Again I haven’t seen the Pay Per View yet, and I am only going off various reports from fans & wrestling websites, but when everyone says something is a piece of crap then it traditionally is a piece of crap. The CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Kane three way for the WWE title was the only thing worth watching for the entire three hours. That is one match for fifty dollars, even for the three involved that is asking a lot. Then add in the crap that surrounded a good title match.
First is the burial of Dolph Ziggler. Yes Dolph is one of
the best wrestlers on the roster, and would make world champion Sheamus look
good, but this wasn’t to build to anything in the future. This was a place
holder match until Albert Del Rio gets over his concussion. Putting Dolph into
this match hurts his chances of being taken serious as a challenger for Sheamus
in the future, say around Survivor Series time. Now Smackdown is hit harder
with a legit talent anchored down to the midcard position. Plus Sheamus loses a
good opponent to have a lengthy feud with down the line that will help keep his
title run fresh.
Didn’t Johnny Ace have a goon to throw at Sheamus if he just
needed somebody to lay down for him at the PPV? He did talk down to him in front
of the boss on Monday night. I know David Otunga wasn’t really doing anything
on Sunday. Not the best storyline to go with, but at least it doesn’t hamstring
a legit talent and would have some connections to an ongoing storyline. It also
lets the announcers play up the main event for later.
Then there was the tuxedo match, the Ryback squash, & the
HHH promo, or as I like to call them, the segments that should have been on RAW.
When you pay money to see a PPV you want to see something that doesn’t look
like something that you see on free TV. You want a lengthy match between two
premiere talents. You want to see a moment that will shock the world. You want
to see something that makes you look forward to the rest of the PPV, not your
next bathroom visit. These three segments & a subpar Divas match were
exactly that, time to go visit the bathroom. Luckily if you’re watching this
PPV you’re probably drinking enough booze to get over the feeling of being
suckered into paying for this stinking pile that you’ll need to visit the
restroom this much.
Finally there is the main event, which should have been the
WWE title match. Instead it’s a cage match between John Cena and the Big Show.
The villain in this case should be the Big Show, but Vince McMahon let us all
know he’s been a disappointment since 1999. The real villain according to Vince
becomes an old fart in Johnny Ace that hasn’t had a good match since Shane
Douglas was riding skateboards with him. The old man club sat outside the cage
while the two superstars slap each other around in a match that was then
distorted more by the carnival that came to help Johnny get the boot.
The paint by numbers writing by creative led to the end
everybody saw coming from a mile away. Vince got to say you’re fired, and every
fan gets to realize they have wasted the past few months since Wrestlemania.
Who needs a build when you can just keep tossing crap against the wall and see
what sticks. The only good thing is that Johnny Ace is no longer the main focus
on TV … maybe. Remember being fired by Vince on TV means about as much as being
fired by your two year old during a hissy fit (See John Cena’s Firing).
Now we’re onto Monday. Tonight is another RAW, and I will be
tuning in for the evolution of WWE Title picture. One match on free TV is worth
my time, just not my money. I’ll be tuning in because I’m a wrestling fan. I’ll
be tuning in out of the sliver of hope that last night was the lowest point for
the company & business will begin to pick up. I’ll be tuning in because it
can’t get any worse … right?
(Coutresy WWE)
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