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Raw
presented the second "Taboo Tuesday" PPV in San Diego, California on
November 1st, 2005. For those of you unfamiliar with the concept of "Taboo
Tuesday", this is the annual PPV that the fans are supposedly in charge of. Fans
that log on to WWE.com before the event will be able to choose
things such as "What type of match will Coach and Batista have?" or "What outfit
will the Divas be wearing during?". However, unlike last year's event and
with the exception of the main event voting, this one
seems to be more determined by the fans.
Here's the card:
[Rey Mysterio & Matt Hardy vs. Snitsky & Chris Masters] -
For this first match, viewers had to choose which SmackDown! superstars Snitsky
& Masters would face. Their options were Rey, JBL, Hardcore Holly, Matt Hardy
and Christian (though he had quite the WWE the day before).
Originally, Edge was supposed to be Masters' partner, but due to an injury, Snitsky took his place. In spite of Masters
and Snitsky's participation in the match, it was pretty damn entertaining.
Rey and Matt did a great job carrying the match and the Raw boys
had to do was toss them around the ring.
Mick
Foley And Maria Get Their Bags Mixed Up
Eugene & Jimmy "Superfly"
Snuka vs. Rob Conway & Tyson Tomko -
Since ditching "La Resistance", Conway has tried to set himself up as
Raw's Randy Orton - a "legend killer". In this match, fans get to choose from three WWE Legends - "Hacksaw" Jim Dugan, Kamala and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka
for him to "kill". Guess
who wins. Rob Conway has more skills than Tomko, though Eugene was better than
both. Though Jimmy didn't wrestle as much as I would've liked, it was good
to see him in the ring again. However, I think I enjoyed this match more
than the audience did.
Mankind vs. Carlito - Initially, I didn't remember
how Carlito and Foley's feud started. Yeah, it was THAT memorable. But
thankfully, the WWE had a video package to remind us. For this match, fans
were able to choose Mick's "face". The options were "Dude Love", "Cactus
Jack" or "Mankind". Personally, I would've gone with Cactus Jack - but
that's just me.
Eric Bishoff Visits Mr. McMahon's Office
World Tag Team Championship Match [Lance Cade & Trevor
Murdoch vs. Kane & Big Show] - Two guys that started Raw as a tag
team
versus two fellas that were randomly thrown together. Guess who wins? I
can't for the life of me wonder what the WWE writers are thinking when the
script this stuff. Why even bother having a tag team belt when a "true" tag
team always seems to get squashed by two random wrestlers thrown together?
Vader, Goldust & Jonathan
Coachman Prepare For Their Match
the WWE
Divas Line Up To Find Out What Outfit They'll Be Wearing In the Fulfill Your
Fantasy Battle Royal
Street Fight [Batista vs. Jonathan Coachman with Vader &
Goldust] - Originally, Vince was setting up an eagerly anticipated match
between Stone Cold and his fiercest opponent - Jonathan Coachman. However, thanks to an injury (though at the
time it was rumored Austin was unhappy with recently departed J.R.'s treatment
by Vince), Batista had to fill in. I admit that I liked Goldust back when he
was teamed with Booker T., but he really didn't look too good here. Also,
Coach and Vader should never be allowed near the ring again. Perhaps the
viewers would've been better off making this a "Verbal Debate"?
Todd Grisham Interviews
Shawn Michaels
Fulfill Your Fantasy Battle Royal [Trish Stratus vs. Ashley vs.
Candice Michelle vs. Mickie James vs. Maria vs. Victoria] - I don't mind
watching six women go at each other, but when only two of the six have any
wrestling skill, it makes for a painful match. There were a ton of missed
spots, but the ladies' outfits made up for it. Kinda.
Steel Cage Match For the WWE
Intercontinental Championship [Ric Flair vs. Triple H] -
This was, hands down, THE match of the entire PPV. As i've said before, Ric's the
MAN and, while I might not like listening to HHH ramble on incessantly as he
takes up most of Raw's airtime, depending on his opponent, he does put it all
out there. Watch this match and you'll see what i'm talking about. In fact,
this should've been the main event.
Triple-Threat Match For the WWE Championship [John Cena vs. Kurt Angle vs.
Shawn Michaels] - This match reminds me of that old Sesame Street song
that says "Which one of these things just doesn't belong?" And despite
Vince's best efforts, I think the audience is beginning to catch on. It's a
shame Angle and Michaels didn't spend more time teaming up to kick the crap
out of Cena. THAT was pretty damn entertaining.
In addition to the matches
above, the following extras are also included:
- WWE Championship Match Story [2m 25s]
- Mr. Striker's
Classroom [2m 22s] - Matt Striker was a social studies teacher from
Queens who was fired/forced to resign after his school discovered he was
calling in sick to wrestle.
- Todd Grisham Interviews Christian [57s] - Todd does a quick
interview with Christian asking him why he quit the WWE.
- Batista Talks To Ric Flair In the Locker Room - A touching
backstage interlude between Batista and Flair. Batista also has a quick
run-in with HHH before it ends.
Video:
Taboo Tuesday's picture was colorful and vibrant. Unlike the recent
No Mercy, there were some slight compression issues due to all the pyro and
graphic elements. It's presented in the WWE's standard full frame 1.33:1 ratio.
Audio: The Dolby Digital 5.1 sound
was crystal clear and enveloped my living room while I was watching it.
Viewers are also given the option of watching the disc in Spanish.
Conclusion: I'm on the fence regarding this disc. On the one hand,
other than the SmackDown! and Flair/HHH matches, there weren't too many
matches that blew me away. If you're a fan of the brand, i'm sure you've
already made up your mind. However, wrestling fans owe it to themselves to
check out the Flair/HHH match. On the strength of that match alone, i'm
going to let this disc squeak by as a Recommended disc.
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