The biggest post-Wrestlemania news involving WWE is that there has been a Wrestlemania main event set for one year in advance. Yes, in a little less than a year now, at Wrestlemania 28, John Cena will go one on one with The Rock. While many have criticized the notion (and I don’t disagree with their logic), I think this could potentially be a great thing. Having the time to really build something up like this… The amount of anticipation could make this really huge. Plus, as of right now, neither man has a championship and if that stays true come next year, then this could make Wrestlemania that much even more interesting and must-see.
Right now, based on WWE hitting the proverbial reset button on their feud board due to their year ending and then starting anew, I could see the following scenarios if Wrestlemania 28 were not so far away. First off, I’d put Edge (who would lose the World Title) in a match against WWE Champion The Miz. While this may seem like something that’s been done before, the clause would be that if Edge were to lose he’d have to retire. Sure, “The Streak” always plays on the idea of retirement, but it’s a good one, so why not use it?
Then, I would put a returning Chris Jericho (as a face) to win the Royal Rumble and face the World Champion Alberto Del Rio. Why? Why not? Y2J vs. ADR would be money both in the ring and on the mic. The last time Chris Jericho came back, he wanted to rid the WWE of all the badness, so this should be right up his sleeve. Also, Jericho has feuded with JBL before, so… I’m just putting it out there.
Right now it seems like the only viable option for an Undertaker opponent would be HHH in a rematch from Wrestlemania 27. However, if HHH can fight the Undertaker a second time (Though no one really mentioned the first time during this feud) then why can’t Randy Orton? Think about it. Everyone says no one other than HHH has that big match feel with the Undertaker and “The Streak”, but I think that Randy Orton could definitely pull it off. The first time that Orton faced ‘Taker I felt he should have ended “The Streak”. Needless to say that this time around they might not be able to right a wrong but they can do something just as cool. While Randy Orton won’t officially beat the Undertaker (he’s going to 20-0, let’s all just admit that now) the Undertaker could still decide it has been a good run and hang it up after Wrestlemania 28. Randy Orton won’t be able to say he broke “The Streak”, but he can still say he had the last match with the Undertaker the way that Shawn Michaels did with Ric Flair and HHH did with Mick Foley. (sigh)
Right there, you have four matches I’d be really excited to see happen (Even if the players were slightly altered) Get to work on it, WWE, you have the time!
In less relevant wrestling news, TNA Wrestler Kurt Angle posted thoughts to his Twitter about wrestlers using other wrestlers’ moves. While I won’t go into all of the sad details of this (Or his recent DUI, as reported by TMZ.com), I must say that I am very worried for Kurt Angle. Back when Chris Benoit killed his wife, son and then himself, Chris Jericho said on one of those MSNBC type interviews that if you had put Benoit in a room with twenty people he’d be the one Jericho thought was least capable of something like that. That idea has always haunted me because I never knew who Chris Jericho felt would be the most likely and what their current status is. I don’t want to say this to offend anyone or to make anyone do anything too drastic (Come on, I’m just a guy with a blog), but does anyone else see the eerie parallels between Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle? In this (not so) newfound stage of disillusionment Kurt Angle seems to be a short time away from doing something drastic. I really feel like people need to take these things more seriously than they do and look for warning signs. What sent Chris Benoit over the edge? Was it too many chairshots (and blows in general) to the head? Kurt Angle could very easily have suffered from the same. Was it because he got all crazy looking, with his hair, beard and overall just the look in his eyes? Kurt Angle has been going to that place as well, if you look at him closely enough. Was it because his wife left him for someone else? Karen Angle did end up with Jeff Jarrett, who is sort of a wrestling booker… I’m just saying, the stories seem to have too many coincidences for someone not to take this the least bit seriously.
