Originally Posted by
Chris Lang
"Sports entertainment" is such a vaguely defined term anyway. What exactly does it mean, other than a substitute for saying 'pro wrestling'? What all does 'sports entertainment' encompass? Presumably, it'd mean something that combines elements of sports and entertainment, but where are the lines drawn? What separates 'sports' from 'sports entertainment'?
Presumably, something's just plain 'sports' if it contains no staged, choreographed, or theatrical/storyline elements. If it DOES have those elements, then it's sports entertainment.
Anyway, going out and just calling it pro wrestling is, I'd say, a good thing. There's nothing wrong with calling it that, despite what Vince might have said to the contrary.
I have to agree with you on just about all of them. The Philadelphia Street Fight was a tad predictable: we knew that with Bubba Ray Dudley as the special guest official, there'd be a Dudleys homage at some point, with both the 'Wassup' and the table, but it was okay. Bayley and Iyo delivered a great match.
And the main event certainly didn't disappoint. We knew going into it that given then NO DQ rules, we'd be seeing other people getting involved, but I was surprised at who showed up. John Cena and the Rock confronting each other seemed like a setup for a match at a later card somewhere down the road (because we all know WWE can't resist 'Two of the greatest icons who defined the WWE and defined the industry face off against each other' scenarios), especially given how much they have in common: Both of them are big WWE stars who went on to have successful movie careers.
I didn't see the Undertaker's cameo coming. The lights turn out, we hear the familiar ominous bell tolling, and then the lights came on to reveal him there. He is there just long enough to deliver a chokeslam, then the lights turn off, and he's vanished as suddenly as he arrived.
And then we have Seth Rollins entering with the Shield music and the Shield outfit. Wrestlemania has certainly been a busy two nights for Seth Rollins: Having two matches plus a contributing role in the main event. Here, it works perfectly, given his history with Roman Reigns (his former Shield teammate).
And the ending after Cody won the match was amazing. The celebration with Cody's family, friends, and allies was a perfect way to conclude Wrestlemania, and to conclude 'the story' and begin the next story.