Last year around this time, WWE was doing something different. These 7 young guys were beating all the WWE employees to prove that they were a dominant force in WWE and to basically take over. While that feud got a lot of exposure, it didn't hurt Raw. WWE at least focused on Orton/Sheamus AND the Nexus/WWE feuds. This year on the other hand, is a COMPLETELY different story.
Punk/Cena/WWE is owning Raw. There's nothing else besides that feud. Yeah, they have a couple potential ones with Riley/Ziggler and Truth/Morrison but both matches were on Raw this week. What was stopping them from doing a tag team match and then announcing both single matches for the PPV? Instead, if they do happen at SummerSlam, they're rematches and we ALREADY have two title rematches. Come on, WWE! If this is the Triple H era, than I'm not really like it. Sure, Punk is finally getting the main event exposure he deserves, but guys like Miz, Mysterio, Truth, Morrison, and Ziggler are getting treated like crap. How do we only have 4 matches announced for the PPV when it's ON SUNDAY! Can someone please explain that to me?
Now that I'm done ranting about that, let's talk about Raw. Cena beat Swagger, Punk beat Del Rio, Kofi and Miz had a great match, and the whole last segment was amazing. Triple H has now appointed himself the ref in the Punk/Cena match which means a screwjob in about to happen, but who is the person who gets screwed?
Does WWE FINALLY turn Cena heel? Punk's new t-shirt is an instant hit and is flying off the racks, just like I predicted. The fans are pretty much behind him and it would certainly start a new era in WWE. Or does CM Punk gets screwed? Maybe Triple H counts the 1-2-3 for Punk in his match against Cena so that Cena doesn't look like the heel. Then, Triple hits Punk with a Pedigree, calls out Del Rio, and Del Rio FINALLY wins the WWE Championship? Which one would you rather see? Well, if Cena comes out with a new shirt at SummerSlam, he's not turning heel, but time will tell I guess.
SummerSlam is 6 days away and we only have 4 matches. They mind as well make a tag match between Truth/Miz VS Mysterio/Morrison. Mysterio's hurting right, so what better way to protect him then a tag match? Whatever they announce, they better do it quick. I know Punk/Cena and Orton/Christian are good feuds but they aren't going to sell the PPV for most people. MITB was alright for having 4 big matches, since most of the superstars were featured in the MITB matches, but they won't get away with it at SummerSlam. That's how I KNOW something big is going to happen in the main event. They're putting this much time into it so if there is no big payoff, fans are going to feel ripped off. Like last year, the Team WWE/Nexus match was good enough to forgive the fact that there was no big twist in the match. Well, I loved the match but I loved the Team Miz VS Team Morrison match from Survivor Series so I don''t know if you'll think my opinion matters. Anyway, SummerSlam this Sunday! Can't wait, even though they're killing me with the Punk/Cena overkill.
So to answer my own question, no, Punk/Cena isn't hurting Raw but it's not entirely helping it. Hurt and heal kind of thing.
iLost My Mind is this Saturday and I know I shouldn't be THIS excited. I've been waiting ALL summer for this darn episode so I'm going to enjoy it. Will I blog about it after it's over? Most likely. Can't WAIT to see what happens. Hopefully, we won't have to wait 4 more months for the next iCarly episode.
Now that I beat Catherine, I'm just playing through the story again, trying to get Catherine's true ending and playing Rapunzel to completion. I'm also challenging the Babel tower which is freaking impossible. I gave myself a headache playing that earlier. I got to 140 steps on the Altar and ended up falling off. The Altar has 150 steps FYI so imagine my anger when I fell down to my death. That game will easily provide me with entertainment until some big release in September. Solatorobo: Red the Hunter comes out at the end of September so I'll definitely be getting that. Money's kind of tight right now so I don't know if I'll be getting El Shaddai on release date. If I do, I'll have to trade in Shadows of the Damned, which was awesome, but I don't see myself playing through it again. I really want to get El Shaddai so that's probably the route I'll take.
Well, that's about it for me. SummerSlam predictions will probably come Saturday after iLost My Mind since that's when all the matches will be announced anyway. Of course, come on back last tomorrow night for my take on what happens on Smackdown this week. Here's hoping they announce some matches!
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