A few days late, DVRed-Raw thoughts:
Orton is on tonight. He was connected, you could feel it. Brock just
reestablishes his monster status, recovering from his defeat at 'Mania.
Heyman also continues to show he's arguably the best promo guy in the business. I'm guessing the cage is being done as an illusion to the Octagon.
Antonio Cesaro is great and the match with Kofi was good too. Kofi's promo
didn't make sense because he's (kayfabe) not American. They’ve jobbed Cesaro out
too much to make the title change really mean anything.
WWE has
a genius spin with this Fandango-ing gimmick. Vince basically has WWE
starting its own version of Gangnam Style. If Vince can get this to be a
meme and catch on he will get huge eyes on WWE. Last week, Jersey made
Fandango. If this catches, it will make CNN and morning talk shows.
Vince is really going deep down the entertainment rabbit hole.
Alternatively, this Fandango-ing can bite WWE in the ass. Like when fans
do it during non-Fandango matches, when the fans get bored.
Fandango should cut promos how he hates the Fandango-ing, being offended
as a trained dancer is now being compared to stupid trending
dances. He is not a punchline, he is an artist. He dropped the ball on
his promo tonight, he didn’t heel it up enough.
Damn it, Dolph
found his groove. He is ready, in the ring and on the stick. Just on the
entrance alone there was presence. Good for him. Swagger vs. Dolph, how
bout those two amazing amateur wrestlers go. Then great psychology to
lead into the strikes. Even the commentary is spot-on here, too. Note:
WWE just gave you a quality heel versus heel match here. Dolph worked
pseudo-face whilst still remaining a heel. He worked basically as a
tweener, which allowed WWE to test out how over Dolph really is outside
of the Jersey smart mark crowd. The important thing to watch is what the
business of the match is: establishing Swagger as a credible threat to
the title. Take notes, kids. On a personal note, I completely disagree
with Dolph losing, especially considering he just won the belt last
week.
Ryback cuts a decent promo while getting the story over.
Good for him. Did anyone hear Cena calling directions to The Shield?
"Look at Ryback! Look at Ryback!" Need to turn down those ring mics.
Cena should be selling, not playing director. WWE has too much money to
be multitasking him like that.
I also want to point out a
master-level psychological ploy that Cena carried out, one that is
usually reserved for high-level politicians. Listen to Cena's promo, he
added a subtle good ol' southern boy to his accent, even his verbiage
changed. It wasn't over the top, it came off like, "oh me, I grew up in
the south, but then moved to Boston, but you can still hear I have a
lil' southerner in me." It connects him to them, despite whether it's
true or not.
He stops enunciating words. Drops the "g" off
words ending in "-ing," it's tone things. I looked it up, and low and
behold, this week's Raw came from Greenville, South Carolina. I think
it's safe to say I nailed that.
This is a common political tactic to get the crowd on your side. Hillary Clinton got called out for
it when she was running for president. It gives the masses a way of
feeling a better direct connection with you when they talk and sound
like you do. You're now one of them.
Until next time,
-AWV
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