This weeks Raw has come under some criticism, but I for one really enjoyed the show. Of course what's been dubbed the Triple H Invitational began, and four OK matches came out of it. Kane/Masters was alright for a four minute match. I'm a huge mark for Masters and it was fun to see them tease their finishers on each other. The finish made Kane look retarded, but pretty much everything does.
Triple H/Flair was no where near the level of their previous encounters. Flair looked about 80 and was two steps behind Hunter all night. A poorly delivered pedigree and Trips advanced to the next round (surprise, surprise!). Show and Shawn wrestled next... no here's Vince. The Shelton switch was a good idea to continue the Vince/Shawn storyline and considering Shawn is off after Wrestlemania, this could be something of a goodbye to HBK. Show pinned Shelton with ease, but Mamma got scared and had a heart attack. I don't know where this is going, but Mamma can carry it off because she generally rules.
RVD and Carltio were up next and again, nothing amazing but nothing that went too long and made you loose interest. Carlito hit some crazy looking dive out of nowhere, but a Van Daminator and 5* later and Carlito's Wrestlemania main event chance was over.
Edge looked good in his promo tonight. Next week is Edge's last chance to prove himself as top heel, before he moves on to his Foley feud. I feel bad for him because now Hunter's going back on his throne his opportunties at the belt will be few and far between. Maybe a move to Smackdown maybe in order the R Rated Superstar. The main event, like the rest of the show was exactly what it should have been. Six minutes of bliss. It looks like Lita and Edge are going their seperate ways very soon, apparently Lita is keen to get back into the wrestling side of things. She does feel uncomfortable in her role, and she has worked well as Edge's sidekick, but leaving him won't do him any harm.
The Trish/Ashely/Mickie saga continued and Mickie got pinned, declared her love for Trish... as a friend and met Trish's rather plain date. If he could pull Trish, any man with a pulse has a chance. I can't wait for the Chick Kick to the head. This story is good, but the wrestling sure does suck.
Raw comes to us on Thursday next week, with a title match as its main event. There won't be a title change, but I'm expecting for Edge to have the belt won in a clean manner, only for Foley to be distracted (perhaps by Lita), allowing Cena to retain and setting up an Edge/Foley feud for Mania. I'm looking forward to this. Foley's always great on promo, and Edge can be good when he's been a cocky bastard. This has a lot of potential. I wouldn't expect anything great from next week, as Raw's not in its usual spot, there'll be an expected rating drop. Oh yeah, Triple H wins.
On a side note, the podcast starts next week!
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Saturday, February 04, 2006
A Right Royal Kurfuffle
Well, in the words of Little Britain's Lou, this last weeks Royal Rumble was somewhat of a 'right kerfuffle.
The opener, in which Kid Kash lost his Cruiserweight Title, was somwhat of a mess. The only positive, saw Gregory Helms pick up the belt, and a switch to Smackdown seems eminent for the superhero, which is a good thing. I'm hoping for a Noble/Helms feud over the belt, but as they weight less that 250 pounds, I'm not getting my hopes up.
For a good story, the women's matches over the last four months have been dreadful. Mickie/Ashley was no different. All I can say is, I can't wait for Trish to kick Mickie square in the head.
JBL/Boogeyman was exactly what it had to be. I'm not a fan of this wrestlecrap at all, but at least they're booking it properly. As soon as Boogey gets pinned he's a gonner, but why is JBL getting jobbed to this dude? He's a former WWE Champion and doesn't need this shit to deal with. If Boogey's not gone by Wrestlemania, I'll be a very sad man.
The rumble was up next, and I really enjoyed it. There were some cool things in there like the elimination of Kane and Show, Lashley's dominator to the Big Red Monster and Tatanka's return (!). Of course, Mysterio winning it was the best thing the company could have done, but it seems they're going to blow it by handing Orton the shot at Angle's belt in Chicago.
Edge/Cena was terrible. I presumed Cena was going over, but begged for Edge to hold onto the belt. It seems Vince wants to go with his original plans and have Cena hold the belt going into Wrestlemania, although a good proportion of the fan base would rather see him chasing it. It was a horrible match, with moves thrown together and then a Cena comeback. I can't work out why Cena's using the STFU. Why doesn't he just pin them after the FU? All it's done is further push Edge's credibility down.
When I thought things couldn't get any worse, the world's strongest man made his way to the ring, and single handedly pulled a boring match out of Kurt Angle. Yes, 'boring' and 'Angle' in the same sentence. Henry showed that he's good at being a brick wall against Rey, but against no one else. At least the result went the right way by having Angle retain.
Then Mean Mark came down, signalled for the belt, did some crazy shit and made the ring collapse. Marvellous.
Sorry for being so negative today. I was hoping to not be negative in doing this podcast, but today has not been a good week to start.
Stay tuned for the first episode of the podcast coming very soon!
The opener, in which Kid Kash lost his Cruiserweight Title, was somwhat of a mess. The only positive, saw Gregory Helms pick up the belt, and a switch to Smackdown seems eminent for the superhero, which is a good thing. I'm hoping for a Noble/Helms feud over the belt, but as they weight less that 250 pounds, I'm not getting my hopes up.
For a good story, the women's matches over the last four months have been dreadful. Mickie/Ashley was no different. All I can say is, I can't wait for Trish to kick Mickie square in the head.
JBL/Boogeyman was exactly what it had to be. I'm not a fan of this wrestlecrap at all, but at least they're booking it properly. As soon as Boogey gets pinned he's a gonner, but why is JBL getting jobbed to this dude? He's a former WWE Champion and doesn't need this shit to deal with. If Boogey's not gone by Wrestlemania, I'll be a very sad man.
The rumble was up next, and I really enjoyed it. There were some cool things in there like the elimination of Kane and Show, Lashley's dominator to the Big Red Monster and Tatanka's return (!). Of course, Mysterio winning it was the best thing the company could have done, but it seems they're going to blow it by handing Orton the shot at Angle's belt in Chicago.
Edge/Cena was terrible. I presumed Cena was going over, but begged for Edge to hold onto the belt. It seems Vince wants to go with his original plans and have Cena hold the belt going into Wrestlemania, although a good proportion of the fan base would rather see him chasing it. It was a horrible match, with moves thrown together and then a Cena comeback. I can't work out why Cena's using the STFU. Why doesn't he just pin them after the FU? All it's done is further push Edge's credibility down.
When I thought things couldn't get any worse, the world's strongest man made his way to the ring, and single handedly pulled a boring match out of Kurt Angle. Yes, 'boring' and 'Angle' in the same sentence. Henry showed that he's good at being a brick wall against Rey, but against no one else. At least the result went the right way by having Angle retain.
Then Mean Mark came down, signalled for the belt, did some crazy shit and made the ring collapse. Marvellous.
Sorry for being so negative today. I was hoping to not be negative in doing this podcast, but today has not been a good week to start.
Stay tuned for the first episode of the podcast coming very soon!
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