Post by Lance Uppercut on Aug 16, 2005 16:45:24 GMT -5
Since we don't all get to see raw at the same time, due to time differences in east and west coast, different countries, or Tsn being weird every now and then. So why not start a thread to talk about it, once it's soaken in, and we've all had the night to cool off and look at everything from a better perspective.
Now I dont' expect a review, but just talking about what we liked and didn't like.
I didn't like the wrestling end of the show, but I think most of the show did a good job promoting summerslam and since it's this sunday, I think they needed to shill angles over action this week.
HBK promo: this was aweseome. I had flashbacks back to the good old days of 97 - 98 where the lines were blurred and there was geniune heat after the cartoony era but before the ridiculously overscripted soap opera era. My God haven't heard heat like that, Heel mind you, in sooo long. And me being a huge HBK mark, I was loving everyone minute of evil HBK vs. Canada.
Matt/Edge: eh, well they needed to keep these two away from each other still Sunday, and I thought the Video package was aweseome, and made the lackluster Matt attacks Edge scenes look more dramatic and violent than it looked live. Nice touch with screenshot of the wwe.com page where they anounced his firing.
Diva Search: actually went by pretty quick. I haven't been payng attention to it the whole time, but that Leyla chick grew on me fast. I like Ashley she actually stuck out. But whatever. (BTW, did Coach say she was already learning to wrestle before she entered the contest?)
Where the hell was Chris Masters. I'm kind of glad they're (him and Big show) not on Summerslam though, save that crap for Unforgiven.
What happened to Shelton Benjamin, I thought he'd be either getting his revenge or one more match to Carlito and accepting defeat.
No Vis or Snitsky? What is going on?
Victoria vs. STacy was on heat, eh it probably would have sucked anyway if they're not planning on Bringing Trish back till the pay per view. Hmm... I guess Trish/Vicky/Lita are now the unholy heel trio. It's uneven though, unless they bring in Michelle McCool, Alexis Laree or I'm forgetting somebody.
Now I dont' expect a review, but just talking about what we liked and didn't like.
I didn't like the wrestling end of the show, but I think most of the show did a good job promoting summerslam and since it's this sunday, I think they needed to shill angles over action this week.
HBK promo: this was aweseome. I had flashbacks back to the good old days of 97 - 98 where the lines were blurred and there was geniune heat after the cartoony era but before the ridiculously overscripted soap opera era. My God haven't heard heat like that, Heel mind you, in sooo long. And me being a huge HBK mark, I was loving everyone minute of evil HBK vs. Canada.
Matt/Edge: eh, well they needed to keep these two away from each other still Sunday, and I thought the Video package was aweseome, and made the lackluster Matt attacks Edge scenes look more dramatic and violent than it looked live. Nice touch with screenshot of the wwe.com page where they anounced his firing.
Diva Search: actually went by pretty quick. I haven't been payng attention to it the whole time, but that Leyla chick grew on me fast. I like Ashley she actually stuck out. But whatever. (BTW, did Coach say she was already learning to wrestle before she entered the contest?)
Where the hell was Chris Masters. I'm kind of glad they're (him and Big show) not on Summerslam though, save that crap for Unforgiven.
What happened to Shelton Benjamin, I thought he'd be either getting his revenge or one more match to Carlito and accepting defeat.
No Vis or Snitsky? What is going on?
Victoria vs. STacy was on heat, eh it probably would have sucked anyway if they're not planning on Bringing Trish back till the pay per view. Hmm... I guess Trish/Vicky/Lita are now the unholy heel trio. It's uneven though, unless they bring in Michelle McCool, Alexis Laree or I'm forgetting somebody.
