BRM Reviews the 10/24/2011 Raw

[Big Red Machine]

OPENING SEGMENT- AMAZING! Triple H’s constant interrupting Johnny Ace with just telling him to “SHUT UP!” felt so real. We’ve all been there. It felt like something a person would say, not a character.

RANDY ORTON & SHEAMUS vs. CODY RHODES & CHRISTIAN- 6.5/10

BACKSTAGE SEGMENT WITH CENA & JOHNNY ACE- GREAT! Bringing up the concept of the “unsafe working environment” addresses the pink elephant in the room quite well. I especially loved Cena calling Otunga “Carlton Banks.” Early 90s FTW!

SANTINO MARELLA vs. DOOLPH ZIGGLER (w/Vickie Guerrero & Jack Swagger)- 3/10, but it did its job well. Santino gets his spots in, but loses, creating heat. Good stuff with Mason Ryan, too. Santino with hair! WTF?

RYDER IS CENA’S PARTNER- good stuff from Ryder, but when did the Bellas become babyfaces?

PUNK-DEL RIO- JOHNNY ACE SEGMENT- GREAT!

NATALYA vs. ALICIA FOX- 2.25/10. Nattie needs to stop losing. I also don’t like this “tear time” crap. Being jerks doesn’t fit this angle. Beth & Nattie should be physical bullies, but not mental ones.

JOHN MORRISON vs. WADE BARRETT- 5/10

COLE CHALLENGES JR- I don’t care

STRIKER INTERVIEWS RYDER- Good stuff.

JOHN CENA vs. R-TRUTH & THE MIZ- No Rating- eh segment. Whether it is good or bad depends on what Cena’s motives are for choosing The Rock. If he does it “to give The Rock to The People”… then it will be gold. If he does it for some other reason… not so much.

Overall, an okay Raw. It ddin’t deliver in the ring, but it was a fallout night, and it sets up a lot of stuff, so I’ll give it a pass.