Official Raw thread - after summerslam

[rez]

Miz goons will run in for the dq

[KIRA]

WHAT'S NEXT for Jinder?

An Utsav the likes of which the world has never seen.

[Dark One]

Oh boy... we're at the point where "The Raw after Summerslam" is going to be a thing too now, aren't we?

[GD]

Why are they letting Samoa Joe and John Cena fight on free television? Isn't anything sacred anymore. Can't they not touch each other until a big PPV match?

[Lock Jaw]

Moo

cow

[Evil Vito]

Just realize Axel and Bo are in their ring gear.

Bet they're gonna be in a 6-man tag for the dark match.

[rez]

one day roman's tattoo arm will spew ink at a small child in the front row and drown them.

[Emperor Smeat]

Miz up there with Naomi for worst looking kicks in the WWE.

[KIRA]

Shocked they called it the uranagi and not "oh what a slam" or "modified rock bottom"

[GD]

Does anyone else find Booker T's grunts annoying? How come there isn't a stupid compilation yet :nono:

[GD]

Did Michael Cole just acknowledge Booker T's matches with Samoa Joe in TNA?

[KIRA]

Did Michael Cole just acknowledge Booker T's matches with Samoa Joe in TNA?

If he's missing next week we'll know why

[Droford]

Miz needs somoans to help to beat Cena part 2..or not

[rez]

There is currently no Wyatt family. Bo..come home.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Does anyone else find Booker T's grunts annoying? How come there isn't a stupid compilation yet :nono:

Not as annoying as a few years ago on commentary when he used that fake, really gravelly voice.

[Lock Jaw]

CENA AND REIGNS WIN!!!!!!!

[GD]

Cena looks a lot younger with hair. Helps that he can't grow facial hair.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Did Roman just mouth "My bad." @ Cena?

[DAMN iNATOR]

CENA AND REIGNS WIN!!!!!!!

Clearly this is the greatest night in the history of our sport. 😒🙄

[KIRA]

CENA AND REIGNS WIN!!!!!!!

Owenbrown must be spinning in his grave.

[owenbrown]

Owenbrown must be spinning in his grave.

RIP

[Triple A]

fell asleep during 35 min hardys/ambrose/rollins thing damn

[Simple Fan]

Raw was good all the way up until Cena reversed the skull crushing finally into a AA. Such a weak ending to a match that was telling a good story til that point in my opinion. Good Raw though.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

No debuts :n:

[Tom Guycott]

Whilst WWE can be petty, listening to Breezango's appearance on Talk is Jericho kinda opened my eyes a bit.

Apparently talent have access to the WWE.com guys at TV every week. You can come up with your own shit to put on there. When Breezango weren't booked, they came up with loads of fun backstage skits that went on the website and generated a buzz over time.

Basically if you're not on TV, there are other ways to keep you relevant and eventually get you booked.

Kinda ass backwards, though. Throw a bunch of bullshit or repetitive matchups on TV, but put the onus of responsibility on the unused talent. Not everyone has what guys like Breeze and Curtis have, and even if they do, there is no guarantee that will even work. If "Fashion Peaks" didn't get over, it would be "their fault" and they would remain off of TV because the company can't be assed to at least book them in televised tag matches on the show more than once a literal calendar/weather changing season?

Reminds me a bit of when MCMG were the most over tag team in TNA (not to mention the feud with Beer Money was a licence to print... well... money) and they were on television for a quick talking segment maybe once a month. Twice if the company bothered to book them in a random match.

So, now Breezango are "staying relevant" because they have to do other nonsense instead of said nonsense being "supplemental". By extention, they are helping The Ascension, and those two were victims of really shitty booking and then continual disuse... and before this, they were also "helped out" by Cody (Rhodes) and Wade Barrett. And they still aren't being used even though the tag scene on BOTH SHOWS are a lackluster shitshow of lack of depth. They would be better off going back to NXT, and I don't mean that as a "demotion", I mean that as a "they would be better utilized and can actually function in matches on TV on a one hour show than a bigger budget two hour show.

Seriously, there are only so many times Usos and New Day can fight in a row, and the tag teams that are left thus far- said Fashion Police and <s>Top Guns</s> <s>Danger Zone</s> Ascension are fucking around with skits they have to put together themselves? WWE did better work on this type of shit in the 80's with A HALF HOUR of TV a week (HOUR AND A HALF if you actually had cable, since cable back then was more of a luxury). And half of that time was used on "big names vs local jobbers" matches. Unless Heavy Machinery, AoP, TM61, a reunited DIY, and reDragon all show up, and they let the Singh brothers compete instead of just being "J&J for Jinder", the only tag teams being used for team blue are New Day and Usos. Five guys. And other folks not being used is their own fault because a whole team of writers, bookers, and agents can't figure anything else out??? I find that laughable.

[Tom Guycott]

Jesus... Miz just outdid his "chicken crumbs" promo. I usually cringe at "you deserve it" chants, but it worked here, because it played into Miz's point against the crowd. He has seriously come a very long way with a promo in these "12 years".

Also, Joe with his version of "dot the cameraman" at that attack on Cena.

[Tom Guycott]

Tozawa to win the title tomorrow.

Then Neville will win it back on RAW.

Also, Alicia Fox and Big Show will do 7 collective heel/face/heel turns in that timeframe.

[Tom Guycott]

Dolph lives on in Cricket commercials and Southpaw Regional Wrestling

I somehow get the same vibe I get from a particular ROH commercial ("THEN KICK OUT!!!") with Jay Lethal that airs EVERY WEEK.

[Tom Guycott]

Also, because I feel like posting it here:

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[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The SmackDown roster tomorrow when they realise they have to perform infront of that crowd too <a href="https://t.co/PuMe9PYGJZ">pic.twitter.com/PuMe9PYGJZ</a></p>&mdash; L (@YIKESROMAN) <a href="https://twitter.com/YIKESROMAN/status/899832942998032385">August 22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[GD]

That video is very disturbing.

[Lock Jaw]

Just sitting here minding my own business when I start to hum Jason Jordan's theme.

Maybe they are on to something!!

[#1-norm-fan]

Watch them just throw away Lesnar vs Strowman AND Cena vs Reigns at No Mercy. lol

[#1-norm-fan]

...

[mike adamle]

That No Mercy card looks pretty great. Should be an awesome show!

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Great Balls of Mercy.