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Post by Citizen Snips on Mar 28, 2010 22:10:35 GMT -5
The title matches were leagues better than last year. The undercard was for the most part solid. Taker/HBK was a fine show-ender. Overall, a thumb's up from I.
The only really bleh part was the Bret/Vince match. I got the symbolism (Montreal created Mr McMahon, Wrestlemania ends him) and I get that neither guy can "go" at all, but dear Lord, that had to be one of the worst Mania matches ever.
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Post by DrizzlinShytes on Mar 28, 2010 22:11:17 GMT -5
The last three matches were all good, and Rey/Punk was good for the amount of time given. Other than that...meh.
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Post by josh on Mar 28, 2010 22:11:36 GMT -5
I've ordered 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and now 26 and this one is only behind 23 as the worst WrestleMania I've seen live. Complete waste of money...Taker/HBK was good but I mean we lose HBK and we get more of Undertaker who, besides his feuds with HBK, has been boring for the better part of a decade.
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Post by Krimzon on Mar 28, 2010 22:11:44 GMT -5
Going into Mania with low expectations save for HBK/Taker, it was better than I expected, but still lacking. The tag match was too short, as was Mysterio/Punk. Bret/Vince was fine considering the factors, but it went on FAR too long. Loved the Sharpshooter, though. MITB had some good moments, but the winner ruined it for me. Second worst outcome they could've done. The Legacy Triple Threat was more enjoyable than I thought it would be. Crowd was really into Orton. I'm not high on Triple H or Sheamus, so that match missed with me. Cena/Batista was good, but I'm really starting to get bothered by the same outcome (Cena wins/keeps title). I feel as though they're trying to force the issue.
Taker/HBK was below last year's match in terms of quality, but the overall feel of it was 5x better. Taker did his moves the best he's done them in ages. The Moonsault spot from HBK was unreal. Taker looked mighty damn human in this match, which is a welcomed sight. His entrance attire was awful, IMO. That did NOT say "Demon of Death Valley" to me. His entrance was below par in general this year.
I also got Inoki on WWE TV. Put that one in the "Win" column. The Hart Dynasty was finally useful. That's another win.
I give this Wrestlemania a solid B. Not the best I've seen, and certainly not the worst.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2010 22:11:46 GMT -5
I think this is the perfect song for the Shawn farewell promo package.
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Post by Slammywinner on Mar 28, 2010 22:11:56 GMT -5
I think it's fair to remember that Bret was in a wheelchair and paralyzed on his left side for months. It's a small miracle he can walk and talk and east a bowl of cereal without making a mess. There was no way he was going to be able to bump or get hit in the head. I said a little prayer for his health before it got underway. In a way, I'm glad we got what we got...though I agree it did seem to go on forever.
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Post by Beets by Schrute on Mar 28, 2010 22:12:23 GMT -5
Apologies to Jack Swagger....WWE ran out of time. So until next time....
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Post by jabronidrive on Mar 28, 2010 22:12:26 GMT -5
Wow...IMO blew last year out of the water.
ShowMiz/Morrison and Truth - Good for what it was, loved ShowMiz's entrance
Orton/DiBiase/Rhodes - Once Ted and Cody started going at it, the match got a lot better. Wasn't expecting Randy to win, but no complaints, and that was a sick RKO at the end. Oh yeah, Orton Pose FTW.
MITB - A great match that was IMO ruined by the winner. He's gotten the burial of all burials, and they expect us to think he's credible? I can honestly see him putting the case up for grabs at Extreme Rules and losing it.
HHH/Sheamus - I hate Sheamus, so I was glad to see H go over. Actually wasn't that bad of a match.
Punk/Rey - Again not a bad match, was expecting a little more involvement from the SES and actually would've liked to see Punk win (not clean of course), but it was still decent.
Bret/Vince - For a guy that had a stroke, it really wasn't that bad. The chair shots were a little repetitive at the end, but it was good for what it was. Obviously anyone expecting a good technical wrestling match was disappointed.
Jericho/Edge - A lot of good counters in this match...the Codebreaker off the Spear attempt was great...glad to see Jericho keep the belt for now, and that spot at the end was crazy. Did a real good job to leave a cliffhanger for another match at ER.
10-Diva Tag Match - I'm all for the Eddie tributes, but Vickie botched the pin...the pin. Enough said.
Cena/Batista - Didn't get my hopes up too high for this, but they definitely delivered, although I would've liked Batista to retain. Cena posing with the dudes in the "We Hate Cena" shirts at the end was hilarious. Just when you hate the guy, he does something like that.
Taker/HBK - I really thought this wouldn't be as good as last year, but it blew it away...especially considering it appears that Taker is legit hurt and hurt himself early. Extremely sad to see Shawn go, but what a way to go out. That was amazing and alone worth the $55 I paid to watch.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Mar 28, 2010 22:13:31 GMT -5
The ending was shades of HBK vs Flair. Still quite torn about HBK losing. I hope he enjoys his retirement and no squander it like Flair. I think WWE is going to go all out tomorrow with his retirement ceremony. Except for the fact most of the Clique in TNA.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Mar 28, 2010 22:13:35 GMT -5
I stick with what I said. I honestly cannot think of a down moment. Hog splash! Hey, the Hog Splash was awesome. The rest of the Diva's match sucked, BUT THE HOG SPLASH WAS AWESOME!!!
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Post by James McCloud IS John Godot on Mar 28, 2010 22:14:02 GMT -5
Bruce Hart seemed to try and hog the spotlight a little in the Hart/McMahon match, or maybe I'm just paranoid.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Mar 28, 2010 22:14:21 GMT -5
Ah, I forgot. Bonus points for the clips of Bob Uecker's speech. The joke about going after Andre was gold.
I'm also one of the biggest detractors of the weekly "CM Punk Appreciation" threads, but I loved the GI Joe tights. The Miz was also sporting some great gear tonight.
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Post by ACG2x on Mar 28, 2010 22:15:20 GMT -5
My instant reaction to all matches:
Tag Team Titles: Again shows how much stock WWE puts in its tag division. I thought it got off to a decent, fast start. Then a KO punch out of nowhere...sigh. Could have been much more.
Legacy Triple Threat: Solid match, although I think the wrong guy won. Orton didn't need a win here. Good work and psychology by each of them. Orton is, shockingly to me, peaking as a face.
MiTB: Don't get Swaggah winning as I don't think he's ready for any kind of WT run, but fun match as always. Kofi's ladder stilts spot stole the show as usual. 10 guys was a bit much to keep track of however.
HHH/Sheamus: EXACTLY what this needed to be; HHH won but Sheamus was made to look close to his equal. I was very happy with this entire match and thought it pretty much perfectly accomplished what it was supposed to.
Bret/Vince: Match was what it needed to be. I see Bruce Hart still thinks he's something special. I think even Stevie Wonder could see the double-cross by the Harts, but it gave everyone the ending they wanted.
Punk/Rey: Solid work by everyone as expected and good overall match. Still think Punk should have won to set up a few months of storylines w/ Rey in the SES but I'm not horribly unhappy he didn't. To me, this was the definition of a good undercard bout. Did what it needed to and wasn't overbooked.
Edge/Jericho: I'll be a dissenter here as I thought this match was a bit slow and boring until the last five minutes. If the first 2/3 were a SD! main event, it would have been very fine, but not as a Mania' title match. Don't mind that Jericho won, but I was dissapointed. The Spear (SPEAR! SPEAR!) spot at the end was great.
Divas nonsense: Don't really know, I was getting food and taking a piss, like I am during most Divas segments.
Cena/Batista: OMG, LET'S BOO CENA EVERYONE, WE'RE SO KEWL!!! Honestly, people who think it's so cute and funny to hate on everything Cena does are officially as annoying and as dbag'gy as the fools who chant WHAT. I am not a huge Cena mark either, but 'hate everything that is Cena' is so 2007. Now then, the match itself was really good with both guys playing their parts well. Solid spots and good work all around. Dave looked much more mobile than usual.
HBK/Taker: Do I really need to even say anything? Epic as expected. Fantastic way to send Shawn off, even if its only for a few months. As mentioned earlier, it wasn't as good of a match as last year, but the moments it produced were far better. Fantastic way to close the show. Best of luck in retirement Shawn!
Overall, a very solid Mania'. I'd give it an enthusiastic 8/10. Glad I ordered it and felt I got my $$$ worth.
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Post by darthpipes on Mar 28, 2010 22:16:02 GMT -5
The title matches were leagues better than last year. The undercard was for the most part solid. Taker/HBK was a fine show-ender. Overall, a thumb's up from I. The only really bleh part was the Bret/Vince match. I got the symbolism (Montreal created Mr McMahon, Wrestlemania ends him) and I get that neither guy can "go" at all, but dear Lord, that had to be one of the worst Mania matches ever. I thought the title matches this year were much better than disappointing Orton/HHH match and I can't even remember Cena's match. Was it a triple threat match last year?
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Post by MasonK565 on Mar 28, 2010 22:17:27 GMT -5
I have ordered 24, 25, and 26 and I for the first time I feel like I got my money's worth. Great WM IMHO.
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Post by Stu on Mar 28, 2010 22:18:02 GMT -5
I'll give my thoughts in another thread. but for now, on a scale of one to 10, I can't give it any lower than seven. It was a decent to good show.
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Post by comahan on Mar 28, 2010 22:18:08 GMT -5
Main Event wise;
The ending and Shawns crazy moonsault were certainly awesome, but I didnt get NEARLY as into the nearfalls this year, since they had already kicked out of all of that stuff last year.
Like, I freaked when he kicked out of the tombstone last year. This year I expected it. Took it down a notch for me.
THAT SAID, it was still a really good match.
Rest of the show? I dont know. I thought this was one of the best cards ever put together, and it only came out as a "solid" ppv. Edge/Jericho was good. Cena/Batista was good. But I sort of expected more from both. I thought the Cena/Batista SummerSlam match was a lot better than tonights. Rey/Punk was good while it lasted, but as most thought, it didnt get much time at all. The awesome Kidd/Mysterio match from Superstars was Reys best match of the week. Money in the Bank was spotty goodness as usual.
Hart/McMahon... I expected it to be about a 5-7 minute beatdown on Vince. Thats SORT of what it was. I didnt like the late addition of the whole family angle... and the beatdown on Vince on the outside seemed like it took FOREVER. Not really that good. BUT~ All was forgiven when he slapped on the Sharpshooter. Thats something ive been wanting to see FOREVER. Awesome sight.
My favotite moment of the night was actually Orton and the reactions he was getting for everything. I marked more when he punted Cody than anything else that happened tonight. Orton is the MAN.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2010 22:18:54 GMT -5
Class
Absolute class
The wrestlemania was meh but the place I was watching it in decided all of a sudden to shut right before HBK vs Taker...............Glasses got smashed, chairs got thrown (seriously I was laughing my head off lol)
As for Wrestlemania itself, meh
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Post by Sajoa Moe on Mar 28, 2010 22:19:35 GMT -5
It was alright.
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Post by Slammywinner on Mar 28, 2010 22:20:09 GMT -5
And I think it would have been better from a pure match standpoint, or average WWE fan standpoint if the Hart's were limited to the current Dynasty members and skipped the siblings. But for Bret Hart fans, who know the whole story, it makes sense: Owen's death tore them apart, some blaming WWF and Vince (led by Martha and Bret) and the rest wanting to get jobs at the WWF. Certain siblings refused to help Bret and Martha because they insisted he was grinding an axe over Montreal. So by having all the sibs there, it said they had all buried the hatchet and the Harts were finally united again...especially Bruce whos' a real douche. Since almost none of that has ever been mentioned on TV, I don't expect everyone to enjoy that. But after reading Bret's bio, it's a very nice way to tie up all the lingering angles.
Though I have to say, where was the Anvil? Brothers-in-law not invited to the party?
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