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10 WWE legends that should have been at RAW 1000

Other than the obvious, Stone Cold Steve Austin, who else should have been at RAW 1000? What other superstars that should have been there, to help bring back the Attitude era? I can think of 10 other superstars at the top of my head, who should have been at RAW 1000 last Monday.

  • Ric Flair – The Nature Boy Ric Flair is all done with TNA, and there are rumors that he may return to WWE soon. Flair was actually backstage at RAW 1000, but WWE didn’t use him.
  • The Ultimate Warrior – I really think the Ultimate Warrior should have been there but Warrior vows to stay retired from WWE completely. Sad, but Warrior does what he wants to do. Warrior is still performing wrestling shows to this day but he does independent events. It would be nice if Warrior would give us one last WWE appearance, though.
  • Paul Bearer – Undertaker and Kane reunited as the Brothers of Destruction last Monday, but Paul Bearor (real name: Percy Pringle), was no where to be seen.
  • Chyna – Believe it or not, Chyna was one of the original founding members of the D Generation X group. While it’s great to see Billy Gunn, Road Dogg, and X-Pac, it’s not a proper reunion without Chyna being a part of it. She definitely should have been there, she has always been a big part of D-X, like her or not.
  • Dave Batista – If they brought back Dave Batista, Ric Flair and Randy Orton, it would have been cool to bring back the “Evolution” wrestling group with Triple H for a one night appearance. I think we’ll get a Batista comeback pretty soon.
  • Hulk Hogan – Even though I’m no Hulk Hogan fan, he should have been a part of this but he is still under contract for TNA.
  • Trish Stratus – Lita returned for RAW 1,000 but we got no Trish Stratus. Trish was a huge part of RAW in the earlier days during the Attitude Era.
  • Sable (Rena Mero) – Sable who is Brock Lesnar’s real wife should have made a one time comeback, would have been great to see the Sable bomb finisher, she’s known for. She too was a big part of the Attitude era, I guess she prefers to stay retired too.
  • Edge – One superstar that was missing, was Edge. He still occasionally makes WWE appearances but he didn’t appear at RAW 1000 for some reason. Would have been cool to see an Edge & Christian tag team reunion.
  • Shane Helms (as the Hurricane): Stand back, there’s a Hurricane coming through! Would have been cool to see that character again!

Enjoy! Feel free to add more if you want.
Kev

Last night’s RAW 1,000 scores HUGE rating…

This is no surprise though, I figure so many people would be watching. Last night’s RAW scored a massive, 4.02 rating, which I’m sure Vince McMahon and the WWE officials are smiling wide right now. So expect WWE to continue to bring back legends from the past on RAW, which is working for them. Why doesn’t it surprise me that the rating is so big? It’s because it’s a clear sign that wrestling fans miss the Attitude Era. Last night, was pretty much the return of the Attitude Era, and this is kind of wrestling show we all want.

I’m sure the rating would be even bigger than that, if Stone Cold was on last night though.

See the article, here.

Kev

Why wasn’t Stone Cold at RAW 1000 last night? I have the answer… (post UPDATED)

Everyone wanted Stone Cold Steve Austin 3:16 to deliver one of his hilarious speeches and give a bunch of stunners, but we got no Stone Cold last night. Turns out that Steve wasn’t in St. Louis at all. He was in California filming a movie, so he couldn’t go. I’m sure he wanted to be a part of RAW 1000, and I’m sure RAW wanted to use him somehow but scheduling conflicts gets in the way. Austin wasn’t available.

More on the story, here.

Kev

CORRECTION: That article I posted above is wrong why, Austin 3:16 wasn’t there at RAW 1,000. The real reason why Austin wasn’t there ’cause he just had knee surgery, had nothing to do with his film career at all. He has a bad knee and is on crutches, so there’s no way he could perform that night, but Austin did watch the show at home, he said. He also said he would have loved to been a part of it but couldn’t. Read Steve Austin’s blog, written by the man himself, here.

Brock thinks last night’s RAW 1000 was a blast from the past and brought back a lot of memories!!!!

WWE did a great job with “RAW 1000” last night. It was actually a pretty impressive show. Over the past few years, Triple H and Shawn Michaels, would occasionally return as D Generation X, with just the two of them, but this time we get a proper D-X reunion, by reuniting Billy Gunn, Road Dogg, and X-Pac along with them. Billy Gunn, Road Dogg and X-Pac are still looking good too and their looks still haven’t changed a bit. They played an entertaining segment against new wrestler, Damien Sandow, bringing back the 90’s era D-X style. The only noticeable missing member of D-X was Chyna, who was no where to be seen, which is understandable. Her and Vince McMahon have never got along in real life. They’ve been having a public feud that is well documented for the past several years now. So don’t expect Chyna back in the WWE anytime soon.

I liked the AJ and Daniel Bryan wedding. Weddings in WWE have been going on for RAW over the years, and that’s why a wedding was brought back. Usually weddings in WWE don’t end so great, but it was obvious this one wasn’t going to be good for Daniel Bryan. It turns out that AJ said, “I Do”, but it wasn’t for Daniel Bryan. It was for Vince McMahon. Vince came out to the ring and said it wasn’t that kind of proposal, more of a business proposal. Vince all of a sudden, announced that AJ is the new RAW General Mannager. Most current WWE Divas suck, I hate most of them, but AJ actually has some potential and she has personality who is not boring. AJ can be very likeable and she’s doing a good job in WWE so far. I think her being RAW GM would be interesting and looking forward to see what they’re going to do with her.

I liked the brief return of Mick Foley as Dude Love, which was pretty cool. I was hoping Mick Foley would return as all three faces of Foley. I was hoping he would come out as Cactus Jack and Mankind too, but he only did Dude Love last night. Dude Love came out to the ring during the Jack Swagger vs. Brodus Clay match.

The Triple H and Brock Lesnar/Paul Heyman segment was pretty cool, except, they didn’t need to bring Stephanie into this. I thought Stephanie making Paul Heyman look weak was pretty lame. Throughout that whole segment, they made it look like that Paul Heyman had too much power over Triple H, so Stephanie came out to the ring for Triple H’s defense. That’s when Brock Lesnar himself finally came out for Paul Heyman’s defense. I think it would be better if Lesnar came out to face Triple H instead of Paul Heyman, but what do you expect with WWE?

Next up we get the Heath Slater segment, in which he challenged any RAW legend to a “No Disqualification” match, and former WWE Diva, Lita came out to the ring. Lita is still looking pretty hot and still looks the same she did last time she was in WWE. She got a pretty big pop from the fans, of course. When Heath told them to ring the bell to get the match started, Lita announced she had some help to back her up, and the “APA” (or the Acolytes) music hits, and Bradshaw and Farooq came running to the ring to help Lita. Toward the end of the match, all the legends Heath fought on RAW came out to help: Psycho Sid, DDP, Roddy Piper, Rikishi, Vader, etc. It was good to see Bradshaw and Farooq back together again, just like the good old days.

What I was most excited and pumped for was the Brothers of Destruction reunion with Undertaker and Kane. Over the years on RAW, Undertaker and Kane have been performing on WWE TV but never together in the same ring. They kept the two apart for a long time until now. Undertaker and Kane finally reunited, but I’m sure this is a one off reunion, not a full time reunion. Of course, Undertaker and Kane got the stronger crowd response than any other superstar on RAW. It was a great segment.

For the main event on RAW, which was the WWE Championship match between CM Punk and John Cena, there was a bit of a shocker here too. Cena did not cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase, but instead Big Show interfered, just to stop Cena from winning the match. Cena won the match by Disqualification because of Big Show interfering. After the match, Big Show continued to beat Cena while CM Punk watches. The Rock music hits, the Rock comes to the ring to help Cena, but instead, we get CM Punk beating up the Rock. Punk ends the whole thing by giving the Rock his well known finisher, the GTS. The crowd boos CM Punk, as Punk ends up turning heel. Which is what I like better for Punk. I like CM Punk a heel wrestler and enjoy him being the badguy, so I’m glad he’s finally back to that. I was hoping we would get a Cena heel turn, but it ended up CM Punk turning heel. After internet reports been planning a huge wrestling angle, that was it, CM Punk turning heel. It’s going to be interesting to see where things go from here.

While there was a few minor things I didn’t care for last night, over all it was a great show. WWE did a good job. I was hoping for returns of Stone Cold, Ultimate Warrior, and Ric Flair but they never came out to the ring. Last night’s RAW was about RAW legends from the past performing with some of the new and young performers, which what last night was all about. WWE wanted to give the younger performers an opportunity to perform with the legends, which was fun to see. The Miz finally returned last night, but we didn’t get no Randy Orton. Randy Orton is on a suspension behind the scenes, but I expect a Randy Orton return soon. I was also hoping a Batista return but we didn’t get that either.

Congrats to WWE and Vince McMahon on 1000 episodes. They shouldn’t be thanking us for the support, we should be thanking them for giving us the entertainment!

Kev

I hope tonight’s RAW 1,000th episode is gonna be good, probably will be…

Well tonight’s episode of Monday Night RAW officially marks 1,000 episodes. I’ve been watching WWE for years and have been watching Monday Night RAW pretty religiously ever since the beginning. No matter what you think of WWE, you can’t deny that they’ve been around longer than any other show in the history of TV. They’ve been around longer than, the Simpsons. Even though I don’t like the way today’s wrestling is going now, I still respect them for what they do. They work hard for staying alive this long. Other wrestling companies like WCW, ECW, etc. have came and gone. WWE is still here. They’re good at what they do, and I wish people would respect these guys more, ’cause these performers put a lot of sacrifice in their lives just to entertain us. They work harder more than anybody in the entertainment business.

I will watch “RAW 1,000” tonight ’cause it will be exciting. A lot of older guys are coming back. There will be a possible D-Generation X reunion with X-Pac, Billy Gunn, Road Dogg, and possibly Chyna. A lot of other legends and icons from the past are making their one time returns too, so tonight should be an exciting show.

Wrestling news websites, are hinting that RAW 1,000 will plan a huge angle but nobody knows what it is yet. I’m hoping a Cena heel turn, but I doubt that.

RAW will be 3 hrs long from now on, every night and they’ll have a new logo and everything. A new era for WWE. Check out the new logo, here.

I’ll review RAW 1,000 tomorrow.

Everyone needs to respect Vince McMahon, love him or hate him. He worked hard to get where he is today. He’s no fake. He really did all the work. Vince loves wrestling just as much as we all do and he tries to make us happy, the best he can. Thanks Vince!

Kev

Will Vince McMahon fire John Laurinaitis storywise??? I think no, and here is my prediction…

I didn’t watch last night’s 3 hour RAW, but I caught the last half hour of it when I got back home from the movies. I DVR’d last night’s RAW, and will watch the rest of it tonight. The current storyline is John Laurinaitis, who is a longtime WWE employee, he serves as the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations, in real life behind the scenes of the company. Well, he has now been performing on WWE TV for the past couple of months. He’s the General Manager for both RAW & Smackdown for WWE TV. His on TV character is described as a power hungry boss much like Vince McMahon, but a little different. The babyface fans and the superstars both want Laurinaitis to be off of WWE TV because people think he’s a boring character. He’s supposed to be a “heel”, which is what he is. John L., used to be a professional wrestler himself in his younger years, he used to go under the name of, “Johnny Ace“.

Cena has been trying to do whatever it takes to get Johnny L. off of WWE TV. This is all just a storyline, I know. I’m just explaining what’s going on. Vince McMahon returns to WWE TV last night, and there was a lot of speculation that McMahon was going to fire Johnny L. off of TV “storywise”. At the end of RAW last night, McMahon made the announcement that if Big Show loses the steel cage match against Cena at this Sunday’s, “No Way Out” PPV, he will fire Johnny L. then. So does that mean if Cena wins the match (which he probably will), Johnny L. keeps the job? Sounds like it.

My prediction on how this is going to go down, I don’t think Johnny L. will get fired. This will be McMahon’s attempt to get after John Cena. I think there’s another major Cena vs. McMahon feud on the way. I know Vince McMahon’s on TV character quite well. He has always been sick and twisted, mean, and evil. I don’t think he’ll fire Johnny L. to make the fans happy. Vince has never been that type of character. He’s always been unpredictable. I think Vince is about to do something big to get heel heat again.

I agree it will be cool to see McMahon get in someone’s face and growl, “You’re FIIIIRREEDDDDddd….” like he’s most famous for, but I don’t think it’s going to happen.

On top of all this, I find Johnny L., a great performer. I think he’s one of the best heel General Manager’s in a long while. He’s great on the mic, just my opinion. As I said, I like the heels more (badguys) ’cause they’re more interesting than the good guys. I think part of this feud is building up for another Brock Lesnar return, he’s been off of WWE TV for the past couple of weeks. In real life, Brock’s deal with WWE isn’t that long, so he’s not going to be on WWE TV a lot. Just occasional appearances, like the Rock.

Kev

13 Years Ago Today, the wrestling world lost the great Owen Hart…

13 years ago today, the wrestling world lost the great Owen Hart, due to a tragic accident. On this ppv in 1999, Owen fell off the rafters when he was the Blue Blazer character, when he was supposed to make an entrance in the ring using a harness and grapple line. The WWE didn’t film the accident, of course, they turned the cameras off right away. It had to suck for the WWE and the fans to go through this that night. It’s a tragedy that should never be forgotten. RIP Owen.

Kev

What I’m noticing with WWE…they’re trying to bring back the past, bring back old memories…

What I’m noticing with WWE recently, is that I believe they’re trying to bring back all the guys from the Attitude era from 90’s – early 2000’s. Evidence of that, they brought back the Undertaker. Kane put the mask back on. Chris Jericho came back. Brock Lesnar came back. The Rock as well.

Even with the PG rating these days, I think it’s a good idea to bring these guys back ’cause there’s a new generation of wrestling fans who don’t even know who these guys are. They deserve to get re-introduced to the new fans who never watched WWE in the past.

Who else should they bring back? Well, Dave Batista for starters, I think he is planning a comeback soon. I would like Stone Cold Steve Austin to make another run, but he has no plans for it though. Stone Cold wants to focus on a full time movie career now. I would like it if Kurt Angle returned, but he has no plans either. Angle wants to stick with TNA and he’s trying to make a comeback to the Olympics. I would like the Dudley Boys to return but those guys are in TNA, and the Hardy Boys are gone as well. Jeff Hardy is in TNA, Matt has no wrestling job now, but there are rumors Matt could make a comeback to WWE.

I think what WWE is doing is good. Now that all the old guys from the Attitude Era are coming back, it would make me want to start watching RAW again.

Kev

I must say that WWE did a great job keeping Lesnar’s return unpredictable, I never expected it!!!

I knew Brock Lesnar was going to return to WWE at some point since he’s all done with UFC, but I didn’t think his return would be the night after Wrestlemania! The WWE did a good job staying silent about his return and keeping it top secret, the best they can. Somehow the RAW audience already knew Brock was coming back ’cause they were chanting his name and holding signs in the air with Brock’s name on it. They’re probably the “smart” fans that look at wrestling news on the internet.

John Cena here did a great acting job. Cena did a great job pretending to look shocked for Brock’s return. Cena was out there to call out the Rock to the ring, but instead Lesnar came out. I knew a different wrestler was going to come out instead of the Rock, I just didn’t think it would be Lesnar. The WWE really shocked everyone this time, even me. As you can see in the audience in this video, the fans are so happy and thrilled. I feel that way now.

I’ve been a huge fan of Brock Lesnar ever since his WWE days. Then I started watching UFC, when he moved over to that company for a while. I don’t watch UFC anymore ’cause Lesnar no longer works for them. Yep, huge Lesnar fan, I am. He’s an inspiring guy. I just admire his don’t give a fuck attitude. He’s the real deal.

Brock and Vince must of buried the hatchet, ’cause I remember they had a public feud after Brock left WWE.

Enjoy this video before WWE pulls it from youtube.

Kev

Even if the Rock hasn’t wrestled in a ring since 2003, he still has it!!!

So the Rock hasn’t been in an actual wrestling match since 2003. What was his previous wrestling match before his match against Cena at last night’s “Wrestlemania”? Rock’s previous match was against Bill Goldberg at “Backlash” ppv in 2003. That was when the Rock was a heel back then. Goldberg was the babyface. Shortly after the “Backlash” ppv, the Rock had a few more feuds with other wrestlers, then retired from WWE to focus on a full time movie acting career. Yes, it’s been a long time since the Rock wrestled in an actual match.

You know what? The Rock still has it, after all these years he’s been gone. As expected, the Rock vs. Cena was the best match of the night. I knew they were going to put on a helluva match as I’m sure everyone else knew it too. The Rock still can do the People’s Elbow and the Rock Bottom signature moves well, and it was good to finally see those moves again. Even if I don’t like John Cena, I’ll respect him just this one time, even he did a good job as well.

Who won the match? The Rock did it, of course. Miami is the Rock’s hometown, so of course, they were going to give them the win for that one reason. The Rock still has the talent after all these years. When most iconic wrestlers retire from the industry, a lot of people expect them to make comebacks. Well, the Rock never really retired. He knows that WWE is his home and where he belongs, so he came back to make the fans happy. He’s a pretty busy as hell guy going back and forth to his wrestling career to his movie career, so much respect for him.

Other thoughts on last night’s Wrestlemania? It was a pretty good ppv. Nothing that amazing, nothing all that special. It was just pretty good and entertaining. The three best matches of the night as I predicted were, “Undertaker vs. HHH – Hell in a Cell”, “CM Punk vs. Jericho”, and “Cena vs. Rock”. Those three matches  had some really good wrestling.

I even liked the Divas tag team match with Kelly Kelly/Maria vs. Beth Phoenix/Eve. Those women actually wrestled, and it was entertaining. The matches that opened Wrestlemania weren’t that great, they were pretty quick and short matches so they can give the main event matches more time. Although, Randy Orton vs Kane was okay, and I’m glad they gave Kane the win. WWE has been making Kane looking ridiculous for years, and I’m happy Kane, actually won a Wrestlemania, finally.

No Brock Lesnar appearance, but who knows, I have a feeling Lesnar will return this year anyway. Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s true. It could be Lesnar vs. the Rock, for next year’s ‘Mania.

It was a decent Wrestlemania, just wish, they  gave Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan more wrestling time ’cause that match only lasted for a couple of seconds. It was the shortest match ever.

Hopefully next year’s ‘Mania, they do a better job. I’m glad last night’s ‘Mania, didn’t end with Cena winning again. Something different for a change.

Kev