Switching this to our official WrestleMania week(s) thread. It'll stay up for this week and next, so if any wrestling shows occur that don't have discussion threads feel free to use this one!
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π¨π¨ SquaredCircleβs WrestleMania Week Discussion Thread! (April 13th, 2025) (Spoilers)π¨π¨
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What have you watched lately? Seen any great matches? Have suggestions for things to watch? Anything not getting covered in other threads that ya wanna fill people in about? Questions about promotions, wrestlers, 'the business' or more?
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Holy shit ZSJ and Kidd Bandit put on a great fucking match
They really did!
Oh, they showed the results of the Fuego Del Sol mask vs. Career match, neat. Guess I won't be watching that now
Tap for spoiler
Is he for real done? Anybody know anything?
oh no i want to get effys big gay brunch but i can't buy it without a subscripton on fite tv T_T
π΄ββ οΈπ¦
ahem already hoisting the flag
~~My ship doesn't seem to know where the brunch is held. Any chance I can hop on yours?~~
Never mind, I found a new ship with better navigation
Me too, Maki. Me too.
I mean, it's Five Guys. So fuck that party, it's burger time!
You would think a man with a ton of health problems wouldn't back the anti-health Politicians, but you know..
Oh shit, I missed that the new Dark Side of the Ring season started. Guess I have even more wrestling content for the weekend.
Yeah I forgot about it, and my impromptu internet vacation at the start of the month didn't help with me remembering lol. Probably gonna binge it when it's done at this point.
Is anyone else really disappointed that 'Mania and Easter are the same weekend this year?
I straight up skipped Easter. Wrestlemania and 4/20 are my only personal holidays
It's definitely a bit of a ball ache for me. Fortunately, my family's getting together in the early afternoon and I typically start WWE shows late so I can skip all the filler, so it shouldn't impact me too much. Last year the solar eclipse was the Monday after Mania and we were out of town to see it. The place we were staying didn't have WiFi or cell service, so I had to hike up a hill and sit in the woods to download shows the next day.
so I had to hike up a hill and sit in the woods to download shows the next day.
Love that dedication lmao
I'm not sure how much of that was dedication and how much was realizing I don't do a whole lot without internet access.
I'm apathetic, I don't celebrate either usually lol
Easter is just an excuse for me to eat ham
I need some ham..lol
says the guy who spends time creating live threads for a shit ton of indie shows during 'Mania week, that no one else even comments on ;-)
I celebrate WrestleMania week, not WrestleMania. There's a difference :P
Kidd Bandit going all out and doing 8 shows over the next 4 days! - https://bsky.app/profile/kiddbanditpro.bsky.social/post/3lmvhgwrgf22j
I have never been less excited for a WrestleMania. WWE's booking under Triple H went from fairly tight and good to Vince McMahon level's of horrible, IMO, in less than 2 years.
To be fair, I've never been less excited about mainstream wrestling as a whole, WWE is sucking on all levels again, and AEW is just spinning their wheels with Moxley and his knockoff Bloodline while we wait for Darby to jump off a mountain, I really wish TK knew how to pivot and they ran more soapy stories over cool matches. Toni has been my favorite part of AEW and it's super Soapy.
not looking forward to all the dirt sheets claim mariah is going to the wwe for the next year with no evidence despite women's wrestling being rubbish under triple h
I saw that this morning, I hope she's just trying to use it as a way to get a better contract with AEW.
I think these last 4 years I've cared more about "WrestleMania Week" than WrestleMania.
Yeah, Triller+ or whatever it is costs about 10 bucks with tax and is going to be packed starting tomorrow with the GCW WWE ID stuff.
Even better now that they have a 7 day free trial. You can get everything you want live for nothing.
Hey man, that's WWE Hall-of-famer Donald Trump.
Shit I'm probably in their HOF lol
he's definitely going to break out the blackface again someday.
Based on this I was expecting the quote to be horrible, but it's not that bad, it's something you would expect of these types. And it's not completely wrong, somebody somewhere likes his charisma because he sure as shit is a cult leader.
βI think Trumpβs abilityβ¦ like him or hate him the way he does itβ¦ but heβs charismatic in so many ways, and I think he likes getting under peoples skin, generating [heat]. Itβs amazing and itβs genius, and it worked in our business β Thereβs a lot of billionaires in the world, why was he the most famous one, why was he the one that was in People Magazine every week and with everybody under the sun, why was he seen as the epitome of that billionaire status, because of his charisma and his character and who he is, and the way he can speak about it do and do all those things, he just captivates people.β (quote courtesy of @WrestleOps)
I agree it's shitty, but not shocking. WWE under Vince was heavily involved with Donald, Vince's wife works for Donald destroying the US Education system, let alone the rest of the country, Triple H sat behind her during her senate hearing, Dana White has been his friend for years, Joe Rogan also a Trump friend, Ari Emmanuel long time Trump friend, WME has ties to JD Vance as they publish his book... I mean if you thought TKO was some kind of paragon of decent morals...
"Come on Man" - Joseph R. Biden.
Really, billionaires (including fake ones with ugly spray tans) and billion dollar companies are bastards.
Edit: An addendum, Triple H is not "running the company," he is their public face though and it's fair game to target that public face for bullshit stuff like this.
Did I say I was surprised by any of this?
Well my days of not taking etc etc. (Seriously I've used that quote like 11 times in the last week, shit..)
Most people in entertainment are shit. In fact, most people are shit. So, not really sure why folks choose to clutch their pearls when an entertainer (including wrestlers) says something they donβt like.
Man, fuck off forever with this shit. I'm well aware that many people in entertainment have bad opinions, but I do have lines I won't cross, and "But you gotta admit, modern gold-plated Hitler is really charismatic" is way the fuck over on the other side of the line. And HHH isn't just a wrestler, he runs the goddamn company.
Of course, I already wasn't giving WWE money since 2018 when they passionately defended their relationship with a regime that tortured a journalist to death with a bone saw, so I'm sure they will continue to not miss me.
What indie shows are people exited for? Outside of the Collective I'm not sure what's worth catching this year.
Definitely going to watch Effy's Big Gay Brunch, because Kidd Bandit vs ZSJ should be a banger. That is a Collective show, though.
Also getting it because I have a friend who's a recently-returned lapsed fan I'm watching AEW with, and she jokes about how gay everything about the show is (in a complimentary way). So I intend to show her exactly how gay wrestling can get.
So I intend to show her exactly how gay wrestling can get. lmao!
AHH i forgot about that i was gonna order that just for kidd bandit.
i'm still kicking myself for letting my anxiety get the best of me and not going to wrestle queerdom. yeah the promoter was awful but i wish i got to see kidd bandit and veny T_T
Available on Triller+ with free 7 day trial.
Honestly, I'm more looking forward the Big Gay Brunch than I am Wrestlemania.
I have never had a desire to go to Wrestlemania. But once I learned Wrestlecon was a thing, I defiantly wanted to go.
And I think the only reason I learned bout that was win "mania was in NOLA during the time Impact was doing monthly specials on Twitch.TV and they did a Lucha Underground Vs. Impact Twitch Stream at Wrestlecon. First time I saw Pentagon Jr. & Fennix too. I also felt that was the show that Impact completely turned around, they fired El Berto el Patron for no showing, and by the next PPV Pentagon Jr. came in as a "guest" and left the world champ.
Same lol
Stardom is putting on a 2 night show iirc, my excitement for it has actually waned. Seems (rightfully) they don't wanna compromise ASGQ, so the US shows are STARDOM vs Local Talentβ’ tag matches, basically. Still maybe worth a watch but not the good shit ya know?