Santino defeated Ted Dibiase
John Morrison defeated Alex Riley
Mark Henry defeated Tyson Kidd
Jerry "The King" Lawler defeated The Miz
Melina & Alicia Fox defeated Gail Kim & Eve
Daniel Bryan defeated Zack Ryder
Randy Orton defeated Sheamus
WWE Monday Night Raw 12/27/10 Review
Sorry for the delay, the library's computers were a bit more crowded then usual, so getting a 1 hour and 1/2 block of time was tough. But I managed to get Raw and review it for you 2 readers out there. Hopefully everyone had a better Christmas than I did. I didn't get any presents, no tree, and this site failed to sell anything on amazon. But that's ok, I had some little debbie's gingerbread cookies and some coffee and that was that. Here is my review of the last Raw of 2010!
THe show opened up with John Cena coming out and getting a huge ovation. The crowd exploded upon the start. It was crazy, I can't believe it. John Cena cut a promo and talked about how he probably deserved getting hit with chairs by Cm Punk, for SPILLING HIS DIET SODA! Yes. FOR THE SODA!I was laughing, but it seemed like the crowd wasn't sure.
CM Punk came out after prompting, and he cut a heel promo on John Cena. Punk addresses the soda, and the crowd completely goes into a frenzy with the You Suck chants. Punk's new shirt is awesome, in case anyone cares. CM Punk's mic work is golden here, and something worth listening and watching to. Punk's heel character is a great contrast to John Cena. This feud is going to be quite good as it's developing nicely. We'll see how it goes, because despite being PG it still had me hooked.
Santino defeated Ted Dibiase
This was a fast match with two or three moves. Santino got the win with a quick roll up, and that was that. The burial of Ted Dibiase in 2010 continues.
Post match, Ted and Maryse tried to jump the winners, but they turned the corner and they pulled of dual CObras! It's interesting I guess, if nothing else, it's funny to watch.
John Morrison defeated Alex Riley
This match was definitely something to watch. Despite Alex Riley's rookie status, he's a good wrestler with some great footwork and great reaction time. Morrison was far better here, and was near perfect yet again, but The Miz kept him from hitting some of his move set at one point, but Miz was thrown out. Morrison said that his match with Miz would be Falls Count Anywhere and it will be next week! This was a good entertaining match, with lots of back and forth, and with a great impact to end it. Alex Riley got obliterated in the end, and The MIz will have to face Morrison next week. I am going to bank on him winning and the two fighting at the Royal Rumble.
Mark Henry defeated Tyson Kidd
I can't believe Mark Henry is still employed after all these years. He was fed Tyson Kidd and Henry beat him with relative ease. It was a burial folks, Mark Henry beats Kidd.
Post match, Jackson Andrews was given the "World's Strongest Slam". I'm not sure why they buried Kidd's body guard here. He easily beat Andrew with a slam, and made him look like a chump. So much for that story line huh? I can't believe this bs.
Jerry "The King" Lawler defeated The Miz
Lawler once again got to face the Miz, this time not in a ladder match. It was just a singles match, with no title on the line. This was a slow moving match with The Miz taking control for a good portion of it. Lawler was NOT looking as good as he did with the Ladder match, but he did manage to make this one interesting. He was able to hit Miz at some opportune moments, at one point knocking Miz out as he fell from the middle rope to land face first into the steel steps. Alex Riley tried to attack, but as he was doing that, Morrison hit Miz and Lawler won by countout! LAWLER WINS! With a little help, Lawler goes out on top, which was interesting to say the least.
Melina & Alicia Fox defeated Gail Kim & Eve
Gail Kim, amazing performer. I can't believe that she's been jobbed out to Melina here. This match was a showcase of "Melina" rather than competitive match up. I loved how Gail Kim's offense looked and her Missile Dropkick fromt he top rope was picture perfect. Despite some great moves, and despite a great example of quality athleticism, I didn't like how it ended up being a way to move Melina's heel push. Melina got the pin, no one cared.
Natalya got in the ring and slapped Melina this time. No one cares.
WOO WOO WOO YOU KNOW IT!
Daniel Bryan defeated Zack Ryder
I love Zack Ryder's gimmick and wrestling style far better than the Jersey Shore guy in TNA, and would rather see him go and help the young man on TNA than to see him get jobbed out on every show. Zack Ryder here put on a slim show as Bryan was all over him. Daniel Bryan beat the snot out of Ryder than made him tap, and that was that.
While Michael Cole was delivering an announcement from the General Manager, The Miz jumped Jerry Lawler. No joke, he just beat the bricks off of Lawler, and that was that.
Randy Orton defeated Sheamus
Back and forth momentum swing here. When Orton was champion these two couldn't put together a watchable affair for me. But now that they are not in the title picture, they put on a great match? This is backwards. Despite the obvious oddity, the two put on a show here with a lot of great moments. Some high offense, some great counters, and Sheamus wasn't able to defend himself from the striking predator. Sheamus went for the shoulder block from outside the ring to the inside and BOOOM THE RKO! What a counter, and what a quick strike that was positioned perfectly. I couldn't believe the timing, once again these two put on a show. Sheamus the stronger of the two, kep hitting Orton with his offense, and with the sling shot attempt at the end of the match, his downfall came with an RKO timed perfectly. I can't believe how well the spot worked, and well, Orton wins. I was surprised that Sheamus being king hasn't worked well for him.
John Cena came out to the ring expecting CM Punk to surprise him. But instead, out came THE NEXUS. This time, they were lead out to the ring by David Otunga. That's right, DAVID OTUNGA, is looking to be the leader of the rookie group NEXUS. Otunga tried to get a friendship with John Cena. Cena decline and told Otunga off, and Otunga left the ring, a sad broken man.
As Nexus was turning away, they ran back to the ring and beat up John Cena! Yep, Nexus vs John Cena, and that was that. I'm not sure why they are continuing this story line, but whatever, I liked Cena trying to get taken out by Nexus, only to show off that he's SUPER MAN, but he didn't overcome the numbers game as he took the 450 splash, and a nice senton by Husky.
No sign of Wade Barrett here. As Nexus was going to the top of the stage, out came CM Punk. He walked out to the ring and took on a beaten and battered John Cena. He then hit The GTS on Cena. Is he the leader of the Nexus?
YES. CM PUNK is now the leader of the NEXUS! That's right, he simply got a chair and sat down, and then put on the Nexus arm band. He is NOW the LEADER OF THE NEXUS! I marked out huge, and with one arm raised, the NEXUS got in line. Is this now the Straightedge Society? Is the Nexus now stronger? I don't know, but what a way to create a new stable, a new leader, and nefound interest in Raw, and The Nexus. No one called this, I'm sorry, NO PODCAST, NO SMARK, NO ONE CALLED PUNK IN THE NEXUS.
Leader changes are great for wrestling stables. One of the biggest leader changes was DX. When Shawn Michaels was thrown out of DX for losing at Wrestlemania, HHH began to rise to the top of the WWE ranks. In fact, the next night on Raw after Chainsaw Charlie and Cactus Jack were complete buried by the New Age Outlaws in a dumpster match, we saw a cage match between the four and the debut of X-Pac.
Raw was good tonight, the ending was great. I loved the new dynamic, I like the new leader. Wade Barrett should return, Darren Young should also come back or get recruited. The Nexus could be like Raven's flock was, stronger and more dynamic. We'll find out what happens in the new year. I'm excited.
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