Best and Worst of Raw

-411mania

that's great. she's a heel right?

Man, nothing like turning an abysmal botch in to an angle.

Really didn't see anything wrong with Alicia Fox using a scissor kick as a finisher, given her fantastic legs. I guess Vince doesn't care for the subtle racist things like every black person since Booker T using the scissor kick as a finisher

didnt booker train her kayfabe?

This is ungood news.

Although I don't really know that six man tags are ever going to generate high ratings (I got no evidence to back that up).

Obvious conclusion is more Divas matches and less Orton/Barrett.

Those ratings are a bad sign.

Fwiw they have been having the exact same problems with Punk for months and he is again the WWE champ. If your gut instinct is "looks like these guys are going to get Cena'd" then i wouldnt sweat it too much.

But yeah, it tends to prove what ive thought for a while, most WWE fans are ****ing ******ed.

Yeah.

It was probably just because everyone was turning on the football game to see if Big Rape was rapping anyone when the lights went out.

I'd like to see Big Ben freestyle. . .

lol stupid auto-correct.

Since when do ratings mean anything anymore? As long as people keep buying Best in the World t-shirts, it should be all good.

Well they can't possibly think that people at this point are txting each other like "yo mah boy D Bryan just ragtagged that boy right there, tune in to USA yo"

Big changes like this need time to build. One week of low ratings might drive Vince nutty but they really need to realize that in order to build a future they must must stick with these guys and not just plug Cena back in every ME feud.

I know I'm far from the casual fan, but I would think they would love the idea of a Masked Kane/ Cena fued. It seems like the exact thing casual fans would love.

This is where the booking comes in and makes zero sense. How should Bryan get over when he's been basically losing every match for a few months before cashing in the briefcase. The same is true for Ryder. I think these guys have zero credibility with the "normal" fans, because they've been losing for months or maybe average at best.

Bryan should have hit rock bottom a few month ago and then give a promo that he feels he doesn't deserve a shot at a title and promise to give up the briefcase if he loses a single match before Wrestlemania. Then have him squash some jobbers for a few months, then move on to midcarders and have some great ppv matches. Then some time after the RR Henry (if he's still the WHC) starts paying attention to this guy that's coming after him and seems unstoppable. Let them run into each other every now and then but never have a regular match. Finally a month or 2 before WM Bryan gives a promo how he's worked his way up through the roster and feels like he deserves a shot at the title. Then have him defeat Henry at WM and everyone's happy. Fans want to cheer for the underdog, but you've also gotta give the underdog some momentum.

It doesn't have to be done in this exact manner, but having a guy losing all the time and then putting the WHC on him 1 or 2 month after his losing streak is just ridiculous. No wonder no one watched the RAW main event, when 2 of 3 faces are considered "losers" by the general public (and rightfully so based on the booking).

There is some truth in this, I don't see how Bryan can believably beat Henry or Big Show at this point.

Tonight's Smackdown was pretty odd. It had some good moments, didnt really have any bad moments i guess, but at the same time it promised a lot more and failed to live up to it.

The main event:


But yeah, overall it was a decent show, def worth catching with some good wrestling in there, some alright if not outstanding matches overall and a couple good promos from Henry and Bryan.

d-bry showing some promo ability in opening segment, need to .gif that handshake psychout

Enjoyed the opening segment there

As much as I enjoyed the opening is how much I am un-enjoying Booker. What a piece of dog****.

Also rofl @ this match being on TV with no build. wat.

LKJ would not approve

It's so weird that I'm the only one who this bothers.

that prophetless vignette is the best one yet