Powell Editorials WWE Raw Hitlist: Final hype for WrestleMania 25 matches involving Randy Orton and Triple H, Shawn Michaels and Undertaker, and the Triple Threat with John Cena, Big Show, and Edge By Jason Powell Mar 31, 2009 - 12:51 PM Email This Article | Printer Friendly Page Send Us News & Results | Back to Main Listing The "All Access" Dot Net Podcast was posted last night after Raw. Check the main page for the link. You do not have to be a member to access this particular audio update. WWE Raw Hits Randy Orton, Triple H, and The McMahons: A fun show closing angle that I didn't see coming. It was the right move, yet it was still odd to see Vince stand at Hunter's side rather than take center stage. Orton's promo was solid despite some storyline gaps, and the brawl closed the show on a high note. The only thing missing was a promo from Hunter to sell WrestleMania. Shawn Michaels and Undertaker: Another strong angle. This is one of two matches that have captured the WrestleMania vibe. Shawn flashing heel tendencies again after all these years has been fun, and it's been cool to see him turn the tables on Taker. Santino Marella: I'm giving his comedy segment a hit even though it did nothing to hype WrestleMania on the go-home edition of Raw. I mentioned last night that it would be fun if Santino dressed up in The Spider costume that Fabulous Moolah wore when she defeated Wendi Richter back in 1985. WWE Raw Misses Overall show: Last week's show featured much stronger hype for the big matches than this week's show. They tried to cram something for every match on this show, and they would have been better off focussing heavily on the main matches rather than going to with the last ditch efforts to make some of the undercard matches seem meaningful. The show had its moments, Big Show vs. John Cena: The right guy won the match heading into WrestleMania, but it's just too little too late for the Triple Threat. WWE spent too much time focussing on the love triangle with Show, Edge, and Vickie Guerrero. They didn't get around to putting focus on the World Hvt. Championship until Friday's Smackdown. I believe they'll deliver a good match at WrestleMania, but the buildup has been awful. Chris Jericho vs. Jerry Lawler: This segment fell flat compared to some of the great angles they've done with Jericho leading up to WrestleMania 25. I was hoping to see Ric Flair or one of the legends who will be involved in the match. MITB battle royal: I can't believe how flat everything they've done with the MITB entrants has been. Everything they've done just felt like a throwaway segment. Michael Cole: His lack of enthusiasm for the product came through loud and clear last night. I'm sure it's not easy to have Vince McMahon screaming at him through the headsets, but the Cole on Raw experiment has been a flop. Here's hoping they do the right thing at the WWE Draft and get Cole off live television. HELP SUPPORT DOT NET! BECOME A MEMBER AT OUR CHARTER RATE OF JUST $5 A MONTH - GET THE FIRST LOOK AT EXCLUSIVE INSIDER DOT NET NEWS, TONS OF EXCLUSIVE AUDIO SHOWS, MESSAGE BOARD ACCESS, START YOUR OWN BLOG, AD-FREE MAIN LISTING: SIGN ME UP (or MORE INFO) GOT AN IPHONE OR IPOD TOUCH? THEN BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD OUR NEW FREE iPhone APP: (click here!) (or SEARCH "pro wrestling" in iTunes App Store) FOR MORE BREAKING WWE & TNA NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE PWTORCH.COM (click here!) FOR MORE MMA & UFC NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE MMATORCH.COM (click here!) CLICK TO RETURN TO DOT NET MAIN LISTING OR SELECT A LINK BELOW FROM THIS CATEGORY Powell Editorials Latest Twelve Articles Powell's TNA Impact Hitlist: Dixie Carter's speech to the talent crew, hype for Hulk Hogan, the build for A.J. Styles vs. Daniels vs. Samoa Joe, Team 3D vs. Matt Morgan and Hernandez, Tara vs. Hamada WWE Raw Hitlist: Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne host Raw, Chris Jericho vs. John Cena vs. Big Show, Sheamus destroys Jamie Noble, The Miz vs. Evan Bourne, vintage Michael Cole Powell's TNA Impact Hitlist: Hulk Hogan footage, Desmond Wolfe vs. Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe has a brain, Eric Young renames the toy belt, Matt Morgan vs. Rhino, World Elite get new warmup gear, Team 3D vs. Motor City Machine Guns WWE Raw Hitlist: John Cena vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels announced for Survivor Series, Kofi Kingston shines, John Cena makes Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes look like losers, Hornswoggle can't read WWE Bragging Rights Hitlist: John Cena vs. Randy Orton in an Iron Man match, Undertaker vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Batista vs. C.M. Punk four-way, Raw vs. Smackdown tag match, The Miz vs. John Morrison Powell's TNA Bound For Glory Hitlist: A.J. Styles vs. Sting for the TNA Title, Kurt Angle vs. Matt Morgan, Ultimate X match, Mick Foley vs. Abyss, Bobby Lashley vs. Samoa Joe, ODB vs. Tara vs. Awesome Kong