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Post by froggyfrog on Mar 30, 2016 6:45:01 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2016 6:58:02 GMT -5
If true, I'm a-okay with that. The US title means nothing and the crowd's going to be dead for that match, might as well shove it out of the way and put the focus on the fun spotty battle royal, even if so far it's two for two on the winner doing f***-all afterward.
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Post by auph10imitated on Mar 30, 2016 7:15:52 GMT -5
The Battle Royal is literally full of jobbers, and now only does no one give a f*** but the winner so far in previous years hasn't benefited anyway.. yet thats pushed to the main show?
I would put The Dudleyz/Usos and the Divas Match on the main card and keep the BR and US Match on the preshow. Dudleyz/Uso's feel more senior than Ryback and Kalisto, plus they have a gimmick and a backstory. Meanwhile the Divas is promoting the E! show.
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Post by froggyfrog on Mar 30, 2016 7:23:02 GMT -5
My hope is with the battle royal on the main show maybe the guys who worked the pre show end up in it. Possible Usos mania debut after 6 years?!?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2016 7:39:55 GMT -5
Why even have a preshow, why not just make mania 6 hours and be done with it Because then they'd still find a way to only have 7 matches on the 6 hour show. The matches people actually care about get time to breathe, while the rubbish gets rushed through. Makes sense to me. Rubbish? WrestleMania is a giant event. What better way to celebrate that than to put a TON of matches on a WM card? Some good, some maybe not so good, but an oversized event for the big show of the year. When I was a kid, I reveled in seeing a dozen matches (and more) on a WrestleMania show. Nowadays, you get 7 or 8? On an even longer show? I guess fans these days are used to a different kind of wrestling show. Oh well. EDIT: Just saw the battle royal's on the main show now. I...............like.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Mar 30, 2016 7:46:16 GMT -5
Seven matches in four hours is kind of a Mania staple now. They still somehow manage to find ways to mistime the show.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2016 7:47:13 GMT -5
The Battle Royal is literally full of jobbers, and now only does no one give a f*** but the winner so far in previous years hasn't benefited anyway.. yet thats pushed to the main show? I would put The Dudleyz/Usos and the Divas Match on the main card and keep the BR and US Match on the preshow. Dudleyz/Uso's feel more senior than Ryback and Kalisto, plus they have a gimmick and a backstory. Meanwhile the Divas is promoting the E! show. The difference is the crowd'll actually care about the battle royal because it'll have some memorable spots, some showiness, and some just-for-fun stuff, and battle royals are just popular in general. No one really seems to care about the Dudleys, the Usos, or the non-Horsewomen part of the women's division besides Lana.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 30, 2016 7:51:48 GMT -5
I wonder if they do have a reason for moving the Andre to the main card, as in maybe a surprise entrant that wins it or something. And not someone on the main roster that isn't listed in the match yet, like Strowman... a legit surprise.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2016 7:53:40 GMT -5
I wonder if they do have a reason for moving the Andre to the main card, as in maybe a surprise entrant that wins it or something. And not someone on the main roster that isn't listed in the match yet, like Strowman... a legit surprise. {Spoiler}Not heard any specifics but I have heard there are evidently plans for both returns and debuts on the Mania card. Maybe someone from NXT or Cesaro takes it?
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 30, 2016 7:56:45 GMT -5
I wonder if they do have a reason for moving the Andre to the main card, as in maybe a surprise entrant that wins it or something. And not someone on the main roster that isn't listed in the match yet, like Strowman... a legit surprise. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}Not heard any specifics but I have heard there are evidently plans for both returns and debuts on the Mania card. Maybe someone from NXT or Cesaro takes it? No shit, I opened that expecting "Cena wins".
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Post by JCBaggee on Mar 30, 2016 8:03:42 GMT -5
There's gonna be a 45 minute segment for Hogan's return and apology promo before he gets over by suplexing Heath Slater with help from Titus O'Neill.
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Post by auph10imitated on Mar 30, 2016 10:19:42 GMT -5
Yeah I am guessing this is freeing up space for The Rock, Austin, Foley and whoever else will have segments. The Rousey segment last year was awesome so I can handle it if its that calibre style segment.
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Post by anglarite on Mar 30, 2016 11:14:03 GMT -5
Did everyone forgot about the 50 minute Flo Rida concert?
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Mar 30, 2016 12:24:40 GMT -5
My hope is with the battle royal on the main show maybe the guys who worked the pre show end up in it. Possible Usos mania debut after 6 years?!? Imo nobody should be doing double duty, especially when others still haven't been placed in the Battle Royal that they decided to make "20-Man" because reasons. If they were so concerned about the injuries, they should've just NOT put a static number on the Battle Royal entrants. With the Network It really makes no difference whether the Usos work the pre-show or the main show. They aren't getting bumped to Sunday Night Heat like Lance Storm. At least they've gotten to actually compete at WrestleMania.
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Post by KofiMania on Mar 30, 2016 12:40:33 GMT -5
My hope is with the battle royal on the main show maybe the guys who worked the pre show end up in it. Possible Usos mania debut after 6 years?!? Imo nobody should be doing double duty, especially when others still haven't been placed in the Battle Royal that they decided to make "20-Man" because reasons. If they were so concerned about the injuries, they should've just NOT put a static number on the Battle Royal entrants. With the Network It really makes no difference whether the Usos work the pre-show or the main show. They aren't getting bumped to Sunday Night Heat like Lance Storm. At least they've gotten to actually compete at WrestleMania. Where is it listed that it's only 20 entrants?
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Post by Andy Martin on Mar 30, 2016 12:46:32 GMT -5
Did everyone forgot about the 50 minute Flo Rida concert? And the hour it'll take Taker to get to the ring?
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Mar 30, 2016 13:28:44 GMT -5
Why even have a preshow, why not just make mania 6 hours and be done with it Because then they'd still find a way to only have 7 matches on the 6 hour show. The matches people actually care about get time to breathe, while the rubbish gets rushed through. Makes sense to me. Rubbish? WrestleMania is a giant event. What better way to celebrate that than to put a TON of matches on a WM card? Some good, some maybe not so good, but an oversized event for the big show of the year. When I was a kid, I reveled in seeing a dozen matches (and more) on a WrestleMania show. Nowadays, you get 7 or 8? On an even longer show? I guess fans these days are used to a different kind of wrestling show. Oh well. EDIT: Just saw the battle royal's on the main show now. I...............like. Ryback vs. Kalisto, Usos vs. Dudleys, and Diva Clusterf*** are throwaway matches from a random episode of SmackDown. "Rubbish" may have been a harsh critique, but no one watches WrestleMania for matches like that. I'd rather see a half hour skit with Austin and Rock than any of those matches, and I'm sure I'm not alone in that.
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Post by hbkid718 on Mar 30, 2016 15:34:02 GMT -5
My hope is with the battle royal on the main show maybe the guys who worked the pre show end up in it. Possible Usos mania debut after 6 years?!? Imo nobody should be doing double duty, especially when others still haven't been placed in the Battle Royal that they decided to make "20-Man" because reasons. If they were so concerned about the injuries, they should've just NOT put a static number on the Battle Royal entrants. With the Network It really makes no difference whether the Usos work the pre-show or the main show. They aren't getting bumped to Sunday Night Heat like Lance Storm. At least they've gotten to actually compete at WrestleMania. That's what I thought. That it doesn't matter if you're on the main card or the pre-show, you're still part of WrestleMania. You still get to compete in front of that huge crowd with that atmosphere. But, the wrestlers don't like to be on the Pre-Show because it's technically not part of the main show, so it affects their bonus. So, every wrestler wants to be on the main show no matter what. And when a wrestler gets bumped, like the 10 Man Tag at WM 10 or the Mixed Tag a few years ago, they still got a bonus, since it wasn't the wrestlers' fault that they weren't on the show.
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Post by edgehead on Mar 30, 2016 15:57:53 GMT -5
I honestly say get rid of the Usos vs Dudleys match and add them to the ATGMBR. Then have the Divas match and US Title headline the preshow with the Battle Royal being the opener for WM32. 2 championship matches shouldn't be on the preshow...ESPECIALLY the women's match. That match will be great and those women deserve a main card spot.
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Post by thecrusherwi on Mar 30, 2016 18:37:50 GMT -5
In recent years they seem to think that Length = Quality no matter what. Not every match needs to go 25 minutes plus. Savage/Steamboat was less than 15. Rock/Triple H from Backlash 2000 was under 20. They don't need to drag everything out just or prove its epic.
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