My latest column for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on TribLIVE.com…
Looks at the last episode of RAW and the amount of questions I have relating to the lack of logic. The following is an excerpt:
RAW on Labor Day Monday was the best example of “phoning it in.”
I understand fewer people are expected to watch on a holiday, but the people who are going to watch are the hardcore fans who will make the most noise on a poor-quality show.
Logic flaws and head-scratching decisions consumed the three hours. WWE was too worried about promoting what was going to be on the next episode when they go up against Week 1 of NFL Monday Night Football. As I said though, the only people watching RAW were likely the hardcore fans who are going to watch WWE anyway.
If there were casual fans watching RAW at any point, I can’t imagine they stuck around long to see the promotions for next week. It was a tough show to sit through.
In the opening segment, WWE’s hero looked like an idiot. John Cena threatened legal action on Triple H if he didn’t get the rematch he already was intending to have against Brock Lesnar. The hero doesn’t use legal action. Legal action is often associated with heels. Lawyers and litigation is something a Paul Heyman would use. Did Batman ever try to take The Joker to court?
We saw another tag match between Mark Henry and Big Show against Luke Harper and Erick Rowan. WWE made a big deal of promoting the more than 1,400 combined pounds of wrestlers in the match. I liked the promotional tag because it’s four big guys, and it’s an attempt to add something to a match we’ve already seen before. My question of logic is this: If 1,400 pounds were in the ring and it didn’t break, should we ever see the ring-breaking spot again?
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