I thought the Austin and Hogan returns were very dissapointing. The JBL Cena match was very bad. Seemed like it lasted 5 minutes. And Cena winning? Just not cool. The HBK Angle match was the match of the night. Those are my quick thoughts.
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Bradshaw/Cena could have been done on Smackdown last week. Just a horrible excuse for a title match. The ladder match lacked something, Angle/Micheals was awsome. Orton/Taker was cool. Batista/HHH was passable, he will not last as champ. The show seemed a tad rushed too. Piper is still the man, as is Austin. Sumo match, no thanks. Women's match, Christy is a retard. I scratch my head as to why they couldn't have had Shelton defend his belt. Overall Wrestlemania definately lacked something this year. Guess we've been spoiled for the last 4 years.
I wasn't able to watch it, but from JV's reports I have to question why WWE would have Cena dominated for the entire match only to have him win it. What was with the crowd being silent for almost the entire show though? They're LA and it's WrestleMania but the crowd sounded like it was a house show.
I'm a little upset, I was 4/7 in the prediction contest. Did the battle royal take place or not? If it did then it wasn't fair for the people at the Staples Center to see it only.
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Whoo! I was at Staples Center today, and I thought Wrestlemania was pretty great. HBk vs Angle and the Ladder Match stole the show. The crowd was pretty decent, but not as great is it was the last time I saw shows, but taht was around four years ago when we had the Rock etc. I heard the Cena vs. JBL match has bad, but I skipped it cause I went to get some T-Shirts. Haha, oh well. Hulk Hogan stole the show, got the best reaction by far. After that though was Taker vs. Orton, which I think was bad timing. Crowd was dead here. But pretty awesome show. Hope the crowd wasn't as bad as MSG last year. Peace~
I Liked:
Eddie's half-shocked/half-emotionless reaction to his loss to Rey - I can't wait for his heel turn.
The spotfest that was the MITB Ladder Match - Shelton Benjamin made this match amazing.
Orton/Taker match and how well-booked it was. The return of Bob Orton's cast got a pop out of me!
HBK/Angle - phenomenal match
Trish/Christy was watchable and was kept short - Trish cracks me up with her heelisms. She's arguably the best heel on either roster right now. Plus, she retained, so that was good, too.
Batista beating HHH.
I Didn't Like:
Edge predictably winning the ladder match. At least add some drama to it - he's been the one guy after the belt without success going on 7 months - why not have someone else get the nod? They had better book his use of his title match well (and, by that, I mean in an impromptu, heelish manner).
Carlito interrupting Piper's Pit - it started promising until he showed up - just kinda nonsequitir to me.
John Cena winning the belt. Don't get me wrong, I like Cena OK, but JBL's future is in huge doubt unless WWE has a plan for how to book him now. JBL was starting to get a lot of credibility as champion (in my eyes), and now he has nothing.
Big Show's dimply ass versus Akebono's fat ass....gross.
Overall, I liked Wrestlemania. Some parts left some to be desired, and I don't agree with all of the booking, but it was entertaining and wasn't predictable.