Thanks for the Fish 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 Raw was boring as hell. Silly me thought that they'd try to put on a really compelling show that would hook new or old/lax fans who tuned in for the money giveaway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wally Balls 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 The WWE needs to remember that it's the dramatic element that most people want to see. After all, it is a television show, not a sports event. The problem is that there aren't any interesting storylines anymore. Regardless of what you say about the Attitude Era, the storylines were much more interesting and captured much more people. Feuds were actually because of some dramatic element between the wrestlers such as Austin being run down, The Ministry and the Higher Power, The Austin and Rock rivalry, The Corporation trying to screw Austin every week. There were television aspects which is exactly what this show needs. Why are Cena and HHH wrestling? Because both men want the title...big fucking deal. Why were Austin and The Undertaker fighting? Because Taker tried to embalm him, sacrifice Stephanie McMahon, sided with his sworn enemy Vince, on top of possibly wanting the title. The matches definitely need dramatic elements definitely need to be part of the show as well. Why not just have Vince try to screw Cena every week? It worked before and it certainly can't get any more uninteresting than it is now... Just try something new...The attitude era was their most successful period ever...if it's not broken, then don't try to fix it. But this WWE is beyond broken...it needs fixing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanks for the Fish 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 I see your Beth Phoenix and raise you a few developmentals - Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanks for the Fish 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 Also it seems like Elijah is calling himself "The Black Pope". Basically it was reported that he worked a dark match this week and had a different look and judging by this new blog of his - http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/superstars/el...xperience060908 - he might be going that rumored route. I wonder if he'll get his own Deacon Batista... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PILLS! PILLS! PILLS! 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 Also it seems like Elijah is calling himself "The Black Pope". Basically it was reported that he worked a dark match this week and had a different look and judging by this new blog of his - http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/superstars/el...xperience060908 - he might be going that rumored route. I wonder if he'll get his own Deacon Batista... He's been calling himself that forever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MillenniumMan831 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 Has Victoria Crawford been on WWE or TNA tv? Her name and look are very familiar. Eh, maybe she was a porn star *shrugs* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Obi Chris Kenobi 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 Hopefully this won't be taken the wrong way, but the WWE could do with another Chris Benoit legit wrestler on their cards and Danielson would be awesome for that. Plus, he's got the added extra of having a bit of charisma and being good on the mic, something Benoit always sort of lacked. Chris Benoit legit wrestler? What exactly is a legit wrestler? Lesnar? Angle? Benjamin? or how about every wrestler on the roster. They're all wrestlers. If by legit you mean having amateur credentials, then why are you talking about Benoit and Danielson? I think he means someone who just goes out there, has intensity, wrestles, wins, and goes back again, and does it better than anyone else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Obi Chris Kenobi 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 The WWE needs to remember that it's the dramatic element that most people want to see. After all, it is a television show, not a sports event. The problem is that there aren't any interesting storylines anymore. Regardless of what you say about the Attitude Era, the storylines were much more interesting and captured much more people. Feuds were actually because of some dramatic element between the wrestlers such as Austin being run down, The Ministry and the Higher Power, The Austin and Rock rivalry, The Corporation trying to screw Austin every week. There were television aspects which is exactly what this show needs. Why are Cena and HHH wrestling? Because both men want the title...big fucking deal. Why were Austin and The Undertaker fighting? Because Taker tried to embalm him, sacrifice Stephanie McMahon, sided with his sworn enemy Vince, on top of possibly wanting the title. The matches definitely need dramatic elements definitely need to be part of the show as well. Why not just have Vince try to screw Cena every week? It worked before and it certainly can't get any more uninteresting than it is now... Just try something new...The attitude era was their most successful period ever...if it's not broken, then don't try to fix it. But this WWE is beyond broken...it needs fixing. Well that makes sense, try something new such as... Vince McMahon screwing over someone like he's been doing for the last 10 years. People were bored of Super Cena as well, ratings weren't crazy during 2006 or 2007. If anything they started to go down in 2006/2007, and that was during the whole Super Cena being thwarted by Vince McMahon era. You've had McMahon try to restart an attitude era, but that's just it, he's trying to force it upon people, when it happened 10 years ago it just happened as it happened. You can't force people to have an 'attitude', it won't work and it hasn't worked. Besides, all Vince McMahon has done to try and restart an attitude era is almost a carbon copy of the last one - Same DX, same Evil Mr. McMahon character screwing over the babyface. Everytime they've got close to building up an interesting storyline - Mr. McMahon's Son, Crazy King Regal, etc - the history of wrestling and steroids use has came back to haunt them and put the 'lead role' out of the picture. Maybe thats irony, or maybe its 'justice' catching up with WWE for the years of turning a blind eye to what goes on regarding drugs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
claydude14 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 Linda Hogan is dating a 19 year old that went to school with Brooke and Nick and was between them grade years. He looks like a young Hogan with hair. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Obi Chris Kenobi 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 holy shit lol! They just crazier by the week those Hogans. Next year WWE DVDs releases "The Rise and Fall of the Hogan Family" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 They already tried to re-create Austin vs. McMahon with Cena and Bischoff in 2005. However, unlike Austin & McMahon, there was no real reason for them to feud and no one cared. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ANKLELOCK 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 Yeah, the last thing WWE needs is more Russoriffic Attitude Era shit. HHH and Cena are feuding for the title...and thats the way it fucking should be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diablo_Dor 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 The WWE needs to remember that it's the dramatic element that most people want to see. After all, it is a television show, not a sports event. The problem is that there aren't any interesting storylines anymore. Regardless of what you say about the Attitude Era, the storylines were much more interesting and captured much more people. Feuds were actually because of some dramatic element between the wrestlers such as Austin being run down, The Ministry and the Higher Power, The Austin and Rock rivalry, The Corporation trying to screw Austin every week. There were television aspects which is exactly what this show needs. Why are Cena and HHH wrestling? Because both men want the title...big fucking deal. Why were Austin and The Undertaker fighting? Because Taker tried to embalm him, sacrifice Stephanie McMahon, sided with his sworn enemy Vince, on top of possibly wanting the title. The matches definitely need dramatic elements definitely need to be part of the show as well. Why not just have Vince try to screw Cena every week? It worked before and it certainly can't get any more uninteresting than it is now... Just try something new...The attitude era was their most successful period ever...if it's not broken, then don't try to fix it. But this WWE is beyond broken...it needs fixing. Actually hasn't this last year been the most financially successful? I can't quite work out what specifically you are complaining about, Cena & HHH are trying to find out who is the better wrestler, that is the most basic storyline going, I'd even have the first match be HHH winning via small package or a roll-up (with or without ropes either works) giving them each a victory setting up Summerslam to be a violent end to the feud over who is TRUELY the better. Also "Undead Super-powered Undertaker" comes back every now and then but really who cares its shit. What we need is some change in the top of the card, I'd love them to go with a Friday Night Lights Matt Saracen storyline, where they push someone new and allow they're friends, and possibly family, come along for the ride Without turning Heel automatically E.g. have Spanky or London get a few "Fluke" wins leading to a title shot, bringing the OTHER with them. I can't think of any other teams who could work but It's something Different Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chazz 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 Yeah, the last thing WWE needs is more Russoriffic Attitude Era shit. HHH and Cena are feuding for the title...and thats the way it fucking should be. And judging from the ratings, nobody cares about those 2 either. At least The Russoriffic Attitude Era was entertaining and fun to watch.(mostly) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BruteSquad_BRODY 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 Mercy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PILLS! PILLS! PILLS! 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 Mercy! Thanks for ruining all of my good memories. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dandy 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 That was posted on here last year, I believe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haws bah gawd 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 Mercy! Thanks for ruining all of my good memories. What in the world happened to the poor guy? Drugs? Old Age? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BruteSquad_BRODY 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 He spent 12 yrs wrestling. Drugs, age, pain, the same ole shit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Obi Chris Kenobi 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 Sorry my ignorance, but who is that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steviekick 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 Dan Spivey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Epic Reine 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 That's Dan Spivey. He had a brief stint in the WWF in the mid 90's as Waylon Mercy which was a rip-off of Robert De Niro's character from "Cape Fear". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vampiro69 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 Linda Hogan is dating a 19 year old that went to school with Brooke and Nick and was between them grade years. He looks like a young Hogan with hair. Looks like Linda is dating Barry Windham's kid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 Spivey's 55, only thing bad about him seems to be a skin condition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vigo 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2008 RAW got a 3.0. Yep, this million dollar thing was a great idea! It just seemed really boring and a waste of a show, I would have hated to be have been part of the live crowd, they didn't really get treated to much that was fun. Was like 30mins of McMahon standing next to money, talking on the phone, and some ok matches. And fucking up dialing every other call. It was horrible. I know one thing...I'm tired of the show being more and more kid friendly. Listening to cena at the announcer booth was just brutally painful. He sounded so motherfucking lame...like he was talking in front of a group of 8 year old kids. I was seriously wanting someone to just go up to him and bitch slap him. Then of course after the bloodless cage match a few weeks ago, we get micheals thrown through the Jeritron and he didn't even blade. Between that and the 2 minute matches, raw has been pure shit with only one or two good segments every other week. The only stuff I've been actually enjoying consistently the past few months has been the segments with jericho or micheals in them and actually the women's matches. I've been pretty aggravated about the product for a while but it was never more annoying that last night. If they want to go down the kid friendly route then they should have one show be the "kid friendly" show and the other more of the PG-13 deal we saw during the Attitude era. They've got two brands, yet I can spot little difference between them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zappafrank 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2008 I don't know why WWE is surpised that the give-away didn't result in more viewers. As I posted over on Scott Keith's site, the problem is that it actually doesn't encourage viewership at all. A) They have the same code throughout the night, and it's revealed at the start of the show, and B) You don't even need to be watchng RAW to know it; you can just go to wwe.com. If they really wanted to ensure people were watching, they'd have a different code for each drawing (available only on TV), revealed only as the phone call is being made. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFranchise 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2008 WWE house show report 6-11 Auckland, New Zealand The ring announcer thanked the crowd for showing up and then explained that since Undertaker lost an One Night Stand and was "banished", he could not appear tonight. As he was saying this, Shane McMahon's music hit and he came out dancing, talked up how great it was to be here and then said he had talked with Vickie Guerrero (at this point he had to stop because the crowd exploded with boos, he actually smirked and audibly said,"Heh!") and come to an agreement that Undertaker would be allowed to appear as part of a "Farewell Tour". The crowd showed their appreciation, and in return got to hear Chuck Palumbo's music. US Title Match - Matt Hardy vs Chuck Palumbo Matt got big cheers, and mugged to the crowd for awhile teasing tossing his shirt and making the crowd sections cheer for it. When he gave his shirt to the referee and instructed him where to toss it, Palumbo intervened and threw it to the floor, getting big boos in reaction. Palumbo got into it with a fan in the front row and had to be stopped by the referee several times from attacking him. He took early control of the match from Hardy and beat on him for awhile, before Matt fought back and hit the Side Effect. Palumbo kicked out and reversed the Twist of Fate, but Hardy dodged him and managed to hit it successfully to get the pin. Victoria vs Michelle McCool with Funaki guest referee Funaki came out as the guest referee but pretty much did nothing the entire match. He did get a good round of applause though. Victoria was hilarious arguing with sections of the crowd and freaking out when she would pose for them and get no reaction and then Michelle would pose and get an ovation. I'm not a huge fan of diva matches but this wasn't a bad one at all and the crowd was really behind McCool. At one point, Beth Phoenix ran down to ringside but McCool saw her and hit a clotheline off of the apron knock her down. Victoria tapped to a leghold submission and angrily threw off Funaki's offered assistance to the back, only to fall on her ass and get laughed at by the crowd. She's a remarkable wrestler, I wish she got a bit more credit for it. VIP Lounge - MVP came out for a special International Edition of the VIP Lounge. He made a point of telling everyone that he didn't want to get anyone down because he was genuinely excited by his guest for the night, a future WWE Hall of Famer..... Bushwhacker LUKE! Out came Bushwhacker Butch. MVP apologized for calling him Luke and said he was just too excited, and then called out his next guest, Tony Garea. Garea got a nice ovation and MVP was being respectful to both men, then mentioned a local sports team called The Warriors, mentioned they lost their last game but then quickly told the booing crowd that he didn't mean to get everyone down and started talking up the national rugby team The All Blacks, and mentioned how they were considered the greatest team of all time. As the crowd was cheering, MVP looked confused and mentioned that the All Blacks had lost the last World Cup to France, and lost the previous World Cup to that.... to France..... and in fact they hadn't won a World Cup since the very first one, back when the world was black and white and Tony Garea was still wrestling! Then he lifted his mic and bonked Garea on the head, knocking him out of the ring, then turned and smacked Butch on the head and yelled at the crowd that he wasn't going to let a couple of "scrubs" like Butch and Garea into his VIP Lounge. Garea came back into the ring furious, pulling off his jacket and attacking MVP. He and Butch teamed up for the Bushwhackers old Battering Ram Finisher and knocked MVP out of the ring, then mugged for the crowd and did the old Bushwhacker strut. The crowd lapped it up. Kelly Kelly came back out and announced there would be a special timekeeper for the next match, and took a small kid called Jared out of the crowd and led him to ringside, sitting beside him for the rest of the match and chatting with him, telling him when to ring the bell. It must have been like living in a dream for that kid. CM Punk vs. Chavo Guerrero Punk came out wearing a Warriors (local sports team) jersey which he made a big deal of gesturing to. Lots of CM Punk chants, and a very small anti-Punk sentiment that Punk acknowledged with a shrug and a smirk. Chavo came out and seemed to take exception to the Warriors jersey (maybe because Guerrero means Warrior in Spanish? Or maybe because Chavo's a jerk?) but when it came to match time, Chavo constantly refused to start things of, getting the crowd quite riled up in the process. Bam Neeley made a single solitary attempt at an intervention which involved him grabbing at Punk's head when he was on the canvas and then quickly running away. Punk went for the GTS very early and paid for it, but eventually it came down to trading blows and kicks and Punk quickly got the best of the exchange, knocking Chavo into the corner and hitting his High Knee. Chavo took the GTS and got pinned, and mugged to the crowd for awhile before the intermission. WWE Tag Titles - Miz/Morrison vs Finlay/Hornswoggle Yes Hornswoggle got a title shot. All four wrestlers got the crowd pumped with some hilarious insulting gestures at each other. Morrison and Miz were constantly doing a bizarre arms spread like wings gesture where they would flap their hands only. Finlay responded by making the limpwristed gesture at them to the crowd's delight, and then Hornswoggle minced about on the apron, causing Morrison to physically collapse in shock at the sight. The crowd started up a YOU SUCK DICK chant at Miz who violently shook his head and slapped his hands over his mouth in denial. Morrison jumped to the middle rope to offer support to Miz, Miz turned and realized that his face was mere inches from Morrison's crotch and staggered back as if he'd been physically struck - later they did a neat bit where Miz ran on knees to hug Morrison for support, only for both to simultaneously recoil when they realized how it looked. Once the match actually started, Finlay took early control, and at one point after trying on Hornswoggle's vest, went walking into the crowd so he could stand on a seat and yell insults at Miz. Finlay beat on Miz to the point that he felt safe in tagging in Hornswoggle, who shortly after found himself confronted by both Miz and Morrison. He pulled the tennis ball gag but they quickly began beating on him, mocking Finlay who looked devestated and physically flinched every time Hornswoggle was hit. A massive Hornswoggle chant started up in support, and at one point Miz actually stepped up onto Hornswoggle's back and stood there posing. Hornswoggle actually got in offense at one point, hitting a little hurricanrana and a couple of other moves, and when Morrison and Miz both ended up on their knees he started drilling them with lefts and rights, then went for the tag only to be grabbed by the feet and hauled back. He managed to slide under Morrison's legs though and make the tag, and Finlay came in and went crazy beating the crap out of them, hitting the Celtic Cross. Of course as everyone had known must happen, Miz and Morrison managed to sneak out the win and escape with the belts, but Finlay called on them to come back and have another go at him. They rushed back, but Miz got sprayed by Hornswoggle's water gun and Finlay then smacked them both down with his shillelagh. He popped Hornswoggle's hat on his head and the two headed backstage to cheers, and in the ring Miz and Morrison began arguing over who was to blame for the beating they'd just taken. They shoved each other several times, then raised arms to hit each other.... then hugged and mocked the crowd for thinking they were breaking up. Shelton Benjamin vs Kofi Kingston This was a literal match of two halves. Shelton deliberately wasted time and applied headlocks to ground Kofi, and it was effective at getting heat from the crowd, but he did TOO good a job, causing people to get increasingly restless and angry, starting BORING chants and demanding for something to happen. The second half however was excellent, with Kofi increasing the speed of the action and both guys hitting a series of moves and going for covers only for the other to kickout. Shelton's T-Bone Suplex looks great, and he countered a couple of Kofi's attempted finishers. At one point Kofi ran for a suicide dive when Shelton was outside, but simply bounced back off of the ropes when he saw Shelton drop to the canvas. Shelton hit his spinning body kick but failed to get the three count, and Kofi hits his own kick the get the win. Mark Henry/Great Khali vs Brothers of Destruction I often hear the line "television does not do this man justice" but boy is it true for both Henry and Khali. They're monsters, and the reaction both get when seen live goes a long way to explaining why guys like this are so often employed by WWE. Henry was wiping sweat off of his brow and flinging it at people in the crowd, which I thought was a neat touch. At this point we had no idea who the opponents were going to be, but the tension and excitement in the air were pretty palpable since everyone knew who it HAD to be. Kanes pyro went off (I was across the other side of the arena and I felt a blast of heat!) and the crowd went crazy, but it was nothing compared to the reaction when the gong sounded and the lights went off. Taker came out sans coat and hat, but nobody cared because it was The Undertaker, and most of us had expected that he wouldn't be there (I'd personally bought my ticket with Taker's presence as the MAJOR reason for going, so I'd been bitterly disappointed to think he wouldn't come as part of the Banishment storyline). The match was standard fare for a BOD/Henry and Khali match, but everyone (including myself) reacted to everything like it was the greatest thing they'd ever seen. Taker went for Old School on Henry early but Henry caught him in midair with a Bearhug, which was impressive. Kane spent the most time in the ring, and for almost a solid five minutes was caught up in Khali's vice grip. Undertaker would slap the turnbuckle and get the crowd stomping their feet and cheering and Kane would raise up and start to break the grip, only for Khali to force it back on him. This repeated at least three (possibly four) times but the crowd kept on getting fired back up until Kane finally broke free. Undertaker successfully hit Old School on Henry, and the match broke down into a big melee with Taker grabbing Khali for a Chokeslam and Kane joining him to pull it off, then they did the same to Henry and Taker got the pin. Henry and Khali staggered out and Taker made a point of gesturing at Kane to get the crowd to applaud the ECW Champion (and the crowd happily did) and then they both walked to the top of the ramp and did the dual turn, stare and arm raise. It was fantastic. Kozlov vs Shannon Moore Poor Shannon Moore. This was mercifully quick. Moore got in a couple of kicks but otherwise it was all Kozlov. His offense looks brutal and gets wincing reactions from the crowd, and the silent entrance works surprisingly well at getting people fired up at him. World Heavyweight Championship - Batista vs Edge People went batshit went Batista's music hit, people were up on their feet and screaming with arms raised, I was quite surprised at just how universally over he was, I knew he was popular but not quite THAT popular. When Edge came out, he quite pointedly ignored Batista, taking time to insult the crowd and argue with them. Batista noticed how Edge was reacting to signs so hopped out of the ring and grabbed a giant "EDGE SUCKS" sign and stood in the ring with it raised, all while Edge was none the wiser. Edge had stopped to grab a sign of a fan, he blew his nose on it, rubbed it on the ass and tossed it to the ground looking incredibly smug, then turned and stopped in his tracks when he saw Batista holding the giant "EDGE SUCKS" sign. I wish I could have seen Heel Flair in his prime just so I could compare it to this. Throughout the night many of the heels had used deliberate stalling tactics before and during the start of matches to differing effects. But they all paled in comparison to Edge, who drove the crowd into a frenzy for the next 5-10 minutes. After effectively neutering the small but vocal Pro-Edge section of the crowd by shouting insults at them, making obscene gestures and getting them to chant AGAINST him, he refused to hand the title belt to the referee before staring longingly at it, then kissing it.... then actually making out with it! He then spent close to ten minutes refusing to get into the ring.... and made it work beautifully. Every time he looked like he was almost in the ring, Batista would make some slight movement and Edge would jump back out. Finally Batista actually turned his back and climbed out of the ring, at which point Edge entered. Batista then slid back into the ring and Edge immediately jumped out. At one point, Edge was actually all the way in except for one foot still outside the ropes. He stood there teasing the by now rabid crowd, bringing the leg partly in then pushing it back out. Finally the match started, but Edge continued to jump out of the ring, only coming back in when he was in danger of being counted out, then leaping back outside. Finally Batista had enough and chased him, grabbing him and tossing him into the barriers and onto the ring apron, much to the crowd's delight. The match went back and forth, Edge got in offense as well as Batista, usually started off by capitalizing on a Batista mistake or tossing him into ringposts etc. His inability to put Batista away got to him and he left the ring to grab the World Heavyweight Championship, meaning to hit Batista with it. The Ref grabbed it off of him and Batista hit the Batista Bomb, but then Bam Neeley and Chavo ran down to the ring to attack him. Batista fought them both off, but while fighting Bam, Chavo snuck Edge the WHC. Batista lifted Edge up for another Batista Bomb and got clocked in the head by the WHC, and Edge pinned him for the win. The crowd was booing and screaming as Bam, Chavo and Edge put the beatdown on Batista, and then the gong sounded and Undertaker strode down to ringside. Edge was freaking out and demanding Chavo and Bam attack Taker. They looked at him, looked at Taker, then at each other, then both jumped out of opposite sides of the ring and left Edge alone with Taker. The crowd was loving it, and a terrified Edge turned and saw Batista staggering to his feet and quickly stepped up and offered him a handshake to show Undertaker he was actually a good guy. Batista stared at Edge's hand, then smiled and gave him a thumbs up and a relieved Edge looked over at Taker to see if he was buying it. Batista then gave Edge the thumbs down, and then Taker did the cutthroat gesture, and they both hammered on him before Taker hit the Tombstone Piledriver. Bam and Chavo collected Edge and helped him up the ramp and backstage and, Undertaker took a moment to look around at the crowd as they gave him an ovation. It was a really neat moment, the "banished" wrestler coming back "one last time" and getting to soak in the fan's support. He left the ring and Batista then ended the show by making a point of going around ringside, up the ramp and up both accessible sides of the stands to slap hands with fans and thank them for coming to the show. It was an excellent show, very enjoyable, and personally speaking not one of the matches were a dud, with the exception of the first half of the Shelton/Kofi match which became a very enjoyable match by the end. It's a shame it's not financially viable to come here more often, but it does make the times they do come feel special. They'll definitely have a repeat customer next time they're back in this neck of the woods. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrVenkman PhD 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2008 Was Luke too busy with ROH commitments? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Young 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2008 I don't know why WWE is surpised that the give-away didn't result in more viewers. As I posted over on Scott Keith's site, the problem is that it actually doesn't encourage viewership at all. A) They have the same code throughout the night, and it's revealed at the start of the show, and B) You don't even need to be watchng RAW to know it; you can just go to wwe.com. If they really wanted to ensure people were watching, they'd have a different code for each drawing (available only on TV), revealed only as the phone call is being made. That wouldn't be a good idea at all. The code is on the website for a reason. People who don't get to see Raw live- like people in California who have regular cable, and not DirecTV like I do- would get fucked over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Kamala 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2008 The thought of Tony Garea doing the Bushwhacker walk amuses me endlessly for some reason. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites