Gotta love how in this narrative, Orton is the old dog and Roode is the future of the brand. The former is 37 and the latter is 40.

In a row?

 

Couldnt resist.

Well I guess since most of the match was just New day and Usos doing their spots, I guess we should have seen this coming. Adding Bludgeon Brothers to a 3 way tag match at Wrestlemania isn't the worse idea. Although they will probably making it a 4 way to make it worse

This is a really good beatcown, but them not running the actual tag match is a big ol bummer.

Bludgeon Brothers vs The Bar HAS to happen at some point.

I haven't followed WWE closely for ages so I had no idea Harper and Rowan were teaming again, but I like the idea of big bearded bastards running around with warhammers. More people should do that thing they did where they legitimately try and murder someone with mallets and shit.

I think Charlotte vs Ruby might've been the best match of the night.

Fuck yeah give me Asuka punking out Charlotte.

 

Also the prospect of Asuka vs Naomi gives me the good feelings.

Yeah, Asuka/Charlotte & Nia/Alexa is the right direction for Mania imo. The womens stuff is the things I am most excited about Mania.

I think Charlotte vs Ruby might've been the best match of the night.

That had a lot of really cool stuff. I think the announcers really undersold that bump to the outside Charlotte took.

No idea where she learned that face first turnbuckle move from Charlotte but Ruby is definitely a person who would have no problem with it. Ruby going from debuting in NXT last year to having one of Charlotte's better match on a PPV in a year is amazing and couldn't have happened to a better person

 

Of course if anyone would break Asuka's streak it would be Charlotte <_>

I think Charlotte vs Ruby might've been the best match of the night.

 

It was. Also, let there never be any doubt that it is irrelevant who eventually beats Asuka in a match, because her constant dancing will have long since overcome the streak.

I hope Asuka gets the Mania Streak gimmick for the women's division

So is Daniel Bryan not even at this show?

 

Wow you know this is a hot crowd when Dolph Ziggler gets a reaction.

Styles putting on a glorious performance being the glue holding this nothing match together.

I kinda love it when Corbin gets to go on big offensive runs. They tend to be really strong setups.

Shave & Cena vs Owens & Zayn is what makes sense for Mania, right?

I have no idea where they are going with this.

I do kinda love that Owens nor Zayn worked together or bullshitted, Owens legitimately had the match won of his own work, and Shane screwed him over. It actually lets Sami and Owens have a legitimately good point that Shane screwed them over.

Shave & Cena vs Owens & Zayn is what makes sense for Mania, right?

Shane is looking rather in shape tonight so it's probable he's doing something physical at Mania.

Unless Daniel Bryan show up then all this Shane stuff is just crap and just a poor excuse to add another month to this endless feud

That match was more fun than it had any right to be.

That match was more fun than it had any right to be.

 

Agreed. Very much exceeded expectations.

The finish was silly (Cena getting superkicked into the ropes, bouncing off into Ziggler especially so) but I love the finishers all in a row spot they do in these multi-mans.

I do think that match succeeded far more then it failed. It had a good pace, there were not many times when someone was gone for no real reason (save for Cena who was gone for like 3 minutes after a simple clothesline) and most everyone in the match seem to be in a good spot going forward. Once more, I do like that Zayn and Owens have a VERY legitimate gripe now.

That main event was awesome to watch.

 

I wonder if having 6 guys doing a fun as fuck spotfest is easier in a 6 pack challenge setting instead of an Elimination Chamber in 2018 or it was just because of booking/timing/talent involved.