Wrestlemania 41 Discussion Thread

[tiger_rick]

2 hours ago, The King of Old School said:

Hopefully The Rock can show up to save the event again.

We see you.

[Hannibal Scorch]

1 hour ago, The Reverend said:

It will be interesting to see with this being the very first Netflix WM, just how many will be watching it. With the advertising that Netflix have been doing it will I'm sure it will lure quite a few new and lapsed fans back to the product. 

It is only the very first Netflix WM in some regions. Still on Peacock in the US for example.

[NeverYield]

Fwiw it's worth I know a fair few people who who will be watching this year for the first time in years, and have been asking me and others for recaps and breakdowns.

I can imagine its the same across the world. 

Netflix is a pretty big platform, there's people I know who would never have even looked at something like anime for example if it wasn't on Netflix.

Edited April 16, 2025 by NeverYield

[tiger_rick]

51 minutes ago, NeverYield said:

Fwiw it's worth I know a fair few people who who will be watching this year for the first time in years, and have been asking me and others for recaps and breakdowns.

Anecdotally, I saw and heard quite a lot of talk about historic WWE content on Netflix initially from lapsed fans, and even from some who watched that first Raw, but I haven't heard anything really since. Interesting to hear your experience of it. I'm sure there will be a lot more eyes with it being so accessible on Netflix but I've personally not seen or heard any chatter since Jan.  

[gmoney]

6 hours ago, Supremo said:

Very unlikely anything that happens on the shows themselves will surpass Drew’s Wrestlemania Top Tips. Doing God’s work.

 

Biting Gabe Kidd's style. 

 

[The King of Old School]

1 hour ago, tiger_rick said:

We see you.

Bit weird.

Anyway, he saved last years which would have been poor without him so I have faith he can do it again ?

[Lion_of_the_Midlands]

3 hours ago, The King of Old School said:

Bit weird.

Anyway, he saved last years which would have been poor without him so I have faith he can do it again ?

Rick is a tiger not a Billy goat, get back under your bridge. 

[FLips]

9 hours ago, FUM said:

It’s a travesty that Chelsea Green isn’t part of this show. Why would you leave out a woman who very much looks like the next star of the division (of which there aren’t many) and currently holds one of the belts. She would be far more deserving being on the show than about 5 of the matches.

A hill I'm ready to die on which I never ever expected in my lifetime is that Nia Jax not being on the card is a robbery as well. Between last Wrestlemania and this one she:
Won Queen of the Ring
Won the Women's Championship
Captained Wargames
Got Tiffy Stratton over
Set the record for Eliminations in the Women's Rumble.

I've been one of her biggest detractors on here forever but if doing all that can't get you a spot on the buy-one-get-one-free extravaganza, then what can?

Edited April 16, 2025 by FLips

[Hannibal Scorch]

6 hours ago, tiger_rick said:

Anecdotally, I saw and heard quite a lot of talk about historic WWE content on Netflix initially from lapsed fans, and even from some who watched that first Raw, but I haven't heard anything really since. Interesting to hear your experience of it. I'm sure there will be a lot more eyes with it being so accessible on Netflix but I've personally not seen or heard any chatter since Jan.  

Not to get bogged down with ratings chat, but WWE launched to an extra 12m people in India last week and the ratings for Raw actually went down from the week prior to 2.8m. The debut had in January had double that for context, so it’s probably why there’s been little chat.

[AndyUK]

It isn't a great card on the whole but looking at the way they've split the matches, Night 2 has the potential to be very good. The shitters are generally on the first night.

Might be a first that too. I think Night 1 has pretty much always been better since they started the two night thing. 

 

[RedTwoster]

1 hour ago, AndyUK said:

It isn't a great card on the whole but looking at the way they've split the matches, Night 2 has the potential to be very good. The shitters are generally on the first night.

Might be a first that too. I think Night 1 has pretty much always been better since they started the two night thing. 

 

It definitely wasn’t last year - night 2 was by far the better offering. 

[air_raid]

7 hours ago, RedTwoster said:

It definitely wasn’t last year - night 2 was by far the better offering. 

I dunno. I think Lynch vs Ripley, Zayn vs Gunther and the mega tag stacked up very well against the Rollins/Drew/Punk/Priest debacle and the main event, and Night 2 felt flat between those bookends.

[The King of Old School]

Seen reports that both nights are going to be 9 hours long each including pre and post shows.

Bloody hell.

[d-d-d-dAz]

1 hour ago, The King of Old School said:

Seen reports that both nights are going to be 9 hours long each including pre and post shows.

Bloody hell.

Yeah but if you watch the pre and post shows you get everything you deserve.

And you think The Rock is capable of saving anything, so you definitely deserve it.

[The King of Old School]

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

Yeah but if you watch the pre and post shows you get everything you deserve.

And you think The Rock is capable of saving anything, so you definitely deserve it.

Won't be watching those just something I saw.

Give over, this years build has suffered massively not having him involved. Look at last years how he saved that. That beat down of Cody outside with the belt last year was the best thing they did.

Just because one or two get in tears on here over his involvement doesn't make them correct.