There's
nothing worse than seeing Raw kick off with a wrestler you don't care
for anymore, and who's in a storyline you have absolutely no interest in.
That was
the case this past Monday, when Big Show delivered a promo filled
with information we already knew. We were shown numerous clips of
Over The Limit, were reminded once again that the main event from
that PPV was the “darkest day in WWE history” and in true heel
fashion, were shown some pretty valid explanations as to why Big Show
is so pissed off.
It was
the type of opening I was afraid was going to shape the rest of the
show, but thankfully, this week's Raw was an improvement. And
funnily enough, the good ending to Raw featured the same guy who
opened Raw with that boring promo.
R-Truth
& Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger
While
watching this match I came to the realisation that there's nothing
left to say about these set of matches. They're generally fairly
good, but never really have any development or back story to get
invested in.
And
while these matches are fine, I always thought that Ziggler deserved
better. So, it came as a delightfully nice surprise to see him flip
off after the match.
If all
these indications are correct, it means that Dolph Ziggler is going
solo again. Finally. After months of doing practically nothing, The
Show Off might have something to do again. I don't care if he's not
put into the main event scene right away, just as long as he's away
from Jack Swagger. Seriously, Swagger's like the old high school friend
who won't go away, leaving the other guy to just accept him as he is.
WWE '13
cover is unveiled
This is
one of those segments that really should have worked, but it did.
Normally I cringe at the sight of WWE advertising something, but from
Big Johnny's gleefully unveiling the unofficial cover featuring
himself, to CM Punk's more over-the-top announcement that he was the
official cover man for the video game, this one was one pretty
enjoyable segment.
Did all
this make me want to buy the video game when it comes out? Haha, oh
God no, I find them to be awful. I wouldn't even buy it if a limited
edition Big Johnny version of the game came out.
CM Punk
vs. Daniel Bryan
I said
there was nothing left to say about the matches the tag team champs
have had against Ziggler and Swagger, and the same can be said for CM
Punk and Daniel Bryan. These two are incapable of having a bad match
together.
This was
a nice surprise as the match wasn't advertised until just over 20
minutes or so into Raw, but even matches that feel last minute are
still really fun to watch. What I liked about this match especially
was the clean finish. I was afraid Kane would come out and attack
Bryan, but thankfully that came after the match.
I don't
know what to make of the Kane situation. He's an odd person to put
into this Bryan/Punk feud to say the least. Through all that though,
I was relived to see Punk attack Kane as well, because that means
that it won't be just a Bryan/Kane feud. Instead, it means that Kane
might play the filler roll in this angle to stretch out the feud
between Bryan and Punk. If that's the case, then I'm all for it.
Sheamus
vs. David Otunga
Does
anyone really believe that Otunga can beat any top star when he says
he will? Yeah, didn't think so.
Anyway,
a fairly nothing match here. David has improved over the past year or
so, but even in matches like this he can really fail to deliver in
any way.
Also, an
interference from Alberto Del Rio after the match would have been
nice. With the Mexican Aristocrat in line to face Sheamus for the
World Heavyweight title in a few weeks time, adding some heat to the
upcoming match wouldn't be so bad. Even if that heat comes from a
cheap beat down.
Big Show
vs. Brodus Clay
For the
first time since his debut, I got excited to see Brodus Clay. After
his serious altercation with Big Show earlier in the night, I was
looking forward to seeing a different side to the Funkasaurus.
Unfortunately
though, that didn't happen, as the match never got under way.
Instead, we saw Big Show deliver a beat down on him. Although I was
looking forward to see Brodus in action, the beat down actually came
off extremely well.
Big Show
man handling Brodus (as well as the tag team champs) made him look
like a complete bad ass. Everything from his spear to Brodus, his
Choke Slam like move on Truth towards the rope, to him flinging Kofi
through the barricade, came off so well.
It's a
bit of a shame to see Big Show look dangerous at the expense of three
other wrestlers, but when the segment comes off the well then it's
hard to complain that much.
Overall,
this was a good way to cap off a pretty enjoyable episode of Raw.
Stray
Observations:
- They need to get the US title off Santino Marella quick. Him losing to Del Rio in under a minute doesn't do him any good, and also doesn't do a lot for the prestige of the title.
- I imagine Orton said “That's for taking my place in the Marine 3!” in his head when he delivered that RKO to The Miz.
- That backstage segment with Dolph Ziggler saying he deserves to be where Orton is was extremely positive. I'd actually really like to see a feud between those two.
- AJ looked really hot in that CM Punk attire. An easy decision for me on that WWE.com poll.
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