salz4life
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Post by salz4life on Apr 9, 2018 11:26:04 GMT -5
I don't mind it once a year, but if we move to 4-5 hour PPVs every single month, then yeah, I may have to succumb to burnout. Agreed..... if they start doing this 3-4 normally and then 5-6 (or more) for the Big 4, that's going to be overkill. I expected to be fatigued watching Wrestlemania. I don't expect that at Judgement Day or Money In The Bank. I'd rather not be at Summer Slam or Royal Rumble.
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Post by Redbeard's Ghost on Apr 9, 2018 11:54:40 GMT -5
Well, there are now NINE titles to defend at Wrestlemania (RAW tag, SD tag, IC, US, Cruiser, RAW womens, SD womens, WWE, Universal), plus any grudge matches that need a payoff. In the past, there have been complaints that certain titles were defended, and they corrected that this year. We could have done without two special tag matches, but both were well-received and solid matches. The 2-hour kickoff show needs to be cut down to an hour, and I would recommend fitting two matches into that hour. Also, don't forget that we now have two battle royals that are attached to Mania. Based on those variables, anything less than 6 total hours is going to cut something important.
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Post by BRV on Apr 9, 2018 11:55:36 GMT -5
I attended WrestleMania 29 and I remember being totally spent by the time the show ended, and that was a standard four-hour WrestleMania plus a one-match pre-show. Now, fans are asked to sit through a two-hour Kickoff and a five-plus hour main card. It's no wonder the fans were totally sapped by the time Shinsuke Nakamura and AJ Styles got to the ring.
I was watching last night's show and after the end of the Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle vs. Stephanie McMahon and Triple H match, which was just shy of 9 p.m. eastern, I couldn't believe there were still SEVEN MATCHES remaining. Even sitting on my couch, I started tuning out after the Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn match. I just didn't have it left in me to really sit there and intently focus on another four matches and 90 minutes of WrestleMania.
They have to go back to the standard four-hour WrestleMania and the way to do that is to not jam everything onto the main card. With all due respect to the competitors involved, they could have easily trimmed off the United States Championship match, SmackDown Tag Team Championship match, and Raw Tag Team Championship match and gotten it down to eight matches over the course of four hours and I don't think you'd hear many complaints.
I'll probably be in attendance at MetLife Stadium for WrestleMania 35 and I'm hoping they don't devote another seven-plus hours to the Kickoff and main show. I don't want to have to take a nap midway through the main card to assure I'll make it to midnight for the main event.
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Post by Hypnosis on Apr 9, 2018 11:57:06 GMT -5
Seriously, I had to wait until earlier this morning to finish watching the last two matches because it was close to midnight where I live after Styles/Nakamura had finished.
People need sleep.
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Post by axebomber on Apr 9, 2018 12:04:39 GMT -5
The old entertainment adage was leaving them wanting more, not less. Sometimes you want to go to a nice restaurant where the food is amazing but maybe the portions are small. Current WWE is like going to a buffet every time.
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Apr 9, 2018 12:29:14 GMT -5
Actually thought it was better paced than previous bumper shows, but even with that, the fatigue set in something fierce from the RAW Women's title match onwards.
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Post by Fade on Apr 9, 2018 12:37:19 GMT -5
They really need to balance out the "spectacle" and "match" aspect of the show. And pacing. Pacing is everything and that heavily Includes the order the matches go in.
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Post by CubsFan71 on Apr 9, 2018 14:12:16 GMT -5
Wrestlemania was so long Aiden English went bald before it was over
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 14:18:01 GMT -5
I was good until about 9PM EST and then it was like, this shit has to end.
They should have had Brock/Roman somewhere in the middle, Because if they actually thought that the crowd wasn’t going to turn on that match after almost 7 hours in then they are straight up dumbasses.
Should have closed with the Bryan match.
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Post by Pushed to the Moon on Apr 9, 2018 14:22:47 GMT -5
I was good until about 9PM EST and then it was like, this shit has to end. They should have had Brock/Roman somewhere in the middle, Because if they actually thought that the crowd wasn’t going to turn on that match after almost 7 hours in then they are straight up dumbasses. Should have closed with the Bryan match. 7 hours is obviously a ridiculously long event but I think they still might have shitted on the Brock match if it was in the middle. Buy yeah if they gave the people what they wanted over the course of the show then I think they could keep their energy up and if they'd kept Bryan til the end like you say I'm sure they'd still be hyped and going nuts even after all that time (even though it kinda sucked while Bryan was out of it).
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Post by Push R Truth on Apr 9, 2018 14:23:25 GMT -5
I was good until about 9PM EST and then it was like, this shit has to end. They should have had Brock/Roman somewhere in the middle, Because if they actually thought that the crowd wasn’t going to turn on that match after almost 7 hours in then they are straight up dumbasses. Should have closed with the Bryan match. At my party my buddies kid said "They haven't even gotten to the world titles yet... or Brauns match!" And the entire party collectively groaned and we realized just how much was left. They really need trim the fat and get away from "EVERYBODY GETS A SPOT AT MANIA!". When everybody gets something it's no longer special.
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Post by Alexander The So-so on Apr 9, 2018 14:43:02 GMT -5
They have to realize this sort of length is unsustainable, right? It's Sunday night, for God's sake! People have to go to work in the morning! I was getting way too sleepy to watch closely; I made myself watch long enough for Styles vs Nakamura, then called it a night and didn't bother to watch the RAW tag match and the main event, because it was already 11:00 PM and I was ready for bed.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 14:49:30 GMT -5
Uso's finally make the card.
Get squashed.
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Post by chrom on Apr 9, 2018 14:50:22 GMT -5
4 is doable, 5 is tolerable, any more than that won't work.
People aren't going to spend a quarter of the day there. They dob't have enough stamina and willpower to last and stay that long.
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