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Why wouldn't it be the new norm? Don't you want your RAW to sound like Smackdown?
Because unless they tape in Corpus Christi every week (where audio tampering will not be needed), that's going to be the new reality.
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Because unless they tape in Corpus Christi every week (where audio tampering will not be needed), that's going to be the new reality.
JR calls it like it is
"at the end of the day, if enough people dont like someone, then you make him a fucking heel" LOL
The Young Bucks ‏@MattJackson13 4h4 hours ago
Can't believe Shaq got booked before I did.
"at the end of the day, if enough people dont like someone, then you make him a fucking heel" LOL
The Young Bucks ‏@MattJackson13 4h4 hours ago
Can't believe Shaq got booked before I did.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
I actually tweeted this at Sasha, next time she should ask the ref to remove Ric from ringside. We wouldn't want her or Becky to take any rides on Space Mountain.
SallyIsNow
Banned
Woke up to dump ass.
Just remembered i watched Mania
Had forgotten cause we watched some lucha underground to cheer the room up
What a fucking abortion Mania turned out to be
"Vince steps up his game for Mania" indeed
The only new person that went over was a person in a match exclusively with new people
Hope i didnt post anything dumb in my drunken state of belligerence
Just remembered i watched Mania
Had forgotten cause we watched some lucha underground to cheer the room up
What a fucking abortion Mania turned out to be
"Vince steps up his game for Mania" indeed
The only new person that went over was a person in a match exclusively with new people
Hope i didnt post anything dumb in my drunken state of belligerence
Mr. Enigma
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Mr. Enigma
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Ric only showed up on NXT in like one or two of her matches and he never interfered. Once she got to WWE, they're inseperable.
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Queen of Hunting
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Posted in mania thread but gonna here too.
Dat mic mute on roman entrance
https://streamable.com/t6kc
Dat mic mute on roman entrance
https://streamable.com/t6kc
I'm half convinced that it's more about keeping Ric over than it is about Charlotte. Have to keep up the 'Dirtiest player in the game' moniker.
funkystudent
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Yeah ending the womens match the same way every other high profile Charlotte match has ended in the last 6 months here was a real mistake.
This should have been the match where Ric gets sent to the back by the ref and Charlotte gets her comeuppances. Cant have that though. Too logical.
The night should have been a positive night for womens wrestling. Instead now it has a giant "but then this happened" attached to it.
This should have been the match where Ric gets sent to the back by the ref and Charlotte gets her comeuppances. Cant have that though. Too logical.
The night should have been a positive night for womens wrestling. Instead now it has a giant "but then this happened" attached to it.
I think what certifies this WrestleMania as being 'bad' is that I can't think of a single match/segment from the show that I'd want to go back and watch again in future. Even the Women's Championship match, good as it was, was just a solid-good as opposed to an amazing-good.
Is there anyone here that's going to rewatch anything from WM32 a year from now?
Is there anyone here that's going to rewatch anything from WM32 a year from now?
Moa
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I'd rewatch that ladder match.
broz0rs
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Seems Roman's kid was in the stands while all of that was going on. Poor girl
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Deleted member 47027
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Did you see? He's in the new Blade Runner! So happy for him.
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Deleted member 47027
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L-O-L at people saying
Bray Wyatt was buried by getting time with one of the WWE's biggest stars
Rusev getting berried by taking a Stunner
New Day getting berried by losing
Roman Reigns will keep the belt until he beats Punk's imaginary "record" that isn't even a record because it's like, 9th
Bray Wyatt was buried by getting time with one of the WWE's biggest stars
Rusev getting berried by taking a Stunner
New Day getting berried by losing
Roman Reigns will keep the belt until he beats Punk's imaginary "record" that isn't even a record because it's like, 9th
31GhostsIV
Banned
People are surprised the spooky jobbers looked like fools? The one time I can think of this not being the case was Bray pinning Bryan clean at the Rumble a couple of years back. You can only berry someone once, right? Once they're under the dirt, you can't bury them again. He's been junk forever.
New Day deserved a Mania Moment (TM), but instead we'll remind the audience nobody is better than some middle aged retirees. Michaels was in good shape though. They should have all got involved with the tedious twenty minute Rock-a-thon instead.
I don't get the weird stubbornness with Vince and Reigns, he gave up on Luger for much less. There is nothing they can do to get the crowd to embrace him, apart from make him an arrogant dick heel. I doubt Punk has anything to do with anything at this point though.
I found the main event crowd muting offensive, a metaphor of Vince putting his hands over his ears and going "LA LA LA" for the duration.
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New Day's entrance was one hell of a moment, tbh
Well... that were some very odd booking choices, to say the least.
I don't give a rats ass about "berried" or "not berried" (please retire this stupid expression), but some of the booking was very weird in that it doesn't really entice me to start watching WWE again.
Ryder becoming IC champ was done for the WTF moment, but mark this post, he will lose that belt tonight to Owens or Sami.
Wyatt's were made to look spineless and weak by that 6 second loss. Everything else was fine, but you can't have a guy lose in six seconds and expect him to come out looking anything less than weak as fuck. Literally the only person that managed to survive a spot like that is Daniel Bryan, and we all know why that was. I don't really understand why they did that, I'm sure they had good intentions and wanted the Wyatt's on the show, but that was a dumb move.
I have no clue why they didn't put Sasha over during the women's match. Charlotte wouldn't have come off looking worse if she had lost here instead of one month from now, but this was a really great opportunity to do something special and showcase the women and to end it with a screwjob finish (one that's been done for months upon months, at that) is just, mweh. It took away from the entire "they're women superstars now!" moment imo.
Roman going over was intended, it's a dud, dumb move to end the show on that.
Shane losing is, well, they had to with those dumb stipulations and what not, but again... Why? Another year of Authority? I'm pretty sure everyone was sick of that gimmick 18 months ago. One of the big reasons people are tuning out of their TV show, I'm certain of this.
Show was fine, that Taker vs. Shane match was good, in fact most of the matches were pretty good, but the booking choices were completely off. Weird.
I don't give a rats ass about "berried" or "not berried" (please retire this stupid expression), but some of the booking was very weird in that it doesn't really entice me to start watching WWE again.
Ryder becoming IC champ was done for the WTF moment, but mark this post, he will lose that belt tonight to Owens or Sami.
Wyatt's were made to look spineless and weak by that 6 second loss. Everything else was fine, but you can't have a guy lose in six seconds and expect him to come out looking anything less than weak as fuck. Literally the only person that managed to survive a spot like that is Daniel Bryan, and we all know why that was. I don't really understand why they did that, I'm sure they had good intentions and wanted the Wyatt's on the show, but that was a dumb move.
I have no clue why they didn't put Sasha over during the women's match. Charlotte wouldn't have come off looking worse if she had lost here instead of one month from now, but this was a really great opportunity to do something special and showcase the women and to end it with a screwjob finish (one that's been done for months upon months, at that) is just, mweh. It took away from the entire "they're women superstars now!" moment imo.
Roman going over was intended, it's a dud, dumb move to end the show on that.
Shane losing is, well, they had to with those dumb stipulations and what not, but again... Why? Another year of Authority? I'm pretty sure everyone was sick of that gimmick 18 months ago. One of the big reasons people are tuning out of their TV show, I'm certain of this.
Show was fine, that Taker vs. Shane match was good, in fact most of the matches were pretty good, but the booking choices were completely off. Weird.
31GhostsIV
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I agree, but a win would have been nice. Was such an odd place to install the legends.
In other news, I really disliked the finish to the women's match. I have no problem with Charlotte going over, but after all of the hype a clean finish would have done wonders. Create the story that these three 'superstars' are so good any of them could pull out a win at any time. There was no need to Ric to get involved and cheapen everything.
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Corbin had a nice quiet goodbye from NXT and a main roster... We will find out tonight. Proud of him and watching his progress since they started putting him on NXT TV. He has the it factor, that was clear, but seeing him learn and be teachable is great.
31GhostsIV
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I don't know why he'd win the battle royal and not be around to bask in the afterglow. It felt like a way to introduce him to the main roster to me.
British Monsoon
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Biggest idiocy was having Shane do Ambrose's gimmick better than Ambrose, but whatever. A fun, long, short-sighted show that left me not particularly caring about anything. I did like Ryder winning a title though, he & Owens put the most work into that ladder match. Owens took some especially nasty bumps, that half-and-half on the ladder for instance.
twinturbo2
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It's going to be Bayley. Calling it. She doesn't want to get murderdeathkilled by Joshi Goldberg, so she's moving up.
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I also kinda liked Ryder winning. Actually felt good considering all the shit he has dealt with over the years, he had a huge moment and his pops came in to hug him. I'm glad for him.
Gonna also enjoy Vince robbing him of it. You can have it both ways!
31GhostsIV
Banned
Sami's half nelson suplex on KO into the ladder was brutal, I really believed Owens was hurt because he sold it for so long.
We'll get Bayley, Balor and Friends, maybe Joe if they intend to move him up, and if I was WWE, finally Enzo and Cass with Carmella, but that seems increasingly unlikely.
Spirit of Jazz
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Ryder's win was without a doubt the best booking of the night even if he drops the title to Corbin on RAW. Was really nice to see Zack get his WM moment and nobody in the ladder match looked worse for him winning it.
31GhostsIV
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I think Enzo is charismatic as hell and a great promo, but his ring work is so far behind everything else he does. That said, I'm sure his shortcomings are easily hidden on the main roster with short RAW matches.
Empyrean Heaven
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Apparently
Bayley taped a match at the NXT tapings at Axxess, thought that may be a red herring...NXT has done them before.
Bluekaveli
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I have a feeling Charlotte will defend her title tonight.
It would be absolutely disgusting to have her lose the title tonight at Raw after not giving it up at Mania.
Bluekaveli
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They're ao backwards, I just see them doing this. Like that onw year when Dolph cashed in on Raw yet the ppv was totally flat. I've noticed Vince likes to save his swerves and surprises for Monday so you can watch because he's already got your money for the ppv. I said it with him being a billionaire and selling out that stadium, he didn't give a fuck about Roman getting booed or getting beat up outside in the parking lot, he's doing whatever he wants.
Bluekaveli
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Soooooo right
It would have no effect on ratings.
What it would mean though, is that someone was robbed of a huge Mania moment whether it was Becky or Sasha just so Ric Flairs daughter could have her moment instead.
Soooooo right
#Fact