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Post by bluebeach25 on Apr 1, 2023 6:05:55 GMT -5
I'd say it's a mix. The Show had positive and negative parts!
- I thought Punk/Jericho was not good and a bit of a letdown Match actually.
- Taker/HHH was easly Match of the Night. Up with Greatest Matches i ever saw easly!
- Rock/Cena was good but had slow parts obviously in it too. Overall i liked it at the time and still do. Second Match should have never happened!
The Rest of the Card was ok but nothing special.
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Post by 4real on Apr 1, 2023 6:56:07 GMT -5
Other than HHH v Taker none of the main events delivered imo and Sheamus & Bryan never got the chance to. It’s a meh Mania for me.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Apr 1, 2023 7:01:47 GMT -5
I remember at the time being largely underwhelmed with it. I don't think it's terrible but Taker / Triple H is really the only thing at all worth seeing.
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Post by thechase on Apr 1, 2023 7:50:52 GMT -5
Loved the HHH and 'Taker HIC (that's the real finale for 'Taker and the streak, everything else is post-script), and was invested in Rock vs Cena. Jericho vs Punk was a decent RAW main event but I'd have pitted Punk against someone like Ryder/Cardona
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 1, 2023 7:59:27 GMT -5
I'd call it simply Rated.
It is an underwhelming Wrestlemania, but it's generally regarded as one, on the lower end of mediocre. So, the usual consensus on it is probably pretty accurate, not putting it in the category of one of the all-time worst, but also not really recommending it as a general rule.
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Post by repomark on Apr 1, 2023 9:13:35 GMT -5
Loved it. But then it was the first mania I attended so I am completely biased in every way and prob not the person to ask.
Loved Jericho v Punk; HHH v Taker was a classic; and Rock v Cena was such a spectacle with outstanding audience participation.
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Post by Moppy on Apr 1, 2023 10:04:52 GMT -5
Yeah I'd say most of it holds up. Taker-HHH and Punk-Jericho are both matches I'd happily go back and watch, and honestly, I remember Cena-Rock being way better than I expected it to be. Even enjoyed Team Johnny v Team Teddy.
I still stand by Sheamus-Bryan being a good idea at the time and indeed for what it did for Bryan's booking. Big Show-Cody had a decent build but was hampered by a 5-minute match.
On the other hand, Orton-Kane felt like such an unnecessary addition to the card even then, and the women's match was, erm, shall we say 'of its time'.
Mainly it's just wild to look back at a Mania card that had just 8 matches.
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Post by ppl591 on Apr 1, 2023 14:01:02 GMT -5
I was super disappointed by the show. It feels like I'm the only one who did not like the back to back taker vs h matches at all.
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Apr 1, 2023 14:16:44 GMT -5
It's a two match show but I was so hyped for Rock/Cena and Taker/HHH and they delivered so I really enjoyed it.
If Punk/Jericho was better and Sheamus/Bryan had a proper match it would have been a top 5 Mania for me. As it is I have it around 10-15.
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