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Went through and wrote this stuff down quite quickly so if there's any spelling mistakes etc, blow me Gotta pop out rn but my votes etc in the group will be there in the next hour or so.

VCW

Never liked in-ring promos right before a match, they usually come across as pretty generic unless and more as filler than anything unless being done with some legit mic talent (see Rock, E&C etc) so to see them before the first 4 matches wasn't very inspiring. Also, the only one I'd like to have seen happen (Joe Perfect fresh off his repackaging) was cut short. Not a fan of the cartoony stuff with the lights either. Having them go out is fine but the broken sledgehammer is a bit daft. Not buying The Uso's for a second as UCLA/Harvard grads either. Also, if you're trying to build them, probably not a good idea to job them out to the Dudleys 2 weeks in a row. Why would anybody care about them or what they've done after that? That said, stronger show than previously.

SCW

Not sure about the Young Bucks going over the Hardys before but laying down for Regal and Williams. They're young end exciting enough to have 'gotten them over' by showing off some of their tag wrestling and aerial stuff and losing close matches to the more established guys like Hardys, Regal/Williams etc. Love Slater getting shit on. Unlike VSG, I think that spot is perfect for him, the gimmick only adds to it. More in-ring promos followed by matches = meh. Probably would believe Archer more as a viable threat, despite his in-ring 'ability' instead of Curt Hawkins. Love all the Matt Hardy stuff. A dodgy Matt Hardy with this gimmick could be fantastic with the right balance of humour and creepiness, like a cross between V1 Hardy and Super Serial Hardy. Nice finish too. The lack of roster depth is pretty evident with Jack Swagger being the guy to wrestle Angle. I think Punk/Angle was really the only choice for the PPV but that load was blown. Like the first show, stronger than last week. Would probably watch 'irl' just for the Hardy stuff because I think it could be that good. This would have been my #1 had Punk/Angle been the long term plan/Punk didn't do the big fat J.O.B in Week 1.

DWW

Trying far too hard again to be controversial or funny (went down in flames on both counts), which brings me back to the teenage Russo with his figures comment. I stopped reading after 'everybodies favourite semen stain', which I guess is the equivalent of 'turning off the TV' in this game. Just really bad.

TIW

Still really like the simple, non complicated layout. Like the DiBiase build too although I think you could have done better than 'foot massages'. And having Skip actually start doing it makes him look like a bitch. But at least you're maybe building towards something. Still don't like Joe going over 2 big guys with the big guys getting so little in. Joe can be built as a threat without having to do it. Also not getting if Taker is supposed to be face or heel (I'm assuming heel) If so, I don't buy it. Nobody wants to boo Taker at this point in his career. Probably could have done with more Sheamus if he's gonna be one of/the top heel as well. I liked the ending, I just don't know how much an audience would respond/care about it as a way to close a show. It's hints at some disarray between the heels and people aren't supposed to want them to do well so why would they care? (they aren't established enough to get by on name value) I like that it wasn't AJ that won the match. Christian and RVD are capable of looking after themselves when it comes to singles. I've never bought into AJ except for when he (excellently) plays dorky heel so having RVD and Christian to help hide his flaws would probably be a smart move. Like I've said, simple and effective for the most part.

LAW

Very nice opening line with the Cena/cab mention. Builds towards something (namely, Cena showing up) Which turns out to be pretty much straight away. If you were gonna bring him out, you probably should have just opened the show with Cena to maximize the pop and the interest, then bring out the others then the authority figure to make the matches. I love the references to 'The Boss' but not so much 'The Incident'. If you're building towards some kind of reveal as to what the incident was, it wouldn't work because this is the age of the internet and obviously 'The Incident' never happened. If you're saying 'The Incident' as a reference to something your fans presumably already know about (I assume something that lead to the end of WWE/TNA), fair enough that's fine. Nice continued build for the Cottonwood character. Never paid any attention to him 'irl' so I wouldn't know what he looks like etc but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt since I assume you didn't just randomly give him that gimmick. I think you should concentrate on establishing Kidd and DH Smith before teasing any kind of problems (as I've said, why would anyone care if they fell out) but if it's just a way to have Smith lose not exactly clean, that's fine. I'd watch Tatsu/Gabriel happily, perfect type of match for TV. Like Tarver taking out Show too to build his character. Wouldn't have him say a whole lot. Good stuff for Jericho. I assume the main was No DQ? Would be a bit confusing having a random chair shot busted out.