Show opens up with a Jeff Hardy/Randy Orton microphone confrontation. Boy, don’t you miss the days where Stone Cold and The Rock would be the main eventers with the microphone confrontation? Although Jeff Hardy has surprised me with his vocal improvement.
Ashley, Maria and Mickie James vs. Jillian, Melina and Beth Phoenix
Or what I like to call, a pee break. Seriously, I haven’t watched an entire women’s match since Trish retired.
Next up a backstage segment between Vince, Snitsky and Regal. Some bad humor between Vince and Regal. Why is Regal even the G.M anymore with Vince calling the shots?
HBK wonders why he has to qualify to enter the Rumble. Good point.
Shawn Michaels vs. Trevor Murdoch
Quick match that has Shawn going over with an inverted figure four leg lock. I love when veterans change up their move list, especially when it actually finishes a match. Triple H take notes!
Mr. Kennedy shows up with a pre recorded promo basically saying he is done with HBK. But since he has just a pinch of respect he will face him next week on Raw. These guys have great chemistry in the ring so the more they fight the happier I’ll be. Maybe Lashley comes back next week?
I hate Hornswoggle. It was a fun joke on Vince in the beginning but as of right now nobody pays a ticket or turns on the television to watch him.
HHH vs. Snitsky
HHH and Snitsky have a decent back and forth match which ends with a DQ. That was probably the best match of Snitsky’s career. I know it’s not saying much, but it’s something. Triple H snaps after the match and beats up Snitsky and tries to go backstage when Vince shows up on the mini screen telling him he’s an angry young man. HHH destroys the screen with his sledgehammer as amazing spark effects fly out. Who’s producing this show? George Lucas!
HHH and Vince meet backstage and Vince says HHH is out of control, so he’s putting him back in the rumble………………………….IF he wins next weeks match. Who is that against? We’ll find out next week. I hope it’s against HBK. That would be sweet
JBL celebration time! He cuts a promo basically calling Y2J a coward. A yella bastard! Ok I made up that last part but when it comes down to it JBL is probably one of the top three heels in wrestling promo wise. The other two I would have to say are Kennedy and Edge. I would have thrown Christian Cage in there as well, be he’s a face now…I think.
Whoever thought using all those fireworks was a good idea should be fired. You could barely see anything with all the smoke in the arena. Horrible idea. With WWE’s production values you would think they would realize that. It doesn’t even add any heat to JBL. Just makes his exit really pretty.
Actually maybe the smoke was a good idea. I didn’t want to have clear vision of the midget match. Sure it was funny for a bit, but this thing went like 8 minutes while HBK vs. Murdoch went like 4. Give me a break. Khali comes out but Hornswoggle is saved by Finlay!! Hooray.
Vince and Finlay show their Irish anger and keep mentioning a deal. Hopefully the deal involves the murder of Hornswoggle.
Ric Flair vs. William Regal
Match was nothing special but the ending was fun. That’s why you pull the tights while the ref is counting on the opposite side Regal!! Well I wanted more legit wins for Flair so I guess I got my wish. Sure it only took two minutes, but a win is a win.
IC Title Match/ Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton
Nice touch having Jeff Hardy come out last since he is the defending champion of this match. And it’s over with a kick to the balls. I kind of figured it would be some screw job ending just because it started so late. And why give away a ppv match for free on T.V anyway.
But I loved the end of the show. Jeff Hardy was doing insane stuff for the midcard and tag division, why not do it for the main event when it really matters. Did you notice J.R and King were silent during the entire aftermath of the jump? Makes the situation seem real serious. Last time I can remember WWE using that strategy was when they worked the Shawn Michaels injury with Owen Hart in 96. They are building Hardy perfectly though, he is getting more over every week.
The show was ok. All it really accomplished was the further pushing of the JBL/Y2J and World Title storylines which is looking like the selling points of The Rumble.
Ashley, Maria and Mickie James vs. Jillian, Melina and Beth Phoenix
Or what I like to call, a pee break. Seriously, I haven’t watched an entire women’s match since Trish retired.
Next up a backstage segment between Vince, Snitsky and Regal. Some bad humor between Vince and Regal. Why is Regal even the G.M anymore with Vince calling the shots?
HBK wonders why he has to qualify to enter the Rumble. Good point.
Shawn Michaels vs. Trevor Murdoch
Quick match that has Shawn going over with an inverted figure four leg lock. I love when veterans change up their move list, especially when it actually finishes a match. Triple H take notes!
Mr. Kennedy shows up with a pre recorded promo basically saying he is done with HBK. But since he has just a pinch of respect he will face him next week on Raw. These guys have great chemistry in the ring so the more they fight the happier I’ll be. Maybe Lashley comes back next week?
I hate Hornswoggle. It was a fun joke on Vince in the beginning but as of right now nobody pays a ticket or turns on the television to watch him.
HHH vs. Snitsky
HHH and Snitsky have a decent back and forth match which ends with a DQ. That was probably the best match of Snitsky’s career. I know it’s not saying much, but it’s something. Triple H snaps after the match and beats up Snitsky and tries to go backstage when Vince shows up on the mini screen telling him he’s an angry young man. HHH destroys the screen with his sledgehammer as amazing spark effects fly out. Who’s producing this show? George Lucas!
HHH and Vince meet backstage and Vince says HHH is out of control, so he’s putting him back in the rumble………………………….IF he wins next weeks match. Who is that against? We’ll find out next week. I hope it’s against HBK. That would be sweet
JBL celebration time! He cuts a promo basically calling Y2J a coward. A yella bastard! Ok I made up that last part but when it comes down to it JBL is probably one of the top three heels in wrestling promo wise. The other two I would have to say are Kennedy and Edge. I would have thrown Christian Cage in there as well, be he’s a face now…I think.
Whoever thought using all those fireworks was a good idea should be fired. You could barely see anything with all the smoke in the arena. Horrible idea. With WWE’s production values you would think they would realize that. It doesn’t even add any heat to JBL. Just makes his exit really pretty.
Actually maybe the smoke was a good idea. I didn’t want to have clear vision of the midget match. Sure it was funny for a bit, but this thing went like 8 minutes while HBK vs. Murdoch went like 4. Give me a break. Khali comes out but Hornswoggle is saved by Finlay!! Hooray.
Vince and Finlay show their Irish anger and keep mentioning a deal. Hopefully the deal involves the murder of Hornswoggle.
Ric Flair vs. William Regal
Match was nothing special but the ending was fun. That’s why you pull the tights while the ref is counting on the opposite side Regal!! Well I wanted more legit wins for Flair so I guess I got my wish. Sure it only took two minutes, but a win is a win.
IC Title Match/ Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton
Nice touch having Jeff Hardy come out last since he is the defending champion of this match. And it’s over with a kick to the balls. I kind of figured it would be some screw job ending just because it started so late. And why give away a ppv match for free on T.V anyway.
But I loved the end of the show. Jeff Hardy was doing insane stuff for the midcard and tag division, why not do it for the main event when it really matters. Did you notice J.R and King were silent during the entire aftermath of the jump? Makes the situation seem real serious. Last time I can remember WWE using that strategy was when they worked the Shawn Michaels injury with Owen Hart in 96. They are building Hardy perfectly though, he is getting more over every week.
The show was ok. All it really accomplished was the further pushing of the JBL/Y2J and World Title storylines which is looking like the selling points of The Rumble.
7 comments:
Screw Hillary....Kayfabe Killer for president! Someone so smart and insightful should be work for WWE...but then again he can't really spell....
I like the Hornswoggle segments. Comedy is always fun in wrestling.
I also watched the 01/14/2008 edition of Raw and I found it to be decent. It was just another episode to further the angles and fueds for the upcoming Royal Rumble. Another good blog, I like how you broke down and commented on the various parts of the show in order. I do agree with you that Jeff Hardy has improved alot of the mic which is something that a contender and possibly a world champion needs in the business of yesteryear as well as today. Hardy's been gaining momentum as of late while Orton's showing that he's willing to go great lengths to keep his title by any means necessary.
The backstage segments between Snitsky, Regal, and Vince were at best filler as well as that women's match. Women's wrestling is in desperate need of a revival but I don't think the WWE is the one to bring it. Meanwhile the feud and undeniable chemitry between Mr. Kennedy and HBK is great because it has the elements of "classic heel vs. classic face" and the good thing is that the fans really appreciate by genuinely cheering for Shawn and giving Kennedy the "good heat" for being the heel that he is.
Yeah it looks like that Hornswoggle's time in the spotlight may be wearing thin, whether he goes off of TV or he doesn't remains to be seen. Honestly, it doesn't make a difference to be at this point. And just what deal could Finlay and McMahon possibly have?! HHH vs. Snitsky was a decent match to my surprise since The Game is a main eventer and Snitsky is used merely for squash matches.
The JBL promo I actually liked, I even tolerated his grandiose entrance and exit. He did a graet job at "verbally sinking his teeth into" Jericho. This will definitely add more fuel to the fire of the JBL vs. Jericho fued. I wonder how much did they spend for the pyrotechinics, ballons, and the limo for that segment of Raw. The Flair vs. Regal match was a bit short but I guess at this point a win's a win. I'm not looking for another Flair vs. Terry Funk at Starcade '86 which is a bonafide classic but Flair needs to go over his ppponents cleanly and make them look great in the process. Just a suggestion.
Hardy and Orton stole show obviously with the huge spot they used to end the show and even before that when they were going at it by the Titontron. Having Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler either be silent or speak at low and concerned tone really added a depth of seriousness to the aftermath of the Swanton Bomb that Hardy gave to Orton from the scaffolding. I got kick out of it my damn self.
Next week is the week to keep the fire burning because after that it will be time for the Rumble.
Charles H.
Great points Charles. Another interesting thing to look at is Hardy last week hit the whisper in the wind of the top of the cage. This week a swanton off the scaffold.
Next week? Hopefully he doesn't try and top it...although a part of me is curious to see if he will. Probably not worth the risk, but that never stopped the rainbow haired warrior before!
For Chris, Comedy is great in wrestling. But why not focus the comedy towards someone you can actually put some money into and make a draw?
I don't hate midgets, but whatever TV time Horny takes up...is time a real wrestler could have.
Comedy is great, but put it towards someone else.
Thanks for the feedback
I saw the show as well... it was ok. Another great blog as usual. I'm glad Jeff is getting a push, but I don't see him holding the belt anytime soon.
The Hardy/Mr. Roboto mic battle was ok.
I changed the channel at the Diva Tag Match. I haven't really cared for the Divas lately, not since Lita and Trish retired. Mickie and Melina are the only ones that can wrestle.
Snitsky's going to scare me in HD. *shudders*
The chemistry between Kennedy and HBK is fantastic. Their match at Armageddon was great. It seems like the perfect feud. Heel vs Face. Both are great on the mic and can actually wrestle.
Somebody please shoot Horny in the face. Nah i'm kidding. I enjoyed Hornswoggle at first, but now it's just getting old.
Decent match between HHH and Snitsky. Triple H destroys the titantron. Did anybody else think of Rhino spearing somebody through it when they saw that?
JBL's promo was ok. They did stretch out the fireworks WAY to much however. It left me saying "Ok ok I get it all ready."
The Midget Match amused me for a few minutes, especially when I saw Mini Kane's egg shaped head. But I was glad it was over.
I didn't get to see the Flair vs Regal match, by the time I flipped back to RAW it was over.
Insane spot by Jeff. I agree with Mike and Charles, the silence from JR and King added a lot to it.
Ahhh RKO that would be Rhino goring y2j through the old smackdown set! take a look
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaPlWqMOMys
thanks for the feedback.
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