By Luke Parks on July 22nd, 2008
Pre-Show Notes:
The Great American Bash is in the books!!! We had the US title change hands between Shelton Benjamin and Matt Hardy. I think they should have feuded until Summerslam before the title changed hands. The WWE tag titles changed hands to a team that’s lost every match, up until last Friday night, since May 2nd when the Edgeheads defeated Jesse & Festus. Michelle McCool won the first-ever Divas Championship to a quiet crowd.
This was probably the match of the night. It wasn’t as good as their previous encounters, wrestling-wise, but the story telling was fantastic. As I said in my posts during the PPV, if that had been a UFC fight, they would have stopped it because of the blood that could get in the fighter’s eyes. You would think if Vince & Co were trying to use more MMA expressions/moves, they would have figured that out. Either way, the storytelling was pretty good. My only problem is the whole detached eye or whatever Jericho said. If they play it up but HBK returns for Summerslam, it’s complete BS because he heeled to fast. I know logic and pro wrestling sometimes don’t mix (see Vince Russo’s career) but when things are blatantly obvious, it’s an insult. The match was good and I’m interested in seeing where they go from here.
The NYC Parking Lot brawl was the worst. It reminded me of playing Smackdown vs. RAW. No announcers, the guys fighting around the cars, just pure crap. Cena had his head sent through glass. No blood. He survived a burning car unscathed. Bastard came out with some blood on his elbow at the end but not blood from having his face smashed through the glass. What’s more funny is despite being “ran over” on Monday, Cena had no scratches on him Sunday. I know they said he got out of the way but it “grazed” him. I was “grazed” by a vehicle once and it bloodied me up something nice. For them to do that angle and this match the way they did is complete bullshit.
Triple H and Edge had a good match but I thought it could be better. It seems as if Vickie Guerrero has turned face now. Either way, this feud should continue. Now, enough of the crap. Let’s get to RAW is Blogged!!!
RAW is Blogged:
RAW is live from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut!!
We start off with a recap of Kane’s actions at the Great American Bash. Batista is shown watching from the production truck. It was eerily similar to the nWo controlling Nitro. No mention of Stephanie or Shane to start off the program.
Opening Segment: Batista, JBL and CM Punk
Batista arrives to a nice pop and talked about how he thought he would be champion. He said the McMahon’s weren’t there and he was now in charge. Monday Nitro anyone? He then made a match between himself & Punk for the World title. JBL then came on screen and talked about how he beat John Cena & he’s the #1 Contender! CM Punk came out and said he still needed to prove himself. So, he accepts Batista’s challenge. JBL then started whining and Batista had his mic cut out as we headed to commercial. Quick opening segment but it got the ball rolling.
At Saturday Night’s Main Event at 9PM on August 2nd on NBC, Jenny McCarthy & Generation Rescue are teaming up to fight Autism. I guess the organization I’m apart of, Wrestling Autism, didn’t float the WWE’s boat.
Match #1: Lance Cade vs. Paul London
HBK’s music hit but it was short lived as Lance Cade made his way out. He called out HBK and said he knew he was at the arena. Paul London came out with the same shoes he had on last week, so I guess it’s a permanent thing. They mentioned that London looked up to HBK but didn’t mention that he was trained by him. Cade dominated London’s quick moves and won with the Rock Bottom Power Bomb.
Winner: Lance Cade
Post match, Cade continued to call out HBK. He then brought out the man that “ended” HBK’s career, Chris Jericho.
In-Ring Segment: Chris Jericho & Lance Cade
Jericho talked about how HBK wasn’t at the arena. So much for communication between Cade & Jericho. He then showed the graphic footage from the Great American Bash. HBK’s eye looked fine to me. Jericho said the “injury” was on the fans and that HBK paid for our sins. He said we didn’t deserve to be saved. He said he’s not the same guy. He’s matured and he’s proud of what he did. Please bring in Bryan Danielson to team with HBK!
After the commercial break, the recapped Santino’s loss to Beth Phoenix.
Match #2: Kelly Kelly vs. Beth Phoenix
They gave Kelly enough offense so it wasn’t a total squash. Her offense though was very sloppy. The match even had a faint “Let’s go Kelly” chant. Beth won with the Grand Slam in a short match.
Winner: Beth Phoenix
In-Ring Segment: Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Jerry “The King” Lawler, Cody Rhodes, & Ted DiBiase
Hacksaw Jim Duggan came out and talked about retiring. He said that Rhodes & DiBiase might be right. Lawler got in the ring and told him there’s no age limit and to do it as long as he wanted to. Look at Ric Flair. He got a U-S-A chant going before The Priceless Dream (my new name for them) came out. Rhodes said he was 2 ½ when Duggan won the first Royal Rumble and he wasn’t even born when Lawler slapped Kaufman. In other words, it’s time to step aside. King then slapped Rhodes as JBL made his way down. They all shined in this one. Made Duggan look like a sympathetic old guy, Lawler the one standing up for him, and Priceless Dream the biggest young punks ever.
Match #3: JBL, Cody Rhodes, & Ted DiBiase vs. CTC
JTG got worked over most of the match. They did this last week too and I hope they don’t keep on and make him look weak. I don’t know if anybody saw this but a few times the hard camera started shaking. I don’t know if it was because the fans were jumping up and down or what. One point in the match, the referee missed a count and JBL got all over him. It could have been real because that ref has sucked sometimes before. JBL ended up walking out on his team and left them for a Double FU, which pissed me off. You guys know how I feel about one guy destroying a tag team, let alone the tag team champions. I know they want Cena to look strong, God forbid he look weak at all. But if JBL is going to leave, why not have Cryme Tyme get in on some of the action? That Double FU makes me sick. They’re pushing Rhodes & DiBiase but after that, it makes them look extremely weak. Call it over reacting but that sucked. Let’s not forget Cena not selling any injuries from the night before or last week until he was walking out. PATHETIC!!!
Winners: CTC
Backstage, Lance Cade & Chris Jericho were leaving but before they could get out the door, the Big Red Machine, Kane, made his way in.
Match #4: Mickie James & Kofi Kingston vs. Paul & Katie Lea Burchill
This match was extremely fast paced. Kofi did a bunch of jumping moves, a crossbody and then a missed kick that ended up hitting the post. Burchill then hit a neckbreaker for the pin. This is my gripe about RAW. They have great performers to just have them wrestle for maybe 4 minutes at the most.
Winner: Paul & Katie Lea Burchill
Backstage, Jamie Noble & Layla were talking when Batista came up and told Noble he was looking for Kane. Damn Layla looked good.
CM Punk was talking backstage with Todd Grisham. He said he didn’t want to be a champion that held onto his belt by technicalities. He said if he goes down, he’ll go down swinging. JBL then came in and said he wanted to face the champ at Summerslam. Punk told him his first successful title defense was against him. I thought Punk came off great here.
Match #5: Santino’s Open Challenge - Round 2
Santino came out talking about last week. He said he “doesn’t fight people with fallopian tubes.” The returning D’Lo Brown came out to accept his challenge. I wonder if he’ll team back up with Teddy Long. He got a decent reaction and even a “D-Lo” chant during the match. He ended up hitting the Lo Down for the win.
Winner: D’Lo Brown
Post match saw Beth Phoenix, who came down before the match, attack Santino. They exchanged holds before Beth “whined” her way out of one. They stood there for a second before they kissed. They backed off somewhat confused by what had happened. Santino’s a lucky bastard but a weak-looking one at that. Who will he lose to next week? Michael Cole?
Main Even: World Heavyweight Championship - CM Punk © vs. Batista
Prior to the match, Kane came out and botched a chokeslam on Batista. Punk came down and made the save before the commercial. When they came back, they played it up as if the chokeslam was devastating. It wasn’t. Punk got some good offense in and he tried to wear down Batista. It reminded me of his matches with Samoa Joe in Ring of Honor. JBL came in and hit a Clothesline from Hell on Batista to give him the win by DQ. Cena then came in and nailed Batista by mistake. The Animal in turn tried to give him a Batista Bomb but Cena countered into the FU. The show ended in a pull apart with Cena having a terrifying look on his face. What the f***?
Winner: Batista
I give this RAW:
2 out of 4 ring posts
They tried to build stuff towards Summerslam but it was just weird. It seemed like they did just enough to get by. It wasn’t a bad show but it wasn’t a good show either. It was like an “eh” show. They need to do something with Punk to get him over more. This whole getting lucky to win isn’t working for me.
“RAW is Blogged” Power Rankings
1. Triple H
2. CM Punk
3. Mark Henry
4. Edge
5. Batista +1
6. JBL +1
7. John Cena -2
8. Kofi Kingston
9. Shelton Benjamin NEW
10. Hawkins & Ryder NEW
Honorable Mention:
Chris Jericho, Mickie James
“RAW is Blogged” Match of the Week
Summerslam 1994
Steel Cage Match
Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart
“RAW is Blogged” YouTube Clip of the Week
Triple H Returns to RAW in 2002 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=EV3h34tUIcQ
RAW - Mondays at 9PM on USA Network
Summerslam - August 17 - 8PM - Only on PPV!
Tags: CM Punk, Great American Bash, John Cena, Match of the Week, Power Rankings, YouTube Clip of the Week
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July 22nd, 2008 at 4:18 pm
First, i think
July 22nd, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Something tells me at Summerslam, we may have an Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Title. CM Punk vs Batista vs Kane vs Jbl vs Chris JEricho vs John Cena. Either that, This may hold off Y2J and HBK until Wrestlemania. It’s about time angles last longer than one night. Something tells me we wont be seeing HBK until 2009, AT the Royal Rumble to screw Y2J.!!!!
Plus, by doing an EC match aT SS, it could give CM Punk that defining win to put him over. It would also tease a Batista/Cena angle, and maybe give CM Punk his new fued for the fall, Y2J.
AAAAhhhh I love it!
July 22nd, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Complain too much Luke.
July 22nd, 2008 at 4:56 pm
This had to one of the worst RAWs in a long time.
Let’s see, talk, talk , talk, talk, talk, Squash match, talk, talk, Diva match, talk talk.
Super Cena making the tag champs look like couple of whimps.
Mixed tag match. ehh..boring. more talk.
Santino jobs again.
Main event again ends with interference and a DQ.
Its got to the point where ECW is better than RAW.
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:00 pm
who cares if your precious charity wasnt chosen. If its all going to Autism anyways, whats the big deal?!
And I really like what they are doing with Kane going back to the Big Red Machine.
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Anyone notice that Santino got a pop and chant after he and Beth kissed? Just shows that the fans can swing how they feel at a moments notice
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Cena’s double FU was actually pretty impressive to be honest. Like wtf this guy is strong. Yes maby they shouldnt have made the tag champs look weak like that but it was a cool spot and something we havnt seen before. Its not like they lost a ton of credibility either because they havnt really had a credible match or even a title defense. Not to mention the way they won the belts.
I thought raw was a descent show and im starting to view punk as a main eventer and i enjoyed his 2 matches with batista. I hope wwe gives him a long enough title run to establish him as a credible maineventer. I would like to see a punk vs jericho feud.
My bet for summerslam so far is
Punk vs JBL
Batista vs John Cena
The only thing about this is that Batista vs John Cena is probably gonna overshadow the WHC match.
It would be better if they just would go with the Elimination chamber though as Eloy mentioned.
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Remember When Ricky Steamboat was knocked out of action by savage and it set up a long feud leading to Wrestlemania 3? We could have the same ingredients here with HBK and Y2J. And Cena/Batista last night and their encounter inside the Chamber at SS will only tease us for whats coming at WM. Kind of like Warrior Hogan at #6…….They could even team them up at SS on a team and have them fall apart.
I would leave the title on CM Punk until the Royal Rumble.
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:56 pm
I wanna see a hell in the cell at Summerslam
Punk vs Kane vs Batista vs JBL(screw cena)
Four way hell in a cell would appease myself
Rob Dib
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July 22nd, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Maybe it’s because I havent seen wrestling in a week and a half but I thought Raw was all right. Rhodes and DiBiase impressed me with both in ring and mic skills. Cena just plain sucks. If you get hit by a f’n car, or even just scraped by it your going to be hurtin. Guess the car didnt have enough kryptonite on it. Kane’s mean streak is going good and if that’s his mask in the bag I’ll be ecstatic. I think Beth should become a Chyna like bodyguard for Santino.
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:35 pm
No amount of felonys this side of krypton can put Johnny C. down, its great, if you watch the NYC street fight match with no seriousness thens its pure comedy, from JBLs limo waiting till he got the gas can to pull away, to the ref yelling fire once the car is lit up, and finally JBL actually attempting to make a real cover on Cena after he got thrown into the car from the stage.
HBK is going to be wrestling in an eye patch from now on.
I havn’t seen Raw yet, but I’m sure Kellys match is better than stated cause her last match was trounced when it was actually watchable.
And actually the tag champs can look like wimps since so far they’ve beaten jobbers and got the titles due to back handed tactics, what have they shown as credible tag champs? Shitty entrance music and talking down to Jim Duggan? If they had some good wins like the Miz and Morrison had I’d be upset if they got there asses kicked but like I’ve said they are both “rookies” and not shown much in the ring. Its like if Hawkins and Rider get there asses kicked by somebody like HHH on SD those 2 guys have been run in jobbers since they stopped being the majors bros. And before that what did they show? A double leap frog and a crossbody block? Really just cause you got a tag title doesn’t mean your the best tag team, sometimes it means your lucky.
July 22nd, 2008 at 7:25 pm
RAW was enjoyable this week.
Cena really pissed me off last night. I really do not understand how Vince doesnt just say something to Cena about selling? Its annoying when you get “grazed” by a car, lit on fire and throw into cars and you just walk away from it all like nothing happened.
What would be great is if JBL came out and accused Cena of steroids or something and got him suspended by storyline purposes. It would be great for WWE to actually address the steroid situation by having your top guy “accused” of steroids.
As for Rhodes/DiBiase, I think they are what tag teams use to be. When I was watching the matches from last week and this week, there was something very “vintage” so to speak. They worked like tag teams from the golden days use to work. Reminded me of The British Bulldogs, Hart Foundation, etc.
BTW, I give Eloy props for saying the Elimination Chamber. However, I do not think they are going to do one b/c we had two of them on one night already this year and I do not think WWE would overload something like that. But hey, I could be wrong.
July 22nd, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Rhodes/DiBiase can’t be held that high in your reguards can they? Really like I said they beat some jobbers after they got the belts and have two 3 man tag matches the last few weeks, and they even won the titles on a waste of PPV time. Wheres Hardcore Holly been since he got screwed? Suffering from a broken heart that Cody turned on him?
Summerslam should be big enough to not have any main event gimmick matches. I would suggest stuff like that for the lesser PPVs cause SS is still one of the big 4. Maybe have something on the lower card for a gimmick but let the big dogs go at it in a standard match. Besides if we get another EC is not going to be a fun since we already saw one this year. Its like having a ladder match every week, yeah there fun but then they wouldn’t be special.
July 22nd, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Rhodes/DiBiase can’t be held that high in your reguards can they? Really like I said they beat some jobbers after they got the belts and have two 3 man tag matches the last few weeks, and they even won the titles on a waste of PPV time. Wheres Hardcore Holly been since he got screwed? Suffering from a broken heart that Cody turned on him?
Summerslam should be big enough to not have any main event gimmick matches. I would suggest stuff like that for the lesser PPVs cause SS is still one of the big 4. Maybe have something on the lower card for a gimmick but let the big dogs go at it in a standard match. Besides if we get another EC is not going to be a fun since we already saw two this year. Its like having a ladder match every week, yeah there fun but then they wouldn’t be special.
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:44 am
Watching the GAB and RAW makes me glad that I’ve gotten into watching UFC and rugby league. At least these sports don’t do stupid and crap stuff like Cena’s parking lot brawl, burying talented atheletes, etc. When I watch UFC and rugby league, I can actually get excited watching because I don’t know who is gonna win and I can watch them go at their full potential unlike WWE where Vince limits their stars (Shelton, Carlito, London, Kendrik, and pretty much the rest of the crusierweight division).
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:00 am
I didn’t get to see RAW this week because my stupid DVR only recorded the first 9 min. If anyone knows of a channel on YouTube where I can see the show, it would be greatly appreciated.
First off, good to see D-Lo back in the ring.
Eloy, hell of an idea with the Chamber match at SummerSlam. It’s been about six months since they had one. Which, if you look at the time span in between the first three, isn’t that abnormal.
God, Santino is a lucky son-um-a-gun! I know Beth isn’t the hottest Diva, but she’s still a Diva. This isn’t the Knockout division, where most of them are hot. This is the Divas, where you have to be, at least, pretty damn attractive.
hardyzfan, you can’t run a company on cruiserweights alone. (Shelton and Carlito excluded) You sound like this guy I work with who only watched RAW but switched to SD! after the draft. Why? Because Jeff is on that show. Screw the other two shows!
Oh, and by the way, rugby? If you wanna watch a real man’s sport, NFL training camps start this weekend.
July 23rd, 2008 at 4:21 am
Hmmmmmmm… This show to me was… sort of a mix between “meh” and “what the feck?!” which really isn’t a good thing.
Santino continues to be awesome, by the way.
What’s doing with the WHC picture? There are too many possible contenders for my liking, but hey, it’d be cool if we had some sort of elimination match- whether it be Elimination Chamber, or just your standard affair- Punk vs JBL vs Batista vs Kane vs Cena- from that, you could have some new feuds, and a definitive No. 1 Contender chasing Punk for the title at later PPVs. What ever the match is at SummerSlam, Punk needs to have that win that will show to everyone that he’s the real deal. Why not at SS?
And on an unrelated note- rugby league is a completely different sport to rugby union.
July 23rd, 2008 at 5:08 am
i agree with mr kevo, even though cenas mucked up with the no selling of any injuries, the double FU was pretty amazing. seeing pure strength like that is something WWE needs to show more often. As for this squashing the tag champs, what have they done to deserve to be credible? they won the titles in 10 secs, haven’t had a title defence or a decent tag match without JBL or cena.
The WHC match at summerslam is deff leading to a multi-superstar match with batista and jbl looking to be involved for sure. i hope they’ll add kane in there and he can uncover the mask in his bag before the match.
then cena can feud with jericho if michaels is really gonna be out for a while
triple h vs edge disappointing for anyone at GAB?
July 23rd, 2008 at 6:20 am
WWE has now gone PG which means more shit like hornswoggle for all the family fucking sweet.
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:00 pm
SUMMERSLAM CARD PREDICTION (W/O SPOILERS)
Elimination Chamber
CM Punk (C) vs JBL vs Batista vs John Cena vs Chris Jericho vs Kane
ECW Title Match
MArk Henry vs MAtt HArdy
IC title MAtch (Ladder Match)
Kofi Kingston vs Burchill
Jeff Hardy vs MVP
Tag Team Championship
Priceless Dream (C) vs Cryme Tyme
Plus this Friday you will hear other title matches signed and delivered.
July 23rd, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Eloy, if you carefully read the SD! Spoilers, you’ll see why your first match can’t happen. I like your other matches though.
GAB Proved that Vince is still unsure about where to go with CM Punk. If he’s still unsure, why you put the belt on the man in the first place? The only clean win I remember Punk having for his World Title was against JBL. Punk has the talent, and if given enough air time for promos, he’d really get more over with the fans than he is now. Also, if they’re going with Cena vs Batista at SummerSlam, you might as well have had Punk go over Batista clean at GAB.
On a side note. I love Matt Hardy’s character and wrestling, but why is it that the man was off ECW for two weeks, comes back and all of a sudden he’s facing Mark Henry for the ECW Title. He lost the US Title (so much for ECW’s secondary title) and that leaves Dreamer to feud with Colin Delaney. Sometimes, creative pisses me off. The only thing I actually liked last night was that great Fatal 4 Way match and the pushing of the Borune/Chavo feud. I hope these two can feud over a legitimate championship.
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Woooo! Yawn Cena vs Badtaste-a (cuz that’s what I get in my mouth every time he comes on the screen) just when I thought the Main Event on Raw couldn’t get any worse, the WWE proves me wrong. I say main event because, in spite of the fact that in only one month of main eventing Raw C M Punk is better on the mic and better in the ring than anyone else in the main event scene, you know and I know that they are gonna continue to book him beneath the two lame asses with the women and kiddie fans.
Screw this, I’m going to smackdown.
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Well there will be no elimination chamber match now if any of you read the spoilers.
There best bet i think is to go for a Fatal 4 way at SS for the WHC. Punk vs JBL vs Batista vs Cena.
Cena vs Batista seems like it should be at wrestlemania or something seeing as its a really big match and would probably overshadow everything on the Raw. They should take alot of time and really build this feud. SS would be a good place for this match too but its only a couple weeks away and i think it would be to soon personally.
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:20 pm
RVD - Sorry I didn’t praise a shitty show. I thought my job was to give my opinion? Interesting.
Stone Cold Univ - Look up the word: sarcasm. That was my intent on my charity not being chosen.
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Calm down!
July 23rd, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Drama Drama Drama
I think Summerslam would be big enough for cena’nuff and Dave
Rob Dib
July 23rd, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Sad, no Raw for me this week, well guess I didn’t miss much anyway. Still would have liked to see D’Lo’s match and see if it looks like they are going to keep him around for awhile.
Mr. Kevo your leaving Kane out of that SS match since he has been doing alot as of storylinewise.
And I guess I’m right on why Cody/Ted and Hawkins/Rider can look like wimps in the ring, when facing somebody that has proven themselves over time.
July 23rd, 2008 at 8:17 pm
If I were writing RAW for next week, here is what I would do………..
Out comes JBL to proclaim that he should be the #1 contender for the WHC at Summerslam. He can go on for a few minutes and out comes Cena. He can than tell a couple of jokes about JBL’s momma and how he should be the one heading to Summerslam to face CM Punk.
Just as they are about to brawl, out Comes Batista. He has major beef. If it weren’t for all the oustside interference, he should be the WHC right now. And he looks straight at Cena when he says this. Then CM Punk comes out and says he doesn’t care who he faces, the bottom line is that he is the WHC and he needs an opponent for Summerslam. Out comes Shane-o-mac!!! He says that the last several weeks, there has been hell breaking loose on RAW. So, his family has hired the services of a new GM for RAW. Please welcome, WOOOOO! RIC FLAIR!…MAJOR POP
Flair comes out and tells JBL first of all, that he had his title shot, and he was pinned cleanly for the 1,2,3. So therefore, he would be apart of Summerslam, but not for the title. JBL is upset and walks out of the ring. Flair then tells Cena, that as much respect as he has for him, he was defeated at GAB, and thus knocks him out of contention. He tells him the same thing he tells JBL and Cena gives a dark look at both Flair, and Batista. Batista smirks, knowing that he will be challenging CM Punk at Summerslam. Flair then says that Batista was screwed not once, but twice of the WHC title in the past week, and that popular choice would be to grant him one last shot at CM Punk……PRYO GOES OFF, HERE COMES KANE!!!! Batista wastes no time, jumps out of the ring and they brawl all the way to the locker room. Crowd is on fire, and Flair and CM Punk are left in the ring. Flair then tells CM Punk that he has chosen the new #1 contender for the title, and even though he does not agree with the way this competitors actions the past several weeks, he has to admit, he has earned his title shot.
At Summerslam, it will be CM Punk vs Y2J for the WHC. Out comes Jericho to major heat as he stares at CM Punk from the ramp.
Later in the night, Flair announces that at Summerslam, Raw will have a double main event. CM Punk/Jericho will be one…..
The other will be John Cena and Batista teaming up for the first time ever to face JBL and Kane.
At Saturday Night’s Main Event, It could be Cena vs Kane and Batista vs JBL with a tease of having maybe Cena and Batista being pulled apart again.
July 23rd, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Not too high on that tag match, but the Punk/Y2J idea sounds interesting. That never even crossed my mind. If the detached retina storyline sticks, HBK can’t possibly come back in time for a match at SummerSlam. Hell Yeah! I say Punk/Jericho at SummerSlam for the World Title.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
RVD - I’m calm bud. You said I complained too much. I guess when I refute your claim, you want to “calm me down.”
Eloy, I somewhat like that idea but I’d like for Punk to turn heel and team with Jericho or even Edge. Punk as a heel = gold.
July 24th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
No I sensed a little attitude with your comment so I said calm down. All you do is fucking complain Luke. In a couple of weeks you will change your mind about punk a start shitting on him. Your like a girl on her pms when it comes to wrestling sometimes. Raw is finally trying new things and when they finally do it you shit on it.
July 24th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
A little attitude? So what am I supposed to do? Praise a shitty show? Is that what you want me to do? That way, everybody can call me a mark? RVD, my job on here is to give my opinion. I don’t sugar coat this shit at all. If it’s shit, it’s shit. If it’s gold, it’s gold. See what they did when Punk won the title and RAW was pretty damn good? I praised that. See what they did when they pulled a bunch of weird shit and RAW sucked? I destroyed it. I’m not going to cater to people who think I should praise something that I don’t like. If I was Adit and TNA was sucking, I wouldn’t sit there and praise it.
Kelly Kelly had a sloppy match. Am I supposed to praise a sloppy match? Nope.
Yeah, RAW is trying new things but these “new things” aren’t working.
July 24th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
Can’t we all just get along!
July 25th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Luke your blogs suck!
July 26th, 2008 at 8:22 am
KITCUT- Luke’s blog does not suck(Im not kissing anyone’s asses Im telling the truth). It very complete and accurate my friend hahaha BTW anyblogs you wanna share?
July 26th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
jesus im seeing this more often. stop this stupid nuisance.
the show was pretty good in my opinion. well it was OK not the best but not too shabby. Kelly kelly is actually not bad. she did pretty good in her match imo and not sloppy. she’ll eventually improve because i see potential in her.
i think a cena/batista feud would be fitting for SS becuase we wont have the 2 most commonly seen guys in the title picture whether it be the WHC or the WWE title. these guys should stick there noses out of it for now. and about cena. i think we should blame the creative for the horrible job they did on selling cenas injury. if i were creative then i would make cena out for about a couple weeks maybe 2 because lets be real. but NOO he was even grazed by a car yet nothing happened. as impressive as the double FU was it was sickening at the same time. heres 2 reasons why:
-it basically displayed how much of an impact the parking lot brawl was. he just walked out of it with no injuries. i know this is scripted and fake but damn make it look real at least.
- cenas double FU basically took out the tag champs the TAG CHAMPS FOR GODS SAKE. that made them look so weak as if a tag team couldnt take on one guy. hopefully they actually have some of their own matches and start feuding with cryme time.
eloy i like the card u made btw. it would be cool to see a mid card title defended in a ladder match on PPV. gives it some more credibility.
on a side note takers comin back i hope its the american badass but its most likely not going to happen. khali vs HHH? WTF?? jeff hardy should be there.
July 27th, 2008 at 7:20 am
Yes Very good point H.M. I mean Khali, I guess There buildingback up. Honestly I think Umaga should be faceing HHH.Our big show! Anyways smackdown is a classy show. Aways has been. MAYBE THATS WHY tHEY
July 27th, 2008 at 7:21 am
(excuse me)had a bad roster!
July 27th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
H.M., I agreed with everything except for two things you said.
Cena/Batista would be the best fit for SS? Wtf? That match would be placed on high regard. The feud itself would overshadow everything on the SummerSlam card even The Hell in the Cell match if Vince wanted it to. Not to mention, it wouldn’t even be that good of a match anyway. The only way I would even except it was if it was for the World Title, but I don’t want to see Punk’s reign end on account of a Cena/Batista feud. In fact, if that match was made, I wouldn’t be suprised if it headlined SummerSlam over Hell in a Cell. That would be a damn travesty if it did.
Second, about Jeff Hardy. I liked the match HHH and Jeff Hardy had back at Armageddon, but it made me realize why I hate face vs face feuds so much. Too much kissing ass and such. I would’ve loved to see a HHH/MVP feud for the WWE Title. MVP deserves a strong push.
July 28th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
JOAT u make some good points and if u ask with the exception of khali and maybe big show any of those guys in that battle royale could put on a great program with HHH hell even umaga could do it. But NOOO they had to have Khali in the match.
and lol i think the kissing ass stuff is an overstatement cuz thats basically what cena does if hes ever in a face vs face feud. remember bobby lashley vs john cena last year? too much kissin ass if u ask me. but every once in a while its a good thing.
and maybe your right about that other point about batista and cena overshadowing everything. i believe the match itself would be very good not because im a mark cuz im not but cena and batista CAN wrestle and if batista can bring his A-game he can put on great matches like he did with taker. so maybe that match should be put off for WM25. but a kane/batista feud would be nice. now only if kane got his mask back….
July 29th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Batista CAN wrestle, well he got better at it anyway. Cena….not so much. I only recall TWO GREAT matches he had, that’s only because great superstars were carrying him. That is his TLC Match with Edge at Unforgiven 2 years ago and his Iron Man Match with HBK on RAW. His mic skill still is not good. This is the problem. I like John Cena “The Guy”. I’m sure he’s a good guy. I’d like to meet him someday. I loathe Super Cena. Creative can only fix the damage by turning him heel, but then the little kiddies won’t have anybody to look up to.
Batista vs Cena is good for business whatever, but if Vince is planning to make this match the only thing that HAS to be seen over Hell in a Cell, he should be admitted to a Mental Institution. When Cena said, “Batista vs Cena should Headline WrestleMania” I almost died laughing.
Anyway, I’d like to see a Kane/Batista feud. If anything, that should be the feud to give him his mask back. You’re right about Creative though. Is Kane gonna go on his May 19th tantrum every Monday, or are they gonna dwell more into this.
But now with Batista facing Cena, I’d like to know what The World Title match will be. Kane and JBL are the only contenders left. I would count Jericho, but unless HBK’s appearance on RAW is for a retirement and not a match, can’t count him.
On a side note: Mike Adamle as GM of RAW??? Wake me once we’ve left The Twilight Zone. Did anybody notice the crickets when that was announced.
July 29th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
ur right adamle got no reaction at all. the crowd was either really shocked or really bored and well lets just pray cena/batista doesnt overshadow everything else on the card. and u are right batista cena headlining wrestlemania? hell no. plus i hate the superman suck up good boy kissin ass cena character. i liked it when he was mr ruthless agression or even the rapper john cena. at least then he could talk.