BRM Reviews the 7/4/2011 Raw
Posted: Jul 5th, '11, 20:18
CENA PROMO- I like it. There is a pretty good worked shoot, and they are treading the line VERY well.
THE BELLA TWINS vs. KELLY KELLY & EVE TORRES- 3/10. Terrible moonsault by Eve.
ANDY PROMO- I didn’t watch Tough Enough, but this seemed like a VERY good video package
TRUTH & DEL RIO SEGMENT- eh.
KOZLOV & SANTINO vs. DAVID OTUNGA & MICHAEL MCGUILLICUTTY- 3.5/10
I popped for Zack Ryder. I’m not exactly sure why, but he has that type of charisma.
MIZ PROMO- okay.
BOURNE, SGT. SLAUGER, & JACK SWAGGER SEGMENT- AWESOME!
JACK SWAGGER vs. SGT SLAUGHTER- No rating- GREAT segment! Am I the only person who was annoyed by Sarge not putting his hand on his heart when he recited the Pledge of Allegiance?
Before this match, King made a comment about Swagger going to the University of Oklahoma and being illiterate. Hey King, do you know who else is a University of Oklahoma alumnus? Jim Ross. So you might want to take the comment back.
#1 CONTENDERSHIP MATCH: R-Truth vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Alberto Del Rio- 6.5/10
DOLPH & KOFI SEGMENT- Good, aside from the cake stuff, which takes away from the actual feud.
THE MIZ vs. ALEX RILEY- 6/10 Good aftermath, though. The blow-off should come at SummerSlam
CM PUNK VIDEO PACKAGE- I didn’t like it. It seemed too over-produced, although cutting out the mentions of ROH, New Japan, & Cabana did add to the worked-shoot element.
CENA & VINCE SEGMENT- AMAZING! Made perfect sense, helped sell the PPV, and had great promos from both guys (I LOVE Cena’s ability to play the pure babyface). Yes, the new stip disappoints me, as, going into everything, the smark in me “knows” that Cena won’t lose, but I trust in both Cena and Punk’s ability to make me doubt this during the match, as both men have done it many times before.
The thing I loved most about this segment, though, was its potential. This is looking past Cena vs. Punk. This created the first rift between Vince and Cena, which could be used for a lot of things.
Overall, this episode of Raw wasn’t good at all in the ring, but the Cena-Vince segment was good enough to make me not mind too much.
THE BELLA TWINS vs. KELLY KELLY & EVE TORRES- 3/10. Terrible moonsault by Eve.
ANDY PROMO- I didn’t watch Tough Enough, but this seemed like a VERY good video package
TRUTH & DEL RIO SEGMENT- eh.
KOZLOV & SANTINO vs. DAVID OTUNGA & MICHAEL MCGUILLICUTTY- 3.5/10
I popped for Zack Ryder. I’m not exactly sure why, but he has that type of charisma.
MIZ PROMO- okay.
BOURNE, SGT. SLAUGER, & JACK SWAGGER SEGMENT- AWESOME!
JACK SWAGGER vs. SGT SLAUGHTER- No rating- GREAT segment! Am I the only person who was annoyed by Sarge not putting his hand on his heart when he recited the Pledge of Allegiance?
Before this match, King made a comment about Swagger going to the University of Oklahoma and being illiterate. Hey King, do you know who else is a University of Oklahoma alumnus? Jim Ross. So you might want to take the comment back.
#1 CONTENDERSHIP MATCH: R-Truth vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Alberto Del Rio- 6.5/10
DOLPH & KOFI SEGMENT- Good, aside from the cake stuff, which takes away from the actual feud.
THE MIZ vs. ALEX RILEY- 6/10 Good aftermath, though. The blow-off should come at SummerSlam
CM PUNK VIDEO PACKAGE- I didn’t like it. It seemed too over-produced, although cutting out the mentions of ROH, New Japan, & Cabana did add to the worked-shoot element.
CENA & VINCE SEGMENT- AMAZING! Made perfect sense, helped sell the PPV, and had great promos from both guys (I LOVE Cena’s ability to play the pure babyface). Yes, the new stip disappoints me, as, going into everything, the smark in me “knows” that Cena won’t lose, but I trust in both Cena and Punk’s ability to make me doubt this during the match, as both men have done it many times before.
The thing I loved most about this segment, though, was its potential. This is looking past Cena vs. Punk. This created the first rift between Vince and Cena, which could be used for a lot of things.
Overall, this episode of Raw wasn’t good at all in the ring, but the Cena-Vince segment was good enough to make me not mind too much.