01-17: Bring it Back: 10 reasons to roll WrestleMania ring carts back into WWE

WWE.com wonders whatever happened to the ring carts that
used to drive Superstars to the ring in both WrestleMania III and WrestleMania
VI? Yes, perhaps they were a somewhat simple-looking, rather obvious construct. Yet they truly emphasized the magnitude of the annual Showcase of the Immortals, and had such a unique look and feel that to this day has yet to be recaptured. Who can ever forget the arrival of Andre the Giant at WrestleMania III, inside the cart with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan - or "The Brain's" subsequent breakdown in the vehicle after his giant's defeat at the hands of Hulk Hogan?

CLASSIC RING CART PHOTOS

Need others reasons why WWE should bring the ring carts back? Here are ten:

1) Whenever you have a long night of getting suplexed
off the top rope, knocked through the ringside barricade or RKO’ed onto an
announce table, you kinda need your rest.

2) They allow Hornswoggle to see what Big Show
feels like in a regular ring.

3) Having a driver on the way to your match will
prevent you from getting lost.

4) Let’s face it: walking’s overrated.

5) They give you a few extra moments of pre-match
preparation, which you can use to review your overall strategy, check your
e-mail inbox or just find your mom in the crowd.

6) They increase the chances that your opponent
will psych himself out while he waits for you – those
carts weren’t Ferraris.

7) Did we mention walking is overrated?

8) They allow you the ideal stage to create your
classic post-match tableau as you leave the ring, with that dramatic body
configuration that best captures your greatest triumph or most humiliating
defeat.

9) When you surround yourself with a smaller ring,
you, in turn, now look bigger.

10) If nothing else, it’s just darn good fun.

CLASSIC RING CART PHOTOS

01-17: Day After Raw: Your Tweets for Jan. 17, 2012

Bell
to Belding, Monday's Raw SuperShow was filled with returns and cameos in
Anaheim,Calif. A climactic ending sequence involving livid WWE EVP John
Laurinaitis and Mick Foley foiled the visual of Mr. Socko's cotton comeuppance
in the main event ... but it's all right because Raw was saved by the bell.

It's
the day after Raw. Let's see what you thought ...

The taste of sweet sock-cess
The
WWE Universe had a nice day on Monday thanks, in part, to the tube socked
success of Mick Foley alongside WWE Champion CM Punk against Dolph Ziggler,
Mark Henry and David Otunga. The reemergence of Mr. Socko from the sweatpants
of Foley drew WWE fans to their feet even after being soured by an
anticlimactic return to action by Chris Jericho, who deserted his team.

Of
course, the terse, tense verbal exchange between Punk and Interim Raw GM
(shades of Austin-McMahon) led to the executive's blown gasket and ensuing
microphone blast to Mick's noggin. (WATCH) Foley may have left Raw with a bad taste in
his mouth following the cheap shot by Laurinaitis, but you can bet it'll be
Otunga who will be filling his coffee mug with mouthwash instead of his usual
joe for the next week.

@mikec3563: @realMickFoley Nice to see you get some in ring
time live on a #Raw main event, i get chills when you pull out Mr Socko. Pure
nostaligia :-)

@JTWyatt: @realMickFoley We need more of u on #Raw. Just
wish u would have stuck Mr. Socko down Laurinaitis's throat.

@Dooleysmash: Mr. Socko for 2012 Royal Rumble. Lol #RAW

@meechell83: @realMickFoley Mr. Socko should have his own
twitter! Please never leave #raw

@TheAhmedBH: The best part in the #raw supershow was when
The Executive VP of Talent Relations and Interim Raw GM John Laurinaitis get
angry hahaha :D

@WNSource: Is it true? Is Johnny Ace the NEW Mr Mcmahon? Is
CM Punk the NEW Stone Cold Steve Austin? #cmpunk #johnnyace #wwe #raw #vince #austin

@janoxrock: Mr. John Laurinaitis embrace the hate. #RAW @WWE

@cynicjrh: Punk nailed his promo, but guess what: so did
Ace. That was Laurinaitis' best performance to date. If Punk/Ace happens, I'm
there. #wwe #raw

@WWERockCena: U Mad Bro? U Mad? Stay Mad! xD | #WWE #Raw #SuperShow
John "Johnny Ace" Laurinaitis

@EricaWing: Johnny Ace takes out legend Mick Foley. Much
more effective than manning up to Punk. Riiiiiight. #Raw

@notwilson: Punk/Lauranitis storyline is like Austin/ McMahon.
Being in position of power and great #heel, surely many want to see Johnny gets
GTS. #raw

@MissXtreme_Kita: Raw was good 2nite. Punk/John segment
reminds me of Austin/McMahon. Intense! Loving it. #WWE #RAW

@Whovian_24: The fact of the matter is there will NEVER be
another 'Austin vs McMahon' like feud. @WWE #RAW

Mr. Belding drops in
“Hey,
hey, hey—what is going on here!?” Bayside High's favorite principal was spotted
behind the blabbering Michael Cole at the announce desk in Anaheim. Dennis
"Mr. Belding" Haskins himself from the teen TV sitcom sensation
"Saved By the Bell" got an up-close look at WWE's Zack and Kelly
(among others). He
even got passed up by Jericho in the middle of one of Y2J’s ringside parades.

An
acquaintance of Long Island Iced-Z and an active participant in the Ryder
Revolution, Haskins is clearly more beloved than Perez Hilton (who spoke with WWE.com in an exclusive interview), if you heard the
crowd or read a fraction of the tweets from Monday evening. But the cameo by
Belding (camera-mugging in the crowd like Kevin Nash when the Outsider first
arrived in WCW) raised a number of questions about his presence. Just because
we didn't see Miss Bliss or Mr.
Testaverde doesn't mean a Bayside invasion is out of the question.

@mrbelding: To all WWE fans! I hope you had as good a time
as I did tonight! Hats off to all of the great pros! Nothing but love! #RAW #grateful

@ThatGuyZo: Zak Morris: "Time out!" We got a Mr. Belding
sighting on @WWE #Raw! #savedbythebell

@SayJessay: Mr. Belding is ringside at #Raw. Haven't seen
him enjoy a wrestling match this much since the Bayside/Valley prank war.

@Jabotism: I wonder if Mr.Belding gave @IAmJericho detention
for walking out on the match tonight? #RAW

@PINFALLMagazine: Mr. Belding was left hanging by Jericho. #Raw

@Ivory_May: Haven't seen Perez Hilton in a while, wow, he
got slim ö.ö #WWE #RAW

@FrontRowBrian: Mr. Belding really is at #RAW. #WWE

@MarkinOut: Mr. Belding's rocking out behind Lawler &
Cole. #WWE #RAW

@Bill_Baconhill: Jericho leaving Mr. Belding hanging there
was hilarious. #raw

@Shar316: OMG it's Perez Hilton!! I love you, @PerezHilton
:) #Raw

@Divas_Champion: Forget Perez Hilton.Bring on Mr.Belding. #WWE
#Raw

@RTVWOW: @jimmykorderas @arda_ocal To be fair, Jericho did
point to Mr. Belding on #RAW

@IAmCalmMind: lol, Perez Hilton is getting booed. @WWE #Raw

@CesarDaSpawn: @mrbelding My eyes may have deceived me but I
taught i taugh Mr Belding on #Raw TV LIVE!!! I DID, I DID TAUGH Mr Belding on #Raw!!!

@R0BJohnson: Haha. Mr. Belding (who is in the front row at #Raw
wanted a high-five from Y2J but got left hangin lol

@Dejay11chris: Just saw Mr. Belding on #Raw. I really don't
want him to become GM though, when Laurinaitis is doing such a great job.

@CharlesShane: Jericho has even trolled Mr Belding live now @WWE
#Raw

@mandita_bandita: Lol! That is true! “@ROrtonsVoice: Is it
just me or does Perez Hilton look like a normal size Hornswoggle? #WWE #RAW”

Little Jimmy goes to Disney
Typically,
people go to Disney after a big win. R-Truth seemingly went weeks before the
30-Man Royal Rumble Match, presumably planning a trip to WrestleMania instead
of the Magic Kingdom. After meeting Mickey Mouse and others, the unbalanced
renegade tried to convince Wade Barrett that the "Barrage" wasn't
winning the over-the-top rope clash on Jan. 29, and Truth used his vacation pic
with Pinocchio to support his claim. (WATCH) In accord with a lie about Wade's Rumble
odds, the wooden puppet's nose grew as quickly as Barrett's anger.

Was
that even PG? Fortunately, enough of WWE fans' tweets were.

@_HeyMike: LOL R-Truth after Pinocchio's nose grows: "I
don't even know if that's PG" #WWE #RAW

@GaSportsCraze: Pinocchio tweet. RT @WWERawGM: My heart goes
out to @ZackRyder. Really unhappy with what went down on #RAW

@MrNashor: LOL. @RonKillings is hilarious. He had a talk
with Donald Duck and Pinocchio, and elephants can fly. #RAW

@caimart521: I wish R-Truth was a character you could meet
at Disney. #RAW

@SilverMoon21: Oh man poor Wade....but then again this was
just a warm up not a pre-view of Royal Rumble. The #BarrettBarrage will
prevail! #RAW #WWE

@TheLos: R-Truth with Pinocchio is the creepiest thing I've
ever seen! #RAW #WWE

@katierobin23: Pinocchio is not PG @WWE #RAW

@p_leo96: Hahaha, R-Truth at Disneyland! So cute. Pinocchio
and R-Truth are so alike! @WWE #Raw #Supershow

@WWEfan4evr: Wade Barett is my pick for Royal Rumble winner #Raw

@smFISHMAN: R-Truth's Disney slideshow. Greatest thing ever.
Still laughing. #WWE #RAW

@loveablelinds: But I wanted to see more of Truth's Disney
photos. Now I'm sad. #WWE #RAW

@UnaverageJoseph: @WWE #Raw did R-Truth Take Little Jimmy to
Disney Land? #ShutUpCole

Random
Raw ramblings

@JobberNation: @BrodusClay doing thriller live on #RAW #WWE #PlantFunk

@JDRomes: @BrodusClay Somebody call my momma.... Oh my bad...
Lol Epic @WWE @WWEUniverse #raw

@MrBillySadler: Should I get him!? SUPLEX!! ......My Bad...
:P #BrodusClay #Funkasaurus #RAW

@aj0314: THE BEST MOMENT OF THE ENTIRE NIGHT WAS JACK SWAGGER
WINNING THE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP! ALL AMERICAN CHAMPION! FREE AT LAST! #WWE
#RAW

@Podswoggle: The
All-American-American-American-American-United States-American-American-Champion,
Jack Swagger! #Raw #WWE

@StoreyXIV: Is this Cena embracing the hate? #Raw

@pheobeh3: @JohnCena CENA DO NOT EMBRACE HATE, RISE ABOVE
IT!!!! DONT LET KANE WIN!!! LETS GO CENA!!!! #RAW

@IceManCeaser: Finally some fire from Cena. #loveit Bout
damn time. Funny that Kane interrupted Cena from unleashing his hate #wwe #raw #iwantwrestling

@X_the_Unknown: Chris Jericho. The jacket heard round the
world. #WWE #RAW

@Matttyce00: I know there's probably a ton of tweets saying
this BUT i want Chris Jericho's jacket! #Raw go clubbing with that..DAMN

@DaRealMikeHertz: @WWE 1992 Royal Rumble is definitely the
best rumble of all time #raw

@EdgekCruiseV1: @WWE We want to @realMickFoley in the Royal Rumble
2012!!! Bang Bang!!! @WWEUniverse #Raw

@missweaz11: Love this new angry state that @JohnCena showed
tn on #Raw kane is going to get what he deserves at royal rumble