WWE Rumors: Shawn Michaels, Undertaker, Kevin Nash and Tuesday's WWE News
The go-home show for Elimination Chamber ended up being some of the worst that WWE has to offer. On the one hand, Shawn Michaels and Triple H were good in their promo hyping up the WrestleMania match with the Undertaker.
On the other hand, the less said about John Cena, Kane, Zack Ryder, Eve and the Great Elimination Chamber Debate, the better.
Even though the show itself is going to do a horrible buy rate thanks to all these goofy angles, let's hope that the action in the ring is entertaining for those of us who spend our hard-earned money to support this company.
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In the meantime, here are some backstage news and notes to wash the taste of last night's show from your mouth.
RAW IS GOING TO PARTY LIKE IT'S 1996
We knew that Shawn Michaels and Undertaker would be appearing on more Raw shows leading up to WrestleMania. Now, we have an official schedule for the two icons. Both will be on television March 5, 12 and 19. Undertaker will also make an extra appearance next week.
Question on Everybody's Mind: How does this play out over the next month?
Our Take: Someone, somehow is going to convince Triple H to do the match. Taker's baldness might do the trick. Michaels will find a way to get in on the action as the guest referee. Unlike most angles WWE is running now, this one deserves time to play out because the people booking it know what they are doing.
Hype Meter: 5 out of 5 WWE Hall of Famers
The build to WrestleMania is certainly going to be a great time for WWE fans. In addition to a lot more Triple H, Undertaker and HBK, we will get to see a lot of The Rock.
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WWE FINALLY ADDRESSES UNDERTAKER'S SHAVED HEAD
Keeping on the Undertaker theme, we finally figured out how WWE will explain him not having any hair. His latest video showed him using a straight razor to chop off the fake locks he wore three weeks ago.
Question on Everybody's Mind: What's the big deal with the hair?
Our Take: This is where Vince McMahon shows how obsessive he is, because he wants everyone to look a certain way. If anyone other than Undertaker tried to shave their head without him knowing, he probably would have fired them.
Hype Meter: 4 out of 5 Cheap Wigs
All things considered, this was the best possible way WWE and Undertaker could have addressed the hair situation. It would have seemed strange to have him take off his hat and the hair goes with it.
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KEVIN NASH GIVES RAW THE BIG BOOT
For those three Kevin Nash fans left out there, you will be sad to hear that the former WWE champion has been taken off the Raw roster. He talked a little bit about why on Twitter on Monday.
Question on Everybody's Mind: Will we ever see Nash wrestle in WWE again?
Our Take: Let's hope not. His time passed long ago, no one cared about it him at all when he came back and, frankly, he serves no real purpose to the company anymore.
Hype Meter: 4 out of 5 Jacknife Powerbombs
There are no words to describe just how exciting this news is for us. Nash tried to do everything he could to bury CM Punk, and now he is supporting him. After 20 years of burying young, smaller workers, he is finally kind of starting to evolve.
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ZACK RYDER'S CAREER IS OVER
Not literally, of course. But when you look at what his role has been in this awful, horrible, no good, very bad day mess of an angle, any chance WWE had to make Ryder into even a midcard star is gone.
Question on Everybody's Mind: Why does WWE hate Zack Ryder?
Our Take: Because someone had to come out of this angle looking like a jobber, and it certainly wasn't going to be Cena, Kane or Eve. Ryder was the natural sacrificial lamb, and did the company ever succeed in burying this poor guy.
Hype Meter: 3 out of 5 Stars Whose Careers Were Ruined Before They Began
On the bright side, this Kane and Cena madness ends in six days. That is literally the best thing I can say about the angle.
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Kane's Worst Attack Yet (WWE.com)
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