Noah Mark is back with his the latest installment of “The YES! & The NO! of WWE RAW.” Comment below and tell us if you agree with this week’s picks.
Complete WWE RAW Results (12/2)
WWE RAW (11/25): The “YES!”
John Cena and Randy Orton Contract Signing
So I’m trying to shake off my displeasure for the Daniel Bryan demotion, and this weeks contract signing may have helped that happen. Triple H &
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley begin the segment with the ring and ringside area filled with tables, ladders and chairs. They introduce The WWE Champion Randy Orton, followed by The World Heavyweight Champion John Cena. Triple H begins to run down the lineage of the WWE Championship, naming former champions Buddy Rodgers, Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock. Stephanie adds “and Triple H”. Hunter goes on to talk about the lineage of The World Heavyweight Championship, naming Lou Thez, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, and yes Stephanie with “and Triple H”.
In reality the World Heavyweight Championship that John Cena holds, originates from 2002 right out of Eric Bischoff’s briefcase.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xzDFQQQVPc
After signing the contracts Cena and Orton are both given an opportunity to make comments. I really enjoyed what they had to say. Randy Orton tried to play up the fact that some of the fans don’t like Cena, although the crowd didn’t react as positively as I would have expected. Cena then got his turn, telling Orton he could either run, or get hit by a chair, ladder and put though a table. I thought for sure Orton would weasel out of this one, however I must say, they went at it, somewhat evenly for a few minutes with Cena ultimately delivering on his promise, and standing over a fallen Randy Orton holding both championships as Raw went off air.
So I’m intrigued by this story now, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley also went out of her way to say that we are “Guaranteed” to see a new Unified Champion at TLC. Her mentioning of Triple H twice also has caught my ear. Would it surprise you if at the end of the night at TLC it ended up being Triple H walking out The Unified Champion? Just throwing it out there.
The Shield vs The Rhodes & Big Show
Solid match from the teams, although I could have done without The Big Show. Earlier The Shield cut a small but good promo on CM Punk. All three members of The Shield will face CM Punk at the TLC Pay-Per-View. I want to see more promos from both The Shield Cody Rhodes and Golddust. Add a bit more dynamic to them. Also, for goodness sake The Rholdes needs to get some better music! I’m a fan of Golddust and his theme music, however that’s unique to him, it shouldn’t have been remixed with his theme.
Daniel Bryan vs. Erick Rowan
I’m cautiously saying YES! for now but I’m really worried that Daniel Bryan is going to join the Wyatts, turn Heel and fade into the background. I know every week I bitch and moan about Daniel Bryan’s top spot being taken away from him. You have to see it from my perspective. I’ve been to MANY events this year, Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, Money In The Bank, Summerslam, Hell In A Cell, Survivor Series, 4 Raws and a Smackdown! Daniel Bryan has that intangible that you can’t teach someone. It’s more than just a YES chant, the yes chant is a vessel for the energy. Okay I sound like the Ultimate Warrior I know. All I’m trying to say is WWE runs the risk of fizzling out that “it” factor that I believe Daniel Bryan has. I do like so far what I’m seeing. I enjoyed the match Daniel Bryand had with Erick Rowan, and I liked Bray Wyatt’s promo on the screen afterwords. All I’m saying is that if I was flying to TLC (Which i am NOT) my sign would read “If Bryan Becomes a Wyatt, We Riot!”
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