That's a good point, what is HHH going to be promoting for his entrance this year?
I reckon they'll have a Rogue One deal and he comes out in full Darth Vader get-up.
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That's a good point, what is HHH going to be promoting for his entrance this year?
I reckon they'll have a Rogue One deal and he comes out in full Darth Vader get-up.
Has he been a viking recently, he seems to like that one.
Seemingly WWE changed their mind and the Tag Titles are no longer on the line at mania.
There's meant to be something big going on with that match which wouldn't work if the tag titles were on the line, apparently.
Batman vs Superman, surely?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian
That was probably the plan for Taker vs Cena.
I'm glad the Usos vs Dudleys has been relegated to the pre-show. Such a Smackdown match.
Aztec Warfare on Lucha Underground was just :drool:
Great to see Rey too.
Just watched WWEs top 10 most extreme WM moments and number 2 was Batista and Orton hitting a Batista Bomb/RKO combo through a table on Bryan. The only thing I could think was... what the fuck was Orton thinking? He crashes through a table and hurts himself and for what? I'm not sure having Orton's arm near your neck really adds to the impact of being Batista bombed through a table.
Surely they are gonna announce what The Rock is doing at WM? Prob be the 4th member in The New Day match, suits him as he won't be able to moan about any injuries delaying his filming etc.
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I'm considering staying up too. Will probably watch the first hour at least.
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What an opening this is.
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He missed the elbow, but fuck it that's so much better than a 15 minute authority promo.
HHH is trying his ass off with these heel promos to try and draw the boos but it's just not working. HHH still cheered and Reigns still booed. Quite obviously too.
They've got to throw a swerve in there somewhere surely.
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"I'd like to welcome my guest at this time. Roman Reigns."
"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
:D
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All Red Everything gives me a reason to watch mania.
The last hour was a real shitshow. A shame, because the first two hours were great.
The boos for Reigns are hilarious. What they're going to do with him I don't know. Probably just grit their teeth and smile as they book him a face and he still gets booed.
And this whole Undertaker/Shane feud is a proper shitfest. Are we just meant to be on board with him being Vince's gimp?
I read somewhere a way that WWE can still save this, if they change their perspective.
They made a point of saying this is like later stage Hogan. It's better to have the crowd united in booing a heel, than a split crowd with a face. They turned Hogan heel and it worked. Obviously it's not exactly the same situation but it could still work.
Another good reason for Shane winning would be it giving them room to change things up a bit for the heels.
Also, why is Reigns suddenly entering via the ramp?
Continuing to book Reigns as a face is stupid because it will never work, the only way to get him over is to turn him back heel (using the crowd reactions/boos as a motivation) and go from there. Unfortunately they've mismanaged their roster so badly that they think they have no real alternatives for headline faces.
Because that's what faces tend to do and also because the crowd hate him, mostly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian
The best way to get out of this mess would be to have Reigns screw Undertaker in the Cell match and turn heel there. That then leaves you with a shitty Heel Vs Heel Main Event but that will be shit no matter what. Vince then reveals he was in it with Shane the whole time and you have Shane and Vince running RAW while HHH and Stephanie run Smackdown and you book Reigns as a corporate heel and surround him with a decent heel stable.
They won't do it though.
'It was me Roman! It was me all along!' :drool:
Surely screwing Taker wouldn't be a heel move at this moment in time? I suppose it could be worked either way.
When are the big injuries due back?
Yea, I guess that's the problem with it really. Not sure how they've positioned it so badly where you have Taker fighting for a Heel Vince. Screwing Taker at Mania SHOULD always be a Heel move but yea.... it's tough to do now. That said Reigns is going to get booed whatever he does, which makes it easier.
Thinking about it though is Vince and Shane are the Heels then HHH/Stephanie are the faces.... and fuck that. So ignore me. There's a way out of it which is similar to what I said... but fucked if I know what it is at this point.
They've just booked themselves into a hole as usual. There desperately needs to be a shake-up as while HHH and Stephanie are good heels their act is getting stale but a Shane win, while I'd like more Shane and a face authority for a bit, feels wrong too. Meanwhile this build-up for Taker to just win anyway.... meh.
I think they key (no pun intended) will end up being the Lock Box that everyone has forgotten about. Maybe Taker wins and Shane has to give up the box, but he's stolen whatever was inside it, and uses it to get RAW anyway, or something shit like that.
The Rock will interfere in the title match after Shawn Michaels does likewise, and then they will just have to hope that nobody boos them both.
7om would be turning in his grave. Or... his Wrestlemania seat, but he still won't be able to see.
I was trying to find his picture of the seat one day recently but failed. :(
I'd forgotten about the lockbox. Bet it contains a Vince/ Mae Young sex tape.
The build up to this Mania has, shockingly, been dreadful but still not as bad as last year's which was just plain offensive.
Taker - Shane makes zero sense, Dean Ambrose has been made to look like a complete chump in every segment with Lesnar and the whole Reigns program is just embarasssingly poor. To be fair to Triple Haitch his sold his ass off trying to draw the boos but it goes deeper than anything he can muster up. People are sick of the manufactured bullshit and Reigns is just a s perfect example. No charisma to speak of whatsoever. And then you've got another multi-man match for the IC title which has no meaning at all and about twenty filler matches on the pre-show.
Back to Browning's point about this lockbox. There is no such thing. I'll bet anything it was chucked into the script at the last second in a futile attempt to build a bit of tension and it will never be mentioned again.
It's telling that on Stubhub you need to pay more for floor seats for the Friday NXT show than Wrestlemania's.
He lives!
I've got an increasing suspicion that some of the results are rigged as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7om
Taker will win now after seeing Raw, Shane will find a loop-hole and control SD which means that match was worthless like the SS match with the Authority
http://www.kayfabenews.com/vince-mcm...ling-scripted/Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian
You forgot the US title match aswell. Really makes no sense why that is not a ladder match and the IC title should be Sami vs Owens.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7om
Heard WM will be 7 hours long - preshow etc. The crowd will be so wore out by the end they will have no energy to boo Roman - smart move WWE.
Do you reckon John Cena's injury was a work to make everybody realise how shit everything is without him?
They really should pair Eva Marie with a cocky Roman character as champion.
RAW the next night should be awesome though with the amount of NXT stars to debut.
Hopefully Bayley will be one of them. It'll be a great E-Victory for me when she gets called up to the main roster and instantly shits on everything Ric Flair in drag, Girl Sheamus and Horseface have done all these months.
Was about to respond to Jeet's Sami Zayn/ IC title comments there but luckily I noticed it was Jeet.
Actually, I don't think I understand what he means. Do you want the US title match to be the multi-man match and Owens Vs Sami? Or just for Kallisto Vs Ryback to be a ladder match?
I think I'll flip out the day her music hits. More over than the entire 'Divas revolution' by herself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Browning
I've got a feeling Bayley will be Tyler Breezed quicker than you can say Adam Rose.
I doubt it. I could see her being a big hit with Make a Wish which will cement her place at the top of the card (well, top for Divas anyway). But she deserves it too because she's awesome.