I understand why, but I'm not a fan of WrestleMania only being limited to a handful of stadiums. Mostly because it limits the chances I'll ever be able to go to one since it's not going to be anywhere near me.
Honestly after WM31 I think an issue is that west coast options need to be covered stadiums, because having Wrestlemania outdoors in bright daylight looks awful.
I was talking to a guy at work today about next year's WM and it blew his mind that I had no interest in attending actual Wrestlemania. My reasoning is that for the amount I would spend on a good WM seat, I can instead spend it on a bunch of the surrounding shows. Plus the combo of ho hum shows+stadium seats+7 hour shows makes Wrestlemania seem kind of a chore.
It's absolutely worth going to Mania. It has a certain energy and atmosphere that's just really special.
That being said if your budget doesn't allow for both Mania and Mania-adjacent shows, then it's understandable to pick one over the other. Some of my best times two years ago were at SHIMMER and Evolve and ROH.
I understand why, but I'm not a fan of WrestleMania only being limited to a handful of stadiums. Mostly because it limits the chances I'll ever be able to go to one since it's not going to be anywhere near me.
Honestly after WM31 I think an issue is that west coast options need to be covered stadiums, because having Wrestlemania outdoors in bright daylight looks awful.
I love the outdoor stuff, especially the transition from day to night throughout the event, though I admit it does guys who come out under the veil of darkness little good.
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I was one of the many people who immediately thought WWE made a dumb mistake (notably so even for them) by letting a talented guy like Sami go from NXT, and I apologize for how dumb I was back then
I was one of the many people who immediately thought WWE made a dumb mistake (notably so even for them) by letting a talented guy like Sami go from NXT, and I apologize for how dumb I was back then
I never cheered harder than when KO basically killed him. Callihan is like top 3 "I don't want to see you" guys.
I never really understood the hype behind Sandow after he left Miz's side.
He wasn't really a good wrestler and I found him mostly boring on the mic.
It is telling that his best gimmick was being a mute copy of someone far better than him.
His gimmick would have done really well somewhere like CHIKARA, where they would have gone all in on him being a stunt double, rather than just mimicking Miz's movements at ringside.
Like, imagine Miz vs Big Show. Show gets Miz in the corner and tells the audience to SHHH. He lifts his frying-pan-hand and then Miz yells "CUT! STUNT DOUBLE!". Mizdow psyches himself up, gets some guidance from Miz while Big show wanders off to banter with the ring crew. "PLACES EVERYONE!". Now Show has Mizdow in the corner, hand raised, "AAAAND ACTION!" *WHAAAP!* Mizdow goes down and rolls out of the ring. Miz rolls into the ring and then acts like he just took the chop.
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I don't get why anyone with a whiff of hype and a chance to get into WWE would sign with TNA.
The only person I can think of who this applied to recently was James Storm, and it was because he got a guaranteed contract to return to TNA, in addition to the price being significantly higher than the NXT offer
Everyone else was either 1) not wanted by WWE, 2) not wanted by WWE until a solid run in TNA that made even WWE notice (Matt Hardy, Lashley), or 3) part of a partnership agreement with another company
Exceptions to this are Aries (who literally isn't under a contract) and Chuck Taylor (who was there for a One Night Only and Impact each, but neither TNA or WWE were ever interested in signing, so he devoted the rest of his life to crime in a fit of revenge up to and including: Stealing hearts, Ending Rick O'Shea's PWG career, Hurting Greg, and Intentionally losing to Sanada to prevent fans from seeing Chuck/Yano)
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In possibly our biggest episode ever, we tackle Vince McMahon, the kingpin of modern professional wrestling. We'll chart his strange backstory, his successes, his failures, and the many bizarre stories along the way!
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Honestly after WM31 I think an issue is that west coast options need to be covered stadiums, because having Wrestlemania outdoors in bright daylight looks awful.
That being said if your budget doesn't allow for both Mania and Mania-adjacent shows, then it's understandable to pick one over the other. Some of my best times two years ago were at SHIMMER and Evolve and ROH.
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I love the outdoor stuff, especially the transition from day to night throughout the event, though I admit it does guys who come out under the veil of darkness little good.
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Apparently one of his ideas for the Crowe gimmick was that he was behind every leaked celebrity nude photo
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i am just flashing back to every dumb idea damien sandow had it in tna regarding his character
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I never cheered harder than when KO basically killed him. Callihan is like top 3 "I don't want to see you" guys.
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It's joint production with Against The Grain brewing from Kentucky
Except at the top of the show it turned out that Against the Grain bought Neshaminy Creek and at midnight, Neshaminy Creek would cease to be
UNLESS, of course, Team Neshaminy Creek pins Team Against The Grain in the main event
Wrestling, much like beer
Is good
It was amazing how quickly he pissed away his hype.
He wasn't really a good wrestler and I found him mostly boring on the mic.
It is telling that his best gimmick was being a mute copy of someone far better than him.
His gimmick would have done really well somewhere like CHIKARA, where they would have gone all in on him being a stunt double, rather than just mimicking Miz's movements at ringside.
Like, imagine Miz vs Big Show. Show gets Miz in the corner and tells the audience to SHHH. He lifts his frying-pan-hand and then Miz yells "CUT! STUNT DOUBLE!". Mizdow psyches himself up, gets some guidance from Miz while Big show wanders off to banter with the ring crew. "PLACES EVERYONE!". Now Show has Mizdow in the corner, hand raised, "AAAAND ACTION!" *WHAAAP!* Mizdow goes down and rolls out of the ring. Miz rolls into the ring and then acts like he just took the chop.
legitimately surprised it took this long
At best TNA is the place where you sign short-term contracts and try to keep the ring-rust off while waiting for WWE to call back.
Took a while but the wait was worth it. The cup hit me straight in the face.
Update
Neshaminy Creek is saved
phew
i was worried for a second there
It's rapidly replacing ROH in that regard.
The only person I can think of who this applied to recently was James Storm, and it was because he got a guaranteed contract to return to TNA, in addition to the price being significantly higher than the NXT offer
Everyone else was either 1) not wanted by WWE, 2) not wanted by WWE until a solid run in TNA that made even WWE notice (Matt Hardy, Lashley), or 3) part of a partnership agreement with another company
Exceptions to this are Aries (who literally isn't under a contract) and Chuck Taylor (who was there for a One Night Only and Impact each, but neither TNA or WWE were ever interested in signing, so he devoted the rest of his life to crime in a fit of revenge up to and including: Stealing hearts, Ending Rick O'Shea's PWG career, Hurting Greg, and Intentionally losing to Sanada to prevent fans from seeing Chuck/Yano)
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Solomon Crowe would have been more over if he had a spear shooting guitar.
yeah but who wouldn't be
Man Mountain Rock need that.
Mandem knows what's up.
My girlfriend has never been to a live event and is incredibly excited
I am pumped to see Braun live for the first time