Two fantastic, extremely talented performers had a wonderful title match that breathed life into an otherwise dull and insipid show. And they weren’t Randy Orton and Batista, who will be headlining the RAW side of things this Sunday at Extreme Rules.
The show-stealing performance came from MVP and Kofi Kingston, whose US Title Match on the show turned out to be one of the best matches we’ve seen this year. Also, they’re hitting their stride at a time when the main event scene in WWE has become somewhat stale. If the creative team is looking at elevating talent to the top, and they should, then these two haven’t hurt their case at all with that awesome match. Oh, and the big news is that Kofi Kingston won the title. The manner in which it was done, with a quick counter turned into a surprise pin, suggests that there’s more to come between these two, and I can’t wait.
· Speaking of the main event, Randy Orton spent this edition of RAW being beaten up and kicked around by the 60-year-old Ric Flair in a “Parking Lot Brawl”, which was a way of making Flair fight without actually wrestling. Orton was being completely thrashed by Flair after answering his challenge, until Legacy arrived to make the save. I think I understand why they brought in Flair for the angle, to get the fans behind Batista even more, and possibly set up a heel turn later, but having him physically dominate the 29 year old WWE Champion who’s the future of the business is just ridiculous. Add to that Orton’s recent spate of beatings from Shane McMahon, and I can’t fault the fans who are complaining about WWE taking away Orton’s heat and credibility.
· Rumour has it that Ted Dibiase is turning babyface late this year. They may have been a hint of foreshadowing of this in a backstage vignette, where he tried to dissuade Orton from fighting Flair. He even faintly criticized Cody Rhodes’ performance too in the cage match with Batista earlier in the night.
· Vickie Guerrero picked a “random” tag team partner for Cena to face the team of Big Show and The Miz, which turned out to be Chavo. Nice idea, effectively making it a 3-on-1 handicap match. But can someone explain to me why the hell Chavo stole the win by pinning Miz? On a side note, I’m really starting to like The Miz. I personally love his promos, though I know a lot of people find him annoying. He has come a long, long way in the ring too, and I could see him in the US Title picture in the near future.
· I enjoyed the tag match between the Colons and Hardy/Regal. I like that they’re getting TV time. Hopefully they have something interesting planned for Hardy and Regal.
· Santino Marella vs. Vickie Guerrero was just painful to watch. The slop that Vickie brought to the ring in two buckets was disgusting. At one point, Hardy and Regal interfered (presumably in exchange for some favour from Vickie) Santino swung the bucket at them, sending slop flying all over the place. I hope nobody in the audience sued…
Best Performers: (1) MVP (2) Kofi Kingston (3) Randy Orton
Best Match: Kofi Kingston vs. MVP (United States Championship)
Best Promo: The Miz
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