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The updated WrestleMania 28 card

Here is the updated WWE WrestleMania 28 card:

MAIN EVENT:
John Cena vs. The Rock

WWE TITLE MATCH:
CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho

HELL IN A CELL MATCH:
Triple H vs. Undertaker

WORLD TITLE MATCH:
Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus

INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE MATCH:
Cody Rhodes vs. Big Show

There are rumors that Shawn Michaels will be added to the Triple H vs. Undertaker match in a guest referee/enforcer role. He’ll be on RAW this Monday from Boston, MA to further the angle. There are also rumors that Shaq may be involved in the Big Show vs. Cody Rhodes match. They may hold off Shaq vs. The Big Show to a later date though. We’ll see.

What The Rock's wrist notes said?

The Rock’s promo crib notes on his wrist on RAW last night said the following:

KRS to KPB
Innovator – Camo
2 reasons
Call out

John Cena pointed out the notes during his promo on RAW. 

Original Plans For Chris Jericho & CM Punk Revealed

According to sources, the RAW Battle Royal main event to crown an opponent for CM Punk at WrestleMania 28 was a last minute idea that came from Vince McMahon. Although WWE officials had been planning for months that they were going to do a CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho match at WrestleMania, they just weren’t sure how they were going to get there.

One idea discussed over the past several weeks was that Jericho would insult Punk so bad that Punk would eventually wind up demanding a match between the two. WWE officials decided that the storyline was too close to what they were doing with The Undertaker vs. Triple H storyline so they went a different route.

There were also discussions about fans who just paid to see the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view to determine the WrestleMania main events and having Jericho throw insults to get a title shot would devalue the Chamber to fans.

The updated & rumored WrestleMania 28 card

Here is the latest on the WrestleMania 28 card:

CONFIRMED MATCHES:

The Rock vs. John Cena

World Title Match:
Daniel Bryan © vs. Sheamus

RUMORED MATCHES:

Triple H vs. The Undertaker
Special Guest Ref. Shawn Michaels

WWE Title Match:
CM Punk © vs. Chris Jericho

WWE Money In The Bank Ladder Match

The Big Show vs. Shaquille O’Neal

WWE Divas Title Match:
Beth Phoenix vs. Kharma (Others may be added)

At this time, it remains to be seen where Dolph Ziggler, Alberto Del Rio, Christian, Randy Orton, Mark Henry, Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes, The Miz and other regular stars will fit in.

J.R. Blog Update: 'Mania 29, Return to Commentary, & More

WWE Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross recently updated his blog over at JRsBBQ.com. In it he talks about WrestleMania 29 at MetLife in New Jersey, his favorite tag team, popular reality TV show "Storage Wars", and when he will make his official return to commentary, among other things. While there has been no update to his WWE return, or if he will be calling WrestleMania 28 in any way, Ross did announce that he will be calling the action in next Wednesday's Boston Celtics vs Oklahoma City Thunder NBA game! Be sure to check out his blog for more details.

Video: Triple H Talks Facing Undertaker, WMania 29 & More

The following video features Triple H speaking at The WrestleMania 29 press conference. During the interview, he speaks on a number of topics including facing The Undertaker at WrestleMania 28, the event coming to NY/NJ next year, and more:

Ted DiBiase injury update, Major WM match removed!

The rumor is that Ted Dibiase has suffered either a broken forearm or wrist, although neither have been confirmed.

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The Rock to make decision next week on RAW

– Monday night’s RAW concluded with Interim Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis ordering The Miz and R-Truth to exit the ring after the two continued to batter Cena following their match. The executive then made a huge announcement — John Cena will take on The Miz and R-Truth at Survivor Series with a partner of his choosing.

Cena extended an invitation to his opponent at WrestleMania XXVIII, The Rock.

WWE aired an advertisement for Monday’s RAW during tonight’s NXT taping in Houston, Texas asking whether The Rock will accept Cena’s offer to join forces at the Survivor Series.

How to tell the Sin Cara's apart!

The new Sin Cara (Hunico) was the second Sin Cara to come out on RAW Monday night. You can tell the two apart because the original Sin Cara (Mistico) has the blonde hair sticking out from under his mask while the new Sin Cara has a scar on his stomach.

One of the reasons WWE is doing a Cara vs. Cara feud is because Rey Mysterio is out with an injury and they want do something big around Lucha masks for WrestleMania 28 next year in Miami. As noted in the past, WWE has expressed interest in breaking the Guinness World Record for the most masks in one place, and are looking to do it at WrestleMania.

WWE Confirms The Rock Will Wrestle At Survivor Series

The following is from WWE.com:

WWE sources have confirmed that The Rock and John Cena will be a part of a Traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series Tag Team Match.

Stay tuned for more details.

John Cena responds to WrestleMania 28 rumors

John Cena responded to rumors of his scheduled match with The Rock at WrestleMania XXVIII being in jeopardy.

A fan asked, “Any truth to the rumours that a top WWE exec wants your match with The Rock removed from the WM 28 card?”

He responded, “none at all. That match needs to happen. If they kick us out we will fight.in parking lot.”

We reported last week that a high-ranking executive with great influence over Vince McMahon is lobbying for the match in Rock’s hometown of Miami, Florida to be canceled. The executive is concerned that WWE’s premiere star, Cena, will be heavily booed during the biggest show of the year.

Cena-The Rock-WWE news

– It should be noted that one very high-ranking WWE official doesn’t want to see The Rock vs. John Cena at WrestleMania 28. While this person doesn’t want the match to happen, most feel that it still will take place for obvious reasons.

– We noted earlier that The Miz would be in Los Angeles this weekend for the Teen Choice Awards. John Cena will be there as well to present an award. The Rock is up for an award so he will be there also.

Where is Mike Adamle?, Triple H heel turn?, RAW GM

– Former WWE announcer Mike Adamle has been promoted to head sports anchor at the NBC affiliate in Chicago after working part-time there for years.

– As noted earlier, one of the RAW scripts called for a Triple H heel turn and having him feud with CM Punk. No word yet if that’s still the plan but a match between the two is currently on tap for WrestleMania 28.

– The RAW Anonymous General Manager’s podium was set up at this past Monday’s RAW but it was never used. Interesting.

There is also speculation that Mick Foley might become the RAW General Manager.

The Rock confirms he’ll be at Survivor Series

Confirming an online rumor, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson revealed this morning on Twitter that he will be meeting John Cena at the Survivor Series.

He wrote, “Cena fans: pls stop tweeting me to stop being “mean” to John. If u think I’m mean now, just wait til Survivor Series in NYC.”

The 25th annual Survivor Series takes place Sunday, November 20 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

WWE looking to break Guinness World Record at WrestleMania 28!

The new issue of WWE Magazine featured a piece on the Los Angeles Angels setting a Guiness World Record for the most people wearing masks at a single event, noting, "We're looking to break [the record] at Wrestlemania XXVIII!"

The Rock Wants John Cena Before WrestleMania

Via online video, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson responded to John Cena’s “hot garbage;” being ripped at a live event Australia for abandoning WWE fans in favor of a career in Hollywood.

In a Rock-style promo, Johnson explains what he meant when he said he would never leave WWE, saying people don’t like “phony punks” and promising to whoop Cena’s ass. Johnson also implied that he will be meeting Cena before WrestleMania XXVIII.

“The Rock cannot wait for WrestleMania,” he said. “(Team Bring It) is going to find you before WrestleMania. And, The Rock is going to drop a little hint where it’s going to be. It’s going to all go down in the city where it all started. From the moment Rock walked in that historic arena and thousands chanted The Rock’s name that very first night.”

The Rock-John Cena Feud Continues

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson continues to tease John Cena online as he compared the WWE Superstar to the Disney character Goofy while at Disneyland yesterday.

He posted a photo of himself alongside Goofy with the caption reading: “Just bumped into John Cena! I was gonna knock the goofy off his ass, but I’ll save that ass whuppin for Wrestlemania.”

Jim Ross Blogs: WrestleMania Trip + Tough Enough

Jim Ross has a new blog up at http://www.JRSBARBQ.com/ Here are the highlights…

On WrestleMania: The overall experience at WM27 was outstanding. We got to see many old friends and met many new friends. The WWE fans who traveled from all points from around the world were a joy to meet except for those that wanted to pose for photos in the men’s room. :) Announcing at WM27 was an adrenaline rush but I’ll admit that I was rusty and had plenty of pre-match anxiety as I would have liked to have been able to prep more. Plus, one never knows after a long absence from WM’s just how one will respond in the heat of battle. Being able to team with The King on Sunday night and Monday, for a few minutes anyway on RAW, made things easier for me. Broadcaster chemistry cannot be manufactured and the King and I were fortunate enough to have natural chemistry essentially since early on in our announcing tenure.

On WrestleMania 28: The journey between now and WM28 in Miami could well be very compelling especially considering that a main event has already been tabbed, the Rock vs. John Cena. I have no issue whatsoever in dubbing a main event a year in advance because that provides fans with a destination and hopefully the journey to the destination will be full of twists and turns. The opportunity to build an amazing anticipation for this bout certainly exists. The other main event at WM28 would, obviously, involve the Undertaker’s Streak which is now such a part of the fabric of the event. The Streak is embedded in Wrestlemania and it is one of the most anticipated aspects of the biggest event of the year for me.

Tough Enough: Nonetheless, I loved Tough Enough and I hear that the upcoming episodes are much more compelling that the first of which I throughly enjoyed. I’m happy and proud of @steveaustinBSR as he is a genuine star who carries himself big time on the reality show that I felt was extremely well produced and edited. Beginning Monday, TE will air on Monday nights leading directly into Monday Night Raw. I hope that you will check it out. I’m DVR’ing the entire series.

WrestleMania 28 Main Event – John Cena vs. The Rock

What a crazy last few days, huh? As expected, there has been a ton of news and rumors coming out of WrestleMania. We’re not even close to being finished as we’ve got post RAW and WrestleMania news as well as the NXT/SD! tapings + WZR Radio tonight (Tuesday). It’s only going to get busier these next few days! Check back in often guys and thanks again for your continued support!!

In a fantasy bout for the ages, John Cena will face Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson next year at WrestleMania XXVIII, emanating from The Great One’s hometown of Miami, Florida. Yes, we’ve got a one-year buildup!

The match-up WWE is advertising as “the match the world wants to see” was announced at the conclusion of RAW during a confrontation between The Rock and John Cena. The Rock accepted Cena’s challenge for a match, but said it would be at WrestleMania XXVIII.

The Rock extended his hand to Cena, which he shook. Following their handshake agreement, the two were jumped by The Corre. Cena and Rock fought the group off and two shook hands again to conclude RAW.