Rolling Stone Reviews RAW
Rolling Stone’s Kenny Herzog posted his latest WWE RAW review; you can read a few excerpts for a few of this week’s developments below:
3. You Go, Natalya
I’m still not buying Natalya’s complete heel turn (at least not until she demonstrates approval of being used as a decoy and human shield), but it was a lot of fun watching her get feisty with Naomi and the Usos. In fact, she even ensured her hubbie Tyson Kidd and his partner Cesaro hung onto their tag straps by pulling a would-be-flying Uso off the ropes and causing the DQ. This after violently shoving Naomi down after her former friend stopped Kidd from using the ropes to gain a cheap win. I like it. And I like the red hair and the new vixen attire and the whole bit. And the notion of Naomi and Natalya mixing it up in the Usos/Kiddsaro (why not?) rivalry. And starting sentences with conjunctions. Anyhow, Nattie will really have to commit if we’re to reconcile the non-confrontational cat lover we see on Total Divas with this latest turn, but it could help provide depth to her career, not to mention both the tag team and Divas divisions.2. Rusev’s Come a Long Way
…It’s very simple: They hate him, and he hates them, and base as his gimmick might be, it’s obviously been an asset by making him a clear villain. That may not lead to the same kind of push a more polarizing figure (e.g. Roman Reigns) receives, but it does mean Rusev’s been able to stay on track as other “next big things” like Bray Wyatt have occasionally needed a retool. I enjoy watching Rusev in the ring, even if I could do without the tired thread of nationalistic heat (that exchange between he and Cena last night was particularly over the top). In many ways, Rusev’s task to this point has been somewhat thankless, and even I’ve grown to appreciate that.
Hardys vs Bucks
Current TNA star Matt Hardy recently posted the following full length match to his MATTHARDYBRAND YouTube channel.
The match features himself and his brother Jeff taking on The Young Bucks at a Northeast Wrestling event this past summer, dubbed “The Epic Sequel.”
