[quote name='Chase']I probably wouldn't have Jericho take the title from Punk at 'Mania. His push since his return has quickly gone from entertaining and refreshing to confusing and underwhelming.[/quote]
I don't disagree, but Punk has cooled off remarkably since the Summer of Punk angle. Maybe it was WWE's fault, but the took an "Austin 3:16" moment and let it fall flat. It was an angle that, honestly, could have revitalized interest in wrestling, driven ratings, and made people unashamed to talk about pro wrestling in common circles.
Jericho's on repeat here as well. The "End of the World" stuff was never explained in the slightest - it just disappeared. His trolling was great, but everything he's done since then has been pretty cookie cutter. Which is disappointing because many of us recognize Jericho as someone who is perpetually reinventing himself in ways that work.
WWE had a year to build Cena-Rock. If tonight is any indication, it's losing steam. Rock seemed off his game. Cena is Cena. Amusing when challenged, but I'd have to be challenged to enjoy his wrasslin matches.
Yeah. I don't know if I'm interested in their match at all - but I'm mostly interested to see if Cena can continue to churn out good mic work. He needs to steer clear of returning to goofy Cena, and avoid cornball asides to the camera. That schtick is too much like every Mike Myers movie ever (ugggghhhh.). I think Rock's mic work, with Kung Pao Bitch and whatnot, help inform Cena that he sounds re-goddamned-diculous when he talks like that.
As far as his matches are concerned, well - let's stick with one thing at a time.
I didn't see the point in having Kane bury the entire tag division—especially after a relatively solid match. I like to think their audience knows that Kane is a dominant heel. That segment was more throwaway than Kelly- Uh, I forgot who she wrassled.
Cain't kill what's already dead, friend.
The promo battle Jericho-Punk did early in the show is probably my highlight of the night. Jericho seemed to feed off of Punk. Those two have an excellent dynamic.
Oh, I missed it since I got home late. Maybe I'll look for that online.