I'll go as far as to say it was the right result... but boy did they take a garbage scenic route to get there.
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I’m glad Cena won but that was lame as hell
the sad thing is it was a solid match until the shenanigans started.
Really really underwhelming....bummer. how can you have the Rock be the catalyst for the whole storyline and he doesn't show up
I guess there were rumors Dwayne didn't like where Paul was taking the story, so he peaced out and creative has been scrambling since. Like I said, right result... just really terrible how they got to the end result.
I also really like the idea that this is the planted seeds of Cody's eventual heel turn.
Best match of the night was the first one. Each one after got a little worse.
Another comment I saw was how the Vegas crowd was going into business for itself and trying to replay Mania 19(?) where the crowd caused a double turn during the Rock-Hogan match... but Cena would not allow the Vegas crowd to do that. Like I said previously, this possibly planted the seeds for an eventual turn for Cody... but if it happens it'll now be story-driven and not emotion-driven.
I can’t imagine the plan was for Travis Scott to take a half hour to walk to the ring. Just ruined all the momentum
If Dirty Dom is really going the face route, I really need him to go the "lie, cheat, steal" route and make his daddy Eddie proud.
Totally agree with all the previous comments. Cena winning was the right call, but the match itself was underwhelming and poorly done. No reason at all to have Travis Scott in the story line, and the Rock not showing up after he set this whole thing in motion was weird and threw the whole thing off.
Best match of Mania was the triple threat Saturday night. It's awesome going into a match like that and having no idea who is going to win. I did fully expect Heyman to be involved in the outcome somehow.
Best match of Mania was the triple threat Saturday night. It's awesome going into a match like that and having no idea who is going to win. I did fully expect Heyman to be involved in the outcome somehow.
Even Rodman and Tyson had a little build-up. There's just no reason for Travis Scott to be there. I saw some people talk about how Taker didn't make any sense to help Cody last year. I guess that's true, but at least it was a WWE Hall of Famer that didn't need too much context.
My guess is that Cena couldn't wrestle a full 40 minute match. They had to come up with a gimmick. The Rock had to be the plan but something fell through and they were left to scramble.
The larger point here is just keep the Rock the **** away from any actual storyline going forward. The leadup to Wrestlemania last year was great, but the payoff on the bloodline story wasn't there. He just cut that weird promo at Raw after and left. Then this storyline has made absolutely no sense.
Maybe there's a payoff coming, but maybe not. Oh, and I love HHH but his sanctimonious "this was the greatest event ever and anyone complaining is just whiney OWC" gets a little old. Is there too much ******** in the OWC? Absolutely. But calling out this main event is justified.
Especially to put an old, rusty wrestler at the top
Cena doesn't move well. He isn't a great heel. He's a very temporary nostalgia show.
He's a rapper but his primary significance is more in his clothing/brand. The Cactus Jack stuff is really popular. It's clearly an attempt to venture into a different demographic, which is fine, but was done at the complete expense of the story itself.
