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For me, it was all about the finish. I liked the finish a lot. It was innovative and put over Henry's strength well. That along with the fact that I thought Mysterio had a chance to win (because I really wasn't expecting Henry/Angle for the title at the Rumble) and the fact that it was on TV, not a PPV, made it more than watchable. It didn't disappoint is the best way to put it. Most TV matches nowadays are so lackluster that anything average seems better than average.

It's a mixed bag for me with John Cena. I think he had the belt too long and it was time for him to drop the belt. I liked Edge coming out and winning the belt after the Elimination Chamber. The problem I have with it is that it seemingly only happened because WWE went into "panic mode." I think Edge deserves better than that. His big title win should've been a Wrestlemania moment. He deserved a good title reign. I don't dislike Cena. In fact, I liked the way that he covered the boos he was getting by acknowledging them in promos and saying people can like and dislike what they want. I agree with what Loss said earlier in that a lot of the crowds booed Cena because they heard other people on TV do it. That pretty much is the reason that things have got as bad as they have. Now, since WWE hotshot the title, WWE are in super-push mode with Cena. Did you see his entrance at the Rumble on Sunday? Holy crap. Talk about over the top. It's painfully obvious, to the point that it's a big flaw, that WWE are behind Cena. It was bad enough watching him "overcome the odds" on Raw every week to keep the title. All this did is make Edge look terrible, maybe to the point that he's irrepairable and give the crowds more reason to resent John Cena. Edge had the belt for less than a month and then tapped out? C'mon. Either Cena should've kept the belt the whole time and continued to acknowledge the boos (as opposed to ignoring them and acting like they're not happening) or WWE should've given Edge a fair shot. This, to me, is all worse because Edge cut that "I'm not a transitional champion" promo.

WWE should bring back Nidia, stick her back with Jamie Noble, give Noble his old gimmick back and stick him in the US Title scene.

Tonight was the first Raw in YEARS that I didn't watch. I was home, sitting right here beside the TV. I just didn't care. The Rumble soured me that much. I just played World of Warcraft instead. I don't care about WWE. I don't care about TNA. I plan on going to a lot more ROH live events. I had a blast in Dayton.

I took offense to when Loss said I like everything WWE does a month or so back because I knew it wasn't true. I'm just not as negative as a lot of other wrestling fans. I'll say this about the Rumble: My friend Eric paid for it. He even called off from work so my friends and I could all watch it over at his apartment. We ordered a pizza and made a day out of it. My friend Eric wasted thirty-five dollars.

This is off-topic but last night at the Dayton ROH show, my friends and I all marked out for side headlocks. We'd scream "ask him," "he'll tear it off," and "check the arm!" whenever they got slapped on. Later on, we decided that the headlocks became illegal chokes and had to let the ref know that too. It was a good time. A good headlock counter for someone that finishes with a leg move is the knee breaker. Flair's done it.

Well, wrestling no longer appeals to that demographic. Vince has made wrestling look, well, it's not even wrestling anymore. It don't matter if you're a wrestling fan anymore. It used to be, if you watched wrestling, you were young, a redneck, something along those lines. Now if you watch wrestling, people will just straight up call you an idiot. There isn't a Dusty Rhodes or someone like that anymore that can appeal to a different generation of fan. We're still reeling from the Attitude Era. What's left right now is a bunch of die-hard fans, a couple new fans (random little kids that are into the "Chain Gang" and shit) and then some people that got picked up by DX, Austin, Rock, etc. that haven't abandoned ship yet. At the live shows, you get kids that are fans and their parents. Sometimes you get a teenager or young adult that's a fan and he brings his wife/girlfriend with him. The smarky crowds are few and far between but they're there too. Wrestling has fallen a long way since Austin 3:16 & NWO Wolfpack shirts were sold in the mall.

The thing about Hogan that always bothered me the most was the fact that his huge 24" Pythons were always played up yet they didn't ever really come into the equation of a match unless he was slamming a fat dude. His finisher was a leg drop but a clothesline, like the Axe Bomber he used in Japan, would've made more sense.

I was laying in bed trying to fall asleep when I randomly started thinking about Dino Bravo. He always struck me as someone that could've been something big had he not died so premature and then I realized how little of his work I've actually seen. So, y'all recommend me some Dino Bravo matches to seek out.

Kenta Kobashi Vs. The Big Boss Man LINK Snuh?

Even if Lesnar does win what kind of an impact is this going to have? I doubt anyone in the States outside of WWE could pay him what he'll want.

I just found out that Samoa Joe got a staph infection so the first ROH show that I'll be attending, which I wanted to see because of Joe, will now be Joeless. Fuck.

In all seriousness, if TNA were told by Spike TV to bring in "another marquee name" why wouldn't they want Jericho? He's a big name with a helluva lot more upside to him than Sting. If Jericho wants "Sting money" they should jump all over it.

I wonder what advice The Rock gave to Jeff Jarrett.

Yeah, that's kind of the point I was trying it make. It's like, what's a wrestler have to do to get a clean slate or a second chance? If you made a bad first impression you're regarded as a shitty worker for life? That doesn't seem fair. Henry hasn't done anything wrong, on TV, since his return. I think he's been playing his role fine and being involved with MNM & Davari will just help his cause more.

I'm still a big fan of Triple H. The thing I dislike most about him is his name. I'd prefer if he just went by Hunter or something. Since becoming the Ric Flair rip-off, I've liked him the most. He's a dominant heel and I like his ring work. People can complain about his backstage politics and his burying of people and all that, however on-screen, to me, he's entertaining. I still mark out pretty hard for Raven. He was my favorite active wrestler back when he was in WCW and running the Flock. He's also the reason I went out of my way to start watching ECW. Kevin Nash on commentary is gold. I like watching Jim Cornette fall from a scaffold and blow out both of his knees. Crazy bastard. I already said the Dudleys on page one but the reason is because of the Dudley Death Drop. To this day I think it's the best tag team finisher of all-time. Also, I'd put the Dudleys only behind the Freebirds as my favorite tag team ever. I liked The Cat in WCW threatening to go to his car to get his karate gi so he could "whoop everybody in here." Then, after commercial break, it showed the Cat at his car getting his gi. I like Scott Norton. Especially when The Cat called him out so Norton had to bust some blood vessels on his chest. Bob Backlunds heel run. I still mark for the Crossface Chickenwing as a finisher.

If done right, much like the Blue World Order, it'll still suck and be Wrestlecrap. I'm not one to write off things in wrestling before the play out but let's just say, I have my doubts about this angle. Especially since their debut was an attempt to put over the Coach.

I'm curious how many of the people saying "It's Angle..." are the same people that will bash Angle in a match with another notorious good worker. Once again, I think it's the double-standard reering it's ugly head. Either everything he does is flawless or he gets nit-picked apart. What if Henry has a match with Benoit and it stunk? Instead of it being a good match and people saying "It's Benoit, what do you expect" we'd hear "It's Henry, what do you expect?"

I don't think that Michaels and Angle are terrible by any stretch of the imagination. They are great wrestlers. The problem is, they're great WWE wrestlers. So, they get "graded" with a finer toothed comb than other people like Mark Henry. HBK will mess something up, or do his kip-up spot and suddenly he lacks pyschology and selling skills. If Henry were to do it, people would be like "wow, I can't believe he can do a kip-up." OK, bad example, but the point still stands. Angle and HBK are like...the worst of the best. If they were just compared to the other wrestlers around them, they're good. When they're compared to the best workers in the world of all-time, their flaws start to stand out more. I think it was Cooey that rated the Royal Rumble match between Angle/Benoit at like ***. The majority of people that saw that match loved it. Yet, when he goes back and goes over ever second of the match, looking for negative aspects, he's going to find them. Other matches on the same card got a "free pass" so to speak. Just thoughtless snowflakes thrown out to them because it was stuff that won't be re-watched with participants that the IWC doesn't care about. I feel like a lot of people are already writing off the Angle/Henry match at the Rumble because of their preconception that Henry is a terrible worker that Angle, whom is sometimes spotty, won't be able to carry. However, personally, I'm looking forward to the match because Henry has impressed me as of late. Especially his match with Mysterio from Smackdown last week.

I still watch Raw. I still mark for the Dudley Boyz.

Bah, I think Prince Nana makes Rave what he is. At least as far as heat is concerned. Also, isn't Rave's gimmick that he "steals" finishers? He's used the Pedigree and Styles Clash and the like.

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Biggest difference being that Loss said he didn't watch the show. I think, at least for the most part, Alvarez makes his opinions after seeing the shows, however I could be completely wrong about that. That being said, Loss wasn't necessarily wrong I just felt like the surprised factor and the crowds turning on Cena were a good enough justification for a title switch. I'm all for attempts at making things less dull. Of course, Cena will probably get the title back next Sunday.

Was that a shot?