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The Countdown to Summerfest: A Review of the Worst Raw in Recent Memory
On August - 4 - 2009
All right World Wrestling Entertainment, I have seen enough.
I have defended you relentlessly. I have enjoyed some of the same shows that have been bashed brutally by Internet wrestling critics everywhere.
I have no reason to come to your defense tonight.
Tonight, I settled in to watch Monday Night Raw. I know that it is no longer the tremendous wrestling show that Smackdown is and that I will often see the same stale mega stars further push back promising young talent but something about Monday nights still attracts me. Maybe it is the glamour of the flagship show or the build-up of a ...
Raw is Seth: A Firsthand Account
On July - 15 - 2009
On Monday night, I took a much overdue step in my professional wrestling fanhood and attended my first ever live World Wrestling Entertainment event. Until this point, my live wrestling experience had started and ended with a live developmental show here and there. Florida Championship Wrestling had served as a filler for a gaping deficiency.
I was in for a treat.
As I stepped into Orlando's Amway Arena, my anxious excitement quickly turned into a youthful fascination. The entire mass production that is an episode of Monday Night Raw now seemed strangely personal.
I sat anticipating the action as I took in my surroundings. The last time that ...