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Post by Airboy^ on Apr 3, 2005 15:31:20 GMT 1
Apparantly, the Battle Royal won't be shown on TV at all, and will be a DVD extra *Getting excited now* ;D
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Post by Panda on Apr 3, 2005 16:35:43 GMT 1
Apparantly, the Battle Royal won't be shown on TV at all, and will be a DVD extra *Getting excited now* ;D Interesting... I'd probably pick Booker T to win.
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Post by Panda on Apr 4, 2005 18:12:59 GMT 1
Pretty good show overall, though the two world title matches were disappointing. Angle v Michaels was fantastic, though, a match of the year candidate. Apparently this was the line-up for the battle royal. (I won't reveal who won in case you're avoiding the result and waiting for the DVD ) RAW: Chris Masters Gene Snitsky Hurricane Maven Rhyno Robert Conway Rosey Simon Dean Sylvain Grenier Tajiri Tyson Tomko Val Venis Viscera William Regal SMACKDOWN: Akio Booker T Charlie Haas Danny Basham Doug Basham Funaki Hardcore Holly Heidenreich Luther Reigns Mark Jindrak Nunzio Orlando Jordan Paul London Scotty 2 Hotty Spike Dudley
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Post by Airboy^ on Apr 4, 2005 20:22:31 GMT 1
Overall, I loved it. Was disappointed with the lack of crowd for the Cena match, but after Angle/Michaels, I'd have been worn out too! Definitely better than last years, and I jumped out like a total geek when Hogan came out
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Post by Panda on Apr 4, 2005 21:30:32 GMT 1
Overall, I loved it. Was disappointed with the lack of crowd for the Cena match, but after Angle/Michaels, I'd have been worn out too! Definitely better than last years, and I jumped out like a total geek when Hogan came out Yes! It's always good to see the Hulkster, though I would've liked to have seen him acknowledge Eugene in some way. Piper and Austin were quite good too, though I don't think they needed Carlito out there.
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Post by gimpy on Apr 6, 2005 5:21:16 GMT 1
It was what a WrestleMania should be: a lot of hype, and several matches that disappoint.
Eddie vs Rey was lackluster. something went awry with Rey Rey's mask which completely threw off my concentration on the moves. I sat there watching my TV wondering when hes going to adjust it next!
The women's match was horrible. The only way that they can revive the women's division is to give the 5+ divas they fired last year their jobs back, which probably won't happen.
Cena's match was better than the crowd gave credit for. Hopefully, Cena can carry SmackDown to new heights, but thats a tough challenge after JBL all but murdered SmackDown
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Post by Panda on Apr 6, 2005 12:52:48 GMT 1
Can't disagree with any of that, really. I noticed Rey was having trouble with his mask. I think people were expecting a lot of high spots in that match but it turned out to be more a game of cat and mouse.
I don't understand why they fired Gail Kim, Jazz and Jacqueline. Actually I do, but the fact is they could wrestle.
As much as I like Cena's character, he's not a great wrestler so I'm not convinced he can get Smackdown back on track. I think we'll have to wait for the possible re-draft to happen.
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Post by Airboy^ on Apr 8, 2005 16:36:28 GMT 1
A Re-draft is JUST what they need now. It's rumoured to happen a week on Monday
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Post by Panda on Apr 8, 2005 18:27:33 GMT 1
A Re-draft is JUST what they need now. It's rumoured to happen a week on Monday Yep. So who will be going where? I'd like to see Chris Jericho in the world title picture, which will mean not being on the same show as Triple H. Christian could move too and become a main event heel on Smackdown. Eddie Guerrero on Raw could be interesting and maybe the Undertaker...
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Post by Panda on Apr 13, 2005 18:06:49 GMT 1
I fell asleep during some of Raw but I don't think there was any mention of a draft. Also, it could just be another draft lottery like they did a year ago.
What do we think about the cuts made this week?
Rhyno, Matt Hardy, Molly Holly and Jesus are among those who have gone.
I think it's particularly tough on Matt Hardy, especially after what happened with Lita (in real life).
The release of Molly Holly is a further step towards the women's division being based more on baps than talent.
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Post by -Big Dan- on Apr 14, 2005 15:06:35 GMT 1
Rhyno!? No way, he was ace.
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Post by -Big Dan- on Apr 14, 2005 15:07:56 GMT 1
There won't be an awful lot of competition in the women's division now, will there?
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Post by Panda on Apr 14, 2005 17:48:23 GMT 1
Rhyno!? No way, he was ace. Apparently he had a big argument with his wife at a Wrestlemania afterparty and started wrecking stuff, which explains his release. It's believed Molly Holly actually asked to be released...
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Post by Panda on Apr 14, 2005 17:49:43 GMT 1
There won't be an awful lot of competition in the women's division now, will there? No. Until Lita comes back, it's just Trish and Victoria (and Christy )
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Post by jdl on Apr 17, 2005 20:39:26 GMT 1
I can't believe Matt Hardy's been released. Boy, talk about kicking a guy when he's down.
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Post by Panda on Apr 17, 2005 20:40:53 GMT 1
I can't believe Matt Hardy's been released. Boy, talk about kicking a guy when he's down. Indeed. Hopefully TNA will pick him up...
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Post by jdl on Apr 17, 2005 20:57:41 GMT 1
Yeah, hopefully.
In other news...did anyone catch the GREAT Angle/Guerrero match on this past weeks SmackDown? Oh, and Hogan's confirmed for tomorrow nights RAW.
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Post by Panda on Apr 17, 2005 21:40:40 GMT 1
In other news...did anyone catch the GREAT Angle/Guerrero match on this past weeks SmackDown? No. Damn. I rarely get to see Smackdown... Is tomorrow's Raw the last before Backlash? I wouldn't be surprised to see a Hogan beatdown...
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Post by Panda on Apr 17, 2005 21:41:59 GMT 1
Just checked. There's another week...
Probably no beatdown yet, then...
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