I get that Piper was pissed his idea didn't work. I don't get why. He has to know the business well enough to know that the fans want to see over workers regardless of whatever their real world credentials may or may not be. What I wonder is if WCW's booking team knew outright before sending him out that he would go on a tirade like this and had the Horsemen at the ready to cut him off. And why they didn't pull the trigger sooner.
In terms of popularity I get it. The idea that Rodman could swing things in the nWo's favor as far as winning a wrestling match is and always was a reach though.
You forget that Davey and Owen can still go like this when you watch most of their TV matches. Or a lot of their PPV matches. I think that's why it stood out so much. You just didn't see guys in the WWF doing this kind of thing at all. Much less on Raw. Super fun match that kind of walks the line between telling a story and being a bit of a spotfest.
Shawn catching strays here warms my heart. Great promo from Austin with a final line that most working class folks (myself included) can absolutely get behind.
I really liked Sting's part in this. And I agree that Savage looks really horrible just kowtowing to Hogan after all he endured during the initial part of the nWo angle. I take Bischoff and Hogan's bravado about Schiller as more of a heel lie than any kind of truth.
I was wondering why they had a bunch of no-name guys the crowd had no interest at all in come out for this. I will admit that it is indeed ballsy, as was most of the early nWo stuff. This seemed like a stinker from conception though. They really did kill a hot crowd.
I really enjoyed this, but I thought Schiller was the wrong guy for it. You can literally see he doesn't want to be on TV. The idea behind the segment is solid and Bischoff really carried it.
I love the way the announcers put this over. They leave no doubt that the nWo is stronger than it has ever been. I'd say it also freshens up the nWo as well as Savage.