Last night’s RAW was in that zone that teetered between boring and depressing. If this was the show that they were hoping to entice potential customers to purchase their upcoming pay-per-view this Sunday, then I can’t say it’s been effective.
– The opening debate among the various participants in the ultimately worthless Elimination Chamber match; strangely enough, a concept that could have been depressing was probably the show’s best segment. Sure, it felt a bit slow at times, but all six superstars got to say their piece and CM Punk got a nice dig on Jericho regarding Dancing With The Stars. Was it enough to sell the PPV in my eyes? Not really, but on the bright side, it gave people a chance to talk and it was something remotely different.
– What isn’t remotely different is the seemingly never-ending stupidity between John Cena and Kane and their seemingly endless attempts to “push” Zack Ryder by making him looking completely and utterly stupid, regardless of whether that was their intent. If this is suppose to make us care about Cena or Ryder, then it isn’t fucking working. And if this is suppose to rally support for Cena in his upcoming match with Dwayne, then it’s also not fucking working. Dwayne might not be around as much as anybody in WWE would like, but that’s probably a good thing because that means he won’t get stale and boring… which is exactly what John Cena or anybody else happens to be right now. Cena could actually benefit from a long absence and so would WWE, quite frankly.
– Also, Shawn Michaels shows up, goads HHH into accepting Taker’s challenge, and HHH once again refusing… also, Taker cuts his hair… or cuts hair from the wig he’s wearing… as enthralling as this might be, I have no desire to see another HHH/Taker match, especially since the last one was oh, so painful.
You’ll note that I never bring up any of the matches that take place. The matches are inconsequential in the long run and in all honesty, I never gave a damn about what was going on. A dangerous mindset for any viewer to possess as it will tune them out. Overall, I thought the show was below meh.
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