WWE Does Drug Testing, WrestleMania 26′s Opening Match, More

Posted by Marc Middleton on Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Source: F4Wonline.com Newsletter

- WWE drug tested talents this past week, including people on the WrestleMania 26 card.

- For what it’s worth, the plan right now is for the SmackDown brand stars to make regular appearances on RAW from now until the Draft in April.

- As of this week, the decision still hadn’t been made whether John Cena vs. Batista, Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels or Edge vs. Chris Jericho would be the last match at WrestleMania. The Unified Tag Team Title match is currently scheduled to open the show with Money in the Bank going on second. Vince McMahon vs. Bret Hart would likely go somewhere in the middle of the card. Of course, all of this is subject to change.


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23 Responses to WWE Does Drug Testing, WrestleMania 26′s Opening Match, More:

  1. Damien Phoenix

    Date: Mar 17, 2010 at 4:45 AM

    The Main Event should be Taker/Michaels, I mean come on look at what happened at last years Wrestlemania, none of the matches after could even out top it or even tried to so that should be the Main Event.

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  2. ??

    Date: Mar 17, 2010 at 4:54 AM

    I agree, the main event should be Taker/Michaels

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  3. awesome kock

    Date: Mar 17, 2010 at 5:04 AM

    y2j vs edge does have the potential but there is deff more on the line with hbk vs taker and that should be the mian event as they can and will steal the show again this year.
    as for batista and cena, they should deff be the dark match of the ppv like they did with he tag team titles last year..lol

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  4. Gimmick Guy

    Date: Mar 17, 2010 at 5:21 AM

    makes sense. defend the titles @the beginning, so as to get it out of the way for taker/hbk… *pfft

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  5. the real wrestling god

    Date: Mar 17, 2010 at 5:42 AM

    im sorry but isn’t the winner of the royal rumble supposed to main-event wrestlemania?

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  6. Tommy

    Date: Mar 17, 2010 at 5:47 AM

    @ the above I was under the same understanding but it appears to have change

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  7. Society

    Date: Mar 17, 2010 at 5:56 AM

    Knowing WWE to always make the wrong decision, Cena v Batista will most likely close the show.

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  8. Jeff

    Date: Mar 17, 2010 at 6:32 AM

    No. If you listen to this year’s stipulation closely most of the time they said the winner just gets a title match at Wrestlemania. I figured Bret vs. Vince would be the main event.

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  9. pandaa

    Date: Mar 17, 2010 at 6:38 AM

    still cant believe triple h is no way near the main event. what a change.

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  10. Rated E-dgehead

    Date: Mar 17, 2010 at 7:20 AM

    I feel sorry for anyone that would have to follow Taker/HBK

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  11. Rob

    Date: Mar 17, 2010 at 7:48 AM

    I say it should Jericho vs Edge as out of three that probably will end up being the best match . . and for it’s worth Cena vs Batista should open the show or be a dark match . .both are absolutely horrible in the ring and honestly I would rather watch Mae Young make out with someone or for heaven bids flash us at the PPV then watch Cena vs Bastista

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  12. !!!!!!!

    Date: Mar 17, 2010 at 8:20 AM

    start the show off big and end big, 1st match mitb end with taker/hbk

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  13. 6burgh

    Date: Mar 17, 2010 at 9:21 AM

    the winner of the RR hasnt main event WM all that much in recent years. one of the main reasons the rumble is starting to fall out of the big 3

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  14. Tony A

    Date: Mar 17, 2010 at 9:30 AM

    If Bam Bam & L.T can headline Wrestlemania, there shouldn’t be a problem having Taker & HBK headline this year’s Wrestlemania.

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  15. yayaya

    Date: Mar 17, 2010 at 9:32 AM

    lmao @ 6burgh, the rumble got the same amount of ppv buys as last years wrestlemania…

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  16. ihab

    Date: Mar 17, 2010 at 9:35 AM

    We saw what happened once Taker and HBK finished their match at WM 25.. But I would like to see Taker vs HBK in the mid card before the title matches as I want the crowd to be energetic, explosive and totally excited/cheering liek how they did last time.. It adds so much more to the match.

    HBK vs Taker 2 is surely gonna be rocking.. I dont care whether they live upto last year’s awesomeness, but this year too, they will give an Epic match.

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  17. Venom

    Date: Mar 17, 2010 at 10:30 AM

    I think the mainevent will be Batista vs Cena. Taker vs HBK will probably be the second last match. I really can see HBK retiring. Did you notice that some big names leave after mania. At mania 24 Flair left. At mania 25 JBL left. This year will probably be HBK. Just a possiblity.

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  18. McCune 64

    Date: Mar 17, 2010 at 4:17 PM

    JBL is a big name?

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  19. TNAWontLast

    Date: Mar 17, 2010 at 5:35 PM

    Does WWE really need to have a drug test anymore? i mean really i think they pretty much got rid of all the drug users Jeff Hardy being one lol But anyway as for WM26 i dont want to see Cena/Batista close WM26 at all Cena is not Austin & Batista is not the Rock as much as the WWE is tryna make us believe they are by over pushing them! i think Taker/HBK should close WM26 Y2J & Edge should be the second last match…

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  20. Wellsy13

    Date: Mar 18, 2010 at 5:47 AM

    A title match has to be last. Would be a disgrace if it wasn’t. The champions top the card at the biggest show of the year, and that makes sense.

    I also think it’s ridiculous that the RR winner is no longer the last match. It should be a guarantee. They main event WM, that used to be the whole point of winning the RR, not just your average title match.

    Edge vs Jericho last for me.

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  21. Kenn

    Date: Mar 18, 2010 at 11:53 AM

    If they had drug testing ten years ago HBK would never have made it to the top

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  22. The Bliz

    Date: Mar 18, 2010 at 2:44 PM

    yeah, whatever happened to that “exclusive” winner of the Rumble automatically has to be in the Main Event.
    Royal Rumble used to be something special, it was an opportunity to be in the main event of wrestlemania, it was something special but now its just a Championship Match at WrestleMania, wow they totally killed the concept of The Royal Rumble.
    It all changed when Rey Mysterio won the Rumble, he was the first to not be in the “Main Event” after winning a rumble.
    If I can recall it all started since Wrestlemania 22 ever since then Royal Rumbles didnt mean a damn thing. Sorry to say this, just my opinion, I used to be so excited for the Rumbles, because it wasnt just a regular battle royal. Now It is a “Regular Battle Royal”.
    I think Batista vs. Cena will be main event..sigh.
    and WWE dropped the ball with Edge vs. Jericho they shoulda made a better build up and a better video promo, the guys on youtube made their own promos and was way better than the crap wwe does.

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  23. Nooch

    Date: Mar 18, 2010 at 3:02 PM

    My friend texted me that he heard the last entrant in MITB could be either David Hart Smith or Tyson Kidd, who could win and give the case to Bret after the conclusion of the main event, in which Cena beats Batista nearly unconscious but Batista somehow still keeps the belt. Bret comes in and locks in the sharpshooter and we end Mania with Bret celebrating as new WWE Champ. Has anybody else heard anything like this?

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