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Well, after what I saw as a very, very disappointing Raw last week, WWE will try to bounce back this week, and for my sake, I hope they do. I don't really feel like wasting 2 hours... So, without further delay...
Monday Night Raw:
In Ring Orton promo:
Legacy is introducted, and they walk slowly out. Orton basically rambles for a bit about what they've done to the McMahon family, and how they've taken all of them out in a matter of months. He then puts down the crowd, talking about how pathetic their lives are, and how they live through guys like him. Eventually, Orton says Vickie has imposed a "no contact" rule between the two tonight. Batista comes out. In a speedo. He cuts a promo, talking about how he's ready to kick Orton's ass. Orton offers him a spot in Legacy. I jumped out of my seat for a minute. I was actually pretty excited. Of course, it ended up not happening though, and Big Dave had one of the biggest promo botches I've ever heard... It was bad, folks. Batista says he doubts Vickie would cancel the main event at JD, and threatens to beat Orton down. Vickie says she's removed the rule, and announces Batista vs Dibiase and Rhodes, and if he wins, he gets a title shot. If not, he has to face the entire Legacy later...
Good opening. Set the tone for the night, and aside from Batista's botch (I'm still laughing at that BTW), it was a good promo in terms of talking by everyone involved. Solid opening...
We miss the start of the match, but Batista is in control when we get to see it. The match was probably about 4 minutes, and wasnt' all that special. After beating both guys down, Batista is in control, but Cody rolls out of the ring and grabs a chair. The ref is distracted, and Batista grabs the chair, and swings and Rhodes, but misses. The ref sees, and DQ's Dave.
Meh.... It was about 4 minutes of a match, and nothing special. That's acceptable though, seeing as they'll all have antoher match later tonight. What was lame was the DQ. First off, why would Batista swing at Cody? I thought that at first, but let it go, guessing it's do with his whole "bad temper" angle. But the DQ as poor. They should've had Batista hit him. DQ'ing just cause the guy is holding a chair is stupid. That almost never happens. Dud of a match.
Maryse and Jillian vs Kelly Kelly and Mickie
Winners: Mickie James and Kelly
Maryse cuts a quick promo before the match, but it was in French, and even though I'm Canadian, I don't know what the fuck she said. The match was pretty quick. Kelly and Jillian started, and it was pretty even until Maryse cause a distraction. Then Jillian is in control. Eventually it leads to Mickie and Maryse in the ring. They go back and forth, but eventually, Mickie hits the DDT.
Quick match, and should've been longer. Not much here. We got a nice look at Kelly's thong for pretty much the whole match though
Backstage: Orton
Orton is with Josh Matthews backstage. Before Orton gets going, Ted interuppts him and tells him Cody is missing. Orton pushed everyone out of the way, including the camera man, and then he and Ted go off to look for Cody.
This at least set up a running theme throughout the night.
Backstage: Vickie and Chavo
Vickie and Chavo are backstage, and talk about Cena's exhibition match tonight. They talk about how Cena needs to prove he can compete. He'll be in an exhibition match against Miz...
My initial thoughts were she was going to put him in some kind of competition against Big Show. I was pleasantly surprised to hear we'd finally get to see Miz vs Cena. The most anticipated match of the year. I'm serious. I'm anticipating whether or not they'll let Miz look good. So let's find out...
Orton and Dibiase continue to look for Rhodes... They split up, and Orton finally finds Rhodes. He's just chillin'. They go back to get Ted, and find him down. I really don't see how he could be attacked that quick, or found that quick, but hey...
Carlito vs Brian Kendrick
Winner: Brian Kendrick
Should I even re-cap this shit? No. I was hoping they'd get some good air tiem this week, but what was the point of this? Trading squash matches isn't exactly thr key to a good feud.
Miz vs Cena
Winner: N/A
Big Show comes out before it starts. Cena comes out looking like a fool. I won't blame him though. It'd look more stupid if they had him run out like he was pure healthy. This was just a pure beatdown by Miz. Miz just beats him all over the ring. It's mostly kicks, but a few elbows, and some wrestling moves mixed in. Miz then continues kicking Cena around, until Cena finally gets a bit of fight. Before he can get going though, Vickie appears on the screen to huge heat. She says Cena cannot compete, and she's Cena Nuff (credit: Blaze). Miz blindsides Cena, and beats him down, mouthing the words "3-0" and walks off.
It made Miz look good, so that's fine. Not much to say here... Show should've pobably been involved a bit more though.
Orton and Rhodes are in the back, and Orton sends him off to find and take out Dave...
In the back, Vickie and Chavo are chillin, and Santino walks in dressed in drag. BOOOO. I hate looking at that. It really hurts the eyes. Chavo and Vickie try to get him to admit to being Santino, but he won't. They call over Beth and Rosa, who just happened to be walking by, lol. As a test, Rosa kisses him, and Santino/a decides he wants to continue, and tries to make out. Despite this, he still won't admit to beign Santino. He makes fun of Vickie, and walks off. He gets a piece of ass from Rosa to boot!
Backstage: Cody
Cody is hunting Dave, and looks like he's shaking in his boots. He opens a door, but the damn Little Bastard runs out. Cody cautiously looks around, but is jumped by Batista, and thrown into a wall. Batista opens a door, pushes him in, and goes in with him, locking the door behind them...
It didn't make much sense to have Orton thing Rhodes actually stood a chance...
Beth Phoenix vs Santina
Winner: Santina Marella
Santina actually is in control of this, who knows why? Beth finally gets some momentum, and Body Presses him to the mat. She controls a while longer, until Santina gets a small package (bet he has one, too), after Beth pounds on him.
Funny? Sure, a little. Stupid? You bet. Beth looks like shit now
no:
VIP Lounge: MVP
MVP comes out, and the ring is decked out with couches, carpet, and a coffee table. He gets a pretty good pop. He comes out and plays to the crowd a bit. He actually calls out Regal though, and Regal obliges. Regal comes out and actually cuts a good promo. He talks about how MVP thinks he can come in and jump over everyone, instead of staying in line... They go back and forth, until Matt Hardy comes out. Hardy starts off telling off MVP, but then aims his tirade at Regal. Kofi comes out of nowhere though, and assaults him. As they brawl, Chavo comes out and announces a tag match up next...
Finally, something to get excited about. Regal was great, as was MVP. Matt's voice bugs me a bit, but I have to admit, as a heel, it works. As a face, it sounds weird, but for some reason, as a heel, I dig it.
MVP and Kofi Kingston vs William Regal and Matt Hardy
Winners: MVP and Kofi
It's joined partway through. MVP and Regal are going at it pretty good. MVP gains control, and then lets Kofi come in. He goes at Regal for abit, until Matt comes in. Eventually, Regal comes back in and beats down Kofi. Kofi somehow flips away from regal though, and tags in MVP. MVp and Regal go at it, and Matt randomnly leaves. MVP hits the Playmaker, and gets the pin.
Best match of the night, and really the only good one so far. The best thing to do would be make a fatal 4 way match at Judgment Day for this. After all the random matches on some PPV's, this one at least has some backing, and would get all 4 guys on PPV. Make the match happen
Batista vs Randy Orton
Winner: N/A
Batista comes in, and just goes straight after Orton. They brawl for a few seconds, and then Batista starts his revenge. He gets a chair, and just beats down Orton with it with shot after shot. He grabs the steps from the outside, but before he can use them, Cody comes in, only to get a Batista bomb. Ted follows suit. Orton rolls out of the ring, and Batista throws the steps at him as the show closes.
Expected, I guess. Look, I can't deny it. That was pretty bad. I mean, it was executed well. But, with all the shit matches tonight, they should've had that beatdown happen after a good 10 minute match. Instead, this was basically not even a match.
Best Match: MVP/Kofi vs Regal/Matt
Best Promo/Segment: VIP Lounge
Well, it was an improvement over last week. But, I'm sooo disappointed in the match quality. The whole Orton/Batista thing was actually one pretty well. Some may not have liked it, but I did. Throughout the night, I thought it made both Legacy and Batista look good. That was done well. MVP was great again, as well. But the match quality was awful. Just awful. We only got one match over 5 minutes long. And even that was only 6 minutes. Inexcusable. Improvement over last week, but not where it should be yet. It had more bright spots than last week though.
Monday Night Raw:
In Ring Orton promo:
Legacy is introducted, and they walk slowly out. Orton basically rambles for a bit about what they've done to the McMahon family, and how they've taken all of them out in a matter of months. He then puts down the crowd, talking about how pathetic their lives are, and how they live through guys like him. Eventually, Orton says Vickie has imposed a "no contact" rule between the two tonight. Batista comes out. In a speedo. He cuts a promo, talking about how he's ready to kick Orton's ass. Orton offers him a spot in Legacy. I jumped out of my seat for a minute. I was actually pretty excited. Of course, it ended up not happening though, and Big Dave had one of the biggest promo botches I've ever heard... It was bad, folks. Batista says he doubts Vickie would cancel the main event at JD, and threatens to beat Orton down. Vickie says she's removed the rule, and announces Batista vs Dibiase and Rhodes, and if he wins, he gets a title shot. If not, he has to face the entire Legacy later...
Good opening. Set the tone for the night, and aside from Batista's botch (I'm still laughing at that BTW), it was a good promo in terms of talking by everyone involved. Solid opening...
Dibiase and Rhodes vs Batista
Winners: Rhodes and Dibiase (By DQ)We miss the start of the match, but Batista is in control when we get to see it. The match was probably about 4 minutes, and wasnt' all that special. After beating both guys down, Batista is in control, but Cody rolls out of the ring and grabs a chair. The ref is distracted, and Batista grabs the chair, and swings and Rhodes, but misses. The ref sees, and DQ's Dave.
Meh.... It was about 4 minutes of a match, and nothing special. That's acceptable though, seeing as they'll all have antoher match later tonight. What was lame was the DQ. First off, why would Batista swing at Cody? I thought that at first, but let it go, guessing it's do with his whole "bad temper" angle. But the DQ as poor. They should've had Batista hit him. DQ'ing just cause the guy is holding a chair is stupid. That almost never happens. Dud of a match.
Maryse and Jillian vs Kelly Kelly and Mickie
Winners: Mickie James and Kelly
Maryse cuts a quick promo before the match, but it was in French, and even though I'm Canadian, I don't know what the fuck she said. The match was pretty quick. Kelly and Jillian started, and it was pretty even until Maryse cause a distraction. Then Jillian is in control. Eventually it leads to Mickie and Maryse in the ring. They go back and forth, but eventually, Mickie hits the DDT.
Quick match, and should've been longer. Not much here. We got a nice look at Kelly's thong for pretty much the whole match though
Backstage: Orton
Orton is with Josh Matthews backstage. Before Orton gets going, Ted interuppts him and tells him Cody is missing. Orton pushed everyone out of the way, including the camera man, and then he and Ted go off to look for Cody.
This at least set up a running theme throughout the night.
Backstage: Vickie and Chavo
Vickie and Chavo are backstage, and talk about Cena's exhibition match tonight. They talk about how Cena needs to prove he can compete. He'll be in an exhibition match against Miz...
My initial thoughts were she was going to put him in some kind of competition against Big Show. I was pleasantly surprised to hear we'd finally get to see Miz vs Cena. The most anticipated match of the year. I'm serious. I'm anticipating whether or not they'll let Miz look good. So let's find out...
Orton and Dibiase continue to look for Rhodes... They split up, and Orton finally finds Rhodes. He's just chillin'. They go back to get Ted, and find him down. I really don't see how he could be attacked that quick, or found that quick, but hey...
Carlito vs Brian Kendrick
Winner: Brian Kendrick
Should I even re-cap this shit? No. I was hoping they'd get some good air tiem this week, but what was the point of this? Trading squash matches isn't exactly thr key to a good feud.
Miz vs Cena
Winner: N/A
Big Show comes out before it starts. Cena comes out looking like a fool. I won't blame him though. It'd look more stupid if they had him run out like he was pure healthy. This was just a pure beatdown by Miz. Miz just beats him all over the ring. It's mostly kicks, but a few elbows, and some wrestling moves mixed in. Miz then continues kicking Cena around, until Cena finally gets a bit of fight. Before he can get going though, Vickie appears on the screen to huge heat. She says Cena cannot compete, and she's Cena Nuff (credit: Blaze). Miz blindsides Cena, and beats him down, mouthing the words "3-0" and walks off.
It made Miz look good, so that's fine. Not much to say here... Show should've pobably been involved a bit more though.
Orton and Rhodes are in the back, and Orton sends him off to find and take out Dave...
In the back, Vickie and Chavo are chillin, and Santino walks in dressed in drag. BOOOO. I hate looking at that. It really hurts the eyes. Chavo and Vickie try to get him to admit to being Santino, but he won't. They call over Beth and Rosa, who just happened to be walking by, lol. As a test, Rosa kisses him, and Santino/a decides he wants to continue, and tries to make out. Despite this, he still won't admit to beign Santino. He makes fun of Vickie, and walks off. He gets a piece of ass from Rosa to boot!
Backstage: Cody
Cody is hunting Dave, and looks like he's shaking in his boots. He opens a door, but the damn Little Bastard runs out. Cody cautiously looks around, but is jumped by Batista, and thrown into a wall. Batista opens a door, pushes him in, and goes in with him, locking the door behind them...
It didn't make much sense to have Orton thing Rhodes actually stood a chance...
Beth Phoenix vs Santina
Winner: Santina Marella
Santina actually is in control of this, who knows why? Beth finally gets some momentum, and Body Presses him to the mat. She controls a while longer, until Santina gets a small package (bet he has one, too), after Beth pounds on him.
Funny? Sure, a little. Stupid? You bet. Beth looks like shit now
no:VIP Lounge: MVP
MVP comes out, and the ring is decked out with couches, carpet, and a coffee table. He gets a pretty good pop. He comes out and plays to the crowd a bit. He actually calls out Regal though, and Regal obliges. Regal comes out and actually cuts a good promo. He talks about how MVP thinks he can come in and jump over everyone, instead of staying in line... They go back and forth, until Matt Hardy comes out. Hardy starts off telling off MVP, but then aims his tirade at Regal. Kofi comes out of nowhere though, and assaults him. As they brawl, Chavo comes out and announces a tag match up next...
Finally, something to get excited about. Regal was great, as was MVP. Matt's voice bugs me a bit, but I have to admit, as a heel, it works. As a face, it sounds weird, but for some reason, as a heel, I dig it.
MVP and Kofi Kingston vs William Regal and Matt Hardy
Winners: MVP and Kofi
It's joined partway through. MVP and Regal are going at it pretty good. MVP gains control, and then lets Kofi come in. He goes at Regal for abit, until Matt comes in. Eventually, Regal comes back in and beats down Kofi. Kofi somehow flips away from regal though, and tags in MVP. MVp and Regal go at it, and Matt randomnly leaves. MVP hits the Playmaker, and gets the pin.
Best match of the night, and really the only good one so far. The best thing to do would be make a fatal 4 way match at Judgment Day for this. After all the random matches on some PPV's, this one at least has some backing, and would get all 4 guys on PPV. Make the match happen
Batista vs Randy Orton
Winner: N/A
Batista comes in, and just goes straight after Orton. They brawl for a few seconds, and then Batista starts his revenge. He gets a chair, and just beats down Orton with it with shot after shot. He grabs the steps from the outside, but before he can use them, Cody comes in, only to get a Batista bomb. Ted follows suit. Orton rolls out of the ring, and Batista throws the steps at him as the show closes.
Expected, I guess. Look, I can't deny it. That was pretty bad. I mean, it was executed well. But, with all the shit matches tonight, they should've had that beatdown happen after a good 10 minute match. Instead, this was basically not even a match.
Best Match: MVP/Kofi vs Regal/Matt
Best Promo/Segment: VIP Lounge
Well, it was an improvement over last week. But, I'm sooo disappointed in the match quality. The whole Orton/Batista thing was actually one pretty well. Some may not have liked it, but I did. Throughout the night, I thought it made both Legacy and Batista look good. That was done well. MVP was great again, as well. But the match quality was awful. Just awful. We only got one match over 5 minutes long. And even that was only 6 minutes. Inexcusable. Improvement over last week, but not where it should be yet. It had more bright spots than last week though.
