Guest converge241 Report post Posted January 7, 2003 a little bit o bitching how was this the brand new year that the wwe.com preview promised? Handicap matches shitloads of tag matches Evil commisoners making evil matches/decisions Vince coming back sounds like hundreds of other Raws dont get me wrong there was good stuff The beatdown on the Dudleys (even though the crowd was dead) was effective IF they keep them out for a few weeks to sell it. The latest Jericho - HBK confrontation was gold, as well as Orton. Even though the posedown was cheesy and predictable..it wasnt in a bad way if you know what I mean. Like, you could see the biased judging and beatdown coming but that doesnt make it bad..its just wrestling booking 101. My general point is why hype the whole new start instead of just saying "Bischoff promises retribution on the Dudleys" and "HHH- Steiner posedown" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2003 It's called Bait and Switch. Promise something good, then give you the same old, same old. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Downhome Report post Posted January 7, 2003 Like, you could see the biased judging and beatdown coming but that doesnt make it bad..its just wrestling booking 101. There shouldn't be a such thing as "wrestling booking 101". As far as I'm concerened, that's one of the things that's wrong with the business, the thinking that you MUST go through with how it's been for years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest converge241 Report post Posted January 7, 2003 yes I know what bait and switch is but generally you keep that contained to the time of the show itself I mean i said before the show aired that there wouldnt be anything new on this board so i wasnt fooled..im just thinking of people who are and the fact that they can only do better to announce happenings ahead of time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest converge241 Report post Posted January 7, 2003 "There shouldn't be a such thing as "wrestling booking 101". As far as I'm concerened, that's one of the things that's wrong with the business, the thinking that you MUST go through with how it's been for years." its better than swerves that make huge logic gaps just for the sake of "surprising" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Downhome Report post Posted January 7, 2003 "There shouldn't be a such thing as "wrestling booking 101". As far as I'm concerened, that's one of the things that's wrong with the business, the thinking that you MUST go through with how it's been for years." its better than swerves that make huge logic gaps just for the sake of "surprising" You can go against the grain and have it not be simply swerves that make logic gaps just for the sake of suprising. It's just WWE doesn't seem to know how do do that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest converge241 Report post Posted January 7, 2003 oh trust me..im all for that: good logical surprises Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mole Report post Posted January 7, 2003 It doesn't take very much for me to like a Raw. I usually can deal with the bullshit, look at the good things, and be entertained by Raw. This however, was the worst Raw in a long time. I don't want to get into why it was bad, it was just terrible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
