Early thoughts after monday and tuesdays shows

After watching Raw and ECW this week just thought I'd throw out my thoughts.

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First on Raw

K-Fed is getting more heel heat than anyone else on the show right now. While that might be a bit of hyperbole, I think you can at least make the argument. On the aforementioned PWTorch they initally poo-poo'd his appearance, but it couldn;t have worked out better, and it may help Johnny Nitro get more over.

Mickie James right now is operating on an island, she's the only woman in WWE who has the whole package. She can do the backstage angles well and cut promos, as well as perform in the ring. And she's sexy to boot. The rest of the women on Raw right now can;t keep up either in the ring or on the mic.

One thing WWE seems to be doing a lot of is throwing matches together without enough thought and rushing angles that could benefit from slowly developing over time. Two examples are whatever they have planned for Jeff Hardy and Carlito and more importantly putting the two Triple H vs. Orton matches the last two weeks. The latter being a blown main even for a PPV when they could just have some backstage conflicts that could climax in a tag match at the next PPV.

I'm happy to see that one of the Spirit Squad will finally be breaking off, but it looks like they're already mishandling it, and they've made the SS look so lame as of late that any mishandling could kill them all and soon they'll be hanging out at the bottom with Rob Conway.

Final comment, I'm worried about Ric Flair continually bringing out his legends as his backers, if this leads to a match, god help us all.

Onto ECW

Great idea putting RVD on the mic at the beginning of the show, he's awful and it reminds me exactly why he can't be a true top star for a company.

The most disappointing thing of the show for me was tonight was the first time I've ever seen CM Punk in action. I'd heard many great things about him, but to me he looked awful, not only was his match lame, but he looked out of shape and seemed to lack charisma.

On the subject of "out of shape" Mike Knox and Big Show both look out of shape. In knox' case as with CM Punk, I think different ring attire could help out a lot. Something that could mask the fact that they aren;'t close to having six pack abs would make them seem more credible as wrestlers. As for Big Show, WWE should give him a weight clause in his contract and maybe give him some time off so he could look slimmer and more mobile, not to mention just be a healthier person, carrying that kind of weight has to take a toll on his overall health.

Best part of the show for me was Test vs. Bob Holly. I could see either of them being given a main event push on Smackdown and helping that show greatly. I think the only thing holding either of them back is their history. Sometimes when you see someone lose so many times, as is the case with Holly, it's just impossible to re-eatablish him as a badass.

Thats all I got for now, I set my DVR to record TNA impact as well as Smackdown, so I'll be able to comment on those shows. Also maybe just a rant about how easy it could be for Raw to create new stars.

Until then, I'll be marking out.

-SEF