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Please remember,these are just my opinions,and should not be taking as anything else.

RAW
John Cena
John has improved in the ring,and shows a willingness to learn but his character seems to have hit a brick wall as far as development goes.
Sadly for a guy who showed so much promise,he now seems to have lost a lot of fan support (most evident at Taboo Tuesday where he was booed by a large section of the crowd).
His promos are no longer funny as he seems to be taking himself far too seriously.
Also disapointing is his title run.
Batista has grabbed his chance by the balls & ran with it,Cena seems to be too complacent that he has now "made it".
Cena just needs to relight the fire under his own arse to start regaining his momentum.

Ric Flair
Ric is Ric again!
No longer HHHs butt monkey,we are once again seeing the magic that is Flair!
While I would rather he limit his in ring career (something he feels himself),as a manager or GM,he would excel with his grasp of the art of shooting promos!
I'm glad he has had a run as IC champ,but I seriously think its time to hand it to someone else to run with,and get him to set up some kind faction he can manage!

Trish Stratus
I really do not understand what WWE is gonna do with Trish right now.
I think Mickie James will end up feuding with Trish,and will hopefully be champ soon.
With the womens division being so devoid of real talent (I dont count the likes of Torrie,Maria & Ashley as serious contenders),there are only three real potential champs (four if Lita can avoid injury for more than five minutes).
Trish is so over with the crowd that they should keep her as a face,but for godsake WWE,sign some more decent talent!

The Big Show
I like the fact he is tag champ with Kane at the moment,but I am still not sure what they want from him.
WWE failed to follow through with his feud with Masters,which pissed him off,and he has yet to be pushed as a serious heavyweight contender since joining RAW.
RAW has too many main eventers yet fails to utilise them.
While he is no great shakes as a wrestler,he is a good mic worker & does have a good gimmick with his size.
He does seriously need to lose some weight,and maybe have another shot at the title!

Kane
Like Show,its cool that he has the tag belt again but his gimmick has been ruined.
Is he a monster or isnt he?
When he wore the mask,he could do pretty much anything & still be classed as a monster,but without it his monster gimmick only works as a heel.
Of the big guys,Kane is actually one of the more talented,and is not against putting people over or just making them look good.
I'm sure most people want the mask to return,so of course WWE wont do that.
Once again,he needs to be put back to main event status instead of relying on just HBK,HHH,Cena & Angle!

To be continued

Antonio & Romeo:The Heart Throbs
Despite initial promise the Heart Throbs have done absolutely nothing to cement them as a worhy addition to the tag division.
The gimmick is hardly original,but if used right could be entertaining.
They both seem to be competent wrestlers,but we have yet to see them do or say anything that makes them stand out as tag team championship material.
Maybe they have potential,but who knows.

Ashley
Other than being good to look at,she has very little going for her.
Thankfully has done nude work,so at least she has other strings to her bow.
Another Diva contest winner,so not even paid her dues.
If she wants to be taken serious as a wrestler,she needs to be taken off tv & sent away for training!

Candice
Please read Ashleys comments except Diva contest winner with Diva contest loser.

Carlito
A reasonably competent wrestler with a good gimmick & bad hair.
Doesnt stink up the ring by any means but hardly sets it on fire either.
His mic work is great & has actually made his heel persona popular with the crowds.
Needs another decent feud rather than the half hearted ones he has had lately (Ric Flair was only used as a build up for HHH).
Nowhere near ready to be a heavyweight title contender,but given the right development,he could be in a few years time!

Chris Masters
I think everyone knows how I feel about this talentless cunt!
Looks alone do not a wrestler make!
Please WWE,get rid of him!

Danny Basham
Dont know what to make of Danny as his run as part of the Bashams was not too impressive to me.
Seemed to have some reasonable wrestling skills,but little or nothing personality wise.
The whole gimmick with identical brothers,who obviously were not identical,was pretty lame.
Since he was sent to RAW we have seen nothing of him,and not one person has missed him,which says everything about him.

Edge
The guy made his name with the far more talented Christian,but was no slouch in the ring himself.
Not afraid to take big bumps and can be pretty funny,but current heel personality has no redeeming features.
The whole Hardy/Lita thing was so badly handled by WWE & they still continue to push Edge over Hardy,despite the fact the fans are so into Matt & could not give two shits about Edge!
For Edge to regain some of his momentum they need to get him a new face gimmick as his old one just was not working.
Oh,and get him away from Lita as it just leaves a really bad taste in everyones mouth.

To be continued

Eric Bischoff
Works well as a GM,but should stay as that.
No more fucking matches against world champions or ex-world champions.
In fact,no more matches against anyone.

Eugene
C'mon give it a fucking rest already,the retard gimmick was funny for five minutes but it just does not work anymore.
This is doing no good for Nick Dinsmore who is worth alot more than he is being given.
Dinsmore is a great wrestler who given the opportunity,could actually have some great technical matches with guys like Angle,but he is saddled with a gimmick that the fans no longer wanna see.
I know it was in Angles home town,but the fact Eugene had no fan support against Angle,just proves "Eugene" is no longer viable.
Nobody cares anymore so have him take a hit to the head or something,then suddenly he becomes like a genius or something.
Wasted talent!

Gene Snitsky
Compared to Masters,Snitsky is a wrestling genius.......but that aint saying much!
His gimmick was ok while it worked,but now he is just another big guy.
Teaming him with another shitty wrestler like Masters or Tomko is not gonna help him.
For Snitsky to work,he needs to do like Tomko did with Christian,or Reigns did with Angle.
He needs to tag with someone who knows how to wrestle,then use Snitsky as the muscle.
Snitsky isnt that good,but if handled correctly,he could actually work quite well as a monster heel.

Gregory Helms
I am sad to see the Hurricane gimmick end (but not as sad as Rosey I'm guessing),but quite frankly,on RAW it was going nowhere.
Helms needs to be on Smackdown so he can fight in the cruiserweight division.
Looks like Helms at the moment seems to be using Chris Jerichos character now he has gone.
It will be interesting to see where this current heel turn goes,but it is still on the wrong show!
Another wasted talent,but this time,they should not have killed the gimmick!

Hulk Hogan
Yes,he is listed as being on the RAW roster.
I really do not need to air my feelings on Hogan,as you all know them anyway.
All I will say is "Keep him out of the ring!"

Jerry Lawler
With JR gone,the internet rumours regarding Lawlers departure have died down,but for me,if the online role for JR is gonna happen,then Lawler should be his partner,leaving the RAW duties to Coach & Styles.
Lawler is nowhere near as annoying as he used to be,but he still annoys me.
He is sposed to be a heel,but he just does not do it with any conviction.
The fact he was so friendly with JR,and defending him,just ruins that concept.
His lack of memory is annoying as well.
He hated HHH for beating up JR,then a few weeks later he loved him again.
If he is gonna stay,working with Coach then make him a face,no fucking grey areas!

Johnny Parisi
Ok,Johnny Parisi,or Swinger as he is better known,is classed as being in the RAW roster,even though he (to my memory) has never actually appeared on RAW.
Johnny has been on Heat for a few months now,but just isnt being utilised on RAW.
Give him a chance. Put him in an angle with someone like Shelton Benjamin & see where he goes with it.
Stop putting him up against jobbers & give him some proper exposure!
Oh,and let him have his proper ring name back!

To be continued

Jonathan Coachman
Coach has had one of the best character overhalls in years.
When he was a face doing commentary on Heat & backstage interviews etc,nobody gve two shits about the guy,in fact,most people despised him,but now its a case of love to hate him.
Fact is,Coach is everything that Lawler should have been,in fact he is the best heel announcer since Heyman.
As I said before,make the announcer team Coach & Styles,and I believe you will have a winning combination.
I really do not wanna see Coach in the ring as thats what wrestlers are for,but at least in his favour is youth,and not being fat!

Kerwin White
Please,please,please WWE,get rid of this fucking stupid gimmick.
Chavo deserves so much better than this,and I know he is against it.
To some it may be funny,but quite frankly its funny for the wrong reasons.
Who the fuck thought a Mexican racist who thinks he is white,was a good idea?
Removing him from the cruiserweight division by shipping him to RAW was not a good idea either.

Kurt Angle
The only thing I need to say about Angle is "GIVE HIM THE FUCKING TITLE ALREADY!"

Lance Cade
Lance is a competent wrestler,his partner isnt.
I know this is another push for him,but fuck what a disaster.
I badly hate it when they give someone a belt straight away (Carlito,Gail Kim & MNM all spring to mind) as it takes something away from those who have worked hard for years to get where they are within WWE.
Now I know Cade isnt a new face,but the gimmick & his useless cunt of a partner is.
Get rid of Murdoch & push Cade on his own,or give him a half way decent partner.

Lillian Garcia
Not a lot I can say about her,other than "I wanna fuck her",but she is on the RAW roster,so I gots to include her.

Lita
What can I say about Lita?
Well she was a good wrestler before she injured herself every five minutes.
Like I said before,WWE needs to seperate her & Edge.
If she goes back to wrestling she should stay as a heel because she's a slut,and nothing generates more heat for a female wrestler,than being a slut.
If she isnt gonna wrestle anymore,then she is useless,and might as well be fired.
She does not have the mic skills or looks to be a manager or valet,despite the fact thats how she started with Essa Rios.

Maria
Maria is the token dumb blonde.
I kinda like what WWE is doing with her,and she is very easy on the eyes.
She should stay as an interviewer,and not get involved in matches.
Maybe she could become a valet at some point,but it would need to be a well thought out angle,maybe it could be with a wrestler who is equally as stupid but is good in the ring,which could make for some funny promos.

To be continued

Matt Striker
I really havent seen much of Striker yet.
His only appearances outside Heat,were during the Kurt Angle invitational.
His heel turn on Heat just did not make any sense.
One week he runs out to help Shelton Benjamin,despite their being no connection between them,then the next week he walks off mid match when he is Benjamins tag partner.
I will be keeping an eye on him to see where he is going.

Mick Foley
Like Hogan,Piper and all the other legends currently listed on the main rosters,he should limit himself to some kind of management role.
While he is more mobile,and younger than most legends,he just does not have the spark he once had in the ring,which is hardly surprising.
Surely the fact he was behind the mic at the ECW one night stand PPV,spoke volumes about where Mick is at these days.

Mickie James
What I have seen of her so far has impressed me.
I have no idea why she has changed her name,unless of course she didnt want WWE to try to lay claim to it,but that is just a minor quibble.
Mickie is good to look at,and can wrestle,so she has a lot going for her.
I can see her current angle with Trish ending in a feud,but it just reminds me so badly of the Sable/Tori angle from the late 90s.
Hopefully there will be some more decent female wrestlers signed soon otherwise she is just gonna be going round in circles,facing the same old faces every week.

Rene Dupree
First things first,get rid of that stupid gay facial hair!
Ok,now my personal feeling on Dupree are that he is a competent wrestler,but he has yet to find himself a decent gimmick.
His "French tickler" dance is amusing to me,but apparently his attitude backstage is far from amusing to anyone else.
If its true about his attitude then he needs to prove himself in the ring to make that attitude justifiable.
I hope they get away from the "he's a heel cause he's French" gimmick,and just let him be a heel because he is a nasty guy.
I think he could be quite sucessful given time,but as it stands,he's going nowhere fast!

Rob Conway
Conways new gimmick is far from original,but it works.
Its not gonna elevate him to the upper echelons of WWE,but it should keep him as a sturdy mid carder.
Sadly he has become bogged down with this new legends gimmick,which quite frankly was handled better by that shit cunt Randy Orton.
Nothing like rehashing old material,even if it aint that old!
Conway is a good wrestler,and can work a mic so he has potential.
I think an IC shot should be on the cards soon,and maybe a short run with the belt to see how he develops.

Rob Van Dam
One of WWEs most underutilised wrestlers.
Hopefully when he returns he will be allowed to pick up from where his shoot promo at ECW one night stand left off!
Like so many people,I would love to see Rob get a run with the heavyweight title,but I doubt that will ever happen.
Also,bring back the hardcore division,and Rob would be in his element!

Romeo
See Antonio!

To be continued

Rosey
Where WWE is gonna go with Rosey now is anyones guess.
As superhero Rosey he gained a lot of fan support,despite his less than sterling wrestling skills.
Dont get me wrong,he isnt totally without merit,as anyone who can pulloff a top rope moonsault when they are that big,must have some talent.
Although I wouldnt call myself a fan of Rosey,I will say that it will be a shame if he gets let go because of The Hurricane turning heel.
The superhero angle worked so well with the fans but WWE as usual failed to utilise it properly.
Ok,so towards the end they made them into tag champs,but look what a poor run it was.
Most of their matches were on Heat fer fucksake.
Would I miss Rosey? No,but I wouldnt be upset if he stayed on the roster either!

Shawn Michaels
Hmmmm,I'm kinda split on this guy.
Part of me likes him,and part of me hates the ground he walks on.
The guy is highly talented,and can,given the right motivation,make other guys look better than they are,but he is a friggin glory hound.
Put him into an angle with anyone & he will always try to make himself the focal point.
His patter has become a bit old & cliched,and his bondage gear is well past its sell by date,but at least he has updated his in ring gear.
Unlike Rob,I am not against the entrance music,I actually like it.
WWE does need him though as he is insanely over with any crowd outside Canada,but seriously needs to tone down his on screen time.
At least of all the old guys he can still wrestle.

Shelton Benjamin
Another seriously wasted talent.
His in ring work is simply amazing,but his mic skills are not 100% formed.
He has improved by leaps & bounds on his promos,but he needs the right people to work off of.
His feud with Jericho was cool as Jericho is a great promo worker & brings out the best in people,but since then it just hasnt gone Benjamins way.
From IC champ to Heat in one easy step.
I think a good idea would be to put him into a tag team again,this time though with someone who has a bit more experience who can help him develop a more
marketable personality.

Stone Cold Steve Austin
If Austin can keep his ego in check (yeah,like thats ever gonna happen),he will be good for the odd guest shot.
While a lot of sad people are hoping for the WrestleMania Austin/Hogan match to take place,I'd rather see him kept out of the ring.
An Austin promo can be very humorous or very boring depending on how long it is,or how original,but thats all I want him to do.
And for godsake,why does everything have to end with a stunner? Its so fucking predictable!

Tajiri
Despite recent reports that he was moving back to Japan,Tajiri has changed his mind & signed a new contract.
While I dont rate Tajiri as a wrestler,he certainly does have his place in the WWE.......sadly it isnt on Raw!
Guys like him & Helms are wasted outside of the cruiser division.
Its highly unlikely that they will ever win against the bigger guys unless they are in a tag situation,or there is some kinda angle like the time Hurricane pinned The Rock.
Yes WWE needs jobbers,but even they should be allowed to win every now & again.
If only Tajiri could learn a few more moves outside of chops & kicks......especially the kicks!

The Rock
Why the fuck he is still listed is beyond me.
As far as I know he isnt contracted & has no intention of wrestling again!

Todd Grisham
Fuck off you useless unfunny four eyed cunt!

Torrie Wilson
Hot hot hot!
Has developed a fairly decent wrestling style,but isnt gonna set the world alight!
Not so sure the heel turn is the way to go with her as she was hugely over with the fans.
Not sure what her standing with WWE is right now as the whole "personal issues" thing sounds a bit forced to me!
More nude photos please Torrie!

To be continued

Trevor Murdoch
How the fuck did this guy ever make it into a WWE ring,let alone win a championship?
Murdoch stinks to high heaven,plus he is fucking ugly as sin.
The fans just do not like him,not in a heel way,they just do not rate him as its quite normal to see signs saying "Murdoch stinks up the ring".
This guy makes Goldberg look talented!
I cant say anything good about this guy!
Fuck off you cunt!

Triple H
Ooh now this one is gonna cause some arguments.
Its easy to hate HHH,but the reasons are usually based on his ego rather than his in ring work.
Ok,so his mic work is long winded,and his wrestling skills arent Kurt Angle good,but he does have a degree of talent.
If his speeches werent so long & he spent less time wearing & fighting for championship gold,he could be a great heel again.
HHH was at his best when he feuded with Austin & the Rock etc,but these days he thinks he is bigger than he really is.
He should only be a main eventer when he is up against a true main eventer,and I dont mean HBK every fucking week!
To his credit he did help both Batista & Orton work their way up to where they are,so he isnt totally selfish,and he showed unusual class at the Eddie Guerrero Smackdown tribute show!
WWE does need him,they just dont need him on tv as much!

Trish Stratus
Never has a female valet/manager improved her wrestling skills so much.
Trish was never really a wrestler during her early WWF years,but these days she is a true pro of the ring!
Not afraid to take a bump,and seeminly always developing her skills,Trish is a worthy champion,its just a shame that the womens division lacks the competition to give the belt some validity.
Victoria is not a great wrestler,Lita always injures herself and all the new divas cant wrestle for shit.
The only other woman on the current roster with any true talent is Mikki James.
The only way Trish can move forward is for WWE to sign some more female talent who actually have talent!

Tyson Tomko
Whats the deal with this guy?
WWE start pushing him in one angle,it doesnt finish,then they move him to another,then another,then another etc etc
Not that worries me as he is crap.
Another guy who is all image & no talent.
His whole reptoire seems to be based around a big boot!
Totally lost without Captain Charisma helping him!

Val Venus
The Scotty 2 Hotty of RAW.
Another wasted talent on the WWE payroll,but I spose he's just happy to be getting paid.
WWE needs name jobbers,but its such a shame when its someone as good as Val.
Like Scotty,Val has a lot of support & is often more over with the fans than the heels they make him job to.
His biggest push in recent years was when he went under his real name as Bischoffs lackey,but that just did not work for the fans as they wanted Val.
With wankers like Orton getting big pushes,its sad to see guys like Val lose out!

Victoria
Another star who WWE bothched.
Not that Victoria is that talented,but when she was a face with Steven Richards backing her up,the fans loved her.
Now they couldnt give a shit.
When there were women like Gail Kim & Molly Holly wrestling in the same ring as her,they could help cover for her lack of talent,but now she is just showed up for the one trick pony she is.
Trish is good,but not good enough to hide her lack of talent.
Like Trish,Victoria needs a bigger womens division to regain her momentum!

Viscera
Another untalented fat guy,but at least has a semi-decent gimmick.
Ok,so there is nothing original about Visceras current gimmick,but it does work for him.
Teaming him wil Val seems like a good idea but has yet to be utilised properly (we should be seeing some video promos of them out womanising).
Ok,so WWE could hire a load more talented guys than him,but at least he has a little bit of promise as a mid carder (unlike Tomko & Murdoch).
Although the Lillian Garcia thing was only used to change his gimmick,it was very badly handled with how it ended as it ruined the baby face heat he had gained.

Smackdown to follow soon

Oh & I would add Nick Nemeth to the list but I have no idea what he is like yet!

They got rid of the Hurricane gimmick?

That's sad. That could have been hugely over with the fans (I mean even moreso than it was) were it handled right.

So what? I like him. True, he's not pretty, but why should he be?

As for talent, He's a decent brawler, and whilst he's no great shakes technically, I don't see a problem with that. His mic skills could do with some work, but at least he's got the right gimmick, unlike some guys in wrestling.

That said, I don't like that they split up Cade & Murdoch, they were a good tag team.

The guy cannot even wrestle.
Without Cade to cover for him,he will stink up the ring worse than Goldturd!
At least Goldturd had a reasonably decent gimmick!

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