Raw Review - Father's Day

Mother’s day was this past Sunday, but the WWE was clearly focusing on the father-son bond on this week’s RAW. The bonds between senior and junior were tested as Shane McMahon took a sledgehammer to the face, while Mick Foley was called a bastard by spiritual wrestling father Terry Funk. Add in lots of screen time for the Spirit Squad and you have a humdrum week.

It began with promise didn’t it though?

HHH, king of kings and what not, was set to take on WWE Champion John Cena for the hardware right at the start of the program. You know that if this is the curtain opener, you ain’t going to see it, despite how many times HHH makes that belt motion with his hands. Cue up Vince McMahon who informs HHH that the belt would be on line, just now the match would involve Sheldon Benjamin, Chris Masters and the HHH’ster tagging against Cena and IC champ RVD.

Thus, if you own a belt and you get pinned, the guy that pinned you gets your belt, oh and everyone is legal in the ring. I figure they pulled this match straight out of a mode from Super Smash Brothers.

In the end, HHH pedigree just about everybody and pinned Cena. Too bad he didn’t notice that Benjamin had pinned RVD for the win and the IC belt about second before him. HHH was very angry at these developments and pedigree the ref. That will show him. As a result, the HHH’ster was forced to be in Kenny’s corner as he took on HBK. Backing up Kenny sounds like punishment to me. He should have used that trampoline thing to escape the arena.

From there not much happened (unless you want to read about the Spirit Squad vs. Goldust & Snitsky or how a new pyscho unkown has entered the Niki James feud).

After these low lights we were presented with Father-Son conflict one. Mick Foley had to explain his swerve on Dreamer the week before to Terry Funk. Personally, because he’s Dreamer would have been enough of an explanation for me, but Foley sited that he was standing up for his legacy in the face of the two bit ECW style. This give and take degnerated to an enterating exchange of Funk telling Foley:

· Your wife’s a whore

· Your children are bastards

· The WWE sucks

Before Funk could get out Eric Bishoff sucks, Foley strikes and we have is full on OLD MAN WRESTLING! A crouch shot by Lita put an end to the festivities as the Foley + Edge marriage continues.

The main event was HBK vs. Kenny with special quest referee Shane McMahon and HHH as the official guy who carries a sledgehammer in Kenny’s corner. HHH was advised to use the Home Depot device on HBK’s cranium. Towards the end the contest, Kenny was knocked silly and Shane O Mac held Michaels up for the dreaded hammer shot. HHH told HBK that he wanted him to see this coming, but Michaels displayed that he has been playing that Brain Age game by showing the smarts to duck, allowing McMahon to get the brunt of Thor’s hammer.

Vince comes running to the ring and shouts MY SON MY SON MY DEAD GAY SON!!!! AH HA AH….AHAHAHAHA….YOooooU’LL PAY…..AHAAHA…snick…..snot….gah…gah. gaha gah.. to close the program.

Highlight of the Night: Watching Kane escort his inner voices to the premiere of See No Evil. Then making out with them.