Live RAW notes/other stuff

[BHK 0]

So I went to Raw yesterday, and I for one enjoyed the Iron Man match. I put it at about ***1/4 upon first viewing. I have no idea when it went to commerical, but I'd say the match was what I tohught it was going to be going in. Which was a potential ***** that fell short of what both guys can do. Still an enjoyable match, though.

 

Pre-Raw notes: nothing much really went down at all, the t-shirt guy came out, national anthem, etc. The guy next to me spent $285 on two t-shirts(eddie and Eugene) and a deluxe replica World Heavyweight Title. The guys No one in the crowd popped for the more old school images during the History of WWE desire video, which was disappointing. Biggest pops during the video:

 

1. Hogan

2. Bret

3. Austin/Rock

4. Shawn Michaels

5. LOD

 

 

The live crowd didn't really get much into the match, however. There were "here we go steelers" cahnts after only 10 minutes. Granted, the first 10-15 minutes were slower than the rest. They did, however, give a good reaction for the following:

 

Sharpshooter attempts on Triple H (which caused the guys behind me to break into a "that's Bret's move" chant)

 

All the tap outs(which elicted very large "Tap!tap!tap!" chants during the submission moves and "you tapped out! you tapped out!" chants faterwards)

 

The Eugene run in(the place went NUTS for this. Then he busted out the stunner and the orck bottom and even I marked for that)

 

Overall, though, I'd say that the crowd wasn't that receptive to the match. Not the best place to hold it, but heyt, I'm glad I got to see it live

 

Oh, for those wondering, I do not have fan cam of the Ironman.

 

We popped for Kamala, but then totally booed the Diva search segment out of the building.

 

Nice heat for the battle Royal ending sequence also. Anyway, on to the match results.

 

Dark match:

 

Rodney Mack vs. "local" jobber

 

Jobber announced as from Pittsburgh, PA to make him the defacto face. (I'm assuming he wasn't. maybe he was) Mack wins with a powerslam off the ropes.

 

Sunday Night Heat

 

Coach and Snow come out for commentarty. Some nice "we want head chants form the crowd" our section(I was in the seventh row on the floor in front of the commentators) had a nice "avatar" chant going on.

 

Val Venis vs. Tyson Tomko (w/trish, who is VERY attractive in person in my opinion)

 

Finish: Tomko wins with the big boot after Trish hits Venis from behind

 

Rosey(w/ The Hurricane) vs. Robert Conway(w/Sylvian)

 

Major heat for Conway. lots of USA chants. Decent pop for Rosey.

 

Finish: Rosey wins with a fall down spalsh after distraction by both sides partners

 

Tajiri/Rhyno vs. Rorwy and Corby McCalister

 

The two jobbers came out dressed like the Headbangers. This was my favorite match of the Heat matches. I was really able to get into Tajiri and Rhyno, I think they work well together.

 

Finish: Rhyno gets the pinall after a buzzsaw stungun.(Rhyno gave the guy a stun gun on the top rope and then while he was there Tajiri gave him this VICIOUS looking kick to the face. Then the Gore. Pretty sweet finish I thought..)

 

Nidia/Victoria vs. Jazz/Molly holly

 

Standard women's tag match. Not much else to say.

 

Finish: Jazz and Molly get the win after Stevie Richards(which elicited some bWo chants) distracted Victoria.

 

note: no star ratings were given becasue all matches were your standard 1/2*-** Heat fare. Nothing too great, but nothing offensive, either. If you're really into the Tajiri/Rhyno team as of late, I'd watch to see if their match makes the show. Other than that, just your standard B-show fare.

 

post-show notes: I didn't stick around for TOO long post-show as I wanted to beat traffic. Benoit posed for with the title for a bit as Eugene posed on the ramp and pointed at Bnoit, nice little crowd popping moment there. Benoit's win got quite the large pop, and the crowd seemed pretty into the post-match celebration as well. Also, Batista, Tomko, and Kane are absolutely HUGE up close. Especially big Dave.

 

Overall, a good show. I got to see a decent Ironman, when my biggest fear was that Hunter/Benoit would totally bomb and be something like **. I got a ***+ match from them, however, so I was satisfied. I probably won't be going to another live event for a while(my last one as pre-brand split) so this was a nice one to go out on for now.

 

 

Edit: fixed some stuff and added some stuff.

 

ModNote: Fixed your spoiler tags

Edited July 27, 2004 by BHK

[Vyce 0]

We popped for Kamala, but then totally booed the Diva search segment out of the building.

 

I want to see this reaction at every RAW until this abortion is finished.

 

We're standing at two weeks straight that the live crowd has booed it relentlessly.

[redbaron29 0]

Pre-Raw notes: nothing much really went down at all, the t-shirt guy came out, national anthem, etc.

 

Probably couldnt see this from where you were.

 

Earl came out to ref either the dark match or the first heat match. He was in the ring with the fink for a few minutes, and then some guy started arguing with Earl about him screwing Bret. Earl got into a verbal confrontation with the guy for about a minute then a mini "You screwed Bret" chant started. Earl just kinda raised his hands as if he was leading it then turned and started laughing.

 

I like Earl, but it's sweet justice to know that he will never live Montreal down.

 

 

Iron-Man match was very good, although I would like to see how it came off on TV before I give it an official rating.

 

After the show, we went to leave and we decided to go out this side exit (lack of people there) and who do I bump into this guy (like really I walked right into him) and sure enough it was Randy Orton. Him and Edge must of had the same idea as we did because they were leaving through the same exit. That was kinda cool.

 

Lots of people where waiting in the parking lot that the superstars parked in. Val Venus and Ryhno where getting into one car. (Ryhno even did the Val Venus dance in the parking lot) Matt Hardy and Jericho were getting into another car. After that we got bored and left.

[BHK 0]

Actually, I was right by the guys that started the you Screwed Bret chant. I didn't catch Earl's reaciton though. That's pretty funny. In a way it's revenge, becasue I'm quite the large Bret mark, but also sometimes I wish people would just forget Montreal and move on.

[redbaron29 0]

Dude we were probably sitting right next to each other and didnt even know it...

[BHK 0]

haha. What was your section/row/seat#?

 

Edit: we should probably move this to PM's or something to keep the thread on topic.

[redbaron29 0]

Nidia/Victoria vs. Jazz/Molly holly

 

Standard women's tag match. Not much else to say.

 

Now I gotta ask you BHK cuz i went for a cigarette during this one (I would have stuck around had I not had to put up with Molly wearing the wig) But in the Finish was it intentional? Or was it by mistake? Just curious if you could shed some light on it cuz I came in after the fact.

[Eclipse 0]

That diva segment is some of the worst shit to come onto WWE TV ever. I was laughing when the divas mission was to seduce a former WWE Superstar....

[BHK 0]

Nidia/Victoria vs. Jazz/Molly holly

 

Standard women's tag match. Not much else to say.

 

Now I gotta ask you BHK cuz i went for a cigarette during this one (I would have stuck around had I not had to put up with Molly wearing the wig) But in the Finish was it intentional? Or was it by mistake? Just curious if you could shed some light on it cuz I came in after the fact.

It was definitely confrontational in nature.

[redbaron29 0]

It's good to see that induvidual being given a decent push into a storyline, even if it only gets to heat. It is equally impressive that the WWE isnt afraid to actually play up real history between the two instead of the usual "It NEVER HAPPENED" routine.

[Chazz 0]

We popped for Kamala, but then totally booed the Diva search segment out of the building.

 

I want to see this reaction at every RAW until this abortion is finished.

 

We're standing at two weeks straight that the live crowd has booed it relentlessly.

You should know by now that It's not what we want to see that matters. If this Divia Garbage doesn't say It all, I don't know what does!

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

At the start of the show the Divas got a pretty big pop - editing, truth, or "first thing on the show" pop?

[BHK 0]

A "first thing on the show" pop. it was probably some editing also, as the pop wasn't that great. Definitely not truth though.

 

The loudest noise we made all night by far was for Eugene, followed by Benoit putting on the sharshooter/Triple H tapping.

 

Edit: As for the other Diva segment, we popped for kamala, and then the crowd either booed like crazy or was totally apathetic for the rest of the segment.....Carmella got a small pop though, sadly.

 

edit: thanks HFP, I got it now.

Edited July 28, 2004 by BHK

[Slickster 0]

On an unrelated note, can someone tell me if it is "women's tag match"  or "womens tag match"?  I know an apostrophe s doesn't make tihngs plural, and I'm ALMOST sure it's "women's  tag match", also "women's wrestling",  but  can someone who knows clear this up for me? it's been bugging me for a while.

No, you're right; it's 'women's wrestling' because the subject (women) is plural.

[redbaron29 0]

Carmella got a small pop though, sadly.

Thats because she was wearing a Steelers shirt.

 

Shes a shoe in....she knows how to get cheap heat