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Just finished watching WM again.
I will admit the pacing/flow of the show felt weird and off most of the night. Lots of kinda random fade to black/video package/commercial spots and huge silent spots in the commentary.
Match of the night for me has got to be Taker vs HHH, followed with a somewhat close 2nd of Rey vs Cody and then 3rd would be Edge vs Del Rio. By the way, I really loved Cody's mask/hooded look. Makes him look like a badass. I don't really watch Smackdown too much so I wasn't aware how new it was, etc., but I like it and feel like he could be a main event player soon.
Taker and HHH told a great and intense story to me. One veteran telling another it's time to call it quits and wanting to make him realize that, and the other veteran just simply refusing to quit or possibly admit that it might be time to hang it up. I also really loved some of the "shadowboxing" and disoriented type of selling that Taker did through the end of the match.
Miz vs Cena match was pretty much what I expected, nothing great but also not much more they honestly could have done here with The Rock getting involved. I loved Miz's video, but I honestly felt like I was in church for Cena's video and I just don't get why they thought that was a good idea. It actually kinda turned me off from a lot of the match and I felt like maybe the live crowd felt the same way. Just weird.
I was a little disappointed that they just completely removed Bryan vs Sheamus. I guess they felt like the match didn't have enough build/excitement, which may have been true because I wasn't necessarily looking forward to it from that standpoint, but I felt like it would have still been a solid match to have seen between the two.
Cole vs Lawler was too long and I felt like Cole wasn't ready to be put into a match. Lawler and Cole seemed pretty nervous/hesitant with each other, especially when it came to Cole taking bumps. Nice to see Austin and watch him deliver some Stunners though. Always a plus IMO.
Overall, I feel like I got my moneys worth. Was it the best WM ever or as solid as some in the past? No, but it's far from the worst Mania ever or in recent memory, that's for sure. I think it helped that I went in with lowered expectations too.
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