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Post by hbkid718 on Mar 29, 2023 12:30:13 GMT -5
Today is my 36th Anniversary of being a wrestling fan. As a 5-year-old boy, I got dragged to Nassau Community College to watch WrestleMania 3 on Closed-Circuit TV. I really didn't want to go but I had no choice. I cried as Aretha Franklin sang America The Beautiful, not because I was patriotic, but because it was too loud. I was bored for almost 2 hours, until Ricky Steamboat & Randy Savage stepped into the ring. Then, from the minute the bell rang, their moves and athleticism drew me in. I was enthralled by their match, with near fall after near fall. From that point on, I was a wrestling fan. I didn't care about that guy in the yellow tights slamming the 900 pound stinky giant, but I was hooked. And I haven't looked back since. I was a wrestling fan through the good times of the 80s, through the bad times of the early 90s, to the awesome times of the Monday Night War & the Attitude Era, to the OK times of the Brand Extension & the Ruthless Aggression Era, to today, the Triple H Era. Yes, the build to Mania has been better than previous years & there are matches that I don't care about, but the wrestling is still great. And no matter what, I will be glued to my screen watching WrestleMania 39 on Peacock this weekend. And hopefully, there will be some 5-year-old kid either in SoFi Stadium or somewhere around the world watching on the WWE Network or Peacock like me that will be hooked for life because of what those Superstars will do inside that ring. In 3 days, I will be that 5 year old kid again, not caring about storylines, angles, W/L Records, facts, & stats and just focusing on the wrestling & what made me a wrestling fan.
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Mar 29, 2023 12:34:37 GMT -5
If Cody/Sami/KO all win I hope we get like a better/higher profile version of this as the opening segment of Raw. Seeing them all together with their titles as the guys who took down the most dominant stable ever would be such a great triumphant babyface moment. I know you could do it at Wrestlemania kinda like Eddie coming out to congratulate Benoit in 2004 but I think you let KO/Sami celebrate on Saturday and Cody celebrate on Sunday so they get their individual moments at Mania then have the big moment with all 3 of them on Raw.
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Post by hbkid718 on Mar 29, 2023 12:36:44 GMT -5
I want literally every single title on the line to switch hands. I'm not sure how realistic that is though. I'm not sure if Wrestlemania has ever had a full clean sweep of new champs. Theory is definitely the most likely champ to retain I feel, especially if Cena is so busy that he's not even available to work Raw and drop the title. After that I'd say Bianca has a decent shot of keeping hers, probably more than Charlotte/Usos/Gunther and yes even Roman. I want every title to change hands on both this show and Stand & Deliver. Every Championship but the United States (Samoa Joe retained against Rey Mysterio) & Smackdown Tag Titles (Usos retained against Aleister Black & Ricochet, The Bar, & Shinsuke Nakamura & Rusev) changed hands at WrestleMania 35. 1) Tony Nese defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy to win the title in the Kickoff Match prior to WM 2) Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions The Revival (Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) to win the titles in a Kickoff Match prior to WM 3) Seth Rollins defeated WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar to win the title 4) The Iiconics (Billie Kay & Peyton Royce) defeated WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks & Bayley, Nia Jax & Tamina, & Natalya & Beth Phoenix in a Fatal 4-Way Match to win the titles 5) Kofi Kingston defeated WWE Champion Daniel Bryan to win the title 6) Finn Balor defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion Bobby Lashley to win the title 7) Becky Lynch defeated WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair & WWE Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey in a Winner Takes All Triple Threat Match to win both titles
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Post by Savage Gambino on Mar 29, 2023 13:29:48 GMT -5
Such a weird choice in terms of music IMO. WWE using Weeknd for every Mania since 2020 feels so lazy. Even lazier, this is the second year in a row they did a song from Dawn FM, after already doing two songs from After Hours two years in a row (Blinding Light and Save Your Tears for 36 and 37, respectively). The Weeknd as the new "WWE's favorite band" is certainly a choice, and that's coming from the guy whose avi is album art from the exact same album this song is from.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Mar 29, 2023 17:32:22 GMT -5
Better look at the stage thus far. {Spoiler} Does look a bit scaled down from previous years but I'm digging it so far, could see it looking really cool once all the graphics are on it.
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Post by john84 on Mar 29, 2023 17:33:04 GMT -5
Better look at the stage thus far. {Spoiler}{Spoiler} Does look a bit scaled down from previous years but I'm digging it so far, could see it looking really cool once all the graphics are on it. Looking good I agree. Looking forward to seeing the final look.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Mar 30, 2023 0:05:29 GMT -5
So another thing to do with the set going around that affects one of the matches. {Spoiler}They've ditched the red Hell in a Cell, it's grey again. VERY thankful to hear that.
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Post by Clutchhausen on Mar 30, 2023 1:06:29 GMT -5
Man, this card is stacked. I haven't been excited for Wrestlemania in a long time.
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Post by john84 on Mar 30, 2023 1:49:07 GMT -5
So another thing to do with the set going around that affects one of the matches. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}They've ditched the red Hell in a Cell, it's grey again. VERY thankful to hear that. Good. {Spoiler} {Spoiler}{} Hell in Cell just never looked right in red
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Post by ayumidah on Mar 30, 2023 3:26:36 GMT -5
Just my luck there's 50 MPH winds forecast from tonight through Saturday, that may cause damage or power outages. I swear if I miss anything I was planning on watching this weekend because of it...
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Post by john84 on Mar 30, 2023 3:32:00 GMT -5
Just my luck there's 50 MPH winds forecast from tonight through Saturday, that may cause damage or power outages. I swear if I miss anything I was planning on watching this weekend because of it... Good luck in not missing what you want to watch this weekend.
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Post by thechase on Mar 30, 2023 4:35:05 GMT -5
Just my luck there's 50 MPH winds forecast from tonight through Saturday, that may cause damage or power outages. I swear if I miss anything I was planning on watching this weekend because of it... Bring out the Poncho.
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Post by polarbearpete on Mar 30, 2023 9:00:25 GMT -5
The match dates are going to be revealed today on First Take on ESPN. Airs now until noon (EST).
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Post by Renslayer on Mar 30, 2023 9:47:01 GMT -5
One step closer to stephen a at wrestlemania!
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Post by Hypnosis on Mar 30, 2023 10:15:25 GMT -5
Just my luck there's 50 MPH winds forecast from tonight through Saturday, that may cause damage or power outages. I swear if I miss anything I was planning on watching this weekend because of it... In Ayumidah's House: Beware of Dog.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Mar 30, 2023 10:16:33 GMT -5
Whoa, so ESPN is saying Cena/Theory is "headlining" night one. Guess something changed.
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Post by mistery on Mar 30, 2023 10:16:58 GMT -5
Whoa, so ESPN is saying Cena/Theory is "headlining" night one. Guess something changed. Yup and Asuka and Bianca is on night 2.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2023 10:20:29 GMT -5
Cena Vs Theory headlining night 1 is a choice they have made.
I am gonna guess Sami and KO Vs Usos is gonna be on night 2 so they can do the entire Bloodline falls in a single night if they are not gonna headline night 1.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Mar 30, 2023 10:22:10 GMT -5
Cena Vs Theory headlining night 1 is a choice they have made. I am gonna guess Sami and KO is gonna be on night 2 so they can do the entire Bloodline falls in a single night if they are not gonna headline night 1. It's not. It's Night 1. The official lineup: Night 1: Cena/Theory - main event Charlotte vs. Rhea Usos vs. Sami/Kevin Becky, Lita and Trish vs. Damage CTRL Seth Rollins vs. Logan Paul Rey Mysterio vs. Dominik Mysterio Braun/Ricochet vs. Profits vs. Alpha Academy vs. Viking Raiders Night 2: Roman vs. Cody - main event Bianca vs. Asuka Gunther vs. Drew vs. Sheamus Edge vs. Finn Brock Lesnar vs. Omos Liv and Raquel vs. Natalya and Shotzi vs. Ronda and Shayna vs. Sonya and Chelsea
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Post by mistery on Mar 30, 2023 10:22:34 GMT -5
Cena Vs Theory headlining night 1 is a choice they have made. I am gonna guess Sami and KO Vs Usos is gonna be on night 2 so they can do the entire Bloodline falls in a single night if they are not gonna headline night 1. Here is the full lineup: Night 1: John Cena VS Austin Theory Men's Tag Team Showcase Match Seth Rollins VS Logan Paul Becky, Lita & Trish VS Damage Ctrl Rey Mysterio VS Dominik Mysterio Rhea Ripley VS Charlotte Flair KO & Sami vs Usos Night 2: Brock Lesnar VS Omos Women's Tag Team Showcase Match Drew Mcintyre VS Sheamus VS Gunther Bianca Belair VS Asuka Edge VS Finn Balor Cody Rhodes VS Roman Reigns
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