Remember when Tony Schiavone would spend an entire three-hour broadcast of WCW Monday Nitro talking up a PPV-quality main event (perhaps a rare Hollywood Hogan title defense), only for the match to end in an nWo run-in after a minute of action? That sort of false advertising is part of what led a lot of fans to change the channel to WWF Raw in the late 90s. Today, Raw is the only game in town, and while Mondays broadcast had some solid moments throughout, the ending was eerily similar to its former competitor. This by far isnt the first time a Raw main event didnt go as advertised, but considering that the match originally was booked for the upcoming PPV, its a letdown to be sure. As for the rest of Raw? There were plenty of things to enjoy longer matches, better pacing, smarter decisions with a few segments but there still were some things lacking. Still, Dean Ambrose remains the focal point of the show and is killing it every time he appears on the screen. He very clearly has positioned himself as a major breakout star for WWE in the coming months provided the company doesnt tinker with him, as they are wont to do whenever they think they have a hot new star. So what was up and what was down this week on Raw? Some of the answers might surprise you
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.
