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JG's 3/8 Raw Insanity: Randy Orton Has No Friends, Shawn Michaels Has His Own Cloud, and Vince McMahon Has Multiple Partners
Yo-la bitches and bitchettes. Time to sell you some stuff that we don't want, you don't need, and the Fed-Ex guy doesn't want to deliver. But so it goes. We have crap. You want it. Now let's make a deal. Where else you gonna buy wrestling stuff? Craig's List? You want to get murdered and eaten? Huh? Do you? Well, then don't order stuff from Craig's List. We here at WWE Shop won't murder and eat you. That's the WWE Shop promise. And now, onto our crap...
NEW Sheamus "The Reason" T-Shirt
We still remember the day that Vince McMahon said he wanted to give an Irish guy a monster push. Finlay cheered...and they pushed Hornswoggle. Then he said it again, like two years later. Again, Finlay cheered...and they pushed Sheamus. Ha! We figure he's going to jump off a cliff the next time. Anyway, people want to know why Sheamus became WWE Champion so soon after his arrival. We know why. Now, you do too. Show the world, me harty. Is that Irish? Me Harty? Wait. I think that's pirate. Never mind. Just order the friggin' shirt.
Price: $32.99
(combination of Sheamus and Finlay's ages)
NEW
I Didn't Order Survivor Series Shirt
Price: $22.99
(less than the Survivor Series would have been, jerk)
NEW WWE Raw Guest Host Beanie Babies
They came to Raw. They hosted. We stole their likenesses, made beanie babies, and didn't pay them. By claiming these adorable beanie things were "inspired by" the likes of Bob Barker and that football guy TMZ says is attacking women, we can avoid having to give them anything. Get the whole collection. Play with them. Sit on them. Do whatever you do with them. The full set has them all - including the future guest hosts that haven't been announced yet including:
Price: $5.99 each
NEW Miz in My Pants Shirt
Puns are free. Did you know that? Like if you own a company with a name similar to McDonald's, you can pun all you want on it as long as you don't seay you're McDonald's? It's the law...we think. I don't know. Sounds right. Anyway, that's how we made it with this new shirt for The Miz. It's a pun on the popular song from Saturday Night Live. So go on. Show the world what happens when you see the Miz wrestle...you freak.
Price: $5.00 - we made it cheap because we want to see if people will really wear this crap.
Based on...
NEW Steve Lombardi: My Journey DVD
"I pinned him a lots of times. Many times." - Jose Luis Rivera He's the original "MVP" and the man you've been watching for the past 450 years here in WWE, Steve Lombardi. Now, follow his amazing journey with this three disk set. Relive all the great moments in his unique career. Complete Track Listing:
1. Jobbing Buy the DVD. When Vince says he can sell more crap with Steve Lombardi on it than with Evan Bourne on it, he wants to have documentation to prove it.
Price: $19.99
NEW
Shelton Benjamin Water Buoy
ALL NEW!
REWRITING HISTORY SECTION
We Own It. We Change It. You Buy It.
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Note: The Entire DVD is a long blur with no sound. The box is covered in stickers. We were going to make it 99 cents. Put a sticker on it and everything. But we changed our minds and now we're calling it a collector's item so we can charge lots of money for it. Because you geeks like stuff that we call collector's items.
Price: $700.99
NEW
NXT Hardocre Revolution
Price: $799.99
Dutch Mantell
The former TNA booker and WWE manager comes to the Club and no subject is off limits!
Topics Include: Hogan/Bischoff TNA Nostalgia, Why Reunions Can Be Depressing, TNA Ratings Since He Left, Fighting Resistance When Pushing For The Knockouts Division, Bringing Awesome Kong To TNA, The Template He Used With Kong, Wrestling For The Japanese Mafia, People Selling Rocks In The Puerto Rican Arenas To Throw At Wrestlers, The Origins of His Name, The Original "Dutch Mantell", The Reason For Dory Funk Jr's Strange Reaction The First Time Dutch Called Him, The Memphis Wrestling DVD Jim Cornette Made For Team 3D, Brother Ray's Reaction To Seeing Memphis Wrestling For The First Time, Being Unable To Correct His Own Name on Wikipedia, The Early Days of Sting and The Ultimate Warrior, His Book "The World According To Dutch," DutchMantell.com, Stephanie McMahon, Gail Kim, Andy Griffith, Undertaker, Kane, and More
Over 200 Stars are Now On
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Scroll down to the bottom of the page for an alphabetical listing!
This weekend, come meet James Guttman and a slew of wrestling's greatest legends at...
LegendsMania
Including JG's VIP Q&A Session with: Jim Cornette, The Powers of Pain, The High Flyers, The Midnight Express and Jim Cornette, Thunderbolt Patterson and Tommy Rich, Ivan Putski and Tito Santana, Demolition, The Kolloffs, and more! Atlanta's LegendsMania on March 12 and 13th. Get more information on that at LegendsMania.com
Oh...and next week, there's a
HUGE new
ClubWWI interview coming.
Hello WWE fans.
We're so happy to have you here with the company that pioneered the move to turn wrestling from wrestling into awkward play-acting - World Wrestling Entertainment.
While the competitors over on Spike TV are urging fans not to miss "the first 5 minutes," WWE is playing it smart.
They want their fans to watch the whole show.
That's right.
Not just the first five, but the 115 that follow.
That's marketing sense.
WWE Raw - "Don't miss the first 120 minutes!"
So anyway, Michael Cole is here and he's grumbling about something.
He's joined by Jerry Lawler and he's all jumpy and excited, as always.
Why are they excited?
Well tonight, we have a great main event.
Word up, Nikita Kollof will be taking on Sting.
They just gonna bust a move all over the ring.
Oh…wait.
I mean Vince McMahon and John Cena.
My bad.
They're gonna bust a moose all over the ring, or whatever it is.
Why is Vince McMahon wrestling tonight on Raw, you ask?
Well, why should TNA have a monopoly on 60 year olds main eventing tonight?
I see none.
Neither does Old Man Macky and his Doctor of Thuganomics.
So grab your PN News albums, put on your Hall of Fame ring, and pull my finger.
It's Monday.
It's USA.
And whatcha gonna do when the missing Jonas Brother goes dead-ass on you....
As the American Dead Man, The Undertaker, stalks his way up the ramp, Michael Cole gives us the rundown of his ish with Shawn Michaels.
HBK is obsessed with Undertaker.
He's like crack to him.
Big Dead Undertaker Crack.
All Shawn wants is to smoke him at WrestleMania.
Once in the ring, Taker takes the mic and takes his time before taking his words to the Boy Toy.
"HBK!
HBK!"
- Crowd
"Shawn Michaels life has now got a dark cloud that hovers above him unable to be shaken.
As Shawn's obsession with ridding himself of this cloud will cause him to pay the ultimate price - his storied career."
What about them chaps?
He loves them.
You should take those too, Taker.
Use 'em for when you ride the bike.
Anyway, Kane's brother gives the Rocker the same old threats he gives each time out.
Resistance is futile.
There's no victory for the you at WrestleMania.
In short, there's no future for The Heartbreak Kid.
Cue Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels walks up the aisle and informs the Dead Man that he may be right about the dark cloud.
It follows him everywhere.
He can't stop thinking about you, Taker.
Shorty’s like a melody in his head that he can’t get out, keeps him singing out, Na na na na, everyday(na na na na, na na na na),
It’s like his Ipod's stuck on replay.
Now, Michaels must vanquish that cloud.
Just like Al Gore helped to beat global warming, you'll help HBK change his own weather situation.
You have fear, Deadie Deadpants.
Hunter's little buddy sees that.
"Now if I were you, I would choose my next words very carefully."
- Undertaker
"Suck my butt, douchemuffin."
- Shawn Michaels
No.
I'm kidding.
Could you imagine?
He really said this…
"Fear!"
He then goes on to explain that the Underfear comes from the shock over Shawn's willingness to put his career on the line.
Why risk it all, you wonder?
Well, nothing lasts forever, Mean Mark.
At WrestleMania, the Showstoppa will prove that.
Either you…or he will end.
That's a lot of confidence there, fleece boy.
The only question that UT has is whether it's really real or just desperation.
Which is it, scruffy?
Jose Lothario's baby boy isn't desperate, Undie.
Just to prove it, let's make this match interesting.
Let's take the rulebook at WrestleMania…and throw it away.
"I'm gonna kick your teeth down your throat and I'm gonna beat you."
No countout.
No disqualification.
It's agreed and with that, Mr. Dead Man acknowledges that Michaels isn't desperate.
He's delusional.
He can see himself winning that WM match.
I mean - really see it.
Like that guy told Roddy Piper in They Live, "Not this year."
You may be the best of all time, but this Mania will belong to the Dead Man…
"On March 28th, I will open up the gates of hell and I will unleash a fury that no mortal man has ever seen to make sure at WrestleMania, your career is over."
Michaels insists that won't be the case.
He says that the dark cloud will move from his house to Undertaker's.
It'll follow him around instead - to the supermarket or funeral parlor or wherever.
It'll be the memory of HBK ending his undefeated streak. The two stare as the Heartbreak theme song plays out.
Good opening segment, if just a bit heavy on the stupid cloud stories.
I kept expecting to see them fade away to a cartoon of a frowning cloud following Shawn around San Antonio.
Commercial Break.
I didn't think I could want to see "National Treasure 2" any less, but after watching the cheesy USA promo for it, I do.
1. Kelly Kelly, Gail Kim & Eve Torres defeated Alicia Fox, Maryse & Katie Lee when Eve pinned Maryse
Wow.
This match is really boring.
I sometimes wonder what WWE thinks with segments like this.
Do they think people appreciate them?
Like I wouldn't be able to click around the web or return a phone call unless they give me these few minutes of pointlessness.
After that long Taker-Michaels deal, they figure people need to stretch their legs and have a smoke.
I mean, I get filler.
But come on.
This is filler 101.
The whole match was a lead up to the end, where Eve locked Maryse in an arm bar from the top rope and made the Diva's Champion tap out.
Not a bad ending, but nothing more than that.
Backstage, Criss Angel is talking to Hornswoggle when the Bella Twins walk in.
Know why?
Because that's what the guest hosts do.
They talk to Hornswoggle and the Bella Twins walk in.
Criss, looking like a clean shaven and less beat-up X-Pac, does some magic tricks featuring thread.
He swallows it and then pulls it out of his eye.
Close-ups and everything.
It was all very uncomfortable.
If this was the 1600s, they'd stone him on the spot.
Isn't that funny?
The time period in which you're born determines whether you become rich and famous…or stoned to death.
…oh, Jillian Hall shows up too.
She's the other guest host person.
She sings for Angel, but he does some magical spell that makes her lose her voice.
Abracadabra, she can't talk.
Yikes.
Forget the stones.
Get me some silver daggers!
HE'S A WITCH!
HE'S A DAMN WITCH!
I'LL KILL YOU, WITCH!
Commercial Break.
Dominos has a new commercial that - I kid you not - has two of their chefs going to the homes of unsatisfied focus group subjects and having them eat it again in front of them.
It was crazy.
This one guy goes, "Uh.
I didn't know you were watching me."
They played it straight like it was something besides intimidation.
Dominos thought it was noble.
They said, "We're facing our biggest critics."
No you're not.
You're sending two psychotic chefs to their homes - where their families live - and forcing them to eat food.
That's just sick.
The Miz is no longer in Capri jeans.
Big Show is no longer in a blueberry onesie.
Now they just carry around their many titles.
That's what they do here.
As they trot along to the ring, Mizzy trashtalks their WrestleMania tag challengers.
Who are they?
The non-team of…John Morrison and R-Truth.
Shame on the locker room for not making a team that could step up at the event.
Mizerable Mike has a strong opinion on what this non-team will do at Mania.
"Not since the British Bulldog and Lex Luger joined forces to bore so many people at WrestleMania 11 has a tag team with such little charisma gotten such an opportunity."
Nice.
I'm sure DH Smith loved that promo.
2. The Miz and Big Show vs. John Morrison and R-Truth was a no-contest
Is this match really on TV this week?
Why?
Why are they doing this?
Even bigger question - why aren't Miz and Morrison just going one-on-one at Mania?
That would make more sense.
Oh.
Wait.
The reason they're doing this on TV?
Because it wasn't a real match.
It quickly turned into a brawl and served to just let these four start an issue that they can carry to WM rather than the nothing they had going on before.
I take back the earlier criticism.
Morrison then grabs the microphone and informs Miz that if he doesn't think they're a real team, "we just showed you how real we can get."
I guess he's trying to make a point, but come on.
You're not a real team, dude.
I didn't realize you guys even knew each other.
Commercial Break.
How is there a Final Fantasy 13?
If I bought the first one, I'd have sued them for false advertising 12 sequels ago.
Video Recap of John Cena vs. Batista.
I know it's early, but I would be surprised if Batista wasn't the winner, if not in the top three, for Heel of the Year given his recent stuff.
He's been nothing short of awesome.
Backstage, Josh Matthews Interviews John Cena.
Cena uses his serious voice as he dares Batista to get involved in his match with Vince McMahon tonight.
He'll be waiting for you, Davey B…with open arms.
Evan Bourne talks weird as he thanks Criss Angel for the chance to wrestle on Raw.
It's strange.
He has like a southern accent with a lisp, I think.
Not sure what it is, but he should never talk again.
Maybe have him do sign language.
As Bourne flies away, William Regal and Skip Sheffield walk in.
The NXT rookie and his British Mr. Myagi step up to the guest host.
That's when Criss Angel does a number-guessing mind trick on them.
It's all rather dumb.
I'm conditioned to believe nothing of what I see on wrestling.
Zero.
So even if he's actually doing the magic tricks, it looks like they all planned it beforehand.
When Angel picks the magic number, a jubilant Skip tells Regal that he owes him "a Travis Tritt CD."
Ha ha.
Catch it all on Sci Fi Tuesday Nights!
If you watch William and Sheffield on WWE NXT, you know that Michael Cole hates the Internet.
He goes off on it all the time when talking about Daniel Bryan.
Why does he hate the Internet?
Because they do stupid crap like Photoshopping him to look like an alien from Avatar.
Wait for it.
Keep going.
Just a bit more.
Hold it.
Hold it.
OK go….
…and there it is.
As Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes start their walk to the ring for their upcoming handicap match, Randy Orton appears from behind and attacks.
He pounds on the two Legacies and makes his way to the ring.
It's two on one time and it's on.
The father versus the sons.
The teacher versus the students.
Joe versus the Volcano.
Begin.
3. Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes defeated Randy Orton when Ted pinned Orton
I know we all come down on WWE for their non-built up angles, but they've let this one simmer a while.
It's been brewing for ages.
Orton's character sort of precludes him from groups like this anyway.
He's psychotic, remember?
He has intermittent explosive disorder.
They did an angle on it.
How can you have friends with that?
Does he suddenly start choking them at TGI Fridays?
Who wants a friend like that?
That's not a friend to me.
That's a nutcase choking you over dessert.
This match was the one that got the big chunk of time on the show.
You know the match I'm talking about.
It's the one that goes through commercials.
It's good, but slow paced.
Over on Impact at the same time, Rob Van Dam debuts and pins Sting in ten seconds.
Sure, it's a hotshot angle, but WWE better hope people don't drift away during this bout and catch that.
In fact, TNA couldn't have timed it better if they tried.
Did they?
No.
It just fell into place.
That's not to say that this Legacy match didn't serve a purpose.
It built up the conflict these three have well and showed that Mr. RKO may be crazy enough to be a good guy.
Cowboy Bob's baby boy eventually turned his nuttiness dial up a few notches and opened up on his foes.
After sustaining a prolonged beating, Randall came back and fought his attackers from pillar to post.
The crowd went buck and Ort tapped the mat to signal his RKO.
Cody rushed in, but was pushed away.
The distraction was enough, though.
Teddy rolled in from behind, hit the Legend Killer with a Dream Street, and scored himself a little old pin.
Now if only he'll stuff a $100 bill in Orton's mouth, I'd be cheering like crazy.
After the bell, Cody holds Ort up and I think - maybe.
Maybe a $100 bill.
But no.
Codedust nails his former mentor with the Cross Rhodes and then poses in a mocking way alongside his Million Dollar Baby partner.
It's a new day.
It's a new generation.
Unshaven bad guy Batista is standing silently in the locker room when Josh Matthews walks in.
He asks about John Cena's comments earlier.
John is daring you to get involved in his match with Mr. McMahon tonight.
Should he be worried?
Dave thinks that's all funny.
Cena's walking around the locker room and handing out threats.
Nice try, Rahm Emanuel, but Davey B. has no intention of getting involved tonight, Cena.
No way. He has bigger fish to fry.
In fact, Deacon Dave gives you his word as WWE Champion that he won't get involved in tonight's match.
If that's not enough to ease the Marine 1's concerns, nothing is.
Commercial Break.
How long before someone dies from
holding their heads underwater in a hot tub in hopes of finding a time machine?
Oh…and then the family sues the movie makers.
I could see it.
Michael Cole talks about the top divas being ranked in WWE Magazine.
He then asks Jerry "Don't Call Me Mr. Kitty" Lawler, "Weren't you married to a Women's Champion once?"
"For a minute."
Triple H is wearing his jacket and he has some things to say.
Gameboy hits the ring and does what he does best.
With the crowd roaring, his Gameship speaks.
"So here' the thing, I actually kind of respect what Sheamus did last week."
- Triple H
Of course, Hunter is referring to the beating Sheamus gave him.
In his own opinon, the Game admits he had it coming.
He beat up the young Irishman.
He took his title and handed it to someone else.
He then ruined his chances to get a rematch.
He then burned all his baseball cards and egged his house.
He gets that you wanted to make a statement, kiddo…
Cue Sheamus.
Sheamus arrives and confronts Triple H.
The two do some jabbering and The Game puts him over.
You've had a hell of year, Shea.
But you've never been to the big PPV.
You’ve never been to WrestleMania.
Until you do that, Red Face, you've done nothing.
Helmsley knows that game.
He did it himself.
"You know what happened?
I got crushed.
That's right. I got crushed and I went down in a pit of obscurity."
(JG Note: No mention of whether he was talking about Ultimate Warrior or the Clique Curtain call and subsequent King of the Ring punishment we hear about all the time.)
He then goes into detail about clawing his way back up the ladder.
(JG Note: No mention of marrying Stephanie McMahon.)
He then tells the young Celtic Warrior that the list of WM failures against Hunter is long.
There are many who fought him and went into complete obscurity after he beat them (JG Note:
Which is a sad statement on what working with Triple H got you for a while.)
At this point, the audience fell asleep.
No one was moving.
No one was talking.
I thought the DVR was on pause.
Then, the really tan guy attacked the really pale guy and it was on.
They brawled around the ringside area. If it was a cartoon there would have been a big dustball with arms and legs flailing from it.
Triple eventually came out on top and the one year wonder ran off into the night like Leroy Jenkins.
Backstage, another guest host botherer, Santino Marella, shows up in the Mindfreak Room.
He talks about magic and seems to get under Criss Angel's skin.
And once again, we get another magic trick.
I'm not recapping a magic trick.
All I keep thinking about was the
ClubWWI.com interview I did with Terry Funk (JG Note:
Yeah, yeah.
I know it's a plug, but it's relevant.)
At one point, he goes, "I hate magic."
I was so surprised and went, "You hate magic?"
I never met anyone who said they hate magic.
It was all trickery to Terry.
Me?
I sort of like magic.
But in this context, I hate it.
It's ridiculous and the absolute wrong use of Criss Angel.
Doing "real magic" on a wrestling show makes no sense.
It's all a work.
They should have had him make Undertaker levitate to the ring.
That would have been amazing.
No.
Instead they have him doing cup tricks with Santino Marella.
Give me a break.
Commercial Break.
Burger King is offering a double cheeseburger for a dollar.
Personally, I have a problem with eating 50 cent meat patties.
What's wrong with them?
With the bun, cheese, and wrapping, how can it not be more than a dollar?
It has to be dog meat or something.
You sick bastards!
Stop serving us dog meat.
Christian and Heath Ledger do commentary for the next match.
Well, actually, Christian did.
His NXT rookie just stood there and looked like an Emo version of Malakai from Children of the Corn.
4. Money in the Bank Qualifier: Evan Bourne pinned William Regal
Not a big fan of his promos, but in the ring, Evan Bourne is great.
He's going to be awesome in MITB and, if he plays his cards right, this could be the night for him and someone like Dolph Ziggler to make a name.
That said, I think Christian's going to win it.
Evan won this one, though.
He pinned Willie with a Shooting Star Press.
Goodnight, Sunshine.
Commercial Break.
Pizza Hut is offering free pasta on Tuesdays.
It's better than sending chefs to your house to threaten your kids like those lunatics at Dominoes.
WrestleMania Rewind: Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg with Steve Austin as the guest referee at WrestleMania 20.
In the years following the original, they removed all the jeers from the audio.
It sort of changes the whole thing.
I'll never forget watching it live and just being blown away by how a crowd overtook a show.
It was right up there with the deafening "We Want Flair" WCW chants of '91.
Old King/Cole run down the WrestleMania card.
We follow up with a recap of the Bret Hart-Vince McMahon feud.
Hart has a broken leg, but Mr. McMahon still insists they fight.
Bret accepts.
It's an old guy versus another old guy with a broken leg…live on pay per view!
Order now!
Commercial Break.
There's a new movie called "RepoMen."
I hope it's about Barry Darsow and Emilio Estevez.
Next Week: Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho, John Cena vs. Big Show, and Triple H vs. Randy Orton.
Plus, the official WrestleMania contract signing - Bret Hart and Vince McMahon.
Overseeing it will be the man who will declare himself the referee…oops.
That's a surprise.
Forget we said that …guest host, Steve Austin!
Criss Angel arrives and shakes some hands as he walks to the ring.
I wouldn't shake his hand.
My hand would disappear or turn to jelly or something.
Forget that.
Don't touch me, Warlock.
I'll kill you with daggers.
Angel screams into the microphone and the fans love him.
With a voice like Evan Bourne, the magician of the decade asks all his Mindfreaks if they're ready for the main event.
He insists everyone goes crazy and…they do.
First up…
Why are you saluting me?
John Cena bops up the aisle and it's go time.
Once he's done bouncing off the ropes, Cena stops moving long enough for Criss to announce his opponent…
Hey.
Is 30 Rock on tonight or something?
No.
Why?
This is Vince McMahon's dream.
He has C-list celebrities announcing him on TV.
His head grows from it so much that it makes his swagger walk even greater.
Maybe that's why he walks like that - the weight of his head.
Something to think about.
Once in the ring, the chairman dedicates his match to a man in the Great White
North.
"Alright Bret Hart.
Bret, I know you're up there in Calgary, Alberta, Canada watching this.
You're freezing you too-too off and walking around with one leg."
Oh…and it won't be a regular match either.
It'll be a Gauntlet Match….
…a Handicap Gauntlet Match…
…surrounded by a pit of poisonous alligators.
No.
Just kidding.
No alligators.
The gauntlet, though, is legit.
That's on.
And first up the big Russian Mr. Bean…Vladimir Kozlov.
6. Mr. McMahon vs. John Cena in a handicap gauntlet match.
McMahon Partner 1: Vladimir Kozlov
Vlad pounded away on John and took him down, turning him into what seemed like easy prey for Mr. McMahon.
He wasn't.
The Fake Marine kicked out and Daddy Mac called for his next man-in-waiting.
McMahon Partner 2: Drew McIntyre
Drew came down and the beatdown continued.
But just to be safe…
McMahon Partner 3: Jack Swagger
Swag did the dirty work and Mr. McMahon got the two count once again.
After multiple 2's (8?), McMahon called in the big gun.
McMahon Partner 4: Mark Henry
Before he does, Batista arrives.
He Spears Mark out of the ring and then fends off a charging Kofi Kingston.
Eventually J.C. gets back to his feet and gets a hold of his antagonistic employer.
He puts Vinnie Mac up for the Attitude Adjustment F-U, but gets a Spear from thin air as a charging Batista re-enters the ring.
Dave then delivers a Batista Bomb for good measure.
Johnny C eats it and that's when he's pinned.
Winner: Mr. McMahon
With a dead look in his eyes, Demented Dave stands over his fallen challenger and grins as the lights fade.
He then lets out a loud roar for what will surely be a promo shot used in highlight reels for use to come.
Of course, it goes really long, even outlasting the Raw end-graphic, and at one point someone appears to yell into Batista, "Raise your hands ! Raise your hands!"
Suddenly he raises his hands.
Aside from that, it was a cool visual.
Lights dimmed, Batista raises his hands!
Raises his hands!
As we fade to black.
All in all…Not bad.
Better than it would have been a year or two ago.
WWE has a pay-per-view to sell and they're really doing just that.
Watching this show made you interested in WrestleMania.
It makes you wonder why they can't build up more shows like that.
Batista is knocking them out of the park as the brutal villain and even though it's being bizarrely booked, McMahon vs. Hart still has enough name power to get it over.
People care about it, even if WWE programming makes it seem like an afterthought.
The main event was done really well and I liked how they used it to get over side issues like Mark Henry's conflicted loyalties and Kofi's attempt to save John Cena.
It was more about Tista-Cena than Bret-Vince and, I have to be honest, I'm kind of glad.
Bret Hart vs. Vince McMahon is a spectacle match. Years ago, they would have gotten all the TV time and top billing (Vince McMahon vs. Hulk Hogan). Now, it's about the wrestlers again. WWE is finally getting their priorities straight in that regard and I think we need to give them credit for it.
There were some slow moments, but ultimately things felt like they were leading somewhere and it gave us all a reason to plop some cheddar down for the McMahons to squirrel away in their gingerbread house.
Did WWE beat TNA?
I have no idea.
I didn't see TNA yet.
I did catch Rob Van Dam and Sting, but little else.
I'll be by
ClubWWI.com tomorrow with my take on Impact...and a brand new uncut shoot interview with a wrestling legend!
That does it for me.
Be Well.
Thanks for sharing my Insanity!
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