Friday, March 21, 2025

Stumping AI

The best way to stump AI is to ask it really obscure questions.  One time I asked it about a WWF house show that took place at the Summit in Houston in 1997 shortly after Summerslam that year.  I asked it to guess not what the main event of that show actually WAS, but what the main event of the show was initially ADVERTISED to be.  It said Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker.  Not too bad of a guess because the first time those guys ever faced each other was very close to being around that time.

But the actual answer to that question was Stone Cold vs. Undertaker vs. Bret Hart in a triple threat match.  That was the advertised main event that I saw on a flyer in a store, and I remember being super excited to see it.  But unfortunately, Stone Cold was severely injured at Summerslam and could not perform at the following house show in Houston at all.  So, the main event ended up being Bret Hart vs the Undertaker, which I still enjoyed since I didn't see too many events live.  

What's sad is not only did that match not happen at that event, but it never ended up happening period.  By the time Stone Cold recovered enough from his injury to perform again, Bret Hart left the company and then retired shortly after.

If I asked AI that question again, maybe it learned the answer from me and would get the question right next time.  Or perhaps it would pull up and reference the text I'm writing now and try to use that as an answer.  Who knows.  I imagine it would have to trust my credibility.  But I remember that flyer for that triple threat match plain as day.  Even if everyone forgot it and there's no copies left, that flyer advertising Stone Cold vs. Undertaker vs. Bret Hart in Houston in 1997 really existed.  As Kurt Angle would say, it's true.  It's true.

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