Thoughts on Raw/Backlash/ECW

Backlash was cool. Better than I expected, too. The matches were a little less predictable, too. I thought that was odd, because usually I'm right when I predict a match. Anyway, let's observe each match, shall we?:

Matt Hardy vs. MVP- U.S. Championship
Matt Hardy wins. Not what I predicted. This gets 4 out of 5 stars.

ECW Title- Kane vs. Chavo Guerrero w/Bam Neely
O.K. match. I knew Kane would win. 2 out of 5 stars. I'm being very generous by giving it 2 stars.

The Great Khali vs. Big Show
I didn't think the show would win. Good match, with alot of submission holds. 3 out of 5 stars.

Shawn Michaels vs. Batista Special ref Chris Jericho
Not that bad, but not great. 3 out of 5 stars.

12 Diva Tag Team match
Every lackluster PPV has a crappy divas match. I was right about the outcome, but 1 out of 5 stars.

World Heavyweight Title- Edge vs. The Undertaker
The Undertaker wins in a 4 star match.

WWE title match, elimanation fatal four way match- John Cena vs. Triple H vs. JBL vs. Randy Orton
Unpredictable ending, and a good match. 5 out of 5 stars here. This and the U.S. Title match stole the show.

Thoughts on Raw:

Raw was pretty good. This guy I know, Nick, was there. The Kennedy/Regal thing was gold. Trevor Murdoch looked like a retard singing to Lance Cade. Countrymusicfest is in June, Murdoch. I didn't get Regal taking Raw off the air during the main event though. I mean, what could you possibly do with that? Creative team sucks.

Thoughts on ECW:

3 words: ECW IS SCREWED. Well, I don't know if ECW is a word, but still. How are they going to work with Tazz and Adamle leaving the ring. What the hell does that lead to? I hope this is Adamle's firing storyline. I can't listen to "Get Bizzay", "Mike The Miz", "Jamaican me crazy", "The Tazz", and "Da Duece" much longer.

Rivalries all built around Backlash

Posted by Roadkill





Alright, I have 2 storylines all built around Backlash. One involves Chris Jericho, and the other invovles the WWE title. Here is the first one:





Rivalry: Chris Jericho and Batista vs. Shawn Michaels





Why: Chris Jericho costs HBK the match at Backlash.





How it goes: At Backlash, Chris Jericho costs HBK his match with Batista after he hits him with his I.C. title.

On Raw, HBK says, "Jericho, why would you do that to me? What have I ever done to you? What would motivate you to do something like that. Why Jericho, why?" Then Y2J and Batista come out together. Jericho says, " I did what I did for a reason. Michaels, Batista is right. Your ego gets in the way of everything you do. Like Batista said, I will never get to see Ric Flair, my mentor, wrestle again because of you." Michaels responds, "Is this because of Ric? Ric?! Guys everyone has gotten over this. Stop living in the past, will you. Everyone has gotten over this. " "Everyone but us, " says Batista. "You are being so nonchalant about this and I think I know why. Because you hated Flair. You were jealous of his legacy, and you wanted to end his career." HBK says, "Flair was a friend. I wasn't jealous of him, I was happy for him. He had a great career." Then Jericho says, "He did have a great career. But'll you'll never live up to him. You'll never even come close." HBK says, "I know I never will. But you won't either. In fact-" BAM! HBK gets whacked with Jericho's I.C. title.

On the next Raw, Batista and Jericho face Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly. Batista pins Cody after a Batista Bomb. After the match, Shawn Michaels comes out and challenges Chris Jericho to a title match at Judgement Day. Jericho accepts.

On Smackdown, Batista beats CM Punk. After the match, Jericho, who is managing Batista, gives Punk a codebreaker as a message to HBK.

On Raw, Batista fights Shawn Michaels. The match ends in DQ afetr HBK hits Batista with a chair. He hits him a bunch of times with the chair, and Batista is bloodied up. HBK says, "Jericho, look at Batista. You've been warned."

At Judgement Day, Jericho wisn after Batista distracts HBK, allowing Jericho to hit the codebreaker.

On Raw, Batista is on the highlight reel. Jericho says, "Batista, at Judgement Day, you saved me from Shawn Michaels. You saved me from a loss. You saved me from losing my title. When you did all that, you showed that you had my back. Well, now, I want to repay you. Batista, I got your back." Batista and him shake hands, and then Regal's music hits. He announces that right now, Batista is going to fight Shawn Michaels. In the match, HBK is about to win, but a distraction from Jericho costs him the match.

Next week, Shawn Michaels is attacked by Batista and Y2J backstage.

On Raw, Shawn Michaels returns the favor by attacking Y2J and Batista backstage.

On the following Monday, Shawn Michaels beats Mr.Kennedy in a #1 contender's match for the I.C. title. It is announced that the match is HBK vs. Jericho and Batista at Night of Champions (a new PPV premeiring June 27th) in a handicapped match, and if Jericho's side wins, he retains his title, but if HBK wins, he gets the title.

On Smackdown, Batista and Jericho beat Kane in a handicapped match.

On Raw, Batista and Jericho face Triple H and Shawn Michaels as DX. DX wins. Backstage though, HBK is brutally attacked by Y2J and Batista.

HBK wins at Night of Champions.

On Raw, Jerichohas Batista on The Highlight Reel and blames Batista for the loss. Batista says Jericho lost fair and square, and that if it were'nt for him, he'd had lost the title a month ago at Judgement Day. Jericho says that Batista didn't do anything at Judgement Day. Batista asks them to replay the clip, proving Jericho wrong. Jericho says, "That. That was help. Batista, I could've still won I never needed you-" Boom! Batista spears Jericho and leaves the ring.

On Smackdown, Batista beats Jericho. After the match, Theodore Long comes out and says, "Guys, this is a message from William Regal. On Raw, you 2 and Shawn Michaels will fight for the Intercontinental title."

Shawn Michaels wins on Raw.

Rivalry: Triple H vs. Randy Orton

Why: Triple H wants WWE title.

How it goes: It's Backlash. Cena and JBL have been elimanated from the match. Orton and HHH are left. HHH puts Orton through a table, but can't pin him outside the ring. He brings him inside, Orton kicks out, and ends up winning the match.

On Raw, Triple H shows the part of the Backlash match where he pedigrees Orton through the table, but he can't pin him. He says, "I had the match won right there. I should be the WWE champion. But it was outside the ring, so I couldn't. But if it were a diffrent match: A last man standing match, a falls count anywhere match, or a tables match, I would've won." The William Regal comes out and says, "Triple H, you've sparked an idea in my head. At Judgement Day, we will start a 3 stages of hell match between you and Orton for the WWE title. The frist match will be at Judgment Day, the second at ECW One Night Stand, and the thrid at our newest PPV, Night of Champions. But tonight, HHH, you will face JBL. If you win, you get to pick the match stipulation at Judgement Day. If you lose, Orton picks the stipulation." Triple H beats JBL.

Next week, JBL convinces William Regal to give him a match with Randy Orton. If he wins, he will face Orton at Judgement Day, and not Triple H. JBL is about to win, but Triple H interferes and beats the hell out of Orton, giving him the win. He pedigrees JBL and Orton, then grabs a mic. He says, "Orton, at Judgement Day, me and you will fight in a Falls Count Anywhere match."

The Raw before the PPV, Triple H beats Umaga. After the match, he pedigrees him onto the steel steps. He says, "Orton, look at Umaga. Look at him. That's you on Sunday."

Triple H wins at Judgement Day. (Remember, a 3 stages of hell match is like a best 2 out of 3 match. He hasn't won the WWE title just yet.)

On Raw, Triple H gets to pick the next stipulation, as long as he beats a surprise opponent tonight. The surprise opponent, or opponents I should say, are Carlito and Santino Marella. Triple H is squashing them, but then a distraction from Orton costs Triple H the match. Then he bloodies him up with a steel chair and kicks him in the head twice.

On Monday, Randy Orton says that the match at ECW One Night Stand will be a street fight. He says that he will be fighting someone in a street fight tonight to prepare for the match. The refs bring out a jobber, and the match starts. Orton wins very quickly. Then Orton says that he's willing to fight in another street fight and takes an open challenge for later tongiht. Cody Rhodes answers that challenge, but falls short against Orton.

The match at One Night Stand ends in a double-pin.

On Raw, William Regal announces that because of the double-pin, HHH and Orton willl fight in a tables match tonight, and the match will count as part 2 of the 3 stages of hell match. Orton wins.

Next week, William Regal announces that the final match will be at Night of Champions, and it will be a Hell in a Cell match. He also announces that tonight, Triple H will face Mr.Kennedy. HH wins.

Next week, Orton beats Jeff Hardy but mis pedigreed after the match.

Orton wins at Night of Champions and retains his title.

Official Backlash Predictions

Sorry I haven't blogged in a few days. I'm a very busy man. I have to wake up, brush my teeth, get dressed, and eat breakfast. That's like, 6 things. Anyway, here are my official Backlash predictions. Remeber that I predict the matches in the order I think they will appear on the card:

1st match: ECW title match- Kane vs. Chavo Guerrero w/ Bam Neely
I know this match will be first- it is at almost every PPV. I think Kane will take the gold in this one. If I were in charge, I'd make this a 10-15 minute match. I would also have the ref get knocked out, allowing Bam to interfere. If any of that happens, this match would exceed it's very low expectations.

2nd match: 12 Diva tag team match
I think that Natalya's team will win this. Normally, this match would be quick, but based on the rather-long-for-divas match between Cherry and Natalya on SD, this match will go for about 10-15 minutes.

3rd match: U.S. title- MVP vs. Matt Hardy
MVP will win, but this match will steal the show. This match will probably run for a good 30 minutes.

4th match: Big Show vs. The Great Khali
This is going to be bore-fest, spring 2008. As Batista said in his book, when 2 big guys meet, it never works out. This match will end in double count-out and will run for 10-15 minutes.

5th match: The Undertaker vs. Edge- WHC match
I know that most of you are thinking this should be the main event, but it won't be. It was the main event at WM24 only because they didn't want to end WM on a sour note by having Orton win. The Undertaker wins in 30-35 minutes with the submission hold.

6th match: Batista vs. Shawn Michaels w/ special ref Chris Jericho
This match is a good 30 minute match. Batista wins.

Main event: Randy Orton vs. John Cena vs. JBL vs. Triple H- WWE title elimanation match
This should be a long one. Avery long one. I say John Cena is elimanated first, after a closeline from hell followed by a pedigree. Then JBL is elimanated after a pedigree. Triple H looks good, but after the pedigree, he is RKO'd. Triple H kicks out. They fight outside, and Orton is pedigreed through a table. Triple H tries to pin him, btu Orton kicks out. Stuff happens, and Orton wins.

Yep, so that's what I think will happen. I still think they should add a mid-card rivalry match to help shorten matches like Show/Khali and Batista/HBK. Maybe Mr.Kennedy's return. He wasn't injured, he was just filming a movie in a foriegn country. Maybe he could fight someone like Super Crazy. Or better yet, Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes could fight Santino and Carlito. Non-title though. They can save that for Raw. If that match did happen, it would last a good 10-20 minutes.

Regal wins king of the ring

Damn. This is just bad on the creative team's part.

WWE title rivalry

Alright, I have a big rivalry:





Rivalry: Chris Jericho vs. Randy Orton




Why: Both want WWE title

How it goes: It is the Raw after Night of Champions (It's a new PPV. They're getting rid of Vengence and replacing it with this. I was shocked too.), and the main event is Randy Orton vs.
John Cena. Orton wins, and after the match, Chris Jericho comes out and says, "Orton, I want your title" and leaves.
Next week, Jericho comes out and talks to the fans. "Last week," he says, "I told Orton I wanted his title. Now, you fans may think I'm greedy for doing this. But Chris, you might say, you already have 1 title. Isn't that enough? Well, I'm happy with my current title, but I should be the current WWE champion. Let me take you all back to Armageddon, the December PPV. I was about to win my WWE title match." Then JBL comes out. "Let me finish that nice little story for ya," he says. "You were about to win. But then I came in and cost you the whole damn match. So as far as I'm concerned, the only thing that's blocking your path to the WWE title is me, JBL. And you'll never get past that obstacle- Never Ever. Because I always have been, and always will be better than you." Jericho responds, "You think you're better than me? You?! JBL, I can beat you at anytime, anywhere, under any stipulation." "Anytime?" JBL responds. "Anywhere? Under any stipulation? How about tonight, in a no DQ match, with the winner getting a shot at the WWE title at The Great American Bash." "You're on," says Jericho. Jericho beats JBL.
On Raw, the opening match is Randy Orton vs. Super Crazy. Orton wins in a minute. As Orton is leaving, Jericho comes out and gives him a codebreaker. Later in the night, Jericho defends his Intercontinental title aginst Jeff Hardy and Mr.Kennedy. Jericho throws Hardy out of the ring and hits the codebreaker on Kennedy. Orton, who is doing commentary, gets out of his seat and distracts Jericho. Kennedy rolls Jericho up while he is being distracted, picking up the I.C. title.
Next week, Jericho faces Kennedy in a non-title match. Jericho wins. Orton faces Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly in the main event. The match ends in DQ after Jericho interferes. He gives Orton the Walls of Jericho, and he taps (even though it's not a match).
Orton wins at The Great American Bash. Jericho has Orton in the walls, and Orton taps his hand on the mat twice (you need to tap 3 times to tap out). Jericho thinks he won, so he celebrates. Orton gets up and RKOs Jericho, then pins him.
On Raw, Orton has an "Age of Orton Banquet" to celebrate his victory. Jericho crashes the party and throws Orton through one of the tables.
Next week, William Regal announces that Jericho will fight Orton at Summerslam, but in a Falls Count Anywhere match. He also says that tonight, Orton will face Jeff Hardy. Orton beats Jeff Hardy.
Next week, Orton gets to pick Jericho's opponent, and he picks Snitsky. Jericho wins, but is RKOd by Orton post-match.
On Raw, Jericho beats Mr.Kennedy and Orton beats Hacksaw Jim Duggan. He punts Jim's head in after the match.
On Monday, Orton faces Shawn Michaels. He wins. After the match, Jericho comes out and tries to attack Orton, but is RKOd.
The Summerslam match ends in a no-contest because both men couldn't go on. Both men were bloodied, battered, and beaten. There was a table set up in front of one of the ring aprons. Orton RKOd Jericho of the top of that ring apron, but he went through the table while doing so.
On Raw, Jericho begs for another title shot. Regal makes a compromise. He says that if he wins his match tonight, he will face Randy Orton at Unforgiven in a ladder match. Jericho's opponent is Umaga. Jericho wins his match.
Next week, Orton says mean things about Jericho. He says that he's a has-been and he shouldn't have come back to WWE. Jericho comes out with a steel chair and says, "There is an old saying for people like you. Silence is Golden. Also, SHUT UP YOU ARROGANT JERK!" (Substitue Jerk for a word you would use to describe a donkey or mule.) Orton says, "Jericho, I can say whatever I want, because at the end of the day, I can walk the walk and talk the-" BAM! Jericho whacks Orton across the head with the steel chair.
Jericho fights Triple H next week. Jericho is about to win, but Orton comes in and returns last week's favor with a chair shot.
At Unforgiven, Jericho wins.

SD Spoilers

Here are this weeks SD spoilers, courtesy of wrestlezone.com:

MVP beat Tommy Dreamer. Matt Hardy did commentary.

Hornswoggle beat Matt Striker.

Chavo Guerrero beat Jamie Noble.

The Big Show beat Mark Henry by DQ when Great Khali got involved and laid out Show.

Cherry beat Victoria.

Vladimir Kozlov beat Leroy Kincaid, billed from London.

Chris Jericho did an in-ring segment with Batista saying that Batista is just mad he wasn't the person to retire Ric Flair, so Batista laid him out.

Batista vs. The Undertaker went to a double countout after Edge's crew got involved. Vickie Guerrero announced a rematch, for the World title, on next week's episode.

Fan of the Month

For the 1st time ever, I am picking the fan of the month. This month's Fan is...

Transplante de Cabelo! He wrote an awsome comment, and I felt I had to acknowledge it. So you, my friend, are April's Fan of the month.

Everyone else, don't be jealous. Send me an awesome e-mail at roadkill25@gmail.com , or write an awesome comment, (Like Transplante de Cableo), and you could be May's fan of the month.

Thoughts on Last Night's Raw/King of the Ring prediction

I have a few things I want to say about last night's Raw. Wow! Wow again! It was the best Raw in quite a few weeks. I am exited about The King of the Ring tournament. But we'll talk about that a little later.

I guess you could say my favorite match was the women's title match. I liked it because it was watchable, it was Mickie James and not Maria, and because there was a title change. Beth had that title for too long. Way too long, at least for a women's title. That's what I hate about the women's division. Sometimes, the reigns as champs can get a little long. Take Trish Stratus, for instance. She held her title for almost a year before losing it to Mickie James at Wrestlemania

22. If this were a world title I wouldn't be complaining like this, but this is a mid-card title. (No offense to the divas.) Wait, knix that last sentence. If you leave a strap on ANYONE too long, the fans become less interested, less people watch, and you lose the money.

Know I'll talk about the King of the Ring tournament. I like it. Alot. But they should stop making it "return" every two years and just turn it back into a PPV. But besides that, this King of the Ring gets no complaints. In fact, here is exactly how I think the King of the Ring should
go:

1st round:

Chris Jericho def. Shelton Benjamin (quick match, around 5 minutes)

Matt Hardy def. Carlito (Longer match, around 15 minutes)

John Cena def. Big Show after Khali interferes, allowing Cena to get Show into the STFU (7-10 minute match)

JBL def. CM Punk (Same length as Cena's match, or around that)

Triple H def. Edge (15 minute match)

Randy Orton def. Batista (15 minute match)

Shawn Michaels def. MVP (10 minute match)

Umaga def. Funaki (30 second squash)

Second Round:

JBL def. Chris Jericho (10 minute match)

John Cena def. Matt Hardy (15 minute match)

Shawn Michaels def. Mr.Kennedy (10 minute match)

Triple H def. Umaga (15 minute match)

Randy Orton gets a bye because he's WWE champ.

3rd round:

Shawn Michaels def. JBL (10 minute match)

Triple H def. Cena, Orton (25 minute match)

Main event:

Shawn Michaels def. Triple H (30 minute match)

This would be a great way to have 2008 King of the Ring.

The Great American Bash 2007: Why it failed

The Great American Bash 2007. It was horrible. The matches were underhyped and overhyped. I had a viewing party for this PPV. My choices were either that or Summerslam. I knew I should've picked Summerslam.

Everyone complains about this PPV, but no one ever tries to figure out why it was so bad. Well, I'm getting to the bottom of this. I'm going to figure out why The Bash was so bad.

The first reason The Bash was so bad was because some matches were underhyped. Let's take a look at the underhyped matches:

Underhyped matches at The GAB 2007

Carlito vs. Sandman- Singapore can on a pole match

No one even knew this match was going to happen. It wasn't on the original card. The rules weren't very clear, and Sandman and Carlito had just started fueding 2 weeks prior.

Cruiserweight Open for the Cruiserweight title
This match wasn't on the original card either. They just threw it in and had Hornswoggle win it. This was a very short, sloppy match and it seemed like the wrestlers were'nt prepared for it.

WHC: Khali vs. Batista vs. Kane
This match was announced 48 hours before The Bash. I liked the idea, but the match was short, sloppy, and boring. It was predictable that Khali would win too.

Jeff Hardy vs. Umaga- IC title
This was the best match on the card. It was underhyped, but it still worked.

Now let's take a look at the overhyped matches:

Overhyped matches

John Morrison vs. CM Punk for the ECW title

This match was pretty overhyped. They dedicated a whole episode of ECW to this one match. It wasn't so great, either. The match was a little boring.

John Cena vs. Bobby Lashley for the WWE title
Everyone knows this match was overhyped. It was a little below par, too.

Now, here are the matches that were correctly hyped:

Correctly hyped matches

Melina vs. Candice Michelle

These 2 had been fueding for months. Hell, they even had their own posses!

MVP vs. Matt Hardy

Hardy had beaten MVP, so he got his title shot. I thought for sure that Hardy would win, but I was wrong.

Randy Orton vs. Dusty Rhodes in a Texas Bullrope match

This was a very entertaining rivalry, but the match wasn't so good. Oh well.

Here is another reason the bash failed:

Mathes like Carlito vs. Sandman and the cruiserweight open shouldn't have happened. They were unessacery, and they were low quality. Why don't you add a match that has actually been hyped. Or why don't you just leave this spot on the card balnk?

Well, know you mnow why the bash failed. Here are some ways WWE can keep it from failing again:

Take away the no hype matches. It'll give you more time for main event matches. It'll also give you time to have matches like Cena/Lshley and Morrison/Punk to live up to the hype. Let's hope that The Bash 2008 will be a lot better.

SD Spoilers for tonight

Here are tonight's SD results (courtesy of wrestlingforum.com):

A bunch of dancers are out with The Great Khali to start Smackdown. His manager says Khali has a peace offering. The Big Show comes out. Khali gives the Big Show a bunch of Indian things including a goat. They shake hands then Show knocks him out with one blow. Lame segment.

John Morrison and The Miz def. Shanon Moore and Jimmy Wang-Yang

Finlay and Hornswoggle def. Matt Stryker

Victoria with "Natalia" (Nattie Neidhart). Nat cuts a short promo. Michelle comes out, bell rings for a match with Victoria. Victoria wins after Nat throws something at Michelle to distract her.

HBK/Batista in ring segment. HBK says everyone has moved on except Batista. Batista says HBK stabbed people in the back. Michaels and Batista could get by on size, but he couldn't. So he did what he had to. Segment ends with Michaels faking sweet chin music and then a brief brawl.

Vladimir Kozlov defeated Matt Logan. This will never make TV, but Kozlov botched his introduction twice, first by heading out before they were filming and then walking backstage as the lights were on. Absolutely hysterical live.

MVP comes out to do commentary for Matt Hardy vs. Chuck Palumbo. Hardy wins via the twist of fate. Matt then yells at MVP, who leaves the ring area.

Undertaker defeated Festus via gogoplata. Ref bump that led to nothing, new ref came down to call for the bell.

Secret Diva

Just in case you were wondering, that diva ho beat up Michelle Mcool on Smackdown was Nattie Neidhart. She took out Torrie Wilson on SD a few months ago.

Backlash is soon

Wrestlemania is behind us and now, we're on the road to Backlash. Speaking of the big BL, here are some matches I'd like to see at the PPV:

Kane vs. Chavo Guerrero: ECW title match
I'm definetely sure that this will happen at Backlash. If it does, Kane should win.

The Undertaker vs. Edge: WHC match
If you read the SD spoilers, you know that this is going to happen at Backlash. It's a normal match, but i'd like to see a gimmick match. Edge is Vickie fiance, so Vickie could've made it a NO DQ match or a street fight, just to give Edge the advantage.

Batista vs. Shawn Michaels
If you read the SD spoilers, you'd know that these 2 have a little arguement on SD. I'd like to turn that arguement into a match at Backlash. If it were to happen, Batista would come out on top.

The Miz and John Morrison vs. Jesse and Festus: WWE tag team titles
This match has happened alot, but never made it to PPV level. I think that these 2 teams should face off in a last chance match. I would like Jesse and Festus to win this one.

MVP vs. Matt Hardy: If Hardy wins he gets a title shot at Judgemnt Day
This could be good. MVP would win though.

WWE title match: Randy Orton vs. John Cena, Last Man Standing match
This is the match that was postponed! The one that never happened! It would be a great main event. Randy Orton would win.

30 man battle royal: winner faces Randy Orton at Judgement Day
Triple H could win this. After all, he's the one on the Judgement Day poster.

Oh, and here's the order I'd put them in:

Matt Hardy vs. MVP: If Hardy wins, he gets a title shot at Judgement Day

WWE tag team titles: Miz and Morrison vs. Jesse and Festus

ECW title: Kane vs. Chavo Guerrero

30 man #1 contender's battle royal

The Undertaker vs. Edge: WHC match

Batista vs. Shawn Michaels

John Cena vs. Randy Orton: Last Man Standing match for WWE title

SD Spoilers

Here are the spoilers for Friday's SD: (courtesy of Wrestlezone.com)

Edge and Chavo start the show. They are upset that they lost their titles at WrestleMania, and feel bad that they have let their fans and Vicky down. They are both getting title rematches at Backlash. Also tonight, Vicky has signed Kane vs. Taker.

Non-Title Match: Matt Hardy defeated MVP © in a 15-minute match.

Festus squashed Edge Guy Zach Ryder.

HBK is out to the ring. Batista comes out to interrupt him. Batista is angry with HBK, and calls him egotistical. HBK tries to smooth it over, but Batista makes HBK feel guilty for beating Flair and says he should have laid down for Flair. Batista tosses down the mic and leaves. HBK gives his mic to the ring guy, is sad and leaves.

Vladimir Kozlov defeated Matt Bentley in a very quick match.

Non-Title Match: The Miz and John Morrison © defeated Shannon Moore and Jimmy Wang Yang.

After the match the Great Khali came out and beat down all four men. He grabbed the mic and started to talk about the Big Show, who then came to the ring. They stared down and Khali left like on Raw.

Kane and The undertaker went to a double count out as they did the double big boot spot and couldn't answer the 10-count.

The first 10+ Minutes was a "grappling bout," as they wrestled, hit no signature moves and just worked basic wrestling. After the double KO boot spot, they both did the sit up. Edge, Chavo and the Rated Rmy hit the ring and beat them down. Kane and Taker then did the double sit up again, chokeslam on Edge, one for Chavo and then double tombstones to close the show.

Rivalries: MITB edition

Sunday night was Wrestlemania. One of the matches was the annual Money in the bank match. I have some thoughts about next year's MITB match, so I decided to make a storyline around the match. Read on:

Rivalry: MITB qualifier vs. MITB qualifier vs. MITB qualifier vs. MITB qualifier vs. ...

Why: They all want to be Mr.MITB

How it goes: It's the SD after Royal Rumble. Rey Mysterio lost a world title match. And Edge didn't win the Royal Rumble. So Edge has Vince Mcmahon on The Cutting Edge. He begs Vince for a World Title shot, but Vince won't give it to him. He says, "Edge if you want a title shot, I'll put you in the Money in the bank match. You can win that and get the title shot". Then Rey Mysterio comes out and says that he deserves a title shot more than Edge. So Vince Mcmahon makes it Edge vs. Rey Mysterio in a MITB qualifying match at No Way Out.
Next week on Smackdown, Rey Mysterio beats Chuck Palumbo. In an interview, Edge says that he will win at No Way Out.
On SD, Edge has Rey Mysterio on The Cutting Edge. Edge says that he will win at No Way Out. He goes on to brag about how many titles he's held, and how's he's already won MITB matches. Then he names all of Rey's titles, and says, "Look at the diffrence people. I am better than Rey Mysterio in every way". Then Rey Mysterio says, "Edge, all of those title reigns are a fluke. You cheated to win all of those matches. But that's not the case with me. At least I can win without cheating". Then Edge says, "Well Rey, a win's a win. And you can't win. You had a short" (and he emphasizes the word short) "world title reign. All of your streaks and reigns were very very short." (he emphasizes short again) "I have to bend down to talk to you". Then he makes more short jokes, but on one knee to get Rey mad. Rey has had enough, so he kicks Edge in the face. Then he beats the hell out of him while he's on the floor. The Edge-Heads come in and attack Rey. When he gets up, Edge spears him.
At No Way Out, Rey opens the show by beating Edge and qualifying for the MITB match.
On ECW, The Miz qualifys for the MITB match.
On Smackdown, Rey Mysterio beats The Miz.
On Raw, Carlito qualifys for the MITB match.
On ECW, CM Punk qualifys for the MITB.
On Smackdown, Edge gets a second shot and qualifys for the MITB match.
On Raw, Jeff Hardy qualifys for the MITB match.
On ECW, Kane qualifys for the MITB match.
On Raw, Chris Jericho qualifys for the MITB match.
At Wrestlemania, Jeff Hardy wins the MITB match.

Pyro at Mania/Brangelina buys WWE ring/More

During The Undertaker's entrance at Wrestlemania, the pyro malfunction, injuring 40 people.

The following is courtesy of Wrestlezone.com:

Believe it or not, celebrity couple Brad Bitt and Angelina Jolie's new home has a full-sized WWE wrestling ring. "The best part of the house is a separate gym area with a real [World Wrestling Entertainment] ring in it," Building contractor Ron Charles told Life & Style Weekly. Pitt is filming Terrence Malick's Tree of Life in Texas and his home, which he is renting from professional wrestler the Undertaker.

The WWE Hall Of Fame on USA did a good 2.1 cable rating this past Saturday.

Right before the Heat taping, WWE flashed a Cryme Tyme graphic on the HD set, spoiling
Cryme Tyme's return.

Former WCW wrestler Hardbody Harrison was sentenced to life in prison on sex trafficking and forced labor charges.

Floyd Mayweather was spotted taking pictures and interacting with fans outside WWE’s hotel in Orlando yesterday afternoon and into the evening. He came out around 4:00 PM and told fans that he had just woken up which isn’t a surprise since he’s known as a night owl. He smiled for all the pictures and was said to be very respectful and approachable when dealing with fans. While Floyd was posing for pictures one of his bodyguards sold a Floyd Mayweather Jr. hoodie for $250 to a guy from Australia.

The chinchilla outfit that Floyd wore to the ring for his WrestleMania 24 match against Big Show reportedly cost between $25,000 and $30,000.

Ric is gone

Ric Flair had his fairwell ceremony last night on Monday Night Raw. It was a nice little feel good moment. I'll recap it:

Flair comes out and gives a little speech. He is about to leave, but Triple H comes out. He says that there are some people who want to say goodbye. Then The four horsemen come out and say goodbye to Ric. Then Batista comes out and says farwell to Flair. Then Dean Malenko comes out. Then Jericho. Then Harley Race. Then his family- the list of people goes on and on. Then Triple H says, "Is there anyone else who wants to give their regards to Ric", and the whole WWE roster comes out. By this point, Flair is crying. It was a nice little moment that I think Flair won't forget.