Post by GuyOfOwnage on Apr 1, 2016 15:33:33 GMT -5
Good luck with that, guys.
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www.forbes.com/sites/blakeoestriecher/2016/04/01/wwe-wrestlemania-32-will-outdo-nxt-takeover-dallas/#4035f0b717dc
WWE NXT TakeOver: Dallas will be better than WrestleMania 32 because it features Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe, Sami Zayn vs. Shinsuke Nakamura and the first major match from Austin Aries.
Well, at least that’s what the majority of WWE fans who watch both NXT and Monday Night Raw will tell you.
And if you look at both shows on paper, the NXT TakeOver: Dallas card is certainly a diehard fan’s dream while WrestleMania 32 is, well, kind of just there. But if recent WrestleMania history is any indication, WrestleMania 32 will be better than most expect, and yes, better than the already critically acclaimed NXT TakeOver: Dallas.
In each of the past two years, the WrestleMania card initially appeared to pretty underwhelming, but both WrestleMania 30 and WrestleMania 31 surpassed their lowly expectations by a country mile. WrestleMania 30, which attracted more than 75,000 fans to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, wound up being one of the best WrestleManias of all-time, with an opener between Triple H and Daniel Bryan that is arguably the greatest ever, a phenomenal main event that produced one of the most emotional moments in history (Bryan’s title win) and the most shocking match outcome ever when The Undertaker’s undefeated streak was ended at the hands of Brock Lesnar.
WrestleMania 31 seemed destined to pale in comparison to its predecessor, but again, it more than delivered. The WWE’s highest grossing event ever, which also broke records for attendance, viewership and social media use, wound up being a highly entertaining and newsworthy show, one that featured a stellar ladder match for the Intercontinental title and Randy Orton blasting Seth Rollins with an unforgettable RKO to finish off a very good undercard bout.
WrestleMania 31 was also marked by Sting’s historic first WWE match, Roman Reigns facing Brock Lesnar in an amazing match that was better than anyone anticipated and the first ever Money in the Bank cash in at WrestleMania, which sent the crowd into a frenzy. The show was a rousing success despite the fact that the final build to it featured Lesnar and Reigns playing a childish game of tug-of-war over the WWE title.
WrestleManias 30 and 31 raised the bar of the WrestleManias that came immediately before it, with WrestleManias 27-29 all falling short of expectations and the lukewarm WrestleMania 27 main event of John Cena vs. The Miz making that show a particularly difficult one to watch. Going into WrestleMania 32, there is that same gut feeling that the show is, like WrestleMania 27 and other recent ‘Manias, going to underwhelm, a sentiment that is particularly strong among WWE fans who also watch NXT.
NXT TakeOver: Dallas, on the other hand, has a marvelous card that should continue NXT’s long history of TakeOver being downright awesome, but those who are sleeping on the main roster are destined to wake up at WrestleMania 32.
The show is headlined by Triple H vs. Roman Reigns, two stars who, no matter what they accomplish, are easy targets for criticism. As a result, it’s widely expected that their WrestleMania 32 match won’t be any good. But why? For all the hate Reigns and Triple H receive, they’ve proven to deliver when given the spotlight of a main event match, as F4WOnline.com’s Dave Meltzer recently suggested.
Recent examples of this are Triple H’s stellar performance against Dean Ambrose at WWE Roadblock, his epic match against Bryan at WrestleMania 30, the shockingly great Lesnar vs. Reigns main event from WrestleMania 31 and Reigns vs. Bryan at WWE Fastlane in February 2015. These great bouts will be overlooked by those who blindly choose to hate on either Reigns or Triple H, even though both of their histories suggest that they will give fans a show to remember at WrestleMania 32.
Well, at least that’s what the majority of WWE fans who watch both NXT and Monday Night Raw will tell you.
And if you look at both shows on paper, the NXT TakeOver: Dallas card is certainly a diehard fan’s dream while WrestleMania 32 is, well, kind of just there. But if recent WrestleMania history is any indication, WrestleMania 32 will be better than most expect, and yes, better than the already critically acclaimed NXT TakeOver: Dallas.
In each of the past two years, the WrestleMania card initially appeared to pretty underwhelming, but both WrestleMania 30 and WrestleMania 31 surpassed their lowly expectations by a country mile. WrestleMania 30, which attracted more than 75,000 fans to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, wound up being one of the best WrestleManias of all-time, with an opener between Triple H and Daniel Bryan that is arguably the greatest ever, a phenomenal main event that produced one of the most emotional moments in history (Bryan’s title win) and the most shocking match outcome ever when The Undertaker’s undefeated streak was ended at the hands of Brock Lesnar.
WrestleMania 31 seemed destined to pale in comparison to its predecessor, but again, it more than delivered. The WWE’s highest grossing event ever, which also broke records for attendance, viewership and social media use, wound up being a highly entertaining and newsworthy show, one that featured a stellar ladder match for the Intercontinental title and Randy Orton blasting Seth Rollins with an unforgettable RKO to finish off a very good undercard bout.
WrestleMania 31 was also marked by Sting’s historic first WWE match, Roman Reigns facing Brock Lesnar in an amazing match that was better than anyone anticipated and the first ever Money in the Bank cash in at WrestleMania, which sent the crowd into a frenzy. The show was a rousing success despite the fact that the final build to it featured Lesnar and Reigns playing a childish game of tug-of-war over the WWE title.
WrestleManias 30 and 31 raised the bar of the WrestleManias that came immediately before it, with WrestleManias 27-29 all falling short of expectations and the lukewarm WrestleMania 27 main event of John Cena vs. The Miz making that show a particularly difficult one to watch. Going into WrestleMania 32, there is that same gut feeling that the show is, like WrestleMania 27 and other recent ‘Manias, going to underwhelm, a sentiment that is particularly strong among WWE fans who also watch NXT.
NXT TakeOver: Dallas, on the other hand, has a marvelous card that should continue NXT’s long history of TakeOver being downright awesome, but those who are sleeping on the main roster are destined to wake up at WrestleMania 32.
The show is headlined by Triple H vs. Roman Reigns, two stars who, no matter what they accomplish, are easy targets for criticism. As a result, it’s widely expected that their WrestleMania 32 match won’t be any good. But why? For all the hate Reigns and Triple H receive, they’ve proven to deliver when given the spotlight of a main event match, as F4WOnline.com’s Dave Meltzer recently suggested.
Recent examples of this are Triple H’s stellar performance against Dean Ambrose at WWE Roadblock, his epic match against Bryan at WrestleMania 30, the shockingly great Lesnar vs. Reigns main event from WrestleMania 31 and Reigns vs. Bryan at WWE Fastlane in February 2015. These great bouts will be overlooked by those who blindly choose to hate on either Reigns or Triple H, even though both of their histories suggest that they will give fans a show to remember at WrestleMania 32.