Here are some questions I have coming out of WrestleMania 27 last night...
-The main question I have is what can Rock say on Raw tonight when John Cena asks him to justify his actions. If Rock says:"You gave me an Attitude Adjustment last week at the end of Raw, so this is payback," is that enough? Can Rock blatantly cost Cena the WWE Title opportunity and consider that equal to Cena giving him an Attitude Adjustment last week? Can't Cena take on Rock's high-pitched mocking voice that uses when he makes fun of "You can't see me" and fire back at Rock, "You hurt me. Waahhh"?
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-Two other key questions... Will Rock's decision even stand? What did the G.M. email that Rock disregarded? If the Rock didn't have the authority to restart the match, Miz pinning Cena may not go down as official. If the G.M. was willing to restart the match, but not with the "no DQ" stips that Rock imposed, could the G.M. retroactively DQ Miz for outside interference from Rock? What would that trigger in terms of a title rematch? The Raw G.M. could simply argue that Cena deserves a chance to beat Miz without Rock interfering and book a rematch on Raw? How would that lead to Rock vs. Cena?
-Could Miz even be make a case for being upset at The Rock? The Rock beat up Cena at the end of WrestleMania and delivered The People's Elbow. Miz could be upset at Rock for that, but shouldn't he be grateful he also handed him a win over Cena at WrestleMania? I could imagine Miz being upset because he claims all anyone is saying now is he's a fluke champion who needed Rock's help to beat Cena. Miz could make the case that before Rock interfered, he fought Cena to a double countout and that meant he was leaving as champion anyway. Miz could even demand Cena gets a rematch because it's eating him up that people don't think he can beat Cena fair and square.
-Why didn't the announcers point out that Rock must have acted the way he did to Cena because Cena gave him the Attitude Adjustment at the end of Raw last week? Why did they leave it to fans to recall that and assume that motivated Rock's actions?
-How different would the final match have been, including Rock's actions after the double countout, had they not been right up against the clock? Would Rock have said more or been less rushed? Would Cena vs. Miz have been longer before the double countout? Would there have been a speaking role for either Cena or Miz?
-Onto other matches, what's next for Triple H. I could see Triple H saying that Undertaker may have extended his streak, but he might have succeeded in ending Undertaker's career. Based on Triple H's concern for Taker, he wouldn't be bragging about doing that, but rather just talking about the toll that it took on Taker to survive against him. He could even make a case that Undertaker should retire and that should be his last match.
-Will seeds be planted for a Triple H vs. Undertaker rematch in Miami next year at WrestleMania 28? Is there anyone who is a good fit that comes to mind to face Taker next year? Sting blew it by claiming (true or not) that Triple H's spot in the main event against Taker was offered to him first. It makes Triple H look he was the "second choice" or the "back-up plan." The fact that he says he turned down that spot because he didn't trust WWE to treat him fairly probably seals the deal that Sting will never work for WWE. Given the quality of Triple H vs. Undertaker last night, it seems a safe bet that fans would embrace a rematch. And Triple H and Undertaker, if both are healthy enough to do it, probably have that plan in mind for how to get there.
-What's next for MIchael Cole? Can he really go back to the broadcast table as anything but a heel color commentator? Is there any way to turn him into a straight lead announcer anymore after all of this? Is Jim Ross back on board as a full time host of Raw? He hinted on Twitter over the weekend he made some surprising negotiations that are worth staying tuned for. It'd be great to have him back hosting Raw with Lawler.
-How different would Undertaker-Triple H have been without Ross calling the action, especially by adding drama and gravity to the slower parts of the match when Hunter and Taker were selling the effects of the grueling battle?
-Did Undertaker protect himself enough by getting one hand up when Triple H swung and struck him with chairshot aimed at his skull? Even if Taker did protect himself fully, or nearly fully, does it still set a bad example for an industry that needs to move away from raising the bar to that level? If Taker's hand did absorb 70-80 percent of the impact, then was it any worse than a dozen other moves and bumps in that match? Is that a chance wrestlers should be taking at this point given the astounding new information that comes out almost weekly now regarding the effects of cumulative head trauma in athletes?
-Has there even been a WrestleMania where so many wrestlers in matches had so little actual in-ring time?
-Has there ever been a WrestleMania with such widespread scores afterward? There are people emailing the Torch who are practically hostile in how upset they are with the show, while there are others raving about it and scoring it 9.0 and 8.0.
A NEW BUTTON SUGGESTION FOR TWITTER...
-On Twitter, there should be an "Intervention Button" where followers of someone can suspend their Twitter account "for their own good." Near the top of my list for that function to be triggered would be Kurt Angle. His comments after WrestleMania last night about people stealing his moves was just absurd. Randy Orton's comeback, citing that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin didn't invent the Thesz Press and Ken Shamrock was using the anklelock before Angle, said it very well. Hasn't Angle done moonsaults and German suplexes? I can understand A.J. Styles being upset with Michelle McCool for doing (stealing?) the Styles Clash because it is such a unique finisher and he's still using it. Angle being upset with a variation of a suplex and an anklelock, which Orton wisely pointed out Ken Shamrock used before him, is just silly and unbecoming.
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