| Okay, so last night's ending...was...brilliant.
I've probably sorted through ten or more negative comments this morning in regards to RAW's ending last night & it seems as thoughI'm standing alone in saying so. Last night was a *good* show. Not great. Any show featuring John H...however you spell that last name...okay wait and what the hell is his gimmick? Can someone PLEASE explain that to me? But anyways, any show featuring him loses all rights to be called "great". Rico I can stand, mainly because of Miss Jackie. But he should be featured in the first hour of RAW if he has to be televised. Plain and simple.
So we're treated to a parade of champions to start things off. Flair & Batista as tag champions = absolutely retarded. I just hate to see legitimate teams lose out to a newly formed team (I say newly formed because outside of being stable mates, they haven't had as much experience as any of the other teams in the Turmoil match...ugh, even Hurricane & Rosey). Ah well. I guess I would've seen Orton lose to RVD, only to show up with Batista and grab the titles. But for the purpose of their reincarnated Four Horsemen angle, it works as scripted. Just please, please, please, don't get me started on Triple H winning the gold.
In between that and the end, there was good. Seeing WWE progress the Jericho face turn was a good thing. Seeing WWE take Goldberg off TV for a few weeks is a good thing - he will come back at Rumble and he will dismantle the competition - it's a guarantee. Seeing WWE have HBK remain the largest threat to Evolution was a good thing - and seeing him punk Triple H out after his unneeded title win...it was great.
And the finish...all the drama surrounding Foley's return started to make me wonder why they'd want to put him back into action so soon. The video package, all the "good wishes" backstage...I just can't tell you how great it was to see Foley just walk out. Can you imagine the effects of Foley winning that match? Sure, Orton is green, but having the IC Title on three different guys in two days would bring the prestige of the belt down five notches. Having Foley be sole GM? I can bear seeing Bischoff on TV that much, but not Foley. Not with all those cheap pops he spouts. And everyone that's a Foley fan should just be honest - if this is building up to one big last match, you know you'll all pay that pretty penny to see him don his smiley face t-shirt & flannel vest one more time. Foley walking out DID NOT tarnish his reputation. That's a load. It helped preserve it, possibly for one last genuine flare. And lastly, leaving that ten minute gap between when the show should end and when it did - TOTALLY misleading, which made it even more of a shock when it occurred.
So overall, brilliant. I'd anticipate the next RAW to be "in a state of shock"...I can only *hope* that they handle it all well. |