The RAWtopsy 02.26.07

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MAAAAAAAIL!

Mr. Dunn,

Having read your most recent RAWtopsy, you may wish to consult the following link before you ever improperly use the Adobe® Photoshop® trademark again. Surely this is in your best interests.

http://www.adobe.com/misc/trade.html#photoshop

Proper use of the Photoshop trademark

Trademarks help protect corporate and product identity, and Photoshop is one of Adobe’s most valuable trademarks. By following the below guidelines, you can help Adobe protect the Photoshop brand name.

The Photoshop trademark must never be used as a common verb or as a noun. The Photoshop trademark should always be capitalized and should never be used in possessive form, or as a slang term. It should be used as an adjective to describe the product, and should never be used in abbreviated form. The following examples illustrate these rules:

Trademarks are not verbs.

CORRECT: The image was enhanced using Adobe® Photoshop® software.
INCORRECT: The image was photoshopped.

Trademarks are not nouns.

CORRECT: The image pokes fun at the Senator.
INCORRECT: The photoshop pokes fun at the Senator.

Always capitalize and use trademarks in their correct form.

CORRECT: The image was enhanced with Adobe® Photoshop® Elements software.
INCORRECT: The image was photoshopped.
INCORRECT: The image was Photoshopped.
INCORRECT: The image was Adobe® Photoshopped.

Trademarks must never be used as slang terms.

CORRECT: Those who use Adobe® Photoshop® software to manipulate images as a hobby see their work as an art form.
INCORRECT: A photoshopper sees his hobby as an art form.

INCORRECT: My hobby is photoshopping.

Trademarks must never be used in possessive form.

CORRECT: The new features in Adobe® Photoshop® software are impressive.
INCORRECT: Photoshop’s features are impressive.

Trademarks are proper adjectives and should be followed by the generic terms they describe.

CORRECT: The image was manipulated using Adobe® Photoshop® software.
INCORRECT: The image was manipulated using Photoshop.

Trademarks must never be abbreviated.

CORRECT: Take a look at the new features in Adobe® Photoshop® software.
INCORRECT: Take a look at the new features in PS.

The trademark owner should be identified whenever possible.

Cheers,

Travis

Thank you for bringing that to my attention. As we all know, I’m a huge proponent of entrepreneurship and trademark sovereignty, so I’ll make a better effort in the future. Let me get in a practice sentence:

**Ahem**

CORRECT: I have been using an illegally downloaded version of Adobe® Photoshop® from KaZaa® for the past three years.

INCORRECT: The Fatimids used Adobe® to build their grand mosques, but I can Photoshop® them so that they look like they were made with steel.

I think I got it.

I think ever since Royal Rumble the build for Wrestlemania has been
pretty good. Its starting to come together well. And am I the only one
to see the slow burn of the Rated RKO breakup to commence when Randy
orton beats Edge in the Money In The Bank Match. They will tease it in
the rematch for the tag titles. That match is going to really make or
break the next aspect of the Wrestlemania build.

People have been calling the Rated RKO breakup, but I don’t think anyone ever predicted that booking before. It would be a good idea, even though I think they haven’t even scratched the surface of what Orton & Edge would be capable of if they were actually pushed instead of used as foils for the babyfaces.

WWE Raw©
by J.D. Dunn

February 26, 2007

Live from Fresno State University.©

Your hosts are Jim Ross© and Jerry Lawler.©

World Tag Titles©: John Cena© & Shawn Michaels© vs. Edge© & Randy Orton©.
Orton tries to stir up trouble by calling Shawn a liar when he said he had Cena’s© back. They back it up with the great turns in Shawn Michaels© history (Janetty, Diesel, X-Pac, et al.). The bottom line is Edge© & Orton are not ready yet. Well…okay. [N/R]

Money in the Bank© Qualifier: Jeff Hardy© vs. Shelton Benjamin©.
Shelton totally outwrestles Jeff to start, bringing back the question of why his singles’ push stalled…and the World’s Greatest Tag Team© reunification. Jeff hits his splits-legdrop and a Whisper in the Wind (tm Marvel Comics Inc.©), but Shelton bounces up and belly-to-bellies Jeff© to the mat as we head to commercial. We come back to Shelton trying to choke Jeff out. Shelton© tries a springboard and falls on his face á la the Great Sasuke©, and the ref counts three, even though he says Shelton got his shoulder up. Jeff hits the Swanton© moments later to go on to WrestleMania© at 10:05. So THAT’S why he was depushed. 🙂 The match was okay (outside of a blown spot, which was probably intentional anyway), but I wish Jeff would come up with some new material. *3/4

Vince McMahon© shows us what Donald Trump might look like if he loses. Why would he look like a Rastafarian. That’s actually MORE hair.

Ashley Massaro© pimps her Playboy© cover.

In the angle that gets recycled EVERY TIME someone poses for Playboy©, Melina© complains about how everything sucks. Johnny Nitro© is all, “Shut up, you dumb twat!” or words to that effect.

Johnny Nitro© vs. Super Crazy©.
Nitro attacks before the bell and destroys Crazy outside the ring. Then, he just walks out. Well…okay. [N/R]

Melina© vs. Maria©.
Uh. Let’s see. Lots of hair-pulling. Jezebel. Choking. Evil Woman. More hair-pulling. It’s hard to keep a good girl down…[insert King punchline]. Maria© hits a bulldog and goes for the Face Full of Stuff©, but Melina© kicks her in the cunt and gets the win at 3:25. No, seriously. That was the finisher. 3/4*

Vince McMahon© brings out his representative for WrestleMania©, UUUUUUUMAGA©. Donald Trump surprises no one by naming Bobby Lashley© as his representative, but he probably did surprise some people by not calling him “Lindsey.” Vince calls security down, but the two big guys go at it anyway in a pull-apart brawl. This was booked perfectly and, judging by the crowd’s reaction, people actually want to see the wrestlers as much as the results of the stipulations.

Masterlock Challenge©:
Big fucking “oops.” The Great Khali© answers the challenge, but Kane© interrupts and goes after Khali before the challenge can happen. REVENGE! Good. Keep the crap in one place. Oddly enough, I kind of want to see that match – a statement I’m sure I’ll regret.

Vince© gets a call from one of the “Board of Directors,” who tells him that there will be a Special Guest Referee. Vince promises not to wind up some “bald-headed freak.” So…Austin?

Jerry Lawler© is YOUR next inductee to the WWE Hall of Fame©.

Carlito© (w/Torrie Wilson©) vs. Kenny Dysktra©.
Dykstra makes fun of Carlito© being Ric Flair’s© bitch and gets a face full of apple. Carlito© does the football tackle thing in the corner, but Dykstra takes over on the outside. Back in, he hits a front suplex and locks in an abdominal stretch, allowing JR to work in both “physically intense” and “Wilbur Snyder.” Carlito elbows out and hits a springboard elbow. Dykstra counters the rana to a powerbomb for two. Carlito hits the Backcracker© moments later for the win at 7:29. Ric Flair© comes out to congratulate his new little buddy. **1/4

In the back, Vince promises to make the life of Bobby Lashley© a living hell.

World Tag Team Titles©: John Cena© & Shawn Michaels© vs. Edge© & Randy Orton©.
Since they’re pushing so hard that Shawn will turn on Cena, then Cena will probably turn on Shawn. Lots of trading stuff back and forth until Shawn sets up for Sweet Chin Music on Orton. Randy avoids, and Shawn nearly connects with Cena, but the champ catches his foot. They stare each other down as we go to break. INTRIGUE! When we come back, Rated RKO© is dominating and controlling Shawn Michaels©. Shawn fights out of a sleeper and gets the HOT TAG TO CENA! Uh oh. He’s got that Fire Marshall Bill look on his face. ORTON CAN’T SEE HIM! FIVE-KNUCKLE SHUFFLE!© Edge saves Orton from the FU and knocks the referee down in the process. The match breaks down, and Cena counters the spear with the FU. Randy tries to use the belt to break it up, but Shawn grabs it away, smashes Edge with it, and tosses the belt to Orton. Edge, of course, thinks Orton hit him and walks out on him. Superkick. FU. We’re out at 15:56. Shawn and Cena stare each other down before posing with their belts. ***

Final Thoughts: While I like the “will he or won’t he” teasing, I hope that one of them DOES turn soon because we have a month left and the “keep you eye on Shawn” thing is going to get old in a hurry. Everything else seems to be coming together nicely. Hopefully, Punk wins that Money in the Bank© match, because him jumping to Raw and making wise-ass comments about Cena would be awesome.