BACK!!!
Goldberg def. Rosey in anothet shambolic and embarassing match to start the night off. I was under the impression that Goldberg was here to SAVE the wwe not to put its fans to sleep, and Rosey ( I still want to know why WWE hired him and Jamal, certainly wasn' for their wrestling skills).
RVD def. Rene Dupree in a quick and efficient match, which is how it should be. Afterwards Sylvia whats-his-face attacked RVD with no sign of Kane. Afterwards RVD questioned Kane's loyalty - I feel its time for Kane to turn heel.
Ivory and Trish def. Jazz and Victoria in a another great fantastic womens match. They kept the pace and endurance of a decent tag match.
Scott Stiener def. Lance Storm shamlessly and forgettably. Afterwards Test warned Stacey that at Bad Blood he will make her his whore! Which is nice
Randy Orton def Hurricane in a good effort, despite cock ups from the tech team and interference from Michaels and Flair, which adds more to the match at Bad Blood
Rodney Mack def. D Von in a good way to pass the time. The match might not have been entertaining but Theaodore Long's promos are.
And finally Mick Foley battled HHH in a quick but fantastic brawl which made me appreciate how much Foley is missed. Even though he is retired he gave one hell of a fight, which was followed by a brawl involving Evolution, Nash and Michaels
CAN IT MAKE OR BREAK RAW???
It is common knowledge that since the brand split began last year RAW has done appalingly, compared to Stephanie McMahons Smackdown! (even though I am more of RAW boy).
Even with the number of main eventers on RAW, such as Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, Goldberg, Austin, The Rock, Booker Tand even Scott Stiener (yawn!), being higher than Smackdown RAW has still yet to reach the high marks of hype and excitement. This is what is worrying me concerning June 15th FIRST RAW only PPV.
The Hell in a Cell match, between Kevin Nash and HHH, is being hyped up more than any other HIAC match in history, and with MIck Foley ( an Hell/Cell legend) refereeing can make this a fantastic contest. However judging from HHH and Nash's last match at Backlash, which was slow, mediocre and completely flopped, they NEED to raise their game.
I am not much of a Booker T fan, don't get me wrong I like the guy but he has been trampled on so many times with the power of HHH running things and coming second best to everything, I believe it is time to let Booket have his gold and spotlight.
Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair is a match I am looking forward to as it does what it says and brings the two charismatic idols of WWE together in a furious contest. I predict a win for Michaels over nature boy.
What the hell is a redneck triantholon??? So far I have been more than impressed with the Austin/Bischoff partnership and Austin has proven that he does not have to fight to entertain an audience. I see this as a fantastic comedy outing for the show.
Even though the seperate PPVs have come too late in the day (a year to be exact) there's a saying "Better late than never", I see this as a golden chance for RAW to stand on top but if it is donw CORRECTLY
It is apparant to me that the RAW matches are incredibly poor, slow and badly choreographed. Even Goldberg doesn't seem to care about his matches I (but that is his problem).
If Bad Blood fails tonight and if 'Vengence' (Smackdown's own brand show next month) fails then we can kiss good bye to the own brand PPVs and even WWE's fan base.
My patience is wearing very thin with WWE at the moment and I really want the RAW PPV to be the best but judging from some of the matches on offer, it is going to struggle.
Matches to look out for at
'Bad Blood'
Kevin Nash vs Triple H (Hell in a Cell): This can be explosive and brutal but, as usual, I see a win for HHH because...he's HHH he can do what he wants.
Shawn Michaels vs Ric Flair: I see this to be a technical and even as a malicious match as Nash/HHH but I do see a victory for HBK
Trish vs Jazz: Even though these two have fought each other now for the 40000th time I still enjoy watching the womens matches because with Trish performing as she is, this is going to be a solid match.
Scott Stiener vs Test: With Stiener being as slow as hell I don't see this lasting long but I do like the angle of Stacey's services being on the line as it creates tension and an exciting storyline.
Matches to make the tea during
Kane/ RVD vs La Resistance (boring). Booker T vs Christian (same old, same old). Jericho vs Goldberg (who the hell cares). Dudleys vs Nowinski/Mack (were they that stuck for matches)
Rey Mysterio def. Matt Hardy to keep the Cruiserweight title in a far superior sequel to their match last week on Smackdown! Rey Mysterio is a true asset to the wwe collection and the cruisreweight division.
Billy Gunn def. A Train in his comeback match. Going back to his Mr Ass gimmick, Billy was on top form and in high shape. I don't think Gunn is ready to settle down yet.
The Undertaker def Johnny Stamboli in a quick and disappointing match. What has happend to the Undertaker???
The Basham Brothers def. Rhyno and Benoit in a fantastic match, which was even better because Linda Miles (Tough Enough 2) was revealed as BB new valet. I see a big future for the Brothers becuase they have that attitude and ability to become stars.
John Cena def Funaki in a nothing match which was just there to fill time. Funny isn't it? Two months Cena was fighting for the wwe title, now nothing.
Brock Lesnar and Big Show fought to nothing when the ring cave in from Big Show's massive arse!
Finally Vince McMahon cheated to beat "Mr America" and Zack in an arm fighting contest
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