WM thoughts, last hour

I don't think it was neccessary to add Randy Orton to the Smackdown World Title match, because I'm sure Kurt Angle and Rey Misterio could have put on an awesome match on their own. The triple threat style basically creates a spotfest, which this quickly became. The double German Suplex, Angle suplexing Orton suplexing Rey, was great, and Angle making each opponent tap out while the other distracts the ref was a nice segment, but this match got less than twenty minutes, maybe closer to fifteen, and was ultimately unsatisfying. 2 count.

Giving the fans a break between the two main events is a good idea in theory, but I can't think of a way to actually fill the segment that isn't a waste of time that would be better used lengthening either the Smackdown World Title triple threat match or the Money in the Bank ladder match. The Playboy Pillow Fight between Candice Michelle and Torrie Wilson is no exception. Don't get me wrong, they're bangin' chicks, but if I'm that interested in seeing them near naked, I'll go all the way and find their Playboy pics. DQ.

When I saw HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH's entrance, dressed like Conan the Barbarian sitting on a throne, I thought to myself "that's ridiculous." Then they played a little vignette about 1930s era gangsters, how they were fighting the establishment and extolled three virtues: Hustle, Loyalty, and Respect. I thought that was pretty cool. After that, the ramp raised up and an old 30s era Gangster car drove up, some dudes in pinstripe suits get out wielding Tommy Guns. I thought, "no, that's ridiculous." Then John Cena came out with a Tommy Gun and fired off some "rounds." How about you two just walk your goofy asses to the fucking ring and have a match?

The crowd at Wrestlemania may very well have been retarded. That they were cheering the heels first came up during the Women's Title match, as they were clearly in favor of Mickie James. I think it happened again during the Casket Match, but I wasn't paying attention. The announcers made note of the fans' retardation (but not in so many words) before the Raw World Title match, pointing out that it was like a "road game" for Cena. The crowd was 60/40 in favor of Triple H, but there was crazy mad loud booing when Trip got to the ropes to break the first STFU, so I don't know what the fuck they wanted. I didn't much care for the idea that the master of moves involving the knee, Triple H, is representative of old-school, technical wrestling. I also didn't care much for Cena punching a lot. This is the first time in a long, long while, if ever, that I've seen a Cena match, so that's probably why people say he's a shitty wrestler. Anyway, this match was fucking boring. They spend the first five minutes stalling to sell the idea that Triple H is the superior technical wrestler, then the rest of the match is punches and knees and power moves until the end, when the inferior technical wrestler, John Cena, makes Triple H tap out. So it was stupid, too. 1 count, simply because I enjoyed seeing Triple H tap out in the main event of Wrestlemania.

I quit watching wrestling regularly over two years ago and it appears I didn't miss much. I suppose if I had an emotional stake in anything going on in the WWE right now, aside from wanting to see Triple H die, I might have enjoyed this show more. As it is, it was three hours I could have spent doing something else.