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Originally Posted by John la Rock
HHH/Benoit/HBK was definetly the main-event of Wrestlemania XX and it went on last
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Thats not true at all.
The house was sold before any of the matches were announced. So you cant credit that match for the live gate.
The PPV audience was probably drawn more from the year-long build more than any specific match.
If I were to credit one match with the draw for that show it would be Goldberg-Lesnar. I say this because the TV pushed this match heavier than any other. And if you watched the Mania commercials that aired on non wrestling shows, it was almost always the Lesnar-Goldberg match. I never once seen a commercial on a non wrestling show that advertised Benoit v HBK v HHH.
I would say the RocknSock and Taker matches were also bigger factors in terms of the buyrate (Rock and Foley for their rare appearance and Taker for the gimmick change). Thats just based on what people I know, who are not wrestling fans were talking about going into the show. Nobody I know, really gave a rats ass about Benoit. Sad but true.
The live crowd was most into the World Title match, but really thats meaningless. Hogan will always be the most over guy at a show, but that doesn't mean he can draw.