Note: Well it is a new wrestling week. In the WWE, it is time to gear up for another original PPV - Survivor Series. I will be bitching about the fact that there has not been an original Survivor Series match since 2000 but I could be wrong. I saw an Internet meme that suggest that we are living in the past with Cena and Orton being the champs. However, the meme didn't see that Cena was WWE Champ and Orton was WHC. One thing I hope gets cleared up is what is Kane's role in the new corporation. Other than that, I just hope for anything but SSDD in the WWE. So time to watch WWE Monday Night Raw.
Match#1: CM Punk vs. Luke Harper
Winner: CM Punk
(I have said that most guys in the WWE had to carry matches because others cannot wrestle. This was another one of those matches. CM Punk starting the show was somewhat sad to see because he is not a new guy or a jobber. However, I am rethinking my opinion of the opening match rules. Luke Harper is not a good wrestler,yet. He is still green. However, would have loved to see Erick Rowan wrestle because he moves like Jason or Michael Myers. This match did serve the purpose of setting up a feud with CM Punk and Daniel Bryan who came out for the save against the Wyatt Family. )
Match#2: Ryback vs. The Great Khali
Winner: Ryback
(Without Paul Heyman, this Goldberg wannabe is back to killing jobbers and being a bully. I did call him a Goldberg wannabe. Everyone knows that Khali is a joke. He is the biggest jobber in the WWE. At least Big Show wasn't religated to jobbing to guys. This was sad to watch. What upset me is that we get matches setup via the WWE app. Now we have to use the app before shows to see backstage shit. That app is not going to be the app people will use. This was a shitty match even on paper. Santino and Hornswoggle need to move on from Khali.)
Match#3: Kofi Kingston vs. Alberto Del Rio
Winner: Alberto Del Rio
(Unlike the Cena vs. Rock match at Wrestlemania, this has been the match of many lifetimes. We have seen this so much the only thing that changes was ADR having the WHC title. ADR is not like by fans because he is plain and bland on the mic. He can wrestle. He's a luchador. However, the character needs to change slightly. He is heel and should be utilizing his Mexican roots. Don't talk to the fans in English. Time to get Ricardo back as his announcer but treat him like an equal not a lackey. As for Kofi, he will never change. He and Cena are the same characters that started in the WWE years ago. However, Kofi should be in the main event for the WWE title or the WHC. I could see this match over again just to see if Kofi wins and humiliate ADR.)
Match#4: Big E. Langston vs. Randy Orton - Raw App Interactive Match
Winner: Randy Orton
(This was the match of the night. This was a WWE app voted match. This was basically rigged. Why? Because we all know that the WWE app interactive matches are fixed. These polls are usually setup with a landslide win for the people we either expect or anything Cena related. Big E. is going to be in the main event soon. He is definately going to get the mid card titles soon. I think it is fitting that this was the match of the night because this had everything I like in a WWE match. We got action, twists, some outside action, very little cheating, and eventually a quick ending. Good job WWE for this match. )
Match#5: Fandango and Summer Rae vs. Tyson Kidd and Natalya
Winners: Tyson Kidd and Natalya
(I was not going to speak on this match because I don't like Fandango but there was something more to this match. Tyson Kidd is back on WWE TV without a mask or jobbing on WWE Superstars or WWE Main Event. Last time we actually saw Tyson Kidd and Natalya was on the WWE Diva show on E!. They are officially married. Plus there was a scene on the previews that shows Fandango and Natalya in the ring while Tyson Kidd outside the ring. So this might be a bullshit storyline but I think Tyson Kidd needs something to make him relevant again. Plus Nattie is more of a real woman that watching the Bellas on reality TV.)
Match#6: John Cena, Goldust and Cody Rhodes vs. The Real Americans (Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger) and Damien Sandow
Winner: John Cena, Goldust and Cody Rhodes
(If you did not see this match last week on Smackdown then you can also look at my review for this match. What else can be said if you going to see match like this over and over. Plus anything with Cena is going to be repeted over and over again. By the way, this is November, so please change the ring and clothes back to normal. I could deal with pink in October but no more.)
Match#7: Dolph Ziggler vs. Curtis Axel
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
(So we get to see Curtis Axel without Heyman. That would be a good thing but Axel needs Heyman. Also, I was thought that Axel was out with a freak injury. So I guess he's back to normal now. This was basically a jobber match for Dolph Ziggler. He is back in the mid card but I hope he will be in the WHC title picture. This was a good match regardless just sad that it felt like a jobber match.)
Match#8: The Usos vs. 3MB
Winners: The Usos
(SSDD in the WWE. Moving on...)
Match#9: The Bella Twins and Eva Marie vs. AJ Lee, Tamina and Aksana
Winners: The Bella Twins and Eva Marie
(I was so fucking pissed with this match that it made me almost not want to talk about it. First of all, what the fuck is going on with the Bellas. Are they heel or face? Just because their boyfriends are faces and popular in the WWE, we have to see them in every WWE show and the Divas show on E!. Also Eva Marie is on TV again. She is trying to wrestle but I think it is likely she will be an occasional wrestler. This match was suppose to go great for AJ Lee and crew but this was to setup the Divas show. What pisses me off is that AJ Lee is the Divas champion but she is treated like she is second class. This E! show was built to show off everyone else not connected to the Bellas. This was bullshit. )
Main Event: Big Show vs. The Shield and Randy Orton - 4 on 1 Handicap Match
Winner: Big Show by DQ
(Before everyone wonders what the fuck I am talking about, let me give you the short version of events for this match and the after match events. Big Show calls out Triple H and Stephanie in the ring to settle the lawsuit he filed. Big Show asks for his job back. Triple H and Stephanie reluctantly gives him his job back. Big Show asks for a raise and they said no. Big Show wanted a title shot with Randy Orton at Survivor Series, but Triple H says no. Big Show walks and says he will file the lawsuit. Triple H changes his mind and gives him the title match. The Shield comes out. We then see this turning into 3 on 1 match but Triple H added Randy Orton. The match ends with Kane in a suit without a mask throwing in chairs to The Shield. The ref calls the match. The end was Big Show getting powerbombed through the announcing table. )
Final Thoughts: Usually I would say that the ending of the show saves the show. However, this is not true this week. Why? Well we could have saw Big Show take out his frustration out on The Shield and Randy Orton in one shot. However, that was not the case. I asked what role will Kane have in the new corporation and my answer was him looking like how he does outside the ring in real life. That was a letdown. Basically this show was bland with one or two good matches. See you all for TNA Impact or as I call it now - WCW Clone Version 2.
Gene The Grappler
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