B+ is Bad for Buisness - WWE Raw

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Daniel Bryan was "robbed" of the WWE title when Randy Orton cashed in his Money in the Bank contract at SummerSlam. We found out last week that Triple H and the McMahon Family had "best for business" in the cards all along.

This feud marks the beginning of a treacherous few months that the company will have to endure without John Cena. The fact that Triple H and the McMahon Family are directly involved says that they do not trust anyone else as the "Face of the WWE." Although, I have read on other sites that they believe the family involvement could be a precursor to something huge leading up to WrestleMania 30. It could happen. Just remember that we are dealing with Vince McMahon here. While the swerve factor seems to have eluded WWE Creative, anything is possible.

Triple H places Bryan in a gauntlet match against The Shield (WWE.com)

Bryan is placed in a gauntlet match against each member of The Shield, as Triple H looks to stack the deck against the former indy star. Triple H put a hush order on the entire Superstar Roster, threatening termination if anyone speaks out or interferes on Bryan's behalf. The Hounds of Justice are able to run roughshod on Bryan as the roster can only sit there and watch.

Feud Rating: 4 out of 5 Unused Gillette Razors - The development of the feud seems to be progressing nicely, and the only thing we've seen so far from heel Orton is him coming in to pickup scraps. Well played, Randy. 

We switch gears to mention the Cody Rhodes/Damien Sandow debacle. For those that haven't been paying attention, Rhodes and Sandow were a very formidable tag team, but had a falling out when Sandow betrayed Rhodes during July's Money in the Bank pay per view. The feud has escalated to a couple one on one matches between the two, with Rhodes continuing to come out on top. This undoubtedly pins Rhodes as a number one contender whenever Sandow opts to cash in his MITB contract and happens to win. An entertaining feud to say the least, with main event implications.

Feud Rating: 5 out of 5 Sandow-ized briefcases - This is a feud that has been a long time coming. I'll elaborate more on the Smackdown edition later this week. 

Heyman has last licks on Punk, for now.... (WWE.com)

Paul Heyman is one of wresting's most creative minds, and thanks to the 2011 Summer of Punk, he is relevant again. While Heyman stuck by CM Punk's side for the better part of two years, the plot thickened after the MITB event. This feud has a more personal side to it as Punk feels betrayed by Heyman, but he has henchman in the form of Brock Lesnar and Curtis Axel doing the heavy lifting for him. I'm personally not a fan of Axel, but that is a whole other topic. The feud continued tonight with Heyman administering a bludgeoning with a kendo stick, along with the aid of Axel. The scenes always seem to end with Heyman having the upper hand, but knowing Punk, this is far from over.

Feud Rating: 4 out of 5 McGillicutty Makeovers - I get why Axel is involved, but really seems out of place in the battle with Punk. 

All in all, the company has done well since the TV-PG era took shape. They are able to maintain great interest in the product, although credit should be given to the die hard fans as well. In a world where the fourth wall seems to be made of papier-mâché, they continue to intrigue.  

Other minor notes from the show:

AJ rips into the cast of Total Divas by claiming she has earned here way instead of being given a TV show. Bravo AJ.

Bray Wyatt can cut a disturbing promo, yet it gathers the interest of the wrestling public. Maybe it'll translate into the ring one day.

Los Matadores are arriving soon. Olé.

The Greatest Sporting Event I Ever Went To

They say a childhood is priceless and quite frankly I concur with that statement. Growing up in South Florida as a kid I was deeply rooted in the sports scene. I had so many exciting times following the Marlins,Dolphins,Heat and Panthers. Everything was great from watching Dwyane Wade dunk on people to Pavel Bure scoring 60 goals a year to Miguel Cabrera hitting home runs into the upper deck, all of it was great. I had a blast watching stuff like that but nothing compared to what I witnessed on January 29^th 2006. You see before I liked any sports I was a HUGE WWE wrestling fan. Around December 2005 I had told my dad how badly I wanted to go to the Royal Rumble in Miami and I don't know how he did it but he got the tickets even though they were sold out. So here I was a wide eyed 11 year old kid going to the American Airlines Arena not to watch Dwyane Wade and Shaq but to watch the likes of John Cena, Rob Van Dam, Rey Mysterio and Triple HHH. I was beyond excited.

Everything was fantastic in my opinion as far as themes for pay per views go I think the 2006 theme for the Royal Rumble with the whole Roman Coliseum set up and the Julius Ceaser promo was great. I wonder why the WWE hasn't used it since. Anyway my father and I had seats all the way up in the nose bleeds (Where The Real Fans Sit) but it didn't matter to me I was just happy to be there.

The Royal Rumble is one of the biggest pay per views every year for the WWE. The Royal Rumble match features 30 WWE superstars who get a number and come to the ring in that order. The objective once they start fighting is to throw the opponent over the top rope and when they touch the floor they are eliminated. The winner gets a #1 contenders spot which guarantees them a shot at the WWE or World Heavyweight title at Wrestlemania (The Super Bowl Of Wrestling)

So as I am sitting in my seat anxiously waiting for the match to start I ask my dad who he though would win the Royal Rumble match he said Big Show and I said Rob Van Dam. Turns out we were both dead wrong as the shortest guy in the ring in Rey Mysterio won the Royal Rumble outlasting other superstars and breaking the record for lasting the longest in a Royal Rumble match at 1:02:12 breaking Chris Benoit's record set in 2004. At that Particular time the now legendary Eddie Guerrero had just died and Rey said he payed tribute to him by winning the match so it was a great gesture. Mysterio went on to Wrestlemania 22 and defeated Kurt Angle for the World Heavyweight tittle.

The match after that featured John Cena vs Edge in the midst of their little rivalry for the WWE championship. Now I remember bits and pieces of the match and John Cena once again beating Edge to retain his title but I will never forget his entrance. He came to the ring on this platform raised above the ground, I can't really describe it so just watch the video below to see what I am talking about.

The Main event took place between Mark Henry and Kurt Angle for the World Heavyweight championship. It was the first time in the history of pro wrestling that 2 Olympians would fight for a world title so some history there. The match was very eventful featured lots of chair shots and Kurt Angle eventually wound up winning the match but that s not why I remember the match. Shortly after Angle arose victorious from his title defense the lights dimmed and the Undertakers music came on. In summary the a bunch of fireworks went off and the ring collapsed, pretty scary stuff for an 11 year old kid.

The 2006 Royal Rumble was over and to this day after going to my fair share of sporting events it remains the single greatest event I have ever attended to this day.