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Post by Gunslinger on Apr 3, 2017 10:04:21 GMT -5
I watched up to and including the ladder match. I was really surprised Neville and Ambrose held on to their belts. AJ vs. Shane was way better than I thought it was going to be but I don't need to see Shane wrestle ever again.
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Post by pikemojo on Apr 3, 2017 10:12:08 GMT -5
I won't go into every match but...
Cool to see the Hardyz back. I will be interested to see what they do in WWE. I would expect their run (title and WWE runs) to be short. Interviews before and after seem like Jeff is back to his old self and Matt is about 1/2 broken.
Goldberg / Lesnar - was one of a couple matches that I was most looking forward to. I fully expected Lesnar to win and I'm glad it went down in the way it did. Goldberg got some offense in, had a cool spot on the outside and yet Lesnar was still dominant.
HHH / Rollins - Probably the best match of the night for me and this was one I didn't care one bit about going in. It got a little slow for a bit but the finish felt right.
Cena & Bella vs. Miz & Marysse - Bad match. Nuf said.
Women's 6-way - So-so match that was WAY too late in the PPV. I was shocked this came after so many high profile matches. It was also way too short... but maybe that was a good thing.
Orton / Wyatt - This was the other match that I was looking forward to. So much build up for what turned out to be a dull match with a few weird video effects on the ring. The finish felt really rushed as well.
Taker / Reigns - I've not been a Roman Reigns hater in the past but this match just might make me one. When Undertaker wasn't on offense, Reigns just kept doing spears and superman punches. He had ZERO other ideas for moves to perform. Just a real dud to close out the show and potentially Undertaker's career. Also, what was with the giant blinking heart/pretzel shape during Taker's entrance. It seemed like it was intended to look a bit like lightning but just looked weird.
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Post by Casey on Apr 3, 2017 11:30:52 GMT -5
That Warrior Pop
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Post by Swarm on Apr 3, 2017 12:14:26 GMT -5
Very interested to see how the new WWE year starts to shape itself beginning tonight. Will Brock hold the belt all year, or drop it immediately to Reigns? Or will Finn Balorr first challenge Brock? Can't see Finn taking the strap off of Brock clean.
Hoping Nakamura shows up looking for the IC title. Ambrose is not a good face. He could really benefit from a heel turn.
What's next for the Hardyz? I'm hoping they hold those belts for a long time. Will we see a Broken gimmick in WWE?
I'm hoping for some big shake ups tonight. Joe should do something epic.
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Post by Shon Maxx on Apr 3, 2017 14:35:10 GMT -5
I don't see anyone really being able to go with Brock, except Joe maybe. Problem is they're both heels and I don't see much story there. Hopefully they don't have Lesnar lose again without actually being beaten.
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Post by jwar on Apr 3, 2017 14:44:26 GMT -5
I really really hope if Nakamura shows up tonight, that he isnt given some stupid gimmic and tossed aside cause Vince thinks Japanese wrestlers shouldnt get titles and should always be given the Funaki treatment. I also really hope he isnt just tossed into the 205 stuff, he should be doing a IC run then a Title run, a match with him and Styles would be good for business.
As for WM33 I dont blame the wrestlers for the bad spots as much as I blame creative, also putting Naomi that high on the match list was just bad booking, I think the crowd forgot she was even from there. I also dont blame Roman for the short list of moves he did, I am not sure the Undertaker could have done more since it was really apparent his hip wasnt letting him pull off half of what he wanted to do.
I was shocked the Hardyz got the titles though, I wonder if Enzo & Cass had to take a pass on winning the belt and their Mania moment for them, I'd prolly be a little salty.
Becky Lynch, that outfit....
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Post by Texas Kid on Apr 3, 2017 16:07:40 GMT -5
What does it say about your company when none of the major titles are worth a main event spot or co main event, no disrespect meant to the women, and at least one of them had to be gimmicked? I am also not disrespecting Taker or Reigns, but once again in my day a hundred years ago, The world title was so prestigious that it had to be the main event not lost somewhere down the card.
Also wrestling just got boring as it appears the Hardy Boys aren't broken anymore.
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Post by lucifer on Apr 3, 2017 16:22:28 GMT -5
I really really hope if Nakamura shows up tonight, that he isnt given some stupid gimmic and tossed aside cause Vince thinks Japanese wrestlers shouldnt get titles and should always be given the Funaki treatment. I also really hope he isnt just tossed into the 205 stuff, he should be doing a IC run then a Title run, a match with him and Styles would be good for business. As for WM33 I dont blame the wrestlers for the bad spots as much as I blame creative, also putting Naomi that high on the match list was just bad booking, I think the crowd forgot she was even from there. I also dont blame Roman for the short list of moves he did, I am not sure the Undertaker could have done more since it was really apparent his hip wasnt letting him pull off half of what he wanted to do. I was shocked the Hardyz got the titles though, I wonder if Enzo & Cass had to take a pass on winning the belt and their Mania moment for them, I'd prolly be a little salty. Becky Lynch, that outfit.... I think the SD Women's match was purposely placed where it was to not draw any attention from the match before it (Lesnar) or after it (Taker). Also on that subject, maybe it's time we redistribute the female talent? RAW gets Charlotte, Sasha and Bayley, while Smackdown gets Becky and...and...and...
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Post by cruefan68 on Apr 3, 2017 16:30:34 GMT -5
I enjoyed the card overall but fell asleep just as Undertaker made it to the ring. I watched the taker-Reigns match this morning and seeing that the overall broadcast time was 5:10 plus the two hour pre-show, which I watched from the start, that is way too long. They need to cut that down. Sad to see taker go out losing to Roman Reigns but I think it is the right call as that was the twenty fifth WM match and no one could blame him for choosing to hang it up. At least that is how it appears with him leaving his stuff in the ring. I thought that Styles-Shane and Rollins-HHH were great and the rest was a mixed bag. I felt bad for the Smackdown ladies getting that rushed spot but the match was ok. I agree that Charlotte is a real talent but please keep the belt off of her for a while. Very cool to see Bayley win using the "Macho Man" elbow.
I agree with Switch on the bomb fest as I thought Goldberg-Lesnar was perfectly done. The Hardy's actually showing up and winning the tag titles was great. Huge surprise and Matt did do elements of the "Broken" character in a backstage post-match interview which aired on the WWE YouTube channel so hopefully they let him do it regularly.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2017 21:55:47 GMT -5
I really really hope if Nakamura shows up tonight, that he isnt given some stupid gimmic and tossed aside cause Vince thinks Japanese wrestlers shouldnt get titles and should always be given the Funaki treatment. Where have you been for the last few years of 'Triple H protects his boys when they go to the main roster'?
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