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Wrestlemania XXX Week |OT| We are all legit shook
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Rikishi is better than Punk.
Dr Duncan Steel
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Completely agree to the fact that Brock REALLY has alot to live up to or else he's the world's most ungrateful bastard. Having said that, Having Brock become THE BIGGEST HEEL TO EVER HEEL HEELS, excites me greatly.
BRYAN's OUR CHAMPION STILL NOT LETTING THAT OVERSHADOW IT YES YES YES
BRYAN's OUR CHAMPION STILL NOT LETTING THAT OVERSHADOW IT YES YES YES
giancarlo123x
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Put them both on DDP yoga. They'll be as good as new in no time.
sf2fanatic
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lol she's Vinny's b, not Brian's
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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I just got back from the Superdome. Not sure how the show came off on TV but I really enjoyed it. Fun from top to bottom. The Undertaker losing only made it more entertaining because some people there were on the verge of tears.
No way. I'll give him till Summerslam.
I kind of wish Justin Roberts sold it better now. Just have no emotion in his voice when he said Brocks name like he was shook too. Hell if you can't expect the actual announce team to do that though...
I don't think it's a blemish. Did you see how Undertaker looked tonight? Can you imagine that guy beating Brock under any circumstances? Taker looked old, fragile, and out right bad. His body can't do it anymore. Beating someone like Brock not only makes Brock look bad, but makes wrestling in general look bad. Although I really think he should have hung it up at WM28. The whole story of the match and angle seemed to be the perfect time for him to retire. It's right in the fucking name. END OF AN ERA. 20-0. The end with HBK, HHH, and Taker hugging at the top of the ramp. That seemed like a pretty perfect time to be the goodbye moment. Punk/Taker was good, but that angle would have been AWFUL if Paul Bearer hadn't died. It was a complete after thought. 28 was the perfect ending to his career.
I said it earlier in the thread, but seeing Taker tonight was like watching Hogan and Flair wrestling in TNA, except a ton of people saw it. I really think continuing after 28 tarnished Taker's legacy. And tonight really cemented that.
The thing is I don't even know if he's going to get that much heat over it. Heyman will try and will get normal Heyman heat, but beyond that I don't really know if it will get Brock over as a heel at least judging from the dead as fuck reaction that match's end got.
Unless that is the reaction you are going for.
Reave
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Not to play the realism card, but I disagree because lets face it... it would have looked dumb as hell if Taker were to beat a dude in the shape and stature Bork's in.
Taker's my GOAT and all, but even his goatee had age spots and wrinkles. If anyone could have put up a convincing argument for ending his streak, I'd say Bork was the best option based on athleticism and physical shape.
Empyrean Heaven
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Sting maybe. Taker I'm pretty sure still has legit heat with DDP and seems like a guy who would be petty enough to not do it for that reason.
Why would you go for a completely dead and audience killing reaction?
Seriously, if that was their goal that would be fucking retarded.
Except there were boos
serenewarfare
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I think they were going for that. If they wanted real heat, Lesnar would have cheated or something.
Everyone you listed is light weight compared to Brock. No way would I let an old guy like the Undertaker work stiff with Lesnar.
Again, why in the fuck would you want to kill your audience for Wrestle-fucking-mania?
Ken Masters
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Those crying about lesnar going over
TAKER PICKED BROCK TO WIN. Nobody beats taker at WM without his approval
TAKER PICKED BROCK TO WIN. Nobody beats taker at WM without his approval
This. The only way Taker could have looked good(Physical looks, not wrestling ability) tonight would have been if he were fighting another dinosaur like him, up against somebody built like a tank, it looks horrible.
I really don't think he's going to get much heel heat from that. It's downright sadness lol
Batista at the Rumble this year... THAT shit was heel heat.
Taker went to the UFC and asked him lol.
OriginofHysteria
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How plausible is the rumor that Taker called an audible during the match?
Dr Duncan Steel
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Hey guys, Alex Riley was right all along.
serenewarfare
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Shock value and to make people believe nothing is sacred and anything could happen. They knew that Bryan could get them back, and he did.
Yeah, that was 100% Taker's call, he knows he's got limited time left and wanted Brock to end it, he's certainly done enough to earn that right
I thought people said the one thing you can do to prove that you are mad at or upset at the product was to turn your back, ignore the match or just silence. That ending was mostly silence.
So how is that what they wanted? I think the Taker thing kind of backfired (crowd reaction wise) even if he obviously wanted it to end like that.
So how is that what they wanted? I think the Taker thing kind of backfired (crowd reaction wise) even if he obviously wanted it to end like that.
njean777
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Personally I think HHH should have beat the streak. I still remember the insane match they had at one wrestlemania. But I haven't watched wrestling in years, and it is weird to see Brock beat him, but to be honest I expected it. Brock is the monster of WWE and it pretty much fits for him to beat Taker. Taker needs to retire and now is the perfect time.
BronsonLee
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That was what they wanted.
0. You don't prep that 21-1 graphic on the fly.
I honestly think Bryan barely got them back. Barely. Compared to how red hot the crowd was for the HHH match earlier in the night, the reaction Bryan got when he won the championship was lesser than when he beat HHH. They were dead for Orton, dead for Batista, dead for HHH.
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Chris Jericho ‏@IAmJericho 13m
Dont forget @cmpunk & @EdgeRatedR @TheReign5136: Taker/Brock was a slow match, but shows how great HBK/HHH are in carrying a Taker match.
Dont forget @cmpunk & @EdgeRatedR @TheReign5136: Taker/Brock was a slow match, but shows how great HBK/HHH are in carrying a Taker match.
Love Jericho!
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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All of this is true, which is why the match shouldn't have happened. I probably should have made it clear that I meant the idea of the match was a blemish.
Shouldn't have started drinking during the pre-show
Sweeney Tom
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I can't think of any way the Streak ever ends where I don't spend at least the first 10 seconds after the third count silent trying to comprehend it all. The rare situation where I can agree silence is the correct reaction.
Who were the people that came out into the ring after Bryan's main event match?
They don't prep it even as a backup?
They don't prep it even as a backup?
Roland Gunner
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Completely implausible. Undertaker's been a total pro in the WWE for 20+ years and would never do that. The WWE just kept the ending a secret so it didn't leak out. Also, if this was a 'shoot' ending they wouldn't have a 20-1 graphic up 15 seconds after the match ended.
Dark Ninja
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Pretty hilarious the streak ended with such a poor build up and the overall match was pretty ok at best. My guess is Vince wasn't informed till today or last week or else they maybe would have cared and put time into the feud
serenewarfare
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I don't think we were watching the same stream. Crowd exploded when Bryan won and in the minutes following.
You know what I'm wondering now? If Paul Bearer didn't die, would Punk have ended the streak?
I saw entire sections of people barely moving. Again, compared to the HHH match they were significantly less alive.
I saw entire sections of people barely moving. Again, compared to the HHH match they were significantly less alive.
god damn that monitor hitting orton's back
Well Vince didn't want Taker to be touched at all during the build, the F5 on RAW was a change. I think he wanted it to be as shocking as possible.
The entire Shield match. That should only be 5 or 6 mb, right?
The story between Brock and Taker made sense on paper...Taker was supposed to look like he couldn't go with a guy like Brock anymore. But Brock looked equally bad. I dunno...I need to re-watch it, but I'm wondering if the match "quality" was a conscious decision made by Brock and Taker.
Also, their build was really bad. Based on that, I don't think creative or Brock and Taker were smart enough to book the match like that.
Also, their build was really bad. Based on that, I don't think creative or Brock and Taker were smart enough to book the match like that.
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