When's the last time it actually was the best ppv of the year? That's another question I have cuz I've taken some years off from wrestling and I've yet to see it. This year is a perfect example. Extreme Rules was clearly a better ppv. They promote Wrestlemania so heavily and then most of the matches seem to be just another match in the middle of a fued instead of the culmination of a fued. Punk and Jericho were definitely saving their best for the last match of the fued which ended up being Extreme Rules. The result was just a pretty good match. Is that what we look foward to at Wrestlemania? A pretty good match in the middle of a fued? What the hell are they going to do if Undertaker can't wrestle anymore? Instead of putting together the best ppv of the year, it's one epic match featuring Taker and a bunch of other stuff that's just ok. Really? Is that what Wrestlemania is supposed to be?
Why isn't Wrestlemania the best ppv of the year every year?
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Well, The Undertaker has been stealing the show since Wrestlemania 23 with Batista, so WWE knew they could count on him to put on at least one Wrestlemania classic each year. It does pose a question when The Undertaker retires whom they will count on as the show stealer, but I think WWE treats it as "just another problem for another day".
And about why WWE didn't put much into Wrestlemania, it's because they knew no matter how bad the Wrestlemania is, people will buy it only because it's Wrestlemania. Just look at Wrestlemania 27.
And I think the last time Wrestlemania was the best PPV of the year was Wrestlemania 24.
And about why WWE didn't put much into Wrestlemania, it's because they knew no matter how bad the Wrestlemania is, people will buy it only because it's Wrestlemania. Just look at Wrestlemania 27.
And I think the last time Wrestlemania was the best PPV of the year was Wrestlemania 24.
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Its usually politics that ruins a potential good Wrestlemania. Take 25 for example. We were suppose to get Cena Vs. Orton and Edge Vs. Helmsley as the double main event, but it got leaked so Vince haad them switched around with Big Show added resulting in poor results.
Then you have booking issues like at Wrestlemania 27, Miz beat Cena. Not only was it a terrible match, but Miz didn't even get to win on his own. It was Cena's first loss in a singles match at WM. That should've been HUGE for Miz, but that career defining moment was wasted. I didn't mind Rock giving Cena the Rock Bottom, but he should've done that after Cena had won back the title.
Then of course, you got matches being cut short (Angle Vs. Orton Vs. Mysterio, Bryan Vs. Sheamus) because of time constraints. So its a number of variables.
The last great Wrestlemania was 24 IMO. 28 could've been good, but even then you had BS that brought down the quality of the show.
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Then you have booking issues like at Wrestlemania 27, Miz beat Cena. Not only was it a terrible match, but Miz didn't even get to win on his own. It was Cena's first loss in a singles match at WM. That should've been HUGE for Miz, but that career defining moment was wasted. I didn't mind Rock giving Cena the Rock Bottom, but he should've done that after Cena had won back the title.
Then of course, you got matches being cut short (Angle Vs. Orton Vs. Mysterio, Bryan Vs. Sheamus) because of time constraints. So its a number of variables.
The last great Wrestlemania was 24 IMO. 28 could've been good, but even then you had BS that brought down the quality of the show.
Spot on.
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WrestleMania is an event which larely caters to the mainstream consumer. WWE will go to extreme measures to ensure that there are things that the mainstream fans want to see on the card. For example this year you had:
*The Rock's i-ring return.
*Performances from Flo-Rida and MGK
*Mike Tyson being inducted into the Hall of Fame
In past years you've had everyone from Burt Reynolds to Snoop Dogg, Pete Rose etc. etc. Now with all these extra diversions going on and WWE filling the arena with people who aren't the most extreme of wrestling fans (what do you expect from a 50,000+ seater stadium) then the show can often turn out to be a bit of nightmare to purists with some segments just being horrible viewing and solely aimed at the wider audience.
Take other PPV's for example, they're more set towards pleasing the regular consumer and every so often they'll cater a large portion of the shows towards the hardcore fans (MITB 2011 for example)
*The Rock's i-ring return.
*Performances from Flo-Rida and MGK
*Mike Tyson being inducted into the Hall of Fame
In past years you've had everyone from Burt Reynolds to Snoop Dogg, Pete Rose etc. etc. Now with all these extra diversions going on and WWE filling the arena with people who aren't the most extreme of wrestling fans (what do you expect from a 50,000+ seater stadium) then the show can often turn out to be a bit of nightmare to purists with some segments just being horrible viewing and solely aimed at the wider audience.
Take other PPV's for example, they're more set towards pleasing the regular consumer and every so often they'll cater a large portion of the shows towards the hardcore fans (MITB 2011 for example)
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