WWE Raw Review 7/30/12

Note: This is this WWE Raw 1001 Episode. There will be no stars like the Rock or Brock Lesnar. This will be the show that focus on CM Punk, John Cena, and Big Show. Also with AJ Lee being the legit GM of Raw, Daniel Bryan will have to face his ex fiancee. As bad as this sounds, this is how the WWE makes their shows look, like a goddamn soap opera. With that said, here's WWE Raw.......


Opening Segments: CM Punk does a shoot like interview on the table where Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler are doing commentary. He speaks about his actions last week. Big Show comes out to explain his actions. Then Cena comes out to beat up Big Show while CM Punk watches. AJ Lee comes out to announce that Big Show vs. John Cena for the #1 contender to the WWE title.
(CM Punk is not a heel. He's tired of the WWE champion being pushed back because of the Rock, Cena, Big Show, and others. I'm getting tired of Cena getting the spotlight. Even when Hogan was not champion he would step to the side for the champ. Big show is a great heel now but he also needs to slow down. I guess this is going to be interesting to watch.)

Match#1: Santino Marella vs. Alberto Del Rio
Winner: Alberto Del Rio
(ADR is gaining heel status. He is trying to be more ruthless and aggressive. He said he will not wrestle until SummerSlam. I want to see ADR just talk and do run ins. I like the new ADR but this is not going to last. We all know that ADR is going to beat Sheamus and be the World Heavyweight Champion.)

Back from the break and Brodus Clay is in the ring dancing with Cameron and Naomi. Vickie Guerrero comes out running her mouth. She tells them to step aside and has some old school hip-hop played. Vickie starts dancing but is interrupted by Damien Sandow. Sandow says a horrible crime was committed against humanity last week. He shows us footage of DX beating him up at RAW 1000. Sandow just attacks Clay and takes his leg out. Sandow beats Clay down and hits him with a bunch of knees. Sandow continues the assault and rips Clay's necklace. Sandow poses as his music hits and Cole plays up the fact that Sandow has snapped.
(This started as dumb but Damien Sandow made this interesting. I guess getting pedigreed last week made him more ruthless. Poor Brodus is being used as a scapegoat. I actually want to see them wrestle.)


Match#2: Street Fight - Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus
Winner: Sheamus
(This was made by using social media. I won't comment on this until later. Daniel Bryan is being made to look crazy as all hell. Sheamus is still looking good. This was a good match even though this was toned down because of the pg rating. Love the ending. Also loved that Daniel Bryan was made to look like he is one fry short of a happy meal.)


Match#3: Kofi Kingston vs. Titus O'Neil
Winner: Titus O'Neil
(The match was boring. The guys in the ring were boring. However, AW comments about Kobe Bryant were uncalled for. This is why some people don't need to be mic'd. )


Match#4: Heath Slater vs. Randy Orton
Winner: Randy Orton
(OMG!!! RKO is back! I marked out when his music came on and it was funny to see him come out. Heath Slater is being made to become the ultimate jobber. That's sad to watch. He will join guys like Brooklyn Brawler, Knuckleball, and even Doink. Good to see RKO back on WWE TV. )


Match#5: Chris Jericho and Christian vs. The Miz and Dolph Ziggler
Winners: Christian and Chris Jericho
(This was a good match. This basically showcase old verses new. Miz is back to being awesome. Dolph is being the showoff. Y2J is still the best in the world. Christian is just there. This was a good match because it showed that all four can put on a good match. )



Match#6: Tensai vs. Tyson Kidd
Winner: Tensai
Winner by DQ: Tyson Kidd
(First Tensai won clean but he decided to mess with Tyson Kidd while he was down. The ref reverse his decision. This upset Tensai. What was funny is that Tensai is back to being where Albert was. Mid card hell!!!!!!)


Main Event: Big Show vs. John Cena
Winner: No Contest
(I knew this was not going to end clean. I also know that this is going to be a clusterfuck. CM Punk wants the WWE title to be respected. Cena is there because WWE (Vince) wants his golden goose to be in the main event. Big Show is there for the muscle. AJ did something good by making this a triple threat match. However, the next three weeks will be a straight clusterfuck.)


Final Thoughts: Fire caused the show to start late. This is the sign of bad things to come for WWE. Also using social media is not going to be good because since when do WWE listen to their fans. One more thing, this was a decent show without celebrities or having old WWE stars boost ratings. I know this 3 hour format is going to be a bad idea and by the end of the fall, we will be back to two hours. See you all for TNA Impact.......










Gene The Grappler