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i agree with all of the above and add the following:

"Tyrus" is a rubbish name.

too many ex-WWE stars coming in as upper-level heels in too short a time span for my taste.

Edge should be #1, Lesnar should be lower.

Not even gonna comment on the Punk snippet because this thread's gonna go down the sh*tter fast because of it.

I came in to say this too. It'd be cool if they went down this route, like they're "taking over" the WWE Network one night every few months.

And the event was fantastic. So's KENTA's new name.

It's a shame that the Triangle Ladder Match from WM2000 gets overshadowed by the two TLC rematches because IMO it's the best of the trilogy.

Wrestlemania XXIV is so sorely underrated. Great MiTB, fun Belfast Brawl (with the funniest spot of all-time: JBL tossing a trash can at Hornswoggle), fantastic main event.

Cena's return at the Rumble was insane--as an adamant Cena jeerer I still get chills watching that return. Not one soul on the good green earth expected his music to play at the Garden that night, you're lying to yourself if you knew he was gonna return.

Jericho was on his A-game throughout...first full year back and he's shooting out classics with HBK. Their Judgment Day encounter is an underrated one, the GAB match solidified the feud, and while Unforgiven shoulda been the end-game no doubt the Ladder Match was the kicker. The last great moment of the year.

Summerslam was another underrated one in the lineage. Epic encounter in HiAC, the perfect end to an Edge/Undertaker feud that went on an old-school, long feel. Cena/Batista was a cracker and HHH got a decent match outta Khali.

Punk's rise, Flair's last run, the mini-Batista/HBK feud, Kofi's first reign, and Glamarella all add to the good that 2008 brought.

As I said earlier, after Jericho/HBK the year just flatlined. Kane changed his theme & entered that garbage feud with Mysterio. They had nothing for JBL so they made him own MIchaels in a stupid way to capitalize popularity on the stock market crash. Punk's sudden drop back to the midcard was awful, as was the WHC situation, with Jericho and Batista playing hot potato until Cena took it. And don't get me started with the WWE Title. Hardy's out cold, Edge wins the belt, only for Jeff to win it back. Confusing and atrocious. The first 9 months were severely underrated but it's the last 3 that were so bad, it stains the memories of 2008, and plants the seeds for how god-awful 2009 was.

He tore his ACL early this year I believe.

And yeah, all this is just dumb. Sam doesn't need to be in the spotlight and the WWE should just concentrate on making their own product better with better storylines and matches, not necessarily bigger names.

The consensus seems to be face Cesaro with no Heyman. Fair enough.

Personally, if WWE had gone down that route I'd have Cesaro go over Swagger at ER, then enter a strong feud with Bad News Barrett. Barrett wins at Payback, Cesaro wins the belt in a Street Fight at MiTB.

Hate to bump this but I'm rewatching the event right now and I may have an answer for you. Early in the night Cole was interviewing Austin about the match and he says something to the gist of "I respect you (Undertaker) more than anyone else in the business but I won't hesitate to cheap shot you or use a dirty move because I don't want you or Vince to have the satisfaction of seeing me lose my title." So it does make some sense, but I agree from a psychological standpoint it is baffling.

And the event is just Attitude Era hype and nothing more. Even the ladder match was bland, not in the top 5 Rock/HHH matches IMO.