I took an extra day to try and digest Raw and attempt to find something to talk about on here. Overall though, Raw was extremely bland this week. Between the first segment and the last segment, nearly nothing happened that was either shockingly bad or good. A good portion of the show was just downn right boring this week and the only reason I stayed tuned in was the Blues game was embarrassing.
Let's start with the opening segment though. The segment between these three came off very well. Lesnar kept his mouth shut which seems like the way to go after last week's Raw and Triple H and Johnny Ace do a good job of making it seem like there is legit tension between the two. I like Lesnar breaking Triple H's arm and peacin' out, although I will say, good luck with coming up with these kinds of segments. With his contract, Lesnar is going to have to go away and comeback a lot, and seeings how they aren't promoting him as a special attraction like they did with The Rock, they're going to have to keep writing him out of the show in creative ways.
Everything in the middle was so vanilla, Im gonna go in another direction for a minute. As long as we're talking Lesnar, I'll give my opinion on his loss Sunday. I haven't gotten the opportunity to see the match yet, but strictly from what I've read and saw on Raw, Im going to patiently await where they go wit Lesnar before passing too much judgement on his loss. That being said, I do think it will end up being a mistake for WWE. Lesnar has been billed as something dominant and special since his return. I think, no matter how good Lesnar looks after this, he's just another guy now. Look at The Rock for a minute. I'm excited to see when Rock is going to come back and what he'll do, because him defeating WWE's top guy still makes him special. Rock is still in a class all his own, so next time his music hits, he's still going to send goosebumps up your arms. Lesnar is now just another WWE superstar in my opinion. A 0-1 record takes away all the aurora of a UFC fighter and this dominant force.
Let me be clear, Lesnar shouldn't have beaten Cena. In my world, Cena/Lesnar should've been held off until SummerSlam. Let Brock face and beat credible opponents until then, matches with guys like R Truth, Randy Orton, Miz, ect. Every month make a huge deal out of who he will face and every month Cena looks for the match but Lesnar keeps ducking him. Then, Lesnar can win or lose, as long as he looks strong. At this rate, with a match with Triple H looking likely, how the hell are they going to prime him for a title run like they've planned?
One piece of from the middle of Raw, why the hell do Primo and Epico need two managers? What is Rosa just there to get double teamed by these guys? And why is Abe Washington so actively pursuing what is now a lossing tag team? Whatever.
Finally, the last segment....what the hell? Just why? Why are we going to be subjected to this crap? What does Laurinitis stand to gain by beating the shit out of his top guy? Why build up Lord Tensai to make him a lackey? What was up with Johnny for shadowing a Punk/Tensai match weeks ago, guess that's out the window? This whole idea is a mess. From a storyline stand point, didn't two people get fired last year for doing things like this? I can say for the first time in a few months, I absolutely don't care what happens next week after seeing this Raw.
