Malcolm
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Post by Malcolm on Oct 15, 2013 23:47:21 GMT -5
I'm curious to know what everyone thinks are the worst Wrestlemanias. I also want to know so I don't end up stuck with a crappy Wrestlemania on dvd.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2013 23:54:56 GMT -5
I'd say mostly a lot of the early ones. Most of the those mostly have a ton of short, meaningless filler with only two or three matches that really matter or at all are worth remembering.
Modern era, probably 25, 27, or 29. All have some good matches (for 25 Michaels / Taker and the triple threat, for 27 Cody / Rey, Taker / Triple H, and Orton / Punk, for 29 Taker / Punk), but terrible main events and a lot that's not really worth remembering.
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Oct 15, 2013 23:56:55 GMT -5
WM 11 still sets the standard for the worst. Only seven matches, dead crowd in a small arena in what is not a Wrestlemania-caliber city, and a football player is in the main event.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Oct 16, 2013 0:03:19 GMT -5
WrestleMania IX will get tons of votes, but I love it. Mania 2 will get them as well, which, I'm not fond enough of to bother to defend.
But Mania IX gets more shit than it deserves.
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Post by thegame415 on Oct 16, 2013 1:22:11 GMT -5
11 is hands down the worst. I do t think there are any significant moments from that show. It really sums up the state of pro wrestling at that time.
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Oct 16, 2013 1:26:03 GMT -5
11 and to play the bad guy, 12 seems weak with some viewings.
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Post by Todd Pettengill on Oct 16, 2013 1:30:27 GMT -5
11 and to play the bad guy, 12 seems weak with some viewings. Agree on both. 11 is nothing special. 12 is terribly boring. 9 will get a lot of hate but it's lightyears better than 11 & 12. |
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Oct 16, 2013 1:30:59 GMT -5
11 and to play the bad guy, 12 seems weak with some viewings. 12 could vary depending on one's opinion on the Iron Man match. If you don't like it, there's not much else to it. |
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Post by Crusty Ruffles on Oct 16, 2013 1:35:34 GMT -5
I thought IX would be dead and buried by now. It's good for a show that got booked into a corner.
I'm on board that XI is probably the worst. As unpopular as this may be, IV and V kind of left me flat too.
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Post by mizerable on Oct 16, 2013 1:36:27 GMT -5
Wrestlemania IX is great. Yeah, it had silly moments, but it's a very vivid Mania for me as being truly the end of the golden age of wrestling.
Wrestlemania XI is the epitome of disaster. Why this was not inducted into Wrestlecrap, I'll never know. The show suffered from massive sound issues, a lousy venue, overabundance of celebs that no one gave a shit about; Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Nicholas Turturro, LT...you know, people who disappeared from the mainstream without a care. The opening tag match was forgettable, the less said, the better. Ramon/Jarrett was a good match that didn't need to be 15 minutes leading to a DQ...that's bullshit. 6 minutes tops for a DQ at a big event.Also, this was a done to death match for both of them at this point...such filler, should have been the Kid instead. Bret's match with Backlund was very dull, made worse by a very annoying Roddy Piper. I think this is Taker's worst performance, Dibiase dropping the urn on the outside with a lot of botching on the inside...the finish was super weak (a clothesline?). I'll take a green Gonzalaz over a sloppy Bundy any day of the week. The only 2 good matches with the Tag team titles match and the WWF title match. The tag match was good for the surprise return of Yoko, as well as keeping it under 10 minutes, right at the point where it would have gotten bad if it went any longer. The WWF title match was good, except for the fact that no one gave a shit about Diesel...and having him celebrate with a bunch of people who would rather be anywhere else, didn't help matters. The main event wasn't completely terrible, but it didn't need to be the main event. The fact that Bigelow busted his ass and didn't get any reward for busting his ass makes me hate this Mania even more in hindsight. There was nothing remarkable about this event. Everyone involved in the following Mania would go on to have a much better match (with the exception of Owen and Yoko possibly).
Also Wrestlemania 27 was just a poorly booked mess.
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Post by Stu on Oct 16, 2013 1:54:06 GMT -5
I'd say mostly a lot of the early ones. Most of the those mostly have a ton of short, meaningless filler with only two or three matches that really matter or at all are worth remembering. You can't really compare the early ones to the current ones. Back then, it wasnt as common to see matches without jobbers. It was special just to see matches with the main wrestlers, so storylines and angles weren't exactly necessary. Anyway, IX and XI are usually considered the worst. |
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Post by khali on Oct 16, 2013 1:57:29 GMT -5
A lot of the early wrestlemanias are bad, but the worst I think is IV. At least Mania 2 has two enjoyable matches in the middle of all the drek. IV has a lot of problems. There's way too many matches, so everything is way too short. It's packed with dirt poor finishes. As much as we complain about current booking, consider how Savage, the guy winning the tournament, was booked. He advanced to the finals by DQ, as he was hit with a cane. A couple of the matches are really awful too, the worst being Rick Rude vs. Jake Roberts, which is so ungodly boring that it's up there as an all time bad Mania match.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Oct 16, 2013 6:50:12 GMT -5
WM27 was basically a four-hour advert for the next one, and Miz/Cena could've had a great match if they'd been given the time. I love The Rock but no Wrestlemania should open with a 20 minute promo.
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Post by Albino Heat on Oct 16, 2013 8:08:47 GMT -5
XI.
When Bret Hart has a bad match and when your match of the night involves Kevin Nash, you know something has gone horribly wrong.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Oct 16, 2013 8:14:06 GMT -5
When I think about the worst things about Mania 27, the Rock promo doesn't even really come to mind. Probably because that damn Cole vs. Lawler match agitates me before I can think of anything else.
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Post by Jiren on Oct 16, 2013 8:18:46 GMT -5
4. BORING!, nice to see Savage win the title but I feel Hulk kind stole his spotlight somewhat
11. Dud matches except for Diesel/HBK, Dead crowd & L.T i the main event
12. When the match of the night is Diesel/undertaker....Yeesh
2000. not a single 1 on 1 match and a stupid ending (E&C/Hardys/Dudleys was gret though)
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Post by AJ Smudgico on Oct 16, 2013 8:19:48 GMT -5
I can't sit through XI, the tag team opener is embarrassing, the venue seems wrong, the Bret match is plodding, Diesel is in match of the night and there are a whole bunch of celebrities that weren't recognised in the UK
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Post by CMWaters on Oct 16, 2013 8:21:02 GMT -5
2000. not a single 1 on 1 match and a stupid ending (E&C/Hardys/Dudleys was gret though) The Kat vs. Terri was one on one! Anyway, I can't defend 11, but I do have somewhat of a soft spot for it as it was my first WrestleMania I saw live. I'm amazed that 15 hasn't been mentioned, as I thought that it wasn't that popular of one. |
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Post by Jiren on Oct 16, 2013 8:22:16 GMT -5
2000. not a single 1 on 1 match and a stupid ending (E&C/Hardys/Dudleys was gret though) The Kat vs. Terri was one on one! Anyway, I can't defend 11, but I do have somewhat of a soft spot for it as it was my first WrestleMania I saw live. I'm amazed that 15 hasn't been mentioned, as I thought that it wasn't that popular of one. Thanks i'd forgotten that monstrosity |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2013 10:28:57 GMT -5
XI. When Bret Hart has a bad match and when your match of the night involves Kevin Nash, you know something has gone horribly wrong. Funny thing, that's how I'd describe 12. |
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