Cranjis McBasketball
Crow T. Robot
Knew what the hell that thing was supposed to be
Peace Love and Nothing But
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 30, 2007 20:13:14 GMT -5
I guess it's kind of a simple question, what is WrestleMania? How should it be booked? How should it feel? How important is location? Is it a time for innovation? Changing of the guards? A launch-pad for new superstars?? How should the audience leave feeling at the end? Is a face winning the title important? Should all fueds be wrapped up at WrestleMania? Should new fueds begin?
Basically, what is WrestleMania to you?
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nostradumbass
Tommy Wiseau
The only man to be booked in TNA and not look like a jackass
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Post by nostradumbass on Jan 30, 2007 20:14:00 GMT -5
YOUR EYES WILL BE BLEEDING! PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF YOU'RE STILL BREATHING!
etc, etc.
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Ken Ivory
Hank Scorpio
This sorta thing IS my bag, baby.
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Post by Ken Ivory on Jan 30, 2007 20:15:29 GMT -5
...baby don't hurt me. Don't hurt me....no more!... |
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Post by -Lithium- on Jan 30, 2007 20:15:45 GMT -5
Wrestlemania should always be in a big arena, I know that much...
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Sajoa Moe
Patti Mayonnaise
Did you get that thing I sent ya?
A man without gimmick.
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Post by Sajoa Moe on Jan 30, 2007 20:16:13 GMT -5
This is our night (PUMP IT UP PUMP IT UP)
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Post by Hulk With A Mustache on Jan 30, 2007 20:16:32 GMT -5
It's the biggest event of the year and should have the biggest matches and be in the biggest arenas!!!!
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Post by Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone on Jan 30, 2007 20:19:01 GMT -5
Big Time! So much larger than life.
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Cranjis McBasketball
Crow T. Robot
Knew what the hell that thing was supposed to be
Peace Love and Nothing But
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 30, 2007 20:19:26 GMT -5
Thought I had an interesting topic idea, guess not. Oh well.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jan 30, 2007 20:20:17 GMT -5
IF YOU WANNA STEP UP (STEP UP) YOU'RE GOING TO GET KNOCKED DOWN (KNOCKED DOWN).....
I'll get my coat.
Edit: Seriously, Wrestlemania for me should be the biggest event on the Wrestling calender. It should be the end of the WWE year and the beginning of the new one.
Rock/Austin, for example, was only a match you'd get at Wrestlemania because it was a huuuge match. People complain about the build up to the WM17 match when they shouldn't. Why? It's Austin vs. Rock at Wrestlemania, what more build up do you need?
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nostradumbass
Tommy Wiseau
The only man to be booked in TNA and not look like a jackass
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Post by nostradumbass on Jan 30, 2007 20:24:53 GMT -5
Thought I had an interesting topic idea, guess not. Oh well. I don't think I follow what you're saying, though. Wrestlemania is Wrestlemania. It should give you the huge confrontations that you have been waiting for all year. The electricity and excitement of the fans should be palpable. It should take place in an arena that can hold such a monumental event. It should symbolize what pro wrestling is all about. It should leave the fans with with the sense that they've witnessed and been apart of history and, at the risk of sounding cliche, the greatest night in the history of our sport. |
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Mr Captain Falcon
Dennis Stamp
So I could write anything in here and it'll be posted?
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Post by Mr Captain Falcon on Jan 30, 2007 21:08:54 GMT -5
Wrestlemania is the PREMIERE event of sports entertainment. It was billed as the biggest thing since sliced bread back in 1985 with the biggest stars, the best entertainment, and in the most historical arena in the country if not the world. People do not think about it, but Vince starts the build for the NEXT wrestlemania at the conclusion of this PRESENT mania. All of the feuds in the year build up. For example. Triple H lost to Cena. Edge was put into their program. Triple H soon turned face and got out of this feud. Cena and Edge feuded for the majority of the year, but the one on one feud ended because they had to go to the next contender. RVD, then Edge again, then Umaga. They have stayed away from a Cena and Michaels feud for MONTHS actually, and the build started up a LONG time ago, actually, the night after WRESTLEMANIA 22 if you remember properly. HBK came out and said basically "What the hell, i'll do what everyone else seems to be doing, and thats kicking John Cenas ass." The crowd popped so loud for that, but it was immediately shut down by Vince. Then, the night where there was the BIGGEST BATTLE ROYAL IN WWE HISTORY, HBK had it won and would face Cena that night, but Edge outsmarted him and got the shot instead. Last night was just a little handprint in the wet cement of this feud. If WWE knew what they had, they would book HBK and Cena at Wrestlemania and not include anyone else. We have NEVER seen HBK and Cena go one on one, just like Cena and HHH last year.
Side note and i'm not done ranting yet: HBK and Steve Austin fought one time before Wrestlemania 14 and it was in mid 1997 when they were partners.
Rock and Austin fought over the IC title and had a great match at Survivor Series 1997.
Back to the rant...
Smackdown had problems in the last year. Their would/be world champion died a year and a half ago (eddie was going to win the title from the injured batista i read), then batista took off, then Kurt Angle came over and won the belt and they couldn't book him right, they made a bad choice by having Rey Mysterio win the belt, and then HE got hurt and had to take time off. Kurt Angle went to ECW and then he left, JBL retired, Mark Henry got hurt, Taker was part time and lost to a guy who's boots speak more english than his mouth, Chris Benoit took time off. Kennedy was hurt for a while, Khali went to ECW, Lashley went to ECW. They just had no way to book Wrestlemania 23 for smackdown at the end of Wrestlemania 22, or they at least had to change plans SOOOO many times. The build they have now with Taker and Batista is huge. Might not be a great match, but its the ANIMAL against the Phenom, the guy who all the Marks wanted to win the title, the man who lost his belt on a technicality, against the biggest name WWE has on the roster right now, the wrestlemania undefeated undertaker. Slow build and time spent separated between superstar A and superstar B is what really makes a main event. Little to no interaction is a must, and thats what both feuds have so far. So far, on build alone, it is wrestlemania. They have a great place for it in the Ford Field, its a HUGE arena, its got history, especially this being the 20th anniversary of Hogan/Andre in DETROIT.
As for the celebrities, they've had enough celebrities on recently that they don't need to ruin the product by having them attend. Trump, K-Fed, Shaquille O'Neill...... NO! I mean have some people in the crowd WATCHING but no interaction.
THATS what Wrestlemania is.
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Post by Count Creepyhead on Jan 30, 2007 21:14:34 GMT -5
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Agent P
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Wooo
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Post by Agent P on Jan 30, 2007 21:18:59 GMT -5
WrestleMania is the World Series of Wrestling. It's when the wrestlers put on their best performances to make each and every one of us happy.
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Post by willywonka666 on Jan 30, 2007 21:19:41 GMT -5
Wrestlemania is the one time of the year where the E whether they've had a good year or not, raises the bar to really put forth an effort for the fans, if the Raws are dress rehearsals, WM Is THE SHOW
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BRV
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Wants him some Taco Flavored Kisses.
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Post by BRV on Jan 30, 2007 21:20:57 GMT -5
I guess it's kind of a simple question, what is WrestleMania? How should it be booked? How should it feel? How important is location? Is it a time for innovation? Changing of the guards? A launch-pad for new superstars?? How should the audience leave feeling at the end? Is a face winning the title important? Should all fueds be wrapped up at WrestleMania? Should new fueds begin? Basically, what is WrestleMania to you? Not to sound stereotypical, and not to copy and paste those pre-show videos from WrestleMania x8, XIX and XX... But WrestleMania a legacy. It is without question the most important event in professional wrestling every single year. If I only had to order one PPV per year, no matter what the card, it'd be WrestleMania. WrestleMania should be the end of fueds. It should be the culmination of battles, not just another match. WWE has the chance to give the rub to younger guys at about 15 other PPVs year 'round. WrestleMania is about legends. Sorry new guys, but WrestleMania should be reserved for the legends getting the Ws. And going into WM23, if it turns out to be Cena vs. Michaels, Batista vs. Undertaker, Orton vs. Edge and Hogan vs. Anyone...then I'm psyched. Hell, WrestleMania is 61 days away. I'm already psyched. |
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Sajoa Moe
Patti Mayonnaise
Did you get that thing I sent ya?
A man without gimmick.
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Post by Sajoa Moe on Jan 30, 2007 21:25:52 GMT -5
WrestleMania is the World Series of Wrestling. It's when the wrestlers put on their best performances to make each and every one of us happy. If Wrestlemania is the World Series of wrestling, does that make ECW the Detroit Tigers? |
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Post by Firearm: Supposed Big Deal on Jan 30, 2007 22:00:50 GMT -5
Dang, I thought this would be a "guess the slogan" thread ;D
Have they decided on a slogan yet this year? You'd think they would have picked one after the RR, as that's usually when they get the hype machine started.
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Cranjis McBasketball
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 30, 2007 22:08:01 GMT -5
WrestleMania 23: Remember WM3? Wasn't it Great?
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Joekishi
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Post by Joekishi on Jan 30, 2007 22:08:05 GMT -5
the past couple of wrestlemanias have been all about building towards the future.
Now this wrestlemania the future is already solidified, with some place as big as ford field Wrestlemania needs a HUGE never before done main event match, and an awesome undercard.
It's spectacle, athleticism, it's showmanship, it's everything.
I really think Smackdown will make or break Wrestlemania this year...how long has it been since we've been saying that?
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Post by Diddly on Jan 30, 2007 22:13:11 GMT -5
Pretty sure they wrestled each other on Raw like a week before Eddie died. I think it was a DQ though.
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