The Gallus Mark
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Post by The Gallus Mark on Apr 2, 2023 22:49:08 GMT -5
7
Triple Threat was awesome, can’t comment on Asuka/Bianca cause I was taking a shit for most of it. Main Event was amazing for 99.9% of it
The ending really does bring the whole show down, mostly because I don’t know where you go with Cody at this point.
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Post by XIII on Apr 2, 2023 22:49:12 GMT -5
They’re not going to do Roman vs. the Rock for the title and even if they do the Rock isn’t winning that shit either.
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Fade
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Post by Fade on Apr 2, 2023 22:49:23 GMT -5
The f*** am I supposed to rate this.
Before the main event, I was thinking a 7/8. I thought it hinges on the main event.
That main event was so good. So good. The job of the wrestlers. The crowd, the pacing.
7, I guess.
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tirtefaa
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Post by tirtefaa on Apr 2, 2023 22:50:00 GMT -5
Man, the Shane injury makes me want to vote this as 10.
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Post by chronocross on Apr 2, 2023 22:50:05 GMT -5
6/10, the IC triple threat match was MOTN for me and nothing else really mattered IMO.
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Legion
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Post by Legion on Apr 2, 2023 22:50:28 GMT -5
Gonna go with a 4.
Some great matches, but some absolutely terrible booking choices for the winners.
I might even revise down tomorrow if I still feel this gut punched by that ending.
I know getting any emotional reaction is a win for some people, but this isn't 'OMG, I must keep watching to see what happens next' emotion. It's I'm done with you again (except NXT) emotion.
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Post by FALLOUT Goldashausen #BLM on Apr 2, 2023 22:51:27 GMT -5
Well, f***. I'm not even upset by the result anymore, it's just that they once again sacrifice a THIRD all-time pop for heat and numbers and records that are only important to die-hards, writing staff and their commentary team. Building that goodwill up again isn't going to be easy.
The show just felt off after the Shane injury. It was shaping up to be another all-time show but the Shane/Snoop/Miz segment, the accidentally underwhelming Finn/Edge and the finish really brought it down. 6 from me.
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Post by The Peoples Elbow on Apr 2, 2023 22:52:08 GMT -5
1. F***ing Vince had a hand in tonight’s shit show ending. I won’t be watching again for a good while.
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champchumpchange
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Post by champchumpchange on Apr 2, 2023 22:53:02 GMT -5
Threeway was great - right man won
Bianca v Asuka was great - wrong woman won
Reigns v Cody was great - I'm happy with the result, but I understand why people were pulling for Cody
Shane showed up and exploded, which while I hope he is good and well, was entertaining if nothing else. It was nice to see him get emotional at the reaction he got.
Bianca's entrance was INCREDIBLE.
Piano entrance was fantastic!
Brock v Omos was exactly what it needed to be.
Perfect, no. Catastrophe, no f***ing way in hell.
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asuka007
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Post by asuka007 on Apr 2, 2023 22:54:31 GMT -5
A 6/10:
The wrestling was good for the most part.
But the booking and finishes were AWFUL up and down the card.
And that ME felt like a Starrcade 97 level of fail.
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Post by madness50 on Apr 2, 2023 22:54:41 GMT -5
Sheamus, Asuka, and Cody all should have won tonight. This show was just depressing with the vast majority of the match results.
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Post by S-Chrome on Apr 2, 2023 22:54:52 GMT -5
The matches are enough to give it a solid 8.
The booking decisions are in the negative territory. Indefensible at this point.
So I'll give it a 3. Total reciprocal of the first night, which was excellent. IC Title match keeps it from being a total waste of $XX, but that's about it.
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Post by jjohns828 on Apr 2, 2023 22:56:49 GMT -5
Like I said I'd give it a zero if I could. After Saturday it was on the way to being one of my favorite Wrestlemanias but after tonight it becomes the one that just might have killed my interest in the company. I'm going to sleep on it and see how I feel after work tomorrow but right now I feel pretty done.
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Post by KingPooper on Apr 2, 2023 23:00:49 GMT -5
6?
Omos vs. Lesnar was awesome and was everything it needed to be.
Then the night started to go to shit.
The woman’s match was tv quality. Shayna getting injured and Rhonda already being injured they just kinda teleported in at end and won. Which was fine I won’t be able to remember the other three pick a name out of a hat teams by tomorrow morning.
I’ll lump these next two together. I get WWE’s reasons for Walter and Belair winning, but it’s Vince shining through Sheamus never being IC champion and Asuka never winning at Mania it just feels like more of Vince’s “f*** em” booking. Walter and Belair could have been protected either by not taking the pin and / or the mist. There’s just some long ass reigns at the moment and it was time to end some of them. Also with the ic title match they should have called an audible when they noticed they were doing two heel wins by coming in after being out of the ring forever and hits a big move and wins in a row..
I hate the Miz I hate Shane McMahon. Good on snoop dog for getting his first mania win being at the right place at the right time.
I lost interest by HiaC. It felt like a good match, the mid match break good for them for checking on Finn, but damn it brought the match to a hault. Finn looked like a bitch in a feud that should have ended six months ago. At least we got Dom and Rhea out of it.
Oh Jesus the main event. I was ready for them to get the point with Roman, i didn’t want it to be Cody, but i would have been fine with. This shit is just funny at this point.
So yeah once again night one’s good will is taken a dump on by Night two. Heel heavy Vince-ism booking.
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Post by polarbearpete on Apr 2, 2023 23:01:36 GMT -5
Went with a 9. Another two near-5 star bangers with the triple threat and the main, and the cell was top notch as well.
Was hoping for a Finn win and a Cody win but I understand keeping the Reigns reign going when it’s been such money. Get him to 1000 days, Cody will win eventually I’m sure as he’s just so good right now. More curious how they move forward than I would’ve been with a Cody win as well.
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Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Apr 2, 2023 23:02:05 GMT -5
I'm convinced splitting Mania into 2 Nights is just so they can have a banger night one and lure people in to shit night 2's and remind everyone they're still WWE lol
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Post by Cyno on Apr 2, 2023 23:06:38 GMT -5
Going with a 5. Don't think the main event being a wet fart of an ending is worth going to 1-town, but it still sucked the joy out of me and worth docking a point or two off (a Cody win would've probably swung it to a high 7 or 8). And a lot of Night 2 just wasn't as good as Night 1 besides the amazing IC title match.
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Post by Some Baritone guy IS REDEEMED! on Apr 2, 2023 23:07:55 GMT -5
Literally only a 1 for that ending. The Intercontinental title match was good but every other match either severely underdelivered, had the wrong winner or both.
We had a shitty basic big man match to open the night.
Followed by a paint by numbers 4 way women's tag match.
Then an admittedly epic Intercontinental Title match, which was frankly the only match on the card that was really worthwhile.
Then we get Asuka getting buried with a loss to continue another title reign that has long overstayed its welcome, and unlike the other one hasn't had any of the match quality of the other.
Then we get Hell In a Cell which had any momentum it had fully killed by an unfortunate botch, which basically killed both the credibility of the concept of the Hell in a Cell and Finn Balor's Demon character where we once again have a part timer going over the full time talent just like always.
And then we have a massive layup. A booking decision so unfathomably easy that even Vince Russo couldn't screw it up. And they do, killing the hottest babyface in the company's credibility for a shock booking decision which only seemed to exist for the sake of subverting audience expectations.
No matter what positive change Triple H brought this is still WWE. The bad guy always wins, and babyfaces just aren't worth caring about. There's no point in caring about any of this anymore. I got through Wrestlemania 32, and I still wanted to watch. I have zero interest or love left for this dumpster fire.
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coleslaw
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Post by coleslaw on Apr 2, 2023 23:13:22 GMT -5
I'm going 8
The good
Brock vs. Omos wasn't a disaster The women's fatal 4 way was nothing great but not bad at all The triple threat f***ing ruled and was the definite MOTN. Second only to KO/Sami vs. Usos as best match of the whole weekend Bianca/Asuka was a good match Shane McMahon Snoop Dogg has a better Wrestlemania record than like half of the roster Edge/Balor was a damn good match and hopefully Edge is done with Judgment Day Roman/Cody was an awesome main event
The bad
Ronda wins after doing nothing lmfao Bianca won Shane McMahon I have no idea why Roman won and the finish was sooooo lame
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clc
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Post by clc on Apr 2, 2023 23:13:41 GMT -5
I give it a 2.
Omos vs Lesnar was exactly what you'd expect. The women's tag showcase was almost alright, except for Ronda and Shayna like not doing anything and then winning. It was grabage compares to the absolute classic the men's showcase was on Saturday. The IC 3-Way was the only great match of the night. Asuka losing was complete bs. I mean, I knew she was going to lose, but it's still bs. I was so checked out after Super Bianca I barely tuned into the Heck in Cell match. Didn't care about it much anyway. This feud has long overstayed it's welcome and Edge has won every second of it. Bleh. Shane breaking his knees was the perfect metaphor for night 2. (hope he's ok, don't like to see anyone get hurt) I wanted Roman to retain, but the match itself wasn't exactly enthralling.
It's hard to believe the same company that gave us night 1 gave us night 2. I gave night 1 a 7, so Wrestlemania 39 I guess falls dead on average at a 5.
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