My loyal readers, I apologize. I have RAW on my DVR, but I have only had time to watch an hour of it. I promise I will get the review up tomorrow, so you don’t have waste your days wondering about how i feel about it all.
In the mean time, I do want to say this: I love that they gave Kane the belt at the PPV. I have always said that no one ever expects the big man to win the ladder match, and using that pre-conceived bias to give everyone an ending they didn’t expect was good booking. I especially liked that they had Kane do a save for Rey, and then turn around and seize his opportunity. Admittedly, it looks like they gave him the belt just so he can drop it to the returning UT, but I am in favor of this decision.
While I wish they would have just kept the MitB at Mania, I was glad to hear that the PPV was well-received and showed an upswing in buys. What got people to buy this wasn’t the interviews or the pre-taped spots, it was that the WWE made them want to see what was going to happen in the ring. Just don’t rely on gimmick matches and the Fed can do well off of this.
Ok, more tomorrow
-Ryan
