2006 Discussion

Discuss Raw in 2006.

2006 Raw - RVD vs Rey Mysterio
This aint going anywhere near my list, but it's a fun match with a unique style. It's pretty much just two guys ditching any sort of psychology or structure and throwing bombs at each other with their unique styles. Big spot after big spot, some scouting here and there, usage of weapons and heavy aerial based offence. It's a spotfest and just under 8 minutes long, but these guys are good enough on offence to make it work and make it fresh. They did some stuff that most WWE guys couldn't do together amd you could tell they were having a lot of fun doing it. No depth whatsoever and I would've preferred a proper, fully developed match - but this is still a decent enough match.

**1/2 - **3/4 area.

Edge v Ric Flair (RAW, 1/16/06)
- Insane spotfest, for no other reason than the fact there's a near 60 year old man in there taking bumps and chair shots that no near 60 year old man in their right mind should be taking. But "in their right mind" doesn't even apply here because this is honestly up there with any freakishly stupid Terry Funk OAP stunt show that I can remember. Crazy thing is, I'm not even sure this is the best example of what Flair was doing in his 2006 Geriatric PSYCHO Greatest Hits Tour, because the Big Show match from ECW and the Foley match from Summerslam may be even LOOPIER. I'm not going to vote for this, but holy shit, it's surreal if nothing else. ***1/4