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Wrestlemania 25...

Remember people it's 7 PM Tonight.

A big night, something we will all remember no matter what. I for one am going to enjoy it quite well. For those unfortunate to be watching I feel sorry for you.

Doesn't look like I will be getting to watch WM live.
I'll probably find a way to watch it eventually, there is always a way.

Not really that keen on it anyway.

The one thing I want to see is how Undertaker beats Michaels.
Anyone who doesn't think that is how it is going to end is kidding themselves.
But apart from his triangle hold all of undertakers offence is so cliche, it doesn't get a reaction anymore.
Same thing week in and week out with the old school, bouncing off the ropes *yawn* whatevers.
So hopefully he pulls out something special. Not the same old routine.

I'm looking forward to see what happens since there are a few matches that are sure to have some great work involved. I won't actually be seeing it but I will eventually. I just hope that if JBL does retire he doesn't take the IC title with him. That would suck.

Dude, I'm SO hyped up for WrestleMania right now. I just had 8 beers and I barely feel it. Holy shit I'm so numb.

WWE Champion Triple H vs. Randy Orton: Anybody who thinks Orton will wins this one is utterly mistaken. Triple H we all know is the man of the hour, especially this and last year.

World Heavyweight Champion Edge vs. John Cena vs. Big Show (Triple Threat Match): This may be questionable, but Cena's stuck in between a love triangle and believe me, he'll get out of it and, most of all, send the title back to RAW.

Intercontinental Champion JBL vs. Rey Mysterio: Mysterio won on Monday for a simple reason: to make this match unpredictable. Plus, JBL won't give in to his Intercontinental title just yet, believe me.

Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy (Extreme Rules Match): Sorry Matt, but you're a dick. The fans have been waiting for this match for the longest time. Though it was expected, it will be a classic, but Jeff is the enegma. He is the daredevil. And believe me, he'll do whatever it takes to win.

WWE Tag Team Champions vs. World Tag Team Champions (Unified Tag Team Championship
Lumberjack Match)

Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker: Oh, come on, guys! This one is a given. The streak won't end at 16. In fact, it probably won't end at all IMO. Taker should be named Mr. WrestleMania for God's sake.

Money in the Bank Ladder Match- Christian: Christian made his appearance into the WWE and is now in this match, but he is still destined to win. I'm sure he'll make a great ECW champion, and all SmackDown and RAW superstars probably have no storyline in the title.

25-Diva Battle Royal: Who gives a shit.

Chris Jericho vs. WWE Legends: If anything I am sure of, it's this match. I mean, it's the freakin' 25th anniversary of WrestleMania, and these guys are some of the best of all time! Jericho has no chance of winning.

Oh sorry, I forgot a match.

WWE Tag Team Champions vs. World Tag Team Champions (Unified Tag Team Championship
Lumberjack Match): I'm sure that Carlito and Primo won't have a storyline with the titles anymore. And let's face it, Morrison and the Miz know how to win, and I'm sure they'll pull it off tonight.

Im currently in texas, waiting to go inside the arena in about 10 minutes. Well Im getting off of here so i can enjoy wrestlemania.

At 4/5/09 03:37 AM, Random-Her03 wrote:

i do... michaels is waaaay better than taker

well at least the deadman taker, i liked him way more as the american badass, i wish he would come back with that gimmick

Yes, man! You're the only person who agrees with me so far.

Night of upsets so far, as I've covered over on the wrestlemania 25 topic on my boards, you've got The Colons winning the unified tag crown and CM Punk being the first man to repeat in MITB. Two matches where the predicted finish was not the finish we got. Screwing with the smarks? Or has WWE finally decided to push these talents? Not regretting having not bought the show, but this does help me decide that I most likely will be buying the forthcoming DVD.

Holy crap at Ricky Steamboat! For someone who wasn't had a match in 15 years, he looked awesome. Jericho beats the Legends in what was a pretty good match.

Of course, Rourke punched out Jericho post-match.

that hardy v hardy match coulda been better, i expected more high spots from them
still it wasn't bad

Matt Hardy wearing tights?! wtf?!

awesome mysterio is dressed as the joker! hahaha

i remember how he used to dress as comic book characters

At 4/5/09 08:43 PM, Random-Her03 wrote: awesome mysterio is dressed as the joker! hahaha

i remember how he used to dress as comic book characters

***SPOILER ALERT***

well just like chavo guerrero vs kane last year... this match only went for about 20 secs with rey winning the title!

sorry for the triple threat here guys

I can understand giving the Colons the titles in order to give the fans a face victory on the PPV. But there it is. On the PPV.
Hell, if I was watching WM, I'd have much rather had 21 seconds of the tag match over JBL/Rey.

MY GOD!!!!
taker vs michaels... was just simply amazing!!!

definately one to put in the books

At 4/5/09 09:39 PM, Random-Her03 wrote: MY GOD!!!!
taker vs michaels... was just simply amazing!!!

definately one to put in the books

I know i was wrong with that match and it looks like vince may have found hid person he was looking for and now his contract may be terminated. Now the match was a masterpiece, i have no words for it at all. Dare i say the best match at wretlemania in ten years, honestly this match was the only reason i payed 55$ for this if this match was not on the card they wouls be out of money. Again no words for this match 10/10 five stars as for the rest of the show not so well.

Go to my blog for a "RESULTS COVERAGE IN PROGRESS"

Edge can never seem to keep his title when facing Cena can he? I was realinh opeing Edge would keep it this time around. We got a few suprises with CM Punk winning MITB, and WWE deciding the tag titles were a dvd only match with Carlito and Primo winning the bout. The match that should have been kept off the main card was the diva match. Did anyone really want to see that? I'm sure the "Santina" bit was funny but it sounds like it ran for far too long.

I'm also shocked to see Matt Hardy get the win. That will keep the fued going for them I guess. My prediction that HHH would retain also came true.

I'm also glad Taker kept the streak alive. 17-0. I wonder if JBL is really gone or will he go back to announcing?

I only got 3 right with my predictions.
I really didn't expect The Colons to win, probably the biggest surprise..

You would think unifying the tag titles would bring them back some respectability but no, they take it off the PPV.. and give those losers the title.. great start for the unified tag titles. Ugh.

At 4/6/09 10:20 AM, Shaun wrote: I only got 3 right with my predictions.
I really didn't expect The Colons to win, probably the biggest surprise..

You would think unifying the tag titles would bring them back some respectability but no, they take it off the PPV.. and give those losers the title.. great start for the unified tag titles. Ugh.

I suppose they still want it to be a lower card title (or the WWE Champion and the opponent for his title, which they've done numerous times). As if they're going to dedicate any more time to it now it's unified, this just means they can justify giving tag teams half the time now.

Speaking of WWE and their stubbornness, I can only imagine CM Punk's next push will be just as underwhelming as the last. They may as well make Punk the first guy to not win his title match, because then at least they'd be burying Punk in an original way

Also, thank God for Orton getting Orton'ed.

Just finished watching Wrestlemania and have mixed feelings about it. First up, it's a shame the tag match was a dark match, although I think I'm one of the few people that enjoyed Kid Rock's performance.

Money In The Bank was excellent but seemed a tad short. Everyone in the match was excellent and I was glad to see CM Punk get the win. MVP and Shelton have the US title to fued over for a while so the only other real winner was Christian, who will hopefully be drafted elsewhere in the draw next week and be built up there.

Diva match was pretty much as bad as expected. Although thankfully Santino knocked it up from dreadful to light comic relief.

Jericho Vs The Legends was ok. Steamboat sure can go, especially in comparison to the other two. Him and Jericho at the end really worked well. Good to see Jericho get the win, even if he did have to suffer with Rourke. Shame my prediction about Austin didn't happen.

Hardy match was good. Lived up to the title of extreme rules and had some good spots. Despite being a huge Jeff mark I was fairly happy to see Matt get the win. The fued can be continued in months to come and will hopefully end with one hell of a TLC match. (Over the top tier title would be my perfect scenario).

Mysterio/Bradshaw was a waste of time. Apparently were destined to see JBL as a commentator in the near future, but I can't help be a bit pissed at the factv that this match got a place on the card over the dark match. Guess JBL being JBL had to have a Wrestlemania sendoff.

Undertaker and Michaels definatley put on the match of the night. Although the result was pretty much a given, they kept it going back and forth, the audience kept getting more and more fired up, some excellent wrestling, good spots, an overall excellent match. WM25 wont be remembered for the two title matches but for this one.

The two title matches were average and the results were less than pleasing. Cena I could take winning, it's Wrestlemania so a face really has to end the night victorious. I would however have prefered Edge to retain (give that poor man a reign longer than a fucking month!) and Orton to beat Triple H. CM Punk comes out and cashes in having a face end the night as champion. Next night on Raw he cuts a promo dating back to the night Orton kicked him in the head and cost him the title (battle royale ppv, don't remember which one it was). Everyone wins, except of course Triple H which is probably why it didn't fucking happen :(

ok here's my thoughts on wrestlemania

Tag Team Unification match - We all didn't get to see this but it was actually a pleasant suprise to see the Colon Bros. getting the victory, man for a midcarder, Carlito has accomplished quite a bit, he won the US title on his first night on smackdown, won the IC title on his first night on raw, is the first unified tag team champion along with his brother Primo, that's quite a resume to look forward to. But anyway, now it's not that i hate miz and morrison... wait.. let me fix that... it's not that i hate morrison, it's just that i think the Colon Bros. needed this more.. morrison is great talent, and i'm hoping he gets drafted to a bigger brand (not that they both need to.. they're on every show, every week).. the miz on the other hand... the guy's wrestling is plain.. and on the mic.... well.. he just comes off as simply annoying..

The MITB Ladder match - now unfortunately i missed this match too, which is a big shame.. i was looking forward to it, i'll try to find it somewhere to watch. Now once again CM Punk wins it.... wat.. cmon man so many people deserved it more than CM Punk... MVP, Shelton, Christian, Kane, hell Mark Henry definately needed it more than CM Punk... I heard Shelton jumped from a high ladder in the ring onto everyone on the outside, fuck man.. i need to see that.

Women's Battle Royal - I started watching halfway through this match, apparently Kid Rock performed during the big entrance of the divas.. that upset me.. not cause of Kid Rock, even though i'm not a big fan, but mainly coz they all entered at once.. i know their entrances would of taken up a lot of time, but it would of cleared up which divas were in it.. for instance, i had no idea Joy Giovanni was in this match, until i saw the photo shoot on wwe.com.. also it was cool to see Molly Holly come back with her debut babyface look (the blonde hair, the blue top)... ok Santino wins it.. in drag of course.. ok i think santino is a hell of a funny guy, infact he's only one of the few who actually make me laugh out loud when he delivers a promo.. but man after dressing in drag and winning a divas battle royal.. there's no going back.. they should retire him in the ring and at least make him a manager or an announcer.. he would really do great with a job like that

anyway i give this match a 4/10, coz it was nice to see the some of the old divas again, also they didn't leave out candice, and should looked pretty nice.. she didn't look like someone stomped on her face like she has looked recently..

Chris Jericho vs The Legends (Snuka, Steamboat & Piper)
Alright first of all, wow.. how come guys like Hacksaw Jim Duggan are still working and Steamboat isn't.. he was amazing! I was pretty much right about the outcome of this match, but it was ok.. Snuka and Piper were eliminated quickly and Jericho had a great bout Steamboat (which i'm imagining was a dream for Jericho, since he idolised Steamboat when he was younger) and finally defeats him with the Codebreaker, after the match Jericho beat the bejesus outta flair and then issued a challenge to Mickey Rourke, who then comes in the ring and knocks out Jericho with one punch.. yeh that's it.. quite a shame due to all the build-up it made during the past few months and it all ends with just one left hook.. Jimmy Hart recently stated that moment saying "it was like watching a movie that breaks in the end", and i can see where he's getting at.

anyway i give this match a 6/10 for Steamboats impressive showing for a guy his age, it would of gotten more points if the Rourke and Jericho brawl would of gotten more deeper than just one punch to the face.

Hardy vs Hardy Extreme Rules
Ok why the hell was Matt Hardy wearing tights?! you know what forget that.. this match was pretty good.. but the truth is i expected a lot better.. the table spot was pretty original which was good, and that fall from the ladder really had to hurt.. and that twist of fate WHOA! that was pretty original too, but either than that everything seemed a bit too... plain.. just chair shots and stuff its a shame how wwe thinks chair shot are so hardcore.. i mean it would hurt.. but its overdone and very cliched. I was also expecting bloodshed for this one, but was sadly disappointed.

i'll give this match a 7/10 to the nice spots and once again suprised with Matt Hardy taking this one, he needed the victory more than Jeff in my opinion.

Rey Mysterio vs JBL IC Title match
ok this match was just a waste of time.. i actually don't really like either of them but you know that they're both talent and could of made something good out of this, especially if this was JBL's last match. I did like mysterio bringing back his wrestlemania tradition of dressing as a comic book character, this year it was The Joker (Heath Ledger style) also it was quite a shame that JBL had to retire in a storyline like manner, furiously quitting, I'm pretty sure he's pissed with that outcome...

i'll give this match 2/10 as it was really nothing more than an intermission act more than a wrestling match... goodbye JBL.. i'm looking forward to see you come out of retirement again next year..

Shawn Michaels vs The Undertaker
OMG!!! for those of you who doubt Shawn Michaels or The Undertaker's abilities, 1. you're retarded and 2. WATCH THIS MATCH! jesus h. christ i was totally marking out during this match.. a match hasn't moved me in ages like this! not even the fact that Undertaker almost crushed a camera man to death and stalled for minutes ruined this match, it was just perfect, reminded me of one of those old school bouts between the rock and stone cold, just amazing.. a part worth mentioning was when the undertaker gave the last ride (i think) to shawn michaels.. everyone thought it was over 1.. 2.. michaels kicks out! the fans are going crazy, and just a second after he kicks out.. the camera zooms in on the undertakers face.. who has broken out of his deadman character and just has a look of shock and disbelief on his face. the beginning was good, the middle was better, but the ending was the best, and i was behind Michaels all the way and even seeing him lose against Taker i was not upset.. this match is definately match of the year already.. it can't be outdone unless The Rock and Stone Cold came outta retirement to join them in a fatal fourway match

10/10! i bet Edge, Cena and Big Show were shitting themselves having to follow that lol

WH title match - Edge vs Cena vs Big Show
Cena, once again makes a flashy looking entrance.. but it's been done (*cough* eminem), nothing really stands out in this match.. well ok 3 things.. i like big show breaking the barrier falling into the crowd by getting speared by edge (i think) and also i liked big show pushing cena off the top rope, with him landing right into a spear by edge and when cena lifted both Edge and Show for a double F-U, but i think everyone was still in awe about the michaels vs taker match and just clearly showed no interest in this match

7/10 for cena's entrance, and the fact that you could tell that these guys were trying to work as hard as they could to follow up taker vs michaels, also did anyone notice cena posed infront of a crowd that had a sign saying CENA > THE ROCK? hmm i smell a public fued!

WWE Title HHH vs Orton
Oh my god, this match was the biggest disappointment of the night... just so boring and terrible.. This storyline had one of the biggest build ups of them all.. also just to top it off if HHH is dq'd then he loses the title.. so hooray just gets more boring! this just seemed like a match they could do on raw instead.. also what bothered me.. no interference what so ever, no mcmahons, no legacy... no one! to be honest i lost great interest just after HHH gave orton the punt.. so i don't know how it ended i just know HHH got the clean win and it rapped up quickly..

4/10.... i don't know why really.. i'm just being generous...

again sorry for the long read... but i tried to shorten it as much as i could lol

So if Viki is going to be the GM of Raw who will head SD? Do you think that job will go to JBL? I can see him doing that instead of commentating.

Batista returns. I was actualy suprised to see him. At least we won't see Vince in action at Backlash now.

Raw was pretty good last night. That flip Morrison did was awesome and Steamboat doesn't seem to have lost a step. I enjoyed that big tag match.

At 4/7/09 08:50 AM, Outlaw88 wrote: So if Viki is going to be the GM of Raw who will head SD? Do you think that job will go to JBL? I can see him doing that instead of commentating.

maybe, although in JBL's blog he stated that he's gonna try and steer away from wrestling altogether.. or maybe he's just trying to fool us

Batista returns. I was actualy suprised to see him. At least we won't see Vince in action at Backlash now.

Batista is ok, but it won't be long before he gets injured again.. him and Mr. Kennedy seem to be the most fragile wrestlers in the WWE right now..

Raw was pretty good last night. That flip Morrison did was awesome and Steamboat doesn't seem to have lost a step. I enjoyed that big tag match.

That was a nice move by morrison! it was like a shooting star leg drop.. i hope he drops that idiot miz soon, he'd really make it into the main event level if he was alone.
also it was great to see steamboat have his moment on raw, specially after the match. everyone was chanting "you-still-got-it" and "we-want-steam-boat", if i were steamboat during that moment, i probably would of forgotten about the match and started thanking the fans lol, also from what i was reading a lot of people want steamboat to be the new smackdown GM, i wouldn't mind seeing that.

also 400th post, yay! XD

So let's see, what have we found out in the first 5 minutes of ECW?

Teddy Long is headed back to SD! as GM.

It'll apparently be Todd Grisham stepping in for Tazz given that Josh Matthews filled his spot tonight.

Blonde airhead takes over as ECW GM...meh, whatever, developmental brand and all, so who cares right?

Hopefully it'll be a good show tonight.

At 4/7/09 09:05 PM, aviewaskewed wrote: So let's see, what have we found out in the first 5 minutes of ECW?

Teddy Long is headed back to SD! as GM.

that's awesome, i always prefered him better on SD! than ECW

It'll apparently be Todd Grisham stepping in for Tazz given that Josh Matthews filled his spot tonight.

gay.. Matt Striker and J.R would of made a much better team.. and leave the other two on ECW... I don't mind Josh Matthews, but i cannot stand Todd Grisham, he's just so lame..

Blonde airhead takes over as ECW GM...meh, whatever, developmental brand and all, so who cares right?

which blonde airhead?

also guys, check out my video i just made on the draft.. they're pretty much the same predictions i made on this board a couple of posts back, but just in a flashy video style lol
watch the vid here

At 4/7/09 10:39 PM, Random-Her03 wrote:

At 4/7/09 09:05 PM, aviewaskewed wrote: Blonde airhead takes over as ECW GM...meh, whatever, developmental brand and all, so who cares right?

which blonde airhead?

Tiffany!

I enjoyed ECW last night. Good matches and some new direction for the ECW title. I'm also gla that Teddy Long wil be back managing SD. I think it's a good balance to have a face be the GM of SD. Tommy Dreamer didn't get knocked out of the title hunt so he may finally be in the running for it. Of course the draft will change a few things around so we'll have to see how that plays out.

hey does any1 know the results of the mcman vs randy match the show cut short

At 4/6/09 07:36 PM, Random-Her03 wrote: so i don't know how it ended i just know HHH got the clean win and it rapped up quickly..

dude i was a messed up end for some reason HHH pulls out a sledge hammer beats up randy AND THE REF says NOTHING! randy would of won if it wasnt for HHH cheating

it' sry for mispelling was in hurry

Mark Henry is obviously moving. Really, he deserves it, he's worked really hard to improve over the last year and deserves to be back on one of the big shows. I'd think Miz and Morrison are moving too, to opposite brands as the only logical reason I see for them beating the Colons is because they want to split those two up finally.

I also think it might not be a bad idea to shift CM Punk over to SD! because again, I've not seen him really breaking out on RAW, and the feeling within WWE from what I heard is to shift a lot of established talent back over there, so it might behoove guys like Punk to be sort of sent to the B-Show because then maybe he can really establish himself. I keep pushing for stuff like this because it seems pretty obvious that when guys are on a show Vince has less influence on, and less stars, you see people break out, why? Because you don't have crutches to rely on. Oh, we don't have Triple H, we don't have Michaels, we don't have Jericho, we don't have a roster full of top guys so we can't afford to write anybody off as a mid-carder with no hope because we need to be able to field top guys. If we can't just pull them off the roster ready made, we have to build them up. What a novel fucking concept. Although with the uncertainty of SD! right now, it makes you wonder if going to SD! this year might not be even more of a fucking curse now