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Old 04-03-2017, 09:15 AM   #23
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This was an awesome Mania, like really, really enjoyable. There will always be things to pick out that weren't great etc... But i was thoroughly entertained the whole way through.

Aries/Neville - Right guy won, it was a good match and there is still mileage in the feud.

Battle Royal - Big negative on Strowman, but who really cares? It's throwaway and meaningless.

Corbin/Ambrose - Neglected feud shoved in preshow. Prob the right decision.

AJ/Shane - It was entertaining and the right guy won. Hoping AJ returns to world title contention now.

Jericho/Owens - Should have been so much more, disappointing to me, but was a fine match for what it was. I think this deserved more attention

Raw Women - It was fine too. Charlotte is so good, and this has done Bayley a massive favor and legitimised her. Nia was protected too, all good!

Tag Titles - Brilliant surprise and swerve from New Day. Totally marked out here and took me back 15 years. Absolutely loved it.

Miz/Maryse vs Cena/Nikki - hate that Miz lost, but proposal was a big deal and a nice moment. Ladies seemed to love it and it served its purpose. Hard to say that wrong guy won with the proposal.

HHH/Rollins - Hunters entrances are hilarious. Rollins is the right guy winning again. Main card has all right guys winning up to this point. It was well documented he was injured and not only did they cover it well, but HHH/Stephanie put him over huge with her comeuppance and a clean win. Brilliant stuff

Wyatt/Orton - Only match i would say they definitely got wrong. Wyatt looks incredibly stupid and changes of him becoming a special attraction in his own right are all but gone. He has a streak alright, but the opposite of what was needed.

Brock/Lesnar - This couldn't have been more perfect. Superman/Zod was a great call from Graves. This was two superhuman guys just exploding and this feud has made both of them look amazing in the end. I doubted it so much, but great story, well told. Brilliant stuff again.

Smackdown women - Too short, but again, right girl won. I think she is unique, extremely athletic and brings qualities that the other girls don't. Great stuff for Naomi and the right winner once again.

Reigns/Taker - Beautiful and emotional end for one of the greatest of all time. An all time great Mania moment if he sticks to it. The fact that he wasn't good enough was a theme (both on purpose and by accident) of the match and it feels like he has gone on a match too long and paid for it.

My only gripe is that Reigns is now THE star of the company and he is not good enough. He is athletic, but thats it. Here, he was going up against a performer, capable of nuanced reactions, timing and just the correct measure of emotion at certain moments. Undertaker has been so successful because he is such a great performer.

Reigns is not. He is an athlete with no charisma and no real connection to the crowd. He doesn't know how to work them and his reactions and facials seem forced and the timing is completely off. It has denied Taker what HBK and Flair had before him - a performer fitting enough to create that match and that moment together with him.

People will talk about his merchandise sales, but i think wwefan hit the nail on the head when he said, kids will like anything that is presented to them in a strong way. He is the "best" and wins all the time, so buy his shirt.

It is sad because it means that he may never have the need to learn from guys like HBK and Taker on how to become a better performer, capable of bringing the crowd into the match and making them feel something. I think the company are doing him a disservice too by forcing the issue. The fact he has retired a truly great personality is ironic and sad at the same time.


In spite of that though, it is still the best Mania I have seen in a long time with so many good decisions and cool moments. It was fantastically entertaining and they deserve the plaudits that come with it. Big thumbs up from me.
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