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WWE Wrestlemania 22 Discussion Thread
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VisionaryQuest0
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Biohazard said:
Yeah...Eddie's dad has been dead for a while now...
Keyser Soze
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Arghhhhhhhhhhhhh....
Whats Happening????
Whats Happening????
Keyser Soze
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Bret "Censored Man" Hart.....
...Here comes 10 more years of anger!!
...Here comes 10 more years of anger!!
Outcast2004
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Cool show, and puts a nice cap on Eddie and bret's careers both.
To be honest, I hope Bret is a man of his word and DOES NOT show up at Mania tomorrow. HE's been true to his words so far and I'd like it to stay that way.
To be honest, I hope Bret is a man of his word and DOES NOT show up at Mania tomorrow. HE's been true to his words so far and I'd like it to stay that way.
strikeselect
You like me, you really really like me!
985boi said:
"austin-hogan"
Keyser Soze
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The only way I would like to see Bret come back to WWE is if he managed some "pure wrestling" stable....
...if he did come out some time during mania i would leap from my seat though and do laps around the room.
...if he did come out some time during mania i would leap from my seat though and do laps around the room.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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Hogan's pissed face after Austin took a cheap shot at him was the best part of it all. Hogan looked ready to kill someone.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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Austin is a prophet. He knew how stupid that shit was before any of us cared.Bloodwake said:
ZombieSupaStar
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grr wtf I cant even see the full thing on wwe.com?
I Missed the hof tonight and it ends with ernie ladd or something (no eddie or bret)
I Missed the hof tonight and it ends with ernie ladd or something (no eddie or bret)
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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You didn't miss anything. It was boring.
I was there, and let me just tell you, outside of the televised portion, Sheri was the induction of the night. I think she was kinda tipsy when she got up there because she just started telling stories about Flair, impersonating the macho man and shouting back at Hecklers. The whole thing was quite amusing and led to her getting a really positive response from the bulk of the crowd at the end (much more enthusiastic then when she first came out).
Overall it was a good show. I did have some complaints though, first off the lighting in the balcony section was absolutely blinding. The crowd actually chanted "turn 'em off, turn 'em off" for a few minutes at the start of the show since it was so hard to see with them pointed right into our faces. The other thing I didn't appreciate were the hecklers. Yes I know this is pro wrestling and it's almost expected, but tonight was supposed to honor people. When Tony Atlas is up there and says "I'm so grateful to have this chance to say to speak to you all and since I probably will never have an oppertunity like this again, I just want to say..." and people scream out "I'M HUNGRY!" it's not appropriate. Or when someone keeps yelling KRISTAL!!!! at the top of their lungs whenever she's on stage and someone is giving an acceptance speech. I also thought it was lame for people to chant one more match towards Bret, but I'll just assume they didn't know the extent of his injuries and let that one go.
I also thought the Cena stuff was in poor taste. I don't like the guy either, but he's there to honor someone (a hometown idol no less), so chanting profanities and not letting him speak displays a total lack of class/maturity in my opinion.
Overall it was a good show. I did have some complaints though, first off the lighting in the balcony section was absolutely blinding. The crowd actually chanted "turn 'em off, turn 'em off" for a few minutes at the start of the show since it was so hard to see with them pointed right into our faces. The other thing I didn't appreciate were the hecklers. Yes I know this is pro wrestling and it's almost expected, but tonight was supposed to honor people. When Tony Atlas is up there and says "I'm so grateful to have this chance to say to speak to you all and since I probably will never have an oppertunity like this again, I just want to say..." and people scream out "I'M HUNGRY!" it's not appropriate. Or when someone keeps yelling KRISTAL!!!! at the top of their lungs whenever she's on stage and someone is giving an acceptance speech. I also thought it was lame for people to chant one more match towards Bret, but I'll just assume they didn't know the extent of his injuries and let that one go.
I also thought the Cena stuff was in poor taste. I don't like the guy either, but he's there to honor someone (a hometown idol no less), so chanting profanities and not letting him speak displays a total lack of class/maturity in my opinion.
VisionaryQuest0
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jobber said:
What are you talking about. She was both of those things. :lol
Shinobi said:
The sad thing is, with the exception of the Cena chants, the majority of the crowd was quite civil and respectful. It only takes a few asshats trying to get on tv or get an acknowledgement from the speaker to ruin that though.
Also, I'm not sure if it's been mentioned but The Weasel's April Fools thing was awesome too.
EnvoyDenali
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Bloodwake said:
didnt know
feel bad now
he seemd drunk!
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so anyways, I go tomorrow... my seat sucks, it was a $100 ticket, which is amazing that $100 ticket is a shitty seat, but whatever.. cant wait to go, and cant wait to see RAW on Monday too... any ideas on what i should bring? I figure ill go get a camera or two to take lots of pictures, as going to "wrestlemania" was one of the top things I wanted to do in my life (like also go to the kentucky derby, indy 500, etc etc).. guess ill get a shirt, a shot glass, etc?
EnvoyDenali said:
There were still a few 300 dollar seats open as of yesterday (I think they released more tickets) that's too rich for my blood. I would have killed for something in the 100-200 dollar level though.
As for what to bring, unless you have a witty sign idea, all you really need is a camera.
EnvoyDenali
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joeposh said:
they must have released some extras this week, i heard they had an extra 100 or so tickets to release last minute... $300 is too rich I think but I'd h ave considered it.. $100 is awfully expensive for me and ANY event, but its wrestlemania. so fuck it.. the $40 tickets are basically worthless as they are restricted viewing... $75/100 is the "cheap seats" which is pretty amazing.
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wrestlemania doesnt have any of those last minute tix avail.. and RAW is sold out now too, which I'd really like to go to.. I guess smackdown is in peoria, IL on tuesday but thats like 2-2.5 hr drive for me from chicago, maybe will go anyways though.
Christopher
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how are your seats for RAW?
I typed up some stuff on the Bret Hart induction speech for another site since apparently not much of it made it to air. I thought I should pass it on to you guys as well:
I'm not sure where the television broadcast cut out, but Bret shared numerous stories about Owen and Jim the Anvil, discussed his love for the Hart Foundation with Pillman, Owen, Bulldog and Anvil (Pillman's name got a great pop).
He shared a story in which his youngest son wouldn't go to bed one night a few months before "the screwjob". Bret yelled at him and told him to go to sleep, so his son marched up to his room, slammed some doors and generally made it clear he wasn't happy. A few minutes later he came downstairs decked out in Shawn Michaels stuff (hat, shirt, etc) and Bret asked "Exactly what are you supposed to be?" and his son answered "I'm in the Klique". He said he shared that story with Shawn after it happened, and while he always felt bad about having to be away from his kids so much, everything he did was for them.
He also told a story about going out to a strip club with Owen and Niedhart after "One Night In Texas". He said that Hogan, Vince and the Road Warriors were there too and that Vince was pretty messed up. According to Bret, Hogan was stirring the shit, as he often does (which led to a priceless shot of Hogan looking pissed), and before you knew it Hawk and Animal were talking about hitting their finisher on Vince. Before you knew it, they had vince up in the air and executed a "powder puff" clothes line off a table, while Hogan and others caught vince from behind. Upon seeing this, the Anvil stroked his beard and remarked "Hart Foundation would have done it for real". Bret knew it was time to leave because another shot or two of Jack Daniels and that would become a reality. But they stuck around, and sure enough the Anvil ended up getting Vince in a bear hug while Bret leaped at him.
There were a number of other anecdotes he shared, but those were the two (besides the numerous Owen the pankster stories) that really stood out. I did not get the impression that Bret didn't want to be there AT ALL, he just seemed a bit overwhelmed and saddened that he couldn't be in the business the way he wanted. Part of the crowd (who I have to assume weren't very versed in his condition) started a "One more match" chant... and Bret choked up a bit saying "I wish I could... I wish I could have one more match..." before moving on.
He actually went on so long that they had the "sign guy", who I assume is the WWE Hall of Fame version of the "Wrap it up box", pester him with a number of signs (he also came out when Sheri was rambling on). So this idea that Bret was phoning it in is rediculous. Hopefully they'll include the full speech on the DVD release).
Also, one last aside about Hogan. One thing that I noticed before the zingers started flying his way, was that Hogan didn't seem to pay any attention to Bret's highlight reel. Whenever a montage played, all the people on stage would turn around and watch the screen respectfully, Hogan did exactly that for Mene Gene and Eddie, but when Bret's came up he just sat there looking like he couldn't care less. That made the little swipes he received shortly after all the sweeter.
I'm not sure where the television broadcast cut out, but Bret shared numerous stories about Owen and Jim the Anvil, discussed his love for the Hart Foundation with Pillman, Owen, Bulldog and Anvil (Pillman's name got a great pop).
He shared a story in which his youngest son wouldn't go to bed one night a few months before "the screwjob". Bret yelled at him and told him to go to sleep, so his son marched up to his room, slammed some doors and generally made it clear he wasn't happy. A few minutes later he came downstairs decked out in Shawn Michaels stuff (hat, shirt, etc) and Bret asked "Exactly what are you supposed to be?" and his son answered "I'm in the Klique". He said he shared that story with Shawn after it happened, and while he always felt bad about having to be away from his kids so much, everything he did was for them.
He also told a story about going out to a strip club with Owen and Niedhart after "One Night In Texas". He said that Hogan, Vince and the Road Warriors were there too and that Vince was pretty messed up. According to Bret, Hogan was stirring the shit, as he often does (which led to a priceless shot of Hogan looking pissed), and before you knew it Hawk and Animal were talking about hitting their finisher on Vince. Before you knew it, they had vince up in the air and executed a "powder puff" clothes line off a table, while Hogan and others caught vince from behind. Upon seeing this, the Anvil stroked his beard and remarked "Hart Foundation would have done it for real". Bret knew it was time to leave because another shot or two of Jack Daniels and that would become a reality. But they stuck around, and sure enough the Anvil ended up getting Vince in a bear hug while Bret leaped at him.
There were a number of other anecdotes he shared, but those were the two (besides the numerous Owen the pankster stories) that really stood out. I did not get the impression that Bret didn't want to be there AT ALL, he just seemed a bit overwhelmed and saddened that he couldn't be in the business the way he wanted. Part of the crowd (who I have to assume weren't very versed in his condition) started a "One more match" chant... and Bret choked up a bit saying "I wish I could... I wish I could have one more match..." before moving on.
He actually went on so long that they had the "sign guy", who I assume is the WWE Hall of Fame version of the "Wrap it up box", pester him with a number of signs (he also came out when Sheri was rambling on). So this idea that Bret was phoning it in is rediculous. Hopefully they'll include the full speech on the DVD release).
Also, one last aside about Hogan. One thing that I noticed before the zingers started flying his way, was that Hogan didn't seem to pay any attention to Bret's highlight reel. Whenever a montage played, all the people on stage would turn around and watch the screen respectfully, Hogan did exactly that for Mene Gene and Eddie, but when Bret's came up he just sat there looking like he couldn't care less. That made the little swipes he received shortly after all the sweeter.
VisionaryQuest0
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Rumor goin around WWE may announce that Wrestlemania 23 will be held in Detroit at Ford Field. Looks like they're finally goin back to the big stadiums for Wrestlemania.
EnvoyDenali
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i just checked again, there are $200 and $300 tickets available RIGHT NOW on ticketmaster.com!!!
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