Monday Night Raw LD (March 12, 2018) ... GONG!

[Fallout]

Oh hell not even a chance. Taker wouldn't need to make Cena look good though. I'd put my money on Taker winning that match and going out on top. Since he already lost the streak, going out by doing the job doesn't mean what it could have WITH the streak. Especially to another guy that's going to be part time. People want to see Taker go out on top. And honestly, Cena would want him to go out on top. They'd likely argue about who is going to take the fall insisting the other guy goes over. Even in a match that doesn't "mean" anything, it's a huge match and the win would mean more to Taker than Cena.

There's a possibility Taker could win, and I think that's what makes the match interesting enough. But I think the best possible scenario is an avenue that Cena could turn on Taker, and they could really push an angle that Cena is making one last push for the big-time in the WWE, before going on to do more movie-related work. We've not seen a Cena desperate to win by any means necessary since 2003, and that might be enough to really shake up the product, at least until Summerslam. I know it's WWE, and they mess things up pretty regularly, but I have enough faith in them that they can maintain Cena's image for a while.

[supermatto64]

Oh good, something for the other women to do. I love clusterfucks.

[Skairipa]

Meh I can get behind a women's battle royal. Still would like Sasha and Bayley getting a singles match against each other though.

[Wildcat66]

A Moolah Battle Royal?

Count me in.

[Fallout]

"Let's patronise women by making them do the exact same thing as men for no reason except the political zeitgeist."

Look, I know it's well-intentioned, but I can't help but feel it's manufactured as all sin. NXT know exactly how to build women wrestlers, and how to make history with their women without making it seem contrived. That Bayley vs Banks Iron Lady match was phenomenal.

[shafe_41]

Didn't even consider Taker wining the match. Cena losing and going on a well-booked redemption story for the 17th title could be great

Yeah that's just my two cents anyway. I personally see Taker winning. Just makes more sense at this point in time to see him go out on top than it would have say... 3-4 years ago.
I enjoy the Cena redemption story thing too. Give him a Universal Title win over Braun or Roman or something and let him run a good 5-6 months with it as a good send off into definite part-time land... even though he's sort of there already.

[Fallout]

So I guess we forget that Asuka won the women's Royal Rumble?

[Spidercanrana]

So I guess we forget that Asuka won the women's Royal Rumble?

Fastlane had her come out and challenge Charlotte.

[Fallout]

Fastlane had her come out and challenge Charlotte.

Of course, but it seems like they're making the female focus of Raw be on Ronda vs Stephanie. The Raw's women's match seems like an afterthought, even if Asuka is Smackdown-bound.

[klunderbunker]

Of course, but it seems like they're making the female focus of Raw be on Ronda vs Stephanie. The Raw's women's match seems like an afterthought, even if Asuka is Smackdown-bound.

That's because it is an afterthought, especially given the names in the other women's matches.