Well, I'm sorry, but as a citizen of the world & someone who is sensitive to the suffering of all mankind, I was greatly offended by the the use of the "B" word by the Miz. I think Vince needs to meet with both Jesse Jackson & Al Sharpton. This horrible lack of sensitivity must be met head on & a statement must be released that no longer will the WWE be tolerant of this type of behavior. Also, a substantial monetary donation must be made to Jackson's Rainbow Coalition by the WWE as a show of good faith. Perhaps Dr. Sharpton could be appointed to the board of directors. The WWE MUST ACT NOW!!!

I hope it's not the last we see of Rock for a while, but if it is, he has given a huge rub to Cena and Miz. Cena's character has become interesting again and the Miz is now a bonafide superstar. I'm intruiged to see what happens to these to characters. If Cena becomes heel and Miz face, and there fued is over, then who can they fued with now? No one can replace the Rock.

So the Rock and Cena are going to main event Wrestlemania XVIII on April 1, 2012.

Smells like an April Fool's joke.

So what happens between now and then? Is the Rock sticking around the whole year? Does Cena remains the face that everyone hates? What if one of them gets hurt?

But assuming Rock-Cena is on for WMXVIII then who does the Undertaker face as he tries to go 20-0?

When The Miz hit the ring Stone Cold looked at him as if to say, "Do I know you?" As for the Buckwheat comment, the guy looked a lot more like Coolidge from The White Shadow.

It's obvious why Del Rio was getting a face pop last night. He's got tremendous ability, ring presence and charisma. The Miz not so much. The only reason The Miz was getting cheered was because people are so tired of Cena.

Very dangerous to announce it this early. So much can happen between now and then. Injuries, etc.

there goes your hopes on Taker VS Cena at next year mania

I was there as well. I like that Miz is getting a lot of support now. I think he is really that good and deserves it.

I too was hoping for a Cena heel turn, but I don't see that happening. (It's funny how he changed shirt colors....again. Isn't it super obvious to Cena fans that WWE is sucking money out of all of them?)

Sheamus deserves more respect than he is getting, I mean he was main eventing with the WWE championship last year. Now he is downgraded to dark PPV match and 3 minute fillers on RAW? Come on.

I wish Bryan would just disappear.

Love CM Punk...and Randy Orton, I can't cheer for either in that feud. In my opinion, they are too similar (heels with face qualities/followings)

I went to WM27 and Raw and had the time of my life, however that Raw felt a little stale after WM.

Your comment yesterday about the kid in the crowd ripping his signs and crying at Wrestlemania is the reason why Vince is NEVER letting Cena turn heel...he will loose MILLIONS in kids t-shirts and toys. And in turn, us real wrestling fans will be the real loosers, cause we have to deal with Cena the mega face.

I TRULLY cannot stonach the guy. His promo's are the WORST in the company's history. One second he is all happy and mugging to the camera, the next h is trying to be all serious. I;m sorry, but The Rock just cost you the main event matchg at Wtestlemania, and you come out in all smiles and mug to the camera?? I wanted to kick the screen when I saw that.

Summerslam 2011 main event The Rock, Cena, 2 others vs The Corre perhaps?

Is it just me, or was the ending of raw a total letdown? I realize that Cena-Rock isn't worthy of Extreme Rules or Over the Limit, but to wait for a whole year? Superstars are forgotten when they are on the DL for 3 months in this business, let alone a year. I don't assume The Rock is going to be on tv every month and even if he is, are his verbal exchanges going to be enough to keep this going? And what happens if Cena gets hurt? This is just a letdown..

Eck - have you seen the HOF edited show yet? Were you wearing a white shirt and tie and screaming "Thank you, Shawn" at one point?

RESPONSE FROM KE: No and no.

This was a very entertaining WrestleMania and Raw. I also liked the Tough Enough premiere too.

Cena vs Rock at WM28 should be a classic in with their names alone.

I have a prediction that the Miz will be headlining WM28 as well, this time as a face. He is the Champion and he proved why with his performance this week. WWE did the right thing with giving him the ball to run with.

Big Congrats to Shawn Michaels on the Hall of Fame. No one has earned it more than the Showstopper.

Man, I was hugley disappointed with this. First off Cena was pinned down, and he came off looking good after this. The Rock could have done without the "I respect you" BS! And then Cena took off his shirt and basically said lets do this, and the Rock setting a date for a match 1 whole year away made him come off as a candy ass. Let Vince McMahon worry about the date of the match, The Rock should want to do it right now!

The Rock should of taken off his shirt and said YES, and then rock bottomed this fruity pebble to hell, without saying I respect you, and that would of got a huge pop from the crowd. Cena is getting mad heat and I feel instead of keeping the wound fresh, they're letting him off the hook.

The Rock saying next Wrestlemania, I think might mean he's done till next Wrestlemanis season, which made things even that much more disappointed. Man, my heart was torn out at the end of this show.

I was also at WM27. It seems everyone liked the RKO of CM Punk when he came off the top rope. I'm a big Orton fan and I liked it as well. But it isn't nearly as impressive as The RKO that Punk got at WM23. During the money in the bank match Orton RKO'd Punk off the top of one of the ladders. Seems like everyone has forgotten that one. Just sayin'

Nice. I had been hoping for the year-long storyline to next year's Wrestlemania. If this is done right, this could be the biggest match in the history of the event. But this also means The Rock is going to have to make a lot of appearances over the course of the next year, and likely have to wrestle a few 'warm up' matches. Hopefully they won't bury this storyline until January and actually have it play out for 12 full months.

Forcing Rocky and Cena to band together and fight off the Corre is a pretty good indication that Cena won't be turning heel anytime soon. It just seems like a ham-fisted attempt to tell the fans that these guys may not like each other, but that doesn't mean one of them has to be a heel. In truth, I wouldn't change anything about Cena's character because what he's doing is creating an amazing crowd response. In the minds of some fans, Cena's already a heel, but in the minds of others, he's the biggest face in the company. This reponse came about organically, and it is genuine. To do something to make Cena a bad guy in everyone's eyes would be the wrong move. Instead, the WWE needs to keep exploring the rift between Attitude Era fans and PG Era fans. None of this started with Cena until the Rock and Austin came back to promote Wrestlemania and got a bit edgy. That woke up an energy in the live audience that I haven't felt in years, and Cena is at the epicenter of that. He's a walking litmus test, and it's pretty clear something special is happening. The bookers need to leave Cena be and see where it goes.

Oh, did I hate the final segment last night. Would it kill Cena- just once- to change his emotional state based on the events of the previous night (or recent weeks)? After WM, I expected him to come out breathing fire. That would have been appropriate. The announce team even led us to believe that he was upset, saying he'd been "in seclusion" all day. But nope, there he was, same old goofy Cena. Didn't even seem to be particularly upset that he was screwed out of the WWE title. He even put over the Miz! So, hey, why should I care, as a fan, if the guy that got screwed doesn't care?

The problem with Cena's character, for years now, is that they bend over backwards to give him absolutely no edge whatsoever. They're so concerned that the fans are going to turn him heel if he says anything remotely controversial that he just avoids it. And it's so boring. The only time I can recall being invested in a Cena program was last year's run with Batista, and it's also the only time he's shown any vulnerability or doubt as a character. Coincidence?

Compare Cena's promo last night with Hunter's, which was just about perfect. If you didn't see HHH's match the night before, you want to now. If you didn't see Cena's? Eh, why bother? Even Cena's not worked up by the ending.

Someone needs to tell Vince, his daughter, the brown-nosing writers or whoever else, that the Michael Cole stuff has run its course. If it was ever "entertaining", it no longer is.

If you read JR's blog, he is a big proponent of being a team player, doing as he is told, and cashing paychecks. But what they had him do last night with the BBQ sauce was downright insulting. It looked as if he was truly surprised and agitated.

You forgot to mention that Sin Cara stumbled in making his entrance to the ring before recovering. He almost became the Mexican Shockmaster!

RESPONSE FROM KE: Yes, it was almost a disaster.

Pretty good Raw. I was hyped at the big announcement. I can understand how many people may not be thrilled but for me it will be fun to see how this next year plays out. A whole year!

It was surreal to see The Rock and Austin look so good on Raw. It beats any other time when WWE brings back former stars who are beyond their prime.

My brother, who hasn't watched much wrestling since 2003, made the comment Monday that Austin looks about the same as he did back then.

Again, I just need to point out, as it is always ignored...that John Cena's "love him or hate him" strong fan reaction is a complicated phenomenon.
McMahon and WWE have forced Cena down the throats of fans. They have propped him up in a somewhat unprecedented business strategy to years past in wrestling on McMahon's part; That they will TELL the fans who the stars are. This is different than when they would create a diversity of characters to organically figure out what the fans liked, and allowed performers to play to their strengths uninhibited. That kind of risk is what made Stone Cold.
The Cena haters I think had a genesis in the fact that they recognized this forced push of Cena that is and has been unrelenting. The Cena lovers are the marks and younger fans that justify McMahon's actions to a certain extent, proving to him that he and the company CAN tell people who is who.
Now the whole thing has been going on for so long that a new mark-like phenomenon is taking place where the for and against Cena is becoming its own draw, I'm sure much to McMahon's liking.
Personally, I appreciate that John Cena is a hard worker, and it's obvious that he gets along with creative at the company, which is important in its own way. However, he is NOT and never will be a real talent except where WWE persistently claims he is, and the marks eat it up because they are never written or booked any other option, meanwhile, the slow leak of fans away from wrestling continues.
I think we have a host of mid-carders currently in WWE, several stars that have left WWE--(some because they didn't fit in to the backstage politics that are killing the company)---and many independent stars that will never get a chance-- that if any were given the opportunity to be persistently treated as the face of the company would evince a far greater talent both in and out of the ring. The point is that the mechanisms, including real competition, that would have in the past given them a chance, have disappeared.
Has Cena improved? Of course--it's obvious the man works his a$$ off. Yet, it's pretty easy to improve when you are constantly given the chance to. I'm sure it feeds the egos of WWE's power cliques that they can decide who should and shouldn't be given prominence--but it's bad for wrestling. The real legends of wrestling became legends because they were allowed to gain prominence if they showed to the fans that they had the talent in a fair and democratic playing field.
The WWE is not such a playing field nowadays, and it shows. If people want to believe propaganda like WWE's "50 Greatest Blah Blah Blah release" which suspiciously features current stars like Cena, then they can, but eventually the joke will be on those fans.
In the short term, if you keep giving people only one or two choices, they will inevitably form some sort of strong opinion about them. This is why there are strong opinions about Cena. But who else has gotten any benefit of the doubt when it comes to being pushed correctly and with any enthusiasm about their potential? You can use one hand to count them in the last few years, and Cena is always there.
The Wrestlemania hubbub brought me back for a brief moment to see what it's about...but I really don't think WWE is putting out a very good wrestling product. I think people only pretend that they do because we all love wrestling, and we want some form of it. I too love wrestling when it's done well, but I don't allow myself to pretend a wrestling show is good when it's not.
WWE has been bad for a while now. I see nothing changing. TNA I root for as an underdog, but they frankly suck 99% of the time. As a fan, I'd like to see an end to the politics and nepotism and "superstars" pre-manufactured out of a marketing strategy instead of characters that are formed out of the natural talents of the performer, which is the only way that works in the long run.
The Monday Night Wars exposed the fact that wrestling could be a mainstream revenue source as big as any other. When people like McMahon, Bischoff and others realized that and for a while grasped the gold ring, it corrupted the whole business. They never seem to remember that what had grown wrestling to the point that it enjoyed its most mainstream success and earned that money was the exact opposite of what they're doing now to attempt to recapture those heights.
As long as none of this changes, they never will. I don't know who the biggest star in wrestling is today. It is likely that we have never seen him or her, because someone with more power than that young talent and big pockets and a greed to make those pockets bigger overlooked that talent in order to pre-manufacture and sell another "star" instead of helping one to develop naturally.
Sorry, Mr. Eck and others, but I really can't mark out anymore just because it's kind of frightening to admit that our beloved sport is in real long-term trouble. Maybe if we started evincing the fact that we don't like it, we'd start to see it change for the better, instead of cheering for it because it's the only game in town.

See that, Kevin! The Miz wasn't book as an afterthought in this Cena/Rock storyline. WrestleMania XXVII was booked as an afterthought!

Sorry to break it to ya, Mr. Eck, and other wrestling fans who are hoping for a John Cena heel turn...but a Cena heel turn is never going to happen. Why? Simply the only reason that Cena is too valuable as a babyface. He just started giving "Fruity Pebbles" more publicity. Next thing you know, Post Foods LLC, will want to have John Cena on the cover of "Fruity Pebbles" boxes very soon. Don't be surprised. Cena is too popular with children, he helps sells WWE merchandise as well.

I'm no Cena fan either, just being real. Cena will be a lifelong babyface. If Cena turned heel, that's going to lose other sponsors and lose more marketing for the WWE of other companies. No way Vince is going to have Cena turn heel. It doesn't matter how many fans hate the guy.

Kev, were you surprised they didn't set it for Summerslam? I know Miami is The Rock's town and all and he's probably very serious but so much can happen between now & next April. Injury for one and also what if Rock takes a big role that has him away filming during Mania? It is a cool idea and all, but not only like you said Cena's storylines November thru February will have to be handled very carefully so he doesn't become useless from a story perspective. I just think its a lot like parents telling their kids "Next year we'll go to Disneyland", its a sorta-committment even if they truly intend to.

Also speaking of the heel turn, when I saw The Corre storming the ring I was expecting to see them circle Rock & Cena then have Cena give an evil smile to Barrett as the rest started the attack on Rock. Alas, no.

Hi Kevin,

Does WWE put you in a press box for the shows or give you a regular ticket for the stands?

I was also wondering if you heard of what happened to Undertaker at Mania? I was guessing a concussion or stinger. I was in the floor seats and he really seemed out of it when he was beside the ring.

RESPONSE FROM KE: Press box.

Your boner for Vicki is starting to get disturbing. Heat magnet - for sure. Hottie - definitely not.

Kevin who did you meet at fan axxess and how did they act?

It's difficult to take the Rock-Cena storyline seriously because Cena cannot stop grinning and laughing whenever he and the Rock are in the ring together. There were numerous times last night on RAW where you could see Cena trying hard not to break character as he watched the Rock on the microphone

Awwwesome RAW last night. It's only a matter of time before The Miz and Cena switch places as the top heel/babyfce. WWE can't really ignore it for much longer. However, I think it will take the better part of this year to do so. My Prediction: Miz will have to lose the title to someone else, then Cena will win it from them. Then Miz wins it back from Cena at the Rumble(possibly with help from The Rock), refueling the Cena/Rock feud for Wrestlemania.

I love Rock, but if this does happen Cena is the one who should go over. I suspect this will be similar to Hogan/Rock at Wrestlemania 18. I wonder how the WWE and both wrestlers will keep this feud interesting for a whole year

way to early its exactly the nigh after wrestlemania this is foolish story should of waited till january 2012 for beef to reamerge

It's funny how WWE blows up Twitter during Raw nearly every week. The Miz blew up twitter bigger than anyone this week. "Move Buckwheat" was trending worldwidea for a good long while. I laughed hysterically at that line and thought it was the funniest non-Rock line since CM Punk yelled about his diet soda.

The Cena-Rock thing is tough. They had definitely booked themselves into it and had to give people what they want. The problem is that its a huge risk / huge reward scenaraio. Full year builds have been done before in wrestling but not often and almost always involve the two squaring off but finding ways to push it back. El Generico-Kevin Steen in ROH, Taz-Sabu in ECW and Sting-Hogan in WCW all come to mind. But they were all active wrestlers who were on nearly every show and did things to further enhance the rivalry and anticipation. WWE has a bigger problem in that no one thinks Rocky is going to be there every week or even every month. I figure he should up once or twice before the Royal Rumble, but the real build-up isn't going to start for probably another 9-10 months. That's a LIFETIME in wrestling. I don't think they'll have a problem keeping interest in Cena in other feuds. I think they might have problems keeping interest in Rock-Cena until WM28. The payoff certainly could be huge and epic, but like you said, the setup and match are truly unprecedented and risky. WWE's record in booking these huge storyarcs isn't that good (Invasion and NWO come to mind) but it should certainly be interesting. I like it...but with reservations.

did anyone notice justin roberts botch wen he was announcing that randy orton and rey mysterio won? it sounded like he said randy zankel and randy orton kinda, wich is funny cuz i have a friend whos name is that

Wade Barret is awesome and it sucks so bad they're giving the treatment he's giving. Its a real shame because I could see Wade Barret being a big name in the future. That's WWE's problem, they lose interest in great talent that could help revitalize and help the business. Instead they'll forget about Barret, he'll work lower match cards for four years and they'll bring in someone else for the villainess foil. But Barret's top-s*** :(

I don't think Cena needs to turn heel, he evokes such a huge crowd response that changing his character would harm him. Imagine a heel Cena - would he get booed as much? Can people imagine the "smart fans" suddenly embracing his character? Cena gets "go away" heat from them, and without the "smart fan" crowd response Cena gets pure cheers. The only worry the WWE should have is Cena's character getting stale to the average WWE fan, and if anything The Rock has brought out new aspects to his personality and character.

The Rock vs Cena can be the biggest match in WWE history...but where does this leave Taker? Who is there left to face?

Jericho - would be a great match but no one would buy Jericho winning.

Cm Punk - same as Jericho, good match but no one would buy Punk winning.

My choice is The Miz. Would need a bit of time to build because of the clash of characters, but it could work wonders if done right. Taker representing the old WWE and The Miz the new age, which would then mean that us "smart fans" might buy The Miz winning as it would rise The Miz to new heights. The match wouldn't be a classic though, either Miz needs to work on his in-ring skill or Taker's final appearance (I'm assuming) might not be a fantastic match...

Who did Wade Barrett and Sheamus piss off? I understand that they have minor titles, but good lord, these guys are getting buried.

I would like them and Drew McIntyre to form a UK stable. Maybe add in Batistwo (Mason Ryan) and now we are cooking.

I would also say that the Rock has slowly made me turn against him. He does say the same thing over and over again. He looks great against Cena. But when you think about the performer that a guy like CM Punk is, he's just not even close.

I know Vince and the WWE won't do it, but Michael Cole should become a wrestling - er, sports entertainment - manager. The heel announcer has run its course, and frankly has me changing the channel. But when he walked down the ramp, I honestly could see him leading a stable and drawing heat for them (and pushing those faces who need it).

If JR was expecting a face full of BBQ sauce, then he did a heck of an acting. It looked like he was in fact surprised and disgusted -- and I don't blame him. If he expected to announce for the entire show and this crap happened, I'd tell Vince and/or Stephanie to take a bottle of his BBQ sauce, turn it sideways...

It will be interesting to see how the main event is handled a year out. If we don't hear anything about it until next January, then it's no different than the current practice. If it's hyped a great deal over the next year, then there is some risk involved, as others have said. Cena has a history of injuries, and what if Rock is offered a lucrative role which prevents him from competing due to scheduling or for risk of injury?

Is it not obvious to everyone who Taker will be facing next year?

"You'll be back....and when you're back I'll be waiting!"

Hey Kev, you seen Tough Enough? You think you'll leave some comments on it?

RESPONSE FROM KE: I DVR'd it. Will probably watch it Tuesday night.

Hell, I say take a chance. No one's ever done it before. If it flops, I don't think it will have "Fingerpoke of Doom" like effects. If it succeeds, it will be unprecedented and further cement WWE as the top promotion in the world.

Adam: I totally agree with you! I love Wade Barrett and have for awhile. They have totally screwed up his character and development since the debacle that was Survivor Series. Love the idea of an all UK/Irish stbale with Sheamus (Irish), Barrett (English), McIntrye (Scottish) and Ryan (Welsh). Should definitely have William Regal be the manager and call them UK United or something (I know Ireland is not in the UK - save the hate) like that.

Cliff: Agree. It could definitely flop, but wouldn't be one of the stains of pro wrestling history that something like the Fingerpoke of Doom or Montreal Screwjob are known as.

Adam, that gets a HELL YEAH from me.

And imagine how awesomely dominant that team of Wade, Sheamus, Drew, and Mason Ryan would be... managed by William Regal!

Booking the main event for WM a year in advance seems a bit preposterous. Injuries, other intervening commitments, a contractual issue, or another unexpected occurrence, all could potentially get in the way.

The decision also kills the suspense in the weeks prior to WM as to who is *deserving* of the main event slot based on popularity and in ring performance.

There is, or at least should be, an incentive amongst the top guys to perform above and beyond the call of duty to try to grab that spot.

That aspect is gone now, knocked aside and shattered in a quick grab for headlines, mainstream media attention, and ratings.

We are seeing more and more non wrestlers (Cole, Snooki) or wrestlers who rarely wrestle any more (UT, HHH, Trish, Lawler) in WM matches. There always was a bit of that kind of thing in the past, and understandably so, but they may be starting to go overboard.

Hey Eck,

I think you might finally get your wish next year at Mania. Cena wrestling in MIAMI against THE ROCK. The boos will be deafening; reminiscent of One Night Stand against RVD. I think they might actually pull the trigger on the heel turn.

I had a similar experience with a young Cena fan in the UK about two years ago. After the show, this kid (maybe 10 years old) asked me "Why do they boo John Cena?" The kid was practically in tears and I just had to feel bad for him. The sad part is, I couldn't really give him a good answer that he would understand.

Also, I'm writing a Tough Enough Review each week for thejohnreport.net Could you check it out and see if you enjoy it? If so, it would be great to get a plug. Or even if you wanted to post it here....? lol

Thanks Eck.

FYI, "Buckwheat" is Jason Watts and is (or was) a big heel here in SoCal - no pun intended.

And, @DumbSmark - please learn to edit yourself better.

So do you think anything happens between Miz and Austin? It seems to me Austin is ready for that one more match. Maybe it could happen at Summerslam. Either way, I see Miz being the defending WWE Champion come 'Mania 28. I think the top matches will be:

Rock vs. Cena
Austin vs. Orton
HHH vs. Taker (probably another NHB match, this time HHH puts his career on the line)
Miz vs. Morrison (WWE title)
Alberto vs. Sin Cara (World title)

"DVR'd it"...Really, really...have you finally joined us in the 21st Century!?!?! Congrats Kevvy!

John Cena has been creating this crowd response since WrestleMania 22 when he faced Triple H. It may be even longer than that. That night at WM I remember thinking how cool the crowd was and it really made the match.

5 years on and it is still the same, and I still find the atmosphere amazing during Cena matches. There is no doubt that Cena is big business.

For all the fans that want Cena to go away or change character, I suggest you sit in silence when he makes his entrance.

I'm shocked that some people disliked the final segment on RAW. The Rock vs John Cena main eventing WrestleMania 28 is no letdown, it is awesome. Rock's return match after 8 years against the the company's biggest star in the biggest show of the year sounds about perfect to me.

come on jhon cena

The best thing about the Rock's return was "fruity pebbles". Cena haters will attend WWE shows just to participate in a 'fruity pebbles" chant now. Brilliant!

Rock is the master at coming up with great catchphrases. Cena should thank him for this.

Anybody who thinks Al Sharpton should be the leader of anything should do a little bit more investigation into his background. Jesse Jackson has also had his problems with the law as well.

I am sick and tired of any time that something happens to a person of a certain ethnic background, the race card gets pulled.

Okay, I am now going to say that these following statements are also racist:

"White Men can't jump."
"White people can't dance."
"White" as it appears on race selection on most forms or applications. No other race is identified by a color.
And any time an "African American" comedian does any joke about "White People" it is now racially insensitive and offensive to people of European heritage.

Don't know if WWE can keep interest in not 1, but 2 Wrestlemania 28 matches. Cena-Rock, and it seems, Triple-Taker. Any true storyline fan knows that no one will end the streak. WWE has a streak history, and to have it shot down, will leave nothing for the next generation. Plus, Taker will be 20-0 and be 50 years old.
And being in my 50's also, I would like to say, I am completly addicted to the WWE.
P.S. Kevin, on tough enough, stone cold asks a contestant her favorite WWE match, and she answered.....Melina-Alicia Fox. His facial expression was stone cold!!

Hey on the plus side this means Cena won't be champ come next year;s Mania

Do you think the Rock will wrestle any matches between now and Wrestlemania?
What I think WWE should do is try and him wrestle at the big PPV's. At Summerslam have him either face the Miz, or put him in a tag match tagging with Cena. At Survivor Series have a Team Cena vs Team Rock match and have him be a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble.

Anyone who thinks it is "dangerous" to announce Rock/Cena for WM28 must not have been watching 20 years ago when the WWF booked Hogan/Flair for WM8, then a booking shuffle resulted in Hogan/Sid and Savage/Flair (according to JJ Dillon's book, credit for that angle goes to Savage himself).

If things between Rock and WWE cannot stay rosey over the next year, it won't be difficult for WWE Creative to write Rock out and give Cena an opponent that he detests so much that he would forgo the epic "dream match" to get his hands on.

Regardless, I believe Rock is more of a man of his word than he is given credit for by (some) WWE fans and I expect the match will happen.

It's a fair call since Georgia and Florida are neighboring states, so the majority who attended WM27 should be able to get to WM28.

Truthfully, there have been 27 prior WrestleMania events so making each one "special" or even "unique" is a challenge. Ending WM27 with an implied "To Be Continued..." is an innovative idea. Now it's up to the fans to decide yay/nay (kinda like how the fans said "nay" to recasting Diesel and Razor in 1996).

Did read all the comments, but am I they only one the realized that in the HHH/TakerMania match and Monday nite speach HHH totally booked himself to look like the biggest to look like a HUGE HERO in defeat! Taker unable to walk to the back on his own...then that Raw speach was a joke. Taker was buried eventhough he won. Come on HHH make someone else look good once in a while. For heavens sake you prob gonna take over the company at some point!

All the comments/criticisms of Cena have slowly been affecting me. I watched CENA in the documentary when he was first trying out for the WWE and became an early fan (once he dropped the white kid rapper thing). But his in-ring mugging and goofy behavior has pushed me closer to the "Cena Sucks" side of the ring in recent days. If he wants to be an actor, then quit and go do movies. Otherwise, know your role and shut the hell up.

Watched the Tonight Show on Tuesday and Rock came on to say he was back. He and Leno kept giggling at each other like two multi-millionaire 6-year olds, but in spite of all that, Rock seemed to hint he was going to take a much more active role in WWE for the next year.

And finally, at the beginning of RAW, with JR and Lawler doing commentary --- it was like listening to great music. That it only lasted a segment or two greatly disappointed me. Cole's tantrums have run their course and it still amazes me how Josh with his lisp and speech impediments can be on not just RAW but Smackdown too. It was like comparing a silver and gold to wood and balsa. Half the time I mute the sound on RAW because I can't take Cole's ranting and Josh's lisping.

Oh well, at least Stone Cold is as good as he ever was. Now we just have to get Mankind back and we can do a "Rock and Sock Connection Show."

@ DumbSmark: I don't disagree with your conclusion, but I think a couple of your assertions are off the mark. Cena got himself legitimately over when he was on Smackdown doing the rapper gimmick. For a while there, he was the only thing entertaining on the show. He earned his way to the top legitimately. Now, he probably didn't deserve the six or seven YEARS he's had as the #1 guy without any interruption because of that, but that's another story.

Also, John Cena is certainly not the first guy Vince decided was going to be "the guy"; that goes back at least to Hulk Hogan. And Vince tried to do the same thing with Diesel and Lex Luger, only without much success. Honestly, Austin (and maybe the Rock, though he was initially pegged "the Blue-Chipper") is just about the only guy that made it to the top BECAUSE the fans latched onto him and pushed him there. Even Bret Hart probably wouldn't have gotten his main event break when he did if Vince wasn't trying to move in a different direction after the steroid trial.

No chance of a John Cena heel turn, he only debuted is new t shirt at Mania! All hope is not lost though, Randy Orton turned heel after his WrestleMania match with Undertaker was made

Cena to turn around time of the Rumble

i got a couple of things to say starting with why would cena say he hopes to never have to wrestle The Miz again is he the champion and supposively your main goal in life is to be the champion. Secondly i amglad that the Rock has gotten his send off since the new fast and furious movie is about to come back i don't expect to see him anytime soon and am very surprised he never mentioned the mivie while he was here. kev i watched wrestlemania on PPV but from watching it on TV it did not seem to me that the crowd was in to the main event it sounded like to me that their was alot of boos for cena and everybody was pretty indifferent for the Miz. Kev you are really starting to scare it seems like over the last year the crush that you have had over Shawn Micheals you are starting to gaon to the Miz.

I don't know why so many people rag on Cena, he's one of the greatest of all-time (and yes, he's even better than The Rock). Just because he's somewhat of a kid's character doesn't mean adults can't like him. At least he has the best mic skills in the business and is very good in the ring. Honestly, the only wrestlers in WWE history I'd consider better than Cena are Austin, Hogan, and maybe flair.

RE: Jeremy W.

I wouldn't even say the Montreal Screwjob was a stain. It was a terrible thing for the WWE to do to Bret Hart, but look what it did for the WWE. It created Mr. McMahon, the arch nemesis of Stone Cold.

@ Ken Raining

You're right, McMahon has pulled this stunt before. However, as you mentioned, past attempts like Luger or Diesel did not work out in the long term. As your legitimate disagreement has helped to refine my point, let me put it like this...
It didn't work before because there was viable competition. If another company was willing to take a risk and push someone that the fans reacted to naturally instead of someone foisted upon them by creative, then McMahon's early efforts were bound to fail.
I would argue that this is how WCW initially got big enough to threaten WWE. However, they eventually fell prey to the same ego-driven backstage politics and instincts, and the pendulum swung back precisely because McMahon was forced to cater to the fans, and bought up favorites like Jericho and Benoit and let them shine, while WCW was ignoring them as they fell to the same crap that had crippled WWE to the point that WCW went over in the first place--(let's not forget that Austin was the genesis-but Jericho and others were as legitimately fan-raised as he was)--then once WCW was gone---McMahon stopped.
Now pure marks gravitate towards Cena either negatively or positively because there is no other option and they want to watch SOMETHING. McMahon decides that something, and it isn't really all that great. Personally, I'm not a Cena hater--just indifferent, and suspicious if what he represents is healthy for wrestling long-term.
WWE has lost fans with this stuff. With the exception of 27, which caused some controversy that interested me, I haven't watched WWE in years. I actually follow TNA, although they are admittedly an inconsistent and frustrating show.
However, folks like the Machine Guns, Styles and Anderson/Kennedy have ended up there, and these are the victims of the kind of crap we're talking about. I hope against all evidence that eventually they will all be allowed to exhibit the potential that attracted fans to them organically, without a forced push, (in Anderson's case he's retained the interest of a lot of fans despite being held back at times in both companies), and maybe start up competition again, so that WWE will have to get better as well. I don't favor one brand over another---I just want good wrestling.