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Raw Analysis: Rest In Peace
There were 10 matches on this particular episode of Raw, but maybe about one or two of them were anything good. Storylines progressed, but not in the way that we needed heading towards WrestleMania. A...
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Main Event Analysis: Down To Business
Main Event has shifted its role from a “big match” with a recap or two to three “lesser” matches and lots of recaps. Sure, you want to keep viewers in check, but is it really necessary to recap every...
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Raw Analysis: The Misguided Adventures Of Rufus “Pancake” Patterson
In more ways than one, this show was a bag of boring. With so much attention paid to the C.M. Punk-Undertaker feud the week prior, all there was on this show was one brief segment between the two. The...
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Main Event Analysis: Can’t Dodge The Barrage
This episode of Main Event once again featured three weaker matches and Raw recaps. You know the drill by this point. Nothing from this show was “check this out”-worthy, but not horrendous either....
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Raw Analysis: Just Bring It
It’s amazing that in the peak of WrestleMania season, these shows should be red-hot like blazing lava. These three-hour Raws have their moments for sure, but this format is killing what could be...
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Smackdown Analysis: Don’t Interrupt Story Time With The Rock
A lot of focus has been paid to the Sheamus/Randy Orton/Big Show trio and seeing if they could work together. The story has been told slowly, but very well. Also on this show was more progression to...
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Raw Analysis: The Will Of The People
Go-home time on Raw as the day count for WrestleMania was now at six days. Shawn Michaels was already advertised for the show, so anything was possible. Washington D.C. did provide a tough crowd...
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Main Event Analysis: Passive Observation
If you tuned in hoping for something more than recaps and a filler match, look elsewhere. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t anything groundbreaking. Maybe the Main Event shows will take off again after...
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WrestleMania 29 Reaction
There’s nothing more telling than the less-than-alive crowd reaction during the John Cena-Rock match to see where the product is going. In what could’ve been a great opportunity to shake things up and...
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Raw Analysis: Do The Fandango
It’s amazing just how much a raucous crowd can add to a wrestling show. We’ve seen it in places like London but damn, those folks in the Izod Center almost made this episode their own. Of course,...
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Raw Analysis: Ryback Rules
This Raw had the unfortunate task of following an episode that featured Fandangoing, an epic crowd, Dolph Ziggler winning the World Heavyweight Championship and a Ryback turn. As much as they tried to...
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Main Event Analysis: Former Best Friends Do Battle
One of the few upsides to Main Event is that while secondary champions are usually portrayed on Raw as losers, they’re allowed to flourish here. Wade Barrett has been no exception to the rule and this...
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The Weekly Spotlight: 4/15/13-4/19/13
Raw had more memorable segments opposed to in-ring action. Highlights included the well-done Ryback explanation promo (more on that below), C.M. Punk’s “speechless” promo (could’ve possibly set a feud...
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Raw Analysis: London Calling
(Air Date: 4/22/13) Two weeks after the rabid Izod Center crowd, there was thought to be competition in London as a good part of that crowd were Brits. What would be interesting was how they would...
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Before there were “Paul Heyman Guys,” who were Heyman’s Top 5 Draft Picks 20...
Torch Talk with Paul Heyman Original Headline: Dangerously’s Top Five Draft Picks Originally Published: August 7, 1993 Torch Newsletter #238 Keller: If you could choose any five wrestlers to base a...
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Main Event Analysis: The World’s Strongest Gauntlet
(Air Date: 4/24/13) Main Event seems to rely a lot of spontaneous matches and while it has made for some interesting television, it’s a well they’ve gone back to too much. Let’s face it; this well is...
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Smackdown Analysis: Immortal Justice
(Air Date: 4/26/13) Headed into this Smackdown, the best match from last week’s show, Jack Swagger vs. Alberto Del Rio, was so good that they wanted to do it up all over again, no-disqualification...
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Raw Analysis: Tug Of War, Dance Contests and Domino’s (Oh My)
(Air Date: 4/29/13) Now that WWE established John Cena and Ryback as bitter enemies, of course the next step through telling the story of their feud through episodic television was to have them team...
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Raw Analysis: Extreme Makeover Office Edition Featuring Brock Lesnar And Paul...
(Air Date: 5/6/13) This night provided one of the more memorable parts of the Triple H-Brock Lesnar feud, when Lesnar and Paul Heyman visited WWE Headquarters. WWE did good as they hyped what went on...
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Main Event Analysis: Cesaro Finds His Competition
(Air Date: 5/8/13) Guys like Antonio Cesaro, a hard worker in his own right, had been on fire with momentum, even if he wasn’t United States Champion anymore. He put on a clinic the previous week and...
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