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Off-Air Raw Notes: Dark Main Event, Ryder, Crowd Response

November 22, 2011

By Nick Paglino

Thanks to Dimitri Tsoumparas for sending this in:

Here are several notes from RAW tonight from Hershey, Pennsylvania:

– Arena was nearly sold out, with just a few open seats up in the cheap seats.

– There was major confusion as to why Jonah Hill was not on RAW tonight despite being advertised.

– Biggest Pops: CM Punk, Zack Ryder, Randy Orton.

– Biggest Heat: Alberto Del Rio, The Miz, R-Truth, John Laurinaitis.

– Hershey is not home to many members of the Cenation, and only about 40% of the audience actually cheered for Cena, the remaining were against him.

– Throughout the show, "We want Ryder" chants broke out, even in the parking lot before fans were even in the arena.

– The Dark Match Main Event of the evening was John Cena, Randy Orton, and Big Show Vs. The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, and Jack Swagger. Team Cena got the win.

– The overall feeling by most of the fans around me was disappointment coming off a big Pay Per View event many expected a much better show but instead complained about the Match Card.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.