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Post by ________ has left the building on Mar 28, 2010 22:30:31 GMT -5
Who punched Kane in the eye tonight?
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Post by Rorschach on Mar 28, 2010 22:31:32 GMT -5
Just watched it, and got compelled to say "Thank you, Shawn" myself. Tag Title match - Way too short, but...okay I guess. Legacy Implodes - Kinda boring. Marked for the double DDT and the return of the punt. MITB - Really enjoyable. Much better than last year's. Kofi's stilt spot was epic. HHH/Sheamus - Not bad. Really thought Sheamus would win though. Punk/Mysterio - Not even close to their best match, but fun while it lasted. Bret/McMahon - Confusing as all hell, and got boring after about 3 minutes. Did mark for the Hart Attack and the apparent Dynasty face turn. Jericho/Edge - Awesome. Loved Jericho winning, loved the spot at the end. Divas Tag Match - Next... Cena/Batista - Got way more into it than I thought it would. Still, the swerve at EC seems utterly pointless now. HBK/'Taker - Maybe not quite as memorable as the WM25, but considering injuries, age etc, an awesome spectacle. Loved the ending. Shawn, you gave us so many great matches and moments, and even though you turned into a bit of a monster in the mid-90s, to me you'll always be the guy I marked most for when I was a kid, and you'll always be in my Top 5 wrestlers ever. I know people are being cynical and saying you'll return soon enough, but irrespective of all that, I'm gonna miss ya like hell, man. You said it there at the end, my friend. My reactions, for what they're worth: Tag Title Match: Too short by far, and wow, that ending? Really? Way to put over Morrison/Truth as incompetent, bumbling, goofs. Truth tries the same failed move twice on Show....Morrison eats the fist for the FAIL. Not really the result I would have thought they'd go for. Legacy Implodes: I actually dug this, but wanted the Dream Street spot with Ted to get the pin. Oh well...sets up possibly more dissention between Ted and Cody, so there IS that. Plus it positions Randy to go after Cena again (yay for that, huh? ) . MiTB: Again, a pretty decent outing, but nothing special. Didn't really WOW me like the last couple have. Seemed pretty muted, and that Swagger win was a head scratcher and a half. I would have surely pegged Christian as the winner. Oh well...we'll see what he does with the case. HHH/Sheamus: Pretty good. HHH made Sheamus look good, I thought. I had the right guy pegged as going over in this match, at any rate. Hunter won out, but Sheamus sort of proved he could hang. Punk/Mysterio: The wrong man won, and I'm not even a HUGE CM Punk fan. This had to have Punk going over in order for a possible rematch at Extreme Rules to mean anything. As it is, now Rey Rey has beaten Punk, so Punk has no ground to stand on. It's over and done...good job Rey. What did it accomplish? Plus....AVATAR, Rey? Really? Hart/McMahon: Pretty good stuff, for the limitations of both men. I was SURE that this match would have some blood from Vince, and I really think NOT having it took away from the visceral impact that BOTH men wanted the match to have. At any rate, we all got the ending we wanted (Vince in the Sharpshooter) and hey...Hart Attack from Hart Dynasty was AWESOME. I hope they just push the Harts as challengers to ShowMiz now. Jericho/Edge: LOVED this match....though it could have been longer, but they hit all the notes. GREAT finish from Edge too. I will throw my vote in with those who were stunned that Swagger didn't cash the MiTB in on Jericho too. I have a feeling Edge just might end up with that briefcase somehow since Swagger DIDN'T cash in at the most opportune time he could have. DIVAS Tag Match: Well...the ones who COULD wrestle hit their moves ok...though that Frog Splash from Vickie was sad and embarrassing, and I was ashamed to have seen something like that. I don't know why, but of ALL the things they could have done, that felt the most like a slap to Eddie to me. THAT all being said, I LOVED Vickie using her weight to bounce Kelly around before Beth tagged in. That was a neat trick. Moving on..... Cena/Batista: Decent match, but damn if I wasn't pulling for Dave. Gave the kids something to go home happy with, I guess. Only question now is....who's NEXT for Cena? Sheamus seems done in the world title mix....HHH maybe? Orton? *YAWN* I guess Swagger might get in Cena's face....don't know. HBK/Taker: They hit all the notes from their previous match perfectly, and like all good sequels, more is at stake for the hero in the second installment. Great emotion, and MASTERFUL performances from both men. Great, bittersweet ending to the match. Thank you for a great career, and all the years you've entertained me, Shawn. There will NEVER be another like you. This was a pretty great Mania IMO. Oh yeah, the Santino SLIM JIM moment was pretty funny too.
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Post by Slammywinner on Mar 28, 2010 22:32:26 GMT -5
Re: Orton's win - some are disappointed a young guy didn't win, that they needed the win to get established. I'd say the right guy won because in the grand scheme of things, it's Randy Orton as a face who needs to be established. By "overcoming the odds" Orton had some of the best face moments of the night. It looked like the Viper was channeling the Rattlesnake. Orton and Dibiase definitely hung in there and the match was entertaining. In the end, they still got their Mania match and a nice rub, and there will be a time to cement them as top guys later. Tonight it was Randy who needed to be cemented in his new role.
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Post by Steveweiser on Mar 28, 2010 22:33:44 GMT -5
I have no complaints about Orton winning, my complaints are that he didn't get Cody and Ted over. Triple H got Sheamus over.
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Post by Clarence "Showstealer" Mason on Mar 28, 2010 22:33:49 GMT -5
I loved this show, it was booked almost perfectly, slowly build to your big earners, throw in the twist of Swaggah~! winning MitB. The Hart beatdown of Vince was almost perfect in my eyes and the title matches were great and Shawn-Taker was of course epic.
I say ALMOST because I still don't believe despite all the emotion of the ending and such that Taker-Shawn should've gone on last. Maybe I'm the only one but I don't see how you can "Send the fans home happy" when either the streak ends or like what happened Shawn's career does.
Other than that it was a very good Mania
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Post by Derk! on Mar 28, 2010 22:34:06 GMT -5
Also, I loved Taker's robe....
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Post by Thank You Shawn on Mar 28, 2010 22:35:15 GMT -5
GENE MEAN!
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Mar 28, 2010 22:35:35 GMT -5
I really have no complaints about the Vince/Bret match. It was what it was, a cathartic moment for both Bret Hart and for his many fans.
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Post by Slammywinner on Mar 28, 2010 22:35:56 GMT -5
Oh, and was I the only one who thought at first that Rey was doing a tribute to Max Moon?
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Post by Janitor From Mars on Mar 28, 2010 22:35:46 GMT -5
It is a real shame that Bret Hart's last match turned out to also be his worst match. And they dragged out it so long and made it so brutally repetitive that any feel good moment's life was totally sucked out by the time of the sharpshooter. Well, if he didn't wrestle, the IWC would either cry foul or applaud him for not risking his life. You just can't win at times. It was supposed to be a street fight and those usually never turn out to be 4 star matches.
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Post by madness50 on Mar 28, 2010 22:36:42 GMT -5
Who punched Kane in the eye tonight? Pete Rose?
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Post by boomhauer20055 on Mar 28, 2010 22:38:12 GMT -5
I just wasted 55 dollars
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Post by Krimzon on Mar 28, 2010 22:38:51 GMT -5
Orton winning made perfect sense. The whole storyline was about how Cody & Ted were so ready to break away from Orton and show him that he was nothing without them. Orton proved both of them wrong. Orton took advantage of their infighting and won. The teacher showed the students that there's a reason he's the teacher.
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Post by James McCloud IS John Godot on Mar 28, 2010 22:39:05 GMT -5
Honestly, Bret/Vince was fine for most of it, it just dragged a little. I don't think anyone's complaining they didn't get a technical match but, fact is, the Sharpshooter was teased too many times and the crowd got quieter ever time he did it. The chair shots went on too long until the fans didn't care about that either. Less kicks to the midsection and less chair shots and things would have been just fine.
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Post by Sero on Mar 28, 2010 22:40:51 GMT -5
Somewhat surprisingly, the worst comment of the night may go to Lawler (TWIST OF FATE! being a strong contender too), for saying "he's slapping his leg, he's angry that he's hurt", and Michael f***ing Cole of all people having to step in and say that he's slapping it to get some feeling back into it.
What the f***, King?
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 28, 2010 22:41:43 GMT -5
I said this in the Swagger appreciation thread, but I'll say it again... Matt Hardy doing that huge armdrag off the ladder to Evan Bourne was one of the damndest things I've ever seen. Bourne got massive air.
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Post by Fade on Mar 28, 2010 22:42:11 GMT -5
Somewhat surprisingly, the worst comment of the night may go to Lawler (TWIST OF FATE! being a strong contender too), for saying "he's slapping his leg, he's angry that he's hurt", and Michael f***ing Cole of all people having to step in and say that he's slapping it to get some feeling back into it. What the f***, King? Cole was surprisingly on his game tonight. I missed Ross though.
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Post by Krimzon on Mar 28, 2010 22:42:35 GMT -5
Somewhat surprisingly, the worst comment of the night may go to Lawler (TWIST OF FATE! being a strong contender too), for saying "he's slapping his leg, he's angry that he's hurt", and Michael f***ing Cole of all people having to step in and say that he's slapping it to get some feeling back into it. What the f***, King? King is starting to lose it.
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Post by MysteryPartner on Mar 28, 2010 22:42:44 GMT -5
talk about the brick wall! loved that shot of it
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Post by madness50 on Mar 28, 2010 22:42:50 GMT -5
Somewhat surprisingly, the worst comment of the night may go to Lawler (TWIST OF FATE! being a strong contender too), for saying "he's slapping his leg, he's angry that he's hurt", and Michael f***ing Cole of all people having to step in and say that he's slapping it to get some feeling back into it. What the f***, King? I noticed that too, King is starting to suck more and more on commentary.
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