Official Raw is War/War Zone/Raw Zone Thread for 01/06/14 - Brought to you by ICOPRO

[Lock Jaw]

Ambrose looked so peaceful and content

[Lock Jaw]

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[Cool King]

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The look of a true genius.

[teamXtremist]

Lesnar looks stoned like a motha

[Lock Jaw]

Roberts looked younger than the last time he was on RAW:

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[Hanso Amore]

I just came in my pants when I heard his theme.

That was a GREAT end to OLD SCHOOL RAW. I felt like around and hour in they abandoned it then they smashed into it harder in hour 3 which made me happy. Good show.

Big Show vs Brock couldnt have been done better.

Im stil meh on Cena Orton but whatever.

Shield/ Punk is cool - love the spotlight on reigns and I think he nailed it tonight. He has everything. They called it on him. Look. Mannerisms. Size. Speed. Strength. aura. Nailed it.

Also I think this Breakup will make Ambrose a Star. Hes amazing in his role. So good in the ring with piper.

That leaves Rollins out. I think he beaks off and makes it on his own for ring work.

Want to see Reigns vs Ambrose at the first WM PPV.

[Hanso Amore]

Lesnar looks stoned like a motha

A motha that could rape you at will

[Hanso Amore]

That was a damn good show. I watched a good 2 hours tonight. Normally I watch 3 hour raw in 40 minutes.

[Seth82]

I was really happy to see Jake back.

I also loved how Piper was trying to further the split with The Shield.

[#1-norm-fan]

Damn. Not only does Jake make an appearance, but they wait til the main event and treat it like a big fucking deal. I like it.

So, he's GOTTA go into the Hall of Fame now this year, right?

[Seth82]

Roberts looked younger than the last time he was on RAW:

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yeah, Jake is looking really great now.

[Lock Jaw]

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[slik]

That's amazing lol

[FourFifty]

Good show overall. Of all the Raws I could have come back to after missing it for a few weeks I'm glad it was this one.

[Lock Jaw]

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[Mr. Nerfect]

That was fucking amazing. Jake the fucking Snake made me mark out like a little bitch. It'd be great if the WWE found some sort of regular role to keep him busy -- a manager or some such. Even if he just shows up for a few episodes of NXT every couple of months.

Roman Reigns got to beat CM Punk in the main event of RAW. The man is going to be the real deal. If The Shield implodes (and I'm not sure I want them to), I can see the US Title being a huge winner from that. I'd rather just see them stay together and help each other with their individual successes, though. I'd love to see Ambrose enter programs with Christian and Chris Jericho over the next few months.

[KyleEmmott]

They treated Jake like such a big deal tonight, which is awesome, he's really worked hard and deserves to be back on TV. I really hope he gets a spot in the Royal Rumble.

[Tazz Dan]

Man, the look of joy on Jake's face when he walked out was amazing. The guy has worked hard to get to this point, I'm so happy for him. Awesome moment.

[MIZantine Empire]

I agreed with cole.. Seeing jake gave me chills.. I spoiled it by reading ahead too far in here tonight but it still blew me away.. Onto my random thoughts for tonight 1. I loved the fans sign that said "I'm only happy when it reigns" great sign, and it fit the old school theme.. Clever fan! 2. I'm not a big Bryan mark, but I would love if his joining the Wyatt's heel turn ended up being a Wyatt family face turn.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

They're already faces in the view of the IWC and Daniel Bryan only solidified that. Don't know if they will go any further in that direction. Might be interesting if they decide to turn it on the evil machine instead of just overall destruction. I think they are after overall destruction and anything that gets in the way will be eliminated heel or face.

[DaveWadding]

Annoying nitpick: Jake brought Revelation to the ring. Not Damien.

I'm a huge nerd for knowing this off the top of my head.

[Scott Roberts]

all I can say about that is

HO-LY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


the greatest wrestler of all time not only comes back from his battle with his personal demons, not only gets himself back to fantastic shape, NOT ONLY gets himself booked onto an episode of RAW in 2013, but gets himself booked in the main event going up against maybe the best heels in the business right now. Once again... HO-LY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh What I'd give to see him on television more often. I think he could still put on a great show in the ring now that he's back in amazing shape. Or at the very least be an AWESOME manager/mentor/kindred spirit to someone like Dean Ambrose.

We love you Jake!!!!!

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[Heisenberg]

I felt my body skip a few beats when his music hit, it caught me off guard even though I knew DDP was going to have one of the recovery guys with him, but I am very happy for Jake the Snake returning last night.

I still remember watching Beyond the Mat and just feeling terrible for his state at the time.

The show was very enjoyable. I think that Attitude Era titantron should stay in place of the current setup.

[Gerard]

Has Ambrose ever heard of a comb? And why's he sound like he's doing a shit impersonation of the Joker from the Dark Knight? 28 years old to look at him you'd think he was in his late 30's at least. :|

[Heisenberg]

Has Ambrose ever heard of a comb? And why's he sound like he's doing a shit impersonation of the Joker from the Dark Knight? 28 years old to look at him you'd think he was in his late 30's at least. :|

Is it better than Sting's Joker?

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[Heisenberg]

Ryback should be at the commentator's table more often, his laugh was great

[Volare]

I'm still marking out about Roberts after watching when I got home from work last night. Unreal stuff!

[Anybody Thrilla]

Dean Ambrose was the MVP of this show. People talking about his hairline are being fairly silly. His promo work is top notch.

Also, Ryback was cracking me up. They need to use him more.

It's cool that Jake Roberts is back, but he didn't really do anything.

[Tazz Dan]

Yeah, he didn't do much, but the fact he's made it back to a point where he can close an episode of Raw is fucking awesome. Gotta love a feel good story.

[Tazz Dan]

Also, I've heard a rumour that your penis is also called 'Revelation' ABT, due to its size. Any truth to this?

[Anybody Thrilla]

I'm happy that Jake isn't a complete mess anymore. I really am. It's a great story.

However, he didn't do anything even resembling entertainment on that show. Honestly, his presence there took away from Roman Reigns actually beating CM Punk. That's kind of a big deal. Not a lot of people go over that dude these days.

Also, the penis thing is because I've dyed it yellow.

[Tazz Dan]

See your point, I really do. I'm just a softie for a comeback like that.

[#1-norm-fan]

Honestly, his presence there took away from Roman Reigns actually beating CM Punk. That's kind of a big deal. Not a lot of people go over that dude these days.

I hate when all the main eventers lose on TV pretty much on a monthly basis. Reigns and Punk had both been made to look so fucking good lately that they were able to actually have a match on Raw that *gasp* actually mattered. I loved it.

Looking at cagematch.net, I think this was Punk's first TV loss since March (Not counting PPVs). Almost 10 months. That's ridiculous nowadays. They really should strive to book guys like that consistently so we can have non-title matches that feel like the outcome is important.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I agree. They could have used Jake Roberts anywhere else in the show, considering he wasn't doing anything important at all, and it likely won't even be mentioned next week.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Re-watching now, and I want to give Dean Ambrose even more praise. He talks so smoothly on the mic that you actually feel that his convictions are real...the whole point of a promo, right?

[Anybody Thrilla]

Rollins isn't half bad either.

[Crimson]

any clip of that segment anywhere? youtube is full of idiots trying to recap

[Poit]

Looking at cagematch.net, I think this was Punk's first TV loss since March (Not counting PPVs). Almost 10 months. That's ridiculous nowadays. They really should strive to book guys like that consistently so we can have non-title matches that feel like the outcome is important.

Reigns pinned Punk in a tag match on 12/16.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Tag matches and singles matches don't bear the same levity.

[Corndad]

Cable was down Monday and finally got to see this yesterday. God I hope Jake gets at least a Rumble appearance out of this.