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Post by The Rick Jericho on Mar 31, 2024 21:40:28 GMT -5
Never thought I'd see a day where a WWE affiliated account tweets the names "Bryan Danielson" and "Cope".
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on Mar 31, 2024 22:59:30 GMT -5
decided i'd go back and watch some matches/moments from prior WM's that I hated and to see if they hold up, turns out Booker T vs HHH at WM 19 was even worse than I remembered. that was not only offensive and stupid but holy shit was it boring
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Post by msc on Apr 1, 2024 13:11:43 GMT -5
Controversial view, watching Mania 15 and I still think "one of the worst matches of all time" Bossman v Taker Hell in a Cell is... OK.
It's not Foley/Taker in the Hell in a Cell, and it's got an injured Undertaker and well past his prime Bossman.
That said, I like the story that Bossman plus nightstick plus Cell is meant to be the end of Undertaker, only for him to take a beating and keep coming back like a horror villain. I like the brawl aspects.
I really like this bit:
Bossman kicks Taker in the head.
Bossman - Sit up!
Taker sits up. Bossman kicks him in the head again.
Bossman - Stay down!
LOL
It's a short physical match which I genuinely prefer to some of the long ponderous 40 minute Hell in a Cell "classics", and it's not even one of the worst matches at WrestleMania 15, let alone of all time.
(Sable/Tori really IS that bad though.)
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on Apr 1, 2024 13:16:20 GMT -5
Controversial view, watching Mania 15 and I still think "one of the worst matches of all time" Bossman v Taker Hell in a Cell is... OK. It's not Foley/Taker in the Hell in a Cell, and it's got an injured Undertaker and well past his prime Bossman. That said, I like the story that Bossman plus nightstick plus Cell is meant to be the end of Undertaker, only for him to take a beating and keep coming back like a horror villain. I like the brawl aspects. I really like this bit: Bossman kicks Taker in the head. Bossman - Sit up! Taker sits up. Bossman kicks him in the head again. Bossman - Stay down! LOL It's a short physical match which I genuinely prefer to some of the long ponderous 40 minute Hell in a Cell "classics", and it's not even one of the worst matches at WrestleMania 15, let alone of all time. (Sable/Tori really IS that bad though.) yeah have to agree and that was tentatively going to be on the list, it isn't a bad match it just has that ending
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Post by msc on Apr 1, 2024 13:28:16 GMT -5
Controversial view, watching Mania 15 and I still think "one of the worst matches of all time" Bossman v Taker Hell in a Cell is... OK. It's not Foley/Taker in the Hell in a Cell, and it's got an injured Undertaker and well past his prime Bossman. That said, I like the story that Bossman plus nightstick plus Cell is meant to be the end of Undertaker, only for him to take a beating and keep coming back like a horror villain. I like the brawl aspects. I really like this bit: Bossman kicks Taker in the head. Bossman - Sit up! Taker sits up. Bossman kicks him in the head again. Bossman - Stay down! LOL It's a short physical match which I genuinely prefer to some of the long ponderous 40 minute Hell in a Cell "classics", and it's not even one of the worst matches at WrestleMania 15, let alone of all time. (Sable/Tori really IS that bad though.) yeah have to agree and that was tentatively going to be on the list, it isn't a bad match it just has that ending Oh the hanging is pure Russo-Crap. Though Michael Cole does get the infamous line: "The Ministry is completely out of control! A great time was had by all last night at the Rage Party..."
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Apr 1, 2024 17:26:24 GMT -5
WWE uploaded this a few years ago, then Sting went to AEW and they took it down.
So they put it back up again at least this time the thumbnail looks like he might win the match, unlike the original which I believe had Hunter on offence.
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Post by DSR on Apr 1, 2024 17:31:00 GMT -5
The thumbnail DOES make it look like a skeleton is grabbing Sting by the hips, though!
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Post by Stu on Apr 3, 2024 1:44:22 GMT -5
What would this year‘s mania main event be if they pulled the trigger on Cody last year?
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Apr 3, 2024 1:51:39 GMT -5
What would this year‘s mania main event be if they pulled the trigger on Cody last year? Probably Reigns v Rock. Don’t know if it would’ve been for the belt or not, but if they were able to get him in with your hypothetical scenario like they did in real life, they’d have booked it. But there almost certainly wouldn’t have been as much anger about it in your hypothetical because Rhodes wouldn’t have been getting robbed of something, because he’d have already gotten it at WM39.
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Post by msc on Apr 4, 2024 8:23:53 GMT -5
Gone back to count it, after the Pedigree on Booker T (Mania 19) it takes 25 seconds for HHH to roll over and make a cover for the pinfall.
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Post by Stu on Apr 5, 2024 9:52:24 GMT -5
Is there a way to see which cities have made bids for wrestlemania over the years?
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Post by schma on Apr 6, 2024 21:47:44 GMT -5
I watched a full smackdown for the first time in a while this morning. Is it always this horrible for ads? It felt like for every 2-4 minutes of anything happening there was 3 minutes or more of ads. I think every match except maybe the main event had a commercial break, including the Andre the Giant Battle Royale. In one case there was a commercial break, an entrance that lasted about 1.5 minutes and then another commercial break. Thankfully it wasn't live so I could skip most of the ads but damn, I don't remember it being this bad. Then almost every segment they were talking about sponsors. No wonder they're making so much money.
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Post by schma on Apr 7, 2024 4:49:01 GMT -5
Two more things. Was tonight the most face friendly Wrestlemania night in terms of winners? It seemed like almost every match apart from the main event and the opener (though Rhea is more tweener) went to the faces. It's just notable after years of heel heavy booking. I still remember when Becky/Kofi/Seth winning at WM35 was shocking because we were sure there was no way they would give us that many audience favoured finishes.
Another thing that has bugged me for a while but resurfaced today is the pronunciation of Helluva Kick. They always say it like Hell-ooo-vah rather than Hell-of-ah, as in that's a hell of a kick. It's always kinda bugged me because it's right there and year they never say it right. Sidebar: I would love the Blue Thunder Bomb to win a match at least once. It looks awesome.
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Post by Hypnosis on Apr 7, 2024 15:01:41 GMT -5
I would love the Blue Thunder Bomb to win a match at least once. It looks awesome. It's also a great name for a move.
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Post by mcstoklasa on Apr 7, 2024 15:02:46 GMT -5
WWE uploaded this a few years ago, then Sting went to AEW and they took it down. So they put it back up again at least this time the thumbnail looks like he might win the match, unlike the original which I believe had Hunter on offence. I wish Sting did an Undertaker post 2016 and had a weave on the back of his head mixed behind his real hair cos that bald spot ruined the match a little ngl
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Post by mcstoklasa on Apr 7, 2024 16:23:18 GMT -5
Lawler from about 2009 onwards (probably earlier) is the worst commentator ever
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Post by Doo Doo Dickhead on Apr 7, 2024 16:23:45 GMT -5
Lawler from about 2009 onwards (probably earlier) is the worst commentator ever 2000 onwards, tbh.
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Post by mcstoklasa on Apr 7, 2024 16:28:51 GMT -5
Lawler from about 2009 onwards (probably earlier) is the worst commentator ever 2000 onwards, tbh. I was entertained by his scream at backlash 2004 when Foley elbow dropped Orton off the stage but other than that, agreed.
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Post by Doo Doo Dickhead on Apr 7, 2024 16:29:25 GMT -5
I was entertained by his scream at backlash 2004 when Foley elbow dropped Orton off the stage but other than that, agreed. He ruins Eddie Guerrero matches from me from that era, sadly.
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Post by mcstoklasa on Apr 7, 2024 16:33:18 GMT -5
I was entertained by his scream at backlash 2004 when Foley elbow dropped Orton off the stage but other than that, agreed. He ruins Eddie Guerrero matches from me from that era, sadly. I watched Guerro Vs JBL yesterday. Jeez that was a bad blade job
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