Wrestling - Road to Wrestlemania 29

[Marion Crane]

21-0

[Dimitrius]

Spanish Announce Table 1, CM Punk/Undertaker 0

[Syzzle]

21-0

Also I'm shocked Jack Swagger didn't break the Spanish announce table on principle.

[Dimitrius]

You don't see him and Zeb picking on Antonio Cesaro either.

Kinda of a... selective thing, have no idea why...

[Syzzle]

Brock Lesnar/HHH-1, Spanish Announce Table-0 

[Zook]

If Taker is borderline crippled, why'd they make him win?

[masterthes]

Because he's the Undertaker and he doesn't job to anybody, not even God

[TioJorge]

I'll bet you fuckers don't even know wrostling is fake. you fuckers. I loe you guys.

[Destiny Of Chaos]

There is a God!!!! A full time wrestler has the belt again..... Now please enough with team part time. Of all the full time wrestlers, Cena's probably my least favorite. But I respect the hell out of the man and any full time is better than any part timer with the exception of Jericho, who works Raws and Smackdowns when he's around, to help the younger talent.

Now push the hell out of the Shield.

[toro]

I'm done. Fuck Cena. Jumping ship to NJPW that delivered the best PPV of the weekend with a 5 star match.

[Dimitrius]

BTW, The Shield is still completely awesome! But man I can't wait until Seth Rollins gets a little more in-ring time to show how great he is! Right now he's kind of the "high flying/dangerous spot" guy in the group.

Ambrose is gonna be big, though!

[Jaq]

I'm done. Fuck Cena. Jumping ship to NJPW that delivered the best PPV of the weekend with a 5 star match.

Tanahashi/Okada? Those two don't know HOW to have a bad match. 

[toro]

I'm done. Fuck Cena. Jumping ship to NJPW that delivered the best PPV of the weekend with a 5 star match.

Tanahashi/Okada? Those two don't know HOW to have a bad match. 

Hell yeah!! I woke up at 3 am just to catch the Swagsuke Nagamura match and the ME. I was marking out so hard by the end of it.

In other news:
    >This is all developing as I write this, but WWE is working re-write massive parts of tonight's Raw as The Rock is not there as originally planned.


    >The word backstage is that he left for Los Angeles this morning. WWE sources indicate this caught the company completely off guard and there's a lot of heat on Rock at the moment.


    >This is not a planned angle to sell Rock being upset over losing the WWE title. He was worked into their plans going forward and there had been talk of shooting a major angle with Rock to begin building Wrestlemania 30, possibly an angle with Undertaker or Brock Lesnar (we've heard both discussed but mostly Lesnar) and all that is out the window now.


https://www.pwinsider.com/article/76774/major-plans-for-raw-thrown-out-as-major-name-wont-be-there.html?p=1

Things I got from the ME:
The lack of Commentary between the HHH match and the start of the ME.
How out of it both men looked.
How The Rock seemed pissed off at the end.
How Cena looke like a smug cunt during his celebration.
How The Rock looked mad at the "muh respek" ending.

So maybeis just me, but I think The Rock hated the idea of putting Cena over like that. Or maybe we are getting worked for Cena/Rock III

[Phoenix87x]

Overall I enjoyed the show last night for the most part, with the exception of the main event. I found it to be painfully predictable and very by the numbers. No surprises, it just plodded along.

and god help them if they are planning a cena/rock III because I had little to no interest in cena/Rock II.

[KevShmev]

So, word is that The Rock bailed for LA this morning, leaving the WWE in chaos today, as he was supposed to be a huge part of RAW tonight. 

  if true.

If it's a work, well done, I guess.

[Phoenix87x]

I abandoned watching RAW for quite a while now, mainly out of sheer boredom, but I think I'll tune-in tonight to watch the damage control.

[Destiny Of Chaos]

Screw the Rock. Hopefully he stays away until it's time for him to be inducted... but sadly, I think we'll see him at XXX.


For those who believe that a picture's worth a thousand words.....




Instead of frantically figuring out how to build XXX tonight, maybe they should focus on tonight.... this week, and Extreme rules..... and the FULL TIME wrestlers.

[KevShmev]

Screw the Rock.

If this is true, and the Rock really did bolt, this is what Vince gets for putting all of his eggs in the part-timers' baskets. 

And let's be honest, if any of us were Dwayne Johnson, and Vince drove up to our house with a truckload of money and said, "Here's a ton of cash to work 8-10 times a year, only one or two of which will be actual matches," we'd all be like, "Where do I sign?"

[KevShmev]

Another report:

Sources inside WWE exclusively inform WWE Examiner on Monday afternoon that Dwayne Johnson - The Rock - angrily walked away from tonight's show just hours before the live broadcast is to begin at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

The Rock, who lost the WWE Championship last night to John Cena at WrestleMania 29, is said to be personally fuming at how WWE handled last night's main event.

Allegedly, The Rock was supposed to defeat Cena only to have Dolph Ziggler cash in his Money in The Bank title shot, capturing the championship from a bruised and battered Rock.

At the last minute, we're told, WWE's creative team decided to give Cena the win. Although The Rock was furious, he agreed to proceed and wrestled the match and provided the outcome that was asked of him.

Complicating matters, according to the rumor mill Monday afternoon, is that The Rock was said to be personally insulted at the arrogance with which John Cena conducted himself at the event backstage last night.

WWE Examiner cannot confirm these rumors, but this is, in fact, what some are saying.

At this hour, it isn't clear if Johnson is in violation of his WWE contract, but there's a good chance lawyers are butting heads at this moment. To reiterate, this is not a storyline with WWE Raw. The Rock legitimately bolted from the company today and flew home to Los Anegeles.

Pro wrestling insider blog Rajah confirmed moments ago that there is "absolute chaos backstage at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, site of tonight's RAW."

Former WWE Champion The Rock, who was scheduled to open the show and take part in a huge angle, reportedly flew home to Los Angeles this morning and will not be at the show. This is not part of a storyline - and WWE sources indicate that Rock's departure caught the company completely off guard.

The original plan was for The Rock to cut a promo about WrestleMania 29, only to be interrupted by Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman. Lesnar was going to attack The Rock and plant the seeds for a rumored WrestleMania 30 main event between the two.

Our sources also confirm that Vince McMahon and company are scrambling to figure out what to do with tonight's show and Brock Lesnar, who is now standing by without a purpose.

Curiously, The Rock hasn't uttered a single word on any of his social media accounts today. All profile background images of WWE-related content have also been pulled.

Something is, indeed, very wrong.

A knowledgeable industry source told WWE Examiner moments ago that he wouldn't be surprised if The Rock "is done for good with the WWE."

Do you believe the rumors or is there truth to a dramatic falling out between The Rock and the WWE?

I guess we'll know soon enough.  It wouldn't surprise me if this were a work to create buzz to get more people to watch tonight.

But LOL at the idea that Ziggler cashing in against the Rock was even a possibility.

[Zook]

I'm not a Dolph Ziggler fan, but at least that outcome would have been somewhat new and not so predictable.

[Destiny Of Chaos]

Screw the Rock.

And let's be honest, if any of us were Dwayne Johnson, and Vince drove up to our house with a truckload of money and said, "Here's a ton of cash to work 8-10 times a year, only one or two of which will be actual matches," we'd all be like, "Where do I sign?"

Absolutely.... can't blame him one bit.

[Zook]

I figured his lack of wrestling was due to Vince not wanting him to be injured before Wrestlemania.

[Destiny Of Chaos]

 And now WWE is stating that the Rock tweeted this:

In the middle of last nights Wrestlemania match I tore my abdomen & adductor muscles off the bone. Just part of the job. But as we know..
11:49 PM - 08 Apr 13

https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/29/rock-injured-at-wrestlemania-29

[Phoenix87x]

Nice try WWE, trying to spin that kayfabe non-sense. injury my ass.

and cena is already off to a heelish start, I'm curious to see where this goes.

[Dimitrius]

Raw is gonna be interesting...

[Jaq]

I know a lot of people are high on Ziggler, but I think he'd be the PERFECT candidate to be the first guy to come to the ring to take advantage of a weakened champion, turn in his contract, and LOSE. It has to happen sooner or later, and Ziggler's arrogant, show off personality is perfect for the job. He comes out, does a couple of push ups or sit ups, and gets cradled. It'd be fantastic. Either that or he's so enamored of having the briefcase that he forgets to turn it in. But I don't write wrestling in my head the way most people do. 

[Destiny Of Chaos]

I know a lot of people are high on Ziggler, but I think he'd be the PERFECT candidate to be the first guy to come to the ring to take advantage of a weakened champion, turn in his contract, and LOSE. It has to happen sooner or later, and Ziggler's arrogant, show off personality is perfect for the job. He comes out, does a couple of push ups or sit ups, and gets cradled. It'd be fantastic. Either that or he's so enamored of having the briefcase that he forgets to turn it in. But I don't write wrestling in my head the way most people do. 

Cena's already lost a cash in.

I think they'll string Ziggler all the way to MITB.

[axeman90210]

All hail Dolph Ziggler

[KevShmev]

That was the best moment on RAW in ages.  The crowd popped like mad when he came out, when he hit his finisher, and when he got the 3-count. 

[axeman90210]

That was the best moment on RAW in ages.  The crowd popped like mad when he came out, when he hit his finisher, and when he got the 3-count. 

That was easily one of the loudest pops I've heard in a while. This crowd has been equal parts hilarious and awesome all night.

[Phoenix87x]

All of Raw's momentum went right out the window with Shamus vs. Randy Orton, but the crowd is incredible

[Syzzle]

[Jaq]

The crowd humming Fandango's theme song was a stroke of sheer brilliance. I love those mad bastards.

As for Ziggler-I'll give them credit, they actually made Del Rio losing into the best two minute long match you could possibly have. What I was hoping for was Ziggler to be the first person to come out and lose to the destroyed champion, as Cena's loss, if memory serves, was in a normal match with time to prepare. Though I still think Ziggler being so fond of being Mr. Money In The Bank that he forgot to cash it in would be gold. 

[Dimitrius]

DOLPH ZIGGLER!!!!!

Holy shit what a pop when his music hit!!! You would've thought it was Stone Cold's music that hit! God I loved that pop!

EDIT: The crowd getting bored with the Sheamus/Orton match and chants random things?? AWESOME!!

[KevShmev]

So, was that a heel turn by Ryback or not?  The crowd treated him like a king for laying Cena out, but the announcers treated it like a heel turn.

Also, no appearance by Punk tonight means the rumor about him taking time off after Wrestlemania to let some injuries heal is likely true.  The good news is, they can plan an epic return for him, probably sometime in early summer/late spring.