Hi Fan Nation! I'm back! I haven't written a blog in a long time because they were starting to sound a little repetitive. I'm now only going to write them when I really have something to say. In this blog, I'm mostly going to talk about last night's RAW but I'm going to throw in a few thoughts on all of last week's Smackdown.
Last night's RAW was pretty interesting. The show started off with an appearance of the Legend Killer himself, Randy Orton. I'm not a big Orton fan but MAN! It was good to see him! He did an awesome promo where he pretty much bashed on all of RAW's current champions. He even went as far as calling the World Tag Team Champions, Rhodes and DiBiase, worthless! Great promo! He calls RAW a joke because of the champions and then goes on to talk about each champion. I actually thought he made a good point. He says Beth Phoenix is acting like a love-sick teenager and that she is embarrasing herself. This leads him to Beth's love interest...the current Intercontinental Champion, Santino Marella. With a look of complete disgust on his face, he calls Santino the "weakest Intercontinental Champion in WWE history". WOW! Pretty harsh words there, Randy! Then again, he is a former WWE Champion...and a pretty good one at that, even if I didn't like him.
I got chills when he started talking about Rhodes and DiBiase. I don't know why. hehe The biggest part of Orton's speech was when he started talking about CM Punk. He said that Punk is disgracing the World Heavyweight Title! Then he says that Punk's title win was "lucky". Orton goes on talking about Punk and then says that when he is medically cleared, he is going to challenge Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship and not only reclaim the title but reclaim RAW! I like Punk being the champion but I think after the Scramble and IF Punk is still champ, I'd love to see him go one-on-one with Randy Orton. Anyway..this is where Punk comes out and gives a good part to the promo saying that he worked his way to the top to get his title and that not everyone has "Grandaddy and Daddy to help usher them into the WWE"!.....WOW! This segment was amazing! They talk to each other some more until Orton leaves and then the most boring person in the WWE comes out...JBL! Ugh!
Did anyone notice that JBL used the same analogy that he used a week or two ago by saying that "this isn't a fairytale" and calling Punk Cinderella? Wow! Nice way to mix it up there JBL! Kane comes out, says his piece and then Batista comes down and doesn't say anything...he just takes them all out with 3 spears! He's not my favorite in this group to win the Scramble but it was still pretty cool.
Next match was John Cena...JOHN CENA!? Oh no wait...it's just Charlie Haas again..but this time dressed as Cena! haha He was pretty good at impersonating Cena! It was a good laugh! Man, did you hear that crowd?!? They were so loud as they cheered "Cena" but once they realized it was Haas, they quickly went into a loud "BOOOOO!!!". It was hilarious! "....the Haas is here and YOU CAN"T SEE ME!!!" hahaha Pretty interesting stuff!!!
Backstage segment with Rhodes and DiBiase confronting Orton about his comments earlier. Orton ends up slapping Rhodes in the face saying that Rhodes and DiBiase are the most talented in the locker room and yet they still got beat by Cena and they had Cryme Tyme steal their titles. Great motivation as Orton basically tells them to step up! Another great Orton segment!
I'm gonna skip on down to the 6-Diva Tag Match! This one was really great as we saw the return of Candice Michelle! She looked awesome didn't she!? The match started off with Katie Lea and super skinny Jillian as she "sings". Eeeek! Then out came the always adorable and spunky, Mickie James followed next by her tag team partner, Kelly Kelly. To complete the heel team, was the current Women's Champion Beth Phoenix who had a few words for Randy Orton. She says that there is no one that can match her power and her beauty...and that's when Candice's music hit! Man! I have chills just writing this! She looks absolutely amazing! She jumps in the ring and pulls down the strap on her left arm, proudly showing off her scar from the surgery that fixed her broken collarbone! Go on girl, show that battle wound!!!! YEAH!!! She even showed off her new tattoo (I think it's new) on her back! Very cute! Nice physical match between these beautiful talented Divas. This was one of the best Divas matches I've seen in a while! Hopefully, WWE has been paying attention to the fans here on Fan Nation and told the Divas to step it up because they definitely did last night! I was impressed! Near the end, Candice was a little wary about getting on the top rope and when she did, Katie and Jillian went to get her but they were knocked off the ring by Mickie and Kelly. Candice hit Beth with a Crossbody but Beth rolled over and picked her up preparing to do a move when Candice slipped off and got the win with a rollup! Man, that was a GREAT match! Awesome return for Candice Michelle!
Speaking of Divas, wasn't it awesome to see TWO Divas matches on Smackdown last week?!? I was soooo excited. Even though Victoria lost to Brie Bella....or the other Bella twin! haha Surprising that "Brie" was sooo full of energy after coming out from under the ring! Typical twin switcharoo! I have a soft spot for twins since....well...I am one! haha So these Bella twins better deliver! (Hopefully it was the twins here and not just one of them, otherwise I'm gonna feel like an idiot for writing all of this, hehehe)!
Anyone go to WWE.com today? Notice that Michelle McCool is defending the Divas title at Unforgiven to MARYSE!!!! Maryse??? Are you kidding me!? They let Cherry go but they keep Maryse?!? For goodness sake! There are A LOT more deserving Divas on Smackdown that deserve a title shot! For instance, Victoria, Natalya...heck I'd even rather see Maria have a title shot than Maryse! Oh geez! Well, even the WWE makes mistakes every now and then!
Back to last night's RAW...John Morrison and The Miz were to take on Cryme Tyme but as Cryme Tyme were making their way to the ring, they were attacked from behind by Rhodes and DiBiase who obviously took the advice from Randy Orton to retrieve their stolen titles! These are the guys I wanna see....they had such rage and fury when they attacked Cryme Tyme! Seeing that makes me see why they are World Tag Team Champions! Wouldn't it be so cool if WWE created a new stable consisting of Rhodes, DiBiase and Randy Orton!!!??? I'd definitely watch!!! hehe
Next up was the RAW Battle Royal. Pretty interesting match but what I want to talk about is after the match when Rey Mysterio showed up and went after Kane! Yay! Mysterio is back! Does anyone else think he lost weight!? At first I wasn't sure it was him because he is a lot smaller but I could tell by his eyes and mouth that it was him! It was just unbelievable how great he looked! I can't wait to see him in the Scramble at Unforgiven! I'm a big Rey Mysterio fan! He's amazing! So, three people came back last night! Orton...although he is still injured, Candice Michelle and Rey Mysterio! Great RAW!!!!
Last segment of the night was the contract signing for the Unsanctioned Match between Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho. I knew this wasn't going to end well. Jerry Lawler informed both HBK and Jericho that Mike Adamle said if there was any "physicality" between them, then there match at Unforgiven would be called off. They signed the contract and had a few words where they were going back and forth about hurting each other at Unforgiven. It finished with Michaels saying that the pay-per-view is appropriately named because he will never forgive Chris for what he's done to him and then he says that he only hopes that one day, God will forgive him for what he's going to do to Chris Jericho. Lance Cade jumps in and attempts to attack Michaels but doesn't succeed as Michaels was ready for him and unleashed all his fury on Cade. This is where Michaels went to jump out at Jericho but landed awkwardly on his arm which I believe is when he tore his tricep. He then delivered a mean kick to the face of Lance Cade. I hope this torn tricep doesn't interfere with the match at Unforgiven because this is the match I am looking most forward to seeing!
Well, as always...Thanks for reading and let's hope that tonight's ECW is as interesting as last night's RAW!


I really liked how Randy Orton walked around like he owns the place. In a way, he kind of does. With Cena gone, Punk, Batista, Kane, Rey and JBL are all from other brands and have been on RAW for two months. Since HBK is busty with Jericho, Orton is the biggest main eventer on RAW who has been on the show since before the draft.
Steve BarnesKane had a great line to JBL: "I've been to Hell. I didn't see your clothesline."
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