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Yep, I said it. Despite a highly entertaining WrestleMania matchup between these two, their rematch this Sunday has clunker written all over it. Why do I say this? Is it because Batista has one foot out of the WWE door, which removes any suspense as to who’s going to win? No. Is it because the big-event buzz that surrounds Mania, which really helped elevate their previous match, will be absent? Nope. The answer is simple. "Last Man Standing" matches in the current WWE are the most logic-defying, plodding and utterly uninteresting gimmick matches in the industry. Sure, there will be pockets of excitement, and ...

“Doing the same thing, the same way, and expecting a different result is insanity.”   — Albert Einstein That quote does a pretty good job of summing up my current assessment of the WWE’s latest “effort” to elevate another young wrestler, in this case Jack Swagger, into a Main Event picture that has been almost completely stagnant for years. It’s only been a couple weeks since WrestleMania, but you can already see the WWE Booking 101 playbook in full effect. It goes a little something like this: Step 1: Wrestler wins big match ...

With WrestleMania XXVI now in the rearview mirror—and WWE having done the right thing by preserving “the streak”—it seems like a good time to consider who Vince McMahon might select to finally pin The Undertaker at Mania. We’re going full-service here, breaking down every active member of the WWE roster —and even some who aren’t—into levels. I already laid out a scenario I really liked in my previous column, but I have to consider that a long shot—so we’re going more conventional here. Now, without further ado, let’s speculate wildly! Level One: No Chance in Hell Carlito, Chavo ...

Let me preface everything I'm about to write by stating that I think this is the best build to a WrestleMania in years. There are three matches I'm legitimately excited about (Undertaker/Michaels, Edge/Jericho, Punk/Misterio), and five others I think should at least be fun (Hart/McMahon, Batista/Cena, MITB Ladder Match, HHH/Sheamus, Tag Title Match). That leaves just one stinker, which is a damn good ratio for WWE's biggest show of the year. However, in terms of long-term booking and the future of the company, I think WWE has made a mistake in having a rematch between Shawn Michaels and The ...