Ha, betcha you didn't know that I am a wrestling fan! But why are you surprised? Didn't I say I love fantasy? This is the ultimate scripted fantasy where mere mortals act as superhumans. Don't believe me - this is from yesterday, where a man jumped from 20 freaking feet and through a table. Oh and he's 46 years old and seems to be alive and well. If this isn't superhuman, I don't know what is.
So, for the uninitiated, Wrestlemania is like the annual
Superbowl/World Cup of Wrestling from WWE, which showcases the best (they
think) they have to offer. Sometimes, it is grand and breathtaking, sometimes
it is boring but it draws people to watch anyway. Last nights attendance was a
whopping 100,000 people. Let that number sink in. Armies can be formed from the
people in that stadium!
Anyhow, the show
was broken into two parts - the pre-show and the main show. I didn't watch the
pre-show, so I won't write about that but the main show was about 4 hours long,
so that took some watching. I won't review all matches or in any depth
whatsoever but these are my impressions from the show.
The first ladder
match had seven men climbing a ladder to grab a title belt dangling above (the
Intercontinental Title). Yeah, they also wrestle and fight. It isn't just seven
men climbing a ladder at the same time, fastest feet and hands wins. The match
was exceptional with people jumping and dropping from ladders and on one
occasion breaking a steel ladder in half! Yeah, like I said, as scripted as
pro-wrestling may be, it is still amazing and real. They went with a true
underdog, who wasn't given a chance - ZACK RYDER. The guy is a self-made
wrestling star, literally and deserves all the kudos. The explosion of noise
when he won was amazing.
The next moment of
interest was the Women's match, which was amazing because all three of the
competitors - Charlotte (Champion), Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks are amazing
wrestlers. They put on heck of a match and what made it even more interesting
was the fact that the winner Charlotte got the Women's Title instead of the
pre-existing Divas title and received a Champion's celebration (the same as
men). This is a great move for WWE, where traditionally Women's division was
treated as an afterthought. Hopefully, the tag team division gets the same
treatment.
I won't speak
about the Undertaker-Shane McMahon match because all you need to know is in
that 1 minute clip above.
The title match
between Triple H and Roman Reigns was a great match. But as expected the evil
Triple H was cheered by the crowd while the hero Roman was jeered and booed
(yeah, we wrestling fans are weird). The match ended with Roman winning and
being booed out of the stadium.
So, as a complete
show review, it was quite good. WWE pulled out quite a few swerves I didn't
expect (Zack Ryder yo!) but stuck to the safe routes with the big matches.
Shout out to Baron Corbin for an amazing debut, Shawn Michaels, Mick Foley and
Stone Cold for an interesting interlude and the ROCK for setting his name on
fire, literally.
All in all, a fun
watch but and there's the but, it didn't blow my mind, which it may have given
its potential.
Anyways, I have a
few blog posts to write - more on the normal books and TV series, so you'll be
home! But as me and Brighton say, what's life (or a blog) without some
craziness.
Signing off,
Utsav
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