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|  #1 Posted on 14.3.04 1739.55 | Instant Rating: 8.65 | Fanboy rants go here - the quick and dirty results posting will be filed in Guest Columns.
Okay........................GO!
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| #2 Posted on 14.3.04 2236.19 | Instant Rating: 2.39 | First! Woo hoo!
Any fanboy bitching about the Triple Threat should now be swallowing with a healthy dosage of crow. Man, that was a fantastic match, and any thoughts of Benoit not being put over strong are now laughable.
More Q'n'D thoughts:
- The opening of the Brock/Goldberg match was very bizarre. I'm sure the long stall was put in there for the crowd to get all the chants of their system. Brock's confused "What the f do you want from me?" to Goldberg was very strange, and there was a point I thought Brock was going to walk. I think it's safe to say it's not a work.
- The Trish heel turn worked for me. Lusty, crazy-eyed Trish wiping her mouth also, ahem, "worked for me." Christian's little look to the crowd right before the Unprettier was way cool.
- Did anyone notice Chavo Sr.'s GREAT adjustment to catch Mysterio on the somersault plancha, where he was going to end up WAY short. Chavo Sr. did the best work in the match.
- Poor Molly. They better have promised her that 2004 will be The Year of Molly.
- I counted zero ref bumps all night, by the way. No run-ins. The way a WM should be.
Not the best WrestleMania (that would be X-7, which is the absolute zenith of the industry), but a fine way to spend a Sunday night and they certainly ended on a high note.
More later when I gather my thoughts.
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| #3 Posted on 14.3.04 2236.21 | Instant Rating: 10.00 | He did it. Well, guess that shuts all of us up, well me anyway..for now. Ha ha ha. Sort of disappointed that there weren't any super surprises. But, oh well. Cool, let's see where this goes.
(edited by XManiac24 on 14.3.04 2037)
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| #4 Posted on 14.3.04 2236.24 | Instant Rating: 6.05 | Most Memorable moment: Ultimo Dragon ALMOST pulling a Shockmaster on the world.
I miss the GWF.
| Joe E. Nitro
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| #5 Posted on 14.3.04 2236.29 | Instant Rating: 6.11 | | Brock/Goldberg ... who said that the average fan doesn't read the net? | oldschoolhero
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|  #6 Posted on 14.3.04 2237.22 | Instant Rating: 4.99 | Thank you Vince McMahon. Thank you.
For Relaxing Times...Make It Suntory Time | Socks
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|  #7 Posted on 14.3.04 2238.33 | Instant Rating: 6.21 | Originally posted by EastCoastJoe
Brock/Goldberg ... who said that the average fan doesn't read the net?
One of the oddest matches/crowd reaction I have ever seen.
This Space For Rent...
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| #8 Posted on 14.3.04 2239.27 | Instant Rating: 6.00 | Holy freakin' shit! I didn't quite know how I was going to feel but man, what a show! Benoit wins! Vince made me happy!
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| #9 Posted on 14.3.04 2239.50 | Instant Rating: 4.84 | All I can say is...
:)
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| #10 Posted on 14.3.04 2241.04 | Instant Rating: 4.64 | | Very good stuff. Benoit was certainly elevated out of that match. Tomorrow should be a fun visual when introducing him as the world champion. Thanks Vince! | Gugs
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| #11 Posted on 14.3.04 2241.43 | Instant Rating: 5.31 | If you came out of this WrestleMania complaining, then fuck you and go find something else to watch. There was NOTHING wrong with this show. NOTHING.
MSG crowds are the best crowds EVER.
The main event was the best Triple Threat match EVER.
This was, bar none, the BEST. MANIA. EVER.
What are you, some sort of critic? | Ryan_A
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| #12 Posted on 14.3.04 2242.41 | Instant Rating: 7.69 | I look forward to seeing Molly with a cute little pixie-cut a few months down the road.
Worth my $50. I enjoyed it quite a bit. Shawn went the full 1.0 Muta, didn't he? | thefraserman
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| #13 Posted on 14.3.04 2244.28 | Instant Rating: 1.75 | What an awesome show. Well worth the $50 price tag.
I also would like to extend my thanks, to the WWE, The McMahon family, and Vince himself.
Thank you Vincent Kennedy Mcmahon, Thank you. | James F'n X
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| #14 Posted on 14.3.04 2245.06 | Instant Rating: 5.43 | Much like WMXX, a two match show.
Those two matches were fucking great.
But four hours of crap to get to those two matches? Bleah. I'm not feeling so hot to have spent that 50 bucks.
Half a danish... half a file folder! | Kane Is Ugly
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| #15 Posted on 14.3.04 2246.02 | Instant Rating: 6.05 | I think WM 17 was better than this. I mean, there wasnt one surpise I didnt see coming days before. The way they kept putting over Bret all night made me think he was gonna come out at the end. Its amazing to Eddie and Chris are now the co-champs. Who woulda thunkit.
But, the first half of the card was rather underwhelming. But, I did get a kick out of the Brock/Lesnar match. And, you gotta love how NYC crowds boo HBK. Overall, I liked the show, but to say there is NOTHING to complain about is FAR from the truth.
I miss the GWF.
| jwrestle
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| #16 Posted on 14.3.04 2246.33 | Instant Rating: 0.61 | WOW!!! What a Mania!!! My moniker I've been sporting the last month came true. *LOL* Anyway, crossbreed Taker? BENOIT *orgasim* *LOL* No love at all for Brock, eh, deserved it. Double stunners!!! Anyways, Only one over in that match was AUSTIN. Trish turn little bit obvious. Finally, Eddie!!! EDDIE! EDDIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
More than expected this year!
WWE Champion: Eddie Guerrero
Now, if Chris Benoit wins at Wrestlemania the smarks and wrestling community in general will have the world biggest simultaneous orgasm ever. (Source: Wrestling Historian)
| It's False
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| #17 Posted on 14.3.04 2247.39 | Instant Rating: 4.63 | Originally posted by Socks
Originally posted by EastCoastJoe
Brock/Goldberg ... who said that the average fan doesn't read the net?
One of the oddest matches/crowd reaction I have ever seen.
The higher-ups have no one to blame but themselves for the fans COMPLETELY turning on both Brock and Goldberg. This was easily one of the worst hyped main events in Wrestlemania history. Gee, Goldberg hasn't been on TV in over a month. What kind of reaction did they think he'd get? And isn't it amazing how quickly news of Brock's departure spread? Combining this with centering the entire hype of the match around AUSTIN and you can just imagine how much of a mess that whole ordeal was.
The card was going down the road of mediocrity until the final match. Finally, Benoit gets his moment! And did HBK ever bleed for his art in that one. YIKES!
EDIT: Question. Upon further review of the crowd's chants, did anyone else notice that not all of them made sense. "You sold out?" Sold out to who? What exactly did Brock sell out to? That chant totally made no sense, but it's like the crowd chanted it for the sake of chanting it. I feel like I died and woke up in ECW.
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Paul: Ok Brock, you've just been handed the ball! What are you gonna do with it?
Brock: I'm gonna score a TOUCHDOWN!!!
Paul: YEAH! Wait...what? | oldschoolhero
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| #18 Posted on 14.3.04 2247.57 | Instant Rating: 4.99 | Jericho/Christian and the handicap match were both good-great. The tags and cruiser bouts were rushed but enjoyable. Taker's entrance-and the new look-was something serious interesting and cool, reminding me of Budd from Kill Bill for some reason. Cena's win was very well-booked. The T&A was kept short. And Lesnar/Goldberg was interesting, if only for being the exact opposite or Rock/Hogan. 
Those two matches were fucking awesome. But this wasn't a two match card.
"The higher-ups have no one to blame but themselves for the fans COMPLETELY turning on both Brock and Goldberg."
Riiiight. Nothing to do with BROCK'S decision to quit just days before a massive show, which they had no control over.
(edited by oldschoolhero on 14.3.04 2049)
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