WWE Raw Coverage: Paul Bearer, Edge and CM Punk’s Scott Hall Impersonation

Contract signings are a waste of time.

Well, until Edge comes out.

Edge’s promo on John Cena was classic. Another star comes out of the woodwork and says Cena’s not the same as he used to be. During this promo, tons of hardcore fans were markin’ out. Why? Because it wasn’t a silly PG promo- it was emotional and didn’t waste time.

Too much of this episode was a waste of time.

Lets hope WWE Creative goes through with this attempt to recapture Cena’s former glory. And it has nothing to do with him winning the WWE title either. Just to have him cut out the Boy Scout act would improve the WWE product immensely.

What else could improve the WWE product was if the Randy Orton/Kane angle could step it up a bit. Every week, it feels like the same song and dance. Sure, this will be a good match at Extreme Rules, but on RAW, it feels like filler.

At least the CM Punk/Chris Jericho tries different things.

Calm down, we didn’t say they were exactly captivating.

A make-believe drunk Punk was funny though.

At any rate, it was better than the Cena/Brock Lesnar feud. Aside from a boring contract signing, where Lesnar was doing his best Ultimate Warrior impersonation, all the WWE did was repeat the same promo a few times.

Matches:

Chris Jericho vs. Kofi Kingston: A good opener with a solid pace. Kingston was the aggressor early on, hitting a drop toe hold and slapping on a submission hold. Jericho fired back with chops and a turnbuckle clothesline. While Kingston got back on track with a flip to the outside, Jericho was never completely out of the game. After he missed a Lionsault, Jericho played possum and nailed Kingston with a massive clothesline and more chops. Kingston continued to fight, as he hit his SOS, but Jericho kicked out. After the Boom Drop, Kingston went for the Trouble in Paradise and missed and then got caught in the Code Breaker after he missed a top rope splash. A Walls of Jericho later and Y2J got the submission win.

Lord Tensai w/ Sakamoto vs. R-Truth: Choke Bomb, Mist into Von Erich Claw Hold Drop= another huge win for Lord Tensai.

The Great Khali and The Big Show vs. Cody Rhodes and Alberto Del Rio: What a snorefest. This match had no psychology and featured a snail-like pace. After Del Rio left the match, Rhodes got chokeslammed by The Big Show for the loss.

Lumber Jill match: Nikki Bella w/Brie Bella vs. WWE Divas Champion vs. Beth Phoenix: The Divas champ diva-handled Bella throughout the match. But who was the face here? The fans cheered for Nikki, while Phoenix pummeled her. Then weirdly, Phoenix jumped on the outside and it appeared as if she legitimately hurt her ankle. Nikki rolled her up soon after to win the title. The more important question is if Phoenix is really injured. You never know what anything is anymore in the WWE.

World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus vs. Mark Henry, Daniel Bryan guest referee: Bryan counted to three like he had a few Red Bulls. After a routine clothesline, Henry earned the win a few minutes in. Things fell apart after the match, as Sheamus hit the Brogue Kick on Henry and Bryan slapped on the Yes lock on Sheamus.

WWE Tag Team Champions Primo and Epico w/Rosa Mendes vs. Zack Ryder and U.S. Champion Santino Marella [Non-Title]: Ryder hit the Broski Boot early, but between Mendes and smart tag team work, the champs were safe. Santino was a step ahead of the duo though. All it took was a few splits and a cobra for his team to win the match.

Brodus Clay and Hornswaggle vs. Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler w/ Vikki Guerrero: A silly no contest. A waste of good workers in Swagger and Ziggler.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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