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Post by DSR on Mar 29, 2015 23:30:17 GMT -5
9/10. Had a lot of fun, even if that Rock/Rousey/Authority segment was overlong and a bit anticlimactic. And I think Sting should have won. But other than those things, it was awesome.
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Post by cackles on Mar 29, 2015 23:33:35 GMT -5
It was pretty solid to me. Gave it an 8/10. It got knocked down a bit due to the end of HHH/Sting and the Battle Royal, but otherwise it was very entertaining and will definitely watch some of the matches again in the future. Especially that main event and the Seth/Orton match.
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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Mar 29, 2015 23:47:15 GMT -5
- Thought the 4 way was pretty good, with some nice spots. - The ATGMBR was ok, not as good as last year's, though I did mark for Miz-dow eliminating Miz. - The ladder was a really good match, though shorter than I thought it should've been and cringed at that superplex spot(due to them being a little too close to the ropes) & of course Dean getting powerbombed through the ladder(I guess he failed wellness ). - Orton/Rollins was a good match with a cool finish! - Thought Sting/HHH was ok - solid, liked the nWo/DX interferrence, though not the result or the handshake...plus JBL was extra annoying during this match. - Then there was a bit of a lull there, with the musical performance, the divas match(which, while not a bad match, it just kinda felt off for some reason) & whatnot. - Rusev/Cena was a good match, I liked both of them breaking out new offense, though I didn't care for Cena winning after only 1 AA(and it wasn't even a good AA either). Also, I wonder what this means for Rusev & Lana now. - The Authority/Rock/Rousey segment was just a bit too long for me. - Taker/Bray was a decent match, though Taker clearly doesn't have any great matches left in him. - The main event was a hell of a match, with a Very Nice ending. Brock was his usual great self, Roman played his part well(actually looking like a desperate, somewhat sympathic underdog who wouldn't stay down), but just couldn't put the Beast down & Seth looked ever the opportunistic chickens***picking his spot. I'll goo...7 right now, though I might change my mind later.
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Post by deancubed on Mar 30, 2015 1:33:43 GMT -5
Seems like if you respect the IC title, mania was good to great to amazing. If you think the IC title is worthless despite Bryan holding it and all the legends congratulating him, then Mania probably sucked for you.
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Post by Malibu Stacy on Mar 30, 2015 1:55:56 GMT -5
7/10 show overall, but 10/10 main event, both for the match itself as well as the ending.
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Post by Chiral on Mar 30, 2015 2:08:35 GMT -5
What I liked -Crowd was great all night. -Ladder match in general/Bryan winning -Orton's RKO -Sting getting a huge reaction -Lawler was actually pretty enjoyable on commentary tonight I thought. Much better than JBL/Cole who went into sad quiet voices too much tonight. -SUPLEX CITY -Best booking of Roman given the build, he needed to look tough but tonight wasn't his time. -Fans booing BNB hurting the Stardust ladder -Ronda -Undertaker and Wyatt was fun -No real bad matches
Didn't like -No real great matches -The bad buildup really hurt the emotion of some of the matches -Sting losing -Big Show and Itami on the preshow. I don't get it. -JBL/Cole announcing -Timing stuff like Rock's promo taking forever -On that note, an authority promo DURING Wrestlemania? Ugh. I can't stand Stephanie. The McMahons all must have the most fragile egos. -Terminator entrance -Not really feeling Rollins' win right now. -I'm concerned that a major 2015 PPV still had Orton, Triple H, and Cena picking up major wins
I dunno, I guess a 7. It's Wrestlemania, probably didn't help that I had an awful day leading up to it.
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Post by RI Richmark on Mar 30, 2015 2:09:07 GMT -5
8/10 for me.
Only low points were the pointless concert, the ending of HHH/Sting (although the rest of the match was fun), and the Divas match (too short).
Everything else was solid and the main event was spectacular.
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Post by wallabylikeyou on Mar 30, 2015 7:50:53 GMT -5
7/10. Great ending, enjoyed Cena/Rusev but Sting/HHH was very boring for me, Undertaker/Wyatt wasn't great, and the musical acts and incredibly long Authority/Rock and Rousey stuff were derailing to me. The other matches were alright but nothing amazing.
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Post by AdamAFL was sooooo wrong on Mar 30, 2015 8:12:10 GMT -5
A solid 7.
The IC Match was cool, Orton/Rollins was good, Rusev's entrance was fantastic and the majority of Sting/Hunter was awesome.
On the other hand Wyatt/Taker sucked, the end to Sting/Hunter sucked and Reigns/Brock was just a badly booked mess.
BUT Seth cashing in made everything special. So yeah an up and down 'Mania ending on a huge high.
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Post by Bo Rida on Mar 30, 2015 8:13:11 GMT -5
8/10 - It was a lot of fun, I'm not sure it holds up to annoying things like logic, re-watches or that the right people winning but this time that didn't matter to me and I was happy to go along for the ride.
The main issues were the battle royal and the pacing, mostly due to the never-ending Rosey segment. Oh and the commentary, JBL doing his best impression of Alex Riley during Sting's match being the lowest point in a booth full of lows.
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Post by MC Blowfish on Mar 30, 2015 8:28:55 GMT -5
Things I loved: I loved the ladder match. Orton/Rollins was really good. I wished that they would have had Rollins win, especially when he cashed in later in the night. The Sting/HHH match was fun. I loved DX and NWO coming out. I really enjoyed the Cena/Rusev match. It was really good. Lesnar was a monster. I was actually getting behind Reigns. I still didn't see him winning, but he played his role perfectly.
Things I wasn't a fan of: Undertaker should have lost. You have Bray Wyatt who could have really ran with the victory and becoming the new face of fear. I was hoping Sting would have won. The Authority segment went too long. The concert was boring. I didn't like the main event ending. They spent time hyping these two only to make it a triple threat at the last minute. Nothing against Seth Rollins, but I'm not feeling it yet.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2015 8:34:39 GMT -5
I gave it a 6. -Tag title match was overbooked; I mentioned they should have had a 4-way "12-competitor" match instead, but I was happy with the outcome. -I missed the beginning of the battle royal, but it was pretty crappy. No way I believe the former "Intellectual Savior of the Masses" is dumb enough to think he can take out Big Show by himself. (Show worked hard, I give him credit.) I would have liked for Miz & Mizdow to be the last two, then Miz demand he eliminate himself and go that route. Well, here's your first match for Extreme Rules. -These multi-man ladder matches are getting tough to watch, and I don't just mean my feed getting all garbled up when Stardust brought out his silly rhinestone ladder (only real issue of the evening). Daniel Bryan won, pretty fair result. Line of the night, "You don't want to headbutt a goat." I'd type out what the Roku close-captioning was saying, but the one printing it out must have been taking tequila shots while doing it, as it started getting more difficult to read and understand. At one point they had "Jey" doing commentary and mentioned DB as the Inter. Skerpt champion." -Orton beating Rollins, eh, felt like I seen that before. Pretty sweet RKO, though. (Orton WM matches aren't bad, he just gets put in these situations where he just doesn't seem to "connect" with the crowd for some reason.) -Kinda figured Triple H and Sting was gonna be overridden with controversy when they announced "by pinfall or submission only". It was a mess (Triple H wearing the latest from Milan, the "Terminator robot mask by Jiffy Pop"), with all the interference and extras, they should have just called it a "50 shades of grey" match (because they're all silver foxes now). The handshake at the end was pretty funny to me, Road Dogg leaning in to Sting and I imagine he was saying, "Sting, there's this barber in New York you should see about your Bozo hair." Oh, and screw you Shawn Michaels. -Rusev had a bad-ass entrance, I was impressed. Cena's pretty bland for him, which is good; he was focused. Match was not as good as Fastlane, but not bad. I still think Cena should have won with the submission...or the dreaded WCW finisher from 1995, "high heeled shoe to the eye". -Divas...seems like I've seen this match a few times. -Ah, my smoke break! Thank you, Rock! (Don't care about Ronda Rousey.) Wanted Rock to pull a Jericho version 2011, soak in the cheers, grab the mic, then drop it like it's hot and leave. -Undertaker looked good. Would have been cool if Bray crab-walked his way into a tombstone, but that's probably just me. Match wasn't anything special, kinda like the one Taker had against Bray's dad 20 years ago. -Main event got a lot of praise from me. Of course, watching with my brother, there was a lot of Rocky references. Seemed to us Brock did a better job beating HIMSELF up than anything Roman did. Yeah, we marked for Rollins cashing in at WM. Nice little twist at the end. There's my 6.
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Post by Andy Martin on Mar 30, 2015 9:20:11 GMT -5
8/10 - It was a lot of fun, I'm not sure it holds up to annoying things like logic, re-watches or that the right people winning but this time that didn't matter to me and I was happy to go along for the ride. The main issues were the battle royal and the pacing, mostly due to the never-ending Rosey segment. Oh and the commentary, JBL doing his best impression of Alex Riley during Sting's match being the lowest point in a booth full of lows. Apart from JBL being, well, JBL I thought the commentary was fine last night.
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Post by BK From WV on Mar 30, 2015 9:23:51 GMT -5
I give it a 4 based solely on Rollins winning the title. I loved that and there were a couple other moments I liked but overall, I was bored through most of it.
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Post by Session Moth is over on Mar 30, 2015 9:43:04 GMT -5
This wasn't even the best Wrestlmania in the last 12 months. I loved the main event. Amazing. While I had no interest in Triple H vs Sting I enjoyed it for DX and NWO. 6/10.
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Post by PsychoGoatee on Mar 30, 2015 9:46:42 GMT -5
The seven of us who gave it a 10 so far should form a stable. Greatest night in the history of sports entertainment, best WrestleMania ever, Seth ROLLINS is THE MAN, baby!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2015 14:54:44 GMT -5
7/10.
I automatically deduct one point solely for the length of that HHH/Steph/Rock/Rousey promo, nothing was said or done in there that couldn't have been said or done in 7 minutes instead of what felt like 25. Just a pointless segment that while entertaining accomplishes nothing in the current WWE product. If Stephanie would let some of the girls on the roster take her out then maybe we'd be getting somewhere, but I digress.
Then I take another point off for a cash in of the Money in the Bank case at Wrestlemania, just lazy assed booking. Hopefully everyone like the classic corporation non-stop run ins, pulling refs out of the ring and changing the rules mid-match because that's what we're likely to be getting for months now. I also feel that there was way more of an opportunity to keep Brock dominating while legitimately building someone up to finally end his path of dominance.
Then I take one more point off just because it wasn't a truly great show.
Tag match had some cool spots, but was just kind of there.
Andre Battle Royal was decent for a battle royal, but how dumb are Miz an Mizdow in kayfabe for arguing amongst themselves with Mizdow eliminating the Miz while the Big Show was the only other guy left? Did Cesaro and the Matador guy play a rousing game of Twister in the ring after the tag match while waiting for the Battle Royal to start?
The IC ladder match was about what everyone expected. It was okay with some moronic bumps. Bad News Barrett looks to have gotten into really good shape.
Orton/Rollins was a strong match with yet another great RKO counter from Orton for the win.
HHH/Sting was a really fun match. For some reason I laughed my ass off when the DX music hit and they ran in. Kind of scratching my head at HHH winning, though it was nice to see Sting really enjoying himself in front of a huge crowd one more time. Hopefully they can get a few more matches out of him.
AJ/Paige vs. the Bella's was what it was. AJ and Paige are both overrated and while they've improved substantially the Bella's aren't exactly workhorses in the ring either.
Cena/Rusev was decent, though I expected better out of them. Not a bad match by any means, but I feel that it went too according to formula. Rusev rode to the ring in a tank that no doubt was liquidated from the DX army so it wasn't all bad.
Undertaker/Wyatt was about what one would expect from a past his prime Taker and someone that sucks as much as Wyatt does. Taker looked to be in really good shape though, maybe they can get one more match out of him this year.
Reigns/Lesnar was a really good match with a really good story going until they stuck Rollins in there for no good reason. Kind of amazing since all that I read on these forums was how that the match would be terrible because Brock and Roman need to be carried at all times. Funny how that works out. Not a fan of the cash in at all.
Solid show with some good fun, it's about par for the course of an average Wrestlemania.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Mar 30, 2015 15:01:23 GMT -5
It gets a solid 8. A much, MUCH better show than it looked on paper. Cut the Rock/Rousey/Authority promo by about 10 min and change the outcome to Sting/HHH and I'd be inclined to give it a higher grade.
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Post by Beets by Schrute on Mar 30, 2015 16:10:09 GMT -5
Good enough to send another fruit basket, perhaps?
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Post by Jeff Mangum PI on Mar 30, 2015 16:26:18 GMT -5
I would've given it a nine, but Sting & Bray looking like jobbers lowered it to a seven for me. The 30's era of WM is off to a way better start than 20 & 21.
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