Original plans for WMXV main event?

Scott,


There are lots of stories about changing plans for WMXV. The original one, from Foley’s first book, is that it was going to be a triple threat with Rock/Austin/Mankind but that HBK lobbied for just the 1 vs. 1 main event. Then, on a Kevin Kelly shoot, Kelly says that Austin lobbied HBK to lobby for just the regular 1 vs. 1. Allegedly, Foley’s wife was in tears when she found out as she was expecting the big ‘mania payday. Now I have recently heard that the original WM event didn’t feature Austin at all (sounds BS…) but that HBK lobbied to include him. What’s your gut/belief based on Meltzer’s reporting about who really fucked who over?

​The one I’ve always heard is Rock/Austin/Foley and then Mick gets fucked over and put into the referee role instead, which then leads to him getting the WM2000 slot to make it up to him. I don’t know what universe would feature a Wrestlemania XV main event without AUSTIN involved, unless it was supposed to be something wacky like the Austin/Vince blowoff. ​