Head to Head: Return of the War?
9:03- We start off by giving TNA the benefit of the
doubt and letting them have at it first. I’m already disappointed, as
the first thing I’m seeing is an out of shape Hulk Hogan and a poorly
used Abyss. They’re cutting a promo, it doesn’t matter what about since
this is TNA and its all going to change by next week anyways, and
they’re doing the main event right off the bat. WHY IS THIS BEING DONE
FOR FREE!?!? The match is god awful from what I see here, and then the
lights are out and Sting attacks Hogan, thus I would assume making him
the heel. Lisa makes the brilliant observation that, and I’m quoting
now, ‘This is sad and pathetic. I’m actually embarrassed FOR them. It’s
like someone is pulling the cork out of the funnell and the Hogan and
Flair Legacy is pouring out the bottom and running down the drain.’
Hogan is busted open and I’m in flip mode, especially since they just
remade the Main Event for later tonight, the exact same match but with
no dq. What a f’ing waste…
9:15- I DVR’d RAW, so I’m starting
from the beginning, which isnt all that far ahead anyways.Undertaker
and Shawn Micheals are cutting a great promo, certainly bringing me
more and more into thier feud leading to the big event, just a few
weeks away. Man, my beer even tastes better when Monday Night Raw is
on. It’s going to take a serious amount of commercials to get me back
into TNA.
9:35- Well, the promo is over, and with commercials
on, I’m heading back to TNA. I really wish I wasn’t. Dixie Carter is
playing Vagina McMahon, getting in Sting’s face, cutting a promo, and
Sting puts his hands on her. Isn’t there something in the Bible that
says no go on that one, Stinger? I feel so bad for Tazz, he is totally
being WASTED here, with no real production, he needs direction to move
his commentary, and TNA can’t provide that direction, especially with
Mike Tenay on the stick with him. It looks like AJ Styles is trying to
get heel heat Punk Style, since he’s growing out his chest hair. WTF is
that all about?
9:41- Chris Daniels, Kazarian, and Doug Williams
is a pretty good match. I’m only watching this because RAW has a Divas
match on that’s just faces and heels and doesnt do a thing for the
storyline. Shannon Moore does a run in on Doug Williams, and gets a
decent pop. I guess he’s back to being the Prince of Punk, but I hope
that something actually gets done with him this time. He’s a decent
enough worker, he just needs time to expand his own personal brand.
Dixie came on the mic to say Sting is wrestling a mystery man tonight.
#$@! she is terrible on the mic.
10:00- RVD just beat Sting. Do
I care? Kinda. Am I supposed to? Absolutly. Does the fan base care in
TNA? Certainly, it’s someone new for them to slowly ruin.
10:03-
So because of Sting, I missed Miz Show taking on Morrison and Truth in
a Mania Preview. I’m kinda ok with that, since I would rather see what
the four of them can bring come the end of March. Lisa doesnt like Miz
Show or these ‘mashup’ tag teams. She feels it should be real teams,
like Legacy, Hart Dynasty, or Cryme Tyme.
10:14- Still on RAW.
Legacy vs Orton is awesome and is definetly making me give a hoot about
DiBiase vs. Orton at Mania. I have to think, and this could be a
spoiler alert but, Rhodes is going to turn on DiBiase and act as
Randy’s underling. But that’s just me.
10:17- I accidently
flipped to TNA and JESUS, I wish I hadn’t. I jsut caught a glimpse of
Erik Young, whom I interviewed in Hamilton wayyyyy back when he was
Showtime, and he’s taking on X-Pac and I dont give a flying !@#*. They
look terrible, and I can’t get back fast enough.
10:19- Legacy
won the match, and from what I saw, it was awesome. Josh interviews
Batista backstage and he says he wont run in on Cena’s match later.
Yeah, RIGHT. We also get a look at Triple H, and he’s looking pissed on
his way down to the ring.
10:26- I have totally gone thru
commercials to keep watching for Triple H. Hunter’s promo is great, but
I know the real story. He ‘faded into obscurity’? I’m certani it had
something to do with taking the fall for something that ended kayfabe
for some, and took him to the sin bin until he was ready to run with
the big dogs. Either way, this is a great build for what should be a
very entertaining match at Wrestlemania.
10:38- Still on RAW and Santino Marella is making me piss myself laughing. This is a guy that should be on commentary somewhere.
10:40- Flipped to TNA, but it’s Hogan backstage, bitching and complaining.
10:44-
MitB Qualifying Match with Evan bourne and William Regal. This is
honestly great, some high impact tosses from Regal and a great finish.
Christian is on commentary throughout the match, but he’s not as
entertaining as he has been in the past. I almost miss the old E&C
days.
10:47- Hogan is complaining STILL, and says that this is
his second chance. Brooke is crying and saying how she doesn’t want him
to go out there. First off, isnt this like his fourth or fifth chance?
If we count his intial run in the WWWF, his run in the AWA, his big run
in the 80′s, his WCW run, his attempt to run the XWF, then his TWO
returns to WWE, we actually clock in at 6. So I wasn’t that far off.
10:51- Laura Diakun is pretty.
10:53-
Wrestlemania Recall is up, and it’s the rehashing of one of the worst
Mania Moments ever, the Goldberg/Brock Lesnar debacle, which ended in
stupidity, stunners and suds of an alcoholic sort. Stone Cold hosting
next week should be solid.
10:57- Am I alone or is anyone else
watching this McMahon/Hitman promo and wondering why The Hart Dynasty
wasn’t involved in the storyline or even saving Bret when he was
getting jumped.
11:01- I have flipped to Impact one last time,
and I can’t watch anymore of it. We all know wrestling is pre scripted,
at least most of us do, but we don’t need our faces rubbed in it. Hogan
fighting Flair fails to create any sort of illusion to the needed
effect. I honestly dont understand why Larry Zbyszko isn’t doing color,
and getting yelled at by Tony Schiavone, let alone being allowed on
television for FREE! WHY IN GODS NAME WOULD YOU HAVE FLAIR FIGHT HOGAN,
WHEN BOTH ARE RETIRED, AND PEOPLE WOULD PAY FOR THIS ON A PAY PER VIEW!
This reeks of WCW and the Hogan Goldberg angle at the Georgia Dome.
11:04-
Next week looks awesome, and I have ZERO interest in whatever SPIKE TV
is giving us next week for Impact. Austin is going to be on, and no one
can trump that unless you can somehow get Bill Alfonso to come in and
manage RVD, maybe even start an Extreme Faction. I’ll still pop for
ECW, I’m a mark for Philly.
11:21- I loved this whole gauntlet
thing. Good way to build Cena into a viable threat to Batista, in case
it wasn’t already there. Batista did hit a very weak spear, but he made
up for it with a great Batista Bomb. Batista needs to be going in
strong to the pay per view, Cena has to be the one chasing him.
Overall,
I thought tonight’s RAW was incredibly better than what I saw from the
‘competition’, and I use that term very carefully. TNA didn’t come
across as doing anything overly new, they didnt have much more than
what was already expected and that was all Hogan’s fault. The fact that
he let RVD coming to his show slip, was a massive mistake. I didnt see
Jeff Hardy, but then again, I didnt watch the whole show and his being
there may not have even ended up on camera, since again, I didnt watch
all of it. I physically couldnt. It was that $%@#ing terrible.
I
would tune into RAW next week if I was you. Austin’s coming to town,
and you know someones gonna have some ‘esplaining to do…
Jeff
Goodridge is a freelance writer and a lifelong wrestling fan. His
girlfriend loves the Undertaker but HATES The Miz. Guess he’s doing his
job.
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