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As we have seen from previous installments, sometimes the biggest stories in WWF/E happen off screen rather than on screen. Last time, in 1996, we learned that Razor Ramon was originally supposed to face Goldust at Wrestlemania Xii, Edge made his WWF debut at a house show, and Triple H’s punishment for the Kliq Msg Curtain Call was seriously overblown.

In 1997, and the landscape of the WWF changed dramatically. The top babyfaces in the company in January, Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels, were heels by the time the year ended. One of the biggest heels in the company, Stone Cold Steve Austin, would end the year as one of the hottest babyfaces in the industry, and the most shocking night in WWF history would occur this year.

With so much happening behind the scenes with the Bret Hart/Shawn Michaels feud, you’d think you would know...

The big showdown from the Mar. 12 Raw, live in Cleveland, Ohio is a musical battle between John Cena and the Rock.

We're two weeks away from "WrestleMania 28" on Sun., April 1. Live from the Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida, headliners Cena -- the face of World Wrestling Entertainment -- will be squaring off against wrestler-turned-movie star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson at the Super Bowl of wrestling.

But before we get ahead of ourselves, onto this week's showdown:

Opening Segment: John Cena's Battle Rap

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Cena comes out in full "Doctor of Thuganomics" gear, complete with Cavaliers jersey. Despite the local sports team pandering and wrestling fans' love of nostalgia, Cena is met with a divisive crowd. He lays down some pretty vulgar rhymes, including wanting to give Rock a Cleveland steamer. Cleveland, uh, appreciates(?) the shout-out.

When John Cena used to do this Mark Wahlberg...