gritizen
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SHOOT. YOUR. SHOT.
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Post by gritizen on May 29, 2023 22:16:21 GMT -5
I'm so ashamed of myself. Shotzi has a spot on my shelf, and I insulted her. Going to think long and hard about the person I've become. There was a reason I got it for $3 on ringside collectibles.
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Post by hbkid718 on May 29, 2023 22:17:11 GMT -5
Here are my Raw Thoughts:
I was busy trying to catch up with 2 weeks of records, so I didn't have time to finish my Weekly Column or get ready for tonight, so there won't be any Facts or Stats for tonight's show & my Weekly Column will be 2 weeks next week.
It sucks that we have to wait until Smackdown on Friday for the fallout from Jimmy Uso superkicking Roman Reigns. Incredible entrance for the new World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins. Cool moment for that lady in the crowd. Awesome promo by Seth Rollins. If AJ Styles is a Smackdown wrestler, why do they have his theme & graphic ready to go on Raw? I don't mind him being on Raw to congratulate Rollins. Good interruption by The Judgment Day to set-up the main event. I love that Adam Pearce has to go through the red tape & speak to the higher-ups to get Seth Rollins & AJ Styles VS The Judgment Day since AJ's a Smackdown wrestler. They are actually using logic & making things make sense. Ricochet VS The Miz was an excellent match. If the first MITB Qualifier is any indication, it's going to be a fun MITB Match. Ricochet deserves a spot in the match. Miz doesn't since he hasn't won all year. BTW, where's Braun Strowman? This will be Ricochet's 3rd MITB Match after 2019 & 2021. OK promo by Trish Stratus. I like her using Zoey Stark to give her a big push. Becky Lynch coming out was good as was the brawl & attack, but that's disgusting that both Trish & Becky are wearing the same gear they wore 48 hours ago from halfway around the world. I know I said I wanted them to use NXT wrestlers as Enhancement Talents, but that is not the way to use someone like Javier Bernal. His partner didn't even get a name. Horrible match. Indus Sher are horrendous. Though The Bloodline are Smackdown Superstars, I have no problem with them showing what happened at Night of Champions on Raw since Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn are Raw Superstars & they're about to come out to talk about it. Excellent promo by Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn. Good interruption by Imperium. Hilarious response by Owens & Zayn. I love them saying American Alpha instead of Alpha Academy. Chad Gable was hilarious. Good video on Kayden Carter & Katana Chance. They should have been the Fatal 4-Way Match for the vacant Women's Tag Titles later. The Alpha Academy VS Imperium was an awesome match. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn were hysterical on commentary. I would love them to do that on a regular basis. The only thing was stupid was Valhalla chasing Maxxine Dupri. OK segment with Raquel Rodriguez, Shotzi, & Damage CTRL. Cool video on Candice LeRae, who will be on Main Event this week against Tegan Nox. Shayna Baszler & Ronda Rousey VS Damage CTRL VS Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green VS Raquel Rodriguez & Shotzi was pretty good until the end. Of course Baszler & Rousey win. Just like at WrestleMania, Rousey comes in & does one move & wins. What a waste. Just quit WWE & stay home and be a mother. She's going to be a horrible Women's Tag Champ. Baszler is now the 4th 3-time Women's Tag Champ after Asuka, Sasha Banks, Alexa Bliss, & Nikki Cross, as she held the Championship with Nia Jax. Rousey is the 3rd 1st-time Women's Tag Team Champion in a row & the 8th Women's Triple Triple Crown Champion. Damn it. Dolph Ziggler VS JD McDonagh should have had a 20 minute classic match. It shouldn't be a stupid Double Count Out. That's complete BS. What a waste of 2 amazing wrestlers. OK, IWC, start your complaining about Kevin Patrick reading from a script and how he's a horrible commentator. He should be fired, blah, blah, blah. Shut the Hell Up. Another incredible promo by Cody Rhodes. As much as I wasn't into his feud with Brock Lesnar, I don't mind it continuing for a 3rd definitive match. Just let Brock take a break for a while. We don't need him in a 6th straight PPV. Wait until SummerSlam. OK segment with Matt Riddle & GUNTHER. I really hope they don't go that route & someone cashes in the MITB briefcase on the IC Title. We have 2 World Championships to cash in on now. There's no need for that crap. As usual, a horrible promo by Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler. Keep her ass away from a microphone. I guess since the women were busy in the Fatal 4-Way Match for the Women's Tag Titles, there were no Women's MITB Qualifying Matches on Raw tonight. Shinsuke Nakamura VS Bronson Reed was a fun match. Either man could have won & I would have been happy. But I still wasn't expecting that win. I love this new push for Nakamura since he's been drafted to Raw. This will be his 3rd MITB Match after 2017 & 2021. Solid promo by Rhea Ripley but I'm still mad that Natalya got squashed on her birthday. It was such disrespect for a veteran like her. Finn Balor & Damian Priest were good too. Every year they do the amazing Memorial Day video, they forget our heroes that died in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, & the Civil War. They deserve respect & honor too. There we go. Women's MITB Qualifying Matches with Becky Lynch VS Sonya Deville & Natalya VS Zoey Stark next week. Both should be classics. Seth Rollins & AJ Styles VS The Judgment Day was tremendous. It was a good way to establish Rollins as World Heavyweight Champion. I don't mind Judgment Day losing as it was to Rollins & Styles even though they should be next for the Tag Titles. Also, I love what they did with Dominik & Rhea. I would love a Mixed Tag Team Match with Seth & Becky VS Dom & Rhea. Though I said I wasn't going to facts, I decided to look this up during the commercial break. This was the 3rd time that Rollins & Styles have teamed together in a 2-on-2 Match. They defeated Daniel Bryan & Dean Ambrose (12/20/18 Tribute to The Troops) & they lost to Baron Corbin & Bobby Lashley (5/6/19 Raw).
Here are my RAW Match Rankings: 1) Seth Rollins & AJ Styles VS The Judgment Day 2) Ricochet VS The Miz 3) The Alpha Academy VS Imperium 4) Shinsuke Nakamura VS Bronson Reed 5) The Women's Tag Team Championship 4-Way 6) Dolph Ziggler VS JD McDonagh 7) Javier Bernal & ? VS Indus Sher Ends a really good Raw. I loved everything but Ziggler VS McDonagh, the Indus-Sher Squash, & anything with Ronda Rousey. Everything else was great, with the best being the opening segment, anything with Kevin Owens, Cody Rhodes, & the main event. MITB is shaping up nicely.
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A Little Doo Doo
Salacious Crumb
An unconventional man with unconventional methods.
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on May 29, 2023 22:19:14 GMT -5
OK, IWC, start your complaining about Kevin Patrick reading from a script and how he's a horrible commentator. He should be fired, blah, blah, blah. Shut the Hell Up. I don't think he should be fired, but the PBP job just hasn't worked out for him IMO. I'd just make him a backstage interviewer and host again.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on May 29, 2023 22:21:08 GMT -5
Kevin Patrick's awful but somehow Corey tonight was significantly worse.
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Post by 06vwgti on May 29, 2023 22:28:52 GMT -5
Patrick doesn't bother me. Graves is always insufferable IMO
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2023 6:25:10 GMT -5
As fun as Rhea is with JD. I wish they’d put some effort into giving her interesting stories as Women’s Champion instead of essentially being JD’s manager. I have mentioned this issue with Rhea IMO she feels completely miscast in the womens division and it largely is because of her booking , WWE booked her and protected her so strongly outside the division that unless it involves JD and specifically Dom then the audience could not care less. But also goes to something else that has always been a thing with her and really this recent run IMO strongly validates that she is just one of those talents that is better paired with others to play off of because on her own she is rather dull.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on May 30, 2023 7:23:13 GMT -5
OK, IWC, start your complaining about Kevin Patrick reading from a script and how he's a horrible commentator. He should be fired, blah, blah, blah. Shut the Hell Up. I don't think he should be fired, but the PBP job just hasn't worked out for him IMO. I'd just make him a backstage interviewer and host again. The thing is, KP is not a bad commentator. When he does commentary for MLS on Apple TV, he’s actually kinda good. Whether or not his commentary fits for wrestling or not is unclear.
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XIII
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
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Post by XIII on May 30, 2023 7:25:00 GMT -5
Why is my guy so fired up about people saying that Kevin Patrick sucks? 😂
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Post by hbkid718 on May 30, 2023 19:21:50 GMT -5
OK, IWC, start your complaining about Kevin Patrick reading from a script and how he's a horrible commentator. He should be fired, blah, blah, blah. Shut the Hell Up. I don't think he should be fired, but the PBP job just hasn't worked out for him IMO. I'd just make him a backstage interviewer and host again. He's good as PBP on Main Event. He calls everything. But Vince McMahon never called moves when he was commentator, so that shouldn't determine if someone is a good commentator or not.
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Post by hbkid718 on May 30, 2023 19:25:34 GMT -5
Why is my guy so fired up about people saying that Kevin Patrick sucks? 😂 Because all I see on social media is people complaining about him.
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