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Post by ChitownKnight on Mar 31, 2019 21:52:26 GMT -5
I think the manias i listed are the most criticized ones. I was too young for these earlier manias but out of the ones I watched live I gotta say 32. The Brock/Ambrose match was a massive letdown and the wwe title match was too long, and there was nothing really “good” about the show except for maybe Zach Ryder winning the IC title
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Mar 31, 2019 22:00:10 GMT -5
I said this in a similar thread a few months ago, Wrestlemania 25 does not deserve to be in the company of the worst Manias. It’s not a great show and it has some crap on there but the good outweighs the bad. I’d either say 1, 2, 11 or 27 is the worst with 11 probably edging out the rest. I have a problem with 16 due to the card not containing one regular singles match but there’s a couple of matches on there that spare it.
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Post by The Barber on Mar 31, 2019 22:00:16 GMT -5
WrestleMania 1 was boring.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Mar 31, 2019 22:01:18 GMT -5
I’m going with 11.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Mar 31, 2019 22:05:10 GMT -5
11
The best match on the card was alright (even the best match of IX was better than anything from XI), the set was garbage (least IX had a good setting and theme), and it didn't have a Mania atmosphere.
IX had a good setting and theme, and a good Steiners vs Headshrinkers match. 32 had baffling booking decisions (Charlotte wins the triple threat, Shane and Taker isn't an overbooked clusterf*** and Jericho beats AJ Styles), but the women's triple threat outside of the finish was better than anything on XI or IX, as was the IC Title Ladder Match.
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Post by thegame415 on Mar 31, 2019 22:07:14 GMT -5
11. It's everything wrong with wrestling in 1995.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2019 22:17:18 GMT -5
Say what you will about 11 or 4 or whatever but 32 is just such an utterly goddamn miserable sit, and one that feels like it lasts about 30 years.
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Post by thecrusherwi on Mar 31, 2019 22:21:20 GMT -5
Some say Wrestlemania 32 is still going on.
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Post by Timeless Hayterade on Mar 31, 2019 22:24:56 GMT -5
In the past, I've said WrestleMania IX, but after watching the WrestleManias in a marathon, I'm going with XI. While IX and 32 were really bad shows and are deserving of the vitriol that they get, they had at least one decent match. WrestleMania XI, however, has no redeeming qualities.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2019 22:35:24 GMT -5
I’m going with 32. 100,000 in attendance and that’s the card they put on with the last 4 matches being especially egregious. Taker and Shane going 30 minutes for no good reason, Baron Corbin winning the Andre, the Rock’s pointless segment with the Wyatt’s, and Roman beating HHH when no one wanted to see that.
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Post by xCompackx on Mar 31, 2019 22:55:35 GMT -5
Of the ones I've seen, definitely 32. The entire show was the most boring, creatively stifled 90 hours of programming I've ever seen. Going in was bad enough because everyone knew Roman was winning the title (and was going to get shit on by the crowd), but the way they booked the show made it so much worse.
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Post by The Legend of Groose on Mar 31, 2019 23:34:47 GMT -5
The one where Taker lost. sigh.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2019 23:36:58 GMT -5
I'll take 16, as it was basically Attitude Era with no Stone Cold, and since I was never that fond of the Attitude Era. Watched it again recently, didn't care for it.
Essentially, if I had the full WM box set and I HAD to throw one of the discs in the garbage, WM 2000 is going straight to the dump.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Mar 31, 2019 23:40:19 GMT -5
32 is probably the worst of the current era. Matches that outstayed their welcome, matches that had the wrong people go over, and it was just dull as dishwater.
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Post by froggyfrog on Apr 1, 2019 0:03:41 GMT -5
I personally really hate 27
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Post by theironyuppie on Apr 1, 2019 0:09:35 GMT -5
I'll take 16, as it was basically Attitude Era with no Stone Cold, and since I was never that fond of the Attitude Era. Watched it again recently, didn't care for it. Essentially, if I had the full WM box set and I HAD to throw one of the discs in the garbage, WM 2000 is going straight to the dump. 16’s an outlier in that 2000 was a strong year for PPV, just not Mania. (Though The DVD release was important as the first time WWE went heavy on special features and historical retrospective.)
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 1, 2019 0:15:53 GMT -5
I'll take 16, as it was basically Attitude Era with no Stone Cold, and since I was never that fond of the Attitude Era. Watched it again recently, didn't care for it. Essentially, if I had the full WM box set and I HAD to throw one of the discs in the garbage, WM 2000 is going straight to the dump. 16’s an outlier in that 2000 was a strong year for PPV, just not Mania. (Though The DVD release was important as the first time WWE went heavy on special features and historical retrospective.) Yeah, the Rumble was great, Backlash was arguably the best one ever, but 'Mania itself was kinda meh. As for the worse, 32 was dull as hell, 9 and 11 are near the bottom, etc, but I think 2 is the one I find the most miserable to watch because the format was fraught with awkwardness and problems that just yank me out of enjoying the show.
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Post by siredger on Apr 1, 2019 0:57:28 GMT -5
For me, it's Wrestlemania IX. The two first matches are fun (Shawn vs Tatanka and Steiners vs Headshrinkers) but afterwards, yikes. Hogan hogging the spotlight at the end of the show and ending Yoko's reign 2 minutes after he won the title completely made things even worse for me.
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Apr 1, 2019 1:05:22 GMT -5
31. Wrong person won every single match and Rollins losing to Orton only IT'S SPRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNG!!!!to leave as champ really set the tone for how awkwardly booked his reign would be.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2019 1:19:38 GMT -5
31. Wrong person won every single match and Rollins losing to Orton only IT'S SPRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNG!!!!to leave as champ really set the tone for how awkwardly booked his reign would be. I mean, Seth's reign was garbage and the way he was a pathetic loser throughout is a big part of why, but him losing to Orton was absolutely the right move for him cashing in. It made him look all the more weaselly and immediately set Orton up as a viable challenger.
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