Weekly TV Thread - March 25 - 31

The Rock will be on the show tonight!

It looks like they're teasing a Jericho/Fandango feud on WWE.com so expect that. I personally think a guy like Fandango is beneath Jericho at the point, but apparently not.

The rest of the preview is full of stuff you'd expect - Punk/Taker continuing their feud, Hell No/Dolph&BigE continuing their feud, etc. There was no mention of Brock/Triple H so I'm guessing that feud won't be built on tonight.

The Rock will actually be on TV this week?! :o

 

The Rock will actually be on TV this week?! :o

 

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Until he gots on the wrong side of De Niro. Then he's just a dead man on the other end of this line.

I almost forgot RAW was on XD

What did I miss? 

I almost forgot RAW was on XD

What did I miss? 

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I almost forgot RAW was on XD

What did I miss? 

pokajabba

Thanks guys, but why did Jericho attack Fandango?pokajabba

[QUOTE="pokajabba"]Thanks guys, but why did Jericho attack Fandango?TruthTellers

Can somebody explain why Jericho and Ziggler aren't having a match at Wrestlemania again? They just had yet another decent match tonight.

Somebody explain to me why Jericho and Ziggler aren't having a match at Wrestlemania again? They just had yet another decent match tonight.

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[QUOTE="pokajabba"]

Somebody explain to me why Jericho and Ziggler aren't having a match at Wrestlemania again? They just had yet another decent match tonight.

jedi_marcos

[QUOTE="jedi_marcos"][QUOTE="pokajabba"]

Somebody explain to me why Jericho and Ziggler aren't having a match at Wrestlemania again? They just had yet another decent match tonight.

TruthTellers

[QUOTE="pokajabba"]

Somebody explain to me why Jericho and Ziggler aren't having a match at Wrestlemania again? They just had yet another decent match tonight.

jedi_marcos

Zack Ryder looked so pale. it's kind of disturbing to see him like that. Full_Metal1923

^Woah! Where did the hostility come from? :lol:

Weightlifting competition? And they wonder why nobody watches Smackdown :roll:

^Woah! Where did the hostility come from? :lol:

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Why isn't AJ vs. Kaitlyn happening at Wrestlemania? (Sorry if the results of the match have already occurred, in Canada we are 15 minutes behind)

I'm guessing it's not going to be a legitmate match, and that it sets up for a Wrestlemania encounter - it's the least the WWE can do for the Divas.  

I'm guessing it's not going to be a legitmate match, and that it sets up for a Wrestlemania encounter - it's the least the WWE can do for the Divas.Full_Metal1923

Don't know why no one on here is talking about it...but that final segment...

I had Raw on all three hours and it seemed like every match was someone who had a match at WrestleMania squashing someone who didn't, and that sucked.

Cena starts off the Q and A with an extremely corny answer, and it was just brutal. But halfway through, his speech about how Rock didn't beat him, HE beat him and admitting that the fans dig deep inside him with their mixed chants...THAT was perfect. He's finally selling Rock's insults correctly: not scared, not smiling, just pissed off.

The Rock was great, too. He seems like a total d*ck going into the match and I think that's what they're going for.

Best Cena promo in months, maybe years. 

Okay, I did like the segment in the end, but the beginning became very boring after a while. The second half brought the intensity a little more, though. I particularly love how Cena showed signs that The Rock truly does 'get' to him (And the fans), as it helps bring doubt of him winning the match (I'll further explain in a second). They were both on their game with the speeches, but Cena really felt like the desperate man WWE wants us to believe he has become. His speech shows the signs of a broken man who doesn't want to believe that he truly lost the big one, but he comes across as though he knows deep down he might be lying to himself, and might not 'truly' be the best. The actual 'end' should have went down differently, because while Cena brought a good amount of doubt into the match with his speech (Convincing us that The Rock/Fans have gotten to him so much, that he now makes mistakes for the first time in his career), he should have also shown signs of The Rock 'breaking' him further, after The Rock had called him out for their physical battle.

Instead of The Rock doing the 'Rock Bottom', Cena should have become red faced and intense, then proceed to 'AA' (Perhaps even a Rock Bottom) The Rock through the table that the Legends were sitting around. As I said, I think that would have shown Cena being truly effected by The Rock, making it seem that Cena only needs to make 'one' mistake to lose at Wrestlemania (The Rock effected him so much, that he lost his nerve and proceeded to 'AA/Rock Bottom' Rock, through the table). This would help make the match feel a bit more implausible when it comes to who might win.

Still, it was a decent segment for the second half.

It's hasn't got much behind it at all, TruthTellers (Except for a massive paycheck for Vince). I just felt this was the only segment that remotely tried to do anything for the feud/build-up. It gave me an ounce of hope, but I'm pretty sure we all know it will still be forgettable (At least a completely forgettable storyline for this rematch). It's obviously still a terribly built up match, and The Rock really should not be the Champion (In my opinion). I hope Rock/Cena II becomes half the length of their previous match. They should try and go for a Batista/Cena, Rock/Austin (Wrestlemania 15) type of match. I think they are capable of at least pulling that off.

Anyway, the first one will likely be the only one that gets remembered. I see nothing about their second match (Including build up/storyline) that will become memorable at all. Only the match itself remains to be seen. I hope they at least get something decent out of it, but I honestly would prefer a different match altogether.

This was the first segment in how long that had both in the ring at the same time? What a joke

Swagger & Zeb has gone from talking about racism to picking on RR... Maybe they realized how uncomfortable it was? 

Barrett could be a great main event level wrestler if allowed, I'm really coming to like a lot about him

From WWE title match to Fandango... Why do you come back Y2J?

WM could shape up into the night of Ziggler... He wins the tag titles, cashes in MiTB and AJ wins the Diva title... I'm more excited than I was when AJ exited the ring and mooned the TV

Whoever that guy was in the front row w his headphones on yelling for the Miz and acting like he was hard was a total tool

King referenced the movie "Lincoln" being popular and how it's ironic... What was he talking about?

This was the first segment in how long that had both in the ring at the same time?ToTheBank

[QUOTE="ToTheBank"]This was the first segment in how long that had both in the ring at the same time?Redders1989

King referenced the movie "Lincoln" being popular and how it's ironic... What was he talking about?ToTheBank

[QUOTE="ToTheBank"]King referenced the movie "Lincoln" being popular and how it's ironic... What was he talking about?JML897

I keep thinking HHH/Brock is going to be the best match of the night. HHH has been training like a beast for this match. He's been tweeting pics of himself working out at midnight and he looks JACKED. Working out at that time of night is DEDICATION. Him and Brock are just going to beat the **** out of each other. No DQ with Haitch's career on the line will only add to intensity.

Am I the only one who just has NO interest in Taker/Punk? Right about now they could throw this match on the preshow and I wouldn't even blink. Taker only has a few matches left in him and this seems like a complete WASTE. I would have rather him take this Mania off and come back next year for Cena, Brock, or HHH IV.

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You know what I realized could be happening with this lackluster build-up? Vince might be cashing on the cheapest/easiest matches possible, just because of the failed senate campaign for Linda (Since they spent a lot of money on it). What better way to get your money back, than by not investing much into the build-up to Wrestlemania (And putting matches on the card that will certainly make a load of money, regardless of how well they are built - Rock/Cena II, HHH/Brock, Taker/Punk)?

Obviously I doubt this is actually the reason, but at least it's 'A' reason. I'd like to think there is 'something' behind why this Wrestlemania's build-up has been so weak (Wrestlemania itself might be amazing, you never know?)