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Post by Lk™ on Mar 30, 2008 22:24:26 GMT -5
I thought it was an incredible show. Best Mania in awhile.
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Post by RBW on Mar 30, 2008 22:28:11 GMT -5
The whole show was amazing, a really good Mania! WWE are doing great atm
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Post by takingyouout on Mar 30, 2008 22:38:54 GMT -5
I thought it was great. I was into it almost all the time. My favorite match was Money In The Bank. I mean, Morrison moonsaults the ladder over his head onto 4 superstars?!?! And Hardy returns. Punk winning made me a bit mad, as I hate Punk.
I thought the Triple Threat ending was awesome. I called Orton retaining, but I thought Cena would win. Good match too.
Edge/Taker was pretty bad until the last 10 minutes. I was on the edge of my seat the last 10 minutes. I wanted Edge to win so bad! Taker locking in the submission was a good finish. Liked the blood effect.
Michaels Vs Flair was good, especially the ending. I felt legitly sad, and I wanted Flair to retire. (I am an HBK fan, not Flair) When HBK said I'm sorry, and Flair said give it to me, I was like, wow. The embrace was nice and sweet.
Bunny Mania was better than I thought it would be by far. Maria has improved, but Ashley made me want to slit my wrists!
Amazing event...Best Mania since 19.
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Post by Quanthor on Mar 30, 2008 22:49:20 GMT -5
It really falls in between the two. I thought the Triple threat match was garbage, but it had an unexpected ending. Verdict - 4/10 The MITB was very good, some creative spots, however there in lies the problem, because it's a spotfest and there are too many participants, some of the stars would disappear for illogical amounts of time, waiting for their cue to do their move. Also, I found it interesting that the guy who won the match, wasn't really involved in any of the big spots. Verdict 7/10 JBL & Finlay was a solid brawl, however, with all of the carnage from the weapons, one would think that one of those shots to the head would bust them open. Really nothing too memorable about it- verdict 6/10. BunnyMania, It was a solid piece of crap and the technical difficulties couldn't have come at a more appropriate time, for if it was during any other match I'd be seriously pissed. The best moment was when Snoop clothslined Santino. Verdict 3/10 Did the ECW match even happen? I don't mind squash matches from time to time, but they did a very good job of building up Chavo over the past few months as a legit champion just to go out in seconds to Kane. Verdict 1/10 Umaga and Batista was flat out boring, in fact I had to ask my wife who won because I was too busy playing with my cat. 3/10 The Mayweather match I thought was actually pretty entertaining, they didn't insult our intelligence at all and did a good job exploiting MM speed along with needing assistance from his posse. Show always has excellent ring psychology, which makes since why they gave him this type of match, because not very many stars could have made it work. Funniest moment of the night was Mayweather squealing like a little girl LOL. Verdict 7/10 Someone needs to remind the WWE that Michael Cole and Coachman shouldn't commentate at all let alone the MAIN FREAKING EVENT!!!! Seriously, if we weren't watching two of the best performers, I would have fallen asleep or changed the channel that's how bad they are. It was difficult for me to get beyond the predictability of the Undertaker winning, but they still had me on the edge(no pun intended) of my seat. Verdict 7/10 HBK and Flair really stole the show for me, that last moment with the tears running down Flair's face just before HBK delivers the final sweet chin music was almost to emotional to watch. When I saw his face, I knew it was over. It's mot just the implications of Flair's wrestling career being over that won me over, it was the best match of the night. Verdict 8/10 Overall - 6/10
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Post by Steve. on Mar 30, 2008 22:51:10 GMT -5
Great Wrestlemania.
The outdoor environment. Matt showing up to screw over MVP. The kedno stick to the leg by JBL. Orton retaining. Taker beating the ods. Mayweather and show.
What made my night was Flair's match. I took it for granted all of these years that Flair was still wrestling. We'll never see him wrestle again and thats pretty sad. What a great honor it is to say I saw Ric Flair's last match live on PPV.
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Post by 6 seasons and a movie on Mar 30, 2008 23:20:59 GMT -5
Being able to say I saw Flair last match live on PPV (if it is his last match) was worth the $30 I spent since I split the cost with my cousin.
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Post by chumped on Mar 30, 2008 23:23:35 GMT -5
Great show.
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Post by Dee Dee King on Mar 30, 2008 23:23:55 GMT -5
Amazing amazing amazing show, MITB was probably the best one yet; everyone got their fair share of awesome in. The only match I didn't like was Bunnymania (it was an act of God the lights went out ;D). Match of the night IMO, have to go with Flair & HBK..."I'm sorry. I love you."
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Post by cantstop21 on Mar 30, 2008 23:24:39 GMT -5
I gotta say dissapointed..
Mayweather ?? are you kidding. the Taker match was good...Hands down the HBK vs FLair was the match that made the WM for me...the ending of the triple threat was mighty DOUCHE if you ask me..bitch move
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Post by WalterF on Mar 30, 2008 23:28:12 GMT -5
I personally LOVED it! It was solid from start-to-end. HBK/Flair may be my one of my top favorite bouts of all time. I was totally shocked and VERY pleasantly suprised to see Orton retain and Edge/Taker was a masterpiece, when Edge hit the second spear I truly thought Taker's streak was gonna end. The show had me on the edge of my seat ALOT.
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Post by James Hardy on Mar 30, 2008 23:28:59 GMT -5
I came out pleased. All the main events delivered.. and Edge/Undertaker and Flair/HBK both had those on the edge of your seats moments which was awesome. But.. the undercard wasn't anything special which is what kept it from being a great show. Still good though.. but not as good as some people are saying.
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Post by DgenerationX092 on Mar 30, 2008 23:38:01 GMT -5
here were my problems: Finlay/JBL: this match should have had a storybook ending, with Finlay winning. lol how can you not feel bad for hornswoggle? (storyline wise) Chavo/Kane: i woulda liked a match, but Kane won, so no arguments from me. lol besides were gonna get them fighting like 50 times on ECW now. Mayweather/Big Show: I still think, Shane and the Big Show should have screwed Mayweather. Mayweather ed up the whole storyline to the point where i would have said, like HHH, " him". Big show either unleashes hell with real punches on mayweather, or put him in a situation where Shane O'Mac says the infamous words quoting Vince "Ring the damn bell!". Bringing Shane back on TV, and bringing back a new attitude era that Creatives been wanting. (the screwjob being 100% real) Orton/HHH/Cena: I wanted cena, but hell, I woulda taken HHH before I picked Orton to win. with those changes it woulda been a wayyyy better WM. 8/10. last year might have been better. but its too had to call with the Undertaker/Edge, and HBK/Flair.
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Post by tommyglamm on Mar 30, 2008 23:48:45 GMT -5
id say it ranks in between for me. Some good things happened and some bad things
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Post by Side Effect on Mar 30, 2008 23:55:28 GMT -5
I thought it was great.
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Post by Ultimate Figure Collector on Mar 30, 2008 23:56:22 GMT -5
It was what I expected. Three great matches HBK/Flair, Taker/Edge & MITB with one decent match Finklay/JBL and a bunch of other lacklaster stuff like the triple threat that could of been on any other PPV.
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Post by Iron Man on Mar 30, 2008 23:57:48 GMT -5
It was what I expected. Three great matches HBK/Flair, Taker/Edge & MITB with one decent match Finklay/JBL and a bunch of other lacklaster stuff like the triple threat that could of been on any other PPV. Actually, I remember you saying the Flair/HBK wouldn't be that good.
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Post by Ultimate Figure Collector on Mar 31, 2008 0:04:30 GMT -5
It was what I expected. Three great matches HBK/Flair, Taker/Edge & MITB with one decent match Finklay/JBL and a bunch of other lacklaster stuff like the triple threat that could of been on any other PPV. Actually, I remember you saying the Flair/HBK wouldn't be that good. Yeah I did say that. I honestly was not looking forward to HBK/Flair at all until Monday's RAW. For some reason that promo did it for me and the match surprised me. I didn't expect Flair to be able to pull off a good match as his age but he did.
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Post by Iron Man on Mar 31, 2008 0:06:02 GMT -5
Actually, I remember you saying the Flair/HBK wouldn't be that good. Yeah I did say that. I honestly was not looking forward to HBK/Flair at all until Monday's RAW. For some reason that promo did it for me and the match surprised me. I didn't expect Flair to be able to pull off a good match as his age but he did. Better then WM23?
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Post by Ultimate Figure Collector on Mar 31, 2008 0:08:03 GMT -5
Yeah I did say that. I honestly was not looking forward to HBK/Flair at all until Monday's RAW. For some reason that promo did it for me and the match surprised me. I didn't expect Flair to be able to pull off a good match as his age but he did. Better then WM23? I was personally a fan of the first HBK/Cena match. The second was the better match but the first had a big feel to it. Other than Cena winning I liked the HBK/Cena match better. It just goes to show that Shawn Michaels could put the best match on the card against just about anybody. I doubted HBK/Cena last year but it impressed me. I guess the same happened this year.
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Post by Iron Man on Mar 31, 2008 0:09:05 GMT -5
I was personally a fan of the first HBK/Cena match. The second was the better match but the first had a big feel to it. Other than Cena winning I liked the HBK/Cena match better. I actually meant did you think WM24 was better then WM23 overall
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