Wrestlemania XI Was Perfect. Kind Of.
I got to thinking about this show a bit and something occurred to me.
This show was actually a very good show for the outside fan. The stories are basic and mostly make sense, the characters are easy to identify and understand (Allied Powers, the Blu Brothers, King Kong Bundy, Owen Hart and Yokozuna, the Smoking Gunns. They’re all one note characters that you can get with a single look), Roddy Piper as a guest referee for the “oh yeah I remember him” spot, the World Title match between Michaels and Diesel is a fun fight and a big name is in the main event with Lawrence Taylor and all of the other football players. The celebrities are there to bring in the people who wouldn’t watch in the first place and maybe they stick around for something that impresses them.
Unfortunately, there are a lot of people who watched the shows leading up to it and then got stuck with such a boring Wrestlemania. That’s not exactly shocking though as this coming Sunday we’re going to be watching Seth Rollins vs. Kane for the World Title and Kane’s alter ego’s job.
I was at this show. It was lackluster at best. Crowd wasn’t really into it. if I remember, Bigelow was jobbing a lot in the lead up to this feud. Celebrity vs mid carder in the main event – not good.
This is an interesting read. WrestleMania XI, in my opinion, is not an awful show, just a kind of listless and uninteresting one. Is there a show that is the opposite–i.e., something that is a very good show, but is not very good for the outside fan (hard to understand or comprehend)?
people I knew who weren’t wrestling fans. Found that show unbearable. I still think it was dreadful for casual and non casual fans. Interesting read though:)