So Cena had himself a heel turn after all. Hahahahahahahaha...ha..ha...I know. Sorry. That joke's been made 2,376 times in the past two days. Even by Cena himself. And even according to him, my Wrap Up headline would be wrong since he made a point last night on RAW to say he was "hurt" not "injured."
WWE reported this story on Sunday and the mere fact that they reported it, even questioning whether or not Cena would be able to face Ryback at Extreme Rules in their own article, set the internet into a tizzy. Was this real? Was Cena really hurt or was this a new element to the story thrown in last minute to try and garner some interest for a match that not many are interested in?
Not that the WWE hasn't reported on their own guys' injuries, but they've also totally made s*** up. True, they haven't done it in a while, but it still tingles every now and again. Still aches. Like an old war wound when it rains. And since they made it a huge point to get out ahead of this story, it all feels a little out of proportion. I don't doubt Cena hurt himself, but the call was made to immediately integrate this "hurtness" into the angle instead of calling off the match. And now Cena will look super-dee-duper strong when he beats Ryback as an "underdog."
So last night on RAW, they officially announced that Cena had mucked up his Achilles tendon (inevitable damage from wrestling in tennis shoes and Keds for a decade?) and that meant that the WWE could show us the picture of their own news piece from their web site. And I love it when WWE.com is treated like some outside news source that somehow, some way, lands big, exclusive scoops from the WWE. What intrepid journalism! Types the guy who comes up with new Mark Henry song lyrics. Look, I can do it to other wrestlers too. "I hear voices in my head, the come to tea, they eat my bread. They come to teeaaaa!"
Speaking of injuries, The Rock tweeted, during one of those #RockTalk Q&A twitter sessions, where he comes down from the burning bush on the mountain top to speak directly to the unwashed, that his match with Cena at 'Mania 29 *may* have been his last match. And then the sky caught on fire and the seas turned to boiling blood. It would be a shame, sure, but these past three years were, in hindsight, an unexpected treat for us. I think we've had our fill of The Rock's farewell to the business. I'd like him to wrassle again, but overall I'm good. I'll defer to his judgement. And keep in mind that he he tweeted this having just been injured and having just had surgery to fix that injury, so I'm sure rubbing nipples with Brock Lesnar is the last thing on his mind. Oh, and his final match would be with Brock. Something I can take or leave, honestly.
I realize that I'm doing all the "outside of the ring" news first, so I'll just burn through it. CM Punk, most likely, is gone until SummerSlam. He needs a break to rest his body and to clear out the a**hole-ish cobwebs in his head. It'll be good for him, but sad for us. They might even have to extend the Cena/Ryback feud through another PPV just to fill time. As it stands, it looks like Cena's about to have a very similar match to the one he had with Brock at Extreme Rules last year - without the extreme part and blood, of course. He'll get trampled and then pull an AA out of his ass for the win.
As it stands, I'm way more invested in The Shield vs. Hell No. They got a huge rub from The Undertaker last week and even got to freakin' put him through a table on Smackdown. Smackdown was awesome too because it was still in London and Undertaker wrestled again - in a one on one match! And he *technically* delivered The Shield their first loss when he made Ambrose tap. Word has it that Taker might be wrestling more to make up for the Punk gap. I mean, he has been wrestling more, but he might do even more-more. I'm still dead serious about The Shield triple-holding the WWE Championship. It's hinky, but they're the only heels, aside from Ziggler, worth a main event spot right now.
Perhaps it could all come about "thanks to the twisted, demented mind of Teddy Long." Anyone else catch that last night right at the top of RAW when Cole talked about how Ricardo vs. Big E. vs. Zed happened? Since when did Adjunct Professor Holla Holla become Kevin Sullivan? I mean, it certainly explained why RAW was opening things up with three guys who should remain fully clothed all all times for different reasons, but they're really jumping the gun on Teddy's heel turn. That, in fact, escalated quickly.
More from RAW, including World Wish Day and Del Rio's hindquarters, on page 2....
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