Tonights Raw was done to establish Raw's team for the PPV in two weeks, Bragging rights. Lets break it down by segment.
The opening scene with the Miz and Cena was interesting at first. Then it went bad. Miz was already established as the leader of Team Raw. Nobody questioned it. Why even have Cena contest that. Barret coming out and shutting Cena out would have been a good angle on its own. The resulting match shouldn't have happened as we pretty much knew the outcome. Bring in more anonymous GM and the fans tune out. /yawn.
Next was the R-Truth vs Ted Dibiase match. This is an interesting feud as they both have hot valets to go with them. The problem is, Eve might be smoking hot, but she's not over with the fans. Why didn't they pair a diva who was more over with truth? Maybe the Bella's or Gail Kim. This could have let to more legit mixed tag matches. Another big thing...R-Truth's new music. The two biggest problems...Getting crunk on a PG show? Yeah, let's promote alcohol to minors. That, and fans don't cheer for it. His old music fans yelled at EVERY what's up. As for the Golddust angle, I personally think Golddust is underused. He has mic skills and is one of the best in the business at wrestling. I understand he's getting this feud to promote his book, but it will help Dibiase more than dust. I really hope this ends well because it could be a great feud and help both shine.
Next - Morrison vs. Tyson Kidd. The match these two put on was easily the best of the night. These two are both great wrestlers and when they master the mic, will easily be top stars. The two best moves this match - The side russian leg sweep off the second rope by Kidd and the finisher by Morrison. Both showed great athleticism and were absolutely AMAZING to watch. Kudos to these two.
Santino vs Ryder. Two jobbers looking for a spot at Bragging Rights? Is this really happening? I like Santino but his gimmick needs to change. He can keep the comedy but needs to be less of a jobber. He could easily help build someone in a tag team, but keeps getting stupid gimmicks and stupid matches. Another fault of creative, similar to not using Golddust. Match was okay, but nobody really cares. What's with the Tamina gimmick too? We haven't seen the Uso's in weeks, so who cares about Tamina?
Gabriel vs Orton - This match was pretty good. Gabriel is clearly a future superstar. I would like to see him feud with someone closer to his size. Two high fliers could put on such an amazing show. My preference would be to see Gabriel team with someone like Evan Bourne(Though unfortunately he is injured). Gabriel vs. Morrison in a mid card feud would be amazing. I don't see him getting far with Nexus unless WWE decides to put a tag title there.
Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus - This is another match that shouldn't have happened. It did nothing by leave the fans confused. Why is Bryan fighting Sheamus? Why is Sheamus destroying him? Why does Bryan still have that lame music? Why is Michael Cole so annoying commentating this match? Why isn't a champion being built up? Doesn't this make the title look meaningless? With a PPV now a week away, if Bryan isn't in the Raw vs Smackdown match, who is hi US title opponent? Why would we want the US champ in the bragging rights match instead of a title match? Too many questions...no good answers. Pointless match and bad for the WWE.
Welcome back CM Punk!!! I personally think Punk is one of the best. He has mic skills, is good in the ring, and the ability to get fans into the show. For those wondering, Bourne needed surgery so the injury was done to write him off for a while. Great match by these two. Kind of short, but what can you expect with an injured Bourne right? This also helps Punk keep his heel appearance and makes us wonder what he'll do at bragging rights.
Natalya and Laycool - K seriously. Get rid of Laycool. If their gimmick was to be hot, it's failing. If their gimmick is to be funny, it's failing. If their gimmick is to get people to change the channel...it's working. Not kidding. Last week I changed the channel during their match. Today I changed it during their promo. I hope Natalya wins because Laycool is KILLING ratings.
Miz vs. Cena - Good match. I would have liked to see a clean ending to this, but Cena still won't lose for some unknown reason. The Mcgillicutty(spelling?) and Harris angle is really weird. They're supposed to be joining nexus but cost Cena another match? Now it's a threat to Cena, lose and I'll let them join? What? Stupid angle. I haven't seen much of these two but hear they are pretty good. Putting them in Nexus as is will just bury them. A tag title push or a Smackdown Nexus would have been more valuable. This is just a dumb angle that doesn't make sense and certainly doesn't make me want to watch Raw next week. Does Cena win? Who cares. Do they join? Who cares? The only redeeming aspect to the end was Barret telling Cena he can't see him. I actually laughed. Barret can work the mic, I give him that. If I were on creative I would be looking for ways to make Nexus huge instead of the boring quagmire it is in now.
Overall, pretty lame show. I guess we found out who was on team Raw, minus the mystery spot that is probably 99% Cena. I mean would WWE really have a PPV without Cena in a match? I doubt it. My biggest issue is besides the picking of teams that have no impact past this PPV, nothing was done to build it. We should have seen a Nexus vs Orton situation. We should have set a US title contender. We should have built something, maybe with a Smackdown invasion at the end. There is no real story still for Bragging Rights and means fewer sales and a boring PPV. Good luck with this PPV WWE, you'll need it.
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