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I have to disagree with you on this one. TNA doesn't let anything sink in, and that's much worse. The announcers constantly talk over everything and spell everything out for the viewers. The silence at times can help.

(Credit: F4WOnline) A strap match between Umaga and Punk? That's not quite what I was expecting but at least they're continuing the feud.

I think they'll cheer Punk regardless. Umaga didn't squash him, he looked decent against him, and if they continue the feud with Punk going over at Extreme Rules it'll work out.

Yes it has. Jericho vs. Batista.

This isn't a joke, is it? April 1st passed a month ago... Otherwise, this is great news for the talent.

Honestly, I liked that. Cena sold it well. He can actually take a beatdown and look vulnerable, unlike HHH. My opinion? Cena isn't winning. He has a movie to film.

He hasn't used it since he first debuted the Go 2 Sleep against Johnny Nitro (now Morrison), for his first Money in the Bank qualifier. That was kind of a turning point in his career since he lost his undefeated streak to Bobcore of all people, and reports were coming out that road agents were depushing him because of his attitude...and then he wins this match and suddenly has a Mania spot.

He's G2S'd Snitsky but who knows. They really do need to give him a secondary finisher for big guys.

What would add to the match is if the MITB briefcase was on the line for Punk / Umaga. We know Umaga wouldn't win, but it would make the match mean something in the eyes of the marks/casual fans. Punk losing to Kane in the rematch makes sense now. They wanted to keep us wondering whether or not Punk could beat a monster convincingly.

I always wondered what would happen if someone who lost a 'you have to do this if you lose' match tried to skip out on the show, like Santina.

I'm not sure why everyone keeps saying Ted DiBiase Jr. He hasn't shown anything special to me.

On paper, this is a good idea, but if you're doing it for a PPV, having the challenger get taken out beforehand makes the viewers seem cheated with a bait and switch. You could potentially solve this by having a heel challenger get a title shot in a completely undeserving fashion, and pull this, however.

Punk's got all the tools, WWE just needs to book him properly.

Do you honestly think he's going to openly bash a company he works for? And besides, this isn't about TNA, it's about WWE. This isn't evolution, anyway. This is the decline of the wrestling business and every single point he's made I agree with.

Heh. DH Smith with 0 points. I had money left though so I took him as filler and figured that maybe I'd get lucky and he'd join Legacy or something.

How did I manage to get on the bottom of the list?

May's PPV is in Chicago. I think Punk cashing in MITB for the home town crowd advantage would be a solid story to tell. Punk vs Cena in Chicago would be pretty damn good. Punk would lose, but it could still be a good story. And the crowd heat would be good as Chicago is usually a town that craps on Cena regardless the opponent. If Punk is the opponent, it could get very interesting. For some reason I suddenly really want to see this match. As long as Cena makes Punk look like a legit threat even in loss it'd be fun to watch. If done right, it could be the thing that cements Punk as a star in the fans' eyes.

They also acknowledged the surgery he had from his injury.

Why? It's just fucking comedy. Lighten up. Except that it's not, well, funny. The crowd laughing and everyone enjoying it but you says that you couldn't be more wrong about this. No, Santino is terrible, regardless of what gender he's portraying. That's your opinion of course, but as long as the majority of viewers enjoy it, it's going to stay.

I've mentioned it before, but with Punk winning... I fully expected Edge to retain, and Punk to go to Smackdown so he could start a program with Edge over there. I expect there to be a new Draft rule that the title stays behind, meaning when HHH is drafted to Raw he loses his title. From there SD! can have a tournament to crown a new champion. Judgment Day is May 17th, the draft is Apr 13th, so SD could stretch out the tournement in order to have the finals (and even better the semi-finals) on the Judgment Day PPV. You could have Punk lose the Semi's, only to use his MITB contract to make the finals a triple threat. It wont happen, the shows wont be treated as separate brands any longer So wait, that's not clear. Are they or are they not merging the brands? They talk about leaving stars on Smackdown as if they'd still be a separate brand.

Shitty last match if that's how he wants to go out.

Team I Hope I Do Better This Season Randy Orton 12m Edge 10m CM Punk 9m Santino Marella 4.5m MVP 7m Vickie Guerrero 5m DH Smith 2m

Finishers end non-main event level matches 99% of the time. Unless saved by their partner in a tag match or otherwise interfered with, the person hit by the finisher will NEVER kick out on his own.

Are those real 'rules'? Because I've never heard of them.

It could have been. Orton had to have known HHH would come out and challenge him when first initially challenged Edge. That was the part where Orton agreed to challenge HHH for the title if he agreed to his terms...which turned out to be a trap.