(BP) Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 XXX was the last time I had a WrestleMania party where the show was entertaining and short enough that people didn’t politely file out before the main. I finally stopped having them because by the end of the shows it was technically the following day and I’d be sitting by myself watching matches that got me thinking I should’ve also walked out of my own house. 4 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Japan is allowing shows again. They should move the show to Japan. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Doing 30, which opened with a great match and closed with a great moment makes sense, even if the actual show isn't real good. Doing 32, which was the first "holy fuck this is way too long" Mania, and had basically one good match, is dumb. Not showing 31, which is far and away the best Mania of the network era and ends with the best match of the night... That's just insane. So, they might be taping WrestleMania this week, along with all the TV leading to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Oh man, just thinking about the gloriously goofy Sting vs Hunter match from XXXI and vibrating on another plain of existence. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Hero Morganti Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 I was at 31. I loved it. 32 was kinda blah if i remember correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Godfrey said: 32 is pretty bad. League of Nations, Lesnar/Ambrose, and HHH/Reigns as the main event are all terrible. Jericho/Styles was okay but not near the level it could have been. It does have Charlotte/Sasha/Becky for the new title, that one was rad, and Zack Ryder's moment if that's your thing. Odd choice but hey, content is content. I forgot like half of these things and I was at the show. It also had Shane jumping off the cell. Regarding Studio-Mania, I wonder if they'll ever show highlights from it, or if it gets memory-holed. Sucks for McIntyre and Baszler who were lined up for the "Mania Moments" this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Eivion said: Japan is allowing shows again. They should move the show to Japan. Thank goodness. I need my New Japan fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph2112 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 I'm guessing Jericho beating AJ is somehow getting cut for time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: Thank goodness. I need my New Japan fix. You are gonna have to wait a little more as the are supposedly targeting March 31 as their return date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 1 hour ago, joseph2112 said: I'm guessing Jericho beating AJ is somehow getting cut for time? probably, as I'm sure they don't want to feature AEW's Chris Jericho going over WWE's AJ Styles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 4 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: probably, as I'm sure they don't want to feature AEW's Chris Jericho going over WWE's AJ Styles This reminds me of when WWF ran a Survivor Series special featuring matches from previous years on USA during the Monday Night Wars. There was a match featuring Hogan, but they had whoever introduced it say something shitty like, “This was when he was HULK Hogan and not a sad shadow of himself.” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Cole tonight said that the shows would be in their entirety or something to that effect, which I just can't even begin to imagine. Especially since 35 is well over 5 hours and starts airing 4 hours before Mania night 2 starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 10 hours ago, Eivion said: Japan is allowing shows again. They should move the show to Japan. can they even get all the talent there with the travel restrictions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 20 minutes ago, TheVileOne said: can they even get all the talent there with the travel restrictions? I was semi-joking when I said that originally. I have no idea what the restrictions are. If they are just kept somewhere for two weeks and let free after showing no symptoms or getting no positive tests then it actually isn't the worst idea, especially since they probably couldn't book any decent sized buildings fast anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 I hope there are no managers or run_ins on that womens six way at Mania or they might go over the 10 person limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 1 hour ago, odessasteps said: I hope there are no managers or run_ins on that womens six way at Mania or they might go over the 10 person limit. Yeah, I'm a little surprised they didn't change plans on that one. With the ref, commentators, ring announcer, time keeper, that's over ten at ringside right there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 It would be more manageable if they made it a gauntlet match instead of a six person scramble. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Brian Fowler said: Yeah, I'm a little surprised they didn't change plans on that one. With the ref, commentators, ring announcer, time keeper, that's over ten at ringside right there Just to over think this thought experiment - the commentators don't have to be at ringside/in the same building. Heck they could be in CT (like how the call the Saudi shows for example) A single person can do ring announcing/time keeping and again doesn't need to be at ringside for that. So you only have 7 at ringside. (There are always going to be more than 10 people in any given time) Of course the easier way to run the match is have it be a gauntlet match. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 More interesting to me is that Carmella isn't in that match. I wonder if she is one of the folks who has chosen not to work while this is going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizium Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 (edited) 19 hours ago, Eivion said: Japan is allowing shows again. They should move the show to Japan. While they haven't been as hard hit as some other places, part of me can't help but think they're doing this because they desperately want the Olympics to go on. Hard to justify having them when all other events are cancelled. Edited March 21, 2020 by elizium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 3 hours ago, RIPPA said: More interesting to me is that Carmella isn't in that match. I wonder if she is one of the folks who has chosen not to work while this is going on. Supposedly (I.e., I saw on Twitter) that she has some sort of immune deficiency and is quarantining, which is also why Graves hasn’t been there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 I mean AEW had more than a dozen people in one section of the arena at the same time. Maybe two dozen. I guess it depends on whether they are using the old 25 persons CDC guideline or the new 10 person guideline. Dr. Fauci said he doesn't think there's much difference between 10 and 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Well, it's also "without enough room to keep six feet apart" so putting people in the stands in the small groups probably doesn't violate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 So according to PWinsider, Wrestlemania and the weeks before it will actually be taped next week. I think I saw that 3/25 was Night 1 and 3/26 was Night 2 If true, at least now we will be able to find out who is leaking spoilers much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 There will probably be workers who tweet/IG stuff from the tapings without thinking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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