Hey guys and welcome to another Raw Review column, i thought last weeks show was good and i have to say last night's show was top of the charts, everything on the show worked so well for me apart from a couple of small niggles but apart from those i thought the show rocked.

The opening segment was so strong and it was so meaningful, after last week's show when Cena came through the crowd the only way to top this was for Jericho to kick off the show in the same way apart from having security escorting him to the ring and Jericho bashing the crowd, Jericho went on to do some marvellous mic work, talking about his son being a Cena fan and also bringing up the way he was 'fired' from the company a few years ago when Cena defeated him, i honestly thought WWE creative had forgotten about that angle, but the way it was brought back last night it brings so much to the angle,  Jericho also proclaimed that he will win back The World Title at Armageddon and his son will then see him as the Hero and not John Cena, a terrific segment to open the show and Jericho as always was great on the mic and if i was to vote for a superstar of the year it would be Chris Jericho.

Now i have to say i am actually enjoying Mike Knox staring out certain superstars it's going to take a lot of time for Knox to get over with the crowd but i am prepared to give the man time to see how this angle unfolds, now last night Rey Mysterio was set to face The Miz in a IC title qualifying match but Knox took out Mysterio before the Miz was even introduced and gave him a beat down, this was ok and it could bring something to this fued, the only downpoint about this segment was that Rey 'apparently' slipped and fell off the ramp tearing ligaments in his elbow, i hope for Rey's sake that this isnt serious and he wont miss any more ring time as he has been very unlucky with injuries in the last couple of years, Rey ended up facing the Miz in a really good match later on in the evening defeating him and advancing to the Semi finals to face Kofi Kingston next week, thats if he is able to compete.

I am sensing a Finlay/Hornswoggle break up, are anybody else thinking the same thing?, last night John Morrison defeated Finlay in a quick bout to advance in the IC title tournament, the look  that Finlay gave Hornswoggle after the match tells me that he is going to eventually snap and get rid of Hornswoggle, he is causing Finlay distraction and it is costing him matches, and personally i think the angle with Hornswoggle and Finlay is way past its sell by date, time for a change here with these two, does anyone agree?

I have to say John Morrison is heading for the big time he is improving week in and week out!

Melina is back! and damn she looks hotter and fitter than ever, she defeated Jillian and it looks like she is returning to the angle with Beth Pheonix before she got injured, she defeated Jillian and then afterwards she made fun of the Glamazon, Santino Marella then tried to copy Melina's entrance then hilariously failed, some good comedy again from Santino and afterwards Santino was given a massage and he thought it was Beth doing it until he turned around and it was actually Goldust, great segment here all round, full of humour and was entertaining, you may also see that fan in the crowd who keeps putting up Glamazon signs, this person is a former Diva Talent search contestant and its only a matter of time before she steps up into a fully fledged Diva and do's battle with the Glamazon.

Batista took on Dolph Ziggler on Raw, i really do believe if Ziggler had not broke the wellness policy then he could go places, last night he was defeated by Batista via the Batista Bomb, he did not disgrace himself during the match, he did get a good bit of offense on Batista so maybe if WWE can put Ziggler into a mini fued with a mid carder on Raw he may start to go places, after the match it was announced that Batista will take on Randy Orton at Armageddon, they are saying its the first time these two have met one on one but that is not true they did meet on Raw a few years ago before Batista was drafted to Smackdown and Batista picked up the win.

Kofi Kingston and CM Punk finally competed in tag action last night on Raw they defeated Cody Rhodes and Manu in a decent bout, WWE needed to give Punk and Kingston the win here to prove they are not a weak tag team, a good tag team victory here last night was a much needed boost for the tag team champions and it was also nice to see Kofi Kingston pick up the pinfall, we havent see that in a while.

In a interesting point about the tag team match was the segment afterwards where Orton once again confronted Priceless, Orton this time offered them the opportunity to prove themselves again and all 3 walked off and with the ending of Raw which i will write about later it seems the start of a brand new faction is upon us, it's something we have all suspected for weeks but it does look like it has great potential, incase anyone didnt know Ted Diabese was written out WWE programming as he is starring in a movie, should be interesting to see what his character does upon his return.

JBL last night was awesome on the mic,i loved his segment with HBK, JBL offered HBK a job to help secure his family financially during the economic downturn, HBK played the part we have seen a few times in the past, his facial reactions reminded me of previous fued's he has had this year with Ric Flair and Chris Jericho, this time HBK just walked out without giving JBL an answer, this angle is becoming very interesting as weeks have gone by and i cant wait to see what sort of reaction HBK does next week on Raw, HBK being booed out the building last night was also something we havent saw in a while and he didnt give JBL some sweet chin music  that the hot crowd in Washington wanted so badly , overall a very good segment and thumbs up to JBL for some great mic work.

Now once again Kane was made out to look like a complete retard last night, his backstage promo with Jericho gave you the impression that Kane means business but once again WWE Creative have let him down so badly, he dominates John Cena throughout the whole match then Cena suddenly hits the FU and Kane is pinned 1,2,3,, last night after that match Kane for me looks extremely weak and i think it's a shame as Kane deserves better for his loyality to the company.

Post match was excellent, Jericho interfering in Cena's match only brings more to this heated rivalry which is very enjoyable at the moment, Cena appears to be getting the upper hand on Jericho then Orton and Priceless run out and take Cena out along with Jericho, Orton's DDT to Cena on the contrete was a great spot it looked so real but i bet their was a cushion or something underneath that spot where Cena'a head hit but it was a great spot, Chris Jericho then locked in the Walls of Jericho on Cena as the show went off the air, last night's Walls of Jericho was the real Walls of Jericho not that rip of Boston **** that happens during his in ring matches, i would like to see the Walls of Jericho performed like that all the time in Jericho matches like in his WCW and early WWE Days.

Overall an excellent way to end the show, Priceless/Orton faction looks ready to take off, Jericho ans Cena's rivalry is working so well, Batista and Orton's match was made for Armageddon and JBL and HBK'S confrontation was excellent.

Overall a very strong Raw which i would give a solid 8.5 out of 10 and i am looking foward to next weeks 3 hour Raw Slammy spectacular.

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The Chosen One

Hey Guys i am sorry i have not had much time this week to write about Raw, i would like to say though that i thought this weeks show was very entertaining and i enjoyed it, the opening with Shane and Stephanie disagreeing with each other was off the charts it reminded me of days gone by when the McMahons were all fueding together, this angle we have on Raw with the two can only lead to better things, i believe we will see Vince McMahon show up soon to show them who's boss, Stephanie also has the heel character here to provide good television and possible screw jobs, where as Shane is the face in all this- it is just good entertaining TV and i cant wait to see what happens next.

Over the last few months the IC Title has been slaughtered with management with the New DVD now out on it's history the company are  giving the title good value, i enjoyed all the IC Title tournament matches, Kane taking out Kingston with the steel steps was good, i want to see more anger from Kane as his character can definetly go places if creative give him the right things to do, CM Punk beat Snitsky in a decent contest to advance, and i am liking the confrontations betweek Punk and our NEW IC Champ REGAL, the IC Division is looking stronger and Miz v Rey Mysterio should be a good one next week on Raw.

JBL last week on Raw surprised all of us when he took out Morrison instead of HBK, i wonder what this offer is? it definetly brings something new to the fued and i am looking foward to the next installment between these too.

Chris Jericho won the triple threat match to advance to Armageddon to face Cena for The World Title, i still have a feeling this match may change and Batista will be added but who knows?- Jericho winning on Monday made him look good again after losing to Cena on Sunday, overall a very good match and a segment that was booked nicely for Jericho to continue his roll as the best heel on Raw.

Finally i would like to say i didnt mind Cena taking out Jericho to end the show, but the mic work that Cena was given was horrible, i just didnt like it, for me it was for all younger WWE fans and all older fans wouldnt have taken to it,thats just my opinion- but the beating he gave Jericho was good and it continues this fued from Survivor Series.

Overall a decent Raw i would give 7.5 out of 10, as always i would like your thoughts on this column either Via WWE Universe or send me an email to Sevillecfc@aol.com

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The Chosen One

Hey guys and welcome to my Survivor Series prediction column, the Survivor Series is the 2nd longest running WWE PPV event in all time history and tonight's show i have high hopes for, i feel we are in for one or two surprises so lets get into my thoughts on the event.

I am going to start with the triple threat match for The WWE Championship, now as we have all read this morning apparently Jeff Hardy was found unconscious in his hotel room, now i so hope that this is all an angle and that Jeff hasn't ruined his chances once again by being daft, anytime he seems to be on a roll,that roll comes tumbling down on him by bad actions, and if this is indeed another mistake on his behalf then i have to say his release will come, now if it is all an angle i do see him participating in tonights championship match along with Triple H and Vladimir Kozlov, i reckon this will be a decent contest with all 3 men doing their best, Triple H's title run for me is due to come to an end and in recent weeks their has been rumours of WWE managment giving Kozlov a short run with the title and therefore i am predicting tonight that we will see history made when Vladimir Kozlov walks out Boston as our new WWE Champion, if this does happen it will be a short title reign and i envisage that if Jeff Hardy's situation is an angle then WWE will wait to Wrestlemania 25 for Hardy to become WWE Champion.

Prediction- Vladimir Kozlov (New WWE Champion)

Team Batista v Team Orton for me has the making of a classic Survivor Series contest all participants in this match are all good entertainers and competitors, i see The Batista/Orton angle continuing through to Armageddon where i reckon the two will meet one one one(thats if my preciction in the main event doesn't take place which you can read further down), so tonight for the fued to continue i have  to go with Orton's side picking up the win and Orton being the sole survivor.

Prediction- Team Orton

JBL's Team v HBK'S team, it's always good to see HBK in action and tonight him and JBL will try to beat the hell out of each other which i reckon they will do, i have to go for HBK's team to get the win tonight, Michaels done the job on Monday against Miz and Morrison so i do not see HBK losing again, tonight he will captain his team to victory.

Prediction- Team HBK

Undertaker v Big Show in the casket match is match i am looking foward to, i thought both men had a great contest at Cyber Sunday and i am hoping this is no different, in recent weeks Undertaker has been getting the upper hand on Big Show, so tonight my feelings is that Big Show will defeat Undertaker, i see a lot of outside interference in this one, and in particular i feel the return of Edge will take place tonight and he will cost Undertaker the casket match, if this does occur i see Taker taking a few weeks off and returning fresh in time for The Royal Rumble.

Prediction- Big Show

Team RAW Divas v Team Smackdown Divas, is an interesting one i love most of the divas in the WWE anyway not just for their wrestling ability but for other reasons lol but tonight we will see a short elimination match and it's a tough one to call but i am going to go with Team Raw getting the win tonight.

Prediction- Team Raw Diva's

And finally the main event Chris Jericho will defend The World Title against John Cena, Cena returns tonight from an injury hiatus,now i am not totally convinced Cena will be 100%, the injury he had generally takes longer to heel but fair play to him for wanting to get back into the ring so quickly- tonight i do not want to see this title changing hands as i have said for weeks in my column that this title needs credibility and tonight no title change should occur, so tonight i reckon that Chris Jericho will defeat John Cena and remain champion until at least Armageddon, i reckon we will see outside intereference from maybe one of the McMahon's or even a Batista heel turn!, Batista has to be angry that Cena got a title shot before he got his re-match so i say Jericho wins with a little help from a McMahon or a Batista run in.

Prediction- Chris Jericho.

Well guys as always i would like your opinions on this blog either via WWE UNIVERSE or send me an email to Sevillecfc@aol.com

P.S If Jeff Hardy is actually unwell then i wish him a speedy recovery.

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The Chosen One

HEY GUYS and welcome to another Raw Review, i thought last night's show was full of good wrestling action and most of the backstage promo's worked extremely well, i have to say the start of the show with Stephanie McMahon having a wrestler's forum was good, she sounds the real deal does Stephanie and she has that sort of look that she means business and nobody should cross her, should be interesting to see how she portrays as the boss of Raw, i definetly see a spat between her and Shane brewing in weeks to come and their's nothing better when the McMahons are going against each other.

 Santino who was was hilarious last night on the mic ripping into (acorn) lol instead of Akon was fine, his rap was great entertainment and as the weeks go on i always look foward to see what Santino does next, taking the IC Title off him was the best way to go and i am glad William Regal who is a tough competitor also now as that title, by the way Regal's brawl with Matt Hardy was good, Matt Hardy deserves a lot of credit for working through a tough knee injury and it did bring good build up to the traditional survior series match which these two will have this sunday.

Shawn Michael's last night was very entertaining, i liked his attack on JBL at the beginning of the show these two are now beginning to have more exposure in their fued and once again i am glad that they will be competing at Survivor Series in a traditional match instead of going one on one, Michaels also i have to say was magnificent in his tag team match when he teamed up with Rey Mysterio to take on The Miz and Morrison, this was a great match and Michaels at the end doing the job was tremendous and what a win for the Miz and Morrison who seem to just get better and better every week.

Orton and Cody Rhodes who are doing great backstage promos week in and week out at the moment is also working so well you can just tell that both men are just ready to attack each other but as the storyline progresses i really do see Rhodes and Manu align themselves with Orton,Batista took on Manu last night on Raw, and i have to say i was very impressed with Manu's work, Batista got the victory then afterwards he and Orton had a heated exchange with each other, Orton and Batista's feud is working so well at the moment and with the inclusion of Rhode's and Manu it makes things more interesting.

JBL and Kane also defeated Cryme Tyme, was a very quick match with Kane and the loudmouth getting the win, Cryme Tyme who are so over with the crowd are once again just in their to do the job i feel a bit sorry for them as they deserves better with thier performances that they give, Kane one week seems to be picking on the good guys then the next week he is threating JBL i liked this between these two last night and JBL'S facial reactions to Kane's entrance and at the conclusion of the match was good.

• Was great to see Evan Bourne last night, his appearance for me last night was a way off saying i could be out longer than expected,as what Mike Knox done to him tells me he is going to be on the sidelines a lot more longer, by the way Knox for me is good but he just doesn't do it with the audience as his character seems so stale.

Chris Jericho once again was magnificent on the microphone and he built up his match with Cena this Sunday perfectly, i really hope to god that Jericho doesn't lose the title to Cena,with Jericho's backstage interaction with Stephanie telling her that with Cena as champion it wouldn't make the best for Raw, i liked this and it told me we may see a big surprise Sunday at the PPV, the way i would really do it though this Sunday is Batista running in and costing Cena The World Title as an act of jealously because Cena got the title shot before Dave Batista got his re-match, and also if the Title changes hands again this title for me is useless no credibility and i hope management dont do this to this title.

I have to say last night's Diva segment was excellent, great build up to the match at Survivor Series and it's always good to see Kelly Kelly if you know what am saying?- all the Raw Diva's then took out Smackdown's Victoria with the Glamazon taking Victoria out with her finishing manouver.

Now onto our Main Event, Randy Orton defeated CM Punk with the RKO, this match was very good and both guys worked their socks off, i have to say though has CM Punk done something backstage to upset someone again, as he done the job cleanely again, his win- loss record in recent weeks ever since he was no longer World Champion would tell me their is definetly more ticks in the loss column.

Orton though for me stole the show last night and it is so good to have him back wrestling on Raw, Raw then ended with all the lumberjacks beating the hell out of each other as Raw went off the air, very entertaining Raw last night and i would give it a solid 7.5 out of 10.

As always guys i would like your thought's on this column either via email at Sevillecfc@aol.com or send me a comment or message on WWE Universe.

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The Chosen One

Hey Guys and welcome to another Raw Review!, last night's Raw came from Manchester, England, i have to say the show seemed very slow for me and the audience was even quieter, anyway let's get into the show.

Batista kicked off the show last night which i was ok with, although i wanted to see Batista look a little more pissed off after his title loss last week, but we saw the same Batista demanding a re-match for the title, Stephanie McMahon then appeared and said Batista would not get his title shot as Cena is next in line, now this got me thinking.... i reckon Batista is on the verge of a heel turn and what better way to do the turn is that at Survivor Series i am predicting Batista will cost John Cena the World Title as an act of Jealousy as Batista will be annoyed that Cena just walks back in and gets the title shot, now getting back to the segment Stephanie McMahon then made 2 big matches for Raw later in the night, i wish Stephanie would make a live  Raw appearance instead of all these backstage segments as it's beginning to get a little old now, anyway this led to Orton appearing to tell Batista he is better than him,  this then led to a match being made between the two later in the night (DID ANYONE REALLY THINK THIS MATCH WAS GOING TO HAPPEN LAST NIGHT?)

Now last night all the majority of matches were all so quick and not enough time was given and for me this is not a good thing, we got William Regal defeating Santino Marella to win the IC Title, i hope now that they start showing this title credibility as this title deserves respect and with Regal holding i am hoping we see good long wrestling matches with this title on the line, as the title deserves so much more respect than it has been given in recent years.

Mike Knox v D'LO Brown, now why has their been absolutely no explanation for Knox's brand switch? now dont get me wrong Knox is a good in ring brawler but this match done absolutely nothing for me, Knox's gimmick for me will never get over with the audience and i sense we could see a Snitsky with the way Knox turns out, by the way we got to see this match last night when during this segment we could have got a CM Punk or a Kofi Kingston match, where were these two last night? if they are not injured and WWE just didnt use them, then is looks pretty bleak for the pair, i hope next week when CM Punk takes on Randy Orton we see a classic and hopefully Punk will get more momentum behind him again.

Chris Jericho's promo for me was another waste of time, he just said the same thing he has said on the mic for the last few months about HBK being a loser, Hypocrite about knocking out this wife, now for me this segment would have been better of being a backstage segment, dont get me wrong he had to get a bit of mic time to talk about Cena but this should have been a backstage promo.

Beth Phoenix v Mickie James, now once again it was worthless and pointless we got a 2 minute match here, now why was Kelly Kelly not given a title match? and why was Kelly Kelly not used last night either?, Kelly deserves the title shot, don't get me wrong a love Mickie James but i just think Kelly would deserve this shot at the moment, i also thought since Santino dropped his title last night then last night would have been the right time for Pheonix to drop her title.

I liked Cody Rhodes slapping Orton backstage last night, and i also loved Manu's face reaction this was the first time last night i saw a side to Manu that i liked, anyway another good backstage promo with these guys and i am looking foward to see what direction this takes and if a stable will happen, and what will Diabese's roll be on returning? very Interesting.

Now we all knew that somehow Batista v Orton wasn't going to happen, as this is being saved for PPV, now Cody Rhodes stepped in to try and impress Orton i'd say, but we once again saw another obvious outcome, Batista gets the victory then he and Orton have a staredown an ok segment but not great, by the way Orton was way over more with the crowd last night than Batista was, who is exactly will be the face in this angle?

Now Kane had a good backstage promo last night saying evil things about the fans and Rey Mysterio, he then said he would do something bad to Rey Mysterio in the NO DQ match that both men had, now this was a good match but for me the crowd were so quiet last night that the match seemed slow, anyway Rey got the win over Kane to hopefully now end this fued between the two, Kane last night  with his promo hasnt helped him a bit with this loss so pretty poor on creative for that segment, i like Kane as a heel but i want to see more Anger and More hatred from The Big Red Monster.

Next up we then had the last man standing match between HBK and Chris Jericho, i have to say the match was good but once again the crowd seemed as if they were in a morgue it was so quiet, Jericho got the win when JBL ran in and took HBK out with a steel chair, we knew this ending was going happen also as JBL hadn't appeared all night so i predciting this outcome as well, so Jericho rolls on with 2 big wins in 2 weeks and HBK moves on to face JBL'S team at Survivor Series in the traditional SS match.

Now i have to say this PG Rating that WWE have is not helping them one bit, its affecting ratings and when we see NO DQ matches on TV now the only really good spot we get now is someone being put through the announce table, i want to see more blood and more NO DQ spots, let's hope WWE let The Undertaker and Jeff Hardy have a cracker of an extreme rules match this Friday on Smackdown!

Anyway last night's Raw for me was poor and i would give it a 6 out of 10 and i hope we get a better show next week with the Survivor Series just around the corner.

As always i would like your opinions on this blog either via WWE Universe or email me at Sevillecfc@aol.com

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The Chosen One