So, how about a real post?
*Disclaimer: This blog will not always be about wrestling.
Watched the big show last night. (That's Wrestlemania XX, to the rasslin' impaired.) It was the usual spectacle, and the best thing that I can say about it is that there was little to no McMahon in the show. Now, previous years have seen everything from A McMahon In Every Corner(the abortion that was the main Event of WM 2000) to Vince and Shane beating the ever-loving crap out of each other. But lately, fans have been seeing less and less of the McMahon clan on their tube, and that's a good thing. Steph has been off television since she and Trips got married, and Shane-O-Mac hasn't shown his face since getting tossed into an ambulance by Kane at Survivor Series.
So imagine my surprise when Vince came out long enough to cut a very brief, sincere promo thanking the fans for 20 years of support for Wrestlemania and the WWE. Then he went away, probably back to the Gorilla position, or off to crush another one-legged kid's hopes for a career in wrestling.(Whoops, that was a low blow.)
As a smarky smark smark (TM CRZ), I was very happy to see Benoit and Eddy with gold around their waists(the internet Geek Orgasm on that is just beginning, by the way). But the 12 year old in me was marking out for the return of the Dead Man, complete with torch bearers, urn, and Paul Bearer, who looks to have gained back a lot of the poundage that he lost around the last time he left TV. Once the match started, I reverted to smark, but damn if I didn't have chills watching the old school Taker come to the ring.
And I can't believe I'm saying these words, but good for HHH for losing cleanly to Benoit. Internet conspiracy theories have abounded in the weeks leading up to the show, mostly taking WWE to task for shoehorning HBK into the main event and suggesting that Benoit couldn't carry the match and wouldn't walk out of WMXX with the title. Even I had predicted that HBK would end up with the belt, after some combo of Pedigree and Sweet Chin Music. Surprisingly enough, HHH tapped to the Crossface, and somewhere in Canada, Scott Keith exploded.
The rest of the show was excellent, save for the Brock/Goldberg "Who cares" match. Brock flipping off the crowd and JR stammering out comments about internet rumors were about the best thing about it. And what was up with Ultimo Dragon? He couldn't even walk straight on his way down to the ring.
So what happens now? With Lesnar gone, Eddy will probably continue to feud with Angle, and there's already talk of another three-way at Backlash for the Raw title, probably a ladder match. The best match that could come out of last night's show would be Rock/Flair, since their segments of the Rock/Sock v. Evolution match were the highlight for sure. But Rock's on his way back to Hollywood, apparently. Foley will probably re-retire tonight, thus cementing Randy Orton's "Legend Killer" status.
It should be an interesting Raw.
Watched the big show last night. (That's Wrestlemania XX, to the rasslin' impaired.) It was the usual spectacle, and the best thing that I can say about it is that there was little to no McMahon in the show. Now, previous years have seen everything from A McMahon In Every Corner(the abortion that was the main Event of WM 2000) to Vince and Shane beating the ever-loving crap out of each other. But lately, fans have been seeing less and less of the McMahon clan on their tube, and that's a good thing. Steph has been off television since she and Trips got married, and Shane-O-Mac hasn't shown his face since getting tossed into an ambulance by Kane at Survivor Series.
So imagine my surprise when Vince came out long enough to cut a very brief, sincere promo thanking the fans for 20 years of support for Wrestlemania and the WWE. Then he went away, probably back to the Gorilla position, or off to crush another one-legged kid's hopes for a career in wrestling.(Whoops, that was a low blow.)
As a smarky smark smark (TM CRZ), I was very happy to see Benoit and Eddy with gold around their waists(the internet Geek Orgasm on that is just beginning, by the way). But the 12 year old in me was marking out for the return of the Dead Man, complete with torch bearers, urn, and Paul Bearer, who looks to have gained back a lot of the poundage that he lost around the last time he left TV. Once the match started, I reverted to smark, but damn if I didn't have chills watching the old school Taker come to the ring.
And I can't believe I'm saying these words, but good for HHH for losing cleanly to Benoit. Internet conspiracy theories have abounded in the weeks leading up to the show, mostly taking WWE to task for shoehorning HBK into the main event and suggesting that Benoit couldn't carry the match and wouldn't walk out of WMXX with the title. Even I had predicted that HBK would end up with the belt, after some combo of Pedigree and Sweet Chin Music. Surprisingly enough, HHH tapped to the Crossface, and somewhere in Canada, Scott Keith exploded.
The rest of the show was excellent, save for the Brock/Goldberg "Who cares" match. Brock flipping off the crowd and JR stammering out comments about internet rumors were about the best thing about it. And what was up with Ultimo Dragon? He couldn't even walk straight on his way down to the ring.
So what happens now? With Lesnar gone, Eddy will probably continue to feud with Angle, and there's already talk of another three-way at Backlash for the Raw title, probably a ladder match. The best match that could come out of last night's show would be Rock/Flair, since their segments of the Rock/Sock v. Evolution match were the highlight for sure. But Rock's on his way back to Hollywood, apparently. Foley will probably re-retire tonight, thus cementing Randy Orton's "Legend Killer" status.
It should be an interesting Raw.
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