Could this be the first year.....

[ChitownKnight]

Could this be the first year that both of the Champions (WWE and WHC) retain their titles. It looks like their going for Orton/Cena and Edge/Jeff at Mania, and heels dont usually win a World title Mania.

[Push R Truth]

I highly doubt that Cena and Jeff will both still be champs when Mania comes around.



Maybe after, but not going in.

[nealo]

orton may not be in mania because it looks liek he is getting involved in theKane storyline. also main eventing Rumble doesnt mean main event Mania

[Robbymac]

Dec 30, 2008 15:29:10 GMT -5 nealo said:

orton may not be in mania because it looks liek he is getting involved in theKane storyline. also main eventing Rumble doesnt mean main event Mania

Its not set in stone, but only twice since we've had two world titles have the two world champions going into the Rumble and the two world champions going into Wrestlemania not been the same guys.

Edge lost to Cena at Royal Rumble '06 and Lesnar lost to Eddie at No Way Out '04. So only one out of twelve possible times has the man who walked out of Rumble World Champion lost the belt before Wrestlemania. I'd say right now history says its likely to be Jeff and Cena defending at Mania, and its almost set in stone that whoever walks out of Rumble champion will be champion at Wrestlemania, since the only time it happened was Lesnar and that was a special case.

[wrestlecrapcrap]

I really don't see Orton vs Cena. It's been done too many times already in the too recent past. What right does it have to be main eventing the silver anniversary of Wrestlemania?

Maybe in the undercard, because I think they could have a Matt turn before Mania roles around. If they were going to do Edge vs Jeff then I think they would have kept the belt on Edge and let Jeff win it there. My only thinking is Mania has to end on a good note, so if they did a Hardy match then Jeff would have to win making Matt's turn fall flat.

I dunno, all I do know is that I think Orton vs Cena has been done too many times too recently for it to main event their biggest ever show.

[BitterAF]

My guess is Cena will loose to Orton at WM. I think Jeff will retain (I read a spoiler about who is opponent could possibly be so I won't say who it is). But with Legacy starting to form, it would make sense for Orton to win. Who I think will win the Rumble, I don't know.

[Y2M]

Shawn Michaels should win the rumble and beat Cena at WM while Orton feuds with JBL and Jericho with the Undertaker. Orton v Cena has been done to death.

[Robbymac]

Dec 30, 2008 16:02:30 GMT -5 wrestlecrapcrap said:

I really don't see Orton vs Cena. It's been done too many times already in the too recent past. What right does it have to be main eventing the silver anniversary of Wrestlemania?

Maybe in the undercard, because I think they could have a Matt turn before Mania roles around. If they were going to do Edge vs Jeff then I think they would have kept the belt on Edge and let Jeff win it there. My only thinking is Mania has to end on a good note, so if they did a Hardy match then Jeff would have to win making Matt's turn fall flat.

I dunno, all I do know is that I think Orton vs Cena has been done too many times too recently for it to main event their biggest ever show.

Raw's biggest babyface vs. Raw's best heel doesn't deserve to main event Wrestlemania?

They never blew off their original feud. They have unfinished business. Its a natural main event. I'd bet my first born thats your main event.

[Jay Carroll]

For those saying Orton/Cena has been done to death, I don't see it. IIRC they have had the following encounters for the WWE/World Title:

SummerSlam 07- Cena by pinfall
Unforgiven 07 - Orton by DQ
No Mercy 07 - Last Man Standing (scheduled, cancelled due to Cena's pectoral tear)
No Way Out 08- Cena by DQ
WM24- Orton by pin (included Triple H)

so out of 5 championship encounters you have 2 clean wins, 2 DQ's, and one cancelled match. Orton/Cena never had a proper blowoff (which sucked at the time, but now would make a Mania match even better). They have a vast amount of history, Orton's currently Raw's #1 heel... since Batista/Cena or Batista/Orton can't happen, why not finally have the blowoff match to this feud (and the obligatory Backlash rematch)?

[MGH]

Dec 30, 2008 16:12:59 GMT -5 Robbymac said:

Dec 30, 2008 16:02:30 GMT -5 wrestlecrapcrap said:

I really don't see Orton vs Cena. It's been done too many times already in the too recent past. What right does it have to be main eventing the silver anniversary of Wrestlemania?

Maybe in the undercard, because I think they could have a Matt turn before Mania roles around. If they were going to do Edge vs Jeff then I think they would have kept the belt on Edge and let Jeff win it there. My only thinking is Mania has to end on a good note, so if they did a Hardy match then Jeff would have to win making Matt's turn fall flat.

I dunno, all I do know is that I think Orton vs Cena has been done too many times too recently for it to main event their biggest ever show.

Raw's biggest babyface vs. Raw's best heel doesn't deserve to main event Wrestlemania?

They never blew off their original feud. They have unfinished business. Its a natural main event. I'd bet my first born thats your main event.

Ditto.

They're rebuilt Orton yet again, and I'd argue as a whole he's more over now than even during the Age of Orton.

Anything short of Cena vs. Orton will surprise the hell out of me quite frankly.

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

If Cena even gets to Wrestlemania with the belt, he's gonna lose.

And it might not even be to Orton, necessarily.

[Bub (BLM)]

I hope not. Half the reason I buy WrestleMania every year is to see a big title change. The fans expect it.