The Wrestling Thread

[Gamerforlife]

Does Cena ever NOT have a ridiculous ring entrance. The Miz's entrance was a lot cooler. Cena's is of course cheesy. I don't know how the match will end, but Miz looks like more of a champ right now than Cena

LOVED the Taker match. They are telling a GREAT story here. The streak continues, but DX is taking the Undertaker to the brink. Triple H MAULED him. Seriously, fucking destroyed the Deadman....and if you factor in what Kane did to him not that long ago. Taker is being put through the meat grinder. He's like Flair now. The old timer who....just....won't.....die

Snookie impressed me. I still don't like her, but she didn't stink up my Mania. Kudos for that

EDIT:I have to say it again though, Sheamus and Daniel Bryan got screwed. This actually hurts Sheamus a lot more than Daniel Bryan I think

[sevin0seven]

EDIT:I have to say it again though, Sheamus and Daniel Bryan got screwed. This actually hurts Sheamus a lot more than Daniel Bryan I think

yep. both guys and the USA Belt got buried from last minute change. good job WWE writers.

[BurningDoom]

From what I read on the results, sounds like I didn't miss much. I like that The Rock ended up kicking both Miz and Cena's ass at the end, classic Rock! But other than that, it sounded pretty predictable and average, which Wrestlemania should be anything but.

[Gamerforlife]

EDIT:I have to say it again though, Sheamus and Daniel Bryan got screwed. This actually hurts Sheamus a lot more than Daniel Bryan I think

yep. both guys and the USA Belt got buried from last minute change. good job WWE writers.

They weren't really doing good on time it seems. The match with the Core was over in the blink of an eye. Those guys are lucky they even made it on the card given how Sheamus and Bryant got screwed. Seems like Kofi just barely squeaked onto the card at the last minute. That is a good sign for him I guess. I know some people were worried when his merchandise got discounted to fifty percent off and then he lost his title. I don't think he's getting booted out the door just yet

I enjoyed Mania overall. Though I think the Lawler/Cole match under delivered a bit given its MASSIVE built up. I wish Punk had won his match, but he really performed really well tonight I think. He heeled it up real good and I like some of the interesting ways he used to work Orton's leg. I am happy Del Rio lost. World titles on Mania shouldn't just get handed to people who haven't really properly paid their dues yet IMO. I actually like seeing Christian stay face. I think he's getting a good rub from helping Edge.

I loved Rock tonight. He was really on his game, though someone told me he seemed a bit nervous. If he was, he handled it extremely well. He basically pissed off Miz, Cena AND the general manager tonight

I don't know about everyone else, but I have to say again I was REALLY surprised and satisfied with the Taker/Triple H match. No it didn't match Taker/HBK, but storywise I liked it. I didn't expect Triple H to hurt Taker so badly. I think it actually was a great idea. He is the Game after all and it makes all of his comments leading up to the match hold merit. Also, it plants a seed of doubt into every Mark's minds. How much longer can Taker really hold on to his streak? It's as if he's getting worn down with each encounter. Shawn did once say that he's hanging on to the streak by a thread. Triple H's entrance music tonight could be a sign of things to come

Deadman has really had his ass handed to him more than I have seen in a while in recent months. He's put over Kane and Hunter a lot more than I expected

[pakopako]

yep. both guys and the USA Belt got buried from last minute change. good job WWE writers.

The WWE still has the US Belt? Didn't that get swallowed again last Christmas?

Re-watching the last week of WWE TV (thank you YouTube!) and man, is the Cole-Mine over as a heel. Moreso than McMahon Jr. IMHO; he gets all the air-time as a commentator without getting much ring time.

Spoiling myself with the Wrath of Tito (shout to LOP.net!) -- the card does look to live up to most of the hype (the star-power was well-utilized). With who won each match, I can't imagine how the storylines will branch out. Always a good thing.

[Gamerforlife]

yep. both guys and the USA Belt got buried from last minute change. good job WWE writers.

The WWE still has the US Belt? Didn't that get swallowed again last Christmas?

Re-watching the last week of WWE TV (thank you YouTube!) and man, is the Cole-Mine over as a heel. Moreso than McMahon Jr. IMHO; he gets all the air-time as a commentator without getting much ring time.

Spoiling myself with the Wrath of Tito (shout to LOP.net!) -- the card does look to live up to most of the hype (the star-power was well-utilized). With who won each match, I can't imagine how the storylines will branch out. Always a good thing.

I don't know if the results pages on the net really capture some of the cool moments and oddities that happened. Pee Wee Herman joining Team Bring It, thus officially making him cooler than Cena, Hornswaggle rapping, an appearance by Snoop Dogg, Snookie somersaulting across the ring and showing that she has SOME athleticism, the intense chemistry between Trish and Michelle as they went at it like two angry cats(they could seriously start a good feud with them right now if they wanted), Triple H tombstoning Taker, folding his hands across his chest and sticking his tongue out(Taker kicked out of course), Cena's oddly subdued presence(no mic/promo time and Miz pretty much dominated him), a nice outside the ring starship pain by Morrison, Booker T giving us a Wrestlemania Spinerooni, the hilarity of Christian polishing Del Rio's car after Edge completely destroyed it, Rock reading the GM's email and stopping when the GM said, "I think" LOL, Austin stunning everyone who wasn't Lawler, Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler at the announce booth again, Zack Ryder singing the Jennifer Black song LOL, Yoshitatsu showing us that he still is employed in the WWE LOL, Stone Cold nearly running over Swagger and Cole in that vehicle of his, Triple smashing Taker through Cole's fortress of solitude which REALLY pissed off the Dead Man and other random cool stuff.

I don't know, I think it was worth the money

EDIT:Oh yeah, we also had a Rock/Austin staredown and Josh Matthews took a stunner. They also did a nice callback to HBK/Taker when Triple H told Undertaker to stay down as it looked like he was about to finish him off. Much like Taker told HBK to stay down last year before he DID finish Michaels. Great job on this match

[pakopako]

I don't know if the results pages on the net really capture some of the cool moments and oddities that happened.

That's why I always liked Lords of Pain (dot net!) -- not only do they have a simple TXT/HTML interface, they also had multiple reviews from each of the main contributors so most of those high-spots and memorable-moments are buzzed about.

Yoshitatsu showing us that he still is employed in the WWE LOL

And Regal is still active!

Cole's fortress of solitude

Heh. I looked at it and thought it was Cole's personal Pope-mobile.

[Rurouni_Fencer]

Stone Cold nearly running over Swagger and Cole in that vehicle of his,

MY bud and I seriously yelled out at that one! So close - we couldn't believe Swagger got off the ramp in time!

[Gamerforlife]

I don't know if the results pages on the net really capture some of the cool moments and oddities that happened.

That's why I always liked Lords of Pain (dot net!) -- not only do they have a simple TXT/HTML interface, they also had multiple reviews from each of the main contributors so most of those high-spots and memorable-moments are buzzed about.

Yoshitatsu showing us that he still is employed in the WWE LOL

And Regal is still active!

Cole's fortress of solitude

Heh. I looked at it and thought it was Cole's personal Pope-mobile.

Pope-mobile

Yeah, regal is pretty entertaining. I've heard of Lords of Pain. I have to check them out. I like all the little details so it's cool that they talk about more than just wins/losses because sometimes the story of a match is so much more than just who won and who lost. Taker/Triple H is a perfect example. Taker needed medical attention after the match, but Hunter tapped out. So in the end, neither man really looked a loser. They both got put over in a huge way

[pakopako]

Taker needed medical attention after the match, but Hunter tapped out. So in the end, neither man really looked a loser. They both got put over in a huge way

Glad Levesque still does that once a year. But I'm actually more worried that the Dead Man legitimately needed medical assistance (considering his age, his high-flying, and the fact HHH's thighs are short stumps by now).