Author: dtm666

From a pretty solid PPV to… THIS shit. Some quick notes:

– So John Cena joins the Nexus by wearing the Nexus armband (but still gets to keep his merch – bullshit) and must follow Wade Barrett’s orders or else he is FIRED. So what we have here is another Million Dollar Man/Virgil storyline. Oh yeah, Barrett’s the number one contender after winning some battle royale – so Barrett’s  facing Randy Orton at the next PPV.

– By the way, this is probably a good time to mention that John Cena is the absolute WORST actor this side of Hulk Hogan… oh wait, I’m sorry. Hogan tends to show SOME acting ability… not a whole LOT, but SOME. I can’t say the same for Cena. Seriously, he can’t convey emotion. He just stands there like a fucking idiot staring at this armband while having this really morose look on his face. And when he’s reading this statement… he’s supposed to be sad, but he doesn’t sound sad. He sounds monotone. He sounds lifeless. He sounds he doesn’t care.

– Edge is traded to Smackdown, much to his relief since he’s tired of all the stupid from the Raw GM and Michael Cole, who apparently personified stupidity since 1997. Line of the night here: “I would rather listen to a tape recorded J.R. than a live Michael Cole.”

– Speaking of stupidity, way to bury your United States Champion there, gents. Not only by having Sheamus beat the crap out of him without a shed of offense, but also with the nameplate dangling off the title belt. Jesus Christ, does anyone take into account this signs of stupidity here? For fuck’s sake, man!

– So Goldust was the one sending messages to Ted Dibiase’s Million Dollar Championship that means nothing. Mauro Ranallo said it best on Right After Wrestling: Do YOU care about Goldust in 2010?

Yeah, I don’t either…

QUICK SIDE-NOTE: As you can probably tell, I’m doing these RAW Bytes on Wednesdays as opposed to Monday or Tuesday. Reason being that because I’m now presently working (in the evening) and I tend to catch the replay that airs later on.

A quick note before we begin: I currently have a couple new videos up on YouTube at the moment (a game review and a random video) and I’ll be posting those here soon enough when I get the chance. And now back to our show.

Apparently, there have been conflicting reports as to what the rating for this episode was. Some say it was 2.7, others say it was 2.38 (which would make it the lowest-rated RAW in recent memory – the last time the show saw a number like that was in October 1997). In either case, I think not a whole lot of people were watching because the show was generally crap. By the way, did you know there was a PPV this Sunday? You’d never know that because very little effort was made to push for the PPV.

Quick points… and not a whole lot.

– Awesome promo by Chris Jericho, listing off all the wrestlers he beat. As for the match, it was alright. Nice way for Jericho to go out and tour with Fozzy for a bit.

– Edge beats up a computer… chances are he moves to Smackdown and if that’s the case… what a sad way to go out.

Eh… that’s it.

Presently got an evening gig, so no more live viewings of RAW. I’d stay up late to digest what I can, but sometimes it’s just not worth the bother. But in any case, here are some thoughts I had:

– So the match is made between Randy Orton & Sheamus for the WWE Championship at the PPV in two weeks. No mention of whether this will take place in Hell In A Cell (the cage, not the show… God, this is stupid.)

– From wikipedia.com:

“The Ride of the Valkyries (German: Walkürenritt or Ritt der Walküren) is the popular term for the beginning of Act III of Die Walküre, the second of the four operas by Richard Wagner that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen. The main theme of the ride, the leitmotif labelled Walkürenritt was first written down by the composer on 23 July 1851. The preliminary draft for the Ride was composed in 1854 as part of the composition of the entire opera which was fully orchestrated by the end of the first quarter of 1856. Together with the Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin, the Ride of the Valkyries is one of Wagner’s best-known pieces.”

How dare Cole not know his classic music? Especially a piece which has been used in countless movies and shows, one of them NOT being Star Wars? Moron.

– Of course, Daniel Bryan Danielson is made to look like a punk. Obviously, no one is going to take this guy seriously if he keeps getting punked like that.

– So after several months of seeing what started as an awesome angle wither into a dead one, the Nexus will formally be buried in two weeks… yeah, as if you actually expect Cena to LOSE. Perish the thought.

That’s all I got at the moment. Will post a follow-up later or tomorrow.