John Cena finally dropped the kernel. He finally gave our kind of meta-fan the thing that many among our group have been craving for the longest time. He teased going bad. The surprising thing was in his execution. He did it so well. So so so well. Cena has coasted for an entire year it seems. It seems it has been the worst year of his career, but only this sort of metaphysical observation. But tonight, he transformed. Not only did he tease bad, but he became a master villain. And all he had to do was mention Donovan McNabb in Philly and then yell at the Rock like it pained him to show arrogance and cocksurety. It's something that the WrestleMania main event needed so bad, especially given that we've had three weeks of recaps because Rocky wasn't there.
RAW was sneaky tonight with its build, but it was a very meaty show. On the surface, it was a bunch of filler matches. That could be an exceedingly good thing, and there were at least two matches that were noteworthy (Ziggler/Jericho and Hell No/Prime Time Players), but they finally broke out with the Chris Jericho/Fandango match, which I think can be goddamn awesome actually, and started teasing AJ Lee vs. Kaitlyn.
But let's talk about Kaitlyn, because I think she broke the Ziggler Scale tonight. First, Lee tossed her into the water fountain backstage, which was nasty in and of itself. But when she whiffed on the spear and went into the guardrail, I think she might have pegged on the Ziggler Scale. I'm not sure, but then again, maybe I'm not used to seeing the "delicate flowers" of the Divas Division take that kind of bump, but it was definitely refreshing. Even more refreshing? WE might be looking at the culmination of a long term story that had roots in the old version of NXT. The fact that it's a story involving women is just mind-blowing at this point.
This show dragged at a few spots, but it was the kind of show we needed two weeks out from WrestleMania. There was a lot of build, good wrestling, but most importantly, there was that hook. Cena had the devilish gleam in his eyes tonight. I would still bet against a heel turn at Mania, but I think now, more than ever, we might be getting evil Cena. Whether that's good or not, it's at the very least tantalizing.
RAW was sneaky tonight with its build, but it was a very meaty show. On the surface, it was a bunch of filler matches. That could be an exceedingly good thing, and there were at least two matches that were noteworthy (Ziggler/Jericho and Hell No/Prime Time Players), but they finally broke out with the Chris Jericho/Fandango match, which I think can be goddamn awesome actually, and started teasing AJ Lee vs. Kaitlyn.
But let's talk about Kaitlyn, because I think she broke the Ziggler Scale tonight. First, Lee tossed her into the water fountain backstage, which was nasty in and of itself. But when she whiffed on the spear and went into the guardrail, I think she might have pegged on the Ziggler Scale. I'm not sure, but then again, maybe I'm not used to seeing the "delicate flowers" of the Divas Division take that kind of bump, but it was definitely refreshing. Even more refreshing? WE might be looking at the culmination of a long term story that had roots in the old version of NXT. The fact that it's a story involving women is just mind-blowing at this point.
This show dragged at a few spots, but it was the kind of show we needed two weeks out from WrestleMania. There was a lot of build, good wrestling, but most importantly, there was that hook. Cena had the devilish gleam in his eyes tonight. I would still bet against a heel turn at Mania, but I think now, more than ever, we might be getting evil Cena. Whether that's good or not, it's at the very least tantalizing.
