OdysseyRaw February 18 thoughts
February 20th 2008 07:32
Well... WWE's TV shows are usually at their highest quality leading up to Mania, and I'd say that today's ep was a really good one. Nothing that great wrestling-wise, but there were a couple of good angles and overall, it began the buildup to Mania nicely.
The opening segment with HHH, Orton and Cena was very well done, I thought. I'm glad they decided to keep Orton in the picture. Normally these segments (where the GM comes out and announces the inevitable match) are the same old stuff, but the reveal that HHH would be the guest ref was actually an interesting development and I'm sure it kept a lot of folks wanting to watch on.
The two MITB qualifying matches were nothing special, and the crowd seemed dead in both of them, particulary Kennedy/Val, probably due to how predictable the outcomes were. And speaking of Kennedy as well as Jeff Hardy... the theme music changes weren't really needed; I liked their previous ones better. But apparently there's a new WWE CD coming out and those are the tracks on it, so they'll probably just be keeping it for a while until the CD tanks and then eventually go back to their old ones. At least neither of them was as bad as the shitty "Can You Dig It" remix they had Booker come out to for quite some time in 2003.
Jericho continues to be more and more of an afterthought, unfortunately. He wasn't even on the show! And it looks like the JBL feud is over. Wouldn't surprise me if he's just chucked into the MITB match.
I enjoyed the Big Show/Mayweather segment, although I am kinda hoping they turn it into a tag match for Mania as opposed to one-on-one, as the height difference is just so noticeable, I can't see how they'd be able to have a competitive match without Show looking weak.
And I'm thinking the oposite for JBL/Finlay. The beat-down in the cage was wonderful. It's about time they've had a heel beat on Hornswoggle. I thought the whole segment was great, and I'm really hoping they just go for a one on one JBL V Finlay brawl at Mania as opposed to a tag match with Hornswoggle and Vince involved (which would likely just be a comedy match).
And finally, it was good to see Candice return. Glad they're (seemingly) going for Beth Phoenix V Candice at Mania as opposed to the rumoured Phoenix V Ashley or Phoenix V Maria.
Overall, I enjoyed this week's episode. What did you think ??
The opening segment with HHH, Orton and Cena was very well done, I thought. I'm glad they decided to keep Orton in the picture. Normally these segments (where the GM comes out and announces the inevitable match) are the same old stuff, but the reveal that HHH would be the guest ref was actually an interesting development and I'm sure it kept a lot of folks wanting to watch on.
The two MITB qualifying matches were nothing special, and the crowd seemed dead in both of them, particulary Kennedy/Val, probably due to how predictable the outcomes were. And speaking of Kennedy as well as Jeff Hardy... the theme music changes weren't really needed; I liked their previous ones better. But apparently there's a new WWE CD coming out and those are the tracks on it, so they'll probably just be keeping it for a while until the CD tanks and then eventually go back to their old ones. At least neither of them was as bad as the shitty "Can You Dig It" remix they had Booker come out to for quite some time in 2003.
Jericho continues to be more and more of an afterthought, unfortunately. He wasn't even on the show! And it looks like the JBL feud is over. Wouldn't surprise me if he's just chucked into the MITB match.
I enjoyed the Big Show/Mayweather segment, although I am kinda hoping they turn it into a tag match for Mania as opposed to one-on-one, as the height difference is just so noticeable, I can't see how they'd be able to have a competitive match without Show looking weak.
And I'm thinking the oposite for JBL/Finlay. The beat-down in the cage was wonderful. It's about time they've had a heel beat on Hornswoggle. I thought the whole segment was great, and I'm really hoping they just go for a one on one JBL V Finlay brawl at Mania as opposed to a tag match with Hornswoggle and Vince involved (which would likely just be a comedy match).
And finally, it was good to see Candice return. Glad they're (seemingly) going for Beth Phoenix V Candice at Mania as opposed to the rumoured Phoenix V Ashley or Phoenix V Maria.
Overall, I enjoyed this week's episode. What did you think ??
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