Raw Thoughts

Well, hello. Raw was pretty fun tonight for once. Here's some random observations:

• How predictable was it that Stone Cold would give Linda the stunner?


• Doesn't it creep you out to watch Austin beat up women on TV? At least he gets to practice it off camera at home.


• That was the first time in years that I popped for Mick Foley.


• Ultra-classic line: Randy Orton telling Piper that Bob, Jr. was responsible for Piper's success and all he got out of it was bumps and bruises and a cast on his arm.


• Oh, yay. We got "swerved" by the Triple H turn.


• When Triple H was beating down Flair in front of the "WWE Legends" weren't you waiting for Harley Race, Dusty Rhodes, Arn Anderson, and Ricky Steamboat to jump the fence? It would have made perfect sense, but I guess logic was already thrown out with window with Triple H attacking Flair for no reason.


• Welcome to Smackdown, Matt Hardy. How on earth could they have done such a poor job on the Hardy/Edge thing. The only way it would have been worse would be for the whole thing to be a plot to hit Kane.


• Did you notice that Frankie was stuffed at ringside with Koko B. Ware?


• Hogan vs. Austin in Chicago for WrestleMaina. I'm there!


• And finally, what was with Ross and Lawler calling Angle/Michaels a "rubber match?" What the hell does that mean? It must mean something, because they used the phrase every fifteen seconds (I timed it) during the match.


• Is it like a "ladder match", only you climb a rubber? That doesn't make any sense.


• Is it like a "casket match", only the loser gets stuffed in a rubber? That doesn't make any sense.


• A "rubber on a pole" match? That could go with Shane Douglas and the "viagra on a pole" match. Ladies and gents, I think we've found a winner.

Ooh! For bonus points, if Mick Foley puts his hand in a sock and creates "Mr. Socko" who would we have if Mick found the rubber from a "rubber on a pole" match? Why "Mr. Cocko" of course!

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