Ahh another episode of RAW. I wonder how many consecutive shows this is now? I can't remember the final year they were pushed aside for the dog show. Had to have been during the first USA contract.
Much love to my people on the East Coast dealing with Hurricane Sandy. People here in Florida tend to mock those "overreacting" to this storm without thinking that most things here in Florida from houses to highrises are built to withstand moderate hurricane force winds. What really fucks things up is the flooding. Even the most minor of tropical systems can be a bitch if they move slow and dump a ton of rain in one place.
Family is good. Poor kid was struggling with the broken rib because it hurt to breathe but he couldn't move around to make it easier because of the body spasms. However, pain killers still work.
Hmmm what else. I've heard different things about Hell in the Cell? Seems like either it was better than expected or as bad as expected. Naturally it appears that the answer is to push the Miz more. Hopefully either he or Ziggler will turn soon enough because that's where I think any push can be maximized. Pushing Miz as CM Punk's heel equal will just further expose how limited he is. Pushing him as a Blanchard to Punk's Flair has more potential but someone has to eventually take the fall...and it usually wasn't Flair. Hell a Dangerous Alliance 2K12 with Punk, Ziggler, Miz and Brock (in a recurring bully role) wouldn't suck but there isn't a Sting, Steamboat, Windham...etc. etc to really counter them.Cena can't run thru them all can he??? Ummm enjoy the show and come out swinging but try to keep it clean.
Much love to my people on the East Coast dealing with Hurricane Sandy. People here in Florida tend to mock those "overreacting" to this storm without thinking that most things here in Florida from houses to highrises are built to withstand moderate hurricane force winds. What really fucks things up is the flooding. Even the most minor of tropical systems can be a bitch if they move slow and dump a ton of rain in one place.
Family is good. Poor kid was struggling with the broken rib because it hurt to breathe but he couldn't move around to make it easier because of the body spasms. However, pain killers still work.
Hmmm what else. I've heard different things about Hell in the Cell? Seems like either it was better than expected or as bad as expected. Naturally it appears that the answer is to push the Miz more. Hopefully either he or Ziggler will turn soon enough because that's where I think any push can be maximized. Pushing Miz as CM Punk's heel equal will just further expose how limited he is. Pushing him as a Blanchard to Punk's Flair has more potential but someone has to eventually take the fall...and it usually wasn't Flair. Hell a Dangerous Alliance 2K12 with Punk, Ziggler, Miz and Brock (in a recurring bully role) wouldn't suck but there isn't a Sting, Steamboat, Windham...etc. etc to really counter them.
Punk, ziggler caesoro, heel Bryan and Brock, vs cena, ryback, Kane and kofi. Easy:)
ReplyDeleteWait, when is Raw starting if the dog show is pushing it back
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear things are OK. Any update on the couple in the other car?
ReplyDeleteSince Show won the belt last night that means Heyman could potentially have both champions under his wing. You know, if they were thinking ahead. But when has that ever happened?
ReplyDeleteLiterally less than 24 hours ago.
ReplyDeleteWell, this storm sucks. Not a whole lot to do this Monday night other than watch (from the wonderfully rainy/windy Northeast). And of course, let the storm play out and see where it goes.
ReplyDeleteWe should probably see something to help set up the suck ass WWE Main Event main event tonight.
ReplyDeleteLots of homes losing power, so another week with a build-in excuse for poor ratings for WWE.
ReplyDeleteYou're saying that Paul Heyman had an alliance with Sheamus?
ReplyDeleteHeyman's record of managing three consecutive WWE champions will never be broken!
ReplyDeleteNah, in response to the "thinking ahead" line. They just did a ref screwjob angle that they set up at least two weeks in advance according to the complaining I read in the other thread. Sure it's horrible, but it *is* an example of planning ahead.
ReplyDeleteIf anything, they'll find a way to work it into another Did You Know?
ReplyDelete(Did You Know?: Plenty of HIAC viewers would have loved for the power to go out at the arena before that fuckup of a main event!)
I am kind of hoping for a Flair-led group of Ziggler, Cesaro, Rhodes, & Sandow.
ReplyDeleteNever saw anything like that, JR? Weren't you calling the match where Teddy Long screwed the Road Warriors out of the NWA World Tag Team Titles against the Varsity Club?
ReplyDeleteHa "CM Cheat." it's funny because he needed help to win
ReplyDeleteMove to san diego. It was 80 today
ReplyDeleteTalk like an alien night or do they really want the Mad Ox to stick?
ReplyDeleteTerri Runnels?
ReplyDeleteI mentioned something in the thread last night at the end of the match, but didn't see any responses. Is Maddox the same guy who missed Punk's foot on the rope during the Raw match? I wondered if that was his way of "making up" to Punk. I don't remember.
ReplyDeletePraying this storm holds off long enough to at least let me watch Raw. Though based on the last couple weeks, I might WANT a power outage.
Must have another book coming out.
ReplyDeleteOoooh, I like Cesaro going with the Rhodes Scholars.
ReplyDeletewhat main event is that?
ReplyDeleteSunny? Body Donnas, Godwinns, Smoking Gunns?
ReplyDeleteA six man tag that's too suck ass to even recall correctly.
ReplyDeleteA winner is you!
ReplyDeleteThat opening segment had no flow. Punk yaps about nothing, Foley comes out and never really establishes a good reason for being there, and then they make a Survivor Series match out of all that? Ok.
ReplyDeleteIt's at least a step up from two people yapping, AJ skipping out and punishing them by putting them in a match with each other.
ReplyDeleteand so Main Event's decent into the relevance of Superstars begins
ReplyDeleteRyberg said Feed Me Punk like four times and they still kept chanting Feed Me More. Either that's one dumb crowd or the monkeys in the production crew weren't smart enough to realize their piped in chants were going to clash with what he was saying.
ReplyDeleteWay better than aj
ReplyDeleteThis show is 3 hours long, and they don't have time to show entrances?
ReplyDeleteThey need to show off their charity work with Komen, dammit!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving everything about the cm punk heel turn
ReplyDeleteWere released over the weekend to family care. Everyone's going to be all right. The girl was suffering from some memory loss, she took a pretty good shot to the head.
ReplyDeletewhen was the last time the spanish table was on raw
ReplyDeletestill can't get over the fact that ryback is over with the marks ey? sad.
ReplyDeleteThis is the first I've seen of Barrett since his return. He looks good. Nice intensity
ReplyDeleteI like having a traditional Survivor Series match, but I would have preferred to have seen Team Team Hell No vs Team Team Rhodes Scholars.
ReplyDeleteMAKE ME BORED! MAKE ME SNORE! PLEASE NO MORE!
ReplyDeleteStone Cold AJ Lee vs Mrs Guerreo
ReplyDeleteSwitching genders does not make the Evil Authority Figure angle fresh.
ReplyDeleteOver? They were chanting Goldberg at him for the duration of his match.
ReplyDeleteWatching Hurricane coverage and poker... have I missed anything of interest on Raw? Or just the usual crap?
ReplyDeleteNice promo by Ryback. It's a lot harder to start a derisive "Ultimate Warrior" chant.
ReplyDeleteHis catchphrase is moderately over. Ryback is not. Did you not hear the crickets chirp while he had Punk up for Shellshocked and about to FINISH HIM?
ReplyDeleteUsual crap. Oh, and no WWE title match at Survivor Series.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't your heels be more heelish if they weren't wearing tights in support of breast cancer awareness?
ReplyDeleteI came here to find updates on the show and this is the first thing I read. I get the feeling this will end up being the most accurate summation of the 3+ hour show..
ReplyDeleteBryan's influence on Kane is great. Kane's been busting his ass lately.
ReplyDeleteA carcinogenic right hand sounds like something out of a David Cronenberg movie.
ReplyDeleteI am a huge WWE apologist, i thought the ryback finish last night was quite genius while most others thought it was incredibly bad, but i have absolutely no excuse for this affair storyline, it's the most inane mind numbing thing ive seen on wwe tv this year, and it's making me hate both AJ and Vickie, the only two women in the WWE i have some respect for.
ReplyDeleteThis is really riveting st...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
ReplyDeleteCena Don Draper'd AJ. This is also the worst fucking segment.
ReplyDeleteIf Punk and Bryan tapped that then ol' John Boy's definitely gotta hit it. Even his penis must pin everything in sight.
ReplyDeleteBring back Big Johnny. Please. PLEASE.
ReplyDeleteWow thus is BORUNG seg
ReplyDeletewow cena, class act......
ReplyDeleteWHOOOOO CAAAAAARRRES???
ReplyDeleteWhy do I feel this will lead to Cena taking the briefcase?
ReplyDeletedouble turn cena and ziggler...and you will have saved this travesty of an angle.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Foley/Punk had a couple segments a few weeks ago. So it's not like Foley didn't have a reason to be out there. He's pissed at Punk.
ReplyDeleteCall Vickie ugly, BE A STAR, babyface4ever!
ReplyDeleteRyback pins Punk at Survivor Series, loses to him in December.
ReplyDeleteThere's your next two months. Enjoy your three free hours on Mondays until the New Year.
Who are they chanting USA for, the guy from Ghana?
ReplyDeleteGuessing that AJ doesn't get her job as an in-ring performer back, so Cena brings her back as his manager?
ReplyDeleteDrew McIntyre just became my favourite wrestler.
ReplyDeleteCan't it be both?
ReplyDeleteGood God, I HATE Slater's finisher.
ReplyDeleteHow exactly am I supposed to hate 3MB when they have better entrance music than 95% of the current WWE roster?
ReplyDeleteIt's completely nonsensical.
ReplyDeleteGreat point, even the 3-hour Nitros still had time to show Disorderly Conduct's entrance for crying out loud.
ReplyDeleteThey are the 21st Century West Texas Rednecks.
ReplyDeleteYeah but the West Texas Rednecks were still more likable than most of the WCW roster, maybe they need to add a singing Tank Abbott to truly make them unlikable heels.
ReplyDeleteBeth should have just rolled her up when her back was turned - isn't the rollup like the most lethal finishing move in the women's division?
ReplyDeleteWhy they did book Beth Phoenix to win? And shouldn't she be gone by now?
ReplyDeleteNot to mention Shane McMahon screwing Stone Cold out of his match with Mankind at the '98 Survivor Series.
ReplyDeleteIt's the Autumn of Beth!
ReplyDeleteSheamus' promo is a Kennedy-level pop in the Impact Zone.
ReplyDeleteUgh, Sheamus's promo is bombing worse than Mitt Romney in a debate with Obama.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness, I need another debate between these two
ReplyDeleteWorst Promo Ever. Just turn poor Sheamus back heel. Whatever heat he has is gonzo--vacuumed up by jobbing to a punch,
ReplyDeleteBig Slow in another world title push= zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
ReplyDeleteSheamus should just hit the Brogue kick on Big Show's knees so we never have to see him limping to the ring again.
ReplyDeleteNice to see WWE continues to forget what got people to cheer for Sheamus in the first place.
ReplyDeleteLeading to a feud with Dude Love over who is the master of Sweet Shin Music.
ReplyDeleteThe gas from his ass is carcinogenic!
ReplyDeleteEvery day I pray my DNA ain't genetic!
Heh. Big Slow probably had all these lame jabs written and memorized for the last day thinking they would go over well...only to get dead silence. As does Sheamus after that botched slam....
ReplyDeleteSo long, Beth. See you whenever you show up in TNA.
ReplyDeleteAbout time Vickie fired Beth Phoenix considering that she was supposed to leave a month ago.
ReplyDeleteThe moral of the story: don't fuck with CM Punk.
ReplyDeleteSo AJ lost and Beth lost too! WWE: where everyone on our show is a fucking loser!
ReplyDeleteI really doubt people with no power in the midst of a hurricane are following this dreck using up their phone's battery, tool.
ReplyDeleteBeth is a MAAAAAN babee!
ReplyDeleteI know it's just a divas match, but it's the epitome of Stephanie booking where everyone needs to look weak.
ReplyDeleteLove how they're bringing the Twitter plugs back considering they made zero mention of Twitter last week. Gee, I wonder why?
ReplyDeleteBright spot of the night: we've all bitched for years about wanting a tag division. We have a tag division. (Too bad it took 400 hours of weekly programming to get it.)
ReplyDeleteThey'll go to a commercial break during a good match that might help them get extra viewers yet they won't go to a break during that godawful Big Show/Sheamus Debate Part Deux? Got to love that backwards logic.
ReplyDeleteDude, that's totally happening. Wow, I had t thought of that, but now I'd bet 100 bucks you're right.
ReplyDeleteAll that's left is for them to have a video shoot where only 20 fans show up.
ReplyDeleteThe Elbow Of Disdain continues to be the coolest setup move since the French Tickler.
ReplyDeleteThankfully. I just wish they'd quit their stupid obsession with the word 'Team.' You don't hear people saying, "Buy WWE 13, where you can relive TEAM Legion of Doom's battles with TEAM The New Age Outlaws!"
ReplyDeleteThat tag match was really, really good.
ReplyDeleteYou don't remember Team Edge and Christian, and Team The Dudley Boyz?
ReplyDeleteThe fantasy booker in me thinks it might lead to World Champ Cena vs. WWE Champ Rock at Mania.
ReplyDeleteLol I am! I'm following thru u guysfrom NYC. Using my phone and car charger. No cable or power from hurricane...just windy now. Raw suck?
ReplyDeleteThe Rhodes Scholars is an awesome team name. Team Rhodes Scholars is a fucking dumb as shit team name. HOW FUCKING HARD IS IT GUYS, REALLY!?!?
ReplyDeleteAre you referring to "Rap Is Crap" or are you referring to Thunder?
ReplyDeleteBecause it doesn't make any sense to cut during an argument. A match is okay because you can come back and the crowd still be hot and there's the added drama that the match could've ended, which has happened a time or two.
ReplyDeleteNot really.
ReplyDeleteI'm still in the belief that they had to add Team due to copyright issues.
ReplyDeleteIf you're referring to the last two, yes.
ReplyDeleteOh man, could be. Or a theory I floated around recently is Punk somehow retaining against Rock at RR, then Rock wins the Rumble match. If Cena has the case, there's your Mania triple threat.
ReplyDeleteBreast cancer also doesn't care about Nielsen ratings, evidently.
ReplyDeleteWow, 1/42 of what Linda wasted on her campaign.
ReplyDeleteI would think that if "The" Rhodes Scholars was an issue, then "Team" Rhodes Scholars wouldn't be any more legal.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see what Scott Keith says to shit all over the breast cancer stuff.
ReplyDeleteIs it über snarky to say that one million dollars sounds really underwhelming?
ReplyDelete$1,000,000 is only double what they paid their now former CEO (and Komen's sister) last year.
ReplyDeleteIs anyone actually watching this show? The ratings will be lower than last week. Storm or no storm.
ReplyDeleteThat basically means they shouldn't have had the stupid Big Show/Sheamus segment in the first place; it accomplished absolutely nothing and it made you only wish they DON'T have a rematch. If they had cut out that completely pointless waste of time, they would have more time to show entrances and they wouldn't need to go to a commercial break in the middle of a good match.
ReplyDeleteJust put it in the context of one of Linda's CT campaigns... I'm sure she spends far more than that running advertising to knock down Murphy.
ReplyDeleteMaybe against him because they're still bitter over that 2010 World Cup match?
ReplyDelete~$40 million and counting.
ReplyDeleteI want to see the rematch.
ReplyDeleteAnd as for your "won't need to go to commercial during a match" theory, it's wrong. They need to have a certain amount of commercials per quarter or half-hour or hour or whatever their contract stipulates with those commercials.
This justifies my decision to watch porn on Mondays instead.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking it needs to be $10 million like that ridiculous boardroom scene in "Birdemic" or $1 billion like that even more ridiculous boardroom scene in "Birdemic".
ReplyDelete.
Nothing says marketing to kids like promoting a concert with guys in their 60's. Who's next, Dion?
ReplyDeleteDone so soon?
ReplyDeleteAbraham Washington, Martin "Boogeyman" Wright and John Cena
ReplyDeleteRicardo would make more sense with Sin Cara, maybe as a comedic duo, at this point.
ReplyDeleteThat Stones concert is kind of a big deal for WWE. As old as they are, the Rolling Stones are one of the biggest bands of all time. For them to choose WWE to produce their PPV is a great sign for the company... if they pull it off.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe that in a three hour show they've done such a bad job building intrigue as to who will be on Punk and Foleys teams. That story could have run across the whole show and built to a big moment. Instead, nothing. Stephanie is so insanely bad at her job.
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly my point, that Sheamus/Big Show took twenty fucking minutes to say what both guys could have easily said in a backstage interview with Matt Striker in three minutes or less. Cut that 20 minute segment down to 3 and you've got an extra 17 minutes for commercials and entrance time so you won't need to go to a break in the middle of a match. It's not rocket science.
ReplyDeleteIm giving you a ten minute clap for the Birdemic reference.
ReplyDeleteSo that ADR squash was the main event? Lesnar or Rock or Flair better be in this goddam segment.
ReplyDeleteJR was at ringside in Montreal, but that was nowhere near as controversial as what happened last night!
ReplyDeleteMiz: someone's gotta job first.
ReplyDeleteNext has to be Lesnar, right????
ReplyDeleteNo Cesaro? No Lesnar???? Fail so bad.
ReplyDeleteVince's dementia has erased the existence of Bret Hart.
ReplyDeleteIf Justin Gabriel was in the WWE (or in HHH's words; 'THIS BUSINESS') 20 years ago, they'd be shooting random videos of him swimming with sharks or diving and airing them. Sure, they might be crap and give us something to laugh at (see: Plugg, Sparky), but it'd be something aimed at actually GETTING THE FUCKING CHARACTER OVER.
ReplyDeleteThese days, Cole mentions something on air for 20 seconds, and then airtime gets used for Vince to jerk off over what a good citizen he is by supporting his charity of the month.
Christ. And there was once a time when they could make matches over the European title seem important...
She's telling stories.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is she thinks stories like Twilight constitute good ones.
Ummm, why is Del Rio clapping for his own loss at last year's Survivor Series?
ReplyDeleteHahaha, ADR is clapping. Sad.
ReplyDeleteShe's the eventual death of pro wrestling.
ReplyDeleteWhy the hell isn't Ric Flair here tonight? Seriously WWE, Ric's been gone from TNA for so long that TNA can't feasibly sue anymore so just sign him already.
ReplyDeleteNothing says respect for the fans than having a year long title reign as a plot point then team up Punk with the guy he won it from with no mention, make Del Rio clap for him, and only give the slightest of nods by Punk to acknowledge it.
ReplyDeletePunk's heel work has been sorta disappointingly...generic lately
ReplyDeleteHe'll no and ryback coming up?
ReplyDeleteKofi, Team Hell No, and Randy?
ReplyDeleteNo ryback??? Wtf is this.
ReplyDeleteSoooo...yeah, Punk isn't closing the show at Survivor Series, is he?
ReplyDeleteThis is barely a Smackdown main event.
ReplyDeleteMan, they're all currently feuding with each other. What are the chances?
ReplyDeleteFeed...him...snoorrrrrre
ReplyDeleteThat honor goes to Cena and AJ vs Ziggler and Vicki!
ReplyDeleteTwo months in a row now they've built up Foley vs. Punk only to pull the rug out.
ReplyDeleteOf course it does.
ReplyDeleteThat was my guess before they were announced... I had actually forgotten about Ryback.
ReplyDeleteWow, clueless writing again Steph. They take out Foly, the guy that people wanted to wrestle, so as to deflate the crowd before Ryback comes out.
ReplyDeleteFuck Ric Flair.
ReplyDeleteSo record low thread count for live Raw = record low ratings? Tune in tomorrow to the Observer or Torch to find out!
ReplyDeleteGoldberg chant closes the show.
ReplyDeleteStephanie should just show her boobs for 3 hours.
ReplyDelete...so why on earth would the other heels want to be on Punk's team after he left them out to dry against Ultimate VanDamberg?
ReplyDeleteWho wants to see Foley wrestle? That ship sailed away years ago.
ReplyDeleteI read somewhere that they're thinking Punk-Foley at TLC. Guess that would lead neatly into The Rock feud.
ReplyDeleteThe crowd did.
ReplyDeleteI don't wanna see Foley wrestle. Not even a little.
ReplyDeletePro wrestling will never die. It will just become irrelevant.
ReplyDeleteI don't even get why they need Orton in there. With Foley instead, you get the guy they are building (Ryback), two guys who can work (Kofi/Bryan), the draw (Foley), and whatever Kane is.
ReplyDeleteWow, the production crew was a little bit late on the piped-in chants when Ryback hit Cody Rhodes with the Shellshock.
ReplyDeleteWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
ReplyDeleteFLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
did not appear.
Eh, I don't think so. They popped pretty big for Ryback.
ReplyDeleteThis doesn't make any sense. They could've strung out the reveal of both teams over the next three weeks. You announce the match this week. You reveal one team the second week, then the other team the last week. They basically did the go-home brawl three weeks too early.
ReplyDeleteActually, he'll yes,
ReplyDeleteHE. WILL. YES.
Your choice:
ReplyDeleteA) Let it play out.
B) This will never be addressed.
C) Try not to think too hard - it's all about the entertainment.
So they didn't show the post show WWE signature thingee.
ReplyDeleteAnyone know why sometimes they show it and sometimes they don't?
The actual "Goldberg" chants heard on top of and over the piped in "Feed Me More" chants are just hilarious. This guy just ain't over to the extent he is being MONSTERLY pushed.
ReplyDeleteBut this way you get all of the wacky combination of singles and tag matches that weren't already the basis for the preexisting individual feuds
ReplyDeleteHe just has absolutely nothing to work with. What makes him and Paul so evil? They have no evil master plan, they never get to attack anyone. It's a wonder that Punk has any heel heat, never mind this much, considering how little he actually gets to do.
ReplyDeleteI think the Torch or Observer reported it so there's at least mild credibility to the rumor. Now, if they'd only not announced Rock prior, his return the night after TLC to confront Punk after destroying Foley would have been epic.
ReplyDeleteThey don't want to see him wrestle. They want to see him pull a sock out of his pants and stuff it down somebody's throat.
ReplyDeleteRAW could become much more satisfying to fan if it would be reduced from 3 hours to 60 seconds, and just feature everyone getting their catch phrases in.
Punk: BEST IN THE WORLD!
Cena: YOU CAN'T SEE ME!
Foley: BANG BANG!
Vickie: EXCUSE ME!
Simmons: DAMN!
Cole: VINTAGE FARROOQ!
Flair: WHOOOOO!
Savage: OOOH YEAH!
Barney: BELLLLLLCH!
Btw, congfrats on 5 million hits, Scott!
ReplyDeleteHow do we know the Goldberg chants weren't piped in, too? We were in WCW country. I kid.
ReplyDeleteD) Heyman paid them off, just like he paid off the referee
ReplyDeleteI will applaud WWE on one thing, they have made Ryback relevant, i know half the crowd chants goldberg....but the others are crazy for him, and he's basically the natural leader of a team that consists ex champions Kane, Daniel Bryan and Orton. I mean does anyone remember that this is skip sheffield? Kinda tells you, nothing really stops WWE from making a star easily...this kind of push could have gone to anyone.
ReplyDeleteWho the hell voted this down?
ReplyDeleteUgh.
ReplyDeleteAre the Ryback chants *really* piped in or are people just making stuff up to cynical?
ReplyDeleteKane is a great wrestler and I will not hear this nonsense.
ReplyDeleteA triple threat could work.
ReplyDeleteI've been assuming WM29 will play out something like:
Rock (c) vs. Cena
Taker vs. Lesnar
Punk vs. ? (See list of random people below and pick your favorite or HHH.)
Rey vs. Sin Cara
World Title - Jericho vs. Ziggler (c) (Smarks Main Event)
Then you have your mix and match parts leftover with Sheamus, Miz, Kofi, Kane, Bryan, Big Show, Del Rio, and Orton in some sort of random combination no one will care about to fill up the first two hours.
HHH will wiggle himself into something important to get a $500k appearance payday or fight HBK for no real reason.
Austin returns at the end to confront Rock or Punk to setup WM XXX.
Foley will still pull out Sock-O, Ryback will be fed Punk, and tomfoolery will occur.
ReplyDeleteHere's what's good, bad, and sad...
ReplyDeleteThe Good: These tag matches are gradually getting more time, and they are high quality stuff. I'm really digging the top 4 teams (Hell No, Scholars, the Luchas, and PTPers). Oddly enough, the 3MB was funny, stupid, and funny again. They went from morons to delusional morons, using the type of self-aware humor that is actually entertaining. They are three guys who claim to be a band, yet they make no songs and none of them can play any instruments. The fact that they are so mismatched may work in their favor, too. Foley's first segment was good, too.
Of course, I'm always digging Cesaro and Kofi. Barrett seems to always bring his A game, too.
The Bad: Almost every Cena segment, and then the Cena-impressionist known as Sheamus, too. I don't know why Cena and Sheamus see it fit to try to throw in humor with every serious promo...especially when half the humor isn't cutting down their opponents like it should. What else? The Vickie segments were pretty awful too (but to say anyone is more resilient than her is pretty much a joke, in my opinion). The last segment was bad and disappointing. I know I was hoping for one surprise out of the bunch, but I could predict each team member after Punk started with the Miz, all the way up to Foley bowing out of his team.
The Sad: Ryback is out of his league here and it may become painful to watch after a while. What's really sad is that I could predict when to take a couple of smoke breaks just by them telling me a match. Oh, Barrett and Orton are going to have a match? Well, they'll show the first 3-4 minutes of the match before someone gets thrown outside and they'll take a commercial break... so I know I can miss the first part of their match and not miss the ending.
Their plan must be working because he is still the champion, which is what they both care about.
ReplyDeleteI don't think anything's piped in. It's just the recurring "Feed Me More" part of his song people might be thinking of. But maybe I need my ears checked--I honestly heard a few "feed me mores" from the crowd but not any "Ry-back" chants or anything like that.
ReplyDeleteDel Rio gave him a sarcastic applause rather than your normal applause and Punk said something to him which was obviously him rubbing it in Del Rio's face. They never shook hands and Del Rio didn't look the least bit happy to be in the same ring as Punk.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure in the WWE world Heyman has written a nice check for all of these men to appear on Punk's team.
Cynicism makes the world go 'round.
ReplyDeleteYUP. And what benefit do they get out of announcing it when they did? Did anyone order the Rumble back in July? It's the same as how they never gave us that surprise moment of Rock announcing his Survivor Series return last year, because they advertised it 4 months in advance. (Because, ya know, otherwise they might not have sold out Madison Square Garden for a WWE ppv. Riiiight.) It comes down to Stephanie knows how to do the corporate PR bullshit but has no idea how to produce a wrestling show. And unfortunately her job title is to produce a wrestling show.
ReplyDeleteAgreed on all points Petuka. I really am shocked that they botched the Survivor Series main event so badly— we've all been jonesing for a Punk-Heyman dangerous alliance group to form, and it finally does and...this is it? I mean, I love Rhodes Scholars, but Miz and ADR are so underwhelming. I mean, if they're not prepared to put Lesnar in this match, then they shouldn't have even done a Punk/Heyman elimination match, because how the fuck do you NOT have Lesnar on a Team Punk/Heyman? It makes no sense, and casts an air of disappointment over the whole affair.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of Lesnar (total side rant), at this point I hope he just gets squashed by Sheamus or Ryback or someone and then is gone from WWE for good. It's just annoying to have him in this limbo state where you keep thinking he's gonna be involved in some cool story, but then NO he's not because he has like a three match contract or whatever. Again, having someone on that kind of deal just keeps making everything else feel small in comparison.