As we move farther away from WrestleMania, we move closer to
the WWE’s next PPV extravaganza, Extreme Rules.
The fallout from the Biggest PPV of the Year always gets settled at the
event where all the rules are thrown out the window. Programs begin to gear up for big gimmick
matches that will either enthrall fans with excitement or alienate them with
their absurdity. Hopefully, WWE can put
together a card that has a set of gimmick matches that fans would pay to see
like Ladder and Extreme Rules matches rather than Blindfold and Tuxedo
matches. Where WrestleMania has become
much more focused on the entertainment side of sports-entertainment, Extreme
Rules is WWE’s chance to focus more on sports side. Keying into what the core fan is looking for
could easily make Extreme Rules one of the best PPVs of the year yet again.
Step Aside Cena,
Ryback’s Time is Now
The Raw following WrestleMania 29 ended with the image of
Ryback standing over a Shellshocked John Cena with WWE Title in hand. While many fans could care less if Ryback is
face or heel as long as he kicks as much butt as possible, the commentators
pushed the question of why Ryback would attack John Cena. The simple answer would be Ryback wants a
shot at John Cena, but the WWE decided to go in a different direction. The WWE decided to construct this John Cena
vs. Ryback feud from past encounters between John Cena, Ryback and The
Shield. The taped promo of Ryback
explaining his actions was very well done.
It got the point across that Ryback is sick and tired of being held down
and is now only out for himself. The
“John Cena turned his back on Ryback” part of the argument would have been a
little more effective if the WWE did more to build an actual friendship between
Cena and Ryback in the months leading up to WrestleMania other than teaming up
on a few occasions. While there is some
nitpicking about Ryback’s new heel persona, I personally believe it is the best
direction the WWE can go with the character at this point in time because they
have exhausted the options they could go with the Goldberg-lite face persona. At least, having Ryback work as a heel gives
him some more character than his one-dimensional “Feed Me More” act. With the direction the WWE has gone with
Ryback since last October, it is about time to give this behemoth from Sin City
a crack at holding the WWE Championship.
Ryback has lost every PPV match he has been in since Hell in a Cell,
give the guy a break and let him beat Cena for the WWE Title. Wrestling fans have seen enough of Cena as
WWE Champion so it is time for him to step aside and give a rub to a guy that
could possibly be one of the next big stars in the WWE in Ryback. Love him or hate him, all roads lead to
Ryback leaving Extreme Rules as WWE Champion.
If Ryback does not beat John Cena at Extreme Rules, WWE would have buried
Ryback deep into a hole that he will never recover from.
Brock Lesnar vs.
Triple H, Round 3
Brock Lesnar won the first round last summer in Los
Angeles. Triple H evened up the score at
one apiece at WrestleMania 29. After
making a surprise appearance this week on Raw by dismantling 3MB, Brock Lesnar
and his manager Paul Heyman made the challenge to Triple H for their third and
hopefully final match at Extreme Rules.
This match will not be anything goes or no holds barred like their two
previous encounters; Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H III will be set inside the
annals of a Steel Cage. We still have to
wait until Triple H officially accepts the match before saying anything is set
in stone, but WWE would not waste an appearance by Lesnar if this match was not
going to happen at Extreme Rules. While
yours truly has not been very enthusiastic about the last two matches between
Brock Lesnar and Triple H, I was caught completely off-guard by this challenge
that I am actually looking forward to this match. Even if this match falls flat on its face, it
is a big match that will easily get more buys for Extreme Rules than any other
match on the card. Now WWE just needs to
find a way to get Team Hell No and the Undertaker vs. The Shield in some type
of gimmick match on Extreme Rules if they really want to see buys for Extreme
Rules skyrocket.
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