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First of all, before I get any further into this, I want to thank everybody that’s joined us and our friends at Wonderpod Online this past week for our Celebration of Professional Wrestling.  Anyways, I, like always, watched WrestleMania amongst friends, and as such, I didn’t want to sit there with a computer on my lap writing about what I’m watching on television.  So as such, this will be a quick recap with my thoughts on this year’s Granddaddy of ’em All!

Justin Roberts welcomes Keri Hilson to sing America The Beautiful.

We get a late night television type of introduction to the show, introducing the host of the show, the Jabroni beating, pie eating, trailblazing, eyebrow raising blah blah blah, The Rock!

Rock makes his way to the ring, and I’ve gotta tell you, even though it’s a lot more subtle than in previous years, I absolutely love the set for this year’s WrestleMania.

Rock takes forever to get to the ring.  Seriously.  From music starting to fading out, it’s nearly four minutes.  Sheamus/Daniel Bryan was bumped from the show to the dark match, BTW.  Keep that in mind as you see how much time The Rock wastes.  It took him another 40 seconds after his music faded out to start his spiel.  He spews off his catch phrases, says that this will be the most memorable WrestleMania of all time, and does this “when I say ‘Yabba,’ you say ‘Dabba'” deal with the crowd.  Rock talks for seven minutes, adding absolutely nothing of value to the show that warrants bumping a United States Championship match.

After Rock’s promo, we see the actual introductory video for WrestleMania.  It’s a pretty cool history package that puts over the three biggest matches and The Rock’s appearance.

And now, WWE presents WrestleMania.  The pyro goes off and I think we’re finally ready for some wrestling sports entertaining!

The following contest, is for the World Heavyweight Championship!  Wait, what?  Alberto Del Rio and Edge are curtain jerking?

Alberto Del Rio drives out onto the stage in front of an image of his mansion.  It actually looks pretty damned cool, as Ricardo Rodriguez introduces him.  Christian makes his way out next, because for some reason Christian needs an entrance for a match he’s not in.  Josh Matthews and Jerry Lawler welcome us to the show, while Michael Cole introduces himself from the Cole Mine.  He also introduces the Spanish Announce Team!  Yay!  Edge finally makes his way out to the ring, and in a shocking move, WWE went the traditional route here with the Champion coming out to the ring last!  We get championship introductions (despite the fact that ADR already was introduced by Ricardo Rodriguez), and FINALLY we get started.  Time of the first bell on WrestleMania:  23 minutes, 43 seconds into the show.  Yes, we paid $60 for nearly 25 minutes of promos and entrances before any wrestling sports entertaining.

Edge def. Alberto Del Rio to retain the World Heavyweight Championship

The story here is that Del Rio continually attempts to work over Edge’s arm.  Rodriguez and Brodus Clay continually attempt to interfere but are thwarted by Christian.  The match ends when Del Rio escapes Edge’s submission hold, but immediately eats a spear.  Edge gets the pinfall and retains the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania for the first time in his career!

After the match, Christian returns to the stage with a lead pipe and a crowbar (Crowbar?  Who booked that guy?), and the duo did some damage to Del Rio’s Rolls Royce.  The image of Del Rio crying by the front end of his car will be used in WrestleMania video packages for months to come.

Promo: WWE Tough Enough debuts after RAW!

The Georgia Dome is sold out, and Michael Cole says it’s because he’s in the main event.  He asks King if he’s ready.   King says he’s a moron.  Cole replies that he’s a two time Slammy Award winner and a former war correspondent.

WOAH-OH!

Cody Rhodes makes his way to the ring against a background of headlines reading things along the lines of “DISFIGURED” and “GROTESQUE.”  We re-live the months leading up to this match via video package.  Did I mention that Cody’s new gimmick is awesome?  Rey Mysterio makes his way out, dressed as – I called it in the audio last Tuesday – Captain America.  Mark that on your WrestleMania Bingo cards.

Cody Rhodes def. Rey Mysterio

Rey gets the jump on Cody and immediately tries to remove Cody’s protective mask.  Rhodes continually goes after Rey’s knee brace, as Mysterio continually goes after Cody’s mask.  Cody uses his mask as a weapon, but Mysterio eventually gets it away from him, then turns the tables by donning the mask and using it against Cody.  Cody also manages to get Mysterio’s knee brace away from him, and as Mysterio goes for a suicide dive to the outside, Rhodes bashes him in the face with the knee brace.  Rhodes nails Cross Rhodes and picks up the victory.

After the match, Cody gathers up his protective mask and covers his face the entire way back to the locker room.

Snoop Dogg is backstage with Teddy Long.  Snoop is looking for some talent to come on tour with him, and Teddy’s lined up some WWE Superstars to audition.

Up first is William Regal:

“Straight out of Blackpool, I’m William Regal
Everybody knows that I do nothing legal
Mess with my man Snoop, and you won’t be chillin’
Cause I’ll show you, why I’m straight up villian!”

NEXT!

Beth Phoenix and Great Khali singing “Summer Lovin.”

NEXT!

Zack Ryder sings “Friday” but gets cracked over the skull with a coconut by Rowdy Roddy Piper.

NEXT!

Chris Masters flexes his pecs to “We Will Rock You” as Yoshi Tatsu sings out of time.

NEXT!

Hornswoggle comes out dressed as Easy E.  Snoop likes him, but T-Lo tells him that Hornswoggle can’t talk.  Hornswoggle confirms this, and Snoop and T-Lo decide to “roll on up out of here.”  Hornswoggle puts on some sunglasses and raps as the Bella Twins convulse in the background.

The following is an 8-man tag team match, set for one fall!

The Corre make their way to the ring first.  Kane and The Big Show are out first for their team, and the set leaves me a little disappointed, considering Kane usually has the coolest WrestleMania entrances (see WrestleMania XX).  Santino is out next and we’re told that Vladimir Kozlov is indeed out of this match due to the  attack by The Corre yesterday at Fan Axxess.  That doesn’t mean the team is down a man – their new partner is none other than the man picked by the BWF and WPO crews as the most surprising superstar not on the show, Kofi Kingston!

Big Show, Kane, Santino Marella, and Kofi Kingston def. The Corre

*BLINK* where’d the match go?  It’s over?  This was a trainwreck, and it ended with Slater eating a Cobra and a Knockout Punch from Big Show.

Big Show and Santino do the imaginary trumpet thing after the match, Kane and Kofi seem as though they could care less.  Slater’s facial expression when Show hit the knockout punch was priceless when they showed it back in slow motion.

Backstage, The Rock is with Eve.  He’s flirting with her, and he tells her that he can make a WrestleMania moment with anybody.  He asks her to let him know when somebody comes around the corner, and he’ll create a moment with them.  She tells him to look, and he turns around to find Mae Young, who says she’s there because she wants the People’s Strudel.  Rock says she should be looking for a strudel her own age, like Moses.  He introduces her to Eve, as in her childhood friends Adam and Eve.  Mae says she’s never going to get old.  Rock has Eve show Mae to her seats, and Mae smacks Rock in the ass.  Rock complains that it couldn’t have anybody else coming around the corner.  He turns back around to find Stone Cold Steve Austin.  They have a friendly chat about kicking some ass tonight, and they shake hands.

The official theme song for WrestleMania XXVII is “Written In The Stars” by Tinie Tempah, from the album “Discovery,” coming out on May 17th.

We relive the two and a half year history of CM Punk vs. Randy Orton.

CM Punk makes his way to the ring first, followed by Orton.  Nothing super special about the entrances, just the cool 3D effect on the video cube that hangs in the ring as Orton enters.

Randy Orton def. CM Punk

Punk focused on the injured leg throughout the match, which in the long run prevented Orton from being able to punt Punk in the skull.  Punk also managed to avoid a few RKO attemps, and Orton escaped a GTS.  The end came when Punk climbed to the top and went for a move, but wound up finding himself RKO’d out of mid-air, giving Orton the victory.

Backstage, The Rock is with Mean Gene Okerlund.  The Rock says things are going to get ugly, because John Cena’s number one fan is upset with him and coming to confront The Rock.  Mean Gene tells him that he’s already here.  The Rock turns around and realizes that he should’ve known who it was.  This person is everything John Cena stands for – Pee Wee Herman.  Rock asks Pee Wee what he’s got to say for himself.  Pee Wee says “You can’t see me!”  Rock tells him he looks ridiculous.  Rock sees potential in Pee Wee to be a man.  He can be a man on Team Bring It or a little boy on the Froot Loop Troop.  If he wants to be on the Froot Loop Troop, this is what he’ll look like.  Mean Gene comes in wearing John Cena gear, and Pee Wee says he looks like a tool.  Mean Gene says “I know you are, but what am I?  Give me a break!”  Pee Wee says he wants to be on Team Bring It.  Rock says there’s one thing Pee Wee needs to do.  Pee Wee says “If ya smell what the Pee is cookin!”

Promo: The True Story of WrestleMania, available on DVD and Blu Ray today!  Highly recommended by yours truly – Get it!

WWE Hall of Fame class of 2011:  Abdullah The Butcher, Sunny, The Road Warriors, Drew Carey, “Bullet” Bob Armstrong, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, and of course, Shawn Michaels (who gets his own entrance)!

WrestleMania Rewind: Jerry Lawler goes after Michael Cole this past Monday on RAW.

Here to call the action is Booker T from Friday Night SmackDown!  AND!  Good Ol’ JR, Jim Ross!

“Can I have your attention please?”  Michael Cole says JR has the second biggest ego in sports entertainment, second only to Jerry “The King” Lawler.  Cole looks ridiculous in his orange headgear and his orange hoodie.  He looks like the world’s dorkiest Taz impersonator.  He points out that this is Lawler’s first WrestleMania match, but it’s also his.  He says after tonight JR will be making bad barbecue sauce, Lawler will be humiliated, and Steve Austin will raise his hand in victory.  He introduces his trainer, Jack Swagger.  Swagger does his usual pushups in the aisle, when the glass shatters – and Austin nearly runs Swagger over in his ATV!  Cole, sensing danger, dives into the Cole Mine.  JR says “Cole’s mood changed!”  I wonder what Taz thinks of this.  King makes his way to the ring, and he’s back to using “Pictures at an Exhibition” for his theme.

Michael Cole def. Jerry “The King” Lawler

Cole refuses to leave the Cole Mine, but Austin calls for the bell and tells Jerry to go get him.  King takes out Swagger, and Cole begs for forgiveness.  He asks to talk about this.  He says they can go back to being commentators, they can be friends.  Cole offers a handshake.  King takes the handshake – but pulls Cole face first into the hard plexiglass walls of the Cole Mine!  King climbs into the Cole Mine and starts wailing away on Cole.  King bounces Cole off of the RAW GM podium and then sends him back into the ring.  As Austin checks on Cole, Swagger attacks Lawler.  I’ll take a second to tell you that Cole is wearing a ridiculous orange singlet, revealing his potbelly and his horrible tattoo collection (though credit for the photo of his kids on the his shoulder blade – there’s nothing wrong with that, dammit!).  Swagger puts Lawler in the ankle lock on the outside, and Cole demands Austin counts.  Cole then goes after the ankle, working over Lawler for quite some time.  Cole goes for the Vader Bomb, but he’s too scared to come off the second rope, so he does it from the bottom rope.  King kicks out at two.  King starts to fight back, but Cole goes after the ankle again.  The strap comes down, and Cole locks in the An-Cole Lock!  King powers out of it, then stomps a mudhole in Cole, and walks it dry.  Swagger throws in the towel.  Austin and Lawler look at him in confusion.  Austin picks up the towel and wipes the sweat from his brow.  Swagger gets in the ring and argues that the match should be over.  Austin stuns him and flips him the bird.  Austin asks Cole if he wants to continue.  Cole starts begging, then gets in Austin’s face, shoving Austin.  Austin shoves back, and Lawler decks Cole, and assaults him with right hands!  King nails a WrestleMania sized dropkick on Cole, then gives him the fist drop from the second rope.  King goes for the pin, but pulls Cole up at two, much to the delight of Steve Austin.  King locks in an Ankle Lock of his own, and Cole taps immediately, but Austin doesn’t see it.  He asks Cole if he gives up.  Cole finally says “YES, I DO!” and Austin calls for the bell.

Swagger carries Cole off, and the beer bash begins!  Booker T even joins in, and gives a Spinaroonie!  He then eats a Stunneroonie from Stone Cole Steve Austin!

Josh Matthews has received an e-mail from RAW’s anonymous General Manager.

“The referee has blatantly overstepped his authority by physically interfering in this match.  Therefore, Jerry Lawler has been disqualified, and the winner of the match is Michael Cole.”

King asks Matthews to read it again.  Matthews tells King he lost.  Austin throws his beer.  King wants to hear it one more time.  Matthews confirms that Michael Cole won the match.  King throws Matthews into the ring, and he eats a Stunner.  Austin rides off into the sunset on his ATV, and King joins JR on commentary.  One of my guests ponders, “Didn’t he have a shirt on?”

Video: WWE WrestleMania week.

It’s been a wonderful week in Atlanta, according to Jim Ross.  The National Guard is in attendance tonight.

Video package: Triple H and The Undertaker’s recent history.

The lights go out and the bell tolls…  but not the bell from The Undertaker’s theme – no, indeed it’s the bell from Metallica’s “For Whom The Bell Tolls,” a song I used to perform with my old band thinksobrain.  A light show accompanies the song, and several men holding shields up in front of them make their way to the stage.  The shields part, and Triple H is standing there in a skull mask and a crown.  Wait.  For Whom The Bell Tolls, a crown, a skull mask… Triple H is a ThinkSoJoE wannabe!

That's right. I did the skull and crown deal first! Suck it, Triple H!

The lights go back out, and the familiar sounds of “The Game” by Motorhead play, as Triple H is no longer in his ThinkSoJoE costume.  I’m flattered, Hunter, but that’s my look dude.  You can buy a t-shirt.

The bell we’re used to hearing at WWE events sounds out, and Johnny Cash’s posthumous single “Ain’t No Grave” plays The Undertaker to the ring.  A pretty unspectacular entrance for The Undertaker, who, much like his half brother Kane, usually has one of the best entrances on the show.

The Undertaker def. Triple H

Triple H goes straight after The Undertaker, but Undertaker dumps him to the outside.  Triple H continues to punch away on the outside, but he gets tossed into the ring steps.  Undertaker dismantles the Spanish announce table, but Triple H tackles Undertaker through the Cole Mine.  HHH gets back in the ring and challenges The Undertaker to join him.  Taker throws some soup bones of his own, and takes control of the match.  Taker goes for Old School, but it must be a snow day, because Triple H pulled him off the top rope.  Back on the outside, it’s Triple H taking over.  HHH dismantles the English announce table, and bounces Undertaker’s head off of it.  He goes for a Pedigree on the announce table, but ‘Taker escapes, going for a Chokeslam, but HHH reverses back into Pedigree position, only to be backdropped off of the table to the floor.  Dueling chants of “19-0” and “18-1” break out.  Undertaker hits the suicide dive!  He positions the steel steps – the bottom half, anyway – in front of the Spanish announce table.  He slams HHH head first into the steps, but can’t capitalize.  Undertaker charges at HHH, who is standing on the steps, but he gets a spinebuster through the Spanish Announce Table for his trouble.  The Game gets The Phenom back in the ring, but Undertaker catches him and scores a two count off of a Chokeslam.  The two battle in the corner, with Triple H taking the advantage, punching away at Undertaker in the corner, but Undertaker goes for a Last Ride, which Triple H escapes, going for a Pedigree, but getting snake eyes for his trouble.  The Game hits a spinebuster and gets a two count.  Triple H grabs a chair, but eats a boot to the face.  Undertaker grabs the chair, and cracks it across the back of The Game.  Undertaker goes for another chair shot, but The Game hits a Pedigree, but Undertaker kicks out at two!  Triple H sets Undertaker up on the top rope, but ‘Taker counters and hits a Last Ride, but only scores a two count.  Undertaker bides his time, and nails a Tombstone, but Triple H kicks out at two!  Undertaker positions the steel chair in the center of the ring and picks The Game back up.  He goes for a Tombstone, but Triple H escapes and DDTs Undertaker right on the steel chair.  Both men are down.  Both fight to get back up.  Triple H nails another Pedigree – 18-1!  NO!  The Undertaker kicked out!  Triple H nails a THIRD Pedigree, but again, The Undertaker kicks out!  Triple H grabs the chair, and JR ponders the Hall of Fame worthiness of the chair after the beating it’s gone through in this match as Triple H cracks it across the back of The Undertaker.  Triple H yells for Undertaker to stay down, as he continues to assault The Undertaker with the chair.  The referee asks Undertaker if he can continue.  Triple H yells back across to Undertaker to stay down again.  Undertaker pulls himself back to his feet, and takes a chairshot to the face for his trouble.  Undertaker looks to be done for, but Triple H doesn’t capitalize.  Undertaker tries to get up, as Triple H continues to yell at him to “stay down” and “just die!”  Undertaker seizes the opportunity, grabbing Triple H by the throat, but he doesn’t have enough left in him to capitalize.  He tells Triple H he’s ready to fight, but Triple H gives him the slit throat signal, then nails a Tombstone of his own, but The Undertaker kicked out at two!  Triple H scurries back like he’s seen a ghost.  In disbelief, Triple H rolls out of the ring and channels his inner Peter Gabriel by grabbing a sledgehammer.  The Undertaker tries to pull himself away from Triple H, but The Game drags him back.  Undertaker manages to lock in the Hell’s Gate!  Triple H struggles to get out, as my party guests discuss the damaging effects of an actual gogoplata.  The Game continues to try and fight out.  He makes a last ditch effort to grab the sledgehammer, but Undertaker cinches the hold in tighter, and Triple H finally has no choice but to tap out.

After the match, The Undertaker doesn’t move for several minutes.  The trainer jumps in the ring to check on him. ‘Taker finally moves, and manages to get out and sit up on the ring apron, but he collapsed to the ground.  Finally, he’s put onto a cart and taken to the back.  Hopefully he’ll be ok.

But, as they say in showbiz, “The show must go on.”

Video: Please DO NOT Try this at home

Video: WrestleMania XXVIII in Miami.

“EXCUSE ME!”  Vickie Guerrero introduces LayCool and Dolph Ziggler as “the greatest combination of beauty, talent, and intelligence.”  Michelle does look a little concerned as she heads to the ring…

John Morrison is out first for his team, followed by Trish Stratus in a top that reads “Brunette Mafia” on the back.  Snookie follows them, in a shirt that also reads “Brunette Mafia.”

Snooki, Trish Stratus, and John Morrison def.  Dolph Ziggler and LayCool

Trish starts for her team, and Michelle for hers.  Michelle shoved Layla to get that privilege.  Michelle countered the Matrix from Stratus and goes for the Faith Breaker, but Trish turns the tide.  Trish goes for her hurricanrana, but Michelle counters.  The two battle on the top rope, and tumble to the floor.  Trish shoves Michelle into the barricade.  Layla tries to get involved and gets punched in the face for her troubles.  Trish nails a cross body on LayCool.  Michelle misses Trish and hits Layla instead with a kick.  Trish hits the Chick Kick, Ziggler breaks up the cover, gets taken out by John Morrison for his trouble, and Trish tags Snooki in.  Snooki hits a hamspring elbow on Michelle in the corner, then does a cartwheel splash on her for the pinfall victory.  Holy shit!  Snooki’s got athleticism!

The Tough Enough contestants are in the audience.

Promo: WWE Extreme Rules, Sunday, May 1st on Pay Per View.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, you have made history tonight.  A record breaking attendance for any entertainment event ever held at the Georgia Dome.  71,617!”  Suck it, Hogan!

This contest, set for one fall, is for the WWE Championship!

Video: Hogan, Miz on The Real World, Ric Flair, Miz on Tough Enough, Austin/Michaels, Miz hosting SmackDown, The Rock, Miz wins the title, then highlights of The Miz set to “Hate Me Now” by Nas.  Miz is shown as being in control of the video.  I personally love this video!

AWESOME!  is spelled out in inflatable letters on the stage as The Miz makes his entrance, along with Alex Riley and pyro!  Pyro for The Miz!  Also, tradition be damned – the Champion is out first.

A choir stands on the stage and starts to sing, as we cut to a…

Video: A John Cena video package set to “Prayer III” by DMX plays.

The choir starts singing again.  The lyrics to the hymn quickly become “Your time is up, my time is now, your time is up, my time is now” over and over again.

BRRRRRRRRRRYABBA DABBA DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

John Cena makes his way to the ring in a bright ass red shirt, thus leaving yellow and blue to be the only Fruity Pebbles colors left for him to use.  Well, there is blue in this shirt.  It actually kinda looks like the orange shirt.  Anyways, Froot Loop Troop vs. Team Awesome starts after the championship introductions!

“Introducing first, the challenger, from West Newbury, Massachusetts, weighing 240 lbs, John Cena!  And his opponent, accompanied to the ring by Alex Riley, from Cleveland, Ohio, weighing 231 lbs, he is the current WWE Champion, The Miz!”

The Miz vs. John Cena ended in a double count-out.

A “Miz is awesome” chant kicks things off.  The bell rings.  Twice.  Because apparently nobody heard it the first time.  The Miz and Cena lock up, and Miz takes advantage with a headlock, but Cena shows his strength early by taking Miz over.  They lock up again, and Miz gets a headlock, again.  This time, Cena shoves him off to the ropes, but Miz hits a shoulderblock.  On the following exchange, Cena takes Miz down with an armdrag.  Miz backs into the corner, and we’re at a standoff again.  They lock up again, and it’s Cena that comes away with the headlock.  Miz backs Cena into the corner.  Cena lets go, and Miz punches Cena in the face, then stomps a mudhole in him.  Miz takes control of the match, whipping Cena to the opposite corner, then hitting his signature clothesline in the corner.  He scores a two count, and starts hitting Cena with lefts, ordering him to stay down, but Cena won’t comply.  Cena takes advantage of a patient Miz, taking Miz down with a tilt-a-whirl slam for a two count.  Miz manages to catch Cena with his version of the Rock Bottom (he jumps inward.  Not sure what he calls it).  Miz goes for the corner clothesline again, but Cena ducks out of the way.  He heads to the top and hits the Rapper Dropper from the top rope (I refuse to call it a “Rocker Dropper” when Cena does it).  Miz moves out of the way of a charging Cena, then boots the challenger in the face.  Miz waits for Cena to get up, then boots him in the face to take him back down, but another order of “stay down” is met by a kickout at two.  Miz throws another left, and another one.  Cena falls back down.  Miz kicks him as he tries to get back up, then whips him to the ropes.  Cena tried for some kind of move, but tripped and fell to the canvas.  Miz kicks him out of the ring and follows him.  He sets Cena up on the apron and hits a knee lift, but only managed to score a two count when he’s back in the ring.  Miz goes for the Skull Crushing Finale, but Cena escapes.  He hits a pair of shoulderblocks and a ProtoBomb.  He nails the 5 Knuckle Shuffle, but The Miz escapes the Attitude Adjustment.  Miz nails a DDT and only scores a two.  Cena hits a drop toehold but can’t lock in the STF.  Miz nails the Mizard of Oz but can’t get more than a two count.  Miz exposes the turnbuckle, which buys him some time when Cena rolls him up as the referee was distracted.  Miz tries to ram Cena’s head into the exposed turnbuckle.  Cena goes for an AA but Miz escapes again, but can’t escape another STF attempt.  Miz manages to pull himself to the ropes, forcing Cena to break the hold.  As the referee checks on Miz, Riley rams Cena head first into the exposed turnbuckle.  Miz nails the Skull Crushing Finale, but Cena kicks out at two.  Miz sets up for another Skull Crushing Finale, but Cena powers out, taking down the referee in the process.  Cena hits the AA, but the referee is unconscious.  A-Ry gets in the ring, and nails Cena with the briefcase he carries around.  Miz crawls over to cover Cena as the referee starts to stir, but he only gets to two before Cena kicked out.  A-Ry gets on the apron and complains about the count.  Miz, meanwhile, grabs the briefcase, but Cena ducks and A-Ry gets taken out instead.  Cena hits a huge Attitude Adjustment but The Miz still kicks out at two!  Miz rolls to the outside.  Cena follows after him, and charges at him, clotheslining him over the guardrail and into the timekeeper’s area.  Cena rolls back in the ring, briefly, to break the count.  Cena charges at Miz again, and spears him into the crowd.  Both men took a huge impact, as the referee counts.  This match ends in… a double count out?!?  At WrestleMania?  In the main event?

The official announcement:  “Ladies and Gentlemen, both men have officially been counted out.  Therefore, this match has been ruled a draw.  However, still your WWE Champion, The Miz!”

Cena and Miz are both still out on the floor as The Miz’s music plays.

IF YA SMELL…  WHAT THE ROCK…  IS COOKIN!

The Rock makes his way down to the ring, and he doesn’t look happy…

… especially after he’s interrupted by the RAW GM’s sound effect.  Rock stops both JR and The King from getting the e-mail and does it himself, complete with “Can I have your attention please, I just received an e-mail from the RAW anonymous General Manager.  And I quote.”

“As RAW General Manager, I think…”

“IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT YOU THINK!”

Rock throws the computer to the ground and tells us that WrestleMania is not going to end that way.  The Rock says that this match must restart right now, no disqualification, no count out, no time limit, no doubt about it, no crying to your mama, no way on God’s green Earth, under God’s hot sun in this beautiful Georgia Dome will this match end like that.  The Rock says it’s time to give the people what they want!

The Miz def. John Cena to retain the WWE Championship

Both competitors make their way back into the ring.  Cena goes for an Attitude Adjustment, but Miz escapes.  The Rock hits the Rock Bottom on Cena, and The Miz covers Cena for the pinfall!  The Miz is leaving WrestleMania, still the WWE Champion!

The Rock doesn’t look too happy about this turn of events either.  He jumps back into the ring, and he hits The Miz with a spinebuster and a People’s Elbow to send the fans home happy!

My Thoughts: I’ve heard several things from people – this was the worst WrestleMania of all time, this was an average WrestleMania.  I’m down with the latter.  There was nothing really memorable or special about this show.  The only thing I’m taking away from this is that two of my three favorite WWE Superstars won their matches, and in fact retained their titles.  I’m talking, of course, about The Miz and Edge.  CM Punk lost his match, albeit in spectacular, highlight reel fashion.  That said, knowing that The Rock and Steve Austin are both scheduled for RAW tonight, I’m looking forward to see what happens next!

Don’t forget to use #BWF if you’re tweeting about RAW tonight – if I see you and like what you have to say, you’ll be included in our RAW review!

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