Raw Thread for 07/30/12 - CM Punk: Hopefully It Wont Take The Whole 3 Hours To Convince You All That I'm Heel

[Damndirty]

This Raw's been pretty good! I'm proud of WWE... so far..............

[Immortal Moose]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>You'd think videotaping someone's private psychiatry sessions would be illegal. Clearly you haven't read a WWE contract. <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23RAWTonight"><s>#</s><b>RAWTonight</b></a></p>&mdash; WWE Creative Humor (@WWECreative_ish) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWECreative_ish/status/230119409153359873" data-datetime="2012-07-31T01:55:17+00:00">July 31, 2012</a></blockquote>
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[Cool King]

I just got the most random pop-up during Raw.

http://oi46.tinypic.com/14mgvg4.jpg

Also, the more I look at it, the more she kind of looks like AJ.

[#1-norm-fan]

Orton needs to start being treated as THE guy right next to Cena. Punk, Sheamus etc. can be de-pushed and they'd suffer. Orton is almost un-de-pushable. No matter who you're putting him up against, he's a main eventer for the rest of his career. He's the only guy from that Cena era who is really over in the big picture.

Plus his badass face who still likes to have some fun and play to the crowd a little character is awesome. And his ring psychology is ridiculous.

[Poit]

She was young! She needed the money!

[#1-norm-fan]

I just got the most random pop-up during Raw.

http://oi46.tinypic.com/14mgvg4.jpg

Also, the more I look at it, the more she kind of looks like AJ.

That's not random at all whilst watching live online streams.

[Tazz Dan]

Don't those pop-ups work off your most recent cookies? :p

[Tazz Dan]

Orton needs to start being treated as THE guy right next to Cena. Punk, Sheamus etc. can be de-pushed and they'd suffer. Orton is almost un-de-pushable. No matter who you're putting him up against, he's a main eventer for the rest of his career. He's the only guy from that Cena era who is really over in the big picture.

Plus his badass face who still likes to have some fun and play to the crowd a little character is awesome. And his ring psychology is ridiculous.

Orton is over-rated, and doesn't piss clean. Why would they push him like that? One more strike and he's gone.

[Damndirty]

I just got the most random pop-up during Raw.

http://oi46.tinypic.com/14mgvg4.jpg

Also, the more I look at it, the more she kind of looks like AJ.

I have worse than that poppin up on mine, gotta admit, bathroom breaks become more frequent when they do.

[Tazz Dan]

Don't get me wrong, the dude seems to be over for some reason, good on him. Being over-rated is just my opinion there.

[Tazz Dan]

The rest is true though.

[Cool King]

That's not random at all whilst watching live online streams.

For me it is, usually I just get adverts for cleaning products.

[ClockShot]

Hopefully this match gets a solid 10-15 minutes. 20 If we're lucky.

[KIRA]

Lawler said three hrs like he thinks the idea is stupid

[Tazz Dan]

Last time Christian and Jericho teamed up, they both had wonderful shoulder length golden blonde locks :'(

[Damndirty]

This is a tag team of old guys vs. young guys.

[Tazz Dan]

4 former world champs here

[Damndirty]

Yet the young guys have an old valet.

[Cool King]

Don't those pop-ups work off your most recent cookies? :p

If they do then I don't know why I'm getting ones like that. I always clear my cookies before I shut down my PC.

Also, I never been on a "cam site" before.

[#1-norm-fan]

Orton is over-rated, and doesn't piss clean. Why would they push him like that? One more strike and he's gone.

The wellness issue is a problem.

He's underrated in the ring though. Not a lot of people talk about him in that group of guys who know how to work a match in that old-school storytelling style like Taker, HBK, HHH, etc. and they should. He's brilliant at it. Plus people love him and he's not a "vanilla midget".

[KIRA]

The wellness issue is a problem.

He's underrated in the ring though. Not a lot of people talk about him in that group of guys who know how to work a match in that old-school storytelling style like Taker, HBK, HHH, etc. and they should. He's brilliant at it. Plus people love him and he's not a "vanilla midget".

I agree

[Immortal Moose]

He's underrated in the ring though. Not a lot of people talk about him in that group of guys who know how to work a match in that old-school storytelling style like Taker, HBK, HHH, etc. and they should. He's brilliant at it. Plus people love him and he's not a "vanilla midget".

Agreed.

[GSP]

I wouldn't mind seeing either tag team with NEW tag belts.

[Damndirty]

Last time Christian and Jericho teamed up, they both had wonderful shoulder length golden blonde locks :'(

Remember when that was the hair style in WWE/F?

[Damndirty]

I wonder what the fans' reaction would be to Ziggler if he cashed in on Alberto if he had won the title?

[Savio]

botchhhhhhhhhh

[PorkSoda]

Ziggler just botched some move.....

[Heisenberg]

Sin Cara disease, it'll pass

[KIRA]

Remember when that was the hair style in WWE/F?

Triple H never got the memo

[Damndirty]

Cara tried to use the anabolic antidote, but we seen how far that went.

[Emperor Smeat]

Great match.

[GSP]

With Y2J going face, I don't ever see Ziggs going face anytime soon. =/

[#1-norm-fan]

I wonder if we're ever gonna find out why Jericho interrupted Ziggler or if it's gonna be silent/crying promos all over again?

[Cool King]

It's a replay of a replay of a replay.

[ClockShot]

They're really promoting this fire, aren't they.

That guy a few feet away from it looked like he wanted to roast some marshmallows.

[Immortal Moose]

lol

[Tazz Dan]

He's underrated in the ring though. Not a lot of people talk about him in that group of guys who know how to work a match in that old-school storytelling style like Taker, HBK, HHH, etc. and they should. He's brilliant at it. Plus people love him and he's not a "vanilla midget".

I don't think he's underrated in the ring at all. But I wouldn't put him in the same class as those other guys. I have never seen him in a match that can tell a story anything like that. In fact the closest I can think of was when he feuded with Foley, and Foley carried that. Not him or the match as such, but the feeling to it.

[Droford]

goat=greatest of all time

[#1-norm-fan]

LOL! That was pretty genius.

[Damndirty]

This is original... I think.

[Tazz Dan]

haha goat face

[Savio]

Illuminati

[ClockShot]

I really hope they don't bring in Sheen.

[#1-norm-fan]

"Is that a goat face?? Did Charlie Sheen put you up to this!?!"

[ClockShot]

Ok. They can stop with this Tout stuff.

[Cool King]

Savior loses the bet!

[#1-norm-fan]

That second to last tout was from a guy named "Smark Henry".

[Droford]

somones out 10 bucks

[ClockShot]

Tensai is in the ring and Tyson Kidd gets the entrance.

Hmmmmmmm.

[KIRA]

I swear the WWE are masters of filler refering to the replays ad the tout

[#1-norm-fan]

Savior loses the bet!

Damn, I should have bet. I thought he knew something we didn't.

[Innovator]

Tensai gets the jobber entrance and Tyson Kidd gets the superstar one? Wait, what?

[Poit]

10 bucks we dont see tensai tonight

*cough*

[Droford]

tyson isnt chicken

[Damndirty]

I guess who was on the betting side of Tensai not showing up lost!

[Savio]

somones out 10 bucksGood thing no one bet :shifty:

[GSP]

blood!

[#1-norm-fan]

Where is Ryback, dammit!

[Damndirty]

Kidd starting to look like A Ry.

[Droford]

buff blockbuster!

[ClockShot]

Kidd with the Overcast/blockbuster.

Haven't seen that in a while.

[Emperor Smeat]

Sakamoto has to be happy, no beatings for him this week.

[Skippord]

huge push for Tyson Kidd

[Droford]

reverse the devision!

[ClockShot]

Speak japenese ref, he might undertand ya.

[Savio]

beat up Sakamoto again

[Skippord]

Asian ref going against his Asian brother

[Damndirty]

Typical Albert, always picking on those jobbers and low carders.

[Poit]

reverse the devision!

Nice call.

[Emperor Smeat]

LOL Sakamoto getting another beating

[Heisenberg]

Tensai doesn't hold shit to Yokozuna.

[Damndirty]

Sakamoto has to be happy, no beatings for him this week.

SOrrry, not so

[Savio]

Sakamoto has to be happy, no beatings for him this week.
Spoke too soon.

[Droford]

Typical Albert, always picking on those jobbers and low carders.
nd sockomoto

[#1-norm-fan]

Sakamoto has to be happy, no beatings for him this week.

:rofl:

[Damndirty]

Tensai doesn't hold shit to Yokozuna.

Or Umaga!

[KIRA]

poor sakamoto cant catch a break

[Skippord]

there was nothing crazy about yelling "Yes" 400 times

[Damndirty]

LOL!!!!

[Droford]

oh god wtf

[KIRA]

LOL thats great

[ClockShot]

POLICE BRUTALITY!

[Savio]

lol

[#1-norm-fan]

LOL WHAT!?

[dronepool]

that was random.

[Immortal Moose]

:rofl: Those have been pretty good tonight.

[Heisenberg]

William Regal:"UMANGA!!!!"

[Droford]

shouldnt kane be the hate management

[Damndirty]

poor sakamoto cant catch a break

Albert turns him into fresh fish backstage.

[#1-norm-fan]

Seriously... whoever came up with the idea for the three ink blots to form a goat face deserves a cookie.

[#1-norm-fan]

Albert turns him into fresh fish backstage.

lol Jesus Christ!!

[Cool King]

Yet another recap of what's already been recapped. :-\

[Tazz Dan]

Didn't they already show this?

[Damndirty]

OMG!!!! How many fucking times are we going to see this replay!!!!???

[Damndirty]

Just when I was feeling proud of the company, they start treating us like 10 Second Tom!

[KIRA]

(Albert turns him into fresh fish backstage.
:(

[Malfeitor]

OMG!!!! How many fucking times are we going to see this replay!!!!???

They have to fill three hours somehow!

[Droford]

hh vs lesnar..neither of whom will show up on tv til thebraw before summetslam so this is all theybgotbto hype the match

[Cool King]

So Cena/Show get about half an hour?

[Tazz Dan]

Punk. Best Commentator In The World

[KIRA]

OMG!!!! How many fucking times are we going to see this replay!!!!???

Until its drilled into our heads that this is a feud worth watching

[Droford]

sans the commentary jacket = heel turn

[Damndirty]

Oh lord, please don't let Punk go like 100% cliche heel, like I think he's about to do.

[Damndirty]

I'd actually like to hear Punk on commentary on his own than Lawler and Cole make fools of themselves like they do every night.

[Droford]

punk attacks cena, cena wins via dq and then 2 on 1 beatdown ensues

book it

[GD]

CM Punk sounds like Peter Griffin.

[Crazy Nick]

not another Cena/Big Show match

[Tazz Dan]

Yeah, this will have to end up as a triple threat at SS somehow.

[Damndirty]

I predict a 3 way title match after Punk attacks both Cena and Show.

[Droford]

weapons of mass disappointment lol

[mhirn3]

Interesting comment by Cena on the ramp "time to set this place on fire"....um john that happened BEFORE the show lol

Stoked to see two of my boys, one of which I just worked a show with and had dinner with last night on the show as security during the Daniel Bryan segment.

https://p.twimg.com/AzGNc6nCcAEcoSZ.jpg

[Damndirty]

When are they gonna get rid of that stupid spinning belt?

[Droford]

according to my closed captions punk has the 14th longest rape in wwe history

[Cool King]

Finally, someone tells Lawler that his commentating is shit.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I just now realized that Raw is in my town tonight.


Just now.


I'm dumb.

[GSP]

Lawlers fish tank joke was awful.

[Poit]

While Big Show is on his knees...

Cole "Show is on one knee!"

:nono:

[McLegend]

Lol you can't electrify a fish tank if you threw a toaster in it.

That's funny...

[Damndirty]

according to my closed captions punk has the 14th longest rape in wwe history

But Kobe... I mean Titus' is the best!

[Damndirty]

I just now realized that Raw is in my town tonight.


Just now.


I'm dumb.

Dammit, you didn't get to see the fire like everybody else did!

[Savio]

Lawlers fish tank joke was awful.

[Damndirty]

Lawler's like,"Show has knocked Cena unconscious-" (while Cena gets up) "-several times in this match!"

[Cool King]

I just heard Cena call for a Bulldog.

[Cool King]

Oh, he already did it.

[Droford]

big shows stoll bigger than eeryone flast on the mat

[Innovator]

"Cena almost did the impossible" = what Cena does every match Show and Cena have together.

[Damndirty]

He's starting to remind me of Dungeon of Doom Giant!

[ClockShot]

I didn't even hear a thud on that ddt.

[mhirn3]

I just now realized that Raw is in my town tonight.


Just now.


I'm dumb.

I didn't know til yesterday. Probably had comps too lol

[Damndirty]

I can practically see the big S on his chest.

[Damndirty]

How many Cena vs. Show matches will we see after this?

[SammyG]

I am not happy about the Kobe rape joke tonight.

[ClockShot]

Oh it's on.

[Damndirty]

I am not happy about the Kobe rape joke tonight.

Kane's offering anger management!

[Droford]

called it..ha ha

sort of..its a 1 on 2 beatdown

[Blakeamus]

Why are they booing him for attacking a "heel"?

[ClockShot]

Nice.

[Damndirty]

Why are they booing him for attacking a "heel"?

Because the WWE Universe is told who they like!

[ClockShot]

Surprise, surprise. :roll:

[GSP]

Would have been awesome if she kissed him when he was screaming. Keeping AJ crazy still.

[Keith]

I literally thought CM Punk was going to go for the ultimate heel heat, and hit her.

[mhirn3]

Why are they booing him for attacking a "heel"?

They're from kentucky, they're inbred hillbillies. If you told them to cheer for a turd they would.

[Blakeamus]

Because the ROCK is told who they like!

:shifty:

[Droford]

cm punk will bring back big johnny and btry to get him his gm job back

[Tazz Dan]

Yeah, this will have to end up as a triple threat at SS somehow.

[KIRA]

Looks like Cena punched in the unlimited title shots code

[Poit]

So, let me get this straight... Punk attacks Show, but because Cena was holding Show at the time, he falls over. Therefore, both Cena and Show are declared winners.

To reiterate, Cena wins a match by falling over when someone else gets hit.

[Blakeamus]

Yahtzee!

[Crimson]

Doesn't make sense for Punk to go from a 50/50 shot of retaining to a 33% chance. Cena should call him out on that

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I can't do this 3 hours every week. It's just too much.</font>

[Damndirty]

So, let me get this straight... Punk attacks Show, but because Cena was holding Show at the time, he falls over. Therefore, both Cena and Show are declared winners.

To reiterate, Cena wins a match by falling over when someone else gets hit.

He's not invincible to moves in the same category as the Fingerpoke of Doom! That's his Kryptonite!!!!

[Blakeamus]

Is there a chance that the WWE title WILL be defended at a PPV main event with Cena involved now?

[Emperor Smeat]

So, let me get this straight... Punk attacks Show, but because Cena was holding Show at the time, he falls over. Therefore, both Cena and Show are declared winners.

To reiterate, Cena wins a match by falling over when someone else gets hit.

Time to check the official book of WWE Logic.

According to Chapter 18, Article 9, Section 8: If one wrestler gets hit but is held by another wrestler, hope the audience forgets about that situation and call both of them the winner. The audience is bound to forget this in about 2 weeks anyways.

[Damndirty]

I would say Cena's definitely gonna win the title, but I thought he was going to last week too.

[Damndirty]

Time to check the official book of WWE Logic.

According to Chapter 18, Article 9, Section 8: If one wrestler gets hit but is held by another wrestler, hope the audience forgets about that situation and call both of them the winner. The audience is bound to forget this in about 2 weeks.

I already forgot.....

[Keith]

I predict that by July 30, 2013 RAW will not be a 3 hour show.

It was draining just watching the show. It's too much.

[Cool King]

Well, as this was the the first proper 3 Hour Raw, as last week was a special celebration episode, it showed us all what to expect now from Raw.

In my opinion, I'm not a fan and I'm unsure about the future.

The only good parts of Raw was Daniel Bryan and CM Punk. The bad parts were getting only two matches in one hour, both of those matches being ones we've seen happen a lot this year, constant recaps and recaps of recaps and product placement going on a lot. Personally, I don't care about Shazam, I don't care about Twitter and I don't care about Tout. If I wanted to check people's "Touts", I would head to the website or WWE.COM.

They said a while back that the fans would be able to interact with Raw and choose matches and have their say and so on, but I don't think one match, where the choices are pretty much the exact same match, counts. A Street Fight, A Falls Count Anywhere Match and a No DQ Match aren't really varied choices.

So for me, I think there is a chance I might not watch Raw live anymore, but instead, watch it on YouTube or something, like what I do with SmackDown and that way, I get no breaks and I can skip past the recaps and recapped recaps and all that.

[#1-norm-fan]

I predict that by July 30, 2013 RAW will not be a 3 hour show.

It was draining just watching the show. It's too much.

2 hour Raws are pretty draining when they're shit.

This one wasn't as shitty as some more recent 2 hour Raws.

[Innovator]

I'll be shocked if AW doesn't get future endeavored after the Kobe line.

[#1-norm-fan]

Punk's heel tendencies like being angry about the triple threat match bugged me.

I like the idea of him never going heel and instead just being burtally honest and not giving a fuck about being a face or heel. 2 weeks ago as a face, he would have heard that he's in a triple threat match with Show and Cena and been fine with it. Now, since he's designated a heel, he has to be angry about being put in such a situation. It irks me.

[#1-norm-fan]

I'll be shocked if AW doesn't get future endeavored after the Kobe line.

I don't know about future endeavored. He's in some serious shit though.

Still... lol

[McLegend]

The matches were at least good tonight.

[Keith]

2 hour Raws are pretty draining when they're shit.

This one wasn't as shitty as some more recent 2 hour Raws.

I never said this RAW was shitty. Just that the three hours went by really slow (I'm talking about me, anyway. Personal opinion/experience)

[#1-norm-fan]

I never said this RAW was shitty. Just that the three hours went by really slow (I'm talking about me, anyway. Personal opinion/experience)

I know. I'm just saying 2 hour Raws are also draining when they're shit.

They need good consistent writing and people will be begging for it to stay 3 hours. Fuck, they've got the roster depth for 4 hours if the writers were good enough.

[Keith]

AW is fucked.

http://www.tpww.net/2012/07/major-backstage-heat-on-abraham-a-w-washington/

Major Backstage Heat On Abraham ‘A.W.’ Washington


As you can imagine, there is major backstage heat on AW (Abraham Washington) for his comments regarding Kobe Bryant and his rape case from Colorado.

During Monday’s live WWE RAW broadcast, A.W. made an off-color remark referencing NBA player Kobe Bryant’s sexual assault case in 2003 and 2004.

As client Titus O’Neil tangled with Kofi Kingston in a singles match, A.W. yelled from ringside, “Titus O’Neil is like Kobe Bryant at a hotel in Colorado hotel room. He’s unstoppable!!”

Following the commercial break, WWE broadcaster Michael Cole issued an apology on behalf of the organization for A.W.’s remark. He then quickly transitioned to a replay of a backstage segment featuring John Cena and CM Punk that took moments prior.

In 2003, Bryant was accused of sexual assault after having sex with a hotel employee in Colorado. In September 2004, prosecutors dropped the case after his accuser refused to testify. A civil suit was later filed and settled out of court.

There are many who feel a release or suspension is forthcoming, especially since WWE apologized for the remarks upon returning from break. This is similar to the Chris Jericho flag incident where the company knew they had to take some sort of disciplinary action. This is also obviously not good for Linda McMahon’s senate run.

In addition to that, Vince McMahon was not in a good mood at RAW due to the chaos that ensued just before RAW went live. We’ll have more on his mood and backstage reaction tomorrow here on the website.

Stay tuned

[Emperor Smeat]

RAW was decent but the WWE needs to fix the first hour from dragging too much due to the constant recaps and lack of wrestling. Last week was excusable since it was a special occasion but now its two weeks where nothing really occurs in the first hour besides a single match.

The Jericho/Christian vs Ziggler/Miz tag match was the best match of the show while the Bryan evaluation skits were the funniest.

[Keith]

The Daniel Bryan/Sheamus street fight was solid.

[#1-norm-fan]

This is also obviously not good for Linda McMahon’s senate run.

In addition to that, Vince McMahon was not in a good mood at RAW due to the chaos that ensued just before RAW went live.

Didn't even think about these factors. lol. Yeah, he's fucked. I wonder what he was thinking. He had to have known that was a really bad idea...

[#1-norm-fan]

The Jericho/Christian vs Ziggler/Miz tag match was the best match of the show while the Bryan evaluation skits were the funniest.

I thought Bryan vs Sheamus was much better than the tag match.

[Lock Jaw]

Not the worst 3 hour RAW I have ever seen. Actually kept me interested in watching throughout..... despite the 7 times they played the same HHH/Brock package.

That said, I don't think they can keep it up and it will become just absolutely draining and a chore. Then perhaps for the first time in 15+ years I will have to stop watching RAW live and just watch it on Youtube the next day.

[Keith]

For me, watching 3 hour RAW's and keeping up with Monday night MLB games is going to be a chore itself.

[#1-norm-fan]

The writers just need to try. It's so insane that it seems like they just throw together some stuff for the main few storylines on Monday morning an that's the show. Now with three hours, throw in some filler skits and recaps...

Seriously. These are professional writers and there's so much of a lack of organization and focus outside the main event scene.

[#1-norm-fan]

I just realized how much it sucks that last week's big Raw 1,000 was in St. Louis and Orton had to wait til this week to return. Would have been a pretty huge moment.

[James Steele]

If Orton wasn't such a fuck up/sack of shit, he could have taken part of the RAW1000 festivities.

[#1-norm-fan]

Also, if WWE had tested him a week earlier.

POOR PLANNING, WWE!

[Skippord]

I actually really liked it. I mean I need to see people's touts like I need a hole in the head, but they'll show those anyway.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I would have had Orton lose to Slater on Raw. That would have sent a better and bigger message to Orton than a 60 day suspension.

Canadian Blondes re-union was awesome.

[#1-norm-fan]

Just noticed Jerry Lawler's racist line during the Kidd-Tensai match. "With all these beatings Sakamoto has been taking, he might have to change his name to Sum Ting Wong"

lol. There will be no action taken towards that though, surely.

[Lock Jaw]

http://www.allwrestlingsuperstars.com/wp-content/uploads/4855/WWE-Superstar-Christian-30.jpg

Was happy to see this team back together.

Was saddened that they did not get at least some sort of backstage segment where they reunite and High Five, which spontaneously creates another fire due to its sheer force.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Just noticed Jerry Lawler's racist line during the Kidd-Tensai match. "With all these beatings Sakamoto has been taking, he might have to change his name to Sum Ting Wong"

lol. There will be no action taken towards that though, surely.

That line is worthy of Heenan. Good one by the King.

[#1-norm-fan]

That line is worthy of Heenan. Good one by the King.

He probably read it this morning while googling "Funny Asian jokes" in preparation for that match.

Heenan didn't have the internet. Don't compare the two.

[Krimzon7]

He probably read it this morning while googling "Funny Asian jokes" in preparation for that match.

Heenan didn't have the internet. Don't compare the two.

What Would Bobby Heenan Say
#WWBHS

[Krimzon7]

AW is fucked. I love him but he's fucked.

Also Christian was fucking Jacked in that video! he needs directions to the weight room and to the 'medicine cabinet'
#NOHOMO

[owenbrown]

http://www.wrestlingforum.com/raw/629588-aw-kobe-bryant-joke.html

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Hey guys, I'm watching WWF Raw is War right now and I "acquired" a file of it so I'm watching wrestling on a television and not on a crappy stream or youtube video on my laptop for the first time in about 7 years.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

This is good from Punk, didn't expect him to be getting booed so heavily so early on.

Lol piss off Big Show.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Starting to really like this Sandow guy, he was great last week with DX.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Oh hey there's Billy Gunn.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

What on Earth was that about with Sheamus and Josh Matthews?

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Lolllll R-Truth consolling Little Jimmy

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Kinda sick of hearing AJ's theme now, not sick of seeing her face though.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

I really don't want to hear from wrestling fans via Tout.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Yesssss Slater. Oh shiiiiit Randy's back.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Love all 4 guys in this tag match.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Lol this is the best Daniel Bryan has ever been.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Don't want to watch Cena vs Big Show really but I want to listen to Punk on commentary.

[Skippord]

Sandow beating the fuck out of Brodus Clay was probably my favorite moment of Raw

love that guy

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Lol "you're a baaaaaaaaaad GM"

[Skippord]

AJ's getting a spanking for being such a naughty GM

[Skippord]

#sploosh

[Innovator]

AJ in a power suit = total sploosh.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

I can safely say though that I won't be watching any more live Raws unless something big is planned. The 3 hours is definitely too much and I was fast forwarding through most of it.

[Cool King]

This is a picture of Raw after the show.

You can see Del Rio's car at the right of the stage that he was supposed use, but obviously couldn't because of the fire.

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[Cool King]

And if you didn't hear about the fire, then here it is.

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I'll be reminding you all of this fire again, every 30 minutes throughout the day.

[Skippord]

I'd really like to know what happened with Brock Lesnar and Triple H at Raw 1000

[loopydate]

Forget all that: What does the WWE Universe think about it all?

[Skippord]

let's check tout

[Team Sheep]

What on Earth was that about with Sheamus and Josh Matthews?

That was so odd. I think Sheamus went back to Josh by accident when he should have just walked off so instead of looking like a fool he just said some random shit.

[Big Vic]

Maybe it was some inside joke.

[Poit]

So, let me get this straight... Punk attacks Show, but because Cena was holding Show at the time, he falls over. Therefore, both Cena and Show are declared winners.

To reiterate, Cena wins a match by falling over when someone else gets hit.

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[Damndirty]

The fire, AW's Kobe comment, Orton's return, Punk not going all-the-way heel, some pretty good matches, and the three hours of this made it a very good night. However, the attack of the replays was getting very highly annoying. Hopefully, this is the last time we see it.... hopefully.

[Dark-Slicer Diago]

I liked raw for the most part but like everyones been saying, all those replays got annoying so fast and often that you could(at least I could) that another one was coming before they said "let's take you back...".

[Team Sheep]

I found Raw pretty boring. The street fight and the tag match were pretty decent but everything else felt like a strange episode of Raw. Maybe it was the fire, half of the set being dark and no pyro which just put everything into a weird mood. I had nothing to do today so I stayed up until gone 4am to watch it live. Sitting through all those commercials and replays in the middle of the night was pretty brutal. 3 hour Raw's could be great, I hope they pull their fingers out. I would never have thought that "the biggest event of the Summer" was only a couple of weeks away. The scheduled title matches don't inspire me at all, and Lesnar/Triple H isn't doing anything for me now.

[Blakeamus]

Looks as if A.W. might get the "Mr. Kennedy" treatment.

[el bobbo]

Just like everyone else is saying, Raw was pretty good tonight. I found myself nodding off a couple of times because I couldn't take the repetition, the Touts, or all of the commercials.

I know they're making an extra hour's worth of ad revenue off this 3 hour thing, but if the show went back to the 2 hour format, and they packed all of this into that small of a time frame, I think it would be worth watching live every week.

[CSL]

just checking some bits out and damn, Orton looks awful

[SammyG]

AJ's theme is the worst theme in wrestling

[James Steele]

AJ's theme is the worst theme in wrestling

Incorrect.

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[James Steele]

I don't get why they changed her theme though. I thought the pop-punk sounding thing fit her perfectly.

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[Lock Jaw]

They use that theme for random "divas are walking to the ring/warming up for their match after the commercial" moments now.

[Savio]

AJs new theme:

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[Team Sheep]

I don't get why they changed her theme though. I thought the pop-punk sounding thing fit her perfectly.

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That theme's almost as bad as Layla's :nono:

[James Steele]

If you think about it, it is amazing that fires like that don't happen more often with all the crazy shit they do with pyro now (especially at WrestleMania and PPVs).

[James Steele]

I'm really glad RAW got its own set. I used to love how every TV show and PPV had their own unique sets. Since the HD transition, they all look the same except for the big PPVs and even they all have that stupid curvy entrance ramp monitor.

[#1-norm-fan]

The fire, AW's Kobe comment, Orton's return, Punk not going all-the-way heel, some pretty good matches, and the three hours of this made it a very good night.

My hope of Punk being just an awesome new-age tweener is over. He's definitely full-on heel now. His comments about Cena and Show both being losers only for AJ to come out and make in a triple threat and his angry reaction to that are complete heel actions.

[#1-norm-fan]

If you think about it, it is amazing that fires like that don't happen more often with all the crazy shit they do with pyro now (especially at WrestleMania and PPVs).

Didn't some fans catch fire at WrestleMania a few years ago? Then there was the Undertaker incident. There's a shit ton of meticulous preparation for the pyros and stuff to prevent it. But crazy shit like that is gonna happen on occasion. Especially since this is a new set.

I just wish they paid as much attention to detail on a weekly basis with the storylines.

[Team Sheep]

I bet they forgot to configure the pyro for the new set and just set it up the way they've been doing for Raw the last few years. Could be an easy mistake to make with Smackdown still keeping the old set :$

[SammyG]

Incorrect.

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Wow that is terrible.ok, worst theme in the wwe

[DaVe]

That does make sense, Sheep.

As a whole, I really enjoyed the Raw, but I skipped the ads and repeats for the most part. If they can eliminate the replays then they'll do well.

[parkmania]

My thoughts:

1) I'm really hoping Daniel Bryan ends up wrestling Little Jimmy sometime soon - maybe next week as a precursor to "committing" him.

2) After a couple "really good" (relatively speaking) Raws in a row, this week seemed like the writers/agents are back to the same-old formulaic crap they've been spewing for years.

3) If they ARE going the route of having DBD committed, I really hope there's a Benny Hill chase sequence and not just a "bring a bunch of guys in white coats" haulaway.

4) Until the last couple seconds with Punk in her face, AJ seems to have completely wiped away any trace of the indecisiveness/craziness/fun-lovingness she's had for the entire time she's been in WWE. It's really jarring to me.

[Big Vic]

4) Until the last couple seconds with Punk in her face, AJ seems to have completely wiped away any trace of the indecisiveness/craziness/fun-lovingness she's had for the entire time she's been in WWE. It's really jarring to me.She is stephanie now.

[whiteyford]

Its the outfit.

[Poit]

She's all grown up.

[#1-norm-fan]

4) Until the last couple seconds with Punk in her face, AJ seems to have completely wiped away any trace of the indecisiveness/craziness/fun-lovingness she's had for the entire time she's been in WWE. It's really jarring to me.

Between this and they way Punk was after his promo at the beginning of the show, WWE needs to stop this thing where they have a character get over naturally via a unique aspect of their character and then decide "Oh, he/she's getting over! Now let's strap them with a very typical bland character and let them get over with that!"

AJ was getting over and they robbed her of her weird, crazy, quirky personality traits in favor of a stereotypical business suit GM personality.

Punk meanwhile suddenly starts acting like stereotypical whiny heel #217 who's angry because he has to defend his title in a triple threat match and insulting faces that he got along with a week ago just because he's a heel now.

[James Steele]

He's finally fed up with them "stealing his spotlight" and "disrespecting the WWE Championship". Is it that hard to believe that a guy gets pissed about The Rock and is now a dick and in a foul mood until he can remedy the situation with The Rock? I know that I am the biggest prick in the world when I am pissed off about something and finally get fed up with it and can't really do anything about it. While they toned down AJ some, I don't think she acted like "SMH Lite".

[Savio]

I was fine with everything punk was doing until he got mad at AJ for making it a triple threat. That's not "Best in the world" attitude.

[Crimson]

AJ should be acting even more crazy as a GM..wouldn't that make sense? Have her make up matches outta the blue that make no sense whatsoever,,like Cena against Hornswaggle or something. Have her be real indecisive, asking random wrestlers what she should do next .

This would only last a few weeks though until somekinda female mentor would come in and show her how it's done. Then she improves and dresses classier.( They shoulda just had her come out in typical AJ clothes to start, to show how she wasn't quite ready).

[Anybody Thrilla]

This was a fun show live. I'm glad they had all the replays. It gave me time to buy a Daniel Bryan shirt, which I had planned to do before the show but couldn't because of the fire.

Going back and watching it on DVR, it's really easy to skip all that stuff anyway. That's the way I've been watching Raw ever since DVR became a reality. I like the three hours. It gives people more time to shine.