8 Reasons Why Last Night's WWE Raw Failed To Live Up To The Hype
A critical analysis of the most anticipated Raw of the year.
Following WrestleMania I wondered out loud if the Dallas supercard was evidence that Vince McMahon has completely lost touch with the wants and needs of his audience.
Throughout the night it felt like being force-fed salad when you ordered steak, with the nefarious chef standing cackling in the corner.
Raw was the chance for WWE to pay penance by offering up a sumptuous dessert that removed all of the bad taste left over from that unsatisfying main course.
Did it manage to do that? Not really.
8. WWE Are Blind To The Truth
I suspected we were in for a rough night immediately when the first thing that came out of the gaping wound in JBLs face that he calls a mouth was a McMahon-penned diatribe about how the post-WrestleMania Raw crowd is unpredictable. They boo the people they usually cheer, and cheer the people they usually boo, he reckoned. While that is true to a degree, it is a typically WWE-ized version of what actually happens.
Fans dont boo the faces and cheer the heels, they boo the people they think are over-pushed and not worthy of their spots, and cheer their favourites who work hard and seem to never get the opportunity to grab one of Vinces mythical brass rings. If Vince really does think this is a one off, then he is more deluded than I thought; the fan response is like this every single week - it is merely amplified by the post-Mania crowd.