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Old 05-04-2016, 00:50
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Spoiler


Above is in spoiler because it's possibly used tonight.

Meltzer is reporting the actual attendance was just under 98,000
Well at least it isn't Pontiac Silverdome levels of embellishment.

On a related note, if anyone ever has a moment, google Pontiac Silverdome 2015.

Such a sad sight that the arena that hosted WM III now looks like that.
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Old 05-04-2016, 00:52
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If the spoiler is true then it makes the result last night even more bizarre
Yep, it's ridiculous. Should be noted he's apparently said this numerous times over past few years
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Old 05-04-2016, 00:53
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What a crappy way to end a career (if true).
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Old 05-04-2016, 00:53
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Yep, it's ridiculous. Should be noted he's apparently said this numerous times over past few years
Can't blame him. I would feel the same after some of those matches, not easy nights.
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Old 05-04-2016, 00:54
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Well at least it isn't Pontiac Silverdome levels of embellishment.

On a related note, if anyone ever has a moment, google Pontiac Silverdome 2015.

Such a sad sight that the arena that hosted WM III now looks like that.
If they hadn't banged on about that 100,000 figure, 97,750 is still a massive number and genuinely their biggest crowd ever. And just 4k over, doesn't seem worth it.

Seen the Silverdome, it's really quite sad to see
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Old 05-04-2016, 00:54
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Interesting report here that a dark segment was needed to calm the crowd down after Reigns' win:

http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/f...etter-20160404

Wrestling is secondary to WWE's movie studio and *nothing* will be allowed to derail their plan for Reigns as Rock 2.0.
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Old 05-04-2016, 00:55
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Well at least it isn't Pontiac Silverdome levels of embellishment.

On a related note, if anyone ever has a moment, google Pontiac Silverdome 2015.

Such a sad sight that the arena that hosted WM III now looks like that.
Yep remember the images. It honestly looks like it's in a warzone rather than America judging by the state of it in some photos.
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Old 05-04-2016, 00:56
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You're literally the only person I've ever seen make this point that makes no sense and is completely without merit
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Old 05-04-2016, 00:59
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Morning all those staying up for the final leg of the Mania weekend.

Hopefully doesn't go as long as Mania did. I don't want it to continue to 8am on Wednesday.
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Old 05-04-2016, 01:00
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Awwwww mini Shanes
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Old 05-04-2016, 01:01
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Evening/morning all.

Here we go. It's been a long and late weekend. Looking forward to an early night tommorow.
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Old 05-04-2016, 01:01
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Wonder if we will be treated to a live performance from Florida as he didn't have time last night
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Old 05-04-2016, 01:01
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Ok, gonna do a geek list of match ratings like I usually do for these big shows. Here goes:

Intercontinental Title Ladder Match - ***1/2
A big WWE stunt ladder match like we've seen many times before. Probably slightly better than last year's but I can see no rationale for the winner. Part one for not giving the fans what they want.

AJ Styles vs Chris Jericho - ***
Same problems as the last one, but worse because of the result and the shite story. Jericho is supposed to be the bitter heel who is annoyed that AJ is better than him but he reverses all his moves, kicks out of his finishers and pins him clean while JBL buries Styles as a flash in the pan. Bullshit. Jericho is so far past it at this level and should just go away. 2/2 on bad results.

New Day vs League of Nations - **1/2
Ok match which was just a backdrop for the legend run ins at the end. Fun to see Austin in particular but once again, current guys are undermined for over 50s. The New Day are very over and should have had a featured match but ended up as afterthoughts. Typical. And 3/3 on wrong results.

Brock Lesnar vs Dean Ambrose - **
Ok, Ambrose sucks. He doesn't look believable at all against Brock with his shitty punches and stupid comedy weapon spots. Kendo sticks and other such rubbish weaponry devalues the Lesnar's legit violence. The funny thing is, Lesnar was the monster and Ambrose was the underdog but Brock was actually better at selling. He should have been facing Reigns tonight.

Undertaker vs Shane McMahon - **
Speaking of shitty punches... One star added on for the big jump, which was really the whole thing. 28 minutes of tedium for two good spots. Not a single crazy run in, nor even a Vince appearance. The story is that WWE is shit but Shane will win and save us. Then he loses and WWE is going to stay shit. Great stuff. Crowd dynamic was off too cause of the bad psychology of the story.

Charlotte vs Sasha vs Becky - ****1/4
Excellent presentation with the new belt, the Snoop Dogg entrance, the Flair robe and the match of the night to follow. All three came off as bigger stars than any of the full time male roster. Awesome excitement and great spots, especially the Charlotte moonsault dive. Wrong winner though. Again. If Snoop punched Flair and Sasha won, a new superstar was born. I think Becky was the best in the ring though for holding the match together.

Battle Royal - *
Jobber battle royal with a celeb guest. Nothing to say.

Rock spot should have been ten minutes but was thirty. Wyatt is truly dead and buried. Cena was a nice surprise though.

HHH vs Roman Reigns - **1/2
HHH entrance was a piece of surrealist performance art. Stephanie is a drag Cher act was weird. The match was way way way too long and completely against what the crowd wanted but I thought Roman took amazing bumps and laid his shots in. HHH was HHH. Nakamura chants and the Bayley song could be heard in the crowd as they were as disengaged as I was after 449730355 hours of show and deflating results in every match.

WWE is trying to stretch its hardcore fanbase to breaking point either for the lols or as protracted punishment for Mania 30 and rejecting Vince's choices. Bizzaro world wrestling.
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Old 05-04-2016, 01:01
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I thought you hated children.

Or is that unless they're cute children.
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Old 05-04-2016, 01:02
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Good morning everyone with any energy left, and here we are at the last leg of Wrestlemania season

And then some much needed stuff called sleep as soon as this show is over
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Old 05-04-2016, 01:02
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Morning everyone.

Time to see what smarky chants we're gonna get tonight.
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Old 05-04-2016, 01:03
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Haha warning straight away by Cole!!!
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Old 05-04-2016, 01:03
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'Non-traditional audience' i.e. They aren't brainwashed by Vince.
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Old 05-04-2016, 01:03
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Damage control.
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Old 05-04-2016, 01:03
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Cole preparing the audience for when Reigns gets hammered.

They really do just think it's the hardcore fans being contrary about their boy.
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Old 05-04-2016, 01:03
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Oh good the usual promo to start us off
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Old 05-04-2016, 01:03
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Evening everyone, I don't know about others but its going to take a fairly special show to keep me watching after this week. That being said this RAW is generally pretty good so reasonably high hopes.
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Old 05-04-2016, 01:03
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I thought you hated children.

Or is that unless they're cute children.
How can you hate that image of mini Shanes doing a mini shuffle
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Old 05-04-2016, 01:04
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Damage limitation in operation.

Haha crowd singing Vince's theme.
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Old 05-04-2016, 01:04
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I would be booing right now to be honest
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