Wrestlemania XXV

[P-Monk Lives!]

Definately 3 stars or less for me.

MITB was good and I'm glad Punk won, Kofi stole the show though.

Kid Rock killed whatever joy I had over Punk winning. It wouldn't have been so bad if he just did one song, but he seriously ate up about 15 minutes of time that could have been given to another match (or allowed Miz/Morison v. The Colons to be on the main show).

Then the Divas Battle Royal. It was a ok match, but I didn't even know who was in the match. Hell, the announcers didn't even seen to know who was in it. 'Santina' winning was predictable to, but hey, it may lead to something down the line.

Jericho v. the Legends was acceptible, and I marked HARD seeing Steamboat throw out those arm drags. Rourke's postmatch thing was OK. He got to beat up Jericho without making Jericho look bad.

JBL v. Mysterio. By the time I finished laughting at Rey Rey's stupid looking Joker outfit the match was over. Eh...

The Hardy Boyz Explode! Cool spots, glad to see Matt win. It felt a bit rushed though, and maybe could have benefited from a bit of blood. Sure this issue isn't over yet.

Taker v. Michael was the best match of the night. It about lost me when Taker nearly splattered his brains all over the ringside area, but I got back into it once I realized he was fine. I thought they did the big move/play dead for a minute routine a bit too much.

The Triple Threat was fun, but it didn't feel like a Mania main event. I'm sure a lot of people were mad, but Cena should have won.

HHH v. Orton. This match reminded me of a main event from the Attitude Era for some odd reason. I know a lot of people hated it, but I thought it was really good until the end, which fell flat.

And finally, I loved that they went with a 3 man announce team instead of switching it for each match.

So yeah, 3 Stars. Pretty average for a Wrestlemania.

What did you kids think?

[comahan]

Id probably go 3. It would be a 2 or perhaps less without Taker/HBK though.

The Tag match being cut annoyed me. Was really looking forward to that one.

MITB was fine, I popped when Christian did that spot Kaz did against him in TNA, propelling himself back up. Thought he might win there, which led to slight disappointment when he didnt. Sort of Anti Climactic, but not bad by any means.

Kid Rock took... way... too... long.

Diva's Match was uhg. What's the point in flying in all of these women for returns if they don't even get an entrance, and the announcers dont really talk about them? Would have been utterly pointless had they not had the Santino jive to extend/start an angle.

Jericho/Legends wasnt bad. Snuka and Piper were bleh. But Steamboat was, to me, the 2nd best thing about this show. So awesome. We marvel over it because he's been retired for 15 years, but in reality hes only what, a year or two older than Sting? Still, very impressive. Rourke deal wasnt terrible.

JBL/Mysterio, it kinda bugged me at the lack of response to JBLs promo from the Texas crowd. JR's shot at Ledger was terrific. Sort of a tease, after the IC Title not being at Mania forever, it gets like 15 seconds. Bleh.

Hardys match, I didnt really care for to be honest. Slow paced with the same spots that Hardy usually pulls out, and not much actual flow. It wasnt awful, but just not something i enjoyed that much.

Taker/HBK was awesome. It too had a weird pace though. probably because I thought Taker killed himself. Love the way Michaels ended up in both tombstones. I dont think its the mega amazing match some people make it out to be, but it was certainly very, very good, and easily MOTN.

Agree with you on the Triple Threat. Solid match, fun match, correct result. One of my fav parts about the show was Big Show being tied up in the ropes and screaming at people. That was gold.

HHH/Orton... bleh. Im one of those that hated it. I thought it had no flow, no drama, no high points, so on and so forth. And dear god the Houston crowd didnt help. They were silent. The countout spots fell flat because it had been done already earlier in the night, and I think the stipulation killed the match, as much as it made sense story wise. Like, if I didnt watch it, and just read what happened, I think it was the right way to tell the story for the feud. But watching it, it just didnt deliver as a match for me.

I too, enjoyed the 3 man announce team.

Id probably say its my least favorite Mania in a while, perhaps since 15.