MoS

It was definitely way too long, filled with the worst tropes of modern main event WWE style like unbearable monologues/dialogues, contrived face-offs, unnatural breaks in action, etc. I still ended up enjoying it, and thought it was fun and particularly enjoyed Rock and also Cody. The double pedigree nearfall and The Rock hitting Rollins in the balls were my favourite bits of the match

Move on, guys. This is nothing but an own goal

Don't know how much of a hot take this is, but Austin-Owens from last year was a better match ("match"?) than this one

Fun match. Thought Rock was the clear star of the match, closely followed by Cody. Rollins was a complete non-factor. This was all a preview for tomorrow anyway, job was to increase hype for tomorrow's main event, and it certainly achieved that

lol someone please gif the shot of Rock crying in pain after getting hit with Roman's spear, that was great. So was the double pedigree nearfall

Is Cody getting booed against The Rock? I guess that was inevitable

Roman has also become slower, his offence is noticeably less crisp and snug than it used to be, but he is still great at a lot of things that enhance a match, like the way he sells dizziness or accumulated damage, the way he conveys frustration, annoyance, anger, etc. Things Rollins never learned

lol Rock is such a dick, love him

I actually thought he woke up the crowd, although some of the Cody-Reigns exchanges were quite sloppy, and they are clearly (justifiably) holding back for tomorrow

This might be the best sharpshooter Rock has ever applied, his sharpshooters used to be shit. Cody wakes up the crowd. He is so great.

Why are they TALKING so much. You know what, the Young Bucks would be perfect fits in modern WWE

I did get a pop out of McAfee calling Rock a ninja

The kid in me is marking out at Rock trash-talking announcers/refs during the match again

Haven't watched in a long time. Rollins looks slower. He was only good at workrate, but even that has seemingly diminished. Or maybe it's having to slow down for Rock

Gunther-Zayn was great. This main event has been weird so far. Everyone seems overshadowed by The Rock

Caught the show and a very fitting, excellent tribute to one of the OGs. The last two matches in particular were outstanding. Take a bow, @Phil Schneider

When is Colt Cabana getting released and going to WWE to re-form the Second City Saints

There is absolutely no way they miss a chance to have the glass shatter and an Austin-Rock faceoff in the WM main event. Talk about a Wrestlemania Moment

Why would you choose Adam Copeland of all people to do a Rah Rah AEW promo

It wasn't a particularly deep story, it was the quintessential 21st century "I should have got your push" feud, but I would still call it well-built simply cuz Batista was phenomenal, his heel run might have been the best thing in WWE at that time. This was the build when he said he doesn't want to kiss babies or hug fat girls, he wants to make money and win titles.

https://x.com/DrewGulak/status/1775549505875702075?s=20 This is genuinely the funniest, stupidest "defence" I have ever seen made by a real human

Does Ospereay ever have a "normal", non-"EPIC" match? This Dragon video is great

Checked out and I eat everything I said about Rock. This is GOAT-level shit, yeah. It's funny cuz in 2013, he seemed wildly out of place while Punk and Cena sort of ran circles around him, yet in 2024, it's him who is so much better than Punk, who is still doing shooty stuff in 2024, while Rock seems to have embraced his heel side and that's unlocked a new level to him. My biggest complaint with his 2010s run was what another poster described as the entire thing being Dwayne Johnson playing The Rock, and that has completely disappeared. Also has to be said, Cody was perfect too. Drew was also fantastic

Bruno was a 275-pound strongman but due to both his shoot background and his wrestling story, he was often a folk hero who would find himself the underdog against impossible odds, but would find a way to fight back and get on top. The way he threw punches and kicks, the way he would show his fire, the way he would sell - even if in his most famous matches, it was very little - everything he did in the ring, he absolutely felt and came across like a hero of the masses who came in massive numbers cuz they adored him. Every single thing he did told you clearly who he was and what he was supposed to be. Same with Dusty. Dusty was also a man of the masses, but he had a different kind of swag, he was far more flamboyant, but was ultimately still a working class hero, and the way he would throw his elbows, would sometimes hit crossbodies, would sell when he was locked in the figure four or when he was getting his ass handed to him by the Andersons and the Koloffs, everything encapsulates who he is supposed to be. We talk about matches needing to be distinctive and memorable, just the way these people approached wrestling immediately took a big step towards accomplishing that.