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So are the Wyatts going to be in the Andre Battle Royal so that they can conquer the memory of the first great "Titan" of the WWE? I was going to
the bathroom reading up on some Division strategy and for reasons inexplicable that thought came to mind.
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posted on 3-20-2016 at 04:59 PM
quote:Originally posted by nOOb
So are the Wyatts going to be in the Andre Battle Royal so that they can conquer the memory of the first great "Titan" of the WWE? I was going to
the bathroom reading up on some Division strategy and for reasons inexplicable that thought came to mind.
I suppose dropping The Wyatts into the ARMBaR is as good...well, it's a way to get The Wyatts onto the card. If the endgame is Bray
winning for the reason you mentioned, then why not? The Wyatts definitely got the short end of the stick leading into 'Mania this year so at
least it'd give them something to do, look dominant while doing so, and it'd help to protect Bray physically if he just let's his
goons do all of the work for him. But who are we kidding? Unless they decide to smelt the ARMBaR trophy the next night on RAW and cast it into a new
rocking chair for Bray, I don't think they'll ever find a proper use for it. It damn sure hasn't been used to push anybody since
it's inception.
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Haven't seen this mentioned anywhere else on the bOOards, but apparently the whole "Wrestlemania experience" is set to be a 7(!) hour affair
on April 3rd. Now, I know that's not going to be the entire show, but is anybody else feeling exhausted just at the thought of that? I'm
guessing coverage starts on USA for the first hour, leading into The Network kickoff for the second, the 4 hour show itself, and then maybe an hours
worth of post-show press conferences? I can't remember if they did any of those last year, but I actually quite enjoyed them after Wrestlemania
30 and maybe for Extreme Rules and/or Payback that year*. It's something I'm surprised they don't use to their advantage to advance
storylines while creating content for The Network in the process. If at the very least just for their big 4 shows.
*It was the post-show press conference after Payback 2014 where one of my favorite (and as it turned out one of the last ) images of The Shield came
from, after defeating Evolution in a No Holds Barred Tornado Elimination match:
Y'see that, Roman? You take your naps after your matches!
[Edited on 3/20/2016 by CM Crunk]
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posted on 3-20-2016 at 06:42 PM
Bray's back is supposedly fucked up (also why he didn't wrestle at Roadblock).
If he is gonna do anything in the ring, that's the place for him. Assuming not, Strowman time.
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posted on 3-22-2016 at 09:00 AM
I am beginning to think that Roman will do to HHH what Brock did to Cena.
Then he will help Shane beatdown the Undertaker (if not actually defeat him) and will turn heel to genuine heat.
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posted on 3-29-2016 at 02:09 AM
Of course Haitch will main event. He wants this on his legacy:
Champion who main evented in front of the largest wrestling crowd EVER!
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posted on 3-30-2016 at 02:35 PM
I was going to put this in the Rumor Crap thread, but since it is all Mania related, here goes:
* The Rock, Shawn Michaels, Mick Foley and Steve Austin will appear at Mania but only in backstage cameo appearances. This really seems odd as both
Michaels and Austin are from Texas and are huge names. Having them advertised on the show or to act as "guest host" or something would help sell the
show. Guess not.
* Although not advertised, WWE is planning some major surprises for Mania including a huge debut and a huge return. Again, it never made sense to me
why WWE does these "surprises" on their major events. Why not advertise these things and promote them to sell tickets and subscriptions? Have the
big surprises and swerves for your free TV show.
* Sasha Banks is expected to win the Divas title and continue her feud with Charlotte.
When it Reigns, it bores.
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posted on 3-30-2016 at 08:41 PM
quote:Originally posted by CCharger
* Although not advertised, WWE is planning some major surprises for Mania including a huge debut and a huge return. Again, it never made sense to me
why WWE does these "surprises" on their major events. Why not advertise these things and promote them to sell tickets and subscriptions? Have the
big surprises and swerves for your free TV show.
Probably have to file this under the corporate think of "unexpected surprises"* in a product are the added value a subscriber can expect during
major events exclusive to the network/on PPV. Wrestlemania is already being given out for free this year, there's no way the folks at the top
would believe the idea that announcing the Bullet Club (for instance) making their WWE debut at Wrestlemania would attract enough additional viewers
beyond offering Reigns/HHH & Shane/Taker in a cell for free already has that would make spoiling a surprise worthwhile.
This way, they prop up the network's value by presenting a "look what you missed by not already being a subscriber/member/participant" appeal
... even if they may/may not be (promise not veering in Reigns Talk thread territory) overestimating the value of the previously announced product.
*quoted bc if they are in dirt sheets, are they truly unexpected?
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posted on 3-31-2016 at 01:00 AM
THink you know who is going to win? Make your picks for the record here & win POINTS!
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posted on 4-1-2016 at 10:10 PM
quote:Originally posted by CCharger
* Although not advertised, WWE is planning some major surprises for Mania including a huge debut and a huge return. Again, it never made sense to me
why WWE does these "surprises" on their major events. Why not advertise these things and promote them to sell tickets and subscriptions? Have the
big surprises and swerves for your free TV show.
Maybe this
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posted on 4-3-2016 at 10:08 PM
Apparently the Axxess video game tournament that Stevie Richards used to have as his yearly Wrestlemania moment was torn down to a four person
tournament that involved Kofi, Big E, and the Uso's (Kofi won), so it is pretty much no longer a borderline nerd-event. However, leave it to
Xavier Woods going off script to save the (video game-related) day:
This also reminds me that AJ does have that likeable goofball charm, even if he isn't the best talker in the world.
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posted on 4-3-2016 at 10:18 PM
5:15 pm Eastern Time -- Booker T declared the AJ/Y2J match as his SHUCKY DUCKY QUACK QUACK of the night, complete with graphic of a rubber duck with
Booker T hair.
Wrestlemania is officially own like a pot of neckbone. NOW CAN YOU DIG THAT
) images of The Shield came
from, after defeating Evolution in a No Holds Barred Tornado Elimination match: 
