2009 Running Pro Wrestling Thread

TSN, I believe.

 

I love how 'The Brian Kendrick' looks like he's tripping on acid when he comes out to the ring.

 

It came on some weird channel on a 15-minute delay. Anyway...where the hell are they going with the Legacy/McMahons/Botchtista angle?

 

What happened? I have, for some reason, grown so bored with the product that I didn't watch this week. I watched bits and pieces, but I'm beginning to hate it.

 

Orton and Legacy faced Shane in a 3-on-1 handicap match. Shane held his own for about 10 minutes before missing an elbow drop from the ring onto the announcer's table. Legacy then kicked his ass. Orton smashed his leg with a chair on the ring steps, then the top half of the ring steps.
I'm still hoping for a heel turn of some sort for Batista, but I don't see how they can do it any time soon. I do like that they're at least keeping MVP waiting in the wings, though. Hopefully once Batista is out of the picture we'll get an MVP-Orton feud (after MVP drops the U.S. title to Rhodes or Dibiasie, of course). Get some fresh blood in there, because right now RAW kind of sucks. The best talent, especially on the mic (Edge, Jericho, Punk to a lesser extent) all went to Smackdown. They screwed up this draft big time.

 

MVP is clearly dropping the US Title to Regal, and that's fine. I always felt it was more a midcard belt anyway.

I'm actually really excited about the possibilities of MVP getting a main event push on RAW. I don't see him actually getting a title until some point next year (Maybe he wins MOTB at WM26?) but putting him on that level could be exciting and refreshing.

Now if they'll just give my main man Shelton Benjamin a push, I'll be 100% happy with the direction of the WWE. Ok, 98.5%. Still think the spinner belt and Batista suck.

Oh, and is just me or does Kofi Kingston grow on ya every time he comes out? I downloaded "SOS" today because it's been stuck in my head all day and I'm pretty sure if I use it as a ringtone (yes, i'm that lame) that I'll inadvertently start doing the hand moves when I pick up my phone.

 

Drives me crazy every time WWE does a bit where Shane or Vinnie can hold their own against the talent. Please, Shane goes 3-on-1 against Legacy and has them on the run after 10 minutes? Really?

I'm all for the suspension of reality to watch a storyline, but the ego of the McMahons make shows like last night's unwatchable.

 

I missed the entire show until the intro to the main event. Glad to see Shane take a big bump (again) and promptly get his ass kicked by Legacy. Orton missed the steps on the foot but was damn close to actually smashing it. Hopefully this McMahon v. Legacy feud is done. And hopefully Orton whoops Botchtisteroids. I think something's going to happen between that oversized goon and the McMahons. Botchtisteroids has cost HHH and the McMahons lately, so I'm guessing some sort of feud or something. Who knows.

Saw the replay of MVP getting snuck up on my Regal.

Anything else worth nothing from RAW?

 

Cena got absolutely rocked by Big Show and did a pretty decent job of selling his "injury".

Oh, and Miz had the line of the night again by calling Cena out and Cena not showing. He said something akin to: "He's probably back there looking for his next movie script. Sorry, Cena, I gave it to the Rock to use as toilet paper."

Apart from that, Kofi Kingston beat Matt Hardy and Hardy knocked him out with the cast afterward, Mickie James cleanly pinned Marysse (sp*) and Jillian lost to Festus in a horrible "singing contest".

 

I thought for a minute that we might see some shocker, maybe like Festus turning out to be another Susan Boyle story. Alas and alack, 'twas not to be. Up yours Vince.

 

Perhaps they'll save that for Great Khali or Kozlov. :

 

I have a feeling we're not quite through with this yet. After Batista, we'll probably end up with an Orton-HBK feud, right? Because of HBK's connection to HHH? And since he's getting some time off now to reset his storylines?
Unlike anything involving Batista, though, Orton-HBK would probably be pretty damn good.