Raw with an attitude

WWE showed us this week on RAW how you can be edgy while still being TVPG. In my opinion the show was golden. It had good promos, good matches and even the divas weren't that bad. SO WHY IN THE BLUE HELL DID THE IWC COMPLAIN?!

My twitter feed, literally minutes after RAW, was full of complaints about how Bryan is being buried and just put down. If Bryan is being buried why does he get to be shown twice on RAW? If Daniel Bryan is being buried why does his segment from last week get shown and mentioned three times on RAW? If Daniel Bryan is being buried would they really offer him two high profile matches at Wrestlemania 30, arguably the biggest wrestling PPV produced? Just think about it.
Now the reasons for these complaints?

Now, Im no expert but haven't the majority of people complained about TVPG? Havent the majority of the hardcore fans claimed the product was watered down since the change in product happened? Then why in the name of Vince McMahon would you complain about this Raw or even this segment. Raw began with HHH cursing to an extent. Raw ended with a moment that made me shocked. ME. SHOCKED. Doesn't happen often but it did. There was moments in the segment that were softer than the attitude era but fans complained it was too far. 

Anyone remember when Daniel Bryan got fired for choking Justin Roberts with a cable and we all said "Well hey thats not fair he was just doing his job. Its wrestling people get hurt"? Well this is exactly the same. Do you really believe that they would let HHH do anything that would legit put D-Bry on the shelf? Lets take a look at what happened;

• Huge heel moment
• fake police
• handcuffs

Now there is nothing there we didnt see before.....

• HHH hits Bryan when he is handcuffed
• Bryan is literally defenseless
• HHH man handles him
• Bryan tries to fight back and is then pushed face down in the water box
• Stephanie bitch slaps bryan
• HHH nails Daniel Bryan with a chair against the ring post
• HHH pedigrees an already demolished, battered Bryan to end the night.

NOW WHATS THE PROBLEM?! In the attitude era we saw Austin drop HHH from a for lift, mankind set on fire, Austin ran over, people get thrown off the stage and people get electrocuted. The reason you are shocked is because this rarely happens. This is why the segment was gold. The cries from Steph "DROWN HIM, DROWN! HIM!" were brilliant. The Authority showed why they are in charge. 

And people are saying this will make Bryan look weak? WILL IT HELL. Bryan will come back either next week or the week after to show he is fine but in order for Bryan to look amazing at Wrestlemania they need to give HHH the upperhand. Can you really not see that complainers? I mean yes it was rough and yes some of it was hard to watch because literally no one helped Bryan but in the end of it all Bryan is cemented as THE superstar. 

HHH made himself look like a threat to Bryan and that's what needed to be established especially after announcing he could win and go on to the main event as well. He reminded us of the bad ass he can be. The guy who broke austins legs, the guy who burst rocks kidneys, the guy who runs the whole show. 

So let me pose the question; DO YOU REALLY WANT THE ATTITUDE ERA BACK OR DO YOU JUST WANT LESS BORING TV? 

Honestly I just wanted less boring TV and last nights RAW was the perfect example of the great edgy product WWE can be. By not utilizing the weapons and the OTT violence constantly they managed to make it look like Daniel Bryan had been through a car wreck last night when in fact all it was was a head shot with a chair, a bit of a "beating" and a pedigree. 

I AM HYPED FOR MANIA NOW.

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