Behind The Shotgun's Barrel - Random anger for random people
    Submitted by Carlos Shotgun on Sunday, June 30, 2002 at 8:50 PM EST

    Before I begin I’d like to say that I missed Raw, however I find it funny that just a little while ago I was watching Heat (I must have been the only one too) and they pretty much showed the whole Raw main event, wow, talk about a can’t miss show, I missed Raw and still saw the main event, incredible.

    I want to discuss various things today, I think I will begin with the WWE’s new long term booking, about time it happened too. Already announced we have Undertaker vs. Jeff Hardy for the Undisputed WWE title in a ladder match, this match will take place at Raw this Monday, then on Smackdown we have Undertaker vs. Kurt Angle hopefully for the Undisputed title as well, and finally I believe the Rock is schedule to come back on the 11th. Wow, strong booking all around, but as always I have a little beef on all of this, plus I don’t want to disappoint all those people who email me daily telling me I am a mark and how I write but I’m not really a fan, sure…

    My main beef with Undertaker vs. Jeff Hardy ladder match is various things, first, why is Jeff Hardy getting a title shot? Is he drawing killer ratings? Is his character shining above the rest? Not really, if anything I’d say his character got buried so deep it’s hard to even consider himself as a legit title contender. Lets go into fantasyland for a second, what if Jeff Hardy does win the title? Would anyone buy it just for a second? Of course not, Jeff hasn’t done anything great ever since those fantastic TLC matches, the other problem I have is if Undertaker wins, in what way does that help Jeff Hardy, he jobs two weeks in a row to the Undertaker and he gets beat in his own specialty match, the ladder match. I see this as a lose/lose situation, that’s my opinion anyway.

    However things get better as Angle vs. Undertaker was announced, now God in the heavens or any other holy presence that might be reading this, please let Angle win, please! I don’t think people realize just how badly the Raw brand needs Kurt Angle, I do because I don’t get Smackdown and I don’t bother watching Confidential or Velocity either. However I get to watch Raw and I am tired of the same things over and over, please, a new wrestler would be so fresh right now, you know, one that isn’t over 40 or that isn’t currently banging the owners daughter, anyone will do.

    Angle has proved time and time again that he is perhaps the best wrestler in the whole WWE, and with Chris Benoit cleared to return I think there is no better timing to have a Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit match. Everyone is praising Smackdown while everyone is bashing Raw, Angle vs. Benoit would be a good step into the right direction if you ask me, either way at least we will get a great match.

    And finally The Rock’s return, I think the Rock has proved that he is indeed the biggest star to come out of the WWE ever, just look at him, everyone knows who he is, he has been on every major TV Show, he is currently scheduled to make god knows how many movies, the man has done it all. If there is anyone out there who can still gather some ratings it has to be The Rock, I say if the Rock is coming and he is actually sticking around for say 2 months, give him the Undisputed Title immediately, everyone knows Raw needs the star power, The Rock just might be the savior.

    Has anyone noticed that ever since the split happened not one trade has occurred between brands? Why? Vince McMahon now owns both brands, he knows his Raw brand is not drawing, the whole roster is weak on star power, while the Smackdown side is loaded with talent, why not trade? I simply don’t get it. While Jericho is caught in mid-card hell he could be on Raw ripping new asses, and my other big concern is the tag team titles, why in the hell are the tag team titles still on Smackdown and the European on Raw? Has Billy and Chuck made so much money that they are considered the best tag team ever? Every time they wrestler their matches are a must see? Hell no, they suck, the whole tag team scene sucks, the same way the European title is a joke right now, no one takes it seriously, why doesn’t Vince simply trade them? Is that so hard to do, Raw already has a great tag team in Booker T and Goldust, plus the New World Order is nothing more than a tag team in disguise, bring the tag team belts to Raw, let the stacked Smackdown roster fight for the European title, its that simple!

    And the last thing I will mention is Hulk Hogan, the immortal Hulk Hogan. Now I am not a Hogan fan at all, hell, I hate his guts, but I got to admit he has been doing his job, and that is he has been putting over talent cleanly. I mean, really, who predicted Hogan would actually tap out to Kurt Angle? Who predicted that Hogan would lose more matches than he has won? Nobody. I believe Hogan realized his time is done, he is waiting for his last great feud before he retires, as long as he keeps doing what he is doing now than I say let him stay around, he is nowhere near main event level anyway, he is in the mid-card helping out young talent, and I saw god bless the old icon.

    Where are the Undertaker retiring rumors now anyway?

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    Thank you very much.
    -Carlos A. Shotgun
    lucretia@beer.com
    AIM: CarlosShotgunLOP




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