The Outlaws and Southern Justice had a wrestling match and I didn't hate it.
Weird. I think the break up angle sucks because I like units to be strong
for a long time before even thinking about breaking them up. It adds
legitimacy to the group and makes the split more dramatic. If this is
just another tease, then that would suck too 'cos they did that one already
this summer. If Gunn gets a singles push, it's gonna boggle my mind like
Maivia: guy with decent charisma, ok selling, '80s move set, pushed to
the moon, fans going nuts, me asking WHY?!?
Owen Hart pulled the best match out of Dan Severn in his short WWF stint
so far. I'll put it up here for that alone. I'm confused as to why there
was so much speculation about Severn's injury being a work. A big red flag
should have gone up when Owen used that variation of the piledriver. The
last time he used it he injured a guy legit, so the logical thinking is:
don't use that move ever again, unless we want to get an angle over.
I liked the 6-man four corners match a whole lot, it was a real bunch
of fun. Action, moves, goofy psychology, the crowd loved it, I dug it,
everyone wins.
Val Venis and X-Pac had the best match on Raw, 'cos X-Pac is the real deal
and Venis tries hard and succeeds. It was an unfortunately screwy finish
but not the kind that really bothers me, and hey, it's the WWF, etc. The
return of Goldust is a good idea. I would have preferred to see Dustin get
over as himself but it doesn't look like they had any real focus for him
after he torched his costume. So, I think this kicks the feud up to another
level, and I'm having fun watching it unfold.
Something is wrong with The Rock's mega push. I felt the same indignation
watching Maivia pin The Undertaker that I did when Kendall Windhman pinned
El Dandy. And there's something wrong when I feel indignation about anybody
pinning The Undertaker. This week's main event was a decent match though.
The crowd being way into it always helps. I want to make a case for Paul
Orndorff's fancy elbow drop 'cos it was head and shoulders above the routine
Maivia is currently doing. Check out Orndorff's work a year or so before
he was forced to retire and I think you'll agree. Heck, the Rock doesn't
even have the best drop in the WWF, Road Dog's is much better. Maivia is
this decades Dusty Rhodes. You read it here first!
Oh boy, Undertaker and Kane are gonna fight again. McMahon et al still bore
me with this angle. It's strange that Bret Hart is still being referenced
in the promotions top storyline. The finish to Survivor Series '97 has been
the most influential event of the past year. The best part of this whole
thing was Mankind trying to nurse McMahon with a super big gulp. Mick Foley
is awesome.
It really sucks that Vader's jobbing to everyone in sight because he's fat.
Hey Titan, that's his fucking gimmick! He's a bad ass fat guy who works
stiff as a brick upside your head. Mick Foley ain't exactly svelte and you
push him. Vader is a former IWGP and WCW world heavyweight champion! Show
some damn respect! Al Snow doesn't really wrestle like he used to. This
match sucked 'cos Snow used head to win again. Anyway, I just read that
Vader has basically been let out of his contract. He's still got enough
of the good stuff left in him to make a tour of All Japan, say, right about
the time of the Real World Tag League tournament! ECW could make good use
of him too.
Blink and you missed Farooqs return to Raw. You didn't miss much. What do
you know! Mark Henry's getting personality!
The Oddities gimmick couldn't sustain my interest so I'm going to not like
them for a while. Ah well, at least they add a bit of colour to the festivities
unlike, say, DOA and Southern Justice. The Headbangers have been long overdue for
a change in direction but going after Golga et al ain't exactly gonna draw big
heat.
Ollie
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