[Cool King]

I've just finished watching the first Raw and SmackDown since the change from WWF to WWE as I menationed last week, I'll be watching Raw and SmackDown from then to make my Sunday's less boring.

Raw:

• Either I don't remember this because I was a kid at the time or it was edited out when it was shown in the UK but I don't remember there being so much strong swearing.

I remember the usual "ass" "son of a bitch" and so on but on Raw, I don't remember Ric Flair saying "Tough Shit" to the nWo and Regal calling Spike a "shitehawk" (which by the way, I found hilarious).

• Another thing that humoured me was everyone tripping over the new name.

• To this day, the Booker T & Goldust skits are still fantastic and I don't think they'll come a day where they're not.

• I've realised that Ric Flair's office is more "authentic" than what you get now, as it doesn't have WWE related posters plastered all over the place and a big screen with the Raw logo on it with red lights everywhere.

It makes every week just that little bit different and realistic compared to Raw now where every week, Kurt Angle looks to be in the exact same room week in and week out.

• I've also realised that the backstage segments come across as being more "believable" as they have wrestlers in the same area but not necessarily interacting with each other as was shown with Undertaker & nWo and later Undertaker & Kevin Nash.

• Planet Stasiak got a lot of TV time back then. I do like a bit of Stasiak every now and then.

• I don't really remember the WWE's tagline being "World Wrestling Entertainent: New Look, Same Attitude".

• I forgot that this was the episode of Raw where Hogan botched riding Undertaker's motorcycle and much like I mentioned before, I don't remember Hogan constantly saying "shit" during his backstage segment with Undertaker's motorcycle.

For some reason, they censored Hogan saying "shit" but not Flair and Regal.

• There was a great example of Lawler's quick wit during the swimsuit competition between Molly Holly and Terri.

Molly (to Terri): You're dressed like a stripper! You might aswell put a pole in the middle of the ring.

Lawler: Wait a minute, I can find a pole alright!

That joke went right over my head as a kid.

• For me, I think a two man announce team is better and easier to listen to as you don't have one guy constantly shouting abuse to another like you do with a three man team.

Example's being JBL and Graves shouting abuse to Saxton almost constantly and sometimes Coachman.

SmackDown:

• There's a moment during the opening segment where Tazz says something on commentary, then there's about three seconds of silence and then he speaks again, but he sounds completely different which makes me think Tazz was brought into WWE HQ after SmackDown to either record new dialogue or re-record some lines.

• I wasn't expecting to hear Michael Cole & Tazz take shots at The World Wildlife Fund because of the name change.

It was obvious it was ordered from Vince.

• I forgot that D-Von holds a singles victory over Triple H in singles action.

• I'm sure they used a some kind of royalty free sound effect of a bell ringing to start off the Orton/Storm match.

• Finally, a sign during Jericho's entrance that is one of many wrestling signs showing bad grammar: