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Post by KofiMania on Mar 27, 2020 6:20:34 GMT -5
there is really no reason mania has to be on as scheduled. even the storyline thing doesnโt make much sense. Itโs already taped.
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Post by flowercity on Mar 27, 2020 8:00:29 GMT -5
there is really no reason mania has to be on as scheduled. even the storyline thing doesnโt make much sense. Itโs already taped. they should have never taped it
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Mar 27, 2020 8:02:23 GMT -5
They really have to shut things down after this is aired, especially with multiple talents apparently being sick.
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Post by Toilet Paper Roll on Mar 27, 2020 8:45:10 GMT -5
they should have never taped it Agreed. Iโd love if they shelved it, but itโs what weโve got
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2020 8:58:19 GMT -5
there is really no reason mania has to be on as scheduled. even the storyline thing doesnโt make much sense. Hey listen, how else will we get (amongst others) Alistair Black vs Lashley with no build in front of an empty Performance Centre unless we do it right now?
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Post by Mecca on Mar 27, 2020 10:05:29 GMT -5
Mike Johnson: โI can confirm after speaking to dozens of people in the company. Iโm talking wrestlers, behind the scenes people, whatever, there is only one person who felt that they should have went forward with WrestleMania and thatโs why theyโre going forward with WrestleMania and thatโs Vince."
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Post by Steveweiser on Mar 27, 2020 10:39:31 GMT -5
Per PWInsider, The Miz did not wrestle at Mania either. Some reports going around that his illness set up a chain reaction that led to Roman Reigns pulling out.
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Post by chrom on Mar 27, 2020 10:44:32 GMT -5
Just scrap it, burn the tapes and pretend it never existed
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Post by paywindah on Mar 27, 2020 11:29:56 GMT -5
From comments online I think wrestling fans expect there to be a magic day where they flip a switch and everything goes back to normal. That they couldโve postponed Mania and have it be the next show after things gets better eventually. That isnโt going to happen. Itโs going to be staged process similar to the reverse of how things have gone the last month.
For WWE, Iโd expect no shows taped after Mania for the next however many months until the # of daily cases starts heading downward. Then theyโll be allowed to once again have empty PC shows for a few weeks, then smaller PC/Full Sail shows with fans, and finally larger arenas, but possibly not until late fall/winter.
This is the same as other sports. MLB is preparing for empty stadium games initially. Local governments will not go from full lockdowns to allowing 15,000 people in an arena overnight.
So if you postpone Mania and these storylines, thereโs a good chance that when they come back from this hiatus theyโll still have to do empty arena shows. So that could explain why Vince wanted to get this show done.
Now when things resume (likely in front of no crowd or very small crowds) they can start building to the next big PPV (which hopefully is in front of a real crowd), which might not even happen until Survivor Series or the Rumble. The matches that were scrapped this week could still happen along with new storylines that are built up during the period while they still have restrictions on who can be there.
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Post by wildojinx on Mar 27, 2020 11:41:57 GMT -5
Wow, this is a bigger disaster than Great American Bash 91
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2020 11:53:52 GMT -5
Wow, this is a bigger disaster than Great American Bash 2006
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Post by Steveweiser on Mar 27, 2020 12:13:36 GMT -5
PWInsider.com now reporting that Andrade didn't compete, but this was due to a rib injury suffered at RAW.
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Post by KofiMania on Mar 27, 2020 12:16:03 GMT -5
PWInsider.com now reporting that Andrade didn't compete, but this was due to a rib injury suffered at RAW. At least that match was just thrown together anyway. Could have the Profits defend against anyone really.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2020 12:18:34 GMT -5
PWInsider.com now reporting that Andrade didn't compete, but this was due to a rib injury suffered at RAW. Hopefully this led to the dream team of Akam and Angel Garza.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffinโs Story on Mar 27, 2020 12:19:23 GMT -5
Knowing what they know now, I bet they wish they went with one night: {Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}Braun vs. Goldberg Drew vs. Lesnar Cena vs. Fiend Taker vs. AJ Becky vs. Shayna Five Pack Challenge Elias w/Gronk vs. Corbin Charlotte vs. Rhea That's the perfect number of matches given what seems to have fallen off due to folks pulling out, etc.
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Post by Steveweiser on Mar 27, 2020 12:21:00 GMT -5
PWInsider.com now reporting that Andrade didn't compete, but this was due to a rib injury suffered at RAW. Hopefully this led to the dream team of Akam and Angel Garza. Apparently "someone from NXT" teamed with Garza.
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Post by markymark on Mar 27, 2020 12:22:42 GMT -5
Hopefully this led to the dream team of Akam and Angel Garza. Apparently "someone from NXT" teamed with Garza. Cuerno/Fantasma would make sense.
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Post by KofiMania on Mar 27, 2020 12:26:55 GMT -5
Hopefully this led to the dream team of Akam and Angel Garza. Apparently "someone from NXT" teamed with Garza. Interesting, possible heels: Austin Theory, Cameron Grimes, Killian Dain, Nese, Kendrick, Daivari, Dar.
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Post by KofiMania on Mar 27, 2020 12:27:12 GMT -5
Apparently "someone from NXT" teamed with Garza. Cuerno/Fantasma would make sense.ย That would be awesome.
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Post by hbkid718 on Mar 27, 2020 12:44:02 GMT -5
For a change, instead of being a procrastinator, I did my WrestleMania Preview early as the matches were announced and now there are so many changes happening, it was all a waste of time and I have to change everything. This news of an NXT wrestler replacing Andrade screws up WWE's narrative of Rhea Ripley being the 1st NXT wrestler competing on Mania (though Black & Ricochet competed last year & several NXT wrestlers were in the Andre & Women's Battle Royals).
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