Imagine back in 2013 someone told you Mania 32...

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... would not have John Cena or Randy Orton on the card, but it would have AJ Styles.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Wrestling's weird like that.

[FinalGwen]

Back before the WWE started its indy/TNA hires, it would have been unthinkable that the likes of Britani Knight, Claudio Castagnoli, Samuray Del Sol, Jon Moxley, Kevin Steen, El Generico, AJ Styles, Consequences Creed would all get onto the Mania card. Lunacy, surely.

Then you tell them that Triple H is main eventing against a relative of the Rock, and it offsets their disbelief and allows them to accept it.

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This entire card is wacky. It's like a smark's dream. Besides HHH/Reigns for the title (which doesn't surprise anyone) and that Divas 5v5 everything else is a dream.

Shane McMahon against Taker in a cell?
Ambrose against Lesnar in a street fight?
Charlotte defends the title against Becky and Sasha?
Styles against Jericho?
Owens defends the IC belt in a ladder match which includes Zayn?
Kofi, Big E and Xavier Woods against Sheamus, Barrett, Del Rio and Rusev? This "WWE 2K game random team" match?
Kaliso vs Ryback for the US title?
Usos vs Dudleys?
Andre the Giant has a memorable battle royal?

This entire card is straight out of 2K16.

[audiencewatching]

Not sure I agree on Kalisto, Uso and AGMBR but the rest you are right ^

[Joe Neglia]

Apr 1, 2016 2:31:16 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

... would not have John Cena or Randy Orton on the card, but it would have AJ Styles.

Keep in mind that in 2013, we still had Punk and Bryan as well.

But yeah, if you would have told me in 2013 that we'd be replacing Cena, Orton, Rollins, Bryan and Punk with Shane McMahon, AJ, the Dudleys and Eva Marie, I would have punched you in the kidney.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Apr 1, 2016 3:35:09 GMT -5 audiencewatching said:

Not sure I agree on Kalisto, Uso and AGMBR but the rest you are right ^

Remember, people still liked The Usos in 2013. Arguably that was when they were at their most beloved.

[Mid-Carder]

I know I'm in the minority here but I'm a bit sad for Orton and Cena that they're breaking their "consecutive Manias" streaks here. It's a credit to them that they haven't missed a single one since 2004.

Also, it would be a lot nicer having the "old guard" away for this Mania, if the even older guard weren't in the top two matches. Sigh.

[radiantsilvergun]

Yeah its crazy....


Kevin Steen and El Generico are gonna be on Mania too.... Its crazy <3

[Abdullah]

Apr 1, 2016 3:39:26 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

Apr 1, 2016 3:35:09 GMT -5 audiencewatching said:

Not sure I agree on Kalisto, Uso and AGMBR but the rest you are right ^

Remember, people still liked The Usos in 2013. Arguably that was when they were at their most beloved.

Yeah, I'm not sure what's with the Ziggler-ing of The Usos as of late. Yeah, they're in a slump right now but a lot of posts about them act as if those awesome matches with The Shield and The Wyatts didn't happen. Makes you worry at how quickly good work is undone by meh work.

[celticjobber]

Just another reminder than anything can happen in the World Wrestling Federation Entertainment.

[Perfect Timing]

Usos kill anything decent they do with their stupid war dance at the entrance. Stop that shit.

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Oh boy let's list indy wrestlrs by their endy names and be like WOW

[Thaal Sinestro]

I thought this was 2003 at first and thought it was going to be about HHH in the main event and I would have said yes I believe you.

[JCBaggee]

It's not Sunday yet, there's still a chance Cena and Orton will turn up

[willyjakes]

Wrestling has always been like that. Imagine in 1990 after Warrior pins Hogan (Hogan actually getting more cheers than the insurgent Warrior and being an unstoppable babyface face at the time) that in 2 years Ric Flair would win the WWF title at the Royal Rumble, Warrior would be off the map, and Hulk would be mocked and booed. Who would believe that?

[radiantsilvergun]

Apr 1, 2016 7:32:19 GMT -5 @lovehater said:

Oh boy let's list indy wrestlrs by their endy names and be like WOW

Haha YEAH! Nothing you do out of the WWE matters, kid! Welcome to the big leagues! LOL

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Apr 1, 2016 9:46:28 GMT -5 radiantsilvergun said:

Apr 1, 2016 7:32:19 GMT -5 @lovehater said:

Oh boy let's list indy wrestlrs by their endy names and be like WOW

Haha YEAH! Nothing you do out of the WWE matters, kid! Welcome to the big leagues! LOL

Yerrhhh!


Admittedly, a crabby post from me, with no real point. But it was about the "if you would've told me back in blah blah blah that John Noxley, Eli Generico, Claudio Catsenmoyer and blah blah blah would be in WWE would be here at this time, I would've said you crazy!" posts in general.

Man, I get annoyed by silly things.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

Apr 1, 2016 9:31:01 GMT -5 willyjakes said:

Wrestling has always been like that. Imagine in 1990 after Warrior pins Hogan (Hogan actually getting more cheers than the insurgent Warrior and being an unstoppable babyface face at the time) that in 2 years Ric Flair would win the WWF title at the Royal Rumble, Warrior would be off the map, and Hulk would be mocked and booed. Who would believe that?

Or that within a couple of years of that the smaller guy from the Hart Foundation and the blonde guy from The Rockers would be the two guys carrying the company, and Vinnie Vegas/Oz would win the IC, tag, and WWF titles in just seven months.

[Push R Truth]

If you told me in 2012 that Alex Riley wouldn't be wrestling at Wrestlemania 32 I'd say "Water is wet, sky is blue. Next you'll tell me that Zack Ryder isn't going to be appearing either!"