Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted April 4, 2020 Awards Moderator Share Posted April 4, 2020 Hasn't one of them already left? And the other one has a longer contract due to injury so they're just wearing down the clock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted April 4, 2020 Awards Moderator Share Posted April 4, 2020 11 hours ago, Otto Dem Wanz said: I hope they got this guy in somehow   This guy is technically in @doppers avatar and they show this exact footage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodywolf Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 I wonder if they filmed double finishes? With no crowd it would be easily doable and would make spoilers impossible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Was going to do this as a separate thread but, having rewatched 26 last week I thought it’d be interesting looking back at what the line up for this year’s event were doing at (if there were in the company) or around that event 10 years ago WWE Title Brock Lesnar was still 2 years away from returning to the company and was reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion but sitting on the sidelines through illness, Drew McIntyre was reigning Intercontinental Champion and was part of the Money in the Bank ladder match at Mania Universal Title (won’t refer to Goldberg’s opponent by name incase no one has seen SD) Goldberg was out the business and had been for 7 years but the month of Mania 26 he appeared as a contestant on a celebrity version of the US Apprentice, his opponent had not begun his wrestling career Boneyard Match AJ Styles was in the midst of a 200+ day run as TNA World Champion mentored by Ric Flair before losing it to RVD, Undertaker was in the main event of Mania, ending Shawn Michaels career to extend the streak to 18-0 FireFly FunHouse Match Bray Wyatt was working in FCW as Duke Rotundo and was a couple of months away from being part of the second ‘series’ of NXT where he would be renamed Husky Harris, John Cena beat Batista at Mania to become WWE Champion for a 7th time Last Man Standing Match Edge faced Chris Jericho in a losing effort for the World Heavyweight Title while Orton beat Cody and Ted DiBiase Jr in a triple threat/handicap match Raw Women’s Title Becky Lynch was on her hiatus from the business due to an injury suffered in 2006, she made an official return in a managerial role for Shimmer the following year, Shayna Baszler was competing in MMA for Freestyle Cage Fighting winning a second round match in a tournament she would later win Smackdown Women’s Title Fatal Five Way Defending champion Bayley was working for Big Time Wrestling as Davina Rose, Sasha Banks was undergoing wrestling training and wouldn’t debut until August that year for NECW under the name Mercedes KV, Lacey Evans was a year into her role with the Marines as a police officer, Tamina made her WWE debut 2 months after Mania along with the Uso’s beating down the Hart Dynasty while Naomi was working in FCW NXT Women’s Title Rhea Ripley was only 13 at the time of Mania and wouldn’t begin her career for another 3 years, Charlotte (under her birth name Ashley) had appeared on WCW broadcasts as a teenager during Ric’s feud with Vince Russo and was present for her dad’s Hall of Fame induction and final WWE match at Mania 24, she signed a developmental deal 2 years later Women’s Tag Team Titles Asuka was working under the name Kana for Neo Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling, Kairi Sane was a theatre actor and didn’t begin training until 2011, Alexa Bliss was 18 and at University while Nikki Cross was on the BritWres scene as Nikki Storm Intercontinental Title Sami Zayn was working the Indies under the masked gimmick El Generico, mainly for ROH, Daniel Bryan was a part of the first series of NXT being coached by The Miz Raw Tag Team Titles Dawkins and Ford weren’t in the business at the time of 26, Ford was in the US Marines, Angel Garza was working in Mexico as masked wrestler El Hijo del Ninja while Austin Theory was only 13 Smackdown Tag Team Titles Ladder Match (Based on the original announcement which was still valid as of SD) Miz and Morrison were on opposite sides of the ring in the 26 opener as Miz teamed with Big Show to successfully defend their Unified Tag Titles against Morrison and R Truth, Miz was also US champion. Kofi was in the MITB match, Big E was in FCW while Jimmy and Jay as mentioned debuted with Tamina a couple of months after the show Kevin Owens vs Seth Rollins Owens was working for ROH as Kevin Steen while Rollins was ROH champion under the name Tyler Black Aleister Black vs Bobby Lashley Black was working the BritWrest and European scene under the name Tommy End while Lashley was a free agent having left TNA in the January Otis vs Dolph Ziggler Otis was in collegiate wrestling and would win a national title at the Junior Pan-Am games the following year while Ziggler was another competitor in that year’s MITB match Elias vs King Corbin Elias was working for minor indies in the Northeastern area of the US while Corbin was on a futures contract with NFL side the Arizona Cardinals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 11 minutes ago, Ralphy said: What time does it start and what time is it likely to be over?  On 4/2/2020 at 8:45 PM, WyattSheepMask said: FITE TV are advertising it as a 1hr Pre Show at 6pmET and 7pmET for the main, so that would be 11pm for the Pre Show, Midnight for the main  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted April 4, 2020 Awards Moderator Share Posted April 4, 2020 17 matches?! Blimey. That Raw tag team title match looks unappealing. I remember the initial buzz about Becky Lynch / Rebecca Knox but I’d forgotten about that hiatus she took.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King of Old School Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) Christ imagine all that lot on one night, and no doubt they would have put two battle royals in there too. I really hope this is the start of Mania going two nights in the future, but it won't be. Edited April 4, 2020 by The King of Old School Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 10 minutes ago, HarmonicGenerator said: 17 matches?! Blimey. That Raw tag team title match looks unappealing. I remember the initial buzz about Becky Lynch / Rebecca Knox but I’d forgotten about that hiatus she took.  It’s 16 for the main card, 8 for each night, plus a pre show match each night which have been announced as Natalya vs Liv Morgan and Drew Gulak vs Cesaro. The Wiki page doesn’t indicate, nor have WWE themselves announced, which block of 9 air tonight and which air tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 24 minutes ago, The King of Old School said: Christ imagine all that lot on one night, and no doubt they would have put two battle royals in there too. I don’t know, I reckon Black/Lashley, Elias/Corbin and Ziggler/Otis would’ve been worked into something during the Battle Royale. No way were they going to do a singles match between Ziggler and Otis in front of a stadium crowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members FLips Posted April 4, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 4, 2020 @Onyx2Â that Discord was invalid, do you mind posting an invite again please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted April 4, 2020 Awards Moderator Share Posted April 4, 2020 https://discord.gg/VMqC9b I don't understand Discord so I hope that's right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum1993 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 The Smackdown tag team title match has changed to a triple Threat with John Morrison defending against Jimmy Uso and Kofi. Should have just gone with Big E against Goldberg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members TheBurningRed Posted April 4, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 4, 2020 Why is Natalya vs Liv Morgan happening? Not just on the pre show, but in general. Have they been feuding? I haven’t watched Raw or Smackdown for a while and last I saw Liv was feuding with Logan and Riott. And Lana at one point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP RULZ Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Nice write up @RIDDUM_N_STYLE What strikes me from that list is that Tamina has been on the Main Roster for 10 YEARS!!! And has done absolutely nothing of note in that decade whatsover I know she was teaming with Nia Jax at last years Mania but is this her first solo match at a Wrestlemania outside of appearing in the Battle Royals?     Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 She’s been out injured for 4 of those years too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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