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No Way Out Review 2/15/09

Posted: Monday, February 16, 2009
Welcome everyone to the Slingshot Suplex No Way Out review. Now when i do my show reviews I usually do them while I'm watching the show, but with the ppv's this won't be the case as i like to sit down and just watch and enjoy them. So these reviews wont have as much detail more then likely as my raw/smackdown/ecw reviews have. With that being said, lets see what NWO brought us shall we.

WWE Title Match: Elimination Chamber:

I'd have to say i was shocked to see that this match was the opening match, but obviously it was clear why later on. This match was simply amazing from start to finish. Edge and Jeff Hardy started things out and before the next guy could enter the ring, Jeff caught Edge in a small package and Edge was gone. Seriously holy shit was my reaction. I couldnt believe Edge was gone already. But as we found out later on it was all a part of WWE's master plan to swerve us. From there saw Kozlov enter the ring, followed by Big Show. They played a little can u top this while beating up Jeff for a little while before Triple H enters the chamber. Undertaker was the last entrant, and everybody's in now. Kozlov got eliminated by Taker when he got caught with the last ride out of the corner. Kozlov was actually very good in this match and impresssed me some. Later on and Jeff climbs the chamber and on to the top of the pod where Show crotches him and climbs up after him..Taker nails him and then superplexes Show off the top rope. Thats always an impressive spot to see. Jeff then follows with the swanton bomb off of the pod, simply amazing. Triple H covers Show and eliminates him. Jeff then gets caught in the tombstone and is eliminated leaving Taker and Triple H to fight for the title. Jeff was outstanding in this match and definitely proved to everyone why he is in the main event now. Awesome spot with the double reversal flipping over the ropes and into the tombstone by taker. Triple H gets his foot on the ropes. Taker then kicks out of the pedigree as well. The end saw Taker catch triple H in the last ride out of the corner but The Game reverses it and hits the Pedigree for the win and the title. Just simply an amazing amazing match. You would be hard pressed to find a better chamber match then this. Everyone played their role perferctly. Just awesome.
Predicted Winner: Triple H
Actual Winner: Triple H

Edge was shown in the back yelling at Vickie, who blamed him before apologizing. But as we will later see the night turns out pretty good for Edge.

Randy Orton vs Shane Mcmahon: No Holds Barred:

This match dissapointed me some though it still was a pretty good match. Your basic brawling until they went to the floor. Shane nails Orton with the monitor busting him open quite nicely. Shane lays him on the table and goes to hit the elbow off the top before Legacy intervenes, shane eventually gets the best of them, hitting rhodes with the always nice spot of the dropkick across the ring while cody held the garbage can. He then goes for the elbow through the table and misses in an insanse spot. Orton gets him back in the ring and superplexes him through a table wich was very impressive. After some more brawling around and weapon usage Shane goes to punt Orton who catches him in the RKO for the win. Nice Match but i honestly thought we would see a little more here. Still i cant complain.
Predicted Winner: Randy Orton
Actual Winner: Randy Orton

Jack Swagger(c) vs Fit Finlay: ECW Title Match:

This was just your basic match, nothing really special to report here. Finlay accidentaly knocks Hornswoggle off the apron then gets caught in the Gutwrench Powerbomb, Swagger retains the belt. Swagger once again was very impressive on PPV, albeit in a short outing here.
Predicted Winner: Jack Swagger
Actual Winner: Jack Swagger

JBL vs Shawn Michaels: Winner Takes All:

This storyline has been amazing and this was the blowoff match. Shawns wife was at in the first row. Nice job of storytelling by these 2 in this match as was expected. JBL trying to get Shawn to DQ himself early. They teased Shawn getting counted out at one point after a second clothesline from hell. JBL eventually gets slapped by Shawns wife. Shawn then flips, hitting all his HBK spots followed by Sweet Chin Music for the win.
Predicted Winner: Shawn Michaels
Actual Winner: Shawn Michaels

World Heavyweight Championship Match: Elimination Chamber:

It was gonna be hard for this to top the Smackdown chamber match but they did a wonderful job of trying. Edge attacks Kofi before Kofi could get into the chamber taking him out with the chair and stealing his pod. As soon as this happened all my questions were answered. First, as soon as this happened it was obvious Edge was winning. Wich then told me who was gonna face John Cena at WrestleMania, pretty much confirming my Randy Orton/Triple H prediction as well. Just remember when that does happen that you heard it here first :). Jericho and Rey start the match off. Awesome spot with Rey hanging off top of chamber and dropping onto Jericho into a hurricanrana. Kane enters next, dominates Rey and Jericho, before getting eliminated when Jericho hit the codebreaker, followed by a 619 and Rey jumping off the pod onto Kane for the pin. Mike Knox is in next, basically same formula here as with Kane. He dominates for a couple minutes before setting Rey up for his finisher, Jericho hits codebreaker on Knox and pins him. Edge is in next and Mysterio jumps him immediately, upset over the attack on Kofi. Rey and Jericho are battling on the top rope when Edge comes up behind them, Jericho rolls over both of them powerbombing Edge who basically held on to Rey in a german suplex. Awesome spot there. Cena enters next clears house for a minute then gets caught by the codebreaker, the 619, and a spear and is eliminated. Cena wasnt in the match very long and i'm sure that pleased all the ignorant Cena haters out there. Jericho catches Rey in the Walls of Jericho but before he can turn him over, rey counters with a victory roll and eliminates Jericho leaving Rey and Edge as the last two. Great job teasing a Rey win with many near falls and close counts but in the end it was Edge hitting the spear and winning the World Championship. Great match, suprise win, nice way to end the PPV. It was the only match i got wrong but so did everybody.
Predicted Winner: John Cena
Actual Winner: Edge

All in all No Way Out was a pretty good showing by WWE heading into WrestleMania. Just an awesome smackdown chamber match to open the show. And a swerve ending to close the show. Both top titles changed hands with triple winning the WWE title. And Edge, who came in WWE champ, left World Champ. This ppv was about the chamber matches and it showed. Now we are off to Wrestlemania and it should be very interesting.

No Way Out Preview

Posted: Sunday, February 15, 2009
Welcome everyone to the first official Slingshot Suplex Pay Per View preview. This months PPV is No Way Out, featuring Raw/Smackdown elimination chamber title matches. There is only 5 matches scheduled so far so they should all be given decent time with the chamber matches taking up a good chunk of it of course. Although there is always a possability of throwing in a divas match or a promo segment to fill some time as well. Well lets see what we have for tonight shall we.

Jack Swagger (c) vs Fit Finlay: ECW championship match:

Well the ECW title picture got a whole lot more interesting this past Tuesday night as Christian made his return to WWE and challenged the winner of this match. We might see Christian tonight on commentary or in some manor like that. I think this will be a great match and the opener tonight. Should be given pretty good time, and they showed what they could do together 2 weeks ago when they had a pretty good main event on ECW. Finlay is usually always pretty good and Swagger has shown over the last couple months that he can hold his own with some of the top veteran performers in the company. I cant see Finlay winning the title here as Swagger has alot of momentum and a feud leading into Wrestlemania with Christian would make Tuesday nights must watch TV for a little while. Gutwrench Powerbomb, 1,2,3.
Winner: Jack Swagger

Shawn Michaels vs JBL:

Well the story here is that if Shawn wins he is completely free of JBL, and if JBL wins he owns everything that is Shawn Michaels for the rest of eternity. The whole fued has been pure gold and i believe has won over even the most hateful skeptics. These two are among the best storytellers in the business and it has shown bigtime here. I honestly thought they would go straight through to Wrestlemania with this but it looks like they're gonna end it tonight wich is ok too as it will allow Shawn to hopefully face The Undertaker at Mania, something they already hinted at during the Royal Rumble. I've seen some predictions where they have this match ending in a no-contest so that they can end it at Wrestlemania but i just cant see that happening. I think if they wanted it to end at Mania they could've had a tag match of some sort or something else where Shawn got sick of JBL and kicked him leading to the winner takes all at Mania. But they went with the winner takes all stipulation tonight so therefore i'm saying it ends tonight. Shawn hits sweet chin music for the win.
Winner: Shawn Michaels

Randy Orton vs Shane McMahon: No Holds Barred:

Despite what has been the popular hate on this match's build throughout the internet, i actually have loved it. Also, for the people that read my raw and smackdown review i have a feeling that something bigger is brewing possably leading to Wrestlemania with Randy Orton and Triple H. If something happens to Stephanie tonight, and Triple H wins the chamber match then look for that to be the title match at mania. This match should be very good and very physical. Shane McMahon always steps up in these situations and tonight should be no different. I love Randy Orton's character right now and he should go over in this one after a very brutal match that might go all over the building.
Winner: Randy Orton

World Heavyweight Title Match: Elimination Chamber:
John Cena(c), Kofi Kingston, Rey Mysterio, Kane, Mike Knox, Chris Jericho:

This should very interesting for the fact that I want to see how Kofi and Knox perform on the big stage tonight. I dont think the winner is in doubt all that much here as the only one that could possably win other then Cena is Jericho and hes busy with other things going into WrestleMania. Kane will play his part very well as he always does for years and years now. As will Rey Mysterio and it should be fun to watch Rey and Kofi fly around the chamber. But, no secret who the winner will be, the champ retains.
Winner: John Cena

WWE Championship Match: Elimination Chamber:
Edge(c), Big Show, Vladmir Kozlov, Triple H, Jeff Hardy, Undertaker:

Now this is where the night gets interesting. This match is going to be very unpredictable and has been built extremely well. As of 2 weeks ago Edge was my pick to retain here, and its still a possability that he will do just that. But like I've said, i have another theory. With Randy Orton reminding everyone that he has a choice of what champion to face at Mania, and Stephs mystery phone call last week on Raw. I now am leaning heavily towards Triple H winning this match resulting in him getting involved in the Mcmahon/Orton storyline. That would actually make perfect sense, after all, Triple H is a part of the family. If this happens, look for Edge and Big Show to face off, with Undertaker likely facing Shawn Michaels, Jeff Hardy obviously facing Matt, and Kozlov, well, doing whatever he might do at Wrestlemania. If u asked me what I would do, Edge would retain, and i honestly cant think of anyone to wrestle Cena at Mania if it isnt Randy Orton. With that being said, I'm completely torn on who will win this match. Because of the whole who could possably face Cena deal, I wanna pick Edge. But WWE didnt hint at all that on Raw for no reason did they? So my gut tells me that it will the Game walking out of NWO the WWE champion once again.
Winner: Triple H

Should be a solid PPV tonight with alot of things that could or might happen, and most of that will build very heavily towards WrestleMania. I guess we have to wait and see what happens.

Raw Review 2/9/09

Posted: Monday, February 9, 2009
Hello everyone and welcome to the February 9th edition of the slingshot suplex raw report. A much anticipated Raw this week with it being the last Raw before No Way Out, undertaker vs randy orton announced, and of course, the return of "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair to WWE tv.

And they dont keep us waiting long as Ric Flair opens the show to a great response. He doesnt get very far before Jericho interrupts him to tremendous heat from the crowd. The crowd is eating this segment up. Just simply 2 of the best on the mic of all time working their magic here, going back and forth. Flair eventually nails Jericho and struts around the ring..can never get sick of seeing that lol. They obviously plant the seeds for a possible match between the two at Mania, even though Flair said he wouldnt wrestle again. They could always have it an unsanctioned match of some sort being more of a fight then an actual match, I guess we'll just have to wait and see how this all progresses. All in all a great beginning to Raw this week.

A recap of what happened last week with Randy Orton and Shane Mcmahon, including that awesome backstage segment where Shane took the kick for Stephanie. I actually love how this is progressing, its a great way to keep Orton busy till mania and the match at NWO should be very good.

Beth Phoenix & Jillian Hall vs Melina & Kelly Kelly:

Diva tag action up next. Hopefully short and sweet. They announce Melina will defend the title against Beth next week. I'm praying Beth wins so that Trish can hopefully return and face Beth at WrestleMania. Trish has been hinting that she wouldnt mind wrestling at the big show this year so lets all hope and pray thats the case. Rosa trips up Melina on the ropes leading to Beth hitting her finisher for the win. Thankfully a short match and now we can move on.

They recap WrestleMania 3 next and its quite simply the best Mania of all time and will always be in my eyes. The huge crowd of 93,000 people, one of the best matches of all time with Steamboat vs Savage, and what is still the most epic main event of all time with Hogan vs Andre. Simply the best event in wrestling history.

JBL and Shawn Michaels are in the back. JBL reminds Shawn that at least until Sunday he is still his employee. Sais he set up a match between Shawn and the worlds strongest jobber, er man, Mark Henry later tonight.

The Legacy makes their way out to the stage next as Orton reminds everyone that he won the royal rumble and he has a choice on who he faces at Mania. I honestly cant see him not facing John Cena but i guess WWE could swerve us and have him choose Smackdowns champion if it ends up being Triple H. Actually that would make sense considering Triple H is a member of the Mcmahon family. I'm hoping for Orton vs Cena but i'm just saying that scenario would make sense if it did happen. I dont think either champion will lose at NWO though. But that just popped in my head so i figured i would throw it out there as a possability.

Dibiase and Rhodes vs Cryme Time:

Next we get a rematch of last week where Dibiase and Rhodes got DQ'ed and beat down Shad afterwards. During the match a disclaimer telling viewers where to find the Westminster dog show is shown. Thank god USA finally smartened up and stopped delaying Raw for this worthless piece of shit show. Nothing against dogs and dog lovers but seriously lol. Short match with Rhodes hitting JTG with his new finisher which i guess has been dubbed "crossroads". Basic tag match with the right team going over here.

Just like to mention that i've never seen the show "Burn Notice"...but it stars the immortal Bruce Campbell and thats a good thing. Long Live Ash, keep kicking some deadite ass wooo. (Yes i'm a horror geek lol)

Kane, Mike Knox, Chris Jericho vs John Cena, Kofi Kingston, Rey Mysterio:

6 man tag action next featuring all the members of the Raw elimination chamber match. Jericho comes out still selling the punch from Flair, showing why he is one of the best of his time. Cena comes out to a huge pop from the crowd. I'm sure there were a few boos in there but the cheers certainly drowned them out. Love him or not nobody can deny the electricity in the building when he enters the arena. They come back from break with Kofi and Kane in the ring. I hope Kofi and Knox realize how big of an opportunity they have this sunday to impress everyone and prove they belong near the top of the card. Great spot to end the match with Jericho catching Kofi in mid air with the codebreaker for the win. Great 6 man tag with lots of energy, a hot crowd and a great finish. Everyone was on top of their game here.

Steph is in the back talking to someone on the phone. Her dad maybe, or Shane, or...Triple H. Hmm, the more i think about it the more they might be leading toward a Triple H involment in this whole deal. When she said "we all have alot going on this weekend, was it Triple H on the other line saying that he has the chamber match to worry about, I dont know, maybe i'm reading to much into the whole thing but i guess we'll have to see how it all goes down. But if something ends up happening to Steph either later tonight or this sunday look for Triple H to get involved, especially if he wins the title Sunday. I honestly cant think who would face Cena at Mania if this is the case but it all just seems to make sense to me the more i think about it. What might happen at NWO is getting more and more interesting by the minute.

Shawn Michaels vs Mark Henry:

JBL makes his way out and sits at ringside as the match gets underway. Shawn goes after Henry like a wildman eventually pulling a chair out. Henry takes it away but gets it superkicked into his face disqualifying Shawn. JBL quickly gets on the mic to remind Shawn that if he were to get DQ'd or counted out at NWO that he will forever belong to him. He then goes on to tell Shawn to bring his wife to NWO to witness the match. Obviously Shawn is going over at NWO, but the build for this match has been superb.

CM Punk (c) vs William Regal:

Intercontinental Championship rematch up next. Why the champion comes out first i'll never know. Should be a very physical match as most of Regal's matches are. Very short match with Punk putting Regal away with the GTS. Seriously if u blinked you missed this match. But now Punk can move on from Regal and will probably end up in the Money in the Bank match.

While theres a commercial i would just like to elaborate on the whole possability of Orton vs Triple H. at Mania scenario i've been touching on. I honestly never saw this as a possible match until some of the subtle hints dropped on tonights show. I'm not necessarily predicting this outcome but i can now see it as something that could happen. Two things are keeping me from presenting this as a fullout prediction. 1. I cant possably think of who John Cena would face for the title if it wasnt Orton. Undertaker will probably be busy with Shawn, and even if not i cant see him facing Cena due to the fact that Taker's not losing at Mania and him vs Cena would mean that he would win the title at Mania 3 years in a row, and if Edge isnt champion after this sunday he would probably end up feuding with Big Show which is being heavily teased. Jericho and JBl have been done and really nobody else is built up enough right now to face Cena for the belt so i'm baffled. 2. I think Orton will win whatever belt he challenges for at Mania and if they went with him vs Triple H. it would mean that the WWE championship would have to change hands at 5 straight PPV's. Its actually a very good thing that WWE has me wondering whats gonna happen and it should all be cleared up this sunday for sure.

Randy Orton vs Undertaker:

Its main event time and the crowd is buzzing even before the gong hits. Taker enters to a huge pop as always. Who wouldnt pop for that entrance, perhaps the best entrance ever in this business. Solid match going on until The rest of Legacy interfere and end the match via DQ. Legacy continues to beat down the deadman until Shane hits the ring and saves the day. Orton bails out and is left to watch Rhodes get chokeslammed, and then Shane hit Dibiase with the dropkick across the ring with Dibiase holding the garbage can. Always a tremendous spot to see and a great way to end the show.

Overall a very good raw. Dropping some subtle hints towards what could happen, i mean they showed Steph talking on the phone for a reason and i suppose it couldve just been Vince but something tells me otherwise. No Way Out will bring a tremendous amount of answers in that regard. Good start with the Jericho/Flair interaction. Tremendous 6 man tag, and a solid closing to end this weeks Raw.

What Makes A Good Worker

Posted: Thursday, February 5, 2009
First off id like to say my blog has gotten over 60 views in just a few days of existence so thank you to everyone and please dont be afraid to leave a comment when u visit, just click the title of the blog or the little comment tab at the bottom of each blog. I will always try and comment back or u can comment on each others comments and discuss amongst each other the wrestling world.

I was in a wrestling chat room the other day and a couple people were saying that Hulk Hogan was not a good worker, and this got me thinking. What exactly makes a good "worker". I believe that alot of fans don't really understand the term in the first place. So let me elaborate on my thoughts on the subject.

The term "worker" means to work the crowd. It doesnt mean to be the best technical wrestler, or do the highest risk spots or any of that. If u ask any wrestler they will tell u that the term means working the crowd. You could be the most technically sound wrestler on the planet but if the fans are sitting on their hands and yawning, or going to the bathroom and concession stands then are u a good worker? I have said this many times before but this art that we love is not a competition, its a show.

To me, and remember these are my opinions but on this subject i happen to firmly believe i'm right, a good worker in the art of sports entertainment/wrestling is someone who can get the crowd to invest thier emotions into their specific character. In this sense Hulk Hogan is probably the best "worker" of all time even though his moveset in the states was very limited. Who got the fans more emotionally involved in their matches more then Hulk Hogan. Steve Austin, The Rock, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, and many many others were masters at working the crowd and getting the people to emotionally invest theirselves in everything they did.

The internet wrestling community is filled with people screaming for certain wrestlers to get that push because they believe that they are the best workers when in fact they're very mistaken. Names that come to mind are Jamie Noble, Paul London, Lance Storm, and many many others that could put on a decent match and in some cases are extremely technically sound. But what some of these performers lack are the ability to work the crowd. They just cant seem to get the fans to care about their character, thus going out there and performing in front of silent crowds. Often times they're matches are enjoyed by the masses, but then completely forgot about as soon as its over.

The main ability that is necessary to move up the ladder in the sports entertainment industry is not wrestling ability, cause again its not a competition. It is charisma, plain and simple. Now there have been a few exceptions to the rule, Chris Benoit comes to mind, but it doesnt happen very often. Some of the top names of all time in this sport could not wrestle half as good as alot of the guys that u would barely remember if i showed you their picture. But they had that ability to get the fans to care about them and that is what a good "worker" is!!!

Raw Review: 2/2/09

Posted: Monday, February 2, 2009
Hey peoples, this is my first raw review. Dont expect a play by play as i'm not gonna get into all that, i'm assuming everyone probably watched the show anyways so i dont think its necessary to go into all that detail. But ill do my best to review each segment and give my opinion to the best of my ability!!

Opening Segment:

Shane Mcmahon comes out and announces that he will face Randy Orton in a no holds barred match at No Way Out. Not too suprising there as they need to keep Orton busy till mania. Orton cuts a good heel promo, claiming he told Cody and Ted not to fight back against Shane last week. Nice touch as it wasnt believable that Shane beat up the 3 of them. The Legacy then try and ambush Shane who was expecting just that as he had a kendo stick waiting for them. Decent segment and the match should be pretty good at NWO as Shane always delivers in big matches and Orton is the best heel in the business right now in my opinion. Should be very interesting.

CM Punk and Mickie James vs William Regal and Layla:

First off id like to say i dont really enjoy mixed tag matches, i dont really enjoy the divas in general as most of them are talentless. I long for the days of Moolah vs Richter lol. Usually i'll just end up giving a quick "this chick fought this chick and this chick won" type review of the divas just to let everyone know lol. Mickie James however i think has lots of talent, along with Beth Pheonix but really everyone else isnt that good in comparison. This match was just to give Regal and Punk somethin to do. They say they'll face next week wich is cool. These 2 could have a nice series of very physical matches wich is good for the IC title. Regal hits the knee for the win as Punk is getting back in the ring. But i predict that Punk will end this feud still IC champion in the long run.

Rhodes and Dibiase vs Cryme Tyme:

I like Cryme Tyme but WWE seems reluctant to pull the trigger on them for some reason. In my opinion they're running the risk of Cryme Tyme going somewhat stale before they pull that trigger. DQ finish with a beatdown of Shad afterwards. Nice double team DDT. Just a quick throwaway match to show the relentlessness of the Legacy and to further draw heat to Rhodes and Dibiase.

They're still teasing the Jericho/Rourke angle so we'll see what happens. Some people think Jericho deserves a bigger match but to those people i say who do u thinks name will be most out there in the media, whos name will get the most publicity if this does happen. Chris Jericho thats who. Remember folks its a show not a competition and I think Jericho is a perfect candidate to pull this off in a big way.

Jericho's in the ring after commercial. Jericho has been as good as he ever has been the last 9 months or so. Hes been simply awesome. As he rants about ric flair and legends of the past hes interuppted by John Cena. As i said in my introduction blog i'm not a cena hater at all, i believe he has more then earned his spot and works harder then probably anyone in the business today. He goes on to cut a pretty good promo on jericho to build toward their match at the end of the night. Is all this Ric Flair talk building towards something? Guess we'll have to wait and see huh.

Kofi Kingston and Rey Mysterio vs Kane and Mike Knox:

Kofi going over Kane last week was a pleasant suprise. Not that i like watching Kane lose all the time because i think its rediculous but it gives Kofi a chance to really prove himself at NWO. I actually think Mike Knox has a whole lot of potential to at least be a viable upper mid card heel for a while. I know most people just see another worthless hoss but i dont. I liked his answer a couple weeks ago that he didnt know why he attacked Rey, it leaves the door open for a very unpredictable type character if they use him correctly. Good spot to tease future dissention between kofi and rey with rey not being there for the tag. Kane pins Rey after catchin him in mid-air with a chokeslam, very good looking spot. Kane and Knox looked very good as a team actually. Very good tag match with a very hot crowd.

The Legacy gang attack Shane in the back knocking down steph as well and beating up some random security too. Randy goes to boot steph in the head before shane dives in the way at the last moment taking the kick to the ribs instead. Awesome little backstage segment and this angle is coming along quite nicely.

Candice Michelle vs Beth Pheonix:

Candice has gotta be the biggest waste of time or at least shes right up there. She should go back to doing softcore porn at least then she was slightly interesting to watch. At least with the divas now u get Santino too, the guy is hilarious. Trish Stratus recently said she might be up for doing a match at WrestleMania, now Trish vs Beth is a Diva match i would love to see. Beth puts the match away hitting her finisher.

Flair on Raw next week. Could he do one more match. Maybe with Rourke in his corner, hmm we'll have to wait and see but somethings definitely brewing there and i like it.

Next out is JBL to do his evaluation on Shawn Michaels. This storyline has been very well executed in my opinion by two "old school" performers. Everything Shawn does is gold anyways so its not suprising. I cant see this not ending at wrestlemania, although i guess theres a chance it could end sooner so Shawn can face Taker at mania but in my opinion the Shawn vs JBL blowoff might as well happen at Mania now with all the build and time they've put into it. LOL, i guess i should've waited till the end of the segment to write all that as they've decided to have the match at NWO, this pretty much confirms that Shawn will wrestle Taker at Mania now, wich is a good way to go too because the match will be an instant classic for sure. NWO is definitely shaping up to be a solid PPV!!! Solid promo and a great way to continue building sympathy for HBK.

Kane apparently got in contact with his Brother the Undertaker as a trade off with Stephanie to get himself in the elimination chamber match. That fits ok, Kanes always good and will fit well in the chamber match. Taker vs Orton next week should be very interesting.

John Cena vs Chris Jericho:

Main event time. I thought these two had one of the best matches of last year at Survivor Series where they told a tremendous story throughout the match of selling the return of Cena and his neck injury. Wether u like Cena or not the crowd is always superhot for his segments and matches (either positive or negative its always there). This time around the match is taking place just to build toward the Elimination Chamber with both men being involved. I guess they've gone with "the attitude adjuster" as the new name for cenas finisher. I have to say thats kinda corny but i understand the name change. As a parent myself its kinda hard to tell my 3 and a half year old the name of the move is the FU. Nice lil match with Cena countering Jericho into the STF for the win. Good but forgettable main event to end the show.

Overall a very solid raw with a lot of build up towards No Way Out. A hot crowd all night as well wich is always a good thing. Next week, Ric Flair and Taker vs Orton, should be very interesting.
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