[Iceman]

Originally Posted by Stu

I don't follow the thread. How could the UK Raw have been last night if you were discussing it live at two in the morning and Shaun said it was tonight?

Oh must have been on a delay and I must have misread Shauns post

[Shaun]

Silly cow's been conned (by my brother) into spending £100 on merch.

She keeps texting me every half hour or so saying she's homesick and hates wrestling it starts at 7...

[Stu]

Text her back and tell her to know her role or shut her mouth.

[Shaun]

It's ridiculous he gets a trip worth about £400 so far for his 13th...I got £100 for my 21st

[Iceman]

FORMER WWE Smackdown head writer Dave Lagana has branded WrestleMania 27 a success — but only if you were looking to see an 'entertainment' show, and not a wrestling event.

Coming in the same week as the company officially dropped the word 'wrestling' from their name — becoming simply WWE rather than World Wrestling Entertainment — Lagana granted an exclusive interview to SunSport.

Speaking on Rob McNichol's One Sided Ring Podcast he told us: "For the look, the slickness and the overall presentation, I thought it was a very good entertainment show.

"If you bought the PPV for wrestling, you did not get a lot of that. Vince McMahon's not selling you wrestling any more, people, he's selling you entertainment.

"I thought all the finishes were really good. That's why I give the show a thumbs-up. Certain things didn't feel like Wrestlemania, but all the finishes made sense and they were very creative.

"I thought Cody and Rey was really good. I liked Punk and Orton too. The one thing I didn't like was the really good spot where Randy's knee gave out, as they did it on the Monday before.

"But I thought it was a one-match show, as far as 'WrestleMania-quality' matches, and that was Taker and Triple H.

"I thought the finish of the show was a tad disappointing, especially as you paid $65 to see a Cena-Rock confrontation and to see them go at it, only to find out the next day - for free - that they'll fight a year from now."

As someone who was involved in the creative process for seven Wrestlemanias, Lagana's insight into the construction of this year's show is fascinating.

He says that he thought the event was lacking several ingredients which stopped it being a classic.

Lagana added: "This year's show really missed Money in the Bank and Shawn Michaels. Those two things not being on the show really hurt the overall wrestling quality of WrestleMania.

"Pulling Daniel Bryan from the show hurt too, it just felt that at the end of the day it felt like the matches were all muted. It felt like something you would see at a Smackdown, or even a house show.

"Maybe they wanted to mute everything down so the Taker match would feel bigger, I don't know what the intention was, but the end result was a show that, when you look back, might be the most disappointing WrestleMania since WrestleMania 15.

"This show was definitely not on a par of, say, the last eight Manias."

[Iceman]

Just on a side thought from that should we move this thread?

Should we change it to WWE - All Things Entertainment ???

[Stu]

Youtube video

Gold.

[Ramsay]

hopefully he changes his name to ron killings

on a side note

[Novo]

Read something about how people were told to take down their Zach Ryder banners on Raw or Smackdown, he's getting to popular

[Stu]

That story is true. God forbid a star gets themselves over.

WWE are idiots.

[Ramsay]

the old wwf days where the fans are allowed an opinion are well and truely gone

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by Stu

That story is true. God forbid a star gets themselves over.

WWE are idiots.

It's pathetic, they are only doing this cause they dont know how to push him....they did the ame with Hardy for years, he went to TNA won made a name as a main eventer and within a year of his return to WWE had numerous title runs.

[Stu]

WWE has always showed a complete unwillingness to capatalize on anything but stars they themselves have made. We all know of their track record with treating people who made it big in other companies. If they got hold of Sting he would probably be Mac McCabe, battling Yoshi Tatsu on fucking Superstars.

Look at poor DDP.

[Iceman]

also just while were talking about others making it big and going to WWE, do you think they'll put the strap on Christian as a transitional champion? I mean a 3-4 week reign as a homage to Edge? he wins and him and edge elebrate afterwards is something I keep seeing...

[Ramsay]

would love christian to win but im 99% sure del rio will

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by Karl

would love christian to win but im 99% sure del rio will

Thats what i thought but then maybe as a tribute to edge they'll give him the belt?

(also remember there was rumours there he was gonna be in the WM match making it a triple threat? Well if that had of happened he would have been involved in Edge's last match )

[Novo]

I want Del Rio to win Christian winning the title so soon after edge retiring would make people think he only won it because of edge retiring in the first place.. ( Which is true ) maybe later on in the year

[Stu]

Christian is such a wet fart. The guy is a black hole of charisma. Not a fan at all. Mind you SmackDown as a whole is lacking in star power or any sort of must watch hooks so he might well end up winning it.

[Shaun]

apparently 13 year old boys are bad photographers. This was the best he could manage:

[Shaun]

apparently 13 year old boys are bad photographers. This was the best he could manage:

[Stu]

Great seats!

[Novo]

Is that Layla and Beth Phoenix?

[Iceman]

The Draft is tonight no?

[Ramsay]

i think so yeah
fowleys coming over tonight so we'll prob watch it ..you up for it eoin?

[Iceman]

Yeah Im gonna watch i think... is it 2 or 3 hours?