Better show than usual, but still quite flawed. The opening with Dusty giving his kid a shot was great because it featured Dusty dancing, being great on the mic, and finding a way to get Cody into a WWE Title match without turning himself heel. Then he went onto shill DVDs in glorious fashion, so yeah, he ruled tonight.
The divas battle royal was going along just fine until it was Jillian vs. Gail, which was sloppy, botchy, and horrible overall. Those two need to never interact with each other again. Thank God Beth ended this match quickly after that and did so by crossing her arms and looking like she was going to kill someone - unlike Joe, who looks bored when he does that. So yeah, BETH PHOENIX is more intimidating than Samoa Joe.
MVP-Jericho turned things around quite nicely. I had high hopes for these two in their first one-on-one match (at least that I can recall), and they mostly lived up to it except for a couple of rough spots - like the codebreaker that just kinda connected, and that weird part where MVP just didn't make a cover for a second or so. They actually did an amateur wrestling-style sequence for a while, which took me by surprise.
Then we got the greatest DVD shilling segment in human history with HBK shilling the WCW DVD, Dusty shilling his DVD from a few years ago (AVAILABLE AT FINER WAL-MART LOCATIONS FOR $4), and HHH shilling the DX DVD from a few years ago. Everything here ruled. I demand Dusty as a DX member just in these shilling skits.
Hornswoggle vs. Chavo was tolerable due to Cole and Lawler burying it. AND THEN WE GOT BIG SHOW VS. MARK HENRY, so yeah, this was not a great run of stuff on Raw right here. The Dusty/HHH/Shawn mid-life crisis segment was fun, but not as great as either the DVD shilling bit before or what came later - A SHOCKMASTER RE-ENACTMENT WITH SANTINO MARELLA. This might have even been better than the DVD deal earlier. The U.S. Title four-way was good, and they actually got a decent amount of time. Kofi was given a chance to shine, as were Swagger and Miz, and Carlito got a chance to be on TV that he should be thrilled by. The finish was great, with everyone hitting their finishers on each other, and then Kofi smacking Carlito with the big kick as he tried to pull Miz out to get the pin.
Beth vs. Mickie was okay - I would have been much happier if Beth won since Mickie's run is doing nothing for me right now, but they told a decent monster vs. plucky face story here. Thank God the fans didn't turn on Dusty for the opening, because it would have killed him setting up Cena to get destroyed, and then Dusty's buds for the night came out to bury Legacy again, but were stopped by Dusty and his COWBOY BOOT. That ruled. And then Orton RKOd Dusty, leading to Cody being conflicted about whether he should defend his father or fall back in line, while the crowd chanted CO-DY loudly and constantly. That also ruled, and for the first time I can remember, the fans seemed to really care about him AND HE SHOWED EMOTION TOO. They could have something here if they run with it.
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Quotes -
Cole - HENRY VS. SHOW - IT’LL BE LIKE TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS COLLIDING HEAD-ON ON I-94!
Cole - FIVE DECADES IN SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT! ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL-TIME!
King - THE AMERICAN DREAM!
Dusty - HELLO DETROIT! WE’LL BE WORKING ON SOME MAD MOVES TONIGHT! I’m the dream, and I’m the host for Monday Night Raw! Not too long ago, two years ago, I was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame! It made me think about a blue collar working city called DETROIT, MICHIGAN! I’m proud of that, baby. I’ll tell ya something else I’m proud of - my son, Cody Rhodes. I know! I know every once in a while, he gets a trifling different attitude when ya talk about him joining Legacy and running around with Randy Orton. I tell ya what though, there’s nothing a father would not do for his son! NOTHING! With that being said, I hope someday he might see the light - maybe that light will shine tonight! In two weeks, one of the most devastating submission matches in history - I QUIT! AT BREAKING POINT - John Cena, he will challenge for the WWE Title, and the man that Cena will challenge will be my son…Because tonight, it will be Cody Rhodes versus Orton for the WWE Title! OH YEA, AND I’M GONNA BE IN HIS CORNER! Ya know what - I’m tired. I’m gonna lay this out there. Special ref for this match…JOHN CENA!
Orton - You are jealous of me. You are jealous because Cody looks up to me more than he’s ever looked up to you! Trying to make up for your shortcomings as a father by giving him a title shot is the most pathetic and shameless act I have ever seen. What makes you think that Cody will even agree to face me?
Dusty - Cody is just a little hungrier than you - he’s athletically gifted, and I’ll be here to raise his hand tonight when he becomes WWE Champion. I THINK…
Orton - I think you’re setting yourself up for a major disappointment, old man. Tell me why I shouldn’t kick you in the skull like I did two years ago. (Cody comes out)
Cody - This man that you kicked in the head two years ago…HAPPENS TO BE MY FATHER. His legacy in this industry runs deeper than mine or yours. Randy, you and I are associated - I’d like to think that perhaps we’re even friends. This is a golden opportunity - this is something I cannot AND WILL NOT pass up. Just like you, I intend tonight to become the youngest WWE Champion in history! And Randy, it isn’t personal - strictly business!
Orton - Lemme get this straight, I’m facing your son with YOU IN THE CORNER AND CENA AS THE REFEREE. So obviously, the fix is in!
Dusty - YOU BETTA BELIEVE IT RANDY, THE FIX IS IN!
Cole - SMART, SEXY, AND POWERFUL - THE WWE DIVAS!
(after a botched rana)Crowd - BOOOO! BOOOO!
Cole - Last week, MVP USED WORDS LIKE BIG DANGEROUS DUMMY TO DESCRIBE THE BIG SHOW! AND CHRISTINA TO DESCRIBE CHRIS JERICHO!
Lawler - …dangerous words…
HHH - You’re the dream - thath’s your thuuuunnnn….
(to DX)Dusty - After he becomes the WWE Champion, I’m gonna make sure he gives you guys a shot.
HHH - I can’t wait to get my shot.
HBK - HEAVEN KNOWS YOU HAVEN’T HAD ENOUGH OPPORTUNITIES.
HBK - BUY THE RISE AND FALL OF WCW ON WWESHOP.COM!
Dusty - AND BUY MY DVD TOO!
HHH - Dusty, if there’s one thing we can’t stand, it’s a shameless plug. Like for our NEW AND IMPROVED DX DVD! AVAILABLE ON WWESHOP.COM!
HBK - So…should we watch this?
Dusty - PUT IT IN!
HBK - Shouldn’t we be watching Raw?
HHH - No, he’s the host - he can tell us what’s gonna happen.
Lawler - This is udderly ridiculous.
Cole - GOT MILK?
Cole - Is one of the rules that you have to tie your opponent up?
Lawler - I don’t know…
Cole - I hope Chavo doesn’t strain a calf in this match.
Lawler - Oh please!
Lawler - When Hornswoggle came out here, I thought he was a member of the village little people!
Cole - This is a first - a leprechaun dressed as a cowboy facing a cow!
Cole - It’s the first ever cow splash!
Cole - Did I get in my udderly ridiculous line already?
Lawler - Yes…
Cole - What a MOOOOve!
Cole - After the frog…what is it? THE TADPOLE SPLASH!
(after the fingerpoke of doom)Dusty - DAT’S WHEN THE FALL STARTED RIGHT THERE! I think the guy in charge there was a friend of yours - BIG SEXY!
HHH - We never woulda let him do that. You shouldn’t have let him do that. That’s why you guys lost the Monday Night Wars.
Dusty - 96’-98’ we won we were kicking the WWE’s booty! When were you champ?
HBK - Um…like…’96-’98...
HHH - Yeah, but see, in the spring of ‘98, we went BOOM!
Dusty - When were you out for like three years?
HBK - Um…the spring of ‘98... I KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS ARE IMPLYING! YOU JUST BE BUDDIES!
HHH - He gets wound up of being part of the Attitude era. WhosE idea was it to take a no-talent guy like Marc Mero and dress him up like Little Richard!?
Dusty - Um…mine…
HHH - …oh….
HBK - ATTITUDE ERA! YOU WERE ROLLING IN THE DOUGH AND I WAS SITTING AT HOME! ATTTITUDE MY BACKSIDE!
Lawler - Miz was ripping and tearing at Koko’s hair…Kofi’s hair.
(after the double leg drop)Kofi - He calls that the BOOM DROP!
HBK - Sorry about that earlier…people tell me I hide it better now.
HHH - Yeah, great job…psychoboy.
HHH - WCW’s absolute greatest moment isn’t in here…
Dusty - What? Me wininng the title?
HHH - No, the SHOCKMASTER!
HBK - What’s the Shockmaster?
HHH - They got this fat guy, put him in a Stormtrooper helmet, got some glitter paint, a big cheesy voice in the head…
Voice - TRIPLE H! SHAWN MICHAELS!
(after Shockmaster falls through the wall)Shockmaster - DEGENERATION X - I WILL DESTROY YOU!
HHH - Where’s that coming from?
HHH - Over there…(camera pans to Arn Anderson speaking)
Arm - Um…sorry…
(to Shockmaster)Dusty - IT SHOULDA WORKED!
Santinomaster - I KNOW! I LOVE THE SHOCKMASTER!
Cena - TONIGHT, THE PART OF BROADWAY JOE IS BEING PLAYED BY JOHN CENA BECAUSE I WILL NOT QUIT!
Cole - Bob Barker’s hosted the Price of Right for 35 years!
(after Orton RKOs Dusty)Crowd - CODY! CODY!
Hilarious WCW info/goofs. Some of this should have been mentioned on the DVD.
Chris Jericho's action figures were set so that when they were bought, the receipt would say either "Sting" or "Hogan". They subsequently got the revenue money for the sales.
Tank Abbott got legitimately p.o'd at "Big Al" during a match. At the end of their match (which was a leather jacket on a pole match of course), he pulled a knife on him, held it to his throat and told him he could kill him. The cameras cut away while Schivone tried to explain to fans that Tank Abbott was disrespecting him by trying to shave his beard. Big Al didn't have a beard though...
Scott Hall cut a promo where he claimed he had been banned from saying "Hey Yo!". The promo was unscripted and made no sense, especially because he said "hey yo" in the promo.
Goldberg was arrested in the storyline for assaulting Miss Elizabeth. He was scheduled to be in the main event and was arrested near the beginning of the show. Eventually he was released but the question was, would he make it back in time? The trouble was that earlier in the show it had been revealed that the police station was just accross the road from the arena. Somehow, Goldberg did not make the 30-second walk back to the arena in time.
Terry Funk and Chris Candido ended up having a match that saw them end up in a horse stable. Terry Funk was almost killed when a horse bucked him. Funk shouted "You ****ing horse!!! I'll kick your ass!!"
I saw every Nitro from '96 to the end, and every Thunder, whenever that started... so I remember all of those tidbits -- the Funk one being my favorite.
World Wrestling Entertainment, the global leader in sports entertainment, has an immediate opening for On-Air Talent. Candidates must possess knowledge of WWE programming, talent and story lines.
Quite an appropriate title this time around. I must admit that the Raws just seem to get progressively worse, even with the few decent wrestlers trying buoy and keep up the quality of the program (Y2J for instance).
also, still saddened by the fact that another wrestler at the top of their game has left WWE: JEff Hardy. I know he had to do it, but he really has made watching WWE fun for the past year or so. One of my all time favorites for sure.
Anyway, I just got through the Randy Savage DVD, which wasn't bad. I just wish they had included some more documentary footage/bios of him and what when on, plus maybe an interview or two with Savage, but then I guess that would take Vince showing he still has balls and coming to peace with whatever weekly feud he's in now.
Oh yeah, since when was the WWE allowed to not censor the WWF logo from banners, signs, etc.? I thought they were always going to blur the old logo from matches.
[quote name='KaneRobot']Holy shit, they just showed my favorite Rock moment ever (showing the Rocky statue outside the Spectrum, then slowly panning down to reveal the Rock standing there staring at it). I had no idea when it took place until now.[/QUOTE]
Do you have a clip/youtube vid of this? I remember seeing this years ago, but would love to see it again.
[quote name='lmz00']I know this is mean, but I wish Hornswoggle would get suspended for a wellness violation. [/QUOTE]
:lol:
bt the way, did anyone notice the huge Ric Flair botch against Rany Macho Man Savage during the Nitro at the Ceasar's (sp) Palace here in Vegas? I really was doing a double take and laughing since it seemed like they both ed up. can't find a clip of it anywhere online
[quote name='hiccupleftovers']Oh yeah, since when was the WWE allowed to not censor the WWF logo from banners, signs, etc.? I thought they were always going to blur the old logo from matches.[/QUOTE]
Its only the attitude era scratch mark WWF logo that is blurred out. It was around then when the panda loving tree huggers went after Vince for confusing people with using the same WWF name... if my memory serves me correctly.
[quote name='lmz00']I know this is mean, but I wish Hornswoggle would have a career ending injury, or at least get suspended for a wellness violation. [/quote]
QFMFT! Maybe Brett Favre can even attempt to do an run in at the St. Paul RAW house show this weekend and chop block Hornswoggle like he did to the Texans player.
I finally go the net back on in my room ths morning, so I can post regularly again.
RAW was better than usual last night. I enjoyed MVP/Jericho the most, I also liked the ending the Mickie/Phoenix if only for Beth's awesome selling of that Tornado DDT. I honestly fell asleep during the Hornswaggle/Chavo match, and as a result missed the US title 4-way.
The backstage DVD shilling was hilarious, but was easily outshined by a spot-on Shockmaster reinactment.
I the non-main event was a nice way to have Dusty pull a swerve, but I don't really see the point behind Orton giving him the RKO unless it was for the sake of his Legend Killer moniker.
Raw was better last night than it has been in a long time, but that's like saying eating shit on a biscuit is better than eating a footlong shit sub. The final segment was one of the best things I've seen in a while, and the DX/Dusty backstage bits were great.
WTSB Radio in North Carolina is reporting that TNA wrestler Christopher Daniels (real Daniel Covell) was arrested on DUI charges this past Friday in Smithfield after being pulled over for a traffic violation and his breathalyzer test registering a 0.14 blood alcohol level. He was later released on $2,000 bail.
[quote name='pimpster4183']Didn't see this here yet, Fallen Angel arrested.
WTSB Radio in North Carolina is reporting that TNA wrestler Christopher Daniels (real Daniel Covell) was arrested on DUI charges this past Friday in Smithfield after being pulled over for a traffic violation and his breathalyzer test registering a 0.14 blood alcohol level. He was later released on $2,000 bail.[/QUOTE]
That makes these tweets the Hurricane made (4 days ago) even funnier.
@facdaniels is at the Hurri-Cave! I hate his liver and it must be destroyed!!!
At this point, I'm pretty sure @facdaniels liver hates me too. But that's how I roll. livers!!!
Me and @facdaniels and these items that hate our livers!!
WWF Survivor Series 2001 coming up on the justin.tv channel sometime soon. Maybe an hour or so.
I'm reliving this nightmare by watching Kurt Angle and Stone Cold Steve Austin - who fueded against each other over 6 months of this story arc, working together as the leaders of the WCW/ECW Alliance.
This bit from the newest Figure 4 Weekly amused me -
Tyler Black had minor neck surgery recently to alleviate issues with a bulging disc. He's at home playing lots of video games right now and hopes to be back in action by the September ROH tapings.
It was awesome watching Goldust get pissed off by the countout. Goldust debuted in 1988 and the rules still confuse him. And he's not even in TNA where the rules confuse everyone.
[quote name='mykevermin']WWF Survivor Series 2001 coming up on the justin.tv channel sometime soon. Maybe an hour or so.
I'm reliving this nightmare by watching Kurt Angle and Stone Cold Steve Austin - who fueded against each other over 6 months of this story arc, working together as the leaders of the WCW/ECW Alliance.
No wonder I hated the WWF.[/QUOTE]
I absolutely love that match they had on Smackdown for the title form that era.
I can give Fallen Angel credit for Three Olives. It's a decent vodka, but IMO it ain't Tito's.
I don't believe in gimmicky shit when it comes to alcohol, so I can't fathom Crystal Head (the vodka Helms has) is any good. Also, can you trust the taste of a man with his last name tattooed across his back (IMO, one of the reasons WWE probably put him back in the Hurricane getup)?
Well it looks like Traci Brooks will not be on the cover of Playboy, or even in the magazine. She's going to be Cyber Club exclusive through their pay website. She's hot and all, but I figured someone like I dunno, So Cal Val or The Beautiful People would do it first. I say we should do a bet on what Traci is rockin downstairs. I'm going to say a landing strip, any other takers? lol
[quote name='mykevermin']A bottle of what? Crystal Head? Why Dan Akroyd?[/QUOTE]
He's been involved in wine making for the past few years and branched out into vodka, toured around the country introducing it and signing bottles earlier this year.
[quote name='mykevermin']I can give Fallen Angel credit for Three Olives. It's a decent vodka, but IMO it ain't Tito's.
I don't believe in gimmicky shit when it comes to alcohol, so I can't fathom Crystal Head (the vodka Helms has) is any good. Also, can you trust the taste of a man with his last name tattooed across his back (IMO, one of the reasons WWE probably put him back in the Hurricane getup)?[/QUOTE]
Well I have my first name across my back, and I love Baja Blast Mountain Dew, draw your own conclusions from that