10 Live Observations From Attending WWE Raw In Minneapolis

8. So. Much. Self Promotion.

WWE is really, really, really insecure about themselves. They showed not one, but two videos of celebrities getting involved in their product over the years. It was awful. I didn’t need to see Betty White twice telling us she’s come to Raw to “Kick some ass!”

Then, of course, there are countless charity videos, featuring heels we just saw or were about to see...which kind of makes it harder to boo them. There were so many Susan G. Komen videos aired that someone behind me jokingly asked “Is Susan G. Komen a new wrestler?” which got a few laughs in the nearby vicinity. It’s cool that WWE does charity efforts, but their constant bragging about it crosses the line into shameless self-promotion.

They also found time to air trailers for a few of their crappy straight to DVD videos that came out within the past couple years. It’s strange that they don’t give fans who came their live a bit of an extra treat. Have wrestlers cut live promos just for the audience, and let them get themselves over a bit, which could then have their upcoming matches mean something. It'd be better than a commercial for 12 Rounds Part 27.

When New Day came out, the crowd was eating up whatever they said. They could have easily talked for two minutes to The Minneapolis fans. Instead, they turned off the lights and Big E literally laid on the ground motionless until the show came back on-air, then he started kicking around dancing as if he’d been doing that the whole time. Speaking of the stable...