I enjoyed this Raw. I like that they had all Elimination Qualifying matches on the same show. This way it gives another couple of weeks to build up some desire to see all these guys in the same ring. I do HATE the idea that the champion has to put the belt on the line against 5 other men in a gimmick match, especially a month from Wrestlemania. I think this match would be so much better off as a number one contender's match.
At any rate here are my random thoughts:
- Guest host William Shatner was not overused. And when he was, it wasn't bad, even funny at some moments. The need to phase out the guest hosts and this was a nice sign that that is what they are doing.
- Sheamus is getting more heat and coming off as unbeatable. That's good. He still doesn't deserve to be in a title match at Mania though.
- I actually thought Jack Swagger was fun to watch in his match with HHH. Obviously he was not winning but I gotta believe he's got what it takes to develop into a top star.
- The Miz really is awesome. He's come along way. And while I'm enjoying his feud with MVP and believe it's good for the US title, I kind of hope he and Big Show win the tag titles. I want to see a tag title match at Wrestlemania. And you have to figure Miz and Show are going to get a Mania match. How about them vs. a face-turned Hart Dynasty for the unified belts?
- How about how pro-Cena this crowd was??
- Ted Dibiase in the Elimination Chamber is cool. I know he's in there to further develop the storyline rift between he, Rhodes and Orton, but I hope part of it is because WWE is trying out some young blood in a high profile match.
- I was very into the McMahon/Hart segment. That is until the DVR cut out. Apparently the usual 2 hrs 10 mins was not enough time to record all of Raw this week. Ugh. But I've seen the video and I like that they are involving other wrestlers in this feud (assuming Cena takes Bret's side after last night's involvement by Batista on behalf of Vince). Number 1 - it's cool to see Bret Hart interact with current stars. Number 2 - it's very likely that Bret isn't capable of putting on a match even close to what he used to be able to. He did suffer a stroke. And he would be working with Vince McMahon. It's not like he would have a real wrestler like Jericho or HBK to carry him through it. So, maybe they do a Cena/Hart vs. Batista/McMahon match at Wrestlemania. I wouldn't mind that.
- Oh and Bret looked ALOT better than he did his last appearance. The jeans and the wet, dyed hair made a huge difference. He didn't look like a has-been. He looked like he meant business.
This really was one of the better Raws recently. I hope they keep it up.
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