Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 10:42 AM EST
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Hey guys, i am back to review last night's edition of Monday Night Raw, which came to us from Sheffield England, sorry for no blogs last week guys i was on vacation in Germany and didnt get back to Saturday.
Now last night's taped Raw broadcast for me was hugely disappointing and throughout most of it i was falling asleep and that is the honest truth, i dont know if the fans were that quiet or because it was taped they sounded different but for me the crowd seemed sleepy all night and that doesnt make a great show.
Now i have so much respect for Ricky Hatton, but i just could not get into his guest host angle last night, for starters at the beginning he was shaking when talking on the mic and the usual occurence occured when Jeri/Show made an apperance to bash the host, this happens almost every week so i was expecting it, then the other usual cameo from DX making the save as you may call it, and i could have told you before the spoilers were even announced last night that DX would take on Jeri/Show later in the evening, for me the segment didnt take off and it didnt interest me.
Alicia Fox was the number 1 contender to Mickie James divas title a few months back, now she is No1 contender for Melina, now Melina has just come to Raw and she aint losing the title next week to Alicia, so for me Alicia will be put into another pointless feud where she will not claim the gold, the only good thing about last nights Divas match was Kelly Kelly man she was hot last night.
I said a couple of weeks back that Sheamus wasnt doing it for me, but i am beginning to get into his character, i like the way he is destroying the jobbers and it is helping him get over as a good heel, hopefully soon though someone will step up and take out Sheamus to create a good feud.
I dont want to even talk about the wrestler v boxer match, for me it stunk and was pathetic.
Jack Swagger took on Evan Bourne (again) man does Raw's mid card need a shake up it is so stale, thankfully we got a little surprise with Evan winning which was good, for me this was done because they dont want two heels feuding over the US Title in the Miz and Swagger so a face needs to enter the title picture and it will be Bourne, it is just basically the same conception that we had with the US Title recently except Kofi was in the mix, so i am not really enjoying this.
The whole DX/John Cena/Hornswoggle segment was utter nonsense, it made me want to switch over to Nitro (Man did i just say Nitro?)
Randy Orton beat Mark Henry in a snoozefest, the only decent highlight was Kofi and Ortons interaction that i am liking, but the VIP lounge and the match done nothing to entertain the audience.
And the main event, sorry if i have forgot to mention any other segments on Raw that is because i have banished them from my memory, anyway i will be totally honest here guys i thought the tag match main event was boring and slow, i just could not get into this match, was obvious DX would win as they are overseas so no shock factor was a given here and the match done nothing again for me.
Now i want to say that their is a WWE Championship match coming up at Survivor Series, the whole build up with Cena and DX is to comedy orientated, their is no passion, no emotion from any competitors its as if the belt isnt even on the line and its very poor creative work here.
Now last night when i heard Undertakers gong i actually woke up!, it was great to see his small appearance on Raw, for me it actually saved Raw from being a total washout last night, and next week Raw comes live from MSG and their is a huge triple threat tag match announced and Roddy Piper will be guest host, surely this show will be a good one, if not i think am just gonna stick to watching Smackdown.
So basically i did not like Raw and man this PG WWE needs to go it is a disgrace.
As always i would like your thoughts on this blog.
Hey guys, i am not going to write much about last night's Raw as i thought the show was much of a snoozefest, for me the show lacked and the two guest hosts just didnt do it for me.
I was cringing when the 2 nascar guys got on the mic at the beginning of the show, i was just waiting for a slip up and it happened when one of them introduced Kofi Kingston as Kofi Johnson then in seconds they said Kingston, for me that was poor.
I am also disappointed that Big Show will be Undetakers next opponent for the World Title, these two were feuding at this time last year and we dont need to see it again this early.
The good point about Raw was Kofi Kingston, he is being pushed and it is deserved, i have no problem with Kofi and Orton starting a feud, its fresh and it can deliver and Kofi done really well last night.
Cena's promo with Legacy was just plain and boring and nothing came of it apart from Cena not giving them a title match, Legacys match with MVP and Mark Henry was ok but again nothing to get me out of my seat.
The intergender tag match was just as i expected it to be, Melina once again pinning Jillian, the same situation as the last 3 Raw's, so for me it was pointless.
Raw's mid card is so under strength, every week its either Miz v Evan Bourne or Swagger v Bourne or Swagger v Primo(which once again will air this week on WWE Superstars) i dont see where this Swagger/MIZ storyline is going as these two guys are heels, the obvious choice will be Evan Bourne entering the picture making it a triple threat for the us title in the weeks to come.
Kofi Kingston defeated Chris Jericho in the match of the night, this was a good way to help Kofi's push although it seems every one on one match Jericho is in recently he is losing, and i dont like that at all.
Sheamus for me is a good wrestler, but he aint over with the audience at all, he should be kept on ECW to evaulate him and give him momentum, you could hear a pin drop in his match with Jamie Noble, i just dont see this Sheamus character doing anything on Raw.
And the main event we get Triple H defeating Big Show in a ok contest, the lumberjacks made the match more entertaining thats for sure and at the end a triple threat match was made for Survivor Series with Cena/HHH/HBK, this match is ok, but once again HHH is straight into the title picture and that shows Raw is lacking secerley for upper card talent.
Overall a poor Raw in my eyes and i am in no doubt that this week Smackdown will raise the bar again and defeat Raw in terms of entertainment and quality wrestling.
Hey Guys and welcome to my review on last night's WWE PPV Bragging Rights which emanated from Pittsburgh PA.
First of all guys you will read my match predictions blog for this PPV which i wrote on Saturday, and you will see that all my predictions were correct, and i am delighted about that.
I want to start of my giving massive thumbs up to John Cena and Randy Orton for a fantastic Iron Man Match, i really enjoyed this match even though i thought i would not, the bumps and the props that were used last night helped this match, it even made the match look like it was a non PG rating and i just wish we could go back to this kinda stuff every PPV, now i havent read any reports on Cena being busted open so if that was planned i am very happy we got some blood last night, if this was planned though i was very unhappy with medics entering the ring to clean him up, imagine that happening to Stone Cold Steve Austin, he would be embarrassed if that was to happen to him, but not taking anything away from the competitors the match delivered and we have a new WWE Champion, and the end of this feud which climaxed superbly, lets hope for a fresh change on the title picture when Raw airs live tonight.
Next up i would like to discuss the fatal 4 way match for the World Title, this was another match that i really enjoyed, it was actually fast paced, with each competitor doing all their trademark moves, it was also good to see Rey Mysterio and Undertkaer going at it as well, i am very unhappy though with the way CM Punk is being treated with managment, with Undertaker winning last night then the aftermath with Rey and Batista it was as if Punk wasnt even in the match, but i was happy with Undertaker retaining i want to see him have the belt for at least 2 months and i think now Undertaker and Punk will continue to do battle into the Survivor Series, now i want to move on to Batista's heel turn!!!!, this was done absolutely brilliantly and this heel turn was long overdue! i loved the way he spoke to Rey, and the way he took him out post match was done perfectly, the animal has needed this character change for a while and this will no doubt help him out and it will bring fresh interest to his character on Smackdown.
The Miz defeated John Morrison in a good match last night also, i dont see this being the end of these two going at it, i think further down the line we will see John Morrison get his revenge, but last night it made sense for The Miz to win as he has only just became the US Champion and Morrison has had his title a little longer, overall a good contest.
I said in my predictions that Beth Phoenix needed momentum as she has just joined Smackdown, and last night she delivered and she made a statement by pinning Melina.
And finally the 7 v 7 match, I am a Smackdown Fan and i was delighted that my brand were victorious over Raw, i have said for months and months on my blog that Smackdown is the better show and i am delighted they got the bragging rights last night, i also said in my predictions that Big Show would do the dirty on Raw and Chris Jericho would pick up the win for the blue team and it happened, my only disappointment about this contest was that Jericho pinned Kofi Kingston, for me the man who should have been pinned last night was Triple H, yes he got knocked out by Big Show but he should have done the generous thing and let Jericho pin him as we all know Jeri/Show and DX are gonna feud over the tag titles next.
Overall guys this was a PPV i really enjoyed it was miles better than Hell In A Cell and i hope WWE can continue this form going into Survivor Series which will mark The Undertakers 19th year anniversary in the WWE.
BRAGGING RIGHTS DELIVERED!
I would also like your thoughts on this blog as always.
Saturday, October 24, 2009, 04:32 PM EST
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Hey Guys and welcome to another one of my weekely blogs, Bragging Rights is this Sunday on PPV and it's an event with a strong card and its an event i am actually looking foward too.
I want to start off this week by talking about last night's Smackdown, i thought this was another solid and entertaining show and i would give this show the bragging rights over Raw this week, i really enjoyed The main event with CM Punk and The Undertaker, and i was really impressed with Scott Armstrong who done a good job with his backstage skits and even when he refereed the main event, i am just waiting for interaction between The Undertaker and Vince McMahon, these two havent been on screen together in a long time but surely the time will come for the deadman to confront the chairman for his dealings with Teddy Long and the referee.
I didnt get to write about Smackdown last week, but i was digusted that Eric Escobar was put into the 7 v 7 match but thankfully last night WWE must have been thinking what i was thinking that the Smackdown team who i think will go over on Sunday night needed to be star studded up a little, dont get me wrong i like Drew McIntyre and thats not because he's a fellow scot, i just think its a bit too early for him to be in this match and Matt Hardy and Finlay and even R-Truth is definetly the better set of talent who should be in the match and i am very happy with that.
Overall a very good Smackdown last night, now onto my predictions for Bragging Rights!
I am going to start off with the fatal 4 way for The World Title, The Undertaker for me deserves a long title reign, so for me it is far to early for the deadman to drop the gold, so tommorrow night at Bragging Rights i see Undertaker successfully defending his title, i also see Batista and Rey Mysterio coming to blows setting up a feud with those two further down the line and i reckon Punk and Taker will continue their feud possibly into Survivor Series.
Winner- The Undertaker
1 WHOLE HOUR WATCHING THESE TWO- John Cena v Randy Orton, now guys i am a fan of Iron man matches if the superstars in the match could wrestle, Cena for me is ok but he aint great in the ring and all Orton does is stamp, headlock and RKO, so for me if WWE want this match to deliver then something major has to happen in this match or it will be a total flop, for me though their is no way John Cena will leave Raw as Raw already lacks strength in depth for star power, i reckon Ted Dibiase could cost Orton the WWE Title tommorrow night, but no matter what happens for me a new WWE Champion will be crowned tommorrow.
Winner- John Cena
The Miz will take on an impressive John Morrison tommorrow evening in a match i am really looking foward too, this has the potential to be a show stealer also, its a tough one to pick but i am going to plump for the Miz to get one over his old buddy, the reason being as i reckon Raw will need to get Bragging Rights in this one as the next 2 predictions i make dont favour the Raw side.
Winner- The Miz
The 6 Diva contest should be short and sweet, Beth Phoenix has just arrived on Smackdown, so i think she needs more momentum than Kelly, Kim and Melina do, so i am going for the Smackdown divas for victory.
Winners- Smackdown Divas.
And finally the 7 v7 Bragging Right match between Raw and Smackdown, this match should be explosive and i am really looking foward to this also, i really like this concept and i now hope its a yearly thing, the announcers have done their job well also by bragging about their respective brands so its gonna be a good one, well when it comes to my predictions it is very difficult to see a side with DX on it lose but tommorrow i predict that will happen, after this match is over DX will feud with Jericho and Big Show over the tag titles so that gives me one outcome for the match, towards the end Big Show will turn on DX and help Chris Jericho pick up the pinfall on possibly Triple H.
Winners- Team Smackdown.
Well guys i would like your thoughts on this blog and let me know what you think.
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