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WHO SHOULD WIN AND LOSE TONIGHT, ARE THE BUSHWHACKERS HALL WORTHY, MOVING THE BATTLE ROYAL TO THE PRE-SHOW AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2015-03-29 09:59:00

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Why does everyone hope Bray loses Sunday? There's an underlying theme for this year's Wrestlemania. This is Vince's chance to create a long overdue next generation. Reigns  could potentially usher in a new era, and how big of a moment that could be?! WWE has a chance to provide a stellar show tomorrow. With this new generation, there needs to be an intimidation factor. A win for Bray creates that intimidation factor. Bray getting the torch from Undertaker means that Roman has no reason to feel safe. Bray could become the WWE's new Undertaker and carry on the true show. Bray could have druids,  Bray could be that satanic figure. This could all become a reality, and no amount of Vince's political feelings could kill that kind of momentum. Undertaker isn't dead by any mean, because the match with sting is inevitable, but WWE needs to plan for the future. A WWE with no Undertaker or a force equal to him would feel like an empty shell and a lot of the pageantry would die with it. Bray could handle the role and keep WWE feeling like WWE.

There is just one problem with your plan: Bray has been booked so poorly since being decimated by John Cena last year that it wouldn’t feel like a coronation. It would feel like Undertaker is just shot and there is nothing special to him any longer. I feel badly for Bray. He deserves better. But they have booked him so poorly that him winning tonight just wouldn’t make sense.

Just curious. When a new talent is hired, or comes from another promotion, they usually always get a new name. But who makes up the name, does the talent have any say in the matter, and is there any formula they use to come up with the name?

WWE has the final say but they do consult with talents, at least to a degree.

How is it that the Bushwackers go into the WWE HOF before Michael Hayes and The Fabulous Freebirds?

Because one, they deserve it (at least as the Sheepherders, where they were every bit as good as The Freebirds) and two because it’s not a Hall Of Fame with any ingrained set of rules. It’s largely whoever creative feels like putting in at the time to make for an interesting event. Plus, if you look at it from a WWF point of view, The Freeboards flamed out there. The Sheeps reinvented themselves. Mania is in Dallas next year and frankly, that is where the Freebirds should be inducted. I will be surprised if they aren’t.

So they are moving the Andre The Giant Battle Royale to the pre-show due to time constraints? Are you kidding me? They could not think of any other match they could put on the pre-show (Divas match) other than that one? Are you kidding me?

What does it matter, really? Last year’s winner, Cesaro, got depushed almost immediately after winning. Plus, the whole thing airs on the Network now so it’s not like there are PPV bonuses to worry about.

Now that Brock Lesnar will be staying with WWE, I think that it would be very interesting if he were to beat Roman Reigns at WrestleMania. I know that WWE always wants to put the babyface over to close the show so as to "have the crowd leave happy," but I really think Vince should take that huge risk of putting the heel over. Of course, that match should be booked to be a physical war, but wouldn't it be cool to see the show end with Lesnar roaring in victory, and a cackling Paul Heyman by his side. I also feel that at Mania, many in the crowd might want to cheer Lesnar, like the Rumble crowd did. And if Lesnar were to win, imagine Heyman's promo on Raw the night after! "WRESTLEMANIA WAS CONQUERED BY BRRRRROOOOCK LESSSSNAAAARRRR!" What do you think? Should Vince do it?

I said so in the Tip Sheet. I think Reigns should put up a great fight and lose a close one. Brock is not a heel anyway, so it wouldn’t matter if he won from that standpoint. The crowd will be happy, at least a good portion of them.

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