Wrestlemania 41 Discussion Thread

[Cannibal Man]

Randy Orton still being around in 2025 felt like Videodrome interference during the broadcast. I don't watch weekly so I guess I might have been more used to it but him stood there in all his Randy Orton-ness with Cole and all the other wankers going "it's his TWENNYEFF WRESTLEMANIA COLE THATS TWENTY, TWO AND OHHHHH" just made me go MMMMM HAHAHAA YEAH HAHAHA like i'm pretending to listen to someone at work. Just nothing. I felt nothing. He's been around forever, is clearly demonstrably a wrestling star and I just get absolutely fuck all when I see him still.

Not into Hendry at all. Hate the stupid song for an era of chanting along to literally anything anyone tells you to, dislike his smiley shite indie nature. The more I type about it the more this is probably a neurological problem where i'm reacting to being very clearly told what to do, or it could be when someone told me he once sang a Creed song on the telly. I don't know. Did not enjoy though!!!

This night was going loads better til the Logan Paul match, I even had the sound on for most of it. The presentation of this stuff is just fucking sewage though. The insane Slim Jim woman and the fucking CONE ZONE stuff probably represents it best, Cole I think paused during the main event to suddenly advertise the fact that I think Cena was on MccMAfefafefs podcast?? swill. Imagine being shit at your job for that long and being rewarded that handsomely for it. There literally isn't a god. Felt so, so awful for Mcintyre having to go into a blood feud by hugging a giant load of bin bags with a fucking crash helmet on top. Then seeing his big plastic Smyths costume and the light up tit? awful, poor bloke. Damien Priest I think has all the charisma of a semi acceptable video game voice over performance but they both did really well here. Kerry King must be three feet tall and his farting guitar was extremely funny. I didn't really get why they kept saying Slayer though when it's just him. Unless they maybe think he's a bloke named Slayer.

Opening three way was great, all of them looked fucking great and wrestled a winner.

blokes four way was all Breakerrr, liked him a LOT but every time I see him now I get that awful vision of seeing his da make appearances on the show which I think is inevitable since they clearly dont give a fuck about showing dog fuckers like Dana White and that gobshite comedian tit. Anyway the match was great. Balor looked like he was fighting in what he showed up to the arena in.

Eternal shit bin for the womens tag and the corpse defiler match, sorry. Bird Lady's costume was funny though.

errr, Cena and Cody was mental, bad and really funny all in one. Cena doing five minutes of wrestling like he was on Wrestling At The Chase in 1983 then suddenly turning it into a John Cena match was a bit weird. Thought it made Cody look like a dickhead the entire way not being able to handle this balding relic (in the kayfabe sense!!!!) and then the big decider being some no arse dressed like Mick Foley at a convention holding a replica belt just having a bit of a walk for a few minutes while everyone sat there. Crap. Five stars but the stars are made of used bogroll.

some of the best and a lot of the absolute worst of these horrible weird bastards all in one weekend. HHH is a tiny, tiny bollocks of a man.

as always though it's good being able to join in!

Edited April 21, 2025 by Cannibal Man

[d-d-d-dAz]

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They've announced a documentary series based on the inner workings of the office and writers room.

Christ.

The self indulgence is off the charts.

[Cannibal Man]

and im sorry to the person who got done in by it but this is one of the funniest images ive ever seen

Edited April 21, 2025 by Cannibal Man

[Devon Malcolm]

I thought that Karrion Kross thing was excellent, personally. Whether it's a shoot or a work-shoot or just a work, it's the best kind of promo in that it intersperses reality with work. It blurs the edges. It wasn't him doing an MJF and going out on TV and calling HHH a fucking mark.

And I think in terms of character, man, for years we've all been wondering what they've seen in Kross and coupled with the bits and pieces he's done the last few months and made the most of, this would appear to be it.

The odds are nothing comes of it. But in isolation I thought it was superb.

[d-d-d-dAz]

I only know Karrion Kross from WWE, so the answer is fairly clear, but is there any evidence from his time in other companies that he can actually wrestle?

I didn't love the sweary workshoot nonsense as it just reminds me of the post-pipebomb era where everyone and their dog was going on TAKING SMACK or whatever it was called, trying to cut their own version. But, I have enjoyed Kross a lot recently. It'd be great if he could actually wrestle too.

Edited April 21, 2025 by d-d-d-dAz

[air_raid]

People kicking off that Becky replaced Bayley to form a thrown together team (because Valkyria and Bayley had such a history with that one match they won) and that Bayley deserved better, is making me chuckle. Never mind how lost-in-the-shuffle and just “there” Bayley had been, did you see that girl crying because she’d bought a ticket to Mania and unexpectedly (one must assume) her favourite Becky Lynch had shown up to wrestle? When you get chance to bring back a star like that, you do it. It’s only Bayley, Jesus.

Edited April 21, 2025 by air_raid
Woaaaaasah, wooaaaahhhh

[Hannibal Scorch]

8 minutes ago, d-d-d-dAz said:

I only know Karrion Kross from WWE, so the answer is fairly clear, but is there any evidence from his time in other companies that he can actually wrestle?

Yes. And even in NXT he was having a really decent run until he was called up and they changed everything about him

[Bus Surfer]

Fin Bag-lor was a state. It's the Seth Rollins school of 'try anything looks wise and see how it goes. ' Shite. 

Id never have thought we'd be getting a Dirty Dom babyface run but it's on the table if they want it. He could be a great underdog babyface. Crowd just want to react to the bloke regardless of what he's doing. What a run he's having. 

Nothing to say about the main event other than Travis Scott is just shite anytime he's on screen. Universally known or not, he doesn't add, he only takes away from anything he's in. Garbage. 

[wandshogun09]

What’s the deal with Travis Scott anyway? Seems like just a much shitter, much less charismatic version of the Dennis Rodman/NWO thing in 97. 

[Lion_of_the_Midlands]

Who gives a shit about ruining the women's tag match. 54 Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez don't need the titles as 54 is over like rover anyway. Nelly Furtado and Becky Lynch will be a tag team for about 10 minutes, but it was a perfectly acceptable way to bring back Lynch and make sure both sides of the Rollins household have a pay off to buy some new clothes. 

[Chris B]

1 hour ago, Supremo said:

Made it look like Roman had the angriest cock in the world.

 

Fucking hell, that made me laugh.

[NeverYield]

1 hour ago, Cannibal Man said:

and im sorry to the person who got done in by it but this is one of the funniest images ive ever seen

Does anyone really think it hurt her that much? 

I go on crossers and quads so I'm aware of the very serious damage (and worse) they can cause but she seemed to take forever to react to it hitting the barrier and going down 

I get delayed reactions etc, but was it that bad? I don't think it was. Looked like she sold the shit out of her fall back as well the way she launched herself back into her seat ?? 

 

 

[JNLister]

3 minutes ago, NeverYield said:

Does anyone really think it hurt her that much? 

 

 

 

Her personal injury attorney?

[JNLister]

Enjoyed Cole announcing this as Orton's 20th anniversary at WrestleMania, thus celebrating the 33rd anniversary of WWE first revealing they don't know what an anniversary is.

[Ro_y Disco]

The Fourway being sponsored by arse wipes is a low point even by wrestling standards. 

I don't remember the announcers yelling so much. It was non-stop. 

Fourway was probably my favourite match as it was so feelgood with a great ending. Triple Threat was probably MOTNs and I liked the main event more than most people. I've forgotten all of night 1 already.