Commentary: No Pride Left
Posted by: Krazy Loop on 06/23/2004

Fans, RAW this past Monday wasn't a bad show. Eugene showed that he can go toe to toe with The Game and match him move for move. HHH also put on a fine display and proved he can wrestle when he wants to.

Batista needs work with his timing and Jericho carried him for much of their segment. Batista is slowly improving. It wouldn't hurt for him to get a few lessons in moves and ring psychology from the likes of Harley Race and Ricky Steamboat. For all the ribbing we tend to give Macho Man Randy Savage, Batista could learn more than a few things from him as well. This isn't meant as a slam on Batista. But Batista, just remember that Lex Luger also worked with Ancient Boy Rick Medicare Flair and look where it got him these days.

Unfortunately, it is now time to turn to the main topic of this commentary.

Yes, this means Matt, Lita, and Kane. Even allowing for the fact that their latest skit/angle is complete nonsense, only Kane came off with the slightest semblance of plausibility. Even at that, that isn't saying much. One has to wonder what group of morons came up with such a waste of time, what wrestling business "genius" approved it, and the biggest question is:
do Matt, Lita, and Glen needs their jobs that badly?

By fumbling or complete happenstance, I dropped the channel clicker on the floor and it hit the mute button at the same time as Matt and Lita went into their "shock, outrage, and shame" mode. Except for the fact that RAW is broadcast in color, it reminded me of an excruciatingly piss poor excuse for a silent movie of the early 1920s when then nascent movie actors were still trying to learn their craft on the silver screen. Alternatively, it looked like a bad cut and paste job from one of the old Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoons. Instead of conveying wrenching human feelings by their actions and expressions, called "emoting," it looked like they needed to down a few bottles of Ole' JR's barbeque sauce to help them go to the bathroom.

Aside from the fact that other talent did not get television time to further their careers, it was awful. Moreover it was painful to watch and worse than an Albert / Big Show match. The fans had to feel sorry for Matt and Lita for participating in such garbage. Why? Because Matt and Lita were not smart enough to realize that they were making complete fools of themselves on national television. They lacked the presence of mind to be embarrassed. It wasn't an angle or storyline, it was a laughingstock.

At this point Matt is probably a lost cause. Matt, stick to wrestling and forget the DDP method acting BS. It didn't help him and it won't serve you.

Kane is Kane and has not been used properly since his mask came off.

And Lita, Jesus H, I know I need new eye glasses again, but please do something amazingly out of the ordinary with that mess on top of your head: buy a comb and use it once a month or so. Get yourself into a modeling school and learn to walk like a human female instead of John Cena's older brother. Your wrestling is way above par but damn girl, take some acting lessons. You seem like a very nice person but stop allowing yourself to be misused and abused by the writers.

Congratulations are due all around for this one. Matt and Lita have now displaced the Red Rooster in wrestling history as the "Greatest Embarrassment of All Time."

Vince, what in hell were you thinking?

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