This week's RAW review is going to be a quickie
Why?
Because i hated the show and i don't want to bore my audience with pages upon pages of text telling you why i hated it.
Instead, i will treat you to a Monday Night RAW express review of the 1 segment that was good and the many were not.
So, without further ado....
# 1: Alberto Del Rio and Sheamus - hitting all the right marks
An ultra aggressive Sheamus destroyed Jack Swagger with 2 Brouge Kicks. Del Rio came on the Titan Tron and claimed "Jack Swagger is not Alberto Del Rio.....NO ONE IS!". He told Sheamus he would beat him for the World Title on Sunday as Sheamus looked at his championship. Simple, basic, effective. Puts over whats on the line come Money in the Bank and puts over each wrestler's role clearly. THIS was the only shining light on Monday Night RAW.
# 2: A bad opening segment with AJ
AJ "proposed" to CM Punk and Daniel Bryan "proposed" to AJ.....illogical on so many levels. I get AJ is nuts, but this is too much for anyone to take remotely seriously. I never got why CM Punk didn't talk up and say "NO YOU NUT JOB!". Instead, WWE had us believe that CM Punk was ACTUALLY considering this proposition and would give his answer later on in the night.....yeah right! Why would i belive that Punk actually has feelings for AJ when everything he has done for the last two weeks says otherwise! At least Bryan made sense being a heel and all, but considering they didn't even bring up the fact that the title is on the line this sunday, this program bombed BIG TIME. I want something that is tied down (even SEMI tied down) to reality, NOT complete fantasy.
# 3: A solid tag match.....with the most ridiculous ending!
Cena and Kane loose to Jericho and Show, Clean? no. Due to use of a foreign object? Don't be silly! Here's the Scenario: Cena hits the AA on Jericho. Ref goes for the count. Big Show pulls Cena to the outside. Ref calls for the bell....................................EXCUSE ME!? Ive been watching tag team wrestling for over 14 years and this has happened in nearly every tag match WITHOUT A DQ!!! This was a long, drawn out, basic tag team match that went over 2 commercial breaks and had a finish that insulted long time wrestling fan's intelligence. As simple as that. At least John Cena delivered a really solid pre-match promo putting over his Money in the Bank Match at the PPV.
# 4: Hornswoggle....... The anonymous GM????
Speaking of insulting fans that actually follow storylines week to week, Hornswoggle was the RAW anonymous GM after all these years. Why? I have no idea. Did they explain his actions? Not at all. Do you think they will follow this up at, say, Money in the Bank or next week's RAW? Absolutely not. It was bad enough having Santino, our UNITED STATES CHAMPION, walk around like a complete geek "looking" for the GM, but having the pay off as something so illogical and stupid put a REAL bad taste in my mouth. The backdrop to this announcement? A 10 second nothing match between Lawler and Cole where Lawler won with an AEROPLANE SPIN!!!! Whatever.
Final Comments:
There was other stuff on this show that rubbed me the wrong way, but i don't want to turn this blog into a rant center.
I want to like WWE. I really REALLY do. I grew up with WWE and i have always remained a loyalist for almost 14 years. But its shows like this one where i just groan and regret my decision to watch this show week after week. I get it! You want kids to enjoy WWE under a PG gaze. Thats fine. But i seriously believe there is a way to produce weekly television episodes that cater to both demographics. Hell, they were able to do this last year with Punk and Cena (they even increased the PPV Buy-Rate because of it!!!). TNA is currently doing it. Sure, there are a handful of mature storylines. But they are the complimented by storyline archs that tap into a traditional form of pro-wrestling storytelling (Such as The Bound For Glory Series). Wrestling themes are broad brushstrokes that everyone can relate to, regardlgess of age. Themes of justice, defeat, suffering are universal. Why can't the king of sports entertainment go back to its roots, look at what worked, and appropriately adapt it for a global market? This is NOT as hard as WWE makes it out to be.
Again, i really want to love WWE, but shows like this make it extremely hard.
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