Let's give them a hand. Okay, it's really ring psychology(Raw and SmackDown spoilers)

[FourFifty]

Ya know, I gotta be honest. I was impressed with The Big Show. Triple H and The Big Show put on a main event quality match. I have never been on the edge of my seat during a match with The Big Show, and I don’t think Triple H was carrying him. There was some excellent ring psychology and that spear at the end “bah gawd literally” made me jump out of my seat. I have never marked out for The Big Show and I haven’t marked out for Hunter Hearst Helmsley since the days of DX. That match was fucking awesome.
There is one small problem with that match… I didn’t think the rest of the show could top it. RVD vs Chris Masters should have been booked first, followed up with Shelton VS Eugene (and what made that match happen). Do the divas match that no one gives a damn about, the bit with Mickie James (damn she’s hot) THEN the HHH/Show match.
I have a whole new world of respect for The Big Show and Triple H. I would love to see RVD win the triple threat match just so we could see HHH vs The Big Show in a hardcore match at Wrestle Mania.

I digress, my apologizes. This isn’t “How I would have booked Raw.” It’s all about the hand. Now what does this match have to do with SmackDown? The JBL & Finlay vs Benoit & Lashley… It looked like they were going after Benoit’s hand. Okay, I could see them working the shoulder, cranking the neck, or going after the knee. I saw JBL and Finlay go after the hand and I thought, “Well what the shit is this? Why are they going after his hand?” I didn’t understand the reasoning. Now maybe if Cole or Tazz said something like “Benoit isn’t going to be able to lock in that cross face if his hand is broken!” I just…
There wasn’t any point to going after Benoit’s hand. No one in the ring that night broke Benoit’s hand before, and no one said, “If you don’t shake my hand, I’ll break yours.”

Watching these two matches and understanding why the hand is a vital part would be a great way to introduce the idea of ring psychology to anyone who isn’t a fan. I watched Raw and SmackDown with someone who normally doesn’t watch wrestling.

I'm just ranting. Feel free to discuss Raw, SmackDown, or ring psychology.