{"id":17263,"date":"2016-12-13T12:04:34","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T18:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=17263"},"modified":"2016-12-13T12:04:34","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T18:04:34","slug":"pruetts-pause-wwe-raw-the-new-days-gimmick-alchemy-the-final-build-to-roadblock-sami-zayn-and-eva-maries-equality-and-one-amazing-video-package-about-sasha-banks-and-charlott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2016\/12\/13\/pruetts-pause-wwe-raw-the-new-days-gimmick-alchemy-the-final-build-to-roadblock-sami-zayn-and-eva-maries-equality-and-one-amazing-video-package-about-sasha-banks-and-charlott\/","title":{"rendered":"Pruett&#8217;s Pause: WWE Raw &#8211; The New Day\u2019s gimmick alchemy, the final build to Roadblock, Sami Zayn and Eva Marie\u2019s equality, and one amazing video package about Sasha Banks and Charlotte"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-807185119\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p class=\"p1\"><b><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10647 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/07\/newrawlogo1.jpg?resize=299%2C168\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/07\/newrawlogo1.jpg?w=299&amp;ssl=1 299w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/07\/newrawlogo1.jpg?resize=139%2C78&amp;ssl=1 139w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/>By Will Pruett<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Full disclosure: To retain his sanity, Will Pruett watches the 90 minute edit of Raw on Hulu. He has no regrets.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The New Day has done something amazing over the last two years. It\u2019s not just the Tag Team Championship reign (which I am personally tired of at this moment). It\u2019s the revitalization of three characters WWE seemed done with. It\u2019s the triumph of individual creativity working against the machine. The New Day\u2019s long title reign and gradual embrace from the powers that be in WWE represents what wrestlers can become when their own voices are prevalent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Look at what Kofi Kingston was before The New Day. His almost Jamaican act peaked in 2009 with an almost-transcendent Madison Square Garden performance against Randy Orton and quickly tanked. He was good for a creative stunt spot in the Royal Rumble on an annual basis and an occasional mid-card championship run. Kofi was stale at best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">What about Big E (formerly Langston)? While he debuted at the end of 2012 against John Cena, he quickly found himself in mid-card hell as a Dolph Ziggler sidekick and\/or feud buddy. Big E peaked early and seemed too quirky to rise to the level many predicted for him when he was counting to five in NXT.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Xavier Woods was given the sad task of debuting as R-Truth\u2019s dancing buddy. I cannot think of anything worse to do on WWE TV. He had to listen to R-Truth rap and pretend to like it. It was sad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">These three men didn\u2019t mean much and weren\u2019t doing much when they were put together. Originally it seemed like a weird Nation of Domination revival with the men only seeming to have race in common. Then the project seemed to be scrapped altogether. Finally, an endless series of vignettes with a choir promised a New Day was coming. The wrestlers debuted as sickly smiling babyfaces preaching the power of positivity and fans gave them a hard pass. It was obnoxious.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The obnoxiousness soon became their saving grace. As fans rejected the smiling positivity of The New Day, Kofi, Xavier, and E (or is it Big?) doubled down on it. They became intentionally obnoxious and crossed into delightfully antagonistic territory. They leaned into the perception of them fans already had and fans responded by joyously disliking them, until they didn\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The New Day was too fun to dislike. While not all of their comedy worked every time, more often than not, The New Day made fans of every ilk smile. Fans joyously chanted and clapped in an odd rhythm The New Day invented for themselves. It was a stunning turnaround.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Raw last night was bookended by New Day getting to celebrate a major accomplishment. They defeated the top four stars on Raw (Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, and Chris Jericho) to end the night. They celebrated becoming the longest reigning WWE Tag Team Champions in history. They celebrated overcoming the immense odds against them in WWE and making gold out of nothing.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"prowr-3083733718\" class=\"prowr-content-4 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_2 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_2\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods aren\u2019t just talented performers, they are alchemists. Kudos to them as the shining example of letting a wrestler\u2019s voice shine through. WWE needs more of the authenticity The New Day brings on their television shows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>And now for some random thoughts:<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; While Raw was a delightful celebration of The New Day, the main event also served to leave me excited for Roadblock (end of the road, the road ends here, where we\u2019re going we don\u2019t need road blocks). The core four of Raw mixed it up in a fun way in the tag match main event. Seth Rollins and Chris Jericho should have a pretty decent match and the end of the show highlighting Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens left me wanting to see their encounter as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; As far as predictions, it seems like taking the Universal Championship from Kevin Owens would be a weird choice right now, but who knows? WWE has done weirder things. If Finn B\u00e1lor is returning soon, as advertised, one would expect a B\u00e1lor vs. Owens feud on the horizon. We already know that would lead to some good main events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Call me crazy, but Raw might get more bang for their storyline buck out of Eva Marie than they currently do Sami Zayn. I love Zayn, but up until this feud with Braun Strowman began, he was criminally underutilized. Maybe this is the breakout I hope it will be for Zayn, but putting Sami on Smackdown would have been a much stronger initial choice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Honestly, I\u2019d rather all the wrestlers I enjoy end up on Smackdown. They actually know how to enhance characters and tell stories on Tuesday nights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; The video package highlighting the feud between Sasha Banks and Charlotte was just amazing. It was the best piece of work WWE\u2019s production department has done in 2016. I\u2019m a sucker for feud montage music videos and this was a great one. I appreciate WWE leaving it to just these two women in the video and not trying to cloud the scene with Ric Flair or anyone else.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; I know I limit myself to the 90 minute Raw, but it would have been great to see another story being told with Raw\u2019s Women\u2019s Division. On that note as well, the Cruiserweights weren\u2019t on the 90-minute show at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Rusev and Lana\u2019s story with Enzo and Cass continues to be problematic. I will heap praise on WWE for much of what they\u2019ve done presenting Charlotte and Sasha in a completely non-objectified way. I will also heap criticism on them for the continued objectification of Lana in their stories. WWE is trying to have it both ways in their presentation of women and it\u2019s honestly unacceptable. This whole story is making four formerly compelling characters my least favorite people to see onscreen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; We need a 10 year moratorium on talkshow segments on wrestling shows.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"prowr-3801134385\" class=\"prowr-content-5 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_3 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_3\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Got thoughts on this show or my review of it? Hit me up with them! 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