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Post by Push R Truth on Mar 29, 2021 7:52:14 GMT -5
Fastlane cuts the Wrestlemania build off at the knees, and having Backlash be the "true end of Mania" reminds us all too often that Wrestlemania lingers like a fart in the break room. So the WWE has created a Wrestlemania with a rushed build and a delayed ending. It's purely self inflicted.
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Post by Toilet Paper Roll on Mar 29, 2021 7:53:21 GMT -5
During the pandemic everything seems to matter even less. Everything feels like filler.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Mar 29, 2021 9:31:12 GMT -5
I think it's a few things that have converged at once:
1. It's still a pandemic, things feel different. 2. Pandemic times and a smaller Mania gate means WWE isn't going to spend the money to bring in the "veteran" talent 3. They've relied so much on that veteran talent that a strong card doesn't feel special. 4. They added Fast Lane last minute as a test for the Peacock infrastructure and that didn't help
I think all things considered, we'll get a memorable show with a forgettable build. I'm hopeful that they pull out all the stops for Dallas. I'm grading this Mania on a curve.
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Post by Chiral on Mar 29, 2021 22:01:51 GMT -5
After Raw tonight...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2021 22:16:31 GMT -5
I'm sure the show will be pretty good, but the only match I WANT to see is Orton vs. The Fiend right now to see how batshit crazy they get. Everything else has been so horribly built... I think this is the worst WM build of the last several years.
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Post by Starshine on Mar 29, 2021 22:18:30 GMT -5
They're at a point where the Mania gate isn't even the second biggest payday they get, so why not treat it like every other shitty PPV they half ass?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2021 22:21:16 GMT -5
I'm sure the show will be pretty good, but the only match I WANT to see is Orton vs. The Fiend right now to see how batshit crazy they get. Everything else has been so horribly built... I think this is the worst WM build of the last several years. Yeah, it's mostly a great card, but the build has been horrifically bad.
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Post by bob on Mar 29, 2021 22:32:08 GMT -5
it disappeared like Adam Pearce's sack if you believe Shelton and Cedrick
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Post by berlynwright on Mar 29, 2021 22:34:01 GMT -5
Lashley/McIntyre with Corbin is the most midcard world title match ever
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Post by HMARK Center on Mar 31, 2021 9:47:23 GMT -5
I’ve said this before, but seeing people saying “the build/stories/feuds suck or barely exist, but at least the matches will be good” about a WWE show always gives me flashbacks to circa 2005-2010 or so, being really into ROH, and seeing people in WWE threads back then saying stuff like “I can’t get into shows like ROH, I need stories and characters, not just good matches.”
Obviously that point of view ignored that ROH probably had some of the strongest story and character booking of that era in US wrestling, but it’s kind of amazing how things flip around. We keep having WWE pay per view threads now where people will comment on some of the matches being really good, but then nothing about them really seems to matter to the wider product. Have to think that’s part of what’s having an effect on the company’s overall popularity.
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Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on Mar 31, 2021 14:55:04 GMT -5
To be honest, the discourse over the quality of Mania build pops up each and every year so it’s not like it’s particularly unique to this year. Sometimes I agree that it’s been bad, sometimes I don’t. This year, I agree. Strictly speaking of the card, it really hasn’t been great.
The move to Peacock and the return of live fans seem to be more of the focal point this year rather than the card itself.
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