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WWE: Why a Daniel Bryan / Sheamus / Alberto Del Rio Triple Threat Must Happen
On April - 3 - 2012
On the April 2nd edition of Monday Night Raw, the WWE had scripted a Sheamus/Alberto Del Rio promo in the second half of the show. This promo was meant to solidify Sheamus as a top face and reintroduce Del Rio as Sheamus' No. 1 challenger for the World's Heavyweight Title leading up to Extreme Rules.Last year, a promo like this would have done a serviceable job of setting up a new storyline, but last night, the crowd in Miami wanted no part of it. What was supposed to start a new feud only fell like a lead balloon. The crowd had ...
WWE: 10 Wrestlers That Should Break Through After WrestleMania 28
On March - 24 - 2012
With WrestleMania 28 only a week away, many wrestling critics and fans are looking past the big event to the upcoming WWE year.The months following WrestleMania traditionally feature big shake-ups in the Raw and Smackdown brands, which may include the abolition of brand-extension this year.At the very least, some talent will likely be let go or sent down to FCW over the coming months and new wrestlers will be added to the roster to inject new blood in both of the flagship shows.While wrestlers like CM Punk, John Cena and Randy Orton will continue to have a banner year as ...
WWE Raw: Does the "CM Drunk" Twist Take Things Too Far?
On March - 13 - 2012
The war of words between CM Punk and Chris Jericho took a somewhat unexpected turn on the March 12 edition of Monday Night Raw when Jericho, still reeling from embarrassment two weeks earlier, appeared on the Titantron after Punk had defeated The Miz in a singles match and promptly told the crowd one of Punk’s deepest, darkest secrets.It turns out that the “Straight-Edge Superstar” is an Edger because his father was an alcoholic and Jericho suggested that Punk has as many tattoos as he as because it’s the only way he can cope with the pain of his dark past.Jericho also stated ...