Wrestlemania 34

[C.S.]

Crowd is tired, and so am I.

 

Is this match not great so far, or is it me? Seems kind of slow...

[El Dragon]

Crowd is tired, and so am I.

 

Is this match not great so far, or is it me? Seems kind of slow...

 

It hasn't been bad, it's just... everyone is tired and wore down. It's hard to get fully into this.

[ButchReedMark]

This is doing nothing for me. As sacreligious as it sounds I feel this would have been better in the middle of the show.

[ShittyLittleBoots]

Really not feeling this at all. They're gonna have a good finishing stretch for sure, but so far it's been very disappointing.

[FMKK]

This is doing nothing for me. As sacreligious as it sounds I feel this would have been better in the middle of the show.

Part of the problem is just tiredness and it being hard to give everything full attention after so long.

 

But I also think that the whole match having not much build beyond being billed as a dream match means expectations end up being too high for them to live up to it.

[El Dragon]

Jesus Christ, was that a Leg Grasp Northern Lights Bomb? I'm not sure if I've ever seen that before.

[El-P]

It's actually really good, but it's too late on the card. It's not a big spectacle, it's just a damn good pro-wrestling match. And the setting asks for a big spectacle now.

[KawadaSmile]

People busting ridiculous shit is a trend I like. Charlotte with the Spanish Fly and Styles with this Northern Lights Bomb.

[ShittyLittleBoots]

Stephanie McMahon having a better match at WM than Shinsuke Nakamura & AJ fucking Styles. What a world.

Yeah. This is super boring so far. The finishing stretch will be very good though.

[WingedEagle]

It's actually really good, but it's too late on the card. It's not a big spectacle, it's just a damn good pro-wrestling match. And the setting asks for a big spectacle now.

 

This. Its very solid and they're doing things that would normally pop a crowd, but when these guys working submissions wake them up the most it suggests its the environment rather than the match. Not to say they're having any kind of classic, but its been a very good match.

[El-P]

But I also think that the whole match having not much build beyond being billed as a dream match means expectations end up being too high for them to live up to it.

 

Problem is that the whole "dream match" was overstated considering they already had a main event match at the Tokyo Dome, when Nak was younger, less banged up and working a way harder style. Ditto AJ. So it couldn't reach the same quality anyway in this context.

[El Dragon]

Yeah, I'll argue it's been jumped to very good, it's just hard to keep your attention after 5 straight hours of wrestling.

[Childs]

They've done some very cool stuff in this match, but it's not connecting at the highest level. Feels like something that might look a lot better in hindsight.

[stunning_grover]

It's been a pretty good match so far.

 

Just imagine watching this match on a random day.

 

WrestleMania has been going on for over six hours so far now (if you're counting the pre-show too).

 

However, I don't think this is on the level of their 1/4/2016 match.

[PhilTLL]

I DID IT AGAIN. Anyway they have got to shorten the weekend so WrestleMania stops eating itself every year. This home stretch is a joyless obligatory slog, like Christmas Eve Mass.

[El Dragon]

Wow, kinda stunned AJ retrained. Cool finish.

[WingedEagle]

Just like I told you, there was no chance AJ was losing.

[Childs]

 

But I also think that the whole match having not much build beyond being billed as a dream match means expectations end up being too high for them to live up to it.

 

Problem is that the whole "dream match" was overstated considering they already had a main event match at the Tokyo Dome, when Nak was younger, less banged up and working a way harder style. Ditto AJ. So it couldn't reach the same quality anyway in this context.

 

 

Honestly, I thought that match was also very good rather than great.

[FMKK]

It's actually really good, but it's too late on the card. It's not a big spectacle, it's just a damn good pro-wrestling match. And the setting asks for a big spectacle now.

When the build is WWE speak for workrate classic then its tough to live up to in this situation. Shouldve just been bomb throwing at this stage.

 

Wow, abrupt finish. Thought Nak would win

[Coffey]

There is no chance they're giving Nak that kind of entrance and having walk back empty handed. Wrong result, but its a lock.

 

Not in WWE land.

[Matt D]

My kid is so failing this class.

[stunning_grover]

Oh, it's over. Yeah, not nearly as good as their 1/4/2016 match. Still, a pretty good match. Just not as good as hoped, I guess.

[Robert S]

I'm actually not doing that bad. It's almost 5AM, but the show being at points really fucking great really has helped. Still could have cut out a bunch of stuff.

I was doing fine until about 45 minutes ago, now I am spent.

 

Strange booking having both Royal Rumble winners lose.

[Edwin]

Both Royal Rumble winners lost.

[C.S.]

That's it?

 

Right guy won though.

 

Nakamura has been a colossal disappointment on the main roster.

 

I'd release him and put that money to good use. What a shame since he came in with so much promise and intrigue, but he has been the Japanese Lex Luger.