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Post by bob on Mar 25, 2023 8:00:56 GMT -5
Feel bad for Lashley being stuck in the battle royal after Bray got hurt
LA Knight deserves better too
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Post by burdette25159 on Mar 25, 2023 9:44:09 GMT -5
Unless they are setting something up like a match with LA Knight, it looks like no Wrestlemania match for Lashley now that he is in the Andre the Giant Battle Royal on Smackdown next week. There could be another way in if someone on the Mania card on the men's side gets injured between now and Saturday/Sunday Lashley could just sub in to the card.
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Mar 25, 2023 9:48:32 GMT -5
Those motherf***ers doing Akira Tozawa like that. He actually has reason not to be, his wife just gave birth. …….I meant Damian Priest.
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Post by chronocross on Mar 25, 2023 9:50:03 GMT -5
Unless they are setting something up like a match with LA Knight, it looks like no Wrestlemania match for Lashley now that he is in the Andre the Giant Battle Royal on Smackdown next week. I can see some sort of controversial finish which leads to Lashley vs. LA Knight. I think that's a step up from their recent encounters with Bray Wyatt.
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Mar 25, 2023 9:50:46 GMT -5
So assuming the rumors are correct, Night 1 will have Cena/Theory, Usos/Zayn and KO, Paul/Rollins, and Charlotte/Rhea. That seems like a pretty solid lineup for night 1, although I assume there will be a bit more. Has Charlotte/Rhea been confirmed for night 1 yet? I was starting to think it might be night 2. The Reddit insider guy Kermit has been far more accurate than Meltzer lately when it comes to WWE on-screen stuff and he says Sami/KO/Usos has been locked in to main event night 1 for over a month. So if Charlotte/Rhea isn't main eventing I think it may end up on night 2 with Bianca/Asuka the first night.
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Post by polarbearpete on Mar 25, 2023 10:07:11 GMT -5
So assuming the rumors are correct, Night 1 will have Cena/Theory, Usos/Zayn and KO, Paul/Rollins, and Charlotte/Rhea. That seems like a pretty solid lineup for night 1, although I assume there will be a bit more. Has Charlotte/Rhea been confirmed for night 1 yet? I was starting to think it might be night 2. The Reddit insider guy Kermit has been far more accurate than Meltzer lately when it comes to WWE on-screen stuff and he says Sami/KO/Usos has been locked in to main event night 1 for over a month. So if Charlotte/Rhea isn't main eventing I think it may end up on night 2 with Bianca/Asuka the first night. Last week or two weeks ago he posted that Charlotte-Rhea was tentatively scheduled for night 2.
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Post by Susan "Poison" Candy on Mar 25, 2023 10:18:15 GMT -5
Unless they are setting something up like a match with LA Knight, it looks like no Wrestlemania match for Lashley now that he is in the Andre the Giant Battle Royal on Smackdown next week. Could be worse….. Look at this picture of the participants and realize a big name DIDN'T EVEN GET TO BE IN THE BATTLE ROYAL……. Most of the guys in this Battle Royal are guys who got released and came back during Vince's Vacation and only to be in this position once he has returned.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Mar 25, 2023 11:48:28 GMT -5
He actually has reason not to be, his wife just gave birth. …….I meant Damian Priest. Priest will probably at least be on Mania in some way as backup for his fellow Judgment Day allies.
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Post by Manute Bol on Mar 25, 2023 13:45:34 GMT -5
Unless they are setting something up like a match with LA Knight, it looks like no Wrestlemania match for Lashley now that he is in the Andre the Giant Battle Royal on Smackdown next week. Could be worse….. Look at this picture of the participants and realize a big name DIDN'T EVEN GET TO BE IN THE BATTLE ROYAL……. As far as I can tell the only active wrestlers not booked for the weekend are Akira Tozawa and Shinsuke Nakamura. The Miz is hosting the show and I'm assuming Damian Priest, Solo Sikoa, and Imperium will appear on the show in ringside capacities. There are 9 male wrestlers injured at the moment: AJ Styles, Big E, Bray Wyatt, Kofi Kingston, Matt Riddle, R-Truth, Randy Orton, Robert Roode, and Tommaso Ciampa. The remaining 28 are booked for the battle royal.
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Post by polarbearpete on Mar 25, 2023 13:53:58 GMT -5
They released more tickets this week and now each night of Mania has sold over 62,000 tickets.
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Post by KingPooper on Mar 25, 2023 14:46:32 GMT -5
They could have had Uncle Howdy fight Lashley and have Bray pull mind games, you have to beat him to get to me.
I think Bray better in ring than people give him credit for, but he’s had the worse luck of injuries, and terrible booking.
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Post by Stu on Mar 25, 2023 14:48:36 GMT -5
So we’re getting the women’s tag and likely the Mysterios, which brings us to 13 matches. I would think we’d get an even 14 and divide them up per night.
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Post by polarbearpete on Mar 25, 2023 15:09:07 GMT -5
So we’re getting the women’s tag and likely the Mysterios, which brings us to 13 matches. I would think we’d get an even 14 and divide them up per night. Only thing I can think of is something with Lashley and/or LA Knight.
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Post by papagiorgio on Mar 25, 2023 16:26:56 GMT -5
You have the HOF waving, skits, and other stuff that I don't think it needs to be even. If they were to add a Lashley match, it would probably be a very short squash match.
I'm curious who they will add as the 4th women's team. Chelsea Green seems like she is too recent of a return to get a nod for being on the card over other women vets.
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Post by john84 on Mar 25, 2023 18:36:17 GMT -5
You have the HOF waving, skits, and other stuff that I don't think it needs to be even. If they were to add a Lashley match, it would probably be a very short squash match. I'm curious who they will add as the 4th women's team. Chelsea Green seems like she is too recent of a return to get a nod for being on the card over other women vets. I think there's a good chance Chelsea will be there tbh. Moreso if Carmella returns in time.
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Post by hbkid718 on Mar 25, 2023 19:00:47 GMT -5
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Mar 25, 2023 19:02:54 GMT -5
You have the HOF waving, skits, and other stuff that I don't think it needs to be even. If they were to add a Lashley match, it would probably be a very short squash match. I'm curious who they will add as the 4th women's team. Chelsea Green seems like she is too recent of a return to get a nod for being on the card over other women vets. I think there's a good chance Chelsea will be there tbh. Moreso if Carmella returns in time. I think Chelsea will be in with either Carmella or Sonya as her partner. Someone in the SD thread jokingly said it was going to be The IIconics. GOD I'D MARK.
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Post by yokohamacpfc on Mar 25, 2023 19:04:10 GMT -5
Could be worse….. Look at this picture of the participants and realize a big name DIDN'T EVEN GET TO BE IN THE BATTLE ROYAL……. As far as I can tell the only active wrestlers not booked for the weekend are Akira Tozawa and Shinsuke Nakamura. The Miz is hosting the show and I'm assuming Damian Priest, Solo Sikoa, and Imperium will appear on the show in ringside capacities. There are 9 male wrestlers injured at the moment: AJ Styles, Big E, Bray Wyatt, Kofi Kingston, Matt Riddle, R-Truth, Randy Orton, Robert Roode, and Tommaso Ciampa. The remaining 28 are booked for the battle royal. Tozawa is off for personal reasons, I predict Nakamura is attacking Cody during his victory party on Raw to act as a credible first defense (who has no hope of winning) so is being kept off the show to make his return more shocking, some of those on the shelf are probably ready but are being saved for the Raw after Mania reset show. I am hoping for LA Knight to parade his ATGBR trophy around the ring while a smug looking Miz applauds only for a pair of RKOs out of nowhere to take them both out or imagine the pop if "It's a New Day... Yes it is!" hits and a beaming Big E comes out to put an end to the heels nonsense.
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Post by john84 on Mar 25, 2023 19:05:19 GMT -5
I think there's a good chance Chelsea will be there tbh. Moreso if Carmella returns in time. I think Chelsea will be in with either Carmella or Sonya as her partner. Someone in the SD thread jokingly said it was going to be The IIconics. GOD I'D MARK. Imagine if the Women's tag match was about to start but with only three teams out and then The Miz comes out and and announces that the fourth team is... If that happened then you'd be like...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2023 19:21:39 GMT -5
This is the most excited I've been for a 'Mania since WM 28. Both nights are sure to be a rocket buster! *Tazz voice*
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