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Post by #Classic Hi-Definition X on Apr 1, 2012 21:18:41 GMT -5
OK, the show's over, now it's time for the aftermath. Have at it, kiddies!
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Post by paywindah on Apr 1, 2012 21:58:02 GMT -5
Very disappointing show. Didn't think they'd follow up last year's debacle with another but they proved me wrong.
What they did to Bryan and Sheamus (who wasn't helped at all by the win) was inexcusable. You don't treat a world title like that at the biggest show of the year.
Orton/Kane was nothing more than a payday for two veterans. Zero crowd heat, boring match.
Taker/Trips was decent. Hot crowd made it seem better than it was. A lot of smoke and mirrors. Post-match scene was made less important knowing they'll trot all these guys back out next year to save another WM from their bad booking.
Would be nice if the younger guys would get a chance to tell these kinds of stories instead of being booked in feuds nobody cares about and positioned as not being anywhere near the level of the Attitude Era stars.
Punk/Jericho was great despite the dead crowd for the first half. Good that they gave Punk a high profile WM win, and a clean one at that.
Rock/Cena was OK. About what we expected.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2012 21:58:52 GMT -5
Middle of the road Wrestlemania, which therefore makes it a dissapointment since on paper it looked to be a potentially great Wrestlemania.
The first hour was awful, and the constant commercials, twitter references and music performances were aggrevating. The world title match killed the crowd, and apart from certain parts during the main events they remained lukewarm throughout the night.
However the PPV was saved by the big three matches (Undertaker/HHH, Punk/Jericho and Cena/Rock).
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Post by Jimmy on Apr 1, 2012 21:59:11 GMT -5
SUCKED
just kidding, it was pretty good
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Post by Unocal 76 on Apr 1, 2012 21:59:24 GMT -5
Couple thoughts:
Surprised Sheamus/Bryan was so short.
Big Show winning the belt was the right call; Cody had to get his comeuppance, plus here's a guy who's been champ for nearly 7 months and barely defended it.
Maria Menounos < Snooki
Since Team Johnny won, expect Michael Cole to be even more intolerable and kiss up to Laurinatis
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2012 21:59:36 GMT -5
Crap. Best since 24, but that's not high praise - holy hell though, Triple H / Taker was worth the price of admission.
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Post by salz4life on Apr 1, 2012 21:59:52 GMT -5
Rock goes over and nothing after the match? The only reasoning is they are going to announce a rematch for 29 tomorrow night.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Apr 1, 2012 22:00:02 GMT -5
Decent WrestleMania, but not the classic I was hoping for. The only thing that would be offensively bad would be Bryan/Sheamus, and I found it more hilarious than anything.
Triple H and The Undertaker absolutely stole it, in my opinion, while Punk/Jericho and Cena/Rock were good too.
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Post by Desi on Apr 1, 2012 22:00:21 GMT -5
Worse than last year, HHH/Taker was the only match worth paying for. Sheamus/Bryan's debacle of a match took me right out of the show and I never got invested in it from then on.
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Post by Y2M on Apr 1, 2012 22:00:30 GMT -5
Miles better than last year, but it was a lot slower than I expected. Took a while for a lot of the matches to get going. The Rock winning was really a surprise. The Bryan/Sheamus match was total bullcrap. Overall, not bad, but not the greatest as Michael Cole is contractually obliged to say.
Grade: B
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2012 22:00:40 GMT -5
I feel like Bryan/Sheamus tainted the rest of the card in a lot of people's eyes, but it wasn't that big of a deal to me. Taker/HHH was fun, as were the 12-man tag, Punk/Jericho, and Cena/Rock.
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Post by Andrew is Good on Apr 1, 2012 22:00:43 GMT -5
The top three matches delivered without question. Rock vs Cena was awesome, Punk vs Jericho was awesome, and Taker vs Triple H was awesome. The main complaint is the first match. For the first hour and a lot of the show, I kept thinking to myself, this replaced Daniel Bryan at Wrestlemania. He didn't get to wrestle this year and he was pulled off of last year's show.
Even the crowd, who were chanting yes before the show went on the air, who were chanting Yes! when he was in the ring, and were chanting his name throughout the first hour, it was bad just for the guys in that first hour, because it killed the show until Taker vs HHH brought it back? Orton vs Kane seemed to drag, Rhodes vs Show could have been 18 seconds with what Cody has been saying to Show, the Divas Match was awful as expected, why couldn't that have gotten 18 seconds?
A miscarriage of justice for Daniel Bryan.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 1, 2012 22:01:40 GMT -5
The three main events delivered enough (I really, really loved the story in the HitC match). Rock going over surprised me. The other matches either weren't notable or weren't given enough time to develop so WWE could make time to be cool and hip with their music performances/celebs or do hilariously unhilarious comedy skits.
Not a great show by any means, but what mattered most was good, so ultimately there's that.
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Post by salz4life on Apr 1, 2012 22:01:47 GMT -5
Solid Wrestlemania IMO. Don't get the Sheamus squash of Bryan. The divas match wasn't great, but no one expected much. The rest was solid along with a MOTY candidate in Taker/HHH.
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Post by Beets by Schrute on Apr 1, 2012 22:04:33 GMT -5
4 out of 5.
Bryan/Sheamus should not of been 'that'
Really liked Teddy/Johnny match minus Khali
Hell In a Cell: damn was that awesome!
Punk/Jericho was great like expected to be
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Post by The Great El' PANDA King on Apr 1, 2012 22:05:01 GMT -5
Good show. I enjoyed Cena/Rock and HHH/Taker. The undercard was promoted as filler and a pre-show to the main four matches (with Teddy/Johnny and Jericho/Punk) and it was dealt like a pre-show so the top four matches got the time.
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Post by King Ghidorah on Apr 1, 2012 22:05:50 GMT -5
Only liked Taker and Miz winning, I really feel like I wasted my money. Beside Miz wrestling I was looking most foward to Sheamus/Began, so I feel cheated out of $60.
Grade: D -
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Apr 1, 2012 22:06:06 GMT -5
I'd say it was on par with 24 and 26- a fun Mania with some memorable monents, but not a legendary one like 17 or 19.
The first hour was basically a typical Raw, but everything else after that was awesome. I certainly didn't waste my money, that's for sure.
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Post by skulldouggory on Apr 1, 2012 22:06:16 GMT -5
After a piss poor start, the HIAC match, Jericho/Punk and suprise of Rocky winning made the ppv worth getting.
Trikki D sighting was cool.
Have the feeling that Danielson will get released this year. It was a horrible end to a horrible title reign that was only saved by how awesome in the role DBD was.
I'm never one to complain about Divas matches, but this one was awful to the point it was offensive. Eve was awesome but Beth couldnt juggle 2 sandbags with the grace she usually does.
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Post by BoilerRoomBrawler on Apr 1, 2012 22:06:49 GMT -5
Missed all but the main events and the Funkasaurus. Based on what I saw, I thought it was fine. This of course is hardly an informed opinion.
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