This is pretty awesome, from
cageside seats. Newbie reactions to Wrestlemania:
Quote:
I-C TITLE MATCH
“I was promised a man in paint.”
(nothing else of note, other than a few gasps, was said till the finish)
“Holy cow that was awesome. Everyone was so fast. That’s what the Cruiserweight fight should have been.”
“10/10”
SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S TITLE MATCH
“I remember watching a few times in the 90’s when women were just there to look pretty. Like UFC ring girls.”
“I need to go to the bathroom, can you pause it?”
(That may seem like an inconsequential comment, but it will come back into play later. He didn’t have a lot to say about the match while it was happening, so let me add a thought of my own: It’s amazing how far women’s wrestling has come on the main-roster. It’s gone from being a waste of time/filler just before the main-event, to the early Women’s Revolution matches, where they were thrown into a bunch of multi-woman fights that devolved into mere spot fests.
Now look what we have: A true one-on-one match with great psychology, happening early in the card when a fresh crowd can appreciate it. Women’s wrestling has finally reached the level of its NXT-peak, and the crowd was all in on it. I was fine with Asuka losing, even if it feels like they did it because it was the site of Taker’s loss and they wanted to hit another big shock-moment as well as build to next year’s presumed Ronda vs Charlotte main-event. Still, as an experienced fan it was shocking. On the other hand...)
‘I figured Charlotte would win since she had the knock-out entrance and everything.”
(That reminds me of watching Mania 30 and being in stunned silence when Taker lost, only to have my non-fan friend sitting next to me say “well of course he lost, look at that guy [Lesnar]!” Sometimes it helps to see things from an untainted perspective.)
“9/10”
US TITLE MATCH
“No pyro for these guys but at least they have their own caddies.”
“I don’t know what Rusev Day is...” (I explain what Rusev Day is) “...I don’t get it, but the crowd seems to dig it so that’s nice.”
(two minutes into the match he gets up to go back to the bathroom; he didn’t even ask me to pause it. The woman are no longer the bathroom break, even to casual-watchers.)
“Oh wow the only guy the crowd liked got pinned. You must hate that Indian guy.”
(You have no idea.)
“5/10 but I missed a minute or so of it” (No you really didn’t.)
MIXED-TAG MATCH
“I love Ronda Rousey, but I don’t know about this...”
“Ha ha why are they riding motorcycles if they’re only going to go 2mph? It’d be more fun if they raced down the ramp.”
“Oh wow Ronda looks like Brittney Spears in the Baby One More Time video. I love it.”
“Why are you crying?”
(Because Kurt Angle is my favorite of all time and was the guy who debuted right around the time I started watching and... [minutes of Kurt Angle talk later] ...just seeing him in his singlet with that music and all that jazz. Shut up we had onions with our burgers.”)
“He looks like he’s wrestling with a flesh-colored airplane pillow”
(violent assault occurs)
“Oh man, this place is going to come unglued when Rousey gets in the match.”
(Rousey gets in the match)
“Ha ha this is awesome. I mean it’s stupid and corny but it’s hilarious and I love it.”
(Rousey and Triple H go at it)
“This should have been the main-event.”
“10/10 that was a blast.”
SMACKDOWN TAG TITLE MATCH
There was a lot of laughter here for New Day’s shenanigans. Little people-based humor might be a bit dated, but it sells.
“Those guys with the hammers look like they’re from some generic Playstation Smash Bros knock off.”
“Wait that’s it? What was the point of that?”
“5/10”
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