Wow, look at the date. its 11/11, haha. anyway, welcome again to "Raw's Revenge" where i talk about the main points of Raw, give my thoughts and give a rating for the show.
for the first time in awhile i was eger to see Raw as last week was a great show. now on Raw, we saw Batista come out and wanted a rematch. yada, yada, he didnt get it as Stephanie McMahon came on the titan tron. she said its a new era on Raw. now i dont know what that era is just yet but it looks to be somewhat interesting. Steph said we have to focus on the new and get rid of the old. i think some of that is referring to the old WWE, like the attitude era, as so many fans want that back. i agree that he have to look at the new.
i was surprised that matches she announced. i didnt think we would have two stipulation matches on Raw. i was demanding WWE to do that for some time now and i guess they finally listened. the kane vs. Ray match was good. i would have liked to see them use a chair or a table but i was fine with the match. i just think they should have Kane be a main event star in the WWE.
the Santino vs. William Regal match was shocking. i never saw him winning the title. it was pretty obvious as he was in his home town. i would of liked to see a longer match but the outcome was shocking and that is what i like!
the Last Man standing match was interesting, to say the least. in the middle of the match, where they were up on the entrance ramp and stage, i was just thinking this match was a joke. i mean the referee was counting every two minutes for a 10 count and then when they beat each other up, it looked cheap. Shawn through Jericho in a plastic bin and then on the top of the car which easlier looked plastic and then with that camera prop. it looked very cheap. i was looking for the chairs and ladders and especially the tables and they gave it to me. they brought in the ladder and went through a table. with that being said, i was happy with the match as they finally gave the weapons a job. the next thing i want know is blood from those matches so lets see if WWE could work something out with that. overall this match was entertaining and that is the main point here.
i would have liked to see the Batista vs. Rany Orton match but we never saw it. i still hope WWE makes that match and it doesnt have any interferance and has a good win. i would love to see this match. that is really the main points for Raw's show last nigh. i give it a 4 out of 5 star. it was down from last week as i gave it a 4.5 out of 5 but remember that was a 3 hour Raw. that's my rating, what's yours?
Here is another installment of "my thoughts". And today I am talking about John Cena. Now what can I say about Cena for you not to get mad? I have tons of subjects that go with Cena and some may be good and some may be bad.
John's character is only one sided. You can only LOVE the guy or HATE him, you can't be in between. When John first came into the WWE, I witnessed it and probably most people did. His first match was against the best wrestler of all time, Kurt Angle. I NEVER thought Cena would become the star he is now. I saw him come out and faced Kurt and I thought that was the end of that. Then he stayed on Smackdown and became a different character.
Now I might say this a lot but I am not a fan of Cena. I really wasn't a fan of Cena. At that time, I was a good guy (I cheered for the faces). It doesn't matter who they were, if they were good I wanted them to win.
With that being said, I did cheer for Cena at the time. I didn't buy his merchandise and I wasn't the person who couldn't wait for him to be on TV. I don't remember when it happened but it just blew up. What I mean is, Cena came in and was a person who, I thought, never would be seen again but then comes to have this character that is a rapper. He was this character who wore tennis shoes, jean shorts, had short hair, wore hats, and wore his pants low and showed his boxers. The real reason why he became big will be talked about a little later but remember the description I just gave you of his character. As John was this character, I did like his rapping. He had great rhymes that made me laugh sometimes. I remember some about Big Show and Kurt Angle. The other part I liked was him having the spinning belt. He first introduced the spinning US title. That was a great title but WWE got rid of it. The spinning belt became so popular that WWE decided to make it for a bigger title. A bigger title is the WWE title. The spinning WWE title is also amazing. People often say that they are tired of it. Well how can you be tired of it if that is the only title in the world that spins?
Almost everyone thinks of the spinning championships and they automatically refer it to John Cena. He was the star that introduced it but it really isn't his. That kind of bugs me. It's like the Hardcore title. People refer it to Mankind (Mick Foley) but so many other stars had that title. I like the WWE title and they should stick with it.
The most amazing part of Cena's career his how fast he has climbed to the rankings. He became a main event star in around a year. That is right ONE YEAR! The Undertaker and The Rock rose up to main event status in less than a year so is Cena going to be like them? Stars that rise up that fast really have talent or are really going to be big. Taker and Rock are/were huge so Cena will be too. Remember the description I gave you about Cena's character? Well the reason why he rose up to the ranking so fast is because WWE made him like this era. This era, this time frame, people are like Cena. There are people, mostly kids, who were the hats, shoes, boxers, socks, shorts, and shirts so they refer to him. They saw him and they said "wow, he is just like us". The best way for stars to rise up to the rankings is if the fans can connect to them. Fans connected with Cena because he was part of this era. He wore the clothes and he talked the talk. Instantly the fans love him. I agree that mostly females and little kids like Cena. Yes there are adults that like him (I am just stating that). But the kids are the ones that are like him and buy his merchandise.
I have tremendous respect for John Cena. There is no doubt in my mind that Cena has the most heart for wrestling. I would say WWE but he didn't start in WWE right away; he started off wrestling and loved it from there. I watched those videos that are on for Cena coming back and I can easlier tell that he has the most heart. A person who cares so much about wrestling and who gives everything for it really has my respect. As John got to where he is now, I have to tell you I can't stand him. His character is annoying to me. It's mostly the same from years ago but now he just gets old. He wears the same thing, which is still connecting to the fans, but his wrestling skills are starting to show. He was a great amount of strength, one of the strongest on RAW. But his wrestling is the same old, let me explain.
Cena's moves, match after match, are the same. You have signature moves from stars. For example, you have Batista doing a spear in every match, The Undertaker doing snake eyes and going old school as he jumps off the top rope on his opponents shoulder, HHH has the knee to the face, and Hardy doing the whisper in the wind. The problem with john is that his signature moves are getting more and more. He first had the 5 knuckle shuffle, and then he has the flying leg drop and uses suplexes on every star. I just find it predictable. Don't get me wrong, his matches are entertaining like the Batista and John match at Summerslam. That match was a 5 star match. I loved it.
It seems like Cena always gets injured but when he comes back, I know he will get title matches and be on the top again. As he comes back at Survivor Series, I know he will make an impact that I will hate. He will then go on and have a main event rivalry and face for the title before you say "turnbuckle". That is just how fast he comes back and is in the main event already. It just makes me sick. Also when he is on RAW, he always comes out at the beginning of RAW and talks for 15 minutes. It just makes RAW boring for me when he is on. I know he will become champion again and I know he will break some records. This time frame is all the WWE is focusing on for making John the best there is. WWE is saying that the 21 century is Cena. I know he will be a 10 time champion or even more by the time he retires. I know for a fact that he will be in the WWE Hall of Fame.
The last thing I want to touch on is Cena getting the world title match at the upcoming Survivor Series. Why does he need to have this title shot? When Shane McMahon announced this, you don't know how angry I was. See, Cena was out for months. When he comes back he should have to climb the way up the ladder again for the title shot. He lost at Summerslam against Batista which was his last match before he had surgery. There are so many other stars like Rey Mysterio, Kane, C.M. Punk that deserve a title shot, not John Cena who has his first match back and it's already a title match. It makes me sick.
I have a long way to go to put up with him. Love him or hate him, you have to respect the guy. That is all for "my thoughts" for now but please check back to my others and wait to see my others coming soon. If you have any suggestions for a future "My thoughts" blog, then feel free to message me. Anyway that is my thoughts on this topic, but what are yours? Talk to you next time!
As Smackdown aired just hours ago on My Network TV, it's time for "My infamous smackdown recap". Now I am starting out with big things poppin, little things droppin. It started out with the superstar on the losing streak, MVP. He had his MVP Lounge. Now he didn't get far into the show as The Great Khali came out and interrupted him. I personally like The Great Khali now. I know it may sound weird, but ever since he started the Kiss cam, I am excited every time he comes on the TV screen. He came out and had another kiss cam. I just like to mention that the kiss cam is one of my favorite segments in all of WWE. Anyway, he kissed 2 ladies on this episode. If this goes on forever, I wouldn't mind as I could see this every single week no matter how long it might be aired.
With Smackdown starting out with this segment, I knew it was going to be a good show but was I right? Well the next match was Shelton Benjamin vs. R-Truth for the US title. When I saw this match on paper, I knew that it was going to be an action packed match. Every time Benjamin is in the ring, he always surprises me and I know it will be exciting. I was rooting for Shelton in this match as I think he is the better star and luckily he won.
The bad part was Smackdown went downhill from there. The matches become less entertaining and less exciting. The other match that really took my interest was the tag team match of HHH and Jeff vs. Miz and Morrison. That was an exciting match but Jeff went crazy.
I was glad to see Vickie Guerrero on Smackdown again and we saw her at different periods during the show. She wanted to find a star that really can take down The Undertaker and while she was doing that, she came across several stars like MVP, Jeff Hardy, and Big Show. MVP faced The Great Khali in a match and that match was an okay match. The diva's match was pretty good. We saw the Brie Bella Twin's, finally, but we now know its official. I was surprised we didn't see Carlito and Primo in action but they were on TV for 5 seconds.
The other part that was great was The Brian Kendrick. I know he didn't wrestle, he should have, but he didn't. His bodyguard did though. He faced Jimmy Wang Yang. Like JR said, I think Jimmy should get a bigger push and have more on Smackdown. Anyway, I loved Kendrick's dancing and his segment in the back as he talked to Jimmy Wang Yang. His bodyguard won but the best part of that match was the ending where Kendrick was running around the ring and dancing. He must take dancing lessons or something as his dancing always gets better. I know he is the future of this business and I just love his character. Go Kendrick go!
The main event wasn't what expected. I thought it was going to be great but it didn't really interest me. I don't know why, but it didn't click for me. The ending was amazing though. Jeff is on a rampage to show Vickie that he can beat HHH for the title. He came out with a chair and attacked Kozlov and The Undertaker, which surprised me. At the end, Jeff went into Vickie's office and acted like the estranged Edge right before he took a break. You may know what I am talking about. When Edge that was going crazy on Vickie and so on. Anyway, When Jeff was talking to Vickie that reminded me of Edge's character. The match next week, The Undertaker vs. Jeff Hardy in an Extreme rules match, should be a phenomenal match. I can't wait for that match. Those are the main points of Smackdown. that is all the time today but don't miss next week's Smackdown.
With an absence of "Raw's Revenge" last week, I am here to bring it to all of you today as we had a RAW that no one will ever soon forget. Now I was very excited for RAW last night for a number of reasons. One reason was Stephanie and Shane McMahon being on. We haven't seen them for such a long time and I wanted to see what they had to say concerning Randy Orton. We saw them all throughout the night which made the show better. The biggest shocker of the night had to be Mike Adamlie resigning. I NEVER saw this happening. Personally, I liked Adamlie. He was new and different. I didn't know where his character was really going but I knew that he was more of a middle person. He did mess up with words and being on stage for announcements but I didn't mine that. The question I have now is who is going to be the new GM. Did you notice when Mike was talking to Stephanie and told her that she was running everyone, he didn't mess up at all. He talked at the right speed, didn't miss any words and he went through it thoroughly. I thought that was very surprising.
I was glad to see Mae Young on RAW. Anytime a legend or a star from the past comes to a WWE show again, it always makes it better. I was just disappointed that she lost.
The funniest part was probably when the full moon came out. You probably know what I am talking about. This segment was when all the amusing and different characters came out and danced in the ring. We had Kung-Fu-Nakie, Boogeyman, Hornswoggle, Goldust, and a lot of others that really made it a great time.
I liked where WWE took a look at the past RAW's and had video segments of it. I knew this was going to happen but I wasn't sure which they would pick. The parts they picked were great but I thought they did too much during the past 2 years. They did a lot in 2008 and did some of them in 2007. I think they did this to show WWE fans that the best parts happened recently and we didn't acknowledge it. I would have picked parts from the attitude era and matches that were great like Shawn Michaels vs. HHH for the world title around 2003. That match was the best match I ever saw on RAW. I saw others from DVD's but that was the best one LIVE.
The Steel Cage match surprised me a lot. I first thought it would be terrible because they used a steel cage match 2 months ago with Chris Jericho vs. C.M. Punk for the world title. I would have liked WWE to have a ladder match on RAW as we don't really have ladder matches too much and we haven't had one on RAW for YEARS. But as I look at it now, I am not complaining. This Steel Cage match was great. It exceeded my expectations. I didn't see Jericho winning at all but when I saw him on the other side of the cage and when he was kicking Batista's legs on that side, I knew he had the best change, and he did. I wander why Batista only got a week with the title? I don't know but I didn't think he should have won it in the first place then.
The worst part of the night that almost made me sick was when Shane announced that John Cena would get a title shot at Survivor Series. Why should he get it if he never had it when he was injured? He lost against Batista at Summerslam so he should be on the bottom ladder. He should earn his title shot, not just hand him it. There are so many other stars like Rey Mysterio, Kane, Shawn Michaels, and C.M. Punk who should get a title shot before Cena. It just made me very angry as I don't see one reason why he should get the title again.
This RAW was a great show that I won't forget anytime soon. I have to give RAW a 4.5 out of 5 stars. It had amazing matches that had so much action; it had Shane, a new champion, a steel cage match, and vintage RAW segments. Now we just need every show like this, but where is Vince? That's my rating, what's yours?
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