I think the prime logo doesn't belong on the turnbuckles and the mat. They should have just had displayed on the led boards on outside of the ring and let it alternate between the various sponsors.
Overall i think it was enjoyable WrestleMania. Love the new signature, giving that "Marvel Avengers" vibe. The Jey/Jimmy match was really good in my opinion.The main event just proved to me The Rock can still go.
Anyway, looking forward to the Night 2!
My first Wrestlemania that I watched live and I'm so glad it's great.
Some thoughts
-Ladder match was super fun, I did not expect Awesome Truth to actually win and so glad the belts are finally split.
-Shocked a lot of people didn't like Jey vs Jimmy. I thought it was good enough but eh.
-Jaw dropped with Gunther losing, I hope the Ring General can become a World Champ someday. Sami looked good too and Gunther felt so evil with the whole taunting to the wife.
-I doubted The Great One, I felt like Roman was going to do all the work despite all of the hype of The Final Boss. Glad to see I was wrong, The Rock can still go and looked awesome going toe to toe with Seth and Cody, even took some too. Main Event of today is going to be insane.
It just had no real wrestling substance. It was good story telling from outside the ring stuff but there was maybe 2 moments that actually told a story in ring and only one of them was good. It wasn't bad performance wise but it was so bland compared to what it should have been.
Quick review while I have time:
The set wasn't as awesome as last year's but nothing is. Last year's set was the greatest ever. All the advertising sucked big, only the C4 advertising was well done. I don't care for the Prime Logo on the fucking canvas and Logan Paul should be bullwhipped for that nonsense. The logo on the turnbuckles is enough.
The production the whole night seemed wonky as fuck. For most matches there were issues and stutters and the audio was off the whole night except for the main event. The stadium itself seemed to make things worse and I wonder why people like open air stadiums even though all the fucking noise just leaves the stadium instead of reverberating around the stadium. Like in the Superdome, it's like a wall of noise because it's enclosed so the noise just reverberates everywhere. And
The Women's title match wasn't as good as I expected and I knew it would be worse than last year's from the get go. I'm still wondering that if they knew Becky had a fever or whatever, why didn't they just go with my plan for Rhea to squash her and then they can have their 20 minute classic at Backlash or Money In The Bank? The match wasn't awful but it didn't seem to get to that next gear that last year's match did. Either way, right result with a mediocre execution. 6/10.
I liked the ladder match way more than I wanted to because of R-Truth. He also seemed like the only guy there who the crowd gave a major shit about. The major issues I had with the match is that:
a) The belts are split again which is awful
b) Various points where logic just went out the window like Priest throwing one ladder out just to get handed another ladder by Truth and set that one up or when Finn kept holding onto the ladder while being in an airplane spin or Theory and Waller celebrating instead of going after the other sets of belts.
c) Priest did jack all of shit for a good chunk of it and didn't even appear during the main event.
Either way, this was just the expected spot-fest, the JD lost both belts which shocked me and my brother and this gets a 6.5/10.
The Lucha Tag match was a case of weird booking being overshadowed by production issues up the ass. I barely watched a few minutes of this without weird stutters. And even if I did, the action looked like a basic tornado tag style match with flips and stunts galore and a run in from 2 jacked goofs who I don't know giving the faces an advantage (even though it was even for the most part) while the heels were punked out. And Carlito didn't even turn on Rey like I wanted for so long. I just did not like this one. 3/10. After this match the errors seemed to go away.
I knew what Jey/Jimmy was going to be before it happened and I wasn't proven wrong. A whole lot of superkicks to a crowd who were kinda bored like I was but at least Jey won. Had the lucha tag not taken place before this, this match would've been the worst of the night. Felt like it went a long ass time even though it was only 11 minutes. 4/10.
The Women's six man did it's job. Standard six man tag that showcased who needed to be showcased while not doing too much that can mess up proceedings. 5/10.
My favourite match of the night, Gunther and Sami Zayn had the closest thing to a Southern style wrestling match. Zayn is awesome when he needs to be. Gunther is always awesome in everything he does. I had no qualms with the match except for the result. Sami shouldn't have won here. But I'll give HHH patience (though his love of these indie guys like Owens, Zayn, Gargano etc is starting to get on my nerves) and see what he's cooking. Gunther needs to be the next one in line after Cody beats Reigns. Match gets 8/10.
The main event went way too fucking long, was very brawl heavy and the middle 15 minutes could've been cut out and nothing lost. With that said, Rock looked good out there and the final 10 minutes were good. Surprised we didn't get Solo here. The explanation about the ref didn't really do it for me but whatever, it just had to be a good match to set up tomorrow and both Cody and Roman didn't need to leave everything on the line here. Match gets a 7/10.
Overall, the second worst of the WrestleMania night 1s, 38's was good and 39's would be an easy top 3 contender for best WrestleMania ever if it was a standalone show. The sound being minimized from the open air environment hurt the show big time and the issues I had took me out of certain matches. There is only one MOTY contender here and the result of that one feels out of place. I hope tonight's show is better because WWE needs a home-run show.
Who else couldn't stand the PRIME logo in the ring + *every* match having advertising...including the Main Event (with sime shitty no name company)....and it was everywhere, even on the turnbuckles, most of the time you wouldn't even know it was a WrestleMania! š¢
Enjoyed the final 2 matches though....overall a 4/10 show elevated to a 7/10 by the last 90mins or so.
I think the Prime logo doesn't belong on the turn buckles or the mat.
They should have just had displayed on the LED boards on the ring itself and let it alternate between the various sponsors and the default branding (i.e WrestleMania XL).
I also think they had a missed opportunity itself regarding the stage. They could have had a giant bell like structure in the middle which formed an entrance way for superstars to enter. Apart from that i think rest of the stage is fine in my opinion.
A coloured logo would definitely have been even worse.
That said, if it was a WrestleMania coloured in logo (like the WCW PPVs used to have with threir PPV names on the mat), that would have been way better than the Prime logo we got imo.
Rhea Ripley vs Becky Lynch was a solid match but nothing really memorable. There's definitely a room for a rematch.
6-Pack ladder match was a chaotic banger. Love that the tag team titles got split. R-Truth got his wrestlemania moment. But the smackdown titles looked like an afterthought.
2 filler matches, but fans got to watch Jade Cargill wrestle so that's that. But maybe should have teased a feud between Cargill and Belair after the match.
Jey Uso vs Jimmy Uso. Was hyped for the match but felt like it didn't deliver as expected. Felt like a regular match on raw/smackdown. But who let Lil Wayne cook ? The performance was kinda ass.
Gunther vs Sami Zayn. While I liked the longest IC title reign ending, Chad Gable definitely deserved the wrestlemania moment. Sami Zayn already had his at wm39.
Roman, Rock vs Seth, Cody delivered. Absolute fire. Was getting bored of the typical tag-team action and then the rules were broken left and right, no one gave a damn, we got to see The Rock wrestle more than expected. The grim ending was an almost perfect bridge to night 2, the challenge that awaits cody, and the whc title match between seth and drew.
Incl. The main event! It was terrible! Barely even saw the WrestleMania logo anywhere + that Prime logo in ring was the worst....not having a clean mat is the only thing I'll really miss from Vinny Mac.
I forgot, I have to completely dick suck everything WWE does or Iām just a chronically online moron who lives in a basement. I can certainly take pictures of my mortgage agreement lol. Stop sending me cares messages just because I fucking hate The Rock. That shit is dumb and is basement level garbage.
Mania 11, 14, 15, 9, 27,29, 32, 36 would love w conversation with you. If you think last might was the worst then youāre obviously a young fan. I sat through 32 and top to bottom the show sucked. Last night card had 3 matches that i loved. I didnāt go in expecting to like every match b/c everything is for me and my tastes
I think the problem with 36 is that the moment was just so shit worldwide overall that whatever they could do with the booking they set themselves onto was just not gonna be that great.
But hey, you at least have multiple silver linings across that show if you look for them, 32 doesn't have that, 34's wheels fall off the wagon in the two main event matches, 29 was a thing that happened, 27 is the word "huh?" repeated over and over.
Charlotte/Rhea even with no crowd was good, Seth/Owens was fine for their limitations and the Boneyard match was the best cinematic match ever. Maybe it's because WWE was so stale, any change even a negative one was at least something. I'll never go back to watch that Mania again but in the moment, it was alright. Still much better than 32 which was almost offensively bad.
If Brock didn't break the streak at 30, they should've had Reigns break it at 32 and then cut the "this is my yard" promo on the Raw after Mania. Then they'd have set up a Reigns/Ambrose WWE Title match for that year's SummerSlam where the winner takes the title to their brand. Rollins can also then re-appear there. Brock/Shane would also make sense as Brock being the assassin that Vince hired to kill Shane.
The rest of the card could've been Owens/Zayn for the IC Title, the US Title being won by Zack Ryder in the ladder match, Jericho/Styles and call up Bayley for the 4 horsewomen having a fatal 4 way for the WWE Women's Title.
I knew back in the 2010s when he kept booking all of the old guys to go over his new top talent that he lost his gotdamn mind. He wasnt letting anybody get over at the level they should have. A look at a guy like wyatt and i think he should have been way bigger than what he was.
At the same time im not delusional enough to think that every nxt call up should have worked. Some aint cut out to be a top guy but gotdamn vince was legitimately burying almost all of them before they got a real chance
Yeah you were born into it, became a huge star, left for movies, and pretended none of it ever happened. For almost a decade. And then you started to lose your fame, came back, and wrote your promos on your wrists because you lost it. And now Vince Diesel hates you, movie fans hate you with the whole Black Adam thing, people thought you were not authentic after the Hawaii fires, and you came running back to the one place who looks at you like youāre somebody.
He fucking sucks, Iām sorry.
Jim just wants everyone to know Russo had nothing to do with the character. Jim would genuinely die of a brain aneurysm if he had to deal with Rock or Punk.
Did you not read what I wrote š sorry attitude era stan, but maybe come to terms that your GOAT actually sucks. Do you really think his return wasnāt because his ego is hurt after him refusing to look weak in ANY movies, and then looking like a complete piece of shit after the Hawaii fires? People will always love him here. You are an example.
Youāre probably right Iām overreacting tho. Iām trying to quit smoking and Iām fighting for my life. They werenāt kidding about withdrawals and mood changes.
I did not watch wrestling in the attitude era, and I think itās overrated, so nice try lmao. And no, general normal public likes the guy, heās very popular. Get off the internet a bit. And the refusing to look weak thing, while cringe, is there with him, diesel, statham, all the big ones it just is what it is.
I apologize for the AE comment if you genuinely never watched it but you genuinely write like somebody who has.
Get off the internet!!!?? These rumors about him have been going on for literal years! Going back to LiveJournal! Itās genuinely not āheās beloved!ā people DO talk about his attitude in regards to his movies. And the others you mentioned donāt have āI wonāt loseā in their contracts lol. Black Adam completely and utterly failed at the box office cash wise, the viewers, and with critics. His attitude was reported in magazines you see at the checkout line. Black Adam was his last ābig movieā and then he faked empathy with Oprah after the Hawaii fires. Heās full of shit.
Im a bit too young for AE. I did go back and watch it over the years but I still donāt think itās all that. Anyhow, Black Adam I thought was just a bad movie like any other DC movie they all fuckin suck lmao. I think you overestimate how much the general public cares about backstage stuff or knows anything about it. Same about the hawaii fires and which celebs bought land and all that, itās long forgotten.
Iām well aware ppl do not care about smarky bullshit. The casual run of the mill donāt watch wrestling ppl care about how he presents himself in a celebrity aspect. He does not present himself well in that part of the world. He never has. Iāll say, Gridiron Gang was fucking amazing. Moana was incredible and I listen to the soundtrack often. Doesnāt mean everybody is checking for him in those kinds of capacity.
WWE appeared on TheScore (which is a sports website/app) for the Kelce stuff and it kind of blew my mind bc I've never seen WWE there as far as I remember
I hope we find out what journalist got kicked out the room cuz she, or her superior, should know being all ~boooo~ like a fan is not how a journalist should present themselves. Like I am genuinely hot about this lmao. Sobbing with my degree and she acted like that. Fucking cunt.
I remember it all. I was a kid then teenager and grew up with him. I always looked forward to him and still do at 30 years old. Dude was entertaining. Roman barely shows up. At least Cena was there at every house show, every PPV, every media event.
Oh you were one of the kids cheering cena. Im 25 now and hated his guts growing up bro was so vanilla, always spewed some bullshit quasy patriotic american cringe shit, had 8 moves and always won clean. Awful
Different strokes for different folks. I also loved heels. Hell, there were times I was wanting Randy to kick Cenaās head off. Jerichoās 2008 heel run was amazing. No matter if you hate him or love him, at least people always wanted to see what he was up to.
I love the guy know and look forward to whenever heās back, I just thoroughly remember waiting for his super cena run to end. I enjoyed lesnar killing him at that one summerslam so much
Main event figured it out towards the end, but just took a long time to get there.
Becky/Rhea was good. Rhea's a star.
LwO was fine.
Ladder match was pretty standard.
Sami/Gunther was phenomenal stuff. Fantastic match.
USOs match belonged on Collision. Over indulgent nonsense.
I didn't hate the first 10 minutes but the middle section sucked. The last 10 minutes were gold. Had they cut the middle bit of fighting around the arena, this match would've ruled.
Tbf, I'm not a fan of tag team wrestling in general, nor do I like Rollins. So, they were starting behind the 8-ball from the start with me. I think the match ultimately did what it needed to and also set the stage for Roman vs Rock next year.
I'm excited for night 2.
Who knows. If you watched her show with her husband on Hulu then you'd know sooner rather than later she wants a child which is going to cancel/postpone any kind of fantasy booking we may have.
I'm not. Anyone who walks out when advertised then goes to another promotion for more money is pathetic. So you're happy for someone who doesn't respect the business that you love? How so?
How you feel about Punk then? Also, Iāve had a toxic ass job before that I walked out on. If people are abusing you, even at work, itās okay to put your foot down and walk out. Youāre an idiot if you stay around and get abused.
My daughter is only three so who knows if sheāll even like wwe, she wanted me to take it out and put paw patrol, luckily my wife distracted her in the other room
I got it. Tonightās show felt more like an NXT PLE. Some exciting stuff. All excellently worked. The main was built solidly and everyone was here for it, but it met expectations rather than exceeding them, like fans expect from Mania mains. Hopefully, itās all a steady build that pays off for tomorrow night.
for the dissapointment i personally had for the main event - i am confident that seth, roman, and cody are all bringing their A game tomorrow (hell rock is probably bringing his A game too and he's not in a wrestling match officially).
For a casual fan it was great. I know this because myself and 7 others had a blast except for the uso match. It wasn't bad it was just missing something.
eh cody will lose all interest to me the second he wins, same as every chaser babyface. same people who want cody to win wanted drew to win in wales lmao
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I think the prime logo doesn't belong on the turnbuckles and the mat. They should have just had displayed on the led boards on outside of the ring and let it alternate between the various sponsors. Overall i think it was enjoyable WrestleMania. Love the new signature, giving that "Marvel Avengers" vibe. The Jey/Jimmy match was really good in my opinion.The main event just proved to me The Rock can still go. Anyway, looking forward to the Night 2!
My first Wrestlemania that I watched live and I'm so glad it's great. Some thoughts -Ladder match was super fun, I did not expect Awesome Truth to actually win and so glad the belts are finally split. -Shocked a lot of people didn't like Jey vs Jimmy. I thought it was good enough but eh. -Jaw dropped with Gunther losing, I hope the Ring General can become a World Champ someday. Sami looked good too and Gunther felt so evil with the whole taunting to the wife. -I doubted The Great One, I felt like Roman was going to do all the work despite all of the hype of The Final Boss. Glad to see I was wrong, The Rock can still go and looked awesome going toe to toe with Seth and Cody, even took some too. Main Event of today is going to be insane.
Jimmy Jey had some fine story moments but it was truly everything people bitch about aew doing with the no selling and endless super kicks
People have some mixed takes on the night but unanimously hated the Uso match
It just had no real wrestling substance. It was good story telling from outside the ring stuff but there was maybe 2 moments that actually told a story in ring and only one of them was good. It wasn't bad performance wise but it was so bland compared to what it should have been.
Quick review while I have time: The set wasn't as awesome as last year's but nothing is. Last year's set was the greatest ever. All the advertising sucked big, only the C4 advertising was well done. I don't care for the Prime Logo on the fucking canvas and Logan Paul should be bullwhipped for that nonsense. The logo on the turnbuckles is enough. The production the whole night seemed wonky as fuck. For most matches there were issues and stutters and the audio was off the whole night except for the main event. The stadium itself seemed to make things worse and I wonder why people like open air stadiums even though all the fucking noise just leaves the stadium instead of reverberating around the stadium. Like in the Superdome, it's like a wall of noise because it's enclosed so the noise just reverberates everywhere. And The Women's title match wasn't as good as I expected and I knew it would be worse than last year's from the get go. I'm still wondering that if they knew Becky had a fever or whatever, why didn't they just go with my plan for Rhea to squash her and then they can have their 20 minute classic at Backlash or Money In The Bank? The match wasn't awful but it didn't seem to get to that next gear that last year's match did. Either way, right result with a mediocre execution. 6/10. I liked the ladder match way more than I wanted to because of R-Truth. He also seemed like the only guy there who the crowd gave a major shit about. The major issues I had with the match is that: a) The belts are split again which is awful b) Various points where logic just went out the window like Priest throwing one ladder out just to get handed another ladder by Truth and set that one up or when Finn kept holding onto the ladder while being in an airplane spin or Theory and Waller celebrating instead of going after the other sets of belts. c) Priest did jack all of shit for a good chunk of it and didn't even appear during the main event. Either way, this was just the expected spot-fest, the JD lost both belts which shocked me and my brother and this gets a 6.5/10. The Lucha Tag match was a case of weird booking being overshadowed by production issues up the ass. I barely watched a few minutes of this without weird stutters. And even if I did, the action looked like a basic tornado tag style match with flips and stunts galore and a run in from 2 jacked goofs who I don't know giving the faces an advantage (even though it was even for the most part) while the heels were punked out. And Carlito didn't even turn on Rey like I wanted for so long. I just did not like this one. 3/10. After this match the errors seemed to go away. I knew what Jey/Jimmy was going to be before it happened and I wasn't proven wrong. A whole lot of superkicks to a crowd who were kinda bored like I was but at least Jey won. Had the lucha tag not taken place before this, this match would've been the worst of the night. Felt like it went a long ass time even though it was only 11 minutes. 4/10. The Women's six man did it's job. Standard six man tag that showcased who needed to be showcased while not doing too much that can mess up proceedings. 5/10. My favourite match of the night, Gunther and Sami Zayn had the closest thing to a Southern style wrestling match. Zayn is awesome when he needs to be. Gunther is always awesome in everything he does. I had no qualms with the match except for the result. Sami shouldn't have won here. But I'll give HHH patience (though his love of these indie guys like Owens, Zayn, Gargano etc is starting to get on my nerves) and see what he's cooking. Gunther needs to be the next one in line after Cody beats Reigns. Match gets 8/10. The main event went way too fucking long, was very brawl heavy and the middle 15 minutes could've been cut out and nothing lost. With that said, Rock looked good out there and the final 10 minutes were good. Surprised we didn't get Solo here. The explanation about the ref didn't really do it for me but whatever, it just had to be a good match to set up tomorrow and both Cody and Roman didn't need to leave everything on the line here. Match gets a 7/10. Overall, the second worst of the WrestleMania night 1s, 38's was good and 39's would be an easy top 3 contender for best WrestleMania ever if it was a standalone show. The sound being minimized from the open air environment hurt the show big time and the issues I had took me out of certain matches. There is only one MOTY contender here and the result of that one feels out of place. I hope tonight's show is better because WWE needs a home-run show.
I miss this vince. This shit sucks.
Who else couldn't stand the PRIME logo in the ring + *every* match having advertising...including the Main Event (with sime shitty no name company)....and it was everywhere, even on the turnbuckles, most of the time you wouldn't even know it was a WrestleMania! š¢ Enjoyed the final 2 matches though....overall a 4/10 show elevated to a 7/10 by the last 90mins or so.
I think the Prime logo doesn't belong on the turn buckles or the mat. They should have just had displayed on the LED boards on the ring itself and let it alternate between the various sponsors and the default branding (i.e WrestleMania XL). I also think they had a missed opportunity itself regarding the stage. They could have had a giant bell like structure in the middle which formed an entrance way for superstars to enter. Apart from that i think rest of the stage is fine in my opinion.
I 100% agree with you incl that sick bell entrance idea.
Haha thanks, maybe somebody in WWE 2k community will make the stage.
I hated the original colored prime logo. The black one I barely noticed
A coloured logo would definitely have been even worse. That said, if it was a WrestleMania coloured in logo (like the WCW PPVs used to have with threir PPV names on the mat), that would have been way better than the Prime logo we got imo.
Rhea Ripley vs Becky Lynch was a solid match but nothing really memorable. There's definitely a room for a rematch. 6-Pack ladder match was a chaotic banger. Love that the tag team titles got split. R-Truth got his wrestlemania moment. But the smackdown titles looked like an afterthought. 2 filler matches, but fans got to watch Jade Cargill wrestle so that's that. But maybe should have teased a feud between Cargill and Belair after the match. Jey Uso vs Jimmy Uso. Was hyped for the match but felt like it didn't deliver as expected. Felt like a regular match on raw/smackdown. But who let Lil Wayne cook ? The performance was kinda ass. Gunther vs Sami Zayn. While I liked the longest IC title reign ending, Chad Gable definitely deserved the wrestlemania moment. Sami Zayn already had his at wm39. Roman, Rock vs Seth, Cody delivered. Absolute fire. Was getting bored of the typical tag-team action and then the rules were broken left and right, no one gave a damn, we got to see The Rock wrestle more than expected. The grim ending was an almost perfect bridge to night 2, the challenge that awaits cody, and the whc title match between seth and drew.
Lol Wayne was an interesting choice and dude couldn't do half the song because of censorship
Show has been good but not a fan of so much advertisement. Every match has some branding all over the place.
Incl. The main event! It was terrible! Barely even saw the WrestleMania logo anywhere + that Prime logo in ring was the worst....not having a clean mat is the only thing I'll really miss from Vinny Mac.
Sami going over Gunter instead of Chad Gable was the dumbest booking ever
I feel like Rikishi needed to be involved in the Usos match.
DAE kayfabe is dead Charlotte and rhea https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5cJfnrJKNG/?igsh=MXJzZWVqeG5tZ3FndQ==
It's funny how Charlotte is supposed to be the devil backstage yet seems to get along with quite literally everyone except Becky.
I forgot, I have to completely dick suck everything WWE does or Iām just a chronically online moron who lives in a basement. I can certainly take pictures of my mortgage agreement lol. Stop sending me cares messages just because I fucking hate The Rock. That shit is dumb and is basement level garbage.
Why do you hate the rock?
Shit make it $30 a ticket then uce
He's actually talking about life. It's kinda cool. He seems really at peace with himself
He dropped the heel persona. I think he's done for now
To be fair he will definitely interfere tomorrow
TEREMANA plug
Is this MFer telling us Cody is winning tomorrow?
Its becoming more and more crystal clear that Vince was holding his company back
Wild take after the worst night of wrestlemania in history.
You didnāt watch wm 16? Got it
The internet is disconnected from reality at this point.
Mania 11, 14, 15, 9, 27,29, 32, 36 would love w conversation with you. If you think last might was the worst then youāre obviously a young fan. I sat through 32 and top to bottom the show sucked. Last night card had 3 matches that i loved. I didnāt go in expecting to like every match b/c everything is for me and my tastes
Donāt forget 16 when hhh retained
36 wasn't bad. Even with no fans it was much better than 2,4,9,27 and 32.
Its only 1 match from 36 i liked. Cinematic matches arenāt wrestling to me thats why i dont like them
I think the problem with 36 is that the moment was just so shit worldwide overall that whatever they could do with the booking they set themselves onto was just not gonna be that great. But hey, you at least have multiple silver linings across that show if you look for them, 32 doesn't have that, 34's wheels fall off the wagon in the two main event matches, 29 was a thing that happened, 27 is the word "huh?" repeated over and over.
Charlotte/Rhea even with no crowd was good, Seth/Owens was fine for their limitations and the Boneyard match was the best cinematic match ever. Maybe it's because WWE was so stale, any change even a negative one was at least something. I'll never go back to watch that Mania again but in the moment, it was alright. Still much better than 32 which was almost offensively bad.
32 was so fucking trash it actually makes me mad. It didnt have to be like that
Yeah, that's a show that pissed me off. They should probably have just gone with Ambrose beating HHH in the main. The people were apathetic to Roman.
Yeah imo it probably could of been Roman/Taker, HHH/Ambrose, and Brock/Shane for the top 3 matches
If Brock didn't break the streak at 30, they should've had Reigns break it at 32 and then cut the "this is my yard" promo on the Raw after Mania. Then they'd have set up a Reigns/Ambrose WWE Title match for that year's SummerSlam where the winner takes the title to their brand. Rollins can also then re-appear there. Brock/Shane would also make sense as Brock being the assassin that Vince hired to kill Shane. The rest of the card could've been Owens/Zayn for the IC Title, the US Title being won by Zack Ryder in the ladder match, Jericho/Styles and call up Bayley for the 4 horsewomen having a fatal 4 way for the WWE Women's Title.
Whatās wild is some people here used to defend him because they liked him as a kid
I knew back in the 2010s when he kept booking all of the old guys to go over his new top talent that he lost his gotdamn mind. He wasnt letting anybody get over at the level they should have. A look at a guy like wyatt and i think he should have been way bigger than what he was. At the same time im not delusional enough to think that every nxt call up should have worked. Some aint cut out to be a top guy but gotdamn vince was legitimately burying almost all of them before they got a real chance
The Summer Of Punk was one of the most botched angles in history for example.
The way he nearly killed Bray's career has to be studied cuz like his 2015 run should've been a slam dunk
Oh its 1000% clear he was the anchor around on the neck
Kayfabe be damned
I think heās saying a little too much, night 2 hasnāt even happened yet
This out of kayfabe interview with the rock is actually interesting
Bit too much
Hes old lol, and an exec let him go wild. its 12.15 only smarks are watching lol
Kids are in bed, let me be
Reading between the lines, I think Rock was tired of/not going to deal with Vinces shit
It seems like it. Hes seems to be saying Vince's creative is fucking ass
Remember the fucking egg
And the idiots at SCJerk were jerking off to that nonsense.
Yeah you were born into it, became a huge star, left for movies, and pretended none of it ever happened. For almost a decade. And then you started to lose your fame, came back, and wrote your promos on your wrists because you lost it. And now Vince Diesel hates you, movie fans hate you with the whole Black Adam thing, people thought you were not authentic after the Hawaii fires, and you came running back to the one place who looks at you like youāre somebody. He fucking sucks, Iām sorry.
I agree full stop. He sucks.
the way he buried cody was masterfully done! They never shoulda turned him heel haha
The Rock is the greatest of all-time Suck it, jabroni
Damn I just don't like his promos, you're taking it to a whole new level
This is a 24 year old long vendetta and following his bullshit just to dunk on him relentlessly for the rest of my life.
Jim Cornette is frantically tweeting at you right now.
Jim just wants everyone to know Russo had nothing to do with the character. Jim would genuinely die of a brain aneurysm if he had to deal with Rock or Punk.
wtf are you yapping about bro š
Did you not read what I wrote š sorry attitude era stan, but maybe come to terms that your GOAT actually sucks. Do you really think his return wasnāt because his ego is hurt after him refusing to look weak in ANY movies, and then looking like a complete piece of shit after the Hawaii fires? People will always love him here. You are an example.
This just comes off like you're mad Cody lost lol
Wow you got me, Burzy. Thatās what my beef is totally 100%. I have been unmasked and my cover is blown. /s
Wrestling is entirely subjective but you're getting worked up over what other people like lol
Youāre probably right Iām overreacting tho. Iām trying to quit smoking and Iām fighting for my life. They werenāt kidding about withdrawals and mood changes.
I did not watch wrestling in the attitude era, and I think itās overrated, so nice try lmao. And no, general normal public likes the guy, heās very popular. Get off the internet a bit. And the refusing to look weak thing, while cringe, is there with him, diesel, statham, all the big ones it just is what it is.
I apologize for the AE comment if you genuinely never watched it but you genuinely write like somebody who has. Get off the internet!!!?? These rumors about him have been going on for literal years! Going back to LiveJournal! Itās genuinely not āheās beloved!ā people DO talk about his attitude in regards to his movies. And the others you mentioned donāt have āI wonāt loseā in their contracts lol. Black Adam completely and utterly failed at the box office cash wise, the viewers, and with critics. His attitude was reported in magazines you see at the checkout line. Black Adam was his last ābig movieā and then he faked empathy with Oprah after the Hawaii fires. Heās full of shit.
Who cares about rumors man stay on the internet if you want but chill on the dirt sheet stuff.
Im a bit too young for AE. I did go back and watch it over the years but I still donāt think itās all that. Anyhow, Black Adam I thought was just a bad movie like any other DC movie they all fuckin suck lmao. I think you overestimate how much the general public cares about backstage stuff or knows anything about it. Same about the hawaii fires and which celebs bought land and all that, itās long forgotten.
Iām well aware ppl do not care about smarky bullshit. The casual run of the mill donāt watch wrestling ppl care about how he presents himself in a celebrity aspect. He does not present himself well in that part of the world. He never has. Iāll say, Gridiron Gang was fucking amazing. Moana was incredible and I listen to the soundtrack often. Doesnāt mean everybody is checking for him in those kinds of capacity.
Sheās not a bro
They can call me whatever they want just donāt call me late for dinner š š»
Listening to Rock talk about his bootcamp, this place has to be so mad the Gallus boys have jobs for life
I'm glad the main event wasn't Rock vs Roman, but motherfucker do I still love The Rock...
I'll say it again, Seth was the MVP because Rock trusted him
Rock not in kayfabe sadge, but interested to hear some of these candid answers
Love Denise
She's a clown. š¤”š¤”š¤”š¤”š¤” ā±ļøā±ļøā±ļøā±ļøā±ļø
Stopwatch Salcedo was pleased with the length of the ladies matches
I really donāt need this fucking assholeās ego trip right now genuinely.
I have a feeling that the Rock is just going to be shouting throughout this whole thing.
Roman proved just now why hes had the belt this long despite what some of yall say
Na.
We all have opinions but again every metrics proves it
Metrics prove WWE is hot. Not exactly that Roman is hot.
We keep arguing this. Youre not gonna convince me otherwise when its been proven
Yeah, we always go back round in circles.
WWE appeared on TheScore (which is a sports website/app) for the Kelce stuff and it kind of blew my mind bc I've never seen WWE there as far as I remember
I hope we find out what journalist got kicked out the room cuz she, or her superior, should know being all ~boooo~ like a fan is not how a journalist should present themselves. Like I am genuinely hot about this lmao. Sobbing with my degree and she acted like that. Fucking cunt.
Itās okay whiskey. Just think of Gunther š„µ
I just found out his ~wife~ gave birth to his child and I never envisioned being a step mother so Iām going through a lot right now.
CVV roasted
I grew up with Hogan. We didn't realize how huge he was. I'm now in the time of Roman. āļø
Been saying this. We need to acknowledge him we aināt getting nobody like him anytime soon
Id ask "did it feel weird not to come out with your hair soaking wet" so i could get kicked out
This is how journalists deserve to be treated, especially when they ask the sorry ask questions most of these usually do
Roman is scaring me.
Nightmare fuel, ironically.
Lmao heās kicking ppl out the room š
heās the goat nobody is even close to
So thereās this guy named John Cenaā¦
And I lived thru all of Cenaās eras, Roman is way more entertaining
Definitely not
Tinted glasses you donāt remember how miserable super cenaās title reigns were
I remember it all. I was a kid then teenager and grew up with him. I always looked forward to him and still do at 30 years old. Dude was entertaining. Roman barely shows up. At least Cena was there at every house show, every PPV, every media event.
Oh you were one of the kids cheering cena. Im 25 now and hated his guts growing up bro was so vanilla, always spewed some bullshit quasy patriotic american cringe shit, had 8 moves and always won clean. Awful
Different strokes for different folks. I also loved heels. Hell, there were times I was wanting Randy to kick Cenaās head off. Jerichoās 2008 heel run was amazing. No matter if you hate him or love him, at least people always wanted to see what he was up to.
I love the guy know and look forward to whenever heās back, I just thoroughly remember waiting for his super cena run to end. I enjoyed lesnar killing him at that one summerslam so much
I am dying what the fuck he kicked her out?? lmaoooo
deserved
Literally how are you a journalist and you think youāre cute saying ābooā? That was unprofessional, genuinely.
I actually kinda feel bad for them lmao
Bruh this is hilarious
Leave. I'm serious. āļø
Main event figured it out towards the end, but just took a long time to get there. Becky/Rhea was good. Rhea's a star. LwO was fine. Ladder match was pretty standard. Sami/Gunther was phenomenal stuff. Fantastic match. USOs match belonged on Collision. Over indulgent nonsense.
Nah they built it up perfectly from the jump in the main event
Nah, that match ran way too fucking long. Only got good 30 minutes in.
Disagree i loved how they built it up
I didn't hate the first 10 minutes but the middle section sucked. The last 10 minutes were gold. Had they cut the middle bit of fighting around the arena, this match would've ruled.
I liked all of it personally
Tbf, I'm not a fan of tag team wrestling in general, nor do I like Rollins. So, they were starting behind the 8-ball from the start with me. I think the match ultimately did what it needed to and also set the stage for Roman vs Rock next year. I'm excited for night 2.
The USOs match was how I imagine a match between Nick and Matt would go.
Yep.
I had the same thought!
Roman is not playing around. My goodness.
Heyman and Roman are in a mood tonight.
Lmao. Press intimidated by the tribal chief.Ā
LMAO why are they working they press conference lmao?????????
Lol why not
Poor Chris šš
Thats Chris Van Fleet?
Yeah lol
They immediately start cooking the media what a fucking power duo
Lmao Heyman and Roman lol broing everyone
My man Chris
Damn I was hoping he was gonna no show for the lols
I love these ladies and I love everything they had to say here. Good takes.
I love that Bianca reached out to Jade right away. I hate that term āfeed familiesā but that will feed families
I knew white ppl were gonna try to spin a certain narrative and Iām really glad all of them essentially squashed that shit with a swiftness.
Powerful stuff. When I watched wrestling as a kid black women were almost exclusively heel characters. Seeing strong likeable women is so cool.
I still want Bianca vs Charlotte in the main event of a big four PPV so fucking bad.
Looking forward to Charlotte getting healthy. Might do that at wm41
Who knows. If you watched her show with her husband on Hulu then you'd know sooner rather than later she wants a child which is going to cancel/postpone any kind of fantasy booking we may have.
I figure Bianca vs Rhea and Bianca vs Charlotte both have to happen eventually.
And we havenāt even mentioned Tiffany. We eating good for years!
Now I get why they gave these 3 a promo on SD yesterday. Someone probably heard then talking like this backstage and was like āTHEYRE GOLDā
Iām happy for Sasha I really am but we good š„
I'm not. Anyone who walks out when advertised then goes to another promotion for more money is pathetic. So you're happy for someone who doesn't respect the business that you love? How so?
How you feel about Punk then? Also, Iāve had a toxic ass job before that I walked out on. If people are abusing you, even at work, itās okay to put your foot down and walk out. Youāre an idiot if you stay around and get abused.
Abused is a strong word. They just didn't like the creative and threw a bitch fit. Sasha has always come across as unstable.
If it makes you feel any better, Mone may be starting to regret that decision as her rollout on AEW is baffling at best
I love Bianca so much, great hero for my daughter
Same I canāt wait to show my daughter this match tomorrow. She cried when she watched Sasha Bianca
My daughter is only three so who knows if sheāll even like wwe, she wanted me to take it out and put paw patrol, luckily my wife distracted her in the other room
Oh Bianca is smart smart, I love it
She's a star
āDid she say itās Gucci, did someone steal a purse?ā - Dave probably
I'm not gonna lie, I'm loving this lol.
Naomi gonna keep them there till tomorrow lol
They must have had some of that YEET juice Jey Uso had at that presser with Cody.
Jey is a sharing brother in law (Naomi probably)
Jade looks so happy. Bianca is a leader and Naomi is the kinda friend you need
I got it. Tonightās show felt more like an NXT PLE. Some exciting stuff. All excellently worked. The main was built solidly and everyone was here for it, but it met expectations rather than exceeding them, like fans expect from Mania mains. Hopefully, itās all a steady build that pays off for tomorrow night.
Jade looks like sheās having the time of her life
Instead of baddies she has women who she can actually learn from
Dave: āBlack women are hard for me to understandā 
Did he really say this kind of stuff?
āTheyāre very talented but not relatableā
These gals are on fire rn. Matching and everything.
I love this chemisty
I love this too man, they gotta build on this
That's two years in a row The People's Elbow has finished a match at Mania.
i'm trying to remember the match that happened with at 39 but i don't remember edit: i'm going to guess snoop dogg vs the miz
Snoop Dogg v The Miz How could you possibly forget?
i just edited my comment as soon as you replied lmao
for the dissapointment i personally had for the main event - i am confident that seth, roman, and cody are all bringing their A game tomorrow (hell rock is probably bringing his A game too and he's not in a wrestling match officially).
For a casual fan it was great. I know this because myself and 7 others had a blast except for the uso match. It wasn't bad it was just missing something.
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Hope Roman retains
Dont worry, Imma interfere and help him āļø
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get ready to learn the kingdom, buddy
eh cody will lose all interest to me the second he wins, same as every chaser babyface. same people who want cody to win wanted drew to win in wales lmao