After last weeks rollercoaster ride of a Raw, this weeks might be a fucker of a comedown. I wisnae daft on the first hour of it, but I was in a mood and nitpicking a bit, having watched it again, aside from the Jericho vs 3MB filler, and all the pish involving the Mcmahons, it was a belter of a show.
Whoever had the idea for the Mark Henry fake retirement angle needs a fuckin knighthood in all honesty. I've seen the promo 4 or 5 times now, and its just as mesmerizing with each viewing. I was in an unwavering state of indifference towards Henry for a long time before that tae. Sure, I respected his work, but he wis never the type to evoke such a strong reaction, nor was he ever the type that you'd consider particularly gifted as an actor, but he fair blew those misconceptions out the water with one earth shattering Worlds Strongest Slam. A beautiful moment. Whilst I dont see him taking the belt from Cena, he certainly deserves to main event MITB for that promo alone. He'll likely be booked in a squash match this week, so I'm looking forward to him breaking someone in 2. Ideally The Miz, but I'd settle for R-Truth, or even the scarcely seen Ted DiBiase Jr.
For The Shield, its time to move on to bigger and better things. Last weeks Smackdown seems to indicate that they'll be involved in an angle with Christian, which will be a huge boost for him, as he looks to re-establish himself after injury. A feud with him and Ambrose would help elevate the US Title, so gies that please. As for Rollins and Reigns, I really dont know. I'd love to see The Usos given a chance to work with them, but they'll likely keep going against hastily thrown together teams of singles wrestlers. Mibbe Yoshi Tatsu and Santino Marella, with Santino re-packaged as the patron saint of Italian Plumbing "Mario", cawin themselves "Mario and Yoshi...Nintendawgs 4lyf"
We'll probably see another installment of Sheamus vs Rhodes Scholars aswell. They really need tae wrap this aimless pish and do something productive with these guys. All three just seem to be floating aimlessly from feud to feud. Nae mare pre-show shite, give them something decent or let them go.
Ziggler dropping the belt is as hard as a storyline has hit me in at least 10 years. It was a scunnerer. A deflater. A sare yin. I'd be content with seeing him come out of nowhere every week to attack Del Rio, but with Jericho attacking Ziggler in the ring on Smackdown last week, I assume they'll have a short feud together, and that fair gies me a tingle in my nether regions, so heres hoping we see them in a match this week.
Curtis Axel is looking stronger by the week. That IC belt looks like it belongs around his waist, and I reckon he'll have a long run with it, maybe all the way to next years Mania. What he disnae need is to waste a month or so carrying the fuckin Miz, but that would appear tae be whats in store for the poor cunt. Dinnae worry Joe, better days are ahead for you bud.
I think we'll see one more match between Orton and Bryan, and if you seen the beezer they served up on Smackdown last week, you'll know its one to look forward to. It was nice tae watch Orton at work and not feel like he was phoning it in. If he wants to regain his spot as one of the company's top stars, he needs to look arsed every week, no just when he happens to be wrestling the best on the planet right now.
As for my man Cesaro, just you keep on keepin on.. This whole Jack Swagger parody thing wae Zeb, I love it mate. I dont think they'd be kind enough to spoil us with another masterclass between him and Regal, but they really should do. It wid be most good. Most good indeed.
I assume we'll have a Ryback sighting for our sins, but thats what Sudoku was invented for. Wire intae a puzzle while this cunt makes ye wish he had his jaw clamped by a muzzle.
Last but not least, I dunno what Brocks schedule is or whit, but the beast looked like he was actually fuckin ENJOYING his work last week when he confronted CM Punk. This angle between these two, with Heyman in the middle has the potential to be one of the best in years if executed correctly, but the only way it works to its full potential is with Lesnar appearing regularly on Raw. We'll see if that comes to fruition.
Oh and it shouldnae really need said, but please nae McMahon shite this week. Unless its Vince legitimately firing the Miz or suhin, theres nae need for it.
Finally, please enjoy yer Monday night Raw responsibly. If you have to drive early the morra morning, please refrain from watching the show live, you have a duty of safety to you and other road users. x
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