Question:
By Scott Keith on 29 August 2013
What is the biggest ratings drop you've given a match from the first time you've seen it to the next time when you've actually had time to really examine the match? For example the first ladder match with Razor and HBK could have gotten 5 stars at the time but after watching it could have gotten a lower rating.
Also, was there ever a match that got a ratings INCREASE after you watched it again objectively?
Yeah, I've had a lot that increased, mostly because I would be watching WCW PPVs while I was drunk or pissed off at the company or both, and I really shorted a lot of good matches and then did better reviews later. My most notable increase would probably be Mankind-UT Hell in a Cell, which was upgraded from one star to four stars.
I don't generally downgrade stuff that much, although I recall a couple of Wrestlemanias from the Russo era where I gave wacky ratings and corrected them later. HHH v. Kane from 15 springs to mind, and there was a Chyna tag match from KOTR that year that I gave a ridiculously high rating to originally and then corrected later on.
I'm sure there's more and I'm sure there's people who keep of this sort of thing for me and could tell you better than me, also.