News on World Title story-line and WM 29 Main Event

[Crayo]

- Despite WWE changing their stance on the “YES!” chants and Daniel Bryan’s popularity continuing, the plan as of this past week was still for the Bryan vs. Sheamus feud to end at Extreme Rules and for Alberto Del Rio to step up and feud with Sheamus. Extreme Rules will be interesting as Bryan likely will be cheered big time by the Chicago fans.

- We noted before that The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar or John Cena is penciled in for the WrestleMania 29 main event with Lesnar being the most likely opponent, depending on how his current run goes between now and late 2012. There has been debate over who would be Lesnar’s perfect WrestleMania opponent as Steve Austin and The Undertaker would also fit.

As previously reported, the idea of Lesnar vs. Randy Orton main eventing this year’s SummerSlam pay-per-view was thrown around this past week.
Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Sheamus vs ADR, facepalm.

 

[seabs]

Sheamus Vs. ADR will produce some great matches but it's a shame for D Bry. In an ideal world he'd challenge Jericho for the WWE title turning him tweener, it's a shame that won't happen.

 

[Stopspot]

Both Del Rio and Sheamus are good in the ring but they just don't have the same chemistry that the big white and Bryan has. And Del Rio on the mic combined with Sheamus I fear could be a big snooze pill.

 

[Crayo]

It'll be similar to Kane vs Orton, the matches haven't been bad, but is anyone here interested? In modern WWE you need promo skills. Sheamus (despite the fanboys) is not a good mic worker, ADR in my opinion is but not with this gimmick. Him as a face vs heel Sheamus would make me mark.

This is just going to be a big snooze fest, while everyone wants to see Bryan.

 

[Rysenberg]

It'll be similar to Kane vs Orton, the matches haven't been bad, but is anyone here interested? In modern WWE you need promo skills. Sheamus (despite the fanboys) is not a good mic worker, ADR in my opinion is but not with this gimmick. Him as a face vs heel Sheamus would make me mark.

This is just going to be a big snooze fest, while everyone wants to see Bryan.

Totally agree. Also their match was pretty poor on SD!, not sure what it was with Del Rio but he looked slow and Sheamus was just poor like he always is as a face worker.

 

[Stopspot]

A way to turn Del Rio face would be to remove the thing that makes him the arrogant heel. His money. His character is a aristocrat. Have something happen that makes Del Rio loose his wealth, his land, his cars. Make him dirt poor and have to work his way up again. That could allow his character to develop into more of a face character and more interesting.

 

[Leo C]

I'm not really interested in Del Rio, and no one seems to be, as we can notice due to his incredible overness. This feud will be boring just like his current work as a heel. They should give the strap to Bryan if they're going to have this snooze fest, or have Rhodes feud with Sheamus for the title, idk.

 

[Lockard 23]

I hope Brock fights Taker next year. That way, they can save Cena-Taker (another rumored match for next year) for Wrestlemania 30, since that will obviously be a big match and I think it's better left for WM30 because of the whole tenth anniversary stuff and all.

Sheamus/Del Rio comes as no surprise since he did become the no #1 contender for the belt right after Wrestlemania.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

I would be hyped for an ADR WHC Title run, unfortunately I think he is just being fed to Sheamus so this feud doesn't excite me as much as it otherwise would had Sheamus not just started his reign. Maybe I'm wrong and ADR can take the belt off of him, but I doubt it. More feuds for Sheamus as a face on SD with guys like Rhodes, an eventually returning Barrett, Christian, ect.