WWE RAW Family Reunion 10.9.2006 - News & Notes

I like the new RAW logo, theme, and video. The set could have used a makeover as well though.

I liked that had all 3 announce teams at ringside. Michael Cole was a bit annoying when he kept saying "You don't have the wrong channel. This is WWE Raw". It was almost as if the audience would think that they were really watching Smackdown.

John Cena should stop trying to be funny and clever. He was stepping over Booker & Big Show's lines.

Now that Kane is off of RAW he'll obviously resufaced somewhere down the road on Smackdown or ECW.

Teddy Long's face would look good on the Dolla Dolla Bill.

I hope King doesn't actually think that those are tattoos on Umaga's face.

After an initial push the WWE seems to be determined to make the Highlanders look weak.

That segment with DX giving apologies was dumb. I'm a little tired of all of those little commercials they do to the camera trying to sell merchandise.

Normally I dislike the 'Vince Like Cock' jokes, but some of them were mildly amusing since they incorporated the University of South Carolina Gamecocks' mascot into the jokes.

I would have had the RAW match be Benoit's debut instead of @ No Mercy.

Something has to be done about Shelton Benjamin. Either bring Mama back or reteam him with Charlie Haas.

There is no way that Rey can hurricanrana 2 people at the same time.

I was hoping that Mae & Moolah would work an angle, but I'm sure that they will somehow get invloved with tommorrow night's Strip Poker game on ECW on SciFi.

Melina is actually a pretty good wrestler. Well, at least better than most of RAW's other women.

I don't think I've ever seen a female lumberjack (or lumerjill) match.

I would have debuted Cryme Tyme on tonight's RAW, but I guess we'll have to wait until next week.

As reported the Cyber Sunday PPV's main event will be a 3-way match between all 3 brands' World Champions. I'm actually looking forward to it, but I have no clue as to how they are going to book it.

As I suspected it looks like Flair will be defeating the entire Spirit Squad one-by-one.

It was nice seeing Double A, Ted DiBiase, and I.R.S. again. I can't say the same about Roddy Piper though. Double A looks to be the only one remotely close to his weight from his active wrestling days. I was a little suprised that they didn't reference I.R.S. being Mike Rotundo. If they did I must have missed it.

It looks like Edge & Orton will be joining forces against DX. I think that this feud will be pretty good. All 4 guys have the capability of delivering a great match.

I wonder if Lita is still going to be leaving the WWE soon.

The STFU that Cena had on Big Show looked horrible. He wasn't even pulling back Show's neck.

Undertaker wrestled 2 nights in a row! I predict we won't see him until Survivor Series at the earliest.

I was surprised that Masters and Carlito weren't on the show. Same thing goes for Sabu, Sandman, Dreamer, & C.M. Punk. There were also reports that Austin and Hogan may appear. They didn't though. I was also surprised that Bischoff wasn't on. Not even in a little taped piece from the back like they had last week. It was too bad that Kennedy was only on for about 15 seconds. Just enough time for Undertaker to kick him in the face and chase him backstage.

Overall I thought this was the best RAW in a long time. Maybe it was because I wasn't seeing the same recycled matches like normal. They really need to do something to put more variety in the matches. Maybe reshuffle the rosters or combine brands.

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