Wrestlemania Rewinds & Renews

The Wrestlemania Rewind version of Raw gave us a look at some of Wrestlemania's past as well as its future. There were just 3 Wrestlemania rematches really, with Kane battling Triple H, then Undertaker & Mark Henry in a Casket match, and then John Cena vs Shawn Michaels in a rematch of last year's main event. Two other matches featured competitors from last year's Money in the Bank match. And we can't forget the original Wrestlemania match between US Express and Nikolei Volkoff/Iron Sheik. That much didn't go down thanks to Jillian Hall interrupting, but who expected these guys to really grapple?

We also got the confirmed fact at the Big Show and Floyd Mayweather weigh in: Big Show clearly is bigger and outweighs Mayweather. Show came in at 441.4 lbs with Mayweather tipping the scales at 159 lbs. The antics following the match involved Show tossing Mayweather over the top rope, causing him to land in a heap on top of several WWE Superstars. Mayweather then got up holding his arm and ran backstage fast. It's always tough to tell how much of that is real or part of the show. What was most interesting about this whole exchange is that Big Show is a heel and the crowd is treating Mayweather as a heel, booing him and using the "WHAT?!" response ala Stone Cold. Clearly the fans don't have a favorite in this match, indicating the match probably isn't the best idea.

Raw gave us our first new champion of 2008, with Chris Jericho pinning Jeff Hardy for his Intercontinental title. Something had to give with Hardy's title, but this makes you wonder. Is WWE clearing Hardy of that title in order to set him up for a Money in the Bank win, then a WWE title run? Past IC title holders like Stone Cold, The Rock, even Ultimate Warrior and Macho Man Randy Savage went on to win the bigger title.

The 3 hour show could have had more rematches than the 3 decent ones it gave us. For example, both Undertaker and Batista were on hand for a rematch of last year's WM23 other main event. Also, for some reason the WWE doesn't want us to see Triple H vs. John Cena until Wrestlemania 24. Smart move as it may build anticipation for the big Triple Threat match. Next week will give us Cena and Orton teaming up to face the entire Raw roster. Expect the two to try to hold their own, then maybe beat each other down, paving the way for Triple H to emerge from backstage and make the pin on both men.