GDT: WWE Wrestlemania 34 (8th April 2018)

[Le Tricolore]

I don't understand Charlotte winning. I know undefeated streaks can become cumbersome and limit what you can do creatively, but it would have been fun to see Asuka carry that for another year and have someone finally top her at WrestleMania next year.

Yes, definitely.

Having the streak end when challenging for a title seems silly. It'd be like if Hogan beat Goldberg at the Georgia Dome. Asuka should've won and then lost the title at SummerSlam or next year's WrestleMania, IMO.

Again, comes down to it being a good match with weird booking.

 

[Pilky01]

That main event was so bad it was good. The fans chanting 'this is awful' while Lesnar did his 17th F5 was hilarious.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Did some source speculate that the main event finish was an audible or is that just fan speculation?

It is certainly the first thought that popped into my head when I read that Brock won.

 

[GKJ]

I don't understand Charlotte winning. I know undefeated streaks can become cumbersome and limit what you can do creatively, but it would have been fun to see Asuka carry that for another year and have someone finally top her at WrestleMania next year.

I think their thought is that it’s too hard to book 2 undefeated streaks in corresponding women’s divisions, and Vince sees Charlotte has the bigger star of the two. I would’ve main evented survivor series with Asuka/Ronda streak vs. streak. It’s sonething you’ll now never have and could’ve been huge.

Triple H has to be disappointed at least a little bit.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

I think the plan is for Ronda vs Charlotte to main event 35 and maybe they sacrificed Asuka’s streak to do so.

It’s the one real question mark I had. I think Asuka should have gone over.

The parallels of how Asuka and Nakamura handled their defeats were interesting. Booked almost identically. Asuka handled it well. Nakamura did not.

 

[EverettMike]

I thought it was so cool two huge Japanese stars were going to win their first titles at WrestleMania.

Oops.

Hopefully this heel turn for Nakamura gets him going.

 

[Virtanen18]

Charlotte will be built up again and again until they can say she's the GOAT.

 

[Virtanen18]

So Nicholas is one of the referee's son.

laaaaame

Honestly not that enthused with the spot even if it was a make a wish kid. Rather see a wrestler in that spot ten times out of ten.

 

[Conrad McBenis]

Too much drinky during the afternoon watching the masters had me asleep by 10. Going to catch up now... sounds like it will be an interesting watch lol.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Honestly Ronda looked better in the ring than Angle did, and that's several different degrees of hilarity and sadness.

 

[I Eat Crow]

I think the plan is for Ronda vs Charlotte to main event 35 and maybe they sacrificed Asuka’s streak to do so.

It’s the one real question mark I had. I think Asuka should have gone over.

The parallels of how Asuka and Nakamura handled their defeats were interesting. Booked almost identically. Asuka handled it well. Nakamura did not.

I would do Asuka/Charlotte part deux at WM 35. This time Asuka has a title and Charlotte wins the Rumble to take the title from Asuka. I'd do Asuka/Rousey at Survivor Series or at the Rumble.

 

[UnrealMachine]

Charlotte will be built up again and again until they can say she's the GOAT.

She's like the 4th or 5th best female in-ring performer and 8th or 9th best on the mic at the moment. #1 at sticking her chin out and squinting for an entire match.

 

[CokenoPepsi]

Austin has serious neck problems. The ship sailed when he didn't come back for 32

Why was Wrestlemania 32 important?

 

[EverettMike]

Why was Wrestlemania 32 important?

Maybe he meant cause it was in Texas?

 

[SeidoN]

Why was Wrestlemania 32 important?

it was in Texas, and alot of people expected to see him

 

[SeidoN]

She's like the 4th or 5th best female in-ring performer and 8th or 9th best on the mic at the moment. #1 at sticking her chin out and squinting for an entire match.

Charlotte is the clear #1 in ring right now

her character work kinda sucks but shes a better heel

 

[CokenoPepsi]

Thing about Austin is I get his injuries but he was scheduled to wrestle a couple times after...like one match against Vader

 

[Paris in Flames]

Why would Brock beating Roman be an audible? What could possibly have changed or happened in real time that they weren't aware of in the last...err..4 years.

 

[SeidoN]

Why would Brock beating Roman be an audible? What could possibly have changed or happened in real time that they weren't aware of in the last...err..4 years.

Vince spotted Dana White having a heart attack in the crowd

 

[Deen]

Rousey actually had the second best match of the night imo.

 

[GKJ]

Charlotte’s booking makes even less sense when you consider Nattie beat her just 2 weeks ago. Obviously, we’re all supposed to be too stupid to remember that. They did a post-match like it was the end of some epic rivalry that it wasn’t. That’s a lot of what didn’t make sense. They could’ve done with that and make it a bigger moment than it was and probably make it even more heated, too. Just another thing they’ve done with the women that wasn’t as great and grandiose as it could have been.

Also with Brock, I have 2 thoughts:

-Do the title change at the Saudi Arabia show on the 27th and get a scene that they probably want instead of getting crapped on.

-CM Punk’s modern-era record title reign is now on the table. Even though it’s the other belt, Brock is only 63 days away from it. Takes us right to Money in the Bank, and you don’t need me to tell you what city they’re running that weekend.

 

[EverettMike]

I don't think there was an audible mid-match. I think the plan changed in the last week or two at the latest.

But would anyone be stunned if it changed Sunday morning?

 

[ColePens]

I think the plan is for Ronda vs Charlotte to main event 35 and maybe they sacrificed Asuka’s streak to do so.

It’s the one real question mark I had. I think Asuka should have gone over.

The parallels of how Asuka and Nakamura handled their defeats were interesting. Booked almost identically. Asuka handled it well. Nakamura did not.

Undefeated Asuka dominating all the way to WM35 only to lose to Rousey would have been incredible. Especially after Ronda's debut at 34. She did very well. Let her work a full year and that match at 35 would have been huge. But nope. Can't have a woman go undefeated that doesn't speak english. Fans will never "get her". That's how I feel Vince thinks. If this were NXT - she goes to WM35 undefeated.

 

[EverettMike]

Thought: could Daniel Bryan's return be the reason for the theorized Reigns/Lesnar audible?

Lesnar/Bryan at SummerSlam?

 

[SeidoN]

Thought: could Daniel Bryan's return be the reason for the theorized Reigns/Lesnar audible?

Lesnar/Bryan at SummerSlam?

how does that change the result of Reigns/Lesnar mid-match though