Welcome to the "I was waiting to count how many times bizarro land was used and ended up counting how many times that people messed up with saying the letters WWF" edition of The Wrestling List.
Last night's WWE Raw was commercial free from Toronto and I loved the show. I didn't like everything on it of course but the two hours without commercials flew by so that was a sign that I was really enjoying the show. I love the Canadian crowds especially in Toronto. It's funny how WWE will go into panic mode trying to explain why the fans aren't doing what they're supposed to do with cheering and booing. They didn't do it as much last night with explaining the fans but they also mostly put the Canadians against each other. It was like the crowd was getting neutralized a lot. The first mention of explaining the situation was when Jericho got a big pop when he made his way to the ring and confronted Bret Hart. Speaking of Bret, he got a big reaction and that was great to see him at a Toronto show back with WWE. He ended up beating The Miz for the US title. That is a puzzling one. Not sure what to make of that but it really depends on what they have for Bret going forward. Was it a tribute kind of deal with him getting such a big win in his home country once again? Not sure but I tend to think so. The real bizarre moment was Michael Cole suddenly going heel and talking about how the Hart family had ripped Miz off. Cole was seemingly going nuts for the finish and then went heel out of nowhere. It's strange how they have Cole being a face announcer and then suddenly goes heel for two minutes. Then, he goes back to being a face. Well, how about Edge and Christian being in the same ring together? I was thinking that wasn't going to happen anytime soon. They had a really fun match that got a lot of time on the show. Really liked it. Edge got the win on him and it was a pick your poison match. Basically, the story was that Edge and Orton got to pick each other's opponents. After Edge beat Christian, Orton appeared on the screen saying that it wasn't Edge's opponent and then Undertaker made his way to the ring. My first thought was is this guy going to get any time off??!! LOL. Edge bailed and it was a countout win but Taker did get a chokeslam in when Christian fed Edge to him. Speaking of Taker, so much for separate brands. There were already a bunch of talent on this show from Smackdown. Buzz Aldrin's appearance was just there for me with his guest starring spot. I had no idea that he had punched someone a while back for questioning him on the moon conspiracy theory!! He did say the letters WWF during his promo in the ring but then again so did Bret Hart. Whoops. LOL. Virgil returns. I let out a big cheer for it. Loved it!! I just wanted him to get involved in the match. He is paired up with Dibiase and I'm liking it. They did add that he would be in the corner of Dibiase on Sunday. The only thing that could have topped that cheering wise was the anticipation that we'd see Trish Stratus. We got that tease with the Maryse backstage segment but got nothing of Trish. I was surprised at that. Maryse got a big pop from the fans on her entrance even after they tried to get the fans to turn on her. Toronto does not like John Cena. He got booed bad!! Sheamus was the face in that match in Toronto. That was really the only moment last night where the fans cheered for a heel besides them being Canadian. Batista getting involved was predictable and he also destroyed Mark Henry earlier in the night. I admit that I laughed at the WWE commercial spoofs. The one with Khali and Hornswoggle with them driving cracked me up big. Hornswoggle's laugh just cracks me up.
As was talked about last night, The Score in Canada was putting in commercials during Raw.
Beth Phoenix had surgery done this morning on her torn ACL. She will be gone for several months. With her being out and the release of Mickie James, that women's division is really hurting right now. I'm begging for Melina to hurry up and get back.
Jim Ross is closing down his BBQ restaurants and posted the following comments on his website: "At the end of the day, our business plan could not handle the shift in the economy or the rising overhead that we encountered. We make no excuses. We worked diligently on making this aspect of our BBQ dream come true but this time around it simply wasn't meant to be. We played the game hard and played to win but we came up short. Again, we make no excuses." http://www.jrsbarbq.com/blog/His BBQ business will continue online however. In more comments that I'm sure will make fans continue to wonder about his future, he posted that his professional schedule will likely change significantly in the upcoming weeks. He talked of how there was only so much that he could pile on his plate and that the unfortunate turn of events is a blessing in disguise. Let the fans run wild with those comments. LOL.
WWE released their Best Of PPV Matches 2009-2010 DVD set today which is in standard definition or on Blu-ray with the Blu-ray being a Best Buy exclusive. Solid lineup of matches that you can't go wrong with and here is the link to check it out. http://www.amazon.com/Best-View-Matches-Year-2009-2010/dp/B00368PSMS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1274207126&sr=1-1
I've heard the results of the TNA Sacrifice PPV and don't really have any opinions on it. Yeah, just really have nothing to say about it.
How does Scott Hall get away with the comments that he makes on his You Tube videos? I'm amazed at what he gets away with from TNA.
The WWE Classics On Demand fan voting for events in June is between WCW Clash Of The Champions 27, WWF In Your House 1, or WCW SuperBrawl VIII.
WWE's Over The Limit PPV is this Sunday and here is the lineup. John Cena defends the WWE title against Batista in an I Quit match. Jack Swagger defends the World title against The Big Show. Randy Orton vs. Edge. CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio with the stipulations of that if Rey loses, he joins Punk's group. If Punk loses, he gets his head shaved. Drew McIntyre defends the Intercontinental title against Kofi Kingston. The Hart Dynasty defend the tag team titles against Chris Jericho and The Miz. Eve defends the Divas title against Maryse. R Truth takes on Ted Dibiase.
That is all I have this week. Kind of a quiet week in the wrestling world outside of last night's Raw. Take care and God bless!!
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