Is Mania in danger of bombing with the current roster?

[Mr. Artistic guy]

Not too much of a point here. You pretty much answered yourself. The CURRENT roster... By wrestlemania we will have John cena, HHH and Undertaker all in action for certain with the possibility of people like christian, evan bourne, cm punk and maybe even chris jericho as well. Nothing to worry about as far as I'm concerned.

 

[SydTinDad]

WM CANNOT bomb....it's not programmed too. Just like the Super Bowl; there will also be millions to view it regardless of who the teams are. WM is an EVENT, not just a show.

If we as fans (and 'marks') embrace the youth movement, not complain, and give it a chance to grow on us, there will be no "bomb". If we keep going back to the same old shit (HHH, Taker, HBK, etc) then we are creating a barometer to measure WM by and that is not fair to the younger guys trying to take the next step.

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

I cant see the show bombing. Maybe it will sell a little less than the previous couple of years, but come on guys this is WRESTLE FUCKING MANIA!!

I see it as a great opportuntity for some of the younger wrestlers on the roster to step up and show they have what it takes to be the top guys once HHH, Taker etc retire. They need to go out and work their fucking asses off and give us matches to remember, and if they do this then they WILL be successful.

I definately think CM Punk needs to have a big match on the show, he is a former World Champion and a legitimate main eventer, and as others have said I think Daniel Bryan is the guy for him to wrestle. The two of them could go 30 mins/ 1 hour and give us an absolute fucking classic match, the type of match that will go down in history.

We have Nexus, and I think that their storyline could culminate at Mania, which would be another major storyline going into the PPV. If Cena is still involved with Nexus then and can finally kill them off at WM, then I think the fans will buy to see that.

Triple H should be back by then, and everyone, me included, thinks he will be facing The Irish Curse Sheamus at Mania, which has that big match feel to me. As the KOTR, Sheamus should get alot of airtime before WM, which can be used to claim he is the real king in the WWE, bringing out The Game, who we all know can carry a storyline better than anyone. I cant see this one bombing

Kane, Edge, Christian, Miz, Morrison will all have storylines going into WM, so again I expect to see a few great matches here.

Undertaker, if healthy, will be continuing his streak which is always a big thing for fans, so this is another guaranteed big match on the card.

Also, MITB could return, giving us the annual stuntfest we have come to know and love.

Overall, I think WWE has a big opportunity to make a few stars at this years WM, and I think Vince will realise this and give us a show to remember. The talent is there, it just needs to be booked correctly.

 

[Foshinzo]

Am I the only person that doesn't want Cena v Orton? I mean, it's not like we haven't seen them wrestle each other a billion times in the last two years. I'm not trying to troll either guy, I'm just saying that I'd like to see the WWE get a little more creative than just recycling old feuds like they've done for years, especially at Mania.

Look: I've been watching wrestling since I was about three; longer than I can remember. And every year the one axiom that always proves itself to be true is that Wrestlemania is at least watchable. Last year's matches were hit an miss with me, but it was still a good Mania. Trust me; WWE puts everything it has into Mania. They work too hard on it for it to bomb, and they have no reason to fret the buy rates: It's Wrestlemania. If Mania ever bombed, then that would be the sign of the wrestling Apocalypse.

 

[Xtreme_Animlas2314]

I'll be attending the event but I just don't if its really going to be worth it though. Over the years this was a very big huge deal. Now everyone I've watched growing up are no longer their or retired/fired/might be injury by this time. It sucks but its the business.!

Without really looking up the roster or anything. The guys that are still with WWE and are the big names are John Cena, Edge, Randy Orton, Big Show, Triple H, Undertaker, Kane, CM Punk, and Rey Mysterio. To me these are the guys that can kind of draw or people really know.

I'm up for the youth moment which is what TNA is sometimes. In the WWE its harder to give these guys a chance because to be honest they haven't really done anything or been in the WWE long enough to get people to care about.

This is going to be my first WM experience and at first I wasn't going to go to the PPV just the fan axxes and stuff. It just stupid not to go to the event when you are already their.

My thing is the young guys really need to step it up big time and WWE needs to get their act together before this WM doesn't shine as well as the pasts events. The guys I've listed above could or may not even make it do the event which of course would sucks.

Breaking of a legit tag team like the Hart Dynasty when you need them the most.

I can already can pencil in Hart Dynasty vs Uso Brothers vs Nexus for the tag team titles. Now that would be a great match but NNNOOO the WWE has already mess those plans up.


Unfortunatly it seems at times that the WWE doesn't look into the big picture or long feuds anymore. As fans can see that. We also know that once the Hart Dynasty is over DH or Tyson isn't going to do anything but be left behind and not do anything. WWE messed this team up for now.!


Back on topic, I hope WWE starts really building this thing up with good matches or something and I can only up the Divas Matches will be worth it instead of some type of gimmick or quick match with none of the divas that can wrestle. I feel like I might be disappointed to go to this PPV but who knows. We can only hope that the WWE pulls something out of their a$$.!

 

[Kaneanite]

I actually think that with this young talent this years Mania could be the AMAZING. Just picture this card or something close to it...

The Miz vs John Morrison WWE Title*
Edge vs Christian WHC Title
Bryan vs Ziggler to unify US/IC Titles
HHH vs Sheamus Part II
Wade Barrett vs John Cena to finally settle the score
Undertaker vs Chris Jericho

*I know everyone would be quick to bash that, but I'd certainly give it a chance. I think Miz could definitely hype up a main event with his promos and Morrison has everything it takes if he could just cut some good promos. If Morrison came up big when hyping this match up? Then why the hell not. Like you said, it's a youth movement.

There's plenty of things wrong with this card, of course. Like where's Randy Orton? And will the Cena feud really last until Mania? And why would Jericho be feuding with Undertaker (though, I'd LOVE that to happen)? But I'm looking forward to this Mania actually. I was quick to hate the Miz, and I still think he's an average champion at best, but it actually is nice seeing new faces in the main event scene.

 

[Midnite Express 2009]

I wouldn't necessarily say it's in danger. Remember the WrestleMania's between 1992-1996? Not your best Mania's and that was a four year span. But obviously they put together something worth watching because people kept buying the PPVs and the show kept trucking along. Say what you want about the current roster, but I think the WWE can pull this together and present a fantastic show. You still have mainstays like John Cena, Randy Orton and so on, along with newcomers such as Alberto Del Rio, Sheamus and a few others making their Mania debuts so time will tell if they create their (ah-um) "Mania Moments" (boy, do I hate that term, watch, their going to try to trademark that phrase some time in the future).

Sure, they need a few major names other than the usual players, but they're not in danger of any kind, least not right now. The reasons why their usual PPVs don't go so well is that there's a new feud essentially every other month, with the people you start to get interested in with their feud being dispactched to another feud before you can actually get attached to the feud their apart of (case and point: Sheamus who NOW has the duty of making John Morrison look creditable even though Sheamus should still be in the WWE title picture, how about that? He goes from WWE champion a few months ago, to King of the Ring, don'tcha think that's a tad bit backwards? opps, got off topic).

I think this year's WrestleMania will tell where the company is going heading forward. If they offer a solid show with great matches and compelling storylines leading up to the show, then yeah the company is heading in the right direction. If it's a lackluster yawn-fest the perhaps they need to step back, reevaulate the situation and move forward from there. I'd like to see how the Royal Rumble shapes out next month and who they'll have as the winner. I think they're gambling with The Miz being WWE champion, although I doubt he'll be champion heading into Mania, but hey, stranger things have happened. We shall see.

 

[Judah's Lion]

WM is always at risk of bombing, current roster or not. then again, so is every show that is done by any company in the world. that's the risk of programming. however, aside from that obvious point, the OP does have a valid argument. lots of names have been retired or injured for the majority of this year: HBK, Taker, Batista, Y2J, Triple H, Punk, even Orton and Rey have been for a time and worked lighter schedules or lots of tag matches, etc. and i'd like to think Christian, but many would argue that he's not a big name. that's a matter of opinion i guess.

still, this WM could potentially be the second worst in the history. WM 9 deserves top honors. this could be close. lots of injuries and retirements are still pending and the current roster is uncertain at best. and then again, this could be the greatest WM in the history, if booked properly. that's the tough part, obviously.

here's my thought for a possible card that i'd like to see and reasons why and how i think this could work. the matches are in no particular order other than the order in which i think of them.

1. Kane vs. Sheamus. there just needs to be a good monster match and these two could do it. i don't want to see Sheamus not on the card and i don't want to see his feud with Triple H reignite here. maybe Triple H returns and wins his match at Mania and Sheamus wins his so that they both have momentum when their feud does reignite after Mania. that could be a possibility. i'm not sure how you'd have Sheamus and Kane meet up though. maybe just for Brand Supremacy or something like that. except, you know, rather than having a trophy that means nothing (Bragging Rights, anyone?) the winner could get a draft pick or something. so now you have a monster match with two solid workers and former world champs in a match that has a reason and a reward. that's a start.

2. Tag Titles. these freaking things have to be defended on PPV and the biggest PPV of the year FOR FREAKING SURE! it's the only way to rebuild the division. make it important enough to show on tv and even make it important enough for people to pay to see it on tv. and you need some actual teams. Miz & Morrison would be great, but i'm enjoying their respective singles runs and pairing them up would ruin their current pushes. so scratch them. Edge & Christian is a dark horse team that i'd love to see return here to win the belts if only so they could help rebuild the division, later split (maybe around Survivor Series) and feud at the following Mania. but realistically, how about just letting the Uso's fight against Ted Dibiase and his Fortunate Sons stable? that would mean that brother Bret would have to return from injury and this stable created, but there's plenty of time to do that. in fact, have the Uso's and Fortunate Sons and Hart Dynasty (don't split this team up! have Bret Hart return to mend the fences because these guys may not make it as singles stars and the WWE needs more actual tag teams!) and make it a triple threat tag match. maybe even have some legends accompany each team: Bret Hart and Hart Dynasty vs. Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase and Fortunate Sons vs. Rikishi and Uso's. that's my tag titles match for WM.

3. Miz vs. Morrison. no title here. but a #1 Contender's spot for the title. let Miz and Morrison feud a few weeks or month or two prior. plus they already have history. Miz can lose the title and Morrison can lose his #1 spot and so these two can feud for that spot. this also gives us a preview of how an audience would respond to these two in a main event fighting for the actual title itself. get some young blood in Mania in matches that matter. this would be one of them.

4. Punk vs. Bryan, US Title. just make this happen. no questions asked. maybe make it a 30-minute Iron Man Match. i'd say make it a 30-minute Iron Match (a la Angle and Benoit from years past) but i'm not sure how Punk would do in Submissions only. forgive my ignorance, but i'm not too familiar with Punk in ROH. but these two could put on a clinic, whether submissions only or a regular Iron Match rules for 30 minutes and chew up some of the clock if people are worried about paying money for 2 hours worth of card. plus, c'mon... who doesn't want to see this match? they've already been teasing the feud. Punk should be healed by then.

5. Taker vs. Barrett. this gets Taker in a match with a young guy. hopefully, this would mean that Barrett could improve as he'd be learning with a major vet and legend, plus the storyline makes sense as Nexus buried Taker.

6. MITB. let Kofi win this thing this year. he needs to have his push reinstalled. put Swagger, MVP, Kaval (keep him on tv and not look so weak!), Bourne, and Rhodes in this match. 6 is a better number than 10. it's just too cluttered otherwise.

7. Orton vs. Edge, WHC. have these guys actually finish their feud from last year. it just kinda stopped because of Orton's shoulder injury. so let these guys feud as they have tons of history and can make this work. plus, it hasn't been done at Mania before.

8. IC Title. also needs to be defended on tv if it's to be taken seriously. so i say have Ziggler go against a returning Jericho. no matter who gets the title, the real winner here is the audience. Jericho can either win and put on great feuds and matches with anybody, or he can lose and put Ziggler even more over than he already is.

9. Big Show vs. any celebrity. maybe even one last Brock Lesnar fight. these two had some pretty incredible matches and moments. not clinics, but still impressive stuff to watch. especially the ring collapsing. but really. any celebrity would do. that's kind of Big Show's Mania thing.

10. Del Rio vs. Cena for the WWE title. hear me out on this one. a guaranteed draw in Cena. Del Rio is a young up and coming heel. this could be as simple as having Del Rio win the Rumble or as silly as Del Rio being insulted by the Juan Cena gimmick. or maybe have Cena stand up and defend his friends that are being injured in Christian and Rey. i'm not sure how to write this up perfectly, but even letting Del Rio win the Rumble wouldn't be too impossible to believe. this guy is on a major push and tear and so have him go against the top guy in the company. plus, it's never been seen, so people might actually be interested in seeing it happen. i know he's no Eddie Guerrero (at least, not now he's not... time will only tell) but you could make it a street fight or something and tie it in to the history that Cena and Guerrero had.

11. Christian vs. Rey. simple here. have Christian go heel on Rey. Christian needs something fresh and he could turn on Rey because he got his first injury when trying to defend Rey against Del Rio. this gets them both on PPV and they could have a good match. plus, it freshens up Christian's character and allows him to fight for some titles against face champions.

12. Triple H. quite honestly, i'm not sure how to book him. he's returning. and it'd be highly unlikely, for multiple reasons, that he would not be at WM in some way. so maybe have him go against anyone... or referee if he's still hurting some. maybe go against Zeke. maybe even have Zeke go over to build up some credibility with him. or maybe go crazy and have him go against Regal or Goldust or another legend just to put on a good match with some good ring psychology so that the younger guys can just watch and learn. but get Triple H on the card, either against Zeke or one of the aforementioned two legends for whichever reason chosen. either to elevate Zeke and make him a credible guy or to demonstrate some older-school ring psychology to the younger guys.

so that'd be how i'd do the card and quite frankly, it'd be the first WM that i'd be seriously excited to watch because it'd have matches that haven't been seen before or often, all the titles defended (except the divas, because nobody really cares) and because there would be reasons for the matches (draft picks, titles, contenderships, returns from injury, etc) and feuds.

so the world's longest answer to a very short and easy question: is Mania in danger of bombing with the current roster? the answer is yes. but then again, it could also be the greatest Mania ever. it just all depends on how it's written.

 

[dude_d_dude]

Am I the only person that doesn't want Cena v Orton? I mean, it's not like we haven't seen them wrestle each other a billion times in the last two years. I'm not trying to troll either guy, I'm just saying that I'd like to see the WWE get a little more creative than just recycling old feuds like they've done for years, especially at Mania.

No I'm with you on this one, I'd rather not see Cena vs Orton for the 7678765th time to be honest with you. I'm not saying it'd necessarily be a bad match, I'm just saying that I'm sure there's a few people who'd be utterly bored by it simply because we've seen this so much before. I think Mania should have them facing other people, not each other again.

 

[martymcfly]

Honestly, every pay per view has the potential to bomb, and it oftentimes has not much to do with the actual roster of available wrestlers. Or to put it another way, any pay per view has the opportunity to shine if storylines and feuds are given the proper time to develop so that we are looking forward to a culmination at wrestlemania. If we have a bunch of random matches thrown together in the last minute to give various folks something to do (which seems to be the normal way of things) then the pay per view does not have much potential.

If you develop proper feuds and build ups, and you have performers that can at least put on a decent show in the ring, then it should work, regardless of your roster.

 

[hhhfan14]

Hopefully with Hunter and Taker coming back before Mania, they can set some good matches up, like ive seen on here, maybe a Cena vs Taker match, of course the boring Hunter vs Shamus II, and maybe a ladder match between Miz and Morison, or some kind of stipulation match. Another thought this year, is why not have a good MITB at the beginning of the night, and then have whomever win it, finally cash it in this year, and this Mania be remebered as the year that MITB was cashed in the same night it was won? Maybe a surprise entrant of Chris Jericho in the MITB? But by everything that is going on, it looks as though this year may be going down as another bust like the past two years have been, besides the Taker vs Shawn match that was built.

 

[IrishCanadian25]

The Miz vs John Morrison WWE Title*
Edge vs Christian WHC Title
Bryan vs Ziggler to unify US/IC Titles
HHH vs Sheamus Part II
Wade Barrett vs John Cena to finally settle the score
Undertaker vs Chris Jericho

1. Miz vs Morrison for the WWE Title would be like Jannetty vs Michaels at Wrestlemania 9. Only Miz vs Morrison wouldn't put on HALF the match Shawn and Marty would have.

2. Edge vs Christian for the WHC would mean younger fans would have to get caught up to speed on the history and that Christian would actually need to become relevant first.

3. For the first two to happen, either Miz, Morrison, or Christian would need to win the Royal Rumble (because there's no way Christian wears a world title between now and then.) Not happening.

4. Bryan vs Ziggler would be a nice match, but I have a feeling WWE is having 2nd thoughts about unifying the mid card belts. Maybe I'm wrong.

5. HHH vs S(h)eamus. A lot of people are bashing this match, but I'm all for it at Wrestlemania. It'd be a massive return for Triple H against the guy who took him out a year ago. And you know both men would be in the elimination chamber the following month, so it's also a momentum builder. Only thing is, I doubt you can book this feud right in a PG atmosphere.

6. Barrett vs Cena. No intregue. It's basically "watch John Cena get revenge on Wade Barrett after a 15 minute match." Snooze...Cena deserves better, and Barrett can fight Otunga.

7. Undertaker vs Jericho. Yuh-huh. Jericho is out and is unlikely to return for WM. Taker is hurt and is unlikely to return for WM. You wouldn't have the time to build an interesting feud between these two guys when they're not even certain to show up.

Essentially, this Wrestlemania has a WORLD of potential to go either way. Truth be told, I think the size and energy of Wrestlemania may, in fact, hinge on the "Brock Lesnar" factor. If you can get Brock to get a contract allowance from UFC and to wrestle in a one-off situation, it'd be brilliant. Have him legit knock out Big Show. Or have him face the Undertaker if he can make it back. Or Triple H.

I'm not seeing much for this Wrestlemania without a big name. Perhaps they will book and prove me wrong, but I'd be worried.

 

[Lying Retarded Crybaby Troll Bitch]

1. Miz vs Morrison for the WWE Title would be like Jannetty vs Michaels at Wrestlemania 9. Only Miz vs Morrison wouldn't put on HALF the match Shawn and Marty would have.

2. Edge vs Christian for the WHC would mean younger fans would have to get caught up to speed on the history and that Christian would actually need to become relevant first.

3. For the first two to happen, either Miz, Morrison, or Christian would need to win the Royal Rumble (because there's no way Christian wears a world title between now and then.) Not happening.

4. Bryan vs Ziggler would be a nice match, but I have a feeling WWE is having 2nd thoughts about unifying the mid card belts. Maybe I'm wrong.

5. HHH vs S(h)eamus. A lot of people are bashing this match, but I'm all for it at Wrestlemania. It'd be a massive return for Triple H against the guy who took him out a year ago. And you know both men would be in the elimination chamber the following month, so it's also a momentum builder. Only thing is, I doubt you can book this feud right in a PG atmosphere.

6. Barrett vs Cena. No intregue. It's basically "watch John Cena get revenge on Wade Barrett after a 15 minute match." Snooze...Cena deserves better, and Barrett can fight Otunga.

7. Undertaker vs Jericho. Yuh-huh. Jericho is out and is unlikely to return for WM. Taker is hurt and is unlikely to return for WM. You wouldn't have the time to build an interesting feud between these two guys when they're not even certain to show up.

Essentially, this Wrestlemania has a WORLD of potential to go either way. Truth be told, I think the size and energy of Wrestlemania may, in fact, hinge on the "Brock Lesnar" factor. If you can get Brock to get a contract allowance from UFC and to wrestle in a one-off situation, it'd be brilliant. Have him legit knock out Big Show. Or have him face the Undertaker if he can make it back. Or Triple H.

I'm not seeing much for this Wrestlemania without a big name. Perhaps they will book and prove me wrong, but I'd be worried.

1] I agree, & the Miz would be the lacking half.

2] I also agree with this, except that you'd probably get back some fans from the E-&-C years that have gone since then.

3] Miz has it now (unfortunately). Also, I'd be shocked if Christian is back from injury long before he's gone from WWE.

4] I agree with that; Besides, part of what makes me think they won't unify them is we've seen this match before @ a PPV.

5] I thought EC was before WM... Also, you don't have HHH return to face this guy again; He won the Superstar of the Year Slammy b/c people will (& should) forget him soon.

6] I don't see any part of Nexus getting a singles match @ WM.

7] Jericho, being the (real-life) rock star he is, deserves something bigger & faster than the (moves slow as a) Deadman.

8] Lesnar should come back to ref something, ala Stone Cold... He is a celeb name now, WWE past or not.

 

[Big Sexy]

I don't see how someone could think the talent is really that bad. The only big names that will guaranteed be missing from last year are HBK and Batista. Taker and HHH will most likely be back and Jericho is probably 50/50. Not to mention they have a lot of improvements and new faces from last year. Randy Orton is now better then he was last year, Sheamus is also a year better. Dolph Ziggler is another name that comes to mind of guys who have improved. They also added a lot of new talent. Wade Barrett and the rest of Nexus, Daniel Bryan, and Alberto del Rio are all great additions that will almost certainly be on the Mania card.

 

[Lying Retarded Crybaby Troll Bitch]

I don't see how someone could think the talent is really that bad. The only big names that will guaranteed be missing from last year are HBK and Batista. Taker and HHH will most likely be back and Jericho is probably 50/50. Not to mention they have a lot of improvements and new faces from last year. Randy Orton is now better then he was last year, Sheamus is also a year better. Dolph Ziggler is another name that comes to mind of guys who have improved. They also added a lot of new talent. Wade Barrett and the rest of Nexus, Daniel Bryan, and Alberto del Rio are all great additions that will almost certainly be on the Mania card.

Taker has not been that good for years.

Orton is no better than he was several years ago. Frankly, I think he could maybe benefit from a Jericho-like break.

Sheamus is, if anything, worse now previous in the year.

Every time I think of Dolph, I am left recalling those bunch of matches he had against Rey. Rey got Wellness suspended, & they (properly) gave the Title to someone else. He hasn't improved since.

Bryan & Rio could be good, but I could only guarantee that if you matched them with each other or people of equal talent.

As I said in another thread, by WM, Nexus needs to be broken-up, or you need it proven they can do something else.

 

[Lying Retarded Crybaby Troll Bitch]

1. Miz vs Morrison for the WWE Title would be like Jannetty vs Michaels at Wrestlemania 9. Only Miz vs Morrison wouldn't put on HALF the match Shawn and Marty would have.

2. Edge vs Christian for the WHC would mean younger fans would have to get caught up to speed on the history and that Christian would actually need to become relevant first.

3. For the first two to happen, either Miz, Morrison, or Christian would need to win the Royal Rumble (because there's no way Christian wears a world title between now and then.) Not happening.

4. Bryan vs Ziggler would be a nice match, but I have a feeling WWE is having 2nd thoughts about unifying the mid card belts. Maybe I'm wrong.

5. HHH vs S(h)eamus. A lot of people are bashing this match, but I'm all for it at Wrestlemania. It'd be a massive return for Triple H against the guy who took him out a year ago. And you know both men would be in the elimination chamber the following month, so it's also a momentum builder. Only thing is, I doubt you can book this feud right in a PG atmosphere.

6. Barrett vs Cena. No intregue. It's basically "watch John Cena get revenge on Wade Barrett after a 15 minute match." Snooze...Cena deserves better, and Barrett can fight Otunga.

7. Undertaker vs Jericho. Yuh-huh. Jericho is out and is unlikely to return for WM. Taker is hurt and is unlikely to return for WM. You wouldn't have the time to build an interesting feud between these two guys when they're not even certain to show up.

Essentially, this Wrestlemania has a WORLD of potential to go either way. Truth be told, I think the size and energy of Wrestlemania may, in fact, hinge on the "Brock Lesnar" factor. If you can get Brock to get a contract allowance from UFC and to wrestle in a one-off situation, it'd be brilliant. Have him legit knock out Big Show. Or have him face the Undertaker if he can make it back. Or Triple H.

I'm not seeing much for this Wrestlemania without a big name. Perhaps they will book and prove me wrong, but I'd be worried.

1] I agree, & the Miz would be the lacking half.

2] I also agree with this, except that you'd probably get back some fans from the E-&-C years that have gone since then.

3] Miz has it now (unfortunately). Also, I'd be shocked if Christian is back from injury long before he's gone from WWE.

4] I agree with that; Besides, part of what makes me think they won't unify them is we've seen this match before @ a PPV.

5] I thought EC was before WM... Also, you don't have HHH return to face this guy again; He won the Superstar of the Year Slammy b/c people will (& should) forget him soon.

6] I don't see any part of Nexus getting a singles match @ WM.

7] Jericho, being the (real-life) rock star he is, deserves something bigger & faster than the (moves slow as a) Deadman.

8] Lesnar should come back to ref something, ala Stone Cold... He is a celeb name now, WWE past or not.

 

[Judah's Lion]

Another thought this year, is why not have a good MITB at the beginning of the night, and then have whomever win it, finally cash it in this year, and this Mania be remebered as the year that MITB was cashed in the same night it was won?

this is a good idea. i especially liked it the first time i saw it... literally. i think it was actually called the Money in the Bank PPV. Kane won the first MITB ladder match for Smackdown. then, later in the night, he cashed in and won the title. you know, the one he's still holding today?

so i guess this wouldn't be all that new of an idea. but again, it really isn't a bad one. it's just been done already.

i still think Mr. Kennedy had the best idea ever for MITB. win the briefcase and cash in for a main event at the next year's WM. that storyline needs to happen.

 

[Big Sexy]

Taker has not been that good for years.

Orton is no better than he was several years ago. Frankly, I think he could maybe benefit from a Jericho-like break.

Sheamus is, if anything, worse now previous in the year.

Every time I think of Dolph, I am left recalling those bunch of matches he had against Rey. Rey got Wellness suspended, & they (properly) gave the Title to someone else. He hasn't improved since.

Bryan & Rio could be good, but I could only guarantee that if you matched them with each other or people of equal talent.

As I said in another thread, by WM, Nexus needs to be broken-up, or you need it proven they can do something else.

Taker as a whole may not be great anymore but he still comes to play when the bright lights are on at Mania. He has had very good to great matches in each of his last 4 Mania appearances.

Orton is easily the best and most over he has been in his career so I'm not exactly sure where you're getting that from. Sheamus and Ziggler have also certainly improved. Sheamus may not be the hot young rookie any more but the guy has improved in every aspect of being a superstar and Ziggler has done the same.

 

[Lying Retarded Crybaby Troll Bitch]

Taker as a whole may not be great anymore but he still comes to play when the bright lights are on at Mania. He has had very good to great matches in each of his last 4 Mania appearances.

Orton is easily the best and most over he has been in his career so I'm not exactly sure where you're getting that from. Sheamus and Ziggler have also certainly improved. Sheamus may not be the hot young rookie any more but the guy has improved in every aspect of being a superstar and Ziggler has done the same.

I remember when JBL was on commentary, he talked about guys who would be iffy a lot, but step up big when the lights were on bright. Taker used to be like that, but I fail to even see that now.

I would say Orton is not the best he's been in his career, & is largely appearing over because of Nexus/Miz, & the others he's been facing.

Ziggler improved steadily, but they now stick him with Vickie so he will get some sort of reaction. In the months since Sheamus took out Trips, I have ceased to care what he says/does, or about who.

 

[Big Sexy]

I remember when JBL was on commentary, he talked about guys who would be iffy a lot, but step up big when the lights were on bright. Taker used to be like that, but I fail to even see that now.

How so? the guy has delievered at the last 4 Wrestlemanias and has done so in a big way. The stage is not any brighter then it is at Mania.

I would say Orton is not the best he's been in his career, & is largely appearing over because of Nexus/Miz, & the others he's been facing.

Orton was already ridiculously over before the Nexus even debuted.

Ziggler improved steadily, but they now stick him with Vickie so he will get some sort of reaction. In the months since Sheamus took out Trips, I have ceased to care what he says/does, or about who.

Sheamus is putting on consistently better matches and has also improved on the mic since last year.

 

[Lying Retarded Crybaby Troll Bitch]

How so? the guy has delievered at the last 4 Wrestlemanias and has done so in a big way. The stage is not any brighter then it is at Mania.

Any stage looks bright when you're sleeping at home for 4 months prior. I didn't order last WM, but the year before that, he was working with a huge star, so it would be hard for either of them to look bad.

Orton was already ridiculously over before the Nexus even debuted.

Orton's done the face-heel switch like he's on a light switch, & goes huge either way.

Sheamus is putting on consistently better matches and has also improved on the mic since last year.

This probably doesn't surprise you, but I disagree on both counts.

 

[Ferbian]

Hahaha absolutely not.

The current roster is more than fine to establish a fair Wrestlemania. We still have top stars that will be able to draw it, as well as some elder talent from around the so called glorious days (According to a lot of the fans). There should be more than enough to make a pretty decent Wrestlemania.

There's a lot of possibilities, both with the old guard and the new guard in terms of talents. A mixture of both, or simply old vs old and new vs new talent is more than doable. And should actually create for something very interesting if you ask me. There's a lot of various forms of potential for the current roster at Wrestlemania, and I'd like to think that WWE will capitalize on it when the time comes.

 

[TheMainMan32]

In my opinion, Mania is in big trouble unless they start building towards it NOW. The Nexus' big storylines: what is their real purpose as Barrett mentioned, why did they bury Taker, who's their handler etc., all need to be revealed by The Royal Rumble or right after. Not a week or two before Mania. The Anonymous GM needs to be revealed. Both of those things could lead to at least 3 huge matches with storylines that have been being built for months. And there seems to be something brewing with Michael Cole. His motivations need to be revealed by then as well.

The World Heavyweight Championship/ WWE Championship ,as well as the Intercontinental Championship/ US Championship are supposed to he unified at Mania. Done right, it could lend an air of importance to the event that isn't there currently.

Other than that, HHH will be back by then, hopefully Jericho will be back, but I think the WWE needs something larger than life to make up for the distinct lack of star power in the current roster. No more throw away shows. They need to get to work.