10 Burning Questions For WWE Raw (Feb 29)
Are Reigns and Ambrose too battered to show up? Will Undertaker do Vince's bidding?
If youre a semi-regular Monday Night Raw viewer, you can typically tell when its WrestleMania season: Undertaker starts showing up, other part-timers come out of the woodwork, Hall of Fame inductions are announced, and WWE brass try to push a main event that fans outright reject down our collective throats. Sad to say, thats actually become a routine thing in recent years. Consider WrestleMania XXVII, with Miz versus John Cena headlining, or XXIX, with the Cena/Rock rematch (of a Once in a Lifetime match, no less), or XXX, with Randy Orton and Batista battling for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, or last years title match between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns. None of those matches (with the possible exception of Rock/Cena) was something fans were particularly starved for and demanding. Hogan/Andre, Austin/Michaels or Undertaker/HBK they werent. But thats what weve got facing us in five weeks: another Mania main event that isnt capturing fans imaginations. Reigns versus Triple H could very well have its dynamics flipped by the fans, or outright be booed out of the stadium. Thankfully, Brock Lesnar versus Dean Ambrose promises to be an interesting bout, and while no one expects Shane McMahon (who shockingly returned after a six-year absence last week) to compete with the Undertaker, the matchup raises some interesting questions. Beyond that though, could this be an extremely lackluster WrestleMania? The next five weeks will help determine that. With that said, lets take a look at some of the big questions that need answering on Raw Monday night