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Maybe The Miz will be in Daniel Bryan's corner.
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#42 |
It's High Noon!
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#43 |
Cranky Kong
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I wouldn't even be surprised if The Miz tried to get himself added to the match to make it a 3-way, since he's so obsessed with main eventing Wrestlemania. I just think he'll be involved in that match some way.
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#44 |
It's High Noon!
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I'm almost certain of that ABT. Not using Miz at WM would be a complete waste, regardless of how much backstage heat he may have.
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WrestleMania turning out something like this would not surprise me one bit:
The Rock vs. John Cena WWE Championship CM Punk (c) vs. Chris Jericho World Heavyweight Championship Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Sheamus Hell in a Cell The Undertaker vs. Triple H The Miz vs. Randy Orton Team Laurinaitis vs. Team Long Alberto Del Rio, Christian, David Otunga, Drew McIntyre & Mark Henry vs. The Great Khali, Justin Gabriel, Rey Mysterio, Santino Marella and someone like Ezekiel Jackson, Mason Ryan, Ted DiBiase or even Alex Riley (depending on who they want to give the pay-day to) Kane vs. Zack Ryder Intercontinental Championship Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Big Show Divas Championship Beth Phoenix (c) vs. Kharma WWE Tag Team Championship Kofi Kingston & R-Truth (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger The biggest question mark is just which faces they want in Team Long. They have had Ezekiel Jackson aligned with Teddy Long lately, but he just doesn't seem like he'd be a good fit for the PPV. He's been getting schooled by David Otunga, possibly just to get Otunga over. They slipped Justin Gabriel onto the Elimination Chamber PPV, so maybe they really want to get the kid over? They should probably have some solid workers in there, and not just big men they want to get over in time. That's why I went with Mason Ryan or Ezekiel Jackson. Right now, I think the WWE might have slightly more long-term interest in Ryan. I do think that Alex Riley would be much better choice, but he seems to have pissed someone off. Kane vs. Zack Ryder may also not have a match, but both men will be on the PPV. Perhaps Kane will just attack Ryder, or something? Or maybe Ryder will save Eve from destruction at Kane's hands, even though she's a bitch, just because he's a nice guy like that. The Miz vs. Randy Orton makes total sense in context to what is going on over on SmackDown! -- what with The Miz suddenly being on Bryan's dick, not having anything to do for WrestleMania and Randy Orton being put on the shelf with Bryan. It's easy to arrange some sort of Orton vs. Miz encounter from that. It's possible that they might get involved in the World Title picture more directly, though. |
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Fun fact I realised while trying to decide who I would predict winners in a Kofi Kingston/R-Truth vs. Dolph Ziggler/Jack Swagger match: The WWE Tag Team Championship have not changed hands at a WrestleMania ever. The official WWE.com history lists them as the titles created on SmackDown! in 2002 (for whatever reason they chose this as the dominant history). To find a Tag Team Title change at WrestleMania, you have to go back to Edge & Christian winning the World Tag Team Titles at WrestleMania 2000. Well, I guess you could count Carlito & Primo winning the World Tag Team Titles at WrestleMania XXV, but that wasn't on the main show.
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Also, I'm too lazy to really go back and check this, but I have a feeling that Santino Marella has actually technically defeated more people at WrestleMania than anyone else. Performing as Santina Marella, he beat 24 other girls in a Battle Royal at WrestleMania XXV. He was also on a winning team at WrestleMania last year which defeated Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater & Ezekiel Jackson. If he beats Christian, Alberto Del Rio, Mark Henry and David Otunga this year, that means he would have technically scored a win against 32 people at just three WrestleManias -- averaging out to about 10.67 opponents beaten each performance. If, as I hope he is, Drew McIntyre also makes it into Team Ace (since he has active problems with Theodore Long), then Santino winning at WrestleMania this year would bring his average up to a round 11.
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#48 |
King K Cool
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#50 |
It's a blood match!
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Noid I don't think WWE will do 10 matches at Wrestlemania...
Rock/Cena Triple H/Undertaker (maybe with HBK added as ref or a three way) Punk/Jericho Bryan/Sheamus (probably with Miz attacking Bryan or Sheamus) Team Larry (Del Rio, Christian, Henry, and Otunga) vs Team Teddy (Orton, Santino, Ryder, and Mysterio) - Kane kills Ryder for Larry's victory Truth/Kofi vs Dolph/Swagger Beth vs Kharma or Nattie (or both) Big Show vs Cody |
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#51 |
It's a blood match!
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The reason It hink eight would be better is so that the four main events can get their proper time, Rock/Cena, Taker/HHH, and Jericho/Punk all could/should go over 20 minutes in an ideal world. With Taker/HHH probably getting the most time other than Punk/Jericho. Punk deserves more time at Mania than anyone this year I think.
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#52 |
It's a blood match!
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The Miz not getting a match at Mania would be great for his character because it sets up a feud with Sheamus if he kicks his ass after the match and then bitches about not getting booked (/dennis stamp)
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#53 |
It's a blood match!
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Also Kane can stay off of Mania as far as a match goes, just continue his stuff with Ryder and cut to Cena backstage saying he doesn't have time to protect Ryder tonight. This could facilitate Ryder/Cena/Kane after Mania to carry for a few months.
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#54 |
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This would've been the perfect time for the War Games match to happen.
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TPWW's HHH Mark Since '04
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#56 |
Formerly Fausto Carmona
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Meant to say "mark."
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RIP SABU
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Last of a Dying Forum
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bunch of awkward interference, Teddy eats an Ace Crusher, match ends.
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#61 |
emerge
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Cmon misawa and Kenta v Steve Williams and ace was great!
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I kind of like the idea of Teddy Long getting more involved in storylines for this year's WrestleMania. The dude has been in the business for ages, and although his gimmick is essentially a guy that is just happy to have his job, I'd like to see what sort of depth Long can bring to the table.
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#63 |
Hazardous to Your Health
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Raw and SmackDown get a General Manager facelift!
By: Greg Adkins February 28, 2012 Tags: WWE Raw SuperShow: February 27, 2012, SuperSmackDown: February 21, 2012, John Laurinaitis Both Raw and SmackDown are about to get extreme makeovers. In an effort to help determine which General Manager should control both shows, the WWE Board of Directors has decided to switch control of each show next week. SmackDown GM Theodore Long will take control of Monday night’s Raw while Raw GM John Laurinaitis takes the reins of next Friday’s SmackDown. The decision comes one week after Laurinaitis announced at Elimination Chamber that he will seek control over both shows, bolstered by flattering testimonials by Superstars Mark Henry, Christian and Alberto Del Rio. A perturbed Long made it clear to Laurinaitis that he’s not about to take the threat to his position lying down. Last week on SmackDown, the two got into a heated argument as they tried to overrule one another during a match between WWE Champion CM Punk vs. World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan. Last night on Raw SuperShow, the two were at it again as tensions continued to escalate. What will the GMs have in store for their respective rival as they switch roles? And how will each try to outshine the other? Tune into both Raw and SmackDown to see the lengths they’ll go to impress the Board of Directors – and get back at each other. |
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