I thought One Night Only was a solid stop on the road to the next IYH. I liked the way Dude Love allowed Mankind to participate. I think the idea of Foley playing with different characters was emphasized a lot throughout this time period and could make for some entertaining moments. The match itself was fine as well, with the fun Mandible Claw to the balls Cradle. The finish already did enough, but the attack afterwards from Chyna and HHH cements that this one is far from over.
I was honestly surprised that The Headbangers beat The Outlaws. Not necessarily complaining, just genuinely surprised. There was maybe a lull in the middle of the show with Owen/Juvi and Goldust/Christopher feeling like filler programs, where the result was fairly obvious. I was kind of hoping The Patriot would get a more negative reaction from the fans. Also, considering Vader is already in the midst of a budding program with Shamrock, Vader should have won here. Think the loss here doesn't help sell him as a threat when he's about to be in a high profile feud. If Patriot beats Vader, how am I supposed to take him serious against Shamrock?
Love the addition of Farooq and Rocky into the tag division. The DQ ending protects everybody involved and means there's probably more matches between them and LOD to come. The tag division with LOD, Nation, Headbangers, slowly starting to at least look a little better. 'Taker had to win his match for me so the right call was made there. Almost thirty minutes is crazy though. And despite the build for Bulldog in his hometown, which was detailed and done really well throughout the night, Shawn wins. As expected really.
The aftermath to the main event gets me excited though, with The Harts coming after DX. I know Shawn has 'Taker to deal with right now, and Bret just came off a loss, but it feels we will eventually get that Shawn/Bret trilogy, and if so, I can't wait.
