Wrestlemania XXX(I)

[121Josey]

They put on a good show tonite. First time I can say that every match was good and the action carried all the way through the ppv.

 

[JacksonDevilDog]

Agreed. It was fantastic.

 

[Seinfeld]

I've gotta admit that I wasn't expecting much going into the show, but it went way beyond my expectations. Sting/HHH was a great moment, the curb stomp to RKO outta nowhere was a classic, Taker/Bray was solid, and the main event was phenomenal.

The big twist of irony for the whole event for me was that after enduring weeks and weeks of mocking from Daniel Bryan's snarky fans, Reigns ended up putting on an incredible match while Bryan did next to nothing in his own match. I think he spent 80% of the ladder match outside the ring and on the floor. Oh, and that clothesline that Reigns took from Brock when he was standing on the apron of the ring was one of the most vicious things I have ever seen. I literally thought he might be knocked out.

My only complaints...

1) Please, no more West Coast outdoor stadiums. Watching all those entrances like HHH and Taker during the daylight just doesn't have the same effect
2) Speaking of HHH's entrance, who signed off on that Terminator crap? So awful
3) I loved the whole DX/NWO involvement in the HHH/Sting match, but they really should have let Sting and the Game do their thing after things settled down. I hated that Sting's possible only match in WWE was marred by interference

 

[121Josey]

I agree with all this and add...

The big twist of irony for the whole event for me was that after enduring weeks and weeks of mocking from Daniel Bryan's snarky fans, Reigns ended up putting on an incredible match while Bryan did next to nothing in his own match...
Oh, and that clothesline that Reigns took from Brock when he was standing on the apron of the ring was one of the most vicious things I have ever seen. I literally thought he might be knocked out.

My only complaints...

1) Please, no more West Coast outdoor stadiums. Watching all those entrances like HHH and Taker during the daylight just doesn't have the same effect
2) Speaking of HHH's entrance, who signed off on that Terminator crap? So awful
3) I loved the whole DX/NWO involvement in the HHH/Sting match, but they really should have let Sting and the Game do their thing after things settled down. I hated that Sting's possible only match in WWE was marred by interference

1. Why did they drop the Jon Stewart angle?
2. Sixx was a member of the NWO**
3. Glad to see some old school Taker. Plus, his appearance looked better than he's looked in years.
4. Triple H's entrance would have been a homerun if they had a bionic suit instead of "shoulder pads". His entrances the last few years were great, but Wyatt beat him this year.
5. Those blows that "the One" and Reigns exchanged were no joke.
6. Scott Hall's body ain't what it used to be and he he looks as fragile as ever. But he took a back-body-drop from Road Dawg on the floor that I thought was going to break him into pieces.
7. Taker-Wyatt was the match that exceeded expectations for me.
8. I thought Triple H's handshake deflated the intensity of the match.

The Raw after Wrestlemania is usually epic. Can't wait to see the fallout.

 

[aTotal360]

OT: Daniel Bryan's induction speech for Conner was awesome. Even though in involves tragedy, it's one of the most heartwarming stories you'll ever know.

http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/d...estlings-fake-but-heres-1694346840/+bubbaprog

 

[Seinfeld]

Agree completely about #8. While most of my complaints after a PPV or Raw are over pretty petty stuff, the idea of Sting shaking HHH's hand after all that happened in their match was ridiculous. The booking of that match included the initial interference from DX, an HBK superkick from behind, and then a sledgehammer cheap shot to end the match, yet Sting is supposed to shake his hand and say "good match, bro" after all of that? Seriously?

I would have much preferred for HHH to have thought about using the sledge hammer after HBK's superkick, but then dropped it so that they could do a fair 1 on 1 for a few more minutes to decide things.

 

[vhdawg]

Shortly after the DX/nWo run-ins, I'm sitting there with @n8chaboy508 and we just both had to go "You know what, screw it, we're going with this being awesome." The only thing I would've liked to have seen was a camera angle showing where Shawn came from, because all of a sudden he's just in the ring. At least show where he came from in a replay or something. We also thought the absence of one Richard Morgan Fliehr was notable. I thought for sure he would make some sort of impact, though I'm not sure what sort of impact you'd ask him to make at his age.

Also, I wanted to be the first in this thread to throw out how fake all that rasslin' is, and I can't believe we're sullying this fine sports message board with this crap.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

People still watch rasslin'? Not being a douche. I know it's still on, but I didn't know if it still had the same following. I just kinda stopped watching one day. I think it was when I started getting legitimately angry when those "damn cheatin' heels" kept winning. Yet, most of the names in this thread ring a bell. Also, is the infamous "chest slap" still around? I used to always laugh at that.

 

[MissStFan87]

It doesn't put up the TV rating numbers it did back in the Attitude Era, but WWE still has a pretty good following. The Network is pretty damn awesome, if you're still a fan of course. 10 bucks a month for every PPV, and my personal favorite, NXT.

'Mania was fun last night. Much like you guys, I had low expectations coming in, but I enjoyed it. The ending was a fantastic twist. No one was surprised at Rollins cashing in, but I don't think anyone saw it being done in that fashion. I'm not real sure where this storyline is going next, and I love that. But as fun as WrestleMania was, tonight will be equally awesome. The best Raw of the year is always the night after WM. It's also usually call up night, so I'm looking forward to seeing who debuts. I would guess Neville, who is absolutely amazing in the ring.

 

[Hankp22]

Getting crushed today on Wall Street(-14.5%)

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=WWE

The current business model at WWE is an interesting one. They dropped the 6-month commitment on the WWE subscription. Now it can be done simply by the month with no long term commitment. And now, it appears the subscriptions have become seasonal/event based. Since the launch of the WWE Network, the stock rides a wave of momentum from Dec > Wrestlemania (consistent seasonal trend over 2 years leading up to WM).

To hold over some of the WWE Network subscribers on more than a monthly basis, they need to make their Tuesday night program thats only available on the WWE Network worthwhile. Their current delivery is all build up to the marquee PPV events. They need to have a few "oh ****" with different WWE belts that occur away from the PPV. And it wouldn't hurt them for a few of those moments to occur on WWE Main Event (which I think is only available on the network). That would give some value to continuing your monthly subscription. They need to find a way to promote the value of a continuous subscription. Because as it stands right now, people will buy/cancel during the build up to WM.

 

[121Josey]

The stock was up 60% from the last time they announced subscribers in January. If you bought on the sell-off, you were handsomely rewarded in the short-term.

The stock market rides a wave of momentum from Dec > March. If you bought stock - say Dow Jones components - at the end of every October and sold in March over the past 30 years, you would have made an astronomical greater profit than holding the same stocks during those 30 years.

The WWE has divested itself from strictly "wrasslin'", so it has revenue from other sources to overcome the seasonal changes.

They will change the no-commitment in the near future. They are just looking for unique subscribers to count in their numbers. They gave away the month of February for free to unique subscribers.