1/3/05 Raw
Batista vs. Chris Benoit: Decent match.
Edge vs. Chris Jericho: Solid match.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Sylvain Grenier: Bad match.
Trish Stratus vs. Victoria: A squash unfortunately.
Debate segment: Not that great as it made Hassan vs. Lawler for the PPV. Hardly an appealing match...
Eugene vs. Christian: Decent, nothing special.
HHH vs. Randy Orton: Disappointing match.
Not a great show.
Grade: C-
1/10/05 Raw
Opening segment: Pretty good...
Shelton Benjamin vs. Maven: Pretty much a squash...
Muhammad Hassan vs. Hurricane: Squash.
Edge vs. Rhyno: Another squash... the promo afterwards was VERY good though.
Simon Dean segment: This was pointless and ended up being another chapter in the Kane/Snitsky saga. Ugh...
Chris Jericho/Chris Benoit vs. Christian/Tyson Tomko: Not bad...
Christy Hemme vs. Maria: Bad lingerie pillow fight.
Batista vs. Randy Orton: Decent at best.
Some good promos but the action was weak... middling show.
Grade: C-
1/24/05 Raw
Shawn Michaels/Chris Jericho/Chris Benoit vs. Christian/Tyson Tomko/Edge: Really good.
JR segment: Really weak because it was JR getting beat up in his hometown... NEVER saw that before.
Viscera vs. Tajiri: Squash.
Batista vs. La Resistance: Batista squashes the tag champs...
Muhammad Hassan vs. Val Venis: Decent match.
Kane vs. Gene Snitsky vs. Maven: This was pretty bad too.
Ric Flair vs. Randy Orton: Decent, nothing more.
This show was heavily overrated... three squashes, JR getting humiliated in his hometown again, and an overall bizarre feel to the show.
Grade: C-
1/31/05 Raw
Opening segment: Pretty good...
Shelton Benjamin vs. Simon Dean: Squash...
Edge/Michaels segment: Pretty good...
Maven vs. Hurricane: It was okay but also very pointless.
Chris Jericho/Chris Benoit vs. La Resistance: Solid although it became a mess in the end.
Muhammad Hassan vs. Sgt. Slaughter: Squash.
Shawn Michaels/Randy Orton vs. HHH/Ric Flair: Pretty good...
Kane vs. Gene Snitsky cage match: Bad main event.
Storyline-wise this was good but all the matches felt rushed almost.
Grade: C
2/7/05 Raw
Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho: Great match.
Batista vs. Maven: An absolute squash... the atmosphere during it was great though.
William Regal/Tajiri vs. La Resistance: Really good match with Regal and Tajiri winning the tag titles.
Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels: Very good match.
Simon Dean/Divas segment: Pointless.
Randy Orton vs. Tyson Tomko: Very dull and boring match.
Edge vs. HHH: Really good main event.
This was a very good show from Japan. Three really good matches, one solid one, and a great atmosphere.
Grade: B
2/28/05 Raw
Opening segment: Pretty good HHH promo.
HHH vs. Hurricane: Nothing more than a squash.
Chris Benoit vs. Muhammad Hassan: Decent match outside of the finish.
Gene Snitsky vs. Shelton Benjamin: Decent match because Shelton carried it.
Chris Masters vs. John Walters: Boring...
HHH/Batista segment: Really good segment to build their feud.
Chris Jericho vs. Maven: Solid match.
Trish/Christy segment: Really good as Christy gets “SLUT” spraypainted on her back. Great build for their women’s title match.
Edge vs. Shawn Michaels: Awesome street fight.
Good show. Not the greatest wrestling show but all the feuds were advanced in a logical manner and the street fight was awesome.
Grade: B
3/7/05 Raw
Opening segment: Very good segment to build the Angle/Michaels WM match.
HHH vs. Rosey: This was basically an extended squash match, nothing more.
Kane vs. Christian: Decent match at best as it was pretty short and it didn't make Christian look like a threat to win MITB at all.
Chris Jericho vs. Edge: Pretty good match.
Orton/Bischoff segment: Very good segment to build the Orton/Undertaker WM match that ends with Bischoff getting RKO'ed.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Benoit: Pretty good match.
Christy/Trish segment: Pretty good segment to build towards their women's title match at WM.
Batista vs. Ric Flair: Pretty decent main event match due to the Flair carryjob.
A very solid show to build towards Wrestlemania. Wrestling was solid throughout and all the talking segments were entertaining.
Grade: B+
3/14/05 Raw
Highlight Reel: Very good... Jake the Snake and Randy Orton were the guests and Orton RKO'ed Jake to build to his match with Undertaker.
Kane vs. Christian/Tyson Tomko: Good but I can't call handicap matches with the one beating the two decisively a high point when you're supposed to believe that one of the guys, Christian, has a chance at winning MITB.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Edge: Good match.
Rockers vs. La Resistance: Very good...
Chris Benoit vs. HHH: Very good match...
Hassan segment: Decent segment.
Batista vs. Gene Snitsky: Boring main event...
Overall, a really good show. Good wrestling, great storyline progression, and a few great surprises.
Grade: B+
3/21/05 Raw
Shawn Michaels vs. Rob Conway: Good opening match.
Christy Hemme/William Regal/Tajiri vs. Simon Dean/Maven/Molly Holly: Not a great match.
HHH/Batista promo: Very good promo exchange to build their WM match.
Chris Jericho/Shelton Benjamin vs. Edge/Christian: Good match.
Orton segment: Very good with him RKO'ing Stacy.
Chris Benoit vs. Tyson Tomko: Okay match.
Batista vs. Kane: Bad main event again.
Not as good as the last few weeks but still a solid placeholder show.
Grade: B-
4/4/05 Raw
Opening segment: This wasn't a bad HHH promo.
Chris Jericho vs. Christian vs. Shelton Benjamin: Good IC title match with Shelton retaining.
Orton promo: Good promo that made the main event.
Trish Stratus vs. Christy Hemme: No match.
HBK promo: Very good promo that started a feud between him and Hassan.
Edge vs. Chris Benoit: Good match.
Austin segment: Very entertaining with Austin giving the stunner to both Simon Dean and Maven.
Batista vs. Randy Orton: Not a great main event.
Very good show.
Grade: B+
4/11/05 Raw
Christy Hemme/Victoria vs. Trish Stratus/Molly Holly: This was a pretty bad opening match.
HHH promo: Very boring...
HHH vs. Hurricane/Rosey: HHH squashes a tag team... yipee!
Chris Masters vs. Seth Skyfire: Boring...
Shawn Michaels vs. Daivari: Ridiculously short and SHAWN MICHAELS loses to a low blow?
Highlight Reel: Pretty good segment to build the Shelton/Jericho feud...
Michaels segment: He names his tag partner... Hulk Hogan. Wasn't terrible and the crowd loved it so...
Chris Benoit vs. Christian: Very good match and Christian gets the surprise win.
Batista segment: It was okay until the announcement of HHH vs. JR next week. What?
Very weak show with only one good match and lots of bad booking, like HBK losing to a low blow and HHH vs. JR next week.
Grade: D+
4/18/05 Raw
Edge vs. Chris Benoit: Pretty good opener...
Trish/Lita segment: Was pretty bad...
William Regal/Tajiri vs. Heart Throbs: Okay match but a poor way to debut a new team with a loss in an unspectacular match.
Muhammad Hassan vs. Shawn Michaels: Pretty good match until the screwy finish...
Masterlock Challenge: Boring...
Shelton Benjamin vs. Simon Dean: Pretty much a squash and the stuff before the match was lame.
Christian/Vince segment: Very good...
HHH vs. Jim Ross: This was the main event and consisted of HHH beating up JR for 10 minutes until Batista came in, gave him a spinebuster, and put JR on top for the win. Just terrible.
This show had a lot of good things but the "main event" completely overshadowed them. It was just THAT bad and the show itself was already lackluster before it.
Grade: D
5/2/05 Raw
Kane vs. Christian: Solid match.
Hassan/Daivari segment: Pretty good.
Viscera vs. Simon Dean: Boring squash match...
Shawn Michaels vs. Shelton Benjamin: Great match.
La Resistance vs. Hurricane/Rosey: Okay matchat best... nothing special.
Edge vs. Chris Jericho: Good match.
Masterlock Challenge: Boring...
Chris Benoit vs. HHH: Great match with Benoit actually winning.
Good show. This show had some low points like the Masterlock Challenge and Viscera squash but most of the rest was really good, especially the HBK vs. Shelton MOTY candidate.
Grade: B
5/9/05 Raw
Opening segment: Pretty good.
Chris Jericho vs. Daivari: Decent match.
Viscera vs. Sylvan Grenier: Squash.
Kane vs. Chris Benoit: Good match.
Ric Flair vs. Tyson Tomko: Bad match.
Stacy/Dean/Maven segment: Pretty bad.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Rob Conway: Decent match.
Edge vs. Shawn Michaels: Good match.
Decent show.
Grade: B-
5/16/05 Raw
Chris Jericho/Shelton Benjamin vs. Muhammad Hassan/Daivari: Solid match.
Ric Flair vs. Christian: Decent match but three minutes is an inexcusable match time for a match hyped a month in advance.
Masterlock Challenge: Boring outside of Richards coming back to attack Masters...
Chris Benoit vs. Tajiri: Another match that was decent but VERY short.
Christy Hemme vs. Candice Michelle: Typical lingerie pillow fight.
Viscera segment: Pretty good.
Hurricane/Rosey vs. Simon Dean/Maven: Not a good match.
Orton/Vince segment: Pretty good.
Kane vs. Edge: Good match.
Decent show again.
Grade: B-
5/23/05 Raw
Opening segment: Very good Edge/Lita promo.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Muhammad Hassan/Daivari: Decent match.
Chris Masters vs. Steven Richards: Squash.
Chris Jericho vs. Sylvain Grenier: Okay match.
Bischoff/Vince/Heyman promo: Excellent promo exchange to start the ECW angle heading into One Night Stand.
Chris Benoit vs. Tajiri: Solid match.
Viscera segment: This was more of the usual, which means that it was still good.
Batista vs. Edge: Solid main event with Batista retaining the title.
Good show.
Grade: B+
5/30/05 Raw
Opening segment: Outside of Victoria's heel turn it was boring...
Hurricane/Rosey vs. Heart Throbs (tag title match): Heatless match and only one of these guys could work so...
Shelton Benjamin vs. Rob Conway vs. Sylvan Grenier (IC title match): Not a great match.
Highlight Reel: It was alright... the fact that it hyped up a potentially crappy storyline hurt it.
HHH promo: Okay at best but he gets ANOTHER shot at Batista? When he lost his rematch?
Masterlock Challenge: Boring...
Christian promo: Highlight of the show.
Batista vs. Muhammad Hassan: Boring match but a cool finish.
Pretty boring show overall. The wrestling was pretty bad and there was WAY too much filler.
Grade: D+
6/6/05 Raw
Opening segment: Jericho announces Raw's first draft pick on the Highlight Reel... John Cena. Very good segment.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Muhammad Hassan/Daivari: A pretty solid IC title match despite the one guy beating the two.
Chris Masters vs. Val Venis: Pretty decent match actually due to the Val carryjob.
HHH/Batista contract signing: Very good segment to build their HIAC match at Vengeance.
Hurricane/Rosey/Christy Hemme vs. Heart Throbs/Victoria: Not that great as it was pretty much filler and Hurricane and Victoria were the only good workers in the match.
Kane/Lita/Edge segment: Okay at best.
Chris Benoit vs. Gene Snitsky: Pretty solid ECW rules match due to the weapons and Benoit carrying Snitsky.
Final segment: Great segment to build the One Night Stand PPV with the most notable part being several ECW originals coming out of the crowd, such as Tommy Dreamer, Sandman, and Rhyno.
Not the greatest wrestling show but a damn good storyline show.
Grade: B+
6/13/05 Raw
Opening segment: Decent at best.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Muhammad Hassan (IC title match): Good match with a bad ending.
Masterlock Challenge: Boring...
Viscera vs. Maven: Squash.
Kane vs. Sylvan Grenier: Squash.
Ending segment: Really good...
Pretty weak show... not the worst but way too much filler and video packages.
Grade: D+
6/20/05 Raw
Opening segment: Pretty good.
Carlito vs. Shelton Benjamin: Not a bad match but the booking sucked. Shelton Benjamin was red hot and lost the strap to Carlito in his first match on the program.
Viscera vs. Simon Dean: Squash.
Edge/Lita wedding: One of the better weddings but I did not like the Matt Hardy music tease. It was a surprise but a tasteless one. The guy was released!
John Cena vs. Muhammad Hassan: Hassan is undefeated yet Cena crushes him in four minutes. Match was nothing special but Hassan shouldn't have lost in such unspectacular fashion.
Batista/Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle/HHH: Pretty good main event.
Show was pretty boring with some weak matches, poor booking, and a bunch of filler backstage segments.
Grade: C
7/4/05 Raw
Carlito's Cabana: Wasn't bad and made tonight’s main event...
Big Show/Kane vs. Edge/Snitsky: VERY boring match...
Viscera vs. Heart Throbs: Boring AND had a terrible ending in the Heart Throbs getting DQ'ed for sending Viscera's crotch into the ringpost.
Highlight Reel: Was pretty good... started a Cena/Jericho feud for the WWE title.
Diva Search: Boring...
Rene Dupree vs. Val Venis: This was pointless and boring...
Carlito/Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels/Hulk Hogan: Good match, great aftermath with the SCM on Hogan.
Overrated show because of the superkick on Hogan but the Diva Search and poor wrestling quality really hurt this show. Barely below average.
Grade: C-
7/11/05 Raw
Carlito's Cabana: A very good segment to build Piper's it for later in the show and Carlito and Jericho argued over which of their shows was better until Piper came out.
Chris Masters vs. Tajiri: Decent match because of the Tajiri carryjob.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Carlito: Pretty good IC title match.
Cena/Jericho segment: Pretty good segment to advance their feud.
Diva Search: Boring...
Angle Invitational: The best one ever since it actually led to something and the outcome was in doubt a little. Stuff like that is important...
Edge vs. Kane: Not much of a match but a great angle in Matt Hardy's return, which was treated like it was a shoot which made it even better.
Piper's Pit: Very good segment with HBK hitting sweet Chin Music on Piper to end the show.
A very good storyline-based show despite the lack of wrestling for much of the show.
Grade: B+
7/18/05 Raw
Opening segment: Nothing notable outside of making Cena vs. Snitsky as the main event.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Carlito: Solid match.
Angle Invitational: One of the better ones as this resulted in the debut of Matt Striker.
Diva Search: Boring...
Masterlock Challenge: Boring...
Hogan/HBK promo: Very solid promo exchange as HBK carried it.
Kane vs. Edge: Solid cage match.
John Cena vs. Snitsky: Bad main event.
This show wasn't bad though hardly anything advanced at all.
Grade: C+
7/25/05 Raw
Angle Invitational: Boring but at least it ended finally.
Viscera/Cloacas vs. Antonio/Pocket Rocket: Amusing but not much of a point nor much of a match either.
Battle of the Bands: Pretty good segment to advance Cena/Jericho.
Michaels interview: Really good...
Shelton Benjamin vs. Snitsky/Chris Masters: Not much of a point, not a great match, and Shelton lost to both of them.
Diva Search: Boring...
Edge vs. Kane stretcher match: Good but repetitive.
John Cena vs. Carlito: Very mediocre main event.
Better than most thought but still had plenty of problems, mainly in the booking.
Grade: C-
8/1/05 Raw
Opening segment: Very good segment to build towards the WWE title main event.
Shelton Benjamin/Big Show vs. Chris Masters/Snitsky: Pretty bad match due to Shelton being the only good worker in the match.
Eugene Invitational: This was pretty decent due to the nostalgia involved with Tatanka as the challenger.
Matt Hardy promo: A pretty solid promo from Matt expressing his reasoning for returning to WWE.
Val Venis vs. Rob Conway: Pretty decent match despite it being filler.
HBK Larry King Live skit: A HILARIOUS segment with HBK impersonating Hulk Hogan on Larry King Live.
Diva Search: Boring...
John Cena vs. Carlito: Not a great main event due to both Cena and Carlito needing work on their in-ring skills.
A pretty good show, although once again due to the promos pretty much. The Larry King skit was a classic.
Grade: B-
8/8/05 Raw
Eugene Invitational: This was a decent build for a questionable feud.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Masters: This match was okay except for the result with Masters winning... Shelton was the IC champ two months ago and is now doing nothing at all.
Rob Conway vs. Viscera: Terrible match with Conway winning.
Hurricane/Rosey/Stacy Keibler vs. Victoria/Heart Throbs: This match was pretty much a nothing match as nothing interesting happened.
Chris Jericho vs. Chad Patton: Pretty bad “match”… the only time wrestler vs. referee worked was with Earl Hebner, and that was because HHH was THAT good of a heel then.
Diva Search: Boring…
Matt Hardy vs. Snitsky: This match was pretty decent because Matt carried it.
Hogan/Michaels segment: VERY good segment.
This was not a good show at all. Not much in terms of quality wrestling and parts were poorly booked.
Grade: D+
8/15/05 Raw
Opening segment: VERY good... the HBK/Hogan feud is the best thing going on Raw and this segment showed that HBK can be a great heel and still be entertaining. The Hogan entrance tease was excellent!
Big Show vs. Heart Throbs: Pointless squash that buries the tag division even further...
Eugene vs. Rene Dupree: Didn't even get underway as Angle attacked Eugene when the bell rang. Can't say I was too upset either as the Angle/Eugene build was more interesting than a proper Eugene/Dupree match...
Diva Search: Boring...
John Cena vs. Chris Jericho/Carlito: Cena beats his challenger and his lackey CLEANLY in a boring match... if he can beat his challenger when the odds are against him, why even have the PPV match?
Diva Search 2: Boring...
Edge vs. Val Venis: Squash...
Hurricane vs. Rob Conway: Finally, a decent match! It was filler but quite enjoyable.
Hulk Hogan vs. Kurt Angle: Wasn't a bad match as Angle was there to carry it and neither guy could afford to lose, especially Hogan, so the screwy finish was fine...
Second straight lackluster show... barely any good wrestling and some of the booking was very bad.
Grade: C-
8/22/05 Raw
Opening segment: Pretty good HBK promo although it started a feud with Chris Masters, who was not ready for a high profile feud like this.
Kurt Angle vs. Shelton Benjamin: Very good match as expected.
Rob Conway vs. Matt Hardy: Pretty solid match though poorly booked with Hardy losing CLEAN to a guy just getting pushed despite feuding with the current MITB holder, Edge.
Carlito's Cabana: Very good segment that started a feud between Carlito and Ric Flair.
Big Show vs. Snitsky: Pretty bad match which resulted in a feud between the two.
Torrie/Candice/Ashley segment: Not a very good segment as it means a feud between some of the worst workers of the Divas and it's not like the mic work was much better either.
Chris Jericho vs. John Cena: Very good WWE title match with Cena obviously winning and Jericho's "firing" was very well done.
Very good show as the promos remained good and the wrestling quality was good as well.
Grade: B
8/29/05 Raw
Carlito's Cabana: This segment was pretty interesting...
Big Show vs. Buck Quartermain/Steve Madison: Squash...
Victoria vs. Ashley: Squash...
Edge vs. Matt Hardy streetfight: This was a GREAT match...
Cena/Angle segment: Wasn't bad...
Tyson Tomko vs. Rosey: Squash...
Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Masters/Carlito: This wasn't that good and the booking was worse. Ric Flair comes back after being attacked backstage before the match only to job to the Masterlock? Weak...
This show had a lot of redeeming qualities but way too many squashes and a badly booked main event.
Grade: C-
9/5/05 Raw
Kurt Angle vs. Eugene: Decent match albeit a short one and Cena attacks Angle after the match only for Tomko to give Cena his big boot finisher. Quite bizarre…
Val Venis/Viscera vs. Heart Throbs: A very pointless match that wasn’t good at all.
Carlito’s Cabana: This was an excellent segment due to the mic work of Carlito and Flair.
Matt Hardy vs. Snitsky: Not a great match but the booking behind it was even worse as Bischoff booked this match as punishment for Matt… even though he beat Snitsky fairly decisively a few weeks ago and the stuff afterwards was bad with Big Show saying “don’t you do it!” when Snitsky was going to hit Matt with the bell… and he did it anyway. Ugh…
John Cena vs. Tyson Tomko: Very boring and predictable match and Angle attacks Cena from behind on the ramp after the match.
Torrie Wilson vs. Ashley: Very bad match.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Rob Conway: Decent match although Shelton feuding with Kerwin White is quite the step down from where he was three months ago.
Lance Cade/Trevor Murdoch vs. Hurricane/Rosey: Not a great match.
Masterlock Challenge: Masters broke the hold, hit HBK with a chair, put the hold back on, and STILL managed to win. A very confusing segment, and it was the main event.
Very poorly booked Raw with a bunch of nothing matches and the Masterlock Challenge in which the booking made no sense whatsoever.
Grade: D
9/12/05 Raw
Edge/Snitsky vs. Matt Hardy/Big Show: Boring opening match...
Michaels interview: Pretty good...
Shelton Benjamin vs. Kerwin White: It was an alright match at best.
Women's segment: Even though Trish returned I still didn't care too much.
Chris Masters vs. Ric Flair: Total carryjob by Flair.
Lance Cade/Trevor Murdoch vs. Tajiri/Eugene: Not a great match.
Edge promo: Was decent although I hated Edge's character then since it blatantly turned a real life situation into an angle. I hate that...
John Cena vs. Kurt Angle/Tyson Tomko: Once again, Cena beats his opponent at the PPV with the odds against him. Why have the PPV match when it's established that he can beat his opponent when he has a partner with him? This one was worse than last month.
A decent show for hyping the PPV, yet it was very boring and parts were VERY badly booked, like the main event.
Grade: C
10/10/05 Raw
Opening segment: Bad segment as no wrestlers were featured in it whatsoever.
Rob Conway vs. Doink the Clown: This wasn't very good...
Carlito's Cabana: It was decent...
Chris Masters vs. Tajiri: Squash...
HHH promo: One of his best in a while...
Trish Stratus vs. Victoria: Good match.
Kurt Angle/Carlito/Edge vs. John Cena/Big Show/Shawn Michaels: Very good match...
JR/McMahons segment: Linda turns heel and fires JR. Terrible segment.
This show was the best and worst of times. ANYTHING involving non-wrestlers was terrible! A Linda heel turn is a terrible way to try to be interesting as she doesn't have the mic skills and charisma to pull it off.
Grade: C
10/24/05 Raw
Big Show vs. Kane vs. Shawn Michaels: This was pretty sloppy as it felt like all three were wrestling separate matches...
Coach/Stephanie/Foley/Carlito segment: It was pretty stupid, boring, confusing, and lasted two segments... for analysis, Lawler interviewed Coach on the titantron, Coach came out to talk Trash, Stephanie came out in a Stone Cold truck, Foley came out to tell her that she was full of crap, she kicked him in the balls, and Carlito then beat Foley down.
HHH vs. Viscera: No match and it ended up only being HHH/Flair hype instead which is good.
Smackdown Invasion segment: Pretty good... remember when the brand split felt like a big deal?
Mickie James vs. Victoria: Wow, a match! It was decent, nothing more.
Vince McMahon segment: He pulled stuff out of "JR's ass"... full of juvenile humor, none of which was funny in the least, and had an AWFUL punchline (he has his head up his ass!). Probably the worst Raw segment ever if it weren’t for HHH dressing up as Kane and screwing a mannequin.
Lance Cade/Trevor Murdoch vs. Rosey: Very boring handicap match and Helms’ heel turn was poorly executed as Hurricane and Rosey had no momentum whatsoever going into their breakup.
Kurt Angle vs. John Cena: Was a pretty good match despite an overbooked finish.
Overall, this show was pretty bad. There was some decent stuff on this show but just as much bad, if not more, and I just can’t justify giving a show with a segment like THAT an average score at all.
Grade: D+
10/31/05 Raw
Masterlock Challenge: Luckily it was a segment to hype the Raw vs. Smackdown feud instead...
Kurt Angle vs. Tajiri: Was a pretty good match even though the winner was quite obvious.
Ric Flair promo: Very good Flair promo to sell the HHH/Flair match for Taboo Tuesday
Eugene vs. Rob Conway: Was a decent match except for the aftermath...
Carlito segment: Couldn't really get into it that much as it hyped up his feud with Foley... it didn't really click as Carlito wasn't ready and they have a huge contrast in styles.
Coach segment: This was way too illogical for words with Goldust and Vader being Coach’s lackeys for no good reason... wrestling is supposed to be kept simple. Sure they were surprise appearances but they made no sense whatsoever. None of this would have happened if they didn’t plan to put Coach over Austin at the PPV (and I understand why Austin walked out on that one… they were planning on having one of the biggest babyfaces in WWE history put over an announcer on PPV!).
HHH vs. Viscera: HHH squashes him in a matter of seconds. This wasn’t really necessary at all.
Heart Throbs vs. Big Show/Kane: Another squash match and it blatantly showed who’d be in the tag title match tomorrow night and who’d win it too.
Halloween costume contest: Very boring...
John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels: This was a pretty good match that hyped up the Taboo Tuesday main event.
VERY bizarre show... the start was good but the middle portion was full of illogical stuff and squash matches... some decent Taboo Tuesday build but the lack of quality wrestling and the nonsensical booking and writing overshadow it though.
Grade: C-
11/28/05 Raw
Opening segment: Pretty good.
Shawn Michaels vs. Carlito: Really good.
Kurt Angle vs. Maria: Ugh.
Trish Stratus/Mickie James/Ashley vs. Torrie Wilson/Candice Michelle/Victoria: Typical women's match at this time.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Trevor Murdoch: Decent match, terrible result. Shelton jobs to somebody from a low profile tag team?
Big Show/HHH segment: Really good.
Kane/Big Show vs. Snitsky/Tyson Tomko: Bad match.
John Cena vs. Kurt Angle vs. Chris Masters WWE title submission match: This wasn't bad.
This show was mediocre.
Grade: C
12/26/05 Raw
Shawn Michaels vs. Snitsky: A good Snitsky match...
Cutting Edge: Wasn't bad...
Chris Masters vs. Chavo Guerrero: Solid...
Angle segment: "Screw the troops!"... that is going way, WAY too far.
Kurt Angle vs. Daivari: All angle.
Big Show/HHH contract signing: One of the better ones as they're extremely stale.
John Cena vs. Shelton Benjamin: Good match except for the result.
Carlito vs. Victoria: This didn't click at all.
Kane vs. Heart Throbs: Nothing like a tag team getting squashed in seconds.
Vince segment: Dull... this started a feud with Shawn Michaels that didn't have much of a point to it.
I normally love these "beat the clock" episodes but this one really fell flat as it was just too bizarre.
Grade: C-
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