If they come through that bout unscathed, then Riley and The Miz will have a close eye on the RAW Elimination Chamber match, which will decide who gets a WWE Title opportunity at WrestleMania.
Six Superstars – Sheamus, John Cena, Randy Orton, CM Punk, John Morrison and R Truth – will enter the chamber hoping to emerge with a championship match on the Grandest Stage of Them All.
skysports.com caught up with Riley ahead of the big event, which will be broadcast live on Sky Sports HD1 from 1am on Sunday night (Monday morning), and he gave us his verdict on the men involved.
He also shares his views on the sensational return of The Rock to the WWE after the People’s Champion was confirmed as the special guest host at WrestleMania…
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Wwe Ecw“The great part about the match is anyone can win. There’s a lot of top stars locked in that thing, it’s not straightforward, so anything can happen. Of course, the favourites are going to be people like John Cena and Randy Orton who have been in there before and have the experience, but the great part of any triple-threat or fatal-four-way is that you get unpredictability. Anything can happen on Sunday night and that’s what makes the WWE great. If Alex Riley was in there then things might be a little bit different, but I’m not so anyone can win it.”
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Wwe EcwBack after a lengthy sabbatical from the pro wrestling ring (not to mention a soujourn from the buffet lines Show looked to be frequenting a little too much at the end of his last WWE stay) the former WCW Giant received a huge ovation at his surprise return at this past Sunday’s No Way Out PPV. And rightly so. The WWE has been bouyed by some other recent returns (Jericho and JBL, to name two) and Show is also a nice addition back into the WWE mix. So how does the WWE capitalize on this? Turning him heel within moments by going after an injured Rey Mysterio for no apparent reason. Even more confusing is who came in for the save on Rey — one of the most hated boxers on the planet — Floyd Mayweather.It’s a headscratcher of the itchiest degree, says Mr. Mal.
It was embarassing on RAW last night to see Mayweather almost get booed out of the arena when trying to advance the storyline between Show and himself. He is obviously trying to play his part well, but being humble has never been his strong point. Mr. Mal knows this, as I am a BIG Mayweather fan. But most people aren’t — including the boxing fans Shane McMahon is obviously trying to tap into for this angle. They would LOVE to see the man pummelled by Big Show, not run around like some modern day Robin Hood saving poor helpless Luchadors. So why continue along this path?