Balloon Sod wrote:What an excellent episode of Raw.
This!
Daniel Bryan and Sheamus getting pulled off the card so that we could hear Hornswoggle's real voice set the tone for the show.
Alberto Del Rio having the carpet pulled from underneath his feet: Should've saw this coming. Edge - who has turned face back to heel so many times I can't remember - gets the nod to keep the strap. It was a decent match, though.
Cody Rhodes v Rey Mysterio was match of the night for me. Cody's character is getting the push it deserves - and although Rey Mysterio (reminiscent of Del Boy dressed as Batman from that episode of Only Fools) put in a good match I was glad Cody won. One of the few logical choices the entire card saw.
Orton V Punk was fantastic too. CM Punk is literally the best heel in World Wide Entertainment at the minute, and although I'll always shout for Orton, perhaps Punk would have gained more from the win. That RKO was superb though.
Cole v Lawler was an entertainment fest. And not in a good way. The same way as Bret v McMahon stank up Mania last year, the crowd were dead for this. Just as well they had Austin involved.
Corre jobbing out made lots of sense considering you just put the majority of your titles on them.
Undertaker V HHH was the predictable spot fest. Credit to them both though. The hellsgate not being locked in properly was a bit lazy.
I'm glad Snooki got over. Seriously, what the strawberry float? I remember Morrison pulling off one good move, and can't remember much from Ziggler. I knew this was coming though, as depressing as it was.
Miz v Cena. SWERVE ON A SWERVE ON A SWERVE. Holy gooseberry fool, who booked this crap? The Raw general manager is fine, I think he adds a lot to Raw, but in the main event at the biggest PPV of the year, his participation is not needed. Especially when all it is there to do is let Rock get over with his catchphrase. I love the Rock as much as the next person, but the fact WWE didn't have the balls to finish with just Cena or Miz lifting the title felt a bit tacky.
I am the victim of my own hype, once again.