WWE: Cena calls on USA as Wrestlemania prepares for a Sting

Barnaby Read 19:07 17/03/2015
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  • Sting once again showed up on Raw to interrupt The Authority’s best laid plans, taking to task an attempt from the heels to set up Randy Orton.

    Another week goes past and we edge another week closer to Wrestlemania’s March 29 date with the WWE once again trying to ramp up excitement for the showpiece event to varying degrees of success.

    To start with, it was another week to forget for the upcoming tag team title match and Andre the Giant Battle Royal with both plodding along at a frustrating pace.

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    Add to that very little in the way of storytelling and the WWE’s insistence to keep Kane and the Big Show relevant and both matches are shaping up to be duds on the WWE’s big night out in Santa Clara.

    These two stories are no reason to give up on the event, however.

    John Cena’s appearance on Raw, in which he called on his compatriots to get behind him and bring some much needed relevance to the US Championship title, makes for an exciting showdown with Rusev and finally brings Cena back to the forefront of a heated rivalry.

    Elsewhere, a superbly cut Brock Lesnar promo, the ever consistent hype of Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns’ feverish interruptions have meant that the Royal Rumble woes are now long forgotten. This main event, with Lesnar as the all-conquering beast and Reigns as a plausible overthrower of the champion, has the makings of a classic.

    Speaking of which, the HHH vs Sting match on the card is one the WWE are selling with their finest gusto.

    Sting once again showed up on Monday Night to interrupt The Authority’s best laid plans, taking to task an attempt from the heels to set up Randy Orton.

    It resulted in a superb snapshot of Orton and Sting, centre of the ring, surrounded by Authority bodies.

    It seems the WWE is putting all of its resources and energy into the top of the Wrestlemania card, which is a shame for the lesser matches that have all the potential to contribute to an iconic show.

    With that said, selling the stories of the likes of Cena, Lesnar, Orton, HHH and Sting does no-one any great harm and does ensure we will be in for a treat at the end of this month. Even if that does mean a lot of people will switch on halfway through, which is less than ideal!

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    ‘The Living Legend’ was this week announced as the latest addition to the WWE Hall of Fame, joining the class of 2015, which already includes some stellar names.

    Randy Savage, Rikishi, Alundra Blayze, The Bushwhackers, Arnold Schwarzenegger in the celebrity wing and the inaugural “Warrior Award” inductee Connor “The Crusher” Michalek have all been added so far and it is expected that Kevin Nash will be the final man to be honoured at next week’s concluding Raw before Wrestlemania.

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