WrestleMania Week was a long one
WrestleMania Week is in the books, and what a long week it was.
Very long, in fact.
Not including Axxess, which lasted for five days, the WWE had its Hall of Fame Friday, NXT Takeover on Saturday, Mania on Sunday, Raw on Monday, Smackdown Live on Tuesday, and another NXT show Wednesday.
In total, those six shows totaled almost 20 hours.
Several fans of this column emailed or sent messages via social media on the event.
Bobby Zynosky of Monessen, who previously attended Mania 29, went to Orlando and attended the Hall ceremony, NXT on Saturday and Mania.
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Ken Jugan, known on the independent level as the legendary Lord Zoltan, shared his thoughts as well.
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Angle无毛视频檚 mention meant a lot to me as well as Evans, who was one of my trainers when I first broke into the business.
For Lamont Coleman at @jonahsdad4life on Twitter, he shared concern over WWE无毛视频檚 direction with giving older stars, like Randy Orton and the Hardy无毛视频檚, titles.
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Several fans focused on The Undertaker无毛视频檚 last match and post-show tribute.
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Karim of New Salem emailed his thoughts.
无毛视频淪ome of the matches were great but WWE had too much on its plate,无毛视频� he said of the main show going five hours and ten minutes and, when the Kickoff Show is included, the event went seven hours and ten minutes. 无毛视频淭he best match was Seth Rollins and Triple H.
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What people don无毛视频檛 know is that Reigns was said to be visibly emotional after the match knowing that he just ended Taker无毛视频檚 career.
Jeremy Miller emailed his thoughts which went from serious to joking.
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The quick start to Mania with solid matches caught the attention of @KcBats_2.
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Taker无毛视频檚 tribute to the fans at the end of Mania, as well as the fans giving him a standing ovation, was definitely a 无毛视频淲restleMania Moment无毛视频� and the start of Raw on Monday was yet another great tribute to him.
For those who missed it, the opening 13 minutes consisted of nothing more than an 无毛视频淯nd-der-ta-ker无毛视频� chant, Reigns coming to the ring, and after goading the fans, he simply said, 无毛视频渢his is my yard now无毛视频� before dropping the mic and leaving.
Superstar Shakeup on Raw and Smackdown Live
The WWE will be moving wrestlers around this week in what is being called a Superstar Shakeup.
It will not be a draft format, so look for trades to be made.
Since the shakeup will take place on both Raw and Smackdown Live, it is possible that stars can go from one brand to the other on Monday only to be returned Tuesday.
Major names being tossed around to be on the move include AJ Styles and Alexa Bliss to Raw and The New Day and Charlotte Flair to Smackdown Live.
A Charlotte move would freshen up both women无毛视频檚 divisions as she has done about all she can on Raw for now.
And if she isn无毛视频檛 moved, look for either Sasha Banks or Bayley to be moved.
Originally Reigns was going to be moved to Smackdown, but now it appears that he is staying put.
Why?
Because WWE wants to overload Raw even more so it beats Smackdown Live in the ratings since Raw is the flagship show.
Sami Zayn to Smackdown would be a good move and I would not be surprised to see Samoa Joe move as well.
If Styles stays on Smackdown, look for Karl Anderson and Drew Gallows to go to Smackdown so they can reform The Club.
In Memory
Today无毛视频檚 column is dedicated to the memory of Shirlee 无毛视频淐hi Chi无毛视频� Kuvinka.
My thoughts go out to her sons Drew and Lenny and daughter Karmel.
Email questions/comments to Bill at powerhousehughes@gmail.com or tweet them to me @BillHughes_III