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KELLER'S SIX PACK: Thoughts on Raw including WWE creating even more plotholes trying to explain previous ones, out-of-touch Creative, six-man tag, Langston, Renee, more

Nov 6, 2013 - 12:51:23 AM
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By Wade Keller, PWTorch editor

(Keller's full report on this week's Raw plus added analysis with more thoughts and select key quotes was posted exclusively on the PWTorch VIP website and VIP mobile site on Tuesday night. Subscribe here to go VIP: PWTorch.com/GoVIP)

-- Overall, WWE’s booking logic is like a snared fishing line right now, and the final segment with Big Show and Triple H untied a bunch of kinks and knots and then replaced them with a bunch of new ones. It dragged on too long and, like much of what Triple H is involved in (in the ring and on the mic) overstayed its welcome and felt laboriously dragged out. I give them credit for trying to balance out the image of WWE as a company by having “The Board” appear to be a stabilizing force that can counter-act The Authority/McMahon Family when they go too far.

-- The problem with the overall angle is "The Board" is a faceless nameless group of “99 percenters” who seem more concerned with the threat of a lawsuit than they do Daniel Bryan being cheated out of one title victory after another or Big Show punching Dusty Rhodes on orders from their COO. I think the biggest concern WWE should have, but probably don’t care about and aren’t even aware of at this point, is how Bryan fans are going to feel with “their champion” being booted out of the title picture entirely by a sad, pathetic, financially irresponsible, out of shape loser of a giant who leveraged himself into what is Bryan’s deserved title match. To not address that shows how out of touch WWE Creative is with their fanbase at this point.

-- John Cena & Rhodes Bros. vs. Damien Sandow & Real Americans: Another good match with these six. Goldust is such a pro, and such a feel-good story of 2013. Cody is being “made” in these weeks, now including getting a boost from teaming with Cena and looking so strong in the matches.

-- I’m still not sold on Big E. Langston yet. The announcers are talking him up, but his offense is just colliding with people and that lame running splash, and there’s nothing he does especially well. His charisma is okay, but Bobby Lashley-level so far in terms of really connecting with the fans. I’m not saying he won’t get there, but he’s not there now and I don’t see obvious signs he’ll get there.

-- All of this talk of Hulk Hogan on Raw is primarily to sell the WWE 2K14 video game, but they could be more selective in how often they mention him, so it does tend to indicate WWE either thinks they will sign him for a WM30 return or, at the very least, they don’t fear at all if he re-signs with TNA.

-- Renee Young is one of the best things to happen to WWE TV this year. She is so pitch-perfect in how she conducts interviews, and even "interviewing El Torito," she managed to play the slapstick bit just right, playfully without overselling the moment.

(Keller's full report on this week's Raw plus added analysis with more thoughts and select key quotes was posted exclusively on the PWTorch VIP website and VIP mobile site on Tuesday night. Subscribe here to go VIP: PWTorch.com/GoVIP)


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