True for me, too. Wrestling was immensely entertaining when The Rock and Goldberg were at their peak at the same time as massive faces in their respective promotions.
After that... this.
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True for me, too. Wrestling was immensely entertaining when The Rock and Goldberg were at their peak at the same time as massive faces in their respective promotions.
After that... this.
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Anyone catch the Rumble last night? OMG the Rumble match was terrible. The crowd went Extremely hostile (the Rock's face when he lifts Reign's hands and hears the boo's was 
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Twitter went into total melt down and #cancelWWENetwork was actually number 1 in the world at some point. Reports surfaced of the crowd preventing the WWE staff from leaving the car park in the arena
). Twitter went into total melt down and #cancelWWENetwork was actually number 1 in the world at some point. Reports surfaced of the crowd preventing the WWE staff from leaving the car park in the arena
RAW is still happening tonight, but (for the first time ever) it won't be live but pre-taped at WWE's Stamford CT studios with only Michael Cole hosting. No matches either - expect interviews, promos, clips from the Rumble. Essentially an extended post-show and a (rather desperate, IMHO) attempt at damage control.
Like so many others, I was very into the Monday Night Wars between WWF and WCW (which was my preference). The original nWo angle, from Bash at the Beach 1996- Starrcade '97, is the stuff of legend. After the decline and eventual demise of WCW, I remained a regular viewer of WWF... and, since 2002, WWE... programming until shortly after the whole Chris Benoit thing. Since that time in 2007, I've been at best a casual viewer. I think that the WWE really lost something special when CM Punk quit, however guys like Daniel Bryan deserve all the attention they get. One problem the business faces now is that there's very little left that they can do to shock us anymore. Doesn't keep them from trying, hence the end of Undertaker's streak at WM 30 and the appearance of Sting at Survivor Series. While both were legitimately surprising in that they were things I doubted would ever happen, the latter is especially underwhelming. Though Sting has always been my favorite wrestler, he's well past his prime.
They really need to do more with their Women's division; for instance, actually referring to it as a Women's division instead of "Divas." Their last GREAT women's feud was ten years ago, Lita vs. Trish Stratus. That's not to say they haven't had good people come and go since then. Right now, they have an extremely gifted performer in Paige, and they're wasting her talents (surprise, surprise).
The WWE needs competition to give it the motivation it needs to squeeze out a quality product. Unfortunately, I don't see that happening anytime soon. Not from TNA/Impact Wrestling, and not from anywhere else.
They really need to do more with their Women's division; for instance, actually referring to it as a Women's division instead of "Divas." Their last GREAT women's feud was ten years ago, Lita vs. Trish Stratus. That's not to say they haven't had good people come and go since then. Right now, they have an extremely gifted performer in Paige, and they're wasting her talents (surprise, surprise).
The WWE needs competition to give it the motivation it needs to squeeze out a quality product. Unfortunately, I don't see that happening anytime soon. Not from TNA/Impact Wrestling, and not from anywhere else.
Anyone catch FastLane? it was a solid enough PPV and Roman put on a good match with Daniel Bryan so they may be hope yet. We also saw Wyatt officially challenge The Undertaker and Sting do the same to HHH though without words 
So with everything we know so far and with whats left to work with here is my own personal Wrestlemania if I was writing it...
WWE World Heavyweight Championship - No DQ
Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns
WWE Diva's Championship - Fatal Four Way
Nikki Bella vs. Paige vs. Natalya vs. Aj Lee
Triple H vs. Sting
Bray Wyatt vs. The Undertaker
United States Title - Guest Referee "Hulk Hogan"
Rusev vs. John Cena
Seth Rollins vs. Randy Orton
Intercontinental Championship
Bad News Barrett vs. Dean Ambrose
Daniel Bryan vs. Dolph Ziggler
WWE Tag Team Championship - Ladder Match
Cesaro & Tyson Kidd vs. The Uso's
The Miz vs. Mizdow
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(Preshow) Battle Royale
Won by Sheamus
So with everything we know so far and with whats left to work with here is my own personal Wrestlemania if I was writing it...
WWE World Heavyweight Championship - No DQ
Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns
WWE Diva's Championship - Fatal Four Way
Nikki Bella vs. Paige vs. Natalya vs. Aj Lee
Triple H vs. Sting
Bray Wyatt vs. The Undertaker
United States Title - Guest Referee "Hulk Hogan"
Rusev vs. John Cena
Seth Rollins vs. Randy Orton
Intercontinental Championship
Bad News Barrett vs. Dean Ambrose
Daniel Bryan vs. Dolph Ziggler
WWE Tag Team Championship - Ladder Match
Cesaro & Tyson Kidd vs. The Uso's
The Miz vs. Mizdow
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(Preshow) Battle Royale
Won by Sheamus