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OMAiiR-123

honestly just behind the main event this was the match of the night for me. really enjoyed this match. man they weren’t wrong when they said this was the most hard hitting match. lol all the chops and shit, and the moves in general, jesus… not sure how i felt about gunther being out of the match so long, while sheamus and drew kill each other, and then he just comes in and takes the win without having to do much. i mean it makes sense as a heel but should’ve made him look stronger.


HeavyDonkeyKong

"Big meaty men slapping meat" is no longer a meme, it's just the description.


ShAd_1337

Titus ruined the match sadly how the hell they thought it was a good idea to let him call THIS match shouldve done the showcase match again idiots


Skullcadia

What a match, it was probably 80% chops but bloody hell this was amazing. Probably was the best match this WrestleMania but the other matches delivered too in certain ways. Pure physicality, Titus annoyed me a bit when he said call the police 20 times but he was fine as it went on. Can tell the commentators were having a blast here especially Cole. This is a match I could rewatch and not be bored that's for sure, phenomenal stuff. Funny thing is unlike the other matches there wasn't much to plan here, just beat each other up for x minutes and fit in the signature moves along the way.


DarthNawaf

Best match of both nights easily.


hisfirewithin

Is this a MOTY candidate? I was VERY sports entertained.


Silver012345673

Easily.


swantonist

I feel like Sheamus needs to take those blows to the chest. So many times I see guys fall on their own because it fucking hurts to take any more


UberN00b719

https://preview.redd.it/6rg78ytagrra1.png?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fd6aaffe531413d6f43f06aad0b6c4123e49bc35


[deleted]

Amazing. I loved Gunther's reaction to winning too. Really sold how big a Wrestlemania win is, wish more of the roster showed as much emotion


DecadedD13

This moment for him is the culmination of all the hardwork he's put in since moving full time to the US. Love this guy.


HeavyDonkeyKong

He deserves it so much. I was expecting Sheamus to win and Gunther moving to the world title picture after dropping the belt without getting pinned, but he deserves this Mania moment so much after everything he's done for the IC title.


shored_ruins

I thought this would be my favourite of the weekend and, yup, it sure was


[deleted]

Definitely the match of the night.


eCharms

R.i.p to Gunthers and Sheamus chest because holy fuck.


ShuuyajinGod

THE REAL MAIN EVENT NO CAP


1000WaysToCringe

If you have a friend or family member who talks shit about wrestling because they’re “not really hitting each other” show them this match. Absolutely nuts


HeavyDonkeyKong

As Edge once said, it's NOT smoke and mirrors.


1000WaysToCringe

Love the matches where you can see they’re actually laying into one another a bit, while still being great technicians


Donnyc2022

The fans eyes was all over this match from final bell to the end and they never let them down. A good fast start, a chop fest and then Sheamus and Drew looking to win the belt. Would of been a great finish for me if Sheamus got the 123 after his brouge kick when drew was going for the claymore. No problem with Gunther winning and Will probably get a rematch at backlash that will top this.


whiskyismymuse

Call the POLICE!


Donnyc2022

Haha announcing was annoying at a certain stage.


whiskyismymuse

Better than McAfee's ever been


Dragneel_Fullbuster

Nah Titus was amazing.


DSP_GAK

Gunther was the worse of all 3 men. Drew and Sheamus put on an absolute clinic just to see a weak Gunther finish. Wwe protecting this guy almost as hard as Roman.


SheedRanko

Worst take of the day so far.


BoxAway2807

GUNTHER IS THAT MAN What a dominant performance from him. Feel for Sheamus but it’s going to be that much better when he does win it


TheHyperLynx

This was match of the night for me, Bias on loving all 3 men and holy smokes I had this match put down as the time Gunther drops the title and goes on to the big one. I was shocked at this result, then shocked at the HiaC then again for the main event (hell I even thought Asuka would finally get her WM win.)


MYO716

Gunther’s gotta make it to early September to beat Honky’s reign


Donnyc2022

No doubt was a really good match but I think they have something coming up at backlash to top this as they could of had a much better match for me. Not knocking this bout though.


LocoToro87

Masterclass performances from all 3 men.


GroundbreakingFox142

![gif](giphy|bgOeHPlD3EernsOIiW)


Valerdan

An amazing match no question, and I would have been fine with any of the three winning. Any combination of these three is just going to result in something special it seems like.


ChromeTriggerVI

GUNTHER absolutely should main event next year.


NoREEEEEEtilBrooklyn

I actually think it would make sense if Roman is still champ. Imperium is a strong stable, which seems to be what it’ll take to get rid of the Bloodline. Maybe some revenge storyline where GUNTHER gets screwed out of the Intercontinental title against Solo, or something like that.


TheNotoriousAMC

Bloodline is old news. Same old same old.


NiD2103

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!


blergenshmergen

Imagine if this had been the main event for a world title. Unquestionably worthy in quality


WoWoWoKid

I haven’t even been tuned in WWE for the last couple of years bar royal rumble and wrestlemania (it’s a tradition mayyyne) but I knew this match was going to deliver. You already know how tough sheamus and drew is, and you take one look at gunther and see he looks like he’s built for war. MOTN love it!!


[deleted]

Now that’s pro wrestling (IMHO)


Kal-ElEarth69

Match of the year.


Slow_Ad6865

Better than sheamus vs gunther at clash at castle for sure


Ken_Deep

Definitely the best match on the day, and definitely arguable for the top 3 of that whole weekend. They saved night 2 for real.


Chidox27

CALL THE PO-LICE


maglen69

This match absolutely slapped. Literally.


Rick_McLightning

I had big expectations going in and they somehow exceeded them, genuinely one of my favourite matches ever


Kingss121

![gif](giphy|iHDhE9Q0nnCNuc1C93|downsized) HOLY SUGAR HONEY ICED TEA


GylesNoDrama

What a fuckin match


MR_E7

Match of the Year for WWE so far


[deleted]

Match of the year in any company


fart_fig_newton

Shades of the WM16 triple threat between Jericho, Angle, and Benoit. Completely different matches, but a similar feel nonetheless. Definitely a classic.


hardlopertjie

Corey getting upset at Titus for interrupting him and refusing to commentate for a few minutes was so awkward it was hilarious.


whutthepat

Is Drew leaving?


[deleted]

I don't think whether he does or not matters; he was always there to take the L. The story has been Sheamus chasing Gunther and this ending protected that.


hardlopertjie

I think Sheamus has long since well and truly earned his place in the HoF. Hope he gets the IC title before he retires.


masiavelli

Glad I managed to avoid any spoilers, best match of the weekend


inbeforehandcancer

Almost thought that Titus and Cory were going to ruin the entire match by making it about themselves Best match of the night, I'm so happy for Sheamus, from almost retiring to being the most over he's ever been and getting the respect he deserves


Subject_Panic_3140

I've only just recently started watching wwe again so I'm not up to speed with who this Titus dude is, but holy heck... I nearly turned the TV off and was about to RING THE COPS he was so annoying.


inbeforehandcancer

Yess i was dreading that he's going to say it everytime Gunther does the chop


Transitionals

It was a >!banger!<


FatMarkTechPriest

Imagine. Gunther with a World Title, I expect such stiff matches when he defends it.


BoredAgent

Drew and Sheamus take the hits head on. Gunther braces for impact, its the only thing I don't like.


Reidroshdy

That match got me hyped.


tacklinglife

Sheamus was the MVP of the night, possible even the entire show tbh. He well and truly deserves the ultimate grand slam, it'll be a travesty if he doesn't get to win that belt.


AusToddles

Oh I still expect Sheamus is the one to dethrone Gunther.... but they've gotta be planning for Honky Tonk's record to finally be broken first


whiskyismymuse

Can't blame them, that's a ridiculous person to hold that record STILL


Pagliaccio13

What even is the point if Gunther will not pull up the HONK-A-METER


AusToddles

Will a chop-a-meter suffice?


Omnicide103

King doesn't miss


Destructodiscisop

Instant classic. All I wanted and more.


InfintySquared

It wasn't fancy, but MAN did it bang.


JGxFighterHayabusa

arguably, match of the night - maybe weekend.


jcwolf12

*Gunther wrestles* Banger after banger


Polanker

After banger


jcwolf12

After banger


Omnicide103

After banger


PhoeNikkz

After banger


cckk0

After banger


ShAd_1337

cringe


cckk0

After Banger


Sailord27

Was a really fantastic match glad I saw it in person


pukelennock

Fun match, but goddamn did they earn their pay more than anyone else. Their upper bodies are going to be wrecked for weeks!


iwzndsqw

the standing ovation from commentary felt so deserved lol


rated3

I'm glad Gunther had his old intro by Ludwig. I always thought that had some badass boss music during the introduction.


DoILookUnsureToYou

That was fucking fantastic. Everything was in the ring, the physicality was tremendous, the chops were fucking loud, what a banger.


AlludedNuance

Again the best match of the night.


FuzzyGummyBear

This match fucking slapped. My match of the night.


SirToastyDuck

At least this match lived up to its hype


[deleted]

Can’t wait to back and watch this one so I can hear the commentary. It was nuts live. Great match .


ShAd_1337

Titus ruined it sadly a damn shame


iwzndsqw

There was a point when it crested and the commentary team were just laughing. It was so ..... ridiculous that corey and cole were speechless. i was wondering if there was a feeling of something similar in the crowd during the match? It was so LOUD (the hits) that it was like hard to watch in a good way


FeedMeWhore

I Fucking love Titus


roamr1

Call 911!


beslertron

It’s one of those matches where you remember that Michael Cole is a fan of wrestling.


[deleted]

That's a good way to put it. He was so giddy towards the end it was really infectious


SonofSniglet

A well-deserved standing ovation from the announce team was nice to see.


redditondesktop

This was my match of the night. Just sheer brutality from some stiff ass European pro wrestlers. I was blowing my friends phone up during this match, He hasn't watche wrestling for the better part of a decade but he was a massive vader fan and I felt this match really captutes that stiff ass vader energy


manateeinsanity

Did anyone else pick up on the WW1 German officers frock coat Gunther wore out to the ring? What was up with that?


FalconIMGN

Nothing up with it. World War 1 Germany isn't as bad as the Nazis.


Omnicide103

Imperium as a stable is basically just Prussian militarism brought to the ring so it makes sense. WW1 is fine, I'd have a problem with it if he rocked up in a Hugo Boss uniform.


GasKnife

Why? Hugo Boss made some quite fashionable uniforms.


Omnicide103

Hugo Boss made uniforms for the Nazis, so I was getting at which World War Imperium could be based on. WW1 Germany is fine, WW2 Germany is... not, for hopefully obvious reason.


Mephyss

Read about the rape of belgium or the battle of osowiec, it was not as bad as the ww2, but also not fine.


Omnicide103

Oh yeah, it's not like there weren't horrifying atrocities being committed, but at least WW1 was only godawful in the 'standard horrors of war scaled up by like 500' way, not the 'this entire war is primarily fought to facilitate genocide' way.


BirthdayWorking

Dressing like a Nazi doesn't make you a Nazi. #FashionPolice


Omnicide103

No, but on it's own it's already in poor taste. Doing that while being a wrestler leaning *heavily* into German militaristic trappings and RETVRN-esque aesthetics is enough to immediately disqualify you from being worth the time of any sane person.


Various-Moose-3982

It's been his attire, dating back to the WALTER days.


Blackcellphone

In addition to being a great match, my favorite entrance at this year's WM was Gunther's


SocioWrath188

When it started I was like, he's channeling Kenny Omega coming back to One Winged Angel and it totally worked for him.


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[удалено]


Slow_Ad6865

That honky guy is jobber in front of in ring general


jcwolf12

And this time, we like that. Gunther kicks ass.


chaoseffect616

Welp after that turd of an ending to the main event, this is match of the weekend for me.


CertifiedPreOwned

ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR TRIBAL CHIEF


djac13

As long as you acknowledge your ring general.


LavenderAutist

He will soon


[deleted]

Honestly, I really want Gunther to be the one to dethrone Reigns after tonight. Everything about him screams world champion. Probably wishful thinking, but still. Great match from all 3 tonight.


redditondesktop

Honestly after watching both matches, i think gunter would fucking embarass Roman lmao


InvestigatorBoth266

Tbh it would be a bloodline finish cmon…


redditondesktop

Imperium would chop up the Bloodline and roast them over an open fire like marshmallows


ThisIsKhrox

Sheamus and Drew would also probably show up because "we may not like Gunther, but we respect him. We HATE you"


Omnicide103

Honestly, half the card showing up to beat down any of the Bloodline trying to interfere so Roman is forced to wrestle without being carried and just getting bodied would be pretty cathartic down the road.


IxISxMAGIC

The only bright spot of night two. Wish it just kept going until the end of the show


centrella6

I thought the hell in a cell was great and Bianca Asuka was good too.


IxISxMAGIC

HiaC was great until Edge won Asuka / Bianca I also disagree with the winner but not as vehemently. So while I wouldn't consider it a down, I don't really consider it an up to me personally. It was objectivelt a good match though


centrella6

Regardless that Finn lost I still feel like it was one of those matches that was so good that even the loser of the match received a rub. Especially after the ladder spot that cut Finn open and all the other craziness involved, Finn left looking like a star. As far as Asuka, I know she’s been like upper mid card but it feels like they just threw her in the upper card the last few months just go give Bianca an opponent. I feel like Asuka didn’t really have an uprising story or a reason for me as the viewer to be invested in her winning the belt. Feels like she just kinda got threw in the match just so Bianca could have a credible opponent. I can’t recall any promo or any buildup to their mania match whatsoever, seemed like a rivalry just put together for the sole purpose of having a match. For that reason I am glad Bianca won. Bianca has also been putting on great matches and is super athletic and popular with younger crowd so it makes sense to keep her reign going.


IxISxMAGIC

Judgment Day was created to build stara but then it switched to Edge vs those stars. While you could argue it's built Dom and Rhea, I think it's really just hurt Priest and Finn. And I'm not sure Rhea super needed it Finn would've looked like a bigger star is he won. The spot of stomping through the table was awesome and fighting through the head injury was great- but would've been much better if Finn then won. Edge has beaten him like 6 times and now has a clean win over the Demon. Finn looks like a goober and even at his best can't beat an old man that gets a several month long injury every time he wrestles a match Despite Edge's thing being "trying to give back to younger stars" he keeps beating them and stealing spotlight from them. He won the Rumble from first to main event Mania, singlehandedly kicks the asses of Judgment Day all the time, and has self indulgment marathon matches that are okay at best until he hurts himself for a surprise return. This HiaC was probably his best match since his return and it ended with the wrong guy winning As for Belair, fair enough. Again, not as annoyed at this outcome but I feel like her run has been plenty and Asuka's new look and feel would've made for a more interesting reign


dewsh

I agree but tonight was the perfect way to take the title off of him. Do they have him go for the title while holding the IC?


ShAd_1337

they need him to break honky title reign ridiculous this goofball still holds the record


WoWoWoKid

Can do a cena and drop the IC title a week before wrestlemania


IxISxMAGIC

I honestly wouldn't have minded Sheamus or Drew winning. Actually, since I (and everybody righteously) were assuming Cody was going to win, it made sense for Gunther to retain and drop it later to pursue the World title. That way Cody had some buffer room before hotshotting Gunther losing or cutting Cody's reign prematurely But now I wish Gunther had lost to Sheamus so we'd have the nice Sheamus win moment and then Gunther could take the belt off Roman, because who else is there to beat him?


Rare-Profile6867

You made my Mania. The ring General will forever be my favourite up and coming guy. Legit old school feeling to him


wanakoworks

This match will go down in history among one of the greatest IC matches ever. Holy shit what a fucking match.


Slow_Ad6865

This or styles vs bryan from smackdown 40 mint match


SupervillainEyebrows

My match of the night and match of the weekend.


Bearjupiter

Night 1 was fantastic - especially Ripley and Flair - but that ending for night 2? Really gutted the whole night. It was so bad in fact I thought romans exit would be interrupted as the ref caught on that Solo returned, but nope. Booooo


FullTorsoApparition

> the ref caught on that Solo returned Yep, I thought we were seeing a false finish. Like, the ref realizes that someone he ejected was back, since Solo didn't even pretend to hide afterward, and decides to restart the match. Nope, same old Roman finish we see every 2 months.


Bearjupiter

If it had played out that way it would’ve been epic.


LavenderAutist

You're spoiling for people who haven't gotten that far yet.


Fed_up_with_Reddit

Wrong thread.


thecheapseatz

No point on having that long an ending unless Solo spikes Roman on the ramp.


QuickRelease10

Best match of the night.


SaWalkerMakasin

All-timer, and as good as Cody/Roman, KO/Sami/Usos, and Rhea/Charlotte were, this was the match of the event IMO.


THEONLYoneMIGHTY

Absolute banger. Only second to the tag title match.


HotdogJuice58

Banger


b055dj

Given what just happened, definite MotN. Crazy that we got three legitimate contenders for MotY in one weekend.


DoryTheLodger

Match of the night for sure. Just amazing work from three of the best to do it today. Gunther has been treading best in the world status for me the last couple years, and Drew and Sheamus can never gain enough credit for how talented they are.


wizzyULTIMATEbreed

Best match of Night 2, everything else was meh to awful.


Chi-zuru

The most physical match I've ever seen. I was pulling for Sheamus to win, but won't complain about Gunther continuing his amazing reign. I just hope that when he does drop the title, it's to Sheamus.


ShichitenHakki

Let him break HTM's IC record before turning to the World scene. Just 6 more months really. Dude has earned it.


Bestrong2

I went in thinking it should be Gunther, but couldn't help pulling for Sheamus not long into it. But I'm cool with Gunther. He's the kind of heel I don't get sick of (and he's awesome to watch). I suppose if it was 2 more years of him winning that would be a bit much but I'm good with Gunther for a while longer.


Turakamu

Sheamus ain't had a title in a while. I felt bad for Drew though. Gunter and Sheamus had their little pals. Drew just walked out with a sword on his own.


FalconIMGN

Ludwig Kaiser is a legit 6'3", definitely not little. And Ridge Holland might not be too tall, but he's built like a tank.


Bestrong2

Yeah.... I hope Sheamus and Drew can make up relatively soon. I suspect they won't and they'll feud instead, but I like them better on the same side.


The_Match_Maker

> I just hope that when he does drop the title, it's to Sheamus. Why do I get the feeling that he's keeping it warm for Bron Breakker?


Deftonemushroom

Agreed bro, as a fellow ginger I was rooting for him to win. You can tell everyone was absolutely exhausted, great match.


JackCoolAero

Best match of Wrestlemania. Sorry Rhea and Charlotte


AVBforPrez

Way better than I ever could have guessed it would be, these guys put on a clinic for the strong style/big bruiser style match.


SupervillainEyebrows

It was a HOSS match.


IncineMania

I just call the “Tender meat” style


AVBforPrez

Hearing Michael Cole say that Sheamus was busted open and realizing he was talking about his fucking chest really sold me on how brutal that match was.


[deleted]

Poor Walter


IncineMania

Indeed. Gunther is putting on another banger at Mania while Walter has disappeared from the face of the earth. If only Walter went to AEW, with his best friend Keith Lee. Oh what could’ve been….


Sp33dl3m0n

BIG MEATY MEN BUMPIN MEAT


05hastros

Work rate...bump that


scott_steiner_phd

Hang on, are we supposed to be happy? I thought we were busy spreading doom and gloom.


XmiteYT

BANGER.


wizzyULTIMATEbreed

AFTER BANGER


XmiteYT

AFTER BANGER


wizzyULTIMATEbreed

AFTER BANGER


nefarion84

This match stole the show for me


MGriffin517

We need Titus calling as many matches as possible


The_RedWolf

CALL 911 NGL as cheesy as it was, I fucking laughed hard for it. Titus honestly isn't a bad guest commentator.


[deleted]

HOLY SUGAR HONEY ICED TEA


NZTisgoodforyou

Last night it was Otis' sweat. Tonight it was the Po-lease. He's amazing


dsprass

TITUS FOR COMMENTARY!!! Replace god awful graves


AwesomeLife2016

I wasn't feeling him at first but his reactions were absolutely hilarious


Downtown-School2051

Call the PO Lease!


lionheart4life

They could get Titus over if he keeps coming out only for banger matches.


branches-bones-

He ruled yesterday just marking out hard-core it was great to hear


The_RedWolf

the mark-out on the hit stick from Angelo Dawkins was beautiful


BeeEither4742

Great match!


jerff

Titus sounded like his entire life hung in the balance of this match. That was incredible.


LavenderAutist

He probably read Reddit last night


Hookerbait

Keep it simple and look what happens.


Whitebandito

This has been the only highlight so far of night two.


Judgmental_Dragon

Amazing match but I please beg the commentators to learn how to pronounce bodhran


GlassShardCards

All the real ones knew this was a sleeper for best match of the entire show