HumanChessgame Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 I want to imagine Vince was in his office in the afternoon finalizing the mania plans on a whiteboard when his third red bull and 4th coke bump give him a heart attack leaving the plans half finished. Kevin Dunn finds it and tries to decipher Vince's scribbling for the booking and Bob's your uncle. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Oh, fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 As for Ronda, I thought she looked good for working her first pro wrestling match. I feel like she can only get better. Don't have her wrestle every week. On the times she does wrestle on Raw or Smackdown, I just want her to destroy people like in her MMA fights. do a couple cool moves and submit them with the armbar. Get her armbar variation as a murder death killer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 I woke up as the show was half over so I caught the last ten hours. Ronda is going to end up being a great wrestler. Stephanie surviving the arm bar was hilarious. As was Hunter comedic overselling for Ronda and underselling for Kurt. Glad the Bludgeons got the tag titles four years after they should have. But better late than never. If only Hulk Hogan had bought a Mania ticket, he would be tag team champion. John Cena got his ass kicked... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 12 minutes ago, The Natural said: Sasha Banks is the best women's wrestler on the roster getting their best matches: Bayley, Charlotte, Lynch, Alexa Bliss, Nia Jax and argument for Asuka as well. I'd probably still take Asuka vs. Moon from NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III. Banks vs. Asuka. RAW, 29th January 2018 > Charlotte vs. Asuka last night. Sorry, but hell no to that. I liked the Sasha match, but the match with Charlotte tonight did way more for me. I liked the matches Asuka had with Bayley and Nia more as well. And I think Asuka's last match with Ember rivals the big Bayley/Sasha matches. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 So Ronda Rousey ditched Coach Edmond then? ; ). 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Cena ran his mouth and got his teeth kicked in. Most logical booking of the night. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 1 minute ago, Eivion said: Sorry, but hell no to that. I liked the Sasha match, but the match with Charlotte tonight did way more for me. I liked the matches Asuka had with Bayley and Nia more as well. And I think Asuka's last match with Ember rivals the big Bayley/Sasha matches. Fair dos. Had more attachment to Asuka/Banks as it involved Banks. Haven't watched the Bayley and Nia matches in NXT/RAW for a time. I'd have Asuka/Ember Moon's last match a step down from the two Banks/Bayley TakeOver matches in 2015. Not discrediting that Asuka/Moon match as I'd have it ahead of the majority of WWE's Women's match with the exception of those Banks/Bayley matches mentioned and Charlotte/Banks Falls Count Anywhere on RAW in November 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Lord Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 That last hour of the show had me so dumb founded. I mean the show was going great till about 11 PM and then it went right off the rails. Nakamura heel turn. Them really having no idea what to do with Braun. But my God, the Brock/Roman match was something else. Could of had it like Brock/Goldberg last year and it would have been fine. This was same uncomfortable feeling I got watching Bret vs. Vince at WM 26 where the beating just kept going and going. I'm not sure what they were trying to accomplish? Roman can get the shit beaten out of him and still kick out? So yeah the show started off so great to end like that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 I don't understand the booking of having him kick out of like five F'5s plus a table version and then pin him with the final one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, TheVileOne said: I don't understand the booking of having him kick out of like five F'5s plus a table version and then pin him with the final one. Apt description for the show in parts ; ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 I guess the idea was to get him over in defeat by being superhumanly tough. But... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzil Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Am I imagining things or did Graves say he hoped for a hurricane when Sheamus and Cesaro were making their entrance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 1 minute ago, bazzil said: Am I imagining things or did Graves say he hoped for a hurricane when Sheamus and Cesaro were making their entrance? He claimed on Twitter he meant the drink and blah blah internet geeks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 1 minute ago, bazzil said: Am I imagining things or did Graves say he hoped for a hurricane when Sheamus and Cesaro were making their entrance? Corey Graves is an unrepentant douche bag, so it wouldn't surprise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StretchMediatedHypertrophy Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 To be fair, I hadn't thought about Katrina and assumed he was referring to a cocktail even though I'd never heard of it - it is a popular New Orleans choice so I think he easily gets the benefit of the doubt here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Then Coach said he thought Corey was already drunk. Then someone told Graves to shut up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Lord Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Soon as Graves said "Hurricane" I knew he meant the drink. If I had to call that many matches, I'd want a drink too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Cole calling Sonya Deville two different wrong names is still my Mania highlight Especially because he honestly thought she was Kairi Sane for a good 90 seconds 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 As someone who went to bed right before AJ/Nakamura (and apparently this was a wise decision) what time did the show actually end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Austin Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Close to or maybe a little after midnight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 A long time ago, people thought Wrestlemania IV was too long at four hours. I feel sorry for everyone who watched all of this live but admire your endurance. I watched the show via the WWE twitter account and it seemed much more digestible 3 hours ago, TheVileOne said: Royal Rumble is pretty much a pointless gimmick at this point. They won't actually get behind the people they allow to win it. It's become a meaningless prop. So is Wrestlemania in some regard. It's just a regular PPV only with better production and a larger than life presentation these days, feuds don't finish there and people don't go over when they should. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 10 minutes ago, RIPPA said: As someone who went to bed right before AJ/Nakamura (and apparently this was a wise decision) what time did the show actually end? The show is still going. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamal Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 The women’s battle royal was pretty eh but Cool to see Naomi win although the decision to do so in such a heelish way was strange. And I’m not sure what happened with Sasha/Bayley. I almost expected Sasha to somehow play a part in Bayley losing. My favorite match was Charlotte/Asuka. No woman has been better booked than Charlotte so I’m fine with her ending the streak. Besides, this adds some vulnerability to Asuka’s character. Ronda looked way better than I expected her to and Alexa got in far too much offense again Nia although I thought it was smart of Nia to pretty much destroy Mickie ahead of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, Victator said: The show is still going. At this point I’m not convinced this isn’t just the continuation of last years show 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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