The Long road to ruin is almost up, Wrestlemania is now officially less than a month away, and with that, the WWE needs to push out the last minute steps to ensure that mania is a worth buy event. I myself will be seeing this (masterpiece / Train wreck) live, from the nose bleed section of (insert stadium name here) stadium! With that the wwe still isn’t showing enough for their “superbowl” of the wrestling world. We have our main event, check, we have the top titles on the line, check, but do we have enough to make us want to watch, hesitant to check. Last night’s Raw stupid…. Supershow gave us a brief insight in what to expect, but if WWE wants to make the sell, here are a few steps to take between now and then on Raw and smackdown to really bring home the final profit.
CM Punk Needs to be underdog. Jericho Needs to come out as a threat
That may sound weird at first, but punk is truly at his best with his back against the wall. Once he got the title, and held onto the belt, he has no thunder anymore. Last Monday’s promo against Jericho showed that now he is facing his better. Two of the best mic workers in the business, two of the best wrestlers in the wwe locker room, two of the best in the worlds, finally facing off, how they should. Jericho trolling his fans by being silent didn’t help anyone, (“ZOMG YOU GOT JERITORLL LOLOLOL”…. Still annoying as hell, and still wrong, and thank god it is done). The silent act took some momentum away from the former champion, and dancer. Not to mention being KO’d at elimination chamber. Jericho was slowly losing momentum, and showing why he shouldn’t be in the title picture after a few lack luster moments from him, however last night’s war of words, and ambush attack against Punk, puts Jericho in the driver’s seat for next week. Punk needs to continue attack with his “pipebombs” and put Jericho on the spot, and with a mic worker like Chris, he can handle it, making for one epic feud. We got a taste of what should have happened months ago, now we need to continue this wave, not rush it, and bring it home for mania.
Drop Randy Orton from mania. (or from the WWE while you are at it)
There is no secret on why I hate this coward. I know I go off on tangents saying how the miz sucks, and how he really isn’t main event material, but that was really just for fun, and to poke fun at the miztakes (namely J712, how can an educated fan, be so dense to support the miz is beyond me), and the sad marks that say “Awesome Miz is the future” meanwhile he has one win at pay per views this year, and shows no sign of going forward one bit. But that is another topic that I have beat into the ground numerous times, on to the Randal Keith Orton.
I HATE, and this time, mean the word, not in some stupid joke way, not in a casual overused manner, I down right HATE Randy Orton. He is in the business on name alone, he is the true undertaker of the wwe, he buries more people than a grave digger at a suicide camp. Randy Orton is the most hypocritical, low life, disgusting, pathetic, weak, the list goes on people. I hate this person deeply. His constant bitching backstage, about other wrestlers being armature or green in the ring, when he, himself, gave himself a concussion, while preforming his own finisher, which only requires a flying head hug. Not to mention, that he botched it the First time (and to the crowd at that arena, thanks for the “You Fucked Up” chants, it made my night, it really did). Let alone injured himself taunting (NO, I WILL NEVER DROP THAT! THE MAN HURT HIMSELF TAUNTING, THAT IS LIKE TRIPPING OVER YOUR SHOELACE WHEN YOU ARE NOT WEARING SHOWS!) And now I hear rumors, (rumors take them or leave them) that he might be added to the World Heavy weight title picture, with Daniel Bryan and Sheamus, FUCK THAT! Sheamus has earned his right at mania. Bryan has paid his dues last year when the P.A.T.V had Danielson taken off tv. These two had earned their one on one. Orton can fuck off, he shouldn’t be in this business and shouldn’t be in that event. For years wwe tried to push orton as the number two, and failed everytime, he sucks all around, boring in the ring, boring on the mic, Keep him off the card completely, even if the above rumor is false, he doesn’t deserve another mania paycheck for sucking the life from the show.
JR for Commentator!
FUCK COLE.
Sheamus VS Daniel Bryan
While I did just defend these two, The WWE needs to sell to me why I should watch these two. Sheamus has had a history of poor title runs with excellent record of secondary wins. What I mean is, he is king of the ring, the 100th reigning wwe champion, royal rumble winner, and slammy award winner. All nice and dandy, but it felt like for to long that all he does is win the minor awards or goals, with little effort in the main event. Meanwhile Bryan’s heel turn is in full effect, which means he is more cowardly and sneaky than ever. I do like that they made him heel over making bigshow heel a few months ago, but people know that Bryan can wrestle. WWE needs to end the cowardly antics of Bryan, and show him dominate in the ring. Basically, while both deserve the title, none of them are showing why they should keep it, and that needs to change within a month.
Cena Needs to be unleashed, and not spoon fed.
One amazing comeback by Cena last night right guys, calling out dwane on his script… WRONG! No idiot would believe that The Rock needed help or queues to remember his lines. The Rock has been cutting promos for years, he is an actor how must study and memorize lines. The fact of the matter is, Cena was given ammo in last night’s promo. It didn’t come off as real, it didn’t come off as powerful, and cena just said the same old same old, he has been saying for a year now. “I have been here, you constantly leave, you lie rocky, you lie” ENOUGH is ENOUGH already! There is a reason why The Rock is winning over the fans, and it isn’t because he is an icon, or legend. It is because he always has something different to say. From Fruity Pebbles, to “Cena’s lady parts”, The Rock always has an insult ready and waiting, belittling cena any chance he can get, and doing so with the millions on his side. Unless Cena can give me a fair and legit reason, other than “I AM HERE EVERYNIGHT” routine, I will be part of the millions (AND MILLIONS) that will be rooting for The Rock.
Money in the Bank
Who is in it, who will make the grab, who is in the hunt for it? While Money in the bank match is not confirmed, the fact that the pay per view is gone, should be a sign. Maybe the concept is gone all together, who knows, but if they have one, they have one month to get their contenders ready and make us care about who is in it. This is a massive event; this should not be thrown together at the last second. WWE is wondering why Pay Per View rates are generally down because none of the matches are advertised or made public until the night of the event! This could be applied to almost anything really, but I titled this section Money in the bank, because I would hate to see it go away.
JR For Commentator
No Seriously, Someone take an umbrella, shove it up Cole’s ass, and open it!
Undertaker and Triple H need to stay off Live TV
Now before you get your panties in a bunch, I am a huge Undertaker fan, but the match is made, the heat is there, the setting is already there. There isn’t enough time to have these two (Undertaker and HHH) to be talking about the match, when other matches still need build up. Now does this mean that they should not be mentioned, No. Pre-taped segments like when Undertaker was sitting in his thrown looking at last year’s mania, or having current and former wrestlers talk about these two would be enough. Everything is in place for these two, that it is unimportant to continue to add fuel to the fire.
No gimmick diva match.
I say this because it is wwe, and it will be in Miami…. It is damn near impossible to not see a swimsuit style event come into play. It is 2012, I don’t need tv for my smut, and I live in Miami, I can see this everywhere I go. It isn’t a bad thing to be honest (It is a great thing :D) but too much of a good thing is never good.
JR for Commentator
Do I really need to explain why? I don’t hate cole for being a heel, I hate cole for not knowing what the hell he is talking about half the time, throwing himself into story lines, a back of drowning kittens sounds more pleasing and pleasant that a second of cole. JR brings emotion into his craft, he is that extra element that puts people on the edge of their seat, he is the voice of the wwe, and this event is to big to massive just to have dip shit cole to commentate, 52 raws a year, 52 smackdowns a year, 13 pay per views a year, give us one day without this bag of dicks at the table please, not to hard to ask.
These are just the minor rants and quick notes that will help make Wrestlemania worth the watch. They seem to be on the right path, but still need to finish the job. 8 episodes of Raw and smackdown remain, until the biggest pay per view of the year.
Time is running out…
Can John Cena and The Rock continue supplying the heat heading to one of the hottest places on the planet?
Can CM Punk carry the momentum earned before Money in the Bank to continue to be the WWE Champion, or will Jericho show why he is the best in the world at what he does?
Can Daniel Bryan still hold on to the World Heavy Weight Championship, or will the Great White have the luck of the Irish on his side?
Will The Undertaker continue the Streak, or will the King of Kings dethrone another competitor
WILL FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SOMEONE TAKE COLE OUT BACK AND SHOOT HIM IN THE FACE WITH A SHOTGUN!
THE ROAD TO WRESTLEMANIA IS ALMOST OVER, 31 MORE DAYS!
I’m seeing a Team Long vs. Team John L. match at WM.
Terrific banner, Ray!
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They should make it a Money in the Bank match with a RAW/Smackdown contract hanging above the ring.
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a team ladder match, LET THE CLUSTERFUCK BEGIN!
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They’ll be too many spots in that which is why it was moved to a PPV this year. They don’t want to crowd worn down by the time main event matches occur.
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It would be a great opening match. I don’t think any of the main event matches should happen in the first hour. Make the MITB style match first and put the non-ME matches after it. The PPV needs a solid opener.
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Yeah, no repeat of last year. Having the WHC match first -__- what the fuck was that.
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It is wrestlemania, is at least 4 hours, these 4 matches, even if they were 30 mins long each, still only complete half of the show. You need that exciting of the ladder match at mania, it is almost not a wrestlemania without one.
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Which is why we have matches placed at certain spots on the card. It’s done for a reason.
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I like the main event matches but I’m worried that the undercard is too weak. People need a reason to watch the first two hours.
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Those matches will be spread out over the course of the show.
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That is why I am saying, They have one month to go, and so far, their main focus are on matches that are already set in the books. We don’t need anymore taker HHH moments, we understand why these two are going at it. Little more work done for the titles, and more effort for the opening and mid events.
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I’ve heard about them changing the Cell itself.
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They better. The current Hell in a cell is just a really just an extended cage match. The roof is to high up for fights, advantages, and doesn’t give the feeling of restriction the older cells did.
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One reason is they don’t know how to hang the Cell in an open stadium.
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They will hang it on the middle piece they always have. They have a giant center piece almost every year, and so they will just hang it there, however they still might change the cell to have an open, because they might want a dropdown tron (like the “Tron Cube” from last year) or might can the idea of a drop down in favor for the cell.
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I’m worried about the undercard. So many WrestleManias have 2 or 3 great matches and the rest are matches that are barely RAW worthy.
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Hopefully they won’t be in the match, I still have nightmares from last years commentator match.
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Knowing how I havent been about to watch wrestling in 6months, the only match I could look forward to this years Mania is Jericho/Punk
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Good choice, the Rock V Cena match is losing steam, with a month a way no less.
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I’d say Rock/Cena is getting bigger due to Cena bringing it the past couple weeks in promos.
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The thing is, Cena needed ammo for his last encounter with the rock. I still find it impossible to think that the rock, a Movie star who needs to remember lines, as a wrestler, did epic promos, needed ques on his wrist. Something felt off about that who ordeal.
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I think it was a work.
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Well I’ve already wrote what I thought about that match. WWE shouldve had that match at Wrestlemania 27 inside of waiting over a year.
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It was probably best for Rock to get that chance to train plus he was shooting a movie during that time. They gave him a little time off to go to the event.
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Yep
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I’d prefer Punk and Jericho come off more equally, rather than one being the underdog. This way, the match is more about them having to prove who really is “Best in the World”, and both look like they deserve that label.
Undertaker staying off TV I’m fine with, but staying off I couldn’t stand; I want story development.
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I hate to say it, but CM Punk is not a top guy, he is at his best when he needs to prove he is the top guy, I don’t mean underdog as in Rey mysterio, where everything is stacked against him, and it looks like he will lose, but something to give Punk some fuel to the fire and give him something to strive for.
As for Taker off tv, There is no story anymore, Undertaker insulted HHH, HHH accepted the match, they are going to fight in hell in a cell. It is in the books, any more exposure or promos from either of these two would be pointless at this point.
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I’ve never watched a PPV live on TV but I might have to change that next month. I don’t want to pay $60 but I want to find a way to watch it. Three of the matches on the card are great WM main event matches. One of the best main event cards in a long time at WrestleMania.
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This is what I am talking about, I agree, WWE hasn’t given a reason to BUY an event, they really need to step up if they want people to buy this pay per view, and not feel cheated out of their money.
I am not saying it is wrong to watch this for free… with 13 ppv’s a year, and with a 80% disappointing rate it is no shock why people give up on the pay per views. I am one of them.
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Things are just getting interesting now, but as of this moment…they haven’t given us a reason to buy it but there’s still 29 days or so left to make it more interesting. Let it palm out.
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Cena/Rock-Dream match
Punk/Jericho-Who is the best in the world?
DB/Sheamus-From being left off the card last year to a co-main event.
HHH/Taker in a Cell-Two All-time greats settling their score.
Those four as a group is a good reason to buy it. The problem is people are having to cut back with money. If I had the cash, I’d buy it in a heartbeat.
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I’m currently looking at sports bars in the area that will show it. I found two potential locations that are less than an hour from me. If I can confirm that one of them will be showing WrestleMania, I’m going. I’ll gladly pay the cover charge. Three epic matches in one night. All three of them deserve to be the main event and only one will.
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I wish they’d show it in a theater like they used to.
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you need theaters to do live broadcasting, something they don’t do as much.
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Bastards!!! 🙂
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Wow, strong words for Randall Orton, I agree with you in most regards but don’t hate the guy. What irritates me regarding Orton is the fans appreciation, the guy buries more stars then Cena ever has, plus he wins more then Cena, he has what 6 moves like Cena? Yet no one mentions this.
The guys monotone voice and robotoic movements actually bug me but it looks like he will be going against Kane now and not involved with the WHC title match.
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I wish Orton would go “zany” more ofton.
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I wish he would go away.
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yeah, I might admit, I did go a bit harsh on him, but I won’t say he didn’t deserve it. His constant push, while destroying the locker room gets to me. I can never say I hate cena, I have seen his work, and effort for the business, and while he isn’t the best technical wrestler their is, he is indeed one of the few top dogs that cares more about the business than his own ego (example Hogan). Can’t say the same for orton, the constantly injured prone bastard, he should have been the one to retire, not Edge.
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I’ve heard that Orton has toned down. I think him having a family has helped.
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