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[Doctor XFizzle]

This will now be the Official MLP Forums WWE Thread for the entire year. Every Raw, SD, and PPV of 2012 and 2013 leading up to Wrestlemania 29 will be discussed here.

Wrestlemania 28 - April 1, 2012

Spoiler

WRESTLEMANIA 28

Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida

Sunday, April 1st, 2012, 7:00 PM EST

THE CARD:

ONCE IN A LIFETIME FIGHT

John Cena vs. The Rock

HELL IN A CELL w/special guest referee Shawn Michaels

The Undertaker (19-0) vs. Triple H

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP

CM Punk © vs. Chris Jericho

WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Daniel Bryan © vs. Sheamus (Royal Rumble winner)

INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Cody Rhodes © vs. Big Show

SINGLES MATCH

Randy Orton vs. Kane

WINNER IS GENERAL MANAGER OF RAW AND SMACKDOWN

Team Teddy Long (Santino Marella, R-Truth, Kofi Kingston, Zack Ryder, Great Khali, Booker T)

vs.

Team John Lauranaitis (David Otunga, Mark Henry, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, The Miz, Drew McIntyre)

SPECIAL DIVAS TAG TEAM MATCH

Maria Menounos and Kelly Kelly vs. Beth Phoenix and Eve Torres

Wrestlemania is a week away from right now! Get hype! Looks to be one of the greatest WMs of the past 10 years on paper thus far. My favorites are XIX, XX, 21, and 23.

My all-time favorite Wrestlemania matches:

Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho - XIX

John Cena vs. Big Show - XX

Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Benoit vs. Triple H - XX

Money in the Bank Ladder Match - 21

Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle - 21

Shawn Michaels vs. Vince McMahon (No Holds Barred) - 22

Mick Foley vs. Edge (Hardcore Match) - 22

Batista vs. The Undertaker - 23

Edited by Doctor XFizzle, 11 April 2013 - 07:05 AM.

[Crona The Critic]

This should be really interesting.

I want to see John Cena get his ass kicked by a real wrestler (WWF)

[Thereisnospoon303]

I thought Taker was 19-0 at Wrestlemania. Anyway, I barely watching wrestling nowadays, but it will be interesting to hear how fans react to Cena vs. The Rock. That feud has been up and down since its inception. The WWE writing team needs to get its act together.

It's also weird that the title match is totally overshadowed by a non-title main event. Wrestlemania has almost always been about the winner of the Royal Rumble versus the champ; things have definitely changed.

Edited by Thereisnospoon303, 25 March 2012 - 05:25 PM.

[Doctor XFizzle]

You're right, Taker is 19-0. For some reason I kept thinking he'd go 20-0 at WM30 but apparently he probably will this year.

I'm expecting a Cena heel turn during the match. His rap promo 2 weeks ago was awesome and reminded me of rapper Cena of 2003-2004. If he stops being a goody two shoes and reverts back to the Doctor of Thuganomics, I'd like him again.

[Colon Leftbracket]

This should be really interesting.

I want to see John Cena get his ass kicked by a real wrestler (WWF)

lol this!

You know its funny. These days WWE is a lot like the NFL for me.

I'm only interested in it at the end of the season!

The card looks amazing! Some names I am completely unfamiliar with! (The World Heavy Weight Championship Match in particular I'm just wtf?)

Also since when has Teddy Long been back? I remember him as the GM of Smackdown FOREVER ago! I hope his team wins, after all me and Teddy Long are Birthday Buddies! (Both born on Sept. 15th, random fact I know by heart!)

Undertaker MUST win! I do love Triple H, but when it comes to Taker at Wrestlemania, its just a WWE fact that has to stay intact for my sanity!

CM Punk vs Jericho... I guess Jericho since he's WWF era, but I do remember CM Punk from being, "That one guy from ECW with the Killswitch Engaged theme music!"

Intercontinental Championship goes to Big Show for obvious reasons

Randy Orton vs Kane I'd say Kane because Nostalgia says so!

I'm expecting a Cena heel turn during the match. His rap promo 2 weeks ago was awesome and reminded me of rapper Cena of 2003-2004. If he stops being a goody two shoes and reverts back to the Doctor of Thuganomics, I'd like him again.

I'm all for the return of Thuganomics Cena! I loved Cena, until the whole damn show started to be centered around him! It got REALLY annoying, really fast!

Sadly I do actually own a John Cena CD! It's a little piece of Nostalgia I keep even though I don't like rap!

I also wouldn't disagree on Cena leaving WWE and focusing on acting in action movies. I still like The Marine and 12 Rounds!

[Doctor XFizzle]

Last Raw before WM tonight awww yeah. Wonder who will gain the "upper hand" tonight before their matches.

Well, The Miz is added to Team Laurinaitis and Christian was KO'd by CM Punk going crazy on him, opening a spot back up. I predict that last spot on team Johnny is....

ALBERTOOOOOOOOOO DEL RIIIIIIIIIIIIOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Lol nope, Drew McIntyre added to Team Johnny. Weak.

aaaand Booker T was just added as the last man for Team Teddy. Sweet.

67 hours away from the big night! I'm legitimately excited for a WWE PPV for once. I might try to watch this somewhere or go take a drink from the fresh spring water stream if you catch my drift.

[Spylight Twarkle]

I am only interested in John Cena vs Rock. Everything else is blah. Already saw Undertaker vs HHH last year and we all know that there is no way Taker is losing so there's simply no point.

[Doctor XFizzle]

Giant Wrestlemania 28 hype and results post lol

Spoiler

We are 32 hours away!

Rumor sprouted up on Bleacher Report (which got info from PWinsider) that WWE is trying to get Brock Lesnar under contract before Sunday so he can return and make an appearance at WM.

sneak peek at the stage/entrance ramp



less than 4 hours away!! Wheeeeeeeeeee!!

So much Lesnar talk that I'm still skeptical he shows up but damn I'll go nuts if he does.



pre-show live stream is now up! On the pre-show will be the Rock/Cena mini-documentary and

WWE Tag Team Championship
Primo and Epico © w/Rosa Mendes vs. Jimmy and Jey Uso vs. Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel

http://www.wwe.com/inside/livestream

Pre-show time! 30 minutes until real showtime!

Primo and Epico retain the WWE Tag Team Championship

Once the show begins, opening match is

World Heavyweight Championship
Daniel Bryan © vs. Sheamus

Winner and NEEEEEEEW World Heavyweight Champion
Sheamus!! via Brogue Kick in :02

fastest title change ever. Bryan deserved better *shakes head*

Randy Orton vs. Kane now!

Kane wins via top rope Chokeslam!

WWE Intercontinental Championship now
Cody Rhodes © vs. Big Show

Winner and NEEEEEEEWWWWW Intercontinental Champion
The Big Show! via KO Punch

Beth Phoenix and Eve Torres vs. Kelly Kelly and Maria Menounos is now. *yawn* bathroom break

Kelly Kelly and Maria Menounos win via Maria roll-up on Beth Phoenix

J.R. is back for commentary! He's lost weight and is sportin a goatee. <3 J.R.

HELL IN A CELL, UNDERTAKER VS. HHH NOW!

UNDERTAKER BEATS TRIPLE H!
20-0!!

If this match isnt 5-stars, I'll eat my hat. The BEST match I've seen since Cena vs. Punk Money in the Bank.

2012 Hall of Fame inductees honoring. Legit chills when they played Edge's theme. I miss Edge ;_;

Team Johnny vs. Team Teddy now

Team Johnny wins after The Miz hits Skullcrushing Finale on Zack Ryder

and Eve gives Ryder a kick to the balls for his troubles afterwards

WWE Championship - if Punk is DQ'ed he loses his title
CM Punk © vs. Chris Jericho next!

CM Punk retains via Anaconda Vice!! Match started slow but it ended AWESOMELY. Tons of reversals and counters.

P. Diddy is there to introduce Flo Rida to the set to perform lol, nope nvm introducing MGK

MAIN EVENT TIME!! CENA VS. ROCK!

but first a mini-concert by Flo Rida

IF YA SMELLLLL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKIN!!

let's go!

THE ROCK!! THE ROCK!! OMG THEY LET THE ROCK WIN!

Nice going Cena, trying to steal the People's Elbow. Got a taste of the Rock Bottom for trying that.

also no Brock Lesnar. lol dirtsheets.

Edited by Doctor XFizzle, 02 April 2012 - 12:17 PM.

[Trixies #1 Assistant Leoc]

Seriously
Rock vs Cena
Once in a life time
You bet it is I doubt we will see such a boring wrestlemania main even again (Shaemus vs Daniel Byan was better and it lasted something below 2 minutes ) :/
But I admit Cena troll trying to steal people elbow and getting rock bottomed to hell was funny as hell

But overly Awesome Event that Hell in a Cell was EPIC

[Doctor XFizzle]

I'll give this WM a solid 8.5/10, best since 23 and 24

Positives
- HIAC was off the charts, legitimate 5-star match because of the brutality and the storytelling
- Rock/Cena was epic atmosphere, very meh wrestling. Rock was winded after the first 10 minutes.
- Punk/Jericho while starting slow really picked up at the end and became awesome
- Kane/Orton is the underrated match of the night as it was very well done
- Rhodes/Show was averagely solid
- the Divas match was pretty solid going by Divas match standard

Neutral
- Team Teddy vs. Team Johnny was very blah

Negatives
- Very disappointed in the 18 second squash of a World Heavyweight Title match. Guess the Royal Rumble winner doesn't matter anymore, neither does the WHC.
- The mini-concerts before Rock/Cena were boring and the crowd wasn't into them
- The mini segments with Santino/Foley/Deadliest Catch and Brodus Clay (I love Clay btw) was just a lame, throwaway comedy skit segment but there's at least one of those every WM

[Vicke]

Undertaker won?
LAME!
Kane won?
HELL YEAH!

[Doctor XFizzle]

Undertaker won?
LAME!
Kane won?
HELL YEAH!

You didn't actually think they were going to break the streak? Predictable winner aside, the match was amazing.

[Trixies #1 Assistant Leoc]

You didn't actually think they were going to break the streak? Predictable winner aside, the match was amazing.

I actually did think this was the time I mean if Shawn and Triple H didn't who will ? That Sweet chin music and Pedigree combo was the moment I thought this is it
But True the match was Epic

[Vicke]

You didn't actually think they were going to break the streak? Predictable winner aside, the match was amazing.

I dident think, i was hoping for it tho.
Kind of tierd of this streak thing.

[Doctor XFizzle]

I dident think, i was hoping for it tho.
Kind of tierd of this streak thing.

I'm guessing Undertaker will retire after WM29 next year. I can't imagine him going another 2 years. But then again, if he takes the entire year off like he did this year, his body might be able to make it.

As for his WM29 opponent in New York/New Jersey, I say it needs to be Cena now. They haven't fought since 2003 when it was Doctor of Thuganomics vs. American Badass Undertaker. That would be the next BIG match. If WWE can't bring in Brock Lesnar, then it should be Cena next.

I'd also be okay with a Randy Orton WM21 rematch since RKO is immensely over now than he was in 2005. That match at WM21 was pretty darn good too. *fondly remembers the Last Ride countered into an RKO and Orton trying his own Tombstone only to get reversed into the real Tombstone*

My dream Wrestlemania 29 card as it stands now
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. CM Punk (rumors have been swirling for past couple months that Austin would come out of retirement for 1 match against Punk)
The Undertaker vs. John Cena
Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H (rumors about this have ignited just recently, it would be HHH's retirement match)
Brock Lesnar vs. The Rock (prevailing rumor now is that Brock is signed to a 1-year deal and he will return at this year's Summerslam)
Money in the Bank Ladder Match returns (scrap the PPV for something else)
Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan
any match involving either Seth Rollins (Tyler Black), Antonio Cesaro (Claudio Castagnoli), or Kassius Ohno (Chris Hero) from FCW

[Spylight Twarkle]

I'm not surprised by any of the other matches but I am surprised by Cena losing. I didn't really see that one coming. I don't guess it mattered too much either way BUT it was sort of odd in the sense that Rock will just go off back to Hollywood and Cena will be left behind with a huge loss with little purpose. I dunno.

[Doctor XFizzle]

I'm excited for Raw tonight as the Raw right after WM usually has a big return, debut, or announcement.

Lord Tensai (formerly known as Albert/A-Train or Giant Bernard in Japan) might return? re-debut? tonight considering the vignettes shown about him the past 2 weeks. I remember the "Shave your back! Shave your back!" chants.
Brock Lesnar might appear if the speculation and rumors about his 1-year contract are true
Kharma might return for the Divas division
Layla also is a return candidate for the Divas division

Maybe we'll get WM29's main event announced tonight like it was last year too lolol

I also made this to commemorate last night lol


The Rock is BACK for GOOD! (okay, he can't be back full-time, but every month) and HE WANTS THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP!

Epic opening promo to Raw tonight. *still crosses fingers for Brock Lesnar tonight*

A-Train, I mean Lord Tensai re-debuted and SQUASHED the living hell out of Alex Riley. Wasn't a big A-Train fan back in the day but he looked pretty decent here with devastating moves.

OMFG ;KDFASKL;DASLDLS
BROCK LESNAR IS BACK! YES YES YES omg omg

EPIC!

F5!! F5!! F5!! F5!! F5!! TO CENA!!! YESSSSSSS

here it is!


Details on Lesnar's contract:

1-year deal, ends at WM29, minimum 2 appearances a month. I assume he'll be wrestling at certain Raw/SD/PPVs.

Edited by Doctor XFizzle, 02 April 2012 - 05:49 PM.

[Spylight Twarkle]

I'm so happy Brock is back. I was devestated back when he originally left in 2005. The man was incredible and shot to the top out of nowhere. I've read about his illness and surgeries so I hope that he is able to take care of himself and get in to "wrestling" shape. Wrestlers bodies are very different than an mma fighter.

[Doctor XFizzle]

So Raw is going be in Detroit on the 23rd for a 3-hour show and Lesnar is scheduled to appear. I should probably go.

It's Monday night, and the feeling's right, let's go Brock!
Wonder if we get any Extreme Rules matches made since that PPV is in 2 weeks?

Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena confirmed for Extreme Rules on the 29th
CM Punk defends the WWE Title vs. Mark Henry next week's Raw - No Disqualification, No Countouts
Tomorrow night is Live Smackdown Blast from the Past with a bunch of WWE Legends showing up like Sgt. Slaughter, Dusty Rhodes, Roddy Piper, Mean Gene Okerlund, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, and more.

[SrFrog]

Actually this week's Raw was surprisingly good, though I did feel those Three Stooges segments were really unnecessary.

Edited by SrFrog, 09 April 2012 - 11:23 PM.