At 12/7/15 07:18 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote:
http://www.allwrestlingnews.com/wwe-news/changes-to-take-place-on-tonights-raw/
Could this RAW actually be good?
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Sandman should be showing up tonight.
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I wouldn't call it a GREAT Raw, but it was a little better than the last few. I just don't get the way they are booking Sheamus at all.
He hasn't gotten one over on Roman at all since he cashed in, so how do they expect anyone to believe for one minute he's capable of winning?
Even if they DID pull a swerve finish at TLC, most fans really assume they know the ending, and neither one of those guys is interesting enough for even the TLC rules to sell it as something worth paying money to see.
They should have focused a LOT more on selling the tag team TLC match. That has the makings of being at a similar level to the classic E&C vs Hardys vs Dudleys match, which was REALLY the match that made TLC more than just a ladder match with a different name to begin with.
I would be showing highlights from THAT match in every show and drawing parallels. People want to see that insane carnage again and THAT is the match most likely to do it. When you have 7 guys, you can do WAY more epic spots without killing anyone. And the teamwork aspect will set it above the MITB style matches.
The sleeper hit of Raw HAD to be the emergence of heel Charlotte. I think everyone (including Miz) got over in that segment. I'm so glad she's taking on the dirtiest diva role. She was way too wooden as a generic babyface.
And they DID finally kill that retarded-as-fuck Meximerica angle. Maybe Del Rio can finally be allowed to be a real badass like he was in Mexico.
I guess WWE sent out a massive survey asking fans how they rate different aspects of Raw compared to NXT and went so far as to hire someone to monitor online trends and build suggestions off the overall Internet vibe. All it took was ratings being at a near 20-year low.