Best & Worst from WrestleMania 32

BEST:

• Shane McMahon (off the cage, his sneakers, all of it)
• Women's Championship Match (the new belt, the actual match)
• The Ladder Match (not the result, but ladder matches are almost always great)
• Lesnar vs. Ambrose (good spots, weapons)
• NXT guy (Baron Corbin) winning Battle Royal
• The Rock (anytime he shows up it's good)
• Wyatt interrupting The Rock (not what happened after)
• John Cena returning (like him or not great to have him)
• Stone Cold, Mick Foley, HBK
• New Day and Booty-O's

WORST:

• How long was the event?  6 hours?
• Zack Ryder is the Intercontinental Champion?
• Chris Jericho needs a win over AJ Styles?
• League of Nations win?
• Shaq in the Battle Royal (not sure where this belongs, it really wasn't the worst, or the best, but needed to be mentioned.
• The Rock beating Erick Rowan in 6 seconds
• The Wyatt Family jobbing... again
• Predictable Roman Reigns win... no heel turn.
• No Balor Club

I probably forgot plenty of stuff as well.  What did you think?

-Keefe

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Wrestlemania 31 Picks

Cesaro & Kidd

Ryback (6/1, Battle Royal)

A.J. Lee & Paige

Randy Orton (+125)

Sting

Daniel Bryan (IC Ladder Match)

John Cena

Bray Wyatt (+300)

Brock Lesnar

How The WWE Should (Have) Book(ed) Bray Wyatt

The Eater of Worlds.  The New Face of Fear.  The Leader of the Wyatt Family.  That's Bray Wyatt, the best on-mic wrestler in the world today.

For the last month plus he has been calling out The Undertaker with excellent promo, after excellent promo, after excellent promo.  He is alone on the ramp, in the ring, on video.  And he's tremendous.  How many guys could have a feud with themselves?  It's uncanny.  Sure there was some lightning and what not, but this has been all Bray Wyatt.

What Could They Have Done During The Lead Up To Mania ?

Unless Undertaker shocks the world and wrestles a non-Wrestlemania match after Sunday, where will Bray go next and who will be there waiting?  I thought they could have had another wrestler (maybe Sami Zayn, another NXT dude, Bo Dallas, etc.) interfere with Wyatt.  Now I don't want them to distract too much from his great mic work, but in the last one before Mania, why not have a someone set the stage for his next feud?

Will Bray Really Be The New Face Of Fear?

He better win on Sunday.  What does a loss do?  Look at what the Brock Lesnar win over Taker did for his career.  It's gonna be tough to imagine the Undertaker now starting a Wrestlemania losing streak, but a win over Wyatt hurts the product going forward.  Taker hasn't wrestled in a year and he got killed in that match.  The Old Face of Fear doesn't need the win, he's already a mythical creature, give Wyatt the love he deserves with a solid win.

What Will Be Next For Bray Following Wrestlemania?

I'm sure all wrestlers enjoy being out there on their own.  Clearly, Wyatt can hack it.  He doesn't NEED to be in a stable, but he's so good as ones leader.  In the near future struggling characters/wrestlers should seek out Wyatt to be a part of a new family.  (Bo Dallas, his real life brother jumps to mind.)  In fact, they don't know what they're doing with Erick Rowan, so have him come crawling back.

As initiation to join The New Wyatt Family, you have Bray fight these guys.  Get some good matches between Wyatt-Rowan, Wyatt-Dallas, Wyatt-(insert NXT star here), and then BAM, you have a new, dangerous faction.

Who Is Sister Abigail?

Paige.

Just make it Paige, have her creep it up even more and add her to the stable.  No brainer.


Hopefully the WWE reads this and you're welcome.  


(Final Bray Wyatt promo before Mania...)

Wrestlemania 31 Odds

(Odds courtesy of Bovada.)

WWE World Heavyweight Title Match

Brock Lesnar (champ, +130)

Roman Reigns (-170)

**That was pre Lesnar announcement that he wasn't going to the UFC.**

Updated Odds for Title Fight

Brock Lesnar (champ, -130)

Roman Reigns (-110)

Singles Match

The Undertaker (-350)

Bray Wyatt (+225)

Singles Match

Sting (-700)

Triple H (+400)

Singles Match

Seth Rollins (-135)

Randy Orton (-105)

United States Title Match

Rusev (champ, +275)

John Cena (-450)

Intercontinental Title Ladder Match

Daniel Bryan (3/2)

Dean Ambrose (9/4)

Dolph Ziggler (8/1)

Bad News Barrett (champ, 9/1)

Luke Harper (20/1)

Stardust (25/1)

R-Truth (35/1)

Divas Tag Team Match

A.J. Lee & Paige (-350)

The Bella Twins (+225)

Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal

Damien Mizdow (5/4)

Sheamus (7/4)

Ryback (6/1)

Mark Henry (8/1)

Big Show (12/1)

Curtis Axel (18/1)

Kane (18/1)

The Miz (18/1)

Titus O'Neil (25/1)

Fandango (25/1)

Goldust (40/1)

Heath Slater (40/1)

Jack Swagger (40/1)

Sin Cara (40/1)

Zack Ryder (50/1)

Adam Rose (50/1)

Darren Young (50/1)

Konnor (50/1)

Fatal 4-Way Match

Tyson Kidd & Cesaro (7/4)

The New Day (11/4)

Los Matadores (5/1)

The Usos (6/1)

And be sure to listen to the Keefer Madness: Wrestlemania 31 Preview tonight at 9:55 on 98.5 The Sports Hub. 

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Bray Wyatt Continues To Call Out The Undertaker

I'm in! Can't wait for this match up at Wrestlemania at the end of the month.

Undertaker Wrestlemania Hit List

1-0 Jimmy Snuka - Wrestlemania 7
2-0 Jake "The Snake" Roberts - Wrestlemania 8
3-0 Giant Gonzalez - Wrestlemania 9
4-0 King Kong Bundy - Wrestlemania 11
5-0 Diesel - Wrestlemania 12
6-0 Pyscho Sid - Wrestlemania 13
7-0 Kane - Wrestlemania 14
8-0 Big Boss Man - Wrestlemania 15
9-0 Triple H - Wrestlemania 17
10-0 Ric Flair - Wrestlemania 18
11-0 The Big Show & A-Train - Wrestlemania 19
12-0 Kane - Wrestlemania 20
13-0 Randy Orton - Wrestlemania 21
14-0 Mark Henry - Wrestlemania 22
15-0 Batista - Wrestlemania 23
16-0 Edge - Wrestlemania 24
17-0 Shawn Michaels - Wrestlemania 25
18-0 Shawn Michaels - Wrestlemania 26
19-0 Triple H - Wrestlemania 27
20-0 Triple H - Wrestlemania 28
21-0 CM Punk - Wrestlemania 29

? Brock Lesnar - Wrestlemania 30

Wrestlemania XXX Preview

This Sunday it's Wrestlemania XXX from the Superdome in New Orleans.  It'll be a massive 4 hour extravaganza (7-11pm).  Lots of matches scheduled, Hulk Hogan is your host (whatever that does), and as I am for every Mania, I'm optimistic.

What I'm Looking Forward To:

1. Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H

These two have been going back and forth forever.  It's been a long build if you will.  Should be the opening match and should be sick.  The winner will be involved later in the night against champ Randy Orton and Batista in a 3-way for the WWE Heavyweight Championship.  (This thing could turn into a Fatal-4-Way, HHH has that kind of control.)  But everything involving Bryan has been terrific, so I expect the same with these two matches.

Prediction: Daniel Bryan wins.  The YES! fans will be in full force and finally get the show ending and result they've been waiting for.  
(However I am tempted to bet (yes you can bet) on Triple H, Orton, and Batista, they are all huge under dogs and it would be a nice payout... thinking about it.)

2. Bray Wyatt vs. John Cena

Wyatt is my favorite wrestler going right now and he has a real chance to be my favorite all-time.  His promos are off the charts and now that CM Punk is out of the picture, Bray is far and away the best on the microphone.  Despite popular opinion Cena puts on some solid matches.  I'm not expecting this to be Wyatt-Bryan from the Royal Rumble, but this has the makings for Match of the Night.

Prediction: Bray Wyatt... he may get some help from Erick Rowan and Luke Harper... and perhaps a mystery partner/ new addition to the family??? (I have no clue on this, just a guess.)

3. Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar

I mean, it's the Undertaker at Wrestlemania, you're going to watch.  I'm not as in to this one as the recent Taker-Punk, Taker-HHH, Taker-Michaels, but we'll see.  And are we going to get Sting, showing up on Sunday or more likely on Monday?  That I could get excited about.

Prediction: 22-0

CM Punk Does NOT Return At Monday Night Raw In Chicago

The show opened on Monday with CM Punk's music, but it was his former manager Paul Heyman who made his way out to the ring in front of Punk's hometown.  Well played WWE.   Heyman did his thing.  He mentioned CM Punk, the first time the name has been uttered on a WWE broadcast since he left the company.  Heyman said Punk was NOT in the building.  He blamed the fans for why Punk wasn't there and referenced his loss last Wrestlemania to the Undertaker, which allowed him to introduce his current guy Brock Lesnar.

Solid start to the show.  I was still thinking Punk would arrive and blow the roof off the place.

First match was for the Tag belts where The Usos beat The New Age Outlaws to become the NEEWWWW WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD!   Good for them.

Big E and Cesaro have a match.  Fine.

The Wyatts vs. The Shield is next.  Once again it's terrific.  Without these two factions, I'd be out on the WWE right now.  Bray Wyatt is the best on the mic (since Punk is gone, remember) and Dean Ambrose isn't bad himself.  All 6 can wrestle and put on great matches.  Crowd chanted "This Is Awesome" a few times for this one, even before it started.

First hour of the show was great.  No CM Punk, but his name was mentioned and the crowd chanted it a few times.

Then a bunch of crap matches follow including Sheamus vs. Christian.  No thanks.

Jesse (Aaron Paul) from Breaking Bad comes out with Dolph Ziggler for his match with Alberto Del Rio.   Gotta promote that movie.

John Cena comes out, says he won't be wrestling and then talks about the Wyatts.   Least the WWE realizes Bray Wyatt is legit, as he is in TWO rivalries/ storylines right now.

Main Event time:  Batista vs. Daniel Bryan.  And of course Randy Orton is out too.  He's the champ.

Looks like Bryan will win and then shockingly Orton comes in and it's a DQ.  Next thing you know Triple H, Stephanie, and Kane are all in the ring beating up Bryan.  This would be a pretty good time for CM Punk's music to hit again... but it does not.  The WWE knew it was the perfect time and once again ended the night with Triple H and Steph reigning victorious.  Weak sauce.

Remember when the WCW had too many of their wrestlers (Hogan, Nash, NWO, etc.) in charge of creative and the whole operation went in the trash?  Well Triple H is doing a hell of a job trying to recreate that mess.

Daniel Bryan not being good enough is getting tired.

Triple H and Steph as the lead villains is getting tired.

Randy Orton sucks.

Batista sucks.

Sheamus sucks.

I'll probably still watch through Wrestlemania, but they are making it tough.  If I had the feeling that they were setting us up for something awesome it would be one thing, but the storytelling/ writing is so bad there is almost no hope.   Do they write this stuff day of?  How much of a long-scope do they have?   Remember when Kane was kidnapped by the Wyatt Family?  What about Daniel Bryan?  Do they remember?

I'll end with a quick Pros vs. Cons list of the current state of the WWE.

PRO:
Daniel Bryan
The Wyatt Family
The Shield
CM Punk
Paul Heyman

CON:
Randy Orton
Batista
Triple H/ Steph as the main heels
Writing
Sheamus
Christian
Kane
Lack of CM Punk
IC Belt
Divas Division

And John Cena probably lies somewhere in the middle.

My Favorite Undertaker Match

The Undertaker was back on Monday Night Raw as he ramps up for another Wrestlemania match.  The Dead Man's streak is the greatest accomplishment in all of sports, but has it gone on too long?  Who cares.  Taker has been involved in scores of incredible matches throughout his one-day Hall of Fame career.  My favorite?  This casket-match seen below. 

Keefe21 on Twitter During Wrestlemania XXVII

Follow @Keefe21 for live updates of Wrestlemania XXVII on Sunday starting at 7:00pm.

After attending the Royal Rumble a couple months back, I am on board for my first Wrestlemania in over a decade. Old faces, new faces, Snooki, whatever. I'm in.

The Rock, HHH, The Undertaker, Stone Cold, Shawn Michaels will all be involved in one way or another, so why not me? Let's do this. Follow along and interact throughout the Super Bowl of Sports Entertainment.

-Keefe

Keefe on 98.5 The Sports Hub Tonight

Rich Keefe will be hosting the DA Show tonight from 7pm-12am on 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston. You can listen online at www.cbsbostonsports.com. Call in at 617-779-0985 or text the show at 69985.

Topics will include: Red Sox opening day vs. Texas. Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford's Boston debuts. Jon Lester's 1st opening day start of his career. Celtics and Bruins getting closer to the playoffs and maybe even some Wrestlemania chatter.

The Rock Is Back!

So after I went to the Royal Rumble a few weeks back I half-jokingly said I was going to start watching wrestling again. Two nights ago I was flipping through the channels around 10:45pm EST and I stopped on Monday Night Raw. Let's see what they're up to, I said.

"We will finally reveal the Wrestlemania host, next...." I didn't realize that the Wrestlemania required a host, but you never know. Before they got to commercial they showed a woman getting out of a limo, just her feet. Ok, maybe it's Stephanie McMahon, Trish Stratus, Sable, whatever I'll wait and see who it is.

It seemed like 5 minutes went by of just lights dim to lights off in the arena. And just before everyone was about to freak out we heard it.... "If Ya Smellllll... What The Rock... Is Cookin!!!" Yes sir, it was The Rock, he was back.

The People's Champ received an unreal ovation. By the time he got to speak I thought he would have like 2 minutes, but he bumped the Raw end time of 11:05 to 11:18. Not only is The Rock the Wrestlemania host, but he is straight up back.

He called out The Miz and John Cena, spending some time ripping on the latter. I'll tell you what... if The Rock is back, so am I. See you at Wrestlemania!

-Keefe