By Luke Parks on June 30th, 2009
Welcome to the longest running blog on the WNW Blog Spot…RAW IS BLOGGED!!!
I promise not to Big Daddy V this blog.
As most of you know, I was not in the Live Blog last night. One of the pains of living in an apartment complex is sometimes the internet just up & goes down for a while. I had everything ready around 6:45 or so and then it started messing up. It didn’t become fully functional until last night around 11:50. Pisses me off. I hope everybody had a fun time during the blog and I’ll be back for “Night of Champions.”
The Bash is in the books and from what I’ve read on the results & commentary, it wasn’t a good show.
Now, before the whine birds start complaining about me running down a show, if you honestly think The Bash was good last night, me & you need to talk so I can show you the difference between a “good” show and a “bad” show.
CM Punk pretty much turned heel last night with his DQ and referee shot. I really hope they let him start his “I’m straight edge and I’m better than you” stuff that he did when he was a heel in ROH. That was some of the best heel work I’ve seen this side of Edge.
Tommy Dreamer surprisingly retained his title. I figured this would be the time they took the title from him.
Rey Mysterio kept his mask in the Match of the Night when he beat Jericho for the title. I thought the double-mask thing was cool.
Michelle McCool and Dolph Ziggler won their respective matches. I don’t think I could handle a Kane-Khali feud though.
Chris Jericho & Edge somehow won the tag titles. I don’t know why they did that but at least it will elevate the titles somewhat. DiBiase ended up walking out on Orton, which is teasing the break up of Legacy. I think that’s complete bullshit.
Legacy hasn’t been together for a while and even the start of the group was shaky. I think we all remember how DiBiase & Rhodes jobbed a few times and had to “fight” their way in. Now that they’re in, they jobbed like crazy. They got built up, at the expense of the Colons, only to lose the tag title match and then tease a break up. It’s like TNA. A tag team gets together and it’s no time before they’re either teasing a break up or they turn on each other.
The 3 Stages of Hell match was rushed mainly because instead of getting straight to the match, they aired one of those long video packages. Now, I don’t mind those whenever there is plenty of time and a match will have time to breath. Orton of course retained and I honestly don’t know where this feud goes from here. You can do Hell in a Cell at Summerslam, as I mentioned in the preview blog, or one of those “Champion Challenge” matches, similar to what they did in 2007. Other than that, the feud is over.
And now that brings me to my last point on the Bash and I know nearly all of you are anxious to hear what I have to say about John Cena-Miz.
I will start off by saying that they had a shot to continue this feud and potentially create a new star in The Miz. With the proper booking, the angle could have continued and Cena could have given Miz the rub that would have put him over as a legitimate star.
But, what did they do?
They buried The Miz. They buried him under a giant pile of bullshit, complete with flies and a neon arrow pointing down with “GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!” flashing. I mean, The Miz might as well hand in his notice because he’s done. I have not one freaking clue as to why they decided to have John Cena DESTROY the Miz. It’s like the big, bad established team scheduling a cupcake team, then beating the living hell out of them.
Are you kidding me? They are in need to create new stars. Vince wants to create new stars and elevate guys who could potentially bring in revenue. And what do they do with a guy with a bright future? They bury him. They destroy him. They make him into a laughing stock. They make him tap like a “pussy,” as one guy said it.
How hard would it be to give a win to the Miz by a roll up or have him get DQed for using a chair? How fucking hard is that? This is the type of stuff that sends me up the wall and makes Cena look like a super hero, at least to the kids and women who still love him. This is the type of match that happens that drives me AWAY from the product. Hell, Miz has more credibility from doing the Diva Search or beating fake opponents on The Real World than feuding with Cena. Oh yeah, that shitty movie “12 Rounds” comes out tomorrow on DVD & BluRay so get ready for it to be shoved down our throats tonight.
Brand Blog Writers Challenge:
Luke Parks (RAW) – 4-4 at The Bash, 21-27 overall
Paul Smith (ECW) – 5-3 at The Bash, 24-24 overall
Chris Jacks (Smackdown) – 5-3 at The Bash, 23-25 overall
As you can see, the Brits tied each other with me one behind from last night. I think whenever I was going through the results, Chris Jacks started off with no missed picks. I’m still within striking distance. Jacks remains one behind leader Paul Smith. I’m two behind Mr. Jacks and three behind Mr. Smith. Not all is lost, America. Let not your heart be troubled, I will come through!
No, I don’t think “Bruno” nor “Borat” are funny movies whatsoever.
RAW is Blogged:
RAW is LIVE from San Jose, California…home of the NHL regular-season best record, the San Jose Sharks! Somebody ask them their thoughts on Sid the Kid please!
The Skinny:
Instead of creating new stars, they decided to bring in the Spandex King to take down the Mighty Viper.
Opening Segment: Vince McMahon, Batista, Legacy
Vince came out & teased giving the people their money back and a commercial free RAW but said he wouldn’t. He then said that Trump had executed 15 trades between RAW, ECW, and Smackdown. He said that he would keep Trump’s “guest host” thing and that tonight’s guest host, who has the same power as a GM, would be Batista. Batista came out with a big brace on his arm. Besides his crappy promo, he said they’d have a four man tournament to determine Orton’s opponent for Night of Champions. He announced Miz against Cena and MVP against Triple H. It wasn’t long before Legacy came out. Legacy talked and Batista said if they looked at him the wrong way, he would fire all 3 of them. Batista said that RAW had acquired 5 new Superstars but only 3 of them would face Orton.
I’m curious as to why we have these “trades.” Is it because Vince thinks it will “shake things up again?” How about getting some new writers or shaking the writing teams up? I bet that would shake things up. It would definitely cure the shitty storylines. There’s so much inter-brand competition they might as well dissolve the brand extension. I like the brand extension & think it’s the best idea they’ve had. However, if they keep on doing this same crap with guys going to whatever shows and having random trades & drafts, it becomes pointless. Let’s not forget to point out that all of the trades make Tiffany & ECW look like total crap. Now that the Hart Dynasty is on Smackdown, all of my favorite wrestlers are on Smackdown. I hate you Chris Jacks!
Match #1 – Night of Champions Tourney Match: Triple H vs. MVP
Triple H played up his injured leg during this match. MVP got some considerable offense, including a Figure Four and a running kick. Unfortunately, Triple H reverse the Playmaker into a Pedigree to pick up the win. Yeah, MVP may be making an impact with Sherri Shepherd but here in the world of wrestling, he’s not doing too much.
Winner: Triple H
Match #2 – Unified Tag Team Championship: Chris Jericho & Edge © vs. The Colons
Jericho & Edge cut a promo prior to the match. They demonstrated how heels properly cut a promo and gain heat, despite Jericho claiming to not showing up on RAW when he’s been on here the past few weeks. I’ll be glad whenever they change the belts and get a new set. This was a pretty good bout. They did a cool spot where Jericho was going to catapult Carlito into the corner. Instead, Carlito hit Edge in the process, and then hit a springboard on Jericho. Primo distracted Edge, then Carlito hit a Back Stabber on Edge for a near fall. Carlito went for a springboard elbow but Primo hit the ropes, barely, which cause Carlito to screw up. Carlito turned around and got hit by a spear from Edge to give the victory to Edge & Jericho.
Winner: Edge & Chris Jericho
After the match, Carlito & Primo talked and it seemed as if they were teasing a break up.
They put up a factoid about females watching RAW more than some other channels. I had to laugh at that.
Match #3 – Night of Champions Tourney Match: John “Deere” Cena vs. The Miz
It seemed that Miz got in a little more offense than his match last night. There were audible “CENA” and “CENA SUCKS” chants. Miz got a lot of offense in, which shocked me. You would have thought that he would have done that at the PPV instead of on RAW. It wasn’t long before Super Cena made the come back. He hit the 5 Moves of Doom, if you count that crappy leg drop, and won with the STFU.
Winner: John Cena
So next week, it will be John Cena against Triple H to see who will face Randy Orton at Night of Champions. I mean, damn. It brings back memories of when your average WCW PPV main event always involved Hogan, Nash, Goldberg, or a combination of some old guys.
It was revealed that the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase would be the “guest host” next week.
Match #4 – #1 Contender’s Match: Divas Championship: Kelly vs. Mickie vs. Beth vs. Rosa
Maryse came out right after Mickie’s entrance. I’m not sure why considering the champ usually comes out AFTER all of the contenders have made their entrances. One cool spot in the match was all of the Divas got each of them in headlocks with Kelly not having one placed on her. This was longer than I expected. Some decent moves among the competitors but nothing to write home about or stuff that would make me want to get excited. I mean, I get excited seeing the Divas. Mickie hit the implant DDT for the victory.
Winner: Mickie James
After the match, Mickie & Maryse had a mini-staredown.
Match #5 – The Big Show vs. Kofi Kingston
After being buried by John Cena for months, Semi-Show took on Kofi Kingston. Semi-Show dominated most of the match…nearly 95% of it. Kofi hit a few moves but the action spilled outside. This resulted in a double count out of both men, further weakening Semi-Show. I guess they needed to fill time?
Winner: No contest
Main Event – Randy Orton vs. Evan Bourne, Jack Swagger, Mark Henry
The first acquisition by RAW, as if the Draft wasn’t enough, was Evan Bourne. While I like seeing Evan Bourne on RAW now, I didn’t like the fact this was pretty much a job session for Orton to look good in until the last guy. Orton hit a running RKO to put Bourne away. The next Superstar to debut on RAW was the All-American American Jack Swagger. I wouldn’t mind seeing a tag team of Miz & Swagger. Swagger, presumably playing up being a heel, stood outside the ring and got counted out, giving Orton a victory. I actually liked that move. Protects Swagger but furthers Orton being in the fire. Swagger & Orton shook hands before Orton’s last opponent, Mark Henry, was introduced. Well, I’m not excited about Henry as I was Bourne & Swagger. Henry said he too was going to make an impact just a different one. Henry hit some offense, as well as Orton, then the World’s Strongest Slam for the win.
Winner: Mark Henry
Henry posed and the crowd actually cheered his victory. This is how they get “new” stars into the mix?
I give this RAW:
3 out of 4 ring posts
The Final Word:
For the most part, this was an entertaining show in the short-term. In the long term, not one damn thing was accomplished. If you look at the big picture in the past few years, there’s only been a handful of guys still in the company that are in the main event picture on a consistent basis. These include: Edge, Batista, John Cena, Triple H, Randy Orton, sometimes the Undertaker & Shawn Michaels. Yeah, Jeff Hardy, CM Punk and Chris Jericho have been put into the mix but that’s on the Smackdown side of things. You could even argue that Jericho is enough of a star he wouldn’t need to be elevated. There are some guys that could possibly get over on the main event stage but they’re being held back.
For years during the Monday Night Wars, WWE was THE company that was elevating new talent and creating new stars while WCW held down their talent roster, see Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio, Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Chris Jericho, etc. So, these guys bolted to WWE in hopes of being pushed into new stars. Jericho debuted with a bang & eventually became the first Undisputed Champion. Benoit captured the World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania 20. Guerrero won the WWE Championship. Mysterio had a good run with the World title. Malenko even had success. But for the most part over the past few years, nobody has been elevated on RAW. You can’t really argue that point. Even with John Cena out, it’s been the same guys in the main event picture: Orton, Batista, Triple H, sometimes Jericho, sometimes HBK. They’ve tried guys like JBL or Kane but fans don’t really see them as main eventers who are hungry for title gold. When guys like CM Punk get thrown into the mix on RAW, like last summer, not enough is done by creative to make them a legitimate threat.
It’s not like we’re dealing with Chris Masters or Big Daddy V or the Shockmaster here. MVP is a legitimate threat. Matt Hardy isn’t as good as Jeff but he can still kick ass. Mr. Kennedy was considered injury prone but hell, our special guest host last night is just as if not more injury prone. Kofi Kingston could become a threat but he’ll need a change, maybe turn heel. The Miz has tremendous upside but his credibility has been destroyed by Super Cena. If they want to, they can keep this same main event picture and turn fans off. They might make consistent money but it will never spike unless there’s something to intrigue fans. On RAW, we got a taste of what might be happening. Vince wants new stars but at the same time, he’s burying them left & right. Then, they bring in Mark Henry who hasn’t had upside since his time in the Nation.
Are they trying to make themselves look foolish? Is it too much to ask to have NEW guys instead of older guys who can’t get over?
“RAW is Blogged” Power Rankings
1. CM Punk
2. Tommy Dreamer
3. Randy Orton
4. Edge & Chris Jericho NEW
5. Jeff Hardy -1
6. Triple H
7. Mark Henry NEW
8. Kofi Kingston
9. The Hart Dynasty
10. John Cena NEW
Honorable Mention:
Mark Henry
“RAW is Blogged” Match of the Week
Invasion
Hardcore Championship
Jeff Hardy vs. Rob Van Dam
“RAW is Blogged” YouTube Clip of the Week
The Rock puts Cole & Stephanie in their place – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8huB62DOZs
RAW – Mondays at 9PM on USA Network
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Tags: Clip of the Week, Match of the Week, Power Rankings, The Bash Fallout
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June 30th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Another good blog big guy. What about that Mark Henry face turn? crazy shit. I feel RAW is going to be a lot better with Swagger, Henry, and Bourne on board.
June 30th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
I hate how they made Orton look weak by getting on his knees in front of Henry
June 30th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Bourne actually got in a lot of offense and countered a lot until the RKO which Cole and Lawler called a running bulldog.
Batista also didnt do badly as “host” this week I liked this role better then him wrestling.
June 30th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
This guest host thing kinda reminds me of when Team Orton got to control RAW after the ‘04 Survivor Series.
Luckily I was able to fast-forward through the two NOC “matches”. Those were a complete waste. Everyone knew who was gonna win, so there was really no point in watching it. The only saving grace is that the Great might come back as Cena’s kryptonite.
Is it just me, or did Maryse get hotter just by doing commentary. I really don’t think there was a wrong way to go with this match.
I’m really suprised that they’re turning Henry face. I wonder if they’re gonna do the same with The Dynasty since they’re on the same brand as Rated Y2J.
You know, all this talk about burying up and coming talent reminds of another certain wrestling promotion. Maybe we should start calling RAW WWE !MPACT¡.
June 30th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Raw was good this week.
Batistas as guest host was a shock but done well.
MVP vs Triple H was a decent match and MVP did well for himself.
Edge and Jericho/Colons was a good match, Edge and Jericho both work well together. But I think with there Egos the team won’t last long.
Miz did better tonight then last night I liked his more Agressive side he should. Yes he did lose but I felt he did better then at the Bash.
HE needs to now forget Cena and improve and feud with someone else.
Diva’s match was decent..Micki won YESSSS!!!
Big Show/Kofi was a ok match.
I enjoyed Raw and Can’t wait until next week.
June 30th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Bourne did well in the main event…Swagger was dumb..and I’m shocked Henry actually pined Orton the champ.
If WWE(and I mean a BIG if it may not happen) gave Henry a title shot sometime soon. Then I can imagine Swagger kicking himself for being stupid..
Hell a win over a champ,title shot or not is impressive.
June 30th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
I started watching late…
Miz vs Cena: the burial continues.
Divas 4 way: predictable outcome.
Kofi vs Show: so the big show went from a wwe title contender to a US title rather quickly.
Orton vs Bourne: funny how king & cole called ortons top rope RKO a bulldog.
Orton vs Swagger: too soon for Swagger to be on raw IMO.
Orton vs Henry: where was atlas? I think if one of these three were going to pin orton it should’ve been Swagger.
June 30th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
What upside does “the miz” have exzctly. he was an idiot from an mtv show who has a very “metro” lame, appearance and annoying as hell.. u tell me with an honest face tha miz is capable of winning the wwe title one day? He is good as enhancmenet talent.. or someone who can be in the midcard as a heel for up and coming face midcarders.. i can’t see him being elevated to the top but thats just me.
What Batista did to Orton yesterday was pretty funny screwing him over like that, and it made so much sense cuz of the history they have. I can’t wait to see Ted Debiase next week as well definetely one of the top heels in history.
I like the trades they did for the most part since Henry is gone from ecw and smackdown has actually gotten better, much better, while ecw and raw hadn’t really approved that much… i dunno if Bourne will actually make an impact or not… actually i guess swagger is a good choice to bring up if he is used to make legacy a better team that is.
June 30th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
RIP MVP, Miz we HARDLY knew ya ….
First off I don’t remember former owner Trump talking about a mini draft a week or two ago , maybe i missed it or something . Also if McMahon “hated” what Trump did , WHY DOES HE STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH WITH IT ? He “owns” the show, right ? !!! Who is writing this stuff ?
Then we get a special guest GM in “Baroidsta” , who can barely speak , setting up two completely dumb matches to face Randy at Night of Champions in Miz/Cena and MVP/HHH .
I used to like HHH , but that was completely stupid and pointless , unless MVP spoke up to someone or that tired attempt at media exposure with the View didn’t go as planned . If the latter is the case , then John Hogan should be taking some losses after 12 Rounds . HHH’s gimmick is lame now and he has fallen into that Hogan area , where they go away for a while , come back and people get nostalgic for a few months , then you want him to go away . That’s where I’m at with HHH sad to say .
And did Cena use a rubber when he screwed The Miz ? Cena couldn’t have screwed him over fast enough the way he was moving , 5 knunckle shuffle, stupid leg drop off the top rope , into a STFU and now the Miz is Cena “girlfriend” . It like watching Oz how these guys are getting screwed . And really the Miz was a contender (?) . Again WHO IS WRITING THIS STUFF !!!!
Match Two
Unless it’s ROH , tag team wrestling is DEAD in WWE . Absolutely no pop for the Colon’s and even less heat for Legacy . Hope Edge and Jericho hold on to these for awhile , but really does it matter as long as no real storylines are being built ?
New Fish
Remember that scene in the Shawshank Redemption when the new fish got of the bus and the guys on the other side of the fence started whistling and cat calling ? When I saw Evan Bourne and Swagger get “drafted” to RAW , I could just imagine Cena and HHH licking their chops to be the first to screw these guys over also .
Match 5
Just what we needed , another little man vs giant match . Waste of time and I can bet Big NO can’t wait to leave WWE after the way they have booked him recently . Horrible ending , but what do you expect ?
This show did nothing to build any real confidence in any PPV with Raw’s superstars . Man I wish TNA would quit trying to be the old WCW and make a product that could challenge Raw …..
June 30th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
I agree with you and Chris Jacks about the WWE not pushing any new stars. And I’m going to give the same statistic I gave in Jacks’ Bash blog: 16 out of 18. Triple H has been in a title match in 16 out of the last 18 PPVs! And one of the two PPVs he wasn’t involved in a title match at was Extreme Rules when he wasn’t on TV at all!
Triple H has done great things. He was an amazing heel, especially during the Attitude Era, and was one of the top five most important wrestlers during that era. He has established himself as one of the best known wrestlers in America (and wherever else) and he will be in the HoF. He doesn’t NEED to be in the spotlight constantly, but him and Vince keep him there all the time. Triple H, who has too much power, and Batista, who seems to constantly complain, are hurting Raw and the WWE.
Look at ‘Taker. Like HHH, he has long been established and, without a doubt, is going to be in the HoF. He still has good feuds and good matches and stays in the spotlight, but he doesn’t stay in the title scene constantly.
K, done ranting. I used to like HHH so much. It just pisses me off to see how selfish he seems to be now.
June 30th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
I noticed during the Edge/Jericho Vs Colons match…..Lawler at one point said Edge and Christian..when talking about Edge and Jericho. He then quickly covered up his mistake. I thought it was funny..
We fans want to see Edge and Christian reunite.
June 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Henry could be a good face he was a good face in 2002 and 2003 so i have to wait and see. I hope raw doesnt suck up all the stars power from other shows and then misuse them on raw.
June 30th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
mark henry=Ratings
June 30th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Very good blog Luke, I agree 100% with the Miz statement. WWE has just destroyed a career and they dont even seem to care. Just pathetic on their part.
Opening segment= Please just get Mcmahon off my screen!! Unless he’s involved in a fued, I dont want to see him be a suck-up, because Lord knows right now he has done a lot of things to piss the real wrestling fans off. Otherwise I was a little surprised with a Batista return, but we barely even saw him. Plus the fact that a new host every week? WTF?? Just pick a GM… I watch Raw to see wrestling and entertainment, not celebrities.. Otherwise, segment was average
As soon as Batsita announced HHH and Cena as being in this “tournement” I knew it would come down to those hoggers. MVP and HHH was just a complete squash match. Waste of time. Why not just put HHH in the finals?? AS sad is it is to say..
Unified Tag Team match= Best match of the night. Especially the last 5 minuetes were intence. I see bright things for Jericho and Edge. And am also happy that Carlito is a heel. Good decision by WWE.. Did I just say that?
John Hogan vs Miz= At least Miz ut up a good fight, but Sadly Cena ruined my night once again for Raw. Again it couldnt have gotten anymore predictable. Well, Miz were gonna miss you.. R.I.P
Divas match= average, nothing more. Boring. Another reason this PG shit needs to go away
Big Show vs Kofi= Very random match.. Double count out? are you fucking kidding me? Big Show in reality would have killed Kofi. And who says wrestling is fake??
Main event= The trades made it interesting, but other then that bit, it was a waste.. I laughed when Swagger got counted out. But I guess Henry is turning face (which is really hard to believe). Well see what happens
Boring Raw, nothing stood out at all. Useless stuff that didnt belong just countinues to kill wwe. The draft basically tells me wwe knows they fucked up Raw, so they are trying to fix it with a BS trade after only 3 months. WWE knows smackdown is the A show, and they dont like it. I tell you if they fuck up smackdown like Rw, I wont watch either anymore although I heard the Hart Dynesty is coming to smackdown, so lets pray they use them right.
BTW wtf was up with the kids reading this. I nearly barfed when I saw it. WWE I dont give a damn to watch kids learning things. Ill watch PBS for that. Get your ass back where it should be and thats on wreslting and entertainment which you claim you are the sole providers of it (laughs)
June 30th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
*Great One
June 30th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Great Blog.
I am SICK OF CENA!!! I’ll admit, I was one of those teen and young fans to love Cena. Now as I am a little more experienced with wrestling, I can’t fucking stand the guy. Batista neither. I had such high hopes for Miz but of course he gets KILLED. Big Show could have been a dominant force and I think able to win a world title again, but Cena DEFIES ALL ODDS. Fuck that shit. I want Cena CREAMED!
I wanted MVP to win so bad, but of COURSE Triple H wins yet again. NO offense to HHH, (he is a fucking GREAT wrestler) I am SICK of seeing him in the title picture. I had hopes for The Brian Kendrick, but it he gets dominated by a fucking midget and a torettes syndrome freak.
I sort of hate the idea of Bourne on Raw. However, I would love the idea of Bourne vs. Kingston. Like Luke said, it would be great to see what Kofi can do heel. I really dont think I could see Henry face and I hope Swagger doesnt get buried like Miz and Big Show by SUPERCENA.
June 30th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
I don’t really know where Bourne is going to fit into the Raw scene. The US title is held by a face, so unless Kofi turns heel (which I doubt) he’s stuck. My hope is that WWE turns Kendrick back into a face and teams him with Bourne to take on Edge and Jericho, or whoever the tag titles are on. But, I doubt they’d do anything logical like make a tag team that can entertain the fans.
June 30th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Great Blog. Just disagree with your assessment that Jeff is better than Matt.
June 30th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
The thing that really gets me about creative and the whole Cena-Miz thing is the fact that they buried him two nights in a row. They could have had Miz go over at Bash with a cheap win and had Cena come back out last night and angrily destroy him and still accomplished everything they set out to do while at the same time establishing a new star. What the hell is wrong with creative? This shit right here is why I stopped watching RAW and switched to Smackdown.
June 30th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
I’m also afraid Bourne and Swagger are going to get buried on Raw. Let’s take a look at the recent past for everyone besides Orton, HHH, Cena, and Batista… Like everyone else here, I had high hopes for Miz. He started out pretty well. Only to get crushed at a PPV by Cena. It’s terrible. And what has MVP done since coming to Raw? He also had a good start, going against Orton his first night there, if I remember correctly. Since then, all he’s done is drop his U.S. Title and lose to HHH. Brian Kendrick got off to a hot start on SD, and stood out the most from everyone in the scramble matches at Unforgiven last year. Then his push got slowed down tremendously, he came to Raw, and now he’s nowhere to be seen. So, suffice it say, we definitely have a reason to be worried about Bourne and Swagger’s immediate future, especially as both have so much to offer and are fun to watch.
I just don’t understand what Vince and the other people in charge are thinking sometimes. “He’s talented. People hate/love him. But he accidentally bumped into me in the hallway the other day, so he’s off TV.” That may be a SLIGHT exaggeration, but that’s what it seems like sometimes.
Sigh.
But, on the bright side, SD has the Hart Dynasty now! Yay for Tyson Kidd and Natalya (although I’m sad Raw took Gail Kim, as I was kinda looking forward to her going against Michelle McCool). And ECW got William Regal and Shelton Benjamin (could you imagine a match between them two? Could be great stuff). But Swagger, Bourne, and the Hart Dynasty will be very missed. Some rookies are going to have to step it up. And will Christian take the main heel spot, or will they give it to Regal or Benjamin? I’m pretty sure Chris Jacks said in his last blog that the best thing for Benjamin would be to have a run as ECW champion and work on his mic work some more. Hopefully that will actually happen, since Benjamin is a great wrestler, and has the potential to be even better.
June 30th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
raw sucks.
the match with HHH v.s. MVP was stupid. Basically the only offense HHH had in the match was the pedigre to get the win. with his leg hurt, that would have been the perfect time to let MVP get over.
why bury the miz like they are doing. he hasn’t won a match since being drafted to RAW.
Swagger and Bourne will eventually get buried and it’s fucked up. They are such good wrestlers.
WWE has tons of young talent that they just won’t let win against the main eventers.
HHH, CENA, ORTON, BATISTA. I am so sick of these guys doing the same shit every week, always ending up with title shots.
June 30th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
Valerie, Oh my God, you don’t know how awesome it is to hear that. One question, though. How long ago was it when you liked Cena? If it was anytime before WM 22, it’s cool.
I don’t know if anyone noticed or mentioned this last week, but if I was at the show last week, I would turn to that little girl with The Miz sign and tell her she is, indeed, awesome.
Quick thought, If Rock does come back, and Lillian’s not there, who ya think he’s gonna hit on?
June 30th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Jack Swagger is the future of Raw. Great move. Hate seeing Mark Henry, but meh. Evan Bourne won’t have much to do, but he wasn’t doing much on ECW.
I liked seeing the new superstars on ECW tonight, I think that is the way to go. I feel bad for Christian. I think he is trapped in McMahon purgatory.
July 1st, 2009 at 6:30 am
couldnt agree more with “Jordyn” use triple h like the undertaker in feuds that arnt for the title, its does work, step aside, ur annoying hhh.
cena vs triple h again, triple h wins grr
July 1st, 2009 at 6:55 am
I didn’t find RAW that good, the guest host thing is now the gimmick of choice? I guess RAW for me hasn’t been good since hmmm… Eric Bishoff was the GM!
As for creating new star Luke, you’re right, they haven’t created new star on RAW in forever, the ones they tried were either released or switch brand so we have the same people over and over in the main event picture.
You say Miz should ask for his release, heck DiBiase and Rhodes should too. When I saw Bourne and Swagger at the end, I felt sorry for them.
Now, yes I’m a TNA fan, their product even with the weird booking decisions appeals to me more, I used to not care one bit for them, but since Febuary when I started watching more seriously, I find them more appealing than WWE, maybe it’s the lack of appealing star in WWE, maybe it’s the PG bullshit.
I wonder if Christian on the new ECW after all these trades regret going to WWE?
July 1st, 2009 at 10:47 am
Christian is there to help the younger stars that are coming and Christian is a veteran and can help the younger guys improve and get to the next lvl. that is why guys like Christian ,Dreamer, Regal and Finlay(before the trade) are in the ECW brand to help the new guys there is nothing wrong with that.
The new guys need a veteran to help them get to the next lvl.
July 1st, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Big D
I loved Cena when he was a heel and when he made fun of people with his raps. That was an entertaining character. I liked WM 21 with him and JBL. Cena and Triple H was good as well. Now he puts on these kiss ass promos and wins matches with 5 moves. WTF!!!! Miz could have been great. Big Show could re-establish himself as a dominant force in the WWE. Nope, that could NEVER HAPPEN.
Rant start:
Cody Rhodes and Ted Dibiase Jr. I had high hopes for. Now they are lackies to the equally pussy heel Randy Orton. All hard work he has done has now gone to shit. I wanted to throw up when he went on his knees with Mark Henry. FUCK THAT! The good Orton heel would have cheated and DESTROYED Henry. But NO!!!
The idea with Bourne and Kendrick as a tag team is Really good. Kendrick, who I had high hopes for, is getting destroyed by a fucking midget and what Cody Rhodes might become if he is treated like shit.(Goldust)
Fuck Cena. Fuck Batista. Don’t get me started on him.
Sorry I digress
July 1st, 2009 at 4:33 pm
Rhodes and Diabase need to break up because legacy was booooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring. There tag matches put you to sleep. At first I thought it was Colons that lost their fire, but after seeing their match with Chris Jericho and Edge,I realized Legacy is just boring. Just look at the Bash when the Colons faced Legacy the crowd was dead until Jericho and Edge got in. So Legacy needs to break up and from their its the survival of the fittest.
July 1st, 2009 at 11:28 pm
I think Borne and Swagger will be okay on RAW and won’t be buried. Borne can bring back the mid-card division and work well with Kofi, The Brian Kendrick, probably Miz and MVP now since Cena and HHH buried them.
I have to give Orton credit for making the ECW boys look good and not like jobbers. Orton allowed Borne to get in enough offence to look good even in defeat so that didn’t hurt him. Also Swagger looked good too on Monday as he didn’t have to lose a clean match and with just that handshake/acknowledgement from Orton puts him on the main-event potential level. Also he gained heel heat for trying to “impress” Randy Orton and respecting him. Orton also made Henry look good by getting pinned as it would have been complete burial of Henry if he lost to an exhausted and injured Orton. I have to credit Orton as Orton gave more to the three new Raw acquisitions by just looking vulnerable against them in 15 minutes than what Cena have given to Miz in all their matches put together plus what HHH gave to MVP when they were pretending to be beaten.
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:26 am
I’d like to hold up a sign at Raw that says “SAVE US Y2J…FROM THESE CRAPPY STORYLINES”
Not much to add to what a lot have been saying. Miz getting boned over 2 nights in a row was just…NOT awesome. When Hogan (er, Cena) kicked the make-believe dirt on Miz at the PPV, he might as well have been doing it to Miz’s career. Looks like he’s Val Venis II. Spectacular.
Michael Cole is Fucking terrible. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an announcer make that make mistakes in a 2 hour show. He’s getting in to Tony Schiavone territory now. In fact, maybe if he referred to every move as a “sidewalk slam!” it might actually improve his commentary. He and King already have the “This is the GREATEST MAIN EVENT…on THE GREATEST RAW…in the HISTORY OF THIS GREAT SPORT” crap down…
Big Blimp versus Kofi, so when they booked this match, they were clearly thinking…I don’t know WHAT in the hell they were thinking. Seriously, I don’t mind going back to some AWA days when guys just kind of wrestled at random sometimes…but this reeked of “Young star is getting too big, so we need to feed him to one of our bruisers for the no decision”. Why feed their most over guy(amongst real fans), not to mention the US Champ, to Big Dump for 6-8 minutes and then have a double countout? Absolutely no point. If they are even thinking about putting the US strap on Big Show, they should all be fired immediately.
RIP MVP…we hardly knew ye. Welcome to being Shelton Benjamin…you taste the glory your first match or 2 on Raw, and they you are a jobber to the McMahon family, and then eventually you go back to ECW. I guess he is kind of dead with the crowd, but given the obscenely bad booking, why is anyone surprised?
I like Henry myself, I’m glad to see him back. Swagger and Bourne can mix things up too, but they can’t bury them…which of course means they will. I mean hey, John Hogan needs fresh rising opponents to tap like a bitch right?
Tag titles…yeah, well OK. I like Edge and Jericho, but you know that isn’t going to last. As for Legacy, they boned that about as bad as they did the Invasion angle, and I never thought I’d be able to say that. At this point they’ve screwed it up so bad they might as well scrap it and start over. Either that or they are going to add Swagger and try and make it like the 4 Horsemen again. Ugh.
So…how are they going to have a NOC match? Triple H is already “hurt”, and Cena is going to get beatdown early…both guys need to hulk up and overcome all odds, so SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE! What riveting entertainment. Not.
Oh, and Maryse is hot. The End.
July 2nd, 2009 at 9:44 am
I see a big difference between the way WWE (and especially Raw) treats its new stars and how TNA treats them. Sure TNA has to many old guys. But look at how a guy like Morgan is being built up. he may not have beaten Sting (wasn’t buried), but he is now in MEM And can profit from getting the rub from guys like Angle. And TNA has been building up guys like Joe and AJ. The way I see it, the current Joe in MEM storyline can go two ways: either Joe has really sold out and becomes a big heel, and have a big feud with AJ. the other prossibility is that Joe isn’t really in MEM, but wants to destroy them from within. If joe succeeds in destroying MEM like that, that would be a big build for him, and could even help AJ. Because either AJ knew about Joe’s plan, or he didn’t which could lead to a feud about Joe not trusting him.
July 2nd, 2009 at 10:48 am
Michael Cole is the new Adamle. Maybe he’ll become the new Raw GM, lol.
There was news on the site about an announcer shake up. If they reunite JR and King, who would announce for Smackdown? They’d need someone really strong to pair up with Todd Grisham…I can’t think of anyone, but it would be cool if they found someone as good as Matt Striker.
July 4th, 2009 at 10:34 am
Finally an entertaining Raw and not the usual borefest we’ve been getting for a while now. But I thought the WWE was intent on creating new stars but this show proved otherwise.
I could understand MVP isn’t ready to main event but losing to Triple H did nothing for him. Why not have Triple H beat the Big Show and instead have MVP face Kofi Kingston and have them continue their program?
Anybody who thought John Cena would put over The Miz needs psychiatric help. I don’t care how good The Miz looked in their match on Raw, a loss is a loss-actually 2 loses now.
The Jack Swaggar stuff I didn’t get but maybe they are planning to a align him with Legacy.
I thought my mind was playing tricks on me when Mark Henry pinned the world champion. Mark Henry standing tall at the end of a show should not happen.
If we want to see fresh young talent at the top then we all need to tune in on Smackdown. But we need to do it quick because when The Undertaker comes back things could change.
July 4th, 2009 at 11:44 am
Swagger blew it…he had a chance to get a win over the champ..anytime you get a win over the champ it means alot…Morrison beat Punk and now he is wanting to face the winner of Punk/Hardy match after Night of Champions…I hope he does get a shot at the title..wiether he gets the chance only time will tell but at lest he is makeing a Case with Teddy Long for a shot at the title.
Now look what happen Swagger gets counted out blows a chance and Henry of all people pins Orton..I’d rather see a Swagger/Orton match then Henry/Orton match. IF it was to happen.
Swagger may be talented but not to bright..He could have made a good case for a shot at Orton’s title if he had pined him..