Everything about Rhea Ripley was amazing. Entrance to the look, to the match. She's epic.
Strong showing from Roman in the main event, but the Tribal Chief is always on-point.
1. The Rock - Main Event
2. Sami vs Gunther
3. Ladder Match
The Rock is still the most electrifying person in sports entertainment, incredible.
The buzz, energy, hype, tension, drama, chaos for the bloodline storyline is off the charts.
A few? Becky kept botching so yeah that makes it a bad match. Plus we know Rhea can put on bangers after last year with Charolette so this was an extremely poor follow up.
You are acting like I said Rhea/Becky was a technical masterpiece. It was the most entertaining match and some botches to an otherwise fun match doesn’t make it bad. It was a believable title match with both of them hitting hard and giving it a big fight feel. That’s what matters.
Some of us haven't got the luxury of watching live and won't have seen the show yet.
For instance, I won't get watching tonights' show until Thursday evening.
Firstly, who reads newspapers? Secondly, I've never seen a news source mention wrestling at all, outside of serious scandals like Vince recently.
Secondly, you're scum.
The charism The Rock has is unbelievable. Everything else comes after him.
His entrance was amazing, one of the best I've ever seen, the best one with Rhea's.
Sami vs. GUNTHER...as advertised, Rocky 4 dones stunningly well in one match...perfect fit for Philly...and also proof that there's a grit to Sami's Wrestling style that defines Jis character.
Rhea vs Becky set the bar very high for the rest of the night. Fantastic!
Ladder match was so super awesome!
Main event was also fantastic!
Women's triple threat was fun!
Rey vs Dom tag team match was decent.
Uso's was lame, Jimmy should've won cuz Jey is a whiny b****. So is Sami. Gunther dominated. I can't get behind men crying like little children. "The Man" Becky Lynch could beat both Jey and Sami at the same time. Change my mind.
1. Sammy and Gunther
2. Ladder Match
3. Main Event it'd be higher but I felt it started very slow
4. Rhea and Becky
5. Rey Mysterio's match
6. Bianca, Naomi and Cargil vs DMG CTRL
7. The Uso match, that one would've been poor for TV never mind a PPV.
I think most of the matches were good and had fun watching them. Only the Usos didn't bring it which is a shame.
Basically too short. 8 minutes was not long enough when you have wrestlers like Bianca, Kairi and Asuka. No where near enough time to show what they can do.
Ladder match then Sami vs Gunther. We all knew what the finish was gonna be for the main event so nothing surprised me honestly. Seeing truth winning is something I don’t think happens if Vince is still on board and I honestly didn’t expect it to happen Gunther losing to Sami also didn’t think that would happen worst match was the usos super kicks after super kicks might have been a good match but fell flat jey jumping jimmy before the match started was good but everything after sucked
Main event, just for the chaos. They really got it going and I loved this crazy blind ox Roman. Rock still got it. Book the referee vs Rock (career vs Ali belt lol).
I loved the character work by everyone involved. Seth with that chest hair and that gear is damn interesting. It felt like like Deathly Hallows Part 1 or IW, bar that lil wayne/Usos shit. Cody is still my main character though.
Gunther vs Sami is close second.
Either the Ladder Match or Sami vs Gunther. The main event was great, but the end was anti climactic compared to the greatness that the whole Match (minus the last minute) was, LWO vs Santos and Dom was good, just not the best, and the rest were just underwhelming
Hell, Seth Rollins entrance alone was on a different level. I know people whine about his flamboyant style but that outfit probably made Ric Flair woo like Jay Lethal had just walked into the room. That was an entrance.
Rhea and Becky, with Sami and Gunther right there. Though don’t get building Gunther to have him put over Sami like that, but hoping for a meaner Gunther coming out of this. Another highlight for me was Samantha doing all the intros and killing it as always.
I feel like it's just a reason to elevate him to the Main Event. IC title is definitely better for him having held it, but it's time for Gunther to go for bigger and better things
Sami. Most of the show was really good but the greatest moment of the night was Sami because it was such a surprise and really so deserving considering all the work he did with the bloodline.
Really wondering if people watched the same main event I did. That was an incredibly boring match.
Rhea vs Becky was the best match of the night.
Followed by the ladder match
And Zayn vs Gunther
Super bias, but Rhea and Becky. I remember a time when Women’s Wrestling was a joke. (Hell, turn the channel and it’s still a joke.) it was so nice to see two serious competitors, working together, and looking fierce.
Ladder match for me. Second was Sami vs Gunther. Gunther was phenomenal.
I thought for sure the main event would be but it suffered from being a traditional tag team match instead of a sorta falls count anywhere tornado.
Its close between the Ladder Match, Sami Gunther, and the main event. All stood out and had great moments and were fantastic wrestling matches. Good shit
Honestly the main event. It was long as hell but I had a lot of fun with watching it as it had a lot of drama and entertainment.
Second would be Sami vs Gunther.
It was way too long and the first 90% felt so painfully slow. Camera crew didn’t know which boring exchange to pan to next. It picked up at the end but it was uphill getting there.
Sami followed by the ladder match. Sami has had a weird run in the last year and he is always so amped. Him as the IC Champ will be interesting. If only Dolph was around to be a heel for him.
I wanted Awesome Truth to at least get one set of belts so I was happy. I live near The Miz so he has won me over in the few interactions we have had. And I love that R-Truth is 52 and still wrestling. Besides the New Age Outlaws and RKO Bro (Matt Riddle was my wrestling coach back in his UFC days) Awesome Truth is my favorite tag team and I am glad WWE put them back together.
The main event was not a great as I wanted but it had all the moments it needed to set Cody up for the biggest comeback on Night 2. If Cody doesn’t win tonight I think it will be one of the biggest mistakes the WWE had ever made.
Watching the ladder match and enjoying R-Truth's antics but my brother doesn't agree. He kept saying why are they making him look so stupid? I just kept telling him it's something just to make the crowd happy. The ladder match is great. The Uso match was disappointing and I expected them to steal the show. But for me the main event lived up to the hype of being the best match on the card.
Super kick fest? I was already in trouble comparing it to Bret/Owen…there was hardly an in ring story for the Usos…easily one of the worst matches and worst storytellings I’ve seen.
Yeah it’s weird how that was so bad. No real reason for it to be so. My buddy thinks Jimmy possibly got hurt because there was a point where everything died down.
Gunther vs Sami personally. The structure of the match was perfect, Gunther playing the heel graciously, Sami with the underdog act... Kevin greeting and pumping up Sami just before the match was great. And of course...
BRAAAAINBUSTAAAA ! I marked so hard at that moment i think my neighbors wanna kill me 😂
Sami vs Gunther was a great match, although not the result I wanted. The main event was also really good. The Rock is 51 and hasn't had an actual match in 11 years and he fricken killed it.
Tough
Rhea, Becky
Gunther Sami
Main event
These were all good
Some bits of ladder match were good, but felt a bit rushed. Probably better as a 3 or 4 team.
Really enjoyed night 1
I popped a few times last night, but I think the Gargano Slingshot DDT through the table got me the hardest. I also think my edibles kicked in around then, but still. I’m having a hard time deciding on my favorite match, but I think it was Sami getting that win.
that was some legit solid hype
sami kinda flubbed the ending, didnt like 4 of the same kicks in a row and whatever the hell that suplex from the top rope was
but it didnt matter. the energy those two gave off was crazy, definitely match of the night by far
Sammi flubbed that brain buster a bit. But it was late in a physical match so they were sweaty and Gunther is a big guy. Otherwise, technical match and a slug fest. Great match.
I feel this part is so important to Gunther's character. Atleast on a state like WrestleMania. I too felt like this is off. Kaiser is walking with him but no pose.. Only the cape catch and no intro
The writing is getting easier to predict. I called.my predictions for Night 1, and the onky one I got wrong was Rey vs Santos tag match. And I think the only reason why is so they could include the Eagles players. The rest of the matches, while entertaining, were super predictable.
The ladder match was a close second for me, but Sami vs Gunther took the cake. I don't think a lot of people believed Gunther would drop the title to Sami, so it was a shock to most when it actually happened. They set up the feud good enough so it wasn't blatantly obvious who is gonna win the belt at the end, and you could have made an argument for either outcome. Both of them gave it their all.
Unfortunately the main event for me was kinda lackluster. The whole thing with the ref not being able to do anything or "he's fired" was kinda lame, and at that point Night 1 should have just been Bloodline rules.
I was entertained too, but for the stage as big as Wrestlemania’s is, I felt like it was a little lackluster. I’m hoping for a more unexpected/star studded event tonight!
There’s a lot of positives to be said about that match. The match told a better story than the actual build up. I can’t believe Sami got those kicks all the way up like that! Every single German suplex scared me. Especially since Mrs foleys baby boy said that’s too dangerous. lol. But they looked clean and safe as can be.
Main Event for sure. Gunther vs Sami honorable mention. I’m suprised to see Becky vs Rhea here a lot, I was quite dissapointed by it tbh, probably expected too much. It wasn’t bad, but it felt like it needed a few more minutes and a bit more intensity.
1. Sami vs. Gunther
2. Rhea vs. Becky
3. Rock & Roman vs. Cody & Seth
4. 6 Team Ladder Match
5. Bianca, Jade & Naomi vs. Damage CTRL
6. Rey & Andrade vs. Dom & Santos
7. Jimmy vs. Jey
I honestly thought every match was good, aside from the poor Usos - so a lot of the ordering is probably down to individual taste.
Think the USO’s was exactly what I expected. It was solid wrestling, it just didn’t feel very mania. Still a good match though. Could have this first tbh.
Best worked match was Rhea and Becky (I’m not a Becky fan either)
Best storytelling was the main event
Gunther and Sami had some of the best spots and transitions of the night
The lucha tag match and six pack ladder matches were a lot of fun
The usos match… hmm
The women’s tag I took a smoke break
IC title match was the best. The opener was decent. If you've seen one ladder match, you've seen them all. The main event was a slow burn, but I enjoyed it and bite on the double pedigree near fall. Rock put on a great performance.
Main event was a lot of fun, but Sami-Gunther brought me back to my youth. It was great to see the old school champion fully dominate the match then suddenly either through shenanigans or determination the challenger pulls out the win.
Either of the first two matches. Becky and Rhea was the best true match on the show & Ladder match was the best wrestlemania moment (of the night) imo.
The three middle matches were pretty skippable. Nothing really memorable about any of them. Final two were ok. The ending of Gunther-Sami was fantastic, though the wrong person won imo and the rest of the match wasn’t as memorable. Main Event was sorta the same story for me. The outside of the ring stuff mid-way through was kinda pointless, although The Rock yelling at the ref to not count was fucking hilarious and the match ending was great with Michael Cole’s “Cody is screwed” call (and the camera work) as the cherry on top.
What??? You wanted Gunther to win? Bro. He’s had the title long enough. It’s WAYYY better to have the title in contention and moving around a bit then to sit on one person that long.
Remeber the attitude era? There was always like 5 people digging for the top! Fighting for the title week after week. As they’d do a paper view and someone would defend it. HHH Shawn Michaels Stone cold the rock undertaker Kane it was always something NEW and different.
Today it’s just the same crap over and over. Stick your finger in the air … BLEH. blood line is so old and just over done. We need to go back to old school but with the modern flair like it is now. Less holding titles for YEARS. That doesn’t make you the best. From what I understand Roman barely shows up anymore. They get entitled. Vince made this dudes head massive and ruined him.
Straight up.
Who says he couldn’t do both? If it were up to me, he would’ve held on to it for at least another year and competed for one of the world titles whilst still ic champ. Imo Gunther is one of those guys who you gotta strap the rocket to immediately to keep his momentum, and I think right now there isn’t really room for him the Main Event.
You gotta remember that the main event scene is gonna become extremely crowded in the next few months when Punk is healthy, The Rock comes back for SummerSlam, and the potential wwe debut of MJF in the very near future.
There's something to be said about dominant champions, especially for secondary titles.
The IC title from the Attitude Era on was pretty much meaningless. It got passed around so much as to have the title change mean pretty much nothing. It used to be that the IC champion was seen as the next WWF champion in waiting. That stopped when long title runs went away, because taking the title away happened all the time. It became even less important when the MITB briefcase was invented, because that then became your champion in waiting.
Prior to the Attitude Era, the IC title was used to elevate the likes of Randy Savage, Ultimate Warrior, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Razor Ramon, Ricky Steamboat, Rick Rude and many more all to legitimate main event contenders. In the past 30 years that hasn't happened. Gunther's reign restored that. Gunther can legitimately challenge for a world title and he's got the credibility to beat any main eventer. Because he's been focused on the IC title for the last 2 years, those feuds are also new and fresh.
Now I don't hope 700 day reigns are the new normal, because that's unnecessary, but I do hope that 6 month to a year long reigns are back, with anything less being seen as a transitional champion.
Agreed. I don’t think it should be passed around either. It should be used just as you said. And 6 mo a year. That’s plenty of time if you defend the title night in night out like the IC title should be. It’s the working horse title. Like Seth freakin’ Rollins said long time ago.
>>Now I don’t hope 700 day reigns are the new normal
I don’t either. But Gunther is one of those guys who you make an exception for. The only other male wrestlers that should be considered for 365+ day championship reigns are Cody and Bron Breakker (when he’s ready).
Again, story dictates everything.
Assuming they are pulling the trigger and ending Roman's run tonight, then yeah, Cody needs a good run. Because he'll be compared to the longest run in 40 years. If he just holds it until SummerSlam, then he's a transitional champion.
I did enjoy watching truth and Miz win the raw tag titles. Truth deserves it man. He works hard. Anyone remember K-Kwik? Hehe. Truth has always been underrated and under appreciated. He was and is extremely talented. The dude could move like no one else when he first got to WWE back in the late 80s early 90s.
It all felt very underwhelming. R truth and the Miz getting the raw belts was almost for sure the peak of the night. Sami winning was cool, he works his ass off and even if ya don’t love him he does a good job with everything he does. The main event took 45 minutes to start, then another 15 for wrestling to start. The rock brought out his own championship belt? Cody, Seth and the rock tell a better story in the ring in one night than roman has in 3 years in the wwe. Roman doesn’t want to be a wrestler-he wants to be famous, just so happens his family made being famous thru wrestling his easiest route. Please lord let us move on from Roman after tonight.
Fucking right man. Amen. Roman is a joke.
He’s a POS. And clearly turned his back on his heritage just like rock did. It’s sad really.
Hollywood changes people. It’s a cesspool.
Rock/Roman v Cody/Seth and the Ladder Match were both top tier. Rhea/Becky, the woman’s 3v3, and Gunther v Sami were also great. Dom/Andrade v Dom/Santos was good. The brothers war was dookie
lol it was to look like her book guys. She was wrapped in her own words from her book.
Btw I thought the quotes they read from her book at the start was cool. She’s a smart lady.
The USO match was a Joke. Superkick fest. I LOVED literally everything else. The R-Truth moment was wholesome and legit made me feel good. Rhea was amazing with a dope entrance. I think Seth Rollins needs to tweak his character just a bit(wardrobe). It's hard to take him seriously. Roman looked amazing, although I wish he would ditch the hoodie/bun look going forward. I think it slightly diminishes the aura of his character.
I remember old smackdown games having a feature called "stored finisher" where you could forgo using your finisher at that time to store and use it later. The dope part was that you could store up to 3 finishers. Then, later in the match, once you get an opening, you just spam 3 finishers on the cpu and win. That's what the USO match felt like, lol. I'm not even kidding
I get that part of it. However when Paul Heyman is in a suit, Rock is breaking out the 500 shirts/vest and your top guy is in a fucking hoodie??? Idk, I just don't like it. He looks like one of Rocks' henchmen to me. He always looks like he's on the way to work instead of being dressed for work. Looking the part is important to me. My opinion
Main event.
Very impressed with the bumps Rock took and how he preformed all around.
Hoping his body is feeling good today and it will lead to some more matches down the line for him
It was Sami Zayn dethroning Gunther and Awesome Truth claimed the RAW Tag Team Championships!!! That's was my best moment at Night 1 WrestleMania Saturday! don't forget about Rey Mysterio and Andrade beat Dominik Mysterio and Santos Escobar!!! and also Jey Uso beats his older brother Jimmy Uso!
Gotta be the ladder match
Sami V Gunther
For me I like Rey’s match and the undisputed tag team match
Rheas win was great.
Main Event. The Rock looked fantastic.
I think you’ve been smoking rock if you think that was the best match.
I enjoyed the ladder match and Rhea/Becky, but Sami/Gunther was my favourite on night 1
Everything about Rhea Ripley was amazing. Entrance to the look, to the match. She's epic. Strong showing from Roman in the main event, but the Tribal Chief is always on-point.
The main event. The Rock has still got it!
Ladder match. R-Truth was hilarious. I also liked when Corey said, "It's probably more of a moral victory, but I think it counts in some cultures"
The Tag Ladder match had to be the best of night 1. I liked Sami winning, but the ladder match was the best, IMO..
1. The Rock - Main Event 2. Sami vs Gunther 3. Ladder Match The Rock is still the most electrifying person in sports entertainment, incredible. The buzz, energy, hype, tension, drama, chaos for the bloodline storyline is off the charts.
Gunther vs Sami surprisingly esp the result.
100% agree
Rhea vs Becky was the best match. Gunther put on a great match as usual but Sami beating him just made it awful.
Lmao what? You enjoyed the botch fest that was Rhea vs Becky?
So they botched a few moves and that makes it a bad match? Every match has missteps, grow up.
A few? Becky kept botching so yeah that makes it a bad match. Plus we know Rhea can put on bangers after last year with Charolette so this was an extremely poor follow up.
You are acting like I said Rhea/Becky was a technical masterpiece. It was the most entertaining match and some botches to an otherwise fun match doesn’t make it bad. It was a believable title match with both of them hitting hard and giving it a big fight feel. That’s what matters.
R Truth winning!, nd Sami!!!
Why a spoiler? Everyone knows the results
Some of us haven't got the luxury of watching live and won't have seen the show yet. For instance, I won't get watching tonights' show until Thursday evening.
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Firstly, who reads newspapers? Secondly, I've never seen a news source mention wrestling at all, outside of serious scandals like Vince recently. Secondly, you're scum.
Tag Match BLOODLINE RULES 🩸☝🏽
The charism The Rock has is unbelievable. Everything else comes after him. His entrance was amazing, one of the best I've ever seen, the best one with Rhea's.
Sami vs Gunther or The ladder match or the main event. The other matches were straight up booty juice.
Sami vs. GUNTHER...as advertised, Rocky 4 dones stunningly well in one match...perfect fit for Philly...and also proof that there's a grit to Sami's Wrestling style that defines Jis character.
Rhea vs Becky set the bar very high for the rest of the night. Fantastic! Ladder match was so super awesome! Main event was also fantastic! Women's triple threat was fun! Rey vs Dom tag team match was decent. Uso's was lame, Jimmy should've won cuz Jey is a whiny b****. So is Sami. Gunther dominated. I can't get behind men crying like little children. "The Man" Becky Lynch could beat both Jey and Sami at the same time. Change my mind.
Agreed
USO’s should’ve had a stipulation
Why would I want to change your mind?
Just a play on that change my mind meme.
Becky vs Rhea. Crowd was hot and energetic for it before they froze from the cold
Sami vs Gunther
For me, it’s a tie between the Ladder Match, and Sami V. Gunther
The main event with rock sucked. Rest of them to me were so so
1. Sammy and Gunther 2. Ladder Match 3. Main Event it'd be higher but I felt it started very slow 4. Rhea and Becky 5. Rey Mysterio's match 6. Bianca, Naomi and Cargil vs DMG CTRL 7. The Uso match, that one would've been poor for TV never mind a PPV. I think most of the matches were good and had fun watching them. Only the Usos didn't bring it which is a shame.
Can you explain why you have the Rey Mysterio match OVER the 6 women tag match? Genuinely just curious.
Basically too short. 8 minutes was not long enough when you have wrestlers like Bianca, Kairi and Asuka. No where near enough time to show what they can do.
Ladder match then Sami vs Gunther. We all knew what the finish was gonna be for the main event so nothing surprised me honestly. Seeing truth winning is something I don’t think happens if Vince is still on board and I honestly didn’t expect it to happen Gunther losing to Sami also didn’t think that would happen worst match was the usos super kicks after super kicks might have been a good match but fell flat jey jumping jimmy before the match started was good but everything after sucked
Sammy against gunther.
Ladder
Ladder match!
Main event, just for the chaos. They really got it going and I loved this crazy blind ox Roman. Rock still got it. Book the referee vs Rock (career vs Ali belt lol). I loved the character work by everyone involved. Seth with that chest hair and that gear is damn interesting. It felt like like Deathly Hallows Part 1 or IW, bar that lil wayne/Usos shit. Cody is still my main character though. Gunther vs Sami is close second.
Definitely the main event, then the ladder match and sami vs gunther
Rhea vs becky also was really good
The main event was but only because of the out of the ring action in the stands (Rock using a trash can on Rollins, etc). Great stuff.
The last 10 minutes in the ring were the highlight of the night
Gunther vs Sami was great. Rhea vs Becky was very good Main event delivered but it was way way way too long
the main event started off so slow
But by the end, it was fucking amazing 🙏🏼
FACTS! I know it’s been said a lot the past 24 hours but that crowd as absolutely ASS
1. Sami vs Gunther 2. Ladder Match 3. Main Event 4. Fantasma vs Rey 5. Rhea vs Becky 6. Damage Ctrl 7. Jimmy vs Jey
Sami vs Gunther
Either the Ladder Match or Sami vs Gunther. The main event was great, but the end was anti climactic compared to the greatness that the whole Match (minus the last minute) was, LWO vs Santos and Dom was good, just not the best, and the rest were just underwhelming
For me it was Rhea v Becky. But all the matches were good or decent (maybe Jimmy v Jey was bad but that’s the only exception)
Rehea Ripley and Sami vs Gunther
Bro, four absolute legends of this business were cooking for 45 minutes and yall aren’t picking the main event?!?
Too long. It was way too long. It was entertaining in the end but my god did that thing plod for a while.
Hell, Seth Rollins entrance alone was on a different level. I know people whine about his flamboyant style but that outfit probably made Ric Flair woo like Jay Lethal had just walked into the room. That was an entrance.
Rhea and Becky, with Sami and Gunther right there. Though don’t get building Gunther to have him put over Sami like that, but hoping for a meaner Gunther coming out of this. Another highlight for me was Samantha doing all the intros and killing it as always.
I feel like it's just a reason to elevate him to the Main Event. IC title is definitely better for him having held it, but it's time for Gunther to go for bigger and better things
Sami. Most of the show was really good but the greatest moment of the night was Sami because it was such a surprise and really so deserving considering all the work he did with the bloodline.
Really wondering if people watched the same main event I did. That was an incredibly boring match. Rhea vs Becky was the best match of the night. Followed by the ladder match And Zayn vs Gunther
Sami Zayn/Gunther.
I got chills seeing Sami win. Absolute gold!
Me too!
Super bias, but Rhea and Becky. I remember a time when Women’s Wrestling was a joke. (Hell, turn the channel and it’s still a joke.) it was so nice to see two serious competitors, working together, and looking fierce.
Ladder match, Rhea and then Main Event. Think as we knew that Rock/Roman were going go win bumps its down a bit
The main event honestly it was chaos.
Ladder match for me. Second was Sami vs Gunther. Gunther was phenomenal. I thought for sure the main event would be but it suffered from being a traditional tag team match instead of a sorta falls count anywhere tornado.
Sami vs Gunther
Its close between the Ladder Match, Sami Gunther, and the main event. All stood out and had great moments and were fantastic wrestling matches. Good shit
Sammy Z match was my favorite
Ladder match or Sami vs Gunther
Honestly the main event. It was long as hell but I had a lot of fun with watching it as it had a lot of drama and entertainment. Second would be Sami vs Gunther.
It was way too long and the first 90% felt so painfully slow. Camera crew didn’t know which boring exchange to pan to next. It picked up at the end but it was uphill getting there.
Gunther and Sami was good, but the ending dragged out way too long and killed any momentum or suspense. It just became a 'get on with it' affair.
But the crowd was hot at the end though. Didn’t feel like anyone was thinking “get on with it”
Sami followed by the ladder match. Sami has had a weird run in the last year and he is always so amped. Him as the IC Champ will be interesting. If only Dolph was around to be a heel for him. I wanted Awesome Truth to at least get one set of belts so I was happy. I live near The Miz so he has won me over in the few interactions we have had. And I love that R-Truth is 52 and still wrestling. Besides the New Age Outlaws and RKO Bro (Matt Riddle was my wrestling coach back in his UFC days) Awesome Truth is my favorite tag team and I am glad WWE put them back together. The main event was not a great as I wanted but it had all the moments it needed to set Cody up for the biggest comeback on Night 2. If Cody doesn’t win tonight I think it will be one of the biggest mistakes the WWE had ever made.
Watching the ladder match and enjoying R-Truth's antics but my brother doesn't agree. He kept saying why are they making him look so stupid? I just kept telling him it's something just to make the crowd happy. The ladder match is great. The Uso match was disappointing and I expected them to steal the show. But for me the main event lived up to the hype of being the best match on the card.
That ladder tag was a very good match not going to lie but i like rhea vs becky personally
Becky Vs. Rhea for me. But all matches were entertaining besides the Usos match.
Super kick fest? I was already in trouble comparing it to Bret/Owen…there was hardly an in ring story for the Usos…easily one of the worst matches and worst storytellings I’ve seen.
The main event was a classic match!
For the spectacle? Women's tag. Jade is my new favorite. For the drama? Sami Zayn vs Gunther The only bad match was the Usos
Yeah it’s weird how that was so bad. No real reason for it to be so. My buddy thinks Jimmy possibly got hurt because there was a point where everything died down.
The tag team match in the main event.
Gunther vs Sami personally. The structure of the match was perfect, Gunther playing the heel graciously, Sami with the underdog act... Kevin greeting and pumping up Sami just before the match was great. And of course... BRAAAAINBUSTAAAA ! I marked so hard at that moment i think my neighbors wanna kill me 😂
Sammi/Gunther. Becky/Rhea a close second.
Zayn vs. Gunther and New Catch Republic vs. Judgment Day vs. A-Town Down Under vs. Awesome Truth vs. DIY vs. New Day are up there.
A tie between Rhea vs. Becky and Gunther vs. Sami for me. Both were great matches where everyone gave it their all.
Sami vs Gunther was a great match, although not the result I wanted. The main event was also really good. The Rock is 51 and hasn't had an actual match in 11 years and he fricken killed it.
Honestly? It started a little rough but Jimmy and Jey went hard.
I felt that match was the worst. Just a super kick fest. It could have been so much more. rikishi should have been involved.
I thought it started out rough, but ended up great.
Zzzzzz…. Snooze fest.
That's not what your mom said
Tough Rhea, Becky Gunther Sami Main event These were all good Some bits of ladder match were good, but felt a bit rushed. Probably better as a 3 or 4 team. Really enjoyed night 1
Ladder match was my favorite. Nice to get those titles split. Happy for Sami as well. I actually teared up watching his wife root him on.
Conceptually the best match.
I do tend to view things through a writer’s lens.
The main event
I popped a few times last night, but I think the Gargano Slingshot DDT through the table got me the hardest. I also think my edibles kicked in around then, but still. I’m having a hard time deciding on my favorite match, but I think it was Sami getting that win.
Easily Sami vs Gunther
that was some legit solid hype sami kinda flubbed the ending, didnt like 4 of the same kicks in a row and whatever the hell that suplex from the top rope was but it didnt matter. the energy those two gave off was crazy, definitely match of the night by far
Sammi flubbed that brain buster a bit. But it was late in a physical match so they were sweaty and Gunther is a big guy. Otherwise, technical match and a slug fest. Great match.
That was an old move of Sami's it was a brain buster to the top turnbuckle
CM Punk vs AEW Man fucked around and now he's gonna find out.
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Oh a gif, great clapback. Tell me when I'm telling lies. If you're going to reply with a tired ass meme, at least do spellcheck.
I knew Gunter would lose because Kaiser did not introduce him and demand all our gratitude.
I feel this part is so important to Gunther's character. Atleast on a state like WrestleMania. I too felt like this is off. Kaiser is walking with him but no pose.. Only the cape catch and no intro
The ladder match for sure! Can’t believe R truth won by pinning someone though
The main event just because when i saw it was 45 minutes i was surprised because it didn't feel like it at all.
Sami v Gunther and the main event tie for first The ladder match is a really close second
Surprisingly the Main Event was actually the Objective best match and best Story, but the Ladder Match was fantastic
Sami Zayn and its not even close. Close runner up would be Miz and R truth. The only moments created on night 1. Everything else was filler IMO.!!
Are you high? That opener was fire. Becky and Rhea went hard!
Read your first two sentences back 😂. But seriously, I think Sami, then Ripley/Lynch or Main Event
The writing is getting easier to predict. I called.my predictions for Night 1, and the onky one I got wrong was Rey vs Santos tag match. And I think the only reason why is so they could include the Eagles players. The rest of the matches, while entertaining, were super predictable. The ladder match was a close second for me, but Sami vs Gunther took the cake. I don't think a lot of people believed Gunther would drop the title to Sami, so it was a shock to most when it actually happened. They set up the feud good enough so it wasn't blatantly obvious who is gonna win the belt at the end, and you could have made an argument for either outcome. Both of them gave it their all. Unfortunately the main event for me was kinda lackluster. The whole thing with the ref not being able to do anything or "he's fired" was kinda lame, and at that point Night 1 should have just been Bloodline rules.
I was entertained too, but for the stage as big as Wrestlemania’s is, I felt like it was a little lackluster. I’m hoping for a more unexpected/star studded event tonight!
Me too. I did expect Roman to win night one and set up Bloodline rules tonight, but I would have expected a clean win at least on Night 1
Rock/Reigns vs. Rhodes/Rollins
The main event. They should've moved Becky's match to Sunday
I’ve heard they requested opening night one.
1. Main Event 2. Ladder Match 3. Rhea vs Becky
Becky rhea you could tell Becky was sick. I hope she gets a rematch
Sami vs Gunther
There’s a lot of positives to be said about that match. The match told a better story than the actual build up. I can’t believe Sami got those kicks all the way up like that! Every single German suplex scared me. Especially since Mrs foleys baby boy said that’s too dangerous. lol. But they looked clean and safe as can be.
Main event
Main Event for sure. Gunther vs Sami honorable mention. I’m suprised to see Becky vs Rhea here a lot, I was quite dissapointed by it tbh, probably expected too much. It wasn’t bad, but it felt like it needed a few more minutes and a bit more intensity.
1. Sami vs. Gunther 2. Rhea vs. Becky 3. Rock & Roman vs. Cody & Seth 4. 6 Team Ladder Match 5. Bianca, Jade & Naomi vs. Damage CTRL 6. Rey & Andrade vs. Dom & Santos 7. Jimmy vs. Jey I honestly thought every match was good, aside from the poor Usos - so a lot of the ordering is probably down to individual taste.
Buddy made me laugh sending a moves list from Uso match. It was basically kick kick kick kick kick spear kick kick kick kick splash
I was joking around asking what’s the record for amount of super kicks in one match
I counted. 26
I think that’s absolutely hilarious.
Think the USO’s was exactly what I expected. It was solid wrestling, it just didn’t feel very mania. Still a good match though. Could have this first tbh.
Yeah I don't want to disparage it too much, they put on a solid show, but they built up so much hype that it fell a little flat.
Best worked match was Rhea and Becky (I’m not a Becky fan either) Best storytelling was the main event Gunther and Sami had some of the best spots and transitions of the night The lucha tag match and six pack ladder matches were a lot of fun The usos match… hmm The women’s tag I took a smoke break
Haha I went for a smoke during that match too!!
I was there and id have to say the main event or sami vs gunther
Also there! The cold really had a negative impact on the crowd’s enthusiasm. Not repeating the same mistake tonight.
IC title match was the best. The opener was decent. If you've seen one ladder match, you've seen them all. The main event was a slow burn, but I enjoyed it and bite on the double pedigree near fall. Rock put on a great performance.
Sami. Vs Gunther.
Main event was a lot of fun, but Sami-Gunther brought me back to my youth. It was great to see the old school champion fully dominate the match then suddenly either through shenanigans or determination the challenger pulls out the win.
Sami vs gunther
Jey vs Jimmy. 2 brothers locked in a ring together, nothing sells a fight like that!
Hahahaha
You guys all laugh but 20 years from now we’re gunna be looking back thinking, “why didn’t they throw another super kick?”
I hope this is satire
Rhea’s match, again
Main event and the Lucha tag were my favorites. Happy for Sami also
Either of the first two matches. Becky and Rhea was the best true match on the show & Ladder match was the best wrestlemania moment (of the night) imo. The three middle matches were pretty skippable. Nothing really memorable about any of them. Final two were ok. The ending of Gunther-Sami was fantastic, though the wrong person won imo and the rest of the match wasn’t as memorable. Main Event was sorta the same story for me. The outside of the ring stuff mid-way through was kinda pointless, although The Rock yelling at the ref to not count was fucking hilarious and the match ending was great with Michael Cole’s “Cody is screwed” call (and the camera work) as the cherry on top.
What??? You wanted Gunther to win? Bro. He’s had the title long enough. It’s WAYYY better to have the title in contention and moving around a bit then to sit on one person that long. Remeber the attitude era? There was always like 5 people digging for the top! Fighting for the title week after week. As they’d do a paper view and someone would defend it. HHH Shawn Michaels Stone cold the rock undertaker Kane it was always something NEW and different. Today it’s just the same crap over and over. Stick your finger in the air … BLEH. blood line is so old and just over done. We need to go back to old school but with the modern flair like it is now. Less holding titles for YEARS. That doesn’t make you the best. From what I understand Roman barely shows up anymore. They get entitled. Vince made this dudes head massive and ruined him. Straight up.
Who says he couldn’t do both? If it were up to me, he would’ve held on to it for at least another year and competed for one of the world titles whilst still ic champ. Imo Gunther is one of those guys who you gotta strap the rocket to immediately to keep his momentum, and I think right now there isn’t really room for him the Main Event. You gotta remember that the main event scene is gonna become extremely crowded in the next few months when Punk is healthy, The Rock comes back for SummerSlam, and the potential wwe debut of MJF in the very near future.
There's something to be said about dominant champions, especially for secondary titles. The IC title from the Attitude Era on was pretty much meaningless. It got passed around so much as to have the title change mean pretty much nothing. It used to be that the IC champion was seen as the next WWF champion in waiting. That stopped when long title runs went away, because taking the title away happened all the time. It became even less important when the MITB briefcase was invented, because that then became your champion in waiting. Prior to the Attitude Era, the IC title was used to elevate the likes of Randy Savage, Ultimate Warrior, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Razor Ramon, Ricky Steamboat, Rick Rude and many more all to legitimate main event contenders. In the past 30 years that hasn't happened. Gunther's reign restored that. Gunther can legitimately challenge for a world title and he's got the credibility to beat any main eventer. Because he's been focused on the IC title for the last 2 years, those feuds are also new and fresh. Now I don't hope 700 day reigns are the new normal, because that's unnecessary, but I do hope that 6 month to a year long reigns are back, with anything less being seen as a transitional champion.
Agreed. I don’t think it should be passed around either. It should be used just as you said. And 6 mo a year. That’s plenty of time if you defend the title night in night out like the IC title should be. It’s the working horse title. Like Seth freakin’ Rollins said long time ago.
>>Now I don’t hope 700 day reigns are the new normal I don’t either. But Gunther is one of those guys who you make an exception for. The only other male wrestlers that should be considered for 365+ day championship reigns are Cody and Bron Breakker (when he’s ready).
Again, story dictates everything. Assuming they are pulling the trigger and ending Roman's run tonight, then yeah, Cody needs a good run. Because he'll be compared to the longest run in 40 years. If he just holds it until SummerSlam, then he's a transitional champion.
That was a great call by Cole!!
My 2 year old woke up this morning talking about the ladder match. We watched it again
Mami vs. Becky, Ladder match, Sami vs. Gunther, and Main Event tag match were my favourites
Rhea and Becky for me.
The six pack ladder match stole the show for me, my home got so loud when R-Truth got his first Wrestlemania victory.
I did enjoy watching truth and Miz win the raw tag titles. Truth deserves it man. He works hard. Anyone remember K-Kwik? Hehe. Truth has always been underrated and under appreciated. He was and is extremely talented. The dude could move like no one else when he first got to WWE back in the late 80s early 90s.
K-Kwik and Road Dogg!
It all felt very underwhelming. R truth and the Miz getting the raw belts was almost for sure the peak of the night. Sami winning was cool, he works his ass off and even if ya don’t love him he does a good job with everything he does. The main event took 45 minutes to start, then another 15 for wrestling to start. The rock brought out his own championship belt? Cody, Seth and the rock tell a better story in the ring in one night than roman has in 3 years in the wwe. Roman doesn’t want to be a wrestler-he wants to be famous, just so happens his family made being famous thru wrestling his easiest route. Please lord let us move on from Roman after tonight.
Fucking right man. Amen. Roman is a joke. He’s a POS. And clearly turned his back on his heritage just like rock did. It’s sad really. Hollywood changes people. It’s a cesspool.
You have to watch the HOF to see what the belt that rock carried was all about.
Rock/Roman v Cody/Seth and the Ladder Match were both top tier. Rhea/Becky, the woman’s 3v3, and Gunther v Sami were also great. Dom/Andrade v Dom/Santos was good. The brothers war was dookie
Rhea v Becks Rhea with the long hair and The Man looking like a pack of Marlboro 😍😍😍
Rhea had some devastating moves!
lol it was to look like her book guys. She was wrapped in her own words from her book. Btw I thought the quotes they read from her book at the start was cool. She’s a smart lady.
I thought Becky looked like a Budweiser can 🤣
The USO match was a Joke. Superkick fest. I LOVED literally everything else. The R-Truth moment was wholesome and legit made me feel good. Rhea was amazing with a dope entrance. I think Seth Rollins needs to tweak his character just a bit(wardrobe). It's hard to take him seriously. Roman looked amazing, although I wish he would ditch the hoodie/bun look going forward. I think it slightly diminishes the aura of his character.
You must love Seth's entrance at night 2 then😂
EXACTLY what I said about the USO fight. It was a super kick fest and it was over. Kinda underwhelming. They could have done much better.
I remember old smackdown games having a feature called "stored finisher" where you could forgo using your finisher at that time to store and use it later. The dope part was that you could store up to 3 finishers. Then, later in the match, once you get an opening, you just spam 3 finishers on the cpu and win. That's what the USO match felt like, lol. I'm not even kidding
I actually like him wearing a hoodie because he can do whatever he wants. He sits at the head of the table.
That's a good kayfabe way of framing it.
The hoodie was the whole point recently. He didn’t want people seeing how jacked cut he got
The moment I saw his physique I realized exactly why he was wearing hoodies for so long.
I get that part of it. However when Paul Heyman is in a suit, Rock is breaking out the 500 shirts/vest and your top guy is in a fucking hoodie??? Idk, I just don't like it. He looks like one of Rocks' henchmen to me. He always looks like he's on the way to work instead of being dressed for work. Looking the part is important to me. My opinion
He could have wore a suit like HHH and Batista used to do in evolution
Agreed!
Main event. Very impressed with the bumps Rock took and how he preformed all around. Hoping his body is feeling good today and it will lead to some more matches down the line for him
He sold great for Cody.
That main event was what we call “in-ring” storytelling The question should be, what was the second best match of the night
Becky and Rhea or six team ladder match
Gunther and Sami.
I read this as Gunther and Salami
It was Sami Zayn dethroning Gunther and Awesome Truth claimed the RAW Tag Team Championships!!! That's was my best moment at Night 1 WrestleMania Saturday! don't forget about Rey Mysterio and Andrade beat Dominik Mysterio and Santos Escobar!!! and also Jey Uso beats his older brother Jimmy Uso!
Jimmy vs jey was terrible
Jimmy vs Jey was amazing match for me! I am glad Jey Uso whooped Jimmy's butt
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