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Post by Jindrak Mark on Mar 8, 2023 15:03:38 GMT -5
Between long-time friends Sami and KO likely winning the tag titles together, Cody getting his big Wrestlemania main event, Dom probably working with his father, Theory's real life story about growing up watching his favorite wrestler Cena, best friends Sheamus and Drew likely working together, Bayley finally working with Trish after years wishing for it and also Dakota breaking kayfabe on Twitter about how excited she is about that 6 woman tag, there's a bunch of people getting like a personal dream Wrestlemania match this year.
Not necessarily at Wrestlemania but it's kind of sad that we never got a Big E/Goldberg match. Big E would always talk about how much he loved Goldberg and they could have easily had a quick 5-10 minute face v face respect match around 2021 or so, basically like Drew/Goldberg was.
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Post by Stu on Mar 8, 2023 17:08:34 GMT -5
At least Big E got to have hot wings with Goldberg
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Mar 8, 2023 17:22:36 GMT -5
IMO, Big E should be at Mania, even in a non-wrestling capacity. It’d be great.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 8, 2023 17:29:19 GMT -5
IMO, Big E should be at Mania, even in a non-wrestling capacity. It’d be great. There’s some speculation about this LA Knight harassing New Day stuff leading to Big E doing a surprise return, but I don’t expect that until there’s any word of him being cleared to wrestle again. It’ll be very soon that he’ll be undergoing his one-year checkup for the neck injury.
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Post by mistery on Mar 8, 2023 20:00:20 GMT -5
I think an interesting question is how many titles are going to change hands? I have the IC Title and Smackdown Women's titles changing hands right now. I'm a bit uneasy about Cody winning the title but I think he will pull it off still, because there's nothing left for Roman to do as champion. The RAW Women's title is a lot more questionable as they might want to try to drag out Bianca's reign long enough that it breaks Becky's record. Problem is that Asuka is a significantly hotter star than her right now, while Bianca has started to flounder. I really don't think Bianca should be champion after Mania at this point as she desperately needs a character refresh, and her beating this new Asuka could end up causing some significant backlash towards her.
And assuming that the women's tag titles do end up being defended on one night, then I expect Shayna and Ronda to win those. I expect The Usos to lose the men's tag titles to Sami and Kevin no matter what though.
I think the only title that is not changing hands right now is the US title.
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Post by deviljatt86 on Mar 10, 2023 17:00:33 GMT -5
Why aren't Roman and Cody's win streaks being mentioned? Roman hasn't been pinned/submitted since he lost to Baron Corbin in 2019, that's more than 3 years. I also think he hasn't even lost in any sense since Royal Rumble 2022 against Seth Rollins. Cody on the other hand hasn't lost since his return at last WM. Yeah, he missed quite a bit of time because of his injury, but that doesn't change the fact the optic of not having lost for 1 calendar year. So, besides the titles on the line, the finishing of the story and the family dynamics on the line, there is also the fact that one person will finally lose after a LOOOOOONG time. I personally think this should be mentioned at least somewhat, by either the wrestlers or the commentary team.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 10, 2023 17:21:07 GMT -5
Why aren't Roman and Cody's win streaks being mentioned? Roman hasn't been pinned/submitted since he lost to Baron Corbin in 2019, that's more than 3 years. I also think he hasn't even lost in any sense since Royal Rumble 2022 against Seth Rollins. Cody on the other hand hasn't lost since his return at last WM. Yeah, he missed quite a bit of time because of his injury, but that doesn't change the fact the optic of not having lost for 1 calendar year. So, besides the titles on the line, the finishing of the story and the family dynamics on the line, there is also the fact that one person will finally lose after a LOOOOOONG time. I personally think this should be mentioned at least somewhat, by either the wrestlers or the commentary team. Corbin just brought it up on RAW like 2-3 weeks ago. Roman also did lose recently in the tag match in December between him and Sami vs KO/Cena but singles matches yea it has been a min Ultimately, the titles are the motivation for both men and really the winning streak just feeds more along with winning the titles. It is something I assume will be made in a mention in the buildup but the days Roman has been champed has been the big hammering point
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Post by deviljatt86 on Mar 10, 2023 18:30:29 GMT -5
Why aren't Roman and Cody's win streaks being mentioned? Roman hasn't been pinned/submitted since he lost to Baron Corbin in 2019, that's more than 3 years. I also think he hasn't even lost in any sense since Royal Rumble 2022 against Seth Rollins. Cody on the other hand hasn't lost since his return at last WM. Yeah, he missed quite a bit of time because of his injury, but that doesn't change the fact the optic of not having lost for 1 calendar year. So, besides the titles on the line, the finishing of the story and the family dynamics on the line, there is also the fact that one person will finally lose after a LOOOOOONG time. I personally think this should be mentioned at least somewhat, by either the wrestlers or the commentary team. Corbin just brought it up on RAW like 2-3 weeks ago. Roman also did lose recently in the tag match in December between him and Sami vs KO/Cena but singles matches yea it has been a min Ultimately, the titles are the motivation for both men and really the winning streak just feeds more along with winning the titles. It is something I assume will be made in a mention in the buildup but the days Roman has been champed has been the big hammering point Thanks for the correction, I completely forgot about the tag team match. I did remember Corbin bringing it up but nothing came from it. Just the stuff between him and Cody, but the line itself and its facts weren't focused on. At least from what I remember. I get that the titles are the ultimate motivation, but most title matches rely on more than just that, especially the main event title match at WM. Yeah, everyone mentions the time length of Roman's reign, but Cody's streak should also be mentioned, to give Cody more credibility to possibly dethrone Roman.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Mar 10, 2023 20:58:10 GMT -5
Something I keep wondering is what Lashley was going to be doing on this show if Brock hadn't shot down the Bray feud. Were they just going to have him face Omos again? No one else really stands out.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Mar 10, 2023 21:11:24 GMT -5
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 10, 2023 21:21:23 GMT -5
Something I keep wondering is what Lashley was going to be doing on this show if Brock hadn't shot down the Bray feud. Were they just going to have him face Omos again? No one else really stands out. My assumption is they were going to run Brock/Lashley back as they should have and Omos could actually just fought Bray. If you are going to make him new Taker he need at least one big man looking like a fool to fight with This is probably where they need the Dre back in the pre show to give Omos something to do
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Post by schma on Mar 11, 2023 1:09:00 GMT -5
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Post by Legion on Mar 11, 2023 19:18:50 GMT -5
They seem to be drawing Gargano and Lumis in ton the Judegement Day feud, so I wonder if we don't see Finn+Priest vs Gargano+Edge
Possible adding Dexter and Dominic if Rey sticks to his guns over refusing to do the WM match with Dom.
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Post by Talent Name on Mar 11, 2023 19:37:15 GMT -5
I read that real quick as Jimmie Fallon
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Mar 11, 2023 20:40:22 GMT -5
They seem to be drawing Gargano and Lumis in ton the Judegement Day feud, so I wonder if we don't see Finn+Priest vs Gargano+Edge Possible adding Dexter and Dominic if Rey sticks to his guns over refusing to do the WM match with Dom. Could be it since if Edge vs. Finn HiAC was gonna be a thing, it’d be announced by now.
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Post by polarbearpete on Mar 11, 2023 20:42:30 GMT -5
They seem to be drawing Gargano and Lumis in ton the Judegement Day feud, so I wonder if we don't see Finn+Priest vs Gargano+Edge Possible adding Dexter and Dominic if Rey sticks to his guns over refusing to do the WM match with Dom. Could be it since if Edge vs. Finn HiAC was gonna be a thing, it’d be announced by now. Edge is discussing Finn’s challenge Monday so it could still be HIAC. There’s 3 Raws left still and Triple H doesn’t seem to mind waiting on announcements as KO/Sami vs the Usos isn’t set nor is Rey vs. Dom or the IC title match and those are all pretty big attractions.
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Post by john84 on Mar 13, 2023 13:20:20 GMT -5
Here's hoping Asuka FINALLY gets that Mania win feels like a yearly tradition now, me wishing for an Asuka win at Mania. Weird to think that Lita had only one match at Mania previously.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Mar 13, 2023 14:08:19 GMT -5
Here's hoping Asuka FINALLY gets that Mania win  feels like a yearly tradition now, me wishing for an Asuka win at Mania. Weird to think that Lita had only one match at Mania previously. It is, but she was massively important in two big matches (TLC II and Edge/Foley) which for women of her era is a big deal in itself
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Post by burdette25159 on Mar 13, 2023 14:46:06 GMT -5
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Post by burdette25159 on Mar 13, 2023 15:05:38 GMT -5
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