Raw - 25th June 2012

The actual content of Raw this week was pretty decent. Cena's Star Wars promo was actually pretty entertaining, followed by Jericho's interruption. Brodus vs Big Show almost felt pointless because Show then also turned up at the end and took out Cena. Sycho Sid turned up and despite not liking old guys coming out, we are nearing the 1000th Raw and since it was him, I don't mind so much. Santino defended his title against Swagger. Swagger shouldn't have been separated from Vickie.

They advertised Smackdown's main event with Ziggler, Sheamus and Alberto (though the scrambling for the contract was awkward to watch) and even though I'm not keen on Ziggler being thrown on that to essentially come out the worst, at least it's not just him and Sheamus this time. Also, L O L Heath Slater. AJ was awesome throughout, as usual and I think we're seeing more of the "crazy" side than the "ring rat" side now. Bryan won the triple threat match, pinning Punk and will face him at MiTB and I swear to God, if he doesn't win this time, I fucking give up.

My problem with Raw was the Raw MiTB ladder match. It's going to consist of 4 people; Kane, Big Show, John Cena and Chris Jericho. 4 people. That is it. It's exclusive to former WWE champions only. With Miz filming for The Marine and Orton suspended, we have 4 former champions, Alberto and Sheamus aside because they're in the WHC feud. It says a lot about your company and your ways of building up talent if that's all you have.

My biggest problem with this is isn't the whole purpose in Money in the Bank to give up-and-coming talent that final push into the main event? To make new stars? And yet we look at these four competitors and none of them even need the briefcase. Jericho will be gone by November the latest; Kane has just had a world title match at NWO; Big Show is already in the main event and a former world champion; John fucking Cena is a 10 time WWE champion. Why do any of these guys need this?

I was hoping our two Money in the Bank winners could be Wade Barrett and Dolph Ziggler but with this, there's no chance of that now. If Cena was to, say, cash in and become the first person to lose, that wouldn't be so bad if he was up against Daniel Bryan or someone but that's not going to happen and even then, that briefcase would have been better off with Ziggler or Barrett.

If this is their way of trying to "top" last year, it's awful.

Finally, Vickie Guerrero for General Manager! Fuck yeah!

but can Ziggler, like, abandon her already.

omg so glad someone recorded this

3:30 he confronts Becki (I C U)

3:34 he's pointing to me

never ever ever forget

Madi goes to Raw. 15/04/12

Yeah so you all know this is my last show for, like, over a year (unless I can somehow miraculously make the Smackdown or Raw taping here in Brum in November...) but it was my first Raw. So I thought I might as well go all out with the ridiculous signs.

Oh, that reminds me, Colt Cabana sign? It was unfinished but we just held up my Punk and Cabana ones throughout his match, haha.