DavidB6937

Don't get me wrong. I love the debates on here and its a big part of why I enjoy reading stuff on here daily. But damn sometimes I think wrestling just needs to be enjoyed for what it is and not overanalysed. Not everything is written and built to be picked apart from bottom to top. Sometimes things are just done because they're cool and enjoyable and that's really the end of it. And that's actually enough for the majority of the audience I think. At least at an event like this where people go in wanting the spectacle and the crazy randomness of whatever WWE want to throw out there at their biggest show. So if the Undertaker shows up and people love it then that's surely enough. WWE will always have that history to play with. Its one of their biggest strengths.

Decent enough show I thought. Nothing spectacular but a solid show that built on existing momentum. Part of me loves the surprises etc but they're in rare form with a LOT of over talent across the roster. It's really great to see. I know it was partly because it was in London but being in such an enthusiastic crowd for MITB was just a total vibe shift compared to other WWE events. And that enthusiasm has carried on through so many crowds in different areas and countries. It really does make such a difference. Even the crowd for Raw was actually mostly into the show rather than trying to get themselves over. Over the years they became the worst crowd to watch and WWE had to try and push them as "ooh look at these crazy fans! They'll do anything they want!" it's never a good thing when they're more interested in creating their own entertainment than what is in front of them. There's very little of that now. Not a huge amount of dead crowds. They tend to be into most things these days to some degree. But yeah obviously part of that Rock/Cody stuff with the belts was super awkward. Terrible idea. Somehow worse than that time there was that weird tug of war with the belt. I'd like to forget that and just remember how the crowd loved Cody. How Cody is so genuine and overcome with everything right now. And how Rock managed to pull something fucking fantastic out of an originally stupid idea for Mania. Will be interesting to see where they go with Smackdown and what Roman's direction is now.

That main event was a real life version of that excited Vince meme really wasn't it. Only they're finally able to book shows everyone can enjoy and not just that old bastard. Knackered now though. Thought I'd be skipping through night 2 but ended up watching the whole thing and the press conference, and then read 10 pages of arguing about crying. I didn't film my tears so I assume that passes the genuine test. Honestly thought it couldn't get any better and then I read Scorchy isn't watching anymore? Best few days ever!

Yeah I tried that first but the connection was being annoying on the hotel WiFi so I just left it to download and watched it later.

Well after all the support I gave the Usos for them being a worthy Mania match, they certainly did their best to prove me wrong, Awful match. Whoever booked that and did the agent role should be fired. Shite. Happy tears for Sami. Surprisingly decent showing from The Rock but definitely too long. Not much nostalgia or surprises so hoping we'll get some tonight.

Had the same problem. Ended up having to torrent it. Ridiculous.

So is "where the best wrestle" the official new slogan now?

I definitely watch when I've got time. Always watch the bigger events. I think they've got a good bunch down there. Will be interesting to see who gets the post Mania call ups. There's a few that haven't got much left to do in NXT like Melo that you'd assume would be pretty set.

You want comedy? You've got comedy!

I really want him to leave AEW. Not only because he's overexposed completely but because I want to see him worm his way back into WWE and see what BS he spins. He'll make CM Punk look like the most honest guy in the world.

You have to believe the upturn in quality in WWE and consistency has meant a lot of fans who may have abandoned ship for AEW haven't. Its very difficult to say how much crossover there is but people only have so much money. And if there's a choice it'd be a lot easier if one of them was shit. But with both delivering hot products right now it's probably not surprising the bigger name would win out in many areas.

I'm a couple of episodes behind but it's always entertaining. Pure chaos. I love how I forget the happier couples are even there because they barely get any screen time. Jack has such a punchable smirk. Sadly he has played Tori so well. Tim is deeply self loathing and unhinged. Just saw Ben be an absolute twat. So much drama everywhere and not even from who I thought. I had Lauren down as the most annoying one at the start. And then the new frat boy. But they've been surprisingly alright.

Kross getting a Mania match is upsetting.

First the Punk interview. Now this. Loving the chaos.

Just seen there's a second season of The Jinx coming up which seems mad to me but I absolutely fucking adored the first one so I'm in.

I definitely felt this way but my two daughters remembered all the contestants and who they beat and what they did. So clearly they made an impression somewhere.

Plus he's got a reality show with Bianca. He's doing alright. It's a shame he's stuck in the shit right now but yeah I'm not sure where he'd fit in anywhere else either. A solo midcard run with the US title wouldn't be a terrible first step.

Make Barney do it. I wanna see him destroyed in every way possible.

I read some headline suggesting people wanted Barney to be the new Charlie. He'll be lucky to get that long in minutes let alone years.

BRADLEY?

Well the second series has been confirmed so that's good. And got to watch the final live with the kids so that was a nice experience even though neither of my picks won. Loved this too.

Because I have absolutely no perception of time around this time of year. It's a mad rush of Mothers Day, two family birthdays, Easter and the kids school holidays and tax year end at work. So Mania's date does come a little way down the list for me.

Just realised I'm in Spain on holiday when this is on. Thought it was the week after damnit! Anyone know if I could still use the Network or if I'd need to VPN it?

Mercedes and Jade are two entirely different beasts. And you can't discount the change in scenery for both as a big reason why they can be presented as big deals and feel fresh. WWE are doing a great job with Jade but there's a lot more opportunities there. If she'd stayed with AEW they couldn't have really done the same.

The Jade stuff. A Tiffy video package. Not sure I could've handled more excitement really.