{"id":173750,"date":"2024-02-13T12:26:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T18:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=173750"},"modified":"2024-02-13T12:26:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T18:26:24","slug":"over-unders-wwe-raw-2-13-codys-luxury-bus-ivars-viking-ship-chicken-nuggies-jeys-spit-kofis-nipples-gunthers-missing-pads-kaisers-missing-clothing-invisible-cameramen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/02\/13\/over-unders-wwe-raw-2-13-codys-luxury-bus-ivars-viking-ship-chicken-nuggies-jeys-spit-kofis-nipples-gunthers-missing-pads-kaisers-missing-clothing-invisible-cameramen\/","title":{"rendered":"OVER &#038; UNDERS \u2013 WWE RAW (2\/13): Cody&#8217;s luxury bus, Ivar&#8217;s Viking ship, chicken nuggies, Jey&#8217;s spit, Kofi&#8217;s nipples, Gunther&#8217;s missing pads, Kaiser&#8217;s missing clothing, invisible cameramen, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2386155826\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Well folks, it\u2019s that magical time of week when we embark on our journey into WWE, where we know just as much about where the story is going as they do. Let\u2019s get into the &#8220;Over and Unders&#8221; for the Feb. 12 edition of what used to be Monday Night Rollins.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; CODY \u201cBUSBOY\u201d RHODES<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Cody Rhodes wants to finish his story&#8230; in case you didn\u2019t know. Now, maybe it\u2019s just me, but that bus he got off of sure seems like he finished the story, sold the book, and is dining on residuals. That\u2019s what I want to talk about, Cody. You\u2019re the workhorse. You\u2019re our golden boy right now. Keep it scrappy. We know you\u2019re flying private and riding on luxury buses, but we don\u2019t need to see any of that. I want the illusion that you have your sleeves rolled up and you\u2019re hitchhiking to Raw, and asking strangers what THEY want to talk about along the way.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; ECHOES OF BIG E LANGSTON<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Man, I love hearing Big E&#8217;s voice in The New Day\u2019s entrance. He just has so much energy and charisma. I miss him. I wish he\u2019d come back in some sort of manager role. He\u2019s too good not to have on TV, even while injured. Big E is so good that even a prerecorded intro before a song drums up joyous memories that feel like Christmas morning at eight years old. Honorable mention for The New Day\u2019s video game graphic. That looks like a fun game&#8230; that I\u2019d like to play. *thwip* A copyright infringement dart just hit me in the throat. Sorry Tripl&#8230; zzzzzz<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; TINY REF SHIRTS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It took me a full 22.4 seconds to focus on The New Day vs. Imperium. Why? I was incredibly distracted by the ref\u2019s shirt, which was so small, it honestly looked like he\u2019s going to need to be cut out of it. Seriously, somewhere there is a group of children that wants to work at a Foot Locker (just go with it), but can\u2019t, because this guy took all the extra extra small shirts. Child labor laws aside, I feel bad for those poor kids and the baggy shirts they now have to wear while selling shoes&#8230; right here&#8230; IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY!<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; \u201cSIMPLE GESTURE\u201d JEY USO<\/b><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-995476331\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>I have to wonder if Gunther\u2019s brutal takedown of Jey\u2019s entrance as \u201csimple gestures for simple people\u201d last week got to the crowd. They cut away to multiple wide shots, looking for that Daniel Bryan-esq participation, and ended up with little more than a few hands. Strong \u201cYeet\u201d participation aside, that was kind of sad. I felt like I was geared up to watch a massive fireworks display and only got a flicker and some smoke. What\u2019s the moral of this story? We love yelling silly words, but don\u2019t ask us for rigorous physical participation. This is America afterall, where even our WrestleMania comes in XL.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; KOFI KINGSTON\u2019S NIPPLE PREP<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Why on Earth did Kofi Kingson caress or lock-and-load his nipples before the match? Who does that? Who? WHO?! Seriously what was that, Kofi? Is this foreshadowing for a new finisher featuring said nipples? Is it kind of like Roman Reigns\u2019s arm-cocking, but double the fun? I could be derailing my own train of thought here, but I hope this is the case and they have an amazing nipple-driven finisher planned. Maybe we call it the \u201cNipple Ripple.\u201d Or how about, \u201cThe Nip Slip.\u201d The possibilities are endless when The&#8230; NEW&#8230; DAY ROCKS with new gimmicks.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; WELCOME TO SLAP CITY<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Man, Kofi Kingston had more chops than a slaughterhouse tonight. If they didn\u2019t have beef before, they certainly will now. I normally don\u2019t love a slap fest, but that was just fun. Slap it up, Kofi. Slap it up.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; THE IMPERIUM HAS NO CLOTHES<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Is it just me, or does anyone else feel the need to yell \u201cThe emperor has no clothes!\u201d when looking at Ludwig Kaiser? I get that he has zero percent body fat, but he also has near 0 percent clothes. It\u2019s like his trunks are from the swim team when he was 10-years old. Look ma, they still fit! I\u2019m not jealous. I swear. I\u2019m just saying it\u2019s not fair, and I wish I had the same physique. That\u2019s not jealousy. Right? RIGHT?!<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; THE LUDWIG KAISER KICK\u00a0<\/b><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4102596855\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Excuse me? Where did that intensity with Ludwig Kaiser come from with that kick? It\u2019s like he just found out his favorite body hair removal cream is discontinued and took it out on Kofi Kingston. Seriously, that kick looked brutal enough to knock the Jamaican back into him.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; GUNTHER\u2019S IN-AND-OUT<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I was about to give a thumbs up to Gunther\u2019s tag in. Afterall, most heels wouldn\u2019t openly tag into a match to face their current rival. We have to save that for the Premium Live Event. But Gunther is so arrogant and confident that he tagged right in. He is just on another level of presence. The calm demeanor in which he tagged in was like watching Michael Myers pick up a butcher knife. You know he\u2019s driving a pain train. But, then he tagged right back out and fell back into a generic heel trope. This felt like they have a new writer on staff who is less a wrestling fan and more of a failed screenwriter, trying to get his or her stuff in. Little do they realize, this is a generic heel move we see all the time. Simple swerves for simple people I suppose.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; GUNTHER\u2019S \u201cARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED\u201d MOMENT<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gunther gloating to the crowd with outstretched arms, in a <i>Gladiator<\/i>-esq \u201cAre you not entertained?\u201d moment was absolutely glorious. He was born to do this. When his mother found out she was pregnant, the test didn\u2019t show a plus or minus. It simply said \u201cHeel\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; GUNTHER\u2019S MISSING ACCESSORIES<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Okay, maybe it\u2019s just me but I feel like Gunther should be rocking some elbow and knee pads. I\u2019m concerned for his joints first and foremost, but also, he kind of looks like an action figure that I lost the accessories for. Not that I traumatized myself as a child with a mix of my clinically diagnosed O.C.D., and a penchant for losing things. Toxic combo I know. Sigh. I\u2019ll find John Cena\u2019s hat, Leonardo\u2019s swords, and Cobra Commander\u2019s blaster one of these days.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; THE NEW DAY TAG-A-THON<\/b><\/p>\n<p>That was a blast to watch. It\u2019s refreshing to see a tag team strategically chain together multiple tags, leading up to a stellar double team move. I felt like I was watching a Rube Goldberg device with wrestlers. Side note: This would be a much better joke if Bill Goldberg was a part of the Rube Goldberg chain of moves. It may not be as delicious as pancakes or Booty O\u2019s, but it\u2019s some food for thought.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; JEY USO JOINS THE SLAP PARTY<\/b><\/p>\n<p>That was a massive slap from Jey Uso. It would be impressive if we weren\u2019t still riding the shock of The Rock slapping Cody Rhodes. I\u2019m not sure we needed another big Samoan slap so close to the last one, but man oh man he looked like he wanted to turn Gunther into Two-Face.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; MISSING CAMERAMEN<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I have to give kudos to the WWE cameramen, who are quite literally the human embodiment of <i>Where\u2019s Waldo? <\/i>They capture these amazingly close shots, and when we cut to a wide shot, they\u2019ve strategically vanished from the frame. These guys probably owned the playground at<i> Hide and Seek.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; JEY USO\u2019S SPIT<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jey Uso. We love you. We do. But&#8230; ew. Did you really need to spit in your hand for maximum effect? We just had a global pandemic that boosted Purell sales to historic levels. I don\u2019t think we need you spreading your body \u201cYeet\u201d to other people just because it looks cool. No \u201cYeet.\u201d Or, can we at least get sanitized \u201cYeet\u201d? The only added impact of doing this before hitting someone is spreading germs that could get them sick&#8230; oh&#8230; okay now I get it. It\u2019s a little clinical for my taste, but kudos to you for being an outside-the-box thinker.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; WHERE ART THOU, NEW DAY &amp; IMPERIUM?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Wait. Where did Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston and the rest of Imperium go? Aren\u2019t Gunther and Jey Uso worried about the whereabouts and well-being of their friends? They have completely vanished from the match, and the arena. Send a search party. Call some spouses. Check Instagram. This is very selfish of these two to fight at a time like this.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; GUNTHER TRIES TO FLY<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gunther jumping off the top rope is just ugly. He looked like Arnold Schwarzenegger losing his balance and falling out of a tree house. He reminded me of those &#8217;90s WWE action figures whose arms and legs didn\u2019t fully bend. How can we do all the moves if we can\u2019t bend them at the knees and elbows, WWE? How?!<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; JEY USO\u2019S SPACIAL AWARENESS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Spatial awareness is important to have. Jey Uso seemingly forgot about that tonight. He completely missed the 1D, making it, at best, a 0.5 lower case d.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; JEY USO\u2019S FAILED SIMPLE GESTURE<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jey Uso tried to initiate his \u201cSimple gesture\u201d (only because I don\u2019t know what to call that) after the match. He gave one quick try and backed off, presumably because the crowd didn\u2019t reciprocate. Side note, maybe we call it The Jey Sway? Jey, you better credit me if you use that. Don\u2019t hog all the \u201cYeet\u201d for yourself.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; PAT MCAFEE\u2019S NINJA PENCIL SKILLS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Pat McAfee\u2019s pencil-catching skills are top notch. That was pointless but extremely amusing. I\u2019m not sure why I liked it, but that NUMBER 2 is over in my book. I\u2019m just DRAWN to it. PENCIL me in as a fan. Okay, I\u2019ll stop now. ERASE what I previously said. Next time I\u2019ll bring SHARPER jokes. Sorry. I have a LEAD foot when it comes to driving puns. I\u2019m hopeless.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; ANDRADE\u2019S LANGUAGE BARRIER<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Why are we making Andrade speak English when Shinsuke Nakamura proved you can effectively use subtitles? It did wonders for the King of Strong Style. Andrade is such a special talent in the ring that it\u2019s a shame to see them trying to work him into a mold he won\u2019t shine in. At the very least, we could get him back together with Zelina Vega, who was the best manager on the mic since Paul Heyman. All that said, I did dig the <i>Desperado-Esq vibe of this.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; BRONSON REED\u2019S GODZILLA GIMMICK<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I love this entrance video for \u201cBig\u201d Bronson Reed. Godzilla is hot right now with <i>Godzilla Minus One<\/i> so this makes a ton of sense, both as a pop culture reference and for a man of his physique. Honorable mention to the fact that Bronson makes Bobby Lashley look like a rookie when he\u2019s face to face with him. He\u2019s just enormous and has shades of Bam Bam Bigelow.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; CEILING TV<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Why do they keep coming out of commercial breaks with closeups of the TV on the ceiling? What are they trying to accomplish here? Come see WWE live, and you too can watch TV on a ceiling!\u00a0 Unless I\u2019m Spider-Man, Jared Leto, or that dude from &#8220;<i>Free Solo<\/i>,&#8221; I just don\u2019t care. Last I checked, I\u2019m not any of those individuals and I have a bad neck from staring down at my phone too much.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; BOBBY LASHLEY\u2019S BUMPS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Bobby Lashley with the bumps! Between the ringpost spot, and going into the crowd, if Bobby goes bump in this night anymore, I\u2019m calling &#8220;<i>Monsters Inc.&#8221;<\/i> to get him a job.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; BRONSON \u201cOVERWORKING\u201d REED<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Bronson Reed is incredibly agile but I personally think he needs to slow down and work more like a big man. Less is more. By the end of every match he\u2019s completely blown up and it makes for a weak finish. He needs to pace himself so his explosive moments always feel intense. Also, while impressive, he should have saved the moonsault for a Premium Live Event spot.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; SMART BOOKING FOR THE CHAMBER<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I, along with the Perth crowd, would have loved to see Bronson Reed in the Elimination Chamber. But, that is an incredibly long, often grueling match. I think that\u2019s beyond his endurance level at the moment. Plus, Bobby Lashley is a pro, a former champ, and I like having several viable options for winners.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; RECAPPING THE B.S. MATCH<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Do we really need to recap the nonsensical B.S. match? That stands for bull strap by the way. I\u2019m absolutely, positively NOT implying anything else there. That match was so random and&#8230; oh&#8230; Sami Zayn\u2019s involvement. Now I get why we\u2019re revisiting this. I honestly completely forgot Sami even got involved in the match so this was probably the right choice to remind us why the Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn match is happening.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; STORYTIME WITH SAMI ZAYN<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I love these sit-down, Sami Zayn chats. He really shines here. He is such a natural actor. I think once Cody Rhodes wins his title and the luster wears off a bit, fans may rally behind Sami again. Maybe he can pull out a Daniel Bryan-level movement. Is it possible? YES! See what I did there?<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; THE COLOR RED<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Shinsuke Nakamuira is so good in these \u201cI know about your back\u201d type promos. But what\u2019s with the red light flooding the whole scene? I feel like I\u2019m watching the entire promo through a Nintendo Virtual Boy. If you don\u2019t get the reference, Google it. Yeah, that was a real thing, and I\u2019m definitely NOT still bitter that my parents never got me one. I\u2019m just saying that if they had, maybe I\u2019d be a president or some Silicon Valley billionaire. Red aside, man that thing was cool back in the day.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; WRESTLEMANIA SIZE MATTERS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>WrestleMania XL? Seriously, WWE? This is the most ridiculous you\u2019ve sounded since The Greatest Royal Rumble at Crown Jewel. What\u2019s that? Oh. XL is 40 in Roman Numerals. That\u2019s actually a pretty clever double entendre. Well, now I just feel stupid&#8230; twice. Thanks, WWE. I\u2019m going to feel dumb THEN, NOW, and FOREVER, but I\u2019m taking you with me because we\u2019re TOGETHER.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; SETH ROLLINS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I feel horrible for Seth Rollins. This poor guy was made to look like a dollar bill in a vault of gold bars. Seeing this overplayed promo with The Rock, Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, and Seth Rollins just makes me sad. I feel like we\u2019ll see a tag match in Perth, but I still can\u2019t stop feeling bad for Seth, here. He\u2019s been moved to the kiddie table, thrown under a bus, dragged through the mud, and body slammed into irrelevance, only to tell him it\u2019s good for his back.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; PAT MCAFEE\u2019S SLIP OF THE TONGUE<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Michael Cole said \u201cWrestleMania is going to take things to a whole new level.\u201d Pat McAfee replied, subtly \u201cAnd then what?\u201d Exactly! What\u2019s the long term plan here now that we\u2019ve reconfigured to keep Cody Rhodes center stage? They better have something in the works or Cody is going to cool off fast, with or without the title.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; CODY RHODES\u2019S ENTRANCE LINE<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Okay, I know they didn\u2019t show Cody Rhodes\u2019s bus before his entrance, but for some reason I keep imagining them replacing &#8220;Wrestling has more than one royal family&#8221; with &#8220;Wrestling has more than one luxury bus.&#8221; I love Cody. I\u2019m wearing an American Nightmare hat right now, but I can\u2019t get over the tone deaf-nature of showing the workhorse getting off an expensive personal bus.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; CHICKEN NUGGETS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Listen Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson, I get that you\u2019re in a bad mood. But chicken nuggets didn\u2019t do anything to anyone. All they did was come in a pack of ten, with two of our favorite sauces and convenient packaging to store said condiments. The same goes for you, Cody Rhodes. Your story is great, but don\u2019t take away my chicken nuggies, especially if they\u2019re shaped like dinosaurs, which scientifically makes them taste better. Honorary mention of the label \u201cCody Crybabies.\u201d I like that Cody is leaning into this a bit. It\u2019s completely marketable and he can turn it into a positive.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; SETH \u201cCAN I COME TOO?\u201d ROLLINS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Seth Rollins just had to interject himself into the main event discussion\u2026again. Seth, you barely survived the first trip on the Titanic of WrestleMania involvement. Don\u2019t tempt fate in steerage again. Move on and rebuild.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; SETH ROLLINS\u2019 STYLE<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Once again, Seth Rollins crushes with a great new look. Tonight he literally looks like Kraven the Hunter if he went to an upper class private school. I\u2019m here for it. It\u2019s unexpected, just questionable enough, and downright cool. Honorable mention to Seth cleverly quoting Maui from <i>Moana<\/i> with \u201cWhat can I say except\u2026you\u2019re welcome,\u201d invoking The Rock. Honestly, I loved that reference so much that \u201cKid, honestly I could go on and on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; LIV MORGAN\u2019S HURRICANRANA<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Liv Morgan\u2019s Hurricanrana on Tiffany Stratton was amazingly fast, tight and well executed. Seriously go back and rewatch it. She flipped faster than WWE at a press conference.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; EVERYONE IN THE FRONT ROW<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Everyone in the front row tonight looks bored out of their minds. I haven\u2019t seen an audience this lifeless since Tom Green did a talk show in front of cardboard cutouts.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; RHEA RIPLEY\u2019S RAGE<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Rhea Ripley\u2019s rage-fueled entrance tonight was pure spectacle. She legitimately looked like she was ready to rip someone\u2019s head off. She is on another level right now. With the exception of Cody Rhodes, I don\u2019t think there is anyone else in the WWE that knows and embodies their character as well as she does. Honorable mention to Rhea\u2019s \u201cYou\u2019re gonna have to kill me\u201d line. I love that. I don\u2019t want anyone to die or get convicted of a felony or anything. I just like the sentiment. It\u2019s bold, edgy but still PG, and fits her character well.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; J.D. MCDONAUGH IN ANYTHING<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I find J.D. McDonaugh overrated in virtually everything he\u2019s involved in. I so badly want him to get booted from The Judgement Day. He\u2019s the weak link and his weasley demeanor drags them down. I keep imagining him in a conference room getting called \u201cAn angry elf\u201d by Will Ferrell. He\u2019s a talented wrestler but trying to play a heavy in an established faction doesn\u2019t do it for him.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; A PACK OF BULLIES BY THE RING<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Judgment Day hanging out by the ring like a pack of bullies in a back alley was a timeless image that always works. I\u2019m still holding out hope that they\u2019ll turn on J.D. McDonaugh in favor of R-Truth, but some dreams aren\u2019t meant to be fulfilled.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; SETH ROLLINS VERSUS MAUI<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Becky Lynch saying she\u2019s had to explain to her daughter why \u201cDaddy wants to fight Maui\u201d was a great callback to Seth Rollin\u2019s promo earlier. That\u2019s the second <i>Moana<\/i> reference in one night! I love it. Also does this hint at The Rock versus Seth at mania?<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; BECKY \u201cTOO SAD\u201d LYNCH<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I think Becky Lynch is amazing on the mic but doing the old \u201cI missed family things\u201d promo is tired, even if it\u2019s true. I think it\u2019s a bit beneath what she\u2019s capable of and she could have framed it differently. That said, Becky\u2019s Wolverine-esq jacket is fantastic.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; NIA JAX\u2019S SALMON JACKET MOMENT<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Nia Jax was really going for that legendary Mark Henry, salmon jacket-adorned heel swerve with Becky. Unfortunately, I saw her true colors from a mile away. She\u2019s just not a great actress. I do like that Becky didn\u2019t seem to buy it.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; THANKS FOR THE SPOILER, NIA JAX<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Hold the phones! Nia Jax just said she\u2019s going to beat Rhea Ripley and then it\u2019s going to be Becky Lynch versus her at WrestleMania. We all know Becky is going to win the chamber but did Nia just spill the beans? It sure sounds like it. Nia Jax, breaking faces and breaking news since 2015.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; TALL WRESTLERS NEXT TO SHORTER INTERVIEWERS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Drew McIntyre next to Jackie Redmond is wildly jarring. It always takes me a minute or two to get into the moment with what they\u2019re saying. Fortunately, Drew is on fire right now and pulled me in pretty fast. Plus, Jackie is such a natural at this. I think the Sami Zayn sit-down interviews work so well because they\u2019re simple, even keel, and there are no distracting elements to take us out of it.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; DREW \u201cVIOLENT JESUS\u201d MCINTYRE<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I absolutely loved Drew McIntyre\u2019s previous line to C.M. Punk about having prayed for his injury. Him telling Cody Rhodes he should avoid being in his prayers is a great callback and continuation of his violent Jesus persona. Violent Jesus versus Crossfit Jesus seems to be in the cards for WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; R-TRUTH\u2019S IDENTITY CRISIS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I may be alone on this, but I love the gimmick of R-Truth mixing up who wrestlers are. We love nostalgia and this is a great way to comically bring up legends and their sayings. Truth totally got me by saying \u201cD\u201d then \u201cX\u201d came to his rescue (instead of D.I.Y.). His comedic timing is unparalleled. Can we also appreciate that this guy is 52-years old and in better ring shape than most wrestlers? Maybe being crazy is the key to staying young.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; JOHNNY WRESTLING NOT JOHNNY COMEDY<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a big Johnny Gargano fan, but I just don\u2019t find him funny. Everything he does feels like he\u2019s trying too hard. The line he dropped, \u201cI am a sexy boy\u201d is pretty low hanging fruit. I would have had Tommaso Ciampa say something like, \u201cYou wanna grab the car and I\u2019ll get some coffees?\u201d Then, I would have Gargano look annoyed and say \u201cI\u2019m not your boy toy\u2026\u201d and walk away. This way you\u2019re hitting the same joke but treating your audience as a bit smarter. The joke will be more rewarding because it\u2019ll feel like an inside joke but we\u2019ll all get it. We want to feel special, Johnny. We want to be able to pat ourselves on the ba\u2026nevermind.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED YET OVERRATED<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I love Ivar\u2019s Viking ship with the sea augmented graphic. That\u2019s different and cool. But, again with the red? Don\u2019t they know that red is the single most irritating color to the human eye? I feel like I\u2019m watching Monday Night Raw, as I mentioned before, through a Nintendo Virtual Boy. Stop with the red, for the sake of my fragile, allergy-plagued eyes. Also it still hurts that I never got one in the \u201890s.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; IVAR\u2019S PETER PAN COSPLAY<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Okay the Ivar entrance is cool and all, but once the lights come on and he\u2019s just in his ring gear, he looks like he\u2019s cosplaying<i> Peter Pan<\/i>. What\u2019s the goal of this look? Grown up Lost Boy? <i>Castaway<\/i> on an island with a lot of meat? Shrek chic?!<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; PAT MCAFEE\u2019S FANDOM<\/b><\/p>\n<p>As cheesy as his antics are, something about Pat McAfee pantomiming Ivar getting slammed into the announcer desk is contagiously entertaining. He looks like a fan who won a contest to call a live WWE match, and is just enjoying every moment of it. I\u2019m here for it. It reminds me of Damien Sandow\u2019s stunt double antics while The Miz wrestled. Whatever happened to that guy? His gimmick was so over.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; NOT CAPITALIZING ON THE VIKING GIMMICK<\/b><\/p>\n<p>If we\u2019re going to lean into the Viking gimmick, let\u2019s go full bore. Why not have Ivar and Valhalla go on a raid through the crowd, collecting valuables? I\u2019d pop for an old school Viking assimilating into modern society.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; CHELSEA GREEN\u2019S CONFIDENCE<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea Green asking if she\u2019s in The Elimination Chamber match and giving Adam Pearce \u201cYes or Yes?\u201d as options cracked me up. She has her character down. She\u2019s like a modern day version of <i>Clueless<\/i> meets <i>Mean Girls<\/i> and leans into every bit of it. Even Samantha Irvine bought into it with a special pronunciation of her name for ring entrances.<\/p>\n<p><b>OVERRATED &#8211; COUNTING ON THE CROWD FOR VISUAL REACTIONS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The\u201dLet\u2019s go\u201d during Sami Zayn\u2019s entrance was loud but when they cut to a wide shot and you couldn\u2019t see anyone doing it, that hurt the moment. It\u2019s like the \u201cWow\u201d that never was, during Cody Rhodes\u2019 entrance last week. WWE keeps gambling on crowd shots and it\u2019s going to turn around and bite them more often than not if they can\u2019t be more strategic.<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; MAKING A MOCKERY<\/b><\/p>\n<p>During the Sami Zayn versus Shinsuke Nakamura match, I loved seeing them mock each other\u2019s taunts. It\u2019s a little old school but not done that often these days, so it feels fresher than a chicken nugget. Sorry I still can\u2019t let this go. What did chicken nuggies ever do to The Rock?! 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