Not only is Wrestlemania a huge day on the WWE calender but the Raw after Wrestlemania is turning into a very large day as well. Tonight is an odd combination of what seems like Opening Day in a sport like baseball as well as New Years Day. There is a lot to review from last night's event as well as quite a bit to set up being that Extreme Rules is right around the corner. The two biggest things are obviously Daniel Bryan winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and Brock Lesnar beating the streak.
Obviously Daniel Bryan deserves to kick off the show celebrating his WWE World Heavyweight Championship win. Obviously it will be interrupted. Randy Orton is still due a rematch and I'm sure that will be set up tonight on Raw.
One tradition that the WWE may go with is a few rematches the night after Wrestlemania. If this direction is continued then it would be beneficial for The Usos to face off against the Real Americans. This would be another big win for The Usos as well as continue the split between the Real Americans. Obviously with Cesaro winning the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal he will be pushed as a singles superstar not as a part of a tag team.
There will obviously be some sort of aftermath between John Cena and Bray Wyatt. I have a major issue with Cena winning at Wrestlemania. Not because I have anything against Cena but I question where they go from here. I thought it would be best to continue this feud since there are few options for Cena and after a huge loss where does Bray go from here? I think both guys will pretty much be lost for the next month or so unless they continue the feud with the Wyatt Family somehow getting the upper hand.
I think one of the biggest missed opportunities leading up to Wrestlemania was the lack of a Intercontinental Championship match. With some extra space on the card I think Big E should get a match at Extreme Rules. Tonight is where the seeds need to be planted. With some interesting competition a small tournament over the next week would be interesting. If they had Dolph Ziggler, Alberto Del Rio, Sheamus and who ever eliminated Big E at Wrestlemania in a 4 man tournament over Raw and Smackdown I think that could be a good place to start. Overall I think Alberto Del Rio is the best direction to go in but they should have him earn it in the ring.
Obviously The Authority angle is still looming large in the WWE. Tonight will be no different. The only thing out of the norm will be Triple H and Stephanie in the middle of the ring making excuses to how Triple H lost last night to Daniel Bryan. Due to the loss Triple H will need to be taking an extended break from the ring.
The Divas action has picked up quite a bit over the last few months. Due to this I think the division deserved better than they received last night. I would book a match tonight showcasing their top talent like AJ, Tamina, Natalya and Emma. I understand that the Divas from Total Divas are getting an extended push but it seems as though the WWE will not put the belt on one of those Divas just because they are on a reality show.
Last night The Undertaker's streak of 21 straight victories at Wrestlemania ended. Tonight Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman will gloat about this. The only issue is this leaves Brock without a worthy opponent. They will most likely challenge Daniel Bryan but we all know Randy Orton will receive a rematch. We know we won't see The Undertaker rematch. We saw Brock vs John Cena two years ago. Batista will be looking for a new opponent but with both Brock and Batista heels they won't face off. Because of this I think the Beast should be attacked by a few of the biggest faces in the WWE...The Shield! This would plant the seeds for a fresh feud between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns.
There is other speculation and predictions that can be made about a few other guys. Since The Undertaker lost there is speculation that he may retire from in ring competition. There are also rumors that Sting will make his first ever appearance with the WWE. Needless to say there is no proof to either of these things as WWE has not announced either. I won't continue any sort of speculation but I would welcome an appearance by one or both guys.
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Monday, April 7, 2014
Sunday, April 6, 2014
WRESTLEMANIA XXX
The road to Wrestlemania comes to its end today in New Orleans. Today is the biggest day in Pro Wrestling. All the storylines have been set and its time to get the guys in the ring to settle their disputes. I for one am ready. Since its been about 6 weeks since Elimination Chamber, we've had a long enough build up. Since there isn't much left to book I'm going to leave my predictions, put who I would book to win and put the matches in the order I would book them.
It all starts with the Wrestlemania XXX pre-show on the WWE Network. (Quick tangent, this network is without a doubt worth the $9.99 a month. I've already gotten my moneys worth for the first month plus I would have spent more that $60 to get Wrestlemania in HD.) Obviously its been announced that it will be the WWE Tag Team Championship match featuring The Usos, The Real Americans, Los Matadors and RybAxel.
Who should win: The Usos should pin a member of RybAxel.
Who will win: The Usos will pin Jack Swagger leading to a break up of the Real Americans.
I am a fan of having your opening bout be a relatvely big matchup. I loved when they had Edge vs Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship to kick off Wrestlemania 27. That being said I would book John Cena vs Bray Wyatt to kick off Wrestlemania XXX.
Who should win: Bray Wyatt with a clean victory over John Cena. Only a little bit of help from the Wyatt Family.
Who will win: John Cena. Five moves of doom, AAs to both Harper and Rowan then a second AA for Bray.
Next up I'd book The Shield vs Corporate Kane and the Corporate Outlaws. Yes, I'm using their dumb names because that's what Michael Cole calls them. As good as all these guys are its still a match that is early on the card.
Who should win: The Shield should dominate this match.
Who will win: Roman Reigns will win the match after having Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose turn on him.
Since I don't see the winner of the Daniel Bryan vs Triple H match going in back to back matches I think it would be best to stick this match towards the early part of the card. That way there is a break for the winner.
Who should win: Daniel Bryan. After the match Triple H should give Bryan a beating that leads to him being taken out with the doctors. Leaving him questionable for the main event.
Who will win: Daniel Bryan.
Next up is the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. There are three remaining spots open in this match. I might as well make a few predictions that are sure to go wrong. The three guys that I would have in the match are Rob Van Dam, Adrian Neville and The Ultimate Warrior.
Who should win: Dolph Ziggler. He's a main event caliber talent, hopefully this will restart his push.
Who will win: Alexander Rusev.
One of the longest running traditions in Wrestlemania history is up next. The Streak! When you consider that The Undertaker is looking to go 22-0 in Wrestlemania XXX. This is impressive not due to the amount of wins but just the fact that he is going to be involved in his 22nd Wrestlemania match. Very few guys have been able to do that. For example Hulk Hogan is only going to be involved in his 13th Wrestlemania and I'm including Wrestlemania 21 when he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. The Streak is very important to the WWE that being said Brock Lesnar is not the type of guy who they will have end the streak. The streak if ever ended will have to be ended by a young superstar along the lines of Bray Wyatt, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and Big E.
Who should win: The Undertaker
Who will win: 22-0
After what is sure to be an epic match there will need to be a buffer period before the main event. After being at Metlife Stadium a year ago for Wrestlemania 29 I found it difficult to watch 3 consecutive huge matches. Not to down play the Divas but they were set up to have a match in between two big battles. I don't like this match, I think the Divas should have gotten a one on one, triple threat or fatal 4-way. There are too many competitors in this match and it is very difficult for someone to stand out.
Who should win: AJ Lee should pin Tamina. They could have a plan going into the match. Everyone will begin to beat up on AJ. After it turns into an all out brawl Tamina lays down for AJ similar to how Nash did for Hogan. Then we get Tamina to turn on AJ leading to their eventual feud.
Who will win: Brie Bella.
Finally we have the main event. Randy Orton vs Batista vs Daniel Bryan for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. As I said earlier I think it would be best to leave Daniel Bryan questionable for the main event. That being said I would have it announced that Daniel Bryan is still being evaluated by the medical team. Then introduce Batista and Randy Orton. Allow those two to begin the match. The crowd will hate the beginning, boo both men and wait for Daniel Bryan. The purpose of this would be to get the crowd extremely hot. Then at some point about 10 minutes into the match have both guys take each other out. With them laying on the mat have Bryan's music hit. At this point the crowd will explode. Allow the triple threat match to happen from there.
Who should win: Daniel Bryan
Who will win: Daniel Bryan.
The show closes with confetti, Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella leading a Yes cheer and the good guys in the locker room coming out to celebrate with the NEEEEWWWW WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan. YES! YES! YES!
It all starts with the Wrestlemania XXX pre-show on the WWE Network. (Quick tangent, this network is without a doubt worth the $9.99 a month. I've already gotten my moneys worth for the first month plus I would have spent more that $60 to get Wrestlemania in HD.) Obviously its been announced that it will be the WWE Tag Team Championship match featuring The Usos, The Real Americans, Los Matadors and RybAxel.
Who should win: The Usos should pin a member of RybAxel.
Who will win: The Usos will pin Jack Swagger leading to a break up of the Real Americans.
I am a fan of having your opening bout be a relatvely big matchup. I loved when they had Edge vs Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship to kick off Wrestlemania 27. That being said I would book John Cena vs Bray Wyatt to kick off Wrestlemania XXX.
Who should win: Bray Wyatt with a clean victory over John Cena. Only a little bit of help from the Wyatt Family.
Who will win: John Cena. Five moves of doom, AAs to both Harper and Rowan then a second AA for Bray.
Next up I'd book The Shield vs Corporate Kane and the Corporate Outlaws. Yes, I'm using their dumb names because that's what Michael Cole calls them. As good as all these guys are its still a match that is early on the card.
Who should win: The Shield should dominate this match.
Who will win: Roman Reigns will win the match after having Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose turn on him.
Since I don't see the winner of the Daniel Bryan vs Triple H match going in back to back matches I think it would be best to stick this match towards the early part of the card. That way there is a break for the winner.
Who should win: Daniel Bryan. After the match Triple H should give Bryan a beating that leads to him being taken out with the doctors. Leaving him questionable for the main event.
Who will win: Daniel Bryan.
Next up is the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. There are three remaining spots open in this match. I might as well make a few predictions that are sure to go wrong. The three guys that I would have in the match are Rob Van Dam, Adrian Neville and The Ultimate Warrior.
Who should win: Dolph Ziggler. He's a main event caliber talent, hopefully this will restart his push.
Who will win: Alexander Rusev.
One of the longest running traditions in Wrestlemania history is up next. The Streak! When you consider that The Undertaker is looking to go 22-0 in Wrestlemania XXX. This is impressive not due to the amount of wins but just the fact that he is going to be involved in his 22nd Wrestlemania match. Very few guys have been able to do that. For example Hulk Hogan is only going to be involved in his 13th Wrestlemania and I'm including Wrestlemania 21 when he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. The Streak is very important to the WWE that being said Brock Lesnar is not the type of guy who they will have end the streak. The streak if ever ended will have to be ended by a young superstar along the lines of Bray Wyatt, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and Big E.
Who should win: The Undertaker
Who will win: 22-0
After what is sure to be an epic match there will need to be a buffer period before the main event. After being at Metlife Stadium a year ago for Wrestlemania 29 I found it difficult to watch 3 consecutive huge matches. Not to down play the Divas but they were set up to have a match in between two big battles. I don't like this match, I think the Divas should have gotten a one on one, triple threat or fatal 4-way. There are too many competitors in this match and it is very difficult for someone to stand out.
Who should win: AJ Lee should pin Tamina. They could have a plan going into the match. Everyone will begin to beat up on AJ. After it turns into an all out brawl Tamina lays down for AJ similar to how Nash did for Hogan. Then we get Tamina to turn on AJ leading to their eventual feud.
Who will win: Brie Bella.
Finally we have the main event. Randy Orton vs Batista vs Daniel Bryan for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. As I said earlier I think it would be best to leave Daniel Bryan questionable for the main event. That being said I would have it announced that Daniel Bryan is still being evaluated by the medical team. Then introduce Batista and Randy Orton. Allow those two to begin the match. The crowd will hate the beginning, boo both men and wait for Daniel Bryan. The purpose of this would be to get the crowd extremely hot. Then at some point about 10 minutes into the match have both guys take each other out. With them laying on the mat have Bryan's music hit. At this point the crowd will explode. Allow the triple threat match to happen from there.
Who should win: Daniel Bryan
Who will win: Daniel Bryan.
The show closes with confetti, Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella leading a Yes cheer and the good guys in the locker room coming out to celebrate with the NEEEEWWWW WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan. YES! YES! YES!
Sunday, March 9, 2014
John Cena vs Bray Wyatt
Its pretty clear that John Cena is headed for a big time match against Bray Wyatt at Wrestlemania. Being that Wyatt has his two followers it makes you wonder how exactly they will have a match between Cena and Wyatt. History has shown the WWE likes to book a match or two featuring multiple superstars. I think this is a perfect opportunity for one of those matches. A 6 man tag team match works perfectly here. You can surround the match around the feud of John Cena not only against Bray Wyatt but the entire Wyatt Family. Being that Cena cannot and would not face all three men alone he must find a few partners. I have a few ideas on some teammates for Cena to take on the Wyatt family.
The first idea is Cena should team up with a current tag team. A perfect team to join Cena would be The Rhodes Dynasty. Right now they are not involved in the Tag Team Championship picture so they need some sort of direction. They are still a hot tag team that many people enjoy watching. They could be elevated by having a big Wrestlemania match with not only John Cena but Bray Wyatt. This could be the match that pushes Cody Rhodes to the upper mid card and even towards the main event. I think this could be the start of a push that ends up with Cody Rhodes winning the Money In The Bank this summer.
The second idea included Cena teaming up with a few mid card guys. Currently guys like Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, Mark Henry and Big Show seem involved so it leaves guys like Kofi Kingston, Miz and Rey Mysterio. I think Kofi and Miz make the most sense. Even though they seemed to be Friendamies a few months ago it could be time for them to "bury the hatchet" and team up. Both guys need some momentum and teaming with John Cena could be that momentum. Having Cena away from the title picture is the perfect way to elevate other superstars. Miz is obviously the type of guy who the fans buy as a top level type of superstar. He did main event Wrestlemania only 3 years ago. Kofi is also another guy who the fans would buy as a top level superstar due to his athletic ability. Plus Kofi could help provide a "Wrestlemania moment" that every match is looking for. This team also creates the ability for a post-Wrestlemania feud. It would be easy to book the Wyatt's to win the match by pinning Kofi. Miz could blame Kofi for costing him a big Wrestlemania win, this could lead to some sort of match at Extreme Rules.
The third and final option includes Cena teaming up with a few guys that equal John in star power. I'd start it by having Cena in the ring talking about his leg injury. He can claim "I won't be medically cleared to compete until...Wrestlemania 30! At that point I will take on all three members of the Wyatt Family!" Then Hulk Hogan's music hits. He walks down to the ring and tell Cena "you can't take on all three guys, brother. You'll need some backup to face those bad guys! Give me a week and I'll find a few guys to help you out." Hogan and Cena shake hands and we're teased with waiting a week to see who Hogan can come up with.
The next week on Raw Hogan comes out. "I'd like to invite John Cena to the ring." Cena's music hits and we comes out. "I told you a week ago I'd find you a few teammates and let me tell you something brother, I think I found two great ones for you." Then the Ultimate Warriors' music hits! He runs to the ring and grabs the mic. "I'm doing this for all the little warriors who have grown up to be big warriors and now have their own little warriors of their own. We're going to the top of the mountain at Wrestlemania 30 and you, me and my tag partner are brining the Wyatt's all the way down to PARTS UNKNOWN!" To which Cena has a confused look on his face and says "Ok, thanks Hulk. Who is our third guy?" Hulk says "well brother, I looked through my phone book and found an old friend from Atlanta..." The lights go out and Sting's music hits! He walks down to the ring greeted by Cena, Warrior and Hogan. As the four men pose for the crowd they're interrupted by the Wyatt Family. All three members walk towards the ring to size up their Wrestlemania opponents.
Overall I think the direction the WWE should go is with the younger guys. With Cena being out of the title picture it would be best to use him to elevate the Wyatt Family and two other superstars. That being said Wrestlemania has turned into the event that they bring back old wrestlers. It would surprise me if the Utlimate Warrior gets some sort of send off to finish his career. Also the rumors of Sting coming to the WWE have been there for years and it looks like they might have finally brought him in. It would be cool to have the Ultimate Warrior team up with Sting. It could lead to a year long run for Sting in the WWE.
The first idea is Cena should team up with a current tag team. A perfect team to join Cena would be The Rhodes Dynasty. Right now they are not involved in the Tag Team Championship picture so they need some sort of direction. They are still a hot tag team that many people enjoy watching. They could be elevated by having a big Wrestlemania match with not only John Cena but Bray Wyatt. This could be the match that pushes Cody Rhodes to the upper mid card and even towards the main event. I think this could be the start of a push that ends up with Cody Rhodes winning the Money In The Bank this summer.
The second idea included Cena teaming up with a few mid card guys. Currently guys like Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, Mark Henry and Big Show seem involved so it leaves guys like Kofi Kingston, Miz and Rey Mysterio. I think Kofi and Miz make the most sense. Even though they seemed to be Friendamies a few months ago it could be time for them to "bury the hatchet" and team up. Both guys need some momentum and teaming with John Cena could be that momentum. Having Cena away from the title picture is the perfect way to elevate other superstars. Miz is obviously the type of guy who the fans buy as a top level type of superstar. He did main event Wrestlemania only 3 years ago. Kofi is also another guy who the fans would buy as a top level superstar due to his athletic ability. Plus Kofi could help provide a "Wrestlemania moment" that every match is looking for. This team also creates the ability for a post-Wrestlemania feud. It would be easy to book the Wyatt's to win the match by pinning Kofi. Miz could blame Kofi for costing him a big Wrestlemania win, this could lead to some sort of match at Extreme Rules.
The third and final option includes Cena teaming up with a few guys that equal John in star power. I'd start it by having Cena in the ring talking about his leg injury. He can claim "I won't be medically cleared to compete until...Wrestlemania 30! At that point I will take on all three members of the Wyatt Family!" Then Hulk Hogan's music hits. He walks down to the ring and tell Cena "you can't take on all three guys, brother. You'll need some backup to face those bad guys! Give me a week and I'll find a few guys to help you out." Hogan and Cena shake hands and we're teased with waiting a week to see who Hogan can come up with.
The next week on Raw Hogan comes out. "I'd like to invite John Cena to the ring." Cena's music hits and we comes out. "I told you a week ago I'd find you a few teammates and let me tell you something brother, I think I found two great ones for you." Then the Ultimate Warriors' music hits! He runs to the ring and grabs the mic. "I'm doing this for all the little warriors who have grown up to be big warriors and now have their own little warriors of their own. We're going to the top of the mountain at Wrestlemania 30 and you, me and my tag partner are brining the Wyatt's all the way down to PARTS UNKNOWN!" To which Cena has a confused look on his face and says "Ok, thanks Hulk. Who is our third guy?" Hulk says "well brother, I looked through my phone book and found an old friend from Atlanta..." The lights go out and Sting's music hits! He walks down to the ring greeted by Cena, Warrior and Hogan. As the four men pose for the crowd they're interrupted by the Wyatt Family. All three members walk towards the ring to size up their Wrestlemania opponents.
Overall I think the direction the WWE should go is with the younger guys. With Cena being out of the title picture it would be best to use him to elevate the Wyatt Family and two other superstars. That being said Wrestlemania has turned into the event that they bring back old wrestlers. It would surprise me if the Utlimate Warrior gets some sort of send off to finish his career. Also the rumors of Sting coming to the WWE have been there for years and it looks like they might have finally brought him in. It would be cool to have the Ultimate Warrior team up with Sting. It could lead to a year long run for Sting in the WWE.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
My Raw Thoughts 3/3
Of course the show started with CM Punk's music. Obviously the CM Punk situation needed to be addressed. The rumors were all over the dirtsheets and the speculation was running wild. I was quite shocked to see Paul Heyman. I thought we'd see Punk, then I thought we'd see Triple H or Vince. Never did I think we'd see Heyman. This was the best thing they could have done without Punk. Obviously CM Punk will not comeback to the WWE for a very long time if at all. If I were a betting man, I'd say we've seen the last of CM Punk. I think he's done. At this point the WWE needs to continue to get Heyman and Brock over as heels. Overall I thought the segment was okay, they got the most out of it.
I don't understand what is going on with The Usos and the New Age Outlaws. I thought they'd blow off the feud tonight on Main Event. SPOILER ALERT: they didn't. That being said it might last til Wrestlemania XXX. If that is the case I thought the payoff would be bigger for fans of The Usos if they won the Tag Titles for the first time at Wrestlemania. I would have either booked that or the feud to blow off on Main Event to make room for another young tag team.
I like what is going on with The Real Americans. Clearly these two are headed for a breakup that could end in a match at Wrestlemania. I think its about time for that. Cesaro is clearly headed for a main event type of push and the team with Swagger is running its course. I enjoy Zeb but he just doesn't fit with Cesaro. I'd continue to book this jealousy thing and eventually blow up this team.
The Shield needs to break up. We need to finally get the payoff of the slow break of The Shield. I would book the triple threat at Wrestlemania XXX. That might steal the show too. I enjoyed how Seth Rollins was the one who walked out. That will be the final straw with The Shield. He was the glue. He will let the other two destroy The Shield. I think they've run their course as a unit. Its time for them to go onto singles careers.
Sheamus and Christian are another two that are on a collision course for Wrestlemania. Both guys need and deserve a match, they just need someone to fight. They should do fine fighting each other but we've already seen it on free TV a few to many times to get excited to see it at Wrestlemania.
The Wyatts are clearly going to face John Cena at Wrestlemania XXX. I don't want to see a 3 on 1. I'll end up writing a blog specifically about this match.
Finally the main event. Triple H/Daniel Bryan/Randy Orton/Batista. We have more evidence that a Randy Orton vs Batista match will not work out. I wrote how I would fix it, it looks like the best option would be to add Daniel Bryan to the match. I wrote about this in depth therefore I won't get into this too much. I think its time to give Daniel Bryan a more definitive direction.
I don't understand what is going on with The Usos and the New Age Outlaws. I thought they'd blow off the feud tonight on Main Event. SPOILER ALERT: they didn't. That being said it might last til Wrestlemania XXX. If that is the case I thought the payoff would be bigger for fans of The Usos if they won the Tag Titles for the first time at Wrestlemania. I would have either booked that or the feud to blow off on Main Event to make room for another young tag team.
I like what is going on with The Real Americans. Clearly these two are headed for a breakup that could end in a match at Wrestlemania. I think its about time for that. Cesaro is clearly headed for a main event type of push and the team with Swagger is running its course. I enjoy Zeb but he just doesn't fit with Cesaro. I'd continue to book this jealousy thing and eventually blow up this team.
The Shield needs to break up. We need to finally get the payoff of the slow break of The Shield. I would book the triple threat at Wrestlemania XXX. That might steal the show too. I enjoyed how Seth Rollins was the one who walked out. That will be the final straw with The Shield. He was the glue. He will let the other two destroy The Shield. I think they've run their course as a unit. Its time for them to go onto singles careers.
Sheamus and Christian are another two that are on a collision course for Wrestlemania. Both guys need and deserve a match, they just need someone to fight. They should do fine fighting each other but we've already seen it on free TV a few to many times to get excited to see it at Wrestlemania.
The Wyatts are clearly going to face John Cena at Wrestlemania XXX. I don't want to see a 3 on 1. I'll end up writing a blog specifically about this match.
Finally the main event. Triple H/Daniel Bryan/Randy Orton/Batista. We have more evidence that a Randy Orton vs Batista match will not work out. I wrote how I would fix it, it looks like the best option would be to add Daniel Bryan to the match. I wrote about this in depth therefore I won't get into this too much. I think its time to give Daniel Bryan a more definitive direction.
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