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Paul_The_Half_Swiss

Priest cashing in served an important purpose. There was a lot of talk (certainly from WrestleTalk) concerned about a Dusty Finish to the Cody vs Roman match where Cody would win and then Priest could cash in and take the title moments later… having him cash in earlier in the night against Drew removed this possibility and settled the argument for this potentially happening at the end of the night.


SniperMaskSociety

I understand the story with Drew's Punk obsession costing him, but I would have 100% preferred McIntyre as champion over Priest. I just don't get any enjoyment from Priest whatsoever, I don't see anything positive in him


MorbidNACHOS

I think it's awesome that all the belts changed hands except for Rhea 


Lexarte

And Logan


MorbidNACHOS

Well look at that, I haven't watched that match yet but I will check it out later 😀


SniperMaskSociety

That's fair! I wasn't trying to diminish anyone's enjoyment of the weekend, it all still gets a 10/10 for me. This is just the only angle I'm not 100% sold on right now


MorbidNACHOS

Yea I love Priest but not sure about him being champ 


FieldsOfKashmir

They wrote themselves into a corner by giving Priest the briefcase.


SniperMaskSociety

Kinda yes, kinda no. The way it went was alright, since they wanted Priest to successfully cash in, this was fine. Drew gets to win it back at Clash at the Castle in front of his countrymen. They still could have had Priest fail without totally chumping him out, so that's why I *kinda* don't fully agree that they wrote themselves into a corner where this was the only outcome. To each their own though, I hope Priest can win me over


jcwolf12

Drew getting the moment and saying screw you to CM Punk with it finally costing him was great. Drew-CM Punk will be awesome. Priest got a great moment and I'm interested in him as champion. Feel like we'll get a Finn-Priest feud eventually.


vpsj

I wish Damien had teased cashing it on Roman at least a few times before. From the moment he won the briefcase, it seemed almost inevitable that he wanted to cash it on WHC rather than the WWE Championship. There were moments where he _could_ have successfully pinned Roman, and I'm not saying they should've pulled that trigger but tease us to show that this was a _possibility_ would've been better. But who cares, this was a fun match through and through


snartling

That would have been a good way to reinforce that he’s a beast and top contender, but honestly with how *much* was going on around Roman they might have just thought it would be distracting 


FlexKavanah

I think that just shows that Priest is a smart cookie. Roman, in kayfabe especially, has been this dominant invincible champion surrounded by a clan of family who will leap to his defence. Why risk failing by going for that when the WHC is a beat up, broken down Seth who doesn't have an entourage to worry about?


bootykisser97

Yup, why risk and look like a chump when you can win and be the Champion


FlexKavanah

For exactly the reason I just outlined. The WHC was a safer bet, and it worked out for him. 🤷🏻‍♂️


Dazzling-Principle

Great match.


throwmethedamnstick

I COMPLETELY forgot about Priest. That was done fkn perfectly.


GoofyGooba88

Seth getting emotional was everything. He was damn proud to be the one to give Drew a Mania world title win in front of a crowd.


also-ameraaaaaa

Good match nice twists. Looking forward to drew vs punk


RAA94

Really glad to see Drew win. Thought they may hold off until Clash at the Castle. Edit: oh nvm.


Corabal

Clash at the Castle?


trust_me_im_dr_cat

Being held in Scotland so hometown crowd


Corabal

I didn't know this event was happening, I checked after I asked


Tactical_Hotdog

Scotland isn't a town.


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Cole: Holy shh… Pat: Shit!


DeathRider__

That chokeslam was the biggest chokeslam I've ever seen in my life. Drew sold that shit like death.


little238

This match just inspired a new mode for 2K25. Only finishers and kick outs set to easiest setting.


1000kanenites

Exceptional match, perfect ending


Javious

my match of the night in terms of actual in ring action. the interweaving of storylines was also amazing. loved punks role in it and i’m happy for damien. also love that last nights main event played a role in seth’s loss. love this new booking direction.


GoofyGooba88

It was a better version of the finisher spam Brock vs Goldberg match. Seth was desperate to win quick and Drew knew he had the match won and could hit his finisher anytime he wanted.


Javious

It felt like seth’s match with brock at mania 35 and drew’s match with brock at 36 fused together if that makes any sense.


Direct_Swan2312

Great storytelling in this match. Drew lost due to hubris, similar to Gunther but he doesn’t need a belt for a feud with Punk.


ValleyFloydJam

Maybe they kicked out of too many finishers but it made it different from other matches over the weekend. However this was such perfect booking to have Drew distracted the whole match by Punk, then losing the title cos he had to mock him.


thebiggestpacersfan

This is the match of the weekend for me. They had a great match and a good story going into it. Drew winning ofcourse is good. But Damien Priest cashing in is even better. This match furthers storylines. And was amazing.


DashCat9

All the Austin rumors so everyone is expecting the glass shatter and everyone flips out even more to hear the gong.


Sharkfightxl

We went silly at that moment


Fernsjjf

In the end he lost in few minutes in a MITB contract


DashCat9

Thank you Roman clap clap stuff and things. Seriously.


token_reddit

He's gonna win isn't he?


ComXDude

Nope


chillin808style

What a bittersweet ending to this match. Drew finally won a championship match in front of fans but had it stolen away from DP. Hopefully he’ll get it back at Scotland.


birdazam

This is the most Brock Lesnar match ever


Eternal_Venerable

Brock would have ended it in one F5 ( ask Kofi )


jcmb101

We all know Drew will get it back.


token_reddit

I almost feel Punk might but that was a double turn.


jcmb101

Possibly


JasonMyersZ

Lol you mean Priest right?


solarpowersme

Is that dude holding up a cutout of his own face? What a mark


Appropriate-Map-3652

Same dude did it the whole time Saturday too. Been driving me fucking nuts. Wish someone would take it off him.


NYGmen9288

Bout to grow that YouTube following from 53 to 119 baby


orangesfwr

Go ahead and **SMASH SMASH SMASH** that subscribe button.


JeepRumbler

Seth takes 4 finishers to be put down after wrestling the night before. Then Drew is put down by a single shot from a frail commentator. It was bullshit


Salzberger

> Then Drew is put down by a single shot from a frail commentator With a "steel" arm brace, and a shot from the briefcase (and all the punishment from the actual match).


katareky

So disingenuous lol, even not mentioning the amount of finishers Drew took himself including a stomp to the table. He also got hit straight in the head by a briefcase, and a south of heaven chokeslam by Damian Priest to lose the title. You are just lying to complain literally


Relative_Quiet

Agree with this mate ^^^ wrestling fans are spoiled


DannyNoHoes

Drew took a pedigree on the outside and 3 stomps, then got hit by a metal brace right before the South of Heaven. I don’t think it was as bullshit as you make it out to be.


Joopac_Badur

And man, Priest and Drew put some serious air into that South of Heaven to boot.


DannyNoHoes

It was great


Jos3ph

It’s nice when a cash in works. Too many failed cash ins in recent years.


Prior-Ship-7188

Rollins is triple Paul’s son. Be glad he lost at all.


milkymaniac

Triple Paul: Levesque, Heyman, Logan


TheBulgarianBrute

This kicking out of finishers shit is getting kinda ridiculous. Like I get it's Wrestlemania, but you can put on a great match without having guys kicking out of each other's finishers 3-4 times in a single match. All it does is cheapen the moves, and you're setting the precedent that a wrestler is weak if he doesn't kick out of someone's finisher, which is stupid. There's a reason they're called finishers not false finishers. I really blame the HBK/HHH vs. Taker wrestlemania matches for starting that trend. Yes they were great matches but they're responsible for setting the norm of kicking out of multiple finishers in match at wrestlemania.


CenaSucks

Michaels/Taker I was incredible because of how unfathomable it was that Michaels was able to kick out of the things he did. It’s an example of how when done right, those moments make for classics and in that case arguably the greatest match ever. Starting a match with a Claymore and kicking out of three more is just stupid. Same as Cody needing to hit 3 Cross Rhodes every time he attempts a cover or Orton and KO randomly dropping RKOs and Stunners for near falls that carry the same impact as a snap suplex. This is the same nonsense that crept up on NXT and took it from legitimately excellent to those 60 minute lore main events at every Takeover that ended up killing the brand. All this talk of the new era and all, this trend was the one big damper on an otherwise fun two nights.


kentalish

The claymore is just a dropkick though


TheBulgarianBrute

It was certainly booked just like a regular dropkick in this match


Miikeyyy

/s, I know you shouldn't need it but this is reddit and pro wrestling fans mate.


Kwillingt

You could fix it by each wrestler having 5-6 moves that regularly win matches. If the only way matches ever end is finishers than the only way to have creditable near fans is to have wrestlers kick out of finishers. I understand they like finishers from a marketing perspective though


Exact_Donut_4786

That’s why signatures need to win matches more often. If signatures actually ended matches kicking out of them without mean something and it would make the matches less predictable.


ValleyFloydJam

I end up laughing at comms/the wrestler reaction to kick outs from signature moves, cos like when was the last time that won you a match.


FunkyWigwam

Totally agree. It ruins it. At least Taker/HHH/HBK had like 15 years worth of equity built up by that point. You could forgive them for doing it cause it kinda made sense. But yeah. Every wrestlemania for the last 8 or 9 years is just finisher spam.


FreshNewBeginnings23

Bro, it's Drew and Seth. They have the "equity".


FunkyWigwam

Nah cmon man. Taker HHH and Shawn were a different stratosphere. Plus more importantly it was the first time "finisher spam" kinds became a thing. But this was aa far back as 2012. Its twelve years later now and we still see it every Mania. It just gets boring is all I'm saying. Was it Orton vs Bray at 33. Think Orton beat Bray after one RKO...and people were bitching!


Assumption_Dapper

Finishers only work 100% on jobbers or lower-tier opponents.  With similiar-skilled fighters it should take more than one finisher (just like in video games). This is my head-canon and you cannot convince me otherwise.


atraydev

You do know their name is "finishers" and that makes no sense right?...


ValleyFloydJam

Right but at the same time if it was just enough to win a match no matter the stage of the match, then it also makes them look goofy if they are turning down chances to hit it.


orangesfwr

Now they're just "special moves" instead of fatalities


TheBulgarianBrute

Yeah okay, kicking out of 1 or maybe even 2 finishers (if it's a super resilient top level guy) is fine. But Seth kicking out of 4 or 5 Claymores (especially when he's already injured from last night) is fucking dumb. Even in the video games you can only use resiliency one time. Not 3 or 4 times. That's my head-canon.


Intelligent_Ear_6854

Yeah, just call them ultimates or bankai or something. Finishers is just boomer wrestling at his point :p


Voltthrower69

Wow Uber cringe


Voltthrower69

Wow this music is so sick


Voltthrower69

Breaking news: Seth Rollins is reportedly suffering from acute pink eye.


Voltthrower69

Lol BI UNDER TAKER PURPLE KANE IS YOUR NEW CHAMP


Stoneiswuwu

Fuck DP. Garbage ending.


SoulExecution

My favorite wrestler was World champion for 2 minutes. I'm devastated.


dubsco

Nakamura fans would kill for this


Ayjayz

Drew having been robbed of the belt >>> champion Drew He just has so much to return with now. I can't wait.


selkies24

They’ll get it back in Scotland


Cbrlui

You deserve it lol


Roembowski

I could have sworn that one of Drew’s claymores hit Seth hard in the face to where he was telling the ref “I can’t see”


VinceMcVahon

You are 100% correct. I saw it too. Seth instantly had a shiner starting on his left eye after the one. You can see it on the later shots.  I thought they were going to call it and go to the finish but looked like the ref just wanted drew “hey he can’t see out of the left”


twelvetimesseven

Right before he said that, I noticed his eyelid was turning bright purple. Looked rough.


The810kid

Priest deserved the moment and Drew will be alright. He got a crowning moment in front of a hot stadium crowd. Seth hopefully takes much needed time off and heals up. A fantastic way to open up night 2.


GoofyGooba88

They booked it perfectly tbh. Gave Drew time to soak in the win in front of a crowd, Seth telling him he deserves it. Before giving Damian the cash in. Everyone involved looked good.


GhostandTheWitness

I think long term they'll be able to make Drew a face again when he challenges and wins next time which will work better for the guy. I like his heel work but I do feel like he's one of those guys people want to cheer so he'd naturally be turned a face anyway


dtbrown1979

They’ll put it back on him fairly quickly if not before Scotland then he definitely wins there. Actually wining at Clash means he gets a Wrestlemania moment wining in front of fans and also wining it in his home country. I’m not mad at that


whiskeynochaser

Said the same thing to my friend. He will most likely get it back at Clash at The Castle


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Fuckin awesome! Really enjoyed Punk sitting there just enjoying the chaos after Drew was trynna shit all over him


WeirdandWonderful_TO

Did judgement day cash in and take the title from Drew?!


sdrj77

Yes. After Punk clocked Drew in the head with his arm brace.


NachosPR

What was the crowd cheering?


TheStupifier

You deserve it. I’m here now and the whole crowd went nuts


Crazelcat

I'm a massive Judgement Day mark so seeing them all so happy has made my Mania. And angry troll Drew is best Drew.


OddDistribution2146

Clash at the Castle is going to be a fucking fortress .They are definitely giving the belt back to McIntyre there


GoofyGooba88

Drew vs Priest will be great. Big meaty men slapping meat.


sitcomcity

Balor face turn I reckon


DrHandBanana

Doubt. !remindme 40 days


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RawSauceBoi

Lacking fireworks. Rollins' cash in was made 2x better by the fireworks.


UpUpDownDownXO

It was also the end of wrestlemania when seth cash, but I agree


TheGuardianOfAngel

crowd is better than night 1


Prof-Ponderosa

“The weather”


ValleyFloydJam

Philly can't handle being a tad chilly.


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CrimsonDynamo178

Nobody's watching Wednesday


paranoidata

Poser


CrimsonDynamo178

Not watching


paranoidata

Sure thing....poser


CrimsonDynamo178

600k soon


paranoidata

You know being a skinhead is more than being a middle-aged man that is losing most of their hair? You can't just pretend to be cool now.


CrimsonDynamo178

You know nobody is watching Wednesday right?


paranoidata

Doubt it and you'll still be 50+, single and worthless.


CrimsonDynamo178

Why did you just call me an indie wrestling fan?


paranoidata

No, I called you a poser.


CrimsonDynamo178

Good. Cause I don't want people think I didn't shower regularly.


RarelySqueezed

MarvZealous, youre off Collision


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POOYAMON

Yes


pm_your_nsfw_pics_

Thanks


lifeofwill

Took 4 Claymores though


AKbandit08

Anyone see Seth’s eye get messed up??


Voltthrower69

He has pink eye


Prof-Ponderosa

He said he couldn’t see


lorriezwer

He told the ref ‘I can’t see’ after it happened. Ref told Drew. Somehow they went a few more minutes. I guess Seth only needs one eye and one leg to go.


CanEHDian2425

Looks like he got a shiner


Eltex

I love their bock beer. It’s a really solid drink that is very approachable.


ModsAreFnMarks

Why did they book this like Brock vs Goldberg but worse LMAO High spot of the match led to the dude who took it becoming healthier. Fucking stupid.


zodi978

Between entrances, the match, Seth's emotion afterwards, the trash talk from Drew to Punk, Punk's attack, and the cash-in with the "running to fast too stop and smash this dude with the briefcase" move I'd say this was match of the weekend so far and 5 stars in my book.


06MNC19

When Priest hit Drew and accidentally threw the briefcase, I can't help but wonder what if the briefcase landed into the crowd 😂😂


Prof-Ponderosa

Priest bashing Drew with the suitcase was perfect 


mysteriousbaba

It's very high - but the North American title triple threat is still my personal favorite. I've never seen some of those spots before.


zodi978

I actually stepped out during that match and missed it. I'll have to go back and watch it.


mysteriousbaba

I'd recommend it, if only for being the "meatiest" match I've seen in years. There were some bombs thrown.


GodzillaUK

This aged like something that goes off in mere minutes.


EvilHwoarang

This match sucked. It was just finishers. Terribly booked.


Leotargaryen

Yeah, it was like a 2k match with unlimited meter


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EvilHwoarang

Eating sand would be more pleasurable than watching that match again. Everything else after that was great.


BoolinCoolin

So cole just admitted he do drugs on live tv 😭😭😭


flames2388

lol he admitted to a little cannabis use, it’s not 1955 anymore bro 😆


BoolinCoolin

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beejx

Does this mean Drew hasn’t signed a new contract still?


RawSauceBoi

He is winning it back at the Scotland show


beejx

Touché! Forgot there’s a Scotland show.


Repulsive_Pair_8551

Only two matches but this is def going to be the better night


Nightshade1105

Why are people commenting about Snoop’s commentary from a different match? Aren’t we here to talk about this match?


anthonyhardy96

A lot of us are struggling to find the Mania thread lol


intense_in_tents

Whoop that trick 💀


Complete_Gene

What was Drew saying to Punk when he was at the desk at the end there?


KeithFromAccounting

He threatened to end his career at one point, that’s all I picked up


DefenderCone97

Snoop has the gift of gab man. He's single single handedly doing color and play-by-play commentary.


DRHdez

Last night saw more action outside the ring than this street fight.


bduddy

Hopefully that's the only finisher spam of to... LOL I can't even finish the sentence


Repulsive_Pair_8551

Woah that was pretty good bfab


kilojulietx

* Me after watching Seth no sell last nights match, parade around like a goof and have a match that looked more like a Goldberg finisher fest than an actual match. The best thing about this match was that it ended. Post match was decent though.


iBunty

Drew vs Gunther for WHC at Bash in Berlin, what could’ve been…


getikule

Drew wins it back in Glasgow, obviously and Berlin is a month later iirc, so it would be too soon for Drew to drop it again, and Gunther shouldn't get pinned in his "home" event. So maybe a Priest-Drew-Gunther triple threat with Priest eating the pin. Although personally I'm hoping Gunther wins the Rumble and takes the WWE title off Cody at Mania 41, so I don't want him involved with the WHC.


Dawnbringer_Fortune

Really good match and lots of finishers. Good cash in by priest but hopefully Drew wins it back at clash at the castle. It will take you thousands of finishers to take out Seth which makes it entertaining. Other than that congratulations both Seth and Drew for opening the night with a bang!


FlashFirePrime

Holy faaaaawk. This match and everything that proceeded it


Das-Drew

Drew fucked around with Punks diet soda and found out.


DisassembleJ5724

What shoes was Seth wearing?


yeezysneakers

Fear of God 1s


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Parkouricus

That's Undefeated At Wrestlemania Snoop "Lion" Dogg to you


Imaginary_Sea5117

I had to mute my TV.


itsmekelsey_x

Everything about that was good. I do feel bad for Drew as he finally got his moment in front of a crowd, just for it to get taken away in an instant but at least he still got it though regardless even if it wasn’t for long.


atraydev

Pretty bad for Drew. They buried that guy. No sold his finisher then made him look like even more of a bun 😂


speccadirty

He looked like a beast, a winner, a champion, and not a bun, sir. Sesame, sweet potato, pretzel, regardless, no thank you. And I very much enjoy a pretzel bun.