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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Mar 26, 2023 14:58:10 GMT -5
Scott Steiner being in title matches at both the Rumble and No Way Out then completely sitting out Mania 19 is a pretty big one. Then of course there's the limbo Lashley's in right now, coming off of technically beating Lesnar, but being fair there are some kind of outside circumstances with that one.
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Post by Moppy on Mar 26, 2023 15:35:24 GMT -5
At No Way Out 1998, the ‘surprise’ teammate replacing HBK in the main event turning out to be… Savio Vega.
Shockingly he did not feature in a marquee match at Mania 14. Just a tag team battle royal.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 26, 2023 15:59:02 GMT -5
I would say Liv this year would be one. Went from nearly winning the Rumble in which she lasted over an hour to repeatedly getting bitched out for weeks and used as job fodder for the Mania title challengers (Asuka and Rhea) before barely eking onto the card as part of a nothing multi person tag match.
John Studd in 1989. Goes from winning the Rumble to being used as a special referee in the Jake versus Andre match.
Earthquake in 1991. Top heel and feuding with Hogan at the start of the year to beating Greg Valentine in a nothing match.
Heidenreich in 2005. In a high profile feud with the Undertaker at the beginning of the year including a casket match at Rumble to being in the pre show battle royal.
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Post by Moppy on Mar 26, 2023 16:12:19 GMT -5
Big Show main-evented No Way Out 2005 in a WWE Title cage match.
If you don't remember what he did at Mania 21, I'll let y'all Google that one for yourselves.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Mar 26, 2023 16:13:08 GMT -5
Dean Ambrose being a part of the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match to defending his IC Title on the WM 34 preshow.
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Post by Hypnosis on Mar 26, 2023 16:17:59 GMT -5
Big Show main-evented No Way Out 2005 in a WWE Title cage match. If you don't remember what he did at Mania 21, I'll let y'all Google that one for yourselves.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Mar 26, 2023 16:20:27 GMT -5
Ryback was one of the hottest acts on the roster either challenging for the title or taking on the Shield and then he lost to Mark Henry.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Mar 26, 2023 16:23:22 GMT -5
Ryback was one of the hottest acts on the roster either challenging for the title or taking on the Shield and then he lost to Mark Henry. The title scene around that time was so damn weird. Ryback loses to Mark Henry, gets the next title shot. Next PPV Henry loses to Sheamus, couple of PPVs later he gets a title shot.
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Post by Cvslfc123 on Mar 26, 2023 16:31:26 GMT -5
Sheamus went from being in the main event of Elimination Chamber 2011 to wrestling on the pre-show at WrestleMania 27.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Mar 26, 2023 16:33:35 GMT -5
I don't think Lashley can really be considered here. He would have been in a big match if Bray didn't Bray, but he Bray-ed so close to Mania that Lashley is kind of stuck.
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Post by Stu on Mar 26, 2023 16:34:25 GMT -5
John Studd in 1989. Goes from winning the Rumble to being used as a special referee in the Jake versus Andre match. Earthquake in 1991. Top heel and feuding with Hogan at the start of the year to beating Greg Valentine in a nothing match. I'll always argue early Rumbles had different standards compared to today and, in this case, winning wasn't supposed to guarantee a match at Wrestlemania. As for Earthquake, Valentine had just left Jimmy Hart's group. So there was at least a small story that Earthquake was getting revenge on a deserter. But ultimately, as you point out, the match was irrelevant.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 26, 2023 16:36:00 GMT -5
Dean Ambrose being a part of the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match to defending his IC Title on the WM 34 preshow. That was because they’d originally put the SmackDown Women’s Championship six way match with Bliss, Naomi, Lynch, Carmella, Natalya and James on there, and the fanbase took that decision with the grace and decorum it’s well known for. By the weekend, it’d been switched with the IC Championship match between Ambrose and Corbin.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Mar 26, 2023 16:36:11 GMT -5
Sheamus went from being in the main event of Elimination Chamber 2011 to wrestling on the pre-show at WrestleMania 27. In general it's amazing how absolutely horrific the time management on Mania 27 was. They dropped Bryan / Sheamus to the dark match and yet they still only gave the eight man tag 30 seconds and the mixed tag three minutes. And yet there were only eight matches on the show and only one of them broke 15 minutes. Like what the hell happened?
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Post by Spiderf 4 on Mar 26, 2023 16:40:52 GMT -5
You COULD say King Kong Bundy since WM2 was the last PPV before WM3.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 26, 2023 16:40:54 GMT -5
Sheamus went from being in the main event of Elimination Chamber 2011 to wrestling on the pre-show at WrestleMania 27. In general it's amazing how absolutely horrific the time management on Mania 27 was. They dropped Bryan / Sheamus to the dark match and yet they still only gave the eight man tag 30 seconds and the mixed tag three minutes. And yet there were only eight matches on the show and only one of them broke 15 minutes. Like what the hell happened? Rock had to get all his shit in. Like ALL of it.
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Post by msc on Mar 26, 2023 16:41:58 GMT -5
Sheamus went from being in the main event of Elimination Chamber 2011 to wrestling on the pre-show at WrestleMania 27. In general it's amazing how absolutely horrific the time management on Mania 27 was. They dropped Bryan / Sheamus to the dark match and yet they still only gave the eight man tag 30 seconds and the mixed tag three minutes. And yet there were only eight matches on the show and only one of them broke 15 minutes. Like what the hell happened? 15 mins Rock promo, 40 mins on Michael Cole v Jerry Lawler, 50 mins on Taker/HHH and 45 on Miz/Cena (for a match which only goes about 15 minutes - the entrances and shenanigans go on for ages)...
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Post by msc on Mar 26, 2023 16:46:45 GMT -5
Dean Ambrose being a part of the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match to defending his IC Title on the WM 34 preshow. That was because they’d originally put the SmackDown Women’s Championship six way match with Bliss, Naomi, Lynch, Carmella, Natalya and James on there, and the fanbase took that decision with the grace and decorum it’s well known for. By the weekend, it’d been switched with the IC Championship match between Ambrose and Corbin. Between the broken down Taker match, Ambrose getting pre-showed, Harper dropping from the title match, Jericho losing his promised title feud at Mania, the waste of AJ Styles, and the squashed ladder match, that Mania really didn't do much good for WWE! To say nowt of Big Show getting into shape for a PPV match that never happened.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Mar 26, 2023 16:48:22 GMT -5
In general it's amazing how absolutely horrific the time management on Mania 27 was. They dropped Bryan / Sheamus to the dark match and yet they still only gave the eight man tag 30 seconds and the mixed tag three minutes. And yet there were only eight matches on the show and only one of them broke 15 minutes. Like what the hell happened? Rock had to get all his shit in. Like ALL of it. It's kind of funny, I was running late getting to where I was watching it so turned the show on like 20 minutes into it at the very end of the Rock promo. So somehow despite running seriously late I missed legitimately nothing.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Mar 27, 2023 1:03:58 GMT -5
In general it's amazing how absolutely horrific the time management on Mania 27 was. They dropped Bryan / Sheamus to the dark match and yet they still only gave the eight man tag 30 seconds and the mixed tag three minutes. And yet there were only eight matches on the show and only one of them broke 15 minutes. Like what the hell happened? Rock had to get all his shit in. Like ALL of it. Still could have worked if they had decided that Lawler and Cole shouldn't exceed ten minutes after entrances and Austin antics. Instead, we got 13:48 bell to bell of one of the worst all time WrestleMania matches, which was actually over 20 when you consider the pre- and post-match.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Mar 27, 2023 1:21:15 GMT -5
I would say Liv this year would be one. Went from nearly winning the Rumble in which she lasted over an hour to repeatedly getting bitched out for weeks and used as job fodder for the Mania title challengers (Asuka and Rhea) before barely eking onto the card as part of a nothing multi person tag match. I'm not evne sure I'd say that she was nearly winning the rumble... yeah she was one of the last people in... but... like she didn't do anything in the match, and was more or less just kinda there for the entire thing.
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