm and Awesome vs. Tanaka were the two best matches of the night. Aside from that, almost all of the matches were short, Eddie was too pissed that night to have a good match with Benoit, Foley sucked on commentary, JBL had too much involvement with the PPV and stiffed the Blue Meanie, and Stone Cold led the ECW alumni around at the end of the night much like he did with The Alliance in 2001, except he didn't kick Tazz's ass.

 

Still, there were other moments that made ECW ONS one of the more exciting PPV's in the past several years, which has made many of us dread the regular WWE PPV's even more than we ever have, especially recently (GAB 2005).

[Jericholic82 0]

In my past posts I have creatively praised Austin turning heel(some aspects at least), but the truth is in terms of history I don't think it will stand the test of time. Something like Hogan's heel turn will imo. Maybe it's not really Austin's fault, but the wwe's handling of it with all the confusion with the invasion and turning him back face the way they did. It was something like Goldberg and Sting's heel turn, but on a bigger scale. The fans kind of didn't buy it for the most part or it just killed Austin's fanbase. Again, I liked the idea behind it, but for the most part I don't think it played out the way either Vince or Austin had planned and that's why it got aborted the way it did.

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Ok, I get it. I didnt mean the hturn stood the test of time, but to me it doesnt hurt wm x-7 as a show. and led to more fun moments for us the fans to witness. but yea it dnt do anything for business or revolutionzie the wwf,

[Promoter 0]

WrestleMania 17 will absolutely definitly stand the test of time. 4 years old and I havent seen it in quite awhile...but I easily remember almost every match.

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Yeah, even Test getting his foot caught in the ropes while Eddie Guerrero worried about what to do next in their match...

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Exactly!!! I mean things to REALLY stand the test of time. WM 17 will for the Austin heel turn, but as far as the greatness of the event I don't think so. I'm talking in terms of legendary status. WrestleMania 3 blows it out of the water imo with Hogan/Andre and Steamboat/Savage. WM 17 doesn't have anything on there like it. The TLC match is even outshined by the match at WM 16 because it was the first. Angle/Benoit was surpassed at the Rumble a couple of years later(one of the few things that will stand the test of time actually which just popped in my head).

[pochorenella 0]

WrestleMania 17 will absolutely definitly stand the test of time. 4 years old and I havent seen it in quite awhile...but I easily remember almost every match.

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Yeah, even Test getting his foot caught in the ropes while Eddie Guerrero worried about what to do next in their match...

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Exactly!!! I mean things to REALLY stand the test of time. WM 17 will for the Austin heel turn, but as far as the greatness of the event I don't think so. I'm talking in terms of legendary status. WrestleMania 3 blows it out of the water imo with Hogan/Andre and Steamboat/Savage. WM 17 doesn't have anything on there like it. The TLC match is even outshined by the match at WM 16 because it was the first. Angle/Benoit was surpassed at the Rumble a couple of years later(one of the few things that will stand the test of time actually which just popped in my head).

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Well, I may be biased since I was there live, but I think no PPV past or present can touch WMX-7. WM3 had that Hogan vs Andre match, while not a workrate classic, it had an aura and an electricity that will probably be unmatched, and the still awesome Savage vs Steamboat match. But I'm telling you, you could feel the building shake for Austin vs Rock. The crowd was so hot, and the match was awesome beyond all superlatives. Then you had Benoit vs Angle, that yes, was topped at RR2003 but in no way does that take from said match. TLCII was terrific (I missed those kind of matches at Mania, until this year's MITB), and the sheer spectacle of Shane vs Vince, while overbooked to no end, still delivered big in the fun department. So to me at least, WMX-7 lives on forever.

[Toshiaki Koala 0]

From a business standpoint, Austin's heel turn was probably a flop. For those who enjoy good wrestling, however, it's hard to complain, as his 2001 matches with Benoit, Angle, and Rock are classics that are grudgingly pimped even by the Coey-ites. He just brought so much character to his role - his wrestling wasn't about complicated reversals or suplexes (though he did perform five rolling Germans once), but about personality and narrative. No WWE match since has come close to the depth of story displayed by the X-7 main event.

 

Will it be remembered in the Hogan-Andre sense? Maybe, maybe not. But Hogan vs. Andre sucked as a wrestling match.

[cabbageboy 0]

A lot of ECW shows have that effect. They seem really intense and amazing when you first see it, then you get desensitized. The ONS PPV had me marking out harder than anything I've seen all year, but oddly enough I can't say I wanna watch it every day.

[Lord of The Curry 0]

The best part of that entire PPV was Awesome's fallaway sitdown top-rope powerbomb which almost impaled Tanaka's neck on a metal table leg. More hardcore then 10 pints of Tommy Dreamers blood.

[Toshiaki Koala 0]

I remember that. Even though I was watching the replay and knew deep down that Tanaka was still with us, I feared for his life.

[Promoter 0]

pochorenella, I agree that ppv is the greatest ppv of the attitude era especially during the live broadcast. I can't explain it, but when I watch the show now it just doesn't feel the same in terms of aura with the exception of Rock/Austin. Yeah, Hogan/Andre sucked as a wrestling match, but certain spots in that match were definitely surreal. It seemed like a big time boxing match affair.

 

When I watch WM 3 in memorex form certain things still seem surreal. Piper's "retirement" match for instance with the crowd going nuts. The six man with the Bulldogs and HF with Santana and Davis as a backstory. The upset of Jake "The Snake". I think overall WM 3 had better stories than WM 17.

[Kahran Ramsus 0]

Wrestlemania XX will stand the test of time. I don't imagine many of us will ever forget Benoit & Eddy ending the biggest show of the year on top.

 

My favourite Wrestlemania in terms of the storylines going in was probably VIII. It is far from my favourite Mania (although it is good), but the storylines were quite memorable. Flair/Savage over Elisabeth, Hogan/Sid over one of the most famous Rumble endings ever, Piper/Hart in one of the true passing of the torch moments in wrestling, Roberts/Taker with Taker having just turned and Roberts as the best heel in wrestling over the past 6 months, and Disasters/Money Inc after they were betrayed by their manager only to have his new clients win the tag titles. Except for the filler (like Owen/Skinner & Tatanka/Martel) the angles going in were fantastic. We even got Warrior's big return at the end of the night.

[Lord of The Curry 0]

That moment will be remembered for as many bad memories as good ones.

 

Good- Eddy and Benoit, Kings of WWE at their peak.

 

Bad- They only slid downward from there and six months later were back to where they started.

[Kahran Ramsus 0]

Nobody will remember what happened afterwards, just like nobody remembers Warrior's horrible run after Wrestlemania VI. That night is what is really memorable.

[Lord of The Curry 0]

Sorry for remembering.

[pochorenella 0]

pochorenella, I agree that ppv is the greatest ppv of the attitude era especially during the live broadcast. I can't explain it, but when I watch the show now it just doesn't feel the same in terms of aura with the exception of Rock/Austin. Yeah, Hogan/Andre sucked as a wrestling match, but certain spots in that match were definitely surreal. It seemed like a big time boxing match affair.

 

When I watch WM 3 in memorex form certain things still seem surreal. Piper's "retirement" match for instance with the crowd going nuts. The six man with the Bulldogs and HF with Santana and Davis as a backstory. The upset of Jake "The Snake". I think overall WM 3 had better stories than WM 17.

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I agree that WM3 had much better stories than X-7, without question. Many of the feuds for X-7 were extremely rushed, even if they produced outstanding matches. Like I said, maybe it's my bias since I was there and had one of the greatest experiences of my life.

 

And add me up for the WMXX love. I think I've said it before but I'll say it again: If you didn't like the Eddie/Benoit moment at the end then you have no business being a wrestling fan.

[Guest Brian]

Nobody will remember what happened afterwards, just like nobody remembers Warrior's horrible run after Wrestlemania VI.  That night is what is really memorable.

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As long as you see those two guys flailing in the undercard, you'll remember.

[TNABaddboi 0]

To me, the most memorable PPVs of the attitude era were the early ones, WM14 and that year's Summerslam. WM was the coming out party of an entire new era of mainstream stars. HHH first prominent title match with Owen, Rock giving Shamrock his most memorable feud, the NAO becoming cool instead of annoying, the first UT/Kane match and of course, Austin being cemented as a superstar and HBK amazingly gutty "last" performance. And that year's Summerslam had incredible build. The Highway to Hell stuff was great. Austin/UT was probably the biggest match WWE could deliver at that point, HHH/Rock culminated a three month feud with one of the best matches in either of their careers and you could sense they were being made watching. Both these shows had the classic long build that the older PPVs had (of course not 18 months like WM3, but pretty damn good considering the monthly PPVs) and to this day, I remember them like the night I watched them. IMO, very few other PPVs from that era will stand the test of time like those.