Official Raw/Smackdown Aftermath, Ratings and Review Thread

[Sicko]

the entire 15th show was beyond dissapointing I think, it was nice to see old guys comeback but that is all seeing Evolution together again was probably the best part of the show, nice seeing Hogan, Austin coming back would have been better if they did not bring him back to stun Santino just a few weeks ago

the Y2J Bishoff thing is entertaining look like they was getting a little serious, looks like Y2J is still mad at him from the WCW days

nice to see Trish and Lita

best match was the Carlito vs Jeff Hardy by far, could have made that the Main Event that is how good it was

other then that I thought is was a very average show and it was dissapointing but it was very entertaining like the Lita, Kane and Ron Simmons things was very funny

and after last week show fans on this forum knew Vince would name himself, it did not take a damn spoiler to figure that out, it once again shows you how predictable WWE is right now

did not get my hopes up for The Rock because I never really expected him but it would have been nice

 

[avrice]

Next time they do something like they they should do it in December again but let's scrap the December PPV give a Christmas Gift to the WWE Fans and give em a great show. in my own opinion I thought the Y2J/Bish segmant was a lil weak.... due to the fact that they haven't seen either of them two in a long time Y2J fresh off a return and Bish hasn't been seen in a long time. Evolution's Reunion should have gone off much better and RKO should have brought in a Raw Superstar from the past. Don't get me wrong I love Y2J and Umaga but they were misused in this great show and it looked like it gummed up what started off as a great show..... next time let's get all the Diva's in there past and present and just give the fans something more to cheer for rather than tease us with a lil Sunny and have her stand in the background. I mean who else thought that Molly should have been in there with Lita and Trish as well? all in all it was a good show but had it's rough spots in there.

 

[Bottom_Line]

I thought the show was pretty good. I think they wasted time by bringing back some of the really old guys. I've never seen half of those guys in the battle royal, and I've been watching WWE for years. The ladder match was great to watch, and the segments were really good, especially the first one. Two things though: 1. Lita looked awful, she tried to squeeze into her old ring outfit. Disgusting. She should have worn a t-shirt like Marty Jannetty. 2. Was that actually Mick Foley? Think about it...no mic time, and barely anytime in the ring. Plus, I dont think he was in the ring at the very end. Its not hard to dress up a fat guy to look like Mankind.

 

[Papa Shango]

It would be a federal crime for anyone besides Mick Foley to don the guise of Mankind. It was him.
I liked the show. The ladder match was the best match I've seen on Raw in quite awhile, at least the last six months. Carlito showed why he should stick around in that match. Really gave Jeff hardy momentum heading into Armageddon, too.
The crowd seemed absolutely dead for the Kennedy/Jannetty match, although it really wasn't a bad match at all. In fact, for a Marty Jannetty match it was quite good (sorry to the Jannetty marks out there, my sincerest apologies to the BOTH of you.)
Overall, it was very good, but the absence of The Rock kind of put a damper on things.

 

[y2jfan92]

i know alot of people dont like him but i marked for scotty 2 hotty im a huge scotty fan and i gotta say i was not disapointed at all with the show i was never bored

 

[WhatCripplesTheLegend?]

The Raw Anniversary show was nostalgia at its best. There were some rough patches but that's the art of going live right? Especially with some guys who haven't had the opportunity in years.

How about Carlito's plancha from the top rope onto the ladder? Where has this guy been hiding his athleticsm? It's funny how right when he resigns they give him a huge spotlight but hey, that's business. I thought the ending was a LITTLE weak and could've used a bit more back and forth on top of the ladder, then again it has been done to death, but Vince got Stunnered again so who knows right?

Ted Dibiase paying I.R.S. to eliminate himself from the battle royal was pretty damn priceless. I thought it was cool how blackman/gunn/funk eliminated each other, it gave them some credibility. Also I can't believe we saw Pete Gas from the Mean Street Posee in there, jesus!

The biggest surprise for me personally was that Marty Jannety got to main event, like someone has already stated. But I don't think that awe-striking fact can be discussed enough. How about Kennedy methodically working his leg for a good half of the match then Jannety not even showing an inkling of pain in it? Well I guess that's why he's still known as "The Rocker".

My favourite part of the show was the return of RVD. I really did not see him showing up. It's too bad Marella yet again had to job but hey, at least it was to Mr. Monday Night himself. Sick frog splash.

Where was Sid?

 

[pockets]

that raw was awesome, i dont see how anyone could complain about it. but i cant believe the Rock turned down the invitation WTF...everyone from the attitude era was there except for him. i wouldve enjoyed a rock, hhh, austin triple threat (thats being delusional, i know), its the one dream match ive always wanted to see. it wouldve happened in the 99 survivor series but austin got ran over by rikishi.

 

[Mad Metal]

This WWE RAW was absolutely awesome. This episode proved that the WWE still has "it".

Damn Stephanie looked good like always. I loved how Triple H came out during the photo shoot in the ring. It was a true "lol" moment when the crowd started to chant Triple H's name after he made out with Stephanie LOL. Vince getting pissed was pretty funny. Sunny looked excellent and yes I still want her.

RVD making an appearance was a surprise. I thought he was still bitter from being held back for his drug bust and such. That was a huge surprise. My only complaint was the match was too damn short. I hate 30 second matches but I guess RVD's surprise return makes up for it.

It was great to see Evolution's reunion. Of course with the same RAW set and all the superstars look the same as the last time we seen the stable, it literally almost made you feel it was still 2003/2004. It was so great to see the stable. I also loved Randy Orton's explanation for not joining his former teammates.

I'm not much of a Hulkamaniac anymore, but I actually liked the Hulk Hogan/Khali segment with Horny. It got boring to see Hogan every week cutting the same 30 second promo, which was good to see a classic Hogan vs Giant brawl and going on the mic for a little bit which reminds you of Hulk/Andre. Kind of like when Hogan/Muhammad reminded you of Hogan/Sheiky.

The match between "The Jabroni" Carlito and Jeff Hardy was good. It's always excellent to see a good ladder match that is somewhat lengthy.

The 15 man battle royal reminded me a lot of the gimmick battle royal from WrestleMania 17 which I was disappointed to see Mr. Bob Backlund eliminated second, but good memories. I wish the WWE would re-hire some of these guys such as Steve Blackman and Gangrel. Just like the WM 17 gimmick battle royal, this one went pretty fast. I loved the ending where Ted Dibiase came out in his Million Dollar Man attire in the ring paying IRS to eliminate himself.

Chris Jericho and Eric Bischoff's segment was excellent. It was hilarious when Bischoff told Jericho to give up to Orton then and there instead of making the fans waste $40 to watch a match Bischoff assumed no one wanted to see. Damnit, bring back Eric Bischoff as the GM. My only complaint is Jericho has too many chains on himself.

Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes as tag team champs. Cool.

I hate Jillian's singing. DAMN! Trish Status and Lita looked so gorgeous. It was good to see the two divas back again. Feels like they were gone forever, despite Lita was gone for only a year so far.

The Kane and Lita segment was hilarious. Ron Simmons coming in with his usual quote was perfect.

Kennedy vs Jannetty match was decent. I wish Marty Jannetty would of defeated Mr. Kennedy. I guess the crowd's dead reaction kind of made the match feel a little blah. It was funny how all of the sudden out of nowhere Triple H comes out handing HBK a DX shirt and hat for a DX reunion like said, out of nowhere lol. Triple H's reunion with the McMahon/Helmsley faction, Evolution and D-Generation X. We seen it all.

I actually found it hilarious how Vince's cocky self named himself as the greatest superstar of all time. When I first heard the car crash I actually thought it was Scott "Razor Ramon" Hall but then I assumed it was Mick Foley. I was wrong, it was MANKIND. Then out comes The Undertaker on RAW. Taker + RAW = good combo. The Undertaker attacking Mr. McMahon reminded me of the old days when it was the Ministry of Darkness vs The Corporation as well as 'Taker claiming he was going to become the owner of the WWE and made Vince's life a living hell. Then of course out comes Stone Cold Steve Austin. Damn I loved the Austin vs McMahon feud for a couple years. The only man Vince truly fears of is Stone Cold Steve Austin. It was funny to see Vince McMahon proceeding in massive pain making an attempt to drink the beer from Austin. Mankind, The Undertaker, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Vince McMahon.... good retro of 1999. Wait..... CM Punk drinking beer???? Vince McMahon embarrassing himself and "losing it" is just as funny now as it was 9 years ago.

I was only disappointed not to see a couple names such as Sycho Sid which I was highly expecting to see him. I was a fan of his and was expecting to see the psycho back. I guess I don't need to hope to possibly see Sid again. If he would make a return, it would of been on the XV Anniversary show.

 

[pockets]

LOL i agree that marty jannety shit was surprising, but i liked it. they gave him some shine after all these years. it was like the raw of yesteryear vs today's raw with orton vs jannety.

that frog splash was so INSANELY good, leads me to believe he was only there for one night and wanted to do the move right.

 

[htfdwlfpack]

being there was great. we had great seats, not like any in that arena are BAD. Ive been watching the WWF/WWF for about 27 years now,way before the days of PPV,when they would go to springfield MA to wrestle.

Seeing hogan again was great, havnt seen him in years(live) Two things though. I figured with Hogan coming to the ring in all black there would have been some mention or angle of him being NWO, but oh well. And what the heck did he say in reference to the Macho man? the arena was loud at that point and we couldnt hear what he said.ANYONE KNOW?

Seeing RVD was great, short yes but still good. The hardy match was good but i would have rather seen carlito win the match, but knew it wasnt going to happen so close to the PPV.

The Hornswaggle/portrait in the begining was great. Something about that lil guy is making me like him more and more. I HATED when they announced him as the son.

AS many of you , i was hoping to see SID there, there was even a guy who had a sign about him, but oh well. Not seeing the rock there was expected by me ,so while everyone in the arena was waiting for him to show after Raw went off the air we left. Nothing happened after that anyways.

THere was ONE pre match as someone asked before about it. it was against D. smith(davey boy smiths son) and some other ham and egger. trust me you didnt miss a dam thing lol

Well if anyone has any questions im free to answer them about tonight.

 

[NickFlair]

That was easily the best RAW in ages! In case some of you couldn't tell, getting the storylines over for the PPV were the last thing anyone had in mind. It was great having evolution come out and leave with their old music, and id say the big surprise was seeing RVD and having him hit the 5 star. Damn shame about trish though....still looking fine, but looks like she may have had some work done on her face and the part that had me tearing up....trish looks to have lost that world class ass she used to have.

 

[nailinthecoffin]

RAW for me personally was a good spike on a pretty meh year. They brought back some nostalgia from the attitude era, hell the raw logo shouldve been changed back to the attitude era logo just for old times sake.

but like all RAW's it had its up and downs. I loved the opening segmant apart from the cheap shot at moolahs funeral, very bad taste, great the see fades of the mcmahon/helmsley, steph and trips still work great together in the ring, and absolute gold when he said 'see you at home *pause* wait i mean your brothers a gnome', and even after all these years theres still something about steph that makes me want to mount her and go at her like know tomorrow.

the ladder match i have no complaints about, carlitos plancha onto the ladder, wwe really picked up the slack in convincing him to stay. I actually saw carlito winning the title and hardy going on to beat trips and facing orton, but thems the breaks.

i loved the 'raw flashback' video packages, lots of classic moments crammed into one, however i do feel too much recent footage was used and not enough of the classic attitude era RAW, great to see the dudleyz powerbombing mae young off the stage through a table, CLASSIC.

RVD's comeback, great for the pop, i never saw it happening, and i actually saw them playing RVD's music and sending out some jobber in an RVD mask. Hell its been done before.

evolution reunion i didnt see going any other way, trips getting the spotlight, made me feel like i was back in 2003, all brilliant stuff to see though, although i do agree with batistas status back then and i believe he shouldve remained a midcard powerhouse but nothing else. Ortons reason for not joining the evolution reunion was gold.

mickie james is always a joy to see on TV, it gives me a war and fuzzy feeling inside.

hornswaggle vs khali, wow what a low spot for the night, then all of a sudden hulk hogan comes out dressed in some semi NWO attire, and to be honest, it still did nothing for me, although i think it would be an entertaining match at WM it still does nothing for me. And was it just me or did it look like hogan had some sort of wig on underneath that bandana, his hair looked fake to me, i cant remember hogan having that much hair.

the legend battle royal was entertaining enough, great to see some of the older guys come out, gillberg was an absolute classic moment, although i was hoping for goldberg but that was a LONG shot. hilarious when dibiase came out and just gave IRS some chas to eliminate himself. Reminded me of RAW from back in the day.

jericho segmant was a little repetitive, its the same old y2j but its still as entertaining as ever, i actually hoped he would do the codebreaker onto orton just to get it over before their PPV match.

the world tag match i didnt really care for, much like the rest of the tag division it just seems bland and uninventive, put the titles back on londrick.

trish and lita in the ring made my night, nuff said.

kennedy and janetty again i didnt care for, i mark out for kennedy, but what the hell do we have to do to see him do the green bay plunge, i miss it dammit, show me the green bay plunge, do it to hbk, i want to see his over sell for it.

final segmant, vince naming himself the greatest superstar in raw history, wow i never saw that coming , great to see mankind, taker and austin coming out to close with some attitude nostalgia.

all in all i thought it was a good show, not great, but not the usual crap they shell out. Great way to pump going into armageddon.

 

[damz07]

I thought the show was awesome!

I think the Rock turning down the invitation was disgraceful and an insult to the company that made him, and an insult to the fans! Sources say Pyscho Sid was backstage but Vince doesnt want to use him if he's going to return, as you may or may not know they are in negotiations about a return!

The Hogan segment to me was the worst part of the show, It looked so amateurish watching him against Khali, niether guy could block a punch, maybe a i'm neing nias i dont know, as i've never been too much of a Hogan fan.

Its a shame Cena wasnt used for the show, even something like a backstage segment. I'm not a huge fan of Cena but he's done a lot for raw in the past few years.

RVD along with Austin prob had one of the biggest pops, i dont think anyone had an incline he'd be on the show, none the less what a Frog Splash!!!!!

The ladder match was cool, finish was a bit lame tho, but think both guys need credit for the match.

I'm not bothered at all about the tag title change, i dont like either team, give the titles to some worthy team like London and Kendrick!

I have 4 words to say about the divas "Trish, Lita marry me" damn they looked smoking!!!

The ending was cool, dont think there was one person who wawsnt expectingt he Mcmahon to announce himself!! Once again Austin never disappointed, and boy did vince sell that stunner!!

There hasnt been a raw like this in years in my opinion. It goes to show the WWE need the guys from the Attitude era, the Austin era!!!!!

 

[the_phenomenal1]

I personally found the show quite dissapointing as it went off the air but it's only when i read this and look back on it that it was a really solid show. The reason i was dissapointed was because i was expecting a shock, and was always clutching at straws. Despite the fact that it was probably never going to happen i was hoping to see either Bret, The Rock or someone else unexpected. Even during the Battle Royal when they went backstage for the entrance of Gillberg, knowing there was no way Goldberg would do it i still for a split second thought MAYBE!?!?!?!

But RVD's return, the ladder match, seeing Austin again(although it's getting a little tedious what he does) were all what raw has really been missing.

My favourite segment however was the Hogan bit. I'm not a massive Hogan mark, although a Wrestling ring is where he belongs! but i thought the things he said and the fact he wasn't in red & yellow was great because it was something bit different.




a side note, when Hogan had black & white covering his t-shirt, was anyone else thinking...nWo???

 

[Father:_Polley]

THere was ONE pre match as someone asked before about it. it was against D. smith(davey boy smiths son) and some other ham and egger. trust me you didnt miss a dam thing lol

steve corino's not really a ham and egger.

have to say i was surprised RVD showed up. didnt think he'd be asked after turning down contract. but i was wrong. still looks to have it...even though santino was made to job AGAIN.

'When I first heard the car crash I actually thought it was Scott "Razor Ramon" Hall' - Can u imagine the heart problems TNA management would have if scott hall showed up after no-showing turning point??? lol.

is it strange 1 of the earliest matches i remember was gillberg vs al snow??? battle royal seemed better than the one they did at WM yrs ago. good to see gangrel and steve blackman back in the ring.

i love the whole angle of HHH always hinting at the fact he's actually married to steph.

the ending was predictable. as was bischoff being attacked by someone...thought austin would have got both him and vince tho.

 

[TarHeel05]

i thought that was the best raw i have seen ever or in years. with everyone back like al snow, trish, lita, stone cold, hogan, blackman, rvd, list goes on....


amazing show put together and it was great throughout the show.

 

[noone911]

It was a decent show but pretty much 100% predictable. Everything on the show was basically a setup for something you'd expect. McMahon talking about how great he is = stunner. A woman talking about how she's great = trish and lita. It was just way to predictable and all the cameos were extremely short. I loved that RVD came back but I didn't like that it was a 20 second win over Santino. It's always nice to see when older guys reappear but everything seemed crammed in there.

 

[inragedflames]

I was in shock when RVD came out. It was great to see him. I only wonder if he might come back to wwe.

The great Khali thing was kind of a let down. I mean Look with the whole hornswoggle situation last week for the first time in a while I wasn't able to guess what would happwn. I mean I knew someone would get invlolved in his match, but I was suprised when it was the APA. Never would have guessed it was them. So my point is why couldn't they have done that for the 15th anniversary. I mean I was kinda suprised by Hogan's apperance, but we all know that he comes back to face big guys like Khali. As soon as Khali got his hands on Hornswoggle I knew someone would come out, and I couldn't help to think that they would have brought out BIG SHOW. I mean that would have been amazing, but it didn't so whatever.

Last nights DAMN! moment was great. I love how they made the Kane/Lita conversation go. I was expecting something else before Ron came over to them thou.

The whole Triple H hinting his real life marriage to Stephanie. It was funny how they tried to keep the camera off Steph's face when Hunter was talking because she keep on smiling at Nunter and then would quickly change her face back to anger/shock or whatever facial expressions she would would use towards her father. That whole thing was halarious.



I was psyched to see gangeral, steve blackmen, scotty 2 hotty, flash funk, and Al snow.

It would be great to see them all come back to wwe(with the execption of Al snow who is still contracted to wwe I believe)

Even thou I think Scotty 2 Hotty should not have been in the Battel royal. Instead they should have had Grandmaster Sexy and Rikishi come on to last night. Then they should have had a Too Cool reunion. That would have been amazing.

Seeing Trish and Lita in the ring again was awesome. It was even better because Lita got a positive pop from the crowd. Which it great that everyone isn't judging her anymore because of her past situation.

The ending was sort of predictable because we all knew Austin was going to come out, but it was cool to see Undertaker and Foly(as Mankind) come out.

over all it was a decent show. I only wonder what they will do for the 20th anniversary

 

[relik]

I thought it was a good show with great parts. I was very happy Lita got popped, because I thought it was horrible what happened to her on her last match. Trish is looking sexier than ever. The Lita/Kane was probably my favorite segment of the night, the only thing that could've made that better was if Matt Hardy was there. Steve Blackman still looks like the lethal weapon he once was in WWE. RVD was the biggest suprise of the night for me. The ladder match was the best match of the night. That main event sucked. Marty shouldn't be wearing those Rocker tights, it's not the 80's bright flashy colors aren't the rage anymore. Though I thought he wrestled well, he didn't do a good job at the selling the leg injury throughout the match. That match convinced me that Kennedy is no where near ready to be a main eventer. That crowd was just dead. Hornswoggle pouring beer "accidently" as they were signing off was awesome, along with the whole McMahon/Helmsly skit in the beginning. Except for the Moolah comments. All in all good show, could've better but i'm not complaining because nothing is perfect.

 

[ExtremeIronChef]

And what the heck did he say in reference to the Macho man? the arena was loud at that point and we couldnt hear what he said.ANYONE KNOW?

He said, in relation to coming back to wrestle, "never say never, oooooh yeeeeeah." I'm not exactly sure what the point was taking a shot at Macho, but it was still cool.

I thought the show was good, if not a little predictable. I liked the opening segment with the McMahons and Hornswoggle. Sunny was HOT, damn. I knew Triple H would probably come out and interrupt, but it was still funny.

Jeff Hardy/Carlito had a pretty good ladder match, but it was too short. That spot when Carlito springboarded from the ropes to the ladder was stellar and the spot with the sunset flip over the ladder was awesome. I knew Hardy would win, but the match delivered.

The Khali/Horny match was what you'd expect and it was only saved by Hogan, who looked really good tonight. At least he's still keeping in shape. He looks better than any of the other guys his age that showed up. It was a nice change seeing him in all black again, with the black and white boas. I was hoping he'd body slam Khali but you can tell they are maybe saving that for Mania if the match with Austin doesn't happen, yet again. His promo was also a nice change from the usual 'whatcha gonna do?' He was even moving better in the ring than the last couple times I've seen him.

The battle royal was pretty cool. It was nice seeing Al Snow, Steve Blackman, Jim Neidhart and 2 Cold Scorpio again. Of course Gillberg was funny as ever. Ted Dibiase's appearance was gold, paying IRS to eliminate himself. I thought Sid may have made an appearance in this, but alas it didn't happen.

I was hoping to see the Iron Sheik. I'm do for another crazy Sheik rant.

The Kennedy/Jannetty match was what you'd expect. Jannetty looked okay in the ring, but he no sold Kennedy's attacks on his knee. The end of the match was predictable though with HBK coming out to save Marty and of course the DX reunion. I think everyone knew that would happen.

RVD's return was awesome. Too bad the match with Santino couldn't have been longer. That frog splash was dynamite.

The Evolution reunion was what I expected. Didn't think Orton would join the three of them, but the reason was cool and seeing Rated RKO reunite was awesome.

Trish and Lita both looked extremely good. I miss seeing them every week.

I liked Bischoff's return. He cut a good promo and still gets good heat. I'd love to see Bischoff come back as GM. I figured Austin would come out and stun him. Didn't expect to see Jericho confront him, but it was still entertaining nonetheless, though I can't help but think Jericho is being extremely repetitive ever since coming back to WWE.

We all knew that Vince would announce himself as the greatest RAW superstar ever, but I wasn't expecting Mankind to come down and attack Vince. That was cool seeing Foley like that. The Undertaker's appearance was awesome and seeing him chokeslam Vince brought back memories of the Attitude era. Austin's appearance was EXTREMELY predictable, but what do you expect from him these days? Everytime he returns it always is to stun Vince and drink beer, except for the Santino angle. Nonetheless that whole segment was entertaining, especially seeing Vince trying to drink beer while holding his neck in pain. The stunner was awesome, especially because beer flew everywhere lol.

Overall I think the show was pretty good, if not predictable as hell at points. I think they crammed in too many of the old guys just for short cameos who really didn't serve much purpose other than to have their faces on tv for maybe one last time. Nostalgia was the word of the night and it sure did flow.

I would have loved to have seen Scott Hall return and where was Sid? Maybe they are holding his return back until a later date, but after reading that he was backstage and not used, I'm starting to wonder.

Hopefully next week's show will be at the same level this one was, but I can't help but think that it will just be your average everyday RAW.

 

[mikeRC]

i feel that raw has become terrible since the draft but last night made me remember why i was a WWE fan and why i watched raw in the monday night wars

it reminded me of what raw was made of, Austin vs McMahon, the hilarious promos like Val getting his dick chopped off and the birth of the hand,and the insane moments like Bischoff getting made GM (nobody was unamazed by that)

the video clips were amazingly good. WWE put together some brilliant footage.

the hogan promo was good but it was pretty sluggish. hogan still gets a good reaction and i hope we see more of him in WWE now that he and vince have patched things up

the matches were quite solid though they were all pretty short, i feel the ladder match should have been longer and i feel carlito carried the match and i felt he should have won.

Evoloution vs Rated RKO and Umaga was good because i thought that it would have been crap just to hear Orton say "im better than all of you" then leave. Seeing Edge on Raw again was good mainly because Edge is an outragous character and smackdown dosent fit his rated r gimmick. umaga was predictable. i was actually hoping The Big Show would team with them. the match was very short especialy for having 2 world champions and a number 1 contender in it.

the battle royal was fun to watch but i felt that a head cheese bit would have been cool or a hardcore bit by blackman would have made it better.

seeing RVD made my night. it was incredibly unnexpected and it just shows how missed he is in the world of wrestling. i hope this means that we can see more of him or a possible return. RVD 4:20 I JUST SMOKED YOUR ASS

the tag tyeam match was ok. i really dont like Cody Rhodes because i feel that he dosent have a proper move set or finisher and i hate the chlothesline that he does. but it was quite expected that he would win a title.

Jannety vs Kennedy. i was actually impressed by how well Marty is still wrestling but i feel the kenton bomb would have been a better finish to the match.

Trish and Lita did a great promo. i feel that they are the two best female wrestlers ever mainly because i would sit through and really enjoy trish vs lita matches. they are the only two divas that pulloed off the heel with a male partner well ie Lita and Edge, Trish and Christian. these two divas are missed incredibly because they had real wrestling talent. Lita cut a great promo with Kane and simmons. it was great to see that Lita god a pop when she came out because she is quite possibly the most hated diva ever.

Bischoff has still got it. he cut a good promo and still plays a great slimeball heel. i felt jericho could have made fun of him a little more but seeing the walls of jericho on orton was great.its been 2 years too long since ive seen that move.

the ending was great but i felt that if The Rock was there it would have been perfect. seeing Mankind was cool and im glad that Taker was a part of the show. Austin is still the greatest face of all time and he cut a good ending to the show.

best parts of the night:

Seeing RVD
Rated RKO
Trish and Lita
The video packages

 

[ABS]

Raw anniversary , Thank you very much.

Did my day , what a episode it was.

The Jeff vs Carltio matchw as pretty good but coudlve had a better ending.

Lita and Trish , wow I almost cried of happiness at the end.

The battel Royal , LOL classic ending.

Hogan saying WWe being the greatest company of all time and fans went crazy...class

The ending was good but I really loved it when Austin said the Greatest superstart of raw history was...the fans. CLASSYY ACT from SCSA. The ending was only missing The Rock. Too bad he turned down. ANd Boy Austin knowsd how to throw a party or what.

9/10 , great show.

 

[y2jfan92]

i gotta say my true thoughts

marty vs kennedy-it was a lil boring but it was fun and marty can still go all in all a good match

the battle royal made my day and the crowd ruined it i mean come on cheer for someone! irs,slaughter,s2h,gangrel,JIM NEIDHART for god sakes

carlito vs jeff was awesome but i was realy pissed when jeff won carliti deserves the belt

the ending was awesome as well although it was weird seeing cm punk drink beer but oh well and bob backlund(i bet tna was suprised right there) was drinking water and regal was drinking coke lol but there were people missing scotty,taker,and foley weren't drinkin beer and i would have loved for bad ass taker one night only but all in all it was one of the best raws ive ever seen im 15 years old and i still knew who every person was that crowd and the past 3 crowds are a bunch of idiots

 

[jback]

OMG....I loved last night so much for 2 main reasons. #1. Divas....Lita is my all time favorite Diva ever and she was still hot(bigger but still hot) I loved that she got a pop she deserves it. Trish also love her and glad to see her(skinnier but hot), also nice to see Molly even though it was quick and Sunny my child hood crush is still pretty fine. For me Lita made the show. The backstage bit with Kane was also hillarious. Im just so glad she got some well deserved respect from the crowd. The second thing that made this the Best RAW in a long time was RVD. He definetly one of my all-time faves and it was great to see him in the ring.

 

[Ozz]

Great show.

First segment was funny, although the Mae Young thing was a bit much. Bashtion Booger got old! The HHH/Steph chemistry is on point---if they added some new twists to the McMahon/Helmsley regime I bet they could squeeze out another year of interesting stories lines with the two of them.

The ladder match was excellent, albeit a bit short. Some great spots, though. If (when) Jeff Hardy loses to HHH, they should have Jeff and Carlito feud for the IC title, maybe even give it to Carlito for a while.

15 Man battle royal was what it was. It was just nice to see some of those old faces.

Great to see RVD.

Kennedy vs. Marty. I was actually rooting for Marty. Am I the only one who thinks Kennedy is just about the most unentertaining wrestler ever?

Good to see Hogan, although I didn't really understand the Macho Man reference. Oh well. He should have slammed Kahli. I can't believe how they've ruined Kahli by the way and they are doing the same with Umaga. How many times has there been a tag team or a triple tag team with the heel side missing a partner...and then the GM or Vince or whomever will say, "Oh yeah? Well meet OUR partner...UMAGA!!!!!" Big whoop.

The last segment was class. Yes, we all knew vince was going to announce himself as the best but there really was no other way they could have done it short of making it a public poll on wwe.com (maybe they should have done that). I like how they did it. I had been waiting on the Undertaker all night and when I saw the time I thought he might not come out. Then when Foley came out I knew UT would follow suit and then Austin. I wasn't quite sure how they were going to pull off the transition as I didn't think they'd have Foley, UT and Austin in the ring at the same time but I think they did a good job.

I was really happy they didn't have Austin come out when UT was still in the ring. I spent the entire part of the late 90's with Austin always getting the upper hand on Taker, I did not want to see it again but I think they did it beautifully with UT "disappearing". Cool to see all the starts in at the end as well.