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Official Raw/Smackdown Aftermath, Ratings and Review Thread

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^^ Agreed. Tho, I think the WWE might be looking to push Hunico as a heel with a fued against Justin Gabriel. Let's face it, they both are gonna need it.

Oi, was I the only who saw how scared Wade Barrett looked when we found Randy at the bottom of the stairs? Was that legit or what? I mean, Orton got hurt during SmackDown tapings so, hell, maybe he legit fell down the stairs. And was there a scream or...? Damn Barrett high-tailed it- who knew muscles could run!

Alicia Fox becoming the female Booker T... Oh God, shoot me now, PLEASE.

DREW'S BACK!!! Oddly enough, I was telling my mom about how after Drew ot cauht between the bodies of Mark Henry and Big Show after Henry tackled Show off the stage (remember that?) Drew was never seen on Tv again. He wasn't! So ood to have him back and in a storyline.

Moving on past Jinder and Ted... (when I attend a Posse Party, I'll get back to yinz on this)

DBD is goin heel. Quote me on this if you must but I swear, Big Show is gonna beat him next week and DBD is gonna SNAP. Just like Christian did if not- worse? They've been building on it for two weeks now. However if Show goes heel then I feel for Daniel.

Oi, how come a nutbrain like Heath Slater with little talent and enough cockyness to choke a smurf gets more air time then guys like Johnny Curtis, Tyler Reks, Curt Hawkins and Trent Barretta?? The segment with him and Sheamus was funny. Stupid but funny. For all yinz who TEVOed through that, for shame. Nothing like seeing the natural redheads go at it eh?

DivaGirl's Review and thoughts:

8.5
Not bad, could've skipped some stuff (*cough* DIVAS! *cough*) but definantly a decent ending to 2011. Next week we might get "You killed Orton!" chants lol.
 
Yeah Smackdown sucked. It was just end of the year filler show. Felt more like Superstars than Smackdown at times. You had Sheamus cutting a promo with Hornswoggle and Heath Slater. :banghead:

But with the UFC and with all the bowl games on.. WWE basically just mailed it in.

The Orton vs Barrett match was good. And Barrett gets to claim he took out Orton.

The opening segment with Cody, Goldust and Booker was solid. It set up the IC title match for next week. And a possible feud with Goldust.
 
What the fuck was that?

Apart from Jericho's return (Which I actually liked as he went from being cheered to boo'ed without saying a word), that show was horrible.

The WWE title match was great til Mr Excitement stepped in, then they had a horrible 6 man tag to finish...

Dreadful - And still no Brodus!
 
(this might need to be moved into another thread so feel free to do so) Anyone else feel like tonights Raw was horrible? I hate bashing a show after watching it but WTF! The matches tonight did not excite me, 1/2/12 reveal turning out to be Y2J although awesome was HORRIBLY lackadaisical, I mean not even a promo? WTF WWE?! That really explains the "end of the world" -_- and then the ending with Kane, Cena and Ryder. Why! They treated that like a movie........oh no Ryder was being pulled into "hell" and Cena had to save him.....come on this isn't the 80s/90s........watching tonights Raw well......man I could have played WWE 12 and been so much more entertained. In fact I'll go do that now. If I had to rate tonights Raw I'd say it was the worst Raw I've seen in forever. Best moment was R-Truth doing the duck thing, why? Because Truth is a beast like that and entertained me, something the rest of Raw couldn't do -____-
 
I for one, COMPLETELY marked out when jericho came back... But yeah, that was probably the highlight of the show. Don't like how they did NOTHING to advance the storyline, like the other guy posted above me. Guess we'll have to tune in next week. That's good for WWE because it keeps fans interested.
And am I the only one who gets annoyed that Nemeth keeps flaunting around Punks title like that? He's NEVER winning it off him. Just my thoughts
 
I thought RAW was good overall. Loved Jericho's Return and he didn't need to say a thing though I was hoping he would. I have a feeling there will be more to his Return because we still don't know what the girl in the Videos means. WWE Title Match was good and it sets up the Rematch for the Royal Rumble. I was fine with the ending with Kane trying to drag Ryder down into the abyss only for Cena to save him. Daniel Bryan/Cody Rhodes was good and the R-Truth/Miz stuff as well.
 
(this might need to be moved into another thread so feel free to do so) Anyone else feel like tonights Raw was horrible? I hate bashing a show after watching it but WTF! The matches tonight did not excite me, 1/2/12 reveal turning out to be Y2J although awesome was HORRIBLY lackadaisical, I mean not even a promo? WTF WWE?! That really explains the "end of the world" -_- and then the ending with Kane, Cena and Ryder. Why! They treated that like a movie........oh no Ryder was being pulled into "hell" and Cena had to save him.....come on this isn't the 80s/90s........watching tonights Raw well......man I could have played WWE 12 and been so much more entertained. In fact I'll go do that now. If I had to rate tonights Raw I'd say it was the worst Raw I've seen in forever. Best moment was R-Truth doing the duck thing, why? Because Truth is a beast like that and entertained me, something the rest of Raw couldn't do -____-

The undertaker was doing that sort of thing for years and it is something that is missed with the WWE, kane is really selling the character in terms of mystique since 1997/98. This is the first time since the attitude era where kane really is scary again, in terms of in-stealing fear into his opponents. Yes kane has been speaking, but he literately is like a demonic presence. You can feel his presence esp when cena is on the scene, even I have not felt this fear factor with kane for his opponents since he was demonic kane has jr would say back in 98. I do love the fact less is more, and keeping kane from wrestling has been genius from the writers. The way he is mentally fucking with cena, is a real smart move from the WWE
 
I for one, COMPLETELY marked out when jericho came back... But yeah, that was probably the highlight of the show. Don't like how they did NOTHING to advance the storyline, like the other guy posted above me. Guess we'll have to tune in next week. That's good for WWE because it keeps fans interested.
And am I the only one who gets annoyed that Nemeth keeps flaunting around Punks title like that? He's NEVER winning it off him. Just my thoughts

Ziggler will be champ after Rumble imo. Jericho will do similar to tonight each week before costing Punk the title at RR.

Just my opinion. The match was great though, they really put on great matches together.
 
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Punk and Ziggy had a good bout until

Bryan and Cody could have been so much better and it would have been better for Cody to go over

Miz and Truth stuff was good

I actually enjoyed the Divas match. IDK why, but I like Kelly and the Bellas.

A silent return. Very silent. I was happy because I love Chris or should I say Shawn Jericho. But I was like hrmmm?

That last match was terrible. Jack Swagger should have won just because of how silly it was.

The ending. What in the fuck happened? I was too busy laughing to be honest. It's like tonight they didn't even write the script. Just told them to go out there and do whatever the hell they would if Vince, Steph, and Trips took the night off.


Brodus Clay is so lucky he didn't have to be involved.
 
Ziggler will be champ after Rumble imo. Jericho will do similar to tonight each week before costing Punk the title at RR.

Just my opinion. The match was great though, they really put on great matches together.

Do you really think he's walking into WM the defending champ though? Ziggles?
Unless he wins after the rumble, and loses at the Chamber? Something like that I suppose, where he ends up only getting a short stint as champ could work. Although I'm really not a fan of the hot-potatoing that's been going on recently. I'd like the titles to stick for a while
 
Do you really think he's walking into WM the defending champ though? Ziggles?
Unless he wins after the rumble, and loses at the Chamber? Something like that I suppose, where he ends up only getting a short stint as champ could work. Although I'm really not a fan of the hot-potatoing that's been going on recently. I'd like the titles to stick for a while

What you said is imo a very high chance of happening. When you have Rock and Cena on the card (which will be the main event) I think you can take a chance with someone like Ziggler defending at Mania though. He's a great talent, and can put on a match with anyone.

Not to mention, that would also set up Punk vs Y2J at mania, another top match that doesn't necessarily have to be for the title.

That being said, Punk or Cena could easily win the chamber to make the respective matches for the WWE title and I wouldn't be surprised at all.
 
The show as ok but nothing spectacular. All pretty basic to recent trends. Bryan gets a roll up pin, flaunts the title in front of Cole. Miz being pissy, Truth being awesome and batshit crazy. Barret hates the crowd, Santino is funny but a little more than a jobber. Sheamus is crazy when upset, Ziggler being a good heel with annoying hair and doing a handstand. Zyder saying something dumb, Swagger having speech issues. Eve hitting her moonsault, Kelly Kelly doing the stink face and eventually costing her partner the match. Bella Twins doing the ole switch. Typical Show/Henry feud, then Cena and his 5 moves of match is overness. Then typical Cena/Kane from the last couple weeks

The Punk/Ziggler match was solid until the finish. I didn't expect it to be clean but it still felt eh. The Jericho promo had me smiling almost as much as he was at first then after about 10 minutes of high fives I was like "Ok its almost 10 time to wrap this up" It was good as I expect him to come back heel, I think the crowd caught on at the end as they started to boo from the disappointment of Jericho remaining silent. I am liking the new Kane, its a good mix of the old school Big Red Monster and a new psychological Kane. I wonder how this will play out over the next 4 months with Cena taking on The Rock at Mania, plus Cena is expected to win the title before then
 
I enjoyed this show, apart from the main event and the tag team diva's match.

R-Truth is just super entertaining now. His "what's up" bs has turned to a psychotic heel to a psychotic face maybe? I want to see Truth vs. Miz and since we have the Royal Rumble and the Elimation Chamber coming up this feud can go on for a long time before a singles match happens (probably at Wrestlemania).

Chris Jericho's entrance in my mind was brilliant! He said more relevant things in his return than John Morrison has had his entire career without saying a word! Jericho > WWE. I think his upcoming feud with CM Punk (probably) will be epic!

WWE is starting to get a lot more storylines going now which will make a lot of matches and shows meaningful. Just in time to get Wrestlemania up and running!
 
I'm still watching the show as of this posting (California time). Six man tag team main event right now. The show has been pretty good so far. I'm still split on what I think about what seems to be Truth's face turn. I do love the guy but soooooo much preferred him as a heel. Ah well. I hope the guy still finds success in this new role. I'm glad he hasn't ditched the Lil' Jimmy shtick (though I sure will miss his "DON'T 'WHAT' ME!") as I found that to be super entertaining. I foresee Lil' Jimmy merchandise in the near future.

Punk/Ziggler was a solid match from top to bottom as I expected. I was actually calling for Punk to drop the title tonight but I was pleasantly surprised that the company seems to be pushing Punk/Ziggler more than the previously assumed Punk/Jericho at the moment. Their match at the Royal Rumble should be excellent and hopefully has a clean finish though I won't hold my breath for that considering John Laurinaitis is the special guest ref. All signs so far seem to point to a Ziggler title win but I sure hope to see Punk retain in what I expect to be a great match.

As for Jericho... I'm not sure what to make of his return. And even though he spent a good amount of time slapping hands with the fans, his abrupt dropping of his mic and leaving the arena has me question is face/heel alignment. I wrestling fans are generally seen as having bad memories and WWE isn't always straight with their continuity but I find his sudden 180 from his previous gimmick prior to taking time off to be... suspicious. Whatever the case, it's still enough of a reason for me to tune in next week.
 
rewatched the it begins promos, still can't wrap my head around the fact that it emphasizes a female figure..........it would be so cool if the female figure being referred to was Vickie, Vickie and Jericho would be awesome, so much heat
 
I loved the ending to raw tonight I'm really getting into the cena mind fuck angle they are working with Kane, I am getting a huge smile on my face every time Kane comes out it's just showing another side of Kane where he doesn't need to wrestle to take somebody out.
I have to go rewatch the jericho return as I fast forwarded it after about 2 mins I was expecting something bigger given the promos.
I thought the Punk, ziggy match was good I knew johnny ace was going to show up and do something though.
Divas I can't give you my opinion I cant remember the last time I watched a divas watch.
I'm looking forward to seeing if they will do more with Jericho next week and I can't wait for the next chapter in the cena mind fuck...
 
THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! As someone here said Jericho only will come back if its fresh and different and this was GENIUS! Going back and watching it a second time and knowing how it ends up makes you REALLY understand how great this was. I am willing to bet Jericho came up with the idea on his own and for that he is truly the best in the world at what he does. He has EVERYONE in the palm of his hand and just like that pissed all over EVERYONE while still keeping that grin and everything he was shouting was about him. I didn't get when I saw it THE FIRST TIME the hand shakes going up the ramp than coming back down to get the other side than going on each side of the stage but watching the second time it was FANTASTIC and I totally get it! I honestly cant give this return/"promo" enough praise. I cant even imagine how let down the fans at that arena were (hell I would be) but I hope they re-watch it to really understand that mans great work out there.
 
Strange Raw tonight. Truth is back, as a face, but he's still crazy. While he was boring as a face before, maybe this twist on it can do him much better. Still think he should be a heel though. Jericho's return was confusing at first, but after it ended it became clear what he was doing, trying a wholly unique character that I can't wait to see more of. Punk and Ziggler put on an awesome match and I'm delighted to see their feud continue to the Rumble. I would've liked to see them main event Mania together, but I'll take what I can get. The Divas were... well, the Divas. Two minute waste-of-time. The Cena/Kane angle is pretty intriguing, but tonight's progression of the storyline felt really awkward. Kane not being in the match, only to bust through the ring and try to pull Ryder down was cheesy, as was the pyro from the hole he left. I want to believe that this will eventually lead to a change in Cena's character, but I'd rather not get my hopes up. In the end, 2012 is off to a mediocre start.
 
I have two questions - why didnt punk grab the title from ziggler at the end of the match? At first he was sort of making haste to get him, then out of nowhere just stopped and let ziggler continue to goof around with his title. some champion..

Plus, what was up with ryder being a total pussy, crawling away from kane? Not exactly my idea of a fighting champion.
 
WWE Raw Supershow - January 2, 2012

Opening Segment - On the surface, much of last night's opening promo from John Cena came off like your standard Cena stuff regarding the reaction of the fans, how they've earned the right to boo or cheer him and all that. We've heard Cena say it lots of times in the past and, to me, the idea of the angle came across as Cena trying to convince himself. You ever heard someone rationalize something to themselves constantly to the point where they're able to convince themselves? That's the sense I get from Cena's character at this point in the angle. Kane interrupted Cena eventually, though he didn't come out to the ringside area, and basically continued with his Sith-like proclamations to Cena. I'm not a big Star Wars guy but I really do see the similarities others have made between Kane and the whole Sith thing. They're taking their time with Cena & Kane, they're not trying to give away too much at one time and I think they've made this angle intriguing. Kane isn't the one dimensional monster that others were hoping he'd be and that's a plus in my view. Kane's character started out like that and going back to that would be a step backwards in my view. Thumbs Up

1. Daniel Bryan vs. Cody Rhodes - Pretty good match while it lasted, though it didn't last long enough for these two to really let it all out. Both got in some good offense, with Cody getting in a bit more. Bryan looked resilient as he took some of Cody's signature moves. I kept expecting outside interference in this match as both men have title matches this Friday on SmackDown!. Cody hits a couple of modified Gordbusters to Bryan before trying for another. Bryan counters and rolls Cody up into the small package for the clean pin at the 3.5 minute mark. To be honest, I'm glad for the clean win here. Rhodes is a great talent, but Bryan is the current WHC and it makes all the logical booking sense in the world for a mid-card champion to lose to the current World Champion. Bryan celebrated afterward and I'm just not hating on how they're pushing Bryan. It's believable in my view. I know the IWC wants to see every wrestler heel or face regardless of size or look booked as a badass but I'm digging Bryan's enthusiasm. He looks at and holds the WHC with sheer reverence and I think his excitement at being WHC is good for the title. After all, it's the World Heavyweight Championship and Bryan is doing a good job at putting over how much it should mean. **1/4

The Miz, John Laurinaitis & R-Truth - Decent segment that helped to push along the current Truth vs. Miz storyline. JL actually comes across as impartial regarding Miz's situation with Truth, something he's done several times actually. Truth sort of stalking Miz backstage while Miz is looking over his shoulder makes me wonder when Truth is going to get to him tonight. Nothing overly spectacular here, just a decent segment that pushed things along. Thumbs Up

Wade Barrett - I thought Barrett did a nice job during his promo last night. He seemed even more confident and generally comfortable in his character than usual. He also came off as being extremely smug as being the guy who took Randy Orton, a 9 time World Champion, out of the game and put him on the shelf for a while. Barrett put himself over well and it's good to see WWE has gotten back on track with him. Thumbs Up

2. Wade Barrett vs. Santino Marella - Santino interrupts Wade Barrett and does his thing for a minute, even calling Barrett "stupido", before the match begins. Aside from a couple of shots from Santino, Barrett dominated. Typical squash match for Barrett to put over his dominance. Barrett gets the win at the 2 minute mark after hitting Winds of Change. 1/2*[/

Sheamus, Miz & R-Truth - This was originally a match between Sheamus & Miz. Miz rushes the ring and beats Sheamus down for a bit, even tying him up in the ropes for just a bit before Sheamus breaks free. Sheamus delivered what had to be a good 15 or 20 shots to Miz's chest that looked absolutely brutal, and I'm sure they were and Miz's chest has got to be bruised and sore. Miz tries to escape and R-Truth walks out among the crowd. Truth does his Lil' Jimmy thing and Miz eventually hops back over the railing and straight into a Brogue Kick from Sheamus. Truth then smacks Miz upside the head with a water bottle. I wasn't a fan of Truth as a face back when he did his singing & dancing bit, but I do like his current character. He's a little bit crazy and can be geuniely funny & menacing when the situation calls for it. Thumbs Up

Dolph Ziggler - They next featured Josh Matthews backstage in an interview with Dolph Ziggler and I thought Ziggler did a great job here. He spoke with conviction, confidence and passion. He put himself over as a star as well as hyped the importance of being WWE Champion. The crack he made to the Tennessee audience was a little old fashioned, but it's always a good way to get heat. Dolph sounded like a star in my view when he hyped that this night would be a moment in history and that Matthews will remember where he was when Ziggler became WWE Champion. Very, very nice work from Ziggler here. Thumbs Up

3. CM Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler for the WWE Championship - Another great match between Punk & Ziggler that had both of them looking like stars. The match started out slowly with both of them sort of feeling each other out and it eventually progressed to a very nice, back & forth pace in front of a hot crowd. There were a couple of nice, believable near falls here and there, but you could tell that Punk & Ziggler were holding back a bit as this match wasn't as good as the one they had on Raw several weeks back. I thought the ending to the match was a lot of fun because it kept you guessing. Once you saw the turnbuckle pad "accidentally" ripped from the corner, the immediate thought was that someone was gonna hit the thing and it'd help someone get the win. As the match continues, JL comes down to ringside and is jawing with the referee about putting the pad back on the turnbuckle. The ref says that he's trying to call a match, but he & JL start to put the pad back on. While this is happening, Punk has the Anaconda Vice locked in and Ziggler eventually taps. Punk gets up, thinking he's won and sees JL & the ref over in the corner. Now here is where you think Ziggler comes up from behind with a roll up or something for a win, but Punk avoids the attack and Ziggler accidentally runs into JL on the apron. JL holds onto the ring ropes, selling the force of the impact while struggling to stay on his feet. Ziggler pushes Punk off of him and towards the ropes where JL's feet conveniently give out on him while he's holding onto the ropes. He "slips" on the apron while his weight pulls down the top rope just as Punk flies over it. Punk is eventually counted out, giving Ziggler his second consecutive win over Punk at the 14 minute mark. Ziggler runs around celebrating, even grabbing the title while Punk sells his anger & frustration at JL costing him another match. I thought it was a very entertaining match with an ending that had several twists and turns that did a good job of playing off several outside interference situations. ***1/2

4. Kelly Kelly & Eve Torres vs. The Bella Twins - Typical 2 minute Diva filler match with the Bellas getting the win, due partially to "twin magic", with one of the Bellas delivering the most heavily botched small package roll up I've seen in forever. N/A

CM Punk & John Laurinaitis - JL is back in his office selling some stiffness in his arm when Punk barges in. Punk is fuming at JL having almost cost him the WWE Championship. He said he could almost let last week slide, but it happened again tonight and it nearly cost him the title. JL interrupts and informs Punk that since Ziggler beat him twice, he's going to get another shot at Punk & the title at the Royal Rumble. JL is about to introduce himself as the special ref before Punk interrupts him and threatens him. Punk says that if JL screws him over, he'll be going to jail for animal cruelty because he'll beat JL like a bitch. Punk's sarcastic rebel is a lot of fun, but it's also fun to see this more angry & viscious side of Punk come out sometimes too. Punk almost lost the title last night and he should be pissed, so having him not make any sort of sarcastic insults to JL was the way to go. Thumbs Up

Chris Jericho Returns - I loved this segment. I thought Jericho's return came off great and was very memorable just because of the great reaction he got from the fans. Jericho looked refreshed, he's in great shape and he looked genuinely & extremely happy to be back. Jericho spent the entire segment slapping hands and just getting the audience pumped. He didn't get on the mic, which I'm sure bummed some people out, but I thought it was a great hook. We've known that Jericho was coming back, we know that the plan is for him to feud with CM Punk and now we wanna hear him get on the mic and proclaim his intentions. Only, we didn't get that last night. Jericho left the audience wanting more last night and I see nothing wrong with that whatsoever. He didn't blow the whole nut last night. He got people reved up and left them anticipating when he'd get on the mic and do his thing. If you're someone that's into immediate & instant gratification, which is one of the huge flaws in internet fans especially, then you probably didn't like it. Thumbs Up

5. John Cena, Zack Ryder & Big Show vs. Kane, Mark Henry & Jack Swagger - Unusual match last night. It'd been announced earlier in the evening by JL. Kane's music hit last but he didn't come out. David Otunga strolled out and informed the ref that Kane wouldn't be in the match, so it was a handicap match with Henry & Swagger being at a disadvantage. The match was decent and went pretty much as you'd expect. Henry got slugged with a chair on the outside, resulting in both he & Big Show being eliminated from the match. Swagger holds his own against Cena & Ryder for a while and I thought, for a bit, that Swagger was going to make Ryder tap to the ankle lock in a believable looking near fall spot. Ryder desperately manages to tag Cena and Cena hits the "Five Moves of Doom" for the win at the 8.5 minute mark. **

Kane - As Cena is checking on Ryder in the corner, Kane's music hits and Cena jumps out of the ring and stands at the ramp looking to intercept Kane. Kane comes up out of the ring and takes out Ryder before going outside. He wraps his hand around Cena's mouth & nose once more, suffocating him until he passes out. Kane grabs Cena by the ankle for a moment before turning to look back into the ring. Ryder has recovered and Kane climbs back in. Ryder tries to make a run for it but Kane grabs him and starts pulling him down into the hole until Cena makes the save and pulls Ryder free. A large pillar of fire bursts from the hole in the ring a bit later while Ryder & Cena look on, both selling their shock and dismay to close the show. It was unusual to see Kane go after Ryder, but I can see it as Ryder is one of Cena's closest friends. Thumbs Up

Final Thoughts - For me, the first Raw of 2012 was extremely entertaining. I thought the show featured some very nice, solid storyline progression for several feuds such as the Punk/Ziggler/Laurinaitis situation, Cena vs. Kane and Miz vs. Truth. Overall wrestling action was solid for the show with Punk vs. Ziggler being the clear standout in terms of quality. It was good to see Daniel Bryan get a clean win over Cody Rhodes, which was surprising as I expected tons of outside interference. Cody losing was logical in my view and him losing two weeks in a row on Raw gives the impression that his title reign is in jeopardy against Booker T this Friday on SD!. Wade Barrett delivered a good quality promo and looked dominant against Santino, the Diva match was the usual bit of filler and the six man tag to close the show was ok, though certainly below standards for that type of match. Chris Jericho's return was extremely well done in my view. He looks great, he looked excited to be there, the fans were ecstatic to see him and he ultimately left us wanting more. Build to the Royal Rumble is also off with the announcement of CM Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler for the WWE Championship at the event. Aside from the Diva match, everything on the show had a purpose and progressed some current programs along nicely.

Grade: B+
 
I wont go much into the show. Here is a breakdown of my thoughts on RAW...

~Pissed how Daniel Bryan won and where he was placed. Also how he acted after the match. You're a WHC, you're supposed to beat guys not act surprised that you won the damn match.

~Pissed about the ending to the Punk/Ziggler match. Ziggler didn't win the title but the sold it as though he did. I think Brodus Clay coming out and taking Punk out would've been a better ending of the match and for RAW.

~Interested to see where Truth vs Miz goes. Love that truth is still crazy. Wish the would find a feud for Sheamus though.

~Hated the Divas match. Twin magic is getting old, even though we haven't seen it in awhile.

~Loved Chris Jericho coming back and the way he did.

~6-man tag match. Weak. I understand WHY they did this match at the end...I just dont like it. Ryder is NOT a main event guy...yet. This match could've ended the same way just before the Ziggler/Punk title match to end RAW.

~RAWs ending. While it was good, after Kane's promo in the beginning I think the end would've been more powerful to end like this...

~Kane comes from under the ring an beats on Zack Ryder. As Cena goes to stop him Kane pushes him off the apron and grabs Ryder, dragging him down through the ring. As Cena goes after him the fire blasts out. End RAW.

~Next Week Cena is mad and scared. He searches everywhere for Ryder, asking everyone. Eve is worried. Kane cuts another hidden promo about Cena being beaten. Lights go out, fire blast up on the stage, lights come back and there is a beaten Ryder at the top of the ramp. Cena looks furious as RAW closes.


I think this is kind of the direction they are heading, where Ryder and others around Cena will be scared to be around him as Kane forces everyone away from Cena.
 
Most of RAW this week confused the crap out of me. First, Cena. I am still not sure if they are actually going to make him a heel, because a fued with Kane is only going to make Cena into the hero again. Not going to work. So to have Cena open RAW yet again with another one of his "can't get me down/I love your booing" speeches. If Cena wants to sell this fued, he's going to have to put some stronger sauce on his acting.

Jericho returning in and of itself was GREAT. The fact that he is back in general is great. He has been one of my favorites since he coined the phrase "Stinko Malenko".... But to bring him back the way he did last night.... utterly baffles me. The one guy who can out-talk The Rock makes a big return after weeks of anticipation, grabs a mic... and says nothing? Runnign around the ring slapping fives with fans and screaming "Yeah Yeah Yeah I'm Back guys" I couldn't concentrate on anything after Y2J just walked backstage because the whole thing baffled me. Is he going to come back next week? Was the whole return a ruse and are the "End Begins" videos going to continue? Is he going to come out next week and be a heel? What the hell, man?

The last thing I didn't like was the main event. Come on guys, you can't think of a better finish to the first main event of 2012 than John Cena and Zach Ryder teaming up on Jack Swagger? What are the writers thinking? It was kind of obvious that Kane was under the ring when Justin Roberts actually said "Ladies and Gentlemen, Kane will not be joining this match!" Whatever happened to playing the superstar's music a couple of times and then continuing the match when it's apparent the superstar isn't coming out? When Kane did pop out of the ring and Cena saved Ryder from 'Hell', I about lost it. Cheesy face acting from someone who is supposed to be acting like a heel.

I rate this episode of RAW: WTF. Seriously. I am a wrestling fan who likes to analyze what i'm watching, but I got absolutely NOTHING from 1/2/2012.
 
jack hammer -

If you really cant see the problem with the world heavyweight champion winning a 3.5 minutes match against a midcarder, with a roll-up no less you are either a fool, or youre trying to go against the grain because you think its "cool".

Its not even about being booked as a "badass" anymore. Its about being booked as completely worthless, starting with his debut(10 - 0 on nxt), his nerdy gimmick, his losing streak(which is pretty much on/off since he first started working for the wwe), him cashing in on an injured face..

Heck, i dont even see a way to argue around it - the guy has been booked like shit. Thats a fact, not an opinion(and trust me, im not usually one to call bullshit on other peoples opinion, but this is ridiculously true)
 
While I enjoyed Jericho's appearance, I think it went on for a bit too long and ate up time that should've been used for the main event, which ended up feeling rushed.

And the ending itself with Kane hiding under the ring was just, well, daft. I did think that Kane's character was heading towards a slower, more cerebral, psychological, Hannibal Lector type who relied more on mind games rather than pantomime.
I mean come on really, what was Kane going to do Zack Ryder after he had "dragged him to Hell"?
If they're going with this fabled Cena heel turn, it seems that they're building Ryder up as someone for Cena to turn on. Also calling it now that Kane kidnaps Eve on Raw next week and Zack has to go on a rescue mission. :p
 

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