Watching TNA's Bound For Glory Pay-Per-View one thing was clear; Keep It Simple, Stupid.
A card full of gimmick matches blended into one another and the result is the same as it is always; TNA have a huge roster of guys and you got to see every single one of them. However you don't care about any of them.
You don't need a fancy looking video package for every match on the card. When you do play a video package for three matches then they seem important and the crowd will get into them. We don't need a five minute explaination of the Monsters Ball or a throw away four corners tag match. Show us the match, have a good match and warm up the crowd for the reason we paid for the show.
If you're main event is going to be a typical Jeff Jarret vs Sting match in 2006 then don't load your card with spot fests and gimmicks. Everything has been done before the main event so the crowd will be silent in a high-spot free match.
I'm not even going to review every match on the card because in all honestly the THREE hardcore matches wore the crap out of me. I wanted to see men exchanging arm drags not high-spots. The battle royale was fun but shouldn't have been first on the card and no angle was played out after Austin Starr's victory. Monsters Ball was a throw away as was the four-way tag match in which AMW didn't care about. Eric Young vs Larry was what you'd expect but took away from the main event stipulation and Eric Young couldn't beat a man three times his age clean.
Christian vs Rhyno was a street fight which started in the back and ended up an in ring spot fest. Not good. The X-Title match was easily the best match on the card and is an example of what the undercard should be doing in TNA right now. The tag team cage match was very good but isn't a cage match no rules? So why was it a traditonal tag match where foreign objects weren't allowed? The main event sucked up until the last thirty seconds which was awesome. Jarrett clocked Sting with the guitar, the crowd thought they were getting the usual bullshit but Sting roared, the crowd went mad and the deathlock was applied and Sting was the new champion.
Of course the focus was on the fact that Jarrett lost the belt not that Sting had won it. Overall it was disapointing PPV with only two decent macthes all in all. The future looks good (at least next month) with Joe and Angle and Sting and Christian. We'll see if TNA fuck this one up like they did with this PPV.
Verdict: Could have been more.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Sunday, October 22, 2006
TNA Pay-Per-View Tonight
TNA's PPV from outside of the Impact Zone comes tonight and there isn't much of a buzz for the show. I'm predicting the same buyrate as usual. Mainly because of the horrible push to the main event, and the general everybody on TV Impact shows.
Angle debuted on Thursday in the zone and squared off with Joe and bearing in mind Joe is in a completley different match than Angle so this generated no buys. He's a special guest enforcer tonight so I can see Joe making his presence felt in the match, setting up a program with Sting (Sting's winning the belt), winning the belt and setting up the match with Angle.
The story of this whole PPV is not pushing the main event but pushing every single match so nobody cares about any match and therefore the pay-per-view. The Angle situation is somewhat intruiging but not enough to sell the PPV to people outside of the TNA fans. Two hot wrestlers in a match that seems important will sell PPVs (see UFC) not the chance that Kurt Angle might do something.
Angle debuted on Thursday in the zone and squared off with Joe and bearing in mind Joe is in a completley different match than Angle so this generated no buys. He's a special guest enforcer tonight so I can see Joe making his presence felt in the match, setting up a program with Sting (Sting's winning the belt), winning the belt and setting up the match with Angle.
The story of this whole PPV is not pushing the main event but pushing every single match so nobody cares about any match and therefore the pay-per-view. The Angle situation is somewhat intruiging but not enough to sell the PPV to people outside of the TNA fans. Two hot wrestlers in a match that seems important will sell PPVs (see UFC) not the chance that Kurt Angle might do something.
Smackdown Thoughts
This weeks Smackdown seemed to be a huge show on paper but after I'd finished watching it felt somewhat empty. The main event was built as something huge but it was another swerve that takes away from the title match. When Big Dave finally gets his belt back it isn't going to mean as much if we're getting the match virtually every week. I didn't predict a finish with Cena and Big Show at ringside but I didn't think they'd make such a hige deal out of the match only to go the shitty finish. Big Dave looked terrible.
Rey/Chavo was a great match and for a purley selfish reason I was disapointed with Rey loosing as it means he won't be coming to Manchester in a couple of weeks. He does need knee surgery and hasn't had a break for the four years he's been with the company so he deserves it. I'm thinking they might go with Benoit/Chavo for the next month or so or Chavo's victory isn't going to mean anything if they don't do anything with him.
Where was Benoit? Where was Lashley?
I love William Regal. I like Taylor . These two in a tag team will be great. It seems they're sending them the way of Paul London and Spanky which I have no problem with at all.
Kane vs MVP could be the worst feud of the year. That is discounting Kennedy/Undertaker. Taker kills everybody, doesn't give anybody a chance to get over (ask Helms) and ultimatley this isn't doing anything for young Ken Kennedy.
I have no interest in Terkay and the dress wearing freak (he's just a guy who wears a dress - that's it).
Rey/Chavo was a great match and for a purley selfish reason I was disapointed with Rey loosing as it means he won't be coming to Manchester in a couple of weeks. He does need knee surgery and hasn't had a break for the four years he's been with the company so he deserves it. I'm thinking they might go with Benoit/Chavo for the next month or so or Chavo's victory isn't going to mean anything if they don't do anything with him.
Where was Benoit? Where was Lashley?
I love William Regal. I like Taylor . These two in a tag team will be great. It seems they're sending them the way of Paul London and Spanky which I have no problem with at all.
Kane vs MVP could be the worst feud of the year. That is discounting Kennedy/Undertaker. Taker kills everybody, doesn't give anybody a chance to get over (ask Helms) and ultimatley this isn't doing anything for young Ken Kennedy.
I have no interest in Terkay and the dress wearing freak (he's just a guy who wears a dress - that's it).
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Vince's Reaction To Ken vs Tito
OK so Ken/Tito does a fucking ridiculously great rating. Bigger than any Raw main event ever. Bigger than anything on Spike ever. Vince's reaction was hilarious, he asked for his team to come up with ideas for when he signed Shamrock. Fortunatley Paul Heyman was on hand to explain that the rating was so huge because it was a feud that had been built and built, promoted and promoted and people wanted to see them... FIGHT!
Judging by this reaction I thought he might take note but then I saw Raw on Monday and I realised he's Vince McMahon.
Judging by this reaction I thought he might take note but then I saw Raw on Monday and I realised he's Vince McMahon.
Raw Is Random
What a random episode of Raw aired this week. K-Fed, DX, Jackass - bizzare.
The opening segment was great for the time that Orton and Edge were on their own. As soon as Hunter came out and treated us to nob gags and some new gay jokes it went downhill. UFC is doing huge buyrates for all its pay-per-views and how many feuds are based on the fact that one man is saying the other is gay?
The huge announcement for the champions of champions match is that we get to the vote for the winner. Well they're not going to do a title change are they? They need the winner of the voting to be Show or Cena because Booker has no chance going over if the booking is left to the Vince. I think Big Show has started bowling Monday nights since he went to ECW; that shirt was not a shirt worn by a world champion.
Cryme Tyme debuted and beat the competition. It finally looks like the Spirit Squad are breaking up resulting in three of them being released in the next six months and Johnny and Kenny probably heading to Smackdown. Cryme Tyme will be over for a couple of weeks, they'll win the belts and nobody will give a shit afterwards. Their segment with Booker was great although it was mainly Booker.
Why did Jeff have to defend his title in a four way? Isn't that seen as really bad when the champ has to? Masters got pinned. Again.
Carlito was on this show for the sake of being on the show.
K-Fed was damn good. He didn't try and get himself over but got Nitro and Cena over. A good celebrity appearance as opposed to the Jackass boys who wouldn't sell for Umaga. Umaga is going to be so dead if they continue to have him hanging around the lower mid-card. If they're going to push him as an undefeated monster then the main event is the logical place for him. They won't put him in that position though so someday he's going to disappear and never be seen again.
WWE shit all over TNA by getting the Jackass guys. The X-division goofs have been doing the gimmick for months and WWE gets the appearance of the actual goofs.
The women's title tournament continues. YAY!
The main event was a decent for a Raw main event. Orton got injured which is why the match was somewhat short. The problem lies in the fact that Hunter won even after Orton cheated so now we're supposed to pay to see Hunter win again.
Overall a random show that did little to build anything for the future or get you excited about Cyber Sunday but was entertaining overall.
The opening segment was great for the time that Orton and Edge were on their own. As soon as Hunter came out and treated us to nob gags and some new gay jokes it went downhill. UFC is doing huge buyrates for all its pay-per-views and how many feuds are based on the fact that one man is saying the other is gay?
The huge announcement for the champions of champions match is that we get to the vote for the winner. Well they're not going to do a title change are they? They need the winner of the voting to be Show or Cena because Booker has no chance going over if the booking is left to the Vince. I think Big Show has started bowling Monday nights since he went to ECW; that shirt was not a shirt worn by a world champion.
Cryme Tyme debuted and beat the competition. It finally looks like the Spirit Squad are breaking up resulting in three of them being released in the next six months and Johnny and Kenny probably heading to Smackdown. Cryme Tyme will be over for a couple of weeks, they'll win the belts and nobody will give a shit afterwards. Their segment with Booker was great although it was mainly Booker.
Why did Jeff have to defend his title in a four way? Isn't that seen as really bad when the champ has to? Masters got pinned. Again.
Carlito was on this show for the sake of being on the show.
K-Fed was damn good. He didn't try and get himself over but got Nitro and Cena over. A good celebrity appearance as opposed to the Jackass boys who wouldn't sell for Umaga. Umaga is going to be so dead if they continue to have him hanging around the lower mid-card. If they're going to push him as an undefeated monster then the main event is the logical place for him. They won't put him in that position though so someday he's going to disappear and never be seen again.
WWE shit all over TNA by getting the Jackass guys. The X-division goofs have been doing the gimmick for months and WWE gets the appearance of the actual goofs.
The women's title tournament continues. YAY!
The main event was a decent for a Raw main event. Orton got injured which is why the match was somewhat short. The problem lies in the fact that Hunter won even after Orton cheated so now we're supposed to pay to see Hunter win again.
Overall a random show that did little to build anything for the future or get you excited about Cyber Sunday but was entertaining overall.
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Jericho to TNA
Well his band Fozzy anyhow. Not live though. A music video. On pay-per-view. This is a huge announcement and huge news for TNA (apparently). Add this to the annoucement that Bobby Roode is announcing his manager on said show I can't wait for the show! What's it called again?
If anybody out there thinks that Jericho is going to TNA then they're kidding themselves. Jericho is a smart guy and knows money lies with WWE. Signing with TNA cuts ties with Vince and for a guy like Jericho that could be carrer suicide. Jericho to TNA? Nuh uh. His music video is the closest TNA are getting to Y2J.
If anybody out there thinks that Jericho is going to TNA then they're kidding themselves. Jericho is a smart guy and knows money lies with WWE. Signing with TNA cuts ties with Vince and for a guy like Jericho that could be carrer suicide. Jericho to TNA? Nuh uh. His music video is the closest TNA are getting to Y2J.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Smackdown Continues a Role of Good Shows
I was actaully interested in watching Smackdown this week and it delivered. Smackdown has (nearly) always been the better show in terms of wrestling with Eddie, Benoit, Rey and Angle all been staples of the show and now with Finaly and Regal in the mix the wrestling can not be faulted.
Watching Chris Benoit pummel the shit out of Mr Kennedy was great.The finish wasn't too bad, Benoit couldn't beat Kennedy clean so this was the next big thing. The difference between Kennedy and Benoit on offence is world apart. One's awesome the other is pretty boring. I don't need to tell who you. Benoit winning the US title is only a good thing, the belt is wasted in the Taker feud so it makes sense to put it on Benoit who always makes it feel like a damn important belt.
Regal vs Vito was a decent match, mainly because William Regal is great. I don't think Regal ever wins but as long as he is on my TV every week I have no problem with this whatsoever and it doesn't take away from his credibility because he is that damn good.
MVP still sucks and putting him with Kane is hardly going to light the world on fire (pardon the pun) but they need something for both guys to do so they've stuck them together. I thought Kane was taking time off but obviously not.
Jamie Noble on TV in singles action is another great novelty. His match with Rey was a good little TV match, these guys can have awesome matches but the point was to put Rey over and they did that here. I thought the idea was for Rey to go off and have his surgery after No Mercy, they could be doing that angle next week with the 'I Quit' match. Rey is advertised for Survivor Series though so you never know.
Jimmy Wang Yang is the man. A decent little six-man here.
The main event was another good TV match. Booker T on commentary still rules. For a TV triple threat there wasn't anyhting else they could have done better or worse so this was a good little match. Batista going over makes sense as Finlay is a heel and Lashley isn't the number one guy at the moment (despite being better than Big Dave who looked a little rough tonight). Cena and Big Show are at Smackdown next week so I predict a no contest in the main event setting up the Cyber Sunday main event. Add the Rey/Chavo match to that and next week should be entertaining.
Watching Chris Benoit pummel the shit out of Mr Kennedy was great.The finish wasn't too bad, Benoit couldn't beat Kennedy clean so this was the next big thing. The difference between Kennedy and Benoit on offence is world apart. One's awesome the other is pretty boring. I don't need to tell who you. Benoit winning the US title is only a good thing, the belt is wasted in the Taker feud so it makes sense to put it on Benoit who always makes it feel like a damn important belt.
Regal vs Vito was a decent match, mainly because William Regal is great. I don't think Regal ever wins but as long as he is on my TV every week I have no problem with this whatsoever and it doesn't take away from his credibility because he is that damn good.
MVP still sucks and putting him with Kane is hardly going to light the world on fire (pardon the pun) but they need something for both guys to do so they've stuck them together. I thought Kane was taking time off but obviously not.
Jamie Noble on TV in singles action is another great novelty. His match with Rey was a good little TV match, these guys can have awesome matches but the point was to put Rey over and they did that here. I thought the idea was for Rey to go off and have his surgery after No Mercy, they could be doing that angle next week with the 'I Quit' match. Rey is advertised for Survivor Series though so you never know.
Jimmy Wang Yang is the man. A decent little six-man here.
The main event was another good TV match. Booker T on commentary still rules. For a TV triple threat there wasn't anyhting else they could have done better or worse so this was a good little match. Batista going over makes sense as Finlay is a heel and Lashley isn't the number one guy at the moment (despite being better than Big Dave who looked a little rough tonight). Cena and Big Show are at Smackdown next week so I predict a no contest in the main event setting up the Cyber Sunday main event. Add the Rey/Chavo match to that and next week should be entertaining.
The Benoit Suprise
All over the world of the wondeful Internet message boards I've been readin how the return of Chris Benoit should have been more hyped. Yes it might have sold some pay-per-views and Benoit could have been out over in such a way that he is next contender to the world title but, isn't it nice to be surprised by something?
As 'inside' fans we know everything that's going on and the majority of the time we find it hard to actually be pleasantly surprised with what goes on in this business. The return of my favourite wrestler Chris Benoit made me happy. It was a nice surprise for those who bought a pay-per-view where the bright spots were few and far between. His return didn't sell any pay-per-views but can't we just be happy for once?
As 'inside' fans we know everything that's going on and the majority of the time we find it hard to actually be pleasantly surprised with what goes on in this business. The return of my favourite wrestler Chris Benoit made me happy. It was a nice surprise for those who bought a pay-per-view where the bright spots were few and far between. His return didn't sell any pay-per-views but can't we just be happy for once?
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
The Biggest Raw Ever
Not quite.
It was a good show with the interpromotional rivalries etc. but it's the story of WWE no building towards anything that highlights the flaws in this show. Just like the WWE vs ECW special a couple of months ago (remember that?) this showhad little promotion. People knew it was on but didn't have much of a reason to watch it outside of the advertised Kane/Umaga match.
The opening segment was good seeing all three champions in the ring but went off on a bit of a tangent talking about the films. Booker T's reference to Ready to Rumble made me smile though. Cena's English accent ruled. These three are going at it in a triple threat at Cyber Sunday. They're desperate to prove that PPV is a hit. They were always told that a Tuesday PPV wouldn't work so last year they stacked the card with the return of Austin and Foley. This year they've moved it and are putting a pretty big match on top.
Kane got beat so is loosing Raw. He was backstage at the Smackdown tapings so work it out.
The backstage interactions between the three GMs was brilliant. Even the Super Crazy segment.
The women's match sucked. This title is doomed. They might as well have a fans vote at the PPV to decide the champion, it would mean more.
DX vs Cade & Murdoch was typical of the whole of DX's run - burying the competition. It looks like they're getting a real feud in Edge & Orton. I predict a tag match followed by two singles matches which I have no problem with at all as Edge and Michaels work very well together. Hunter and Orton have yet to prove themselves but a good angle could change this.
Big Show beat Jeff Hardy. Where was Matt to make the save?
Didn't we see Booker vs RVD like last week? At least the King won.
Chris Benoit is fucking amazing. Poor Shelton.
Bickering between commentary teams can get annoying but when JBL is involved I have no problem with it at all.
The Smackdown six-man made me laugh my head off. Firstly Rey got caught in the apron by Finlay and disappeared and the heels beat him whilst in the apron. That made me laugh for some reason. Secondly Rey got fully dragged under the ring by the midget. Thirdly Cole called the midget the little bastard and JBL commented he may have parents so call him a troll. Classic. The match was good as well. Look like Rey is sticking around until Survivor Series.
Mitch vs Flair was one hell of an awesome segment. I'll always mark for Dibase. When joined by IRS I mark even more.
The main event was actually pretty fun. I don't think anybody expected a clean finish but for what it was it was good.
Overall a thumbs up show. Plenty of build to Cyber Sunday, good backstage segments and good wrestling for TV.
It was a good show with the interpromotional rivalries etc. but it's the story of WWE no building towards anything that highlights the flaws in this show. Just like the WWE vs ECW special a couple of months ago (remember that?) this showhad little promotion. People knew it was on but didn't have much of a reason to watch it outside of the advertised Kane/Umaga match.
The opening segment was good seeing all three champions in the ring but went off on a bit of a tangent talking about the films. Booker T's reference to Ready to Rumble made me smile though. Cena's English accent ruled. These three are going at it in a triple threat at Cyber Sunday. They're desperate to prove that PPV is a hit. They were always told that a Tuesday PPV wouldn't work so last year they stacked the card with the return of Austin and Foley. This year they've moved it and are putting a pretty big match on top.
Kane got beat so is loosing Raw. He was backstage at the Smackdown tapings so work it out.
The backstage interactions between the three GMs was brilliant. Even the Super Crazy segment.
The women's match sucked. This title is doomed. They might as well have a fans vote at the PPV to decide the champion, it would mean more.
DX vs Cade & Murdoch was typical of the whole of DX's run - burying the competition. It looks like they're getting a real feud in Edge & Orton. I predict a tag match followed by two singles matches which I have no problem with at all as Edge and Michaels work very well together. Hunter and Orton have yet to prove themselves but a good angle could change this.
Big Show beat Jeff Hardy. Where was Matt to make the save?
Didn't we see Booker vs RVD like last week? At least the King won.
Chris Benoit is fucking amazing. Poor Shelton.
Bickering between commentary teams can get annoying but when JBL is involved I have no problem with it at all.
The Smackdown six-man made me laugh my head off. Firstly Rey got caught in the apron by Finlay and disappeared and the heels beat him whilst in the apron. That made me laugh for some reason. Secondly Rey got fully dragged under the ring by the midget. Thirdly Cole called the midget the little bastard and JBL commented he may have parents so call him a troll. Classic. The match was good as well. Look like Rey is sticking around until Survivor Series.
Mitch vs Flair was one hell of an awesome segment. I'll always mark for Dibase. When joined by IRS I mark even more.
The main event was actually pretty fun. I don't think anybody expected a clean finish but for what it was it was good.
Overall a thumbs up show. Plenty of build to Cyber Sunday, good backstage segments and good wrestling for TV.
Saturday, October 07, 2006
Johnny Ace fires the wrong guy
If John Lauranitis' inadequecy in the role of head of talent relations isn't in question then it is now. Remeber when MARTY Jannety got resigned (again) last month? And the Boogeyman (MARTY Wright) got fired? Well it seems that Jannety went AWOL (a la Justin Credible) and was supposed to get fired. Lauranitis fired him, or so he thought. Lauranitas fired Marty Wright not Marty Jannety!
Don't worry all has been resolved. The Boogeyman has been resigned and Marty Jannety is out the door again for the 433rd time in his career.
Check back around next year's Wrestlemania for Marty's next apperance and subsequent rehiring.
Don't worry all has been resolved. The Boogeyman has been resigned and Marty Jannety is out the door again for the 433rd time in his career.
Check back around next year's Wrestlemania for Marty's next apperance and subsequent rehiring.
No Mercy Preview
World Heavyweight Championship
King Booker (c) vs Finlay vs Bobby Lashley vs Big Dave Batista
The original plan was supposed to be Big Dave vs Booker for the title but given that Big Dave has been terrible since his return it was switched to Lashely/Booker and Batista was thrown with Finlay to help him regain his step. Now it has been decided Lashley isn't a draw so the two matches have been added together.
King Booker's reign on Smackdown has been the best thing going in recent weeks so I hope it doesn't come to an end. Changing the title in a fatal four way is ridiculous in my opinion. You make money by building big feuds not throwing four guys in a ring. The match could be pretty decent as Finlay and Booker are both great, Lashley is looking better month on month and although Big Dave looks horrible he may have to step us his game. I'm expecting a King Booker victory.
Ken Kennedy vs The Undertaker
A terrible fued that makes no sense whatsoever. Taker wins.
Note: At this point I'm having to look at wwe.com to find out the rest of the card.
Who Loves Eddie More - Falls Count Anywhere
Chavo Geurrero vs Rey Mysterio
Another bad feud although as always the match will be decent. This is Rey's last match for a while as he heads off for knee surgery so I'm picking Chavo by default.
WWE Tag Team Championship
Paul London & Brian Kendrick vs KC James & Idol Stevens
Another one of those nobody really cares about this match but should be OK given London and Kendrick are involved. If the geeks in masks don't win the tag titles are dead.
MVP vs ????
MVP debuts in the ring. I'll give WWE their due here, they've built up a special attraction in this guy. There's no news as of yet about his opponent but I'd expect Sylvan or Tatanka to be top of the list.
Matt Hardy vs Gregory Helms
I've liked what they've done with these two, the only problem is nobody cares. It makes sense for the babyface to go over but as the babyface is Matt Hardy and Matt Hardy will not die putting over Helms is the better option.
On paper this looks like a shitty PPV but I'm sure as with all Smackdown PPVs it will be pretty good.
King Booker (c) vs Finlay vs Bobby Lashley vs Big Dave Batista
The original plan was supposed to be Big Dave vs Booker for the title but given that Big Dave has been terrible since his return it was switched to Lashely/Booker and Batista was thrown with Finlay to help him regain his step. Now it has been decided Lashley isn't a draw so the two matches have been added together.
King Booker's reign on Smackdown has been the best thing going in recent weeks so I hope it doesn't come to an end. Changing the title in a fatal four way is ridiculous in my opinion. You make money by building big feuds not throwing four guys in a ring. The match could be pretty decent as Finlay and Booker are both great, Lashley is looking better month on month and although Big Dave looks horrible he may have to step us his game. I'm expecting a King Booker victory.
Ken Kennedy vs The Undertaker
A terrible fued that makes no sense whatsoever. Taker wins.
Note: At this point I'm having to look at wwe.com to find out the rest of the card.
Who Loves Eddie More - Falls Count Anywhere
Chavo Geurrero vs Rey Mysterio
Another bad feud although as always the match will be decent. This is Rey's last match for a while as he heads off for knee surgery so I'm picking Chavo by default.
WWE Tag Team Championship
Paul London & Brian Kendrick vs KC James & Idol Stevens
Another one of those nobody really cares about this match but should be OK given London and Kendrick are involved. If the geeks in masks don't win the tag titles are dead.
MVP vs ????
MVP debuts in the ring. I'll give WWE their due here, they've built up a special attraction in this guy. There's no news as of yet about his opponent but I'd expect Sylvan or Tatanka to be top of the list.
Matt Hardy vs Gregory Helms
I've liked what they've done with these two, the only problem is nobody cares. It makes sense for the babyface to go over but as the babyface is Matt Hardy and Matt Hardy will not die putting over Helms is the better option.
On paper this looks like a shitty PPV but I'm sure as with all Smackdown PPVs it will be pretty good.
Raw thought it was in a war
Well I've got roundto watching Raw and it was a pretty good episode. Granted without the sweet main event it would have blown big time but considering the main should be the best thing on the show it was no problem at all. The show was given the big time feel because of UFC on the other channel. Apparently UFC sucked so efforts were wasted but I'm not complaining.
John Cena and Edge work really well together. I wasn't a big fan of their matches at the start of the year but since they've been feuding this time around they've been great together. The interferance had to happen with it being on free TV and I've got no problem with it at all because it's promoting feuds for the next Raw PPV.
Carlito and Orton has to continue. Their matches are OK but it's not like I'm thinking I can't wait for Carlito to finally beat Orton. I'm waiting for the fued to end.
What about the angle for Kane and Umaga? I missed it to. Next week's show has Kane vs Umaga in a Kane leaves Raw for a brief while match. If you didn't know he's taking a break from the business.
Snitsky still has a job.
The DX malarcy with Coach backstage was too hockey for my liking. It went on too long and was trying to be too serious so as a wacky skit it failed. Although the Chris Masters 'how to loose fifty pounds in four weeks' deal was great. He's fired.
Does Bischoff just hang around at Raw tapings? I thought he got fired.
Men in cheerleader outfits is not funny and is so 1997. That's why this was put in there. DX aren't cool anymore they're just goofs.
We have a new IC champion in Jeff Hardy. I have no problem with this whatsoever because somehow Hardy and Nitro have been having some great matches and by the looks of things this feud is continuing.
Overall this was a good episode of Raw that built to a great main event and I always enjoy a Raw that follows that formula.
John Cena and Edge work really well together. I wasn't a big fan of their matches at the start of the year but since they've been feuding this time around they've been great together. The interferance had to happen with it being on free TV and I've got no problem with it at all because it's promoting feuds for the next Raw PPV.
Carlito and Orton has to continue. Their matches are OK but it's not like I'm thinking I can't wait for Carlito to finally beat Orton. I'm waiting for the fued to end.
What about the angle for Kane and Umaga? I missed it to. Next week's show has Kane vs Umaga in a Kane leaves Raw for a brief while match. If you didn't know he's taking a break from the business.
Snitsky still has a job.
The DX malarcy with Coach backstage was too hockey for my liking. It went on too long and was trying to be too serious so as a wacky skit it failed. Although the Chris Masters 'how to loose fifty pounds in four weeks' deal was great. He's fired.
Does Bischoff just hang around at Raw tapings? I thought he got fired.
Men in cheerleader outfits is not funny and is so 1997. That's why this was put in there. DX aren't cool anymore they're just goofs.
We have a new IC champion in Jeff Hardy. I have no problem with this whatsoever because somehow Hardy and Nitro have been having some great matches and by the looks of things this feud is continuing.
Overall this was a good episode of Raw that built to a great main event and I always enjoy a Raw that follows that formula.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Smackdown Gets Hayes
Michael PS Hayes has been announced as the new head writer of Smackdown. This could potentially be really good news as firstly Smackdown has sucked lately so anybody new booking is at least going to give it a different direction. Secondly Hayes is old school. He's a guy from World Class who made feuds last months on end drawing thousands of fans every week. In the world of sports entertainment it is unusual to see somebody in the business be head writer as the tendancy is for hollywood writers to get the jobs. Seeing an old school guy with the book could be a turn in the right direction for the b show.
Of course if he does well he's going to Raw.
Of course if he does well he's going to Raw.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Well ECW Sucked
I finally got around to watching last weeks ECW and my god did it blow. RVD and Bob Holly wrestled a boring hardcore match. RVD is really off these days and Bob Holly has never ever been over and nobody has ever cared about him and they're not going to do now.
The main event was terrible. Big Show can be carried to decent matches. Sandman cannot carry people to decent matches. Putting these two in the ring was asking for trouble and exposed both of their key weaknesses.
Next week I'm reading the report and seeing if the show's any good before I bother taping it. I never do that so doing so is really showing something about the product.
Just Smackdown go now, although I doubt that can be as bad.
The main event was terrible. Big Show can be carried to decent matches. Sandman cannot carry people to decent matches. Putting these two in the ring was asking for trouble and exposed both of their key weaknesses.
Next week I'm reading the report and seeing if the show's any good before I bother taping it. I never do that so doing so is really showing something about the product.
Just Smackdown go now, although I doubt that can be as bad.
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