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Even though WWE-officials denied that O'Neal would be on the match-card at Wrestlemania 28, O'Neal himself claimed that he is going to appear at the grandest stage of them all. If this is a fact, time will show, but history shows us that superstars leaking Wrestlemania news before they are confirmed by officials themselves, usually ends up being removed from the match-card.
After O'Neal was the guest host at Monday Night Raw in 2009, and ended up in a brawl with Big Show, fans have been waiting a long time for a match between the two giants. Big Show standing 6,9ft and O'Neal standing 7,0ft are both giants in their sports, and a match between them at Mania would be a great happening. O'Neal himself claimed that he would face Big Show at Mania, but officials say that Big Show is planned to face either Cody Rhodes or Mark Henry at Wrestlemania.
Time will show if O'Neal would show himself at Raw, starting a promo towards Wrestlemania, or if the officials would scratch their Mania plans for O'Neal!
Anyway, enjoy O'Neal facing Big Show at this video here:
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Seams like the popularity of Raw Super show has come back, now only weeks before Wrestlemania. John Cena did an amazing job on Raw, after giving the fans a great promo and shout out to his opponent The Rock! Fans tuned in on the show, and made the ratings go high again. The scripters has done a better job past 5-6 weeks, giving some great story-lines and buildups before the greatest show of them all. Can the shows popularity maintain until Wrestlemania at April 1?
Anyway, Santino continues impressing the world, with his great charisma and attitude!! Hoping for a singles match to the Italian "cobra" specialist. His in ring ability are great, and the fans love him! Remember Santino has a 2-0 streak at Wrestlemania (He did loose a battle royal match, at Wrestlemania 26, but it was a dark match), so time will show if he can expand the streak!
Giving you a highlight to enjoy now only 38 days away from Wrestlemania:
After watching last nights Elimination Chamber, me like everyone else was wandering if this was the start of a great push for Santino Marella? The Italian wrestler has been in the company since 2007, and has been a mid-card player trough out his career in WWE. But the one thing that has made his career so special, is the fact that he is a fan favorite, and just as popular as Cm Punk, John Cena, Randy Orton and Zack Ryder.
But he has not been granted with a great push in his career, until the Smack Down elimination match at Elimination Chamber. Santino got a minor push with his former tag team partner Vladimir Kozlov at the end of 2010 and through out the start of 2011. He is actually undefeated at Wrestlemania, having a 2-0 streak (Dark match in 2010 does not count, where Marella lost in a battle royal match).
So the reason i'm wandering if he is granted with a great push now, is the fact that he kicked out of a 3-count, after suffering from two finishers (Khali's Punjabi Punch, and Cross Rhodes from Rhodes). He also eliminated two wrestlers (Rhodes and Barrett), and was so close defeating Daniel Bryan. Santino has not even kicked out from a signature before, so the fact that he kicked out from two finishers was amazing! Even though he lost to Daniel Bryan, Santino Marella was the wrestler who got the biggest cheers from the fans, and at moments the fans cheered as loud as they used to cheer back in the attitude era.
If this was the start of a great push for Santino, time will show, anyway I was really impressed of his performance last night! He proved to me and to the scripters that he really deserve to participate in more Main Events!
Loved last nights Elimination Chamber, it was some great matches, and a lot of amazing action!
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Only 50 days left before the anticipated match between Dwayne Douglas Johnson and John Felix Anthony Cena at Wrestlemania 28. You might wonder why I use their real names, and that's because it seams like this match has become personal for these two legendary wrestlers. It was never originally planned for these two to start feuding on twitter, but the last weeks their "twitter feud" has become a popular topic around the world. It seams like this match has become more then just business between Cena and Johnson, meaning that their build up to the match most likely is going to be great!
Cena and Rock are both two legends in the Company, I want to tell you why they are the two biggest superstars in wrestling at the moment:
A look at Dwayne Johnson:
Even though Rock's career lasted only 6 years before he retired, he managed to become one of the greatest and most remarkable wrestlers of all time. The Rock really did everything for the company, and he gained respect from WWE-officials, because many times he was putting him self over for other wrestlers to give them a push (Like he did with Bill Goldberg). Many would might ask why Rocky left the business, but it was only the reason that he wanted to become more than just a wrestler, he wanted to make successes as an actor to.
As years went by The Rock became a world wide superstar, and 7 years after he left the company he had made himself one of the most popular actors world wide. Starring movies like Fast Five, GI Joe 2, Walking Tall, The showdown, Get Smart and The Game Plan, Rocky had made himself famous. Rock is not only a top name in wrestling, he also made a name of himself because of his great "record" in film fights. In 2013, The Rock will star in Fast And Furious 6 as the cocky Agent Luke Hobbs, where he will have a last showdown with another great actor Vin Diesel. Their showdown in Fast Five has been called one of the greatest film fights of all time, and fans a crazy about watching it again.
In 2011 he made his return to WWE, where he signed of a contract with Vince McMahon. Weeks before Wrestlemania 27 it was planned for Dwayne Johnson to compete at Wrestlemania 28, facing John Cena. As he stated in a interview with WWE, he wanted to make one last "run" inside the ring again. Johnson made his "ring" comeback at Survivor Series 2011, where he proved to fans that he had trained a lot before his first match in seven years. After the match he hit a Rock Bottom on John Cena, officially starting their feud to Wrestlemania 28.
A look at John Cena:
In 2002 Cena made his debut on Smack Down facing Kurt Angle in a singles match. Nobody ever thought this young "rapper" would ever make a name of himself within the company, but after years of dedication and hard work he made himself the biggest superstar at the roster.
Cena dedicated his life for the company, and worked his ass of to get to the top. Vince McMahon and Triple H saw a great potential at him already in 2002, and slowly gave him a push, until 2005 where he made the "top" as one of the biggest wrestler at the rosters. In 2004 at Wrestlemania 20 he got his debut at the grandest stage of them all, where he faced Big Show for the US-title. This match became a big hit, because of the amazing strength and skills Cena showed trough out the match, and after this match Vince McMahon gave Cena a big push for the top.
Cena slowly changed his "ruthless aggression" gimmick, to a more "baby face" gimmick, because many kids where big fans of him.
As years went by Cena defeated one legendary superstar after another at Wrestlemania. His first Wrestlemania loss came in 2008, loosing a triple treat match for the title. But before this loss he had never been defeated at Wrestlemania. He deafeted legends like Big Show, JBL, Triple H and Shawn Michaels, making himself a 4-0 streak at Wrestlemania. But after the conserns of the company, they didn't want Cena to be undefeated at Wrestlemania, so therefore his streak was broken in 2008 at Wrestlemania 24.
Outside the ring Cena did a lot of work for the "Make a Wish" foundation, and this made him very popular around the World. Cena also starred in WWE-movies like The Marine, 12 Rounds and The Reunion.
Cena has been in the company from 2002 to present day, and at the moment he is the biggest superstar in the roster, alongside with Cm Punk, Triple H, Zack Ryder and Undertaker. The only thing Cena has never tried, is to end the famous streak of Undertaker (which many would say he might try at Wrestlemania 29).
Conclusion!
Why is this match so important?
The company have had two though years, losing viewers and incomes, and many has said that the "PG-era" has made the future look dark for WWE.
Dwayne Johnson was the biggest superstar trough the Attitude-era, alongside Shawn Michaels and Steve Austin, and at the Attitude-era has been known as the "Golden-era" for the company.
John Cena has been the biggest name trough out the "PG-era", and therefore he is the right man to face Dwayne Johnson at the grandest stage of them all.
The reason this match is happening, is because the company tries to change their bad "trend". With help from Dwayne Johnson, the company hopes that this match will make so much "hype" world wide, and that it might could make Cena as big as Johnson was 10 years ago. If this match fails, the company will have a rough future ahead of themselves.
Why is the build up important?
If the build up before the match don't make a meaning, the match will not make a sense for the fans. Therefore I think that the "twitter feud" between these two superstars, has already showed that these two wrestlers don't like each other. Rocky is scheduled to return to Raw after Elimination Chamber, to start making promos before the match. If the promos fails, the will fail. What will the company decide to make as main focus trough out the promo before the match?
Enough talking for today, I will keep updates about this match lather this month! :)
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At wrestlemania 28, most likely there will be a rematch between Undertaker and Triple H. Many fans and bloggers are questioning why the company would choose to make a rematch. Because of the reason that their last match was so great, and it's a big risk that their rematch will not be as legendary as their match at Wrestemania 27. History shows that a making a big rematch become a "hit" after a successful first match is extremely hard, because the match ends up being a "poor" copy of their successful first match.
Here you have some examples of rematches who failed:
1) The Rock vs Hulk Hogan Wrestlemania 18 rematch! Hogan and Rock had a legendary match at Wrestlemania, and their "part 2" of the match at No Way Out in 2003 never became a successes. Many would say that their last match was a "cheap" copy of their epic bout at Wrestlemania 18.
2) Randy Orton vs Christian 2011 feud! Christian and Orton had a epic fight at over The Limit 2011,, but their rematches at Money in The bank and Extreme rules became poor copies of their epic match at Over The Limit. Their feud started with a great title-match at Smack-down 5 days after Orton was drafted to the show. Watch their "worst" match here:
3) Kane vs Undertaker Wrestlemania 20 rematch! Kane faced Undertaker at Wrestlemania 20, and this match was so poor compared to their epic Wrestlemania 14 match!
Conclusion:
Why does the company risk to destroy the memory of the epic match between Triple H and Undertaker, with a rematch at Wrestlemania 28?
Here you have som reasons:
1) No other "great" wrestlers available? Many would say that the Company was forced to make this rematch that many fans don't wan't to see. Why? Because at the moment Triple H is the only wrestler in the roster big enough for a fight against Undertaker at Wrestlemania 28. Cm Punk, Chris Jericho, The Rock, John Cena and Kane ain't available to face Undertaker at the grandest stage of them all, only because their booked in other matches at this years Wrestlemania. Shawn Michaels, Brock Lesnar and other great wrestlers aren't in the roster anymore. This means that only Triple H is "big" enough for facing Undertaker at one of his last matches.
2) Taking a risk that their rematch becomes a hit? Think about it, if the company manages to make this rematch a big hit, then it would be good publisity for the company, and the ratings on their shows might get up again. If their match becomes a hit, it would sell a lot of merchandise later that year, just like in 2010 after Shawn Michaels vs Undertaker.
3) Finishing the feud of Undertaker and Triple H?
The way Undertaker was carried out after their last match kind of made him look weak. The scripters has already made the main focus of their promo before their match about how "weak" Undertaker looked after the match. To end the feud, Undertaker must either loose the streak to Triple H or "rise" again as the powerhouse he has always been, by defeating Triple H with a 1,2,3 count!
My feelings is mixed about this match, but anyway I love their last two Wrestlemania matches, and I believe they could make a third epic match!
The company's main show Raw Supershow has an average rating around 3,0 on the scale! This means an average of 4,7 million viewers each show, which is almost 3 millions less viewers than the show had some years back in time. If the company don't wan't to suffer more income losses, they need to get up the ratings again. How can WWE get up their ratings on their main show Raw?
I'm a big fan of WWE, and Iv'e got some opinions for why the show has gotten so low ratings these last years.
Here are my main reasons:
1) Boring shows!
The past couple of years the shows has become boring without any meaning, and way to predictable for us faithful fans. Many would blame the PG-era, meaning that a lot of what made the shows popular in the golden era, has been removed from the shows.
2) The PG-era!
Many would say that the PG-status has made it impossible to make the shows creative, crazy and unpredictable again. For those who don't now what PG stands for, it means "parental guidance". Meaning that they are suitable for kids. The PG status removes a lot of those "factors" that was used to make the shows entertaining back in the golden era.
3) The writers/scripters!
In my eyes the main reasons for their failure is the scripters of the shows, because they don't know how to make a good story-line or how to finish it. Yes they had some great ideas that was making fans tune in for the shows, but time after time they ended up with destroying the buildup of the stories.
Conclusion:
The company can change their ratings if they just get back some creative scripters, and make some great story-lines again. They don't need to remove the PG-status to make the shows great again, but just be more creative on how to use their wrestlers. Because at the moment 90 % of the fights don't have a build up or a story-line to rest on, making the matches useless and boring for the fans. Here you have a video of the good times of the WWE:
Chris Jericho announced on twitter and via anonymous interviews that on Raw Supershow after Royal Rumble he would reveal his plans. At the show it was announced that Daniel Bryan would face Cm Punk in a champion vs champion match, and when the match started Jericho had still not played a part in the show.
Announcer Michael Cole mentioned early in the show that he had sources telling Chris Jericho would reveal his comeback plans later on the show.
Half way trough out the show Jericho had still not played a part in the show. After 40 minutes trough out the show, the match between Cm Punk and Daniel Bryan was announced to start.
Around 15 minutes in to the great match between the champions, Cm Punk hit his signature move (Roundhouse Kick) on Daniel Bryan. Before Punk managed to pin Bryan, Chris Jericho came running down to the ring and interfered in the match. Jericho assaulted Daniel Bryan first, before he then hit his finisher (The Codebreaker) at Cm Punk. Daniel Bryan won the match via Disqualification.
Was this the plans Chris Jericho wanted to reveal? One thing is for sure, this assault on Cm Punk was possibly the start of their feud heading in to Wrestlemania 28. Inside sources from the WWE company leaked information about a possible match between Punk and Jericho already back in December 2011.
Chris Jericho has yet not done a real "talking-promo" after his return to Raw. But after his attack on Cm Punk everyone should look foreword to a explosive feud between two legendary wrestlers!
