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Thought the crowd wasn't as hot as it could have been, and I feel that brought down the PPV for me. Mind you, this was likely more to do with being in a stadium than anything else.
Sheamus/Bryan being kicked off really disappointed me, especially when Cole/Lawler went so long (more on that later). They could have easily shaved a minute or two off a few matches and put it on.
Didn't like Rock's opening promo. It made it feel like RAW, and it felt like it dragged on. It should have been shorter. But I do understand why they did it.
Edge/Del Rio opening confused me being the opener and didn't feel right that they were jerking. Otherwise, okay match.
Ryder doing "Friday" cracked me up.
Cody/Rey was easily Match of the Night for me. Really great psychology in this one. Hope Cody goes far this year.
Corre/Team Show... Pretty much what I expected, tbh.
Orton/Punk was good. It started a bit slow but gained steam throughout the match, which is a good thing.
Lawler vs. Cole was a let down. Cole definitely needed some offense, but his portion of the match went on WAY too long. They should have done something within two or three minutes, had him run into the Colemine and let Lawler take over from there. Also, having Cole win was a bit ridiculous. HOWEVER, I have a feeling this will lead to Cole becoming a non-commentating character. In which, case, it's fine. I'm just wondering if it'll be leading to a rematch.
Undertaker vs. Triple H was an odd one. I was into it, and I enjoyed it, but there was something off about it. It felt like a really sluggish match and the crowd didn't feel as into it as I felt they should have been at points. it was a "solid" match, but it was NOT match of the night. Despite having the tools and spots NEEDING to feel "epic", it just didn't feel epic to me. Again, solid match, but not epic.
Snooki match was whatever. LOL at Morrison posing behind Snooki making the pin.
The main event was an okay match. It felt like a standard Cena match. The double count out, though, was ridiculous, and absolutely didn't need to happen. They should have had Rock come down during the match instead, or something. The count out completely killed the flow of the match. Also, even though it was "restarted", I felt a bit ripped off that the fucking Mania main event ended in a draw. You just don't do that, restarting the match or not.
With that said, I've heard people bitching about Mania closing with Rock. While I'd prefer the current generation to be standing tall, if they're going to be doing Rock vs. Cena in the near future, it was the right thing to do. If they DON'T have Rock for at least one match, then the last segment was terrible. It all depends on what the followup is.
Overall, it wasn't the WORST Mania, but it's not near the top. C+ rating I'd say. I think I was more let down this year than any show, because I felt like there was so much potential. I won't say the ball was dropped, but they fucked something up.
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