I'm glad I didn't waste money on this PPV. I had wanted to get it, then just decided not to at the last minute. I'd have been pissed off if I watched that douche beat my favorite wrestler. He beat Triple H? F U Vince. At least Hardy didn't win.
Yeah, that pisses me off too.... But I'm hoping, after Orton inevitably wins the title at WM, HHH will screw Orton over in his re-match, and then there can be a nice entertaining HHH/Cena feud, leading to HHH's 12th (I think) title reign...
Recap: 1) The crowd was juiced for Flair to the point that they were screaming WOOOO through the whole Star Spangled Banner. They went nuts when he put MVP in the Figure 4 & made him tap. 2) There was no juice for the Jericho/JBL match at all. They wasted Jericho's talent by making him serious leading up to this match & wrestling a horrific JBL. Despite Jericho's best efforts to carry the match, JBL was slow & he couldn't sell anything. The crowd BOO'd loudly when Jericho went for the bulldog & JBL fell to the ground about 5 seconds too late. Jericho went from wrestling for the title against Orton to carrying an out of shape, out of practice scrub. 3) In true PPV fashion, the crowd was decidely pro-heel. Edge was the huge crowd favorite, in what was probably the most entertaining match of the night. We tried getting a Vicky chant going after the match, but it didn't catch. The Edge/Vicky storyline is great. 4) Orton/Hardy was a disappointing match. Again, the crowd was in favor of Orton, except the little kids obviously. Hardy is entertaining, but not as main eventer. 5) The Rumble had so much potential, and they killed it. HBK & Taker should have been the last 2 in the ring, because that would have made for a great storyline & rivalry. The reaction for Cena was about 50/50 when he came out & 70/30 boos after he won. The biggest ovations went to Piper, Snuka, HBK, Taker & HHH. It's so cheesey to have the big "surprise" come in at #30 & win. Major disappointment. I can only hope that Cena goes to Smackdown so that I never have to see him.
I'd rather Cena go to ECW so I never have to see him at all. I still watch Smackdown occasionally with the kids.
We had actually speculated that perhaps RVD would've been the surprise & went on to win the ECW title in an attempt to save ECW. I can't remember the last time I saw ECW or Smackdown. It's a shame, because Taker & Edge are two of my favorites, but Friday night wrestling just doesn't work.
It's good for my kids. They get to see Taker, Batista, and Mysterio. It's a more kid-friendly show I think. I'd be fine if RAW was the only game in town, except, it has to be without Cena. RVD should come to RAW. I don't know much about any other ECW guys, so I don't care if it collapses. Bring the talent over to RAW, and let the rest go to one of those cheap imitation organizations. How's CM Punk? He's cool in the video game, but I've never watched him.
I have no idea how he is. I never watch ECW, so I couldn't tell you who's on that show aside from Big Daddy V. ECW seems to be the training ground for wrestling. Cena & Batista are good, wholesome fits for Smackdown. Why the Rate R Superstar is on the more conservative, kid friendly program is beyond my understanding. Orton & the new cheesy HBK could fit well there too. Edge & Y2J need to be given free reign to use their edgy sarcasm on Raw.
Well Jericho is a RAW guy. JBL has migrated over to RAW. Edge could appear on RAW, but that would be the end of his current storyline. I'd have no problem trading Cena for Edge. I'd love to get MVP on RAW too.
Cena getting boo'd to no end on RAW.. Chants of 'Cena Sucks' loud and clear during his monologue... Awesome!
I'm cracking up. This is great! He's getting ripped apart by the crowd. All the little girls are cheering him, and everyone else giving him "Cena Sucks". This is like the Battle of the Suckitude.
No Cena/Orton at WrestleMania, thank God. The only think worse now is if Hardy wins the Elimination Chamber. Hopefully it's HHH or HBK.
DX WAS the best. Back when Shawn truly was HBK, rather than a cheesy good guy. There's 4 faces & only 2 heels in the Elimination Chamber (& 2 bad heels at that). That sounds fishy to me. That means one of the 4 faces will probably turn. My guess would be HHH, probably by back stabbing HBK at some point. Being the Jerichoholic that I am, I'm pulling for Y2J, but Vance hasn't & probably never will let him live up to his potential. Edge & Jericho are the two most entertaining guys in the WWE right now.
I don't care about the cheesy. At least they can promo. There's so little promo talent overall these days. Interesting take on the Elimination chamber. I hadn't thought of that. I thought I saw someone say that Triple H was done with the heel role. That he would rather be just a smart ass face from now on. Maybe HBK will stab him in the back? Also, the two of them did discuss it last night in the locker room, that they'd have to fight each other, and they were both cool about it, so you never know. I don't know about Jericho right now. I was excited when he came back, but he's done nothing since his first promo with Orton. It's been all serious. I don't like it.
No Way Out is shaping up to be pretty good, but it's painstakingly obvious whats going to happen for WrestleMania, IMO. Orton will lose to Cena, no doubt, let's be real. HHH will win the Chamber. HHH/Cena main event while Orton will end Flair's career and solidify the Legend Killer gimmick.
That's because Vance has handcuffed him with this damn JBL storyline. Jericho was at his best when he had a rivalry with other good wrestlers, like Benoit, & would just make fun of everyone like Stephanie. Jericho needs to be a traditional heel. He should insult everyone in the locker room, insult fans, maybe even be an obnoxious, cheauvanist against some of the Divas, etc... Utitlize his mic skills & his ability to piss off the crowd. That's what he excels at.
I'm actually okay with the title course. I don't like this whole thing with Flair though. Why not just let him retire on his own? He's one of the best heels to ever set foot in a ring. Sure he's over-the-hill now, but come on. Why put over this douchebag Orton to end his career? That just sucks. Is Flair looking to get out of the business altogether? I would think he'd make a great GM with this current crap, I mean crop, of talent. Regal couldn't even get through the entire Eliminator promo last night. Though it was a good chance for the crowd to get into the "WHAT?!" chant. The best chant of the night though was definitely "Cena Sucks!"
