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JG's 11/28/05 Raw Insanity: Shane McMahon Defends His Sperm
By James Guttman Nov 28, 2009 - 5:20 PM (First Time Republished Since November 28, 2005)
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Maria is backstage in the Leather Couch room and she has a bubbly little question for Eric Bischoff. She bounces up and down asks him if he thinks he'll be fired tonight. Bisch doesn't respond to her. Instead, he asks who sent her . She says that it was Shane McMahon that made her do it. He thought it would be a good idea to have her ask that. Angered, Uncle Eric tells Diah-maria (JG Note: Hey Cena….you can use that) to go to the ring where she'll face…Kurt Angle! Why? Well, the Bisch never wants to hear her ask a stupid question again. That's why. Also, he likes to watch frail women get beat up by bald men. Let's be honest, though. Who doesn't? Commercial Break. It doesn’t get any "bigger or better than Monday Night Raw." I swear that commercial must have fine print that says "just kidding." Maria is in the ring and we're all set for our next match. However, even though we have a referee in the ring - one Chad Patton - that doesn't stop Daivari from showing up. Reminiscent of the night that Danny Davis came to the ring and got into a scuffle with Joey Morella and then Tito Santana, Daivari arrives to stop Patton from doing his job. The two argue and then - suddenly and without warning - Chad punches Dai in the face. This staggers the Angleref. He offers to leave and CP appears pleased that his inexplicable and frightening violent outburst has sent the UPN reject running. Not so fast, dummy. Apparently Chad Patton hasn't watched any wrestling ever because as soon as he turned his back, Khrosow went to town on him. Daivari planted a number of kicks into the referee's back while Miss Maria looked on in horror. As soon as Chadly was down and out, Kurt Angle's music hit. Out comes Angle and that annoying censoring thing started up again. God I hate it. It never ceases to amaze me the lengths that WWE will go to in order to annoy their audience. After the beeps die out, Kurtis enters the ring and says that all this was Bischoff's demented idea. Relax, Maria. Sir Angle is a gentleman…which means he doesn't fight women. (JG Note: Besides Sharmell, I suppose.) He says that all he wants is a hug and all will be forgotten. Come on, Mary. Give the deranged Olympian a hug. Duh. As soon as she hugs him, Daivari calls for the bell and Kurt slams Maria…with an Angleslam. (JG Note: Don't want to go starting no rumors.) John Cena comes to her rescue and knocks the He-Man Woman Hater from the ring. Kurt reels, but Chris Masters arrives. He locks the Masterlock on the WWE Champion and allows the Olympian to get some shots in of his own. The duo double team the Doctor of Thuganomics until Eric Bischoff arrives on the ramp with a microphone in hand. The General Manger is here because he's made a decision. Mr. McMahon wants Bischoff to have goals, huh? Well, Eric's goal is to see John Cena tap out and lose the WWE Title. Yeah. So tonight, Johnny C will defend his Title against Kurt Angle and Chris Masters in a no-DQ, no-Countout, Triple Threat, Submission Match! Just to seal the deal, Kurt nails the Champion with an Angleslam. As we go to break, the announcers talk about how they've never seen John do a submission move. Oh come on, guys. Out of seven moves, I'm sure one of them is a submission move.
Commercial Break. Stormtroopers don't work at Burger King. I smell false advertising. I'm gonna go to Burger King, ask to speak to a Stormtrooper, and when they say he's not there, I'm gonna sue. If that woman got money for coffee in her lap, I’m gonna get me some Stormtrooper nuisance suit money. 2. Trish Stratus, Mickie James and Ashley defeated Candice Michelle, Victoria and Torrie Wilson when Mickie pinned Victoria The announcers mentioned the improvements that Candice Michelle has shown and you have to agree. Candy went from being a genuine no one to a woman that could possibly be around for a while. I was glad to see Ashley back and doing something. Sure, it wasn't much, but it was something besides keeping Matt Hardy happy. She sure went down that ladder quick, eh? No appearance by Melina this week, so her issues with Trish appear to be either on the back burner or forgotten. Giving credence to the latter, Mickie James pinned Victoria after hitting her with the Stratusfaction. The trio of babyfaces take the victory and they all celebrate afterwards. Now is the calm before the storm, though. I have to be honest. They've played this whole thing out well so far. I'm itching to see Alexis Laree go all Swimfan on Stratus and boil her bunny already. Still to come: Kane and Show defend the tag straps against Snitsky and Tomko. Then it's three way submission time with John Cena against Chris Masters and Kurt Angle. Commercial Break. I'm urged to stop in a visit my Long Island Volvo Dealer. You know, I think I'm going to do that. Maybe I'll bring him some cookies and we can hang out. If he's not home, I'll just break the window and sit in his living room. When he comes back and calls the cops, I'll say, "Hey, the commercial said to do it." Backstage Eric Bischoff doesn't appear to be happy. That means it's an excellent time for Johnny Cash…uh, Shane McMahon to show up. Middle Aged Mac asks Uncle Eric if he will be achieving his goal tonight. After all, John Cena isn't s little girl like Maria. Did that make you feel powerful, Bischy? Huh? To do that to a girl? Make her get beat up? Shane-o wonders if this made EB feel like a big man. To this, the Bischmeister responds that he has some shoot comments for Shanie. As far as ATM Eric is concerned, you're nothing more than "a card-carrying member of the lucky sperm club." (JG Note: Awwww….snap.) For a brief moment, Schoff looks good. Then Mr. McSon goes ballistic. He tosses the former WCW VP against the wall and tells him to never disrespect his family again. The segment ends with Vince's son tapping his watch and saying "time's running out," New World Eric struggling to catch his breath, and no doubt being left in the minds of anyone that the McMahon family won the Wrestling Promotions War…. Oh, oh, wait. Then Joey Styles comes on and says, "That was close for Eric Bischoff. He almost lost more than his job." Now there's no doubt who won the Wrestling Promotions War. Daivari is feeling up Kurt Angle in the lockeroom. (JG Note: Actually, he's just massaging him, but since John Cena made a big deal of out of Tomko and Snitsky doing that last week, I felt I should too.) The former Hassan handler now speaks perfectly in English as he assures his Kurtship that tonight's win is all but set in stone. Once that ankle lock goes on, your own private ref is going to ring the bell with a dingy dingy ding. Not so fast, Furryface. Chris Masters doesn’t like the sound of that. If you screw over John Cena, you indirectly screw Mr. Masters. You see, the Masterpiece wants that strap too. So he went all the way to the top of the ladder. That's right. He spoke to Mr. Vince McMahon. To this, Angle calls Chris a "son-of-a-bitch" and springs to his feet. No matter, though. CM tells Daiviari to remove his ref shirti. Chris informs his Olympic foe that tonight will mark the birth of a new Champion. That Champion's name is Lex Luger…I mean, Chris Luger…I mean, Lex Masters…damnit! I mean, the kid with arms the size of my couch. That's who I mean. He says he'll be champion. The segment closes with the best closer in Raw history: "You gotta give credit to the Masterpiece. But I'll tell you what, if my job, if my career…." - The Coach, 10:17pm - interrupted by the commercial break Commercial Break. I didn't pay attention to the commercial. I was trying to figure out what Coachman was going to say. It's driving me crazy. I'm thinking maybe, "If my job, if my career…was an astronaut." That works, right? I don't know! What was he going to say? The suspense is killing me! What do the numbers mean?! Who are the Others?! Where's Walt?! What was Coach going to say!!!!????? 3. Trevor Murdoch pinned Shelton Benjamin with a handful of tights Coachman says that Tervor Murdoch is undefeated. Then he quickly catches his error and says, "in bar fights." The Three Amigos cover up for this by having Style say that his broadcast partners "always" leave for the bar without him. Considering they've worked together four times, I'd say that's a bad sign. Nothing much to this one either. Trevor's win is both good for him and bad for Shelton. Then again, nothing's good for Benjamin anymore. Trev scores another win through some cheating and takes his leave. Ger R Done! Triple H is on his way to the ring. Joey Styles says that he is "demanding a live mic after what he did to Ric Flair last night." Oh, is that why? I thought he always demanded a live mic. Isn't that his thing? Isn't he the guy who likes to talk into the microphone? Commercial Break. Ordering World Wrestling Insanity as a holiday gift? Well, print this Holiday Card Insert. It's better than saying, "I got you something that's not here yet. I don’t care if you believe me or not. Shut up!" The Game is here and everyone is all giddy over his match with Ric Flair last night. Joey Styles says that he has an "extreme history in sports entertainment" and can't remember a screwdriver ever being used as a weapon before. Note: In 2003, Triple H used a screwdriver as a weapon against Kevin Nash in their Hell in a Cell match at WWE's Bad Blood. Anyway, Hunter still has his live mic and he's still talking all his trash. Seems that people are calling the Gamy One unsympathetic for his public trouncing of Ric Flair last night. After their match, Hunt took Slick Ric to the finest hospital and made sure he was hooked up with the USA Network on a plasma screen TV so he can see Raw tonight. (JG Note: Hang on, Ric Flair's in the hospital? Uh oh, now the cops know where to look.) All that being true, Mr. Stephanie has one thing to say to the Road Rager. "Stay down." You can't come back from this beating, old man. Helmsley has put you out of your misery. It's all good, though. You went out on top…by facing the greatest wrestler alive in two straight pay-per-views. It's another talk-right-into-the-camera- and-repeat-clichés promo by Terra Ryzin. He urges his former manager to stay home because he's not wanted. The crowd can be heard easily during all this because the only ones making noise are the ones heckling Hunter. He decides to turn it all around and address the audience. Rather than publicly say that the heckling is because he's boring, Trips says that it's because the crowd supports Ric Flair. (Hunter note: "Hey rookie, ya see what I did out there? I was losing them, so I pulled them back in. That's what I do. Keep your chin up. Reach for the stars. One day you'll be just like me if you try really hard.") He then transitions into another one of his "that's what separates people like me from people like you" speeches. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. According to the Cerebral Assassin, Everyone in the arena wants to boo, but they're all sissy mary la-la's. They hide! They won't come out and confront him face-to-face! You'll never guess who they cue at this point.
We-elll-llll….it's Nine-teen-Ninety-Niiiiiinnnnnneeeee.…
Big Show is here. I can't believe it, but Big Show is here. He's pissed about what Helmsley did to Ric Flair. (JG Note: That's right. Show gets to be the guy who looks dumb when Flair eventually turns heel on him and rejoins Hunter.) To show his disapproval, Biggie tells Triple that he's "a--------piece---------of--------shit." He pauses for about an hour and a half between each word, so that censors can have time to cut the audio. The Big Nasty Bastard tells Paully L that he don't need no stinkin' sledgehammer. He told Trips a few weeks ago that his time was coming. Well, his time is now. Will you fight Mr. Big…now? The H-Man back steps and then returns to his spot. He raises the mic and says: "You know what your problem is…" Triple H. 10:40pm On "is," the Showster knocks the mic from Hunter's hand and stares him down. Shocked at the loss of his teddy bear microphone, Helmsley retreats. Jerry Lawler calls him "gutless." Up next, the guy who Ric Flair's going to turn on teams with the guy that every Diva has turned on to defend the tag titles against Team Oz. Commercial Break. For those of you who already have Smackdown Vs. Raw 2006 , you can back me up on this. It ain't ballet. 4. World Tag Team Champions Big Show and Kane defeated Gene Snitsky and Tyson Tomko This match seems intriguing, but unentertaining on paper. In reality, it was just that…only not intriguing. Boring and slow paced, everyone seemed to be half asleep. Not helping matters, WWE joined this one in progress when they returned from the commercial break. (JG Note: Nothing says "We don’t' care about the tag titles" more than starting their defense during a commercial break.) Quick contest. Nothing special. Commercial Break. Patrick Swayze made a movie with Meatloaf. There's no punchline to that. That statement is all you need. 5. WWE Champion John Cena defeated Kurt Angle and Chris Masters in a Three Way Submmission Match This match wasn't great by any stretch, but some things were done well. One thing that stands out is Chris Masters and how he was presented. While Masters is still not over to the point that WWE would like him, treating his first World Title shot as a major deal was a smart move. It elevated him in the eyes of many and made him seem like a credible threat to the WWE Title. On the other hand, John Cena is still getting a bad reaction. That's not something he should be faulted for. He obviously has some talent, which is why he's in the spot he is. He had an edge at one point and really hit the hot buttons. Now he's a caricature. He's no different than PN News in some respects and I'm not saying that as an insult. He's playing a kid-friendly goofy rapper. What the hell's that about? The gist of this match was to show that John had a mean streak. He finished off the Masterpiece by slamming him repeatedly with a metal chair before applying the STF. Chris tapped out and the match was over. Eric Bischoff had once again failed to reach his goals. In the backstage area, Vince and Shane McMahon watched on a monitor. After seeing that Bischoff had fallen short once again, they both agreed that next week, they'd "take out the trash." Uh oh. That's trouble for Eric. Wow, Vince. Wow, Shane. What big balls you have! I can't wait to tune in next week and watch you show them to everyone! Hooray. Fade to black. All in all… No secret. I didn't like this show. There are a number of things not to like about the shows lately. One main thing is the announce team. Bad stuff, man. I'm sorry, but Joey Styles is horrible in this environment. Why? Well, Styles had commentary based on overselling. The reason why people liked it was because he was overselling a good product. That overdone enthusiasm actually helped to make you more hyped about the great show you were watching. Now he's overselling crap. Let me show you the difference: Scene A - Good Product Salesman: Hey! Look at that Lamborghini! I'll sell her to you! She's so amazing that you're gonna want to live in it. You can raise children in it. It's the greatest thing since God! Customer: Hmmmm. You're being silly, but you're right that it's an awesome car. Scene B - Bad Product Salesman: Hey! Look at that tub of vomit! I'll sell her to you! She's so amazing that you're gonna want to live in it. You can raise children in it. It's the greatest thing since God! Customer: Ugh. Shut up. See? That's what we have going on now. As for the card, I think WWE really used tonight for a vanity project. Shane and Vince both took turns ripping off Eric Bischoff's manhood. Now they're selling us on the fact that they'll do it again next week. One question, though. Who's the Babyface? Yeah. Didn't think about that. Vince McMahon is! Eric is the heel in all this! If you watch the segments, you'd hardly know it. The McMahon family appear to be pompous asses who bully their employees because they can. The sad thing? Vince thinks this translates into heroes. Between Shane-o's wall slam and Big Mac's WCW revisionist history, I didn't know what hurt my head more. Turn John Cena heel already. Just do it. It's over. We've sunk your battleship. Reshuffle the deck and let him be natural again. The Big Show-Triple H interaction was good. Hunter's lead-in snore fest promo wasn't. This was his worst effort yet. I used to joke that he gave the same promo each week. Now he actually does. The Divas did well tonight. I like where the division is heading. Hopefully Mickie-Trish can spark interest. As for the rest of the show, Carlito-HBK was really good and the rest of the stuff wasn't. Between Trevor Murdoch's match of silence, Kurt Angle versus a Diva Serach Girl and the Tag Title Match in slow motion, there wasn't much to latch onto tonight. Hopefully next week, Eric Bischoff will come to Raw with an army and finally extract revenge on the McMahon family. That would be cool. I'd like that. Which means it won't happen. See you next week when the McMahons castrate Eric with a plastic spoon. Be well and thanks for sharing my Insanity. Alphabetical Listing of Guests You Can Hear on... Lance
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