Back and Forth (Part 2) – WWE Raw 15th Anniversary

I was back and forth between the Caps/Devils and this, which ran way into overtime.

All I can is this: decent show, though I get the sense that anyone who watched the whole show may have felt force-fed everything from the last 15 years.  The crowd went cold during the Battle Royal finish, with Ted DiBiase paying off I.R.S. to climb over the top rope and out of the ring after taking a bribe.  The only match of merit that helped build up anything for Armageddon was the Jeff Hardy/Carlito Ladder match for the IC Belt. It sounded like J.R. and King were setting up Jeff Hardy/Triple H as a show-stealer on Sunday night.

Otherwise, did you smell what The Rock was cooking?  Neither did I, and I was understanding but disappointed that Dwayne Johnson declined to appear.  He contributed greatly to Raw’s success, and watching him give Vince McMahon a Rock Bottom and People’s Elbow just one more time would’ve been a great way to allow fans to thank him for those contributions (and a great way for The Rock to reinforce his appreciation for the fans who enabled him to launch his Hollywood career).

Back and Forth (Part 1) – Caps 3, Devils 2

• Didn’t see the first. 
• I’ll take a stab giving Boudreau’s system a name: Puck Hunger — a lot of which the Caps had in the second.  If you’re puck-hungry, the puck finds its way to your stick.  If it finds a way to your stick, you have a chance to score, and the Caps did. 
• It was great to see Quintin Laing get his first NHL tally. 
• Unfortunately, they didn’t play that way early in the third, and Clarkson scored as a result to keep it interesting.  

They’d better stick with Puck Hunger on Wednesday when the Rangers come to town.