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Wrestlemania XXX
Thought I would get a thread going as the HOF induction is tonight (big Warrior fan from my childhood days) and Wrestlemania is tomorrow. I've found myself coming in and out of wrestling over the last few years (usually don't watch and then football ends and for a couple months get caught up in the Road to Wrestlemania stuff).
Early questions: Can WWE Network handle the traffic for tomorrow's event? Will CM Punk return? Will Stone Cold Steve Austin get involved as he is slated to be there? Who are the three mystery participants in the Andre the Giant Invitational? I'll post my answers to these and my predictions later with spoilers so you don't have read them if you don't want to.
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They still do these?
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I haven't watched a Wrestlemania live ever. Tomorrow may be the first even though I've casually been following wrestling for years.
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Hehe, yeah, 30 of 'em in fact. Can WWE Network handle the traffic for tomorrow's event? I'm not optimistic on this point but it won't stop me from trying to watch it live. I'm hoping that they're using the HOF induction to test out the system but I'm not sure how many will actually tune in. Will CM Punk return? I genuinely don't think so despite the number of websites reporting it. I've heard several sites point out an interesting storyline where CM Punk would show up at the end of the tripe threat match and make his presence known and ultimately get a title shot on the next day's Raw. Will Stone Cold Steve Austin get involved as he is slated to be there? I have a thought on this with either him or HBK that would be very interesting so I'll go out on a limb that some way Stone Cold will be involved and I'll put it in my predictions. Who are the three mystery participants in the Andre the Giant Invitational? I've heard a couple names tossed around and none particularly excite me. Wade Barrett, RVD's return and Alexander Rusev are the one's I've heard. I've heard CM Punk here as well, particularly after the near run he put on in the Royal Rumble but again I don't really see it. I would definitely agree with Rusev and RVD but I hope they having a decent surprise or two in store like with Royal Rumble. I'll really go out on a limb here and say Hulk Hogan as I thought, going back to the announcement with Cena, that I thought he was going to say he was entering himself to honor Andre before the Wyatt's interrupted. |
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Let's see.. $65 for the PPV on FIOS or $9.99 for WWE Network, even with the possible delays and having to watch it a day or to later.. plus all the other stuff that goes with it
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Predictions for Wrestlemania XXX
Pre-Show: 4 way tag-team championship: The Usos, The Real Americans, Los Matadores and RybAxel
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Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H for entry into the Triple Threat Championship match
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Divas Invitational Match
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The Shield vs. Kane and New Age Outlaws
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The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
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Bray Wyatt vs. John Cena
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Undertaker vs. Lesner
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Triple Threat Match- Orton, Batista and ???
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04-05-2014, 07:12 PM | #7 |
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I always liked watching the Hall of Fame ceremonies on the
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04-05-2014, 09:41 PM | #8 |
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Punk sightings all over New Orleans it looks like:
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04-06-2014, 11:24 AM | #9 |
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Love Wrestlemania. Gonna get some subs and what not. I have the network, but I ordered the PPV to be safe.
I watched a decent amount of the Hall of Fame last night. Some of those speeches were just too long tho as Lita went forever and so did Mr. T. Jake the Snake's speech was great tho. I missed Paul Bearer, Scott Hall and Carlos Colon tho. Ultimate Warrior's speech wasn't what I expected but it was good. My thoughts on the matches 4 way Tag - Think Uso's have to win. Real Americans seem like they are about to split up and the other 2 teams have been positioned as jobbers. Bryan vs HHH - Bryan has to win this one. Divas Match - I could see Brie winning this one. I don't really care. I'm pretty sure the plan was originally to do a one on one between AJ and Naomi (i think thats her, the Funkadactyl with the eye patch), so maybe Naomi takes it. Shield vs Kane and Outlaws - I'd like to see the Shield get a decent run on the babyface side, so I think they should win this one. Battle Royale - I don't care. I just want to see someone win and then the trophy gets destroyed. I'll go with Sheamus since he was originally supposed to wrestle Daniel Bryan on this show. Wyatt vs Cena - I'll go with Cena, since I think he needs to get his revenge after they cost him the title at the previous 2 PPVs. Undertaker vs Lesnar - Undertaker isn't losing. Lesnar doesn't need the win to be made and Undertaker shouldn't lose until he's going to retire. 3 way title match - Bryan should win, but you never know. A heel has won the main event at Mania, like twice ever so I think he has to win. If someone else is going to win it's really going to piss off the people who spent big money on this show. Last edited by General Mike : 04-06-2014 at 11:44 AM. |
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The live stream last night worked flawlessly for me. Never buffered and was in HD the entire night. I'm optimistic about the quality of the feed tonight.
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Bryan vs HHH - Bryan has to win this one. HHH sledghammers him after and Bryan is taken out in ambulance (for drama later). Match has to happen first. Gets crowd into the show. This way they can do Bryan updates the entire show to take up time. 4 way Tag - Uso's because they are loved. Real Americans need a split but it probably won't happen. Divas Match - The Hart girl? Total Divas is going on and they need some bling on that show. Battle Royale - Rusev wins. Something goofy happens. Maybe Stone Cold comes out and stuns the guy for a cheap pop. Shield vs Kane and Outlaws - Shield goes over on Kane. Maybe Kane disappears for a while (doesn't he want to go into politics IRL?). Leaving they "bump" into Wyatts and take out the 2 guys leaving Bray alone... Wyatt vs Cena - Wyatt wins because you don't need to put Cena over here. He has no help leaving him a "clean" win. Undertaker vs Lesnar - Taker wins because Brock will get revenge on RAW. This way Taker is gone for a while but some scorpion guy will come in to the picture to take on Taker next year. Would love for Taker to be celebrating and then a spotlight put on him with Stings logo. Then lights shine up and they show Sting who point his bat (because he has to have a bat and spotlight, right?) 3 way title match - Boo-tista. No Bryan to start the match. Comes back and gets out of ambulance. Fantasy booker in me says Bryan has the pin on Orton but no ref is in sight. Punks music hits (place freaks out). Bryan stands up to look for Punk. Sprear by Boo-tista for the win. This way RAW can play up Punk's motives without having him there. |
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04-06-2014, 04:58 PM | #13 |
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CM Punk was at the Blackhawks game this afternoon - photographed even - so he definitely is not in New Orleans -- yet?
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04-06-2014, 05:19 PM | #14 |
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Anyone else having slightly glitchy audio on the network? It's not bad by any stretch, but it's not 100% clear either.
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04-06-2014, 05:23 PM | #15 |
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Yep, sound issues here too. Very tinny for the last 15 minutes.
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04-06-2014, 05:52 PM | #16 |
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04-06-2014, 07:03 PM | #17 |
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great opening segment and great first match.
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04-06-2014, 07:16 PM | #18 |
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Seeing Hogan, The Rock, and SCSA chugging beers was awesome. The quality of the WWE Network has been superb so far. *knock on wood*
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so far, not one glitch with sound or picture. wow.
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A couple buffering moments but VERY short. Definitely good quality.
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I notice that it's been skipping back a few times just a few seconds on WWE Network. Nothing major, not freezing or losing the connection. Just a minor annoyance.
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04-06-2014, 08:12 PM | #22 |
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I have to disagree.. the match was very good, and if Cena lost it (meaning "went to the darkside") it would have been.. too soon.. I would've preferred Wyatt winning, to make Cena think.. but I don't think that the feud is over.
edit: making it clear what I meant
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No way Undertaker loses tonight.
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this match is "Bowling Shoe Ugly"
One match too far?
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Damn I had higher hopes for this fight so far. Really slow paced. I guess they are just trying to save their energy for the finish.
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Undertaker looks ridiculous, but I guess thats what I should expect from a 50 year old.
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Flair was four years older when Michaels retired him.
But then again, Flair didn't have hip replacement surgery.
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Good lord this has no flow or danger at all.
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Awesome. Just awesome.
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Shock. Well played.
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Chat room I'm watching is blowing the fuck up ... botch? injury?
Nobody I'm reading seems to be believing this was planned (never mind the whole upset/shock/stun nature of it)
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Undertaker's done. That's the last match.
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Looks like it was planned. I think taker went to WWE and said "I'm done." Michaels retired Flair. Undertaker retired Michaels And I think Lesnar just retired the Undertaker
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If so (and honestly, I can believe that might be the case) ... that might just be the greatest shit-on-the-fans moment in Vince history.
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Seems like they are trying to force a standing ovation here, but the crowd isn't going for it.
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It certainly appears that's the case. I think they are just waiting for the whole thing to dawn on the crowd that he's done.
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I think I might have swallowed just about anybody on the roster before this. Hell, what's Santino doing these days?
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Shocker! Good move WWE. Cant make everything so predictable.
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I'm amazed, stunned. The shots of the crowd were amazing.
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Has to be. I'm not sure Lesnar was the right guy to end the streak, because I don't think he's committed to WWE long term, and the business model changed with the network where they can't get increased buyrates from having him on a couple PPVs each year. If Undertaker is retiring, it was the right move then, and it's pretty funny considering the plan was to do Rock vs Brock a year ago before Rock got hurt.
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It should have been Bray.
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Thinking about it, it would have been an amazing thing for Bray Wyatt to do. No one would have expected it and it would have been huge for him. Shit, even if you don't want to give it to a young guy, let Cena, Orton or any established guy who will be there for awhile do it.
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