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7 months ago
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Its ya boi, torgmous
anyway yeah Wrestlemania 41 sure happened, didn't it? Middling builds leading to middling matches. I went into this year knowing that what we got for Mania 40 was lightning in a bottle and likely could not be matched, but this still kind of blew.
Spoilers for the show:
Jey v Gunther was okay, the ending diminished Gunther and brings an end to a very disappointing title run. Let's hope Gunther takes some time away and comes back refreshed and ready to be the Ring General who held the IC title for 666 days. Not that I want him to go back to holding the IC belt, but the perfect template for a world title run was set up by his IC title run and it was totally biffed.
The New Day v The War Raiders should have been a TV match and didn't do much to help the New Day even in victory. I figured if they put this on Mania it would be more significant, maybe even involve Big E in some way. The TLC match for the Smackdown tag belts should have featured instead.
Jade v Naomi was really fun!!! Heel Naomi has been killing it and I hope to see more from her. It was cool seeing speed vs size, and the two managed to tell a story with the inverted dynamic really well.
Jacob Fatu v LA Knight was great. I'm kind of bummed that Knight lost the US championship since it makes him feel like a transitional champion, but Jacob can definitely benefit from it.
Chad Gable El Grande Americano v Rey Fenix was a banger (what a surprise, given the talent from these two) but using Fenix instead of Dragon Lee is kind of a misstep. Dragon Lee is already tied up with the Grande Americano story and could afford to eat the loss.
Tiffany v Charlotte's build has been rubbing me the wrong way from the off and that impacted my enjoyment of the match. I'm glad Tiffany kept the belt, now let's put this feud to rest and have them both move onto different programs.
Seth v Roman v Punk in their Custody of Paul Heyman match was a neat little dance, very well-told triple threat. Heyman betraying both Punk and Roman makes sense given how both abandoned him at different times. I think he and Seth will make a good act.
Iyo v Rhea v Bianca was probably my favorite match of the weekend. The work rate was top notch with all three women's styles complimenting each other. Given the story WWE was telling, Iyo was far and away the right winner. I'm surprised Bianca's WrestleMania win streak ended, but not displeased.
Damien v Drew was pretty good. I appreciate that Drew was able to turn a "nothing match" into a feud worth following, but it's time to put him back up in the upper ecshelon. Damien is defs a top babyface, but he's not really on a main event level anymore.
Bron v Penta v Dom v Finn was my second favorite match on the card. Tons of action, Penta is amazing, and Dom pinning Finn for the belt is absolutely the right call. Let's hope that this will finally serve as the catalyst to break Finn out of the Judgement Day because shit damn the Judgement Day is lame.
AJ v Logan Paul was my piss break match. As talented as they both are, I don't want to watch Logan Paul wrestle.
Lyra and ???? v Liv and Raquel was...I mean, it sure did happen. The return pop Becky Lynch got was huge, but it sucks that it came at Bayley's expense. Hopefully Becky wearing the women's tag strap will help relegitimize them as they've become dangerously close to being an afterthought again.
Orton v ???? was nice but it made Joe Hendry look kind of weak. It doesn't matter that he's from TNA, he's the TNA world champion! I would have loved to have the match go on for another five minutes with Joe getting some more offense in.
Cody v Cena was a joke, lol. While Cena winning was the right choice, I'm not sure what I should have expected from a man nearing 50 who infamously spent his entire career not being able to wrestle. It made Cody look like a dipshit. The fans cheering Cena and booing Cody really hurt the match too (the American fans did not understand the assignment, unlike the European ones). I had to think if this was a matter of my expectations exceeding what was promoted, but ultimately the match was just disappointing.
Oh yeah I changed my username kbye
anyway yeah Wrestlemania 41 sure happened, didn't it? Middling builds leading to middling matches. I went into this year knowing that what we got for Mania 40 was lightning in a bottle and likely could not be matched, but this still kind of blew.
Spoilers for the show:
Jey v Gunther was okay, the ending diminished Gunther and brings an end to a very disappointing title run. Let's hope Gunther takes some time away and comes back refreshed and ready to be the Ring General who held the IC title for 666 days. Not that I want him to go back to holding the IC belt, but the perfect template for a world title run was set up by his IC title run and it was totally biffed.
The New Day v The War Raiders should have been a TV match and didn't do much to help the New Day even in victory. I figured if they put this on Mania it would be more significant, maybe even involve Big E in some way. The TLC match for the Smackdown tag belts should have featured instead.
Jade v Naomi was really fun!!! Heel Naomi has been killing it and I hope to see more from her. It was cool seeing speed vs size, and the two managed to tell a story with the inverted dynamic really well.
Jacob Fatu v LA Knight was great. I'm kind of bummed that Knight lost the US championship since it makes him feel like a transitional champion, but Jacob can definitely benefit from it.
Tiffany v Charlotte's build has been rubbing me the wrong way from the off and that impacted my enjoyment of the match. I'm glad Tiffany kept the belt, now let's put this feud to rest and have them both move onto different programs.
Seth v Roman v Punk in their Custody of Paul Heyman match was a neat little dance, very well-told triple threat. Heyman betraying both Punk and Roman makes sense given how both abandoned him at different times. I think he and Seth will make a good act.
Iyo v Rhea v Bianca was probably my favorite match of the weekend. The work rate was top notch with all three women's styles complimenting each other. Given the story WWE was telling, Iyo was far and away the right winner. I'm surprised Bianca's WrestleMania win streak ended, but not displeased.
Damien v Drew was pretty good. I appreciate that Drew was able to turn a "nothing match" into a feud worth following, but it's time to put him back up in the upper ecshelon. Damien is defs a top babyface, but he's not really on a main event level anymore.
Bron v Penta v Dom v Finn was my second favorite match on the card. Tons of action, Penta is amazing, and Dom pinning Finn for the belt is absolutely the right call. Let's hope that this will finally serve as the catalyst to break Finn out of the Judgement Day because shit damn the Judgement Day is lame.
AJ v Logan Paul was my piss break match. As talented as they both are, I don't want to watch Logan Paul wrestle.
Lyra and ???? v Liv and Raquel was...I mean, it sure did happen. The return pop Becky Lynch got was huge, but it sucks that it came at Bayley's expense. Hopefully Becky wearing the women's tag strap will help relegitimize them as they've become dangerously close to being an afterthought again.
Orton v ???? was nice but it made Joe Hendry look kind of weak. It doesn't matter that he's from TNA, he's the TNA world champion! I would have loved to have the match go on for another five minutes with Joe getting some more offense in.
Cody v Cena was a joke, lol. While Cena winning was the right choice, I'm not sure what I should have expected from a man nearing 50 who infamously spent his entire career not being able to wrestle. It made Cody look like a dipshit. The fans cheering Cena and booing Cody really hurt the match too (the American fans did not understand the assignment, unlike the European ones). I had to think if this was a matter of my expectations exceeding what was promoted, but ultimately the match was just disappointing.
Oh yeah I changed my username kbye
