I really think this would have been a return to form and people would have followed suit. One reason (of many, MANY reasons) people hated on MJ was his output was subpar...once the reviews/footage from this show rolled in, a LOT of hate would have been out the window.

This was a perfect show for Vegas too...which I KNOW was in the back of MJ's mind, despite the connotations of "washed up" that goes along with a show in Vegas. He would have definitely been propelled back to respectable at the LEAST, and probably back to superstardom for all the right reasons.