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MITB Thoughts..
Mon, 07/19/2010 - 9:18am — J.R.
Hello from KC where my
SW plane is 90 minutes late. Lovely sitting in KCI when I could still have been horizontal. Here's MITB random thoughts...excuse the misspelled words...working on Blackberry.
Solid show dotted w/ hard work and effort in an often times challenging environment.
KC crowd picked their spots but what 1 could have predicted would be crowd friendly was.
Making 2 MITB bouts different is a daunting task. The 2nd of these bouts has the advantage. Raw gets the nod in the MITB bouts Sun.
Big night for jumpstarting Kane's persona. Hope Kane can continue to be a major focus to get him more ready for Summerslam & beyond.
Swagger is evolving. He's improving daily. Has a shot at being really good. It takes time & he's arguably a year away. Just steer the course.
Miz is 'this close' to permanently residing @ next level. It's inevitable unless he suffers an injury. Classic, smarmy, arrogant persona.
Divas in tough spots on the card. No lack of effort but following 'hot' content w/ 'cold' content equals indifference. I do think that some of the divas have improved their in ring game.
Tag bout needs the time to establish roots w/ the Hart's & Uso's. Closing few minutes were exceptional. Give em all the time they need as it does and will take a while.
No significant injuries that I heard of but some ladder guys will be sore as hell today.
'The Nexus' monicker gets my ire up...1 of those things I guess..the name sounds like a bunch of tools.
Ref Charles Robinson's face got a little bruised when he ate some steel cage. He'll be ok.
Freebird Michael Hayes was dressed flamboyantly ala a James Brown backup singer.
Several WWE stars now using personal tour buses. Smart move if one can afford it. It's certainly a tax write off and makes trips easier & are family friendly.
Good connecting w/ many old friends @ the event. I like being able to exchange ideas w/ the talents on a variety of topics.
Crowd was inactive during some bouts but it goes back that the live audience has bot yet made an emotional investment in some stars. Again, steer the course as becoming a real star is a 2 year minimum process...if ever.
several orders will be shipped today. We are back on schedule. Order today & orders will likely be shipped tomorrow. HOT bbq doing well as is Ketchup & Beef Jerky.
WWEShop.com ships abroad & they just ordered for the 4th time in about 6 weeks.
Several WWE stars are ordering product for upcoming family cookouts. I was a traveling salesman Sunday in KC.
More soon...gotta get home first.. and get ready to head to Tampa.
Boomer Sooner!
J.R.
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Long overdue Kane fan also. I never liked the Rey (619) finish move. Just do not believe the set-up. Person just happens to be laying over 2nd rope. It never happens except when Rey is in the ring. I hope Kane retains against Rey at Summer Slam.
Hi JR...huge fan. So lets talk about The Miz.....
I don't think there has been a performer that has exuded the talent he has shown, since back in the Attitude era.
A quick breakdown for those who may not know....
Let's put aside his reality show beginnings and fast forward to when he was the "spokesman" for Smackdown. Does "Hooorah" ring a bell??? He definitely was given a horrible persona from creative that was doomed for failure. Hell, I hated him..and not for the right reasons.....
Next, he was teamed with Morrison and quickly became a part of one of the most entertaining things WWE.com has ever produced with "The Dirt Sheet".
Those two proved that they had the talent in and outside of the ring, and showed that they could entertain.
Fast forward once again.....The Miz was drafted to RAW and could have EASILY been lost in the mix. So what did he do? He changed his look AND attitude and showed that he was someone to be reckoned with week after week
The point of all of this is that you, (JR) always talk about the younger guys needing to step up when the opportunity is there. As usual, you are right and look at what he has become? Someone I used to scoff at is now someone I want to see lead this company, and has the goods to do it.
I was cheering the TV on this past Monday when I thought he was going to cash in his money in the bank!!!
THIS is how you build a star. And it all comes down to him, working at being the best at what he does.
No question here, but I can appreciate what you think as a former "Talent" guy.
Adam, I understand and respect your opinion, but, for the non-Kane fans, its better than having the title on Swagger.. They pulled the trigger with him way too soon and ultimately paid for it.. I understand they want fresh talent in the title mix, and it worked with CM Punk because Punk is an already experienced pro and has been in the business for years before WWE.. Another thing is, its not only his promos that have been good lately, its his overall direction.. I am really enjoying Kane lately as I had just about given up on my favorite wrestler as he was stuck in the mid-card since 2005.. I just hope they bring back a littke bit of that old Kane back where he was an absolute monster.. When his pyro hit, you knew someone was about to get hurt.. No emotion.. And when someone hits him, he would just stand there and tilt his head to the side as if to say "wtf do you think you're doing?".. Kane has worked hard for the WWE but that's not the only reason why he should be champ, after all, Kane is The Undertaker's brother.. He SHOULD be unstoppable.. And he just looks like a credible champion.. Good jon for him and I'm hoping this title reign lasts a long time!
I'm just not overly excited about Kane being champion. I disgaree with those who have said his recent promos are just oh so great.
Sorry rockslide, I'm sorry to say, they were there only for the Kane segments like they are at all live events nowadays.. The production crew quickly clips them on and off as they darken the lights while videos are playing on the tron.. If you don't believe me, watch Smackdown on Friday or review the MITB ppv, they were only there for the Kane segments :)
JR couldn't agree more. I was surprised how over Orton was with the live crowd. ANd I was shocked how over Miz is as a heel. That crowd went nuts.
As for the Kane pyro comments. I was there in the arena and the crew slipped the cans on the posts before the show went live. They were there the entire night until the cage match.
Sorry for the 3rd comment, but I also noticed that the pyro attachments were there during the Mysterio and Swagger match, but they were not there the matches before **** When Kane came back out to chase Swagger to the back, I knew Kane was going to come back out to win the title, as again, the production crew only puts them up if they are going to be set off, and they weren't going to be unless he won... :)
JR, I've noticed something interesting that WWE should be aware of during there programming... I don't know if you've noticed or not, but every time Kane is about to come out, I am not surprised.. Actually, all I have to do is look at the ring posts and I know Kane will be coming out.. They recently made those cans that hold Kane's pyro in them attach to the ring post without having to tape them to it.. Back in the Attitude era, they had to tape them to the ringpost, that way you never knew when Kane was coming out.. But now I noticed, that if Kane is going to come out during a segment, the attachments are on the ring posts before he does.. Perfect example was when Batista was cutting a promo on RAW, I was at my friends house watching and I said to him "watch, Kane is going to come out".. And my friends goes to me "no he's not, he's on Smackdown".. I told him to look at the ring posts when the camera shows them and notice that the pyro attachments are there... Another spoiler it alerted me of before it happened was when Kane came out for the Money In The Bank match, I knew he was going to win because before the match, he didn't set off his pyros on from the posts, but they were there during the match.. And the WWE Production crew will only put them up if they are going to be set off.. I just think they should take care of that before alot of fans start paying attention to detail.. Keep em there the whole night??
JR, I have to say, as a long time Kane fan, and a Title Run LONG OVERDUE, I am ecstatic that the 7 foot monster FINALLY got to run with it. What the heck was WWE waiting for all this time? Kane is a monster, looks like a champion, and sure as heck works hard everytime he's out there. I do have to disagree with you on one thing though, and that is what you wrote on your Blog post that the RAW MITB match was better, I strongly disagree... SmackDown had 2 giants in it and it still ended up being more entertaining.. From the Kofi legdrop spot, to the Kane tipping over the monster ladder with Big Show on it, to the ladders being thrown all over Big Show, to Kane Chokeslamming Drew off the ladder.. I don't remember that many spots from the Raw MITB match.. Just the nice RKO to Jericho, and when Orton pushed Edge off the ladder onto the upside down one.. Everything else was "eh".. I loved the PPV up until John Cena and Sheamus.. There was absolutely no point in that cage being there other than for the finish... The match was quite boring... I can't wait for Smackdown, maybe Show comes out to look for revenge on Kane for winning the title from his friend like he did... And they have a giant vs. monster match for the title... Woohoo