Yeah, would be way too confusing an ending, and you shouldn't set up an angle at the very end of WM. That's what the Post-WM RAW is for.
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Yeah, would be way too confusing an ending, and you shouldn't set up an angle at the very end of WM. That's what the Post-WM RAW is for.
I am sure that the Raw crowd following WM will be a disaster, in a entertaining annoying good way of course.
Macho Madness
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Yeah, the general idea of Mania, and how it has been for the past at least 10 or more years is that you want people leaving happy. The feel-good moment of Bryan winning the title and having the celebration uninterrupted (for once) is the only way they can provide that this time.
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Bryan needs the starcade 97 after his win with the whole locker room out to celebrate
They tried to switch the booking up into year-round mode with WM2000 and people were just really annoyed.
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I'm late but this true.
Macho Madness
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Yeah, I don't believe anyone thought that wasn't the case. Wyatt needed the credibility more. It was where they were going with Bryan afterwards that upset people.
I've imagined it for weeks now. Can there be anything bigger than Punk coming back on the Raw post-Wrestlemania to challenge Bryan for the title? To be quite honest, I haven't even been the biggest Punk fan this past year, but I just love the fact that it's always guaranteed he'll get a huge pop. I want to see him back just for that.
In pretty much all respects, WWE doesn't use the Gregorian calender for its "years". It uses the dates, sure, but a year in WWE really starts with the Post-WM RAW, and ends at the next WM. There's not really anything notable that happens for the new year in January.
I mean, I guess you could make the argument that the Rumble is in January and starts the build to WM, so that's the start of the year, but then the Rumble is usually following on from whatever was happening at the end of the previous year anyway.
So yeah, angles shouldn't be started on WM, that should be the end of that year, and the next day should be the start of that new year for WWE. Some angles can continue past WM, but they shouldn't ever start at it.
WM is a climax, keep it that way.
But the only way for the Bray/Cena match to work without Cena burying yet another young talent is for their feud to actually start for realsies now. Maybe it's a strategy; close most storylines, but push a new important one to not lose any momentum.
Wasn't this yesterday? Or is it not the "super awkward journos don't care about Daniel Bryan and Hulk Hogan" press conference?
Well as I said you can continue angles through WM, just don't start ones at it. Bray and Cena was started back at the Rumble.
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If the following match at Backlash 2000 with Rock vs. HHH was the main event at WM2000, that would've been the greatest Wrestlemania match ever....in my opinion at least.
The ending to WM2000/16 was bad I'll admit....I didn't realize how it always bothere me until you mentioned it.
Opened mine, but never played. Actually started on FFX/X-2 this past week.
And Bray looked adorable 10 years ago. He reminds me of my buddy Shan.
the press conference was today wasnt it? im watching dbrines part right now
it was yesterday
Pretty eye opening engagement, wasn't it friend? Batista is an assertive speaker, commanding attention in a room full of uninitiated non-wrestling fans. He has the size, look and aura that's needed from a WWE world champion. That's surefire Breakfast Television Appeal if I've ever seen it. Batista is absolutely oozing cis male scum machismo.
Ok, I was wrong, today is just the replay from yesterday's press conf. and tomorrow is the debut of Wrestlemania Today Whatever That Is.
My bad, all. I was expecting something new every day, silly me.
styl3s
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Yeah i thought the same thing.
Apparently Vince is wanting to do a shit load of content this week or weekends so i expect to hear some new schedule announcements tomorrow.
WWE needs to do a better job on the press conferences going forward. Such a horrible crowd for it. At least get the press to send wrestling fans etc. Was like a Funeral Home not even Hogan or DBry could get them worked up.
The way they kept talking even at the conference I was expecting stuff today. They kept hammering on the daily content for wm stuff
The way they kept talking even at the conference I was expecting stuff today. They kept hammering on the daily content for wm stuff
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they are reporters , not marks they are there to cover this event not cheer catchphrases. they should have invited video game"jounnalists" if they wanted a reaction.
Oh come on at these kind of sports event press conferences its expected to have some life. Triple H even commented on how disappointed he was with how dead the crowd was. Probably would have been more helpful to have held it in New Orleans where its actually happening and the people are hyped.
Bryan Alvarez proposed this idea for the Triple threat match to make Bryan's win more meaningful.
He beats Triple H but then while celebrating Triple h hits him with the sledgehammer. This starts a storyline during Mania if he will make the triple threat match. They start the match and for 5-10 minutes they do the match and the crowd craps on it chanting his name.
He comes out to a big pop and they do the rest of the match and he wins. Good idea?
He beats Triple H but then while celebrating Triple h hits him with the sledgehammer. This starts a storyline during Mania if he will make the triple threat match. They start the match and for 5-10 minutes they do the match and the crowd craps on it chanting his name.
He comes out to a big pop and they do the rest of the match and he wins. Good idea?
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mhm mhm. He'll do well promoting Guardians of the Galaxy with the WWE Championship. Unlike the Rock (who, understandably, felt the WWE Championship looked bad for someone of his stature - he makes a lot of money) Batista actually does respect the business (though that doesn't make good business sense in the world of acting) and will be happy to bring along his belt to give back to the business that gave him this chance.
I'm looking forward to the Bryan/Batista feud for Batista to tell Bryan he looks like part of Groot's leg.
They don't really get a choice. If you get all the big blogs from all entertainment and political areas, you can't command them or make them do what you like. WWE's always had a hardon for mainstream acceptance, I just don't know who fumbled the ball so hard not understanding what audience they did have.
Steph did well, Hunter did ehhh, Batista did wonderful and everyone else was pretty much dogshit. Square peg, round hole.
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Hogan should have picked up on that crowd, seriously. Orton did look the worst though because it was just...awful.
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Ok fantasy booking time:
- Sting wins the battle royal.
- AJ wins the diva thing in one of the most boring ooooomg just end it no one cares because you don't give us anything to care about you stupid company run ever, until Raw when she comes out saying seriously I just beat every woman on this roster at once there is NO CHALLENGE HERE *Paige's music hits* "Well actually, you haven't beaten every woman..."
- D-Bry beats HHH clean. HHH looks legit shook, underestimating him this whole time.
HHH tries to interfere in the title match to stop D-Bry winning but just before he gets to the ring OMG WHATS THIS ITS CM PUNK IN STREET CLOTHES! He attacks HHH, this distracts Batista long enough to get RKO'd goes for the cover BOOOOOM DIVING HEADBUTT > kip-up > groggy Orton gets to his feet while 80k fans chant Yes! YeS! YES! along with D-Bry BOOOOOOM THE KNEE, THE KNEE THAT BEAT JOHN CENA, THE KNEE THAT BEAT.... 1 YES! 2 YES! 3 YES!!! THE KNEE THAT BEAT ORTON! 80k fans erupt with cheers.
New champion!
CM Punk and HHH torn apart by security, Punk looks back into the ring and smiles. HHH froths, he's too angry at Punk now to be bothered by D-Bry winning etc so no screwy shit.
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Cody, Usos, REGAL, all his buddies etc hit the ring to celebrate with mah boy D-Bry. Sting and Undertaker come out and shake hands FOR NO REASON.
D-Bry wears the title at his wedding.
- Sting wins the battle royal.
- AJ wins the diva thing in one of the most boring ooooomg just end it no one cares because you don't give us anything to care about you stupid company run ever, until Raw when she comes out saying seriously I just beat every woman on this roster at once there is NO CHALLENGE HERE *Paige's music hits* "Well actually, you haven't beaten every woman..."
- D-Bry beats HHH clean. HHH looks legit shook, underestimating him this whole time.
HHH tries to interfere in the title match to stop D-Bry winning but just before he gets to the ring OMG WHATS THIS ITS CM PUNK IN STREET CLOTHES! He attacks HHH, this distracts Batista long enough to get RKO'd goes for the cover BOOOOOM DIVING HEADBUTT > kip-up > groggy Orton gets to his feet while 80k fans chant Yes! YeS! YES! along with D-Bry BOOOOOOM THE KNEE, THE KNEE THAT BEAT JOHN CENA, THE KNEE THAT BEAT.... 1 YES! 2 YES! 3 YES!!! THE KNEE THAT BEAT ORTON! 80k fans erupt with cheers.
New champion!
CM Punk and HHH torn apart by security, Punk looks back into the ring and smiles. HHH froths, he's too angry at Punk now to be bothered by D-Bry winning etc so no screwy shit.
Confetti
Balloons
Cody, Usos, REGAL, all his buddies etc hit the ring to celebrate with mah boy D-Bry. Sting and Undertaker come out and shake hands FOR NO REASON.
D-Bry wears the title at his wedding.
Macho Madness
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and the referee was Albert Einstein
Fantasy Booking: D-Bry enters the jobber royal and wins. D-Bry joins the Shield and defeats Kane. D-Bry makes a tag team with Emma and wins that, too. D-Bry then helps Emma win the Diva title. This makes him and Brie brake up so he can marry Emma right there on the spot. After his own wedding, he squashes Triple H. After that he squashes Orton and Batista runs away scared giving him the titles. Vince comes and say the shareholders voted Daniel Bryan for CEO. Daniel Bryan donates all of WWE assets, including the roster, to NJPW.
Conrad Link
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Eva Marie's dad was the ref.
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ratcliffja
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Crapping on the main event of a milestone Wrestlemania for any length of time is probably not a good idea.
Dr Duncan Steel
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Got this from Reddit that has no sources backing it up but I believe it. It's a great story nonetheless and I'm getting kinda emotional just reading it. What a guy.
There's a Brodus video on YouTube from WM 29 in that thread. Brodus says it outright. HUSTLE LOYALTY RESPECT
On one hand it's nice, on the other that skit was terrible.
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Biggest-Geek-Ever
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This is the WM that had the half hour Cena/Rock match right? Good god, exactly how long did they want Rock to look like a blown up mess
Conrad Link
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Good guy Cena should have saved us all by just instead using up both Brodus's AND the match with Rock's time by heading straight out to the ring and going to the toilet in the middle of it.
Dirtyshubb
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Haven't watched WWE in quite a few years now (Switched to TNA but have basically stopped with that too) but this is a big part in why I stopped with WWE. Not only did it feel like it was the same shit over and over again but the way they made some wrestlers look was terrible. I just never understood why WWE wouldnt want to make every one of their wrestlers look good, instead of jobbing someone out to a higher positioned guy (Cena,HHH etc.). Surely its basic logic that you want to make everyone look as good as you can, that way every match could go either way instead of being the same boring matches you always get.
And dont get me started on the whole 'your losing your push as punishment' because that is some of the most backward logic there is.
Mr. Luchador
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So we have Good Guy Cena to blame for that horrible moment!
Mr. Luchador
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With Live Video Feeds of various large groups around the world watching it live on Big Screens celebrating like in the World Cup.
Nocturnowl
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If only the emergency 10 minute toilet trip could have been applied to Sheamus/Bryan somehow that year instead.
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