Thoughts on 7/3 Raw

[Mat]

LITA vs. TORRIE WILSON Crummy match

SPIRIT SQUAD vs. HACKSAW DUGGAN & SNITSKY & EUGENE & VAL VENIS & VISCERA Could have been better

MATT STRIKER & ROB CONWAY vs. THE HIGHLANDERS See above

JOHNNY NITRO vs. CARLITO Eh

**** umaga

ROB VAN DAM vs. JOHN CENA vs. EDGE Definitly the best match of the night. Sucks rvd lost the title but eh.

Overall raw was ok, the DX stuff had its moments. Match wise though most of them stunk.

[rlm]

hey at least the title actually changed on tv. isn't it like a rare thing nowadays. but it's a good thing cena didn't get it. and i liked the whole DX taking over the production truck. by the way where was kane? probably relaxing. maybe he'll come back with his mask.

[Gumby]

Wow. Just...wow. RAW has been getting worse every week. DX is already lame. I wouldn't mind them if they just had one segment per show, or even little moments throughout, but this habit of drawing out skits for 20 minutes has GOT to stop. I could've been just fine with DX making Vince's mic change his voice, then play "Stand Back" as he left, instead of milking it forever.

All the matches save for the main even sucked. Why is Nitro prancing around like a ballerina?

The main event was great, and I'm glad that Edge won. If RVD isn't fired, then Edge, RVD, and John Cena could make for an interesting main event title picture.

That being said, it takes a special kind of talent to make the supposed "flagship show" of the WWE suck compared to Smackdown, a show with no real main eventers, missing some of the more talented and/or popular wrestlers, and an incredible misuse of talent, that still manages to be somewhat good.

[rlm]

well lets see what happens now that edge has the title. but maybe the reason for the title change has to do with rvd and sabu getting arrested for drug possession. man was jerry the king lawler right about ecw or what.

here's what's been posted elsewhere on the matter.

HANGING ROCK — Two wrestling superstars from Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment may be tough in the ring, but they didn’t have enough muscle to escape drug charges after being stopped Sunday night by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Robert Alex Szatowski, aka WWE and ECW champion Rob Van Dam, and Terry Michael Brunk, aka Sabu, also a former ECW champion, were pulled over on U.S. 52, near Patrick Street in Hanging Rock at about 10:15 p.m. The two were apparently driving from their performances at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena earlier in the evening.

According to the OSHP, Szatowski was initially stopped for speeding. When troopers approached his vehicle, they smelled marijuana and performed a search. Troopers found the wrestler in possession of 18 grams of marijuana and five Vicodin, prescription pain pills. Brunk was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and also had nine pills that were not immediately identifiable, but were known to be controlled substances, according to the OSHP. Both were cited and posted bond at the scene. You can read the rest of the article here.

The following is a message posted on WWE.com:

In the wake of being faced with five violations, including drug possession, by the Ohio State Highway Patrol, WWE.com reports that Rob Van Dam and Sabu arrived at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia at 1:30 p.m. today and immediately went into a meeting with Vice President of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis.

Following the meeting, Mr. Laurinaitis told WWE.com that Rob Van Dam and Sabu will be eligible to compete tonight on RAW and tomorrow night at ECW on Sci Fi while an ongoing investigation is being conducted by World Wrestling Entertainment. The two men will be appearing in court Thursday morning at Ironton Municipal Court.

WWE.com has posted an article already commenting on the arrest of Sabu and RVD, however they have also posted a copy of their drug policy which you can read over. Many sections are relevant and if you read it over you get the feeling RVD & Sabu have some BIG HURDLES to overcome if they plan on wrestling in the future


there was more, but it was way too much info, so that's all i put up.