BRM Reviews the 8/8/2011 Raw
Posted: Aug 9th, '11, 23:40
TRIPLE H PROMO- good. I really liked how they didn’t have the confrontation between Cena and Triple H over the live mic. That made it feel much less scripted to me. Cole and JR had some great comments about the Special Guest Ref stip, during the following match.
JOHN CENA vs. JACK SWAGGER- 3.5/10. Nothing was botched, but this match was just WAY TOO SHORT for the talent involved.
DEL RIO PROMO- good.
R-TRUTH PROMO- dumb.
MIZ JUMPS REY- good stuff
THE MIZ vs. KOFI KINGSTON- 5.75/10
PUNK PROMO- Great
CM PUNK vs. ALBERTO DEL RIO (w/Ricardo Rodriguez)- 6/10. Too short
BETH PHOENIX vs. EVE TORRES- 3.25/10. Good squash, but it was clear that Beth had to slow down to work at Eve’s rate. Good post-match promo by Beth, I liked Kelly needing to not only hit Beth from behind, but also needing to use a shot with the title belt to take her out.
ALEX RILEY vs. DOLPH ZIGGLER (w/Vickie Guerrero)- No Rating. Very good segment.
R-TRUTH vs. JOHN MORRISON-6/10. Short, but a good story. Really made you feel sorry for JoMo… but why isn’t this on Summer Slam?
CHRISTIAN PROMO- Good hype.
CLOSING SEGMENT- F*CKING SPECTACULAR! (aside from Cena breaking kayfabe. That annoyed me a bit. Punk’s breach of kayfabe was less egregious). Loved the way that they mentioned the cliché in the beginning, and perfectly stopped just short of it (there was no physical violence between Cena and Punk).
Overall, Raw was pretty good, but, aside from the closing segment, entirely skippable.
JOHN CENA vs. JACK SWAGGER- 3.5/10. Nothing was botched, but this match was just WAY TOO SHORT for the talent involved.
DEL RIO PROMO- good.
R-TRUTH PROMO- dumb.
MIZ JUMPS REY- good stuff
THE MIZ vs. KOFI KINGSTON- 5.75/10
PUNK PROMO- Great
CM PUNK vs. ALBERTO DEL RIO (w/Ricardo Rodriguez)- 6/10. Too short
BETH PHOENIX vs. EVE TORRES- 3.25/10. Good squash, but it was clear that Beth had to slow down to work at Eve’s rate. Good post-match promo by Beth, I liked Kelly needing to not only hit Beth from behind, but also needing to use a shot with the title belt to take her out.
ALEX RILEY vs. DOLPH ZIGGLER (w/Vickie Guerrero)- No Rating. Very good segment.
R-TRUTH vs. JOHN MORRISON-6/10. Short, but a good story. Really made you feel sorry for JoMo… but why isn’t this on Summer Slam?
CHRISTIAN PROMO- Good hype.
CLOSING SEGMENT- F*CKING SPECTACULAR! (aside from Cena breaking kayfabe. That annoyed me a bit. Punk’s breach of kayfabe was less egregious). Loved the way that they mentioned the cliché in the beginning, and perfectly stopped just short of it (there was no physical violence between Cena and Punk).
Overall, Raw was pretty good, but, aside from the closing segment, entirely skippable.