The Hope for WWE: Part 1

Okay, let me start off by telling you that I've been going back and forth about writing this since, ooooh, about December... Thinking to myself, "Do I really think there is a hope for WWE?" I finally came up with an answer and its, as Daniel Bryan would say, YES! YES! YES! Why do I have hope? Well, I have three points that'll help explain my reasoning.

1. The Changing of the guard.

Vince McMahon is 69 years old and that means that his time on this earth is becoming limited unless of course, you ask him. And hey, I don't blame him for thinking that way, have you seen the latest issue of Muscle and Fitness? Dude's a beast. 

case and point.

But, back to the point I was trying to make. The day is coming where Vince will not be able to run things on a day to day basis. Enter Triple H. He has been given the keys to the developmental brand, NXT, which will get more to later on, and has turned that into the hottest brand in professional wrestling. There has been some skeptics who have said its because the brand doesn't have to put on 5 hours of tv every week. Which, is true but, I'd much rather watch 5 hours of NXT a week then what is being put in front of me right now. The reason a lot of people, including myself, would rather watch NXT is simple. The matches and stories are actually about winning and going for championships. 

 Instead of what you have in the WWE right now where its for the admiration of the WWE universe. I think last years build up to Wrestlemania was a perfect example of what the WWE were capable of doing during a championship chase with Daniel Bryan. Seeing glimpses of that this year with both Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan on their chase to Wrestlemania but, where is that year round? Why should I watch the product the rest of the year? The sad truth of the matter is this, Vince is just out of touch with this new generation of fans and also, wrestlers. 

 During his podcast with Steve Austin he talked about the milennials and how they weren't working as hard as the last generation, none of them seemed worthy of the "brass ring".   In my opinion, it just seems like there isn't a lot of new guys who have the "look" the McMahon is a custom to. Guys like Hulk Hogan, Batista, John Cena and Randy Orton. The new generation of wrestlers might not have the "look" but, they have the skills. Most of these new faces have wrestled 10+ years around the world. Guys like Cesaro, Rollins, Ambrose and Bryan are no rookies to the business. But, they are getting held back while talents like Roman Reigns are being pushed before they have the tools available to them to handle it. Now, that's not saying I don't think Reigns won't be a great asset for the WWE for years to come, just not right now.I'm gonna wrap up this part of the series with this statement...... I hope that in the near future we have wrestlers who are pushed because they can talk and also put on a 20 minute match. Not only will they have the fan support, either good or bad, but they will  also catch the eye of the casual fan who is intrigued by the story being put in front of them.

That's the end of Part 1 in this 3 Part series. Did I miss anything on this point? Did I ramble on too long? Let me know in the comment section and also on twitter @TheJacobDReyes

Thanks for reading.

Until Next Time,

Jacob 

SUS Wrestling Podcast 8-16

Summerslam preview! Plus a tribute to the late great Robin Williams

Black Friday Deals I wish the WWE would offer.

1. Give John Cena a Three Month Vacation.

Yes, this might lose the WWE some money but with the rise of Ryback it could take some of the pressure off of Cena. Fans would actually be excited if we were able to just not see Cena on our screens for a couple of months and incorporate him someone he has never matched up against. With the break, it would become the perfect opportunity to turn him into the heel we have been waiting a long time for.


2. Take Alberto Del Rio Out of the World Heavyweight Championship Equation

Enough is enough, there is nothing for the WWE Universe to bite into with the Del Rio character. After spending most of 2012 chasing the title and, not capturing it you have to think that the end of Del Rio's chase is near... for now. His feud with Randy Orton was actually pretty good and it produced some great matches including the Hell in the Cell PPV match. However, they have had their blow-off match on this past weeks RAW in a 2 out of 3 falls match. Maybe a Del Rio vs newly turned face Miz would be a nice change of pace for both superstars.

3. Do Not Have Triple H Headline Any Other PPV From Now On

No one truly is that invested in the game that they are dying to see him in another match. This man has an ego the size of South America and now that he is next in charge after Vince decides to hang it up I'm afraid we might see way more than HHH then we want to. Stick to your new day job Hunter.


I truly hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and a plentiful Black Friday, I shall be back with the podcast Wednesday

Thanks for Reading!

Till Next Time,

Jacob Reyes

Power Rankings RAW 9/24/12

Power Rankings of RAW 9/24

What up Suswrestling readers, Each and every Thursday I will give you new power rankings! Now this week is a little bit different, I usually watch RAW on Thursdays so I've only watch last weeks RAW. I figured that was a great place to start so here..... we...... go!

#10. The Big Show

The Big Show made his return to RAW after being off the show for over a month, by coming out during Brodus Clay and Tensais' match and giving the WMD knockout punch to both superstars. As we saw on Smackdown, he also now the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship. 

#9 Rhodes Scholars 

This newly formed team of Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow, have been on a roll lately and it continued this week. They attacked the tag team champions, Team Hell No, on RAW to send a message that the champs have a target on their back. You have to expect this team to be favorites in the tag team tournament to determine the number one contenders for said titles.

#8 Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio

At number eight we say another tag team in Mysterio and Cara who teamed up with the WHC Sheamus to defeat Alberto Del Rio, Ricardo Rodriquez and David Otunga. the duo have not lost a match since teaming together. The two however, have to watch their backs when it comes to the Prime Time Playas.

#7 John Cena

Yes I know a lot of you will probably think he should be higher on this list. The fact of the matter is though, Cena is hurt and cannot compete so that drops him down a few pegs. Smart thinking on Cena's part this week by using a lead pipe against CM Punk

#6 Team Hell No

Daniel Bryan and Kane who finally got a tag team name, Team Hell No, were at it again this week. This time at a diner role playing, per Dr.Shelby. Once again these segments were hilarious as this is the most entertaining "odd couple" I have seen in quite some time. Later on in the night however, they were attacked from behind by the Rhodes Scholars. This duo better get on the same page soon or they can kiss those titles away.

#5 The Miz

Yes I know, The Miz was defeated by Ryback in less than three minutes. However, he is still the IC Champion. It'll be interesting to see how Miz bounces back after the loss. Miz number five this week but, his time on the rankings might be short if he doesn't step up his game.

#4 Ryback

Speaking of Ryback, he comes in at number four. Ryback has been on such a hotstreak so far and beat his toughest opponent  to date, Miz, in less than three minutes. and by the of the night he was face to face the Champ, CM Punk. Could he be the new contender for the title?

#3 Sheamus

The World Heavyweight Champion had a good week with a 6 man tag team victory that included the thorn in his side, Alberto Del Rio. The new foe that Sheamus has to keep an awful big eye on is The Big Show.

#2 CM Punk

CM Punk had an interesting week that included blackmailing the GM, A.J., and declining Cena's match proposal. Paul Heyman doesn't make matters better after he was slapped by A.J.. Punk wants respect and is getting it from me by being number two on this list. CM has been running through the RAW roster for almost a year now but, his biggest obstacle to date could be the monster, Ryback. 

#1 Jerry Lawler

This ranking is more of sentimental one than anything else. It was great to see Lawler in such high hopes during his interview from his home in Memphis. Get well soon Jerry!

My Live Raw in Review 9-24-12 on Hulu Plus

Hello there internet world! I don't have cable so I usually watch RAW on YouTube, but now they have it on Hulu and so here we go! The hulu version is only ninty minutes so lets see if there is a difference in other reports.... Now lets get on with the show!


CM Punk and Paul Heyman start the show in the middle of the ring angry from last weeks controversial finish to the main event. Heyman shows that Punk had his foot on the bottom rope during the pin. Heyman calls it a tradagy and wants the referee from last week, Brad Maddox, to come to the ring and apologize and resign. Maddox said he made a mistake it was his first main event and he was nervous. Heyman asked him once again to resign, Maddox said he is sorry but... Punk then interrupts and asked who he is and how did he get hired? Punk also calls out his manhood. Maddox explains that after Raw moved to three hours A.J. called him and hired him as another referee. Heyman then said you are nothing but a replacement then gives Maddox a eye coverer with both the WWE and NFL logos on it playing into the replacement refs of the NFL. Punk calls out A.J., the GM of RAW, to fire Maddox. A.J. skips to the ring and said not to berate the refs and who do they think they are for holding RAW hostage. Punk goes on a rant about being the WWE Champ and the reason why everyone is the why A.J. gets a paycheck every week. Punk blackmails A.J. by showing her when she proposed to him that there are voicemails, texts that aren't suitable for the USA Network. Punk goes into saying that they were intimate behind the scenes taking credit for the skip to the ring. Heyman then tells Punk to have him handle this. Paul proposed to A.J. saying they would be a power couple that he would handle all the idea and she can take credit for it. A.J. response was a slap to Heyman's face. As RAW fades out Michael Cole recapped what has happened with Jerry Lawler and announced that later on in the show we will have an update on him with an exclusive interview.....


We are back from only two ads from Hulu... thank goodness..... With the hardcore legend, Mick Foley, coming out to the ring. J.R. said that Foley has always been one of his favorites, to not judge a book by his cover. Foley who is in a very serious mood starts out by saying in the last year he has been an avid supporter of CM Punk but now he is just a sheep to Heyman. Punk's music interrupted and he asked for respect from the hardcore legend and then asked if he is here to sell a new children's book and stay relavent in the WWE. Foley then went on to explain that yes he does always wonder if he does stay relavent but, Punk answered that question almost a year ago after Foley sent him a text that said how does it feel to be the top guy and Punk responded two minutes later with a text that read "Thanks Mick that means a lot especially coming from you" Foley said his biggest problem with Punk is he alligned with Paul, saying he was never lied to by him but knows the kind of man he is. Most importantly Foley asked why Punk needs a mouth piece if he is the voice of the voiceless.... Foley then told Punk he's either gonna be his own man or drink the "kool-aid" Mick then went on to say that he doesn't need to demand respect because in the Hell in the Cell he proved why he deserved respect. Punk asked Foley if he was done then went on to say he is nothing like Foley or Bret Hart who have both said they see some of them in Punk. Punk stated that Cena keeps saying if Punk beats Cena at Night of Champions then he is the best which he did. 309 days is how long Punk has been champion Foley then said 29  which signified how many days he was WWE champion and no one remembers that so does Punk want to be a legend or just another statistic.... Foley also said that John Cena should be recovered from elbow surgery by Hell in the Cell and GM A.J. has made the decision that it is going to be Punk's choice to face Cena at HIAC. Cena will be in the arena later on to hear Punks' answer.... Coming up next Miz vs. Ryback!

IC Champ THE MIZ VS RYBACK

JR stated that Miz will be one of the greats pre the matchup. Miz squirmed out of a few of Rybacks power moves but Ryback caught him and flipped him to the other side of the ring. Looked like Miz reversed a powerslam to a reverse neckbreaker  but Ryback countered that with a power slam  A few head slams to the mat and Miz gets out of the ring but Ryback meets him out there and throws Miz back in the ring. Miz got some defense with a kick to the head and a DDT. Ryback came back with a powerbomb, clothesline, and ShellShock which was good enough for the pin

Decision: Ryback pin in 2 min and 55 sec.  Very interesting to see The Miz get dominated like that especially being the IC Champ...

Daniel Bryan and Kane have lunch at a diner per request of Dr.Shelby. They talk about how they like hurting people especially last Friday when they hurt 8 men. Both went into "When Harry Met Sally" mode and starting screaming Yes! and Hurt! to completion. Mae Young then was shown and said I'll have what they are having. I am loving these two, they make Monday Night RAW fun to watch in a non corny way like we are a custom to with the WWE... Jerry Lawler interview up next!

Michael Cole brings us back in and went through the events of two weeks ago when Jerry "The King" Lawler suffered a major life threatening heart attack. Cole said WWE doctors told him that it is an absolute miracle that Lawler has recovered so well. Lawler was then introduced with a standing ovation live via satellite at his house in Memphis, TN. Lawler looks great! Still has the effects of having a ventilator tube down his throat with his voice being raspy. Last thing he remembered that night was seeing Punk and Bret in the ring. Doesn't remember his own match that happened after that. Lawler thought he was still on vacation with his girlfriend when he woke up in the hospital. Cole then asked Lawler when he is going to come back? Lawler came back that him getting sick was because he went from two to three hours with Cole. I'm glad he has a great sense of humor. Lawler did say however that when he get the go to return he will be there faster than smoke. It looked like to me that Lawler was holding back tears during the whole segment I can't blame him for being overwhelmed. I cannot wait for Lawler to come back as I have wrote about before he truly is a living legend.

When we return to RAW Sheamus is in the ring with David Otunga. Apparently its a six man tag team match of Sheamus Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara vs Alberto Del Rio David Otunga and Ricardo Rodriguez. Rodriguez covered Sin cara for a two count. Ross pointed out that has to be the toughest tuxedo that Ricardo is wearing with it staying buttoned in this match. Ricardo tagged Del Rio and takes down Cara. Rodriguez tagged back in now trying to take off Cara's mask before getting kicked in the head and head scissored down. Del Rio and Mysterio both tag in. Quick arm bar by Mysterio cover for 2 1/2. Drop toe hold to Del Rio in the corner. Mysterio goes to the top rope and ensurgi by Del Rio onto Mysterio. Otunga tagged in, body slam by Otunga and Ricardo back in. Cover on Mysterio, gut kick to Rodriguez  and Otunga is back, with a quick couple of punches then tags in Del Rio who delivers another ensurgi this time to Mysterios back. Mysterio is taking a beating when Rey comes back with a roll into a dropkick. Rey tags in Sheamus and Otunga is in. Sheamus with the hot tag offense. Goes for the Brogue Kick but Otunga gets out of the way and tags Ricardo in. Rodriguez doesn't want in and tries to run but Sheamus gets him and get Ricardo against the ropes for Mysterio to deliver the 619 and Sin Cara gets tagged in to hit the Senton Bomb for the Pin.

Sheamus, Sin Cara, Rey Mysterio by Pinfall in 10 minutes. After the match Otunga is the only one left in the ring and Sheamus delivers a Brogue Kick to him for good measure.We get a tease for John Cena in a sling to tell us how serious his injury is tonight here on RAW!

Now another Diner segment with Bryan, Kane and now, Dr. Shelby. Role playing time for the tag champs. Daniel Bryan, the vegan, gets meatballs and Kane receives a salad, Doctor says for both of them to take a bite so they know how the other feel. After they both take a bite Shelby asked how they feel Kane answers with a large belch and Bryan throws up in Shelby's lap. Twitter poll for the tag team name for the two,,, Team Teamwork, Team Hell No, and Team Friendship.. I would choose Friendship if it was live. The Tag Champs live next!

Dainel Bryan comes out with the WWE Universe screaming Yes! and Bryan screaming No! Next out is the other half of this crazy team, Kane. Now the results of the Twitter pole, the winner is.... Team Hell No! After the announcement Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow attacked the champs! Cody then announced that their team name is the Rhode Scholars. Sandow then said that Kane and Bryan now have a reason to be angry and that they are welcome. After that we get a replay of Heyman proposing to AJ, and then a replay of Foley and Punk. Will Cena get the answer from Punk that he wants? How long will it take for him to heal?  We will find out tonight!

Funkasauras, Brodus Clay,  comes out next with a spiffy black hat and dances into the ring. And Tensai comes out to square off against Clay. Tensai with some headbutts early on, and Clay headbutts right back. Clay with a splash in the corner followed by a slam. Clay goes for a splash misses and Tensai tries for one but misses also. Big Shows music hits! He hits Tensai with the WMD to cause the DQ. Brodus Clay and Big Show have the stare down. Clay runs at Show and Big Show deliverers another WMD right hand.  That quite the return after a brief hiatus from Show. Cena is up next!

Alright here we go! The last part of RAW starts off with Cena entering the arena with a large roar from the crowd. Cena opens up by saying that there are mixed emotions with him being here tonight and originally wasn't suppose to be here but wanted to thank everyones support for the Susan G Komen foundation which is a organization that is trying to find a cure for breast cancer. Cena has been wearing pink to honor the foundation and proceeds of the money that goes into selling the pink merchandise. CM Punk has misquoted him and said that he said Night of Champions will define him and Cena who tried not to swear pretty much summed it up with Punk being a slimeball. Cena states he is not guarantee his return but he will guarantee he will be at Hell in Cell to fight Punk. As Punk came to the ring Cole and Ross talked about how selfish Punk has gotten the last few months as he is trying to find respect. Punk said the speeches he has heard tonight and the last four weeks have reminded him of the slimy politics. Punk then said Cena should be a politican or even president with all the crap he tries to shovel to the masses. He said he is not gonna lose his title to a one armed man. Punk said he will not face Cena at Hell in the Cell because John has had countless shots at the chamionship and someone else deseverves a shot. Also, he won't be medically cleared not just because of his elbow but because he will hurt him if he is going to come out there and bad mouth and disrespect him with him in his arm brace. Punk is going to turn his back and count to five before he beats the living crap outta Cena. As Punk turns around Cena pulls out a lead pipe and when Punk gets to one Cena nails Punk with the pipe. Cena then said "Real mean wear pink" and he hopes to see him at HIAC. Cena then shakes the hands of the crowd. Punk is in the back walking around when he sees Mick and kicks him in the mid section! Punk starts walking away then turns around to beat up Foley more but as he turns around Ryback is standing in front of Mick!

So all in all, I think that Hulu and WWE is a great partnership. I dig watching RAW on my TV. I hope you like this live RAW Review! Let me know my twitter is @SUSWRESTLING or you can email me at suswrestling@gmail.com. Once again thanks again for reading I really do appreciate the support and leave comments below I would love to hear what you think!

Thanks for reading!

Till next time,

Jacob Reyes

Raw in Review 9-10-12

First of all I just wanted to say thank you to all the troops that have fought for and died for our freedom after the 9-11 tragedy. Today marks the 11th year anniversary of that fateful day. This tragic event really did bring our country together and stole our innocence away showing that we can be vulnerable. God bless everyone who was affected by the events. Thank God for the troops.  

Jerry Lawlers' Health Scare

The king had quite the Monday night, but not as planned for the announcer/wrestler. He teamed up with Randy Orton to defeat CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler after Punk was influenced to leave the match (more on that later) the next we saw on RAW was Daniel Bryan and Kane against The Prime Time Players. As the match went on the announce table seemed to get silent and we heard wheezing and coughing, the next thing we saw was one of the scariest, hold your breath, moment that I'll never forget. The next moment captured saw Lawler bent over on his chair and holding his head as he seemed s to just collapse as Michael Cole had his arm around his shoulder. As medical personal took Jerry to the back where he was rushed to the hospital. As the show continued the announce table was silent except for Michael Cole giving updates on Lawler which the last one said that he was starting to breath on his own. Today's news came out that he did in fact have a heart attack and had surgery which was successful and Lawler is now in stable condition with doctors main concern being what kind of brain damage occurred when he had his heart attack. Reports say that Lawler complained of chest pains in Memphis last week. I really hope that Lawler comes back as soon as he is ready and cleared to come back. This should also prove to not just the WWE but wrestling in general that performers over 50 should not be wrestling in the way Lawler has been used as of late. Lawler you'll be in my prayers and hope for a speedy recovery.

Cody Rhodes Defeated Mysterio: Inserts Himself into IC Title Picture

Cody Rhodes and Rey Mysterio faced off in the wrestling main event on RAW. Cody Rhodes picked up the win when the Miz got onto the ring apron and distracted Mysterio enough for Rhodes to hit his finisher, the Cross Rhodes. After the match was over Miz tried to attack Rey but Rhodes hit The Miz with his finisher as well and ended his night by holding up the Intercontinental Title. Its about time Cody picks up a win on RAW! Even if it is a tainted win at least he didn't get squashed. It'll be interesting if Rhodes does win back the IC Title, that would be three reigns for Cody this year alone. It would be nice for him to win at a match that'll probably occur at Night of Champions, it would be even better if he would be hurled in the main event slot.

Daniel Bryan and Kane... The Tag Team?

Hug it out guys

The Daniel Bryan-Kane saga has been quite the crazy journey. It started with both of them going after the WWE Championship. Once they were done with that, Bryans' ex girlfriend, A.J., became the GM and said Bryan had to go to anger management.... Kane went as well... The next two weeks the anger management skits were the must see parts of the shows. Then last week we had a hug it out match between the two that ended in chaos. So now that we are caught up on that.... This week AJ decided to put the two together as a tag team against the tag team championship #1 contenders; The Prime Time Players, and won to become the new #1 contenders for R-Truth and Kofi Kingstons championships. I hope Kane and Bryan win the gold it will be just another interesting twist in the story.

Bret Hart Returns to Montreal and Gets Interupted by Punk

Monday Night RAW started off with a bang when Bret Hart opened RAW to be heard in Montreal for the first time since 1997. As Bret Hart started his speech he was interrupted by the brash WWE Champion, CM Punk. Punk played the "What if" game and said if it were him instead of Shawn Michaels at Survivor Series he would have beaten Hart without McMahon and the attitude era would have never occurred and that WWE would die.  Bret stated that he has no respect and Punk said he'll earn his respect at Night of Champions when he defeats Cena to become one of the greatest WWE Champion of all time. It was then announced that since Punk walked out last week the WWE Universe will choose Punk's oppentant tonight between Randy Orton, Brodus Clay and Jerry Lawler. The polls chose Orton which then led to the tag match noted above, During the match Heyman came out and discussed something with Punk and grabbed the Title as they left the match. Then later on in the night Hart and Cena were discussing what was going to happen Sunday at the PPV. Punk then came out and Cena just ripped Punk a new saying that he is a no good son of a bitch that'll lose because he does not deserve that Championship belt. Punk and Cena then got into and it ended with Hart give Punk a great right hook. Once again I'll state it here.... I hope Punk prevails Sunday... He has been the most consistent performer except for Cena, for the past year and needs to be rewarded. 

Other News and Notes

  Ryback ate Heath Slater..... Sheamus used the illegal Brogue Kick..... Alberto Del Rio defeated Tyson Kidd......... Layla and Kaitlyn teamed up and won..... they will face each other this Sunday for the Divas Championship..... There will be a battle royal on the pre-show of the PPV.... the winner gets a shot at U.S. Title on actual PPV........

RAW In Review 9-3-2012

Dolph Ziggler Wins!

Dolph Ziggler defeated Randy Orton in a one on one match on Monday Night RAW! Which is a surprise of Ziggler lately who has been on a skid since he won the Money in the Bank match. Like I talked about last week, Ziggler needed to win some key matches and this was one of those wins. Albeit, he grabbed Ortons' tights, but he still picked up the victory. Now last year we saw the same kind of skid from a Money in the Bank winner in Daniel Bryan, who went on to become the World Heavyweight Champion, so we will see if Ziggler can have the same success as Bryan enjoyed.

The Miz Steps in for Lawler

The show started with CM Punk and John Cena having a war of words when Cena just decided to leave the ring after an announcement was made by GM AJ, which I will touch on in another headline. CM Punk who was furious about the announcement decided to take out Lawler again and left Jerry's chest too injured to commentate for the rest of the show. Michael Cole was solo for a while until the Miz joined the announce table and really did a great job as the color commentator and called it straight down the middle. It really was one of the highlights of this show and after he hangs up the boots there is a future in announcing for the Miz.

Sin Cara & Rey Mysterio defeat Cody Rhodes and Tensai

Well it looks like the teaming up of Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes didn't last too long. This week Cara and Mysterio teamed up against Rhodes and his new teammate Tensai. Cody Rhodes once again took a loss to Sin Cara and this team Mysterio and Sin Cara put a mask on Cody. In his current feud with Sin Cara, Rhodes has not looked good and it has to be troublesome to Cody and his fans. I sure hope Cody moves on to something more meaningful, Rhodes is young but then again, you do not want him to look to weak or else he will not be taken seriously.

CM Punk Aligned With...... Paul Heyman?!?!

As I stated before, CM Punk and John Cena recieved news at the top of RAW from GM AJ. She announced Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio and Punk vs Sheamus in a champion vs champion match up. Well when it came to Punks match he decided that he wanted to take the night off so CM walked out of the arena in dismay of his hometown crowd in Chicago.Sheamus did end up wrestling and conquering Jack Swagger instead. Later on in the show, in the main event, Cena vs Del Rio occurred as a Falls count anywhere match. While they match started heading for the backstage area CM Punk reappeared to start the beatdown on Cena. As Punk was done beating Cena he jumped into the passenger seat of a car and as the car drove off someone rolled down the driver side window.... Non other than Paul Heyman showed up as CM Punks' ally. Punk always considered himself a Heyman guy and this proved it tonight. It'll be interesting how this affect the outcome of Punk vs Cena at Night of Champions.

Other news and notes

Zack Ryder won again against Heath Slater... Thats two in a row for Ryder its the start of something...... Daniel Bryan and Kane ended Anger Management with a Hug it out match...... It ended with Kane almost crushing the Larynx with a chair...... Jack Swagger told AJ that he needs time off after losing against Sheamus..... It sent AJ into a panic with all of her bigger names leaving recently........

Thanks for reading!

Till next time,

Jacob Reyes

RAW In Review 8-27-12

Zack Ryder Has a Match on RAW... And Wins!

This is more of a sidenote that I would like to point out. Zack Ryder recieved a match on RAW and won! Against David Otunga which for most superstars that doesn't seem like the feat but, for Ryder it means one of his first wins on national television in quite a while is huge for the Long Island native. Does the future look bright for the Woo Woo Woo kid? You know it, bro, well at least I hope, bro.

Dolph Ziggler Loses Once Again.

Money in the Bank briefcase holder Dolph Ziggler lost on Monday in tag team action with his partner Alberto Del Rio against Randy Orton and World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus. I know that Ziggler had a big victory against Chris Jericho but before that Dolph has not looked like the show off he claims to be. Dolph has teased cashing in his contract on Sheamus but theyve all been ended before they began. Ziggler better step up his game or else he is going to fall by the wayside into the mid-card abyss of the WWE. 

Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes Team up

Damien Sandow was interviewed backstage and said he finally found someone as intelligent as he is. That man is Cody Rhodes. The two teamed up against Brodus Clay and Sin Cara, who the men are feuding with individually, in a losing effort. The team of Sandow and Rhodes could be interesting and take the tag team division to a whole new level in the WWE that it needs to go to. Would I rather see the two be singles wrestler? Of course eventually but right now if it'll help the tag division I'm all for it.

Daniel Bryan in Anger Management

Daniel Bryan had to enter rehab per orders of RAW GM A.J. Lee. As did his rival, Kane, this led to some hysterical segments with the two and their doctor, Harlod. This later led to a Bryan in a match against R-Truth which ended in count out as Bryan was on the outside yelling "No" to the crowd as they chanted "Yes" the old catchphrase of Bryan. Will Daniel Bryan and Kane be healed of their anger issues? I don't think so but it'll be fun to watch if they do or not.

The Miz loses to John Cena in WM 27 rematch

The Intercontinental champion lost to the number one contender to the WWE championship, John Cena, this is nothing to be ashamed of. Although it was just last year that the Miz defeated Cena for the WWE championship. It is just odd how things change so quicky in the WWE. But both men looked strong in this match. The Miz looks to be on the right track now after his skid of terrible luck in the beginning of this year. Cena will always be John Cena and there is nothing anyone can do about that for the near future at least. 

CM Punk defeats Jerry Lawler in a Steel Cage.... Congrats?

Last week CM Punk assaulted RAW announcer Jerry "The King" Lawler. So this week Punk challenged Lawler to a match in which Jerry accepted. The WWE Universe picked a steel cage match. It was a challenge for the WWE champion to defeat the 60 plus Lawler. Afterward though, Punk went on a rampage and viciously elbowed and kneed him in the face. Punk put a padlock on the door so no one could stop his attack and kept beating up Lawler because Jerry would not admit that CM was the best in the world. As they finally lifted the cage up Cena came out to the ring but Punk ran off before John could get his hand on him. This, in my mind, finally turned CM Punk into a full fledged heel. At Night of Champions it'll be interesting to see if WWE decides to keep the championship on him.

Triple H Retires.... Kinda

Triple H came out to the ring in his fancy three piece suit to thank us all for letting him "Play the Game" for all these years. The Game gave a tearful speech on how he had to hang it up but, to never say never. This opens the door for HHH to come back if he sees fit. Will it be against Brock Lesner again? Probably not, I hope we don't get another rematch against the Undertaker. It would be nice for the Cerebral Assassin to face some of the younger talent in the WWE like Dolph Ziggler or Cody Rhodes. Wrestlemania would be a great stage to do that.... 

Well that was RAW in a nutshell... Another quick note is to watch Jack Swagger to see if they do anything with him after showing frustration after he lost quickly to Ryback. I'm interested to see where RAW goes from here, with three hours to fill they'll have to continue building compelling stories from top to bottom

Thanks for reading!

Till next time,

Jacob Reyes