Indeed, the rules of the game have changed, but is it for the better? Let's let Rob and I tell you:
"No Way Out was in flux of the World Heavyweight Championship falling into the clutches of Smackdown's Edge. Randy Orton continues to make life a living hell for the McMahon family. Here is what I'm talking about.
"Shane McMahon was hellbent on getting revenge on Randy Orton for what he did to his Father, Vince McMahon. So Shane challenged Orton to an unsanctioned fight, with no referees, and no Legacy members. This fight was to continue until one man can't continue. Orton accepted the challenge.
"But Shane's Sister, Stephanie tried to talk Shane out of it, but Shane wouldn't listen. Just before the fight began, Stephanie McMahon was on her cell phone talking to somebody to come and try to talk some sense into Shane.
"The fight between Orton and McMahon got underway with the 2 trading blows in this fight that spilled over the barriers and into the audience.
"Shane had things in his favor when he was ready to nail Orton with the Coast-to-Coast, until Orton's Legacy co-horts, Ted Dibiase and Cody Rhodes attacked McMahon from behind, setting up McMahon for Orton to nail him with a Punt to the Temple, just like he did to Vince McMahon.
"Then, Stephanie McMahon came to tend to her Brother, trying to revive him. But that didn't work, as Randy Orton nailed her with an RKO that was so vicious, that the WWE Champion, Triple H rushed to the ring, and cleared the ring of the Legacy members.
"This rivalry is about to get hotter, and I think that look on the Game's face tells the story. You see, I'm sure that a lot of you are aware that Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are in real life, husband and wife. And Edge being the new World Heavyweight Champion, there is a good chance that Triple H may be coming back to where he rightfully belongs in my opinion, on Monday Night Raw.
"With the 2009 Draft taking place on April 13th, that alone right there could very well be just a little preview as to who is going where."
My thoughts: Indeed so. You know, I originally was gonna rant my brains out as to what Orton did to Stephanie, but I realize now, that this is a great storyline that will no doubt lead us to one hell of a Wrestlemania main event between the two. The new, evil Orton and Triple H in a Wrestlemania main event will no doubt be one of Wrestlemania's most incredible matches to date.
"Speaking of Edge, he and the Smackdown General Manager made a guest appearance on Raw last night just to brag about how he became the new World Heavyweight Champion, when Ms.Guererro talked about why Edge was in the Raw Elimination Chamber match.
"While Edge was bragging more about his newly won Championship, he was interrupted by John Cena, who was telling Edge about his plans to win back the World Heavyweight Championship. When Edge tried walking away, Cena turned Edge around, looked him straight in the eye, and said, and I quote, 'You try to hide, I will find you. You try to run, I will catch you. We are going to fight, and I will hurt you.'
"Cena should wait a little bit to get his Championship match, because I really feel that Rey Mysterio should get a crack at Edge's World Heavyweight Championship, because if you look back on this year's Royal Rumble, Mysterio's time in the Rumble was 49:24, and the valiant effort he gave in the Raw Elimination Chamber match this past Sunday at No Way Out when it came down between he and Edge, Mysterio deserves a Championship match."
My thoughts: That's a pretty good opinion, Rob. No doubt, Rey Mysterio and Edge have had an awesome rivalry in the past, and they definently would have had one hell of a Wrestlemania match if the two decide.
"Speaking of Rey Mysterio, he saw action last night against Mike Knox. Despite a brutal Elimination Chamber match, Mysterio nails Knox with the 619, and tries to finish him off, but misses, then tries again on the other side of the ring, and was caught by Knox. Knox had Mysterio right where he wants him, and was ready to finish him off, but misses, and Mysterio rolls him up and gets the win.
The way Mysterio handled himself against Knox is another reason why Mysterio deserves a Championship match."
My thoughts: Normally, I'd say something, but I think I already covered why Mysterio deserves a Championship match at Wrestlemania. Moving on....
"In a 6 man Tag match, Orton's Legacy co-horts, Ted Dibiase and Cody Rhodes and former Intercontiental Champion William Regal took on the current Intercontinental Champion, CM Punk and Cryme Tyme. Punk showed some impressive hard fought moments, especially against Regal.
"Towards the end of the match, JTG went for the cover on Dibiase, but saw that Cody Rhodes was about to make the save. Then, Shad came in, and he and Regal battled outside the ring. Then Dibiase nails JTG with a move he calls the Dream Street, and gets the win.
"Here's a little something for you, Ted Dibiase's younger Brother, Brett, is currently wrestling in the FCW (Florida Championship Wrestling) which is the WWE's territorial development. And there has been a great deal of discussion behind the scenes about bringing Brett to Raw.
"The question is, is Brett Dibiase going to be a part of the Legacy, or is Ted Dibiase going to turn babyface and help his Brother? This is something you might want to be on the look out for."
My thoughts: I will most certainly be on the look out for Brett Dibiase if he does show up on RAW. Another suggestion maybe is Brett teaming up with Manu and Sim Snuka, who aren't on RAW that much anymore and try to take out Orton's Legacy, but then again, it's just my matter of opinion.
"Shawn Micheals regained the trust of the WWE Universe when he beat John ''Bradshaw'' Layfield at No Way Out, but last night on Raw, JBL made a declaration to the WWE Universe that he plans on ending the Wrestlemania winning streak of the Undertaker.
"However, the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Micheals came out and made a proposal to JBL, that next week on Raw, the 2 will face each other once again, and the winner to face the Undertaker at Wrestlemania.
"Shawn Micheals will without a doubt win that match. And I also heard that a match between the Undertaker and Shawn Micheals at Wrestlemania 25 has been discussed for a long time, and I honestly believe that Shawn Micheals is capable of ending the Underatker's Wrestlemainia winning streak. After all, let's look back at what Shawn Micheals has done in past Wrestlemanias:
WRESTLEMANIA 10: Revolutionizing the Ladder match
WRESTLEMANIA 12- Coming down from the rafters and wrestling for an hour to become the WWE Champion.
WRESTLEMANIA 24- Ending one of the greatest wrestling careers in all of professional wrestling in Ric Flair.
"And how can we not forget, at an In Your House Pay-Per-View in October of 1997, when Shawn Micheals beat the Undertaker in the very first Hell in a Cell match.
"If there is one man that is capable of ending the Wrestlemania winning streak, it's Shawn Micheals."
My thoughts: No doubt about it, HBK may be Undertaker's toughest Wrestlemania opponent to date. After all the things Taker and Michaels have been through in the past, this will definently be Undertaker's toughest task to date, and you know what? I think it just might trump Michaels vs. Flair.
"Chris Jericho once again came out and was talking trash about Mickey Rourke and his movie, The Wrestler, and was once again talking trash about various WWE Legends. This time, it got the attention of WWE Hall of Famer Rowdy Roddy Piper. Piper tried himself to talk some sense to Jericho, and tells him he's going to keep giving the WWE Universe what they want.
"However for the Rowdy One, after following it up with an attack on Jericho, Jericho turned it around and attacked the WWE Hall of Famer, dropping the Wrestlemania legend before exiting the ring.
"Heads up-- there is a good chance hat Stone Cold Steve Austin could very well make an appearance next week on Raw to confront Jericho as well."
My thoughts: Stone Cold Steve Austin coming to RAW next week?! Wow! I think the Texas Rattlesnake, and 2009 WWE Hall of Famer will no doubt talk, or maybe beat some sense into Y2Jerk himself.
"Then, in a match for the WWE Women's Championship, the Champion, Melina was to defend against former Champion, Beth Phoenix, the Glamazon.
"The Glamazon had with her at ringside, her so-called boytoy, Santino Marella, and her intern, and her crazy number 1 fan, Rosa Mendes.
"In order to prevent any outside interference, Mickie James, Kelly Kelly and Candice Michelle came down and triple teamed Santino, and also did a number on Mendes, as this caused a distraction from the Glamazon. This allowed Melina to roll up the Glamazon and get the win, and successfully retaining her Championship."
My thoughts: I thought Mickie, Kelly, and Candice did a good job of making sure Santino and Rosa didn't interfere in Melina's match. Melina turned out to be the better wrestler in this one, despite the Glamazon's attempts to dominate most of the match.
"One more thing I want to recommend, the Best of Saturday Night's Main Event DVD set. This 3 disk DVD set includes some of the most memorable matches, including:
Hulk Hogan vs Cowboy Bob Orton
Rowdy Roddy Piper vs Paul ''Mr.Wonderful'' Orndorff
Jake ''The Snake'' Roberts vs Ricky''The Dragon ''Steamboat in the Snake Pit match
Randy ''Macho Man'' Savage vs. Andre The Giant
Hulk Hogan vs The Big Boss Man in a Steel Cage match
Plus some memorable moments that include:
Uncle Elmer's Wedding
The Halloween Contest
WWE celebrating Oktoberfest
and much, much more
get your copy of the Best Of Saturday Night's Main Event at wweshop.com or where ever DVD's are sold.
Thanks for enjoying today's Dirt Sheet, and I'll be back with tomorrow's ECW Dirt Sheet!
2/17/09 RAW Dirt Sheet: The Rules of "the Game" Have Changed
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