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!

Jerry Lawler: The Legend That Keeps On Giving

Jerry "The King" Lawler has really earned that nickname of the king over his career. From his days in Memphis to now, Lawler has done pretty much everything in his career. He has held multiple championships in fact more than anyone else. Lately though, Lawler has been used to enhance talent by becoming an announcer and also sometimes used to wrestle main event talent. In early 2011 Jerry went into a feud with then WWE champion the Miz for his title. This was Lawler first chance at the WWE title and he fought hard in a ladder match where he almost captured the championship.

Jerry vs. The Miz ladder match

He would lose to Miz one last time to end his dreams of becoming the champion of World Wrestling Entertainment. It seems through the years "The King" has been a proving ground for Superstars to prove that they deserve respect, which shows how much of an impact the hall of famer has had on the pro wrestling world.

Enter the newest Superstar to go after Lawler, CM Punk. The WWE Champion has gone on a tirade trying to get respect from his peers after he has shown them respect by letting them main event instead of him even being the WWE Champion. Well Lawler seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time on the 8-20-12 episode of RAW. As CM Punk just gave Lawler a beating to prove he is the man.  He called out Lawler last night on RAW and told him basically the truth that he is part of the problem why he is getting no respect by slandering him. Punk wanted to fight Lawler and Jerry accepted. The audience had the decision which turned into a steel cage match. Punk destroyed Lawler locking him into the cage and kneeing him over and over again in the skull. Before that occurred though, Jerry looked strong against the champ. It just shows how great The King can be used and I'm sure how he will be used until he decides not to bring the tights anymore and just announce the action. I don't see that happening soon.

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........

BREAKING NEWS: LAWLER HEALTH SCARE

Long time color commentator for Monday Night Raw, Jerry "The King" Lawler, passed out on the announce table on tonight's episode of RAW. Lawler, who just finished wrestling a tag team match, was calling a tag team match when the announce table seemed to go silent. After break we had a very scary update from Michael Cole that Lawler passed out and needed medical attention including CPR. Lawler was then rushed to the local hospital.Cole's voice seemed to be shaken and very serious demeanor as he said this is not apart of the entertainment for tonight. Later on in the broadcast Cole stated that Lawler is in stable condition and his heart is beating on his own...

I would like to thank PWTorch.com with keeping up on this story and having an insider stating that there weren't any signs that Lawler was having any health issues. You can read that article here. I hope to have more information during my Raw in Review tomorrow night. Keep Lawler in your prayers tonight....

Thanks for reading!

Till next time

Jacob Reyes

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