April 9, 20187 yr comment_5840810 Crowd is tired, and so am I. Is this match not great so far, or is it me? Seems kind of slow...
April 9, 20187 yr comment_5840811 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.
April 9, 20187 yr comment_5840813 This is doing nothing for me. As sacreligious as it sounds I feel this would have been better in the middle of the show.
April 9, 20187 yr comment_5840815 Really not feeling this at all. They're gonna have a good finishing stretch for sure, but so far it's been very disappointing.
April 9, 20187 yr comment_5840816 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.
April 9, 20187 yr comment_5840817 Jesus Christ, was that a Leg Grasp Northern Lights Bomb? I'm not sure if I've ever seen that before.
April 9, 20187 yr comment_5840818 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.
April 9, 20187 yr Author comment_5840819 People busting ridiculous shit is a trend I like. Charlotte with the Spanish Fly and Styles with this Northern Lights Bomb.
April 9, 20187 yr comment_5840820 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.
April 9, 20187 yr comment_5840821 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.
April 9, 20187 yr comment_5840823 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.
April 9, 20187 yr comment_5840824 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.
April 9, 20187 yr comment_5840825 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.
April 9, 20187 yr comment_5840826 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.
April 9, 20187 yr comment_5840827 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.
April 9, 20187 yr comment_5840830 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.
April 9, 20187 yr comment_5840831 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
April 9, 20187 yr comment_5840832 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.
April 9, 20187 yr comment_5840834 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.
April 9, 20187 yr comment_5840835 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.
April 9, 20187 yr comment_5840837 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.
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