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WWE RAW: Y2J, HHH provide respite from tedium

June 19th, 2008

Welcome everyone to the new Sensation! With yours truly the Sensational1 as your host. This is my Raw review, so buckle up and lets get started. This isn’t your everyday recap, the Sensational1’s here to give you a little Raw Sensation.Right off the bat John Cena comes out and gives a speech on how everyone will remember the moment at Night of Champions when he will be able to say “The champ is here.” He even said it would be as memorable as when the boyhood dream finally became a reality. I think Cena needs a reality check. Anyway, HHH comes out and criticizes Cena’s wrestling, (please no cracks about the pot calling the kettle black.) Cena fires back that he made HHH tap. Triple H says a lot has transpired since they last met one on one, two years ago. Cena says nothing at all is different, they were the main event then, and two years later the world still wants to see them go at it. And, the award for most delusional comment of the night goes to John Cena.

Vince McMahon, makes sure they don’t break into a brawl before Night of Champions, and pits Cena vs. Umaga in a street fight. This match might have held a little more allure if Umaga had any credibility left in my eyes at all. The two fought back and forth, with Umaga controlling most of the bout. Cena lifted Umaga for a FU, but was unable to complete the move, when his knee buckled. Just when it seemed it was all over, Dum-Dadada!!! Super Cena pulls it off again, Woo!!

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Jeff Hardy picked up a victory against the bad apple Carlito. Unlike Carlito, Hardy has received a relatively good push since returning, but I’d like to see these two involved in a serious feud, not necessarily with each other, but they can both definitely use a decent angle.

Paul and Katie lee Burchill, took on Mr. Kennedy and Mickie James in an inter-gender match. Katie pinned Mickie to gain the victory for her team. This was the second time she pins the women’s champ.

Chris Jericho came out to call out HBK. To everyone’s surprise, it was The nature boy who answered the call, challenging Y2J to a fight in the parking-lot. It wasn’t to be however, as Vince had him escorted out, but the game stepped up, and a match was made .

The Divas turned out for a bikini contest, hosted by the ever exciting Charlie Haas. Jillian tried to show off her singing talent, gaining her a chorus of boos. The crowd favorite, and winner was Maria.

The tag champs were able to shake off the funk they’ve been in, by scoring a win over Cryme tyme. Ted Dibiase watched at ringside. I don’t know about you, but the Sensational1 hopes Mr. “I’m simply priceless” isn’t handed the belts too soon, because he’s “simply not ready.” Especially if his partner is the equally inexperienced D.H Smith, as some are speculating. It’s a good idea to put these two together, maybe form a faction with other second generation superstars like Carlito, or even Cody Rhodes. It’s not a good idea to push them too hard too fast.

Finally, the main event. Champion vs. champion, and would you believe it I’m actually excited to watch! There was a believability about these two wanting to square off. A chemistry, or animosity that makes fans want to watch, something I don’t see between Cena and HHH. Plus, unlike Cena Y2J is a heal, which gives fans someone to hate for the right reasons. This was a very good match, the two brawled, and threw one another against whatever was at hand. Jericho took a hard shot to the shoulder that sent him sailing to the outside, but things went back and forth for the duration of the match. It ended in a no contest after Lance Cade inexplicably attacked Triple H. Y2J and Cade continued their assault after the bell, but Dum-Dadada! It’s Super Cena to the rescue! Unfortunately for him HHH showed him why nice guys finish last as he attacked his rescuer. Y2J and Cade came back in to take advantage of the situation.

Jericho dropped the game with a code breaker, and he and his new running mate celebrated in the ring. Now that I think about it they could make a excellent tag team, Lord knows someone has to breathe new life into that division. I’m looking forward to seeing these four compete next week, I suspect it’ll be something like Cade and Y2J vs. Cena and HHH, but that’s okay because Y2J is turning into a real heal the kind you love to hate. And at least this weeks main event was unexpected, and fresh. Next week all the superstars from every brand will be at Raw for the draft, with any luck the creative team will use the access pool of talent and provide the fans with a product wrestling fans can be proud of. Until next time this is yours truly the Sensational1, urging you to keep tuning in to this site. After all, you never know when something sensational might happen.

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Sons of WWE Legends will lead brighter future

June 14th, 2008

Word has it that D.H. Smith will be Ted Dibiase Jr.’s surprise partner for Night of Champions, giving credence to the rumor that the WWE is planning a stable of next generation superstars as a major heel faction. Here, here, says Mr. Mal. It appears someone in the golden towers of the WWE is finally getting a clue as to what gets over (and doesn’t include the initials HHH). Apparently, the vastly-underused (and very talented) Carlito would also be part of the group as well. News like this actual registers a blip with this bored-to-tears pro wrestling fan. What says you?

-Mr. Mal

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Dark age of pro wrestling, WWE here again

June 13th, 2008

We’d like to welcome our latest family member here to pro wrestling’s fastest-growing website — WrestlersRamblings.com — here he is: The Amazin’ Anthony Volastro! How ’bout a big welcome from all our regulars? Take it away, oh, Amazin’ one! - Mr. Mal

With McMahon being so desperate for ratings that he is bribing viewers to watch Raw with his Million dollar giveaway (which personally I could have spent the million bucks buying TV sets , putting them in a warehouse , and jacking up my own ratings - with of course a few bribes to the Nielsen distributors) we have thus official entered another dark age of professional wrestling. Dark ages are commonplace in the wrestling world - the incredible high of the 80’s, the horrific lows of the 90’s, and then the rise again in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. But now with Austin missing, Rock in Hollywood, and everyone else dying off or being shipped to rehab, we are in a new wrestling recession. And just like how economists claim an economic downturn can be good for the economy so to is this new wrestling dark age.

With ratings slipping, McMahon dipping into his own pockets, and stadiums unable to sell-out - McMahon is going to have to pull in the reigns of his horrible booking team and his out of control Son-in-Law, Triple “I will be the champ whenever I want” H. So die hard fans have to accept and let Pro Wrestling fall off the pop culture map for the time being until from the ashes another Steve Austin and Rock will emerge with fresh storylines and attitudes.

This is McMahon at his best: when he is forced to get vicious with competition. However, the problem this time is that McMahon’s competition is himself. He really needs to face facts that its his talent and writers causing his problems, not people’s lack of interest in the WWE. With no competition and no real reasons (until recently) to give top notch programming and writing, Vince has let his guard down. And giving away money is not going to be the fix. Not to mention those who do not watch wrestling will probably feel that the outcome of the money giveaway is as much of a farce as the outcome of matches on the card.

Just as McMahon reinvented WWE to get out of his early 90’s slump by turning from kid/family oriented to R rated material for guys - he needs to do the same now. Perhaps doing something that hasn’t been done in wrestling before - like keeping it exciting, and unexpected, letting crazy things happen like, for instance, a high level of unpredictability
in outcome of matches (just what if someone like Umaga pins Triple H on a fluke thirty seconds into what fans would think is a throw-away match) Whatever McMahon’s solution turns out to be, it means that die hard wrestling fans are going to get some kick ass writing coming their ways so just hang in there because Vince will not go down without a helluva fight. So for now, fans just need to enjoy this new Dark Age of wrestling - with all the experimentation that goes on to entice new viewers you are sure to get some horrible gimmicks and storylines that you will be able to look back on and laugh at (TL Hopper anyone and Jake the Snake being forced to drink booze by Jerry Lawler) and at some point in the future there will be a turn and we will once again get some truly kick-ass entertainment.

- Anthony Volastro



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