Did Triple H dispense antihistamines to the crowd before Raw went live? Jesus Christ, that audience wouldn't have popped for...well, Jesus Christ himself! In their defense, this wasn't a particularly riveting show.
PROS
~ The trend of "strong opening/strong ending" continues with one of the better contract signings in wrestling history. I loved the fact that Punk referenced the untimely terminations of Vladimir Koslov and Chris Masters. They need to be careful, though. I don't want to see a worked shoot every time I switch to WWE television. They don't want to go too far with it either. I think that John Cena's use of insider jargon was pushing it. Prepubescent members of the Cenation everywhere turned to their parents last night and asked, "What's a heel?"
~ R-Truth's backstage interview. He should face The Royal Spider at Wrestlemania 28.
~ The match between The Miz and Kofi Kingston. Also, the match between CM Punk and Alberto Del Rio. I'm lumping them together because they both featured clean finishes. No interference, no run-in, no hijinx...the right guy went over in the right manner.
~ The SummerSlam flashback. I believe that the choice of clip was intentional. If you've been paying attention to Smackdown, you know that Cody Rhodes has been in pursuit of the Intercontinental Championship. Maybe it's just wishful thinking, but from where I sit, it looks like Triple H is aiming to restore prestige to the IC strap.
CONS
~ Eve Torres is talented, but her quarrel with Beth Pheonix was a slovenly misadventure. The timing was off and the botches were blatant. Did you hear the piercing silence after Kelly Kelly's ambush? This is why you can't force a heel turn. At least on Smackdown, the babyface (AJ) has a personality.
~ Dear fucking God, find a less irritating way to create friction between Dolph and Vickie.
Don't be fooled by the prevalence of "pros." This was a forgettable episode of Raw. Since I'm a method writer, I tried to make this review as forgettable as humanly possible.
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