How would you book mania.

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How would you book this year’s cards.. Feel free to take some liberties with heathy superstars returning. Also this isn’t the match order, I just copied and pasted it from another thread.

Women's Battle Royal:
Nikki Cross wins after hiding under the ring, last eliminating Asuka who thought she won when she threw out Lacey Evans.

Raw Tag Titles:
Let’s say they go with Revival vs. Ryder & Hawkins
I hate the Revival, so let’s give Ryder & Hawkins the upset.

Andre Battle Royal:
Braun elimated by Andrade due to some SNL nonsense, a debuting Lars Sullivan wins last eliminating both Hardys and Ali.

Nese vs. Murphy:
I don’t watch 205 Live, but I’m guessing it would mean something if Nese won. So let’s go with him.

Main card:

Kofi vs. Bryan:
Kofi wins the big one. Big E turns on him and Woods after the match.

Roman vs. Drew:
They beat the crap out of each other for 8 minutes. Spear / Superman punch. Roman gets cheered at Mania.

Braun chases the SNL guys around the arena all night. Che tricks Rush into putting on his jacket backstage and runs off. Braun attacks Rush from behind, Lashley gets involved and Braun puts him threw a table.

Miz vs. Shane:
The Miz’s dad gets involved only to low blow The Miz. Shane wins.

Elias plays his concert only to be interrupted by the Honky Tonk Man. DX or some random face group comes out and hits them with guitars or something.

Angle vs. Corbin:
Angle wins in ten seconds after an Angle slam and an ankle lock. Cena’s music hits. They go back in forth about Ruthless Agression, they make one last match. Cena wins in about five minutes. They hug after the match.

Moment of Bliss.
Alexa Bliss looks hot. Something eventful happens.

AJ vs. Orton:
AJ wins after a roll up. Orton punts him after the match.

Women's Tag Titles:
Boss n Hug retain.

Seth vs. Brock (c)
Brock reverses a curb stop into an F5. In a short match.

Heyman & Brock talk about how Brock will be champion forever. Brock challenges anyone in the back to prove him wrong. Heyman doesn’t think it’s a good idea. Which leads to...

Demon Finn Balor vs. Brock Lesnar (c)
Finn gets the upset after a coup de grace.

Joe vs. Rey:
Joe wins a short but hard hitting match. Keeps choking out Rey after the match Dominic gets involved Joe chokes him out too.

HHH vs. Batista:
Triple H wins I guess?

SD Tag Titles:
Nakamura and Rusev win it. Ricochet and Black win the titles from them on Smackdown. Rusev and Nikamura cost them the belts a week later to the Hardys? Then Nikamura and Black are drafted to Raw and fued there and Resuv and Ricochet feud on Smackdown and niether team is mentioned again.

Becky vs. Charlotte vs. Ronda
Becky makes Ronda tap in the Disarmher. Clean.

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How I'd do it:

Women's Battle Royal - I thought last year's was god awful so I don't have high hopes for (or even care about) it, but I'm giving Asuka the win here.

Raw Tag Titles - Hawkins & Ryder vs. The Revival, right? I mean I might as well put the titles on Hawkins & Ryder here and stick a fork in The Revival.

Andre Battle Royal - Don't care about this one either. Braun wins, the SNL guys try to present him the trophy but break it somehow and this leads to a running gag throughout the show where Braun chases them around NY.

Nese vs. Murphy - Tony and his abs do the damn thing, Murphy gets promoted to Raw or SDL.

Kofi vs. Bryan - Kofi wins and puts everybody in a great mood to start the show. No heel turn from either Big E or Xavier here, just let Kofi have his moment.

Roman vs. Drew - Pure chaos from bell to bell like Brock vs. Goldberg at WM 33. Reigns hits a Spear or debuts a new finisher and beats him in 6 or 7 minutes.

Miz vs. Shane - I like Miz way more, but the result doesn't really matter to me much. I just want them to fight all over the arena and even outside.

Angle vs. Corbin - Angle beats Corbin quickly, Cena comes out and we get a proper sendoff match for Kurt.

AJ vs. Orton - Again the result doesn't really matter to me, I just want the match to be as good as I'm expecting. Loser ends up going to Raw.

Balor vs. Lashley - Goes exactly like Finn vs. Corbin at SummerSlam last year. The Demon kicks Lashley's ass and takes back the title.

Women's Tag Titles - I'm rooting for The IIconics, but I can't take the titles off Boss & Hug so soon. They retain.

Seth vs. Brock - Seth slays the Beast and Brock disappears until SummerSlam.

Joe vs. Rey - Joe wins here because the US Title desperately needs someone to have a good reign and he's the guy for it. Andrade comes out after the match and attacks Dominic.

HHH vs. Batista - I don't have any desire to see HHH wrestle again, so Dave wins.

SD Tag Titles - Black & Ricochet win the titles and show up on SDL only because as much as I love both guys, they're in danger of being overexposed right now.

Raw Women's Title - Turns out Stephanie really wasn't joking when she said on Raw she was entering the match. Steph wins both titles. Kofi has already won and Brock's been dethroned, let's get weird.

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Women's Battle Royal - Asuka crushes everyone.

Andre - Don't remotely care. Just give it to Braun I guess so he at least accomplishes SOMETHING for once.

Nese vs. Murphy - Nese needs to win. Way too much of the Cruiserweight division's lifespan has been dominated by heels.

Kofi vs. Bryan - Kofi needs to win. Big dumb fun with Xavier and Big E foiling some cheating but Kofi beating Bryan clean.

Roman vs. Drew - Short and to the point, Reigns wins decisively.

Miz vs. Shane - Insane back-and-forth brawl all over the stadium. Shane kind of needs to win this one if this heel turn is going to have any sort of point to it and Miz is bulletproof anyway.

Lashley vs. Balor - Balor wins and it's fast because this match has been done to death and wasn't any good to start with.

Angle vs. Corbin - Angle wins in mere seconds. Neither one of them's worth a shit in the ring and no one cares about seeing an actual match here so just play the hits and get out.

AJ vs. Orton - Fast-paced, probably 15 minute or so back-and-forth very early in the show to fire the crowd up. Lot more storytelling potential coming out of it if Orton wins so he should, but I don't really care that much about the actual result.

Women's Tag - Guess Sasha and Bayley win, but I really can't claim to care.

Seth vs. Brock - About a 5-10 minute sprint, Rollins wins. Not that I at all expect it but Brock's best matches are short and to the point and he needs to lose the f***ing belt already.

Joe vs. Rey - Probably have Rey win in a fluky way then Joe kills Dominic to give the feud some extra bite going forward.

Triple H vs. Batista - Batista decisively ends his career. Preferably after pretty much re-enacting Mania 24 or Mania 27, very much would frame this as Batista putting down an old dog.

SmackDown Tag - Be nice if for once Machkamura actually won something, and the Usos desperately need a change of scenery while I don't like the Black & Ricochet team and the Bar needs to do something else already because their act is incredibly tired.

Raw Women's - Becky makes Ronda tap.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Fun thread!

Women's Battle Royal:
Asuka wins, not by crushing people, but definitely by eliminating a lot of people and looking strong.

Raw Tag Titles:
Hawkins and Ryder get a visual pin, maybe even one or two times, The Revival win, and don't just win, but by cheating as much as they can and give one of the other two a worked injury. Keep Hawkins and Ryder off TV for a while to build to them eventually getting some shot at the tag titles without winning a match, then have them win the titles.

Andre Battle Royal:
I can't imagine anything on this card I care less about, so given EC3 cut a pretty sweet promo let him have it.

Nese vs. Murphy:
Murphy is money right now, so he wins, clean.

Main card:

Kofi vs. Bryan:
Both guys bring their crew with them. The second the bell rings, Xavier and Big E go after Rowan and brawl with him to the back, leaving Kofi and Bryan in the ring to settle this one-on-one. Bryan dominates Kofi for most of the match, not taking him seriously at first despite being irritated, before losing it as the match goes because he can't put Kofi away. Kofi hits a bunch of reversals on stuff Bryan is doing for near falls (not finishers). Bryan hits the knee once and Kofi kicks out, Bryan lines up the knee again and Kofi dodges it, hits the Trouble in Paradise and wins.

Roman vs. Drew:
Short match, Drew gets a bit of heat on Roman then Roman makes his comeback and steamrolls Drew.

Miz vs. Shane:
This can't be a match where Shane actually looks like a dominant heel even if they have booked him as dominant for months, so Miz is running Shane ragged at first until Shane blasts Miz with a chair. Lots of plunder. Along the lines of Angle/Shane but more balanced so it doesn't look like Shane is an underdog. Shane should have a bunch of private security with him who keep getting involved and clattered. Miz wins when Shane misses the Leap of Faith elbow through a table.

Angle vs. Corbin:
Corbin hits Angle with a Deep Six and an End of Days, showboats to showers of boos, when he goes to pin Kurt he rolls him up. Corbin kicks out, Angle slam, ankle lock, end. Under 2 minutes.

AJ vs. Orton:
Lengthy, slow-paced match building to AJ being wise to Orton's counter to the forearm, but Orton gets him some other way. Orton wins dirty.

Women's Tag Titles:
Boss and Hug retain but not by pinning either of the Divas of Doom. Ideally by pinning Tamina.

Seth vs. Brock (c)
Seth wins not with the low blow, although maybe have Brock hit him with one just to be an asshole. Curb stomps him once, then twice, then a third and keeps his foot on and stomps Lesnar over and over and over into the mat before pinning him.

Joe vs. Rey:
Joe beats Rey clean, but dickishly.

HHH vs. Batista:
Triple H is definitely winning, but it should be a 15-minute brawl like the Sting match.

SD Tag Titles:
Ricochet and Black win the titles by not pinning the Usos to set up a programme.

Becky vs. Charlotte vs. Ronda
Becky wins clean by beating Ronda.

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Apr 4, 2019 7:40:52 GMT -5 "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay said:

AJ vs. Orton:
Lengthy, slow-paced match

I'm honestly... really curious why that's what you would want it to be. Feels to me much more equipped to be very fast and balls-to-the-wall, especially with all the drawn out borefests AJ's put on over the past year.

[cabbageboy]

The scary thing is that Lacey Evans is currently the favorite in that women's battle royale. But if they aren't idiots Asuka destroys everyone.

Look, this show is easy to book if you aren't a total idiot. Rollins wins the title, Becky wins the titles, Kofi wins the title, Angle destroys Corbin, AJ over Orton, Miz over Shane, Bayley and Sasha retain. The only heel I'd toy with going over is McIntyre. Or at least just book a DQ there, with Roman chasing him afterwards.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Apr 4, 2019 7:48:43 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Apr 4, 2019 7:40:52 GMT -5 "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay said:

AJ vs. Orton:
Lengthy, slow-paced match

I'm honestly... really curious why that's what you would want it to be. Feels to me much more equipped to be very fast and balls-to-the-wall, especially with all the drawn out borefests AJ's put on over the past year.

I agree, but WWE's workrate these days is so hyper that I think something needs to be relatively slow. Also, 'slow' doesn't necessarily mean 'bad.' Some of my favourite matches with Orton in particular have been where it has been mainly story and fewer moves, to build to a boiling point later. Start it hot obviously and then have Orton slow the pace. It places into his homegrown, boring veteran gimmick, and when he's motivated Orton knows how to make that not boring. I'm not talking Triple H/Undertaker, I'm talking New Japan. I could've been clearer that the pace would pick up at the end.

[ronnie2hotty]

Women's Battle Royal: has to be Asuka, right?? I'll pick a dark horse: Ruby Riott

Raw Tag Titles: Is this seriously a match? Has something been announced that I didn't see? If so, in a tradition of making tag titles seem irrelevant for the past 18 years, The Revival win.

Andre Battle Royal: has to be Braun, right?? I'll pick Andrade.

Nese vs. Murphy: Not as caught up with 205 Live as I should, but I'll pick Nese.

Main card:

Kofi vs. Bryan: KofiMania. Kofi then buys Mustafa Ali IHOP for the next six months for getting hurt and allowing him this opportunity of a lifetime.

Roman vs. Drew: Roman

Miz vs. Shane: *spoiler* Shane takes a big bump, overshadowing anything the face can do to get over. don't care who wins

Elias plays his concert only to be interrupted by the Rock.

Angle vs. Corbin: repeating what I've seen earlier, Corbin taps in 10 seconds. Cena challenges Angle to a real match.

Moment of Bliss: Lita and Trish guest. They all take turns making out.

AJ vs. Orton: don't care who wins. I just hope Orton actually tries for the first time in five years.

Women's Tag Titles: I love the Iconics, but we all know they were just put in there to take a pin. Big showdown between Nia and Beth. Not the time for Boss N Hug to lose yet.

Seth vs. Brock (c) It has to be Seth, right??.. which tells me WWE continues with Lesnar… but I'm hoping for Seth.

Joe vs. Rey: in the match voted most inexplicably to get cut for time, Rey wins. Even though, given the right amount of time, this could be good.

HHH vs. Batista: in a match voted most likely to get fast forwarded through, HHH after Ric Flair interferes.

SD Tag Titles: Usos

Becky vs. Charlotte vs. Ronda: in a good, but underwhelming, match, Becky wins clean.

[beefy]

Cancel it.

Run “The Best of Spike Dudley” instead.

The only major thing I’d book is the multi-tag team match to be an absolute cluster, with bodies flying everywhere, and then a random run-in by, say... Rhyno. Otherwise, the show kinda books itself, I think. (Which is why WWE’s meddling is a little infuriating.)

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I definitely wouldn’t have Big E. turn on Kofi immediately. That’s a quality story that you can stretch out for a while, just have Big E. slowly getting jealous of Kofi’s success and fan support over time. That’s an eternal and relatable story instead of immediately turning oh him because of reasons.

[clifford]

Not what you meant I know but this is how I would have booked Mania in terms of lineup;


Main Card:
Womens Triple Threat- Becky wins
Kofi vs Bryan- Kofi wins
Seth vs Brock- Seth wins
Triple H vs Batista- Batista wins
AJ vs Orton- Orotn wins
Angle vs Cena- Angle wins
Roman vs Drew- Roman wins
Rey vs Andrade- Andrade wins
Sasha & Bayley vs Beth & Natalya- Sasha & Bayley retain


Everyone else into the Womens & Mens Battle Royales on the Pre Show. Asuka wins Womans, Curt Hawkins wins mens

Cruiserweight title match moved to NXt Takeover New York, Buddy retains.