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WrestleMania |OT| Look at the adjective,

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Kaiterra

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Also Reigns' "Please stop beating me up I am going to die" faces were so brilliant and satisfying. If anything that was the payoff most of all.
 

industrian

will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
At least we all agree Bray Wyatt is a fucking cancer.

I've only watched WWE sporadically in the last few years, but I just don't get Bray Wyatt at all.

If you want to build a scary character then Taker and Attitude-era Kane are your archetypes. Mysterious, fucking huge dudes who have a physical presence to back up their implied menace. Bray just looks like a small fat dude in comparison.
 

Anth0ny

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that ending was fucking great


and the match itself was basically brock vs. cena at summer slasm 2014. so satisfying.



overall I enjoyed the show at lot more than I expected!
 

Gorillaz

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There was no story deserving of closure, so shut up at let me be happy.

Because I am so happy.

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anime and wrestling has never felt more connected then tonight
 

Sanjuro

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I've only watched WWE sporadically in the last few years, but I just don't get Bray Wyatt at all.

If you want to build a scary character then Taker and Attitude-era Kane are your archetypes. Mysterious, fucking huge dudes who have a physical presence to back up their implied menace. Bray just looks like a fat dude in comparison.

The thing is he isn't bad for a fat dude. He just brings nothing interesting to his character, therefore booked like shit. He gets a GREAT booking tonight, and does absolutely nothing with the build or match.

Embarrassing.
 
Sting vs. Taker should have happened. I think Taker looked decent and could have carried him more than Triple H did. Triple H continues to show why he is overrated. Sting and Taker didn't have to be a good match, it just needed to happen. Unfortunately, Triple H adds another victim to his burial list.
 
And everyone comes out of it looking amazing

They booked it perfectly, Reigns arrived tonight

I don't think so. Reigns has the Cena selling method of dead fish/LOL I'm fine

Match was way better than I expected but still Reigns did what 4 differents moves

and he kicked out of four F5's

FOUR

and then was laughing after. Even Cena is booked that insane
 
I will never rewatch any full match from this show again, even the great (not amazing) Rollins-Orton match, but if you need justification that wrestling is more than just the wrestling, this is a good example. So much of it was trash, but I was laughing, jeering, or fist-pumping for the entirety.
This wrestling isn't wrestling mindset is so lazy. Outside of Mania wrestling is less relevant to society than at any time since the early 50's. Is it because there's too much 'wrestling' or because its filled with non-sense stories that turn off millions of people who used to be fans?
 

SmithnCo

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I've only watched WWE sporadically in the last few years, but I just don't get Bray Wyatt at all.

If you want to build a scary character then Taker and Attitude-era Kane are your archetypes. Mysterious, fucking huge dudes who have a physical presence to back up their implied menace. Bray just looks like a small fat dude in comparison.

If he had some of the supernatural edge he would be cool but he doesn't even have that. He's just "crazy cult leader guy." He certainly has mic skills but they are squandering it.
 

Sheroking

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I don't think so. Reigns has the Cena selling method of dead fish/LOL I'm fine

Match was way better than I expected but still Reigns did what 4 differents moves

and he kicked out of four F5's

FOUR

and then was laughing after. Even Cena is booked that insane

Booking Reigns like Cena, only stronger. And they can turn Reigns heel, unlike Cena.

Hmmmmm...
 

jett

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That was an interesting ending haha. This mania was okay, I liked the previous two a lot more.

I wonder if Roman Reigns is at all salvageable. He's been 100% rejected, has no fans at all, people actively dislike him full-stop from every possible vantage point. How do you fix this shit? Go away and develop a new character all together?
 

SmithnCo

Member
That was an interesting ending haha. This mania was so-so, I liked the previous two a lot more.

I wonder if Roman Reigns is at all salvageable. He's been 100% rejected, has no fans at all, people actively dislike him full-stop from every possible vantage point. How do you fix this shit? Go away and develop a new character all together?

Turn him heel
 

Sanjuro

Member
That was an interesting ending haha. This mania was okay, I liked the previous two a lot more.

I wonder if Roman Reigns is at all salvageable. He's been 100% rejected, has no fans at all, people actively dislike him full-stop from every possible vantage point. How do you fix this shit? Go away and develop a new character all together?

Get new fans!

Wrestling nuts are the fucking worse.
 

Paracelsus

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The Sting ending was garbage if you look at it from an angle standpoint. Much like Booker T in 2003, this was kind of a shoot, because HHH is on top by cheapshots and playing politics, and people have always wanted him to get his s* pushed in. Heel wins.
 

TxdoHawk

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Welp, I was wrong about Bray winning tonight, but I knew they wouldn't put Triple H AND Bray over. 2 out of 3 still ain't bad, ended the night up $52.
 
That was an interesting ending haha. This mania was okay, I liked the previous two a lot more.

I wonder if Roman Reigns is at all salvageable. He's been 100% rejected, has no fans at all, people actively dislike him full-stop from every possible vantage point. How do you fix this shit? Go away and develop a new character all together?

Problem is that, if he does develop a new character and the fans actually latch on to it, WWE will probably bury him (see #Axelmania for proof).
 

GaimeGuy

Volunteer Deputy Campaign Director, Obama for America '16
WM Review

Tag Match = C
Battle Royal = B-
IC Title Match = B = Dolph Ziggler in 2014...
Orton vs Rollins = B
HHH vs Sting = A
Divas Match = F
Cena vs. Rusev = Wasted the greatest wrestling entrance of all time. C-
*Rock Segment = B
Undertaker vs Bray = Bray needs to be released. He is a waste of fucking talent and butchered Undertaker bringing his A game. = B-
Brock vs. Tackle Guy = Much better than ever anticipated. B+
Rollins winning = B.

But it's 2015
 

Mr.Swag

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I had not really watched wrestling for a while until Simmerslam 2014, and after that I probably watched 85 percent of events, honestly, this mania is so surprisingly amazing compared to the last eight months of lead up.

Like I'm.bewildered to this events quality.
 
I missed the tag team match, but since Cesaro won I'm happy

The Andre battle royale was a battle royale aka a cluster fuck with a few decent moments offset by Big Show winning

IWC ladder match was awesome

Rollins/Orton was awesome

HHH/Sting was hilarious carny crap, awesome for what it was if you didn't take it seriously

I dunno why I watched the live music, that was mediocre

Divas made for a good snack and laundry break, lasting long enough for me to get back in time

Fuck Cena, Rusev deserved better :'[

The Authority/Rock segment would have been better had we not just seen this same segment a few months ago, still good for what it was and it introduces Rousey for a potential WWE match.

Wyatt/Taker would have been amazing if Wyatt wasn't hurt and Taker wasn't old, sadly neither of these things came to pass. Not mad Taker won

Loved Rollins cashing in, made the main event exciting and fun. Was so afraid Reigns was going to win due to LOL
 
Our mid-card champs are Daniel Bryan and John Cena, just a reminder

also

Seth Rollins won the title

I'm gonna go play some Pillars of Eternity and enjoy this high before class tomorrow.
 
The Sting ending was garbage if you look at it from an angle standpoint. Much like Booker T in 2003, this was kind of a shoot, because HHH is on top by cheapshots and playing politics, and people have always wanted him to get his s* pushed in. Heel wins.

No way Triple H was going to let nWo beat DX. When i saw the match was building towards that, it was disappointing to know what the outcome was going to be.
 
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