“Backstage Fallout” Raw – July 30, 2012

Ed’s thoughts on the backstage fallout:

I must admit (and I’m not saying this just for my partner Trevor’s benefit), but I have to agree  with the Crazy Chick, that The Age of AJ is off to a fantastic start. While newly turned heel CM Punk wouldn’t agree (he screams “Are you crazy” at AJ as the show ends), it’s my opinion that AJ did a much better job as GM than Punk did as a heel.

Being a huge Jericho fan, I am excited that he is fueding with Dolph Ziggler and that it appears he will be a face again for a while. I love hearing the crowd pop for The Ayatollah of Rock ‘n’ Rolla when he comes out to Break the Walls Down! I  also thought that Jericho and Christian worked great together.

While it is funny and good entertainment, how long can Kofi put up with “Little Jimmy” getting in the way of the progress for the tag champions (notice Kofi shaking his head at the end of that part). And I’ve got 2 “what’s up with……” issues with AW. 1) What’s up with AW being a sissy and throwing a shoe at Kofi, and 2)What’s up with AW having a live mic during the entire match. Someone needs to find his mute button.

 

 

 

Raw General Manager AJ Lee Vows To Be “most social media friendly GM”

The new Raw general manager AJ Lee used TOUT 2 separate times during Raw last night. Once during the show and again after it went off the air. AJ says she is going to be “most social media friendly GM in WWE history”

In her first TOUT message AJ makes reference to the fire that happened before the broadcast saying that it was “appropriate” considering it was her first night as Raw’s general manager. She added that she was pretty proud of herself.

In her second and final TOUT posted after the show she asked the WWE universe what they thought of her announcement for the WWE championship at Summerslam.

7/30/12 Raw Video Highlights: The Age of AJ Begins, Daniel Bryan Gets Psychiatric Evaluation By Orders of AJ and More.

RAW WAS DELAYED AND THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF THE BROADCAST WERE REPLACED WITH LAST WEEK’S RAW RECAP PROMO AS SEEN ON SMACKDOWN THANKS TO FIRE WHICH STARTED DURING PYRO TESTS

DANIEL BRYAN BURSTS INTO GENERAL MANAGER AJ LEE’S OFFICE.

WHAT APPEARED TO BE A MENTALLY UNSTABLE DANIEL BRYAN IS ORDERED TO UNDERGO A MENTAL EVALUATION BY GENERAL MANAGER AJ LEE

DANIEL BRYAN IS THOROUGHLY EXAMINED BY DOCTOR

JOHN CENA VS BIG SHOW – GENERAL MANAGER AJ LEE MAKES HUGE MATCH FOR SUMMERSLAM

Raw 1001 Preview

We were shocked – shocked, we say – when CM Punk seemingly snapped on Raw 1,000 and GTS-ed The Rock into a catatonic state after The Great One interfered following Punk’s WWE Title Match against John Cena to close the show. The Second City Saint left without another word as boos rained down upon him for the first time since the “pipe bomb,” with Rock splayed in ruin across the canvas and a thousand questions echoing in the WWE Universe’s collective mind. Elsewhere, Cena found himself on the wrong side of history, and Raw got itself the unlikeliest of General Managers by appointment of Mr. McMahon himself. Here are five things to look out for on Raw 1,001.