GEORGE LOOKS AT SOME RECENT WW
By: George Papoulias
8/23/2003 12:10:00 AM
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“Thoughts on Some Current WWE Storylines”
All in
all, I thought this past Monday’s Raw was probably one of the more
entertaining shows I’ve seen in quite a while. First thing I want to get off my chest is my
befuddlement for all the bad reviews that the Bischoff/Linda angle received,
even by Percy Pringle.
I
thought it was a very entertaining and well-done segment.
Bizarre? Yes.
Done in poor taste? Don’t
necessarily agree with that. Well
done? Yes.
Bottom line is that WWE needed to do something to hype up the match at
SummerSlam this Sunday between Shane and Bischoff, and Bischoff sexually
harassing his mother in her own house, is a very strange yet effective way to do
it. Besides its not like we were watching a grown man hump a
corpse. Okay, Bischoff made some
sexual comments about a woman in her mid to late 50s.
So? For those of you that
criticized that storyline for the sexual content, think of some of your favorite
flicks and don’t tell me that a single one of them doesn’t include any lewd
material. Also, the way Eric
was harboring bitterness toward Shane for WCW being handed to him from right
under his very nose and then letting it die was very clever.
It adds more spice to the feud and like I’ve said many times before, it
goes to show you that there are still endless storyline possibilities that could
be derived from the WCW name. Furthermore,
after constantly seeing Vinnie Mac kissing and publicly making out with every
single woman other than his wife, it was rather a refreshing change to see Linda
being romanced by another man herself.
Besides, who would’ve ever thought six years ago, that we be seeing a
WWE segment with Eric Bischoff kissing Vince McMahon’s wife?
Kane
tying up RVD in the back and then gagging him was also beautifully done.
It was the action of man whose suppose to be sadistic and destroy anyone
who crosses him. It was the actions of a REAL heel.
Yes, real heels don’t have to constantly talk for 50 minutes.
The best thing about the RVD/Kane angle was that while RVD was being tied
up with Kane grabbing the gasoline, you were at the edge of your seat just
wondering what was going to happen next. That’s
the mark of good programming. The
only part that stumped me about the whole scenario was Kane saying that he
won’t burn RVD because he’s tired of doing what “they want him to do.”
Huh? RVD is the fan favorite
in this feud yet Kane won’t burn him because that’s what “they” want him
to do? Vinnie Mac might want to
clear that up for the future.
While I
do essentially hate the new Lance Storm character, I couldn’t help but laugh
when he told Goldust that the most rebellious thing he ever did was returning a
video rental without rewinding it. So
basically the morale of the story is while Lance is being made to look like an
ass, his new gimmick might deserve a little bit of a chance (okay, maybe not).
Chris
Jericho’s Highlight Reel has so far been a very well done segment.
Every week he continues to prove that he is arguably the best talker in
the company and is also very charismatic. Though
Nash dwarfs him, Jericho makes Nash look like an idiot in verbal dialogue, and
is also a great catalyst for HBK getting attacked by Evolution.
I personally wouldn’t be disappointed if he walks out of the Chamber
with the gold.
Speaking
of Nash, what was the deal with his new hair color? I know he has an upcoming move role and all, but now he looks
like my grandfather (wrestles like him too).
The La
Resistance angle was another thing that I popped HUGE for.
Rob Conway attacking the Dudley Boyz with the American flag just as
everyone was having another Yankee Doodle Dandy moment was unexpected and
perfect timing. Oh by the
way, for those of you that were offended by the “how many innocent people have
you killed?” comment in reference to the “soldier” need to lighten up,
because I could very easily turn around and say that I get offended by our
nation unnecessarily attacking other nations.
Going
back to the Elimination Chamber match this Sunday night, I brought up a
potential dispute to this match when chatting with Dave Whitaker about his
recent column. That being
that WWE may have been better off letting HHH and Goldberg go at it one-on-one
instead of hastily throwing four other guys into the mix and making it an
elimination chamber match. Though
I don’t believe that the WWE’s SumerSlam hype has been poor, I can see why
this match probably won’t be as anticipate as planned.
Up until Stone Cold’s announcement, it was almost common knowledge for
a little while that HHH and Goldberg were going to finally got at it at
SummerSlam. Then out of nowhere,
this match turns into an elimination chamber match with Nash, HBK, Jericho and
Orton all involved? I do
understand the WWE’s fear of a HHH/Goldberg match bombing, especially when
factoring HHH’s groin injury. However,
I feel that a HHH/Goldberg match could’ve been a huge draw and Goldberg vs.
HHH at 65 % match might’ve been more entertaining than six guys randomly
thrown into a Chamber match. I hope
I’m wrong.
Note to
JR: Though you’re one of the more
prominent play by play men in the industry, you don’t need to literally have a
heart attack every final five seconds of Raw before a big PPV when hyping it up.
It sounds like the paramedics are about to show up on the scene.
Comments,
compliments, death wishes?
Let me
know: gpap14@hotmail.com
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