The stepping stones to WrestleMania XXVIII

The incredible amount of ANTICIPATION continues to build.  The 2/20/2012 edition of Monday Night RAW was without question a HUGE stepping stone to WrestleMania XXVIII.  This "shoot" style promo by John Cena may not have been Earth shaking as CM Punk's 2011 shoot promo, but it was filled with MANY MANY things that needed to be said.  Love him or hate him, you have to give Cena his props for this promo.  ENJOY!

2012 Elimination Chamber PPV

Match 1 - CM PUNK

Chris Jericho (Unable to continue)     VS     The Miz     VS     R Truth     VS     Dolph Ziggler     VS     Kofi Kingston     VS     CMPunk (WWE Champion)

Match 2 - Beth Pheonix

Tamina     VS     Beth Pheonix (WWE Women's Champion)

Match 3 - Daniel Bryan
The Great Khali     VS     Cody Rhodes     VS     Wade Barrett     VS     Santino Marella     VS     Big Show     VS     Daniel Bryan (World Heavy Weight Champion)


Match 4 - Jack Swagger
Justin Gabriel     VS     Jack Swagger (United States Champion)


Match 5 (Main Event) - John Cena
John Cena     VS     Kane

MOFW: 2012 TOP 10 LIST

After 9 PPV's and over six thousand points, the MOFW Top 10 List is as follows:


01. CM PUNK     520 Points (DRAFTED 4TH - Team Minor Threat)
02. ALBERTO DEL RIO     475 Points (DRAFTED 1ST - Team Destiny)
03. JOHN CENA     465 Points (DRAFTED 3RD - Tweez Family)
04. RANDY ORTON     365 Points (DRAFTED 2ND - Bastion's Boogers)
05. KOFI KINGSTON     325 Points (DRAFTED 18TH - Bastion's Boogers)
06. DOLPH ZIGGLER     310 Points (DRAFTED 9TH - Team Destiny)
07. CODY RHODES     290 Points (DRAFTED 20TH - Team Minor Threat)
08. THE MIZ     285 Points (DRAFTED 6TH - Tweez Family)
08. R-TRUTH     285 Points (DRAFTED 22ND - Tweez Family)
09. KELLY KELLY     235 Points (DRAFTED 32ND - Team Destiny) (4TH IN THE DIVA ROUND)
09. WADE BARRETT     235 Points (DRAFTED 7TH - Bastion's Boogers)
10. BETH PHEONIX     230 Points (DRAFTED 30TH - Tweez Family) (2ND IN THE DIVA ROUND)

Tomorrow night's Raw begins the Pre-Royal Rumble scoring.  With 4 PPV's remaining, it is truly anyone's game.

The teams so far...

With only 4 PPV's let, this is how the 2011 MOFW Draft is shaping up.  With the Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber, WrestleMania 28 and Extreme Rules left, it is still anyone's game.

1ST PLACE: TWEEZ FAMILY  -  1,700 POINTS

John Cena, The Miz, Santino Marella, Mark Henry, Rey Mysterio,

R-Truth, Undertaker, Beth Pheoonix, Bo Rotundo and Booker T

2ND PLACE: TEAM DESTINY  -  1,615 POINTS

Alberto Del Rio, Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, Ted Dibiase, Daniel Bryan,

Mason Ryan, Jack Swagger, Kelly Kelly, Leo Krueger and Skip Sheffield

 

3RD PLACE: TEAM MINOR THREAT  -  1,570 POINTS

CM Punk, Christian, Evan Bourne, Hunico, Cody Rhodes,

Kane, Triple H, Eve, Richie Steamboat and Zack Ryder

 

4TH PLACE: BASTION'S BOOGERS  -  1,330 POINTS

Randy Orton, Wade Barrett, Big Show, Chris Jericho, Kofi Kingston,

Justin Gabriel, Kevin Nash, Brie Bella, Seth Rollins and Brodus Clay

WWE TLC PPV RESULTS

Zack Ryder (NEW US CHAMPION)defeated Dolph Ziggler

AIR BOOM (TAG CHAMPS) defeated Primo and Epico

Randy Orton defeated Wade Barrett

Beth Pheonix (DIVA'S CHAMPION) defeated Kelly Kelly

Triple H defeated Kevin Nash (in a BORING match)
Sheamus defeated Jack Swagger
Big Show (NEW WWE World Heavyweight Champion) defeated Mark Henry
Daniel Bryan (NEW WWE World Heavyweight Champion) defeated Big Show 
Cody Rhodes (IC CHAMPION) defeated Booker T
CMPunk (WWE CHAMP) defeated Alberto Del Rio and The MIZ 

2011 Hell in a Cell PPV Results

Sheamus defeated Christian

Sin Cara (Mistico) defeated Dark Sin Cara (Hunico)

Air Boom (WWE Tag Team Champs) defeated Dolph Ziggler (US Champ) and Jack Swagger w/Vickie

Cody Rhodes (WWE Intercontinental Champion) defeated John Morrison

Mark Henry (WWE World Heavy Weight Champion) defeated Randy Orton

Beth Phoenix w/Natalya defeated Kelly Kelly w/Eve Torres (WWE Divas Champion)

Alberto Del Rio defeated CM Punk and John Cena (WWE Champion)

Beth Phoenix is the NEW WWE Divas Champion
Alberto Del Rio is the NEW WWE Champion 

Sin Cara vs Dark Sin Cara?

Sin Cara debuted earlier this year with an undeniable amount of hype. Some would say that Sin Cara, then performed by Luis Ignascio Urive Alvirde (formerly Mistico in Mexico), was extremely over hyped.  The internet voices complained that he had failed to deliver and only succeeded in supplying Botchamania with a limitless highlight reel. Others would argue that Sin Cara had fallen prey to the "10%ers" love of "hating just to hate," and that they were simply over analyzing his every move.

Alvirde's troubles continued as he failed WWE's Wellness Policy by testing positive for a form of steroid. After much debate, negotiation and speculation, he grudgingly began to serve his 30 day suspension the night after the Money in the Bank PPV. He worked an "injury" angle by taking a Super Power Bomb from Sheamus to an outside ladder.

A few weeks later, word surfaced on the net that Sin Cara would be returning early. The catch to this early return, was that Alvirde would not be wearing the mask. Hunico, a luchador under a developmental contract at FCW, would be suiting up to play Sin Cara. Hunico seemed to debut with more of an expectation to exceed Alvirde's performance and to eventually replace the performer all together.

Alvirde returned from his suspension and returned to the Sin Cara character. Alvirde only performed at a few house shows before he was scheduled to return to the first Smackdown taping. Word broke that his return match at Smackdown was refilmed three times due to botched moves. The first was a refilmed ending until they decided to scrap everything and refilm the entire match. As more news leaked to the internet, rumors circulated that Alvirde was sent home due to his poor performance. More news continued to surface that finally confirmed that Alvirde had been sent home before the conclusion of Smackdown tapings and that Hunico had performed in all three recordings of the match. It was believed at this point that Alvirde was indeed finished with the WWE.

This past week saw the first live Smackdown on the SYFY network. Sin Cara, performed by Hunico, had a fantastic match against the always entertaining Daniel Bryan. The match ended with a surprise, "Heel" attack on Bryan. Internet speculation quickly began as to what this could mean.

One theory is that Hunico will be playing Sin Cara moving forward and this Heel turn will allow him to make the Sin Cara character "his own." As to where more rumors suggest that WWE creative is planning for a Sin Cara vs Sin Cara match in the near future. This is an extremely exciting possibility. With Rey Mysterio currently out due to reconstructive knee surgery, the WrestleMania 28 plans of setting the most masked wrestlers in one arena may be scrapped. This may be the solution.

The coming week will tell what is going to happen.  Overall, what was once viewed as a HUGE waste could become one of the best "imposter" feuds of all-time.