By Graham "GSM" Matthews Randy Orton and Bob Orton Interrupted Roddy Piper and Mick Foley on 'Piper's Pit' This is a random side note, but was Piper ever an integral part of Raw? He was already on his way out of the company by the time Raw was instituted in 1993. Even still, it was a solid hook for him to kick off the show with Foley as his guest for the first time ever. He asked Foley when fans could expect to see him back in the ring and Foley didn't give an answer before the Ortons interrupted. That was a nice touch considering Foley's last WWE match up to that point was against Orton at Backlash 2004 in a losing effort. As Foley mentioned, Orton was days away from facing The Undertaker at the No Mercy pay-per-view, so this was a little extra hype for the match on Raw and he generated good heat by laying out the legends. Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle in a 30-Minute Iron Man Match Ended in a 1-1 Draw Michaels and Angle contested one of my favorite WrestleMania matches of all-time at WrestleMania 21 and had a hell of a rematch at Vengeance a few months later. I'm not sure why the rubber match wasn't held sooner (I guess WWE had other plans for Michaels with Hulk Hogan at SummerSlam), but it was an excellent addition to this stacked show and a fitting way of kicking off the in-ring portion of the night. They made the half hour fly by with their amazing chemistry and the crowd was engaged in the action the entire time. I was disappointed they didn't go into overtime, but they made sense of not adding more time by having Angle walk out. They might have resolved their rivalry in early 2006, but I don't think they went back to this match too often after this.
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#AskGSM Edition #130: Extreme Rules 2016 Fallout, Seth Rollins Returns, Cody Rhodes Leaves WWE, More5/23/2016 By Graham "GSM" Matthews #AskGSM is a weekly Q&A video where I, Graham "GSM" Matthews, answer fan questions from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in regards to the world of wrestling. Nothing is off limits, and this week’s edition touches upon a variety of topics including:
By Graham "GSM" Matthews Spring cleaning is upon us, folks. Only a few weeks after eight on-air talents were cut and one day removed from WWE's official release of Cody Rhodes, Adam Rose is now gone from the company as well. News broke this morning that WWE granted his request to be released, which is interesting because that same verbiage wasn't used in Rhodes' release statement, who as noted requested his release as well. At any rate, WWE wrote the following: WWE has granted Adam Rose’s request to be released, as of today, May 23, 2016. WWE wishes Rose the best in all his future endeavors. By Graham "GSM" Matthews Big Cass Attacked The Dudley Boyz (Kickoff Show) You had to know Big Cass was going to be involved in the event somehow considering Newark is basically his backyard, but since this was a throwaway segment, I'm glad it was relegated to the Kickoff show. That said, The Dudley Boyz generated good heat and it served its purpose in getting Big Cass more over. I (along with everyone else in the arena) was anxiously awaiting the return of Enzo Amore, but it wasn't meant to be. Hopefully it isn't long before we see him resurface on WWE TV. By the way, why would Cass need Enzo's help if he just took out both Dudley Boyz on his own? Baron Corbin def. Dolph Ziggler in a No Disqualification Match (Kickoff Match) I was initially disappointed with this match's placement on the Kickoff show when it was announced on Raw, but in retrospect, it was right where it belonged. The match wasn't bad any means, but it was fairly tame for a No Disqualification match. I guess I should have seen that coming, but a low blow and that's it? Really? On the bright side, Corbin scored the much-needed victory following his unnecessary loss to Ziggler at Payback, so hopefully he can move on to a more meaningful feud going forward. |
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