WWE Raw Attitude

I knew for a fact when I picked out the two flavors of Socko's WWE Raw Attitude line of energy drinks I was in for an explosive flavor and a dynamic kick to go along with it. Unfortunately, the Slammin' Citrus was a slight disappointment because there wasn't enough sugar to go along with the smooth citrus flavor and it made it just too light and unenjoyable. Aside from that, I must say the flavor was more on the refreshing side, which is only good if you're craving an energy drink after something tiring, but for me, I wanted something extreme. Who knows? Maybe the original flavor of WWE Raw will bring the flavors I'm craving right now. This reminds me to take a glance at the back of the can to find out how sweet it will actually be; disappointing, the same amount of sugar as the Slammin' Citrus, 24g per serving. Okay, so the flavor will most likely be pretty light, but little Monster Clones have I seen that have that low of an amount of sugar. the can design is awesome, I think. It's a plain white background with staggered black lines all pointing to the direction of Socko's trademark logo, as if it's something epic. There's a tough set of different logos used above that in different fonts like, "W", "Raw", and "Attitude." Everything on the face of the can seems to compliment the general can design pretty nicely.

As I'm expecting a Monster Clone with this energy drink, I am proven wrong with a sugary sweet grapefruit flavor, with noticeable citrus and peach. WWE Raw Attitude comes out with a color similar to a Monster, but more fluorescent and with a bit more orange-yellow color. It's flavor seems to be almost similar to it's citrus friend, "Slammin' Citrus", but with less citrus flavor and more peach and a bit more grapefruit. When I first tried it, I wasn't very pleased at all because of the diluted grapefruit flavor, but it certainly is refreshing, not what I was expecting at all. Usually, 'mean' organizations, like WWE, would make flavors that really are mean, in terms of a strong flavor and an intense kick. After about half way through the can, I can easily feel a great kick, most likely from the yerba mate/damiana combination in the can. I'm enjoying this drink slowly and there's no problem because I can't find any traces of Sucralose nor any HFCS. As for carbonation, it's moderate, but it doesn't get in the way throughout the process of enjoyment. Since I find sucrose, it's not gummy, nor is it artificial, I like this drink. Overall, it's extremely crisp, and enjoyable, but if you're looking for a mean taste, the whole line of WWE energy drinks are not for you. If you're looking for something that's relaxing after a series of exercises or a just long day.

As for ingredients, I was surprised to see what I saw in one can of Raw energy. There's carbonated water, sucrose, citric acid, natural flavors, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sodium citrate, yellow #6, caffeine, taurine, Horny Goat Weed, ginseng, guarana, Damiana, yerba mate, glucuronolactone, inositol, and B Vitamins. These energy ingredients that sound unfamiliar are just in here to give an extra boost, hence making the kick even better. Per can, you only get 180 calories, 48g of sugar, 160mg of caffeine, and 2000mg of taurine. For such a light flavor, I really wasn't expecting more than 180 calories as well as 48g of sugar. If you want an energy drink with nearly as much calories and nearly as many grams of sugar, but with tons more flavor, stick with a Monster over this one. There's one objection I believe in, and that's the kick this energy drink gave. I can tell you, I'd prefer this over Monster any day, but only if it came down to kick. All the other flavors you see in here make up for the nearly poor amount of caffeine, so I wouldn't freak out if you only see 160mg without reading everything else you see in a can of these babies. Well, after everything, I can't say I was impressed with the flavor, but I can easily say I enjoyed the solid 4 hour boost it provided for me.

Taste: 7 - The flavor is a diluted grapefruit and just a bit of peach flavouring if you think hard about it
Kick: 8.5 - Nice kick, very nice kick
Overall: 8 - Here's an idea: after a tiring day, don't grab a Gatorade for refreshment, grab one of these, plus you get the mean kick provided in every can!

Reviewed by: Chan

WWE Raw Attitude Slammin' Citrus

I continue to note that every single famous person needs their own energy drink. I woundn't be surprised if someone like Paris Hilton, or Brittney Spears made their own 'female' energy drink as well. This time, I found the WWE version of an energy drink at Big! Lots in a 4-Pack, but who knows if this one will be a knockout. I really don't anything about wrestling but I do know that Raw is a type of wrestling and a video game I believe. They come out with a cool alliteration for describing their flavor, which is 'Slammin' Citrus and I know is going to be a hearty citrus flavor. Well Citrus is a flavor most used in an energy drink, but it's widely mistaken, in terms of the amount of sugar and affecting the taste horribly. This drink has only 50g of sugar in the whole can, that's pretty darn amazing and I know it'll be perfectly sweetened and it's sweetened with sucrose. Like I just said, usually these type of 'Hollywood' energy drinks are sweetened with high fructose corn syrup but, man, that's pretty cool. Jeff informs me about 'Socko' who makes energy drinks, including this one, and uses only sucrose. Well aside from that, the can design is awesome being trippy sets of lines leading to one point at the bottom, being the word 'Socko'. The background is a citrus orange color that looks a bit 'Halloweenish' along with the black. Well, I hope this will knock me out and be a complete winner, like Jeff said it won him over.

The scent of the WWE Raw Attitude Slammin' Citrus is merely different than other citrus flavors, having an aroma reminding me more of orange juice, rather than lemon-lime orange. The color surprised me even more than the scent being a rather neon color, or yellow-green reminding me of Monster with more of a green color to it. So far, this citrus drink has been pretty different than any other citrus I've come across. The flavor of the Slammin' Citrus is just like the scent, but really disappointing. It's more orange than lemon-lime and tastes pretty wheaty with just a small amount of 7up flavor and carbonation to it. The wheatiness makes it less flavorful and a bit more unappetizing, but the orange is pretty crisp and makes up for the wheatiness. It seems like they mixed in some 7up because not only it tastes like 7up but it has that phosphoric acid type of carbonation all or most sodas have to it. The aftertaste is almost like cough medicine you have when you had a cold back in the day, but I would think it's from the HFCS although it's not. Like I mentioned before, the carbonation takes up most of the drink, even being as light as the drink is without the carbonation as a bonus. As it has sucrose, WWE Slammin' Citrus is not gummy, but just a bit from the natural flavors in it. Overall, as much as Jeff loved the WWE Slammin' Citrus the first time he tried it, the second time, we both unanimously agreed that it wasn't great at all.

The ingredients are extremely hard to read in a silver glaring font, but I'll try to read it the best I can. It has carbonated water, sucrose, citric acid, natural flavors, sodium benzoate, potassium benzoate, sodium citrate, and yellow #6. The proprietary ingredients are shocking yet comfortable being caffeine, glucuronolactone, inositol, taurine, Damiana leaf, Guarana, yerba mate, horny goat weed, and ginseng. Per can, you get an average 200 calories and a low 50g of sugar. well, I see where WWE messed up, they didn't put enough sugar, hence the low amount of sweetness, resulting in a lame drink. It has 160mg of caffeine, sure to keep me wired for a good few hours, and 50mg of yerba mate extract as well as 110mg of horny goat weed. So, after everything, I was a bit disappointed until I read the ingredients about all the herbs, so now I think that's all right. Yerba mate tends to do good in an energy drink, although I prefer it hot, by itself and with some food on the side. For an energy drink coming from a league so tough, this was pretty lame; I still need to review the original and I hope we can see an improvement.

Taste: 6.5 - A light orange flavor that was too wheaty and too carbonated
Kick: 7.5 - The caffeine with the yerba mate tea produced a decent kick that lasted a few hours
Overall: 7 - Just an average citrus flavor, but more on the lamer side

Reviewed by: Chan