RAW IS XANATOS: 5-20-2013 Edition

Posted: May 21, 2013 in Raw is Xanatos, Robbie C, Special Features
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Greetings Kick Out at 2 readers and welcome back to this week’s edition of RAW IS XANATOS! Is it just me or has RAW just been bad since The Royal Rumble season? I mean what happened!? Go back to this time after Wrestlemania 28 and the fans were still on fire. “YES!” was the big thing. Daniel Bryan, CM Punk and Kane were involved in the WWE title picture. Kane was on RAW being featured as a contender for the most prestigious title…AND IT WORKED! Now RAW is just bland, predictable and unbelievable. The point of this weekly segment was to talk about the positive things from each episode, sadly enough this is getting harder and harder to do with each passing week. Let’s see if we can find something to reflect on from this dismel state of the WWE with this weeks…RAW IS XANATOS!

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My Top Moments of this RAW:

1) The Shield – I truly and honestly believe Vince knows RAW is in the crapper. To settle the unruly IWC there is no doubt in my mind that the trigger was pulled to bring 3 of the Championships to everyone’s favorite stable to appease us in these dark days of RAW. The Shiled is the only thing that is currently holding RAW together. Until some major changes are made to the product no one is going to really care about anything outside of this stable.

2) The Miz and Chris Jericho teaming up- Anyone else remember those few weeks in 2010 when these two teamed up? I do and I loved it then. Back when they were both heels I really saw them building something with the “Ego-Maniacs” but nothing ever came from it. Seeing them team together again last night was pretty cool.

3)Titus O’Neil in Singles Competition –I have liked Titus since day one of his NXT run. The dude is just massive and I could see the big man having a bright future in the company. I know a lot of people have issues with the fact that there have been no black men to hold the WWE Championship. I would love for Titus to be the man that breaks this trend and move on as a serious competitor.

4) The Shield vs Team Hell No and Kofi Kingston – This match lasted 20 mins or so, took place on RAW and consisted of 3 former ROH Champions. Do I need to say anything else?

5) New Paul Heyman Guy - Currently mixed on this but if anyone can save the Hennig Legacy its Paul Heyman. They haven’t done much with him since the McGillicutty character so hopefully the acknowledgment of his father’s legacy will help him. In all honestly this is how he should have originally debuted. I guess only time will tell if this run is better than the previous attempt.

Well there you have it folks, a quick rundown of some of my favorite thoughts and moments pertaining to this week’s episode of RAW. Be sure to check back next Tuesday for the next issue of… RAW IS XANATOS.

- Robbie C.

 

WWE Extreme Rules (2013) PPV Predictions Results

Posted: May 20, 2013 in PPV Predictions, Special Features
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Even though CM Punk is still MIA and John Cena is still Champion the above picture no doubt represents Kick Out at 2′s collective focal point on the WWE product at this current moment. Now that Extreme Rules is over lets see how we are in the running’s.

1) Derick 26/30

2) Robbie 24/30

2) Shane 22/30

Still a close race early on in the year. We’ll see what next months Payback leads to here at our little race at Kick Out at 2.

WWE Extreme Rules (2013) PPV Predictions

Posted: May 19, 2013 in PPV Predictions, Special Features
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Totally slipped up on us so here are our quick predictions for this months PPV known as Extreme Rules….. Why is Sheamus on the poster again?

WWE Championship Last Man Standing Match: John Cena vs Ryback

Robbie’s Pick: John Cena - BOOOOOOOORING! Man alive… 1 month into his undeserved 11th WWE Championship reign we are back to the same old stuff. In the process Cena has destroyed all of Ryback’s momentum and after the PPV Ryback will slip back into midcard Heel Hell. Lost in the shuffle due to the broken system of the Super-Cena face character. Anyone remember when the WWE Championsip was relevant? If only there was a Best in The World and a phenomenal young talent trained by Shawn Michaels and William Regal who could actually Wrestle for the World WRESTLING Entertainment Championship.

Shane’s Pick: John Cena:  This is happening way too early, in my opinion.  This should have went down at Summerslam.  I just have a feeling that we’re going to get this match and then Ryback is going to be feuding with Kofi for the US title in two months.

Derick’s Pick: John Cena – YAY! EVERYONE LOOK! JOHN CENA IS BACK IN THE MAIN TITLE PICTURE….SAID NO ONE EVER!!!!! Seriously didn’t we already see Cena in the main title picture in 2005…and 2006…and 2007…and 2008…and 2009…and 2010…and 2011…and 2012…and OH MY GOD WILL SOME MAKE A WISH KID ASK THIS F***ER TO TURN HEEL ALREADY!

Steel Cage Match: Triple H vs Brock Lesnar

Robbie’s Pick: Brock Lesnar – This has been my favorite part of RAW second only to The Shield. It’s time for Brock to get a solid Win and to avenge his loss from last years Extreme Rules.

Shane’s Pick: Triple H - I’m hoping for a really good match with this one, but I just don’t see Brock pulling it off this time.

Derick’s Pick: Brock Lesnar – Seriously still conflicted over this entire feud. These are two of my favorite guys who just absolutely love to beat the hell out of anyone they are in the ring with and I love it. Seeing them tear others apart always puts a smile on my face but seeing them go one on one with each other is nothing short of a War. Just please Hunter this time….leave the fog machine at home.

“I QUIT” No 1 Contenders Match for The World Heavyweight Championship Alberto Del Rio vs Jack Swagger

Robbie’s Pick: Alberto Del Rio – Time for Alberto Del Rio to get his rematch for the World Title and for Swagger to go play time out and put the doobie down for 30 days.

Shane’s Pick: Alberto Del Rio – I’m shocked Swagger’s still around and hasn’t been sent home for a while, but maybe this is it.  Or, who knows.

Derick’s Pick: ALLLLLBBBBEEEERRRRRTTTTTTOOOOOO DEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLL RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  – Later pothead! Kick Out at 2 is a drug free zone. Hey while your coming down off that high hopefully you will finally realize you’re not Kurt Angle. Also Alan Parrish is looking for your buddy, they have a game to finish….. I gotta calm down….

United States Championship Match: Kofi Kingston vs. Dean Ambrose

Robbie’s Pick: Dean Ambrose -I swear this whole scenerio is turning into a modern day Fout Horseman or Evolution and I love it. The Shield holding 3 of the 4 titles on RAW? Now to add a chick to the group & Punk to return for his WWE Championship and finally be revealed as the leader all along and I’m happy!

Shane’s Pick: Dean Ambrose -Ambrose has become my favorite part of the Shield and I can’t wait to see how this match plays out.

Derick’s Pick: Dean Ambrose – Yeah….what Rob said. Total Wrestling Nerdgasm!

WWE Tag Team Championship Tornado Tag Match: Team Hell No vs. The Shield’s Reigns and Rollins

Robbie’s Pick: Reigns and Rollins – Time to get the new group rolling and Daniel Bryan back in the title picture where he belongs.

Shane’s Pick: Reigns and Rollins - Yeah, lets get these guys all blinged out. Yeah, I just said it.  Bling is cool…when it’s on The Shield!

Derick’s Pick: Reigns and Rollins – Hold on… still having that Nerdgasm….

Strap Match: Sheamus vs Mark Henry

Robbie’s Pick: Mark Henry – Because that’s what he does!

Shane’s Pick: Sheamus - I want it to go the other way, but, I see Sheamus on this one.

Derick’s Pick: Mark Henry – Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Ass Kicked! Me and Mark Henry’s music plus being stuck in traffic doesn’t mix well. I’m looking at you Chinese couple on Interstate 81…..*shifty eyes*

Randy Orton vs The Big Show

Robbie’s Pick: Randy Orton- Remember when this guy was the no 2 face in the company? Yeah time for him to be the no 2 Heel again in the company.

Shane’s Pick: Randy Orton - Time for them to do something with him.  Yeah, I know that he’s 2 strikes down and the 3rd one is termination, so maybe they’re just hesitant to be put in a position where their champ has to get fired, but for goodness sake, just do something with Randy.

Derick’s Pick: Randy Orton – This guy needs to get back in the game with the quickness. I’m not even mad at him…. I’m just disappointed.

Chris Jericho vs Fandango

Robbie’s Pick: Chris Jericho – This guys has come back time and time again for 32 years now to put people over. Time to give him a solid win to reasure us Y2J is the man and reward him for his time and dedication to the WWE fanbase.

Shane’s Pick: Fandango - I don’t think Jericho’s done in the “putting Fandango over” station of this return yet.  Hoping for a good match.

Derick’s Pick: Chris Jericho – Yeah again what Rob said…. I swear sometimes this dude is literally right in my head sharing my thoughts and knows exactly what I want to say….sketchy!

RAW IS XANATOS: 5-13-2013 Edition

Posted: May 14, 2013 in Raw is Xanatos, Robbie C, Special Features
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Greetings Kick Out at 2 readers and welcome back to this week’s edition of RAW IS XANATOS! I hate to be so negative here latley with this post but man alive RAW seems to be on a steady downhill slide. The Extreme Rules PPV is this Sunday and aside from the Triple H vs Brock Lesnar feud there has been no real build to any of the matches. That being said the new information for The Shield was something I called last week and hope the result is the one I have in mind. For now though lets reflect on the (very) few shining moments from RAW last night with…RAW IS XANATOS!

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My Top Moments of this RAW:

1) CM Punk & Anti-Cena signs on Front Row – There was a small group of people in the front row last night with some signs that just absolutely reflected most of my thoughts about RAW in the previous weeks. “Wake Me Up When The Best In The World Returns!” “RAW Needs Punk!” & “Turn Cena Interesting!” cracked me up and genuinely put a smile on my face. People front row telling Vince we are not impressed with his current product should be a wake up call to the man in charge.

2) Dolph Ziggler not being stripped of the World Heavyweight Championship- As soon as I heard Dolph had suffered an concussion last week my first fear was he would be stripped of the title. I’m happy to hear they did a work around and are able to keep the title on Dolph going forward. Hopefully by next month’s PPV he will be good to go.

3) The Shield –I can not express how happy I am that Dean Ambrose vs Kofi Kingston for The United States Championship was added to the Extreme Rules PPV. At first I originally thought The Shield would capture the Tag Team titles and defend them under the “Freebirds Rule” but now it looks like Sunday The Shield will have 3 Titles in the group and this makes me very, very happy! I have mixed feelings with The Shield taking their first “loss” due to a disqualification but how are you gonna keep their momentum on them when fighting Super-Cena. Easy answer book Cena to take a clean loss…oh wait, I’m talking about WWE… my bad.

4) Triple H vs Brock Lesnar Interaction – I swear each time I see this I feel like I’m watching WWE through a wormhole set in 2002 and that is not a bad thing. Honestly this program is a shadow of what wrestling used to mean to me. I really do miss days like this when stories were interesting, personal and lead to a solid feud with a good conclusion. I’m sure Hunter and Brock will not disappoint Sunday.

5) Mark Henry - I like the way the big man has been used. Back when he won the World Title a year and a half ago I figgin loved every second of it. Again another reminder for me of Old School Wrestling I just wish we would have seen this version of Mark 10 Years ago or so.

Well there you have it folks, a quick rundown of some of my favorite thoughts and moments pertaining to this week’s episode of RAW. Be sure to check back next Tuesday for the next issue of… RAW IS XANATOS.

- Robbie C.

 

RAW IS XANATOS: 5-6-2013 Edition

Posted: May 7, 2013 in Raw is Xanatos, Robbie C, Special Features
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Greetings Kick Out at 2 readers and welcome back to this week’s edition of RAW IS XANATOS! This RAW was live from Roanoke, VA. Just a mere 40 some minutes away from where every member of Kick Out at 2 currently resides. As soon as this was announced I had originally planned to go but I slowly started to see the writing on the wall. Cena would be Champ and Punk wasn’t gonna be there. Sadly I have already seen this show multiple times in the area so I chose to save my money. Looks like it was a good call. For the last two times RAW has been in our area Punk hasn’t been available. Hopefully next time they roll around I will be ringside, marking out more than anyone there the minute Cult of Personality hits. Until then lets reflect on the few shining moments from RAW last night with…RAW IS XANATOS!

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My Top Moments of this RAW:

1) Damien Sandow rewriting Orton’s Theme Song. – I’m a big fan of Sandow. This man is the personification of what a Heel should be. That being said I’m a huge fan of Randy Orton but have been less than impressed with the way WWE has handled his character since Wrestlemania 28. Hearing Sandow’s version of Voices was almost as if it was Orton’s own thoughts on his current character. Love their last two matches but man I’m ready for them to pull the trigger on Orton’s Heel turn.

2) Dolph Ziggler vs Alberto Del Rio- Always a pleasure to see the current World Heavyweight Champion in action. Ziggler’s work has helped establish Del Rio as a solid babyface. The amped up version of his music  and slight redo in wardrobe makes me think of him as “The Mexican Ric Flair” I wasn’t a fan of him being face but its fitting him more so now.

3) The Shield –Again still my favorite thing about RAW at the moment. Honestly I’m just getting to the point I can not wait for them to be Tag Team Champions and have some gold in the stable. I would love to see them bring the US or Intercontinental Championship into the group as well but if its just the tag team championships I will be ok with that for now. Hopefully they will be able to defend them with any two members of the group like The Spirit Squad did back in 2006…only this will be cool.

4) Antonio Cesaro – “I usually dont ask for a microphone but when I do it’s because I have something important to say. That’s it!?” As soon as I heard Antonio issue a challenge for better competition I almost expected Chris Hero to finally make his RAW debut as Kassius Ohno. Had this happened Shane would have probably flipped out for not attending this and seeing it live. Hopefully this is the groundwork being laid for his debut and a possible Antonio and Ohno feud is on the horizon.

5) Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman and Triple H – Still pretty cool seeing this program unfold. Anything these 3 are invoilved in I really get into. The Triple H vs Brock Lesnar feud is easily my second favorite thing happening on Raw at the moment 2nd only to The Shield.

Well there you have it folks, a quick rundown of some of my favorite thoughts and moments pertaining to this week’s episode of RAW. Be sure to check back next Tuesday for the next issue of… RAW IS XANATOS.

- Robbie C.

 

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