flyonthewall2983

Paul looked a lot better than I thought he would by now. I heard he'd been having health problems but I read a little interview with him this weekend where he said he was fine, weighing 195 lbs now.

Was it really a face promo though?

They did it for Andre the first year, so why not.

I said it over in the WM thread.

I wonder how WWE is going to take advantage of the news that HBO Go went tits-up after the Game of Thrones premiere crashed it.

Now to wait impatiently for every SNME and Clash to arrive.

I remember when they had both the Spanish and French tables on Raw every week.

I think he'd have no problem accepting the honors as Mark, plus This.

They're just going to use Steve as a talking head for his career, WCW in general, and eventually the Hall of Fame. I'm fine with that As for the question posted, I think this it. For the last 2-3 years I had a creeping suspicion we were getting closer to the end. Regardless of match quality, he couldn't have picked a better night to do it. Last night really felt like a changing of the guard, and for the streak and effectively his career to end felt appropriate to both the character and the man's character and loyalty. This also poises Brock as Bryan's next major obstacle and possibly a huge money-maker for WWE if they set it up right.

I think that was Bryan's sister and his niece.

I did too a little until I heard that it took 5 officials to carry it inside the ring.

I'm glad they went with Bryan/HHH opening like I thought they might would have. It's the only thing that could have followed the summit that opened the show.

The streak ending, and how a lot of us were shocked by it, must have been what it felt like when Koloff beat Bruno. Even if it is just a fraction of what it was like that night in 1971, it was an amazing moment to watch.

The best Hall of Fame ceremony, followed up by what I must say is the best WrestleMania I've seen since 13. For someone who is as tuned out of the product as I am, there were a few moments where the matches had me completely in awe and leaning in my seat. If this is what usher's Paul and Stephanie (maybe Shane too?) in as the braintrust, I think we're going to see a vastly improved product. I hope so anyway.

Watched through my brother's PS4, btw.

That was the most surreal 3-count I've ever seen.

Audio was sketchy during the last hour of the pre-show, but everything was crystalline once the show started. Indeed a homerun for the company, one that I am grateful that they have achieved.

Someone spotted Punk at a Blackhawks game going on today. Definitely not in NOLA.

It's been working great for me. There was only one hiccup during the HOF, which was solved by clicking on the Network logo on the top left corner of the screen.

I was surprised his mother was there. I'd always heard that he was estranged from his family (part of why the name change).

I was honestly expecting Warrior to throw people under the bus. Slaughter's pre-show comments kind of proved I wasn't the only one thinking that way. I'm glad that not only he didn't, but that he gave air time to people who don't get as much credit for Vince's success but that are just as valuable. His suggestion of making a wing dedicated to those people is something I'd like to see. That said it hasn't changed my opinion of him much, and the idea of him being any kind of ambassador for the company does make me cringe a little but maybe not as much after seeing how eloquent he managed to be. I'm sure they'll keep him on a short leash though.

Wow, this speech...is...actually...good?

So much better than the Jaws music they used at the Oscars last year.

I think they made a mistake. Kane's music hit, but then they went straight to the video.

Nearly 30 minutes, but not one mention of his dealings in pro wrestling.