Organized Chaos

WrestleMania 25 is fast-approaching

WrestleMania 25 is less than a month away, and while the number of matches is quite low at this point the intrigue of several are worth the money.

I’m probably not the first to say this, but the Shawn Michaels-Undertaker match would be worth the price alone. This is going to be a great match, with both great workers who know how to tell a story in the ring.

Both of them also are healthy, which should lead to an epic encounter. Odds point to Undertaker continuing the streak, but WWE missed out on a perfect opportunity to have that in doubt.

Michaels defeated the previously unbeaten Vladimir Kozlov cleanly, one week after Undertaker lost to the Russian. This should have been the end of it, with Michaels holding his victory over Undertaker, telling the Dead Man that not only has he never beaten the Showstopper, but he didn’t beat Kozlov, either.

WWE ruined this by allowing Undertaker to beat Kozlov on Smackdown. Oh well, the buildup should still be good and it will be interesting to see if Michaels reverts to his heel form like he did for a brief time against Ric Flair last year.

Their promo on Raw this Monday was decent. Undertaker flubbed a line but he was effective. He’s best as an intimidating figure, however, but Michaels is not one to cower.

The Triple H-Randy Orton program is heading down slippery territory. Not only is WWE giving Orton “Intermittent Explosive Disorder,” but now Triple H is not above home invasion.

In a predictable move, Triple H wasn’t at Raw on Monday. Instead, he banged down Orton’s “front door” as Orton’s wife, who looked disinterested the whole night by the way, fakely screamed and watched. Orton being thrown throug a window was nice, but obviously not close to realistic as he probably wouldn’t have been able to get up.

Triple H in a police car at the end of the show was a nice touch. If this is how the program has started, one can only imagine where it’s going.

Final thought before the Wrankings. The word is Chris Jericho will be facing a big-name legend at WrestleMania 25. Flair has said it won’t be him and Hulk Hogan reportedly had recent back surgery. My guess? The Rock.

He looked to be in great shape on Saturday Night Live and this is the 25th Anniversary of the Grand Daddy of Them All. The Rock would dole out justice to Jericho and his name would be a huge draw.

Other rumors have it being Jerry Lawler, but there’s no way you’d have a feasible win by him unless all the legends that Jericho has humiliated getting involved. It needs to be The Rock, though I bet I’m in the minority on that.

Now to the latest Wrankings:

1. Triple H (WWE Champion): He is out of control. He wants revenge for Orton RKO’ing his wife, Stephanie McMahon. But I’m thinking he won’t get it, completely.

2. Randy Orton: He’s clearly the top heel and has proved he is the guy who can carry the torch into the next 10 years.

3. Edge (WWE World Champion): Edge is blurring the lines between heel and semi-face in his Triple Threat title match. His wife, who he wed to gain an advantage, is cheating on him with The Big Show. All this does is clear the way for John Cena to win.

4. John Cena: Speaking of Cena, he had a great promo on Raw. There was no doubt he’d be involved in a main event. The only question remains is will he go back to SmackDown in the 2009 WWE Draft?

5. Shawn Michaels: They scrapped the JBL storyline quickly (JBL is boring anyhow) and now Mr. WrestleMania will try and do what no one has: beat the Undertaker at Mania. It won’t happen, but ….

(tie) Undertaker: …. as I said in the last Wrankings, it would be good if WWE put Undertaker against someone with “a chance” to win. Michaels fits the bill.

7. Jack Swagger (ECW Champion): No one really cares about ECW and it’s just hanging around. But, perhaps this guy could be a start someday.

8. Sting (TNA Champion): Sting’s what? 60 now? Seriously. He should not be a world champion, but you have to give him his due. You know, no one cares about ECW and even less care about TNA, which has turned into a rehash of storylines from 1995.

9. CM Punk: How’s this for crazy booking? He wins the World Championship a few months back and defeats JBL cleanly in his first defense. Then on Raw, JBL beats Punk for the Intercontinental title. That not withstanding, Punk is still a better star than JBL.

10. Chris Jericho: I’m loving his in-your-face attitude with the legends. He’ll get his soon, but who will it be?

Falling out: Jeff Hardy (4 last time), Miz and Morrison (5 last time), JBL (7 last time), Glamorella (8 last time).

Closing in: JBL (WWE Intercontinental Champion), Christian, Miz and Morrison (WWE World Tag Team Champions), Kane, Rey Mysterio, Shelton Benjamin (WWE United States Champion), Vladimir Kozlov, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy.

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