There were parts of the show spanning angle with Kane et al that worked,
like the shovel to the head, Paul Bearer giving a shout out to Jesus,
and the manhole thing.
Hey! I liked Raw this week!
D-Lo Brown and Mark Henry were the glue that held Raw together this
week and made for something watchable in every segment. Chyna did ok
with a couple of lines but her acting for the most part was pretty
terrible. The dance floor brawl kicked ass but it was scary seeing
Mr. Indy Worker almost break his neck against the bar. Mark and D-Lo
are cultivating some serious personality.
There were parts of the show spanning angle with Kane et al that worked,
like the shovel to the head, Paul Bearer giving a shout out to Jesus,
and the manhole thing.
I'm still not buying Shawn Michaels as a relevant wrestling personality
anymore. His showdown with X-Pac was a blip on the interes meter. X-Pac
vs. Shamrock was a lot better as X-Pac kicked Shamrock right in the
head and these two are good enough to make an essentially nothing match
to set up HHH's return work.
Goldust vs. Jeff Jarrett was an actual wrestling match and it was ok
but it wouldn't have worked without Owen Hart's Stampede-laced everyman
commentary behind the stick. This was awesome, I laughed out loud. The
Blue Blazer angle is old school as hell but it's working for what it's
worth. Steve Blackman cracked an actual smile so his jaw's gotta be
hurting.
Bossan and Mick Foley had a hell damn good ladder match considering it
was on free TV and all. Bossman kept me from writing him off all together
by taking ladder shots right in the face. The storyline was screwy but
it was there and they built some honest heat to the finish. I still
think it's suspect to job out the number one contender so close to the
PPV but once again, what, the fuck, do I know?
Dwuayne Gill vs. Marc Mero makes me a fool of me again this week as I
sneak it into the worked column. It played to my underdog sensibilities
and the kids running around the ring touched my heart in a very profound
way. No it didn't. The Blue Meanie showed up and this is good because I
can get into goofy WWF comedy when the right guys are in front of the
camera. Mankind and Meanie could do some great work together.
Al Snow and the Rock was pretty ok with the crowd getting into it and
everything. Snow's moonsault off the barrier looked dangerous but there
was no way he would have hit Rock anyway so it also looked stupid. Why
not go the extra step and make the spot look good? Why kill yourself
for a something so shakey. Ehh. The elbow drop on the Head ruled it
every way possible and was the best assault on an inanimate object
since Terry Funk elbow dropped Hawaiian Boy's hat at Slamboree. Dwayne
Gill doing a main event run-in? This rules@!
The Headbangers didn't have a match which works but the alterative
of yet another Steve Austin interview wasn't much better and his
never ending feud with Undertaker is, *gasp*, boring!
The Outlaws fought the Brood which was good enough but the screw job
finish wasn't so I say, eh-ehh.
Tiger Ali Singh had his best match yet, with Val Venis, and it still
gets buried way down here at the bottom. It looks like they nixed his
push so I won't complain too much when he shows up from now on. Hos.
Ollie
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