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Agent Coulson · 26-03-2019 01:22AM

This all leading to a Flair being crowned champion in the main event of WM as Vince always planned.

CastorTroy · 26-03-2019 01:24AM

PTH2009 wrote: »

Ronda is a woeful heel

Goes around with a big moody head

Ripping off Aleister Black's gimmick

J. Marston · 26-03-2019 01:29AM

Agent Coulson wrote: »

This all leading to a Flair being crowned champion in the main event of WM as Vince always planned.

They're doing that thing where they make someone look super-weak before boom, title win. Also, heat is king these days.

Agent Coulson · 26-03-2019 01:32AM

LOL Kurt and Joe have never faced each other LOL

RollieFingers · 26-03-2019 01:35AM

From Twitter

Fastest victories in a @WWE #BeatTheClock Match:

- @KaneWWE def. The Heart Throbs in 0:28 in 2005

- Super Crazy def. Mr. Kennedy in 0:39 in 2007

- @BeckyLynchWWE def. @YaOnlyLivvOnce in 1:18 tonight on #Raw

- Daivari def. @RealKurtAngle in 1:20 in 2005

Agent Coulson · 26-03-2019 01:41AM

Vince is really taking the p1ss out of fans having the same matches every week now after the whole McMahon family said we were in for a new fresh era.

seandotcomm · 26-03-2019 01:44AM

Literally nobody wants to see Balor vs Lashley at Mania. No chemistry between them at all. Rubbish booking

J. Marston · 26-03-2019 01:44AM

The Revival are just nothing. No gimmick, no character, no look, nothing.

seandotcomm · 26-03-2019 01:45AM

I guess a Demon Squash match is on the cards anyway with Balor. Which wont be so bad

Pentecost · 26-03-2019 08:32AM

J. Marston wrote: »

They're doing that thing where they make someone look super-weak before boom, title win. Also, heat is king these days.

Don’t know about that actually. Meltzer was saying Becky is the corporate fave these days (has her own shampoo tv ad now for example) and there was a separate report during the week that she’s their top merch seller at the moment. These things get rewarded. That’s aside from them having been building to the moment for months in their usual clumsy manner.

RollieFingers · 26-03-2019 10:00AM

Braun and those two goons arguing and getting put in the Andre battle royal
A Beat the Clock Challenge that gave no advantage or prize to the winner and treats the Riott Squad as total jobbers. And announce a 6 way tag with partners who don't get along for next week, original!
Tag champions losing clean as a whistle
US champion losing clean as a whistle
Nia/Tamina/Natalya

Another great episode of Raw :rolleyes: Hopefully this Mania turns out to be decent in-ring because the build up feels like the most phoned in it's been for years.

Rock Lesnar · 26-03-2019 11:13AM

What a rubbish show, a pointless beat the clock challenge, pointless triple h promo, pointless strowman angle, tag champs have never mattered less in this company, and then we have Kurt Angle, why is this guy gonna retire at mania, sure hes on a winning streak, he's just beat samoa joe, the us champion

grames_bond · 26-03-2019 11:47AM

https://twitter.com/garrettkidney/status/1110367142996783104

J. Marston · 26-03-2019 02:24PM

Rollins is such a fúcking nerdy face, in my opinion. Kofi is how you do a face that everyone can get behind, that you really root for.

Rollins and his "Gee guys, we're all in this together" crap is so pandering and weak. I want Lesnar to maul a wimp like that, not get beat by him.

upinsmoke · 26-03-2019 02:27PM

Thinks it's going to be the worst mania of all time after that Raw.

RollieFingers · 26-03-2019 02:44PM

upinsmoke wrote: »

Thinks it's going to be the worst mania of all time after that Raw.

Thankful for the G1 supercard and NXT that weekend or there wouldn't be much to get excited about!

sky88 · 26-03-2019 03:39PM

i still think itll be fun mania however bad the build up has been

brinty · 26-03-2019 05:53PM

Sure McGregor will be there
He'll liven the whole thing up

Cotts72 · 26-03-2019 06:31PM

Its pretty much gonna be a next day viewing for me with the fast forward button working overtime

Cianan2 · 26-03-2019 06:45PM

The last time I was this underwhelmed this close to mania was the year I was going (WM31), and that ended up being the best one in years but at the moment I'm feeling it's a "watch it the next day" PPV for me.

SureYWouldntYa · 26-03-2019 07:03PM

It's so bloody long as well

13 matches according to wikipedia, with the WWE title still to come

A good tight 4 hour Mania I can deal with, this near 8 hour crap including the pre show of the last 2 years would want to go away fast

sky88 · 26-03-2019 07:09PM

SureYWouldntYa wrote: »

It's so bloody long as well

13 matches according to wikipedia, with the WWE title still to come

A good tight 4 hour Mania I can deal with, this near 8 hour crap including the pre show of the last 2 years would want to go away fast

i think a good few of the matches will be short finn squashing bobby, kurt/ cena (yea corbin not happening) and few others that will be around the 10 minute match

SureYWouldntYa · 26-03-2019 07:22PM

sky88 wrote: »

i think a good few of the matches will be short finn squashing bobby, kurt/ cena (yea corbin not happening) and few others that will be around the 10 minute match

Then you include the 2-5 minute recap and promo videos that every match will have, the long entrances for the likes of HHH, the bits where they us Wrestlemania weekend in the area, the hall of fame stuff

It's gonna be an absolute slog

The only way it would be worth it is if matches like those you named weren't the typical WWE matches and had a bit more pace to them, if HHH vs Batista was to follow the Brock vs Goldberg formula of a series of power moves then it would be good but it won't be

ThePott · 26-03-2019 07:24PM

14 matches last year was an absolute slog.

At the moment, we have 13 confirmed matches by my count but that doesn't include. Either tag belts or the WWE title.
So we could have 16 matches and if they add a Womens Battle Royal then we're at 17.

Not including any segments, including presumably an Elias concert to be interrupted. Cena/Undertaker?

There'll have to be a fair few squashes and there should be more stipulations to mix things up a bit, match order here could really kill the crowd. Cause right now this looks like a real drag, good matches but that is long.

SureYWouldntYa · 26-03-2019 07:29PM

I've never got behind the idea of a 2 day Wrestlemania, that's just madness imo

Quite a few of these matches could incorporated into the old MITB formula, Kurt's last match, Shane vs Miz, Lashley vs Balor, Roman vs Drew

None of those matches are highly anticipated, and are the ones that will turn it into a slog, we've seen rivalries in MITB matches at Mania before when it wasn't such a long card

CastorTroy · 26-03-2019 07:58PM

So the women's tag match is officially
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Bayley & Sasha Banks vs. Beth Phoenix & Natalya vs. The IIconics vs. Nia Jax & Tamina (Fatal 4-Way Match)
https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/wrestlemania-35/sasha-banks-bayley-beth-phoenix-natalya-iiconics-nia-jax-tamina

And as for the 6 woman tag next week, how can they co-exist?

J. Marston · 27-03-2019 11:34AM

J. Marston wrote: »

They're doing that thing where they make someone look super-weak before boom, title win. Also, heat is king these days.

Well, would you look at that.

dusty bin · 27-03-2019 01:20PM

J. Marston wrote: »

Well, would you look at that.

spot on. although, at least it wasnt the raw belt after the end of wm, meaning beckys chances got brighter.

Agent Coulson · 01-04-2019 04:53PM

The go home RAW after John Oliver's piece last night and April fools day God help us all.

JP Liz V1 · 01-04-2019 10:58PM

Steph is appearing to make an announcement about the WrestleMania main event, herself as special ref or both titles up for grabs?

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