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  1. First WrestleMania watched? WM13 and I bloody loved it (and still do!) Of course THAT submission match will go down as a classic and cemented me as a life-long Bret Hart fan but there was some other fun on the show that a 12 year old me loved. The Street Fight with LOD and Johnson vs Nation of Domination was fun, and I'd never seen anything like it before. The four way tag wasn't bad as an opener and I adored the Undertaker so the main event - whilst dull as fuck - was a spectacle with two giant men bashing the crap out of each other. I have a soft spot for Bulldog & Owen vs Vader and Foley too. Favourite WrestleMania? I have a soft spot for WM19, that was one hell of a stacked card. Vince's bleeding McMahon-face, Rock vs Austin, Lesnar vs Angle, Michaels vs Jericho. A lot of good fun all round though there were some stinkers (Taker vs Show and A-Train, ergh!) but every show has one match that is a bit iffy. I suspect the "feel" of the show with a rather unique stadium was also a factor; that weird outdoors but not feel. For some reason I also like WM8. It may be that it was the first time I saw a proper stadium show (on VHS), but it was bright, bold with a good crowd. The intro was decent. Of course we got Flair vs Savage and Hart vs Piper that were both very good. I am a Sid mark (no idea why, just love his size, look, intensity etc) and the Warrior coming in at the end was electric. Have you ever been to WrestleMania? No. Unless they come to London I probably won't. Best/Worst WrestleMania matches. Andre vs Hogan for me. Yes it was a moment but holy fuck was it boring. Andre barely mobile is never good and that botched headbutt to the ring-post? Come on! Also Martel vs Roberts blindfold match, any number of women's matches will probably take it (from the 80s up until mid 2010s). Show vs Akebono, Sid vs Taker, Taker vs Gonzales. Ergh. Michaels vs Angle, Jericho, Undertaker, Razor. Hart vs Austin, Piper, Owen. Austin vs Rock. Plus I've been impressed with many matches in recent years (though I don't watch the shows anymore, I do catch occasional matches). Best/Worst WrestleMania moments. Hogan swooping in at WM9. Any of the celebrity related bullshit. Wrestlemania ending up being 8 days long. Michaels flying in from the rafters was my memory of WM for decades. Andre getting slammed (not the rest of the match mind). Savage's title wins. Hart lifted on shoulders at X. Austin bleeding out his face in the sharpshooter. Favourite WrestleMania theme and/or intro? The WM13 intro for me. It was moody, solemn and focused very clearly on a few of the matches. The voiceover guy was brilliant for this too. It really captured the essence of each feud in a minute. So good. Favourite WrestleMania announcer call? ("The boyhood dream has come true" etc etc) "I can't believe Hogan would stoop that low!" (complete with inflection as Savage hits the elbow). Just SO good. I think Ventura is hugely under-rated as an announcer. Also "I just had an out of body experience!" (JR at WM25).
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