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Post by The Rick Jericho on Nov 22, 2022 22:06:57 GMT -5
Look back at this card a few years later. Which match missed a live crowd the most?
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Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on Nov 22, 2022 22:13:47 GMT -5
Otis vs. Dolph.
The Otis-Mandy reunion was meant to pop a big crowd.
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Post by welshpenguin on Nov 22, 2022 22:20:53 GMT -5
It sucked Edge didn’t get his first Wrestlemania after his return in front of a live crowd. I also felt bad for Drew that he didn’t get his crowning moment in front of fans.
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Post by Rudy Gobert Weather Machine on Nov 22, 2022 22:22:15 GMT -5
THE GREATEST WRESTLING MATCH EVER
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Nov 22, 2022 22:24:30 GMT -5
Oh man that's tough...
Mandy and Otis was meant for a crowd like Jesse said, but Drew vs. Brock would have been Drew's official coronation as a main event guy. And the crowd WANTED it.
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Nov 22, 2022 22:28:55 GMT -5
Went for Drew/Lesnar, can't help but feel the pandemic robbed us of an all-timer ending as far as feel-good WM closers go.
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Nov 22, 2022 22:33:01 GMT -5
I felt terrible for Otis, Mandy and (especially) Drew. Drew having his moment in a silent PC is so f***ing depressing to watch now.
I honestly think Taker vs. AJ would've sucked ass if it was a regular match in front of a crowd, because AJ was in a major slump in the ring at the time and I don't think he would've been able to carry Taker.
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Post by theironyuppie on Nov 22, 2022 23:22:57 GMT -5
Drew/Brock seems the obvious call here, and it was a shame the Otis/Mandy moment had no crowd. As great a match as Rhea/Charlotte was, I do feel Rhea would have actually beaten Charlotte if not for the pandemic, because in that case Charlotte would likely have stayed on the road with WWE rather than working both Raw and NXT for a while.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Nov 22, 2022 23:23:31 GMT -5
I would say Otis against Dolph. Otis and Mandy kissing would've got such a big pop and them not getting that was sad. Although Drew being robbed of his moment was also bitterly sweet.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Nov 22, 2022 23:35:15 GMT -5
Gotta go with Drew. He was a dweeb before in 3MB and I still view him as a dweeb. Not having a true crowning moment doesn’t help. I’d probably just be apathetic about him like I am most of the roster.
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Post by Chiral on Nov 23, 2022 0:33:33 GMT -5
How about Hogan winning the Andre battle royal!?!?!?!
*crickets*
*tumbleweed passes by*
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Post by agent817 on Nov 23, 2022 1:38:45 GMT -5
I know this is a little off-subject, but seeing Gronk trying to hype up the audience at home felt kind of sad in a way. I mean, yes, I get he was trying to do, but if there was a crowd, he could have done the same schtick and it would have been a lot different.
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Post by ElmerFudd on Nov 23, 2022 1:46:44 GMT -5
This was such an odd Mania I could never go back and watch any of the actual matches with no crowd but I did love the cinematic BoneYard and Firefly Funhouse Matches I can still rewatch those. That said Drew could've benefited most if he beat Brock in front of a live crowd.
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Nov 23, 2022 2:07:02 GMT -5
This was such an odd Mania I could never go back and watch any of the actual matches with no crowd Agreed. I enjoyed both nights at the time, but it's just too awkward for me now.
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Post by Cvslfc123 on Nov 23, 2022 3:34:49 GMT -5
Drew, especially after he was robbed a second time at Clash at the Castle.
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Post by Germansuplex on Nov 23, 2022 9:33:38 GMT -5
THE GREATEST WRESTLING MATCH EVER Nope, we witnessed that at Backlash.
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Post by cornettesracket on Nov 23, 2022 10:57:57 GMT -5
It has to be drew. After the way his first run in WWE ended and then him rebuilding himself and coming back to NXT and winning the rumble, it was so hoping he’d get the mania moment and he did get it but not really. I mean the others have had mania moments or have time to get a big moment, but drew had one shot at beating Brock Lesnar at mania and having fans there, and he didn’t get it.
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Post by The Thread Barbi on Nov 23, 2022 14:41:49 GMT -5
Taker's last match should have been in front of a crowd
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Nov 23, 2022 15:11:11 GMT -5
Drew beating Brock, Mandy kissing Otis and Edge's return match are definitely the big ones that would have gotten huge crowd reactions and could've been iconic moments if they happened in front of a roaring crowd of 70,000+. It's interesting that the shutdown probably made Fiend/Cena and Taker/Styles better than they would have been. If those were regular matches the crowd would have been into them but I don't picture them being anything too memorable. Those cinematic matches though will be celebrated for years. On the other end of the spectrum, Edge/Orton was way worse than it would have been. There's no way they would have brawled backstage for what felt like half an hour if there were fans in attendance. Plus the crowd would have been so hot for Edge that it would automatically have made it a more exciting match. This was such an odd Mania I could never go back and watch any of the actual matches with no crowd but I did love the cinematic BoneYard and Firefly Funhouse Matches I can still rewatch those. This is how I feel about the entire pandemic/no crowd era. A lot of great matches happened over those 12-18 months but I will never ever rewatch them. The 2021 Royal Rumble was probably the most disappointing. It's normally my favorite match of the year but watching it without a proper crowd was just depressing.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Nov 25, 2022 9:56:47 GMT -5
Drew winning the title. Hell, everything he did during the pandemic was tremendous. He got absolutely robbed
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