RAW - Official Thread - 8.22.16 - Finn Balor's injured + The Dudley's retire

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

So did Rusev and/or Lana sell everything to be able to afford that wedding dress?

Its the only thing she wears now these days.

There's no way that is the same dress. It got ruined with cake.

[Lock Jaw]

So it was my Star Trek that makes you realize it was Star Wars?

No, I was already getting the embed code for the youtube by the time I saw your post......

[Droford]

Fuckoff

[Ruien]

Why is Rusev being made to look like a complete bitch? Geez.

[slik]

Let's go Big Cass!

[GD]

https://i.imgur.com/iJqAnAf.jpg

[DAMN iNATOR]

LOL, "Felipe". :lol:

[slik]

Does anyone else kind of want Big Cass to win the belt?

[Evil Vito]

Holy shit the entire crowd yelling GLORIOUS once in unison just because Jericho dropped the word in a promo. :love:

[ClockShot]

"Where's The Boss?"

Ooof. Not even gonna hide it.

[Lock Jaw]

Jericho amazing

Would not mind a title run for him right now. Not going to happen, but it would be sweet.

[Droford]

Does anyone else kind of want Big Cass to win the belt?

I hope he wins i5 and breaks h8s leg and has to relinquish it like Balor

[GD]

Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens are very entertaining together.

[slik]

I feel like Charlotte will have Michelle McCool levels of staying power tbh

[GD]

Does anyone else kind of want Big Cass to win the belt?

He's greener than when Bruce Banner gets mad.

[slik]

I hope he wins i5 and breaks h8s leg and has to relinquish it like Balor

u r an evil fiend @droford_topchef !!

[DAMN iNATOR]

Does anyone else kind of want Big Cass to win the belt?

No thanks. He's not even close to ready yet, just like Bálor's injury was a blessing in disguise due to the same problem. I'm all for them pushing this "New Era" concept to the moon, but there are a few others just called up that would be more credible Universal Champions.

[slik]

He's greener than when Bruce Banner gets mad.


I don't care, he is "new blood"....tired of "old era"...ready for NEW and EXCITING changes....he isn't any more green than KANE was when he debuted as Undertaker's baby bro from hayell.

[Droford]

Promoting backlash on RAW ..morons

[GD]

Why is Smackdown's Backlash being advertised on RAW? Quality control and maintain the illusion for crying out loud :nono:

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Dana's got a championship belt shadow line on her outfit.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Hey, they got the guy from every award show in the past 15 years to do billboard voiceovers! :D

[Dark One]

Bayley time? Can't think of a face on the Raw side that would be a good choice right now.

[ClockShot]

Charlotte's pretty hot in casualware.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

hey we want some bayley.

[Droford]

Bayley?

[Emperor Smeat]

Charlotte might not be joking about being the actual Women's division if the rumor about a lot of women wrestlers getting busted soon is true.

[Dark One]

Charlotte's pretty hot in casualware.

Main roster make-up team has gotten progressively better at making her not look like Ric.

[GD]

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[Lock Jaw]

Wanted Asuka's theme to hit

[GD]

I love the SummerSlam set.

[ClockShot]

Wow.

Nobody's coming out?

Wait here's Foley.

[Lock Jaw]

Charlotte's pretty hot in casualware.

Right?

She really needs new ring gear

[Emperor Smeat]

:D ITS BAYLEY

[Mercenary]

god damn it hate bayley

[Dark One]

"Hottest free agent of the new era"

Glad to see Heath Slater getting a title opportunity.

[Evil Vito]

Bayleyyyyyyyyyyyy :love:

[DAMN iNATOR]

Promoting backlash on RAW ..morons

Why is Smackdown's Backlash being advertised on RAW? Quality control and maintain the illusion for crying out loud :nono:

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[ClockShot]

Bayley's a free agent?

Thought she was "at the farm"?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Hey we got some Bayley!

[Ruien]

So where is Slater?

[slik]

FINALLY!

<3 Bayley!

[Droford]

I thought for a second it was going to be Nikki

[Ruien]

Haha okay Bayley seems like she has the goods to be entertaining.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I thought for a second it was going to be Nikki

Nikki is Smackdown with Cena.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Used to worry she'd just get lost in the shuffle, but now that she's here after the draft, I feel significantly less worried about that. If she gets even one WWE Women's Championship reign, it will have all been worth it.

I still love me some Bayley...fuck the haters (looking at YOU, Merc).

[KIRA]

Sooo Sasha did get busted for weed right

[Lock Jaw]

Feel like Nia Jax should have come out and been "hey yo, if anyone should get a shot it should be."

[Ruien]

Sooo Sasha did get busted for weed right

No. Haven't you been listening? She has a back injury, geez.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Sooo Sasha did get busted for weed right

Weed is not a suspend-able offense. She is hurt. Taking a month or so off.

[ClockShot]

So we got this women's match, Dudleys' farewell, and Jericho/Reigns.

That should fill the hour, right?

[Droford]

Nikki is Smackdown with Cena.

And yet Cena won't be

[Jordan]

It's really cool to see a women get that kind of reaction.

[DAMN iNATOR]

And yet Cena won't be

He'll be backstage making sure she gets the first title reign with whatever SD! calls their Women's division belt.

[slik]

Bayley the loudest pop of the night

[Heisenberg]

whoa, just turned on and its' Bayley!

someone is getting scooped tonight

[Heisenberg]

how's everyone doing?

[slik]

funny still image of randy

looks like he is going to shat himself via fear of Lesnar

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

John Cone office ref

[slik]

yo Heisenchamp!

Ruien and I are tagging in and out tonight but we need a third man. We are facing MEGA heels tonight.

[Dark One]

So we got this women's match, Dudleys' farewell, and Jericho/Reigns.

That should fill the hour, right?

Given the fact that they stretched a 45 seconds Stephanie backstage interview to fill like five to ten minutes of TV time, it should be plenty.

[Heisenberg]

Dana seems like she'd fart in bed

[Dark One]

yo Heisenchamp!

Ruien and I are tagging in and out tonight but we need a third man. We are facing MEGA heels tonight.

#MeanestPoster2016

[Frank Drebin]

Quick thoughts as I've now caught up:

1) WTF was that Titus segment? Seriously.
2) I'm just gonna say it....hate Enzo and Cass. Same damn thing every time give or take a crude gay or jizz joke. Can't take it anymore. Fine in the ring tho.
3) Great promo by Charlotte. Well done heel promo.

[Dark One]

Dana seems like she'd fart in bed

She shits in the ring, so I don't think this is a far leap.

[Frank Drebin]

funny still image of randy

looks like he is going to shat himself via fear of Lesnar

goodberg

[Emperor Smeat]

https://66.media.tumblr.com/e3810906000d2c56995777ee9ddc1061/tumblr_occbfamQMB1saykaxo1_400.gif

[owenbrown]

Oh shit, Heisenberg is here! :eek:

[Heisenberg]

which owenbrown am I speaking to?

[Ruien]

The fake one.

[Ruien]

Hell ya to Fantasy Football. Glad you are back in it Heisenberg.

[Frank Drebin]

Happy to have Bayley up. Its now or never. Time to pull the trigger on her. Wondering if Nia Jax is getting 30 days.

[evanbrown]

which owenbrown am I speaking to?

I'm Spartacus!

[KIRA]

No. Haven't you been listening? She has a back injury, geez.

Actually I've been in and out so no

[evanbrown]

I mean I'm owenbrown!

[evanbrown]

NO YOU ARE NOT BECAUSE I AM OWENBROWN!

[Ruien]

yo Heisenchamp!

Ruien and I are tagging in and out tonight but we need a third man. We are facing MEGA heels tonight.

Slik, you have received the hot tag. I am dozing off here now. Really want to see the Dudleys though. Arg.

[evanbrown]

NO I'M OWEN BROWN

[Ruien]

Actually I've been in and out so no

Oh, I don't know the real reason. That is the storyline though.

[evanbrown]

I'M OWENBROWN!

[evanbrown]

We are ALL Owen Brown. Every single one of us.

[slik]

Is Brock there tonight? Did they acknowledge Shane/Brock at all?

[Lock Jaw]

Bajaysus

[slik]

There is only 1 owenbrown in my book and he isn't a lame-ass impostor! #TeamREALowenbrown4Life!

[Lock Jaw]

BRRRRRRAAAAAAUUUUUUUUNNNNNN

[slik]

Slik, you have received the hot tag. I am dozing off here now. Really want to see the Dudleys though. Arg.

Alright champion, clobber a heel on your way to the back. Or maybe just Byron Saxton.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at the name Johnny Knockout

:lol: at his response

[Droford]

Johnny Knockout lol

[Dark One]

This show needed a Braun squash. Good to see it.

[Lock Jaw]

WWE incorporating LBGT characters!

[Frank Drebin]

......lol what??

[KIRA]

Finally a jobber with a neck

[Poit]

:lol:

[Ruien]

Is Brock there tonight? Did they acknowledge Shane/Brock at all?

Steph said he will be reprimanded for attacking Shane. No idea if he is here tonight.

[Mercenary]

he likes big sweaty men.......lol

[Frank Drebin]

WWE incorporating LBGT characters!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Lets go Jobber

[Emperor Smeat]

If it wasn't for these jobber interviews, Braun's squash matches would have gotten stale really quickly like every other time WWE builds up a monster heel.

[Poit]

Let's go jobber *clap* *clap* *clap* *clap* *clap*

[Frank Drebin]

shoulders up

[Ruien]

Ryback beat 2 jobbers at once. This guy isn't anywhere near Rybacks level.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: ref asking for shoulders to be set to count again.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

haahahah ref said his shoulder was up on the second fall attempt.

[KIRA]

WWE incorporating LBGT characters!

Knowing Vince it'll be like goldust circa 95 but with none of the pretense.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

No More Fun?

[Frank Drebin]

Seems like the Balor injury has had a serious ripple effect. Everything seems kinda f'd tonight.

[slik]

"Let's go Jobber" chants

[KIRA]

If it wasn't for these jobber interviews, Braun's squash matches would have gotten stale really quickly like every other time WWE builds up a monster heel.

It has been fun hearing their last words.

[Maluco]

I would be interested in Lesnar/Strowman...there, I said it...

[Frank Drebin]

1 in 2 odds this is an actual retirement and not a work

[Dark One]

1 in 2 odds this is an actual retirement and not a work

I didn't hastily photoshop Bubba into a salmon suit for no goddamn reason.

[Frank Drebin]

choo choo

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

choo choo

Freight Train

[Emperor Smeat]

:( None of them are wearing a pink/salmon suit, this might be a legit retirement.

Then again neither is wearing a suit to begin with.

[slik]

1 in 2 odds this is an actual retirement and not a work

I totes think we are getting Bully Ray in a singles push and I 100% support that

[owenbrown]

which owenbrown am I speaking to?

The REAL DEAL

[KIRA]

Brother DEVON I KNEW YOU'D COME!

[Frank Drebin]

D-Von's forehead.....like he took it from Abdullah the Butcher.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

DELETE!

[DAMN iNATOR]

Brother DEVON I KNEW YOU'D COME!

OH MY BRUTHA...TESTIFY!

[GD]

D-Von's forehead is second only to Dusty Rhodes'.

[GD]

Crowd chanting "delete" :lol:

[Poit]

I'm really hoping for a "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?" here.

[Emperor Smeat]

A lot of crowd pandering tonight. Finn, New Day, and now Dudleys all giving thanks to the crowd.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

The Colons going ass first though a table.

[DAMN iNATOR]

UGH...WTF is this bullshit?! :nono::n:

[owenbrown]

Oh geez... These two clowns... bring back Carlito

[Dark One]

Really?

[Frank Drebin]

Free tix to PR? DONT YOU DARE BE SOWAAAA

[Emperor Smeat]

Bubba looks like he's seriously contemplating taking those tickets with that look on his face.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Free tix to PR? DONT YOU DARE BE SOWAAAA

Bruiser Brody

[DAMN iNATOR]

Good night, Primo.

[slik]

I still have no idea which one is Primo and which one is Epico.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Club Vs. Dudleyz!

[Emperor Smeat]

Wonder if the Dudleys regret not taking those free tickets now.

[Frank Drebin]

hahahahaha THANK YOU ANDERSON AND GALLOWS

[Dark One]

Time for my weekly question:

Has most of this show not made any sense or am I just that high?

[Poit]

I still have no idea which one is Primo and which one is Epico.

They're less distinct than the Usos, and they aren't even twins.

[KIRA]

So CAW Anderson and Gallows couldn't take the belts from New Day so they randomly attack the Dudleys?


ok

[Evil Vito]

I thought I had read that the Dudleyz re-upped their deals. This segment basically confirms it.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

So CAW Anderson and Gallows couldn't take the belts from New Day so they randomly attack the Dudleys?


ok

They won the match.

[Frank Drebin]

Time for my weekly question:

Has most of this show not made any sense or am I just that high?

Seems like the Balor injury has had a serious ripple effect. Everything seems kinda f'd tonight.

[Lock Jaw]

I can tell Primo/Epico apart quite easily......

[DAMN iNATOR]

hahahahaha THANK YOU ANDERSON AND GALLOWS

May have been (GASP) an indirect TNA reference. I could swear I heard/read somewhere about Gallows and Anderson being members in Aces & Eights.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Primo is fatter and shorter.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Time for my weekly question:

Has most of this show not made any sense or am I just that high?

It's definitely not just you. Whole show has felt very disjointed and lackluster, IMHO.

[GD]

Primo is fatter and shorter.

And clearly the sexiest from the Colon clan.

[Lock Jaw]

:heart: Jericho's entrance sneer

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

It's definitely not just you. Whole show has felt very disjointed and lackluster, IMHO.

Hey, we got some Bayley. So, the show was good.

[Dark One]

May have been (GASP) an indirect TNA reference. I could swear I heard/read somewhere about Gallows and Anderson being members in Aces & Eights.

http://i.imgur.com/9QQLYmd.gif

[Lock Jaw]

Feel like Sami Zayn should have made the four-way match so that fans would have a face they can actually get behind, who could realistically actually win.

[Mercenary]

Hey, we got some Bayley. So, the show was good.

http://i.imgur.com/9QQLYmd.gif

[owenbrown]

I'm going to be pissed at the outcome of this match, aren't I?!

[Dark One]

R.I.P. Raw crowd

[slik]

I think Rusev will cost Roman the match...Jericho/Owens will start feuding next week during fatal fourway...will come down to Big Cass vs Seth, Big Cass gets the surprise win.

[owenbrown]

LOLROMANWINS is going to happen isn't it?! :nono:

[Frank Drebin]

Ho boy. Wwe has to be in panic mode if tonight's show is any indication.

[slik]

TV crowd booing Roman loudly this whole match

[Dark One]

If Owens really wanted to help Jericho overcome the monster face, he should have brought a taser.

[owenbrown]

Goddammit

[owenbrown]

C'mon 60 day Wellness violation for Roman Roids

[Dark One]

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

[Emperor Smeat]

Meh. Reigns is never going to get the constant reactions the WWE wants without a major overhaul and just feeding Rusev to him for a couple of weeks isn't the solution.

Pretty much guaranteed its either Rollins or Reigns winning and then those two feuding for the belt for a while. All Balor's injury do was push that timetable a lot sooner than the WWE planned.

[KIRA]

Unless Owens or Rollins takes this thing I have 0 interest in RAW champion.

[Dark One]

Hoping for the Kevin Owens win, but fully prepared for it to be a Reigns win and for Raw to enter a dark age.

Reigns will be a 30-time world/universal champion by 2020.

[slik]

If Roman wins the title I have no interest in RAW outside of the cruiserweights. I can watch Bayley matches on YT I guess.

shrugs shoulders

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Not a great Raw but Bayley :y:

[slik]

I also want a Owens win, but I would be ok with Seth getting it back

[Dark One]

Sid with an all-time great tweet (I never thought I would type those words):

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Put the Universal Title on Reigns, that way no one will know what the audience is booing. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RAW?src=hash">#RAW</a></p>&mdash; Sid Vicious (@TheSidEudy) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSidEudy/status/767908876696125440">August 23, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[Emperor Smeat]

Going to laugh if Reigns win the belt since all the Wellness suspension did was just delay another title reign for him by a couple of months.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Alot changed in WWE in my nap from 8am to 7pm recovering from 12am bus ride back home.

[owenbrown]

Maybe there should be a Nitro-esque ending where the audience throws their trash in the ring.

[Lock Jaw]

Watching second episode of Holy Foley....... still painfully "staged", even for a "reality show".........

Also I want to cane Dewey......

[Dark One]

I'm not totally surprised or really that bitter about the show. As Drebin mentioned, the Balor injury seems to have had some pretty severe ripple effects. Based on the timing of the announcement, they only found out he was going to be out for months like an hour before the show went on the air.

They were definitely more obviously filling for time tonight.

I'm just dreading the possibility that after having the balls to majorly change things up over the last few weeks, they're going to go right back to what was shitting the bed a couple of months ago.

[owenbrown]

Roman Reigns getting another title shot...

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[Frank Drebin]

Thank God Cena's on SD otherwise he's in the title picture 100p. He's usually the panic button.

[Mercenary]

Not a great Raw but Bayley :y:


Made it a shitty raw all around

[Emperor Smeat]

I'm not totally surprised or really that bitter about the show. As Drebin mentioned, the Balor injury seems to have had some pretty severe ripple effects. Based on the timing of the announcement, they only found out he was going to be out for months like an hour before the show went on the air.

They were definitely more obviously filling for time tonight.

I'm just dreading the possibility that after having the balls to majorly change things up over the last few weeks, they're going to go right back to what was shitting the bed a couple of months ago.

Eh nothing new for Vince and the WWE considering for years whenever they panicked or needed a Plan B, they always went back to pushing Cena into the spotlight. Now its Reigns and Rollins because of the brand split and WWE probably sees them as this gen's version of Cena-Orton.

Cass and Owens being in the Fatal Fourway is probably the WWE's way of making sure either Rollins or Reigns wins without either taking the pinfall loss.

[Evil Vito]

My inclination is definitely that either Rollins or Reigns will win the belt and then the two of them will be feuding (again) into Clash of the Champions. It's not what I want to see, but it's the safe choice for them in a difficult situation and they have the built-in history to go off of.

They've surprised the hell out of me of late, so it's possible that they do so again. I love that Cass and Owens will be there for potential false finishes. But at the end of the day I see no way that Cass will get a solo run this soon and Jeri-KO will probably continue on for a few more months until Jericho makes his next departure.

[Fignuts]

Hey guys I'm not totally sure if mercenary likes bayley or not, but I'm leaning towards no.

Maybe he can comment on it a dozen more times to clear it up maybe

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

https://www.facebook.com/wwe/videos/10153997613806443/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED

[Simple Fan]

Just finished Raw. Had some good parts but mostly meh. Booking of Raw continues to be head scratching.

Don't understand Rusev just giving up a title shot like that. Was also expecting to see him interfere and cost Reigns of he didn't care about the Universal title shot. Really liked that feud and thought it was the best I'd seen Reigns. Not ready for Reigns in the main event again just yet.

I'm fine with squash matches but every week is ridiculous. Braun and Nia should have already moved on from the squash match by now.

Wasn't really impressed with Bayley. I know the division is slim right now with injuries and suspensions but it's another former NXT champion getting a top title shot. If Jax wasn't slaying jobbers every week she'd be a legit threat to Charlotte. Summer Rea is pretty good in the ring as well.

Dudley Boy segment was pretty good and I don't think they are done. Shinning Stars were great during the segment and Gallows and Anderson fucking shit up just felt right.

Thought a 4 way of Rollins, Owens, Cass, and Jericho was the way to go so they could give Cass the shine of just being in the match, build a wedge between Jericho and Owens that leads to a feud, and put the strap on Rollins. Lets the Rusev/Reigns story continue as well.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Good to see Matt Hardy is the most over person on Raw.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Didn't even take someone fucking his woman this time.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

The Dudleys left WWE for real.

The Dudley Boyz' farewell tonight on Raw was a legitimate one as Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley officially departed the company tonight and are once again free agents, PWInsider.com has confirmed.

PWInsider.com reported several weeks ago that the team had come to terms for a new deal with the company. Sources indicate that while that was correct, the new deals had not yet been officially executed and at some point over the last seven days, WWE and the Dudleys amicably agreed to part ways and that the team would finish out on Raw, dropping the teased split of the team that had been built over the last several weeks.

The angle with Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson laying out the Dudleys was designed to put some heel heat on The Club for ruining The Dudleys' farewell as well as leave a door open for a storyline if at some point the two sides decide to do business again.

We are told that when the farewell segment was over and Bubba Ray and D-Von returned to the locker room, the entire Raw roster as well as all of WWE management, including the McMahons, were waiting for them to give them a standing ovation and to greet them.

What the Dudleys' next move will be remains unclear as of this writing. The team returned last year to WWE, appearing for the company for the first time since June 2005. They had a run with WWE Tag Team champions New Day but of late, had not been in a featured position. The planned split appeared to be poised to set up Bubba Ray Dudley for a singles run.

Prior to their 2015 WWE return, the team had split up during their time in TNA, which led to Bubba Ray getting the biggest singles push of his career under his "Bully Ray" moniker, including a run with the TNA championship.

The pair operate the Team 3D Wrestling Academy outside of Orlando, Florida.

[Fignuts]

Such a waste. Bully Ray could have added a lot with a move to smackcdown.

[Simple Fan]

Well hell was hoping they would stick around and be taken seriously. Don't imagine they will go back to TNA if they are truly done although TNA would actually book the better.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Well hell was hoping they would stick around and be taken seriously. Don't imagine they will go back to TNA if they are truly done although TNA would actually book the better.

Could add something to NJPW's tag division I think, if they're willing. They might just be looking to concentrate on their school though.

[Simple Fan]

New Day is awesome but they have really held down the tag division. I'd really like to see them move out of the tag division and go after singles gold as a team. Big E could be a Universal Championship contender.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CqhOgQbUsAAsZdN.jpg:small

[broverboard]

New Day is awesome but they have really held down the tag division. I'd really like to see them move out of the tag division and go after singles gold as a team. Big E could be a Universal Championship contender.

Agree with this 100%. I think The Club should win the titles off them ASAP. I'd like to see The New Day then challenge for single honours, Xavier in the cruiserweight division, Kofi against Rusev for the US Championsip and Big E challenging the Universal Champion Seth Rollins. I'm not saying split The New Day whatsoever, just move them in a different direction as a stable before people get completely bored with them. I think a serious Big E could make a good challenger for Rollins and think people would get behind it.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I'm actually pulling for Kevin Owens to win the strap next week.

[Mr. Nerfect]

i want Akira Tozawa and Gran Metalik in that cruiserweight division.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

i want Akira Tozawa and Gran Metalik in that cruiserweight division.

It launches on the 19th September, so I'm guessing there's going to be more announcements up until that point.

But still, that's a fantastic opening 5. Needs Jack Gallagher too and obviously Ibushi if he's willing to play ball.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Jack Gallagher should be Aiden English's tag team partner on SmackDown.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Also Daniel Bryan needs to mark out for him constantly.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Actually, I'd be fine with both RAW and SmackDown getting their own cruiserweight divisions. Brian Kendrick should be stolen out from under Stephanie McMahon and Mick Foley. Kendrick, Gallagher, Zack Sabre, Jr. and Kalisto on SmackDown. It'd be presented as the more technical of the divisions, I guess.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I don't really know how the WWE doesn't just put the Universal Title on Brock Lesnar.

[Mr. Nerfect]

RAW Cruiserweight Division:
* Adrian Neville
* Akira Tozawa
* Ariya Daivari
* Cedric Alexander
* Da Mack
* Lince Dorado
* Noam Dar
* Raul Mendoza
* Sami Zayn
* Sean Maluta
* Sin Cara
* TJ Perkins
* Tony Nese

SmackDown Cruiserweight Division:
* Brian Kendrick
* Chad Gable
* Damian Slater
* Drew Gulak
* Jack Gallagher
* Kalisto
* Mustafa Ali
* Rich Swann
* Tajiri
* Tyson Dux
* Zack Sabre, Jr.

[slik]

SD isn't getting a cruiserweight division

[Fignuts]

I don't really know how the WWE doesn't just put the Universal Title on Brock Lesnar.

It's a brand new title. Hard to build it's credibility when it's not even on the show 90% of the year.

[XL]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CqhOgQbUsAAsZdN.jpg:small

With the exception of Dar, that's a great start.

[Evil Vito]

The Dudleyz didn't even get much of a pop from the crowd when they first walked out last night, which isn't much of a surprise given that their most recent one saw them almost exclusively jobbing.

Not that I disagree with that, mind. At this stage of their careers putting over other teams is what they should have been doing.

Shame Bubba couldn't get a solo run, though.

[XL]

Bully Ray would have been/could be a great addition to SmackDown's roster.

[Evil Vito]

Like I didn't even buy into the retirement storyline because I was convinced it was just a work to allow Bubba to turn. I figured D-Von would either leave or stay just long enough to have a quick solo program with Bubba before heading out and then Bubba would stick around.

Now knowing it's real I feel kinda bad.

[Blonde Moment]

I'm actually pulling for Kevin Owens to win the strap next week.

I would love that but I could see Jericho cost Owens the match leading to what could be a very entertaining feud.
Could see Reigns coming out of this full blown heel

[Emperor Smeat]

New Day is awesome but they have really held down the tag division. I'd really like to see them move out of the tag division and go after singles gold as a team. Big E could be a Universal Championship contender.

Kofi teased a few times he's retiring once New Day are done. Career would have been pretty long by then and probably realizes he'd go back to doing directionless stuff again once they split.

Xavier might as well to focus on his doctoral stuff that I don't think he ever finished.

[Ruien]

Xavier should be Big Es little buddy forever.

[Simple Fan]

The Dudleyz didn't even get much of a pop from the crowd when they first walked out last night, which isn't much of a surprise given that their most recent one saw them almost exclusively jobbing.

Not that I disagree with that, mind. At this stage of their careers putting over other teams is what they should have been doing.

Shame Bubba couldn't get a solo run, though.

Yes they should have been used to put talent over but not everyone. Really didnt even build them up any since they returned. Pretty much just played off of their past runs in WWE to put the whole division over.

Also why in the world would they put over Neville and Zayn in their last match? Then Neville and Zayn go on to lose their matches on Raw. Booking on Raw is just weird.

[Simple Fan]

Jack Gallagher should be Aiden English's tag team partner on SmackDown.

No that would ruin Jack. Needs to stay far away from the shitty Vaudvillians.

[Cool King]

Feel like Nia Jax should have come out and been "hey yo, if anyone should get a shot it should be."

I was thinking that myself.

I'm looking forward to when she moves on from destroying jobbers and hopefully chasing the title.

Quick thoughts as I've now caught up:

1) WTF was that Titus segment? Seriously.
2) I'm just gonna say it....hate Enzo and Cass. Same damn thing every time give or take a crude gay or jizz joke. Can't take it anymore. Fine in the ring tho.
3) Great promo by Charlotte. Well done heel promo.

1) It was getting a bit hard to watch.
2) I'm pretty much the same. Not so much with Cass though, I think Cass is great and I feel that he's got a great future in the WWE when he goes solo. I see him being the more successful of the two when they split. I'm not really a fan of Enzo, I do find him to be quite annoying at times and like you said, it's the same thing from him every single time.
3) It was good but it was very "Ric Flair-ish", which is understandable. It's crazy how much like her dad she is when she's on the mic though.

Happy to have Bayley up. Its now or never. Time to pull the trigger on her. Wondering if Nia Jax is getting 30 days.

I really hope not.

Nia is probably the only person in the Women's Division on Raw that regularly appears that I find entertaining. Charlotte is beginning to grow on me too though.

Sid with an all-time great tweet (I never thought I would type those words):

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Put the Universal Title on Reigns, that way no one will know what the audience is booing. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RAW?src=hash">#RAW</a></p>&mdash; Sid Vicious (@TheSidEudy) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSidEudy/status/767908876696125440">August 23, 2016</a></blockquote>
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I legitimately laughed at that.

It's like something you would read from the "WWE Creative Humor" Twitter account.

With the exception of Dar, that's a great start.

What's wrong with him?

And I don't mean that in a "Why don't you like a fellow Scot?" fighting talk way. I'm legitimately curious as to why you don't seem to like him as I'm not really familiar with him.

It's crazy to think though, that there could have been a chance that I could have been training with him back in the day, as back in around the mid-2000's I was looking to start training at the same promotion where he trained and began his career, but all that fell through for me and now I'm just a jobless 27 year old bum who's fresh out of university, while he's a 23 year old professional wrestler who's recently signed a WWE contract.

Life is just too kind to me.

[Mr. Nerfect]

It's a brand new title. Hard to build it's credibility when it's not even on the show 90% of the year.

Disagree. That will add to its mystique.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I thought about the idea of Nia Jax challenging Charlotte too. I think Nia will work better as a babyface at this stage in her career. But given that Brooklyn were somehow anticipating the Bayley appearance, I think it'd have been a mistake to put Nia in that situation. Keep her going strong until fans really get on her side.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

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Raw IS Gallagher. :n:

[Mr. Nerfect]

I imagine Seth Rollins wins the Universal Title next week and Roman Reigns continues his US Title feud with Rusev and that Jericho & Owens go and battle Sami Zayn & Neville. The big question is who they get to face Rollins for the Universal Title at Clash of Champions. Brock Lesnar would seem like the safest choice, but they probably don't want to beat him yet.

I honestly wonder if it will be someone like Big Show. Eh, they'll probably run Rollins vs. Reigns and just abandon the US Title program for Rusev. Maybe they put Big Cass in the US Title shot position?

[Cool King]

When it was mentioned on Raw that Bálor would be out for up to six months, Bálor's return instantly entered my mind.

I've got the strongest feeling that Bálor will return during the Royal Rumble match and go on to win it, and he'll end up facing Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship at WrestleMania and go on to win the match.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I don't think Balor will be ready by then. I think he'll be in the Universal Title match, but I don't think it's going to be with the Rumble title shot. But I'm predicting Rollins vs. Balor II too.

[Cool King]

Well, it's just that the Rumble is five months away and it does all depend on if Bálor is a quick healer.

[Mr. Nerfect]

That's true. You just know Vince will get a stiffy if Balor shows Cena-like healing properties.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I can imagine they'd want the Rumble winner to challenge for the Universal Title too, in order to "establish" the belt.