DX has a Katie Vick moment
A stream-of-consciousness-look at last night’s Raw:
I’ve always been a big fan of DX, but I couldn’t figure out what the point was to the opening promo, which involved Hornswoggle, The Boogeyman and The Great Khali. Shawn Michaels wasn’t lying when he said it was the worst writing since the infamous Katie Vick segments. …
Three questions: Why did at Khali, who is a heel, want to join DX? How was it that Jonathan Coachman was able to get right up from Khali’s dreaded chop to the head when that same move has flattened main-event wrestlers? And why was the DX reunion for one night only? I know that’s what Vince McMahon said last week, but I thought DX were supposed to be rebels. …
Beth Phoenix, who made quick work of Kelly Kelly, is very good in her role as a monster heel. It’s too bad WWE doesn’t have a strong babyface woman to chase her for the title, although things could get interesting when Candice Michelle returns from her legit injury seeking story-line revenge. …
I like the idea of all three WWE shows using wrestlers from the other two brands. WWE has a very good roster as one entity, but the talent pool isn’t deep enough anymore to be divided three ways. …
The burial of Carlito continued, as he got punked out by Snitsky. That’s not cool. …
It was obvious after watching a great Jeff Hardy video that WWE has a ready-made main eventer – it just needs to pull the trigger. …
The match of the night was Hardy and Rey Mysterio’s win over Mr. Kennedy and Finlay. Not surprisingly, Hardy and Mysterio made a great team. …
Santino Marella proved once again that great comedy isn’t necessarily about cleverly written lines, it’s all about delivery and timing. Honestly, this guy should host Saturday Night Live. He was even funny when taking a stunner from “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. The exaggerated way he hoisted himself in the air was reminiscent of how The Rock used to take the bump. …
If Austin is planning to stun everyone who panned The Condemned, then Marella was just the first in a long, long line of victims. …
The beer bath segment, with Austin spraying Marella and Maria with a hose, was entertaining, but it’s nothing we haven’t seen before. I sure wouldn’t have wanted to be in the front row during that segment. By the way, I love how Maria made sure to pull her hair back before Austin sprayed her. …
Khali will be wrestling Hornswoggle at Survivor Series. I’m actually excited about this one, only because I think it might mean the end of the Hornswoggle character. …
If I were granted one wish concerning Raw, it would be to never have to see the fat, oiled-up guy on the program ever again. It wasn’t funny the first time, and it hasn’t gotten any funnier. …
Jerry Lawler was all excited that Kendra and Bridget made an appearance. Can’t say I’m familiar with their work. Like Michaels, however, I am very familiar with Dora The Explorer. I’m guessing Kendra and Bridget are not on Nickelodeon. …
How did Lillian Garcia confuse Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch? Bring back Howard Finkel. …
WWE put together a very nice video tribute to the late Fabulous Moolah. Her longevity in an unforgiving and male-dominated business is truly remarkable. …
Super Crazy and Hacksaw Jim Duggan defeated The World’s Greatest Tag Team, which left me asking the following questions: Super Crazy is still in the company? Why was this match on Raw and not a house show in Des Moines, Iowa? Why is Duggan encouraging the crowd to chant “USA” when his partner is from Mexico and his opponents are Americans? Who did Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas anger on the WWE creative team? …
The show ended on a high note, with DX defeating Randy Orton and Umaga in a good main event. I’m looking forward to Orton-Michaels II at Survivor Series.
Comments
I just watched last week's episode of Impact on Tivo. How does Scott Hall's possible return go under your radar. For my money, its bigger than Y2J coming to RaW
Posted by: Danny | November 6, 2007 9:45 AM
Kevin,
I'm sorry to have to disagree with you on quite a few Raw Moments. First it's never nice seeing Orton get beat. Second DX is the best thing going in the WWE. Don't be surprised if it's sticks around a little while. Third your not familiar with Brig and Kenda CMON??? I will agree on Super Crazy why is he still around. All in all it was a very good show in my book.
Posted by: Section101 | November 6, 2007 8:54 PM
After watching the Stone Cold / Santino Marella segment for the 5th time (and laughing out loud for the 5th time), Santino is definately the best on the mic since The Rock and Jericho in their primes!
Is Santino related to Gorilla Monsoon?
RESPONSE FROM KEVIN ECK: Santino is not related to the late Gorilla Monsoon, whose real name was Robert Marella, but WWE gave Santino his last name as something of a tribute.
Posted by: MC | November 7, 2007 4:25 PM
Hall bigger than the ayatollah of rock and rollah?!
No way, man. No way. Not anymore, at least. You've got to remember the fanbase that wrestling has right now. It's pretty far down into a slump. A big part of the audience consists of little children drawn in by guys like Cena (and before anyone says anything, I'm not saying that Cena only appeals to little kids. I'm just saying that Cena DOES appeal to little kids). TNA is just now starting to get to a decent point of being known, so as far as a casual wrestling fan is concerned, Hall hasn't done anything since the NWO run in the WWE in 2002. Jericho, on the other hand, has only been gone a few years, and he was there when Cena was. Jericho's a bigger deal than Hall is now.
But hey, if we're not talking about casual fan appeal, then there are reasons a person could prefer Hall over Jericho, I guess. I'm personally not one of those people, but you can like whoever you want.
Posted by: Alex | November 10, 2007 4:31 PM
2 words one paraphrase: HEY, YO.. "...and I thought we were still dying our hair.." Scott Hall, long live the king of reality-based, insider, comedic improv.
Posted by: Dre | November 15, 2007 5:33 PM