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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jul 27, 2022 17:32:57 GMT -5
No one cares that it's in Philly. The more important news is that the numbers are back! H ain't wasting any time!
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Post by CMWaters on Jul 27, 2022 17:35:25 GMT -5
No one cares that it's in Philly. The more important news is that the numbers are back! WrestleMania XL: The Biggest Show In Town.
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Post by Ozman on Jul 27, 2022 18:41:00 GMT -5
Maybe with the Bears (hopefully) building a new stadium in Arlington Heights, we could see 50 in Chicago. If not Arlington, then how about the proposed newly remodeled Soldier Field Dome?
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Post by papagiorgio on Jul 27, 2022 18:42:55 GMT -5
My biggest takeaway from this is that Wrestlemania 30 is going to be ten years old? f*** me. I remember watching the first Wrestlemania on VHS. The first Wrestlemania I watched live on PPV was VIII. I still need to try to go to one in person. I was going to try to go to the one that was going to be in Minnesota at one time. I really want a Midwest Mania.
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Post by Soultastic on Jul 27, 2022 18:44:39 GMT -5
I remember a thread a few weeks ago pondering if Wrestlemania 40 would continue the 20 and 30 trend of having a workhorse technical guy go over in the main event and get a big career ascension out of it, and I think now that the show is booked by a man who was involved in both of those situations really makes that a more pressing kind of interest. Philly would definitely be a city where you could run that kind of thing and have it play out. Hoping for Sami Zayn to get it, come on Haitch prove your worth!
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Post by salz4life on Jul 28, 2022 8:25:08 GMT -5
Maybe with the Bears (hopefully) building a new stadium in Arlington Heights, we could see 50 in Chicago. If not Arlington, then how about the proposed newly remodeled Soldier Field Dome? Either or... honestly, whether the Bears stay or not, the city should do that to Soldier Field. OT, but I actually saw a rumor that the Jaguars could potentially look at moving to Chicago with the change to Soldier Field. I think that would be a complete disaster, but Khan has connections to Illinois.
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Post by bob on Jul 29, 2022 10:07:34 GMT -5
Philly is known for there cheesesteaks. When it comes to cheese and WrestleMania, there's only one name that comes to mind... He begs to differ.... Why not both
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Post by mc74 on Jul 29, 2022 10:38:32 GMT -5
My biggest takeaway from this is that Wrestlemania 30 is going to be ten years old? f*** me. Damn it, you just reminded me Wrestlemania 20 is gonna be 20 years old. -___-
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Post by doinkmark on Jul 29, 2022 15:57:31 GMT -5
Hide your Santas! I can't hate too much, as a D.C. resident this might be the closest Mania will ever be to me. As a VA resident, that's the first thought in my mind as well Same. You'ze guys wanna road trip?
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Post by doinkmark on Jul 29, 2022 16:13:06 GMT -5
Sly Stallone for HOF Celeb Induction! Dude was always respectful to wrestlers and appeared on WCW and WWE TV. He's got a statue in Philly for polo's sake! You have to put him in right next to Arnold.
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Post by jimmyjackezekiel on Jul 29, 2022 16:21:08 GMT -5
Just don't bring any Hitchhiker Robots.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Jul 29, 2022 16:21:48 GMT -5
Every other promotion in the world trying to book the ECW Arena for that weekend right now. I may not watch much anymore but the biggest show of them all, a cornerstone of my childhood, just a SEPTA ride away? I’m in. I'd put the HOF ceremony in the ECW Arena, to be honest.
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Post by CMWaters on Jul 29, 2022 16:23:43 GMT -5
Every other promotion in the world trying to book the ECW Arena for that weekend right now. I may not watch much anymore but the biggest show of them all, a cornerstone of my childhood, just a SEPTA ride away? I’m in. I'd put the HOF ceremony in the ECW Arena, to be honest. I'd say film an episode of NXT there. Crowd would be about the size of an NXT 2.0 crowd now, right?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2022 16:40:52 GMT -5
I'd put the HOF ceremony in the ECW Arena, to be honest. I'd say film an episode of NXT there. Crowd would be about the size of an NXT 2.0 crowd now, right? THE NIGHT JACY JAYNE DANCED ON TOP OF THE ECW ARENA
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Post by Big BosskMan on Jul 29, 2022 18:14:53 GMT -5
I know it's not as big as they'd usually like for something like this... ...but any chance they'd do NXT in 2300 Arena (AKA ECW Arena) during this whole thing? I've been to the 2300 Arena for MMA events and though the inside has been somewhat updated and in better condition since it's ECW heyday, I don't honestly see them doing anything much there. It's still a relatively small building and the surrounding areas are pretty sketchy. There's no parking either. They'd be better served holding NXT, assuming it draws a crowd, in the Liacouras Center. It's a bit further north but in a better setting.
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Post by canceled4truth on Jul 29, 2022 18:44:02 GMT -5
Every other promotion in the world trying to book the ECW Arena for that weekend right now. I may not watch much anymore but the biggest show of them all, a cornerstone of my childhood, just a SEPTA ride away? I’m in. I'd put the HOF ceremony in the ECW Arena, to be honest. Heyman going into the WWE Hall of Fame there would be crazy
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Post by doinkmark on Jul 29, 2022 19:53:04 GMT -5
I remember a thread a few weeks ago pondering if Wrestlemania 40 would continue the 20 and 30 trend of having a workhorse technical guy go over in the main event and get a big career ascension out of it, and I think now that the show is booked by a man who was involved in both of those situations really makes that a more pressing kind of interest. Philly would definitely be a city where you could run that kind of thing and have it play out. With HHH running the creative too, this is definitely plausible. Guys like Gable, Zayn, Owens, Styles, Ciampa are more likely to see top guy runs than they were a month ago now with HHH back. Cody finally wins the world title?
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Post by doinkmark on Jul 29, 2022 19:56:56 GMT -5
I'd put the HOF ceremony in the ECW Arena, to be honest. I'd say film an episode of NXT there. Crowd would be about the size of an NXT 2.0 crowd now, right? NXT: Barely Legal.Bring back an ECW name instead of a WCW one.
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Post by fw91 on Jul 29, 2022 20:45:55 GMT -5
Are we sure the numbers are back? They can just be using 40 as a point of reference. The last few manias have been attached to numbers sporadically in print. I think we have to wait for the logo to be unveiled, unless I missed that.
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Post by doinkmark on Aug 5, 2022 21:46:15 GMT -5
So this thread inspired me to make a thing. Hopefully this is okay to post here. I've been on FAN for years but only learned there were other wrestling fans in my area thanks to this thread. Then I thought "That would've been nice to know a few years ago when I went to Rae or local indies." Then I thought "I should make such a place for fans to connect!" So I did. It's called the Wrestling Fan Network on Discord. I'll link below unless the Mods say no. disboard.org/server/1003601820494606367
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