900th episode wasn't exactly memorable. Smackdown wasn't much better and wrestling as a whole was weak last week. Night of Champions is coming soon and all we knew going into Raw was Kane Taker and the 6 pack challenge. Thankfully Raw stepped up to the plate and hit a double tonight which is better than striking out. Before Raw, I was going to call the product a joke because that's what its been the past weeks. We needed a turnaround and Raw kicked us in the right direction. No 2nd paragraph because it was Labor Day and I shouldn't have to work to damn hard.
I actually liked the opening segment with Nexus gloating. Nexus as a group sounded good with their promo. Nobody, except Wendy, was weak on the mic. Yes even Tarver wasn't bad. I was quite impressed and The Viper was the perfect man to interrupt. I can't tell you how happy I was that Cena wasn't the guy. I was puzzled Sheamus wasn't announced to take on Heath Slater though. As much talk Heath did, you would have thought the writers would have given the champ revenge. The segment gave us a focus for the evening, two matches and only bad part was Cole, but I could say that for every minute of Raw.
Reports and rumors continue to swirl about Jericho leaving and going to Smackdown or leaving for good. That means a guy like Morrison needs to take his spot. This might finally be the time everyone will shut the hell up because Morrison might get pushed. I'm so sick of hearing people complain and whine about he deserves it, he's talented and blah blah blah. Looked Jericho and Morrison had a fantastic contest and I enjoyed the hell out of it. I'm happy to see another guy get a shot and even better if it's Morrison. John could easily step in and become a upper tier mid carder and someday a main eventer. The problem is Jericho is above him because of his stature. Fans get pissed if Morrison isn't push so he needs win. Jericho loses one or two weeks in a row and it never hurts him. Chris has been the most unselfish wrestler I may have ever seen. Seriously, how many guys has he given the rub? Plus he saved the IC and Tag titles when he held them. The belts felt more important when Jericho was wearing them. It will be a huge blow and a sad day for this writer if Jericho leaves. One can hope he's only moving to Smackdown but the story doesn't seem to be heading in that direction. Morrison on the other hand looked the part on Raw and provided us with a great match.
I'm ready for one Women's title in the company. Fox and Melina wasn't bad though and Fox improved from their first match up. We knew she wasn't going to win, that wasn't the point. If Fox can keep improving she won't get buried like the rest of the Divas. Melina though is on a collision course with LayCool, more like McCool. I think it will be McCool vs Melina and I hope LayCool win the belt. They are talented enough to be on both shows and have multiple feuds. The Diva division as a whole is weak and with one belt it will help make it look stronger. It would be nice to see the Glamazon back shortly as well.
Nexus in single matches is usually never a good thing. They always lose and the match normally isn't back and forth but dominated by the face. Gabriel and Cena was the opposite. Their match was booked as a competitive back and forth contest and that helps the high flyer. I don't for see main event status with Justin but certainly a top tier mid card wrestler and IC or US title will be his someday. The ending was awkward as it looked like Cena slipped giving the AA. I don't know if you saw it but youtube it or if you dvr'd it go back. Thankfully everyone landed correctly and no one was hurt. I'm not sure if you noticed but why is it the next AA is always the biggest? Lawler called last nights the biggest he ever saw. I realize the WWE makes us out to be morons and that we have a short attention span. I vaguely remember Cena picking up Big Show and Edge at the same time at Wrestlemania 25. Now that's the biggest AA of all time period. Cena won but at least Gabriel looked strong. Last week was a break through for Nexus and the faces need to retaliate but you do to much for them and Nexus looks weak again. It's a fine line the writers are on and need to watch their step. If Nexus is going to end in October, that's a huge mistake. Nexus needs to continue until the end of the year.
Miz was close to awesome with that strong in-ring promo. He has accomplished more than I ever dreamed since coming to the E. Bryan and Miz mix well and finally we are going to get the one on one match. Bryan reminds me of Jake the Snake Roberts with his calm, straight forward voice. If you go back, Roberts never yelled or raised his voice during interviews. He got his point across with his demeanor and words. I like that style more than the screaming over the top promos, read Cena. I also like Bryan's crossface finisher as it looks cool. I'm high on Bryan and Miz match for NOC and hope Bryan gets the belt.
The whole deal with Edge confused me more about the GM. Is the GM a heel or face? I guess it depends on the night. Sometimes the GM caters to faces and other time heels. This week it was more face since they jerked Jericho and Edge around. Edge got to beat Kahli, who shouldn't have a job, twice. Again perfect time for Bourne. Edge and Bourne could've had a real match. Evan must have pissed in someones cereal or something. His push came to a screeching halt. Edge stayed in the 6 or 5 pack challenge thankfully. They didn't specify if they were going to fill Jericho's boots. It wouldn't surprise me if they call it a 6 pack challenge with only 5 competitors.
Meself really liked the idea of Sheamus commentating but when Raw came back from break and all 3 men were out it turned into a giant cluster. Most of the time I hate a guest commentator because it takes away from the match as the broadcasters are focusing to much on the wrestler next to them and not the match. With 5 guys on headsets, it was much worse. The end showed why all the men were out there after a few RKO's. The match with Orton and Barrett wasn't great but Young returning was a complete surprise to me. Orton is being pushed to the moon and I couldn't be happier. The 4 RKO's in a matter of a minute was priceless. The deal is he or Cena won't win the belt. They keep that with the heel but push the faces. Sheamus has not had a clean victory as champion on ppv. He needs it at NOC. The faces won't be hurt if they are pinned cleanly on a big show. Miz seems poised to win the WWE title at NOC and will feud with Sheamus, Orton or both. Miz should win it and then Orton takes it for an extremely long run as champion in November at Survivor Series.
Raw was better. Jericho and Morrison was great. Cena and Gabriel did enough. The main event could have been extended but Young back was a nice touch. I wondered what they were going to do with him. The main event for next weeks Raw was announced and I love it. WWE needs to do that more often. It makes it look like they are planning ahead instead of throwing something together in a few seconds. The roulette comes back for an added gimmick. Hopefully this is the start of a better week of wrestling even with no TNA. One can only hope.
J Call
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