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Actual matches in black Changed matches in blue I used the restriction of only including people who were actually on the card. WRESTLEMANIA I Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine (IC Title) King Kong Bundy vs.SD Jones. Brutus Beefcake vs. David Sammartino Buddy Rose & Matt Borne vs. Barry Windham & Mike Rotunda Wendi Richter (managed by Cyndi Lauper) vs.Lelani Kai (Women's Title) Ricky Steamboat vs. Paul Orndorff Andre the Giant vs. John Studd (Bodyslam Match) Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff vs. Junkyard Dog & Mr. T Hulk Hogan vs. Roddy Piper -- The Tito vs. Valentine feud was so great that it would elevate this card as a must watch so props to BITW for that one. -- I would team Borne and Rose up and elevated the tag match to something special. -- I kept the Beefcake and Bundy matches because one was 9 seconds and with the other, you weren't going to improve the card by moving either guy to another match. -- Orndorff was pretty good at this point and a feud with Steamboat would have been better with Steamer coming in to feud with Muraco. You have to keep the Andre and Richter matches because of how well they were promoted. I love the idea of keeping Mr. T out of the main event and teaming him with JYD. You have them beat the evil foreigners and you still get the Mr. T media attention. -- Props to BITW for the Hogan vs. Piper main event but I would have had Hogan win since Hulkamania was so freaking hot at the time.

Never heard of the show.

Johnny already knows this but for better or worse, i pick all of the post-show music.

After the reaction show and RAW, this is what I am thinking for Rumble... Royal Rumble John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar Dean Ambrose vs. Bray Wyatt (Final Match) Rusev vs. Ryback (US Title) Divas Match Tag match in the pre show

Were they still doing split brand PPVs in 2005? If so, I would be interested in the buyrate compared to the RAW PPVs being offered around the same time. If not, nevermind.

Once I get my computer fixed and can quote without concern, I have a lot to say about your cards. I may try something similar but use people already on the cards without adding or subtracting any talent.

Great booking!!! And it involved the three biggest merch movers and over guys (at the time) on the roster.

This whole list is bullshit because we can eliminate half of these in a heartbeat. Armstrong did main events in Mid South and SMW. Tommy Rich main evented in Georgia and Memphis. Owen Hart did main event in the WWF Jim Brunzell did main events in the AWA Koko B Ware did main event tags in Memphis. Nikolai Volkoff was in main events or higher up the card earlier in the WWF If the guy making the argument can't come up with ten CAREER lower midcarders without including tag teams or guys who did main event elsewhere, why are people even engaging in this debate?

Another fun show and maybe one Matt D will enjoy. We'll know soon enough!!!

Is that Jimmy Jacobs as one of the Party Express or whatever they are called?

Calling it now... Rusev gives Ryback the best match of his career.

Bray Wyatt vs. Dean Ambrose (TLC) - Great start with the ladder throwing and Ambrose doing the headbutt/sweet punch combos. Another violent match with some sweet spots. The Ambrose fall through the table off the uppercut looked epic. Man, Iwas just about to complain about the finisher teases and then Wyatt lays Ambrose out with that SICK lariat. I like the idea of the elbow drops through the table but I sorta wished the tables were a little further away from the ladders. I didn’t think this was as good as the opener even if some of the spots were more epic. They spent a little too much time setting up spots and I don’t even mind the hokey electric shock finish.

I don't think so. They have 45 minutes left for the main event. Even if you added another 5 minutes to Rusev-Swagger, you would still have a match that could run 30 minutes.

Rusev vs. Jack Swagger (US Title) - Man this started out pretty good but ended quickly. .. wait!!!! They totally got me with that break of the Accolade. Man, I totally bought the countout finish also. Nice sprint.

Kane vs. Ryback (Chairs Match) - Man, Kane is the drizzling shits. I thought some of the chair shots were creative like the Snake Eyes in the corner. The chair counter to the meat hook was pretty great and I thought they were going to put Kane over. The proper finish would have been a Shell Shock on a pile of chairs but I guess not.

AJ vs. Nikki - Bad match.

John Cena vs. Seth Rollins (Tables Match) - The overbooking and interference actually helped this match. One thing I don’t like is the roles of J&J. They should never get the upper hand ever on Cena or any other superstar. They should be out there to only buy time for Rollins or HHH or whoever. It was the biggest problem I had with the handicap match the other week on RAW. The initial Rollins table drop made me think Cena was losing. Then the double table finish had me thinking it was another shitty finish. Then the announce table not breaking made me think it was a gimmick not agreeing with the wrestlers. The return of Reigns was a surprise and got a great reaction. 2 for 2 in matches that matter even if the rest has sucked so far.

Erick Rowan vs. Big Show (Stairs Match) - Rowan’s intro music is horrible. Where is Rob Naylor when you need him to pick out some kick ass intro music? Slow and plodding match with some nasty stair shots. I was hoping for more but got what I expected. 2nd stupid booking decision of the night since Rowan could actually have used the win.

Usos vs. Mizdow & Miz - OK, the announcers were talking about jumping the shark earlier and MIzdow has jumped the shark with me. A shit DQ finish after a decent comedy match.

Dolph Ziggler vs. Luke Harper - Harper recklessly throwing ladders at Ziggler is fun to watch. Awesome sequence of events with the p[owerbomb tease, the dropkick and then the attempt to fight off the powerbomb only to get bombed through the corner ladder. I was about to write that we won’t get any innovative spots then he does the human ladder slingshot. I love blood as much as anyone but I love how they were going to clean Ziggler up but he ignored the doctors to stop Harper from winning. That was a pretty sweet superkick leading to Ziggler winning. It was ugly, reckless and even bloody. I really enjoyed this. Great match!

Stardust & Goldust vs. New Day - Decent tag match with little heat but decent structure. Nothing mind blowing but nothing offensive. OK opener.

WWE announcers talking about jumping the shark is pretty funny.

If it's good wrestling, it's PWO friendly.

Exposer... completely read that wrong. Well, in past reaction shows over at P2B, we have had instances this year where we give the wrestling a thumbs up and the booking a thumbs down. I can see this being another case of shit booking with kick ass action around it. I am trying to think... when was the last PPV main event that didn't have a shit finish or some kind of run-in?

When did Ziggler win the belt back? Shit... i thought Harper was still champ. Oh well! Anyway, with Ziggler-Harper and Wyatt-Ambrose, this has the potential to be really good even if the booking sucks.