I don't see anything that make it worth purchasing this ppv. Every ppv you hear the announcers say this is going to be the biggest ppv ever. Or you sure don't want to miss this one. This is a really weak and bad card to me. The only match i can see being good is the ladder match for the ic title. The cruiserweight/ ladder matches are usually pretty good at wm. You can argue some of the best wrestlers have been ic champions
Undertaker vs Shane isn't a match im interested in at alll. Like i said before this just isn't your typical wm. No John Cena, no Seth Rollins, no Randy Orton. Wm is always billed where new stars are born but you don't have that this year. Lesnar well known, undertaker well known, triple h well known, Shane well known, Aj syles well known, Jericho well known, Roman Reigns well known, match after match is just of full of already established people. I don't know who would step up to steal the show even if it is in the ic title match its doubtful they will get a push any higher. I can't see anything happening that would be memorable.
I remember when HHH and x pac and shawn Michaels use to call wcw wheel chair wrestling. But now wwe is resembling the same thing. The main events are 40 and 50 year olds they really failed to build stars. They let cm punk go and some other people that could of filled in for Orton, Cena, and Rollins. This just looks like a card they filled at the last moment because they were short of people. Thats what i read they did. I'll be watching basketball for free.
Thoughts so far:
WWE did the right thing putting Taker. 23-1 and lives to Wrestle more Manias. Wish I unloaded on it at -130.
Props to Shane for going all out once again.
As soon as they announced there would be a special women's championship belt, I had a sinking feeling Sasha would go down. Giving it to Charlotte, daughter of the greatest champ ever, gives it legitimacy so all in all, it was the right move. The wrong move for Sasha bettors but the right move for consistency in storyline/legitimacy.
Can't believe they put Jericho over. Jericho always jobs for these guys. Especially against a talent like AJ. He jobbed for Fandango for god's sake!!
The box of Booty O's WITH the cereal in it was genius.
So far, WWE is doing so much with so little with this Mania. Raw would have had a ton more juice if Shane won though.
An enjoyable PPV so far.
They booed him but I gotta say, it wasn't bad after he won the title.
When he won the Rumble last year, it was the worst heat for a face I've ever heard. This crowd was more of grin and bear it and he actually got some applause after he won, as though the fans were smart enough to realize Triple H shouldn't even be wrestling anymore.
Reigns with the title instead of HHH is good for the future and the fans, although they booed vigorously during the match, didn't wallop him at the end. That and good timing by the WWE to let his music hit and shoot off pyrotechnics.
Rock's comments about Brom Stroman had me rolling. A 26 year old still getting breast fed. LOL.
I could have sworn I saw him all week as one of the heaviest negative ML's in the Andre Memorial Battle Royal. What happened there...
Loved Triple H's entrance.
And where was the prop on Undertaker's entrance? That thing took ten minutes.
Not sure how in the world, with all the injuries, Kevin Owens is allowed to be suplexed on his head onto a ladder. Could have broken his neck at worst or had serious facial reconstruction surgery at best.
I don't know how he wasn't concussed during that. As well as HHH after he went through the wall right to the concrete. And I gotta think Stephanie got concussed too. Throw in Shane on the concussion list as well.
I am pretty sure I read WWE is hiring writers, well no chit. Overall I would give Mania a B- as quite a few matches had zero heat and pretty sure I heard a few pins drop. 
They booed him but I gotta say, it wasn't bad after he won the title.
When he won the Rumble last year, it was the worst heat for a face I've ever heard. This crowd was more of grin and bear it and he actually got some applause after he won, as though the fans were smart enough to realize Triple H shouldn't even be wrestling anymore.
Reigns with the title instead of HHH is good for the future and the fans, although they booed vigorously during the match, didn't wallop him at the end. That and good timing by the WWE to let his music hit and shoot off pyrotechnics.
Rock's comments about Brom Stroman had me rolling. A 26 year old still getting breast fed. LOL.
I could have sworn I saw him all week as one of the heaviest negative ML's in the Andre Memorial Battle Royal. What happened there...
I am pretty sure I read WWE is hiring writers, well no chit. Overall I would give Mania a B- as quite a few matches had zero heat and pretty sure I heard a few pins drop.
This is EVERY mania. And this Mania had a two hour pre-show to take more heat/pops out of the crowd. In light of that, I thought the crowd was quite good. PPV's are not NXT events nor are they Raw's in intimate arena settings. In that regard this PPV held up well with crowd noise.
You know Vince is getting old when he doesn't show up at WM. Remember it had been TWO decades since the start of the Austin/McMahon feud.
Horrendous horrendous Lesnar vs Ambrose
Hyped up the weapon wagon.
Chainsaw Charlie from Terry funk
the Barbed wire bat from mick foley
Neither were used. Im not expecting the chainsaw to be used, but at least turn it on 
chase em with it or something.
Horrendous "street fight"
High points of the event.
SHANE ELBOW.
HBK AUSTIN FOLEY
ROCK CENA
LADDER MATCH WAS GREAT
ENJOYED THE WOMENS MATCH
I agree with Sosa. The
street fight was brutal and Lesnar suplexed himself onto the chairs. Really?
That had so much potential and nothing happened.
With that said...I
really loved WM. The ladder match was amazing, as was the women's match and the
new title is really cool, imo, and I'm so happy they moved passed the
"Divas" crap. The League of Nationals v New Day match was brutal but
everything the League of Nations does is brutal. I understand putting them over
for given it wasn’t a title match and New Day won on Raw the next night and it
was all repayed to us with HBK, Foley and Austin. Nostalgic moments like that
is what I live for. And let me just say that Rusev sold the Stunner better than
anyone since The Rock. Woods did a good job as well.
I also agree with Scal
about Reigns. The reaction immediately after he won wasn’t bad at all. Once he
celebrated you could hear more boos but it could have been worse. The Raw crowd
was a lot harder on him but I really liked his promo on Raw. At first I was
wondering what the hell he was doing but then he said “I’m not a bad guy…..and
I’m not a good guy. I’m THE guy.” I can totally go with that rebel persona for
him.
The Rock’s promo was
great. His shots on the Wyatts were awesome but I loved Bray’s promo as well. I
thought the 6 second win was corny but I got hyped when he said he was ready
for a WM MATCH because that was never expected. I also have to say that Cena
got a huge pop as well. He got the Kurt Angle treatment and the crowd singing “John
Cena Suuuuuucks” to his theme song seemed to be more out of respect.
I can’t say the Shane v
Taker match was great but it was all made worth it when he jumped off the cage
(as to a lesser extent when he did coast to coast). I loved that. That’s really
all I wanted to see happen.
As for Raw…I loved that.
I loved the beginning with Vince and the crowd singing his theme. However,
letting Shane run Raw (even for a night) after all the build up and after the
loss kinda made everything pointless. But if that means more Shane then I
really don’t care.
I’m wondering if the
Wyatts turned face last night or what? Obviously attacking the League of
Nations would indicate that but I wonder if this is just a heel on heel feud or
an official face turn. The crowd was awesome during the beat down, though.
Apollo Crews is awesome.
End of story.
When I see Baron Corbin,
I see a dark heel in him like DDP when he debuted as the stalker of Taker’s
wife. I think he could be that kind of character. Having him in a feud with
Ziggler to start works for him.
I understand not keeping
the title on Ryder but I just HATE Miz. He’s confident but I feel like he’s
horrible on the mic. And I get them repaying Miz because he does so much for
them outside of the ring but damn…I just can’t stand him. Cool spot to bring
back Maryese but Miz winning actually made that worse.
Charlotte seemed genuine
in her promo, so I won’t hate on it too much, but it was still pretty brutal.
Don’t stop a sing with the crowd who is clearly trying to bring on Bailey. So
disappointed that she didn’t get the call up. I understand a Natty v Charlotte
(Hart v Flair) storyline but it was a perfect time to call up Bailey. The crowd
woulda started the whole “Heyyyyyy, Heyy Bailey, ooh, ahh. I wanna knooooooow,
if you’ll be my girl” chant that the European crowd came up with.
I geeked out when Enzo
and Cass debuted. Perfect feud to start them off with, imo, with the Dudleys.
Enzo is Road Dogg and Cass is Billy Gunn and I love that. They could be faces
or heels and still have the crowd do their promos for them and that’s so awesome
about those kind of characters. And a sidenote…Bubba’s reactions the entire
time were classic.
Happy to see Cesaro back
and ecstatic to see AJ Styles get a title shot so quickly but I’m also confused
by it because if Reigns is supposed to be a face, AJ Styles being his first
opponent is NOT going to help that push. But if Reigns is playing a rebel
character then I guess it doesn’t matter.
Am I wrong here?
Or does Vince give the rest of his children filet mignon, and then he gives his son Roman , cup of noodle soup?
That's the number one contender match for the world championship?
Those five losers?
Not one of those guys is championship material.
What a spit in the face of Roman, why even give him the title.
All I gathered from that Roman promo, and the #1 contenders match is...
Roman is the walking joke of the WWE, and Vince and the WWE don't even care. They want to embarrass Roman.
And they are going to try to give Owens the heavyweight push. [which is somewhat ok, I'm an Owens fan, for the intercontinental division that is]
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