Note: According to the calendar, it is approaching the end of 2013. As we gear up for the last PPVs from TNA and WWE, it is fitting that we start to review this year. Before we do we still got shows to review and comment on. This is a new week of wrestling. We should be getting a lot of things going on in WWE this week. Plus we should get the best of WWE because we are going to see the titles unified plus we will see some interesting matches for the PPV and the rest of the month. So time to watch WWE Raw and hope I don't have to change channels. Here's WWE Raw...
Opening Segment: CM Punk is out in the ring. He is trying to figure out why The Shield attacked him last week. He questions if Triple H had something to do with it. As he was about to start a pipe bomb, Stephanie McMahon comes out. She says that if he has a problem then talk to Kane. Kane comes out and speaks like he is a lawyer. CM Punk retorts by saying that Kane is an ass kisser. CM Punk wants to fight Kane. Stephanie stops him and here comes The Shield. Kane makes a match at the PPV with The Shield.
(So why is CM Punk fighting The Shield at the PPV? Why did they change the rematch with The Wyatt Family vs. CM Punk and Daniel Bryan? I like seeing a good opening segment but this was kind of a letdown. I think WWE is trying to change up things now because people are getting tired of the same shit. However, having Kane speak like a lawyer kind of killed the segment. Making the match at the PPV save him some but this whole thing was boring. )
Match#1: Dolph Ziggler vs. Damien Sandow - #1 Contender for IC Title @ WWE TLC PPV
Winner: Damien Sandow
(This was kind of pointless. I figured since Dolph pissed off someone in management, he is not going to be in any title pictures right now. Having Damien Sandow win was pointless because he got screwed out of a title because Cena is Vince's wet dream. Having Big E. doing commentating was interesting because he can speak. Too bad this match was very weak.)
Match#2: AJ Lee, Tamina and Summer Rae vs. Natalya and The Bella Twins
Winners: Natalya and The Bella Twins
(I hate WWE for putting a diva reality show on TV. Now because of this show, we got matches that have to promote the show and also makes people see that WWE have no real women's wrestling but mostly models that assume they can wrestle. Natalya is a good wrestler. However, she is surrounded with a bunch of women who can't do shit in the ring. AJ Lee can wrestle but she is like Natalya. Too bad we won't see Nattie with the title. AJ Lee could be the longest diva's champ in modern times. I didn't care much for anyone else in the ring. Even Tamina was just there this week.)
Match#3: Daniel Bryan vs. Erick Rowan
Winner: Daniel Bryan
(I want to know what is WWE thinking. Why is Daniel Bryan in a match with The Wyatt Family? Just like CM Punk and The Shield, it is just weird booking from WWE. So you mean you are going to bury Bryan with midcarders? My god, it is hard to even listen to the commentating because they aren't even calling the match. I just think WWE is determine to give the fans a big fuck you with them making CM Punk and Daniel Bryan fight midcarders. It is sad that Daniel Bryan is in a feud with this group. Moving on....)
Match#4: R-Truth and Xavier Woods vs. Tensai and Brodus Clay
Winners: R-Truth and Xavier Woods
(So here we see why it is better to only watch one WWE show per week. I saw this match on Smackdown. I know this is going to help Xavier Woods get into the main roster. I am not mad about that. I think it is smart to give another NXT star a shot in the main roster. Xavier Woods will make a good midcarder. So aside from that, it is clear that we are going to see Brodus Clay go heel soon. Thank you god! The match ends and we move on. )
Match#5: Alberto Del Rio vs. Sin Cara
Winner: Sin Cara
(People hated seeing Rock and Cena but this match has been going on so long that it is time to shoot the pooch. That means move on and stop the insanity. Last time they fought, Sin Cara botched an injury. I think it is sad that Sin Cara is the biggest joke of the WWE. He botches everything. Hell, he needs to just botch his death. As for ADR, my god I have bread that is more interesting to watch toasted. ADR was suppose to be good, but he is just a jobber with so so mic skills. What just happened? Sin Cara won! Holy shit, Sin Cara won on WWE Raw. )
Match#6: Cody Rhodes, Goldust and Big Show vs. The Shield
Winners: The Shield
(This was a good match. My god, it is sad to say that because it is sad to realize that tag matches in WWE are better than the singles matches. The Shield is not midcarders. All three of these men can and will be main eventers. Big Show is just good. Cody and Goldust are the best team right now. I still think The Shield is going to be around in the new year but I know WWE will split them up before WM XXX. Best match of the night. That's saying a lot because it feels like this match helped rating for hour two of WWE Raw. )
Match#7: Kofi Kingston and The Miz vs. Ryback and Curtis Axel
Winners: Ryback and Curtis Axel
(My god, this was done already. Why am I seeing this repeat of a shitty match. Four midcarders trying to be make a good match. This was not good. Ryback is lame now. Curtis Axel is going to be jobbing to Santino Marella soon. Kofi is going to be bouncing around for the kids and The Miz is just there. I think The Miz as a heel is good for me. )
Match#8: Mark Henry vs. Fandango
Winner: Mark Henry
(Holy shit! So Vince's creation in a match with a guy that could kill you by sitting on you. Well thank you Vince for killing another creation. Seeing this match was like seeing a stone kill a bug. We all know that Fandango is not going to be champion. However, if he won this match, I would stop watching WWE for all of 2014. Thanks for coming Fandango. Now we can end the show. I think. )
Match#9: Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil) vs. The Real Americans (Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger)
Winners: The Real Americans
(After what happened on WWE Smackdown last week, I think I can say that PTP is going to have the best and worst moment of 2013. I feel sorry for Titus O'Neil, JBL, Michael Cole, and Zeb Coulter. Even though Cesaro and Swagger won this match, we all won for not seeing Titus O'Neil puke again. My god, let's end the show. )
Main Event: Contract Signing for the TLC PPV Unified Titles Match between John Cena and Randy Orton
(So why is contract signing in the WWE equal a fight? Because it is the only way we get to see guys fight in the main event. Cena is not jobbing to anyone. Orton is not jobbing to anyone. They will talk some bullshit and some funny lines will be said. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon will make the point that this is going to be a big deal. Chris Jericho winning the titles was a big deal. This is just WWE saying that Cena/Orton is better than CM Punk/Daniel Bryan. Watching them talk reminds me why I think Cena and Orton is worse than Hogan and Savage. At least Hogan and Savage had good matches. Their history is like hit or miss. I change the channel at the end because seen it before and tired of it. )
Final Thoughts: This was suppose to be a good show. One match does not make a good show. All we got was the matches filled for the PPV. We know we will see the main titles be unified for the first time in 10 years. We will see other title matches at the PPV. Daniel Bryan and CM Punk are in handicap matches. This was not a good show. People might say it was but a good show is full of good matches. This was more relying on the backstage segments keeping fans watching. Also, seeing that next week is the WWE's year in review show which is The Slammy Edition of WWE Raw, we won't be getting any real action next week. See you all for TNA Impact...
Gene The Grappler
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