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Post by Angel on Apr 8, 2013 9:44:59 GMT -6
Who watched it? What was your opinion of it?
For me, CM Punk vs Undertaker was the match of the night. However I'd of had Punk end the streak so they could rematch next year in Undertaker's last match where he would then be able to avenge his only wrestlemania loss. Despite that, it was still a great match with a lot of tense moments.
The rest of the show was good but the under card was a little disappointed and most matches lacked a big match feel as the entire under card was thrown together in the last four weeks. It seemed like there were some potential feuds that just were dropped. Ryback and the Shield for example and Wade Barret and Sheamus. It was also pretty tough to follow Punk and Taker. Triple H pretty much did everything he does in every match, Lesnar looked damn good though. Rock and Cena was also a good match, but again Taker and Punk really pulled out all the stops.
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Post by Shane Hunt on Apr 8, 2013 10:24:57 GMT -6
Here's what I thought of each match. Obviously, this will contain spoilers.
First up was the pre-show match between Wade Barrett and The Miz. It was a solid match to get things rolling. I think Barrett and Miz work well off one another, and it showed. The ending was a bit rushed, but other than that it was good. Definitely got the crowd pumped for the night ahead. Now Miz is IC champ, I'd like to see a heel turn. Like Dave said earlier in the thread, he's best as a cocky heel.
The opening match of the main show was Orton/Sheamus/Show against The Shield. It was a great match to open the show. I really like the way The Shield work together, with their hectic style. They held their own against an all star team, albeit a team with its problems. Toward the end of the match, the fact Big Show was the outsider of the team was played up well, but once again I think the ending was a bit rushed. I'm happy with the winners, but the ending of the match was very predictable.
Second match of the main show was Ryback against Mark Henry. I was looking forward to this match, as these two wrestlers are immensely powerful. I didn't expect it to be so one sided for the most part, but it was still an alright match. For the third time though, I think the ending seemed a bit rushed. The after-match beat down Henry got was great to watch though, and Ryback Shellshocking him was awesome.
Team Hell No vs Ziggler and Big E was the next match. It was another good solid match, and Big E came across well in his in-ring debut. I was expecting Ziggler and Big E to win it, but they didn't. Shame really, as Ziggler deserves a championship reign. Maybe WWE doesn't think Big E is ready for it yet.
Now we come to a match I really wasn't sure about, Fandango against Jericho. It was in fact a very good match, and Fandango showed some real skill. Do I think he should have beaten someone of Jericho's caliber in his debut match? No. Do I think his debut match should have been at Wrestlemania, higher up the card than a Tag Team championship match and an IC championship match? No again. Regardless of all this, Fandango's in-ring debut went well in my opinion. It just should have been against a lesser opponent, on Smackdown or RAW. That's not to say Jericho was made to look weak. On the contrary. He looked as strong as ever, even though he lost. The Code Breaker at the very start of the match was pretty good, and he had his chances to win it. It'll be interesting to see if the crowd react any better to Fandango, now he's shown he can wrestle a lot better than he can dance.
We come to the bigger matches now, and the first of those was the World Heavyweight championship match between champion Del Rio and Jack Swagger. It was a really good back and forth match, probably the best match of the night so far. Lots of countering of potential submissions and big moves, some good outside involvement, and finally there was an ending which didn't seem rushed. I'm happy with the result of this match, as Del Rio has done a brilliant job since becoming the champion.
The Undertaker against CM Punk was even better than Del Rio against Swagger. It was easily the match of the night. Taker and Punk worked really well against one another, and the whole match was really good. I'm happy that Taker kept the streak alive, and that Punk really pushed him.
Triple H and Lesnar beat the **** out of one another. I would have liked to see a bit more violence, and maybe even some blood being shed. It didn't happen, although Lesnar did get bruised up a bit. A good match, where Lesnar looked like a beast. I wanted Lesnar to win, but I guess Triple H wasn't ready to retire just yet. They shouldn't have put that stipulation in the match, and let Lesnar win it. Then Lesnar could have challenged the winner of Cena vs The Rock, for the WWE championship at Extreme Rules.
I'm not going to say too much about Cena vs The Rock. I really didn't enjoy the match. It was far too slow paced, and every movement seemed very forced. I didn't want to see Cena win either, as much as I expected it. For a main event match at Wrestlemania, it was a massive anti-climax.
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Post by Spike Kane on Apr 8, 2013 12:42:30 GMT -6
I felt like the main event was very poor and sub standard, I think the match from last year was better! It was so full of botches and really lame spots.
The rest of the card wasn't too bad, loved Punk Vs Taker and though I was routing for Punk I wasn't disappointed that Taker won. Triple H vs Brock confused me, what do they get from Trips winning? It was an ok match, and I loved how HBK ended up bleeding yet Triple H didn't, lmao. I'm happy The Shield won, but I was hoping for an Orton turn, also....expected Ziggler to cash in, especially as he lost the tag match seemed a bit odd.
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Post by JackHammer on Apr 8, 2013 15:46:28 GMT -6
Orton/Sheamus/Show vs. The Shield
This match wasn't too bad of a match. It could have been a little better but still was good.
Ryback against Mark Henry
This was the worst match of the night. To me both really didn't do too much like had figured they could have for being as powerful as was claimed.
Team Hell No vs Ziggler and Big E
This match was ok. Did like how Team Hell No worked pretty well together, they seem to be starting to gel a little better.
Fandango vs. Jericho
This match wasn't too bad. It had a few good spots but had a feeling Y2J was going to loose as it's rumored he's leaving the WWE again.
Del Rio vs. Jack Swagger
I liked this match, Del Rio seems to be stepping up and doing a good job so far as a face.
Undertaker vs. CM Punk
This was the best match of the night. Both men gave quite a bit in the match. At the end you could tell that it took a toll on the Undertaker. I think that he should retire.
Triple H vs. Lesnar
This was the second best match of the evening. They did knock each other around quite a bit and a couple times thought HHH might try to break Brock's arm in the Kimura lock. My favorite part is when Shawn Michaels nailed Heyman with the Sweet Chin Music.
John Cena vs. The Rock
For as much hype as this match had it sucked ass. Was suprised at how bad this match was. To me even the fans hardly got into the match.
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Post by Steve Awesome on Apr 8, 2013 20:38:43 GMT -6
well......
I missed the first half of Mania. I came in at the end of del rio vs swgger and was immediately disappointed that ziggler did not cash in.
Taker vs. Punk.
I'd give this match of the night too, but its in there with some pretty low competition so idk.....overall it was good match but I kind of felt like the pacing was a bit off. Maybe that's me nitpicking but that's just my opinion. I liked the spin out of the tombstone that punk did and the table spot was awesome. It was a great match but I don't think it really captured the magic that hhh vs taker and hbk vs taker did in the years prior.
HHH vs Brock
This was good too for what it was. Would I say its better then there summerslam match? Eh...I'd say its about the same. They really didn't do much different but HBK kicking heyman was great.
Rock vs Cena
This **** sucked. I'm sorry but I didn't like there match at all. I agree with Spike, last year was better and I didn't like that match either. By the end I was just begging them to end the match and put me out of my misery. Rock was never the gretest technical wrestler ever but seriously....where the hell did his move set go? He kicked, punched, clubbed, ddt, and went for the rock bottom. I even think I herd booing during the peoples elbow. And that sequence where they kept reversing finishers was sloppy and lame. I really hope the Cena/Rock feud is over with and done because they cannot work well together at all. The punk matches were ten times better then this **** show.
over all I felt like this was a pretty sub-par Mania. No match got over a 3 out of 5 in my book and that's bad for Wrestle effing Mania.
I plan on rewatching the beginning and i'll give comments on that too.
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Post by Shane Hunt on Apr 9, 2013 4:18:48 GMT -6
Jackhammer, are you mad? Retire The Undertaker?!? His matches at Wrestlemania have been the best matches of the night for the last three or four years. I think it's good that he only wrestles at Wrestlemania, if that's how he does in his one match of the year. Bring on Wrestlemania 30, and the next Undertaker match!
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Post by JackHammer on Apr 10, 2013 2:48:09 GMT -6
Yea but every match takes a lot out of him, it looks like it takes him the rest of the year to recover. Mean you could tell that after the match. And he is getting up there in age and has had a few injuries.
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Post by Shane Hunt on Apr 10, 2013 5:18:36 GMT -6
He looked good to go the other night on RAW. I reckon he's got a couple of good years left in him yet.
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Post by Philip Burns on Apr 10, 2013 13:45:37 GMT -6
Mean you could tell that after the match. Couldn't possibly be selling could he?
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Post by JackHammer on Apr 10, 2013 15:47:54 GMT -6
Yea he looked good at Raw cause he just stood there. Mean yea he could have been selling that he was wore out at Wrestlemanina and he could not have, never know.
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