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I will be brief today because I won't be around for tonight's Raw because I'll be at the Hornets/Sixers game. I'll watch the show latertonight or tomorrow.
Last week's Raw was a mixed bag. The dead crowd definitely did not help things. The undeniable highlight was the continued amazing work of Chris Jerichoand WWE Legends. Last week it was Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat's turn. After being announced as the newest inductee to the Hall of Fame, he wasgiven the chance to cut a promo. This of course brought out Chris Jericho. The two proceeded to cut another unforgettable segment. The Dragon said he dideverything in his career for the fans, that he was Jericho's idol, and that Jericho was the real hypocryte. Jericho went on to cut Steamboat down,eventually physically attacking him. While other heels like Edge and Orton may come across as "cool", you genuinely feel a sense of hatred towardsJericho. He seems like such a scumbag without having to use cheap heel tactics we so often see in the WWE. He was the Superstar of the Year in 2008, and Iwould say he is well on his way to repeating in 2009. I am actually hoping that the feud does not eventually end up as Jericho vs Austin, because Austin'spromos would be nowhere near the level of Flair, Piper, and Steamboat. Austin may present the best match, but at this point, I think I would much rather seeJericho vs Steamboat. Of course, it wouldn't come close to the draw of Jericho vs Austin. If they are eventually building towards Jericho vs. Austin, Ithink they should hold off Austin for one more week. I would like to see Greg Valentine tonight, since his story is the primary basis for the movie TheWrestler.
HBK beat JBL last week to earn the opportunity to face The Undertaker at WrestleMania 25. However, for whatever reason, Vladimir Kozlov CLEANLY defeated TheUndertaker this past week on Smackdown, so now we will see HBK vs Kozlov. If Kozlov defeats HBK tonight, I will stop watching the WWE permanently.
CM Punk defeated both The Miz and John Morrison last week in an entertaining match to earn his way to the Money in the Bank Ladder Match at WrestleMania. Iwould have liked to see at least Morrison in the match as well, but it seems they are headed to a tag title unification match against Carlito and Primo. Iwould expect someone else to earn a spot in the match tonight.
And then we had the comical portion of Raw. HHH chased Legacy around the arena like they were a group of bafoons. The segment was a complete dud in myopinion. Maybe it's my hatred of HHH. Maybe it's the way I hate how they have booked Orton and Priceless, but the backstage chase was a joke. We'll see what happens tonight, but I don't have much interest in the Raw main event for WrestleMania.