OFFICIAL WWE RAW THREAD 7/3/17

[owenbrown]

at 7:01 pm central time

[ClockShot]

Going to be quiet in here, it seems.

[owenbrown]

Enzo gonna get destroyed isn't he?

[slik]

yeah at great balls of hashtag fire

[ClockShot]

This is going on longer than it should for a pre-holiday/pre-PPV show.

[Emperor Smeat]

:eek: Enzo beating someone else up as a punching bag for once.

[KIRA]

Enzo looks like hes starting the Wyatts NY branch

[ClockShot]

:eek:

NO TAG TEAM OPE...........


Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww, spoke too soon.

[rez]

Tupac lives!

[KIRA]

After hearing Baily talk about how she would do it I really wanna see her as a heel

[Lock Jaw]

I hope "Casshole" catches on

[Lock Jaw]

I like when Booker T says "It's gonna be GUD!"

[KIRA]

Nia should stop smiling she has a nice one nothing sinister about it kills the whole monster heel thing

[Emperor Smeat]

Nia should stop smiling she has a nice one nothing sinister about it kills the whole monster heel thing

If she started to make a sinister or evil smile during matches, it would be way better. Would come off as her enjoying the pain and beatings being inflicted on others.

[ClockShot]

Oh?

Baylee get hurt legit?

[Lock Jaw]

RIP Bayley (again)

[slik]

Bayley really hurt?

[owenbrown]

Sasha losing on Sunday

[Lock Jaw]

Sasha submitted the champ!

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THIS SUNDAY NIGHT?!

[ClockShot]

BRAUN GOT A SHIRT!

[Frank Drebin]

Angle with chest hair. He's retired 4 sure.

[ClockShot]

................................OR ELSE!

[Emperor Smeat]

Guess its safe to cross Sasha's name off the Great Balls winners list.

Kind of dumb to have a tag match and still have Sasha beat Bliss in the end.

[rez]

Great Balls of fire.

stupid shittttttttttttttttttttttt

How hard is it to bring back the Bash? Have Angle running things... have past Bash greats on (Sting, Flair.......lugar..Hulk).. Get someone like Stalone to show up.

[rez]

Could have teamed to have the pre show do something with American Ninja Warrior or some shit.

[Frank Drebin]

About as excited for GREAT BALZ OF FIRE that I would be for a shit ppv with a shit gimmick that they shoehorn a main event match into like "Bragging Rights" or some shit. Usually that means its going to be a pretty good show - match wise anyway.

[ClockShot]

Great Balls of fire.

stupid shittttttttttttttttttttttt

How hard is it to bring back the Bash? Have Angle running things... have past Bash greats on (Sting, Flair.......lugar..Hulk).. Get someone like Stalone to show up.

Which Bash?

Great American? Or, At The Beach?

[Frank Drebin]

I should be way more excited for Joe/Brock, but I'm just not.

Lesnar is surprisingly stale. Tons of Heyman promos, brawl, 12 min "meh" match, go away for 6-10 weeks, repeat.

[rez]

American ;p

Hell, they could combine them into some cluster fucked theme and it'd still be better than this shit.

[Emperor Smeat]

With the way they've been building Joe-Lesnar, going to be a real shame if it really does end up as a 1-match or throw-away feud.

[Lock Jaw]

The Great American Bash at the Beach

[rez]

featuring Poison!

[Frank Drebin]

Almost an hour in and not on page 2 yet. Goodness, gracious, GREAT BALLS OF FIRE!

[ClockShot]

Almost an hour in and not on page 2 yet. Goodness, gracious, GREAT BALLS OF FIRE!

Dark One and his gifs are missing.

[Ezra]

The name and the music takes me out of the ppv.

[rez]

They probably reached out to Hacksaw but he didn't want any part of this shit.

[Ezra]

Crusierweight does the same thing.

[rez]

Hey, guys. I know how to appease our PG13 geared crowd. Call our PPV Great Balls of Fire and have 2 balls in the logo! Genius!

[Lock Jaw]

I love Noam Dar's theme......

[Lock Jaw]

Good to see Alicia Fox back..... hot braud (unless you are KIRA).......

[ClockShot]

The Scottish Supernova?

Obviously, Vince wants EVERYBODY to have some sort of nickname. Doesn't matter who you are.

Bob in the production truck is probably nicknamed Director Monkey or something.

[KIRA]

Y'know if they aren't gonna let Alicia Fox wrestle they should give her to NXT so she can teach everybody how to do a proper Northern lights suplex

[Emperor Smeat]

This Cedirc-Dar feud has been weird. Both guys claim to be done with each other yet kept feuding because Creative doesn't know what to do with both I guess.

Vicious looking Lumbar Check by Alexander.

[Lock Jaw]

Cedric Alexander theme "bad" I think...... way too "mellow" and "slow paced" for people to "get into"..... in my opinion......

Not as bad as Roderick Strong theme.......

[ClockShot]

Nope. Not watching his MizTV nonsense.

*click*

[ClockShot]

Lemme know when it's over.

[rez]

Good god. WWE should have just swept this Ball family stuff under the rug.

[KIRA]

Good to see Alicia Fox back..... hot braud (unless you are KIRA).......

I'm overjoyed shes back they just need to let her get in the ring.

[owenbrown]

hopefully MizTV is 8491051398401238724383721459127948153957021745% N word free tonight

[KIRA]

Good god. WWE should have just swept this Ball family stuff under the rug.

Oh for fucks sake they are ruining Miz for me.

[KIRA]

no

no

no

no

no

no

[Lock Jaw]

Miz spitting hot fire against Dean Ambrose

[Lock Jaw]

The Miz so good

Maryse so hot

Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas so present

[Emperor Smeat]

Bo looks a bit ridiculous wearing a bandana with a suit.

[ClockShot]

The one glove thing is bothering me.

[Lock Jaw]

Social Outcast reunion coming

[Ezra]

Curtis looks like he is subscribed to rogaine. Good for him.

[KIRA]

Another guy Ive unironically come to love

[Emperor Smeat]

Ummm did Heath forget he was Smackdown tag champ a while ago?

Wouldn't blame him though considering how the title reign was treated.

[ClockShot]

I'm 100% all in for Heath Slater being Intercontinental Champ.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: Miz's southern accent

[owenbrown]

Ummm did Heath forget he was Smackdown tag champ a while ago?

Wouldn't blame him though considering how the title reign was treated.

singles titles

[owenbrown]

called it

[Lock Jaw]

He's not dressed to compete! He's in a suit!

[RP]

OH ITS TRUE! ITS DAMN TRUE!

[ClockShot]

He's not dressed to compete! He's in a suit!

Worked for I.R.S.

[DaveWadding]

Sup y'all. This show is basically just as boring as it seems on TV

[DaveWadding]

Big pop for Angle though.

[KIRA]

I just want to be able to say that the former members of 3MB have all been successful

[Triple A]

Just started watching. What are the chances anything "important" will happen? Seems like less than 1%...

[Lock Jaw]

Everything that happens on Monday Night RAW is important!

[slik]

Suit Miz vs Jean Dean

[DaveWadding]

Just started watching. What are the chances anything "important" will happen? Seems like less than 1%...

Probably 0% given that "HE GOT KIDS" has been the loudest chant of the night.

[Emperor Smeat]

Just started watching. What are the chances anything "important" will happen? Seems like less than 1%...

Zero and only because they didn't make the IC match at Great Balls be a triple threat. Would be dumb to have Heath win tonight and not at Great Balls as well.

[owenbrown]

Gertner is gonna go berzerk if Slater wins the IC title tonight

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: Miz ripped his pants

[DaveWadding]

The Miz's butt is showing

[owenbrown]

shit

[RP]

Did Booker just say " Great Balls of Fire nugga! "

[Emperor Smeat]

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[DaveWadding]

He said Great Balls of Fire Nuggets

[Lock Jaw]

Good match

Miz so good

One of the best things going in WWE....... wish he was still on the A-Show.......

[Lock Jaw]

At least Miz is out of the "doghouse" with Maryse.....

[ClockShot]

Speak up, Titus. Can't hear ya.

[Lock Jaw]

Hunter Hearst Helmsley cameo?!

[KIRA]

Not digging Goldie's chin strap

[Lock Jaw]

Always funny seeing Kurt Angle's gorilla hands grasping his cell phone

[Emperor Smeat]

Masterpiece of a film by Goldust. The Academy probably going to snub it from winning an award next year.

[Evil Vito]

I didn't think I'd ever reach the point where one of the things I'm most interested in on Raw is a feud between 48 year old and 45 year old midcarders.

[DaveWadding]

CESARO VS BALOR

!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!

[KIRA]

Hawkins

[Emperor Smeat]

Does Hawkins have a death wish or something?

Wants to face Strowman instead of Rollins.

[KIRA]

This RAW has been the dulldrums

[owenbrown]

Hawkins getting squashed

[KIRA]

RAINMAKAAAAAAAAA knee

[Emperor Smeat]

Rollins Kneemaker finisher still looks terrible.

[Evil Vito]

Hawkins is still less of a jobber than the Mets his gear is an homage to :(

[Triple A]

Face Seth Rollins so freaking unbearably boring

[RP]

I dont think Curt Hawkins career can rebound from that.

[DaveWadding]

Another Cruiserweight match... Whyyyyyyy?

[KIRA]

Rollins Kneemaker finisher still looks terrible.

It takes too godamn long to set up

Rollins is 0-3 trying t0 replace the curbstomp

[DaveWadding]

I want BRAUNNNNNNNNNN, Joe/Lesnar, and BALOR/CESARO 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[Lock Jaw]

I think I still haven't even seen Seth Rollins new finisher due to never paying attention to his matches

[ClockShot]

So, which one's Trump and which one's CNN here?

[DaveWadding]

Brock Lesnar actually talking....

[rez]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS7uV4o2Id0

[ClockShot]

"I DID HIM!"

:shifty:

[Emperor Smeat]

Should have left the split screen up with Joe's screen just being him walking around to find Lesnar.

[rez]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i47VIQzyXKA

[DaveWadding]

Brock is definitely Trump.

[Lock Jaw]

I love how fearless Samoa Joe is......

Really hope he gets in good offense on Sunday

[DaveWadding]

SAMOA JOE: THE RIGHT HAND OF FAKE NEWS

[Lock Jaw]

I know Samoa Joe is a heel right now, but he is actually just being the face that they wish Roman Reigns was.

[KIRA]

Weird that Brock is cocky and dismissive after being choked out last week

[rez]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94tEXLEfQ6U

[slik]

Joe/Lesnar might be the best non-wrestlemania build they've done in a long time

[Lock Jaw]

Joe feels like a "big deal" right now, I hope they can carry this on past GBoF.......

[rez]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKIDJ1y5Gmg

[KIRA]

How is being with Titus gonna get Tozowa more over than he already is

[Emperor Smeat]

Thinking about it and WWE should pull the trigger and have Joe beat Lesnar at Great Balls and then do the rematch at SummerSlam. Joe becomes the new "Beast"/Final Boss of the WWE that can be used a lot more.

[Triple A]

Samoa Joe is good...

Feels like they will prob tell him to "tone it down" and "stop yelling so much" to make him more boring,,,

[rez]

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9mtf2

[DaveWadding]

This is the first time in like 14 years I've ever cared about Samoa Joe

[DaveWadding]

The Elvish King of the Cruiserweights

[rez]

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xuqqjb_the-outsiders-debut-the-great-american-bash-96_sport

Great Balls of Fire...loaofajf lol

[Emperor Smeat]

Guess Ali learned nothing from the Gulak feud by keep doing high flying moves that end up failing.

[Lock Jaw]

The Elvish King of the Cruiserweights

Came in to post about The Goblin King Neville.........

[Lock Jaw]

Geez that zoom in on Neville's face was terrifying

[owenbrown]

the fuck?

[RP]

Bray Wyatt wondering through the desert, needs a drink of black woman ass juice to make it out.

[ClockShot]

I hope they're not putting Braun on last. Only to have Roman show up and beat the shit out of him.

[rez]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k9ovWUN9lE

[Lock Jaw]

I think Bray Wyatt is pretty "unsalvageable" at this point......

Not sure what I would do with him.....

[Lock Jaw]

I hope they're not putting Braun on last. Only to have Roman show up and beat the shit out of him.

BUT THINK OF WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN FOR THIS SUNDAY NIGHT!!

[ClockShot]

BUT THINK OF WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN FOR THIS SUNDAY NIGHT!!

I'm picking Roman to win in Tipsters.

[RP]

Did Alexa Bliss lose a match today?

[RP]

I want to clean Alexa Bliss's intestines with my teeth and tongue.

[Emperor Smeat]

I think Bray Wyatt is pretty "unsalvageable" at this point......

Not sure what I would do with him.....

Best is to just turn him face and tone done some of the evilness of his character like when Taker or Kane turned face.

Baring some drastic changes, he's not going to become the next Taker as a heel since WWE keeps making his promos hollow or meaningless for major feuds.

[Lock Jaw]

Yeah, was thinking either a face turn or have him admit that he hasn't been doing good and have him leave on an "extended pilgrimage" to find more power.

[RP]

I think he should have something happen like a head injury that makes him go into a completely different character for 6 months and then feud with a major heel and during the feud he gets hit in the head again and switches back to Bray Wyatt we know and love and everyone will give a huge face pop.

[Lock Jaw]

Michael Cole so surprised at Hardyz joining them at commentary despite two chairs being set up for them.....

[Emperor Smeat]

Going to laugh if there ends up being a tie in the tag team Ironman match at Great Balls.

[owenbrown]

oh look the NOT BROKEN HARDYZ

[Ezra]

Michael Cole so surprised at Hardyz joining them at commentary despite two chairs being set up for them.....

Was about to say the same. Not a big deal but it's a bit annoying.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Pretty solid show so far...maybe not amazing or anything but very solid. Friend of mine visiting family not far from Phoenix, where RAW tonight and SDL & 205 LIVE are e!abating from coincidentally...not really into wrestling like me, but thought it's kinda cool nonetheless.

[Lock Jaw]

When did Cesaro go from Swiss Superman to Swiss Cyborg?

[Lock Jaw]

Balor reacting to Sampson way too early

[Lock Jaw]

I like how Elias Sampson is the one heel that Corey Graves can't stand

[KIRA]

Wow really thought Balor was gonna wind up feuding with Wyatt but Elias Samson?

[DaveWadding]

Fuck the Drifter.

[DaveWadding]

Very entertaining match though. Even with the clusterfuck ending and the Drifter.

[KIRA]

I like how Elias Sampson is the one heel that Corey Graves can't stand

Did you hear Graves when they were both in NXT he just layed into Samson constantly it was great.

[Emperor Smeat]

Balor-Ceasro match was pretty good.

[Ezra]

Damn, I had no idea Sampson was so jacked.

Good little match and segment though.

Who is fighting strowman? Hoping it's Joe and reigns and Lesnar get involved to end the over run.

[Lock Jaw]

Did you hear Graves when they were both in NXT he just layed into Samson constantly it was great.

Yes. Yes, I did.

[Lock Jaw]

Very entertaining match though. Even with the clusterfuck ending and the Drifter.

As far as "chaotic" match endings go, I thought it was one of the more well done "chaotic" endings.

[ClockShot]

HOLLA......IF YA HEAR ME!

[ClockShot]

Hi Roman.

[Lock Jaw]

HOLLA IF YOUR HEAR ME

[owenbrown]

BIG POPPA PUMP!!! :shifty:

[ClockShot]

BRAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!

[Emperor Smeat]

http://i.imgur.com/qJA8l7u.gif

[rez]

Raw still on? forgot about it when I went on my GBOF hatred mindset

[ClockShot]

Poor Smiley is gonna get whatever is a better term for squashed.

[KIRA]

Titus O Neal ends RAW we are in the endtimes.

[owenbrown]

Braun gonna squash Crews???

[rez]

Let the wolfpac reign through you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e63JQIk1Bto

[Emperor Smeat]

Poor Smiley is gonna get whatever is a better term for squashed.

Strowman going to squash him soo hard, all that's going to be left in the ring is a smile mark on the mat.

Or maybe contort his body into a giant smile.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Poor Crews as the sacrificial lamb for Braun. :(

[ClockShot]

:rofl:

[owenbrown]

RIP Apollo Crews

[Emperor Smeat]

That was pretty cool by Strowman

[KIRA]

OH DAMN

[slik]

this seems like a weird main event

[ClockShot]

Crowd sees something.

[slik]

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[DAMN iNATOR]

Well shit...I would've at least liked to have seen Apollo hit that spinning powerbomb or whatever his finisher is and get a near fall, but still slightly more competitive than I expected, the operative word being "slightly".

[ClockShot]

RUN BRAUN! IT'S A TRAP!

[owenbrown]

Roman is in there

[DAMN iNATOR]

Roman is in there

Wish I could say I was surprised, but unfortunately it seems to be an overused WWE trope to have someone's opponent be the driver of a vehicle.

[slik]

but what does this mean for sunday

[KIRA]

Falling off the stage has become softer than falling in the ring

[DAMN iNATOR]

but what does this mean for sunday

http://www.thecoli.com/media/lex-luger-i-dont-know.4075/full

[DaveWadding]

Wyatt vs Rollins is the Dark Main Event

[Triple A]

Wyatt vs Rollins is the Dark Main Event

Lemme know who wins pls so I can post on the tpww main page!

Also what were the Main Event matches (and other dark matches if any)?

Thank u

[Lock Jaw]

but what does this mean for sunday

Good question

[rez]

Wyatt would only do it for me now if he covered GBOF at the PPV

[RP]

Between " GET OUTTA MY RING! " and this, i've gotten my Braun fill for the next 2 weeks. GBF is just a bonus.

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[Lock Jaw]

I wonder if Roman is aware of how badly Apollo Cruise got beat up and just "didn't care", or if he was just sitting "blind" in the ambulance just waiting for Braun.

[DaveWadding]

Lemme know who wins pls so I can post on the tpww main page!

Also what were the Main Event matches (and other dark matches if any)?

Thank u

Rollins won with kneemaker.

Swann beat Daivari with a Phoenix Splash.

Kalisto beat Scott Dawson with a roll up.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Good question

I dunno man...he didn't ask in all caps like someone who genuinely wondered that. :shifty:

[DAMN iNATOR]

I wonder if Roman is aware of how badly Apollo Cruise got beat up and just "didn't care", or if he was just sitting "blind" in the ambulance just waiting for Braun.

Probably, based on what I assume was planned, the latter.

[Lock Jaw]

Rollins won with kneemaker.

Swann beat Daivari with a Phoenix Splash.

Kalisto beat Scott Dawson with a roll up.

The Revival really being used to their full potential on the RAW roster.

[rez]

NWA/WCW PRESENTS, "GREAT BALLS OF FIRE", LIVE ON PPV...nah, even late WCW wouldnt have done this. Hell, TNA/GFW wouldn't, either. lool

[owenbrown]

NWA/WCW PRESENTS, "GREAT BALLS OF FIRE", LIVE ON PPV...nah, even late WCW wouldnt have done this. Hell, TNA/GFW wouldn't, either. lool

CHW probably would :shifty:

[rez]

CHW probably would :shifty:

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin/Wyoming? maybe. Anything to keep the spirits up for those kids is great in my opinion.

[rez]

At least the Wisc kids have cheese. Poor Wyoming kids.

[Rammsteinmad]

Enzo is such a great talker and charismatic as fuck. Such a shame he's so average in the ring.