Where do they get these crappy 'actresses' to play Orton's wive?God that one lastnight was the worst one yet.

Just a long step back in the what at the tine was a greeat build to the Orton-Punk match.

So preditable what was gonna happen once they showed the bus.And why didnt Punk do more to Orton when he had a chance? All he did was hit his leg w/ a wrench and kick him.Whoopee.

so true i dont buy the hhh undertaker stuff

Raw was really good this week. :D

The problems I have with HHH/Undertaker are A) they're just talking to each other and B) neither of them have wrestled anyone in months.

Couldn't they have had at least one moment in the last couple of weeks where they appear in the middle of the other one's match? Even if it was a cheesy thing, like having the lights go out on a HHH match and The Undertaker is standing in the middle of the ring. Or have the Undertaker carry out a casket and say he's going to bury HHH, only to have HHH come out with a sledgehammer and destroy it. Right now, there's nothing, and I doubt one face-to-face next Monday will change that.

In Orton's interview, he did say he dismantled the New Nexus one 'punt' at time, didn't he?!?!

It was an OK Raw but I was upset that Abdullah's video didn't get on RAW.

I think Cole dogging the Divas may be a way for Awesome Kong to be introduced, like the Divas attack Cole and he brings Kong in to "show them how it's done."

I thought there was a great visual of Cena running to the ring whilst dodging the table thrown at him by Miz.
Big show looked so much better walking to the ring without that goofy head gear he has been wearing as of late!
And finally, i mean that as a good thing, did Eve Torres look a little different this week? Slightly chubbier? I think she looked great! And loved her reaction to Cole, first time i have ever shown interest to her character. In fact, her and Maryse put on quite a show, loved their verbals.

I think the divas have something up their...sleeve for Michael Cole? After his match with Lawler, Awesome Kong will come down and pancake his puny Arse!

I would hate to see the diva's involved in the Cole/Lawler match at Mania. But dang I hate seeing Cole interrupt them talk about buring the diva's division. I know it's about as meaningless as it's ever been.. thus it needs every little help it can get to become relivant egain. Seeing Cole interrupt the matches does nothing to help that. Makes me feel bad for Eve and Maryse.

The reason they don't mention the previous Wrestlemania match between Triple H and The Undertaker is because since Triple H lost back then, he would almost certainly have to win this time.

If they talked about how Triple H lost the previous match and then Triple H lost again, then they would all but be conceding that The Undertaker is that much greater than Triple H. This way without mentioning the first match, Triple H can lose a close hard fought match and still cling to the perception that he is still arguably the greater of the two.

However, I still can't believe they would let The Undertaker or any body else beat Shawn Michaels and Triple H in three straight Wrestlemanias, because it would elevate The Undertaker and make him appear to be greater than both of them. I just don't see that happening.

And you're right Kevin, the hype surrounding this match isn't nearly what it was for the two matches against Shawn Michaels. However, there is one thing they can do to make this match more important than those two combined, and that's for Triple H to actually win the match and finally end the streak. That's the one and only thing that can make this match special.

I Think RAW this week was a little Michael Cole heavy, it seems like he's involved in virtually everything!

Despite this I think he's been doing an impressive job and I'm looking forward to his WrestleMania match with Lawler.

Man I sure hope Christian does get added to the title bout at Mania. That would make that match a must see for me.

Wait...Kofi doesn't have a mania match yet? Ugh...they NEED MITB for this exact reason. Although, it's a disgrace that the IC champ isn't/hasn't been involved in a real feud of late. I think Kofi and Barrett would have a good program together. Maybe a pre-show battle royal of low/mid carders to then face Kofi for the IC belt later in the show?

line of the night

Punk: "waaah waaah wwaaaahhh,
waa-SHUT UP!"

True not the best RAW, I guess it could have been alot worse. I am really disappointed in HHH and Undertaker as well. Its no way to build up the streak at WM. Even though its a little tough to top the intensity of the last two match ups between HBK and Undertaker, its like they feel all they have to do is show up.

I bet Kong turns on the divas Cole will be revealed as Raw GM its strange how Cole is allowed to to humiliate Lawler and he can't touch Cole .

Am I the only one worried about the Mania card being awfully packed? Seemed like last year's show was hampered by too much being squeezed in to too short of a time period and I worry some of these matches won't be given the time they deserve for the same reason.

HHH and undertaker both have not wrestled a match in months.

The hype is all talk. There is nothing really to make this all that special other than the Undertaker's streak and HHH's ego.

Who knows what to expect when they get in the ring finally?

Yuck!

The girl who played Orton's Wife is a DG from the University of Illinois.

I'd like to see Awesome Kong come down during the Lawler-Cole match and go off on Cole like he was Bubba the Love Sponge.

Hi Kevin,

I agree with your fustration regarding WWE ignoring the fact that Triple H and The Undertaker have already met at WrestleMania. However, some wrestling old timers like Hulk Hogan believe you drive fans away by talking about past meetings. Hulk criticized The Ultimate Warrior for mentioning their previous WrestleMania match when the Ultimate Warrior was promoting their WCW Cage match debacle. Hogan said why would the fans want to buy it when they could go back and watch the old match, which was much better than their rematch. Nonetheless, I don't agree with this philosophy, but I guess they feel they can fool the younger fans that were not aware of the past matches.

Agree with the overall assessment of the show. Lackluster to say the least. I don't udnerstand the HHH-'Taker build, or why most people seem to think its been great. I thought the show got off to the wrong note with an utterly terrible HHH promo. Nothing new and nothing interesting...and typically long (for HHH).

And that video package? What am I supposed to take away from that? HHH is hot stuff. Undertaker is hot stuff too. The Streak is important. Wrestlemania is important. WE ALREADY KNEW THAT. This whole build has had no excitment. No conflict. No urgency. Talk about auto-pilot...they look like they just said "HHH and Undertake @ WM...IT PRACTICALLY SELLS ITSELF! It'll be just like HBK-Taker!" And this is supposed to be the main event? How is this the main event? I guess I'm not technically the only person who hasn't liked the build-up for this match, but I've seen a lot of people have and WWE seems to have doubled down ot it. Yeah, let's put 2 guys that have been out for months and months before this, who have no real rivalry (except for a WM match 10 yrs ago that we won't even mention), and give them a stare-down out of nowhere. Then let's let each of them try to ramble on about how f'n important it all is, but have no real contact in the ring with one another or wrestle anyone...except HHH gets to destroy a guy who put him out of action and another whose career is drowning. THEN let's have HBK ramble about nothing particularly interesting for a couple of weeks and then bring in a whole host of legends to reinforce that THIS IS THE MAIN EVENT AND IS EPIC IN IMPORTANCE. And now, the week before WrestleMania, we get...another stare-down? Boring. Tedious. Rambling. Redundant. Nothing physical. Nothing mental. Stare-downs, video packages and meaningless, empty, rambling promos? This could have been so much more. It SHOULD have been so much more. There are numerous rationales (some you've mentioned) for why HHH would want 'Taker @ WM. Yet, nothing. As far as I'm concerned HHH-'Taker is 4th in my WM pecking order. HHH is not HBK and it's showing. Their match will be much, much better than the build-up, but that doesn't excuse it. They SOLD those two match-ups the last 2 years. They haven't even tried this year. They just expect everyone to get behind it and eat it up.

On a final unrelated note. The Miz is single-handedly dragging John Cena's ass in a good build-up to WM. He has no shot to retain, but I would think he's certainly given the higher-ups something to think about.

I read that HHH vs. Undertaker is going to be the last match. Kill me now. If Cena vs. Miz is not the last match (since we know that Rock will have some part in the match), Wrestlemania is going to leave a bad taste in my mouth. Why does that match have to be the last match, huh? No one thinks it's that great. The match is just an excuse to make the streak look like a big deal and for HHH to have a match at Wrestlemania without actually having to do much. Honestly, I could have seen the whole streak thing take a break this year. I think Big Show and Undertaker vs. The Corre in a handicap elimination match would have been a better idea. Undertaker could get his revenge on the Corre and still look strong as the defender of the streak. I think HHH wants to one up the HBK-Taker matches. Nice try you, overrated juice head. I hope that he tries to Pedigree someone else through a table next week and blows out both of his knees doing it. He sucks.

i was totally disappointed w/ the title unveiling. i thought it was gonna be the new championship that has been reported for quite some time now so wen it was revealed to just be the same WWE championship but w/ the W upside down to be an M, it was a total let-down for me, especially wen it's time to get a new belt. unveiling a new belt would definitely have suited the "Changing Miz-Tory" segment than just revealing the same bel, but w/ the letter upside down.

I really don't care much about the HHH/Taker match. I think people are trying to say that beating HHH would elevate Taker above most of them but as my brother pointed out, at this point pretty much all Taker has is the Streak. Yes he's won a number of championships over the years but how many of them were all that memorable. I'm not saying he hasn't done memorable stuff but when people talk about Taker they typically talk about WM. Him beating HHH at WM isn't like him beating HHH at another PPV. Him beating anyone at WM isn't like him beating anyone in another PPV. At other PPVs he's purely human.

I thought the M belt was a bit lame. It makes sense since he'll likely lose it soon but it was a bit lame.

I'm really hoping this thing with Cole bashing the Divas somehow leads to them getting more screen time. I was really thrilled when the Divas went through that period where a lot of them were pretty good wrestlers including some that had previously been iffy. This was a few years ago but I would like to see that come back. I think the WWE writers just need to remember it's 2011. Spare us the bra and panty matches or the pillow fights or the feuds because of a bikini contest. I think these women could have feuds just as legitimate as the men if the writers gave them the chance.

Cliff must've been beaten up by Trips back in high school. Just a guess.

Agreed. Compared to last week it was a little deflated. Seriously, I think the best part of the night was after the inter-gender match when Trish fell out of the ring and half her thong was exposed. Haha....Oops. I'm not complaining though.

I'm also tired of seeing the Snooki video package every freakin show between Smackdown and Raw. Yes, Snooki is going to be in WM. I got it. Do you need to run the package every show and have the announcers go on about how great this is?

I'm sorry but there's not one aspect of the build to WM that I'm not just totally sick of. These are my top 3: while I marked out huge when Rock showed up the 1st time, I now find the whole back & forth with Cena tedious & boring. Miz reminds me of an annoying brat screaming for attention at the feet of 2 adults. I loved it when JBL & Austin showed up & I'm a Lawler mark but nothing can make me tolerate Michael Cole. I didn't like him to begin with & now find him completely unwatchable. Every time he talks about the "Cole Miners", I hear "Nose Miners" which makes much more sense(was that offensive to people who pick their nose??). Lastly, literally & figuratively, I'm not buying Trips v. Taker. For you HHH haters, at the risk of gimmick infringement, it doesn't matter what you think of him. He is truly a legend in his own mind. They're basically mailing this one in because there's no mystery to it. Taker wins, extends it to 20 next year against Cena & rides off into the sunset(think that qualifies me for a position with WWE creative?). Anyway, wake me up if or when The Rock decides to don the trunks again.

Just a question for you, Eck. Did you see that horrendous bump that Lawler took from Swagger's closeline? OMG! Swagger caught him under the chin with the crook of his elbow and followed Lawler all the way to the mat. I don't think Lawler could tuck his chin so his head actually BOUNCED off the floor. It would not surprise me if the King doesn't have a mild concussion after that one. I actually like idea of Cole becoming a heel manager and letting Josh Matthews take over. Cole has been behind the mic for over 10 years and to me was never all that good, but he makes a GREAT heel.

RESPONSE FROM KE: I agree -- that clothesline was pretty stiff.

HHH v. Undertaker. Nose v. Slows = Doze.

The only reason to watch UT v HHH is for the intros... that we've seen a thousand times. The match itself is sure to be a bore. At this point, the only thing HHH does well is growl. He's just not at all entertaining, compelling, or likable. And the streak is more important than all of the championships? No, especially not when UT is a broken down man going against such a limited performer. I think what this whole thing is showing is - HHH isn't and never was in HBK's league.

2nd time they didn't do the announcement for the H0F, 1st it was Bob Armstrong, now Abdullah. they better do it this coming week.

I think the Cole - Lawler match will be a swerve where everyone turns on Cole. Stone Cold is obviously going to be in favor of Lawler. JBL could even secretly be on Lawler's side as he will be sticking up for a fellow "real broadcast journalist". Bryan Christopher could play a role in sticking up for his father by tricking Cole into thinking he has his back. JR could be "faking" an injury given to him by a fellow Oklahoma native Swagger. JR has said nothing but good things about Swagger so it would not be far fetched that the two would be "buddies" which could lead to a Swagger face turn.

I think the big heat the Miz got was most people want a change in belt...er ...title design. I know I was looking forward to that belt being put on the shelf...and it didn't happen. I did think it was clever turning the W to an M.

I wonder if Abdullah won't be mentioned on tv because of the bloody matches he was famous for.

What I'd like to see happen: Cole keeps on his ego trip, keeps giving Swagger orders and at WM he pushes him too far and Swagger turns on him. Swagger turns face and they have a match on the next Raw.

Go to youtube and search for Jimmy Snuka getting 2 piledrivers by Ray Stevens. That is how you sell an angle.

I wonder if Triple H is getting ready to retire? The "win or die trying" lines, and the hints that some sort of stakes would be offered at next Monday's Raw -- I'm thinking a retirement match.

Heck, maybe Undertaker's going to retire -- lots of huge names lose their final match.

I agree about the Taker/HHH stuff, and Taker has been my favorite superstar (with the Miz running second these days!)

I'm getting tired ot the total disrespect of the Divas matches on RAW. They don't have to be 15 minute epics, but 5-7 minutes of solid action would be fine. But, I just don't buy Eve as champ. I can tell she's trying, and I respect that, but it certainly seems to me like every time I see her, she unleashes one new move that she had to have been practicing all day...and the stuff she did prior weeks doesn't seem to built upon. Give us Melina/Marise as a heel champ with a decent title reign.

I commented too soon without finishing my thoughts -- meant to add that both are respected by their colleagues, that I've never heard any stories that suggest they have heat with each other, and that both know the nature of the business: Undertaker the character knows how important the streak is, but Mark Calloway knows it's just a construct and could feel just as great about his career whether he goes out whatever-and-zero or eighteen-and-one.

i love wwe. but i wana wwf is better than wwe.
present time no.of best wrestlers are few in wwe.
if the rock, brock lesner, goldberg,HBK,batista come than the no. of viewer will increase fastly.

It was pretty clear that after a fairly loaded show last week and another loaded show next week that this show wasn't going to be much more than treading water. It was the same HHH promo we heard a few weeks ago, you know, the one where he buries everyone and everything. Granted, that's 99.8% of all HHH promos, but still. As soon as DiBiase came out, I went to the store, I knew where it was heading. I hope he at least pinched him once before getting pedigreed through the table. Try as they might, there just isn't much they can do to make that match feel 'special.' The Corre lost all of its heat in 5 minutes for no real purpose. Well, at least they can say they aren't the New Nexus. Speaking of lost heat, it was nice of Cena to sell the 20-minute beating he took last week. For all they've done to at least attempt to make Miz look like he had a shot and not just feel like a tag-along for the Cena/Rock showdown, it was pretty much all washed away last night when Cena got the better of Miz and Riley in a 2 on 1 scenario. It was unusually sloppy on the WWE's part to have Cena's 'house' be the same exact set used for the superstars giving their take on HHH/UT.

Personally I couldn't care less about what Triple H does behind the scenes, I want him win because I'm sick of the "streak" storyline.

It wasn't shown this week Mike cuz of the fact that either Abdullah already spilled the beans or it was already confirmed by another web site days ago. So I guess they already sai, "well sicne it's spilled, f*** it then." Yep Vince/mgmt is ..... well ...... a little petty/careless or that they reallllly are desparate for any kind of surprise/revelation lol!

Agreed with the "HHH is showing he's not anywhere near HBK's league." First him basically saying "I've yet to find anyone that is worthy to face me" a few weeks ago" and now "the streak means more than the heavyweight title/reigns." I don't know who he REALLY thinks he is sometimes and whether or not anything runs through his mind before saying that. If anyone else said that without the same clout, even though they used to be a champ themselves, then we'd all go WTF? (Even if it's scripted) I mean are the writers setting his a** up or something lol? I hope that's the excuse at least. Oh if they are trying to tell us that they finally realized that they don't like thier own divas then why tell them and the rest of us THAT way? SMH but I hope it'll lead into a feud or something (Kong maybe?)

Triple H vs. Undertaker is not the main event. It may go on last, but the match on this card is Miz vs. Cena with Rock getting involved. Thats the match selling the show.

Triple H gets Nothing ending the streak. He shouldnt do it. If you want the streak to end (and at this point, it shouldnt) give it to Wade Barrett, John Morrison, Kofi- an up and comer that can Do something with it.

Something dawned on me while I was combing through the comments. A lot of people are saying that HHH gains nothing from ending the streak, and that he is a legend in his own mind. I remember watching or reading something that talked about HHH never having his "Wrestlemania moment" despite many WM matches... it's certainly possible that HHH, or should I say Paul Levesque, wants to end the streak to give himself that elusive WM moment. The fact that it's being reported that his match will go on last just makes that scenario more likely. I think I just talked myself into HHH ending the streak. Eck, what do you think?

RESPONSE FROM KE: I think it's highly unlikely that Triple H is ending the streak.

"But, I just don't buy Eve as champ. I can tell she's trying, and I respect that, but it certainly seems to me like every time I see her, she unleashes one new move that she had to have been practicing all day...and the stuff she did prior weeks doesn't seem to built upon.Give us Melina/Marise as a heel champ with a decent title reign.

Posted by: Jon Landis | March 23, 2011 1:23 PM

Haha you could at least spell Maryse's name right lol. Then again I guess you are one of the few that were respectful in your disdain of Eve around the IWC, that I'll give you. The whole she breaks out a move that she practiced that day is rediculous, compared to both that you mentioned practicing their moves longer and sometimes even they have missed their marks and was off, (esp. Maryse sometimes, including on Monday). Besides those at times, I feel are a little overrated, esp in the wrestling department. Funny how folks have been buying what they sell for reason for toooooo long. At this point, they're a little overdone themselves.

My nomination for comment of the week:..

HHH v. Undertaker. Nose v. Slows = Doze. Posted by: ANon | March 23, 2011 10:47 AM

RE: Dave

"Cliff must've been beaten up by Trips back in high school. Just a guess."

I was. And that was when he tied his hair with a bow. And talked like a blueblood. How embarrasing for me.

Is it a rib on the announcers when they break the table in the first segment?

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