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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 30, 2017 10:27:29 GMT -5
I don't really understand the ring on top. What is the purpose supposed to be? It seems like it would be more of a distraction for people with nosebleed seats than anything else. The purpose is for a 50 year old part timer to almost kill himself jumping off of it
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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 30, 2017 10:25:47 GMT -5
I sat through almost 8 hours of it in the stadium. It was a brutal show. Didnt help that the next night they basically undid the results (Shane becomes GM anyways even though he lost comes to mind) Also, Brie Bella retiring without putting anybody over AJ Styles winning a #1 contender match for the WWE Championship the next night after jobbing to Chris Jericho Zack Ryder dropping the IC Championship to the Miz the next night, making his "Wrestlemania Moment" look like it was given out of pity Baron Corbin doing almost nothing for a few months after winning the ATGMBR Dean Ambrose winning the WWE Championship after being made to look like a preliminary wrestler by Brock Lesnar League of Nations disbanding after beating New Day League of Nations beating New Day was baffling since it was clear they were breaking up with BNB leaving. Having them and your hottest act beat up by a bunch of retired 50 year olds made them look even worse. nothing made sense about this Mania.
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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 29, 2017 10:57:07 GMT -5
For me, Mania 8 and 9 get a HUGE resounding F, and anybody who rates them any higher oughta rewatch the show. Mania 8 features the main event halfway through the show, which is a great moment when Macho Man rolls up Flair.. but it's proceeded by Owen Hart vs Skinner. The tag team title match also has no ending. The main event Hogan vs Sid is hopeless, forced and also has no finish. Warrior comes out to save the day and the good guys celebrate together to close the show... seemed a lot of effort to keep Flair/Savage away from top billing. And can anything good really be said about Mania 9? Lex vs Perfect was the only match with any substantial build, and it was a massive anticlimax. Yoko vs Bret is infamous for both men being fed to Hogan, for no reason.... Giant Gonzalez.... the Roman theme may have been more bareable on a less tanking show. I've always enjoyed the HBK vs Tatanka opener, mind. Those shows really make me appreciate modern WrestleManias. 9 is the worst Mania of all time, nothing redeeming in that show, unless you count JRs debut in a toga.
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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 28, 2017 21:49:49 GMT -5
WM32 wasn't that bad. Hating Roman is just the popular thing to do. I sat through almost 8 hours of it in the stadium. It was a brutal show. Didnt help that the next night they basically undid the results (Shane becomes GM anyways even though he lost comes to mind)
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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 28, 2017 21:47:34 GMT -5
These are my grades and i am not doing pluses or Wrestlemania 13- F What are your grades? Tough to give a show an F that features one of the greatest American matches of all time
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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 27, 2017 9:19:37 GMT -5
Sami Zayn was in a mid card title feud last Mania as well as wrestling his final feuds in NXT
Asuka needs to come up undefeated. Have her forfeit the belt like Paige did, we all love a good tournament. With it confirmed they are doing a women's tourney like the cruiserwights last year, nice prize at the end.
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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 27, 2017 9:13:41 GMT -5
Pretty sure Ricochet and Adam Cole Bay Bay will be in NXT by Brooklyn III. And they will definitely fit in perfectly.
As for others, Moose is A Vince McMahon wet dream. EC3, Dalton Castle and the Bucks would all fit in as well.
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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 25, 2017 17:37:53 GMT -5
Just a heads up, they had a mini super store set up in the lobby of the hotel all weekend (travel package hotel). Not huge but had a great selection.
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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 23, 2017 17:37:27 GMT -5
Been to 4 NXT live shows/takeovers. Every show, he was always the biggest heat magnet. The amount of heat he got from the crowd at all the events was unbelievable. They are probably hoping that translates into heat in the main roster. That's not "You're a great heel" heat. That's "Find a new career path" heat. You watch WWE, you know they feel any crowd reaction is good. If they think Reigns getting booed out of buildings is good, they probably think no differently about Sampson.
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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 23, 2017 17:32:36 GMT -5
They can't call him up. Literally cannot. He's done absolutely nothing TO be called up. He's not ready, he's below average in the ring... ... eh, it. Let him job on RAW/SmackDown. Been to 4 NXT live shows/takeovers. Every show, he was always the biggest heat magnet. The amount of heat he got from the crowd at all the events was unbelievable. They are probably hoping that translates into heat in the main roster.
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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 22, 2017 16:07:07 GMT -5
Lots of rumors going around that Lio Rush is NXT bound. The sky is the limit for that kid. I hope the rumors are true. Rush is amazing, hope the rumors are true
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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 22, 2017 15:02:27 GMT -5
I'm going to throw an honorable mention to the Big Bossman. Fed a dead dog to its owner, and stole Big Show's dead fathers body. Absolute sociopath
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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 19, 2017 21:34:15 GMT -5
I’ve enlisted the help from #WrestleMania veterans from across the globe to give you tips to make your weekend great. 17 Manias in a row is crazy. Met Kerry at SS last year, nice dude
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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 19, 2017 20:40:48 GMT -5
My problem is that Dunn is making more than the owner of the company. He is not making more than Vince per year. He makes a higher base salary (not uncommon with high profile CEOs, Warren Buffet only makes $100k a year). Vince owns 75mil shares of the company. The company pays $0.50 a year per stock to the owner, so Vince is also clearing $17mil a year in dividends. This is done because the taxes on dividends is far far less than salaries. Dunn is making probably $2mil after taxes, while Vince keeps around $14mil out of the $17mil made Source: I own WWE stock/invest in the market.
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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 19, 2017 7:16:40 GMT -5
Heel Usos should've been SD tag champs and Alpha should've chased them through Mania. It would help give AA some heat with the crowd as they are great at chasing the gold as straight baby faces.
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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 19, 2017 4:41:12 GMT -5
People complaining about Dunns salary and not Shane's..... Dunn is an executive at a billion dollar a year company, his salary is in line with what those types of higher ups make. Shane got 2 mil for jumping off HIAC into a crash pad and coming out on TV once a week in new Nikes.
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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 14, 2017 20:48:20 GMT -5
how are they going to fit all of the mania card in 4 hours? It was almost 7 hours of wrestling last year. 2 hour pre show and the show went 50 minutes long
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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 14, 2017 20:44:01 GMT -5
Angle saves Alpha from a beat down to end the show
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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 14, 2017 15:32:44 GMT -5
I want to say Hogan was charging 250 a pop last time he was st Wrestlecon. He also did private dinners with people for 500 a pop. 150 isn't crazy when you see no names at these conventions asking 30 or 40 for a picture. $250? Damn! I see your point of no names charging that much so his isn't as bad but still don't think I'll pay that. Sure he'll have enough people that will though He rarely does signings as well, not even close to other retired wrestlers, so a lot of fans are willing to pay that premium
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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 14, 2017 15:16:57 GMT -5
I want to say Hogan was charging 250 a pop last time he was st Wrestlecon. He also did private dinners with people for 500 a pop. 150 isn't crazy when you see no names at these conventions asking 30 or 40 for a picture.
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