Where we are now

OK, so we're 30 days out from Wrestlemania, and right now the card is looking like this:

• John Cena vs. the Rock for the WWE Title
• Alberto Del Rio vs. Jack Swagger for the World Title
• Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar
• CM Punk vs. the Undertaker
• Ryback vs. Mark Henry
• Big Show, Sheamus, and Randy Orton vs. the Shield
• Divas title match 

We'll probably get an Intercontinental championship match, a U.S. title match (I'm figuring Miz vs. Cesaro), and a Tag Team title match.  That's 10 matches, so we might get one or two more.  Dolph Ziggler and CHris Jericho need to get some work in , so there will probably be something for them, either against each other or separate opponents.  So far so good if you ask me.  Yeah, I know the emo hipster fans probably will have some kind of gripe because we're not getting  that Ziggler-Punk-Daniel Bryan three way title match they want so badly, but they'll have to get over it.  Now don't get me wrong that would be a great match in the ring and would probably draw some interest among even the biggest Cena-loving, we-only-want-the-icons types (I refuse to call them marks.  Who is the real mark, the fan who mainly wants to see John Cena or the guy who spends hours disseminating about the workrate of Justin Gabriel?)  I love a great technical match as much as the next guy, but people pay to see stars.

I got back into wrestling after an eight year break because I saw the Rock was coming back to take on John Cena last year.  That's how these things work.  When I got back in I knew Cena, the Undertaker, Triple H, Big Show, Mark Henry, Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Rey Mysterio, Jr. and Booker T.  By the time I was back in full time I was also familiar with Sheamus and CM Punk.  Those are mostly guys who were around when I got out back in 2002/2003, and two others.  Once you get past the backstage politics, who gets pushed is a matter of who the guys in charge think can draw.  As good as Dolph Ziggler is in the ring, on the mic, etcc. someone in the booking committee is skeptical of his ability to draw money.  Now they might be totally wrong, but they probably know better than we do.  He's not Chris Jericho from 1998 getting bigger reactions in his 8 to 10 minutes of TV time than some of the bigger names on the roster.  Ziggler has gotten some big wins in late 2012; Money in the Bank, Survivor Series, TLC.  And yet, 'Dolph Ziggler, WWE Champion' still seems a little forced to me.  But I digress.

Thirty days out, and I like where we are.  Let's see how the rest of the card shapes up.