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The ROH ppv doubleshot absolutely blew this dissapointing mess out of the water. A shame so few people will know it.

I choose the Seven Warlords of the Sea. :cool: I guess out of the two I'd probably say the Akatsuki. I'm behind on Bleach though.

Best parts of the show: Cena shaking his fist violently at the Wrestlemania logo after losing the title. Drew coming out to a new "epic" entrance and recieving complete and total apathy from the fans.

I really hope these Miz/Morrison blog posts are hinting at the way this Miz/Danielson pairing is going to go. I'd love to see Bryan as the guy who's actually really experienced, but keeps getting talked down to by his cocky, arrogant, "pro" teacher the Miz. Miz treats him like a total rookie...

The wrong tag team won the belts. Miz is a singles champion and Show just got out of a thrown-together tag team. They both should be focusing on singles now. Meanwhile, the SES is a hot stable that could use the credibility the titles bring. The booking here really makes no sense to me. I...

Stone Cold or The Rock wouldn't have gotten over if they had never gotten any time to showcase those characters in the first place. Or never got any real feuds. A woman in the WWE could come up with something great it wouldn't matter, because she wouldn't be given the opportunity to use it...

Pretty solid Raw, better than the last awful couple of episodes, anyway.

That's your excuse for every case of bad booking. "If they were good they'd stand out anyway!" Please. If women are booked to look like they mean NOTHING, then it's just not possible. Trish was given storylines, Trish was given stuff to work with. Ditto for Lita. Or Chyna. Or the Knockouts. But...

Women's wrestling doesn't draw because they're never given a real chance to draw. They are given generic characters, never have any real character development, never have any real meaningful feuds. Most of the time, they're just thrown out there and the writing team just throws together...

The problem is that you run out of potential matches incredibly fast. Especially in a division that's tiny to begin with.

I'm getting pretty sick of people who decide that any non-finisher submission is just a "rest hold". Headlocks have a place in wrestling and Orton uses them well. I really feel like they've failed to really strike when the iron was hot with Kofi. I wouldn't say he's been buried, but he has...

You guys know that he held the ECW title back in original ECW, right? Close to the end. Him winning in the WWE wasn't his first time, as some people in here implied.

One of the best wrestlers? Seriously? He's a nice guy and all but honestly, the guy is pretty much the definition of average, and always has been.

I respect the guy, but I honeslty always felt he was a pretty mediocre talent and I'd be lying if I said I was really going to miss him. Still, best wishes for him with whatever he chooses to do.

This may be one of the few times where I am totally in agreement with you. For every good thing this year, like Punk's heel breakout or the arrival of Desmond Wolfe, it seems like there's been five awful things. WWE is stale, TNA lacks a real indentity, and ROH has trouble keeping momentum...

Another terrible Raw. Not as bad as last week, as we at least had the six-man and Cena/Swagger...but this DX stuff is getting worse and worse.

I ended up getting the ROH ppv instead, which was great despite the controversial main event, but I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't have watched this otherwise. The Tribute to the Troops show is usually some good clean fun.

My confidence in WWE "creative" is razor-thin, so I have my doubts that this is going to end up being anything actually good or interesting beyond the novelty of seeing Breat back on TV. We'll see.

They keep us waiting this long for the damn movies to finally come out, then they hold back the Extended versions even longer? Screw them.

And they did it wth a lot more wit and tact than Triple H ever has.

Triple H did indeed claim that no star never put him over to make him a legit main eventer. I guess he forgot about how Mick Foley made him a true main event star and put him over like crazy. I'm tired of the same guys that were fighting each other years ago still fighting each other today...

I can understand not finding a show where the "hero" is a bad guy/thug appealing, but that doesn't make the show bad art. That just makes it something that doesn't appeal to you.

As a viewer, it's incredibly frustrating. They give him the ball, then they knock it out of his hands. They give him the ball, then they knock it out of his hands. Over and over again they pull this crap. Not just with him, but with him the most prominently. Meanwhile, while one of the most...

Him being talented doesn't make it not a burial. It just means he has a better chance of saving face. It's still a burial. He got squashed in two minutes. A three-time World Champion and one of the most over heels in the company got squashed in two minutes. It clearly sends the message to the...

Mark Hamill and Arleen Sorkin to guest host dressed as Joker and Harley?

This was easily one of the worst Raws this year. Just awful wrapped in more awful, with a side of awful.

Wow, that was awful. Way to bury Punk, WWE.

Hardy was consistently one of the most over guys on the roster whenever he was active for years and years, pushed lots of merch, and has been a part of some amazing matches. He built a real connection with the audiance, and earned his push. Sheamus has not built that connection, and he has...

There's the Observer Hall of Fame, which is probably the best we've got. The WWE one is based around who's in good standing with Vince and who's willing to do publicity for him, with merit coming in second.

Most of the major indy stars actually do work 3-4 feds at once, plus Japan tours as well, so it's not like these guys are just wrestling a few times a month. Plus, a lot of te major indies work different styles, letting them work a variety of shows. ROH for example is the more sportlike kind of...

The indies are full of good talent, or a least a solid amount of the major ones(ROH, PWG, CHIKARA, SHIMMER, Dragon Gate, etc.), I'm not worried about the future of pro wrestling. Plenty of young guys coming up in the business who are well-trained and improve constantly. Having an old-timer as a...

Semantics. You know what I mean. It's a ppv world title match, like the other title matches on the card it's purpose is to generate interest and sales. Sheamus being shoved down my throat does not make me want to buy the ppv, and judging by the lukewarm reactions it's getting on TV I doubt it's...

It's having the opposite effect on me. I don't want to see him get beat, I KNOW he's going to get beat. He has no real buildup, and he's not over enough to even be a midcard champ right now. It's pretty much a foregone conclusion. So why would I want to buy a ppv headlined by a guy getting a...

Sure, but at the same time, Austin and Bret still had to work their way up, and get over enough to deserve their pushes. I don't dislike Drew and Sheamus, but they've basically done nothing to deserve the pushes they're getting, especially Sheamus, who is being pushed down our throats to a...

Yeah, saying that you think women's wrestling just hasn't been very good in the WWE and you don't enjoy it is a lot different than implying it should be done away with because it's not "feminine". The latter IS a sexist attitude. The WWE women's divison leaves a lot to be desired, but that...

Women shouldn't wrestle because it's not "feminine"? Wow. Just wow. Hooray for horrible gender stereotyping.

I'm really tired of people calling any submission hold that is not a finisher a "rest hold". Orton's holds make sense, they wear down the opponent and soften them up for the RKO. Nearly all of his offense targets the head in some way.

WWE's overall handling of women's wrestling is what you could call "upsetting" to me. The way they clearly encourage looks over substance, and hire/push vapid bikini models while people like Nattie and Katie basically do nothing, is annoying. What makes it even worse is they continue to push...

The stuff with Kofi and Raw's revenge on Big Show was all extremely fun to watch. Kofi's segments here are the kinds of things I've been wanting the WWE to do for a while. I hope this means they are really getting behind him, as he came off awesome tonight. Jericho slinking away when the Raw...

All the negativity is surprising me here. This was a great ppv. Miz vs. Morrison delivered, and showed us that they're the future. Divas tag was very solid, and proved that good women's wrestling is still possible in the WWE. The 4-way and 7 vs. 7 were both lots of fun, and Batista's heel turn...