Showing posts with label Ron Simmons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ron Simmons. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

GotMyNerdOn: Rating Raw 1000

Opening Video: The Unforgettable Moments of the First 999 Episodes
·         features most memorable moments, special guests through the years;
·         features some downlights (Vince on the Montreal Screwjob, Edge and Rick Flair's retirements, Eddie Guerrero);
·         Raw running weekly continuously since January 11, 1993

The Good: good start, pumping adrenaline to the crowd;
The Bad: none
Rating: A

Mr. McMahon starts of the show
·         Mr. McMahon struts down the ring and thanks WWE Universe; WWE Universe responds with chants of "Thank you Vince! Thank you Vince!"
·         Mr. McMahon welcomes the WWE Universe to Monday Night Raw and welcomes DX;

Degeneration X kicks off the Raw 1000; Damien Sandow interrupts DX
·         Shawn and Triple H hits the ring; Shawn cuts short their pyro;
·         Shawn Michaels: "Something's missing..." underwear check, pants check, tshirt check,  glowsticks check, wristbands check...
·         Triple H: "Did there used to be more of us?" CROWD GOES NUTS!!!!
·         New Age Outlaws and X-Pac rolls in on the big jeep and joins Shawn and Triple H in the ring;
·         The DX Jeep they rode on is a nod to the DX Invasion of WCW in 27-April-1998, Monday Night Wars;
·         Triple H: "Shawn will lose his smile." Ha!
·         Damien Sandow interrupts DX; gets Sweet Chin Music and Pedigree and taken out like common trash out of the ring
DX reunion

The Good: nostalgic and hilarious antics; good to see them back even for one night only
The Bad: no Chyna (I guess her recent XXX exploits does not fit well with the new PG era)
Rating: A

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Raw1000 Moment - Lita Returns! (Lita vs Heath Slater)

The greatest WWE Diva of all time returns and takes Heath Slaters challenge in a No Disqualification, No Countout match. And she brought with her perhaps the most bad-ass beer-drinking tag team of all time.



Here's a quick rundown:

Lita defeats Heath Slater in a No Disqualification, No Countout match
- Howard Finkel (Special Guest Announcer)
- Heath Slater vs Lita with APA (Bradshaw, Ron Simmons)
- Road Warrior Animal, Vader, Doink the Clown, Sycho Sid, DDP, Sgt Salughter, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Bob Backlund, Rikishi.