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04-08-2013, 11:55 PM
This may be quite the understatement, but not everyone enjoyed WrestleMania 29. Not even the wrestlers.
While certain entertainers from Sunday night's legendary pay-per-view walked away from MetLife Stadium as bona fide superstars, others who deserved better were left with disappointing results and very little direction.
Sure, no one was given the Daniel Bryan 18-seconds-of-shame treatment, but plenty of stars were treated like they recently spit in the creative team's Fruity Pebbles.
Let's take a look at the unfortunate few.
Dolph Ziggler
Although no one got the Bryan treatment, Ziggler came mighty close when he gave A.J. Lee a kiss on the apron and was met with a quick kick to the face and two count.
Unfortunately, things continued to go downhill from those brutal opening 20 seconds.
Ziggler showed a little bit of offense, but there was only so much he could do as the one getting pinned in the shortest match (not counting the pre-show) of the night.
But no one thought that would matter. The tag team job would immediately be forgotten as he was expected to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase later that night and capture the World Heavyweight Championship.
Once again, no cash in. Once again, mistreatment of Ziggler.
Ryback
It's clear that the WWE was trying to give both wrestlers a push on Sunday night. Mark Henry got the win over Mr. Feed Me More, but Ryback countered with a behemoth Shellshocked post-match.
Both men were surprisingly impressive in what was anticipated to be a fairly stale match, and both came away looking strong.
However, if Ryback is going to continue to receive a push back towards main event status, why not just give him the win? Henry wasn't going to be affected by a loss, and a clean pin would have put Ryback cleanly over for a big-time opportunity at Extreme Rules.
Now, we could be looking at a rematch, and I'm not sure that's what either wrestler needs.
Randy Orton
He just has the aura of a heel. Make him a heel (Photo courtesy of WWE.com)
If you listen closely, you can hear the sound of no one caring about Randy Orton.
The former World champion clearly has oodles of talent inside the ring, but as long as he continues to remain a face, his character will be stale, the losses will pile up, fans will lose interest and he will fail to receive a major push.
On Sunday night, Orton showcased his gaudy talent with a midair RKO, but was subsequently hit with a spear and pinned by Dean Ambrose. That would have been fine if a heel turn quickly followed, but the only thing that followed was a KO Punch by Big Show, which made Orton look even weaker.
It was the perfect time to resurrect Orton's character and bring him back from obscurity—without even affecting The Shield's clean win—but for whatever incomprehensible reason, it didn't happen.
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While certain entertainers from Sunday night's legendary pay-per-view walked away from MetLife Stadium as bona fide superstars, others who deserved better were left with disappointing results and very little direction.
Sure, no one was given the Daniel Bryan 18-seconds-of-shame treatment, but plenty of stars were treated like they recently spit in the creative team's Fruity Pebbles.
Let's take a look at the unfortunate few.
Dolph Ziggler
Although no one got the Bryan treatment, Ziggler came mighty close when he gave A.J. Lee a kiss on the apron and was met with a quick kick to the face and two count.
Unfortunately, things continued to go downhill from those brutal opening 20 seconds.
Ziggler showed a little bit of offense, but there was only so much he could do as the one getting pinned in the shortest match (not counting the pre-show) of the night.
But no one thought that would matter. The tag team job would immediately be forgotten as he was expected to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase later that night and capture the World Heavyweight Championship.
Once again, no cash in. Once again, mistreatment of Ziggler.
Ryback
It's clear that the WWE was trying to give both wrestlers a push on Sunday night. Mark Henry got the win over Mr. Feed Me More, but Ryback countered with a behemoth Shellshocked post-match.
Both men were surprisingly impressive in what was anticipated to be a fairly stale match, and both came away looking strong.
However, if Ryback is going to continue to receive a push back towards main event status, why not just give him the win? Henry wasn't going to be affected by a loss, and a clean pin would have put Ryback cleanly over for a big-time opportunity at Extreme Rules.
Now, we could be looking at a rematch, and I'm not sure that's what either wrestler needs.
Randy Orton
He just has the aura of a heel. Make him a heel (Photo courtesy of WWE.com)
If you listen closely, you can hear the sound of no one caring about Randy Orton.
The former World champion clearly has oodles of talent inside the ring, but as long as he continues to remain a face, his character will be stale, the losses will pile up, fans will lose interest and he will fail to receive a major push.
On Sunday night, Orton showcased his gaudy talent with a midair RKO, but was subsequently hit with a spear and pinned by Dean Ambrose. That would have been fine if a heel turn quickly followed, but the only thing that followed was a KO Punch by Big Show, which made Orton look even weaker.
It was the perfect time to resurrect Orton's character and bring him back from obscurity—without even affecting The Shield's clean win—but for whatever incomprehensible reason, it didn't happen.
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