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Oh shit, so Randy Orton is confirmed to be running things? It would have been perfect for a Triple H book:
He puts Randy Orton in the ring with The Undertaker, to soften Orton up. Edge comes in and asks Triple H what he's going to be doing, and Triple H makes a bit of fun of Edge, talks down to him, and doesn't book him because most of his WrestleMania opponents have been in multi-man Ladder Matches. Edge talks about how Triple H is a victim of The Undertaker at WrestleMania, and that when he ends The Undertaker's streak, walks out of WrestleMania having never lost the World Heavyweight Title that Triple H has lost five times, once technically because of him, Triple H will be forced to admit that Edge is that damn better than Triple H.
I'd love to see William Regal come out for his match, prepared to face Chris Jericho, that miserable little toerag that was disrespectful to him a few weeks back. Rob Van Dam's music then hits, and RVD walks to the ring doing his second surprise appearance since he left the WWE. RVD then proceeds to go over Regal with the Five Star Frog Splash. If they can convince RVD to work WrestleMania, they should really have him lay out a challenge to the winner of Chavo Guerrero vs. CM Punk on Sci-Fi for the ECW Title at WrestleMania.
Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels working together would be a televised MOTY candidate, for sure. HBK seems to be having second thoughts about facing Ric Flair at WrestleMania, so you can have Flair cost HBK the win, maybe even throwing in the towel while HBK is in the Walls of Jericho. This allows Jericho to get a big win, and it gives HBK a reason to be annoyed with Flair, and builds some tension for their match.
John Cena's WrestleMania opponent should be either JBL or Big Show. Either seems like punishment for Cena. I'd actually go with JBL. Finlay can run out, attack JBL, and give him the disqualification victory. JBL has not won enough since returning, in my opinion. At least not enough to look like a big deal on RAW.
Kane can face The Great Khali, as they seem to be having a feud. Make this a Money in the Bank Qualifier, with Kane getting the clean pin with the Chokeslam. Build Kane up strong heading into WrestleMania.
The ladies will probably be on the show, and although she appears to be in hot water, I'm going to assume that things are OK with Ashley Massaro and the WWE, and that we can get Melina defeating her in a "Lumberjill" match (fuck I hate that name), which can also serve as a "preview" for WrestleMania where Melina will be in another.
Big Show can face Mick Foley, or something, and go over cleanly with the Chokeslam, and look like a beast heading into WrestleMania.
Randy Orton is approached by Edge, who offers to help Orton beat The Undertaker tonight in their rematch from WrestleMania 21, which would be Orton kind of ending the streak retroactively, and at least getting the moral victory. Edge, Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder do that, and help the WWE Champion get a pin over The Undertaker.
That could be the main event, but they could also have Triple H wrestle. I'm thinking either a match with Batista, which sees Umaga attack, Batista & Triple H fight him off, and the Evolution music playing, giving Batista the DQ win; or Triple H is not satisfied with the beating John Cena took, and puts himself into a match against Cena, and beats the already tired Cena with a Pedigree.
Randy Orton, as WWE Champion, should be booking the last show heading into WrestleMania, anyway. Gives him the Champion's advantage, which I feel is a lost concept in the current WWE. Maybe have Orton demand to William Regal that he be swapped with Triple H, because he wants to go last, and because he feels limited by the format of the three-hour show.
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