Well, interesting show tonight. Shaq was enjoyable through out the entire night, as I'm sure we all expected him to be. He's such a genuinely entertaining and wacky guy that his presence really helped liven things up during what was otherwise a mediocre episode of RAW. Here are some more random observations about the show.
Couple of random botches I noticed tonight, from Mickie slipping on the turnbuckle during her entrance to the King opening the show by saying that Shaq was a "15 Time MVP"...really now King? Fifteen MVP's huh? No, more like 1 MVP award King, you must have meant 15 All Star selections. Was I the only one that noticed that?
King's solo commentary during the Diva's match was pretty damn painful. The man just continues to deteriorate as a commentator, and has lost almost all of the appeal he once had. You're supposed to be a color commentator King, crack a fucking joke or something, we don't need two play-by-play men.
The Hornswoggle skit at first had me feeling embarrassed to call myself a wrestling fan, but the sketch was then completely redeemed by the incredibly awkward comment Michael Cole made. "Oh my...that was Shaqalicious" he says and attempts to give Shaq a fist-bump with the most awkward and nerdy look on his face ever. I burst out laughing and just COULD NOT stop laughing at how ridiculous that look on Cole's face was. I haven't laughed that hard in quite a while. It wasn't a particularly funny sketch or anything, but just that awkward look on Cole's face as he sheepishly looked up at Shaq for a fist-bump of approval had me rolling in laughter.
Chris Masters comes back? Why? For what purpose? You could tell that all of the fans had completely forgotten about the goof, and for good reason. Can't say I'm looking forward to seeing Masters in the WWE again, quite a shit wrestler.
I continue to fail to see the point of the entire Chavo Guerrero-Hornswoggle feud. I suppose the only reason it's taking place is so that there's an excuse to stick Hornswoggle on TV for all of the little kiddies. Someone should make a compilation of their awful matches so that future generations can behold the shit that this feud has truly been. Future Wrestle Crap articles will be written about this feud.
Miz's line about Obama was so obviously fed to him by Vince. I'd wager good money that Vince or one of his cronies trying to please him fed that line to the Miz. Keep your fucking politics out of wrestling, they have NO place there.
Main event was decent I suppose, if only to see Shaq and Show go at it. Very, very large men hitting each other is a recipe for entertainment in my book. I laughed my ass off when Cole stated that a spear was apparently going to break several ribs. A spear Cole, really?
The Beat the Clock matches were entertaining, though painfully obvious from start to finish (except for the Bourne upset, didn't see that one happening). It's nice to see Henry continuing to be pushed, his face turn has really been a breath of fresh air. Good to see the crowd is still popping nicely for him as well. The Cena-Miz match had some potential but was over far too quickly, even for a TV match. The Beat the Clock theme overall though works great for a television show and really helps to keep things moving along in a natural progression.
Overall, decent show, nothing too special though. Can't say I'm particularly thrilled over the prospects of yet another Randy Orton-John Cena feud/match, but I suppose it's better than Orton-HHH Part 97. I'd give the show a C+
Couple of random botches I noticed tonight, from Mickie slipping on the turnbuckle during her entrance to the King opening the show by saying that Shaq was a "15 Time MVP"...really now King? Fifteen MVP's huh? No, more like 1 MVP award King, you must have meant 15 All Star selections. Was I the only one that noticed that?
King's solo commentary during the Diva's match was pretty damn painful. The man just continues to deteriorate as a commentator, and has lost almost all of the appeal he once had. You're supposed to be a color commentator King, crack a fucking joke or something, we don't need two play-by-play men.
The Hornswoggle skit at first had me feeling embarrassed to call myself a wrestling fan, but the sketch was then completely redeemed by the incredibly awkward comment Michael Cole made. "Oh my...that was Shaqalicious" he says and attempts to give Shaq a fist-bump with the most awkward and nerdy look on his face ever. I burst out laughing and just COULD NOT stop laughing at how ridiculous that look on Cole's face was. I haven't laughed that hard in quite a while. It wasn't a particularly funny sketch or anything, but just that awkward look on Cole's face as he sheepishly looked up at Shaq for a fist-bump of approval had me rolling in laughter.
Chris Masters comes back? Why? For what purpose? You could tell that all of the fans had completely forgotten about the goof, and for good reason. Can't say I'm looking forward to seeing Masters in the WWE again, quite a shit wrestler.
I continue to fail to see the point of the entire Chavo Guerrero-Hornswoggle feud. I suppose the only reason it's taking place is so that there's an excuse to stick Hornswoggle on TV for all of the little kiddies. Someone should make a compilation of their awful matches so that future generations can behold the shit that this feud has truly been. Future Wrestle Crap articles will be written about this feud.
Miz's line about Obama was so obviously fed to him by Vince. I'd wager good money that Vince or one of his cronies trying to please him fed that line to the Miz. Keep your fucking politics out of wrestling, they have NO place there.
Main event was decent I suppose, if only to see Shaq and Show go at it. Very, very large men hitting each other is a recipe for entertainment in my book. I laughed my ass off when Cole stated that a spear was apparently going to break several ribs. A spear Cole, really?
The Beat the Clock matches were entertaining, though painfully obvious from start to finish (except for the Bourne upset, didn't see that one happening). It's nice to see Henry continuing to be pushed, his face turn has really been a breath of fresh air. Good to see the crowd is still popping nicely for him as well. The Cena-Miz match had some potential but was over far too quickly, even for a TV match. The Beat the Clock theme overall though works great for a television show and really helps to keep things moving along in a natural progression.
Overall, decent show, nothing too special though. Can't say I'm particularly thrilled over the prospects of yet another Randy Orton-John Cena feud/match, but I suppose it's better than Orton-HHH Part 97. I'd give the show a C+
Rating: C+