Last night's WWE RAW was almost surreal. It was the first post-draft RAW of 2008, and I have to admit, I found myself watching.
In the opening segment, JR came out. He gave a heartfelt sounding goodbye that dragged on a bit too long. He's moving over to commentate on Smackdown. Finally, Edge came out and told good 'ol Jim Ross to scram, and told him that now he has to get used to saying "Edge wins! Edge wins! Edge wins!"
Edge cut a really good heel promo about how he would never defend the belt against a WWE RAW Superstar again. Batista came out, the man he faced at Night of Champions. Batista beat down Edge, leaving him in the ring after a Batista Bomb. As Batista walked to the back, CM Punk's music hit and he sprinted out with a referee and that famous Money in the Bank briefcase.
After a short delay for a ring introduction, they rang the belt. CM Punk picked up a prone Edge, dropped him with the GTS and pinned him 1... 2... 3! CM Punk wins! CM Punk wins! CM Punk wins! What a great moment. CM Punk won the World Title! I doubt that in his childhood dreams he envisioned winning it in 8 seconds, though.
WWE is really shaking things up, and that's good. They need to keep no general manager on RAW. That's right, none. No GM at all. Seriously. It's old. They need to transition away from the brand split completely, or start taking it seriously where competitors only compete on their own brands.
And they should let CM Punk keep the WWE World Title. Let him run with it for 4-5 months, see how it goes, what happens. Hopefully the numbers go up. Moreover, WWE needs to continue pushing their younger stars.
Kofi Kingston is green, but he's near ready, and I'm very glad that he's on RAW. Even with Ted Dibiase Jr. and Cody Rhodes, WWE is showing that they're willing to take chances with young blood - so long as the ratings and PPV buys reflect it in the end. And so it is now that I call out to you, faithful wrestling fans of the internet. Go out and buy WWE products. Watch their shows and get your friends to watch. Buy merchandise of the younger, new stars. And beyond everything, buy the next PPV, Great American Bash. If the PPV buyrate is simply huge for CM Punk's first PPV Title defense, they will have no choice but to acknowledge what the fans really want.
Oh, did I mention that Jamie Noble kicks ass? Kid makes me laugh every time...
Until next time!
No comments:
Post a Comment