WrestleMania 31: Well

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I think the build has been the most predictable it's been in a long time. I'm still looking forward to the show. Mostly looking forward to seeing Brock vs Reigns, Sting v HHH and the I-C title match.

Rusev still doesn't feel like a main eventer to me. Feels forced. Same w Reigns.

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Update from the Observer, doesn't really say anything new except that the battle royal got bumped to make sure the big matches got time.

WWE has just confirmed that there will be two pre-show matches, the tag team title four-way and the Andre the Giant Battle Royal.

We are awaiting word on what time the show will start. We had been told earlier today the show was going to start with the tag title match at 3:30 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. Eastern), but I'm thinking that will change.

The change is made because in timing out of the show, the amount of time for the big matches and angles meant they had to cut a match from the show.

WWE officials have just told us with the moving of the Andre the Giant Battle Royal to the pre-game show, the first match will go into the ring at about 3 p.m. Pacific time.

Originally the first match was scheduled for 3:30 p.m., so this will be a five hour show.

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Mar 26, 2015 21:36:44 GMT -4 @ricky said:

Update from the Observer, doesn't really say anything new except that the battle royal got bumped to make sure the big matches got time.

WWE has just confirmed that there will be two pre-show matches, the tag team title four-way and the Andre the Giant Battle Royal.

We are awaiting word on what time the show will start. We had been told earlier today the show was going to start with the tag title match at 3:30 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. Eastern), but I'm thinking that will change.

The change is made because in timing out of the show, the amount of time for the big matches and angles meant they had to cut a match from the show.

WWE officials have just told us with the moving of the Andre the Giant Battle Royal to the pre-game show, the first match will go into the ring at about 3 p.m. Pacific time.

Originally the first match was scheduled for 3:30 p.m., so this will be a five hour show.

Code for Triple H's entrance. 

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Hideo Itami won the tournament at Axxess, so he's in the Andre battle royal.

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Mar 26, 2015 19:30:58 GMT -4 @ricky said:

I read the Andre battle royal got bumped to the preshow in addition to the tag match

EDIT: It was indeed bumped, they announced the change on WrestleMania Today. So they're going with a seven match main card. When was the last time they had that few matches on the main show? Not saying it's wrong because there's a lot of matches that need as much time as they can get, just weird to think that the WM card is that small in terms of quantity.

They mentioned it on Smackdown as well... I guess it's good, if that means the 7 matches on the main card get enough time... especially the IC match and Orton/Rollins. A couple of the others really need to be short, IMO, to not drag, but we'll see. I just hope the extra time is good extra time, and not more commerials and posing (which a fear).

I'm surprised Itami is one going to the battle royal.. his push has certainly taken a back seat to Balor and even Corbin at this point. He would have been my 4th choice of those 4 guys.

I watched most of Smackdown (I'm on the road, so nothing much else going on)... it was literally a 2 hour commerical for Wrestlemania.. the had Bryon Saxton and Renee Young live on site, ran down the card, and had 1 taped match... a face vs heel 8 man tag of the type WWE likes to do when they don't know what else to do.

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Yeah, the WM week SmackDowns have been a two hour commercial for WM for years now, I think 2009 was when they started doing the "live from Axxess" thing.

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Also, just dawned one me that this is an outdoor WM where it won't be dark outside until about the end of the show. Sunset's 7:30 PT, which is 10:30 PM ET.

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Two really good matches to start things off. So far, so good.

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Finally. The Shockmaster is back! Oh, wait, that's Triple H.

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Looks like the ladder match went well and Orton and Rollins looked good too.

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So far this show has been a home run.

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It's gonna take Bray/Taker and Lesnar/Roman blowing it big time to hurt this show at this point.

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Ronda/Stephanie and Rock/HHH at WM32?

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Snowflakemania
Four Way Tag: ***3/4
Andre Battle Royal: ***
IC Title Ladder Match: ****
Orton/Rollins: ****1/4
Triple H/Sting: ****
Paige and AJ/Boulder Twins: **
Rusev/Cena: ***1/4
Undertaker/Wyatt: ***
Lesnar/Reigns/Rollins: ****3/4

The best WrestleMania ever. IDGAF if anyone disagrees, this was amazing. Every single thing on this show delivered and in the case of several of the matches, they exceeded my expectations.