WWE RAW 1/15/2018: MLK Day Celebrations, Countdown is on to the Rumble

[owenbrown]

you need to stop resorting to your sock accounts

[rez]

I'm not him, you need to stop resorting to terroristic tactics!

Savio is right. Everyone knows he's actually Creature of the Night

[Mr. Nerfect]

Hot Take
Woken Matt Hardy doesn't make it to Mania

He'll still be around, he'll just be auxiliary like Matt Hardy was always supposed to be.

[Droford]

You can do it Slater shirt.

Only if his first name was AC

[Evil Vito]

Was wondering why they felt the need to do Raw 25 on the final Raw before the Rumble because it may detract from the build slightly.

Then I realized that if the traditional "locker room emptying" moment on the go-home Raw before the Rumble happens and includes a bunch of old wrestlers randomly joining in on the fray, it will all be worth it.

[Savio]

Just don't post porn in here ever again Owen, that's an order!

[Emperor Smeat]

WWE's version of the Broken gimmick just makes Matt come off as a terrible deranged lunatic than the campy weirdness of his Impact gimmick.

[owenbrown]

Just don't post porn in here ever again Owen, that's an order!

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[KIRA]

Sidenote:Apparently Edge and Christian "Don't get Asuka"

They are dead to me.

[Evil Vito]

Sidenote:Apparently Edge and Christian "Don't get Asuka"

They are dead to me.

They said that after her first two matches with Emma, in which Emma put up a good amount of offense. And then she got released, therefore making it look like Asuka struggled to beat someone who wasn't good enough to be on the roster.

What they needed to do was not have women fighting over the chance to be Asuka's debut match, because that was dumb. Just debut her against some local talent and let her squash them to set the tone.

[Emperor Smeat]

Sidenote:Apparently Edge and Christian "Don't get Asuka"

They are dead to me.

To be fair, WWE has done a terrible job showcasing her aura or specialness besides just constantly rambling about her being undefeated.

[KIRA]

They said that after her first two matches with Emma, in which Emma put up a good amount of offense. And then she got released, therefore making it look like Asuka struggled to beat someone who wasn't good enough to be on the roster.

What they needed to do was not have women fighting over the chance to be Asuka's debut match, because that was dumb. Just debut her against some local talent and let her squash them to set the tone.

Agree
Its like they stick with the main shows and never checked NXT or anywhere she was that didnt have WWE obnoxiously plastered all over it

[Anybody Thrilla]

Booker as the one to suggest calling the police? OK then...

What the fuck is wrong with you?

[Dark One]

Good brothers gonna good brother like only good brothers can.

[Droford]

Wonder which of these matches is on the 2 hour preshow

[Savio]

I can't write on your wall owen, how would you like me to prove it?

[Emperor Smeat]

Just realized if the rumor about Jordan just replacing what was planned for Ambrose stays true, could legit be looking at a Rollins-Jordan match at Mania which would be a terrible waste of Rollins.

[Lock Jaw]

Corey Graves throwing out the "extraordinary man who can do extraordinary things" line.................

[Evil Vito]

They removed Samoa Joe from the Royal Rumble graphic :(

[Lock Jaw]

Feel like Finn Balor needs to go heel...... his face just looks like it would lend itself well to being a slimy heel.......

[KIRA]

What the fuck is wrong with you?

Yeeeaahh I just skipped that one

[Droford]

They removed Samoa Joe from the Royal Rumble graphic :(

Its like final destination with death tracking down people in the Rumble to take em out

[Anybody Thrilla]

Because there's the old stereotype of black people being mistrustful of the authorities. How true that is, i don't know, but just seemed like Cole or Graves would've been the one to suggest calling the cops based on that. That's all I was saying.

Fuck you. You're the dumbest fucking person I've ever encountered.

[Lock Jaw]

ABT appears! Was worth the wait!

[Anybody Thrilla]

I had to work. Catching up now. Braun is trying to flip a semi. This is magic.

[Savio]

DAMN iNATOR do you think Booker T should play into stereo types?

[Lock Jaw]

Main event is here, and once again, by now I have completely lost my interest in watching the show.......

[Emperor Smeat]

Didn't they already show this 1-2-3 Kid upset video before for the RAW 25 stuff?

Want to say it was during the first or second week of them hyping up next week's special show.

[Droford]

Jason Jordan still wearing the belt. I imagine he's so excited to be champion he never takes it off

[Dark One]

"Wins and losses are everything here in the WWE."

Come on, Phillips.

[Emperor Smeat]

One of these days either Rollins or someone in Creative is going to have a light bulb go off in their head and make the Suplex & Falcon Arrow combo as Rollins actual finisher.

[Droford]

Curbstomp!

[Lock Jaw]

THE CURBSTOMP RETURNS!!!!

HAPPY MLK DAY!!!!

[owenbrown]

ROLLINS IS ALLOWED TO USE THE CURBSTOMP AGAIN?! :eek:

[Savio]

Ummm Curb stomp bacK?

[Tom Guycott]

The TG Suaree of Tardiness:

STORY TIME

"Let me tell you something, brother"

Great story. Tell me another one!

"Who's ready for storytime with Brawn Strowman, bay bay?!?"

Neverminding his Hogan-esque voice, his delivery (aside from getting noticeably better) is getting to be a lot like purple glove era 'Taker.

Also, LOL at the crowd reaction to Angle "firing" him; there was an instant pop, then it died into akward quiet, like "wait, we... we're not supposed to cheer that... uh, what do we do?"

[Emperor Smeat]

:eek: Rollins brought back the curbstomp.

Probably not the best day to do it though.

[KIRA]

One of these days either Rollins or someone in Creative is going to have a light bulb go off in their head and make the Suplex & Falcon Arrow combo as Rollins actual finisher.

I suspect they want a finisher he can do to anybody sadly

[Dark One]

Curbstomp!

TRULY MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY

[Droford]

TRULY MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY

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[Dark One]

Ref counting four.....

[KIRA]

So all they had to do was rename it to its orginal name to be ok with it

[Dark One]

THE CURBSTOMP HAS RETURNED

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[KIRA]

https://i.redd.it/nxpknbnkm7a01.gif

Nobody Saw the movie its from

[Dark One]

Why is this show still going.

[Emperor Smeat]

Ummm did someone screw up with the timing for the ending or was Balor supposed to collapse?

[Savio]

Finn injured, Curb Stomp banned again.

[Lock Jaw]

That was a weird lingering shot..... was sure that someone was gonna turn on someone there.......

[Evil Vito]

They kept the cameras on for so uncomfortably long that I thought Gallows and Anderson were about to turn, which would've been a tremendous wet fart to end the night.

[Dark One]

WWE taking the "backstage segments hold on for ten seconds too long" to a whole new level in the main event slot.

[Dark One]

They kept the cameras on for so uncomfortably long that I thought Gallows and Anderson were about to turn, which would've been a tremendous wet fart to end the night.

I had "OH god damn it" ready to post.

[Droford]

Finn injured, Curb Stomp banned again.

Probably.

[Dark One]

They kept the cameras on for so uncomfortably long that I thought Gallows and Anderson were about to turn, which would've been a tremendous wet fart to end the night.

Clearly production truck is still shaken after the Brauncident, so someone forgot to hit the "cut" button.

[KIRA]

Bruans whole night

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[Emperor Smeat]

Braun should have destroyed Kevin Dunn when he had the chance so RAW doesn't end in awkward dead air this week.

[Rollermacka]

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Unfortunately, I didn't get a call tonight..... but my tag partner did

[Tom Guycott]

For a fleeting moment, I thought Hawkins was X-Pac.

Also, cake caterer needs new pants.

[Dark One]

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Unfortunately, I didn't get a call tonight..... but my tag partner did

That's okay, man.

You're still unpinned and unsubmitted on Monday Night Raw. That's pretty dope. If they had called you, your odds may have drastic gone down, especially given that Kurt Angle would be in the mix.

[Rollermacka]

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Unfortunately, I didn't get a call tonight..... but my tag partner did

That's okay, man.

You're still unpinned and unsubmitted on Monday Night Raw. That's pretty dope. If they had called you, your odds may have drastic gone down, especially given that Kurt Angle would be in the mix.

Yea, there's always next time. He was the "head security guard" who told Strowman he had to leave

[Tom Guycott]

So, what's the over/under on the "fix" for Cedric Alexander's charisma vaccum outside of the ring is that he's going to be the high-flying successor to Goldust?

There's a "watching gold paint dry" joke there somewhere, but I don't feel like putting forth the effort.

[Tom Guycott]

Unfortunately, I didn't get a call tonight..... but my tag partner did

That's okay, man.

You're still unpinned and unsubmitted on Monday Night Raw. That's pretty dope. If they had called you, your odds may have drastic gone down, especially given that Kurt Angle would be in the mix.

Maybe... but you're saying all men are created aquel. Titan is a genetic freak, and he's not normal.

[Tom Guycott]

Unrelated to anything I've said so far: I've given everyone rep who posted the WORLDWIDE .gif because of course I did it's goddamn glorious.

[Fignuts]

Wonder who Damninator thinks black people call during an emergency.

Shaft?

[Mr. Nerfect]

Looking good, Titan. :y:

Cannot believe Seth brought back the Curb Stomp on MLK Day. :lol:

[Savio]

Wonder who Damninator thinks black people call during an emergency.

Shaft?

You DAMN right.

[Tom Guycott]

LOL AT BOOKER THROWING COLE IN FRONT OF BRAUN

I thought Cole just fell like the white chick trying to run through the woods in heels in nearly every slasher flick ever while Booker got the hell out of Dodge. Booker was in front and blamelessly took the fuck off.

Poor Mitchell* Cole. In his WWE tenure, he has had to endure Heidenrape. Getting taken out by Lesnar. Twice. And now the mother of all wedgies from the Monster Among Men. I guess when Lars Sullivan gets called up, we will see the guy get pink belly, and Authors of Pain will take turns dunking him in the toilet for swirlies.

[Anybody Thrilla]

The curb stomp has nothing to do with MLK. American History X wasn't a fucking documentary. Are you all fucking stupid?

[Dark One]

The curb stomp has nothing to do with MLK. American History X wasn't a fucking documentary. Are you all fucking stupid?

A) DAMN iNATOR is contagious

B) It has "History" in the title, clearly historical documentary

C) MLK regularly curb stomped people after speeches

Pick one

[Anybody Thrilla]

Really disappointing.

Pretty good Raw, though.

[Lock Jaw]

A) DAMN iNATOR is contagious

B) It has "History" in the title, clearly historical documentary

C) MLK regularly curb stomped people after speeches

Pick one

Def C

[Mr. Nerfect]

They banned it in the first place because they didn't want children doing it, not because of its association with a movie critical of race relations in the United States. And thankfully all children have now grown up.

[Mr. Nerfect]

The curb stomp has nothing to do with MLK. American History X wasn't a fucking documentary. Are you all fucking stupid?

You're talking to a bunch of people who still watch Raw and cheer Braun Strowman. I'd say you've got a pretty good indicator there.

[Lock Jaw]

When did Noid start being anti-Braun? Or have I just not noticed.......

[Mr. Nerfect]

I think he's got his place, but it's limited and the hokey "Braun gets compacted" stuff is gross.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I've never been "sold" on him. The stuff I've seen on PPV has been pretty bad. I think he's over because he's been the only guy that has been allowed to toss runts around.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Braun is the only segment I'll bother looking up each week right now. I don't like him in the ring, so I only watch it when he's done something with a grappling hook or let Roman spear himself into an ambulance instead of a whole match, but that's still more than 99% of Raw.

[Dark One]

You're all dead to me.

[Emperor Smeat]

If WWE stubbornly doesn't want to strike while the iron is hot with a title reign for Braun, him randomly destroying people and stuff every week has been great as the next option.

Normally, WWE's booking of monsters gets stale really quickly but something about Bruan has defied those expectations and even has the crowd fully behind him.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Is now really the right time for a Braun title run? I don't think it's necessarily the wrong move to be cautious with jamming Braun into that role and throwing everything planned out.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

At this point, I'll take anything up to and including Curt Hawkins V Heath Slater for the title over Roman V Brock.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Brock vs. Roman is going to be a tremendous match. And the build to it is there. They haven't gotten Reigns to where he needs to be to be perceived, on-air, as an effective top babyface, but the wider canon of him being the top guy is there, and hardcore fans will still stick around.

I'd personally like to see Brock retain, but at this point I'd definitely run the match.

[owenbrown]

Noid clearly justs want to watch the world burn.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Pretty sure with the rumored card I'll be skipping WM this year anyway. Bar 30, I don't think it's been a great event in several years. Last year was fun up until and including the ladder match, so I'll probably still Czech out individual matches if people I resonate with are raving about them.

Will listen to all 7 hours of New Legacy Inc talking over it though because I am a madman.

[Big Vic]

Is now really the right time for a Braun title run? I don't think it's necessarily the wrong move to be cautious with jamming Braun into that role and throwing everything planned out.
Hmmm should Braun beat Miz for the IC title?

[Mr. Nerfect]

Hmmm should Braun beat Miz for the IC title?

Thought about it, but it just doesn't seem like a good fit.

[Blonde Moment]

HHH vs Braun at WM or the Rumble?

[slik]

How can anyone be Anti-Braun...Braun is one of the best things in WWE today.

[Lock Jaw]

Well, Braun is no Doug Basham.....

[Tonya Harding]

There will never be another Doug Basham.

[Cool King]

I actually quite enjoyed Jax/Asuka.

I think ending the match the way it was ended was good, as there was no legit winner or loser and it leaves everything open for a rematch.

I actually think/hope that Jax will be the one to end Asuka's streak and win the Women's Championship in the process. I can see Asuka winning the title from Bliss, holding it for a while, then Jax defeating her for the title and ending the streak as a result.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Apparently, even though Jericho as announced for Raw 25, he has no deal in place yet.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I actually quite enjoyed Jax/Asuka.

I think ending the match the way it was ended was good, as there was no legit winner or loser and it leaves everything open for a rematch.

I actually think/hope that Jax will be the one to end Asuka's streak and win the Women's Championship in the process. I can see Asuka winning the title from Bliss, holding it for a while, then Jax defeating her for the title and ending the streak as a result.

That match was definitely a lot better than I was expecting it to be. I was into it.

[Anybody Thrilla]

DAMN iNATOR decided to post on my profile here that he in fact WASN'T being racist at all in this very thread and that I am, in fact, a dunce. If anyone else wants to let him know about himself, I'd encourage you to do so here. In public. For everyone to see.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Is this the place to reaffirm you're a dunce too? I mean, not for these reasons, I just mean generally.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Sorry, DAMN iNATOR will take that serious. NO I DO NOT AGREE WITH YOU DAMN INATOR

[Anybody Thrilla]

Booker as the one to suggest calling the police? OK then...

Because there's the old stereotype of black people being mistrustful of the authorities. How true that is, i don't know, but just seemed like Cole or Graves would've been the one to suggest calling the cops based on that. That's all I was saying.

Guess what, dick mouth? "All you were saying" was racist as fuck.

[slik]

There will never be another Doug Basham.

Preach it sistah!

[Mr. Nerfect]

Well, Braun is no Doug Basham.....

Besides being a straw-man, no he's he not. Watched Benoit vs. Basham from OVW Fall Brawl the other day. Good stuff.

[Mr. Nerfect]

How can anyone be Anti-Braun...Braun is one of the best things in WWE today.

Not anti-Braun, I think he's got a place at a certain level. But reasons I am not sold:

a) Hate his name. "Tough Strongman." Yuck.

b) Don't like his look. Giant Eugene.

c) Don't like him in long matches. Green as goose shit. See his work with Brock as evidence.

d) Only gets over when he is in there with scrubs. Lars Sullivan could be doing what he does better, because Lars looks better and anyone can do it.

e) Absolutely hate the goofy presentation designed to try and appeal to...I've got no clue. Kids? The shaking cameras, the lack of reality, the inconsistencies in story and physics. It's like a 5-year-old is booking their favorite wrestler and everything bends to their will. It's just silly, especially when that wrestler isn't that good.

Basically, I think he is a symptom of how terrible, unimaginative and lazy WWE has gotten. I think that he is one of the most over guys on the roster shows how poorly the WWE build up genuine stars of genuine ability level. I also find the lack of integrity in the presentation insulting. Not on the same level as Jinder Mahal winning the WWE Title, but close. Why did Kurt fire him? Why did Kurt re-hire him? Why does he struggle with Michael Cole but how can lift a semi-trailer? It's just dumb, and it's blurring together with the comedy wrestling you see in PWG, only it's with a big muscle dude instead of with little flippy guys.

I like shit to matter. I want it to be treated with a bit of integrity and for it to make sense within a world. I don't like "nothing makes sense in this world," as a good justification as to why nothing makes sense. I think that's lazy and a cop-out as to why ratings and attendance keep going down, because who could honestly say that this is good television and that they want to subject themselves through a 4-hour show to see Braun go "Roar!" like an internet meme? Peppered through as a special attraction with a focused tone and whatever, fine, but the whole "WWE is ironic, haha," attitude is completely deaf to where they need to be heading. But that's just MY opinion. You keep liking Braun. I'll be interested to see how the WWE tracks over the year. My guess is downwards, but we'll see.

[rez]

Guess what, dick mouth? "All you were saying" was racist as fuck.

stop enabling the racist


wait..that was kinda racist of me to demand you to stop stickin it to the man... uhhh umm :wavesad:

[Loose Cannon]

I watched some of Raw for the first time in a few months. i usually have been reading the results on Tuesday and then I'll You Tube what i found interesting.

it was a tough watch for me. like I've been watching WWE forever and have seen my fair share of silliness, but every Braun segment was like watching something that i think was supposed to be serious, but instead was pure comedy. And i like Braun. I think he's awesome. But good god it was like the everything he was involved in was written, acted out and produced by 9th graders doing a school project.

watching him walk into that production truck and destroy papers, watching him pick Michael Cole up and throw him into a barrage of people, watching him hoof and holler as he tears pictures off a wall and then watching him pick up a semi with that hillarious camera work. i felt kind of embarrased watching it.

I shut it off after the Cole segment (after Kurt rehired him because Steph said so lol) because i couldn't take any more. I did enjoy rhe Enzo segment and the tag match with the Bar though.

Now I did watch some stuff this morning like Jason Jordan quickly becoming my favorite act and the Miz being Awesome!

but please no more Braun siliness.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I watched some of Raw for the first time in a few months. i usually have been reading the results on Tuesday and then I'll You Tube what i found interesting.

it was a tough watch for me. like I've been watching WWE forever and have seen my fair share of silliness, but every Braun segment was like watching something that i think was supposed to be serious, but instead was pure comedy. And i like Braun. I think he's awesome. But good god it was like the everything he was involved in was written, acted out and produced by 9th graders doing a school project.

watching him walk into that production truck and destroy papers, watching him pick Michael Cole up and throw him into a barrage of people, watching him hoof and holler as he tears pictures off a wall and then watching him pick up a semi with that hillarious camera work. i felt kind of embarrased watching it.

I shut it off after the Cole segment (after Kurt rehired him because Steph said so lol) because i couldn't take any more. I did enjoy rhe Enzo segment and the tag match with the Bar though.

Now I did watch some stuff this morning like Jason Jordan quickly becoming my favorite act and the Miz being Awesome!

but please no more Braun siliness.

:y: