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Post by PJ on Feb 28, 2020 17:38:37 GMT -5
Of course it’s not going to be a flop. I am sure it’s going to be jam packed so from that standpoint alone it’ll be looked at as a success. People are complaining that Brock, Roman, Goldberg, Cena and Taker will be there in main matches, but guess what I am sure there’s just as many people if not more who want to see them. Taker, Brock and Cena are still major attractions and like with Cena the kids love Roman.
I am sure Brock vs McIntyre will be an entertaining match. And Undertaker will be WM worthy for the entrance alone. But his WM match mystique was killed when they had Brock beat him. And I am sure the rest will entertain a majority of the audience as well. There’s plenty on the rosters who I certainly don’t need to see at WrestleMania regardless if they were on TV on a weekly basis. Just off the top of my head Shane, Rusev, Lashley, Nakamura, Strowman, Zayn, Usos, Hardy’s, Ziggler, Lucha House Party, Gable all could be off the card or part of a preshow battle royal and I wouldn’t be upset that they weren’t on the main card. And the same could be said for 90% of the woman that aren’t on the main card already.
So just because we might not like something doesn’t mean there’s not just as many that do. So as long as there’s butts in the seats it’s not a flop.
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Post by sracores on Feb 28, 2020 18:14:44 GMT -5
Drew McIntyre vs Brock Lesnar Roman Reigns vs Goldberg John Cena vs The Fiend Randy Orton vs Edge AJ Styles vs The Undertaker Shayna Baszler vs Becky Lynch Charlotte Flair vs Rhea Ripley So much more to be added It’s one of the most intriguing Mania cards in recent memory What would be intriguing about undertaker versus AJ....? Def not a match I’ve dreamed of seeing and trust me I’m a huge taker mark lol. (No offense) |
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Post by E N I G M A on Feb 28, 2020 19:57:30 GMT -5
Will the SuperBowl flop?
Will the Fifa world cup final flop?
Will the Olympics flop?
No. Events like Wrestlemania will never really flop cause people go there for the sake of the event, not because of the quality of the matches or whatever.
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Post by ~ Cymru ~ on Feb 28, 2020 22:38:05 GMT -5
Drew McIntyre vs Brock Lesnar Roman Reigns vs Goldberg John Cena vs The Fiend Randy Orton vs Edge AJ Styles vs The Undertaker Shayna Baszler vs Becky Lynch Charlotte Flair vs Rhea Ripley So much more to be added It’s one of the most intriguing Mania cards in recent memory What would be intriguing about undertaker versus AJ....? Def not a match I’ve dreamed of seeing and trust me I’m a huge taker mark lol. (No offense) More interesting than Taker vs Black or Taker vs Wyatt again.. Imo Taker has Always worked better against smaller and more agile opponents. People just look at the current roster and think oh he has tattoos and a dark persona (Wyatt / black) he must take the torch from Undertaker. Edit: also AJ can afford to take a clean loss at this point. |
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Post by bababooey on Feb 28, 2020 22:45:52 GMT -5
Goldberg defending the title against Reigns is dumb. Mainly because they destroyed Bray to get there. This may may be palatable if it’s early on, but if they try to put this on at the end when the crowd is already exhausted, it won’t be pretty.
I wouldn’t say Undertaker buried AJ. If you think about the type of heel AJ is, yesterday gave AJ something to run with since he’ll be carrying most of the load with the build. The match should be decent. Taker can still go to a degree and AJ can make a broom stick look good.
Cena vs Bray is an iffy one. Both guys can go and I can’t imagine Cena not being at Wrestlemania. He’s still got a lot left in the tank. My worry comes because Cena vs Bray at Wrestlemania 30 was basically the beginning of Bray’s downfall. He kinda needs a big win here.
Drew vs Brock should probably main event. Drew beating Brock would make him an absolute beast and I can see it being the perfect ending to the show.
Charlotte vs Rhea and Becky vs Shayna should be good.
Edge vs Orton should be really nice and emotional. Edge is a part timer but everyone wants to see him and the story is good.
There’s still more matches to be announced. Aside from the length, I’m excited for it.
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Post by sracores on Feb 28, 2020 22:49:31 GMT -5
Goldberg defending the title against Reigns is dumb. Mainly because they destroyed Bray to get there. This may may be palatable if it’s early on, but if they try to put this on at the end when the crowd is already exhausted, it won’t be pretty. I wouldn’t say Undertaker buried AJ. If you think about the type of heel AJ is, yesterday gave AJ something to run with since he’ll be carrying most of the load with the build. The match should be decent. Taker can still go to a degree and AJ can make a broom stick look good. Cena vs Bray is an iffy one. Both guys can go and I can’t imagine Cena not being at Wrestlemania. He’s still got a lot left in the tank. My worry comes because Cena vs Bray at Wrestlemania 30 was basically the beginning of Bray’s downfall. He kinda needs a big win here. Drew vs Brock should probably main event. Drew beating Brock would make him an absolute beast and I can see it being the perfect ending to the show. Charlotte vs Rhea and Becky vs Shayna should be good. Edge vs Orton should be really nice and emotional. Edge is a part timer but everyone wants to see him and the story is good. There’s still more matches to be announced. Aside from the length, I’m excited for it. I definitely believe that Drew versus Brock should be the main event. It will be a huge turning point for Raw and Drew’s career |
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Post by E N I G M A on Feb 29, 2020 5:14:09 GMT -5
I definitely believe that Drew versus Brock should be the main event. It will be a huge turning point for Raw and Drew’s career Until Brock decides to stay and become the first MitB briefcase holder that is also a world champion. |
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Post by sracores on Feb 29, 2020 6:04:39 GMT -5
I definitely believe that Drew versus Brock should be the main event. It will be a huge turning point for Raw and Drew’s career Until Brock decides to stay and become the first MitB briefcase holder that is also a world champion. lol I’d love to say that’s impossible but....haha it very well is possible. |
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Post by aggressiveperfector on Feb 29, 2020 11:12:47 GMT -5
It's going to do fine, it's just that right now I'm still left with such a bad taste in my mouth from that Goldberg/Fiend debacle, that right now I feel "Meh" about it. I'm sure I'll get a LITTLE bit more excited about it as it looms closer and I'm ready for Drew to be elevated hopefully into a top spot (and not just elevated onto Brock's shoulders and then elevated through the air for the 1-2-3 Brockwinslol) I just hope everyone doesn't turn on Drew as we FINALLY seem to have someone who can cut promos and back it up in the ring...but sadly, you'll all turn on him around May...
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Post by vampiroporvida on Feb 29, 2020 19:44:48 GMT -5
The fact that those 3 are appearing will make many people excited just to see them live. Mania is more than wrestling, it is everything fun the whole weekend....a truly fun partay!
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Post by JTG on Mar 1, 2020 11:08:09 GMT -5
I'm not too bothered by the nostalgia act of Goldberg vs. Reigns. I do think this is the last time they should use Goldberg in a mainstream, top guy level capacity though. The fact that he could barely keep Wyatt up for the Jackhammer had me scratching my head that the booking team thinks it's a good idea to keep having him compete in matches, let along carry one of their top titles. With that said, I think there's still a lot of interest in the other matches scheduled to have this WrestleMania be as successful as previous years.
I just hope it's not over booked like last year. It's nice to have a big marathon-esque card for a big event like Mania, but I feel like there should be no more than 12 matches (2-3 on the pre-show). It's just a lot for anyone to take in and I've found that over the last few years the audience is seriously burnt out in the last 2 hours. With that said, in the last year WWE has gotten a LOT better with the flow of their PPV events so fingers crossed that will carry over to WrestleMania as well.
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Post by Nivro™ on Mar 1, 2020 17:54:30 GMT -5
It wont be a flop but when 95% of your favorites are either doing nothing or you know are gonna take Ls....it does kinda bum you a bit.
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Post by Scott! on Mar 1, 2020 20:11:41 GMT -5
It’s got a lot of star power on it, that’s for sure. A flop? No probably not. As good as seeing guys that have worked all year and go out to steal the show? Again no. Unfortunately Vince loves the big names, and I do agree that a full card with no Legend appearances would be strange but what happens in 10 years time when they’ve fully called it a day. Is that when guys like Orton become that legend that makes an appearance a few times a year and a big match at Wrestlemania? It’s like a bad cycle and that just seems the way it’s going.
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Post by marino13 on Mar 1, 2020 21:06:10 GMT -5
It wont be a flop but when 95% of your favorites are either doing nothing or you know are gonna take Ls....it does kinda bum you a bit. For me the win/loss thing doesn't really matter all that much. I care more about the story told and the performances from the talent. Unless Drew loses. Then I’ll be going apes**t in the streets. |
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Post by Emerald Enthusiast on Mar 2, 2020 6:07:41 GMT -5
No, it's too big of an event, and there's too little in the way of competition, for it to flop. That being said, Vince is still relying on old part-timers to sell his product, and it's repetitive and boring. I thought *maybe, just...maybe* when last year's WM ended with two fresher, younger guys as champs, WWE might have finally turned a corner. But this year we're back to two title matches with a 40+ year old who has been main-eventing for 18 years, and a 50-year-old with a gray beard whose heyday was the late 90s. Oy vey.  |
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Post by FLUX on Mar 2, 2020 8:53:49 GMT -5
They're running six women's matches at Mania this year.
They'll be fine.
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Post by OTC Waxbender on Mar 2, 2020 13:42:38 GMT -5
Even if the show was bad, the event itself is so big that it will bring tons of money to the surrounding area and the company. That's why there's not a WM in Indiana.
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Post by cableV on Mar 2, 2020 16:11:30 GMT -5
They only way it will flop is if the coronavirus forces every match to be an empty stadium match.
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Post by rowdy1971 on Mar 2, 2020 17:21:31 GMT -5
When there are no people paying to see Mania, then it would be a flop. They will have tens of thousands of people there live for every one. So no. It won't flop. Will it be boring to the hardcore fans? That's another story.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Mar 3, 2020 12:29:03 GMT -5
They only way it will flop is if the coronavirus forces every match to be an empty stadium match. A huge chunk of the live crowd comes in internationally. I could see travel bans coming into effect. As far as booking goes, anyone who watches the current product week in and week out will never bail on WWE. The current product is god awful and a huge waste of the talent they have on their roster. It's not bringing in new fans, but it's slowly losing current ones. They'll be fine for the next few years, but until someone takes the pencil from Vince they'll erode their fan base. |
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