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They’ve had the least build. So, yeah, probably.
I’m hoping it goes to Ripley & Morgan as they actually look good together/like a team. |
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Feeling Oof-y
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This is like the segment where Vince needs the “Old Stone Cold” to come back and help against The Alliance and Austin comes out and smashes everyone. Just brilliant.
Though weren’t you adamant that Cody wouldn’t be at Mania? |
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I was. The way Seth addressed the chants on the clip I saw from Raw made me think that the plan is for Cody to be the guy.
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CodeBot Engaged...WOAAHH!
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Trickster Demon
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Omos vs Lashley official for WM
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RIP SABU
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After what just happened, the RAW Women's Championship match needs to be ✂Hair vs. Hair ✂.
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Seth Rollins is fucking atrocious.
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I remember posting when The Shield started that Seth Rollins was terrible. Really awful mic skills. I’ve seen very little of him since then but judging by that video he’s gotten worse if anything.
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His hand movements are terrible. When he’s cutting a promo in the ring he’ll twirl his hand and do this weird voice. It’s like he’s trying to be The Joker? But he’s not even good enough that you can properly recognize it.
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Trickster Demon
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Resident drug enabler
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Just a reminder that WWE thought it was a good idea to put Seth Rollins over Brock Lesbar multiple times.
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President of Freedonia
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I don't expect the Austin/KO "confrontation" to really resemble a match. Probably 15 minutes of talking, maybe 5 minutes of brawling and inevitably ending with Austin drinking beers over KO's downed body.
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The only “funny” part of that Vince/Seth segment was Vince asking Seth what’s special about this WrestleMania, and then no-selling the two nights reply from Seth but nodding along to “stupendous.”
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Shane McMahon is being brought in by WWE and will at least be "in town" for WrestleMania weekend, PWInsider says
What if he is Seth Rollins' opponent instead of Cody..... Quote:
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You know that’s right
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I’ve learned today that they’re doing an NXT special the afternoon of Wrestlemania Saturday right before Night 1 in a different arena 30 minutes away.
That seems completely insane. |
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President of Freedonia
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Shane getting booed out of the building as Seth’s opponent would be absolutely fucking hysterical tbh
Would seem “insane” to not bring someone else out post match though. Doesn’t need to be Cody if they want to save him for Raw but maybe Taker or HBK...basically just someone to get a pop and wipe the stink of Shane off of the segment. |
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Feeling Oof-y
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I was thinking this could end up being a bit of a “bait and switch” and Cody debuts on Raw and Seth gets somebody else.
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If you’re a casual WWE fan, or someone that stays away from internet bullshit and doesn’t give a shit about AEW — other than the chants, what indication do you have that Cody Rhodes would be making his return to face Seth Rollins?
I can see fans expecting Shawn Michaels or The Undertaker in Texas. Kevin Owens has been calling out Texas legends. I could even see Booker T. But Cody? You could argue that it could bury him to some people. I’m not saying it won’t be Cody. I just think this is a pretty horrible way to set that up. It shouldn’t have been a mystery. Cody should have returned and explained why he’s having the match with Seth. |
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There are fans who talk every now and then about The Rock coming back. They hear Vince talking about a “main event” for Seth Rollins, are they thinking Cody Rhodes before their imagination goes to The Rock? Do they even know Triple H is done and it can’t be him? John Cena?
If you wanted to trick someone into thinking it was going to be The Rock, you can use Seth’s little program with Roman Reigns as fuel. “The story is that Roman has never beaten Seth, but The Rock comes in and does it to set up challenging Roman next year…” It’s just wild to me that going cold is how you deliver Seth vs. Cody. |
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I mean, it’s the Hall of Fame. People KNOW The Undertaker is going to be there. And that Scott Steiner is going to be there. Are there more people who are going to care about Seth vs. Cody watching than would mark out if it was Scott Steiner suplexing Seth for 3 minutes straight?
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Dean Ambrose. If you’re not an AEW fan or someone who cares to be aware that they exist, why wouldn’t you kind of expect Dean Ambrose before Cody Rhodes? Or Daniel Bryan?
And yes, Shane McMahon makes more sense too. Even someone already on the roster. Just baffling. |
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Hell, VINCE makes more sense from an on-air WWE perspective right now.
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Forever
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Debuting Cody like this isn’t the greatest. I agree. Should of been on TV before.
Unless it’s not him. |
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It's a Wrestlemania crowd, chances are 90% of them are AEW fans too and are "in the know"
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Anger
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Yeah this. It's really over doing it to me to keep making WM an 8 hour event whether it's 1 or 2 shows. They should have just done it that one year and went back to a four hour show after 2019. I get what they are trying to do but overall I think it de values the spectacle of what WrestleMania is supposed to be because it's just too long and features too much
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Feeling Oof-y
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The reaction to Cody (if it is indeed him) will be interesting at the very least.
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I would say it is most certainly going to be Cody. I don't see WWE pulling any kind of a 'swerve bro'
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XL is right in using the word “interesting.” |
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I agree with you, but the irony is that Cody, to a lot of people, might actually be the swerve. Fans know Undertaker’s going to be there. It’s in Texas. Is it really more likely to someone who just watches television week-to-week that it’s going to be Undertaker than a guy who left wrestling (as far as they’re concerned) on a mid-card level 5 years ago?
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I’m getting “Vince is getting frustrated with his own product” vibes from a lot on this card, honestly. The thing I’m most interested in is seeing how, if at all, their direction changes after WrestleMania.
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The “conspiracy theorist” in me thinks this may be an intentional way to bury Cody and really get the story out there that no one gives a flying fuck about AEW beyond a few fans in a bubble on the internet.
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President of Freedonia
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I mean we're basically at a point where the matches that make people say "Really? That's a WrestleMania match?" are the ones that feature only people who wrestle on TV weekly.
If it doesn't involve someone who wrestles on TV sparingly, a legend, or a celebrity...it automatically feels less important by default because it's not an "attraction" and you could see it on any random episode of Raw or SmackDown. And none of the stories in those matches are compelling. |
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Shelly Martinez = Ratings
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Veer will finally debut on RAW only to be squashed by Cody and never seen again
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The live crowd will probably go for it, but I genuinely think audiences are home will be lost. I kind of want to go out on a limb, make a wild prediction and say that I don’t think Cody is going to be the guy. It probably is, but if it’s not then it’s going to be like “Of course it wasn’t, lol.” |
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Seth apparently just made a comment somewhere calling himself the new Mr. WrestleMania. If you don’t give a fuck about AEW (most fans) and hear Seth say that in front of WrestleMania in Texas, why wouldn’t you half-expect Shawn Michaels to come dancing through that curtain?
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The Undertaker is going to be AT WRESTLEMANIA. He’s going into the Hall of Fame. It’s Texas. Who is inducting him? Vince McMahon. Who is picking Seth’s “main event” opponent? Vince McMahon.
Fuck, if I were a WWE fan I’d be leaning more towards Seth vs. Taker vs. Shawn in a Triple Threat than Seth vs…Cody Rhodes? Lolwut, wasn’t he Stardust? |
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