We'RAW'll In This Together

RAW 2nd April 2012

To sum up concisely and efficiently...

Punk calls Johnny a 'toolbox' and it has thrown a spanner in the works.

The elusive new beast from the East is Albert with Japanese all over his face. Supposedly, it is important that he has a vice like finisher to match the inevitable threat of Khali's 'Noggin Crusher' or 'Skull Chop' or whatever.

A-Ry go bye-bye.

Brodus Clay is not only the funkiest, but also the funniest thing on television.

Jack Swagger is just one of the many who got new ring attire for Wrestlemania. Though, no-one else's makes them look quite so much like a hammerhead shark.


Eve is eve-il now. And 'Ho-ski' chants may feed into the misogyny of the WWE universe, but they're funny as hell.

Between The Rock and Laurinaitis, some things were mentioned about the importance of people. No-one seems to have realised that this might prove contradictory in the long term.

Roberto Rodriguez has been working on the length of Alberto del Rio's opening. I realise what I just typed could be seen as being very rude, but I'm going to leave it like that anyway.

Jericho is still trying to force feed Punk alcohol and I have yet to see anyone rocking THIS SHIRT.

The love for Daniel Bryan is life-affirming. Oh yes, yes, yes it is.

And finally...BROCK F-5inG LESNAR.

For The Next Five Seconds

Bit late in the day I know, but...






Yay.

A Raw Recipe

INGREDIENTS
You will need:

- a full line up of faces and heels
- a healthy measure of over-excitement
- a special guest appearance
- several large doses of Elimination Chamber promos
- a quart of blood (preferably of the nose)
- natty pop culture references (mostly Superbowl, if available)
- three cups of funny fan signage
- squirty cream/hairspray/something misty that looks incredibly dramatic on camera
- medium to large facial expressions ranging from sadistic to ecstatic
- a new line of merchandise
- a twist of lime (for decoration)

METHOD:

NOTE: It is vitally important that one adds a pinch of promo at each stage of this recipe.

* Begin by blindsiding audience with Vince McMahon. Pepper in an announcement about a mystery guest host. Leave to stew until next Monday.
* Whip up all your roster into an alarming frenzy - including your announce team. Have Cole mellow into a near bearable human being. Then bring out The Miz utensil.
* Add an unexpected splash of claret to really heat things up.
* Stir up audience sympathies via your Lawler Kingstomatic 2000.
* Use your most recent PPV winner (in new Eagle pants) to deflate those 'that guy shoulda won' rumours.
* Drop in a hint of Taker.
* Throw in some Smackdown mentions for flavour, but remember to remove in two minutes (otherwise they will overpower the formula).
* Parboil Cena until soft. Then immediately cool for a tough but tasty exterior (if this is to your liking).
* Blend. Add zest.

Serves 1 - 80 million fans worldwide (approx)

Enjoy with a frosty one.

A Weeks Worth of Wonders

Well hey, when did February happen?! As you are all aware by now, the Royal Rumbled and by golly it was a good 'un. We at GTFO HQ (NOT the cupboard under the stairs) have been chanting 'DIESEL' for days now. Let's hope he sticks around for a bit.
As everything's a little laggy in my system still, we've got some Raw/Smackdowny things to catch up on. But, it mostly concerns how flipping awesome it is that Alberto Del Rio won that prestigious title shot at Wrestlemania. Three months in the company and you get the push of a lifetime. We heard one guy refer to him as 'the Mexican Kurt Angle' and if that little sliver of info's anything to go by, we've just been privy to the start of an illustrious career. I guess Fate does have her finger in all the pies.

And God knows we like pies.

It was a bit of a shame one of the big three didn't return to the fold (Jericho/Undertaker/Triple H) during the nights festivities, but we did have a sneaky little peaky at a 'Taker trail on the following Raw (build to 'Mania, get excited). It was a strange episode for the remainder though. Vickie's head must still be spinning from that KellyKelly knockdown. LOVED the Ziggler/Edge opener by the way, cause I know you asked. But honestly, the handicap title match?!? We kinda knew as soon as VG announced the 'no mo' spear ex-hubby' rule, it was pretty much a given that Barbie (Ziggler's words, not mine) was going to drive that finisher home. And since Alberto's going after the Heavyweight title, they might drop the whole angle soon anyhow. There's a bit of me that's hoping they're promoting the Divas so there's a definitive split when the Women's division gets re-instated (come on Kong/Beth/Natalya/Tamina), but this will probably only happen in my mind. In there, it kicks ass.

Although I am a mature and super important growed up, I did chuckle at Hornswoggle thwopping Del Rio in the 'nads with a big party stick. There, I said it. The guy gets double cool points since he gave an AA to Tyson Kid at the Rumble too. For the record: if I don't get a Wrestlemania Pinata at my next birthday party, it's going to be tantrum central.

Also, and this cannot go unmentioned, Booker's back sucka! Spineroonis now dished out via the announce table: one per team member, three if you're Justin Roberts and none for Cole.


Nash out.

Hollywood Matters

I am going to start making a log of Matt Striker's intertextual references to films. The man has been on fire recently, and it's all very hilarious.

PS/ Any mention of 'The Chaperone' does not count.

Preparation (Triple) H

Fifteen days 'til the Rumble boys and girls! Get your hypotheses on surprises of the evening out now. My list includes Bob Backlund, largely because I want to see my friend's horrified face scream ''NOOOOOOOO'' Revenge of the Sith style, and something along the lines of a Rhodes face-off. Any of the clan will do. Double word score for Dustin and Cody appearing together and being forced to battle it out. Preferably with some homosexual intonation (not toward each other) to really get that liberal crowd going. I'm hoping the big flappy hands and say 'oh my golly' moment will have something to do with Triple H, Jericho or the anonymous Raw GM, because they are OBVIOUSLY not saving that little nugget of gold for Wrestlemania. Unlikely appearances to be made by: Jeff Hardy, Chyna, Rikishi (highly embarrassing his sons...''Daaaaad, not the thong, that's so inappropriate'' etc) or Stephanie McMahon.

SOUL SEARCHING

As I recently discovered, when brutally interrogated on a night out (read: quiet evening in), Rey Mysterio (Jnr) is my joint third favourite wrestler. He lives next to Mick Foley and his garden backs onto Number 2) Chris Jericho who persistently hits the fence of Number 1) The Undertaker, with sticks. Probably on the corner of Know Your Role Boulevard.

Possible reasons:

- Mysterio is small, bouncy and looks like a puppy when he takes his mask off.
- Mick Foley's face makes me happy.
- Undertaker is the ultimate almagamation of showman, badass and resilient immortal being.
- It's Chris 'effing' Jericho.

But, enough about me.