Was this unironically the match that saved wrestling?

Nope

Lex Luger Sting and Randy Savage vs Kevin Nash Scott Hall and the third man was

>>2280783
King of the Ring '96 was the beginning of the resurgence but this definitely kicked it up another gear.

>>2280785
but Austin drew way more than the NWO did

>Launched Austin's career as a top face
>Bret turned heel
>Began the chain of events leading to the Screwjob

The argument could be made.

The two, indisputable GOATS

>>2280788
so?

Neither company was drawing and wrestling was in the shitter until that match. nWo angle kicked off the second wrestling boom

wwe yes

wrestling in general >>2280785

>>2280792
because people act like the NWO angle helped all wrestling, the WWF did not get any benefit from it at all

>>2280894
>wwe babbies revisionist history
18+

>>2280899
WWF nearly went bankrupt, 96 is like the worst year ever for them