I’m a day late with my column, but I want to talk about Raw, John Cena’s injury, and Mike Adamle. I have to say that Monday’s Raw was quite an improvement from last week’s show. At least this week’s show made more sense, unlike last week when things were just thrown together. There was one match, that kind of pissed me off and I’ll start with that match. Other than that one segment everything else was good. Wow that’s nice to say for a change. So let me start with the negative, and then on to the rest of the show, Cena and Mr. No Personality Adamle.
Just when I thought that Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes were getting ready to start up with Cryme Tyme. WWE pushed the clock back to a few weeks ago, and had these two guys face Jerry Lawler and Hacksaw Duggan ONCE AGAIN. Why? I kind of thought that we got the message a few months ago that this young tag team was anti “OLD” and at the time it worked fine. But why get that going again? It’s obvious that Cryme Tyme will be feuding with them, well the feud has started already, so I guess because there really is no tag team division on Raw this was all the creative team could come up with. I had absolutely no interest in watching this match, but there was a highlight for me during this segment and that was Cryme Tyme finally getting some mic work and antagonizing DiBiase and Rhodes. I thought Shad and JGT did a cool job on the mic and they made this segment passable. Oh and add the debut of Primo Colon vs. Charlie Haas as another negative. But I didn’t really dislike this; only because, I thought Haas had Carlito down perfectly and since I’m a Haas fan it is always nice to see him on Raw. But, the Wilkes-Barre fans didn’t seem to care about Primo or Haas so this was more or less a bomb.
So there were just two segments that did nothing for the show, but everything else came off very entertaining. I want to give major props to JBL for upping his game in his match against World Champion CM Punk. This was a 5 star opening match. I don’t remember JBL ever coming off so well in a match, and this one really showcased Punk in such a favorable way. I absolutely loved this match and it really did set the tone for a good show. The next match was Kelly Kelly vs. Beth Phoenix. This was another match that came off well. I remember two years ago when ECW debuted Kelly couldn’t keep a beat when she was stripping. Even when she danced with Expose, I wouldn’t exactly say she moved well, but man has she improved in the ring. I would much rather see her wrestle than Maria. I never disliked Beth Phoenix, but I was not a fan of hers, however since the Santino/Phoenix pairing I think its fair to say that now I am a Glamarella fan. I couldn’t get over the nose injury that Beth got from one of Kelly’s move and when Santino’s help caused Phoenix a loss, I loved the ending when Beth took Santino out. Oh we know who wears the pants in that relationship.
The hottest segment on the show was again with Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho. But this time the segment belonged to HBK. This was his baby, and last week Jericho had the spotlight on him. I loved the way Michaels played this out. You could just see the anger and emotion coming out of him because of the “fractured jaw” his wife Rebecca received from Jericho. I thought Michaels actions along with his words just made this feud even better and I look forward to the Michaels/Jericho unsanctioned match at Unforgiven. This was a fantastic segment. As I have been saying Jericho and Michaels have made Raw so much better because of the way this angle is going. It’s the best thing on Raw and it has been for quite a while.
Now I liked the Santino vs. Kofi Kingston match, but I have to be honest with you, I am sick of seeing Kingston losing each week. I really feel this guy could be a fan favorite, he’s kind of there now, but having him lose isn’t going to do much for his character. Again the ending was funny because you had Phoenix interfering, which gave Santino the win, and then after the match she kissed Santino and then he grabbed her and kissed her. I don’t know how long this storyline will continue to be fun to watch, but so far it’s working and I can’t wait to see more with this lovely couple. And then we go the main event with Batista vs. Kane. This was a good match, and what I liked about it was that they both seemed so focus, which made this match come off with so much importance. I liked how Kane kept going after Batista’s leg, and when the match ended Batista gave it right back to Kane, by hitting Kane’s leg with chair shot after chair shot. This was a great way to end a decent show.
Now with John Cena out for about three months we now have Rey Mysterio taking his place in the Championship Scramble match at Unforgiven. I am a little surprised because as one of my readers pointed out to me, it was Jericho who beat Punk last week why not give that opening to him? But of course we know that Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels will be a big money maker for Unforgiven so there was no way Y2J was going to get in there. With Mysterio now in that match, I think it’s going to turn out fine and let’s face it Rey gives 110 percent all the time. Now as far as Cena goes, if you haven’t gone to WWE.com go there there’s a lot of news stories up about him. Things turned out very well for Cena, which is great news, and he will be back according to WWE in three months, right in time for the Survivor Series. So along with John Cena, Vince McMahon must have breathed a sigh of relief that his top guy won’t miss too much time.
Finally I want to say, let’s get rid of Mike Adamle as the GM. He is brining nothing to his role and frankly I don’t get his character at all. When he comes out and talks I take it that his days are numbered and that they are just waiting to replace him. As I said he’s adding nothing at all to Raw and I just don’t get why Vince hired him in the first place. I know William Regal is in the doghouse because of his suspension, but I would like to see him back as the GM. At least he made the shows a hell of a lot more interesting to watch. Okay I will leave you with the two rumors, one about a WWE star, and the other is about someone going to TNA from WWE. One of the main sites posted that Mr. Kennedy will be having shoulder surgery on Friday, and will miss at least 6 months. This poor guy cannot catch a break, and I hope he can make a nice comeback once he’s cleared to wrestle. And the last rumor is that Mick Foley is going to TNA. Well if he is good for him. That’s about all I can say on that subject. I will return over the weekend with my Smackdown and ECW thoughts. I’ll give you a hint; I will have nothing but NICE things to say about one of the shows. Gee I wonder which one that could be? The website forum TheWrestlingAsylum.com has recently just re-opened after some severe technical difficulties. If you’ve ever wanted to join an online community and be part of a wrestling forum, now’s the time to jump in. TWA is an acclaimed wrestling forum that has some of the best wrestling discussions out there in addition to many interactive features such as our matches of the week, wrestling pool, et cetera. Currently, TWA is holding an interactive feature where members will vote on their favorite wrestlers of all time and in the end, TWA will count down the top 100. People who participate in this contest will receive a free DVD-R of some famous matches of the top 10 or 20 wrestlers on the list. In addition to all of this, TWA also has a very active Off Topic section of the site for random discussion, movies, music, graphics, and of course, TWA has an ever-growing multimedia section on all wrestling and all other media as well. TheWrestlingAsylum.com is just waiting for you to make its mark on it, so why not join up today.
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