My 9-Month Prior Wrestlemania XXIX Dream Card

I said I'd continue this series every month, but I ended up taking a few month hiatus due to the combination of life sucking up all my muse, and YouTube and TWitWoW being sufficient vents for what muse was left.  It's time for a throwback, though: The Return of the Wrestlemania Dream Card series.  With CM Punk's recent heel turn, my mind has gotten a solid shot of adrenaline in the muse department and I'm going over multiple scenarios in my head regarding what WM29 can be.  We're talking about a card that would live up to its 10-year anniversary show: WM19, arguably the greatest Wrestlemania in history.  Make note that this card is only taking into account what we KNOW can happen, and not assuming anybody debuting that we don't know about for sure.  Unfortunately...that translates into no Dean Ambrose.  I hope the WWE changes this card by debuting him, but they haven't yet, so obviously no promises can be made.

My 3-Month Prior Wrestlemania XXVIII Card

As I said, I'm going to continue doing these monthly.  Granted, this one's a day late, but better late than never.

1. The Rock vs John Cena - This is a given, obviously.
2. The Undertaker vs Triple H - As great as this match could be, I feel like Undertaker vs Kane would be better.  Nonetheless, this is the most likely match to happen at Mania this year, and these guys are going to leave everything they have out in that ring - possibly in a literal sense.

1.2.12 is Chris Jericho - and here's why.

Chris Jericho's WWF debut saw a countdown clock leading up to his debut.  There was no code to break or anything to figure out - it just forced you to sit and wait for the clock to hit zero in order to find out what it was for.

When he returned in 2007, we had a code that was meant for viewers to break.  It wasn't extremely difficult but if you weren't computer savvy or smart enough to realize that letters can be given number associations, you didn't know what it was and again, you just waited for it to happen.

In 2011, we have been given new promos and if they are for Chris Jericho, they certainly aren't going to be a countdown or some alphanumeric code for you to try breaking.  Jericho is an evolving character that hates being repetitive.  In 2011, the itbegins series is a series of symbolic representations of Chris Jericho and his first target when he returns on January Second.  In this post, I explain everything.

Wrestling Podcast: TWitWoW

In what might be my greatest wrestling-related internet endeavor yet, a great friend of mine (if you're familiar with my YouTube account, you know him from BeerMoney2K) named John and I shot an hour and a half intro to a podcast that we're planning on doing weekly.  Every saturday, be sure to watch for another episode of TWitWoW, better known as This Week in the World of Wrestling.  This is a Wrestling podcast made by fans, for fans.

My 4-Month Prior Wrestlemania XXVIII Dream Card

It's been one month since my last Dream Wrestlemania XXVIII Card and most of my matches have changed.  Have I mentioned before that my thoughts are very flexible - very little is 100% rigid.  I've been doing a lot of YouTube work lately, so if you haven't yet, be sure to check out my channel and my videos by clicking the link just below the main banner at the top of the page.  I'm going to continue this Wrestlemania Series every single month forever - on Wrestlemania Sunday, it'll go from "Dream Card" to "Predictions", but even in May I'll throw out an 11-month Prior Wrestlemania XXIX Dream Card post.

Why do they call it a Series if there's only one a year and no continuity?

After almost two hours of staring at a blank screen, I'm beginning to type this post at 12:31 am.  I think I'm beginning to realize just how inconsequential Survivor Series looks on paper, and how much better it could have been with a few tweaks here and there.  The biggest match (again, on paper) is Rock/Cena vs Awesome Truth, but how big is that match going to be, really?  If Rock/Cena win, nobody will be surprised, Awesome Truth won't stop terrorizing babyfaces (and referees) on Raw, and nothing will have mattered, just like Cena's firing last year.  If Awesome Truth win cleanly, it'd elevate them, sure, but nobody would buy it and it would make the main event at Wrestlemania look subpar.  If Awesome Truth win by cheating (or due to their opponents imploding), nobody will care because it doesn't make anybody look any better and Awesome Truth will just have one more thing to brag about for no reason at all.  At the end of the day, there are very few ways to make this match interesting, but believe it or not, I do believe I have found the best way.

My 5-Month Prior Wrestlemania XXVIII Dream Card

The Rock vs John Cena is already a given, but what other matches do I see happening at Wrestlemania?  This is not a prediction, or even a fantasy booking to the fullest degree.  This is just me telling you how huge Wrestlemania 28 has the potential to be.  This is in no particular order.

1. The Rock vs John Cena (obviously) - most likely a 13-18 minute match with Cena going over & finally earning The Rock's respect.
2. The Undertaker (c) vs Daniel Bryan - not a guarantee to happen, but after reading my last post, how could you possibly deny the potential to create a new star here?
3. CM Punk (c) vs Dolph Ziggler - name another heel not named Alberto Del Rio who could possibly give Punk a bigger run for his money on Raw right now.  I can't.
4. Chris Jericho vs Randy Orton - Jericho is coming back.  I see him returning at the Royal Rumble and eliminating Orton to spark a feud between the two dating back to the punt heard 'round the world.
5. Sheamus vs Wade Barrett - Two European superstars that the WWE has finally chosen which of the two they want to be a babyface, on the same brand.  This is, as Del Rio would say, DESTINY.
6. D-Generation X vs Awesome Truth - This is a Dream Card, not a "most likely to happen" card.  Miz and Truth somehow cheat their way into a victory over Cena/Rock at SS and Triple H needs to call a buddy to help him take out the trash.
7. Mark Henry and Alberto Del Rio vs Big Show and Kane - Think about it.  Del Rio runs over Show.  Henry inducts Kane and Show into the Hall of Pain.  This is the only way I can think of to fit Del Rio onto the card without putting him in a title match that makes sense.
8. John Morrison and Kofi Kingston vs Cody Rhodes and Christian - kind of a showcase match that fits the last relevant guys (in my mind) onto the card, and fits them well.  If Morrison isn't still around at this point, give Christian a turn (Edge showing up and giving him a pep talk in the middle of the ring could achieve that in a matter of 5 minutes) and make this Christian vs Cody one on one.
9. Zack Ryder vs Mike "The Situation" - It's being built up on ZTLIS and I needed to find some kind of stupid celebrity match to fit into the card just because it's STILL Wrestlemania.  Throw Big O in Zack's corner and some other random Jersey Shore guy in there in Mike's corner and you've got a fitting freak show.

Obviously this is way too far ahead of time to even remotely resemble what Wrestlemania will actually look like, but hey, if this was the card, I'd buy the show, even for the extra $10.