The Bad
I have to say that there wasn’t much that I thought was "bad" about this show. I am continually disappointed with how WWE is using Evan Bourne, because, although I understand that not everyone can be pushed at once, Bourne is not being given an opportunity to showcase much of anyting, including his ring work. If WWE wants to hold off on Bourne’s push, and I’m not one of those that feels his due will never come, then they can at least allow him to work some lengthy, well-wrestled matches on Raw so that he can help get himself over in that sense and wow the crowd in the process. But WWE is giving Bourne only a few minutes of ring time every week, so he’s not able to impress like he usually can. Again, I’m sure Bourne will get his shot at some point, I just wish WWE would allow him to show off his ring skills a bit more in the mean time.
I’m guessing WWE has all but given up on Jack Swagger. Although he seems to be used on a weekly basis on Raw, he has been mostly lost in terms of his position on the show. Losing last night to Santino Marella didn’t help his cause much. I think this is one of the dangers that WWE faces when they debut too much talent at the same time. In the past year, we have seen guys like Sheamus, Evan Bourne, Kofi Kingston and Jack Swagger all given various pushes. But in the end, WWE cannot possibly push everyone at once, so there’s going to come an inevitable time when one or two of the rookies is demoted somewhat. Not to mention there are still guys like Chris Masters, Primo and Carlito hanging around which makes for a lot of talent just "hanging around" on the show with not much to do. Many may disagree with me, but I think it’s worthwhile for WWE to pull back a little on pushing young talent too soon. I don’t mind them working on ECW, but some of these guys could still be on the Tuesday night show and they’d be in fine shape. Yes, we all want to see new, fresh talent, but in the end we have to remember that WWE is a business, and it needs established guys to bring in the gate. So easing new talent into the mix I think is smarter than introducing so many of them at one time. WWE is supposed to be building stars, and you can’t do that with a dozen mid-carders all at the same time.
Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
