The Scale, Final Raw of 09

[taylorandborland]

What was once called the Raw Reckoning shall from now on be known as The Scale, and will be applied to all of WWE's shows, not just Raw.

Maybe even Impact, if I get to watching that on the regular again.

[Apricots And A Pear Tree]

,It was good but not great,Bret Returning does nothing for me.Better then the last couple of weeks.

[Krimzon]

Not great. Not horrible. The Vince/HBK promo & the Jericho segments were great.

[AriadosMan]

Not bad, just...meh. Good to see Miz (and Kofi's) pushes continue in a decent match, and for once DX was involved in something that didn't make me cringe (the Bret Hart stuff). Cena/Sheamus was diappointing and blah, and the Mark Henry match looked hideous. Status quo was maintained with Legacy, which is the best thing for the time being.

[brettappedout (BLM)]

Good RAW, the best in awhile. The Shawn/Vince segment was just awesome. Teasing Bret, hyping Bret, teasing Shawn standing up for Bret's return, Shawn talking about wanting Taker in a rematch again, Vince say no that and to Hart, Shawn getting Vince to change his mind, BRET HART HOSTING RAW!

[Krimzon]

Dec 28, 2009 23:44:34 GMT -5 AriadosMan said:

Not bad, just...meh. Good to see Miz (and Kofi's) pushes continue in a decent match, and for once DX was involved in something that didn't make me cringe (the Bret Hart stuff). Cena/Sheamus was diappointing and blah, and the Mark Henry match looked hideous. Status quo was maintained with Legacy, which is the best thing for the time being.

DX wasn't involved in the Bret Hart stuff. HBK was. DX was involved in taping a leprechaun to a skateboard and assaulting a Diva while a likely-stoned music producer stood by.

[Celgress]

great all around show, IMHO.

[Deleted]

Boo to more Hornswoggle antics and no Melina this week, but the first of these is a minor nuisance now and the latter isn't a problem since Melina usually wrestles (and wins) most weeks anyway. On the flip side, yay to Cody Rhodes winning a match, yay to Sheamus not being booked weak, yay to Miz continuing to get the crowd to eat from the palms of his hands, yay to Orton/Kofi continuing, and yay to Bret being announced!

[American Dragon]

4/5. I haven't watched an entire episode of Raw in months, and this is much better from what they were doing earlier on in the year. From start to finish, this was a pretty entertaining week, I hope this is a preview for the next year.

[Fade is a CodyCryBaby]

I thought it was damn good.

Felt like a real show. Mix of wrestling action, and character/feuds development.

[American Dragon]

The only thing that took away from the show was the crowd, I was expecting much better responses at certain points, like Bret being announced, there was a small reaction, not like the one I was expecting.

[Fade is a CodyCryBaby]

There seemed to be some older fans near ringside. Who I'm assuming started the "We Want Bret" chant. Could have come off alot more lackluster without 'em.

[xxshoyuweeniexx]

, it was an alright show, nice little way to end 2009, and hoping 2010 will be better.

[Big L]

Meh

[Bub (BLM)]

I would have given it a , but that cheapass finish to the main event makes it a .

[Rorschach]

Dec 29, 2009 3:14:29 GMT -5 Big L said:

Meh

This. I don't even know where to begin. For a guy who had seemingly moved past the US title level, Kofi is sure eager to go back down to the midcard. I thought his feud with Orton was supposed to make him a legit main eventer?

Timbaland was as bad as I thought he would be, and the ending of the Sheamus/Cena thing was a cop out and a sham. Not that I was expecting anything different, mind you. But that's NOT how I would have ended the last show of the year.

[Fade is a CodyCryBaby]

Dec 29, 2009 3:23:57 GMT -5 Rorschach said:

Dec 29, 2009 3:14:29 GMT -5 Big L said:

Meh

This. I don't even know where to begin. For a guy who had seemingly moved past the US title level, Kofi is sure eager to go back down to the midcard. I thought his feud with Orton was supposed to make him a legit main eventer?

Timbaland was as bad as I thought he would be, and the ending of the Sheamus/Cena thing was a cop out and a sham. Not that I was expecting anything different, mind you. But that's NOT how I would have ended the last show of the year.

Kofi looked above and beyond mid-card considering he basically handed Miz his ass to him. And he pretty much had him beat before Orton got in the way. I love that their feud is still going, and it's still hot and it's been how long now?

[corndog]

Alot better than the last few horrible weeks, atleast storylines progressed, and the show didn't seem like a variety show, but an actual wrestling program. After the Miz/Kofi match, it certainly didn't seem like Kofi was downgraded. It reminded me of alot of matches where wrestlers that were former midcard champions had moved past the title, but got another shot only to get screwed such as Savage vs Honky Tonk in '87. Also it did continue Kofi/Orton so I don't see how it has hurt Kofi. The Vince/HBK segment was interesting and did a good setup for next week. Sheamus/Cena was kind of weak, but atleast Sheamus didn't just lose the title right back to Cena. Really the only parts I really didn't care for was Timbaland's hosting, luckily he really didn't do a whole lot.

[Rorschach]

Dec 29, 2009 3:29:10 GMT -5 Fade is a CodyCryBaby said:

Dec 29, 2009 3:23:57 GMT -5 Rorschach said:

This. I don't even know where to begin. For a guy who had seemingly moved past the US title level, Kofi is sure eager to go back down to the midcard. I thought his feud with Orton was supposed to make him a legit main eventer?

Timbaland was as bad as I thought he would be, and the ending of the Sheamus/Cena thing was a cop out and a sham. Not that I was expecting anything different, mind you. But that's NOT how I would have ended the last show of the year.

Kofi looked above and beyond mid-card considering he basically handed Miz his ass to him. And he pretty much had him beat before Orton got in the way. I love that their feud is still going, and it's still hot and it's been how long now?

You miss my point, apparently. See, Kofi was supposed to be a guy who, after beating Orton, the sky was the limit for. He was supposed to be focused on becoming WWE Champion, and proving that he belonged in the Main Event by beating Orton. Yet here he is, BEGGING Timbaland for a US Title shot. WTF? Stepping down to step up? What the hell kind of sense does that make?

Then again, I am an "older fan" who still remembers the days when a guy LOST his midcard title and moved up for good and STAYED there. You didn't see Austin, Rock, Sting, Vader, ect. trying to win lower tier titles (maybe the Tag Team belts, but those were always made to seem more prestigious in those days anyway) after having won the World Title. You don't see Cena doing it, you don't see Shawn Michaels doing it....and I know Kofi isn't there YET. He's not on ANY of those guys' levels. But it just seems like they're taking his push in the wrong direction by sending him back down to feud with the Miz. He should be DONE with the midcard belts, and setting his sights on Sheamus. If anyone should be gunning for the Miz, it should be Yoshi Tatsu or one of the other ECW guys.

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Dec 29, 2009 0:56:40 GMT -5 American Dragon said:

The only thing that took away from the show was the crowd, I was expecting much better responses at certain points, like Bret being announced, there was a small reaction, not like the one I was expecting.

Thus you see one of the bigger flaws of Vince's current kids only direction, he's driven away most of it's older audience ( And before you even begin typing " I see alot of adults in the audience" those kids obviously didn't drive themselves to the arena. )

So it's no surprise to here Bret got a small reaction.