When given the choice between splitting the cost of the pay per view to watch on a 60" LCD screen or staying at home and getting yelled at for having two burgers instead of one by my wife, I chose getting yelled at. Am I whipped, or does this show just feel like it's gonna suck?
Predictions: Fandango steals the show, with his entrance and his match with Jericho. Triple H costs The Rock the match kicking off the "Mr. McMahon" era of his career and it leads to HHH/Rock at Summerslam.
Agreed. I miss the old round table discussion that happened before RAW was a show. Maybe a complete overhaul of the show is needed to present it more like a sport.
On a side note, I miss having "time limits" on matches. Like, say this Miz/Barrett match doesn't have one since none was announced. They could conceivably go 30 minutes and F up the whole PPV. Little things, man...
This reminds me of a couple years back, where they realized they forgot to put Kofi on the card, so they did a quick Khali injury angle at Axxess to shoehorn Kofi into the 8-man tag. This year, they didn't even bother doing that. Kofi might as well just ask for his release, because they clearly stopped giving a shit about him.
If you're going to use the Figure Four, and have it bestowed upon you by one of the greatest ever... you'd better at least work the leg during a match.
Sooooooooo... I haven't watched anything by the WWE since the Royal Rumble... Fucking live thread, Only reason I'm watching this is cause I don't wanna miss the party
If only their writing staff had half the quality of their production staff. Agreed. (Though a lot of their other video packages can be pretty damn amazing as well - the Macho Man tribute video was one of my favorites, and of course, a lot of the HOF ones...)
Surely today and tomorrow's threads will crash the blog. To whet the appetite, here's Rosenberg's Youtube coverage of Mania.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqYTL1V9giE
Well, even though I'm doing this "blind" (no PPV, no stream, nothing at all), it's WM after all. Might as well help it "crash". ;)
ReplyDeleteHell yeah this is going to be a great show' I'm even excited for the miz match
ReplyDeleteThis thread's easily going to break 1,000 posts, right?
ReplyDeleteI bet it'll be close to 2,000.
ReplyDeleteEasily, and almost a third of them will be people enjoying it.
ReplyDeleteSo excited. The one night I'm cocky about being a wrestling fan. Well, since about 2002
ReplyDeleteI'm predicting the hhh match will be the best one. I know the last one sucked but still...
ReplyDeleteBold prediction: no match breaks ****
ReplyDeleteIf we're doing a WM Posts mini-contest, put me down for 1850.
ReplyDeleteI'll go with 1912.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the link to the miz match? Just on YouTube?
ReplyDeleteA.A. Cunningham
ReplyDeleteI just hope Cody and sandow don't job
ReplyDeleteWhen given the choice between splitting the cost of the pay per view to watch on a 60" LCD screen or staying at home and getting yelled at for having two burgers instead of one by my wife, I chose getting yelled at. Am I whipped, or does this show just feel like it's gonna suck?
ReplyDeletePredictions: Fandango steals the show, with his entrance and his match with Jericho. Triple H costs The Rock the match kicking off the "Mr. McMahon" era of his career and it leads to HHH/Rock at Summerslam.
ReplyDelete2500 or GTFO.
ReplyDelete3000 or man the fuck up.
ReplyDeleteKofi and big dust breaking it down!
ReplyDeleteI hope the flying leg drop isn't his finisher. It looks awful and is going to fuck his spine up.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to be watching the Capitals game (Ovechkin's on fire) but I'll throw on a stream now and then if it sounds like something good is happening.
ReplyDeleteWho's this other jerk off?
ReplyDelete3250 or shut the fuck up.
ReplyDeleteAll of the above.
ReplyDeleteI honestly don't get the appeal of buying replica belts.
ReplyDeleteDafuq? Snooki cameo in 2013?
ReplyDeleteAll these fatso wrestling fans are making me feel guilty about eating this Phil's BBQ take out
ReplyDelete3300 or sit the fuck down.
ReplyDeleteFandango steals the show with his entrance, but I see Jericho winning with a cheap roll-up or something.
ReplyDeleteFandango makes fans of the IWC tonight.
ReplyDeleteSNOOKI IS TWEETING ABOUT WRESTLEMANIA! BUYRATE RECORD=SMASHED!
ReplyDelete3301 or I have nothing clever.
ReplyDeleteYeah, but here's the link for anyone who hasn't found it:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDjsaolVLSQ
Jersey shore still a thing?
ReplyDeleteIf I were a kid I'd love one. As an adult, maybe to display it. Although most of the people I've seen with them are adult who were wearing them.
ReplyDeleteThey won't. They wouldn't job the Bellas so soon after coming back, because somebody has a hard-on for them.
ReplyDelete(Besides my literal one, of course.)
3302 or ARM-bar.
ReplyDeleteWhat if mizs match goes over 39 minutes?
ReplyDeleteImpossible. Miz would need to be carted out of the arena if they went past 20.
ReplyDeleteI fold.
ReplyDeleteI just had a four egg sandwich with ham and cheese on half a loaf of garlic bread.
ReplyDeleteIt's the opening match. The point is to hype the crowd, not put them to sleep.
ReplyDeleteLittle Caesar's, brah. But I did an hour of cardio this morning so I'm good.
ReplyDeleteThere was no reason for Ryback to do that to Santino. I hope he loses.
ReplyDeleteAll I ask is that this show not be boring and predictable and that the stream doesn't suck.
ReplyDeleteMostly that last part really.
ReplyDeleteSantino should only be used as an attack weapon from this point forward.
ReplyDeleteMark Henry glistens.
ReplyDeleteRosenberg actually has a bunch of sit down interviews on his Youtube page from this week. The most shockingly entertaining one? Brodus Clay.
ReplyDeleteI do like this pre-game set up with Sanford, JR, Kofi, & Dusty. Makes it feel like a real sporting event.
ReplyDeleteNew feature in WWE 14: Santino on a Pole match. First one to pull him down can use him as a weapon legally.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, where are the fucking tuxedos?
ReplyDeleteAnd ENTERTAINMENT sporting event. That's even better.
ReplyDeleteFuck that, where are the togas?!
ReplyDeleteI just want to jam pencils into both of my ear canals when I hear Stephanie or Cena... is this normal? I don't think this is normal.
ReplyDeleteStephanie McMahon doesn't know how to smile. I think this is definite proof she is a robot. Randy Savage was the one who created her.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. I miss the old round table discussion that happened before RAW was a show. Maybe a complete overhaul of the show is needed to present it more like a sport.
ReplyDeleteA complete overhaul is needed, period. RAW is presented the same way it was back in 1997.
ReplyDeleteI've watched TV all day so far but its a wrestling holiday so ...
ReplyDeleteGreat punk taker video package
ReplyDeleteToday's my reverse-cheat day. I'm having grilled romaine heads.
ReplyDeleteGreat touch
ReplyDelete"The soul of the soulless?"
ReplyDeleteCan't fault JR for trying.
Woo-hoo! Mania day!
ReplyDeleteI'm in Maui on the last day of my Honeymoon, streaming this in a Starbucks with my new wife indulging my obsession. Life is good!
Jr stfu
ReplyDeleteChrist. They have almost as much commentators, interviewers, and personalities as they do actual wrestlers.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome, congrats on both counts!
ReplyDeleteThanks man!
ReplyDeleteStill doesn't top "Carcinogenic right hands!" from last year.
ReplyDeleteWon't lie. The Tout thing is kind of cool in the sense that people can say they were "on" Mania's broadcast.
ReplyDeleteOmg watching wrestling fans makes me uncomfortable
ReplyDeleteWho's jerking the curtain tonight? Team Funk vs. Team Smarts?
ReplyDeleteBryan Alvarez just tweeted it's raining. Uh oh.
ReplyDeleteI'd guess Jericho.
ReplyDeleteDel Rio vs Swagger. WHC match on first has become a WM tradition.
ReplyDeleteCould be a cool visual if it's pouring rain when/if Cena turns.
ReplyDeleteThen they should have come up with something better than Miz/Barrett.
ReplyDeleteThis.
ReplyDeleteDel Rio-Swagger. Gotta save the 8-person for the "main event cooldown" spot.
ReplyDeleteTouche.
ReplyDeleteI would have given it a shot to break that trend until Swagger got himself busted.
ReplyDeleteFat guy from 30 rock, ugly chick that used to be on ESPN and the one unfunny guy from Opie and Anthony...nice celeb line up!!
ReplyDeleteESPN: Rachel Nichols?
ReplyDeleteJimmy's supposed to be there...where the fuck was he damnit
ReplyDeleteHenry predicts Ryback will be gasping for air tonight? Where could I put money on that bet?
ReplyDeleteWill be so disappointed if Shield loses tonight.
ReplyDeleteAnd yet it's still a better celebrity lineup that some of the past Wrestlemanias.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking at YOU, Wrestlemania XI!
Jimmys there?!?! Wowza, tomorrows o&a> tomorrows raw
ReplyDeleteDusty's got a soft spot for the guy whose chief goal is to be fed more.
ReplyDeleteWas that the one where Diesel danced with the kid from Home Improvement? My mind has blocked most of that era out.
ReplyDeleteWait...wasn't that the one Pam and JTT were at? There were mega-stars at the time.
ReplyDeleteRemember when Kofi Kingston mattered?
ReplyDeleteRachel Nichols is hot IMO, I meant the one from sports nation
ReplyDeleteMy only question is why aren't Dusty and JR the main commentating team???
ReplyDeleteDude.....THIS. And Sam's been AAAAAALLLL OVER this weekend, whole show = this.
ReplyDeleteOmg lol good call
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, Damnit, she's on NBC Sports now IIRC... Or was it her replacement
ReplyDeleteBEADLE! Michelle Beadle's who I'm thinking of. Although she's not THAT bad looking...
Pre shows don't get inflatable letters I guess.
ReplyDeleteWow. 20 minutes to the show and we are already topping 100 posts
ReplyDeleteMiz is getting booed out of the building, that's awesome.
ReplyDeleteI refuse to hit reload. If it dies, it dies.
ReplyDeleteJTT, Pam, and Nicholas Tuturo don't look so good in retrospect.
ReplyDeleteI think we can all admit we're kind of nerd-raging with anticipation atm.
ReplyDeleteOn a side note, I miss having "time limits" on matches. Like, say this Miz/Barrett match doesn't have one since none was announced. They could conceivably go 30 minutes and F up the whole PPV. Little things, man...
ReplyDeleteWM2? Other than maybe Elvira, that's a load of FAIL.
ReplyDeleteNice little opening sequence
ReplyDeleteIt seems so long ago
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of a couple years back, where they realized they forgot to put Kofi on the card, so they did a quick Khali injury angle at Axxess to shoehorn Kofi into the 8-man tag. This year, they didn't even bother doing that. Kofi might as well just ask for his release, because they clearly stopped giving a shit about him.
ReplyDeleteSo no cash-in for Ziggy?
ReplyDeleteI'm just gonna go full mark mode and cheer Barrett like its a real fight
ReplyDeleteTalk about an anticlimactic ending
ReplyDeleteI'm live at the show! It's pouring rain!
ReplyDeleteWas that like 5 minutes long on an hour long pre-show?
ReplyDeleteIf you're going to use the Figure Four, and have it bestowed upon you by one of the greatest ever... you'd better at least work the leg during a match.
ReplyDeleteFor real?!
ReplyDeleteSooooooooo... I haven't watched anything by the WWE since the Royal Rumble...
ReplyDeleteFucking live thread, Only reason I'm watching this is cause I don't wanna miss the party
Booooooooooooo
ReplyDeleteThe streak... continues.
ReplyDeleteIf it really is starting to pour rain, what's the over/under on injuries tonight?
ReplyDelete|YES I SO CALLED THAT
ReplyDeleteOh, come on
ReplyDeleteHe was totally humping barret's leg
ReplyDeleteShouldn't be bad, they have a cover for the ring yeah?
ReplyDeleteWince's famous WM3 weather "magic" seems to be FAIL tonight,
ReplyDeleteSad to see the ic belt fall this low. Glad hennig isn't alive to see this
ReplyDeleteMiz: The Chihuahua of the WWE.
ReplyDeleteStop talking about Ric Flair and associating him with The Miz! Hasn't the poor guy suffered enough?
ReplyDeleteWho won the pre-show match?
ReplyDeleteAppears that there is some drizzle.
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/arda_ocal/status/321030800625778688/photo/1
It stopped, but we're all
ReplyDeleteUgh miz
ReplyDeleteWe need subtitles for Dusty Rhodes
ReplyDeleteFuck...
ReplyDeleteAt the show. About to start. This is awesome.
ReplyDeleteThe good: Miz can now be a "job bitch".
ReplyDeletei'm here, too! This atmosphere is unbelievable!
ReplyDeleteGood point, that will probably be his last win for quite a while.
ReplyDeleteDo you want to do a run-in? Yeah, I think it's time for a run-in. (tm E&C)
ReplyDeleteAlmost show time...
ReplyDelete"YOU were responsible for my collapse..."
ReplyDelete...the same collapse that led to main-eventing 10 out of 12 of 2012's PPV's.
That's the WWE, never letting facts get in the way of a good story
ReplyDeleteLove Alvarez pointing out that it started raining as soon as Miz's match started.
ReplyDeleteIn my apartment the atmosphere is getting smokey
ReplyDeleteThat band, Civil Twilight, is a pretty good fit for this video package and one or two in the past. They remind me of VAST
ReplyDeleteSitting in the garage pre-funking while the kids watch the pre-show upstairs lol, I vow to be murphy-drunk by the close of the show
ReplyDeleteThis set is incredible! The Statue of Liberty is near life size!
ReplyDeleteUpvoted for the coinage of the phrase "murphy-drunk."
ReplyDeleteI'm only a few beers in. I'll be there by shows end.
ReplyDeleteLet the drunkfest begin!
Awesome, the BOD talkback. cooler of beer by my side. wrestlemania. Can't get any better than this
ReplyDeleteAND HERE WE GO
ReplyDeleteI generally anticipate the opening promo as much as the main event.
ReplyDeleteAnd here we...go /joker
ReplyDeleteWe had the same thought.
ReplyDeleteAwesome. Viking Space Lord Brock Lesnar opening promo!
ReplyDeleteAnd we start with some self-fellating. Vince comes to NY to save the day! lol.
ReplyDeleteNot on HIS watch, Sandy!
ReplyDeleteSmackdown saved America on 9/11
ReplyDeleteNot to sound like an ass but did anyone even die during Superstorm Sandy? This video package make it seems like mankinds darkest hour.
ReplyDelete285. You're an ass.
ReplyDeleteRomney's chances of winning....?
ReplyDeleteWeak.
ReplyDeleteI hope she knew what she was getting into.
ReplyDeleteScott where is the WM29 review?
ReplyDeleteNothing makes me feel more America than wrestling. I'm not even sure if I'm joking.
ReplyDeleteI was right there until I heard "I'm Governor Chris Christie..." I put the hate away after that.
ReplyDeletelol
ReplyDeleteIf Zeb and Swagger don't do a run in on God Bless America, I've lost all faith in Vince.
ReplyDeleteShouldn't you be on Scotsman?
ReplyDeleteFwiw I had miz Barrett at 1.75 stars
ReplyDeleteThese WM opening promos are the one constant amazing thing in WWE every year.
ReplyDeleteThat happened already? Who won?
ReplyDeleteThis is a good one.
ReplyDeleteThe fans.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to fuck up up making WM seem important.
ReplyDeleteNo matter how bad WWE gets, their video promos will always be God-tier
ReplyDeleteFelt like they didnt have enough time to even get rating
ReplyDeleteNo, any match with Miz has the fans losing in my book.
ReplyDeleteIf I was in the mood to watch and rate, it'd have gotten a tray of Kamikazes.
ReplyDeleteAs in how much I'd need to drink to put the image of Mike "Nature Boy" Mizanin out of my mind.
All complaining about the card is moot now. It's Mania time and I'd be stoked for a Santino-Bellas handicap match!
ReplyDeleteHe asked who won.
ReplyDeleteWill Finlay get fired again?
ReplyDeleteInteresting opener choice
ReplyDeleteMix it was in the preshow, short with a dumb finish
ReplyDeleteThe great white curtain jerker.
ReplyDeleteOh, seriously? The Shield are jerking the curtain???
ReplyDeleteGah the official wwe stream crashed =x_x=
ReplyDeleteWorld Heavyweight Title not curtain jerking? Interesting!
ReplyDeleteIf only their writing staff had half the quality of their production staff. Agreed. (Though a lot of their other video packages can be pretty damn amazing as well - the Macho Man tribute video was one of my favorites, and of course, a lot of the HOF ones...)
ReplyDeleteFuck, Shield's losing.
ReplyDeleteGood spot for this match. If they can turn this into a 15-minute wild brawl it will set a nice tone.
ReplyDeleteWell ive already lost 5quid, i was certain the tag match would open. Shield to start...this should be good.
ReplyDeleteWo What a opener' this could be a great match
ReplyDeleteI like the thinking. Want to get that big opening pop? Shield.
ReplyDeleteYou gotta be kidding me. The ppv stream just crapped out. And this is the WWE official one.
ReplyDeleteI like the set they're using.
ReplyDeleteIt's too bad Jeff Hardy is in TNA, you know he'd take a bump off that bridge.
ReplyDeleteNo, Im already on your mom
ReplyDeleteYou can bet on what order the matches are in?
ReplyDeleteHope you like video packages because we got video packages.
ReplyDeleteYeah, but just like last year's set, it has columns barring the view for a bunch of people that paid big $$.
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