Wrestlemania XI has probably my favorite Wikipedia summary of any wrestling event.
The main event was a match between NFL linebacker Lawrence Taylor, who faced Bam Bam Bigelow as the result of an argument that took place between the two at the 1995 Royal Rumble. Taylor won the match, which led to Bigelow being kicked out of Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation. Shawn Michaels faced WWF Champion Diesel in a title match but was unable to win the championship.
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Rad Link 5 04/03/12 1:37:00 PM #402: |
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edwardsdv 04/03/12 1:37:00 PM #403: |
Hey look, I thought it was odd that the WM main eventing Bam Bam Bigelow and Lawrence Taylor as the one that saved the company was weird too.
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edwardsdv 04/03/12 1:38:00 PM #404: |
The match between Taylor and Bigelow brought the WWF mainstream press coverage. The reactions to the match were mixed; some people thought that Taylor performed surprisingly well for a non-wrestler. Others thought that the WWF pushing a football player to defeat a wrestler made professional wrestling look bad. Reviews of the event as a whole have also been mixed, and the event has been called both the worst WrestleMania of all time and the event that saved the WWF.
now lol wikipedia, but thats where I took that from. -- http://img.imgcake.com/nio/81edpngej.png The one and only Underdog Millionaire and UCA CORPORATE Champion ... Copied to Clipboard!
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JaKyL25 04/03/12 1:40:00 PM #405: |
IIRC, buyrates for WM XI were up in the New York market, but LT's fame didn't translate nationally.
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Rad Link 5 04/03/12 1:47:00 PM #406: |
Rock hit Triple H with a Lifting Side Slam, which he called Rock Bottom and an Elbow Drop, which he called People's Elbow to pin Triple H.
and http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WrestleMania_2000&diff=485317531&oldid=477668839 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WrestleMania_2000&diff=485317798&oldid=477668839 Wikipedia wrestling articles are so fun. -- Ace Detective in Sir Chris' Police http://i41.tinypic.com/f3xgrc.png ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MrGreenonion 04/03/12 2:16:00 PM #407: |
From: Jakyl25 | #398 Are they, though? I don't know if anyone believes that network is still happening. -- SuperNiceDog didn't have to reconcile his name... But Dauntless Hunter is now MrGreenonion ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kinglicious 04/03/12 2:23:00 PM #408: |
Ratings used to make the profits, but now merchandise does. Of which the guys who are great or get over sell a ton of it. So nothing to worry on the quality getting worse.
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THEDavyJones 04/03/12 2:35:00 PM #409: |
Also, I think my favorite moment last night was the pop for Cena's hat getting punted.
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JaKyL25 04/03/12 3:10:00 PM #410: |
From: MrGreenonion | #407 They still say yes. -- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/photo_large/public/photo/image/2012/04/WM28_Photo_255.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Rad Link 5 04/03/12 3:15:00 PM #411: |
From: Kinglicious | #408 Where does that leave heels like Jericho who refuse to sell merchandise because they don't want to be liked? Admittedly, I think that's only Jericho, and he's a special case. -- Ace Detective in Sir Chris' Police http://i52.tinypic.com/2nar4wm.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Bidoof 04/03/12 3:15:00 PM #412: |
MrGreenonion posted...
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TimJab 04/03/12 3:38:00 PM #413: |
just finished cena/rock
watched punk/jericho last night both matches made up for taker/hhh sucking again (but not bryan getting squashed unfortunately) might need to rewatch punk/jericho, but giving it a solid *** 3/4 for now. i might be willing to bump it to **** but that's a big barrier when it comes to rating matches for me. was there a stipulation where punk would lose the title on a DQ? obviously i missed the buildup. as for rock and cena: rock was a little rusty, especially on both rock bottoms, and seemed to forget about his ribs after they did a solid job selling it early on. i liked that bit of psychology in the beginning because it makes the most sense for cena to work over that area as it maximizes the effectiveness of both the STF and the AA. but like i said, they forgot about it later on, which might be worse than not even establishing it at all. still, cena came through on the big stage again and probably carried the rock to a *** 1/2 star match. -- TimCop *courtesy of punny* http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/2826/timcop.png ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TimJab 04/03/12 3:39:00 PM #414: |
also i fast forwarded a bit during the divas match and GM match
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Kinglicious 04/03/12 3:40:00 PM #415: |
It leaves them with crowd reaction over ratings.
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Rad Link 5 04/03/12 3:42:00 PM #416: |
From: TimJab | #413 Yes. From: TimJab | #414 Because Ryder is an idiot and she is using him again. She kissed him, he forgot everything that happened last time, and she started toying with him again. -- Ace Detective in Sir Chris' Police http://i54.tinypic.com/eajnl2.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MrGreenonion 04/03/12 3:45:00 PM #417: |
From: TimJab | #413 It was announced at Wrestlemania earlier in the night. -- SuperNiceDog didn't have to reconcile his name... But Dauntless Hunter is now MrGreenonion ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TimJab 04/03/12 3:46:00 PM #418: |
From: MrGreenonion | #417 was it? not sure how i missed that unless it was during one of the fast forwarded bits -- http://i.imgur.com/5vOFJ.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TimJab 04/03/12 3:47:00 PM #419: |
also what's the consensus on the rock winning? i like it, and not just because i'm a bigger fan of the rock
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GTM 04/03/12 3:49:00 PM #420: |
theres a group that like it and a group that hate it, no consensus
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Rad Link 5 04/03/12 3:50:00 PM #421: |
From: TimJab | #418 It was, I think, before Jericho's entrance. -- Ace Detective in Sir Chris' Police http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/Radlink.png ... Copied to Clipboard!
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edwardsdv 04/03/12 3:51:00 PM #422: |
From: TimJab | #418 You fast forwarded through Team Johnny winning. Right after the match he went up to Punk and told him he was adding the stip. -- http://img.imgcake.com/nio/81edpngej.png The one and only Underdog Millionaire and UCA CORPORATE Champion ... Copied to Clipboard!
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THEDavyJones 04/03/12 3:52:00 PM #423: |
Yep, CM Punk is just, you know, standing randomly backstage (seriously what was he doing) and team Johnny walks up and the Ace himself says "I don't want you to beat up Jericho, I want a match so if you get DQ'd you lose the title."
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MrGreenonion 04/03/12 3:52:00 PM #424: |
I didn't care that he won, just didn't like how it went down. Since when does Cena go down because he was too busy cracking wise to win? And then he doesn't even address it on Raw, and in fact doubles down on his "I can't possibly lose" comments from before so it wasn't even like he lost because he was overconfident.
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Lopen 04/03/12 3:57:00 PM #425: |
What? Cena definitely said he was overconfident he just didn't say it in those words. He said something like "the thought of losing never crossed my mind" or something once or twice.
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MrGreenonion 04/03/12 3:59:00 PM #426: |
From: Lopen | #425 Yeah and then he said if he did think he might lose then he would have already lost. He was defending his statements, not admitting fault. -- SuperNiceDog didn't have to reconcile his name... But Dauntless Hunter is now MrGreenonion ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Rad Link 5 04/03/12 3:59:00 PM #427: |
What he's saying is Cena was also talking about how he "could not afford to lose" or whatever, which makes it like "Well why would he get overconfident if it's that important to him?"
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Lopen 04/03/12 4:03:00 PM #428: |
That doesn't mean he was denying he was overconfident he was just saying overconfidence was a good thing to have in that case.
Which is a fine viewpoint to have even if it's wrong. Cena's never the type to regret anything for better or for worse. -- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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THEDavyJones 04/03/12 4:04:00 PM #429: |
I bet he regrets shaking Brock's hand.
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MrGreenonion 04/03/12 4:07:00 PM #430: |
Overconfidence is by definition a bad thing. When it's good it's just confidence.
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THEDavyJones 04/03/12 4:08:00 PM #431: |
Overconfidence or presumptuousness is excessive belief in someone (or something) succeeding, without any regard for failure.
Cena didn't have any regard for failure! -- TheRock ~ Death By Misadventure, Not Suicide ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Rad Link 5 04/03/12 4:09:00 PM #432: |
He had excessive belief in his ability to win!
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MrGreenonion 04/03/12 4:10:00 PM #433: |
But he said it was good, so in his mind it wasn't excessive!
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THEDavyJones 04/03/12 4:10:00 PM #434: |
So we all agree that Cena is delusional, then!
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Lopen 04/03/12 4:12:00 PM #435: |
Okay, he was saying it was confidence, and that was good to have
But then obviously he was over confident because he did not in fact win, regardless of what he said about the nature of his confidence So yes the point is Cena's "I fear nothing and regret less" attitude can make him delusional -- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Rad Link 5 04/03/12 4:12:00 PM #436: |
"Cena is delusional" is the best in-universe way to explain the crap he says, yes.
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MrGreenonion 04/03/12 4:14:00 PM #437: |
I can accept this explanation.
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THEDavyJones 04/03/12 4:14:00 PM #438: |
Confidence is generally described as a state of being certain either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective.
Cena was certain that his hypothesis/prediction of being victorious over the Rock was correct and/or his chosen course of action was the best or most effective in defeating The Rock! -- TheRock ~ Death By Misadventure, Not Suicide ... Copied to Clipboard!
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XIII_rocks 04/03/12 4:15:00 PM #439: |
OH HEY DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THAT TIME WHEN
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voltch 04/03/12 4:20:00 PM #440: |
if you could import 3 wrestlers from japan to work for the WWE with the guarentee that they wouldn't get buried.
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Rad Link 5 04/03/12 4:20:00 PM #441: |
I don't remember because I didn't watch any more of Wrestlemania after THE SQUASH.
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Rad Link 5 04/03/12 4:23:00 PM #442: |
From: voltch | #440 MVP, Taka Michinoku, and Hiroshi Tanahashi. There's no youth to be found there, but... eh. I'm happy with it. -- Ace Detective in Sir Chris' Police http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/9451/20110530afabodo.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard!
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XIII_rocks 04/03/12 4:30:00 PM #443: |
 Rewatching Jericho/Punk again and just got to that. Best trolling -- http://i46.tinypic.com/301k70h.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lopen 04/03/12 4:32:00 PM #444: |
I'm not all that experienced with the Japanese scene but as long as we get MVP I'm happy
So uh MVP Bob Sapp KENTA (just pulling a name out of the hat) -- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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JaKyL25 04/03/12 4:47:00 PM #445: |
- AJ Styles joked about Daniel Bryan's WrestleMania match and his own amount of TV time on Twitter. When someone told Styles that he could have eighteen-second matches if he went to WWE, Styles posted:
yeah, I think I had about 18 seconds total for the past 2 weeks of impact. Just saying Yay, another excuse to post my FAVORITE VIDEO EVER -- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/photo_large/public/photo/image/2012/04/WM28_Photo_255.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Wanglicious 04/03/12 4:49:00 PM #446: |
...i assume we can't just cheat with people who also work in Japan. like say... Davey. who even holds a belt from that region right now. >_>;
1) Tozawa. easily one of the best guys who's young, athletic, and fantastic in the ring. 2) PAC. need a high flyer who's got solid mat skills, is 6 feet, speaks English, and can work the stick? PAC. not sure i'll ever understand why wwe hasn't grabbed him yet. the dude's in his 20s and keeps improving. not only would he avoid getting buried he'd actually get some success. 3) Kenny Omega. honestly he might be the immediate 1, but i'm just confident WWE will pick him up. -- The King Wang. Listen up Urinal Cake. I already have something that tells me if I'm too drunk when I pee on it: My friends. - Colbert. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LEMONedIceCream 04/03/12 4:50:00 PM #447: |
Yes! Yes! Yes! -- I am absolute corruption. I am the power that sways. I am the beast that's in human nature. I am the masonry of greed. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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powerBombist 04/03/12 4:55:00 PM #448: |
From: voltch | #440 Meiko Satomura, YAMATO, and Kenny Omega. -- bad advice http://www.last.fm/user/snowcampsoldier ... Copied to Clipboard!
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JaKyL25 04/03/12 4:58:00 PM #449: |
Wrestlemania XXIX
The Undertaker vs. YOSHIHIKO -- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/photo_large/public/photo/image/2012/04/WM28_Photo_255.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Wanglicious 04/03/12 5:00:00 PM #450: |
i was extremely tempted to say YOSHIHIKO for my No. 1 because of how ridiculous that'd be.
especially with the can't be buried clause. similarly, The Invisible Wrestler. -- The King Wang. Listen up Urinal Cake. I already have something that tells me if I'm too drunk when I pee on it: My friends. - Colbert. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TimJab 04/03/12 5:02:00 PM #451: |
fast forwarding raw now
is that brock lesnar and giant bernard? WTF best raw ever -- http://img.imgcake.com/baronvontoast/1304312287012jpgen.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard!
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