[-Destiny-]

Don West is a beautiful little old man.

<3

[-Blaskohiro Tenryu-]

West is so bad, he's amazing.

Tenay....Well, is just bad.

[TheUnholyDragon]

Originally Posted by -Mystery-

Glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks Edge/Taker was a better match. If you don't mind, could you type up a brief review on Edge/Taker? I'm really interested in reading your thoughts on the match.

I THINK I put one up with my first Mania thoughts, but I don't feel like digging back that far in the thread atm. It was pretty much just Edge being awesome and countering every one of Taker's signatures, forcing Taker to dig deeper to beat him. The only thing that killed Edge at the end was the lack of a finisher strong enough to put Taker down at Wrestlemania. Just played brilliantly off the characters. I have it at ****1/2 and it's my current MOTY.

Originally Posted by GP_Punk

Edge - Taker as far as i'm concerned lost a lot at the start.
The crowd was blown out by that point, the open venue didn't make it any easier for noise to build, and the fact that Taker was a bit of a shoe-in to win was a killer at first.

At somewhere near the half-way point, it all kinda clicked together.
Edge seems to be something like a WWE version of Austin Aries in terms of performance against good opponents. While you stick him in the ring with a mediocre wrestler and he's only just above mediocre, he didn't look out of place next to Benoit or Angle (good Angle) and always seems to be able to match everything thrown at him. Christian turned out to be the more talented of the two, but Edge can aparently still pull something out when against a high-level opponent.

They told a couple of cool stories (Edge kept countering the "old school" - which i always found an immensely silly move btw - finishers were countered left and right) and ended up with a pretty nice long finish stretch.

What really hurt it was the audio...and by audio i mean commentary and crowd. This would've been a different level of match if JR called it, or if JBL was there, and so would it be were it for a better crowd. I don't know why but they just died in intervals even at the very end.

Overall, i'd say ****-****1/4 from me, mainly because it felt very "cold" at times, especially early on, but at bits near the end too...
What the hell, throw on another 1/4 for Charles Robinson's dash...imagine if he had fallen over
In all seriousness:
****1/4

P.S. Has anyone notticed how Cole keeps calling Taker's gogoplata (which i don't particularly like tbh) "That move!" because he doesn't know what it's called?

Heat and commentary were missing, but the match itself was still a brilliant piece of work. It was probably the best put together match within WWE style since Cena vs. Michaels at LAST YEAR'S Mania. Also says something that people thought legit that Edge could beat Taker at Mania. I'm tempted to push it to ****3/4 actually, but I need a second viewing to be sure, since I was still burned out from Flair vs. Michaels at the time and had a hard time getting into it proper until midway myself.

[PulseGlazer]

Okay- Stevens vs. Roderick from Redefined is at least **** 1/4, a breathtaking war. Must see. It'll be reviewed in ROH Weekly. I'll edit it in here after there, but really, see the match. Oh My God.

[Ownage™]

Originally Posted by Spartanlax

I legitimately enjoy Don West, and don't think he's that bad. He makes me excited for matches and promos because of how excited HE is for the matches and promos. Job well done.

I agree. DW entertains me.

[Benjo™]

Finally got the chance to rewatch Mania and change my ratings.

MITB IV - ****1/4
HBK vs. Flair - ****1/2-****3/4
Taker vs. Edge - ****1/4-****1/2 (This match was so much better on my second viewing)

[-Destiny-]

I might re-watch Edge/Undertaker seening as though I haven't seen anbody rate it the same as me.

[Ownage™]

Originally Posted by Benjo™

Finally got the chance to rewatch Mania and change my ratings.

MITB IV - ****1/4
HBK vs. Flair - ****1/2-****3/4
Taker vs. Edge - ****1/4-****1/2 (This match was so much better on my second viewing)

I agree with those ratings. ****3/4 for HBK/Flair and ****1/4 for Edge/Taker. Might have to give Edge/Taker another watch.

[Leonardo LunchBoX]

Originally Posted by RKO Destiny™

I might re-watch Edge/Undertaker seening as though I haven't seen anbody rate it the same as me.

I agree with it 110%

I didn't think it was as good as everyone rates it.

[KeepItFresh]

This thread isn't moving. So I thought I'd post my top 10 matches thus far this year. Thoughts? Whatever? Nonsense?

MOTY List:

1. Shawn Michaels v.s Ric Flair- WrestleMania 24 ****3/4
2. The Undertaker v.s Edge- Wrestlemania 24 ****1/4
3. Roderick Strong v.s Nigel McGuniess- ROH Without Remorse ****1/4
4. Christain Cage v.s Kurt Angle- Aganist All Odds ****1/4
5. Raw Elimination Chamber- No Way Out ****1/4
6. Bryan Danielson v.s Tyler Black- Breakout ****
7. Christian Cage v.s Kurt Angle- Final Resolution ****
8. Kevin Steen v.s Go Shiozaki- Eye Of The Storm ***3/4-****
9. Money In The Bank IV- Wrestlemania 24 ***3/4
10. Christian Cage v.s Kurt Angle- TNA Impact, Cage Match ***3/4

Still need to watch ROH's 6th Anniversary show. Considering how good Nigel/Danielson matches usually are this should change.