Monday, March 2 – 11:35 A.M. (CT)

-We're just over one month away from WrestleMania 25. We've waited longer than usual for WWE to announce the lineup for the biggest annual show of the year, but my guess is that we'll know a lot more about the WrestleMania lineup after tonight's Raw.

Although many industry sources feel the delay in announcing the lineup is a sign that Vince McMahon was undecided regarding the lineup, I like the way it's played out. There have been too many times in the past when WWE has announced most of the matches over a month out and the matchups don't seem fresh and exciting by the time the event finally rolls around.

I get the same feeling when some movies are promoted months in advance. By the time the movie finally premiers, the thrill is gone and I feel like the movie should already be coming out on DVD rather than just arriving in theaters.

Of course, we may already have a good idea of what the WrestleMania 25 card will be, but the fact that it hasn't officially been announced leaves some mystery. Here's my best guess regarding the WrestleMania 25 lineup.

-Triple H vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Title.

-Edge vs. John Cena for the World Hvt. Championship.

-Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels.

-Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy.

-Money in the Bank.

-Chris Jericho vs. a legend with Mickey Rourke in the corner.

Remember, that's simply a guess based on where the storylines appear to be headed. There are usually between eight and 10 matches on the WrestleMania card, so there will be some additional matches added.

-It's hard to get a good feel for what the ROH television show will be like based solely on reading the report. After all, so much can be done in post-production by adding promos, vignettes, graphics, etc.

However, one thing stood out about the six weeks of tapings that ROH held over the weekend. The company used its regular roster of wrestlers. They didn't bring in a group of WWE or even TNA castoffs to spice things up for television.

There has been a lot of talk that HDNet, like most networks, wants star power. Honestly, though, there aren't any castoffs who have legitimate star power and mesh with the ROH style. That's not to say that Elijah Burke or Petey Williams wouldn't be tremendous additions to ROH, but they don't possess the type of star power that the networks generally look for.

Sure, it would have been great if ROH could have talked Rob Van Dam into appearing on the show, but I'm happy to see the regular roster get a chance to establish themselves on the first set of television tapings. Let the countdown to the March 21 ROH on HDNet begin.

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