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Man, that presentation of the Hall of Fame was lame. Piper's induction was okay, but Hogan's....that was plain boring. Why the heck is it he gets awarded something big, he gets a 5 minute ovation?
 
I'm still sitting on the fence about getting Wrestlemania. First time in 21 years I haven't been sucked into the hype.
 
Byte This said a couple times that Cena-JBL is going to be the "main event".

If that means that HHH-Batista isn't the last match... prepare to be pissed, kids.

If HHH still has that title after WM... wow. And I really believe it's gonna happen. HHH could just lose to Batista at Backlash then.

I'm not getting WM, either. I'm actually a bit hyped for it... but, the few friends that I used to watch PPV's with, are very bored with wrestling now. There's no way I'm paying $50 to watch 4 hours of ANYTHING.
 
Alright, I hope HHH isn't the last match but....it will be. I got some people coming over and the food is already cooking and the beers are already chilled. They don't care one way or another if we get the PPV but after a steak and cheese and a few pale ales I might just end up ordering it.

So, if any one wants directions to Camp JimmieMac...Providence,RI....

Damn, I just remembered that one of the guys is bringing God Of War and we're close to beating it....so if it comes down to finishing one of the greatest games in recent memory or ordering a sub-par PPV, I think the Greek will win. Again.
 
Well, I've got to prepare for my big defense tomorrow, so no show for me; if I were able to fuck off tonight, I'd still be *very* hesitant to order.

HHH spent a great deal of time on camera at the HoF show, didn't he? It was lame to only see Piper and Hogan; perhaps more will buy the DVD this year.

Cheese steaks and pale ales sound fantastic; any other night (and if I weren't in Cincinnati), I'd hang with the icon.

Cena-JBL on last? That would take balls. Stupid balls, but balls nonetheless.

myke.
 
Out of curiosity, how has WM event changed with the brand split over the years? From what I remember recently...

XIX: Smackdown (Lesnar vs. Angle) over RAW (Booker T vs. HHH)
XX: RAW (HBK vs. HHH vs. Benoit) over Smackdown (Eddie Guerrero vs. Angle)
XXI: Smackdown's turn?

What was it for 17, 18? Err, however it goes back to the split, I don't remember exactly which WM was the first after the split.
 
[quote name='SevereTireDamage']Out of curiosity, how has WM event changed with the brand split over the years? From what I remember recently...

XIX: Smackdown (Lesnar vs. Angle) over RAW (Booker T vs. HHH)
XX: RAW (HBK vs. HHH vs. Benoit) over Smackdown (Eddie Guerrero vs. Angle)
XXI: Smackdown's turn?

What was it for 17, 18? Err, however it goes back to the split, I don't remember exactly which WM was the first after the split.[/QUOTE]

XIX was the first after the split, because I remember the nWo being able to be "drafted as a group" on the Raw after XVIII.

I don't think it will follow any pattern, just whatever match they feel is the largest. And Lina, as far as them calling Cena-JBL the "main event", they've been doing that on Smackdown!, as well as calling HHH-Batista the "main event" on Raw. I'm fairly sure HHH-Batista will win out.

Though, if it were me, the Ladder Match would be the main event.
 
Hay i have 2 tickets to the monday night raw on 4/4 at staple center. They are located in Premier Seating 3. I'll sell them for $100. If you are interested give me an pm.

Randy
 
[quote name='RandyTsai']Hay i have 2 tickets to the monday night raw on 4/4 at staple center. They are located in Premier Seating 3. I'll sell them for $100. If you are interested give me an pm.

Randy[/QUOTE]

I'm nowhere near the area, but out of curiosity, what would those two tickets cost if they were bought off Ticketmaster (or whatever sales provider the Staples Center uses)?
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Sorry to ruin your weekend, ZL.



myke.
...mmm, goose island.[/QUOTE]

:rofl:

but does she have any developed allergies to...

mmmmmm GOLDUST! (insert perverse chomping sound here)
 
A quote from IGN's report of the THQ Superstar Challenge:

Captain Charisma starting things off by jumping in the Big Show's face--check that--his chest, and mouthing off. Show simply brushed Christian aside in front of a crowd full of peeps and said "I've slept with bigger women than you."

Christian shot back: "Oh yeah, well I've slept with bigger women than you!"

:rofl:
 
Well time to do the WM Rundown, I'll even guess the order of the matches:

Match 1:

Eddie vs Rey Mysterio

Naturally Chavo will have to participate in the match in some fashion. With a heel turn so heavily expected I kind of have the feeling that the WWE will wait and let this one take place on SD! Look for Eddie to get the win via. Chavo interference teasing an Eddie heel turn, whilst pissing of Mysterio. Ultimately it will be Mysterio who turns in the next few weeks.

Match 2:

Kane vs Benoit vs Jericho vs Benjamin vs Edge vs Christian

The only money in the bank here, is that this match will probably be the best of the entire show. It's really a tough call as to who will pick up the win, since the title shot is guaranteed anytime in the next year. In fact I'd say this is easily the most unpredictable match of the show. I kind of think Benjamin may win, simply because he'd be defending the I/C title if he weren't in this match. I also think we may see Benoit or Jericho cost the other individual the match, setting up a match between the two at Backlash. Edge & Christian will likely reunite for a few spots, but I just can't see either one winning the match. That leaves Kane and Benjamin, with Kane's push the past few weeks seemingly halted by Batista on Raw during the lumberjack match, I can only assume that he's just been tossed in here for the sole purpose of kicking some ass for awhile, then losing. That brings me back to Benjamin, who is my pick to win.

Match 3:

Big Show vs Akebono

Not the most hyped match, and in all honesty I wouldn't be stunned if it got moved back in the card a bit. Anyway this one should be short. I wonder if it'll be like the Butterbean/Bart Gunn fight? If it's scripted expect the Big Show to win as Akebono stands nothing to gain, and Big Show could go around saying he defeated a grand champion Yokozuna. If it's a shoot my money is on Akebono all the way. Eh, let's go with Akebono regardless, to improve the WWE's international relations. Plus "celebrities" tend to win at WM.

Match 4:

30 man Battle Royal

Not sure exactly who is in this, what they win, or anything else. What I do know is Hassan will be involved in some way and Hassan will be tossed out immediately. Booker T has been mentioned as a potential winner, and that sounds pretty reasonable to me. Booker really should've been given an actual match, perhaps against Orlando Jordan for the US title. Oh well, it's entirely possible Jordan wins, but my money is on Booker T.

Match 5:

HBK vs. HBKurt

Undoubtely this will be the best one on one match of the evening. It's kind of hard to see either one of these guys losing this match at this point. I'd kind of like to see Kurt lose and then move to Raw to stir things up a bit, while one of the top faces from Raw goes to SD! Anyhow, I look for Michaels to win in the end, since Kurt has really been getting the best of the Heartbreak Kid on tv. If for some reason Kurt is able to prevail, look for a rematch at Backlash. Anyhow, I'm picking HBK.


Match 6:

Austin vs Piper

So, maybe this isn't booked as a match, but mark my words Austin will kick somebody's ass. Maybe it won't be Piper, but someone is getting stunned at WM21.

Match 7:

Trish Stratus vs. Christy Hemme

This match may even take place later, it's hard to say for sure. I expect Trish to win, with or without Lita's help. I don't think Lita will turn heel simply because she can't really wrestle right now. I'd like to see Matt Hardy return and give Lita and Christy the twist of fate and walk-off with Trish. Fantasy aside, reality says Trish retains.

Match 8 or 10:

John Cena vs JBL

JBL's title reign is already the longest since Diesel's back in the mid-90s. He's actually over with the fans and even with a good portion of the internet as a legit top heel and title holder. He'll never be convincing to me as the top guy, but since when did my opinion matter to Vince McMahon. In the end I expect JBL to finally drop the title to Cena. If Cena doesn't win now, he never will. The next SD! ppv is two months away, and Vince can use this time to give Cena a trial-run to so to speak as the champion, and if it doesn't work he can drop the belt at Judgment Day and not lose any of the momentum he's built up and popularity he has with the fans. The guy didn't drop the US Title for nothing, and since it's not being defended anyways (could've been like the Warrior-Hogan title for title match here) I fully expect John Cena to talk away as the champion. It's possible that this match is the last match, so the fans leave "happy"

Match 9:

Randy Orton vs. The Undertaker

This is really a lose-lose situation. On one hand you've got a rising star in Randy Orton. He's had a brief title run and is now looking to take his game to the next level as a heel. I could easily see Orton being shipped over to SD! so he doesn't have to be involved with Triple H, of course I could also see Orton rejoining Evolution. Then you've got Undertaker and his very impressive 12-0 undefeated streak at Wrestlemania. Orton has easily got the best of Taker on tv, attacking him on multiple occasions. All logic suggest that therefore Taker must win. Normally logic doesn't apply to the WWE, but here I see Undertaker picking up the win. I also see Orton jumping over to SD! to feud with the new champion John Cena.

Match 10 or 8:

HHH vs. Batista

This match has gotten the most hype, and will probably be the main event, but I could be wrong, and the whole SD!/Raw main event rotation could come into play. Plus I don't really see this being the greatest match ever, in fact it's gonna look down right horrid compared to last years triple threat match. Batista is sure to score many o' near fall, but in the end somehow, someway Triple H will prevail. The real question is will it be clean or will he have help? Well, help outside of Flair. I'd be willing to say yes. Maybe Austin involves himself in the match, that'd be a good swerve, or hell even Hogan could leap over the barricade from his front row seat and interfere. In the end, it'll probably be someone like Mark Jindrak helping HHH pick up the win. Bottom line is HHH wins.


Winners:
Eddie
Benjamin
Akebono
Booker T
HBK
Trish
Cena
The Undertaker
Triple H
 
Christian rules. End of story. That "comeback" line was great.

I mentioned to my stepdad that Wrestlemania is tonight. He went and ordered it right away.. awesome. I can't wait. Wrestlemania's the one PPV we order.. I didn't think we were going to do it this year, but i'm glad we are. Go Batista!

What's great is that it starts in like an hour. The preshow starts at 530, the show starts at 6.. a full hour earlier than normal. It ends at the normal time.. only $35 as well, I thought it'd be $40 or $45. They even threw in a free replay, so technically, it's from 6 to 2am.. but I only intend on watching it once.
 
[quote name='AdamInPlaidum']I don't think it will follow any pattern, just whatever match they feel is the largest. And Lina, as far as them calling Cena-JBL the "main event", they've been doing that on Smackdown!, as well as calling HHH-Batista the "main event" on Raw. I'm fairly sure HHH-Batista will win out.[/QUOTE]True, but I think the expected result is that one of those two matches is going to end with a face win, and the other will have the heel retain. My guess is that they would rather have a crowd popping ending and hence the latter match will have the face retain. Since I also think Cena will win and Batista will lose, (though admittedly, Batista's title push has been done better than Cena's), and guessing they're doing the RAW/Smackdown alternating main event, that's what makes me think Cena/JBL will be the final match of the evening.

Not that it matters for me anyway since I'm not ordering the event. Scorch, I'm surprised it cost that much to order the PPV for you, since on the WWE site and my cable provider both are charging $50. Even the damn webcast is $50, which is pretty weak, I think. I would have considered getting the webcast if it was half-price.
 
[quote name='Trakan']Time for a new thread, ZL?[/QUOTE]

I was planning to do the next one after WM tonight, pending on the results of course.
 
I'm gonna watch from 7 pm to 10:30 (then soccer till midnight)...I'll catch the rest on replay. I'm so excited!

I think Angle v. Michaels will be my favourite match, with Orton v. Taker second.
 
Even though I have little interest in what happens, I still plan on going to my friends and watching it.

Hopefully something exciting happens, and it isn't a boring PPV
 
[quote name='AdamInPlaidum']I'm nowhere near the area, but out of curiosity, what would those two tickets cost if they were bought off Ticketmaster (or whatever sales provider the Staples Center uses)?[/QUOTE]


The total price was like $90 from ticket master.
 
[quote name='Scorch']It ends at the normal time.. only $35 as well, I thought it'd be $40 or $45. [/QUOTE]

Crash said he ordered it at $50, I went and checked, and yeah, it's $50. That's nuts.
 
I can't even muster the attention span to watch Raw or Smackdown anymore...
there are so many ways I'd perfer to spend 50 dollars than on a wrestling PPV.
 
What's up with Rey's mask? He kept touching it to make sure it was going to stay on every chance he got. It reminded me of the plastic face protectors that some wrestlers have had to wear when they broke their nose.
 
Edge wins the Ladder Match and a shot at the World Title. Isn't he 4-0 at Mania?

Looks to me like Batista is winning either tonight or at the next PPV.
 
[quote name='WhipSmartBanky']Thanks for the updates, Adam - this is the first year in I can't remember how many that I'm not watching WM.[/QUOTE]

Unfortunately, I'm not watching either. I don't have PPV box or digital cable, and I couldn't get any friends to order it this year. Seems no one is into wrestling anymore. :( I'm getting updates off of a website.
 
I assume you're watching, rawisjericho? I just read the results up to this point, and the ladder match and HBK/Angle matches sounded excellent.

myke.
...ha, ha, HHH will win. (I bet my predictions suck.)
 
[quote name='AdamInPlaidum']I've been right on all but 2. According to Crash, Big Show even wore a diaper!

Whatever happened to that battle royal?[/QUOTE]

You know, it's time some of these guys (e.g., The Hurricane) become aware of their lot in life and just fucking go to TNA. "I have a match at Wrestlemania" he says. What a doofus.

Sure, I fell for it, but, dammit, I don't fucking work there.

myke.
 
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