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Dan the man from PA, joined wrestlingmarks.com on 11/15/07
Wrestlemania XXIV exceeds my expectations
by cptcharisma1157 on 3/30/08 11:35 PM
For the past few years if you ordered Wrestlemania you can really expect a half hour of awesome action. 1 or 2 match usually steal the show. (We had Angle/Micheals then Edge/Foley) But this year was different, there was no clear show-stealing match. They had the best Money in the Bank to date, which I feel was the match of the night; you had Taker winning a breath-taking bout with Edge finally getting the main event he deserved; and you had Flair's final match, which saw Micheals take a unimaginable blow into the table, which my bro claims was the best of the night.
The truth is there was no real bad match. They were all great. And even though I predicted this to be one of the top five Mania's ever, it even exceeded my expectations (I'd probably put this at number 2).
BunnyMania- Very impressive for a diva match. It focused on wrestling and not pillow fighting.
ECW Ordeal- The battle royal was what you'd expect, but the match didn't give Chavo justice. And it kinda makes CM Punk look bad. (Chavo just beat him clean)
Triple Threat- It was very surprising to see Orton win. And even though that was a really short match, it's still great to see Cena's reversal of roles as he got pinned after one pedigree.
Batista/Umaga- It was a good match that could have been better.
Mayweather/Show- I'm surprised at how good this one was. The posse getting involved was cliche, but entertaining. I love that Mayweather didn't win clean, cause it doesn't make Show look bad.
JBL/Finlay- This was a great match. This would have been the second best match if it took place any of the last four years. It was a very good match, that got back to some hardcore action which we haven't seen in a while.
Undertaker/Edge- Watching Charles Robinson run down the humorously long entrance way seemed like an eternity. Was Taker gonna win?...1...2.......NO!.. This match was redicilously good. And as you watched the ref go down and the Edgeheads get taken out everything was setting Edge up for the win. He hit the Spear and you knew this was his only chance. I thought he was gonna end the streak, but after Taker kicked out, you knew it was just a matter of time. 4 and half stars.
Ric Flair's last match- I shouldn't have to say any more, so I'll keep it short. Perfect opponent, perfect match. Have you ever seen something as painful as Michaels hitting that table? This match was such an emotional ride.
Money in the Bank- This match was so exciting. I'm a big fan of all 7 superstars. This saw a sweet sunsetflip-superplex and a flip through a ladder that were both overshadowed by Matt Hardy's return. I was pulling for Jericho, but even I cheered when he got tangled up and Punk pulled the breifcase down to win the best Money in the Bank match yet.
Now, I was expecting a great show, and I was still surprised. So I can only imagine what you ne-sayers are thinking. After watching that I think the only Wrestlemania's that can compare are XIX(19), X-Seven (17), 2000 (16), and X (ten).


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From cptcharisma1157 on 3/30/08 11:42 PM
I do wish they'd have Benjamin win the MITB though, he carries that match every year.
From hulkamanialives4eva on 3/31/08 12:33 AM
One of the things that disappointed me the most was how they ended the Taker/Edge match. I appreciate that Undertaker isn't one-sided anymore as much as the next guy, but I would have apprediated seeing Taker sidestep the spear, Edge running into the corner turnbuckle,then Taker catching him off the rebound and planting him with the Tombstone.
From JamesP on 3/31/08 6:40 AM
Batista vs. Umaga sucked, Finlay vs. JBL was garbage wrestling, and three-way was just everybody trying to get their spots in. Outside of MITB, Flair-Michaels, and the main event, things ranged from okay to unwatchable crap. I'd give WM a 3 out of 5, or a solid thumbs in the middle.
From theone86 on 3/31/08 1:31 PM
I'ts not the best Mania ever, but it was more solid than the others have been recently. I think Bunnymania was the worst match, and even that didn't turn out as bad as I would've thought. I liked Finlay vs. JBL, but Batista vs. Umaga was a pretty bad match. Normally I'd be pissed at only getting 8 minutes out of a Mania match, but these two pretty much pulled out all of their respective stops in that 8 minutes, anything more would've been redundant.
The ECW Title match sucked, too. I understand you want to put Kane over, but what is it with discrediting every single ECW champ since Big Show? It's like they're way high on them when they give them the Title, then they just get bored, then they have them lose the Title in a squash and it's back to the oblivion that is WWE's mid-card.
I also dislike thier decision to go with Punk. As much as I like him, I really think they should be highlighting him on ECW and putting the brand behind him. They've got plenty of people on Raw and Smackdown who they touted as the future of the brand before killing all their angles. Carlito, Kennedy or MVP would've been better choices in my opinion. Now you can add one more person to the crowded main event of either Raw or Smackdown and take one more person away from the main event void that is ECW.
From 92tombstone92 on 3/31/08 3:20 PM
i was not expecting Orton winning or Floyd "money" Mayweather to win either.. but i knew Kane and Taker were going to win which should be really interested in the next copule of months or however long they hold the title for very interesting