Some quick Raw thoughts

Well I was very sceptical about this whole walk out angle but I have to admit that I was highly entertained by the opening segment.  I thought HHH, John Cena, Sheamus and CM Punk were all great.  I was kind of hoping that the “walk out” would have lasted a bit longer before Mr. Mcmahon interrupted informing HHH he was relieved of his COO duties. 

The opening segment was the highlight of the show for me, not that it was too bad of a show.   Other things that are working for me is the faction that seems to be forming with Christian, Dolf Ziggler, Cody Rhodes and Jack Swagger.  I love the good old classic groups or gangs and this has the potential to be one lead by Vickie Guerrero.  I am not sure if this is the direction they are going to take with this but I hope so. 

Of course I also liked the return of The Miz and R-Truth, big things ahead for them I am sure.

Things I didn’t like include the announced main event of Vengeance which will see John Cena talking on champion Alberto Del Rio.  I would like to see Del Rio go one and one against someone else right now, but who?  CM Punk is going to be busy that PPV teaming with HHH to take on The Miz and R-Truth, a match I am looking forward to.  Perhaps Del Rio and Sheamus would be a good main event right now.  Sheamus is ready for the main event slot, even if he were to lose in controversial fashion.

I also didn’t like the firing of good ole Jim Ross.  I suppose he will be back at some point again, but I always like JR on the mic and always miss him when he is not there. 

Things I am still intrigued about include what is next for our interim leader John Laurinaitis.  Will someone else emerge to be working with him?  Kevin Nash?  No matter what he will form alliances over the next few weeks I am sure. 

Got to run for now, back later this week!

What to make of the whole walk out?

A little late for me to post some Smackdown thoughts now, but I enjoyed the show that I didn’t watch until Sunday evening.  It looks like we will be getting Big Show and Mark Henry for the title sooner or later.  That’s good; we don’t need Henry vs Randy Orton again just yet. 

But now it’s time to move on to tonight and what to make of this whole walk out/no confidence angle.  I flip flop on it.  We all suspend our disbelief for many of the angles that play out in Sports Entertainment, but I still like things to “make sense”.  The main premise for the athletes walking out on HHH is because they claim it is an unsafe environment to work.  I find that angle laughable.  This is the WWE where outrageous angles inside and outside of the ring have been played out again and again.  So why now, all of a sudden, is just about the entire roster walking out because of this reason?  I would find this more believable if they were walking out because the COO was drunk with power and has become a tyrant listening to none of the other superstars.  And I suppose that may be part of this, but to me it has been downplayed over their personal safety. 

I guess the thing to keep in mind here that there is someone manipulating everyone to get HHH out of power and to take control him or her self.  It doesn’t say much for the superstars if over 90% of the roster is sucked in.  However, I must admit, with RAW just hours away I am intrigued as I ever been about how all of this will play out.  I am hoping it’s not much ado about nothing, which it most certainly has the potential to be.  Since the summer now angles have been playing out that are hinting of someone working behind the scenes and maybe a corporate faction forming.  I think it’s time for that to finally happen if it ever is.

Well, it will soon be time to find out what’s next...if anything at all.

Raw Thoughts, October 3rd

Not a full play by play...but some observations and thoughts on the October 3^rd edition of Raw.

Wow...we are starting off with a match.  Randy Orton vs Drew McIntyre.  Obviously McIntyre is going to do the job, but for much of the match he looks good and carries much of the offense in the bout.  Once the Orton picks up the three count Mark Henry enters and I guess we are not done with this feud yet.  Some chaos ensues.  I would like to see Henry mix it up with someone else now, but undoubtedly more from The World’s Strongest Man and the Viper to come.

Big Show is back Friday....awesome!  Looks like I will be getting my wish with Henry. 

Next up poor old John Morrison gets to take on Mark Henry.  Morrison has been nothing but a glorified jobber lately.  He needs something new, either a partner or a heel turn.  Right now I am totally uninterested in him.  Henry wins and that marks two matches in a row tonight without any long speeches on the mic. Wait...Henry grabs the mic after the match and says he is done with Orton.  That could only mean one thing...he’s not.  But he also acknowledges Big Show’s upcoming return.  Interesting to see where they will go with Henry’s championship reign next.

I am not buying into Beth Phoenix’s title reign.  I still think they dropped the ball on this one by making her loose to Kelly Kelly so much.  But it is now Kelly appearing to be the ruthless monster tonight with her vicious attack on Phoenix before the match even started.  That was after she was all smiles entering the ring.  I'm confused. 

Welcome back Santino Marella who takes on Jinder Mahal.  I don't know what it is about that cobra move that I find amusing.  Quick victory for Marella and we move on.

They showed some footage of R-Truth's and The Miz's actions from Hell in the Cell.  (WHAT?)  I can't believe at one point I questioned if the pairing of these two would work? (WHAT?) I have totally 100% bought into their alliance!  (WHAT?)  Can't wait for them to make their full return and see what's in store for them because they are aaaaawwwwweeeessssssoooommmeeeee!

Awesome 12 man tag match.  It was a lot of fun, reminded me why I love wrestling, actually wrestling that is! 

As for this last no confidence vote segment, here’s some things I didn’t like about it.  The WWE has become a hostile and unsafe work environment.  Really?  REALLY?  This is what the WWE superstars are getting upset about?  Ha. Am I am suppose to buy into this?  I didn’t like it when Wade Barrett was explaining how he was distressed over the chaos and Mark Henry was there nodding in agreement.  Really?  Mark Henry who is supposed to be an animal and causing chaos, it just didn’t suit his character.  And “monster Diva” Beth Phoenix claiming “were girls!”  Ha ha again.  I am just not feeling this but who knows where they will go with it all.  It was nice to hear the crowd boo everyone for leaving and chanting HHH...HHH!  Is he now the only face in the company!?!?!  The most amusing part to me was when it was all done and there was a complete walk out and HHH was left alone in the ring.  He raised his arms in an “ah well” type motion and the crowd are obviously in his corner. 

Well I didn’t buy into the segment but at the same time I found it amusing and I am curious to where they are going with it.  Does that mean I am buying into it?  And overall I enjoyed this episode of Raw.

OMG!  CM Punk didn't have the mic at all tonight!  And he was only featured in a 12 man tag team match!!

Are we really finished with Kevin Nash?  If so, wouldn't that mark one of the most pointless returns in WWE history?

See you next time!

Raw Thoughts, September 19th

Raw starts in the usual fashion.  CM Punk has been screaming for change.  Here’s an idea.  Why not stop starting off the majority of episodes of Raw with another Punk and HHH argument.  Yes, I am bored with this.   During the opening segment we do learn that there will be a Triple Threat Hell in the Cell match for the title featuring John Cena, CM Punk and Alberto Del Rio at the upcoming Hell in a Cell event. 

We get an 8 man tag next with Sheamus, Air Boom and Justin Gabriel  vs David Otunga, Michael McGillicutty, Christian and Wade Barrett.  Sheamus, who has been on a role, picks up the pin.  Not a bad match.  How much longer are they going to put off Christian vs Sheamus?  Next PPV?

The former champion Alberto Del Rio takes on John Morrison.  I was so disappointed that Del Rio lost the title.  Speaking of which, we had two new champions last night, we are over 30 minutes into the show and have seen neither of them.  This match ends quickly with Morrison tapping out.  Del Rio appears angry, I like this.  I liked the quick submission, building Del Rio up to be a solid contender for the title and not a fluke champion.  Leading into his Night of Champions match when he had the title, he was ducking Cena at every opportunity.  I like the over cocky Del Rio who also appears a bit ruthless. 

Celebrity guest appearance time featuring Hugh Jackman.  So we all know someone will interrupt him, but who?  Ahhhh...plug your ears...that shrill...it’s Vicky Guerrero, being accompanied to the ring by United States Champion Dolf Ziggler.  A war of words continue between Ziggler and Jackman.  Jackman says he is going to find the biggest underdog to defeat Ziggler tonight and the crowd almost immediately starts chanting for Ryder.  WOO WOO WOO!  Man that guy is over with the crowd, but can he become a legitimate and believable contender in the ring?   

Here comes Sin Cara...which Sin Cara is this?  He is on taking the awesome Cody Rhodes.  Wait...here comes the other Sin Cara.  They have an entertaining exchange of high flying moves.  I don’t know where Cody Rhodes disappeared to, but he doesn’t appear anymore in this segment.  So when these two lock up for real, what will it be like?  They showed us tonight that it could be a very entertaining wrestling match.  But will we care about this?  Two guys looking exactly the same that we don’t have much emotional investment either way.  Having said that, I am finding it very entertaining.  I would love to see this lead to a match with one clearly emerging as a heel and then remove the mask for a big and shocking reveal as to who is in there. 

Finally, about an hour into the program and we have one of our new champions show up as Mark Henry is interviewed by Jim Ross.  Great segment.  Henry has the title and is showing no signs of being any less ruthless or vicious.  He takes out and Ross and Jerry Lawler.   Awesome!

Divas are up as Micheal Cole and Josh Matthews appear very concerned about Ross and Lawler.  This is great too, helps to keep building up Mark Henry’s character.  The Diva’s tag match gets underway with the Divas chamption (still?) Kelly Kelly and Eve Torres vs Natalya and Beth Phoenix.  Kelly and Eve win.  The monster to what could have been Beth Phoenix is dead.

WOO WOO WOO it’s the “Internet Champion” Zack Ryder, with Hugh Jackman vs Dolf Ziggler.  Ryder gets the wins thanks to interference from Jackman.  I enjoyed this match.  WOO WOO WOO!

After a brief and mostly friendly exchange between Cena and Punk back stage we get the main event going with The Miz and R-Truth entering the ring to their totally awesome “You suck” rap song.  I made this comment before but I will briefly make it again.  First when it appeared that these two might become a team I didn’t think I was going to like it.  But I love them together.  They have been very good for each other too.  On to the bout...good match!  I love CM Punk’s actions on the side of the ring waiting to be tagged, which is where he spends much of the match.  He is totally into it.  I have been hard on his lengthy speeches in the ring lately, but he is a great performer.  He ends up getting the pin for the victory here.

Time to play the game....we are not done, here come HHH who promises he would fire someone tonight and it’s Miz and Truth getting the axe.  HHH is then attacked by them back stage in front of the rest of the roster.  In the end Miz and Truth are tossed out of the building.  I liked the end here.  Miz and Truth, although “fired” are thrust right back into the spotlight.  This could get good!  Oh btw....where is Kevin Nash, are we done with him now? 

See you next time!

Raw thoughts, September 12th

Well here we go.  Who steps out of the gate first on Raw this week?  Will it be HHH?  CM Punk?  No...it’s the WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio!!  He’s upset...because we make fun of him!  As Miz would say...”Really”?  Wait...can it be...could it be...yes, Bret Hart!  We are in Canada after all.  So Bret just happens to be in Ottawa and I guess and he is not too fond of Alberto Del Rio so he struts into the ring to say his piece.  This is the WWE universe after all.  I have never been too fond of such angles because they don’t make a lot of sense to me.  What would Bret Hart, a retired superstar, gain in going out and getting into a war of words with the current champion?  It would make sense if there was more of a history between the two.  The Hitman is one of my all time favourites, but the last couple times I have saw him on TV it didn’t really work for me, as much as I hate to say it. 

Wait...here comes John Cena to ... “save” this segment.  I have been complaining about too much HHH and CM Punk lately, and now I got something different to start to the show I am finding myself missing them a bit.  The segment ends and we have ourselves a match later tonight with Cena and Hart taking on Del Rio and his ring announcer Ricardo Rodriguez.

We got a tag team match next with John Morrison and Alex Riley vs Dolf Ziggler and Jack Swagger.  John Morrison is someone who hasn’t really been involved in anything meaningful as of late and I wish he was.  I thought this match had potential, but it doesn’t amount to much.  There is some arguing between Swagger and Ziggler after they lose the match.  I wish they would just hurry up and put these two in the ring against each other.  This has been built up enough now.

The Miz and R-Truth are my new favourite team.  I am hoping they get the straps at Night of Champions.  We need more of these two.  The Miz takes on one half of the tag team champions Kofi Kingston in a decent match.  The Miz picks up the win with no interference and no controversy.  AWWWEEEEESOMMMMEEEE!!!! 

Well the US Championship match is finally announced and I was wrong. Champion Dolf Ziggler will get a chance to tangle with challenger Jack Swagger but added to the mix are Alex Riley and John Morrison in a fatal four way.  Who might win this one?  Will the WWE pull some sort of surprise and strap Morrison or Riley?  My obvious choice goes with Swagger or Ziggler thus continuing the heat here.  This has to potential to be a great match in what is shaping up to be a great card. 

So are we getting Jerry Lawler and new partner each week against David Otunga & Michael McGillicutty?  This week we get Sheamus teaming with Lawler.  Sheamus scores the pin and the former champs go down again.  What is the point of this other than filling time?

Well the Bret Hart returns to “action” as he enters the ring with John Cena to face Ricardo Rodriguez and John Cena.  It was kind of funny watching Cena beating up on Rodriguez, but I don’t like Del Rio playing the “chicken”.  You can be a heel and still be fearless.  In any event the match is pretty much all Cena.  He lays out Rodriguez and tags Bret who comes in long enough to apply a sharpshooter to which Rodriguez instantly taps out.  I don’t know.  As I said earlier, I love Bret, but there wasn’t much here.  Although I do recognize that although it didn’t make for compelling TV, if I were in the audience and got to see the legend come out and apply his signature move one more time I would have been standing on my feet cheering loudly.  He is a legend and there is nothing wrong with getting a glimpse of him once in a while even if it is in such fashion.  Moving on...

It’s Diva’s time.  Kelly Kelly vs. Vickie Guerrero.  The most interesting thing here is the action outside the ring between Swagger and Ziggler, and that doesn’t do much for me now that the match has been set.  Kelly Kelly wins quickly, enter Beth Phoenix but as usual it turns to next to nothing.  NEXT please....

Round two of the champion vs champion Chody Rhodes vs Randy Orton match that we got just last week on Smackdown.  I am thinking that there has to be something in the works here since we just saw this match days ago.  My initial thinking is that Ted Dibiase enters to interfere with Rhodes thus setting up the final piece of the Night of Champions’ puzzle.  Instead we get Rhodes scoring the victory thanks to interference from Mark Henry.  There’s still Smackdown to figure out what the Intercontinental Championship match will be I guess. 

So I guess the main event tonight is a war of words between CM Punk and HHH.  I must sound like I am complaining a lot lately, but man, these bits are annoying me.  I don’t like you, don’t like me, I am going to pin you, no I am going to pin you etc. etc.....these two are sounding like an old whiny married couple!  I guess we are supposed to be somewhat interested in what CM Punk was going to say after they cut him off, but I wasn’t really.  However, I am very interested in this match and the outcome, but it’s time to stop these verbal marathons and get to it!

One more episode of Smackdown and we’ve made it to Night of Champions, should be a great PPV!

Raw Thoughts, September 5th

Raw starts off with the star of the show addressing us again, who else but CM Punk!  You know I always loved this guy, but I have been saying lately that I am getting bored with him.  I am not finding his lengthy ring rants so compelling anymore.  This is beginning to sound like long dull psychotherapy – here’s what’s wrong with me, here’s what’s wrong with you, here’s what’s wrong with HHH, Cena and Nash and  here’s what’s wrong with the WWE.  

Anyway, the segment ends with HHH punching and firing Kevin Nash.  Not likely.  What will happen here?  Either it’s a hoax concocted by HHH and Nash or Nash has one of those “iron clad” contracts that he waves in the face of the COO.  If this is the case maybe he costs HHH the match at Night of Champions.  This of course would lead to a match between HHH and Nash at some point.  But who knows where they are going with all this yet?   

Tag team champions Air Boom enter the ring (together finally) and tonight they face Jinder Mahal and The Great Khali in a nontitle match.  Khali botches the double team which results in them losing the match.  You have to think this will result in more friction between the two.  Does a potential match between these two interest you?   Me neither.

Next up it’s the Divas.  They tried to hype up the Diva’s division on wwe.com the last few days.  This one is a number one contender’s match between Eve and Beth Phoenix to see who’s next to face Kelly Kelly for the title.  Beth wins and gets her rematch at Night of Champions for the title.  No question, Beth wins this one!  (I think)

I am tired of this Inside Out preview!   Besides aren’t previews supposed to make you want to see the movie?  I take the opportunity to pour up a small glass of whiskey to sip on.  Oh wow, the preview wasn’t too long tonight, back to the show. 

R-Truth enters the ring and he’s dissing CM Punk.  Soon after his buddy The Miz joins him.  At first I had reservations about them teaming together, but it’s really starting to work for me.  The Miz tells us that he and R-Truth will be facing Air Boom for the titles at Night of Champions.  I loved The Miz poking fun of the Air Boon name!  Not sure what they will do with this one at Night of Champions but I am looking forward to it.  CM Punk enters for his match with R-Truth.  Not surprising, CM PUNK gets the 1, 2, 3. 

Right after the match HHH enters the ring and I am fearing more lengthy talking between him and Punk.  HHH tells us his match with Punk is a no DQ.  Punk responds that he wants the stipulation that if he wins HHH resigns.  OK, this does make it a little more interesting although I was looking forward to this one anyway.   I guess that contract they signed on Smackdown needs to be rewritten.

The WWE network is coming....awesome!

Jerry ”The King” Lawler and Zack Ryder face former tag team champions David Otunga & Michael McGillicutty as a result of The King dissing his opponents over the last few weeks.  Lawler and Ryder make pretty fast work of Otunga and McGillicutty.  Things going downhill fast for the former champs.   

Randy Orton is becoming a fixture on both Raw and Smackdown.  Tonight Heath Slater is the jobber for Orton in a brief match with no aftermath from Mark Henry or any other characters.

Alberto Del Rio has been featured off and on through the night in a series of brief backstage segments.  The end result of this is four of his “amigos” attempting to beat down John Cena while Del Rio stands back and looks on.  The first couple of weeks after his title win I thought his in ring rants were great and his was winning matches cleanly and really getting over as champ.  They way they are using him tonight is not working for me.   

The beat down of Cena doesn’t last long before Sheamus, Alex Riley and John Morrison come to the rescue and the result is a pretty good main event.  We end up with an elimination 8 man tag team match with Cena, Riley, Morrison and Sheamus vs. Christian, Dolf Ziggler, Jack Swagger and Wade Barrett.  Cena is the last man standing with a brief attempt of an opportunistic attack after by Del Rio but nothing too much happens.

Overall, the show was mediocre I thought.  The matches were not too compelling although I did enjoy the main event.  We only have one more Raw before Night of Champions.  That’s a good thing because the WWE has done a good job building some of the matches and angles up and too much more time in between might only do damage.  Speaking of Night of Champions I think we are going to get a good card. 

Hope you all enjoyed your long weekend if you had one and enjoy the rest of the week!

Raw Thoughts, August 29th

The show kicks off with another opening segment featuring HHH and who else but CM Punk.  So Kevin Nash makes it official, he is back under WWE contract.  I love CM Punk but there may be a little bit of overexposure happening as of late, he was funny tonight though.  The Nash vs. Punk match is made official (for now) at Night of Champions. Nash confesses that he did lie to HHH last week about the car wreck which proves again the WWE universe is a strange place were friends only speak to each other during Raw, Smackdown and PPV events.   

HHH makes reference to the two brands combining for the foreseeable future.  Where will they go with this?  If this stays do we need two titles?

The opening bout sees the first of the brand combining matches with The United States Champion Dolf Ziggler taking on Smackdown World Heavy Weight Champion Randy Orton.   It’s Orton picking up the win in a great match and performance from both wrestlers.  I think this match really made Ziggler look good and I am wondering if there could possibly be a face run for him in the near future.  Jack Swagger watched this match tonight from backstage and later in the evening they get in each other’s faces again during Swagger’s match with Sin Cara.  These two are very likely headed for a Night of Champions showdown.  Could Vickie Guerrero turn on Ziggler, cost him the title and leave with Swagger?

Mark Henry interrupts John Cena addressing the crowd.  Mark Henry’s motivation doesn’t make a lot of sense to me here.  Anyone else he’s went after he’s either had a match with or some issue with and he got his title shot now.  In any event it leads to Christian entering the ring, then Sheamus and we got us a main event later in evening.

The Miz finally gets a high profile match taking on CM Punk.  This one ends in disqualification when The Miz's new friend R-Truth gets involved.  Last week I was wondering if The Miz and R-Truth could end up taking on the Tag Champions Kofi Kingston and Evan Bourne at the next PPV.  Truth and Miz are yet to actually be in a tag match together as a team.  That wouldn‘t stop the WWE from setting up the match.  I am thinking The Miz needs to be on this card somehow and right now I don’t see how else to get him in there.  We are still a couple weeks away so this will be one to keep an eye on. 

This is the third week in a row for a Kofi Kingston and Evan Bourne (to be known as Air Boom) vs David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty.  This one doesn’t go on too long and hopefully we have seen the end of that for a while.

We have a Diva's match (yawn).  See my earlier post on the Divas when I thought (hoped) it was about to get interesting.  But it's completely fizzled again.   

No Alberto Del Rio on Raw?  I know we had Randy Orton, but no Raw brand champion on the show tonight?  I guess we will have to wait to see him on Smackdown tonight.   

Right after the main event which sees Sheamus and Cena scoring the win over Christian and Mark Henry we see CM Punk and HHH interacting back stage.  The programs ends with the announcement of a change in the earlier confirmed match for Night of Champions and it will now be HHH vs CM Punk.  I have to admit that excites me more than Nash and Punk.  This should be a great match.  But you have to think Nash and Punk will mix it up at some point.  Will we see this match happen on Raw? What role will Nash play at Night of Champions?  I see him costing Punk the match again and clearly showing his allegiance with HHH. 

Certainly shades of the Austin and McMahon feud ringing through in the Punk and HHH ensuing feud.  Not the same magnitude and will not go down in history like the former but very entertaining none the less. 

There is more wrestling tonight with a live Super Smackdown.  I am looking forward to the steel cage match.  If I get time I will be back tomorrow with full thoughts.  Enjoy the show tonight!

Quick Hits on Monday Night Raw for August 22nd

Quick thoughts from the Monday, August 22nd edition of RAW:

I have to admit it I was a little disappointed that I didn’t get to hear Alberto Del Rio address us a little before John Cena interrupted.  I really like him with the title more than I thought I would.  Cena and CM Punk dominated the conversation during the opening segment.  Let Alberto speak more!  I love the wins that Del Rio is picking up; it’s really putting him over as a legit champ even though he captured it using a keen Money in the Bank opportunity.  I would love to see him walk away from Night of Champions retaining his championship. 

Has any other WWE superstar in recent memory got more of mixed reaction than John Cena?

Opening match:  Ouch!! It looked like Del Rio took a nasty bump when thrown out of the ring by John Morrison.  Entertaining first match overall. 

Yes!  New Tag team champs – Kofi Kingston and Evan Bourne.  I was hoping for this but I didn’t expect it so soon.  I was thinking maybe even stretch it out to Night of the Champions, giving Kofi and Bourne a chance to win a few more together.  But they did beat the now former champs in a non-title match last week so I guess it makes sense to give them the shot so quickly.  Who will be their opponents at Night of Champions? 

Lots of camera time for CM Punk.  He was in the opening segment, a midway segment with HHH and Kevin Nash and in the main event.  Who’s the real star of this show I wonder.

A few weeks ago I thought the Diva’s division was about to get real interesting with Beth Phoenix becoming a female version of Mark Henry.  I think they are dropping the ball on this one.  I have a few thoughts on this one I will post later.

It looks like we are heading for a Jack Swagger and Dolf Ziggler showdown at some point.  I am thinking the opportunistic Vickie Guerrero manages whoever walks away with the US Title and I am laying my money on Swagger.  Is this going to keep building with the match occurring at Night of Champions?  My guess is yes.   

So will John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio hold as the main event between now and the next PPV?  Or will someone else find away to work their way into this one?  I’m not sure.  The Miz’s anger is heating up on Raw!  I am not sure where or what this will escalate to.  I don’t think he will work his way into the title shot at Night of Champions, but maybe the allegations of conspiracies against him will move in that direction.  I am not really feeling that it will at this point, but I am not sure who his next big match will be against.  I am also not sure what he and R-Truth can do together.  It will be interesting to see where this goes.  Could The Miz and R-Truth be headed for a Night of Champions tag title shot.  They did say that are going to create opportunities for themselves.  That would be an entertaining match!

And the story continues, a text, a fake car accident, John Laurinaitis is involved, Stephanie Mcmahon is involved, Kevin Nash is involved...where will this all climax to?  Undoubtedly at Night of Champions .  My guess here is whatever happens it will result in the formation of a new group like the clique or the corporation.  But who’s in it and who’s out if it happens at all?

Before I sign off I have to give props to Cena and Punk for having another great match in the main event at Raw!! 

Next up, Smackdown from the home of the Hitman, Calgary Alberta.  Will he make an appearance?  We shall see....

Have a good one!!

Weekly hits (August 14th to August 20th)

Some random thoughts and quick hits on the week that was: 

Said in the tone of that guy from that beer commercial (the most interesting man in the world):  I don't always get Pay Per Views, but when I do, I get Summerslam.  It's true that due to other commitments (work and family) I am unable to order each and every PPV, but Summerslam is usually a given.  I am always on holidays, have a bit of free time on my hands and it’s always an August treat.  It seems a little late to be commenting on it now, but I thought it was solid enough.  Last two title matches were great.  I thought Mark Henry and Sheamus was decent but could have been better.  It was not without its surprises.  Not the best PPV ever, but certainly not the worst.

What's next for Christian?  He wasn't at Smackdown after he dropped the title to Randy Orton at Summerslam.  I am predicting a short break and a return with Edge as manager maybe.  He might need a little something extra to get him over now and maybe Edge could be just it.  It could be a lot of fun too.  It would be better if Edge could tag with him again, but the manager role will have to do.

What's up with The Miz?  I love The Miz.  When are they going to insert him into the title hunt again or at least a meaningful match and/or feud?

It's looking like a Mark Henry vs. Randy Orton match at Night of Champions.  Was the battle royal on Smackdown really necessary to make Henry a number one contender?  Although I do understand them doing it because if this match is not going to happen until the next PPV they have some time to fill.

What's next for Sheamus?  I like him as a face but if he and Mark Henry are done he needs a heel to tangle with.  Perhaps he and Christian could be entertaining and good for each other right now.

I’m liking the return of Kevin Nash although I was never a huge fan.  A match with CM Punk and Nash should be interesting.

I loved Alberto Del Rio's opening promo as champ on RAW.  What a classic heel he is.  I am not sure if he needed to be on Smackdown too.  His promo on that program was not as strong although he did have a great match with Daniel Bryan.

Speaking of the new champ, who will he be facing at Night of Champions, assuming he still holds the title?  Is it just going to be him and John Cena?  I am thinking this one needs more competitors for me to be interested.  Fatal fourway?  Triple Threat?

And finally for today, speaking of Cena, when is he going to turn heel and be done with it.  I know the lines of heels and faces are blurred and I think that is awesome.  But occasionally there is nothing like a good heel turn.  I am sensing the WWE universe wants this right now for Cena and how it happens could make for a classic WWE moment.  Although if you check the many excellent wrestling sites and blogs on the net there is plenty of good discussion on this topic and many opinions on if this should happen and how to handle it.  I am not sure if just mixing it up with Del Rio for the title is going be intriguing enough for me. 

OK, one more.  Who sent the text to Kevin Nash's phone?  I really don't know where the WWE is going with this one.  The obvious choice is that HHH is lying and he did it himself or his wife Stephanie sent it.  The WWE tends to like to surprise us with these kinds of things.  I am still thinking Mr. McMahon is behind it all and will emerge again at some point soon. 

Ok...I am tapping out for the day.  See you soon!