WRESTLEMANIA 29 UPDATED CARD

3 changes were made to the WrestleMania 29 card at Monday’s RAW:

# Ryback vs. Mark Henry was announced by Vickie Guerrero. Vickie pulled Ryback from the 6-man tag match against The Shield.

# WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No will defend against Dolph Ziggler & Big E Langston

# A No Holds Barred Stipulation was added to Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H – with Triple H’s career on the line

Here is the updated card for WrestleMania 29:

* WWE Championship
The Rock vs. John Cena

* World Heavyweight Championship
Alberto Del Rio vs. Jack Swagger

* The Undertaker vs. CM Punk

* No Holds Barred match, Triple H’s Career On The Line
Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar

* Tag team championship
Team Hell No vs. Dolph Ziggler & Big E Langston

* Ryback vs. Mark Henry

*The Shield vs. Randy Orton, Big Show & Sheamus

WWE SmackDown Results: March 15, 2013

* Sheamus & Randy Orton def. Team Rhodes Scholars by Randy Orton pinning Cody Rhodes following the RKO.

* Kaitlyn & Layla def. Tamina Snuka & Aksana by Layla pinning Aksana with a high cross body.

* Dolph Ziggler (with AJ Lee & Big E. Langston) def. Kane (with Daniel Bryan) via Zig Zag.

* Ryback and Mark Henry fight to a No Contest after The Shield comes out.

* Jack Swagger (with Zeb Colter) def. Chris Jericho via Swagger Bomb.

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After they were ambushed by The Shield on RAW where the dangerous trio left both men laid out again, the show kicks off with “The Celtic Warrior” Sheamus & “The Viper” Randy Orton facing Team Rhodes Scholars, Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow, in a rematch from RAW. In the end, it was the newly dubbed “Celtic Vipers” picking up the win after Randy Orton puts Cody Rhodes down with the RKO. After the match, The Shield appears on the TitanTron with a special message for The Celtic Vipers. Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, & Roman Reigns tell Orton & Sheamus that the ring they are standing in belongs to The Shield, saying that they “served justice” to Big Show on RAW just like they have done to several Superstars. The Shield continues, saying that they have left both John Cena and WWE Champion The Rock laid out in the past, yet Cena and The Rock are in the main event of WrestleMania while The Shield is not even on the card. The Shield then lays out an open challenge to Sheamus & Randy Orton, allowing the duo to pick any tag team partner they want to face The Shield in a 6-Man Tag Match at WrestleMania! Sheamus & Orton waste no time in accepting the challenge and The Shield says that WrestleMania will become known as “The Showcase of Justice”, advising everyone to “believe in the Shield”. Who will Sheamus & Randy Orton select as their tag team partner for their collision with The Shield on “The Grandest Stage of Them All”, WrestleMania?

Backstage, Sheamus & Randy Orton are discussing potential tag team partners for their match against The Shield at WrestleMania when Big Show confronts the two men, saying that it looks like they could use a tag team partner. Big Show says that, even though he does not trust either one of them, they need a tag team partner that is the “ultimate destroyer”. Sheamus & Randy Orton agree, saying that is the exact reason that they selected “The Sin City Cyborg” Ryback to be their tag partner!

The Divas were in tag team action on SmackDown as Divas Champion Kaitlyn teams with former champion Layla to face the team of Tamina Snuka & Aksana. During the match, Kaitlyn would hit the Spear on Aksana, but before the Divas Champion could go for the pin, Layla tags herself in and comes off of the top rope with a high cross body on Aksana, taking the pinfall away from Kaitlyn to win the match for her team.

Backstage, The Bella Twins confront The Funkadactyls as Cameron & Naomi say that The Bella Twins were a “big influence” to them, saying that they may not be twins, but they watched Brie & Nikki when they were trying to make it in the WWE. The Bella Twins call Cameron & Naomi “hoochie mamas”, saying that they “shake their butts for a dancing dinosaur and his fat friend who thinks that he’s Japanese”. When The Funkadactyls take offense, The Bellas say that they did not mean to offend them, but they just wanted to introduce themselves. Brie & Nikki then extend their hands for a handshake, but when The Funkadactyls look at each other for advice, The Bella Twins cheap-shot Cameron & Naomi, pummeling the dancing Divas in the backstage area before referees are able to break it up!

Still coping with the loss of his father, Paul Bearer, as well as the extreme disrespect shown by CM Punk on RAW, an emotionally disturbed and driven Kane, with his tag team partner Daniel Bryan in his corner, went one-on-one with “Mr. Money-in-the-Bank” Dolph Ziggler, with AJ Lee & Big E. Langston in his corner. All hell would break loose during the match as, when Kane sets Dolph Ziggler up for the chokeslam, AJ Lee gets on the ring apron, distracting Kane. Meanwhile, on the outside of the ring, Daniel Bryan attacks Big E. Langston to keep Langston from interfering, but Langston overpowers Bryan, tossing Bryan over the ringside barricade. However, Langston would turn around right into a big boot by Kane, but this would allow Ziggler to take advantage, catching Kane with the Zig Zag en route to picking up the win! After the match, Dolph would taunt Kane, but Kane would reach up and grab “Mr. Money-in-the-Bank” by the throat, but, thankfully for Ziggler, Langston would step in, hoisting one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions up and dropping him with the Big Ending!

Backstage, Chris Jericho and R-Truth are laughing at the latest parody video from Alberto Del Rio & Ricardo Rodriguez where they mock the propaganda messages delivered by Jack Swagger & Zeb Colter. However, Swagger & Colter catch Jericho & Truth laughing at the video and, after Jericho keeps R-Truth at bay, Swagger tells Jericho that Y2J is no better than Del Rio, saying that Jericho “snuck” across the border from Canada and he is trying to take what does not belong to him. Never at a loss for words, Jericho lets Swagger know that he was raised in Canada, but he was actually born in America, so that makes him a “real American” like Swagger. Jericho then pokes fun at Zeb Colter, saying Colter looks like a “cross between Rush Limbaugh and Yosemite Sam”. Jericho then tells Swagger that he needs to worry about his title match at WrestleMania in a few weeks and, more importantly, Swagger has a match with him tonight. Jericho then tells Swagger that, until Swagger defeats him, then Swagger should “please, shut the hell up”!

The Great Khali & Natalya appear on SmackDown as the unusual couple dances in the ring before The Great Khali’s scheduled match with Fandango. Fandango dances out to the staging area with his lovely dance partner before saying that he is fluent in the “language of dance”, calling Khali’s dancing “unacceptable”. Fandango then gives “The Punjabi Giant” the opportunity to correctly pronounce his name. Fandango tries to walk the big man through his name, but when Khali puts “fawn, dawn, and go” together, Fandango claims that Khali still mispronounced his name and, as a result, he will not be debuting tonight!

Backstage, Matt Striker is interviewing Sheamus & Randy Orton regarding their selection of Ryback as their tag team partner for WrestleMania when Roman Reigns comes out of nowhere, driving Sheamus through the interview set with an intense Spear! Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins then arrive on the scene as well and, together, The Shield pummels both Sheamus and Orton, tossing Orton into a steel garage door before driving Sheamus through a table! Referees then arrive on the scene, breaking up the mugging. Shortly after this, SmackDown General Manager Booker T & Senior Advisor Theodore Long arrives on the scene, followed by Ryback, who demands to know what happened. However, Booker tells Ryback to keep his focus on Mark Henry.

Moments after his WrestleMania teammates, Sheamus & Randy Orton, were laid waste to in the backstage area, Ryback would have a major obstacle to deal with as “The Sin City Cyborg” would collide with “The World’s Strongest Man” Mark Henry in the first ever meeting of the two goliaths. In the middle of a battle for strength between the two men early on in the match, The Shield would arrive on the scene, bringing a halt to the action in the ring. However, Mark Henry would exit the ring, allowing The Shield to jump Ryback, but “The Sin City Cyborg” fights back, managing to send all three members of The Shield packing from the ring, but when Mark Henry gets back into the ring, Ryback’s focus turns back to “The World’s Strongest Man”, providing the opportunity for Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, & Roman Reigns to catch Ryback from behind. The Shield then overwhelms Ryback before dropping Ryback with the three-man powerbomb! After The Shield makes their exit through the crowd, Mark Henry picks up the scraps as Henry heads back to the ring, where he decimates Ryback with not one, not two, but three thunderous World’s Strongest Slams!

Then it was time for the main event as, twenty-three nights before he challenges Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Title at WrestleMania 29, “A Real American” Jack Swagger, with Zeb Colter in his corner, would go one-on-one with the six-time former World Champion, “Y2J” Chris Jericho. During the intense match, Chris Jericho would manage to lock in the Walls of Jericho on Jack Swagger, but Zeb Colter would distract the referee, as well as Jericho, which allows Swagger to make it to the ropes to break up the submission. In the end, it was Jack Swagger narrowly surviving the onslaught of Chris Jericho as Swagger shoves Jericho off the attempted Codebreaker before dropping Jericho with the Swagger Bomb en route to picking up a major victory in a hard-fought war!

WWE RAW RESULTS March 11, 2013

* Opening Segment: 

Undertaker came out to the ring where the urn that the late Paul Bearer was placed. He was paying tribute to his "Father" but CM Punk came out to interrupt and disrespect Paul Bearer to piss Taker off.

* Big Show beat Seth Rollins via disqualification when Ambrose and Reigns attacked the giant during the match. The Shield continued their attack on Show afterwards.

* Dolph Ziggler beat Daniel Bryan with The ZigZag finisher

* Tensai vs Fandango was scheduled but after some verbal exchange Fandango refused to fight.

* The New Age Outlaws vs Team Rhodes Scholars ended in a no contest after Brock Lesnar came out and destroyed Road Dogg and Billy Gunn by giving each of them an F5.

* Mark Henry beat Kofi Kingston with The World's Strongest Slam.

* Ryback beat Heath Slater in a squash match. Post match, Ryback and Mark Henry are showing off their power to one another by destroying every member of 3MB.

* Alberto Del Rio beat Antonio Cesaro with a Cross Arm Breaker,

* Sheamus and Randy Orton beat Team Rhodes Scholars

* #1 Contender's Match for the Intercontinental Championship: Miz vs Chris Jericho ended up in a DQ when Wade Barrett came in to attack.

* Jack Swagger beat Sin Cara with the Patriot Lock.

* Kane beat CM Punk with a Chokeslam. After the match Undertaker came put and both he and Kane paid tribute to Paul Bearer. CM Punk came back to attack Kane with an urn. Punk and Taker stared each other down to end the show.

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There are 27 days until Wrestlemania 29!

The show kicks off with a video tribute to Paul Bearer. The Undertaker’s music hits and he slowly walks down to the ring. There is an urn set up in the middle of the ring, which Undertaker bows to out of respect. CM Punk’s music hits and he tells Taker that he is sorry for his loss – at Wrestlemania. Punk says that the positive out of this tragedy is that to Bearer the Undertaker will always be perfect at Wrestlemania. But to everyone else, Taker will be 20 and 1.

****Commercial****

We see that during the commercial, Kane came out to try and chokeslam Punk, but Punk ran away.

Kane is shown walking through the back searching for Punk. He is tossing chairs out of his way as he looks for Kane.

Big Show v. Seth Rollins w/ The Shield

Rollins attempts to use his speed at the start of the match, but Big Show proves too strong and tosses Rollins out of the ring. Show follows after and starts to attack the other members of The Shield, but the numbers games proves too much. Show starts to fight back and rolls Ambrose into the ring as the referee calls for the DQ.

Winner via DQ: Big Show

The assault on Show continues until he is ultimately hit with the three way Powerslam.

Punk walks into Vickie’s office and is upset about Kane’s involvement. Vickie tells him that he’ll have to ask for mercy from Kane. Punk will face Kane later tonight in a No DQ match.

****Commercial****

Remembering Paul Bearer: WWE Superstars February 16, 1991. Paul Bearer is introduced as Undertaker’s manager.

Daniel Bryan v. Dolph Ziggler

Bryan is quick on the offense at the start and locks on a surfboard stretch. Cover, but Ziggler kicks out. Ziggler fights back with a dropkicks, but Bryan kicks out. Dolph pushes Bryan into the corner, but the referee separates them. Bryan whips Dolph towards the corner and hits a splash. Cover, but Ziggler kicks out. Bryan tries to rake the arm, and twists Ziggler all over the ring. Bryan sends Dolph out of the ring and attempts a suicide dive, but Langston jumps up on the apron to block. Bryan kicks out Dolph and flips out of the corner. Bryan hits a lariat and looks for another splash. Ziggler rolls through a suplex and looks for the cover, but Bryan kicks out. Bryan starts in with punches causing Ziggler to flop down to the mat. Cover, but Ziggler kicks out. Bryan sets Ziggler up on the top turnbuckle, but his suplex attempt is turned into a crossbody by Ziggler. Bryan is tossed into the corner and then hit with the Zig Zag. Bryan kicks out. Ziggler tries a roll up, but Bryan kicks out and attempts a Yes lock. Ziggler escapes and dodges a kick. Ziggler hits the Zig Zag and this match is over.

Winner via Zig Zag: Dolph Ziggler

After the match, Ziggler and AJ kiss in the middle of the ring. AJ stares on at the fallen Bryan. Langston decides he might as well get involved after a glance from aJ and hits his finisher.

****Commercial****

Sweet T makes his entrance with the rest of the funky bunch. Fandango is introduced by Justin Roberts, but he doesn’t appear. Tensai tries to call him out, but when Fandango finally appears for his entrance, he says that Tensai mispronounced his name so he won’t be coming down to the ring till they can pronounce his name correctly. He wants Naomi to say it because he says she is better than all of this.

****Commercial****

Team Rhodes Scholars is in the ring and presents their own version of the NAO’s entrance promo. The New Age Outlaws than make their entrance with the real version. The match is barely underway when Brock Lesnar’s music hits and he charges down to the ring. He takes out the NAO to send a message to HHH.

Heyman gets on the mic and says that Lesnar doesn’t play games, he hurts people. Heyman calls out HBK and mentions that Lesnar broke his arm. Lesnar also hit an F-5 on Vince. Heyman is here to announce that Lesnar will be fighting HHH at Wrestlemania. Heyman says that Lesnar will only agree if they can set the stipulation. Lesnar will only announce the stipulation after HHH signs the match contract.

****Commercial****

Mark Henry v. Kofi Kingston

Kofi gets in a little bit of offense using his speed, but Henry tosses him out of the ring. Kofi uses his speed to climb the turnbuckle but is caught in a World’s Strongest Slam. Kofi joins the Hall of Pain as this match quickly ends.

Winner: Mark Henry

Team Rhodes Scholars is backstage with Kaitlynn as they introduce the returning Bella Twins. They say that they are back. Vickie shows up to welcome them back.

****Commercial****

Ryback v. Heath Slater w/ 3MB

Ryback nearly immediately hits Shell Shocked to end this match.

Winner: Ryback

Drew McIntyre tries to come to the aid of his fallen stablemate, but is hit with Shell Shocked. Mark Henry makes his way down to the ring and hits Drew with the World’s Strongest Slam. Ryback and Henry both hit their finishers again to show off their strength.

****Commercial****

Alberto Del Rio v. Antonio Cesaro

They exchange holds back and forth with each attempting a few pinfalls. Cesaro is impressive against the World Heavyweight Champion. Del Rio leaps from the top turnbuckle but is caught with an uppercut. Cesaro goes for the cover, but Rio kicks out. Cesaro argues with the referee about the count. Cesaro looks for a suplex, but Rio counters into the cross arm breaker.

Winner: Alberto Del Rio

Josh Mathews is backstage with Kane. Kane is holding an urn in his hands. Instead of speaking he walks away.

****Commercial****

Randy Orton & Sheamus v. Team Rhodes Scholars

Orton and Sandow start the match. Sheamus gets the tag and leaps in with a battering ram. Cody is brought into the match but is knocked down to the mat. Sheamus tries to run into the ropes but Sandow pulls them down as Sheamus falls out of the ring. Rhodes rolls him back in and tries for a cover. Sheamus fights back and brings Orton in for the hot tag. Orton hits his former Legacy partner with a slam and tries for a cover. Rhodes kicks out. The battle continues until Cody takes to the top rope only to be hit with a Superplex.

Sheamus gets the tag and attacks Sandow as he comes in with the tag. Sandow is hit with a few clubbing blows and then Sheamus hits White Noise. Sheamus pumps up for the Brogue Kick, and this match is over.

Winners: Randy Orton & Sheamus

****Commercial****

Highlight Reel

Chris Jericho has no set other than a black mat cover. Miz is brought down with a preview of The Marine 3. Miz says it is nice to be a guest and not a host. Wade Barrett comes down and says that his movie opened in the top 5 at the box office. Miz makes fun of him. Wade puts himself over as a great actor. He says he has had to turn down several offers because he is too busy being the Intercontinental Champion. They all get into a “really” off. Wade is fired up. Jericho reminds the audience that he helped Wade win the first season of NXT. Jericho says he is a 9 time IC Champion, maybe he should make it 10 times.

Brad Maddox comes out and has an announcement from team “Brickie”. Wade will take on the winner of Jericho and Miz for the Title.

****Commercial****

Chris Jericho v. The Miz

Wade joins in on commentary for this match.

Miz hits a boot and attempts a cover, but Jericho kicks out. Miz hits a few dropkicks at the knees of Jericho as he looks to weaken the limb for the Figure 4. Jericho looks for the Walls of Jericho, but Miz counters into a roll up. Jericho kicks out. Jericho cinches on the Walls again but Miz is able to escape. They brawl outside of the ring and Miz is tossed over the commentators’ booth at Wade. Wade responds by attacking both men which brings an end to the match.

Winner: No Contest

After the match, Jericho and Miz each hit their finishers on Wade in the ring.

Ricardo Rodriguez & Alberto Del Rio present a vignette mocking Swagger and Colter.

****Commercial****

Jack Swagger v. Sin Cara

Cara knocks Swagger out of the ring and then hits a baseball slide. Back inside the ring Swagger retakes control. He begins to work the leg of Cara and locks on the Patriot Lock.

Winner: Jack Swagger

After the match, Swagger runs down to the ring and locks a cross arm breaker on Swagger. Colter pulls his protégé out of the ring.

****Commercial****

No Disqualification
Kane v. CM Punk

Punk charges straight at Kane they begin to brawl outside of the ring. Kane is not in the mood for Punk’s shenanigans as Kane pulls apart the commentators’ booth. Kane punches Punk in the gut and then throws the top of the booth on Punk. Kane punches Punk in the face and follows with an elbow. Kane rolls Punk back into the ring and then sets him up on the top turnbuckle. Kane climbs up and looks for the suplex. Punk knocks Kane back and looks for the elbow. It connects and Punk goes for a cover. Kane kicks out. Punk hits a high running knee, but the bulldog is blocked. Kane tosses Punk out of the ring.

****Commercial****

During the break, Kane tosses Punk into the corner straight into a steel chair. The No DQ brawl continues inside the ring. Kane looks to chokeslam Kane onto a steel chair, but Punk counters into a DDT onto the chair. Cover, but Kane kicks out.

Punk looks to hit Kane with a steel chair, but Kane catches him by the throat. Punk escapes with a roundhouse kick.

A gong hits and Punk looks away in fear of The Deadman. Kane takes advantage and hits a chokeslam.

Winner via Chokeslam: Kane

Taker’s music hits and he makes his way up onto the ramp. He starts to walk down to the ring. Punk rolls out of the ring and grabs the urn at ringside. He appears behind Kane and hits him with the urn. Taker makes his way down to the ring to his brother, but Punk has scurried away. Punk is on the top of the ramp and holds the urn in a signature Taker pose. Taker signals for the end as RAW goes off the air.

Photo Of HHH Training On Sunday

Joe DeFranco Tweeted a photo of Triple H training as he was performing a 400lb. SuperYoke carry on Sunday. 

Joe DeFranco 
@DeFrancosGym

Photo of @TripleH performing a 400lb. SuperYoke carry during today's workout. #NoDaysOff pic.twitter.com/9qSW9XAHrE

WWE SmackDown Results: March 8, 2013

* Non-Title: 
Team Hell No def. Heath Slater & Drew McIntyre (with Jinder Mahal) by Heath Slater tapping out to Daniel Bryan’s No Lock.

* Ryback def. Damien Sandow via Shell Shocked.

* Non-Title: 
Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez) def. Dolph Ziggler (with AJ Lee & Big E. Langston) via cross armbreaker.

* Mark Henry def. Yoshi Tatsu via World’s Strongest Slam.

* Non-Title: 
Tamina Snuka (with Layla) def. Kaitlyn via Samoan Drop.

* Sheamus and Big Show fight to a No Contest when The Shield comes out.

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Thirty days before he challenges Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania, SmackDown kicks off with “A Real American” Jack Swagger and “The Founding Father” Zeb Colter. Swagger welcomes everyone to “Jack Swagger’s America”, saying that he will be the next World Heavyweight Champion before introducing his mustachioed mouthpiece, Zeb Colter. Zeb asks the fans to admit that they all think the same as Colter and Swagger, saying that the fans are too “afraid” to admit it. Colter continues, saying that every fan knows at least one illegal immigrant who has snuck over the border and taken a job away from an American worker. Zeb then says that he and Swagger have become the fans’ “spokesmen” and they are going to “represent” the fans in writing a new “Bill of Rights for legal citizens”. Swagger then states that “enough is enough”, saying that he is “taking America back” before Zeb says that he and Swagger are the “solution”. Swagger’s WrestleMania opponent, World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio, along with Ricardo Rodriguez, then interrupts to show a parody video of Swagger & Colter’s “Don’t Tread on Me” YouTube videos. The parody shows Ricardo Rodriguez with a pillow tucked under his shirt as a representation of Zeb Colter while Del Rio is sporting a wig, fake facial hair, and a fishing vest in a representation of Jack Swagger. The faux Colter says that he has a real message for the fans and it is a real threat in Jack Swagger’s America, saying that “Mexican food” is a plot against America. The faux Zeb then says that you cannot rule the world when you cannot even leave the bathroom. The fake Swagger says that he loves “pizza” and Zeb promises the faux Swagger that they will get some pizza later before they conclude with “we the people”!

The dysfunctional WWE Tag Team Champions were in action on SmackDown as Kane & Daniel Bryan faced 3MB members Heath Slater & Drew McIntyre, with Jinder Mahal in their corner, in a non-title match. In the end, it was Kane taking Drew McIntyre out of the ring while Daniel Bryan locks in the No Lock on Heath Slater, forcing Slater to tap out to pick up the win for Team Hell No.

With the Assistant to the Managing Supervisor of RAW, Brad Maddox, inserting himself on commentary, “The Sin City Cyborg” was in action on SmackDown as Ryback went one-on-one with “The Intellectual Savior of the Masses” Damien Sandow. In the end, it was Ryback dropping Damien Sandow with Shell Shocked en route to picking up another impressive win.

After being laid out by a massive three-man powerbomb at the hands of The Shield after RAW went off the air, “The World’s Largest Athlete” Big Show comments on the attack on SmackDown. Big Show says that he does not know what The Shield’s “beef” is, blaming Sheamus and Randy Orton for what happened on RAW. Big Show then holds up his fist and says that it is his “answer” for everything.

In a match voted on by the fans during last week’s Social Media SmackDown, World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio, with Ricardo Rodriguez in his corner, would go one-on-one with “Mr. Money-in-the-Bank” Dolph Ziggler, with AJ Lee & Big E. Langston in his corner, in a non-title match. It would not take long for Big E. Langston to get involved as Langston delivers a cheap shot to Alberto Del Rio behind the referee’s back. Ricardo Rodriguez then makes the questionable move of throwing a towel at Langston, which results in Big E. stalking Rodriguez into a corner. AJ Lee then rounds the corner to have a discussion with Langston, but, while this is going on, Rodriguez grabs the bucket of water and tries to douse Langston, but Big E. moves out of the way and Rodriguez drenches AJ Lee in the water! This sends the unbalanced Diva over the edge and, despite Langston’s efforts, AJ would insist on getting a piece of Rodriguez, even cutting through the middle of the ring to try and get the personal ring announcer. This results in the referee ejecting both AJ Lee and Big E. Langston from the ringside area! In another instant classic between the two evenly matched Superstars, it was Alberto Del Rio finally trapping Dolph Ziggler in the cross armbreaker, forcing “Mr. Money-in-the-Bank” to tap out to pick up the win.

Moments after a second, intense stare-down with Ryback in the backstage area, “The World’s Strongest Man” was in action on SmackDown as Mark Henry went one-on-one with the unfortunate Yoshi Tatsu. Not surprisingly, Mark Henry would make quick work of Yoshi Tatsu, squashing Tatsu with the World’s Strongest Slam en route to picking up another one-sided victory.

The Divas were in action on SmackDown as Divas Champion Kaitlyn, with Layla in her corner, went one-on-one with the second-generation competitor, Tamina Snuka, in a non-title match. During the match, Kaitlyn would take a nasty spill to the outside of the ring and Layla would check on Kaitlyn, but Tamina would shove Layla to the side. This would lead to Layla trying to enter the ring and Kaitlyn keeps Layla from entering the ring, but the brief distraction allows Tamina to take advantage, hitting the Samoan Drop on Kaitlyn en route to pinning the Divas Champion for the win.

After twice teasing his official debut, but calling it off over the inability of Matt Striker and ring announcer Justin Roberts being unable to properly pronounce his name, it looked like we might finally see the debut of the dancing sensation, Fandango. However, Fandango takes issue with how ring announcer Lilian Garcia pronounces his name and tries to coach the veteran ring announcer on how to say it correctly. After a couple of attempts, Fandango asks if everyone there is “incompetent”, again refusing to debut until he is introduced properly.

In the renewal of an intense rivalry that dominated the tail-end of 2012, the main event of SmackDown would see “The Celtic Warrior” Sheamus going one-on-one with “The World’s Largest Athlete” Big Show. During the hard-hitting match, Sheamus would land the Brogue Kick on Big Show, knocking Big Show to the arena floor. However, The Shield would see this as an opportunity as Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, & Roman Reigns emerged through the crowd. With Big Show down, The Shield targets Sheamus, but Randy Orton makes the save, standing tall next to “The Celtic Warrior”. The Shield would still overwhelm Orton and Sheamus, but an angry Big Show would return to the ring and, together with Sheamus and Orton, Big Show would assist in clearing the ring of the Shield! However, as soon as The Shield makes their trademark exit through the crowd, Big Show proves that he has no allies in the WWE as he levels Sheamus with the K.O. Punch, but Orton sees this and drops Big Show with the RKO!

JR Makes A Great Point In Regards To Undertaker’s Wrestlemania Streak

I don’t know about you but I love Jim Ross’ prospective on the wrestling business. In a new blog posted on Monday on his official website, he made the following point when discussing the possible outcome of CM Punk vs. The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 29:

So, does Taker being 20-1 at WrestleMania’s adversely affect his legacy? Not in my view. However, does beating the Undertaker at WrestleMania essentially make Punk even more special? Absolutely.

A Punk win at WM29 would essentially punch Punk’s WWE HOF ticket and whether the outspoken Punk would admit it or not, being inducted into the WWE HOF is an amazing honor even for the most devout of individuals.

This is my point exactly. Undertaker has nothing left to gain but Punk is in a position to become the “face of WWE.” This is a truly unique opportunity that won’t come around again. 

The Bella Twins Return To WWE

Brie and Nikki Bella returned to WWE on this week’s episode of Raw. They were reintroduced in a backstage segment with The Rhodes Scholars as they aligned with Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes.

The WWE contracts of Brie and Nikki expired on April 30, 2012 and they decided to leave to pursue outside projects. In an interview with Maxim.com last summer, Brie said they looked forward to going back.