Wooooooooooooooo!

So I decided to leave it a few weeks before posting my views on WWE.  The reason for this is the Philadelphia show in which Roman Reigns won the WWE Championship was a real breakout from what we had been used to from Raw shows.  A quickening of the pace and a more intense product had everyone hyped about a possible turn in the tide.

I decided to give the next show a bye as it was the annual Slammy awards show which at best is snail paced and it certainly doesn't sound like I missed much.  But as I said its cool and I awaited the next Raw like I was 16 years old again.

Now this was a tough one as Raw shows between Christmas and New Year traditionally are not the best but this was a pleasant change.  This Raw picked right up from where the Philly show had left off.  I have to give Vince McMahon most of the credit.  Kicking off the show with his arrest worked well and helped set the tone for the rest of the night.  It's amazing what difference an unpredictable start can make to the rest of a show. I enjoyed most of it with stand out moments from Kevin Owens and Dean Ambrose.  It's nice to see a feud outside the main event scene that actually matters.

So then we had this week's show which had been built up nicely by last weeks ending in which Vince McMahon named himself as the referee in this weeks main event where Roman Reigns would defend the WWE title against Sheamus.  The show was not as good as the previous week but still enjoyable and I think it's down to the little things.  Wins and losses seem to matter again.  Story-lines actually seem to be getting some traction as there was more with Ambrose and Owens and I am very much enjoying the feud between Charlotte and Becky Lynch.  I was a bit worried about Charlotte as champ but now as a heel she seems every bit the pro and the Flair.  Finally the announcement that the WWE title will be at steak in the 30-man Royal Rumble match throws everyone's theories up in the air.  I'm just going to sit back and enjoy.

And here's why I know I'm enjoying it more.  The little things are making me smile again.  I laugh at what ludicrous outfit the Miz will appear in or Ric Flair dancing to Charlotte's techno theme music which is almost infectious by the way.  Try not tapping your foot or bopping your shoulder next time you watch.  Actually Flair's whole performance at the moment is pro-wrestling at it's absolute bloody best and not an arm-bar in sight. And long may it continue....

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