Why am I watching this random episode of SmackDown from 2011? Because 2011 was one of those periods when I just wasn’t watching wrestling. I decided to fill in some chronological gaps in my knowledge solely using stuff that’s on YouTube and when I typed in WWE 2011 this came up instead of the random episode of Superstars or Main Event or whatever C-Show they were airing in 2011 that I had expected to find. I have no idea what was happening in 2011 or really even who was on the roster at this point so let’s find out.
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ECW (September 29, 2009)
I’m going back to the WWECW well with the September 29, 2009 episode of the show. They’re somewhere in Boston, MA this week and the awful announce duo of Matt Striker and Josh Mathews are, as always, on the call. Let’s go get…mildly extreme. Do they still get extreme in ECW?
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I’ve decided to stay on the WWE ECW tip and check out some more episodes. Today we’re taking a look at the September 22, 2009 episode emanating from Tulsa, Oklahoma. The godawful duo of Josh Mathews and Matt Striker are on the call and tonight in the main event we’ll see Christian defending the ECW Championship against the #1 contender, Zack Ryder.
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Since I already reviewed the December 21, 1998 episode of Raw prior to starting this 1998 deep dive we’re moving on the December 28th episode. It might have taken three months longer than I had originally intended but this is the final episode of this project so let’s get to it.
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I’ve got two more of these fucking 1998 Raws left to review so let’s get on with it. This is the December 14, 1998 episode and it’s the Raw after Rock Bottom so let’s see what kind of fall out from that certainly all time great show we get on this here show…
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Time to get back on track and finish up my Raw ’98 deep dive. The previous week’s episode kind of sucked ass as it leaned WAAAAY too hard into the sports entertainment Vince Russo bullshit. This week’s episode is pre-taped so maybe it will feature a bit more actual wrestling but it’s also the go home show for Rock Bottom so who the fuck knows. Let’s just get this over with…
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Well, it’s 2022 now and I didn’t quite finish rewatching Raw ’98 in its entirety like I planned to last year. I ended up, through no fault of my own, falling about a month behind but I’m not about to abandon the project now. So today we’re pressing on with the November 30, 1998 episode of Raw is War.
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So last week’s episode of Raw Is War from the year 1998 sucked so much ass and the week before that wasn’t so great either. Will this week’s episode be any better? I doubt it but I’ve committed to getting through all the Raws from 1998 so let’s just get on with it.
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I’m getting really burned out on this ’98 WWF deep dive but we’re coming down the home stretch so I’m going to try and just muscle through. This is the Raw after Survivor Series and we’ve got a new champion in The Rock which might help liven things up a bit. Who knows?
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I’m going to be honest with you folks, I’m getting real sick and tired of the Attitude Era. I want like a single goddamn match that ends with someone just pinning someone else or maybe making them tap out. Heck, a knockout would be perfectly fine. These past few episodes have been most of Vince Russo’s worst booking tendencies (there’s been surprisingly little outright sexism in the last few episodes thankfully but all the others are in full effect) and honestly it’s becoming a bit of a chore to get through. His style of booking has caused me to not give a shit about pretty much anyone except Mankind, The Rock, and Stone Cold Steve Austin since everyone either has to cheat to win or ends up getting repeatedly murdered by Kane week after week. It’s very repetitive and very boring. Thankfully I’ve got seven episodes left including this one (I reviewed one of the December ’98 episodes already and won’t be watching it again) so I might as well just wrap this nonsense up. Let’s take a look at the November 9, 1998 episode of Raw Is War…
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