Weekend Plans Post: Batchin’ It for WrestleMania
Maribou is going out to visit her bestie and, after last time, told me no more airports, not unless there’s an emergency. Too many crazy people wandering around maskless, too much havoc, too much stress. So we rented a car and she’s going to take longer to get there but, like, not have to talk to anybody except the guy at the drive-thru window. She can just arrive, crash on the couch, and think “I have interacted with 2 people in the last day” rather than “I have interacted with approximately one bajillion people in the last 3 hours”.
Her vacation will consist of stuff like reading, eating delivery from restaurants that we don’t have here, and going on walks and playing that new Pikmin phone game made by the Pokemon Go people.
I’m still stuck here and going to work. Though I do have Monday off because THIS WEEKEND IS WRESTLEMANIA!!!
Now, I’m not crazy about it turning into a two-day thing. I’ve got stuff to do on Saturdays, normally. But I’m already getting excited for Sunday night. Wingstop, wrestling, and I’ve already requested Monday off.
A Fatal Four-Way for the Women’s Tag Team Championship (I prefer elimination matches… I don’t like the champ losing the belt without having been pinned. This would be a fine gimmick for a build-up to WrestleMania but not for the big one itself.)
Johnny Knoxville vs. Sami Zayn (Ugh. Celebrities.)
Pat McAfee vs. Austin Theory (Ugh. Gimmicks.)
Triple Threat match for the Men’s Tag Team Championship (This should be elimination!)
Edge vs. AJ Styles (this one is the reason to watch… I expect them to steal the show.)
Bobby Lashley vs. Omos (Not a fan of Omos. Vince McMahon is too enamored with the tall guys who can’t wrestle.)
And, finally:
Brock Lesnar (WWE Champion) vs. Roman Reigns (Universal Champion) (with Paul Heyman)
I am more of a fan of Brock Lesnar than most of the folks in my circle. They see a plodding guy who takes 90 seconds between moves, I see a deliberate monster tweener who is methodically dismantling his opponent. Diff’rent strokes, I guess.
The important thing is the food, the fun, and the yelling at the television.
And then coming home and remembering “Oh, yeah… Maribou is on vacation.”
So… what’s on your docket?
Lesnar is a slow plodding bum that could not string two moves together with a towing cable.
I agree that Edge v Styles will be the best match of the show.
So, wings for lunch, dinner, or both??Report
I’ll be over around 3, I reckon.
So… linner?Report
I quit watching WWE right around the time the pandemic hit. I don’t even remember what was going on, but I was not enjoying things, and I finally ended my Network subscription which I had kept non-stop since it was launched. I dropped wrestling as a whole for a while, not long after. AEW did some super goofy stuff during the pandemic. The match on the football field was just a mess full of comedy spots. Wrestling had its “Me Too” moment. I stopped enjoying it.
AEW seems to have gotten its act together. It’s still flawed, but I can enjoy it overall. They have long term storytelling that takes months or even a year to pay off. Hangman Adam Page’s journey to the championship, Wardlow breaking away from MJF (best heel in the business today), and others. And the payoffs are actual payoffs, not just a pointless swerve that leaves you unsatisfied. You know where the story will end, but that’s okay, because it makes sense.
That being said, I decided to see what’s happening with Wrestlemania this year. Peacock network is just a few bucks for a month, which is a heck of a lot cheaper than whatever 2 days of a PPV would cost. It sounds like WWE finally figured out how to make Reigns interesting. Who could have predicted that turning Reigns heel and putting him with Paul Heyman would work? Besides anybody paying attention, I mean. . Cody Rhodes might or might not show up. He’s doing a great job keeping himself in the news. Steve Austin and Kevin Owens? Should be entertaining. Bianca Belair? I was a fan when I was still watching. I don’t know what’s going on with most of the storylines, but it’s Wrestlemania, so there will be plenty of recaps to let me know what’s happening.Report
AEW is hot and cold with me. Well, hot and bad. The bad is oh-so-very bad. The good has me say “this is like the wrestling I remember when I was a kid”.Report
Yeah, that sums up my opinion. I feel like there is more of the good lately, but there are times where they get a little too “indy” and cute. When I see Best Friends come on, that’s a good time to take a bathroom break. I think they are trying for the 90s WCW “variety show” format, with different styles to appeal to a larger audience. Unfortunately, too much goofy stuff can make it more difficult to care about the serious stuff.
But watching MJF and his goons abuse Wardlow week after week, waiting for it to come to a head, and finally getting the satisfaction of Wardlow screwing MJF and CM Punk finally getting his win was a great moment.Report
One of the things I truly hate about the pandemic (and the way most of our culture responded to it) is that Maribou’s “I don’t want the Russian roulette game of going through a crowded airport” seems absolutely reasonable now. I never liked crowds in good times; I actively avoid them now.
Like: I was thinking “Maybe I do a Target run this weekend.” Then I remembered: wait, no, it’s payday weekend. Okay, then, I go to the little grocery store a few blocks from me at an off time for the few groceries I really need.
I don’t know what my weekend plans are. I know what I SHOULD be doing (yardwork, cleaning house, research work) but none of those things appeal. But also, going out anywhere I might go doesn’t appeal – because “payday weekend” as I said before.Report
Yeah, I understand that airplanes recycle all of the air in the plane every few seconds which makes being on the plane a pretty safe place to be.
But she told stories about the airport that make me wonder about all of the other times I’ve gotten “the crud” after travelling. I always assumed that I had gotten it on the plane. It now dawns on me that, nope, I got it in the airport.Report
I’m pretty sure you meant “BRRRRRRRRRROCK LLLLLLLLLLLLLESNAR” up there.
Final Four tomorrow, and I’ll be agonizing over the games until Kansas tips off against Villanova in the late afternoon. ROCK CHALK!Report
World Cup news: USA in group B with England, Iran, and the winner of a playoff game between Ukraine and Wales. USA’s first game will be against the winner of that playoff game.
Not a bad draw, really.Report
The Saturday Night Wrestlemania was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good! The matches were fun and satisfying and the finishes made sense.
The Sunday Night Wrestlemania was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO bad! The matches were mediocre and the finishes were baffling.Report
My wife and I had the same thoughts. I was super pumped after night one. I was even considering checking out Raw. Night two? Pretty annoyed that I stayed up until 11 for that on a night before I have to go back to work. Remembered why I quit watching.
Jackass match and Steve Austin segment were the only things worth watching on Sunday.
Why were the New Day squashed in a match against the guy that broke Big E’s neck?
Did they have different people in charge of creative for each night?
One bright spot: no cinematic matches this year.Report