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Crockerinho · 04-17-2004, 06:21 AM

OK, so we learnt 3 things on RAW this week...
1. Grandmaster Sexay is back
2. Flair will face Benjamin at Backlash
3. Tajiri will face The Coach, also at Backlash

Is it just me who doesn't understand any of these?

1. Why the hell did they bring GS back? Yes, I know he is Jerry Lawler's son and Lawler may pull a bit of weight behind the scenes but stillâ€¦he couldnâ€™t get over in TNA, his wrestling skills are nothing special and heâ€™s had drug problems. Surely they couldâ€™ve used somebody else on the roster to face Kane even if they got squashed. And wouldnâ€™t it be more logical to put him on Smackdown with Too Cool? Anywayâ€¦

2. Flair vs Benjamin could be a great match but would it not make more sense to have a Benjamin-Batista match? I know Batista isnâ€™t the greatest wrestler in the world but I think it makes more sense for the WWE to showcase two of their young talents in one match instead of a young man and 55-year old. I love Flair but I cannot believe he wrestles more than Batista. Have him in Batistaâ€™s corner but not in the ring. The only reason I can think of for picking Flair ahead of Batista is for Flair to lose and put Shelton over without hurting his own credibility, yet if Batista lost his credibility may be shot a little. But with the correct booking neither Shelton nor Batista need lose any credibility if they fought each other. End it by DQ or something, I dunnoâ€¦

3. This is the one which pisses me off the most. Tajiri is one of my favourite wrestlers in WWE and always has been and I donâ€™t mind Coachâ€™s mic skills but he is NOT a wrestler. Why not give this spot to somebody like Matt Hardy for example? An actual wrestler who is not doing anything at the minute. Have Matt Hardy walk though the door and get sprayed by the green mist and there you goâ€¦two wrestlers put in a angle with a solid match at the end of it instead of one wrestler and an announcer. Jeez, I despair sometimesâ€¦

HellKat · 04-17-2004, 11:09 AM

I had the exact same reaction too. WTF? I think that they were looking for filler matches for the PPV, probably a last minute desprate attempt to get up the buy rate (sure those two added matches will increase viewership - NOT) Don't get me wrong Benjamin-Flair would be decent, but you're right it would have been better if he faced Batista, and Tajiri could have had a better opponent than Coach.

As for GS returning, trade his ass to SD so he can join Scotty & Rikishi, b/c that's where his gimmick works, unless RAW is trying to add the hip-hop element to its show, whereas SD has it already. Either way, trade him!

Danny Diamond · 04-18-2004, 06:59 PM

Maybe he isn't doing drugs anymore.

There was also another guy that was let go at one point for drug abuse. The current WWE Champion.

Bouchie · 04-20-2004, 01:30 AM

After watching RAW I'm wondering.. is Matt Hardy a face now?

And didn't they do that skit with Regal and the T-shirt gun before? I'm pretty sure it was done before.

Garrison Cade is a big boy; I never really noticed that before.

Since Edge returned he seems to walk around like a robot. He also seems to only be using mostly kicks, punches, and clotheslines in his offense. Is it the cast that's making him look so clumsy? He doesn't look like the Edge of old to me.

Boz · 04-20-2004, 02:59 AM

Edge said himself that the cast limited him to almost no offense.

Dr. Giganto · 04-20-2004, 09:57 AM

as long as we're talking about last night's Raw, i gotta ask...Where the hell was Shelton Benjamin? Did they make any reference to him at all???

Danny Diamond · 04-20-2004, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Bouchie

Since Edge returned he seems to walk around like a robot. He also seems to only be using mostly kicks, punches, and clotheslines in his offense. Is it the cast that's making him look so clumsy? He doesn't look like the Edge of old to me.

LOL, I thought the same exact thing.

He is soooooooooooo annoying as a face. I want a heel Edge Pronto !!!

Matt hardy probably begged to made a face again. Not that anything short of a Smackdown re-trade will help him at this point.

Lita looks hot with bangs.

Creature of the Night · 04-20-2004, 10:30 PM

If my memory serves me correctly, Grand Master Sexay was let go because he was carrying drugs in his bag that:

a) Werent his
b) Were legal in the US but not in Canada
c) Was caught in possession of those drugs on the Canadian border after supposedly forgetting to check his bags.

I think thats why he was let go... maybe someone can confirm/disprove?

AudioSavior · 04-20-2004, 10:47 PM

King: "Hey!, I know him!" lol. King use to always be this funny.

Danny Diamond · 04-20-2004, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by IdaMAN

King: "Hey!, I know him!" lol. King use to always this funny.

Me think me know what you trying to say.

King did USED to be funny. He so sucks ass now. Bring on Josh Matthews. Bring on anybody to replace the King.