Hey Kevin, I enjoyed the KOTR tourney in general but I was so disappointed at MVP being knocked out first up. Do you see WWE elevating him soon.

P.S - I'm with you all the way about the Tag championship match as well.

RESPONSE FROM KEVIN ECK: I keep hoping that WWE will elevate him. I thought 2008 was going to be the year to do it, but we'll see.

How about Jericho taking some pretty stiff shots to the jaw in recent weeks? Sweet lord.

I could have done without the impersonators.

As much as I have never gotten on the Regal train, I really enjoy the story he and Finlay told. That was surprisingly well done.

The KOTR build-up and main event made sense from an angle standpoint, though I wonder about the logic behind the Regal push. I understand putting him over in London with alot of offense against Orton, but pulling him from the GM spot to beat Punk (a future big-two champion) seemed unnatural. And isn't a little too soon after the King Booker schtick to bring back this angle? I know Punk's already MITB, but it would have been a lot more fun and a lot more credible to see him rebel like a true punk, similar to Austin in 1996. But I'm a Punk mark, so I'm biased...

Chavo has go to be the most boring thing going right now. I understand the need to market to the latino audience, especially when Mysterio's injured, but I'd honestly feel better seeing Super Crazy take on Kane at Backlash than Chavo. Seriously.

Would have liked to have seen Finley and Regal go at it a little more. Not many guys cut from the same jib any more as these old-school stiff artists. Can't think of anyone that REALLY resembles their stiff European style anymore.

FINALLY, Umaga has normal hair!
Watching the Divas in high heels during the cat fight, is like watching Khali try to walk! The "Small"of his back looks disfigured? Was his attack on Finlay just an excuse for Fit to have surgery? Speaking of the Territory Days, I saw the WWE gave the Baltimore Sun a Plug on the Killer Kowalski story. Great Job, Kevin!

I've missed Kennedy.

I wished the eight man tag match with 7 of the best guys in the business and Chavo could have received a little more time, instead of the lame impersonators. They were funny, but the audience was totally dead for it.

Is Umaga a face now?

Maybe now that Regal is the King, he'll have to vacate the GM role. Hello Nature Boy!

Remember when the King of the Ring actually used to be used as a vehicle to push rising stars or make important new storyline angles? What was the sense of giving the title to the show's GM who wrestles a handful of times a year? And to have him beat CM Punk cleanly seemed bad booking to me. Regardless of how much tougher his road was, losing to Regal doesn't exactly build momentum for him. His clean wins over Y2J and Hardy are nullified by a loss to Regal and the loss to Y2J the very next night after he won MITB. It's one step forward, one step back with Punk.
And as much as I agree with how far wrestling has come with the candidates appearing on the show, would it have killed them to just leave out the lame impersonator gimmick? the crowd was totally not into it and it erased a lot of the prestige they built with the candidates addresses. Who exactly do they imagine find these skits hilarious and entertaining?
Am I reading too much into things when I noticed there was silence from King and JR after Barack's address and chuckles and comments after McCain's?

RESPONSE FROM KEVIN ECK: As to who finds these skits hilarious and entertaining, I'm pretty sure that Vince McMahon does. And since he does, so does anyone who wants to stay in his good graces. I didn't read anything into the announcers chuckling for one over the other. As I said, I think McCain was just more entertaining.

Keep up the good work. The commentary is appreciated regardless of agreement on the topic. I have been watching wrestling since the late 70's and still love the sport. Times are different but I still love it when two guys really work a good program. I'll keep checking back to your commentary if you keep putting forth the same effort.

I personally do not care for any of the candidates, but I think Hillary did the best job. While I agree that her puns did seem forced, Obama was horrible and McCain forced in too many wrestling quips.

I don't think any of the three candidates did themselves any favors. They seemed very much out of their element, and not very confident delivering the lines — not an ideal trait for a presidential candidate.

I'm sure each of the three demanded the other two were guaranteed to deliver a promo before allowing their own video to air. ... On a scale of 1-to-10, the cheesiness factor was measured out at a Spinal-Tap-11. The hairs on the back of my neck still haven't subsided.

As far as the match ... Oh, that was supposed to be OBAMA against Hillary. I could have sworn it was Will Smith!

Get those lame imitations of wrestling smack OFF my screen! Wrestling and politics have only one thing in common. There will still be jobbers (us) getting swerved, no matter who wins. Watching these candidates trying to do uncharismatic imitations of wrestling's greatest one liners only insults my intelligence all the more. Here's an idea for all of you...go back to the Senate floor, find a way to lower gas prices, find Osama and leave entertainment to those that know what they are doing. None of you are going to dazzle us like Bill Clinton with a Saxophone, so unless you have a real speech or a debate played....STAY OFF MY TV!!!!

It was so odd to watch it. The speeches were painfully bad, but you have to give them all props for just going ahead and doing it. The days of wrestling being just for the "wifebeater wearing, beer guzzlin, pickup drivin'" guys and gals out there have been gone. It's about time that the fans are treated as adults who's opinion matters(other than the opinion of our wallets).

With all the mudslinging and dirt this campaign has seen, what should have been a very positive sign of growth for the national political scene has degenerated into the same old same old. Engaging voters at every opportunity is somthing every candidate should strive for, this is one of the reasons I voted for Bill Clinton. I remember seeing him on MTV and thinking that a man who is willing to take a chance and talk TO the future of our country, instead of talking AT them, is a man that I would want to seriously consider.

I do not however consider last nights performance by the candidates to be a great piece of work that will inspire voters. Nothing was said that hasnt been said already, they just tossed in some wrestling jargon and made it sound hokey and forced.

Though I do think WWE could have done the match itself a bit better. I wanted to see a run in by a McCain imposter to join in the brawl before the inevitable "unbiased" ending of all of them getting laid out by Umaga(I actually called that one). That would have been so much more entertaining.

Regal deserves a push..he still has it. I would love for him to feud with Finlay after what happened Monday, and maybe after their feud they can join forces..I would love to see them as a tag team

I don't know if anyone else noticed it but didnt it seem the chris jericho botched a couple of moves.
His baseball slide on MVP
When he missed hanging up cm punk on the ropes twice
and his lionsault against punk seemed bad
I don't know but otherwise I liked the show and am looking forward to backlash

Kev , how 'bout me vs. you . TNA vs. WWE . We already know you'd win , WWE always does . (just a joke ) .

I thought that the Punk-Jericho match was outstanding, but the crowd was looking around and chatting as if a slide show of Uncle Bernie's visit to the bowel-cookie factory were going on in the ring. Go figure.

If the "TNA" chants during the Trump-Rosie farce didn't teach WWE anything, then I don't know what will. As last night proved, they haven't learned a thing (expect how to end the segment).

When they said it was the most star-studded 8 man tag in Raw history I definitely chuckled a little bit because any match with Chavo in it is not star-studded. I heard no reaction when he came out last night.

I can't believe we have to put up with another stupid "King" gimmic, and of course the inevitable fued with Lawler over who is the "real king." Has anybody besides Lawler ever gotten over by doing a king gimmic?

For those who do not know who was Hillary Clinton, it was Mickie James. If you noticed when she came out afterwards how out of breath she was that would have given you the clue. The KOTR was ok but I was shocked that MVP and Y2J were the first match. Thought for sure they would save the 2 of the top stars to go on later and last in the tourney a little later. I thought Chavo looked way out of place with all the big names that surrounded him. Somebody must really like Chavo to keep him in the upper tier when he isnt that good anyway. He had to copy Eddie's moves to get this far.

RESPONSE FROM KEVIN ECK: It wasn't James. Hillary Clinton was played by veteran women's wrestler Lexie Fyfe.

I agree McCain cuts the best promo of the three but I still thought it was cool that they made an appearance on a wrestling show regardless of the results. The match was a cornucopia of stupidity as expected. Umaga’s appearance was very well received by me. The KOR tournament was good but I hate William Regal going over, maybe that’s the point.

Since KOTR isn't the vehicle it was originally, after Booker T who else but Regal could pull off the crown and robe bit?

As far as Regal winning KOTR, he'll play the pompous heel well, but do you think its more of a shot against Booker to downplay KOTR's importance?

Steven Regal beating CM Punk is very credible; however having him win the KOTR is a move to play down the memorable King Booker. King Jerry Lawler is the best but WWE tried this once before with the anticlimatic King Harley Race...I am looking forward to seeing Cena as a heel... The Mizz has been more entertaining as of late.
Ric Flair will probably be crowned as the GM soon... I wish WWE spend the money to lure Awesome Kong to the WWE. I would love to see her wrestle Mikki James or Lita back in the day.

"Ric Flair will probably be crowned as the GM soon"

that is a really interesting point- Regal obviously wants to wrestle again, so why not give him wish and let flair return in some capacity?

Watching the "candidates" HRC and BO wrestle, made me again realize why I stopped watching wrestling 6 years ago- boring and poorly executed. And "barack's" gimmick also confirmed why The rock never does promotions for the WWE- I wouldn't after being insulted with that crap!

Still waiting for that Cena heel turn...but what a reaction he got on this RAW episode