BRM's thoughts on the 1/24/2011 Raw
Posted: Jan 26th, '11, 00:13
TRY TO BEAT EDGE BATTLE ROYAL- LAME! This made no sense! Why the hell are Swagger & McIntyre here? And why would the Raw GM give SD guys a chance? And why is he allowed to book them in matches? And if he wants to humiliate Edge, why only have THREE guys?
CM PUNK PROMO- Punk steals a catchphrase from Roderick Strong. Never thought I hear that.
Beard-tista will be going by his FCW name, Mason Ryan.
NEXUS-CORRE CONFRONTATION- This was done well… and we got an explanation for why the SD guys are here, so that was good. Everytime Jackson opens his mouth, all I can think of is “this is the pro wrestling version of Pedro Cerrano from the Major League movies.
DEL RIO & SHEAMUS vs. MORRISON & HENRY- 5.75/10. I was scared that they were going to have Henry defeat Del Rio.
DIVAS TITLE MATCH: Natalya(c) vs. Melina- OUCH! That finish looked sick. And I mean Melissa’s Kondo Clutch on MsChif level sick. The match really doesn’t deserve it, but just because of that and Nattie escaping the other cool looking submission, I will give this 4/10.
When did Melina lose the paparazzi and red carpet? Those were great for her gimmick.
Also, why are we doing this NOW, instead of at the PPV on Sunday?
LAY-COOL CHALLENGING NATTIE AT ROYALE RUMBLE- Yes, Lay-Cool does deserve their rematch… but why do this NOW, with only SIX DAYS OF BUILD and blow off the Nattie-Melina feud, which has almost a month of build… for free on Raw? It makes no sense. This is the type of dumb promoting I expect from TNA! Why not just do Nattie vs. Melina at Royale Rumble and then do Nattie vs. Lay-Cool at Elimination Chamber?
NEXUS BACKSTAGE SEGMENT- This was a pretty good segment, but what was the point Mason Ryan not saying his first line in Welsh, rather than English?
CENA INTERVIEW & CONFRONTATION WITH MIZ- this was extremely well done.
EDGE vs. THE MIZ (w/Alex Riley)- 6.25/10. I should have expected the non-finish here. Anyway, the one thing they did here that I didn’t like was Ziggler taking the RKO. I would have had Miz manage to hit Orton with the briefcase before he could hit Ziggler with the RKO.
This is the Raw World champ vs. the Smackdown World champ. This match should have been the main event. No excuses. Even with a BS finish, it is still champion vs. champion.
WADE BARRETT PROMO- GREAT!
DANIEL BRYAN & THE BELLA TWINS vs. TED DIBIASE, MARYSE, & ALICIA FOX- No Rating. This did a fine job of advancing two different angles at once, and with the finish they were doing, it didn’t need to be long.
BACKSTAGE SEGMENT WITH DRAGON, GAIL KIM, & THE BELLAS- am I the only one who finds it sad that making out with Dragon is the most significant thing Gail Kim has done on WWE TV in almost a year? And is it bad that I popped when I realized that Dragon was with Gail? It is definitely a better end to this angle than Dragon getting with one of the Bellas and it gets Gail TV time… but it still seems like something out of a slash-fic.
Props to the guy in the column from a few weeks ago who called the “virgin-vegan” confusion.
Now… I know this is nitpicking, but it is a pet peeve of mine, so I feel justified in mentioning it. After Bella #2 insulted Gail, Gail reacted by slapping her. Gail Kim shouldn’t be slapping people. Gail Kim should be throwing forearm shot or punches! Gail Kim is known for being a good wrestler and for being (at least kayfabe) tougher than many other women. In the same situation, would Lita or Sara Del Rey or Cheerleader Melissa or Mickie James or Mercedes Martinez slap the Bella? HELL NO! They would start wailing on her with forearms and punches! And Gail should have, too.
HARRIS & MCGILLICUTTY vs. KOZ-MARELLA- 4/10- Husky needs a different finisher. Shelly-Shock just doesn’t work for him.
CM PUNK vs. WADE BARRETT with John Cena as Special Guest Referee- No Rating. I liked this a lot. Not sure why, but I did. The GM seems to be turning vaguely heel. I also thought the show-ending schmoz was a great idea.
Overall… this was pretty bad. It had some good segments but had no good wrestling on it at all (like Impact without MCMG).
CM PUNK PROMO- Punk steals a catchphrase from Roderick Strong. Never thought I hear that.
Beard-tista will be going by his FCW name, Mason Ryan.
NEXUS-CORRE CONFRONTATION- This was done well… and we got an explanation for why the SD guys are here, so that was good. Everytime Jackson opens his mouth, all I can think of is “this is the pro wrestling version of Pedro Cerrano from the Major League movies.
DEL RIO & SHEAMUS vs. MORRISON & HENRY- 5.75/10. I was scared that they were going to have Henry defeat Del Rio.
DIVAS TITLE MATCH: Natalya(c) vs. Melina- OUCH! That finish looked sick. And I mean Melissa’s Kondo Clutch on MsChif level sick. The match really doesn’t deserve it, but just because of that and Nattie escaping the other cool looking submission, I will give this 4/10.
When did Melina lose the paparazzi and red carpet? Those were great for her gimmick.
Also, why are we doing this NOW, instead of at the PPV on Sunday?
LAY-COOL CHALLENGING NATTIE AT ROYALE RUMBLE- Yes, Lay-Cool does deserve their rematch… but why do this NOW, with only SIX DAYS OF BUILD and blow off the Nattie-Melina feud, which has almost a month of build… for free on Raw? It makes no sense. This is the type of dumb promoting I expect from TNA! Why not just do Nattie vs. Melina at Royale Rumble and then do Nattie vs. Lay-Cool at Elimination Chamber?
NEXUS BACKSTAGE SEGMENT- This was a pretty good segment, but what was the point Mason Ryan not saying his first line in Welsh, rather than English?
CENA INTERVIEW & CONFRONTATION WITH MIZ- this was extremely well done.
EDGE vs. THE MIZ (w/Alex Riley)- 6.25/10. I should have expected the non-finish here. Anyway, the one thing they did here that I didn’t like was Ziggler taking the RKO. I would have had Miz manage to hit Orton with the briefcase before he could hit Ziggler with the RKO.
This is the Raw World champ vs. the Smackdown World champ. This match should have been the main event. No excuses. Even with a BS finish, it is still champion vs. champion.
WADE BARRETT PROMO- GREAT!
DANIEL BRYAN & THE BELLA TWINS vs. TED DIBIASE, MARYSE, & ALICIA FOX- No Rating. This did a fine job of advancing two different angles at once, and with the finish they were doing, it didn’t need to be long.
BACKSTAGE SEGMENT WITH DRAGON, GAIL KIM, & THE BELLAS- am I the only one who finds it sad that making out with Dragon is the most significant thing Gail Kim has done on WWE TV in almost a year? And is it bad that I popped when I realized that Dragon was with Gail? It is definitely a better end to this angle than Dragon getting with one of the Bellas and it gets Gail TV time… but it still seems like something out of a slash-fic.
Props to the guy in the column from a few weeks ago who called the “virgin-vegan” confusion.
Now… I know this is nitpicking, but it is a pet peeve of mine, so I feel justified in mentioning it. After Bella #2 insulted Gail, Gail reacted by slapping her. Gail Kim shouldn’t be slapping people. Gail Kim should be throwing forearm shot or punches! Gail Kim is known for being a good wrestler and for being (at least kayfabe) tougher than many other women. In the same situation, would Lita or Sara Del Rey or Cheerleader Melissa or Mickie James or Mercedes Martinez slap the Bella? HELL NO! They would start wailing on her with forearms and punches! And Gail should have, too.
HARRIS & MCGILLICUTTY vs. KOZ-MARELLA- 4/10- Husky needs a different finisher. Shelly-Shock just doesn’t work for him.
CM PUNK vs. WADE BARRETT with John Cena as Special Guest Referee- No Rating. I liked this a lot. Not sure why, but I did. The GM seems to be turning vaguely heel. I also thought the show-ending schmoz was a great idea.
Overall… this was pretty bad. It had some good segments but had no good wrestling on it at all (like Impact without MCMG).
