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Post by DiBiase is Good on Mar 18, 2015 3:42:24 GMT -5
IRS at WMIX. If WWF called his match a main event, then so shall I. I'd even add DiBiase to that too, as he was six months away from retiring. And of course, Brutus.
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Post by Next Level was WRONG on Mar 18, 2015 3:44:22 GMT -5
IRS at WMIX. If WWF called his match a main event, then so shall I. I'd even add DiBiase to that too, as he was six months away from retiring. And of course, Brutus. Less deserving than Brutus Beefcake?
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Mar 18, 2015 3:51:13 GMT -5
IRS at WMIX. If WWF called his match a main event, then so shall I. I'd even add DiBiase to that too, as he was six months away from retiring. And of course, Brutus. Less deserving than Brutus Beefcake? I mentioned Brutus too. I always liked him and you can't help but feel sorry for him having a brutal accident at that point in his career but, well, we all know that all three guys are in the "Main Event" because of Hogan. At least Money Inc. had been working constantly for years.
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Post by cityboy on Mar 18, 2015 6:03:58 GMT -5
Miz looked like a can't miss prospect a few years back til they put the title on him and Jericho'd him.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Mar 18, 2015 6:18:47 GMT -5
Lawrence Taylor.
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Post by I'm Team Bayley and Indi on Mar 18, 2015 6:22:01 GMT -5
from a British fan's perspective I feel biased but Lawrence Taylor.
I was at school when he appeared and because he was an American sports star he mean't absolutely nothing to any of my friends (the same way most Premier League footballers will mean nothing to Americans), it could have been some WCW jobber the company signed and thrust into the main event for all it mattered from my perspective at the time.
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Post by Gravedigger's Biscuits on Mar 18, 2015 6:23:16 GMT -5
why is Reigns any less deserving then say Yokozuna at mania 9? Was that not a super push? he was only around for a few months when he won the rumble. Reigns arguably paid more dues, and this is coming from a guy who doesn't want Reigns in the main event. Because Yokozuna was effective in his role in terms of garnering heat and being a credible threat as top heel to the top faces like Bret and Hogan.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Mar 18, 2015 6:26:29 GMT -5
Yoko was in the business far longer than Reigns was, having wrestled in Japan, Mexico, and the AWA. And he actually did stuff there, instead of wrestling a couple matches and then telling us he was a standout in those places. he was also a heel so he didn't need to have the crowd behind him.
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Post by britstap on Mar 18, 2015 6:26:43 GMT -5
Big Show, WM2000. Even without the contract stip, he didn't belong in the main event. His being in the main event mucked up Rock/HHH. To me he's been a "Local Man" for a very long time.
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Post by CeilingFan on Mar 18, 2015 6:26:57 GMT -5
Big Show in 2000.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Mar 18, 2015 6:29:22 GMT -5
Miz deserved his spot that year and I will fight everyone I have to over this. I'll join you. I don't care what revisionist history says, the Miz absolutely deserved his spot. I know that it's cool to crap on him now, but had he been booked better during the build to 'Mania (or in the ensuing months later), his career would be in a far different spot right now
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Post by ritt works hard fo da chickens on Mar 18, 2015 6:43:54 GMT -5
Less deserving than Brutus Beefcake? I mentioned Brutus too. I always liked him and you can't help but feel sorry for him having a brutal accident at that point in his career but, well, we all know that all three guys are in the "Main Event" because of Hogan. At least Money Inc. had been working constantly for years. Funnily enough that was Brutus' SECOND Mania "main event". He was also the main event of the Chicago portion of Wrestlemania 2. With Mr. Ugly Greg Valentine. Yes Brutus Beefcake has two Wrestlemania main events. Brutus Beefcake has more main events than Jeff Hardy, Chris Jericho, Rey Mysterio, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, CM Punk or Daniel Bryan.
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Post by RI Richmark on Mar 18, 2015 6:54:29 GMT -5
Sgt. Slaughter. The only reason he got the title was because Vince wanted to exploit the Iraq War for a wrestling storyline.
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Mar 18, 2015 7:00:17 GMT -5
Sgt. Slaughter. The only reason he got the title was because Vince wanted to exploit the Iraq War for a wrestling storyline. This. Good lord. Slaughter was a garbage midcard act and he was about 90 years old. All of a sudden he's a mania main event.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Mar 18, 2015 7:05:12 GMT -5
Sgt. Slaughter. The only reason he got the title was because Vince wanted to exploit the Iraq War for a wrestling storyline. This. Good lord. Slaughter was a garbage midcard act and he was about 90 years old. All of a sudden he's a mania main event. I feel like the Sarge retroactively deserves it just for the amazing troll-job he pulled in Canada the night he was Guest GM during the Guest GM/Guest Host era.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2015 7:20:47 GMT -5
IRS at WMIX. If WWF called his match a main event, then so shall I. I'd even add DiBiase to that too, as he was six months away from retiring. And of course, Brutus. And for a bonus, Brutus also got to undeservingly main event Starrcade.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2015 7:37:22 GMT -5
Interesting topic.
Its a hard one though so I'll go through all the main events.
The main event in my opinion is the match that went on last.
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WM1 - Hogan/Mr T VS Piper/Orndorff with Orton jr - I would say everyone of them deserved their spots. Mr T did his job and didn't hog much of the spotlight from Hogan but I feel that non wrestlers have no business being in the ring at all..so its a tough call really. But I would say T did deserve to be there.
WM2 - Hogan vs Bundy - Who did Bundy ever beat? I don't feel he was a main event guy.
WM3 - Hogan vs Andre - Both easily deserved their spots.
WM4 - Savage vs Debiase - Top talents who put on a good match.
WM5 - Savage vs Hogan - in my opinion Hogans best match.
WM6 - Hogan vs Warrior - Yes both deserved their spots.
WM7 - Hogan vs Slaughter - This match sucked!!! And who did Hogan beat to deserve the spot? Should have been Warrior in a rematch.
WM8 - Hogan vs Justice - Niether deserve this spot. Savage vs Flair should have gone on last. It was the WWF title match after all.
WM9 - Hart vs Yokozuna - Yes both deserved their spot here
WM10 - Hart vs Yokozuna - ....Owen Hart vs Lex Luger should have been it. Owen beat Bret that night and Lex beat Yoko as well! jk yes they both deserved it.
WM11 - Bam Bam vs LT - Neither deserves this spot. Made Bigelow look pathetic and I could never take him seriously again.
WM12 - Hart vs Michaels - Yes both deserve it.
WM13 - Sid vs Undertaker - Yes...because I am a huge taker mark and the right guy won lol. But yes they both did deserve the spot.
WM14 - Michaels vs Austin - Well...technically Michaels didn't deserve it as he didn't beat Bret...but yes they both deserved to be there.
WM15 - Rock vs Austin - Yes the top heel vs the top face.
WM16 - or WM2000 Trip vs Big Show vs Foley vs Rock - No the McMahon's did not deserve to be there at all. But I cant begrudge Foley his farewell match. Show needed the push really.
WM17 - Austin vs Rock - Yes they deserved it.
WM18 - Jericho vs Trip - Yes they did.
WM19 - Lesner vs Angle - Yes, great Main event.
WM20 - Trip vs Michaels vs Benoit - Trip shouldn't have been there. He was killing Raws ratings and no one wanted to see him with another world title. Michaels (c) vs Benoit would have been epic.
WM21 - Trip vs Batista - Trip was over pushing himself but at least did the job here. I think this should have been the end of Trips in ring career.
WM22 - Trip vs Cena - No way Trip deserved this spot.
WM23 - Cena vs Michaels - Yes both deserved it.
WM24 - Edge vs Undertaker - Yes both deserved it.
WM25 - Trip vs Orton - Trip should never have been in this match and definitely should not have won it! WWE needed fresh faces and Trip's ego was killing them.
WM26 - Michaels vs Taker - I feel the world title should go on last. This was a special match though and yes they both deserved it.
WM27 - Miz vs Cena - I didnt watch WWE during this time (or the 8 years before it lol) and what I did see of the Miz...well he sucks. But I can see WWE wanting a new face to freshen things up so will give him a buy. Yes they deserved it.
WM28 - Cena vs Rock - Neither deserved this spot. Should have been mid card. Punk was the main event that year.
WM29 - Cena vs Rock - Neither deserved it again. Rock should have never been champion. Should have been Punk vs Bryan. But they wasted that on the Australia tour.
WM30 - Orton vs Batista vs Bryan - Even Batista admits he shouldn't have been there.
WM31 - Lesner vs Reigns - I dont know...I dont watch WWE.
So out of all of them I would say...The Rock in WM 28. BS match which achieved nothing.
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Post by TGM on Mar 18, 2015 7:38:39 GMT -5
I'll go with something different and say Lex Luger.
He should have won the title at Summerslam if he was ever going to. The ending of that match is more frustrating to me than 18 seconds. Absolutely did not belong in the WM X main event.
And if you're going to say Lawrence Taylor then I think you should lump Bam Bam in their too, despite both guys putting on a great match.
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Post by The Ichi on Mar 18, 2015 7:46:00 GMT -5
10 year old, UK born me had no idea why some Hand Egg player was fighting a midcarder for the main event of 11.
I call shenanigans to the idea that it was a "great match" also. It was like 80% shoulder tackles.
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Mar 18, 2015 7:50:54 GMT -5
WM28 - Cena vs Rock - Neither deserved this spot. Should have been mid card. Punk was the main event that year. One of the most popular wrestlers in the history of the business in his first singles match in years against the top guy in his home town? That's a main event. Especially when the champion is facing a glorified midcarder that night. Cena and Rock were the most over guys going into that show and the buyrate and money made reflects that. They deserved it.
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