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!
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