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Post by wildojinx on Aug 13, 2013 15:59:25 GMT -5
With WMXXX happening next year, i was wondering, what does everyone think of Wrestlemania XX? Does it go down as one of the best Wrestlemanias of all time, or was it a mediocre show with only a few great matches? Looking back, i'd lean toward the latter, but those great matches (Christian/Jericho, Eddie/Angle, Benoit/Micheals/HHH) do make the show memorable.
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Post by Spearmint* on Aug 13, 2013 16:07:03 GMT -5
I somehow think this thread will go in the direction of a lot of people arguing either for or against the main event being ruined or not due to the actions of Chris Benoit.
That aside, it was a terrific match that for me saved a long show from being largely forgettable.
1 fantastic match, in the main event. 1 very good match, in Kurt/Eddie and 2 good matches in Jericho/Christian and Evolution v.s Rock'n'Sock surround some very average and forgettable contests (okay I liked the end of Cena/Big Show but the actual match portion was very drab).
For an anniversy show it could have been grander, saying that I thought what they did with the stage actually looked pretty cool - although its nothing on what we've seen lately with the huge stadium shows.
Overall, it was over-long and needed some better matches but the main event was for a long time one of my favourite matches.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2013 16:12:40 GMT -5
Kinda meh wrestlemania but better than what we've been getting lately.
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Post by Bravo Echo November on Aug 13, 2013 16:21:44 GMT -5
Underwhelming Mania, but on paper the card looked STACKED, and the hype/promotion for the event was impressive.
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Post by Sad sack ass fruitbooty on Aug 13, 2013 16:23:29 GMT -5
This is the show where "HHH defends the world title" in the main event, correct? Matches were pretty subpar minus Angle- Eddie, and the main event.
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Post by Loser troll. Please ban me on Aug 13, 2013 16:31:13 GMT -5
This is the show where "HHH defends the world title" in the main event, correct? Matches were pretty subpar minus Angle- Eddie, and the main event. No, This was the WM where Triple H wrestled himself to a 60 minute draw for the belt
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2013 16:33:17 GMT -5
Two great title matches (one a classic) and one fun handicap match, but pretty poor overall. The tag team matches were especially cluttered, in the same way WM16's card had needlessly cluttered matches. I'd put XX at about a 5 out of 10.
From 20 to 29, I'd put this at #7. Better than 25 and much better than 27 but that's not saying much.
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Post by 543Y2J on Aug 13, 2013 16:36:02 GMT -5
I still think it has an epic feel to it. Looking back Cena/Show was good, Jericho/Christian was great, the tag title matches were fun, the CW title invitational was fun, Guerrero/Angle was a classic, Taker/Kane was decent, Evolution/RocknSock was great, Goldberg/Brock is a classic for all the wrong reasons but classic none the less one of the all time great reactions from the crowd, HBK/HHH/Benoit is one of the greatest (if not the greatest) triple threat of all time, uber intense and original spots from the get go (hard irish wip into someone in the tree of woe! looking like it destroyed both hbk and benoit 20 seconds into the match!)
Yeah I still find it all an epic event. It had a different atmosphere to other Mania's for me maybe due to how much of a supercard they fit into the time given. The build was amazing for it as well, every match was built excellently. I need to get the DVD and watch it again
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Post by PKO on Aug 13, 2013 16:40:12 GMT -5
I watched it a few months ago, still a really good show.
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Post by CMWaters on Aug 13, 2013 16:41:10 GMT -5
I still love it...
...but then again I was there live for it so I may be biased.
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Post by AdamAFL was sooooo wrong on Aug 13, 2013 16:56:29 GMT -5
Honestly this is one of the few Wrestlemania's I've never re-watched. I may have to rewatch it and see how it holds up. But off the top of my head I remember the main event being excellent and Christian/Jericho being very, very good. Evolution vs. Rock/Foley was a bit of fun but nothing mindblowing. Goldberg/Brock sucked for obvious reasons.
I don't really remember the rest of the card but I imagine Kurt/Eddie was good at the very least.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Aug 13, 2013 16:59:31 GMT -5
It was a good show that really should have been a great show.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Aug 13, 2013 17:01:33 GMT -5
Aside from the big smelly Canadian elephant in the room, it's possibly one of the best PPVs WWE's ever put on. Both title matches and Evolution vs. Rock 'n Sock were classics, the Cena/Show opener is pretty underrated, Jericho/Christian was fun, Taker/Kane was decent and the cruiserweight invitational was good as well. Also Brock/Goldberg is good for some laughs.
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Post by Tony Schiavontay on Aug 13, 2013 17:02:37 GMT -5
This is the show where "HHH defends the world title" in the main event, correct? Matches were pretty subpar minus Angle- Eddie, and the main event. No, This was the WM where Triple H wrestled himself to a 60 minute draw for the belt I thought it was the one where the main event of HHH and Shawn was cancelled after Triple H lost the belt with the rest of his luggage.
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Post by Visagra on Aug 13, 2013 18:11:19 GMT -5
The main event is a great match. I've never been big on Benoit even before the incident, but it's a great match. I actually find Eddie/Angle to be an overrated match. The end of the match had me scratching my head since I was surprised they ended it like that. So it's not a PPV I go back and watch often. The highlight is the return of Paul Bearer and Undertaker, but the Taker/Kane match itself is pretty bad.
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Post by chazraps on Aug 13, 2013 18:33:08 GMT -5
To be fair, nobody was that thrilled with the show at the time. The first half of the show is an absolute train-wreck. The individual matches hold up great, but the bulk of the card is forgettable.
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Post by RareTradU on Aug 13, 2013 20:17:30 GMT -5
I still enjoy WMXX. HBK's blade job during the main event was just crazy. Kane's entrance was awesome as well.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Aug 13, 2013 21:28:54 GMT -5
To be fair, nobody was that thrilled with the show at the time. The first half of the show is an absolute train-wreck. The individual matches hold up great, but the bulk of the card is forgettable. Yeah, there's a lot of good stuff on this card, but there's a lot of stuff that is so obvious filler in an attempt to get as many people a Wrestlemania payday as possible. The fact that they ran two Fatal Four Way tag team matches as well as a Cruiserweight gauntlet is crazy.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2013 21:36:46 GMT -5
If Benoit didn't go postal it would be remembered more fondly and the image of he and Eddie celebrating would be all over every Wrestlemania hype video. It's more or less a one match show for me.
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Post by Mac on Aug 13, 2013 21:39:45 GMT -5
Main Event was great.. the PPV overall was good. I'd put it in the top 1/2 of Manias. But not a blockbuster by any stretch
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