6 Ups And Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Jan 12th)
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6. Give Booker A Chance
Its easy to dismiss Booker T as an announcer given his previous run on Smackdown, which didnt go over well at all. And Monday night, Booker certainly had cringe-worthy moments, including talking about Gilligans Island and how no one came to help the castaways and they all died on the island. Umm, what? However, Booker is a good 15-plus years younger than Jerry The King Lawler, and he provides a fresh voice and different perspective. During the lumberjack match, he declared that, This is a hit, and he criticized New Day for smiling too much, pleading for them to beat up somebody, that would be a new day. Sure, there are going to be bumps in the road, but Booker T deserves a chance to grow into the role. If hes still messing up 50-year-old television references in a few months, then maybe he should get the axe, but until William Regal is brought up, this is at least a change to a stale announce team.
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.
