Barack Lesnar
Banned
Where to start? This past Monday's RAW was one for the ages. It had its highs and lows like a roller coaster but left the non-mark viewers very satisfied at the end.
1) The intro with Cole and JR's rap competition was the single worst segment I've ever seen on RAW. Thankfully, it only encompassed 15-20 mins of a 2 hour 8 minute long show. But the dumb kids here will harp on that like it was this big thing. Just ignore it... it was 15 mins, just move on.
2) And move on they did. That fatal 4-way was one of the best matches of the year, top 5 easily, including all of Bootaayy's no-name backyard indie orgs. That was a PPV quality match!!! Even the crowd started a faint "This is awesome!" chant... faint because they're not used to a wrasslin company delivering such an awesome match unlike Bobo's TNA garbage.
3) Well I think these video packages were before that match but I thought the WWE's version of Botchmania was REALLY good and funny. None of us expected that and it was a great surprise. Of course nobody mentions it and just says "meh RAW, decent fatal 4-way match, that's it, meh meh meh"... just shut up. It was funny and a clever way for WWE to acknowledge the botch stuff without burying the product. Why don't you idiots understand and appreciate that?
4) Road Dogg was so great. He was in fuckin PERFECT form and delivered his little promo like a boss. Loved it!
5) The Punk/Johnny Ace tribute segment was also great. I don't really need to elaborate on why. It was funny, well-done, had some classic clips, and most importantly it informed the younger viewers about Laurinatus' background. Hell I don't even remember that stuff so it was nice to see.
6) You want some rock solid evidence of the marks being marks here? Go read the replies during the Slammy winners being announced. The smoking gun was when HHH got the Slammy for his match vs. Taker at Mania instead of Punk/Cena @ MitB. NEWSFLASH GENIUSES... that was a WORK, that was the whole point, to create a segue for HHH's return. Do you not think they don't realize Punk @ MitB was the highlight of the year? Jesus christ. They needed a quick angle for HHH's return and that was an easy way to do it. You were all burying the show at this point and it made me so mad. I'm not even smart...like I'm just maybe above average intelligence and I can see these things and make these types of observations. Grow a fuckin brain.
7) dem bellas, mah gawd
8) KANE - do I even have to elaborate on this? Great return but the fire on his pants looked like something out of a cartoon, it was way too bright and kiddy... it needs to be darker. The mask looked great. The crowd popped like mad. It was awesome and unexpected and a perfect way to cap one of the best RAWs of the year.
So in closing, let's all forget about this stuff and just harp on the rap and meh meh meh all day because it would make you a loser to say anything positive at all about the WWE. You guys remind me of the gaming side and how everyone is so goddamn jaded and hate everything and criticize every little slice of cake and jump on these bandwagons and it's just horrible. Not EVERY segment is gonna be a hit, especially not in a 3 hour show. This was the case back during the Attitude era as well... there were shitty RAWs, good RAWs, and great RAWs. They were awesome segments, meh segments, and awful segments. Get a damn clue.
Anyway, final rating for the 12/12/11 edition of the 3-hour special RAW Supershow Slammys: 8.8/10.
1) The intro with Cole and JR's rap competition was the single worst segment I've ever seen on RAW. Thankfully, it only encompassed 15-20 mins of a 2 hour 8 minute long show. But the dumb kids here will harp on that like it was this big thing. Just ignore it... it was 15 mins, just move on.
2) And move on they did. That fatal 4-way was one of the best matches of the year, top 5 easily, including all of Bootaayy's no-name backyard indie orgs. That was a PPV quality match!!! Even the crowd started a faint "This is awesome!" chant... faint because they're not used to a wrasslin company delivering such an awesome match unlike Bobo's TNA garbage.
3) Well I think these video packages were before that match but I thought the WWE's version of Botchmania was REALLY good and funny. None of us expected that and it was a great surprise. Of course nobody mentions it and just says "meh RAW, decent fatal 4-way match, that's it, meh meh meh"... just shut up. It was funny and a clever way for WWE to acknowledge the botch stuff without burying the product. Why don't you idiots understand and appreciate that?
4) Road Dogg was so great. He was in fuckin PERFECT form and delivered his little promo like a boss. Loved it!
5) The Punk/Johnny Ace tribute segment was also great. I don't really need to elaborate on why. It was funny, well-done, had some classic clips, and most importantly it informed the younger viewers about Laurinatus' background. Hell I don't even remember that stuff so it was nice to see.
6) You want some rock solid evidence of the marks being marks here? Go read the replies during the Slammy winners being announced. The smoking gun was when HHH got the Slammy for his match vs. Taker at Mania instead of Punk/Cena @ MitB. NEWSFLASH GENIUSES... that was a WORK, that was the whole point, to create a segue for HHH's return. Do you not think they don't realize Punk @ MitB was the highlight of the year? Jesus christ. They needed a quick angle for HHH's return and that was an easy way to do it. You were all burying the show at this point and it made me so mad. I'm not even smart...like I'm just maybe above average intelligence and I can see these things and make these types of observations. Grow a fuckin brain.
7) dem bellas, mah gawd
8) KANE - do I even have to elaborate on this? Great return but the fire on his pants looked like something out of a cartoon, it was way too bright and kiddy... it needs to be darker. The mask looked great. The crowd popped like mad. It was awesome and unexpected and a perfect way to cap one of the best RAWs of the year.
So in closing, let's all forget about this stuff and just harp on the rap and meh meh meh all day because it would make you a loser to say anything positive at all about the WWE. You guys remind me of the gaming side and how everyone is so goddamn jaded and hate everything and criticize every little slice of cake and jump on these bandwagons and it's just horrible. Not EVERY segment is gonna be a hit, especially not in a 3 hour show. This was the case back during the Attitude era as well... there were shitty RAWs, good RAWs, and great RAWs. They were awesome segments, meh segments, and awful segments. Get a damn clue.
Anyway, final rating for the 12/12/11 edition of the 3-hour special RAW Supershow Slammys: 8.8/10.
