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--Did JR actually mention CM Punk's name twice during the MITB qualifier? And does that qualify as a push for Punk?
--Mick Foley, why do wrestling fans care about Katie Couric? If Couric writes a book about broadcast journalism, do you think she will mention, I mean name drop, Mick Foley?
--The MITB qualifier was ok, but does the locker room have a kangaroo court for Benjamin's botched spot?
--The whole Nitro segment was dumb. First we get a possible Melina/Nitro breakup tease, and then he wastes an overweight luchador. Shouldn't he have beaten the crapola out of Super Crazy after he lost to him clean last month? And how are we setting up Melina/Ashley for WM? By having a match with Maria? Creative fell asleep for this one.
--Maybe it's me, but the pull-apart brawls featuring Umaga and getting stale. It did what it needed to do though.
--Kane vs. Khali at Wrestlemania? I thought Kane lost a loser leave RAW match? Why not have Khali appear on Smackdown so it could be edited and not look so silly?
--Carlito and Kenny was pretty good.
--The Shawn Michaels heel retrospective was neat. It helped the storyline and was a nice trip down memory lane. I fully expected a tag title change but was swerved with the Edge/Orton breakup. It was well done.
The first and last half hours of RAW were pretty good. The middle hour I could have done without.
Philip Jacobs
Baton Rouge
PWInsider Elite Member
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Kane vs. Khali? Ashley vs. Melina? I guess WWE had to expand the Money In The Bank match so we could get some good wrestlers on the show (and waste them by making most of them background players for a spotfest). The main events look good, but right now the undercard for the biggest show of the year is leaving a lot to be desired.
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I'm already sick of Vince yapping about his match, and we've still got weeks to go! Hopefully the special referee will be Steve Austin, so at least the promos will get better. Vince arguing with a pre-recorded Donald Trump tape has gotten old fast. Umaga will probably carry Lashley to a good match, so WWE made the right move in going with him over Khali. At least two young stars are getting some sort of rub from this fiasco.
Bill
Waco, TX
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I'm disappointed in WWE. After the opening segment, I thought we were going to get Marty Jannetty's yearly appearance where he comes in, has a great match, then disappears again.
