With what unfolded less than 24 hours ago at Unforgiven, tonight's upcoming RAW is definitely a MUST see. Although I didn't get to watch the pay-per-view, I was by my computer all night watching the updates on my favorite wrestling "news" site.
The first match of the night was, as expected, the ECW Championship Scramble match, and it pretty much turned out exactly as I thought it would; and might I say, it's about damn time Matt Hardy gets to wear a World Title around his waist. I truly believe that the Hardy's are some of the strongest workers in the business today, and I'm glad to see it FINALLY start paying off.
The Tag Team Championship match was one that I was really excited about. I really like the pairing of Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes, as I feel they pull off the heel role very well. Cody Rhodes is shining more and more now than he ever did in his program with Hardcore Holly.
Add in the team of Cryme Tyme, who I am really high on, and this match is sure to be great. This program they've got going is excellent, and it's about time the WWE decided to put some emphasis on the tag team division.
I remember the days of the Legion of Doom, Money Inc, The Nasty Boys, The Hart Foundation and so on. Wouldn't it be great to have a strong tag team division yet again? Maybe this is a step in that direction?
The win for DiBiase and Rhodes was expected, since it wouldn't make sense to kill their push right when they've begun establishing themselves as top heels on RAW. What wasn't expected, however, was the assistance from newcomer Manu (Afa Jr. from FCW.) This was a solid idea on the part of creative for a couple reasons, one of which I will get to later on in this article.
We all expected a Rhodes/DiBiase win. Adding in the interference from a new, unknown superstar was the perfect way to take a predictable outcome and put a spin on it. Then of course, it only adds to the events that unfolded later that evening.
Up next was the unsanctioned match between HBK and Chris Jericho. I've always found "unsanctioned" matches funny, because if you think about it, broadcasting the match in a WWE ring on a WWE pay-per-view is pretty much sanctioning the bout. But really, who's paying attention to detail?
Either way, this is a match that I wish I could have seen, as Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels always manage to pull of a five star match and keep it feeling fresh. This whole angle is red hot, and Shawn Michaels is INCREDIBLY convincing. I think he should win an Oscar for his performances in all of his promos to be quite honest.
I wasn't crazy about the finish, however. If you're going to have an "unsanctioned" match, it shouldn't end because the referee thinks one of the competitors can't continue. That's the point of this style of match, to essentially "kill" your foe.
Either way, it sounds like there were some crazy spots, as expected, and although certain things that happened later on may have some of you thinking this rivalry has finished, I'm not so sure.
Backstage is the first appearance of what is rumored to be a "new Evolution," with Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, and Manu telling Randy Orton that he should be impressed with their performance tonight. Of course, Randy is not. Or is he? We'll get more into this in a little bit.
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