Normally I review Monday Night Raw in its entirety, but since were in a new year I’m going to do something a tad different. The Good, The Bad Monday Night Raw.
This is going to be what I liked and disliked about the program. Raw and Smackdown air for several hours on Universal HD for time warner cable on Saturday nights, I get to view both programs twice and it really cement what I like or didn’t. I have the flu so bare with me if my enthusiasm is non existent. My brain feels like its trapped under Rick Ross’s underboob. Insane pressure.
THE GOOD:
WWE Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston vs. World Champion Daniel Bryan
Bryan came out, very confident pointing at the Championship and going “I’m the Champion!!!!”. Bryan caught Kofi with the LeBell Lock in a very nice spot where Kofi came off the top rope with a reverse cross body.
Bryan did an over the top celebration after the match, standing on the barrier and on the announce table kept going “YES!!!!”. Bryan winning clean against Kofi this week and Cody last week establishes the heel “IM THE CHAMP AND IM GREAT” character. Bryan is doing a great job of being the cocky. The fact the announce team is treating Danielson like he got lucky really builds the to the heat.
Rick Ross was at Sunday night’s TNA Genesis pay-per-view. The Bawse was shown on camera before the start of the 4-Way Elimination match for the X-Division Title Kid Kash vs. Zema Ion vs. Jesse Sorrensen vs. Austin Aries.
Ricky Rozay taunted X-Division wrestler Zema Ion. I can see Ross playing a Jimmy Hart type heel. The Mouth of the South of Miami he can do his trademarked Rick Ross Grunt before he starts his promos.
Old man beef is alive and well in the world of professional wrestling. Kevin Nash has challenged Ultimate Warrior to a fight. Nash tweeted the Warrior, issuing a challenge to a 3-round MMA fight with $100,000 on the line.
When asked by a fan why Warrior doesn’t dye his hair and have another run in WWE like Kevin Nash, Warrior replied “I’m not a dickhead who thrives on stealing the limelight from young guys.”
Kevin Nash continued his 140 character belittlement. Nash challenged Warrior to a MMA style fight the day before WrestleMania.
Not to be out done by Kevin Nash, Warrior responded via his Youtube page.
Whether or not or both Nash and Warrior have buried, destroyed or held down other wrestlers is up for debate. I do remember Warrior no-selling the pedigree at WrestleMania 12 but the Warrior didnt have feuds with the Champion when he returned in 1996.
I think rumors of that are over blown by the few people effected by Nash. I do think Kevin Nash was used wrong when he came back and cost CM Punk his first WWE championship. Punk and Nash’s cadences are vastly different. Nash is too big and is used to WWF style promos and WWF bodies. Somebody should have knew it would fail like it did. from jump make Nash feud with Cena…make Nash punks bodyguard or something but don’t put somebody too big and too old school with someone like punk who’s smaller and new school. It would have made a lot more sense than Nash coming back to make sure the company keeps the belt in house because his pal is in office.
If you wanna talk the name test like who would recognize the name more its Warrior. But it was a flash 3 years and gone. If Warrior came back, the TV would be white hot for a month, until you ask him to wrestle or the comeback shock wears off.
Nash would give you more over a longer stretch like he can be in more programs, help backstage stuff like that, Warrior you get a week buildup, the hot comeback, 2 weeks to see what he actually does and the last week of the late bloomers and people to jump off the wagon.
At the end of the day this is about one guy who doesn’t know when to retire and the other who never really liked the wrestling business even when he was in wrestling. Warrior is money hungry and Nash can blow out his quads sitting on a toilet squeezing out a turd.
If you thought Anyone but Chris Jericho would return yesterday ex this tab out now. Jericho saying the mystery man was Brock was a red herring. With all these cryptic videos the IWC (Internet Wrestling Community) knew these promos were Jericho related.
I can not tell a lie, I’m kinda bored with Jericho’s come backs. Reinvention is always a good thing. Jericho’s character’s have never stale thats for sure, I think thats why were all a bit like what the fuck was that on Monday Night Raw.
We’re all use to Jericho’s grand return which leads to the massive crowd pop, wordie promo and crowd change. Yet this time it was a bit different. Jericho was slapping fives and pandering the crowd. He went into the ring grabbed the mic said nothing and left. At first I quite upset I thought the celebration was going on to long, then I re watch his return upon second viewing, I realized the sarcasm of all.
Jericho was building heat. Clearly Jericho will be a heel and this particular return was mocking the WWE “universe” for its embrace of CM Punk. Jericho’s new character seems like a self centered, Hollywood diva. He’s playing a different heel maybe the egomaniac cant have someone else calling them selves “best in the world”.
Many fans on Twitter had a mix reaction for Jericho’s return. Some thought It was brilliant and others thought total let-down. It was neither. By saying nothing he did what he had to do create heat.
The crowd pop’d when he first came out and boo’d when he exited the arena. There’s going to be a steady build to this in weeks to come. All roads to Punk/Jericho at WrestleMania. I predict Jericho will win the rumble and then choose to face CM Punk at WrestleMania for the WWE Championship.
The one issue I had with his return was the promos had nothing in common with the actual return. What did the girl in the promos have to do with his return? I need to know the “she that holds the mystery of your rebirth” bullshit. Maybe the mysterious girl is a metaphor for CM Punk? Hopefully this isn’t a work and were lead down the Positively Page route.
The Briscoe’s might be right about the WWE but the WWE from 2 years ago is different from how it is now. I really want WWE to have a serious tag division. Some say tags are dead and probably done for the forseeable future. I like to believe the landscape might be changing, with Punk and Daniel Bryan are world champions.
I still want to know what the true meaning of the “cosmetically pleasing” means WWE hired Brodus Clay..Think about that one.
The Briscoe Brothers keep it hood. This might be the first time I have ever seen a wrestler with mouth full of chew not look country. BTW The Briscoe’s won their 7th ROH World Tag Team Championship last night.
Nothing says I thought of you like a Slammy Award. For years I wanted a Slammy Award I still do, maybe one day I will get hired by the WWE and share my genius with the world. If the person your shopping for is a HUGE wrestling fan (who isnt really) than this is the gift for them.
This replica WWE Slammy Award is actual size and molded directly from the actual Slammy. It measures over 14 inches tall and weights an unbelievable 6 1/2 pounds. Comes in a WWE logo black box. If you think $300.000 is a bit much, think again. WWE replica belts start at this price.
This was all part of the WWE Tribute to the troops week. Watch CM Punk, Alberto Del Rio, Kofi Kingston, Cody Rhodes and Eve Torres skydive with the Golden Knights. Im real jealous that the Parachutist gets to be very close to Eve and Eve’s butt.
I have a question if you join the Army as a parachutist what do you do for your entire time in the service? Do you go to competitions and show off America’s parachuting skills?
The youtube account I subscribe to got shut down due to infringement right. As you know I like to accompany the visual when doing my review. So until I find an account that uploads the entire show, clips of the program are gonna have to do. Sorry folks. lets begin shall we.
John Cena comes out to start this week’s RAW a split reaction with half boos and half cheers. Cena talks about Roddy Piper and thanks him for what he said last week. He says again that everyone has the right to say whatever they want about him. Blah, Blah, Blah.
Cena switches gears and talks about CM Punk. He wants a title shot. I’m not mad that idea. Cena/Punk 4 or 5 would be a good watch maybe after WM its too soon to repeat angels.
Alberto Del Rio comes out and says the match is his. Cena says “you lost and everyone saw it.” Del Rio says “that didn’t count.” Del Rio shows the clip of his head being bounced off the exposed turnbuckle last week, and says that Punk cheated. Here comes Vickie Guerrero…with Dolph Ziggler.
Dolph deserves a title proper World Title Push. Ziggler asks Cena and Del Rio if they know who has the longest title reign in the company. It’s Ziggler. That is a good point. Ziggler has been United States Champion for a long time. Segment still not over here comes The Miz.
Tonight’s WWE RAW Supershow opens with clips from CM Punk vs. Alberto Del Rio at Survivor Series as Lawler hypes the rematch tonight. What older fans like my self really wanted to see was Piper open RAW.
Hall of Famer and OG Roddy Piper makes his way to the ring for a special Piper’s Pit. Last few times I saw Piper on WWE TV he looked like complete shit. On Monday’s RAW Rowdy Roddy didn’t look like he was half dead, thats always good.
Piper said something that made me nod in agreement. “How a guy who never won the WWE Title, one who wasn’t ever the biggest or strongest, has became a Hall of Famer and one of the biggest icons. The answer energy”.
Piper talks about how when the crowd cheered him, he did good things, and when they boo’d him, he did rotten things. Piper goes on and brings out John Cena. Piper says Cena is the face of WWE, but the booing is getting louder. Piper starts poking Cena to tell the fans what’s on his mind.
The twenty-fifth annual Survivor Series held at Madison Square Garden, 16,000 plus were ready to see the in-ring return of The Rock and CM Punk win the WWE title. If you weren’t super hyped for The Survivor Series than ex this out and go watch old folks play bocce ball.
The build for the PPV was a bit sketchy at first but WWE hit a stride and it showed in the quality of the product. From open to close, I was looking forward to seeing what. I believe Survivor Series is the Kick off to Wrestlemania. Tweet me if you think otherwise.
United States Championship Match Dolph Ziggler vs John Morrison: GREAT show opener. AMAZING RING WORK by both performers. Ziggler has been one of the best superstars in the WWE for months. Vickie saving the nearfall and being ejected was clutch she really played up the ejection. Anyone else noticed Ziggs used the Fame Asser? The finish went like this Ziggler got his knees up when Morrison attempted Starship Pain and then hit the Zig Zag.
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