UberTag
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Can't destroy their relationship without giving them a favorable TV time push first.
They can even bring back the exact same angle that Eve worked with Cena and have Emma do it.
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WrestleMania 32 |OT| OHHH! Written in the Stars! A Million Miles Awaaaaaay........
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They can even bring back the exact same angle that Eve worked with Cena and have Emma do it.
18 was unforgettable for Rock/Hogan alone.
19 is mad underrated. What a stacked fucking card. The buy rate was also atrocious. That show was headlined by a McMahon fighting a legend... hmm...
funny that I literally thought of it in 2 minutes during a boring meeting at work
yet a team of writers that work on this shit full time can't think of a cool payoff at a show like mania
I know everything goes through vince but still
Uno Venova
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Who else thought 21 was dope, Eddie v Rey, Randy v Taker, Kurt v Shawn, and John winning when he was still somewhat fresh.
Jimmy King
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On paper, Eddie vs. Rey should be one of the greatest Mania matches ever, but it's never talked about. I know I've seen it but I'm gonna have to watch it again.
Luschient
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This is Texas son! I want that date format corrected and only the CST time zone represented!
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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21 isn't terrible, per se. I'd say the first 2.5 hours are actually damn great, but it fucking craters harder than just about any Mania I can think of after that. Big Show/Akebono sumo match and two main events that were weak as hell. Just imagine if they had the I Quit match and HIAC match during mania.
EricTheRed
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Went to America for the first time to watch it live. Kurt v Shawn in person was on another level!!
Hollywood Hogan starting to Hulk out while Rock stands there with a look on his face that says "OH SHIT I NEVER CONTEMPLATED WHAT I WOULD DO WHEN HULKAMANIA RAN WILD ON ME" while the entire crowd went ape shit crazy was amazing.
Kurt vs Shawn was the GOAT WM match, better than HBKvTaker.
British Monsoon
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America, you so crazy with your MM/DD/YY bullshit. Although to be fair, DD/MM/YY isn't much better - the Japanese have the right way of it: YY/MM/DD for life brah.
Professor Beef
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What is this TREASON I am seeing!?
when someone asks you what today is, do you respond with "today is march thirtieth" or do you respond with "today is the thirtieth of march"?
That and Punk vs Cena at money in the bank 2011. Insane crowds.
British Monsoon
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13th of March, because I speak the Queen's English
Also, YY/MM/DD is the only one of the 3 formats that allows files to be properly ordered by date, so there.
13th of March, because I speak the Queen's English
Also, YY/MM/DD is the only one of the 3 formats that allows files to be properly ordered by date, so there.
Professor Beef
Banned
13th of March, because I speak the Queen's English
Also, YY/MM/DD is the only one of the 3 formats that allows files to be properly ordered by date, so there.
Who did the Queen ever pin?
Acerac
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Yeah, but then I need to change the login info on like... 4 different devices monthly. That'd take minutes of time. MINUTES!!!!
If I wasn't getting the archives I'd not bother subbing, but they are fun to put on on occasion.
Jimmy King
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I'm going through all the Mania main events in a build up to Sunday. This monumental undertaking is known as WrestleMainia* and since this year's WrestleMania is... a star... I will be rating each match on a scale of 0.5 - 5 WrestleMania Star stars.
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WRESTLEMANIA I - 1985
Main event: Hulk Hogan and Mr. T (with Jimmy Snuka) defeated Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff (with Bob Orton)
This match is actually pretty enjoyable for what it is: a WWF match from a bygone era where characters where larger than life and barely had to do anything in the ring to get a reaction.
What's maybe most surprising about it to me is Mr. T, the celebrity guest, looks like he belongs in the ring and can hang with the boys. Also, there's no Hogan overcoming the odds moment. No, what happens is, the heels constantly play cheap and in the end it costs them the match, as Bob Orton tries to nail a cheap shot with the cast off the top rope on Hogan, who doges it causing Orton to nail Mr. Wonderful. 1-2-3. Simple and great. Not bad.
Fun wrestling trivia I didn't know: A good portion of the beginning of the match is the heels teasing to fight and taunting the faces without coming to blows. Piper holds his hand out for the tag to get to fight Hogan first, but Gorilla Monsoon notes since no contact has been made in the match yet, no tag is required.
Mild laughter: At one point all hell breaks loose and everyone starts fighting each other, so Snuka gets on the top rope and...
I give this 3 WrestleMania Star stars out of 5
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Title by Zach.
WRESTLEMANIA I - 1985
Main event: Hulk Hogan and Mr. T (with Jimmy Snuka) defeated Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff (with Bob Orton)
This match is actually pretty enjoyable for what it is: a WWF match from a bygone era where characters where larger than life and barely had to do anything in the ring to get a reaction.
What's maybe most surprising about it to me is Mr. T, the celebrity guest, looks like he belongs in the ring and can hang with the boys. Also, there's no Hogan overcoming the odds moment. No, what happens is, the heels constantly play cheap and in the end it costs them the match, as Bob Orton tries to nail a cheap shot with the cast off the top rope on Hogan, who doges it causing Orton to nail Mr. Wonderful. 1-2-3. Simple and great. Not bad.
Fun wrestling trivia I didn't know: A good portion of the beginning of the match is the heels teasing to fight and taunting the faces without coming to blows. Piper holds his hand out for the tag to get to fight Hogan first, but Gorilla Monsoon notes since no contact has been made in the match yet, no tag is required.
Mild laughter: At one point all hell breaks loose and everyone starts fighting each other, so Snuka gets on the top rope and...
I give this 3 WrestleMania Star stars out of 5
Velcro Fly
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Becky or Sasha please win
Also Dean please look strong
Also please no Ryback feud when Roman wins
Also Dean please look strong
Also please no Ryback feud when Roman wins
olitheoblong
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A lot of people seem to think there will be some kind of interference in the shane vs taker match and I agree but I also think HHH vs riegns needs some kind of interference or something like last years WM but I know that cant happen I honestly dunno but the crowd are going to destroy roman, feel little sorry for him tbh.
I'm going through all the Mania main events in a build up to Sunday. This monumental undertaking is known as WrestleMainia* and since this year's WrestleMania is... a star... I will be rating each match on a scale of 0.5 - 5 WrestleMania Star stars.
*Title by Zach.
WRESTLEMANIA I - 1985
Main event: Hulk Hogan and Mr. T (with Jimmy Snuka) defeated Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff (with Bob Orton)
This match is actually pretty enjoyable for what it is: a WWF match from a bygone era where characters where larger than life and barely had to do anything in the ring to get a reaction.
What's maybe most surprising about it to me is Mr. T, the celebrity guest, looks like he belongs in the ring and can hang with the boys. Also, there's no Hogan overcoming the odds moment. No, what happens is, the heels constantly play cheap and in the end it costs them the match, as Bob Orton tries to nail a cheap shot with the cast off the top rope on Hogan, who doges it causing Orton to nail Mr. Wonderful. 1-2-3. Simple and great. Not bad.
Fun wrestling trivia I didn't know: A good portion of the beginning of the match is the heels teasing to fight and taunting the faces without coming to blows. Piper holds his hand out for the tag to get to fight Hogan first, but Gorilla Monsoon notes since no contact has been made in the match yet, no tag is required.
Mild laughter: At one point all hell breaks loose and everyone starts fighting each other, so Snuka gets on the top rope and...
I give this 3 WrestleMania Star stars out of 5
So fucking good. Watching that match as a kid I felt like I was watching the greatest match of all time. The atmosphere was ELECTRIC
Violence Jack
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Agreed. At the time, I wasn't looking forward to the match mostly because I was a little burnt out on Rock, and was never that big of a Hogan fan. Then that crowd turned me, and I loved it. Too bad it completely drained them for the HHH/Y2J main event.
WM 17,18, and 19 were all damn good.
UberTag
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Neither of those matches is going to be clean or free of shenanigans. Hell, Brock vs. Ambrose might not be either. Expect overbooking.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
And yet for some reason someone thought it didn't deserve to be the main event. Makes no goddamn sense.
Jimmy King
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WRESTLEMANIA II - 1986
Main Event: Hulk Hogan (c) vs. King Kong Bundy (with Bobby Heenan) - Steel cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
This match produced no gifs. That says it all.
But really, if the first Mania main event was surprising in how un-Hogan like I thought it'd be, this one definitely made up for it. Typical Hogan stuff here, all done well but suffers because King Kong Bundy is no Andre or Piper. At least Heenan was there to... be Heenan. Dude is the best character of all time in wrestling.
2.5 WrestleMania Star stars out of 5.
It is certainly a contender.
When you consider that the epitome of wrestling is about creating drama and a crowd reaction, it absolutely nails every aspect of that.
Two of the greatest superstars in wrestling history, telling an unforgettable story complete with twists, turns and an ending that will reduce you to tears every single time.
It is my go-to "this is why wrestling is awesome" match that I show people who don't understand wrestling. 9/10 times, it makes sense.
Edit: Fuck it. I'm gonna watch again right now. For, like, the third time this year.
Edit 2: Incredible. I'm super interested to know how much of the post-match stuff was called on the fly.
Tears.
Jimmy King
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WRESTLEMANIA III - 1987
Main Event: Hulk Hogan (c) vs. André the Giant (with Bobby Heenan) for the WWF Championship
This match gets shit on for a couple reasons:
1) Historically, it's (justly) overshadowed by Steamboat/Savage from earlier in the night.
2) Andre is barely mobile.
3) Hulk Hogan is Hulk Hogan.
4) WWE hypes up Hogan slamming Andre as a never-before thing, when in reality, a couple people (including Hogan) had already done it previously.
Despite that, I think this match is actually good, all things considered. This is the first Mania main event to feel like a Mania main event and that's because it's driven by a compelling, emotional story between Hogan, Andre and Heenan, although I'd argue that it doesn't follow through on the potential for that. Seriously, fuck this guy.
Character driven stuff will always play big to me, even if the actual match isn't my thing or the result is wasted potential.
3.5 WrestleMania Star stars out of 5
I just noticed Snickers is the sponsor, they sponsored WM X-7 and XIX to 22.
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My WM rankings.
WM 1: C
2: D
3: B
4:C-
5: C+
6: C+
7: D+
8: B-
9: D
X: B
XI: D
XII: B-
13: C
14: A-
XV: D
2000: C+
X7: A-
X8: C
XIX: A
XX: A
21: B-
22: A
23: B+
24: B+
25: C+
26: C+
27: D
28: B+
29: C
XXX: A-
Play Button: B
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My WM rankings.
WM 1: C
2: D
3: B
4:C-
5: C+
6: C+
7: D+
8: B-
9: D
X: B
XI: D
XII: B-
13: C
14: A-
XV: D
2000: C+
X7: A-
X8: C
XIX: A
XX: A
21: B-
22: A
23: B+
24: B+
25: C+
26: C+
27: D
28: B+
29: C
XXX: A-
Play Button: B
slightconfuse
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slightconfuse
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MrPressStart
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So who is everybody expecting to show up?
Rock, Stone Cold, Sting, I keep hearing Kurt angle?????
Rock, Stone Cold, Sting, I keep hearing Kurt angle?????
All 3 minus Kurt.
Lex might roll down the ramp.
PhantomZone
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WM 22 was the last "great" WrestleMania from top to bottom - at least my perspective.
Have not enjoyed a full show ever since, the other WM's have had 1-2 highlights (or one decent match) on each card.
The last WM I hated from start to finish was WM 29.... in fact it's the only WM I have not collected on dvd or blu-ray, while I have ever other. And I won't get another chance to buy it as the Australian distributor for WWE products has changed and the new distributor is not selling the old titles.
15 is my favourite WM guess it was the period in which I watched wrestling, I loved how some storylines ended and others kept progressing at the event.
I HATE one of the more popular events in X-7. Everyone says how epic it was, I however thought it was too boring and predictable. Knew the result of every match before it happened, the Austin-Rock match was soooooo easy to see it was going to be Austin as the heel in a heel turn victory (he was acting the heel in the match, in addition to doing his "Heel" repertoire from 1996).
X8, XIX, XX, XXI were also great.
I was hoping XXX would be more epic, it was lukewarm at best.
Ooh, I'm going to hell for laughing at this.
During the Naaaaaaitch match?
Flair pushes him out of his chair and yells down at him that he never drew for shit.
"Hahah ohhh Naitch! That's so you. I love you man."
Naaaaaaiccccchhhhhh look at me. I'm gonna save your daughter Naiiiiccch
Oh my gosh look at the crowd I drew Naiiicchh
Jimmy King
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WRESTLEMANIA IV - 1988
Main Event: Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) vs. Ted DiBiase (with André the Giant) - Tournament final for the vacant WWF Championship
After expecting the first Mania 3 main events to have too much Hogan shtick for me too enjoy, we finally reach the breaking point, but it's in a match he's not even competing in. Beyond the Hogan fuckery (which is truly awful) there's just no drama to the match, maybe there's some with context, but I didn't see it play out.
2.5 WrestleMania Star stars out of 5.
WRESTLEMANIA V - 1989
Main Event: Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage (c) for the WWF Championship
You'd hope for something better with these two icons but Hogan just isn't that kind of performer. Still, at least there's a story (Miss Elizabeth) and they're relatively vicious to each other throughout the match. Hogan bleeds. They tear apart the outside. It's all very dramatic, but never really compelling. Macho did deliver an absolutely gorgeous elbow... that Hogan kicked out of at 1 and three quarters.
3 WrestleMania Star stars out of 5
WRESTLEMANIA VI - 1990
Main Event: WWF Intercontinental Champion The Ultimate Warrior defeated WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan for both titles.
A match between two men whose gimmicks and characters I don't like ends up being the best Mania main event so far! The build up to this match was amazing and mostly consisted of Hogan and Warrior running the ropes and crisscrossing each other. They do a test of strength for what feels like forever, both getting one up on the other. Hogan does a chinlock for what feels like forever. Warrior bear hugs Hogan for what feels like forever. This is a dumb goofy match but it suits their characters perfectly and the finish is great.
4 WrestleMania Star stars out of 5.
Rankings so far (ratings always in flux btw)
6 - Warrior vs Hogan - 4/5
3 - Hogan vs. Andre - 3/5
5 - Hogan vs. Savage - 3/5
4 - Savage vs. DiBiase - 2.5/5
1 - Hogan/Mr. T vs. Piper/Orndorff 2.5/5
2 - Hogan vs. King Kong Bundy 2/5
sf2fanatic
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Zach got a new challenger
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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I only do Manias plus no way I'm seeing KOTR 95/Uncensored 96 again
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