Haven’t had the chance to comment on the whole debacle between WWE and Kroenke Sports Enterprises with regards to the duel between the RAW show that’s supposed to take place in Denver and the fourth game in the NBA Playoffs.
Now, as you probably already know, last night’s RAW show was moved to the Staples Center in LA and will hold a Denver show some time in the future. Apparently, the reason for the snafu was that the Denver show was booked under the assumption that the Denver Nuggets team would not make it to the playoffs or whatever. Turns out they did better than expected and the NBA game takes precedence over a silly sports-entertainment show.
I’ve got nothing to say… I really don’t. I think it says a lot about the sports organization when they book a wrestling show at their arena due to the fact that they don’t believe their home team would last long in the playoffs. So, um…
So, on to last night’s RAW show from LA, which was surprisingly good. Who would’ve thought that? Anyway, here’re my thoughts.
– The show opens with McMahon and the Nuggets owner bickering over the whole deal in Denver, with McMahon getting all kinds of cheap shots in while the other guy just takes it and looks like a fool.
– Santino says his sister would fight Viki for the Miss Wrestlemania crown in a Hogpen match at the next PPV. What is the point of all this? I don’t know, but it’s good to see Santino show off his comedic dukes.
– Ric Flair gets a beating from Randy Blowton… before being saved by Batista.
– Also the return of Kennedy Kennedy. Kennedy.
– Kofi Kingston wins a match to become No. 1 contender to Montel Vontavious Porter’s US championship. Both guys are cordial to say the least. It’s nice to see a championship match between two guys being respectful. Of course, this will probably be ruined by one of the guys turning heel unnecessarily.
– The ten-man match has each five-man team dressed in basketball jerseys representing the two NBA opponents taking place in the other arena. Of all of them, Batista is the only one in full Lakers garb, complete with shorts. I guess his grudge with basketball is over.
– Oh yeah – the Laker team of wrestlers win. Which is funny because the actual Denver team won the basketball game. Yeah, about that grudge…
Later.
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