The Official Wrestlemania 29 thread: #PrayingforTPWWServers

[Juan]

Holy shit @ that pop for Rock

[PullMyFinger]

LOL Complete contrast reaction for te Rock - all cheers. IM LOVING ITTTTT THE SWAGGGGG THE COCKINESS THE ROCKKK BABY!!!

[Theo Dious]

Eight people are disappointed to see the mixed tag pulled from the card.

I doubt it's even that many.

[GD]

I think I missed the mix gender tag match.

[GD]

This is going to be awesome.

[Juan]

I think I missed the mix gender tag match.

Read the thread

[Aikido]

They are hereby relegated to the name The Dancing Douchebags, tons of funk is no more.

[slik]

Just noticed no backstage segments this year.

I'm ok with that.

[Theo Dious]

Sometimes I think being booed eats a hole in Cena's soul.

[GD]

Read the thread

I read after I posted :(

[slik]

Kind of wish they kept America The Beautiful though.

Noticed they cut that too.

[Theo Dious]

My prediction: Rocky Johnson blasts his son with a chair and then pours the contents of Peter Maivia's ashes all over him.

[Mooияakeя™]

Rock loves seeing himself on the titantron. Can see that Hollywood magic is clouding him.

[rated rjo]

If Cena turns heel tonight - which it's almost 99.999999% certain he won't - someone needs to make a GIF of that cocky walk he did at the top of the ramp.

Combined with the leftover smoke from the fireworks, that entrance just SCREAMED "I'm a douchebag heel. Mock me IWC. Mock me."

[Theo Dious]

"Both in his career and his professional life."

DO YOU PEOPLE REALIZE HOW MUCH MICHAEL COLE GETS PAID TO FUCK THIS SHIT UP?????

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Where is the 8 man tag that would get me loads of points in the WWE pool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CSL]

Sometimes I think being booed eats a hole in Cena's soul.

and then he thinks about his bank balance

[loopydate]

I doubt it's even that many.

Which one of them do you think didn't want to have their match?

[Theo Dious]

Yeah if John Cena loses his dad won't talk to him anymore, his dog will pee in his shoes and his mailman will deliver his mail to the wrong houses.

[owenbrown]

and then he thinks about his bank balance

yep

[Theo Dious]

Which one of them do you think didn't want to have their match?

Whichever Bella twin is dating Daniel Bryan was probably happy for the chance to sit on his face instead.

[Skippord]

kind of hope The Rock wins and they do this again next year

#noIdon't

[owenbrown]

Yeah if John Cena loses his dad won't talk to him anymore, his dog will pee in his shoes and his mailman will deliver his mail to the wrong houses.

O NOES ANARCHY!!!

[Aikido]

When are they going to reward poor Michael Mcgillicutty for keeping the rock in ring shape...probably at the post-wrestlemania releases.......

[rated rjo]

Which one of them do you think didn't want to have their match?

Cody's mustache, obviously.

[GD]

lol at "Punjab hates Cena" sign.

[Shisen Kopf]

This years WM kinda sucks. If I paid money for this I'd join in owenbrown's riot

[slik]

CAN CENA OVERCOME THE ODDS

[Theo Dious]

All of this talk about Cena's losing being devestating to his personal life makes me want to see him lose just to see how they book him going forward.

[PullMyFinger]

lol at "Punjab hates Cena" sign.

lol Prob still a disgruntled and bitter fan over Cena's victory against Khali back in 2006.

[Skippord]

ahhh the old "ten time world champion can't win the big one" storyline

[Skippord]

All of this talk about Cena's losing being devestating to his personal life makes me want to see him lose just to see how they book him going forward.
"John Cena's Lunchtime Suicide"

[PullMyFinger]

My problem isn't that Cena hogs the title scene, I think John is a great guy and a class act...but his character and persona does nothing for me, and its tired, stale routine. I can't root for him, for years he's annoyed me because of this. I always hope the guy loses because of that. And yeah he basically is the heel even if he doesn't turn, he's been growing as the WWE's biggest heel the last few years.

[Next Big Thing]

Doesn't sound like a 50/50 crowd King.

[rated rjo]

All of this talk about Cena's losing being devestating to his personal life makes me want to see him lose just to see how they book him going forward.

John finishes what Vince started....

JOHN CENA VS. GOD

:eek:

[PullMyFinger]

50/50 King? LOL 50/50 is the crowd? Are you kidding me? Good lord, lying won't help the situation. 75/25 makes more sense.

[VSG]

Think the crowd needed a filler match, they are much quieter.

[Theo Dious]

"John Cena's Lunchtime Suicide"

I'd love to see him take a Mankind mask and the complimentary Mr Socko from Foley's upcoming DVD, then go into the boiler room and do classic Mankind promos (character development and cross promotion of the DVD.) Then Foley goes in and finds him and we get a year of Rocky-style comeback videos with Foley playing the role of Burgess Meredith.

[Skippord]

I would watch the shit out of that

[Mooияakeя™]

Crowd died off after the taker match. Bar the entrances, they've been shit since.

[Theo Dious]

Oh this is good. Now Cena passes out and the ref stops the match...

[Skippord]

that DDT looked cool

[CSL]

Cena's face right there and then missing the shuffle gimmick is why he's already one of the best heels in wrestling and has been for ages :heart:

[Theo Dious]

I would watch the shit out of that

Amen to that Mr 20 Below.

[Skippord]

Cena's Crossface rivals The Rock's Sharpshooter

[Theo Dious]

lol Even more boos the second time. I love it.

[Theo Dious]

I'd love it if Cena won by submission and someone fucked the music cue and hit Benoit's music...

[Theo Dious]

Still hoping they re-do the Austin heel turn with Heyman instead of Vince.

[Skippord]

starting to become one of those old Smackdown games where both guys have infinite finishers

[Shisen Kopf]

This crowd sucks. Last years was way better.

[CSL]

this crowd is burnt out, should probs just put Taker on last every year

[Theo Dious]

Let's see the Rock fuck the ending with a botched SSP...

[GD]

Way too many rest spots?

[What Would Kevin Do?]

I am far more interested in what happens after this feud is over than I am in this feud...

Then again, I'm more interested in what Zack Ryder ate at the catering table backstage than I am in this feud.

[Skippord]

would love it if Cena won via powder in the eyes

[Skippord]

I am far more interested in what happens after this feud is over than I am in this feud...

Then again, I'm more interested in what Zack Ryder ate at the catering table backstage than I am in this feud.
looked like something with rice and maybe eggs

[Theo Dious]

NOW PAPA SHANGO COMES OUT FOR THE BEATDOWN AND THE WARRIOR MAKES THE SAVE

[Aikido]

L1x5

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Question, is this technically the Diva's match for Wrestlemania?

[Theo Dious]

Way too many rest spots?

Jesus Christ you emerged from the womb of a network router in Paul Heyman's basement didn't you.

[PullMyFinger]

At least they didn't do a direct rip off of last year's ending.

[GD]

Fuck that spot! I am on the verge of crying tonight.

[Theo Dious]

Question, is this technically the Diva's match for Wrestlemania?

I love you and I wish to will my firstborn child to you or your heirs.

[GD]

Jesus Christ you emerged from the womb of a network router in Paul Heyman's basement didn't you.

I understand psychology, I was trying to justify the crowd's reaction.

[Innovator]

They should've put the P Diddy stuff before this

[Skippord]

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[PullMyFinger]

Cena looking quite desperate here....so desperate that he's willing to do.....anything............lol

[GD]

Are you kidding me? Stop toying with my emotions.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Okay, that was cool at least.

[Tazz Dan]

Loving Cena's little heel like things during this match.

[VSG]

Cena's such a heel

[Mooияakeя™]

SHIT.

[Juan]

boooo

[Skippord]

what a gripping finish

[GD]

Fuck this Championship match. Fuck! Fucketi Fuck!

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Jizzin

[Tazz Dan]

Hope he beats the fuck out of the rock here. #heelturn

[Theo Dious]

lol that was the longest finisher-war ever.

[Skippord]

TAKE THAT JIM KELLY

[VSG]

Wow what a lame finish.

[Road Warrior]

haha, what a anticlimactic match

[Nicky Fives]

too early....

[Theo Dious]

"That's the belt stupid, take it, you won it."

NAME THAT QUOTE!

[PullMyFinger]

Whatever, the writing was on the wall. You got your precious little win back.

[Emperor Smeat]

Well that was pretty anti-climatic for an ending. Crowd wasn't even ready or don't give a shit with the lack of reaction (cheers or boos).

[GD]

Wrestlemania XXV Main Event > Wrestlemania XXIX Main Event

[CSL]

now shake hands and embrace like good little boys

[Mooияakeя™]

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[el bobbo]

Let's get ready for the Summer of Cena.

[owenbrown]

haha, what a anticlimactic match

[Skippord]

KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS

[owenbrown]

why does this WM seem so fucking rushed?

[Mooияakeя™]

HEEEEEEL

[Savio]

heel turn plz

[Theo Dious]

...John, why are you pointing at the Rock's package????

[Road Warrior]

Wrestlemania XXX, three times in a lifetime

[Theo Dious]

NOW GIVE HIM AN AA!

[Skippord]

close enough!

[PullMyFinger]

Rock is still the best of all time. Sorry Cena, you will never have that level of respect and cheers. ENjoy the boos at arenas acros the country, while the Rock is out filming movies in Hollywood and being a badass!

[Theo Dious]

Now let's find out that there's an MITB loophole that lets Ziggler cash in on Cena...

[CWK]

"That's the belt stupid, take it, you won it."

NAME THAT QUOTE!

Bobby Heenan at the end of the Bulldog vs. Hitman match at SS1992?

[Theo Dious]

Now the Rock's personal life is going to collapse.

[VSG]

why does this WM seem so fucking rushed?

Totally agreed, something really was off

[Theo Dious]

Bobby Heenan at the end of the Bulldog vs. Hitman match at SS1992?

Good one Sir!

[Nicky Fives]

guarantee another match at Mania 30

[owenbrown]

this was a lame WrestleMania

[Skippord]

really weird ending

"WATCH THIS GUY HANG OUT IN THE RING FOR A LITTLE BIT"

[CSL]

Rock is still the best of all time. Sorry Cena, you will never have that level of respect and cheers. ENjoy the boos at arenas acros the country, while the Rock is out filming movies in Hollywood and being a badass!

you totally showed him

[loopydate]

It was like an ROH main event. Finisher. Kick out. Finisher. Kick out. Finisher. Kick out. Finisher reversed into other finisher. Kick out. Use other guy's finisher against him. Kick out. Finisher. End of match. Handshake.

[Nicky Fives]

why do I think there will be shenanigans on the stage?

[PullMyFinger]

WOAT ending to a WM. Rock losing, wow.

[Aikido]

Come on ziggler steal the show please lol......still waiting.........

[Nicky Fives]

fucking lame

[Skippord]

a kiss would've been less intimate

[Juan]

Now for 2 pages of bitching. I'M OUT

[Theo Dious]

Still think that when Cena went to do the 5KS he should have yelled "CO-BRA!!!"

[CSL]

It was like an ROH main event. Finisher. Kick out. Finisher. Kick out. Finisher. Kick out. Finisher reversed into other finisher. Kick out. Use other guy's finisher against him. Kick out. Finisher. End of match. Handshake.

only it means more than all ROH matches combined and isn't the finish for every match on every card

[Theo Dious]

WOAT ending to a WM. Rock losing, wow.

Oh yeah totally worse than 8 & 9's endings.

[Savio]

no big "ohh shit" moment at all tonight

[PullMyFinger]

you totally showed him

Not about showing him. Just saying, that's the reality of it. Nice way to twist my opinion.

[Exyle]

Punk/Taker match of the night, and it's not even remotely close.

[Theo Dious]

It was like an ROH main event. Finisher. Kick out. Finisher. Kick out. Finisher. Kick out. Finisher reversed into other finisher. Kick out. Use other guy's finisher against him. Kick out. Finisher. End of match. Handshake.

Apparently Vince just found out about ROH and is trying to steal their fans.

[VSG]

Stop being fags, it was not the best WM of all time but it definitely was one of the better ones.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Pretty good mania.

[Shisen Kopf]

this was a lame WrestleMania

Vengeance 02 was better than this crap

[Theo Dious]

Punk/Taker match of the night, and it's not even remotely close.

Fuck you. Jericho/Fandango was the Savage/Steamboat of their generation.

:shifty:

*runs off to watch Savage/Steamboat*

[Shisen Kopf]

Apparently Vince just found out about ROH and is trying to steal their fans.

Outside the Taker match it sucked

[Tazz Dan]

this was a lame WrestleMania

C'mon

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

WrestleMania post show? Maybe tons of funk gets to fight now. lol

[Skippord]

ten pages of people bitching about John Cena winning and people bitching about those people bitching and also some salient points about how lackluster that ending was?

I'M OUT

[PullMyFinger]

WOAT ending. The only thing that could've saved the ending was the Rock hitting the Rock Bottom on Cena and saying, "Later bitch. I'll be out in Hollywood with the ladies, getting a tan, sipping on Ciroc while your divorced ass is getting booed in Arenas."

[PullMyFinger]

My dudes, let's all agree, that this ending was miserable and lets all move on and cope together.

[Damian Rey]

Shit ending to a built up finish. It's not that Cena won, it's how they went about it. I was expecting, well, hoping, Rock, kicks out again, and Cena follows with a tonof punches, couple of AA's, and a pin. Idk,, didn't care for the ending.

[Savio]

WOAT ending. The only thing that could've saved the ending was the Rock hitting the Rock Bottom on Cena and saying, "Later bitch. I'll be out in Hollywood with the ladies, getting a tan, sipping on Ciroc while your divorced ass is getting booed in Arenas."
I Agree he should have said exactly that

[Mooияakeя™]

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[CSL]

love this post show schtick

[loopydate]

Overall, it was a really well-wrestled Mania. One of the best in-ring Manias in years. But for whatever reason, it didn't feel like Mania. It had the huge set, and it had the celebrities and the live music, it had all the usual suspects in the big matches, but it just didn't have that biggest-night-of-the-year feel to it. When I wasn't busy cursing out AT&T for having to reset my modem four or five times during the course of the night, I was entertained by what I was watching, so I'm satisfied. I just wish WWE could figure out how to recapture the energy and enthusiasm they were showing two summers ago and make their big shows feel like a big deal again, rather than telling us they are.

[Crazy Nick]

I have to say, I actually enjoyed this WrestleMania, I think it was one of the better ones of the 2000s for sure, just my opinion though.

[Savio]

I wanted to see a BIG moment from this mania, I don't feel I got it.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Xbox stream was awesome. No issues.

[Heisenberg]

21-0!!!!!!!!! Never a doubt.

[Damian Rey]

Thought this was one of the better Manias top to bottom. Really only checked out for one match, Ryback v. Henry. Just wished the end or aftermath of the main event was a little more creative and fresh rather than the dull "respect" angle.

[Graveler]

I thought it was a pretty good Wrestlemania. Very great that they focused on the matches this year & had no backstage segments. The Diddy performance should have been before Cena/Rock. BTW, I'm surprised no one point out that Punk wore Taker's colors tonight

[Seth82]

Was it me or was Cena wayyyy obvious tonight calling spots?

[dronepool]

Mediocremaina

[ron the dial]

I thought it was a pretty good Wrestlemania. Very great that they focused on the matches this year & had no backstage segments. The Diddy performance should have been before Cena/Rock. BTW, I'm surprised no one point out that Punk wore Taker's colors tonight
Casual Forum Wrestlemania Thread

[Mr. Nerfect]

Not at all upset by the show. It was really quite good, and I was surprised that I enjoyed The Rock vs. John Cena the most. It feels like a reset by the WWE, and I'm quite interested to see who emerges as the next contender for the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship.

[Team Sheep]

Worst Wrestlemania I have seen since I've been watching WWE. Shit build up and nothing memorable came of it. Very poor effort this year. It's like they just didn't bother trying this year because it was in New York and they just assumed it would sell itself. The only explanation I can come up with for such a weak build and show is that they're holding back for next year where they'll go all out.

[Keith]

I have to say, I actually enjoyed this WrestleMania, I think it was one of the better ones of the 2000s for sure, just my opinion though.


Same here. This WrestleMania was the goods.

[KyleEmmott]

I was very impressed by this years Mania, one of the best I've seen in awhile... I think it could've been improved felt like there was no big moment or surprise and they could've definitely pulled one off. And the ending was weak... something needed to happen with Cena. But overall a very good mania.

[Keith]

Not at all upset by the show. It was really quite good, and I was surprised that I enjoyed The Rock vs. John Cena the most. It feels like a reset by the WWE, and I'm quite interested to see who emerges as the next contender for the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship.


Cena and Rock took a page off the "End of an Era" playbook (what we saw last year...HBK, HHH and 'Taker embracing and all that). Cena vs Rock was the match everyone (ok, almost everyone) always wanted to see, and they had two go-arounds. What we saw at the end was their way of closing this chapter of their careers.

People have to chill the fuck out.

[Emperor Smeat]

Good Mania overall. The matches ranged from decent to great and no real filler which is pretty odd for a WWE ppv. Punk-Taker was my match of the night while Cena-Rock's ending felt a bit anticlimactic but not as bad as most of his big matches for endings.

Biggest problem was up until Punk-Taker it didn't really feel like Mania with all the jobber-like entrances and lack of hype videos for the matches. Felt more like an episode of Raw since those matches got Raw recap/highlight type videos instead.

Also didn't feel like the show was being rushed until it got to the Cena-Rock match which meant the 8-person tag was scrapped. The early matches were somewhat short but not rushed short while the later matches felt right and not dragging along for time.

[Evil Vito]

I'll always view this show differently having been there love but I'd assume most of be board is shitting on it.

[CSL]

http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/wrestlemania-29-360-cam

[Bad News Gertner]

I got banned during the broadcast here tonight. Must have been an accident.

[Keith]

I'll always view this show differently having been there love but I'd assume most of be board is shitting on it.

This show delivered.

I don't know what some people are going on about.

Also, this must be the biggest show of the year, 'cause I've been here a year and I'm seeing some dudes post tonight that I've never seen before.

[Tazz Dan]

BTW, I'm surprised no one point out that Punk wore Taker's colors tonight

Punk in vintage taker colours

[CSL]

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[Team Sheep]

This show delivered.

I don't know what some people are going on about.

Also, this must be the biggest show of the year, 'cause I've been here a year and I'm seeing some dudes post tonight that I've never seen before.

Delivered on what though? We had three extremely predictable main event matches, two of which were rematches. And then a very ordinary and meaningless undercard with very average build. There was nothing this year. Absolutely nothing.

[CSL]

well that worked. anyway http://www.mobli.com/media/show/id/31137162#link

[Team Sheep]

This show badly needed Ziggler to cash in for a Wrestlemania moment. God knows why they didn't pull the trigger on that. Would have been perfect. They have banged on for years that the MITB holder can even cash in at Wrestlemania. This was the time.

[Seth82]

my only complaint is that it was all too predictable. no real surprises.

[Bad News Gertner]

Owenbrown, unless you want me to skull fuck you I suggest you stop editing my posts you hillbilly.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Some of my random WrestleMania thoughts:

* It would have been pretty amazing if Big Show had ripped off Ambrose's vest and underneath Ambrose has written some sort of message like "Let's go to war" or something on his chest. Would have made Ambrose seem really unhinged and insane.

* If I were a woman I'd want Del Rio to father my child. Such a handsome man. He and Swagger had a really good match.

* Since Del Rio retained the World Title and there wasn't a cash-in, I'm sort of hoping that Extreme Rules has Del Rio defend against Orton, Sheamus & Show in a Fatal 4 Way. Del Rio retains there and then Dolph Ziggler cashes in. Payback is the next PPV and payback can be what Del Rio has in mind. Chicago is a pretty smart audience, so I'm sure they'd love to see Del Rio and Ziggler have a bit of a clinic.

* Punk wearing Taker's colors was awesome. I can't wait to hear Punk talk about his loss on RAW. Where does he go from here? Does he now respect The Undertaker? Does respect segue into a possible face turn? Does he take time off to "find himself" after the loss? Really interested. Maybe Punk goes right back after John Cena. I will never complain about those two wrestling each other.

* So Triple H gets to keep his career. That's a good thing, but again my big question is "Where to from here?" Does Triple H follow this into "one more run?" Maybe Triple H retires under his own power on RAW? The Shield attacking Triple H during an implied retirement speech would lead quite nicely to Triple H finding two guys to face them at Extreme Rules.

* John Cena and The Rock had a nice torch-passing moment. I'm not sure where either man goes now, but I'm interested.

Basically, I felt that WrestleMania was a good advertisement for RAW this week.

[Tazz Dan]

my only complaint is that it was all too predictable. no real surprises.

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[Keith]

Delivered on what though? We had three extremely predictable main event matches, two of which were rematches. And then a very ordinary and meaningless undercard with very average build. There was nothing this year. Absolutely nothing.

If you went into this show thinking: "Undertaker's gonna win, fuck that. No way Punk ends the streak. It's pointless to think otherwise. And HHH vs Brock? Shit, Lesnar won at Summerslam so you know Hunter is winning this one, don't even think about him losing. You know, he's married to Stephanie McMahon, that's why he always has to come out on top! Rock vs Cena. Come on, man! Cena lost last year! Rock is gonna lose and go back to Hollywood and make movies! He's a sell-out! He said he was coming back, but he always leaves! Cena wins, no doubt. He's gonna be Champion, again, like always!"

If this was your thought process, then, you know. You were gonna come out disappointed no matter what.

I chose to just watch the show and get into each match, and in my opinion, this WrestleMania delivered.

[CSL]

wouldn't be surprised to see Dolph cash in on RAW. Or maybe that's just me hoping, that post Mania RAW crowd would blow the roof off if he did I think

[Heisenberg]

Drank beer and watched Wrestlemania with my friends tonight, always a good fuckin' time.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Yeah, the PPV was predictable, but that's OK. They were all good booking decisions. The only one I would question is Ryback losing to Mark Henry. I wonder what casual fans think of The Shield managing to win at their first WrestleMania? Or Fandango beating Chris Jericho? The heroes Triple H, The Undertaker, Del Rio, Bryan, Kane and John Cena rewarded the fans for their faith. Having them crumble for no good reason would have surprised us, but wouldn't have been the correct story to tell.

[loopydate]

At this point, I feel like Dolph should just save his cash-in until right before the next MitB show. They could spin an interesting story out of "time is running out."

[NoJabbaNoBogRoll]

* If I were a woman I'd want Del Rio to father my child. Such a handsome man.
Del Rio looks like a burn victim.

[Seth82]

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heh fair enough.

[Tazz Dan]

wouldn't be surprised to see Dolph cash in on RAW. Or maybe that's just me hoping, that post Mania RAW crowd would blow the roof off if he did I think

I really hope Raw's crowd is like last years post-WM, they were crazy.

[Tazz Dan]

I think Jabba had a great idea this year with his Skype chat for WM. I say we make it a big deal for next year and get a group involved.

[NoJabbaNoBogRoll]

We had about 6 people in total, but a few of those didn't stay for the whole thing. The Vindicator and Owen Brown deserve special praise for sticking with it until the end.

[Mr. Nerfect]

wouldn't be surprised to see Dolph cash in on RAW. Or maybe that's just me hoping, that post Mania RAW crowd would blow the roof off if he did I think

Wouldn't be surprised either. I was kind of surprised when he didn't at WrestleMania. The WWE probably felt that WrestleMania was enough without the cash in, but they may pull the trigger on RAW to get the post-Mania season buzzing. Something big will likely be done to get things rolling.

Kind of feel like The Rock's story is done. He came back, he won the WWE Championship, he lost it and now he's passed the torch. I suspect that there will be a "thank you" speech with The Rock bidding the WWE Universe a sweet farewell before he is disrespected by a heel or three, lulling him into lacing the boots for Extreme Rules.

I have been going on and on about the idea of John Cena and The Rock teaming up to face The Shield at Extreme Rules, but why not divide your powers a bit? Cena defends the WWE Championship in the main event while The Rock finds aid from some faces he feels comfortable teaming with to take on The Shield. It could be in the form of Team Hell No (that would lead to some entertaining segments), it could involve Ryback or it may even be his relatives in The Uso's, giving them the biggest rubs of their lives.

[Tazz Dan]

http://www.wwe.com/f/wysiwyg/image/2013/04/WM29_Photo_article.jpg

[Droford]

pretty much thought all the matches were at least ok..
worst was Henry Ryback..cutting the 8 person tag was smart

overall i enjoyed being at it...probably made it better that way

[PullMyFinger]

At the end of the day, this is the decline of John Cena. There is nothing left for him to do, except to defeat Taker's streak. He has done it all. At this rate, he will be the guy to do it, I mean after you beat the Rock, I guess anything is possible.

[Tazz Dan]

At the end of the day, this is the decline of John Cena. There is nothing left for him to do, except to defeat Taker's streak. He has done it all. At this rate, he will be the guy to do it, I mean after you beat the Rock, I guess anything is possible.

He hasn't beaten Hogan. Don't give up yet.

[CSL]

I mean after you beat the Rock, I guess anything is possible.

for sure

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[Ruien]

Why did Ryback lose! Arg, stupid Henry being a mean big black guy. Would have thought Henry would lose weight once there were no more trinkies to buy.

[Keith]

It really worked out for Hurricane, huh.

[Skippord]

http://www.mobli.com/media/show/id/31137162

Juliet O'Hara and Shawn Spencer at Wrestlemania!!!

[Mr. Nerfect]

I still think Mark Henry would make a tremendous serious babyface. Has he ever been one? As soon as he turns face it seems that the WWE moves him down the card and has him play a comedy undercard role.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

There was a "Purple Aki" sign again at Wrestlrmania which was great. Purple Aki is a notorious big black pedophile from Liverpool (so black that he's purple) and a guy I know takes a sign there every year. Didn't know he was there this year though so it was good to see

[Lock Jaw]

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Obviously, James Steele got to Triple H before the match.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Yeah tho was really disappointed in Henry v Ryback. Was looking forward to that but it was really dull.

[Lock Jaw]

How come they didn't show Swagger's entrance?

http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/photo_large/public/photo/image/2013/04/WM29_Photo_123.jpg

Seems like it was cool.

[Keith]

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2437771/confusedbrock_medium.gif

Obviously, James Steele got to Triple H before the match.


I actually thought this as Trips walked out LOL.

Not that it was James Steele per se, but that it looked like, well, you know.

[Lock Jaw]

Also

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[Lock Jaw]

http://i.imgur.com/meQUor2.jpg

[Lock Jaw]

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BHSa2zpCEAAiQsH.jpg

[Lock Jaw]

"Let's all look at Nikki's new boobs"

[Keith]

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BHSa2zpCEAAiQsH.jpg


OMG they were bumped and were in full in-ring gear and everything.

Can't be a good feeling.

[Lock Jaw]

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[Mr. Nerfect]

Zeb Colter's face was amazing.

[Rock Bottom]

I can't believe I had to work through this... Oh well. Nothing too unpredictable, Henry surprised me a little with the Ryback win. Cena winning surprised me a good bit. I really thought Rock was there to put that guy down for good. Oh well, cool that he had a title run and gave back. After Punk's long reign and a Rock session, I think the title has some good credibility. We'll see what happens with Cena from now on.

Goodbye TPWW, I think I'm done watching wrestling, I just can't get into it much anymore. Thank you for tolerating me.

[Keith]

See you tomorrow at 8pm for RAW, Rock Bottom.

[Schlomey]

Reasons I loved tonight:

1. I didn't have to pay this year.
2. Surrounded by good friends and 2 actual wrestling fans for a change.
3. Good food and tons of running commentary.
4. Shouting for Patrick star
5. The cammys cooter sign
6. The matches.



Expect a heavily worded review in tomorrow.

[Fignuts]

Nothing amazing, but it certainly wasn't bad.

Rock vs Cena was probably my favorite.

[Schlomey]

Rock vs Cena was a rematch......from wrestlemania 6. Ill explain that tomorrow but I'm sure I'm not alone.

[#1-norm-fan]

Good, if uneventful PPV.

None of the matches came off as "great". Punk and Taker was determined to be a classic before it even happened. In reality, it wasn't really close to the last 4 Taker WM matches though. Ryback losing was pretty "lol" in a "What the fuck is this company thinking" kinda way. Good to see Triple H is finally getting put over.

Not a bad PPV though.

[Droford]

Yeah tho was really disappointed in Henry v Ryback. Was looking forward to that but it was really dull.

Tried twice to get a "bears" chant going with all the bear hugs but I guess no one watches SMS.

things I wondered about:

Why no America the beautiful?
Why the plain entrances for the Main Event?
Were there any backstage skits that made the show? The only one I saw was on the preshow with Snooki and Miz.

[Droford]

Somebody got their sign taken away in my section and there was a huge "You're an asshole chant" at the guard.

My #1 favorite sign probably didnt make it in, someone waiting in line had a "RIP XPAC'S BUTTHOLE 1971-2013"

[Schlomey]

1. Pissed about that myself.
2. See above
3. No

[Droford]

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The unzoomed pic from my shitty camera phone of my seats before the show

[#1-norm-fan]

The entire event did seem oddly rushed.

[Droford]

The next section over had the worst time with that pole because it blocked out the whole middle of the ring. I didnt really mind it myself as it was for me though

[Droford]

The entire event did seem oddly rushed.

4 hours and 10 minutes (from 6:40 when the IC Belt match started to 10:50 at the end) flew by rather quickly for me to be honest. There were only 8 matches, didnt feel as if any of them got shortchanged aside from the 8 person tag match, which I dont think anyone missed anyways. I guess the Diddy thing, the Special Olympics, Hurricane Sandy and Main Event promo packages took up a lot of time. I thought for sure they were going to put the 8 person tag match on after HHH/Lesnar and have it just be quick..

[Tazz Dan]

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Tonight, either Destor or John Cena will be tapping 'dat ass'. Probably while wearing their titles.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Skippord]

"The Purple Headed Monster" The Unddertaker

[Evil Vito]

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The unzoomed pic from my shitty camera phone of my seats before the show

<font color=goldenrod>I was blocked by the column to the left of this - but basically just the same portion of the ring that you had cut off. Only annoying part was basically every turnbuckle spot seemed to originate from the corner I couldn't see. People in the next section over though had to watch the whole show on the tron.

Overall I'm really glad to have gone. Punk/Taker was fucking awesome and I think the crowd was mostly dead after that match.

Speaks volumes when 80,000 people boo the shit out of the feel-good handshake ending. That was the only part of the show I didn't like. If I had known it'd just be a handshake I would have left right at the final bell instead of sitting in non-moving traffic for 30 minutes. :o

Glad to have finally gone to a Mania live.</font>

[#1-norm-fan]

Taker's eyes bulge out more than a human being's eyes should. It really is almost cartoonish.

[Raven Reaper]

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[Tazz Dan]

Fucking Internet fans. At least get a photo from the correct event if your going to make shit memes.

[The Rogerer]

Why must they go back?

[Juan]

Gonna go on the record and say that I really enjoyed this WrestleMania. Top to bottom

[James Steele]

It was a good WrestleMania. It just didn't have any moment that will be forever ingrained in your mind until the end of time.

[Shadrick]

It was a good WrestleMania. It just didn't have any moment that will be forever ingrained in your mind until the end of time.

how much jizz shot out of your dick when brock got pinned? I'm askin for a friend.

[Tazz Dan]

It wasn't a bad Wrestlemania. The end of the show seemed a bit lack-luster to me, and the crowd came across dead after Punk/Taker. I know I've harped on it a bit, but to me there were too many video packages which made the matches seemed rushed, but they were all fairly decent.

[rob11]

Before the main event I got tickets to MITB then realized, "Damn, Cena's gomg to have a long run as champ is he." Back to the WWE from 06-09. The ending would have been saved by a swerve from The Rock, but aside from that, WM was pretty good. There have been far worse ones.

[rob11]

It wasn't a bad Wrestlemania. The end of the show seemed a bit lack-luster to me, and the crowd came across dead after Punk/Taker. I know I've harped on it a bit, but to me there were too many video packages which made the matches seemed rushed, but they were all fairly decent.
Everyone was saying Cena was going to win and the WWE had to have picked up on that. I wish they would have done something different. It's rare they don't send the fans home "happy" but I guess they still assume everyone loves Cena and The Rock being "gracious" in defeat."

[drave]

Thought this year's Mania was a snoozefest outside Taker/Punk and HHH/Lesnar.

Felt like it really could have been a monthly PPV.

[Tazz Dan]

Everyone was saying Cena was going to win and the WWE had to have picked up on that. I wish they would have done something different. It's rare they don't send the fans home "happy" but I guess they still assume everyone loves Cena and The Rock being "gracious" in defeat."

If you're watching a football game would you expect the codes authorities to instruct a certain team to lose because everyone expected them to win?

I know what your saying, but a fair part of the crowd popped when Cena won and would have gone home happy. And we all need to be honest, we all knew Cena was going to win and have had a couple of months now to come to terms with it. Can't wait to watch Raw to see where they go with him now.

[Team Sheep]

I never bitch about a Wrestlemania. I am satisfied each year that it is always a solid, quality show. This year though I find it hard to do that. Every match was absolutely meaningless in all honesty. Usually I am excited for Mania from the Rumble onwards. This year I only got a bit hyped up for it with a week to go. Until then I had no inkling at all that it was Wrestlemania season. If the matches had been great then I could have forgiven the non-existent build and meaningless outcomes. But they weren't. Undertaker and Punk was quite fun to watch but pretty sloppy and came nowhere near to the Undertaker's last 4 Mania matches. Triple H vs Brock was just boring really. Two part timers that hold little relevance to the current product and just put on a bog standard no holds barred match. Cena and Rock was alright and better than last year's but still quite sloppy. They don't have great chemistry and should never have had a rematch. Everything else was just standard PPV/Raw fare. Despite the awful build I was still hopeful that they could pull off a special show on the night. I've always said in the past that WWE could probably put a steaming pile of shit in the ring and make me care about it because it's Wrestlemania. Well they proved me wrong this year.

[Tazz Dan]

Yeah, gotta say neither HHH/Brock match interested me at all. I got drilled after SummerSlam for saying I thought their match was boring, and I felt the same today. Had a few moments, but I just couldn't get into it. Then again, they followed Punk/Taker which had me fairly pumped the whole match.

[Cool King]

Well, they didn't waste any time....

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If the T-Shirt is anything to go by, then Cena will also have custom side plates.

[Cool King]

I'll post my thoughts later today. Right now, I've got a class to go to.

[road doggy dogg]

So I'm not gonna bother reading through all the replies to see if this was addressed. Few questions.

1. What was up with Cole all night? He seemed to just disappear for long stretches at a time. And the announcing in general during the Rock/Cena match was awful. Long lulls of just nothing.

2. Continuing that thought; what was up with that match overall? It looked like they didn't have any script or 'story' for the match and just kinda ad-libbed the entire thing. And it looked awful. So many sloppy spots and the stupid finisher-fest contributed to 80% of the match. It seemed like they were just making it up on the go and goddamn it looked terrible. And the finish was lolbad but at least it wasn't Punk being beaten by the elbow.

Anyhow, Taker/Punk was easily match of the night. HHH/Lesnar was decent. Enjoyed Del Rio/Swagger. How the hell did Jericho job to that guy on the biggest show of the year? Brutal.

Overall the show was pretty meh. The whole affair felt rushed and disjointed. When factoring in how much they plan this show every year it amazes me that things weren't more fleshed out.
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[Innovator]

That Spanish Announce Table really hates Punk

[wwe2222]

Attended Wrestlemania last night..

1. Had a great time, thought crowd was very into it for the most part.

2. Undertaker - Punk was the match i enjoyed the most.

3. Thought Brock-HHH was a complete snoozefest.

4. Disappointed the mixed tag team match was cut. My fiance is a big Funkasaurus fan so needless to say she was disappointed as well.

5. Glad Fandango and the Shield won.

6. My view was completely obscured by the stupid columns. Very disappointing because I would have had great seats otherwise.

[Savio]

I actually thought this as Trips walked out LOL.
lol me 2

[Ultra Mantis]

If the T-Shirt is anything to go by, then Cena will also have custom side plates.

They probably already have side plates made up for the main event guys, there were even Sheamus ones being shown off on WWE.com when Rock first unveiled it. I'd expect they also did Cena, Punk and Orton at least.

[Joesgonnakillyou]

Undercard delivered but other than Punk Taker, the main events didn't.

slightly underwhelming but pretty good

[rob11]

If you're watching a football game would you expect the codes authorities to instruct a certain team to lose because everyone expected them to win?

I know what your saying, but a fair part of the crowd popped when Cena won and would have gone home happy. And we all need to be honest, we all knew Cena was going to win and have had a couple of months now to come to terms with it. Can't wait to watch Raw to see where they go with him now.
No but the WWE can control their finishes. Cena could still win but make something happen after. I mean it wasn't a bad match but still, at this time last year everyone said Cena was going to beat The Rock this year. Just do something crazy. It's even like the crowd knew it. Also from exhaustion but it seemed like everyone knew the ending. Someone said The Rock should not have been a good sport. There is an angle to go with.

[Keith]

3. Thought Brock-HHH was a complete snoozefest.



LOL shut up.

[BigCrippyZ]

The undercard matches were good but nothing to brag about that we couldn't have seen on another PPV or RAW. I feel like at least having some kind of gimmick match (ladder, cell, TLC, cage?) would have added an extra dimension to the show and given it more of a WM feel. It did feel like the show overall was rushed and they were worried about time constraints, but then it actually ended in less than 4 hours.

Punk/Taker was definitely match of the night. Undertaker's entrance was really cool. The match wasn't as good as Taker's last 4 WM matches, but it was still really good. My wife commented on how tired Punk looked during his entrance and I thought the same thing, but both men did a great job telling a story.

HHH/Lesnar was quite boring honestly. With as involved and as good as Heyman was in the feud, I was surprised that Heyman didn't have more of a role in the match, but maybe they felt like he was involved enough with Punk/Taker.

Rock/Cena was much better than their match last year, but I also wasn't crazy about the finish. I just felt like there was no reason for Rock to be pinned at that point. I mean they'd both taken each other's finishers multiple times, why was that AA so different. Now if it had been off the top rope or through a table or something, I could buy that a little more.

Also, I noticed there was a good 10-15 minutes left after the match and I kept waiting for something to happen. A Cena turn, a Rock turn, a Ziggler cash in, something!?! What's gonna happen?! NOTHING. Instead we get 10 minutes of Rock standing in the ring, walking back up the ramp, and then the over the top dual face arm raise. It all just felt way too anticlimactic to end a Wrestlemania.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I found Taker/Punk to be better than the Taker/HHH WM 27 match and about on par with WM 28. It wasn't at the level of Taker/HBK but not too many matches ever will be.

Taker and Punk both just "get it". The match flowed way better than both Lesnar/HHH and Rock/Cena. Both of those matches had their moments but there was pretty much nothing in between.</font>

[DaVe]

Keith, to be far, I went too and crowd was not into the match hugely until the final minutes.

Really glad to see I went to Mania, which was the first show I've ever attended, crowd was amazing, set/stage was amazing, and my seats were last row on the first tier but still good visibility. Crowd was utterly berserk for Taker-Punk, and the bottom half of Rock-Cena.

A real sour note, though, was the 351 bus service back to NY. Looked like a queue of 10,000 for the bus and even though I was near the front of the line (relatively speaking), still took 45-60 minutes to board, standing room only.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>The fact that every match got time is what made this Mania stand out. I was seriously worried there was going to be at least one, maybe two really short matches that served no purpose...and ultimately while I feel bad for the people involved in the 8 person tag getting bumped off of the show, if that match happened I have no doubt it would have been about 3 minutes tops.

When Fandango started dancing after the bell rang in the Jericho match, I immediately started telling my friend next to me that he was about to get Codebreaker'd immediately and the match would be over. Was pleasantly surprised when that didn't happen.</font>

[Corndad]

Taker/Punk was by far best match last night. Love Heyman and Punk together. They are both so good.

Sheild match was expecting more from. Suprised it opened. Glad they won but was expecting a little more from that match. Hated they missed opportunity for the Orton Turn.

Also glad Team Hell No won but was wishing it was because Dolph was cashing in later. Well... yea. Didn't happen. Going off the post show stuff sounds like Del Rio Swagger going least another PPV if not next 2.

HHH/Brock was solid as well. Heyman was alot of that. Laughed so hard that f-5 took HBK out so long on the floor. I mean c'mon just a few years ago he took like 20 tombstones to beat him lol

We shall see where things go but with the part timers leaving and Punk maybe being off a while, it might be a long couple weeks ahead.

[Mooияakeя™]

Fucking Internet fans. At least get a photo from the correct event if your going to make shit memes.

lol. Was thinking the same thing.

Fucking nabs. Just goes to show the limits of their existence if they can't even get that shit right.

[Mooияakeя™]

http://www.wwe.com/f/wysiwyg/image/2013/04/WM29_Photo_article.jpg

Ralph Fiennes / Michael Fassbender clan.

[Gerard]

how much jizz shot out of your dick when brock got pinned? I'm askin for a friend.

Enough to cover big nose's gut at the thought of it during his entrance it would seem.

[Schlomey]

re-watching WM now.......focusing more on the matches instead of the "what ifs" that we for sure didn't get...just to get an accurate analysis of match quality before I write up a final review.

[Next Big Thing]

http://www.wwe.com/f/wysiwyg/image/2013/04/WM29_Photo_article.jpg

Dude looks like he's mangling the hell out of that chick's fingers.

[dronepool]

WM 29- 6.5 out of 10

[Tommy Gunn]

It was entertaining, but at almost 4 hours I'm completely drained, I'm glad the 8 man tag got bumped, they can just do it on Raw.

Something that sickened me though was the fan who had a sign that had an arrow pointing up on it and the caption 'Caution Blue Blazer'. I hope that cunt got the shit kicked out of him afterwards. How that sign didn't get confiscated it beyond me, it was on camera at least 3 or 4 times.