RAW
Three Hours of RAW is just too damn much. Still, lots of it was entertaining, but I had to check out at times because I was just getting over-loaded.

Edge won the thirty man Battle Royal. This was a good Battle Royal as they know how to book them by now, which is a very good thing because they can be horrendous. It was a little chaotic but once they got it down to the people who really had a chance to win, it was much better. Edge wrestled it smart as he slowly made his way in.

The new WWE magazine had a good comment. In all the years of the Royal Rumble, the last entrant has never won. Hulk Hogan won when he was in at number 27 or so and Yokozuna was also very close to the end, but the #30 guy has never won. Edge worked hard and he was thrown out through the ropes instead of over and he pulled Michaels’ hair to take him over and win the thing. Fun stuff and the first of three Edge matches for the night.

Chris Masters and Carlito brawled instead of having their match. Carlito even bladed. It was an OK brawl before Masters left.

The World’s Greatest Tag Team and Johnny Nitro beat the Hardys. The real story here wasn’t the fact that they played up Jeff’s injuries and beat on him almost the entire match, but the

How many Hardys can they keep spinning in the air at one time?

reaction that Johnny Nitro got. The crowd really got into him as a heel and that’s one of the best signs we’ve had in ages. They beat on Jeff, who managed a tag, but the numbers just won out. The World’s Greatest Tag Team just needs to get some big matches; perhaps a long feud with The Hardys?

I took a brief break and when I came back, Melina was talking with K-Fed. The heel heat that eminates from that guy is impressive. It’s a good thing he’s giving the rub to Johnny Nitro.

I then had to sit through an OK Flair vs. Kenny Dykstra match. I think they’re calling him Dykstra instead of Doane because there’s the ref Jack Doane. This was a pretty basic match, though Kenny missed the Legdrop off the Top. He eventually got a roll-up on Flair that allowed him the win. Not a great way to use Flair, but what are you gonna do?

Edge and Cena had their match and it was pretty good. They set a high bar with their last feud, so this was good, though not at that level. Cena got the Cena reaction, which is expected, and they’re working with it. The crowd was split between the two of them, as Edge is easily the heel who is most over as a heel. They worked hard and it was good.

They are really starting to understand how to book these matches to get the most out of the overness of both of the stars. For instance, the way they’ve booked Umaga and Cena has been very strong.. Randy Orton interfered and that brought out DX. Michaels took out Orton and then HHH gave Edge the Pedigree and that allowed Cena to get the pin. They seem to be building to Cena vs. HHH at WrestleMania, which is probably a good thing as they’ve got almost nothing that seems like a winner in the offing unless they get Hogan vs. Big Show. Hell, even Rey Mysterio won’t be available.

You wanna see the definition of bombing? Watch the Cryme Tyme bit where they brought out a GWB impersonator. It was just awful. They kept teasing the N-bomb and yet they pulled back. It was a lame bit.

Um...I'll sign that contract...

Victoria’s monster push continued. She took on Mickie James in a Non-title match. This wasn’t a great match, but Victoria dominated. The crowd even buys into Victoria, which is a switch. She reversed an attempt at a Jumping DDT by hanging her up on the rope and then kicking her in the face. That led to the Widow’s Peak. Great stuff. I really think the last couple of weeks have made Victoria into one of the three best heels of the year.

Kevin Federline did a promo that I thought was pretty good. He said he’s not K-Fed. Hey, K-Fed, Len Nimoy said he wasn’t Spock for years only to realize that, in fact, he was. He’s got a natural heel charisma and he wasn’t bad on the stick.

I fell asleep during the main event (Cena and DX beating Umaga and Rated RKO). Now, let me say that RAW doesn’t really have what it takes to put on a three hour show, but they did a pretty good job here. The Battle Royal worked, the Victoria stuff, KFed and Nitro, all good. The Cryme Tyme thing was weak and they could have had a Cryme Tyme match instead, but these things happen.

ECW
They opened with Lashley vs. Rene Dupree. This was a beating and it was short. They had a thing where fans could vote for Lashley’s next big opponent between Test, RVD and Sabu. Interesting, but they’re overdoing the voting gimmick.

Apparently, Heat Miser made a guest appearance.

Matt Striker beat Balls in a match where they had Brad Armstrong doing commentary. You know, for being Road Dogg’s brother, he’s nowhere near as good on the stick. Balls had the match well in-hand when he missed a Top Rope Leg Drop and that allowed Striker to hit The Golden Rule and get the pin.

Hardcore Holly said that there was a rumor that CM Punk had managed to punk him out and made him tap, which wasn’t true. Punk came out and Holly gave him three minutes. This was a dumb match and CM tried to use the Vise, but Holly went to the eyes to get out of the sitch. The time limit passed and Holly jumped him after and gave him the Alabama Slam. There are worse things than a Holly-Punk program…unless they job out Punk.

The Great Khali beat Shannon Moore. I went to the bathroom at this point.

Test beat Rob Van Dam and Sabu in a triple threat match. RVD was the man in this one. He hit a standing Moonsault, but then went to the top. Test pushed him to the floor. Sabu gave Test a springboard elbow and springboard leg drop picking up right where RVD left off.. Test crotched Sabu. RVD came back and he and Sabu teamed up like old time. Sabu gave RVD a springboard clothesline and springboard elbow. I’m not sure the man can do non-springboard moves anymore. This time, RVD crotched Sabu. Rob hit the Five Star Frog Splash but Test tossed RVD to the outside and covered Sabu himself. Tazz then came in and announced RVD won the voting.

Solid match to end things, though I wasn’t a fan of the entire show.