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A year later, is WM32 still one of the worst WM's of all time?

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Already a full year since Wrestlemania 32, an event littered with big-time injuries and panic booking. I remember at the time, the general opinion was that the line-up sucked and the event itself ended up being a big disappointment for so many reasons. What are your thoughts a year later? I looked at the lineup again and had actually forgotten how lackluster the whole thing was. It had the lineup of a single brand PPV ffs, it was way too long, loaded with filler, and to end it off, Reigns wins lol All of the talent tried their best and worked their asses off but it was simply an event that wasn't meant to be.
 
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The line up wasn’t the best but they still had enough to have at least a good show. I can’t say I’ve seen every Mania but it was one of the worst I’ve seen for several reasons:

1. AJ and Jericho had a good match but Jericho won, just because I guess. And it made even less sense since AJ became the #1 contender the next night.

2. New Day lost to LON just so LON could cut a heel promo so the legends could come out.

3. Ambrose vs. Lesnar was a massive disappointment.

4. The Women’s 3 Way was great but Charlotte, the woman had already dominated the division, won again while Sasha or Becky IMO would have befitted more from that moment.

5. Undertaker vs. Shane went way too long and only revolved around one spot. Plus Taker winning made no sense given the stipulation.

6. The Rock’s segment dragged on forever and made the Wyatts look like shit.

7. Reigns vs. HHH headlined an already too long show and went on to have a slow, 30 minute match that damn near put me to sleep.
 
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It's definitely one of them yes, especially considering that the 2 previous ones, 30 and 31 were very well received in general.

The only real 'great' match on the card was the women's triple threat, the ladder match and AJ/Y2J were both good but there was a lot of bizarre booking decisions and boring matches, particularly the main event which was a lethargic mess.
 
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Ha no! Go try watching WrestleMania 2, 4 or 9

What was wrong with 4?
Wrestlemania IV holds a special place in my heart for the simple reason that Randy Savage won his first WWF World Championship. Wrestlemania IX really was shit, though.

As for Wrestlemania 32 ... Yeah, it's definitely the most forgettable Wrestlemania in recent memory. Triple H has never, ever had a good one on one Wrestlemania main event. His triple threat match was good, but any one on one main event he's had has been very, very underwhelming. For me, he just isn't a show closing guy.
 
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What was wrong with 4?
 
#12 ·
4 had the awesome tourney..11, while sucky was my first Mania, and 15 had Austin/Rock I.
 
#16 ·
Worst one in the last 10 years for sure
 
#22 ·
For the most part, it was a blast being there live for the show. Like others have said, it was too long and the main event was a crapfest and it was missing that one 'classic' match that people will remember.

However, the atmosphere there was insane and the spectacle was something else. That pop for Austin was the loudest thing I've ever heard.

I've been watching a few of the old Manias and we all seem to forget that there's been some total shitshows. Mania 1 and 2 were crap. Mania 4 had Savage winning the title but it was crap apart from that.

WM 6 was super long and pretty terrible apart from the main event which saved it.
WM 11 is definitely top 3 worst of all time.
WM 15 is crap apart from Rock/Austin.
WM 2000 has the Triangle Ladder Match, but pretty much everything else sucked.
WM 27 is laughably bad from start to finish, with Taker/Triple H kind of saving it a little.
WM 29 sucked IMO. Easily one of the worst.

The top tier Manias are 7, 14, 17, 19, 21, 24, 28, 30, and 31.
 
#24 ·
Sure it wasnt bad as 9 & 11 but i would say that WM32 is the worst of all time since WM27.
28,29,30,31 were soemhow accepatable or good but Mania 32 was forgettable and bad.

- PreShow was bad:
Ryback vs Kalisto was shit. The Usos were again in the Preshow against The Dudleys.
And this 10 Women tag Team Match was pretty much awul.
These 3 Matches were WWE Superstars/Raw level. Should have happen in Weeklys.
- Ladder Match with shit participants
We wanted Zayn vs Owens and Kalisto defending his US Title in a Ladder Match would have been so much better.
Zack Ryder a legit jobber at that time won the Ladder Match. let that sink in.
Sin Cara,Ryder & Stardust had no business being in the Match.
Match Quality wise it wasnt bad.
- Styles vs Jericho
a letdown for me. i expected more from these two guys sure it was a good decent mania match but something was missing.
Jericho winning was acceptable he needed that win imo after jobbing to Fandango and others.
- New Day vs League of Nations
Waste of time. Match was a typical 3 on 3 Match that could easily happen in every Raw/Sd show.
didnt enjoyed The Legends at the end kicking LoN ass. Wasted.
- Ambrose vs Lesnar
I think the biggest disappointment dont need to explain here why. AWFUL and SAD.
- That 30 Minute Borefest with Rock & Wyatts. it damaged Wyatt instead of helping him.
Austin himself said that this whole segment was pointless and not needed.
- Shane vs Taker
25 Minute Borefest. The stunt from the top of the HIAC is the only memorable thing of this show me.
Bad match good spot.
- Reigns vs HHH
#Fake #Forced #NotHearingToTheFans #Borefest #VincesIdeas #ShovingDownOurThroats #BooMania #HeyItsAReaction!!!!
*insert a hashtag you want*

after the good shows like 30 & 31 this Mania was shit boring and should be skipped if you wanna watch every Mania.
The only good thing for me was the womens match that stole the show. should have been the main event with sasha winning.
Wasted potential there.
 
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