The Raw is War Workrate Report

A weekly look at what did and didn't work on Raw is War by Oliver Postlethwaite

Monday, February 23rd, 1998

What Worked
Hey, I wanna hang out with Shawn and Hunter. They've got a pool table AND a bar! Holy crap do I ever want to hang out with these guys!

The Funk & Jack parking lot attack on the Outlaws was pretty COOL. My favourite lines from the NAO are the throwaways like, "I'm half drunk". You know, Michael Cole is such a weenie, who do he and Kevin Kelly have pictures of?

The video tribute to the American Dream kicked my motherfreakin' ass! Holy crow!, and the footage of Rick Rude selling his fargin' ass off ruled! Hey, who wouldn't be proud of beating Ric Flair 25,000 times in a row? Dusty is just the best wrestler to make fun of. And I'm even gonna give props to Bradshaw vs. Goldust because I CAN! I loved the finish. I mean, I know it was a lame ass match and all but Goldust gettin' on the mic and demanding Bradshaw bump all over the ring for him was the best ever. In a few years Dustin, you won't need that padding. IN PUHLIC IF YOU WEEL!

Oh man, the WWF just rules at the old video profile. Steve Austin's road to Wrestlemania was about as well done as it could be. I wanna know who's responsible for putting stuff like this together 'cause they deserve the recognition.

Owen Hart carried Marc Mero to a good match. Owen really makes it look easy to wrestle. Everything he does is graceful and seemingly effortless. Unlike the other kind of effortlessness that passes for wrestling on Raw lately. Owen's the king, selling the low blow like a pro. The post-match crap was ok because the crowd was hot, which usually makes a lousy angle better.


What Didn't Work
The Steiners and the LOD break up the same week. WHAT A COINCIDENCE!!! Right down to the Hawk/Rick "I'm not talking to you" walking interview. Typical "let's throw a match on TV" match, I can't say anything about it I haven't bored you with before. The New Age Outlaws have developed their characters well but they're still mediocre in the ring. I'm looking forward to Hawk vs. Animal like a root canal (which isn't true because I'd MUCH rather have a root canal since at least it comes with pain killers).

What the hell is Shamrock doing in the WWF?! God, I hope Frank has enough sense to stick with kickin' some real ass. Can you just imagine The Shamrock Brothers? Woo hoo!

The D.O.A. versus the Truth Commission? Can someone just kill me now?

Hey Vince McMahon, you can just eat my dick, ok? Was is really fucking necessary to expose TAKA by putting him in with Windham and then have that piece of shit Kane drop him on his head? The chokeslam itself was a slap in the face to the man who once used to have good matches, Kane placing him on the mat more than slamming him. Damn, and I was actually psyched for Windham vs. TAKA since the match-up brought back memories of a good Windham vs. Scorpio match from way back when.

I kind of like Steve Magicman for some reason. He has no charisma and no proven ring ability (although he shows the proverbial potential), he just looks like a nice guy. The match was nothing special though and Rocky's letting his character go overboard and become obnoxious, and not in a good way. Is Faarooq Asad letting his afro grow? It looks like it, and I hope he goes hog wild. I like this guy too even though he's a crappy wrestler.

The NWA time warp match happened. What in the world happened to you Jim Cornette? This isn't good old fashioned wrestling, it's just old.


Ollie




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