I decided not to watch the end of RAW, simply because Goldberg sucks, Mark Henry is extremely boring, and I knew that Shawn Michaels would get involved somehow. I'll probably find a re-cap tomorrow on one of the sites I read, so I can figure it from there.
On the topic of Maven: He's gotten better. I think he's up to 7 different moves now. Almost as much as Mark Jindrak has. (4 variations of a drop kick, and 4 variations of a "pick them up over your head and drop them" kinda move.
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The main problem with Maven, besides his lack of moves, is that he has no character. Basically, its the same guy we saw on Tough Enough. Look at Nidia, look at Jackie, look at Nowinski, look at Shaniqua (linda). They all have characters. While SHaniqua's is... bad, she does her best with it, and it is turning out pretty good. Why the hell she isn't on RAW going for the title is beyond me.
Maven, on the other hand, just has no where to grow. In the past (2-3 years) he hasn't DONE anything. He's fought his share of matches, televised and untelevised, but please... we need some work. It's nice that they are bunching him with the "young guns" (Jindrak and Lance Cade). Thats a start.
note: yes. I said Lance Cade.
And lets just say that teaming with Trish Stratus isn't exactly the best way to get up in the world. Everyone is going to cheer for her, and she'll be the dominant member in the team. Even if it is mixed.
Spleens tips for Maven's character:
1) Get one.
Thats it.
(LANCE FREAKING CADE DAMMIT)