Post by Goldash on Mar 27, 2008 0:56:06 GMT -5
Post your comments about this Sunday's Wrestlemania 24 in this thread.
Wrestlemania Card as of March 27th:
Dark Match:
24-man Battle Royal for the #1 Contendership of the ECW Championship (Live on WWE.com)
(Participants: Elijah Burke, Lance Cade, Deuce, Domino, Tommy Dreamer, Jim Duggan, Festus, The Great Khali, Mark Henry, Hardcore Holly, Jesse, Kane, Brian Kendrick, Kofi Kingston, The Miz, Shannon Moore, Trevor Murdoch, Jamie Noble, Chuck Palumbo, Cody Rhodes, Snitsky, Matt Striker, Val Venis, Jimmy Wang Yang)
Chavo Guerrero (C) vs. TBD (ECW Championship Match)
Finlay vs. JBL (Belfast Brawl)
Mr. Kennedy vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Jericho vs. Carlito vs. MVP vs. CM Punk vs. John Morrison (MITB IV)
Maria/Ashley vs. Beth Phoenix/Melina (Lumberjill Match feat. Snoop Dogg)
Umaga vs. Batista
Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels (a.k.a. Flair's Last Match)
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. The Big Show
Edge (C) vs. The Undertaker (World Heavyweight Championship Match)
Randy Orton (C) vs. Triple H vs. John Cena (WWE Championship Match)
Like last year, the card is pretty unspectacular on paper, but knowing how Wrestlemania goes, every match (with the exception of maybe Show/Floyd and the Playboy Bunny Lumberjack Match) has the potential to be Match of the Year.
Let's just hope:
1. ...Elijah Burke wins the Battle Royal and beats Chavo later on in WMXXIV. I've been a Burke mark for God knows how long now. His match with Punk at Judgment Day (I believe) last year was one of the best WWECW matches ever. Just give him the belt, gaddangit! Stop your tomfoolery, you whippersnappers in Stamford!
2. ...this will be Ric's final match. Let's just hope he won't come back every year like a certain graduate of Funk U. As much as I hate the guy for agreeing to participate in the Montreal Screwjob, Shawn is, by far, the greatest entertainer in Wrestlemania history. Yes, even better than The Huckster himself.
3. ...that if a Raw wrestler wins MITB IV, he cashes in his shot at the end of WMXXIV. The Raw title race is stale...and I bet you any money some Subway-endorsing ex-rapper will come away with the title anyway...forgot his name...
4. ...CM Punk wins MITB IV. Dude needs a push, and much more of a push than just fighting some title holder every week on a different show. Guess what word rhymes with "show"? That's right, Samoa Joe! I certainly remember those days...good thing those ROH matches are coming out on DVD soon.
5. ...Floyd doesn't embarrass himself. As soon as he appeared at No Way Out, I thought whatever he would be involved with would bomb. NO CASUAL WRESTLING FAN KNOWS THE GUY! He's not Mike Tyson, he's not even Lennox Lewis...and God (or Allah) knows he's not Muhammad Ali. Come to think of it, boxing doesn't really have a bonafide superstar right now, so this match doesn't seem as huge a celebrity match as any other celebrity match in WWE history. At least Mr. T was big in '85. At least Ozzy was famous and sober enough to talk coherently at Wrestlemania 2. At least LT was at the height of his popularity in '95. At least Donald Trump got to play himself last year. Mayweather? Nope. It seems no one's heard of him who isn't a boxing fan or watches HBO on Saturday nights.
6. ...The Lumberjill Match isn't longer than two minutes. Why can't we have a legitimate wrestling match between Beth Phoenix (LET'S GO BUFFALO!) and Victoria or something? That would be my (wet) dream match. Of course, there has to be weapons involved as well, I mean it can't be a legitimate women's wrestling match without them, right? (wink, wink - and yes, YouTube users, I won't have weapons in the next match, go easy on me!)
7. ...that if Edge wins, than this means the end of Taker's career, or at least his Wrestlemania appearances...or maybe not. I mean, how long did Taker have the belt after he won it last year? Oh, wait, never mind.
8. ...that Vinnie Mac replaces JBL in the Belfast Brawl at the last minute. As much as I don't like Vince wrestling all of the time (bad thoughts about the "Doctor of Hardcore" era returning...) he's a better fit in that match than JBL is. I'd pay money to see Hornswoggle replicate Shane McMahon's coast-to-coast-with-garbage-can from Wrestlemania X7 (and, to a lesser extent, 23)...oh, wait. I'm paying for it regardless...my bad!
9. ...that William Regal is the ring announcer for the Umaga/Batista match. YOUMANGER! Let's throw some TRIPLE HAICH in there for good measure!
10. ...that I won't walk away feeling pissed off. But after last year's unspectacular-on-paper card, I actually thought it was a good event apart from the end and all. Yeah, that's right, just like the NHL Winter Classic was! Fuck you Sidney Crosby! You and John Cena, always ruining my good time!
...thoughts? Predictions? You know what to do...I think...
Wrestlemania Card as of March 27th:
Dark Match:
24-man Battle Royal for the #1 Contendership of the ECW Championship (Live on WWE.com)
(Participants: Elijah Burke, Lance Cade, Deuce, Domino, Tommy Dreamer, Jim Duggan, Festus, The Great Khali, Mark Henry, Hardcore Holly, Jesse, Kane, Brian Kendrick, Kofi Kingston, The Miz, Shannon Moore, Trevor Murdoch, Jamie Noble, Chuck Palumbo, Cody Rhodes, Snitsky, Matt Striker, Val Venis, Jimmy Wang Yang)
Chavo Guerrero (C) vs. TBD (ECW Championship Match)
Finlay vs. JBL (Belfast Brawl)
Mr. Kennedy vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Jericho vs. Carlito vs. MVP vs. CM Punk vs. John Morrison (MITB IV)
Maria/Ashley vs. Beth Phoenix/Melina (Lumberjill Match feat. Snoop Dogg)
Umaga vs. Batista
Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels (a.k.a. Flair's Last Match)
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. The Big Show
Edge (C) vs. The Undertaker (World Heavyweight Championship Match)
Randy Orton (C) vs. Triple H vs. John Cena (WWE Championship Match)
Like last year, the card is pretty unspectacular on paper, but knowing how Wrestlemania goes, every match (with the exception of maybe Show/Floyd and the Playboy Bunny Lumberjack Match) has the potential to be Match of the Year.
Let's just hope:
1. ...Elijah Burke wins the Battle Royal and beats Chavo later on in WMXXIV. I've been a Burke mark for God knows how long now. His match with Punk at Judgment Day (I believe) last year was one of the best WWECW matches ever. Just give him the belt, gaddangit! Stop your tomfoolery, you whippersnappers in Stamford!
2. ...this will be Ric's final match. Let's just hope he won't come back every year like a certain graduate of Funk U. As much as I hate the guy for agreeing to participate in the Montreal Screwjob, Shawn is, by far, the greatest entertainer in Wrestlemania history. Yes, even better than The Huckster himself.
3. ...that if a Raw wrestler wins MITB IV, he cashes in his shot at the end of WMXXIV. The Raw title race is stale...and I bet you any money some Subway-endorsing ex-rapper will come away with the title anyway...forgot his name...
4. ...CM Punk wins MITB IV. Dude needs a push, and much more of a push than just fighting some title holder every week on a different show. Guess what word rhymes with "show"? That's right, Samoa Joe! I certainly remember those days...good thing those ROH matches are coming out on DVD soon.
5. ...Floyd doesn't embarrass himself. As soon as he appeared at No Way Out, I thought whatever he would be involved with would bomb. NO CASUAL WRESTLING FAN KNOWS THE GUY! He's not Mike Tyson, he's not even Lennox Lewis...and God (or Allah) knows he's not Muhammad Ali. Come to think of it, boxing doesn't really have a bonafide superstar right now, so this match doesn't seem as huge a celebrity match as any other celebrity match in WWE history. At least Mr. T was big in '85. At least Ozzy was famous and sober enough to talk coherently at Wrestlemania 2. At least LT was at the height of his popularity in '95. At least Donald Trump got to play himself last year. Mayweather? Nope. It seems no one's heard of him who isn't a boxing fan or watches HBO on Saturday nights.
6. ...The Lumberjill Match isn't longer than two minutes. Why can't we have a legitimate wrestling match between Beth Phoenix (LET'S GO BUFFALO!) and Victoria or something? That would be my (wet) dream match. Of course, there has to be weapons involved as well, I mean it can't be a legitimate women's wrestling match without them, right? (wink, wink - and yes, YouTube users, I won't have weapons in the next match, go easy on me!)
7. ...that if Edge wins, than this means the end of Taker's career, or at least his Wrestlemania appearances...or maybe not. I mean, how long did Taker have the belt after he won it last year? Oh, wait, never mind.
8. ...that Vinnie Mac replaces JBL in the Belfast Brawl at the last minute. As much as I don't like Vince wrestling all of the time (bad thoughts about the "Doctor of Hardcore" era returning...) he's a better fit in that match than JBL is. I'd pay money to see Hornswoggle replicate Shane McMahon's coast-to-coast-with-garbage-can from Wrestlemania X7 (and, to a lesser extent, 23)...oh, wait. I'm paying for it regardless...my bad!
9. ...that William Regal is the ring announcer for the Umaga/Batista match. YOUMANGER! Let's throw some TRIPLE HAICH in there for good measure!
10. ...that I won't walk away feeling pissed off. But after last year's unspectacular-on-paper card, I actually thought it was a good event apart from the end and all. Yeah, that's right, just like the NHL Winter Classic was! Fuck you Sidney Crosby! You and John Cena, always ruining my good time!
...thoughts? Predictions? You know what to do...I think...
