Whoever wrote the William Regal “pulling the plug on Raw angle” is a genius……Let the hate mail ensue.

That being said, I was taken aback at the close of Raw. My first reaction was “what….the….hell”. I said those exact words to my wife. I even questioned the decision, proclaiming that is no way to end a show. How can that get me to want to watch next week? Then, the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. Simply put, it served a perfect purpose; furthering the tyranny that is GM “King” William Regal. It also got quite a few people talking, most of them irate, from what I’ve read on some message boards. It surely brought a ridiculous amount of hits to wwe.com. I am with the minority, it seems, in thinking this is a fresh (albeit somewhat rehashed) way to get our attention, and, get us talking. The method was used by WCW in the 90’s whilst they were kicking WWF’s proverbial ass every week. It also happened quite frequently in during the 80’s NWA. Not in the same way, nor for the same purpose, but, it still happened. Back then, it was more a “tune in next week to see what happened” deal. I, as a young teen at the time, always felt it was the network not giving enough time for the show, or, the matches running too long. No matter how you slice it, what was done on Raw last Monday was excellent, in my book.

Overall, I enjoyed Raw, but, then again, I usually do. I watch wrestling to be entertained, not to critique every move, every decision. I guess you could say I view it more through the eyes of a child. A possibly over educated, too smart child, but, a child, no less. I don’t care about ratings, or how silly the story is, for the most part. I just want to be entertained, and, I feel entertained after watching on Monday.

So, just what is the deal on WWECW? Did Mike Adamle really walk off the job? Did Taz(z) follow? If Taz did follow, was it to try to talk some sense into Adamle, or, was he pissed too? OR, was it all a work? Well, unless they don’t come back, I’m voting for it being a work. If we don’t see Adamle on WWE programming again, I’ll say it was definitely not worked. My vote goes to a work. For all intensive purposes, it was the same as the ending to Raw; get me wanting to watch next week, to see what happened, and, garner more hits to wwe.com. I’m sure we’ll know for sure soon enough.

I firmly believe these actions, although they will alienate many fans in the short term, will strengthen the product in the long term. If, and ONLY if, they are a once run deal. If Regal screws with Raw main events week after week, or, with anything on Raw for that matter, it will get very stale, very quickly. If Adamle is back on ECW next Tuesday with no explanation for his actions, it will not only be insulting, but, make last night pointless.

Bottom line is, I for one, am interested to see where all this goes, and, that, ladies and gentlemen, is the purpose of these actions, to get us interested. Can any of you honestly tell me that you aren’t ever going to watch WWE programming again because of this? I would say the answer would be no, you cannot. If any of you really do stop watching altogether because of this, then you are not true fans of the business.

And THAT people, is The Truth!

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