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[iggy]

Pretty entertaining episode of RAW tonight, several good matches, and moved all the varying storylines along nicely. Only thing I really didn't care about was Paul Heyman talking about Lesnar and HHH I just couldn't care less about the match at this point. Also I think Tensai is officially the biggest bust since Glacier, no one even remotely gives a shit about anything he does. He is the worst kind of character, as he gets not a good or bad reaction from the crowd, he gets no reaction what so ever. Tyson Kidd really seems to be getting over as the underdog character, and I think he deserves it. I don't expect or want him to win MITB but I am sure he will put on a helluva show and hopefully his push will continue beyond that. AJ/Punk/Bryan continue to steal the show each and every week though, they are absolutely outstanding!

My biggest problem with Tensai is the half-@$$ed way they tried to not say the name: Albert. If they had acknowledged that from the get go rather than try to get by with just the "former WWE superstar" thing, then they might not have experienced the backlash from the fans that they did. As it stands though, they played the "fans only have a short-term memory" card and got burned.

This isn't to say that Tensai is a good character by any stretch of the imagination but this is the modern day WWE so I don't expect too much out of creative. That said, I'll acknowledge some growth as far as Bloom's ability is concerned (and his waistline). I'm just saying they could've made him far more tolerable than he turned out to be if they just played their cards right.

[Bianco]

so does anyone think Bruno Sammartino will come back?
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It was reported on Monday by the Wrestling Observer that WWE officials reached out to Bruno Sammartino about being inducted into the 2013 Hall of Fame. Bruno issued a statement online Monday night that said he would not be entering the Hall.

In an update, the Observer reports that Triple H actually called Bruno and tried to sell him on the induction and the fact that he would get one more huge pop. Triple H tried to tell Bruno not to worry about Vince McMahon but Bruno wasn’t having it.

Not many other details are known but word is that Bruno was not impressed with Triple H’s approach.

[misac]

Dave Meltzer on the WON forums:

Damn!

[misac]

So good to hear Jericho bust out so many of his old catchphrases

It was amusing.

[misac]

I almost turned off Raw 30 seconds into it.

First Cena once again no-sells everyone. Then he throws out a Manimal reference. Are you fucking kidding me?

I know! He's just neck and neck with Mr. Anderson at being the absolute worst.

[misac]

I was hoping AJ would jump.

I doubt the table would have broken!

[Bianco]

Raw was a good show, the only thing I have no interest in is the Brock/HHH feud it just seems HHH is bulling that crap down our throat when nobody cares.

[misac]

A ending segment that actually makes me want to watch next week

Yeah! And it keeps the you wondering where it's going.

[misac]

Jericho from twitter:

@Sarah5962: So what happened after you and @JohnCena went backstage?

@IAmJericho: We watched No Holds Barred…now on DVD!


This made me laugh.

[misac]

Del Rio deserved a one on one title shot at the PPV, but they've certainly gone a roundabout way of getting there.

The good GMs seem to be as bad as the heels.

[misac]

Del Rio vs Sin Cara seems like something that maybe could have been saved for a PPV.

Spoke too soon, based on how this played out there really wasn't a match. I wouldn't be shocked to see them face each other at a PPV in a few months. Especially if they have one in Texas. Don't they usually do a Mexico tour in late summer or September? I could see this being a part of that and used to elevate Sin Cara.

Anyways, the backstage stuff with AJ and Bryan was just phenomenal as always.

Del Rio timed that kick really well. I liked the ass kicking, reminds me of when he first came out. He was a rich dick but he would still get down and dirty.

[misac]

When Heyman smiles I'm reminded of the trollface:

[misac]

The mixed tag match was OK for what it was. I loved Vickie's reaction to the tag. Not great wrestling, but fun stuff and AJ was great after the match to the surprise of no one. And then after I thought they were done with her, they had the amazing backstage thing with Punk. Just so entertaining as a character right now.

I honestly have no idea what she'll do at the PPV and as much as I love the two wrestlers, I'm almost more interested in seeing what she does. Simply an amazing character right now and AJ is easily one of the most entertaining people in the company. I hope that whenever this storyline ends that they don't go back to ignoring her or just not using her. She's too good for that.

Poor Ziggler.

They do need to keep using her after all this, that segment was just too good.

[misac]

Tensai losing like that was surprising.

Kidd winning anything is shocking, much less having consecutive wins. Since I've been a fan since he first showed up, I'm happy to see it.

I don't get why they brought in Tensai like this or what they've been doing with him, but I still think he's a pretty talented guy and I hope they figure something out and use him better going forward.

I think it would have come off better if they'd actually done something more. I doubt it was even half a minute.

[misac]

Jericho and Bryan backstage was gold.

The contrast with Cena and Punk was also entertaining, even if their actual interaction wasn't anything.

They came off like a pair of mainiacs.