What's the worst Mania build going right now?

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So right now you've got...

- Brock Lesnar's a coddled bitch and he keeps kicking my ass.
- NOTICE ME UNDERTAKER-SENPAI!
- "I'm going to beat you at WrestleMania," repeat ad infinitum.
- Just a reminder this Owens / Shane angle has technically been going on since April.
- I don't have a funny comment for the mixed tag.
- I'M THE MOST MUST-SEE, MAKING INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE RELEVANT, WE'RE SHOOTING!
- Feuding over a popularity contest.
- I'm not like most after-school specials.
- Charlotte feuding with Asuka, represented by Carmella with a briefcase.

And probably something I'm forgetting.

[BorneAgain]

Roode vs. Orton vs. Mahal.

I like two of the three people involved, but this whole program is where excitement goes to die.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

The US title, because that started over their list and NOT MINE.

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Cena’s been yelling at someone that’s not there for three weeks. That usually puts you in a straight jacket, not a wrestling match.

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Styles and Nakamura's feud looks to be the same thing everyone else is doing but less. "I'm gonna beat you", no shit, everybody else is doing the same thing and for main eventers that shit's disgraceful. In Cena's defense it's about him poking Taker to have a WM match. All the others I can understand. That Styles/Nakamura one man, nah bruh that's not doing the job.

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I'd say Reigns vs Lesnar but Cena is way more obnoxious and it's horrible to watch, at least the Triple Threat is basically forgetful and will be, Cena's shit is like nails on a chalkboard.

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Honestly?

Nakamura vs. AJ feels like the most midcard thing ever, and it's supposed to be the World Title match.

[Koda, Master Crunchyroller]

Probably Cena/Taker for me, if in no small part because I am also rolling in all the bullshit “No clear path to WrestleMania” nonsense with Cena into this, because it just doesn’t make much sense what with other guys being proactive and making their own “paths” whilst Cena just pouts.

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Mar 26, 2018 22:52:31 GMT -5 Rudy Gobert Fadeaway said:

Honestly?

Nakamura vs. AJ feels like the most midcard thing ever, and it's supposed to be the World Title match.

It really just feels like they went, "Welp, smarks will eat it up, no sense actually trying." There hasn't been an ounce of story beyond the commentators screaming about how great it's going to be. More effort went into the storytelling for freaking Sable and Marc Mero vs. Luna and the Artist Formerly Known as Goldust.

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Mar 26, 2018 22:56:30 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Mar 26, 2018 22:52:31 GMT -5 Rudy Gobert Fadeaway said:

Honestly?

Nakamura vs. AJ feels like the most midcard thing ever, and it's supposed to be the World Title match.

It really just feels like they went, "Welp, smarts will eat it up, no sense actually trying." There hasn't been an ounce of story beyond the commentators screaming about how great it's going to be. More effort went into the storytelling for freaking Sable and Marc Mero vs. Luna and the Artist Formerly Known as Goldust.

It's the exact same thing they did with Nakamura vs. Balor, which is why no one on the planet remembers that match.

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Mar 26, 2018 22:56:30 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Mar 26, 2018 22:52:31 GMT -5 Rudy Gobert Fadeaway said:

Honestly?

Nakamura vs. AJ feels like the most midcard thing ever, and it's supposed to be the World Title match.

It really just feels like they went, "Welp, smarts will eat it up, no sense actually trying." There hasn't been an ounce of story beyond the commentators screaming about how great it's going to be. More effort went into the storytelling for freaking Sable and Marc Mero vs. Luna and the Artist Formerly Known as Goldust.

That’s an issue with doing babyface versus babyface... Eventually to add flavour to the damn thing, someone’s gonna have to be a heel and initiate a petty conflict of some sort. At least with both of them being “indy guys” (I wouldn’t call New Japan or even peak TNA indies, but you get what I mean), neither of them can play the “You’re not a real wrestler” card like they’d always do when a face feuded with Cena.

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I’m gonna go with “We’re totally not jealous of New Japan and the Bullet Club”: The Match.

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Cena/Taker is really aggravating, especially if they're gonna leave the question of the match even happening all the way to the damn event itself.

And when Nak won the Rumble the question was "how could Road Dogg screw this up?" and here's our answer.

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Mar 26, 2018 23:01:08 GMT -5 xxshoyuweeniexx said:

I’m gonna go with “We’re totally not jealous of New Japan and the Bullet Club”: The Match.

I've also just gotta say, The Club coming out wearing basically bootleg Bullet Club shirts makes me wince a little bit every time. Shit brings me right back to the days of The Band and EV 2.0, except it's in a billion dollar company now.

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Mar 26, 2018 23:07:42 GMT -5 Rudy Gobert Fadeaway said:

Mar 26, 2018 23:01:08 GMT -5 xxshoyuweeniexx said:

I’m gonna go with “We’re totally not jealous of New Japan and the Bullet Club”: The Match.

I've also just gotta say, The Club coming out wearing basically bootleg Bullet Club shirts makes me wince a little bit every time. Shit brings me right back to the days of The Band and EV 2.0, except it's in a billion dollar company now.

That's what I've thought from the day Gallows and Anderson turned up. Balor Club, The Club, either way it just comes off like a lame cash-in on a popular property they can't actually use. There's absolutely no difference between the Balor Club and U-Gene.

[MrElijah]

Mar 26, 2018 22:56:30 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Mar 26, 2018 22:52:31 GMT -5 Rudy Gobert Fadeaway said:

Honestly?

Nakamura vs. AJ feels like the most midcard thing ever, and it's supposed to be the World Title match.

It really just feels like they went, "Welp, smarks will eat it up, no sense actually trying." There hasn't been an ounce of story beyond the commentators screaming about how great it's going to be. More effort went into the storytelling for freaking Sable and Marc Mero vs. Luna and the Artist Formerly Known as Goldust.

As I said in the RAW thread, WWE has this need with pushing it's brand at the expense of it's wrestlers that needs to stop. "Wrestlemania will sell it's self!" Sure it will, but why not maximize that by making your talent feel important and making people care?

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Cena/Taker would've been infinitely better if Cena gave up and began walking to the back when suddenly the gong hits. No teasing, no bizarre "you're a coward" stuff, just Taker coming out by surprise and saying there's one more thing he wants to do. Play into their history, how long it's been (10+ years) since their last match, etc.

[Mozenrath]

Mar 26, 2018 22:55:12 GMT -5 Koda, Master Crunchyroller said:

Probably Cena/Taker for me, if in no small part because I am also rolling in all the bullshit “No clear path to WrestleMania” nonsense with Cena into this, because it just doesn’t make much sense what with other guys being proactive and making their own “paths” whilst Cena just pouts.

Like, I could buy it at first, but it's stupid to not have him say it's, "Undertaker or nothing", unless they don't want to commit to that if he can't do it, in which case, have Cena say, "It's got to be the right match".

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

Cena vs Taker

It's freaking Cena vs Taker, and they're doing this "You're a coward" shoot crap. It's not that hard to do a build for Cena vs Taker. Should have had Cena say he has no path to Mania, and the lights go out and we hear Taker's voice just say "Wrestlemania." Bam, Cena vs Taker is made, that's all you needed to do.

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All of the above