I haven't been writing lately and to those who actually care when I do, I apologize.
Following the Cyber Sunday pay-per-view, I was extremely disappointed that the WWE had, expectantly, put the World Heavyweight Title back around the waist of the boring and lumbering Batista.
Watching monday's Raw telecast, I figured that the main event—Batista defending his title against the former champion Chris Jericho in a steel cage match—was going to end in a predictable manner with Batista retaining.
I fell asleep at the beginning of the match, sure that I already knew the outcome. I found out how wrong I was the next day, happy that a great all-around performer like Jericho had been given the title back.
Then I remembered: John Cena, making his return at Survivor Series, has the next title shot.
Surely, the belt had been taken off of Batista to save him for a Batista/Cena Wrestlemania title match. Jericho is probably the transitional champion here and we're more than likely going to see Cena get the belt back later this month.
However, here is where the WWE could switch gears. This could be the perfect opportunity to start Cena's long overdue heel turn.
Imagine it: Cena, returning after neck surgery, loses a heartbreaker to Jericho at the Survivor Series. Frustrated, he begins to show heel tendencies in the following weeks, losing matches and showing his disdain for General Manager Mike Adamle as well as the top faces on Raw.
Now, we all know Jericho won't be champion come Wrestlemania and the WWE seems to be geared towards a Batista/Cena main event. So build Cena's frustration. Have him lose a triple threat match at the Royal Rumble against Jericho and Batista, putting the belt on the Animal.
Have Cena completely snap and demolish the newly crowned champion, explaining his actions the following night and setting up the mega-main-event for the biggest show of the year.
Honestly, I'm not fond of either guy, but even this would get my attention.
Then again, we're more than likely to have Jericho lose the title at Survivor Series, forcing us to endure Super-Cena for at least five more months.
Let's just hope that Vince wakes up and takes a chance that could give the WWE the shake-up it drastically needs.
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Joe Burgett 8 months ago
I like this although the heel thing may not happen it should. I mean look at Jericho, he came back for what 2 or 3 month, then went heel. It could happne. Cena hasn't been hell since he was on SmackDown and barely not a rookie. He is 31 now and could be a great heel. Only Orton is on RAW too, would he turn face? Doubt it! So with that said I have to think that Orton will get int he picture and win the World Title at some point. I mean I agree that Jericho is a transistional champion. I mean look at him he lost but then regained. He could win at Survivor Series in his hometown and then lose Orton, Jericho could still get involved and so there comes Batista, setting up a fatl four way at Wrestlemania, for the World Title, when is the last time that happened???? It hasn't since I believe 2000 when all 4 McMahon's were in the corner's of certian superstars, it was The Orck, Triple H, The Big Show and I think Stone Cold. This could be the 8 year wonder, what do you think??
Also what do you think about Broudurs's injury, sorry off topic I know
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Ryan 8 months ago
I, too, doubt the turn will come. Also, judging where things are going with Randy and the young stable of wrestlers, he won't be turning either.
As for the Wrestlemania fatal-four-way, it's an OK thought and you were half right--it was 2000 but it was The Rock, Triple H, Big Show and Mick Foley.
And it's funny you should mention Brodeur's injury--I just wrote a piece about it.
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Joe Burgett 8 months ago
I'll look at the article Ryan, but I couldn't remeber the opther guy I knew it was Rock, HHH, and Show, I figured Stone Cold was in it somehow, hum.. I guess he wasn't available. Funny comment by Shane too
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Shane H. 8 months ago
Cena definitely needs to turn but we won't see it. dammit it all.
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Robert Matthews 8 months ago
I say they are trying to set up Orton with a group similar to Evolution.
Cena is being pushed as a good guy in a way as only Hulk Hogan ever as. Hogan survived a heel turn and came back as a bigger face than ever before. Cena could pull it off.
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Ryan 8 months ago
Thing is, Cena isn't anywhere near as popular. He needs to do something fresh soon or he won't survive like Hogan did. Everyone needs a heel turn at some point.
As for Orton, I actually really like where that's going. Using him to put over a new generation of stars is great and sorely needed in wrestling.
Now if they can only figure out what to do with Punk and Kofi. Big pushes and now they're nothing. Typical WWE.
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Chris Browne 8 months ago
Honestly I think a change of pace for both Cena and Cryme Tyme could do wonders. Look at the teaser that Raw did pairing up Cena and CT, now think of Cena's heel gimmick, which I think the majority of the crowd liked more than Superman Cena. Have Cryme Tyme able to make heel turns on Kofi and Punk, and you have Cena in the main event scene. Think of how well that gimmick could thrive, and how much better promos with Cryme Tyme can be with Cena manning the helm.
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Ollie Taylor 8 months ago
The only way that I think they can maintain Cena as a respectable top of the card man is to make him a heel.
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Robert Matthews 8 months ago
Ryan,
No one will ever be as popular as Hogan however in todays WWE he is probably without a doubt the most popular, over, most well known active wrestler in the WWE. Sure most of the older folks who remember the attitue era dont really care for him but LOTS of people do. Women and the younger crowd love him
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Ryan 8 months ago
No, I agree there I was just saying that comparing him to Hogan in that sense isn't fair. Also, Austin was a bigger draw but that's besides the point.
Vince will keep the superman gimmick as long as he can until parents stop buying merchandise for the kids and the ratings keep dropping.
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Joe Burgett 8 months ago
Oh ya I think that Cena could possibly have a stable or faction with Cryme Tyme again, CTC could be the face version of Evolution. Both JTG and Shad are great tag wrestlers, but I could see Shad with a world title in a couple of years at least another singles title, same wtih JTG, and with Cena they could be very popular.
No if you saw back in the attitude era, even DX was heel at one point, but not long though. So alll the greatest have done, even the Hardys went hee, seperately though. CEna has been down that road before. I think they could be the thug version of DX, CTC. I mean they vandilated JBL's limo, but that was before Cena's injury.
And ratings went sky high when CTC wrestled or came out for a promo, as DX did. We al love what DX did, I'm sure we could all agree on that. But the new DX with HHH and HBk can't be around as much because they both are on 2 different shows. However Cena, Shad, and JTG are not, so a potential faction would be huge, in Evolution they all were singles competitors and I could see a 4 man gro with them too. like maybe Dibiase. Evolution had a great stable with a young Randy Orton in it. they need another one such as that, I can't stand Priceless, they have not been doing well with fans, especially since they added Monu.
Dibiase turning face would be good, but keep him heel, AS Orton was. Put him in a stable such as CTC, give it a good name. And then you have the next great faction in the WWE, might not happen but its worth a try.
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Ryan 8 months ago
Dibiase as a face would be terrible. Where he is right now is perfect for him.
And please, stop with all this CTC talk. Let Cena turn heel and have CT be main players in a rejuvinated tag team scene as they should be.
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Joe Burgett 8 months ago
Well CTC was very popular when they were around, and having a thug DX would be great fro RAW, it would bring some of those numbers back for them I think
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Ryan 8 months ago
It would be terrible for Raw because DX needs to not come back anymore.
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Joe Burgett 8 months ago
WOW your not a DX fan?? Just when I thought I knew you. But your right, DX as McMahon said, is done int he WWE, and they will only be around for special events uch as RAW's 800th show, and stuff like that. But I still think the WWE needs to have that big faction again, used to we had 3 or 4 at at time, now none, whats up with that?
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Ryan 8 months ago
I'm not a fan of two 40-somethings acting like they did 11 years ago. The gimmick was great then. Now? Not so much.
As for the faction comment, it at least appears we're getting a very interesting stable in the form of this 2nd generation unit with Rhodes, Dibiase, Manu & Orton. I like where they appear to be headed.
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Joe Burgett 8 months ago
Well Ryan I don't see much of a future for Orton and Priceless, I mean he puntred Dibiase's head off last week, it looked like it would be a great opne at one point, but now not so much, now it is stupi that Rhodes is with Orton in the first place, didn't Orton punt Dusty in the head a few months ago? Lets not forget that. Even if that is all good with them, it would just be Manu, Orton and Rhodes. Dibiase looks like he won't have anything to do with Orton after last week. If he does join with him, don't be surprised if he turns on Orton
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Robert Matthews 8 months ago
Ryan you do have to admit when they dropped sh!t on Vince it was funny. or when they shoved Vince's head up Big Shows @ss. And when they imitated Shane and Vince with Shawn hopping around like Shane. Those were funny as hell.
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Jack Windham 7 months ago
With WWE using the "frustrated challenger" storyline with Hardy on Smackdown, I don't think they should duplicate it on Raw.
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antonio moran 7 months ago
HONESTLY I THINK CENA SHOULD WIN AT SS AND TRY 2 CONVINCE HHH TO TRADE TITLES SO THE WWE TITLE CAN GO BACK ON RAW AND THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE CAN BE ON SMACKDOWN AND + I THINK JOHN CENA WAS MENT 4 THE WWE TITLE THEN AT THE ROYOL RUMBLE BATISTA CAN WIN THE 30 MAN AN THEN CHALENGE HHH 4 THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP CAUSE BATISTA WAS MENT 4 THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE AND + "LOOK HOW BIG HE IS NO HOMO"
I REALY WANT JOHN AND BATISTA TO BE WORLD CHAMPIONS AGAIN CAUSE THOSE TO WHEN THEY ARE CHAMPS AGAIN THEY ARE GOIN TO DOMINATE AND AT WRESTLEMANIA 26 I WANT THOSE TWO TO SQUARE OFF AND RASE HELL,AND FUCK EACH OTHER UP.
THIS IS ANTONIO MIGUEL MORAN IF YOU GOT A PROBLEM ABOUT WHAT I SAID ABOUT JOHN CENA AND BATISTA COME SEE ME IN THE RING I'LL FU-BOMB YO ASS MY SELF BITCH.
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Ryan 7 months ago
Funniest. Comment. Ever.
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