The WRESTLEMANIA 24 Wrestling Thread! Wooooooooooooo!

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[quote name='Demolition Man']I suppose you chanted "fuck TNA" too right?[/quote]


no not really but a friend of mine did..

i know that storys making the round
 
[quote name='guyver2077']it didnt really matter anyway.. the crowd was a mix of all different types of fans.. their would have been no heat[/QUOTE]

Bullshit. You would of gotten mad heat since you would of been all Cenaized as opposed to wearing just another shirt.
 
[quote name='Demolition Man']Bullshit. You would of gotten mad heat since you would of been all Cenaized as opposed to wearing just another shirt.[/quote]

doubtful... this wasnt a "hardcore" crowd...atleast not on friday
 
[quote name='Purple Flames']God I love Santino.[/quote]


:lol:

(paraphrased)

"Did you get your rabies shot for kissing the Snoopy Dog? Did he take you to eat the Kibbles and Bits?
 
[quote name='GuilewasNK']:lol:

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"Did you get your rabies shot for kissing the Snoopy Dog? Did he take you to eat the Kibbles and Bits?[/quote]

That was pretty funny. I noticed king, and jr both keep calling matt hardy jeff... :D
 
i noticed that they changed the main even for tonight.. yesterday at mania they said it would be a tag match.. ortan/jbl vs cena/finlay
 
[quote name='guyver2077']i noticed that they changed the main even for tonight.. yesterday at mania they said it would be a tag match.. ortan/jbl vs cena/finlay[/QUOTE]

They might of been refering to the after show dark main event.

Here we go folks.... the final time for Flair. :cry:
 
am i the only one kinda sad to see a 4 horsemen reunion, sans Chris benoit? I know he was part of the "crappier" 4 horsemen, but it's also the only version I saw back when I first started watching wrestling.
 
I was hoping there would be some big name guys there like Hogan, Savage, etc.. It was great to see the Horsemen, though. Great to see Arn Anderson, Dean Malenko, Harley Race, Ricky Steamboat..

Where was Vince?
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']I'd like to see a Flair retirement speech on Raw tomorrow to get a proper send-off. I know the HoF thing was kind of a retirement speech, but it got cut off and he had to pretend he wasn't retired yet. Just give him 10-15 minutes to say goodbye in front of an indoor crowd.[/QUOTE]



That's what I'm talking 'bout.
 
[quote name='-Never4ever-']am i the only one kinda sad to see a 4 horsemen reunion, sans Chris benoit? I know he was part of the "crappier" 4 horsemen, but it's also the only version I saw back when I first started watching wrestling.[/quote]

I was thinking the same thing.

I was kind of wishing Sting could have been there to be honest. That would have probably took away from Flair's moment though.
 
I'm not ashamed to admit, that after Triple H came out and Flair started crying, I pretty much bawled like a baby throughout the entire thing. That was the greatest and most emotional segment in the history of wrestling.
 
On one night, we got the reunion of the horsemen, Flair standing in the ring with Ricky Steamboat, one of his most famous rivals, one last time, Dusty talking about Flair, Flair standing with his former Evolution stablemates one last time, a million loving embraces, tears of sadness, tears of joy, and a new era for wrestling, as Ric Flair left the ring for the final time. What a beautiful ending to an amazing show.

Beyond the Flair stuff, Jericho-Punk was really good, Cryme Tyme's return was a genuine surprise and has gotten quite a bit of buzz from folks I've talked to, London and Kendrick winning a good match, Santino being pinned by Maria after being assaulted by a dozen women, and some fantastic video packages recapping 'Mania. This was everything a wrestling show should be. It was emotional on many levels, enjoyable from a strictly wrestling standpoint, and had some fine Santino-based comedy. Excellent effort from WWE.

Quotes -
(after Cena’s tron and music show, and HHH’s tron shows up early)J.R. - Well, it is live television.
Orton - Expecting someone else? (fans - you suck!) All week, it wasn’t whether or not I was going to win at WrestleMania, it was WHO WAS GONNA BEAT ME!? Cena or HHH? NO ONE THOUGHT THAT I WAS GOING TO WIN! YOU PEOPLE NEVER WANTED TO GIVE ME ANY CREDIT! Well, now, whether you like it or not, you have no choice but to show me RESPECT! You people never liked hearing the laundry list before, but you’re gonna hear it now - Michaels, Jericho, Jeff Hardy, HHH, John Cena, and a remarkable victory at the main event of WRESTLEMANIA! Now sure, HHH and Cena are gonna want a rematch, but they don’t deserve it - I don’t need to prove anything to them or to you. Forget the Hulkamania era, forget the Attitude era, we are living in the Age of Orton! (JBL’s theme hits)
JBL - You’re right - Cena and HHH don’t deserve a championship match, I, on the other hand, do. You had the audacity and brag about your match last night - Randy, IT WAS PATHETIC! YOU WALKED OUT WWE CHAMPION BECAUSE YOU WERE LUCKY! Your entire reign has been predicated on luck! My WWE… LOOK AT ME BOY! Championship reign, with that championship, the longest in SD history, was predicated by dominance! Look at my match at WrestleMania, I took the supposed toughest man in WWE, Finlay, and his mutant son, at his own game! You, you can’t beat me. You never will be able to beat me. I am declaring my candidacy for the number 1 contender to the WWE Championship. They say I passed the torch, I WANT MY DAMN TORCH BACK! Bad news for these people - you think they dislike you as champion, they’re gonna hate me!
Orton - WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE!? EVERYONE WHO HAS SAID THEY COULD BEAT ME HAS FAILED MISERABLY! GET BACK HERE! I’M BEGGING YOU TO COME BACK OUT EHRE!
(to Matt Hardy, after he attacked Orton)Regal - WHO IN THE BLOODY HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
Matt - HE KICKED ME IN THE APPENDIX! HE TOOK 3 MONTHS OUT OF MY CAREER! I WANT RANDY ORTON IN THAT RING!
(after Cryme Tyme comes out)Lawler - I heard they spent the last 6 months in the island.
J.R. - The Bahamas?
Lawler - Nah, Rikers.
J.R. - When we last saw Cryme Tyme, they were trying to auction off Cade’s hat - they ended up giving it away.
J.R. - JTG with an Oklahoma roll…why’s it have to be from Oklahoma?
Lawler - I dunno.
Lawler - Money money, YEAH YEAH!
HBK - You know, I’m feeling a lot of emotions right now, and none of them are particularly good. You know, I was asked to do a job, to be the showstopper, to be Mr…. WrestleMania, and I don’t know how I feel about that. I had a job to do last night - Flair asked for my A game, and that’s what I gave him. I have too much love and respect for him to give him anything less. I had a chance to pull the trigger, and I did. And now the career of the greatest wrestler who ever lived (fans woo) is over. And I’m the man responsible for it. That is a burden, that’s another burden I need to carry with me for the rest of my life. Forgive me.(HBK leaves)
(to HBK)Regal - You did what you had to do. Personally, it’s something that should have bene done a long time ago.(Batista shows up behind him)
J.R. - Kendrick and London have worked out their problems, back when Kendrick left London when they had a handicap match against Umaga. I was watching 24/7 the other day, and these guys remind me a lot of the Midnight Rockers - they beat you with their speed and technique.
(Holly chops London in the corner, who flies over the top to the floor)J.R. - GOOD GOSH!
J.R. - I was sitting at ringside when Flair won his sixth world title in 1989 - it’s hard to believe that I’ll be here during Ric Flair’s farewell address.
Fans - LET’S GO JERICHO/C-M PUNK!
(during a Punk-Jericho kick exchange)Lawler - This is starting to remind me of a Rob Van Dam movie, Bloodsport, one of the best movies ever about guys kicking each other.
J.R. - Rob Van Dam? Jean Claude Van Damme’s brother?
Show - Well, I would like to congratulate Floyd Mayweather, and his manager, and his five bodyguards, steel chair, and brass knuckles - congratulations to all of you. May weather - greatest fighter in the planet, but I’m not out here for him, I’m out here for the hall of fame. Ric Flair stood at the podium and talked about being in the ring with Andre the Giant, and said that I’m the greatest big man he’s ever been in the ring with. I can’t tell you how much that means to me, so I’m going to make something very clear - I’m going to go back to doing what I do best. No one can beat me one-on-one, I will be the first man… (Khali’s theme hits)
J.R. - This is something I thought I would never see!
Lawler - This is like King Kong squaring off with Godzilla! (fans can’t - YOU CAN’T WRESTLE!)
Show - YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF MY FACE!
Khali - DAH!
Show - Seriously.
Fans - SHOW’S GONNA KILL YOU! (Khali leaves)
Santino - 1-2-3-4-5...(Maria finds him doing squats) 88-89! Did you enjoy kissing Scooby the Dogg?!
Maria - Santino, Regal said only you could end this match…
Santino - Maria, I should have been in the money bank, or in the royal battle, but I was stuck in the lowest form of WWE - divas match, divas should be at home making pasta or babies! Maria, I NEED A RELEASE, and unless you know of another way to get one… (Maria slaps him) FINE MARIA, HAVE IT-A YOUR WAY!
Lawler - Jeff Hardy means business in this match!
J.R. - IT’S MATT!
Lawler - Matt, sorry…
Dusty - I’ve wined and dined with kings and queens, and I’ve wrestled Ric Flair. I struggled through some nights, thinking about standing across the ring from him. Hearing that bell ring, 60 minutes later, still chilled up inside. It was always a happening every time you stepped into the ring with me, it was a monumental event. There’s legends, there’s icons, but from this day forth, Ric Flair, is a national treasure.
Flair - WOOO! Last night, I wrestled my very last match at WrestleMania. I will never ever wrestle in this ring again. (fans boo) Please, I’m not sad about not wrestling. You shouldn’t be sad about the fact that you’re not gonna see me out here - you should rejoice because I’VE HAD THE GREATEST WRESTLING CAREER IN THE HISTORY OF PRO WRESTLING! AND LAST NIGHT, EVEN THOUGH I LOST, I LOST TO A GREAT, GREAT WRESTLER AND A FAIR MAN! Truth! Rejoice in the fact that I have wrestled in front of you fans, raised more hell, and had more fun, every day of my life. Swear to God. I’ve been tearing up all day at the thought of not being able to come out here any more, but I’m in a good place, and I love you. Thank you, thank you. I wanna thank you for the memories, thank you for the support, and most of all, thank you all for making me who I am today. WOOOO! (HHH’s theme hits)
HHH - Ric, if you think these people in Orlando are the only ones who wanna thank you, if you think that the millions of people watching on TV are the only ones who wanna say thank you, well then my friend, you’ve got another thing coming. Because I had to come out here and tell ya something - from the bottom of my heart, I love you, man. And thank you, thank you! (HHH bows) Now, that takes care of me, but there are a few other people who wanted to say a thank you, too. This one group of guys, I talked to them today, and it’s weird, my hand’s bene cramping up like this… TULLY BLANCHARD, ARN ANDERSON, JJ DILLON, AND BARRY WINDHAM - THE FOUR HORSEMEN!
J.R. - This is the first time the Horsemen have been together since 1988.
HHH - THE ANIMAL, AND THE EVOLUTION, OF BATISTA! RICKY THE DRAGON STEAMBOAT! THE SEVEN TIME WORLD CHAMPION, HARLEY RACE! GREG THE HAMMER VALENTINE! ANOTHER HORSEMAN, DEAN MALENKO! Y2J, CHRIS JERICHO! JOHN CENA!! Ric, here comes your family. His wife Tiffany, David, Megan, Reid, and Ashley! (fans clap, woo, and cheer, HBK comes out and hugs Ric) First, those are sweet watches? Do those match? Cool. We can keep this going on all night, so anyone else who wants to come out and say thanks to Ric Flair, come on out!
Entire WWE roster - THANK YOU, RIC!
Crowd - Thank you, Ric!


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Naitch will be missed sign
 
yeah it couldve been way more awesome, but it still turned out great.

i was actually thinking HHH was going to swerve us all and turn heel on flair. I'm glad they didn't go that route.

this was easily one of the best raw's ive seen since 2001.
 
[quote name='Matt Young']I'm not ashamed to admit, that after Triple H came out and Flair started crying, I pretty much bawled like a baby throughout the entire thing. That was the greatest and most emotional segment in the history of wrestling.[/quote]


Definitely the most emotional that didn't involve a death.
 
seeing his tears made me choke up. hes meant so much to the business and to wrestling fans. i'm proud to say i watched him wrestle throughout the years.
 
[quote name='GuilewasNK']Definitely the most emotional that didn't involve a death.[/QUOTE]

Indeed. This was emotional in the best possible way.
 
I miss Flair all ready :( I know he'll be back in some capacity, but the greatest wrestler of all time is done in the ring. That's really sad...can't wait for this night on his dvd though
 
that was rough, only noticed one wrestler that didnt come out, that being the undertaker. but i couldve just missed him.

that was great though
 
[quote name='beane316']I miss Flair all ready :( I know he'll be back in some capacity, but the greatest wrestler of all time is done in the ring. That's really sad...can't wait for this night on his dvd though[/QUOTE]

I'm sure it will be an extra on the Mania DVD. Either way, I recorded it.
 
Yea, I recorded it as well :) Oh, and this is from the wrestling observer website:

If you are on the West Coast you must watch the last 20 minutes of Raw and don't Tivo because it's going long

That was the most wonderful segment on a wrestling show that I have ever seen.

After the show went off the air, everyone stayed out. Undertaker, Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon and John Laurinaitis all came out. Undertaker came out and everybody parted to let him to the ring and he bowed to Flair doing his old urn pose. When Flair walked out of the ring, they parted. The whole place was chanting "Thank you Ric."
 
I missed the first 20 minutes of raw tonight, but I'll get it elsewhere. I'm on a delayed feed since I'm west coast, but HBK just came out and that was one of the saddest things I've ever seen. You could tell that Flair/what happened yesterday really meant a great deal to him. The crowd at that arena is horrible. I would have been on my feet applauding HBK the whole time he was out. I think I heard a couple of boos even.
 
You know what, I think Paul London and Bobby Kendrick are slowly turning into tag team favorites of mine. I never really cared for them, but I saw a couple of their matches on my ladder match DVD and across my other wrestling DVDs and they put out some pretty good, solid matches.
 
[quote name='hiccupleftovers']You know what, I think Paul London and Bobby Kendrick are slowly turning into tag team favorites of mine. I never really cared for them, but I saw a couple of their matches on my ladder match DVD and across my other wrestling DVDs and they put out some pretty good, solid matches.[/quote]

They're a fine tag team. They just need to switch to decaf.
 
[quote name='Purple Flames']They're a fne tag team. They just need to switch to decaf.[/quote]

No doubt they have the in-ring talent, I just think they've had to develop their out-of-ring/schtick talen a bit. I really think that if the WWE wanted to, they could really run with them as a tag team for a bit. I really can't think of any other tag team currently that would be more deservant, outside of say the Hardy's.
 
LOL at the "You can't wrestle" chants for Khali. Looks like some of the ROH fans went to Raw tonight.

The Punk/Jericho match was a good taste of things to come if they go with the feud.

Not going to lie - I cried at the Foley "I Will Remember You" video they played when he retired a few years ago.
 
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