Monday Night RAW - Official Thread - 6.11.18 ***The Corpse of Dark One Walks Among Us*** DONG DONG DONG

[Dark One]

That actually was impressive.

Yeah.

Segment was about 35 minutes too long, but for the first time since he's come back, Lashley actually looked impressive.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Golden Corral logo over Kevin Owens. Seems about right.

[KIRA]

Sami Zayn makes an excellent heel they just don't know how to use him

[Simple Fan]

I'd be down for a WWE edition of Broken Skull Challenge but Raw doesn't need that stuff. Felt like they were doing the NXTstuff again.

[Emperor Smeat]

Either that, or it'll somehow be him slipping on a banana peel and pinning Brock Lesnar for the Universal title or something.
At least RAW would have a champion around more often than Lesnar.


Anybody remember how good Eric Bischoff disguise was when he was a priest why couldn't they put that amount of work into Stephanie's disguise
His reveal and the "3 minutes" line were the best things about that segment.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Grinn Balor getting a little less annoying, but still pretty annoying.

[Lock Jaw]

Hi. I am back. Pretty much the only part of RAW I have seen is Elias and Rollins. Anything else happen?

[Anybody Thrilla]

Hi. I am back. Pretty much the only part of RAW I have seen is Elias and Rollins. Anything else happen?

Every women's match tonight has been good.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Is Chicago still gonna be hot for CM Punk on Sunday?

[Dark One]

I'd be down for a WWE edition of Broken Skull Challenge but Raw doesn't need that stuff. Felt like they were doing the NXTstuff again.

They would do two episodes on The Network and then forget about it

[Lock Jaw]

Every women's match tonight has been good.

Usually during RAW I find I only really pay attention to Rollins/Elias/Braun and the women........

[Anybody Thrilla]

Are there a shit ton of matches on Money in the Bank or what?

[KIRA]

Why do they have to call Baron Corbin Constable why can't he just be a co general manager who is there to undercut Kurt Angle

[Anybody Thrilla]

Usually during RAW I find I only really pay attention to Rollins/Elias/Braun and the women........

I know you dig the chicks, that's why I mentioned that.

[Dark One]

Are there a shit ton of matches on Money in the Bank or what?

Roughly 37.

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS etc etc

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Anybody Thrilla]

Why do they have to call Baron Corbin Constable why can't he just be a co general manager who is there to undercut Kurt Angle

I don't think he can MAKE decisions as much as he can just BLOCK them.

[Lock Jaw]

Gonna watch some ABT comedy instead of paying attention to this match

[Emperor Smeat]

Are there a shit ton of matches on Money in the Bank or what?

10 right now but supposedly WWE is planning for 11 matches with the possibility of another 1-2 being added later in the week.

[Anybody Thrilla]

:eek:

[KIRA]

It's a little bit annoying that the WWE tries to portray with ladders that are clearly wooden as being Steel

[Simple Fan]

Gonna watch some ABT comedy instead of paying attention to this match

Did that during the obstacle course segment. ABT did get more pops than it.

[Anybody Thrilla]

10 right now but supposedly WWE is planning for 11 matches with the possibility of another 1-2 being added on top of it.

Curt Hawkins v. A Jar of Pickles

Heath Slater and Rhyno v. The Revival

[slik]

If RAW doesn't improve soon...I don't think I can handle this shit much longer.
My patience is almost gone.

I still will watch ppvs and the occasional segment from RAW on YT...but if RAW doesn't improve I can't see myself watching this the rest of the summer.

[Dark One]

If RAW doesn't improve soon...I don't think I can handle this shit much longer.
My patience is almost gone.

I still will watch ppvs and the occasional segment from RAW on YT...but if RAW doesn't improve I can't see myself watching this the rest of the summer.

Come, join me in Japan.

It is safe here.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I really hate the 'huddle around a big man and have multiple people get tossed' spot. Way overdone.

[slik]

KO/Braun spot was cool

[KIRA]

We should be praising Kevin Owens for getting over his fear of heights so quickly

[Anybody Thrilla]

We should be praising Kevin Owens for getting over his fear of heights so quickly

I'm glad you said this, because I was thinking I was imagining it.

[Simple Fan]

We should be praising Kevin Owens for getting over his fear of heights so quickly

To be fair he had two spotters but yeah a huge step.

[slik]

This explains why the crowd is so dark and quiet

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[Anybody Thrilla]

Braun in the crowd reminded me of Nicholas, and I got upset for a second.

[Dark One]

I cannot believe that this guy became the most over dude on Raw

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[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: Braun slipping during his run around the ring

[slik]

KO sells beautifully for Braun

[Dark One]

:lol: Braun slipping during his run around the ring

Braun didn't slip.

The ground was afraid of him and tried to get away.

[KIRA]

Braun just took three finishers and kicked out can you say protected
That's not a complaint by the way

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: Owens screaming "I'm sorry" to Braun for hurting him.

Guess its time to scratch Strowman's name off the winner's list for MitB.

[slik]

The only problem w/ Braun being booked so strong is there isn't anyone believable for him to feud with.

[KIRA]

:lol: Owens screaming "I'm sorry" to Braun for hurting him.

Guess its time to scratch Strowman's name off the winner's list for MitB.

So Big E definitely getting ready to take this thing is what I'm hearing

[Anybody Thrilla]

That show wasn't embarrassing to watch. Good job.

Now let's see how Jason Segel finally forgets Kristen Bell. OR WILL HE???

[Anybody Thrilla]

The only problem w/ Braun being booked so strong is there isn't anyone believable for him to feud with.

So you find him someone UNBELIEVABLE to feud with. That's how Papa Shango was born.

[Tom Guycott]

Papa Braungo.

Image is now in your head, too.

You're welcome.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Papa Braungo.

Image is now in your head, too.

You're welcome.

Oh my god I love this idea.

[slik]

It's the exact same problem they have w/ Brock.

You make a dude look indestructible but don't spend enough time building up credible challengers for him. WHO is there for Braun to feud with on RAW, heel wise, after KO?

Corbin? Jinder?

[Anybody Thrilla]

It's the exact same problem they have w/ Brock.

You make a dude look indestructible but don't spend enough time building up credible challengers for him. WHO is there for Braun to feud with on RAW, heel wise, after KO?

Corbin? Jinder?

Brock Lesnar again?

[slik]

Per Dana White Brock is done w/ WWE this summer...so I think SummerSlam is it for the big dude.

I'd like to see Brock/Braun again but signs seem to be hinting at Brock/Roman at commentary.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Kinda dick move of Dana to try and spoil Brock's departure if that's actually the case.

[slik]

Yeah he was talking it earlier today at some press conference about how Brock and Jon Jones want to fight and he thinks it will happen because he said Brock's done w/ WWE at the end of summer he thinks.

So, an unintentional dick move by Dana (but still a dick move)

[Tom Guycott]

Just getting in on this thing:

Or maybe Baron Corbin is slowly trying to become Kurt Angle and replace him and hope nobody notices.

That would actually be kinda hilarious.

Starts slowly transitioning. First, the hair. Then, the music. Finally, he'll start wrestling in a star-spangled singlet, and he'll try to convince everyone that Jason Jordan is actually his bastard son and that he wrestled in the '96 Olympics with a broken frickin' neck.


Good god what in the bloody hell is this? HEY EVERYONE LETS CHILL ON THE LADDERS WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Noticed Athena's thickness made it a tad difficult for her to turn around on the rungs and chill towards the camera... I'll be in my bunk.

[Tom Guycott]

It's the exact same problem they have w/ Brock.

You make a dude look indestructible but don't spend enough time building up credible challengers for him. WHO is there for Braun to feud with on RAW, heel wise, after KO?

Corbin? Jinder?

Or, you take the time to develop that credible threat just to have him job clean in the big match and make that build a waste of time and pretty much not do shit else with it. :stares at Samoa Joe:

[Anybody Thrilla]

I really wish Get Him to the Greek was on Netflix now too.

[slik]

Or, you take the time to develop that credible threat just to have him job clean in the big match and make that build a waste of time and pretty much not do shit else with it. :stares at Samoa Joe:

YEP, Fucking BINGO

[slik]

I really wish Get Him to the Greek was on Netflix now too.

I started thinking about Get Him To The Greek earlier when u said Forgetting Sarah Marshall

[slik]

When I lived in LA I did extra work at the Greek Theatre once for "The Scream Awards".

M.I.A. performed there and wanted a bunch of people dressed like college students passed out on stage so I got paid to wear track pants and lay on stage for 90 seconds while M.I.A. did her thing #randomslikstory

[Tom Guycott]

Owens is great.

"A ladder match is hard times!"

KO will now cosplay Big Bossman at the PPV. Classic corrections officer Bossman, not Shield Bossman.

That was one of the most garbage segments in the history of our sport.

http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/t/tony/09.jpg

[Anybody Thrilla]

Dusty Rhodes was also into hard times.

[slik]

RIP Dusty

Booker T and Dusty Rhodes will be my forever dream team on commentary and I never got it.

[Anybody Thrilla]

The new episode of Photo Shoot tonight is with Goldust. Good as usual.

[Tom Guycott]

Helps that both actually have some real direction on RAW unlike other callups on the main roster.

Moon's problem is she got hurt at the worst time possible in NXT and Asuka being way more popular in the women's division. By the time it was her turn to lead the division, NXT Creative didn't have much for her in terms of ideas and a short window to be the top star because of Baszler.

They both kinda got fucked because of injury.

I actually think Ember was supposed to be the one to kill the streak before Asuka hit the main roster, but the injuries to both parties monkeywrenched that. Instead of being able to have a proper build and give Athena that total badass rub, it kinda fell apart.

I feel like Baszy-Basz was kind of an incidental, not a cause. I still think they had the idea of Deville < Baszler < Rousey in the frame of "We'll make our own MMA-type star... wait, we can get an actual MMA girl? Okay, lets start training... oh, the Rousey deal is going to work? Okay!" Consequence of which is that they just threw Deville in one of the carbon copy stables and hoped nobody would notice, and just kinda left Shayna to find her way because they landed the big fish they wanted in the first place. Luckily for everyone, she isn't one-dimensional. Baszler fell into a great ass groove of total smug cunt who has the legitimacy to back herself up, yet can turn around and play chickenshit heel.

On topic: I hate to say it, but let's see how long Ember's direction lasts. WWE doesn't have a great track record with cultivating good things for the long haul, and like to rub all the shiny off the new thing in a couple of short months with oversaturation, then let them fuck off to oblivion and tell them it's their fault they're not being seen.

[Tom Guycott]

Dusty Rhodes was also into hard times.

I know. But how he said it reminded me more of Bubba than Dusty, if you wheel, baby.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I have REALLY been digging Shayna.

[Jordan]

I missed Raw again but have seen enough to know that Constable Corbin has provided me with the changes I've needed to support him. He may be a real star now.

[Tom Guycott]

WWE bragging that Brock held a title longer than Punk, Vince really hates Punk so much he decided to give Brock a few more Million and killed Romans cred just so they could have Brock pass him lol

Does this surprise anyone in any way? Nikki Bella beat AJ Lee's title record similarly, and she was "injured" for a good chunk of it and didn't do shit. And Steph takes credit for the Women's Revolution (tm) when she stepped into it after AJ coined the prhase. All because fuck her husband;especially since she was constantly getting CM Punk chants when he was supposed to be persona non grata.

Longer term, better booking could have served that petty point WHILE having a better main event picture set up. Yes, even with Roman Reigns, who should have been a heel at least twice by now. Dethroning Brock could/should have been a path of redemption and made the crowd jizz themselves so much, it would look like planned pyrotechnics. Instead, it has been mishandled so much for so long, NOBODY wants to see it. Except Vince.

[Tom Guycott]

I have REALLY been digging Shayna.

Me too, on several levels.

Rousey has the name and the jacket, but this chick totally makes me think of a female Piper.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Ya gotta love how they tried to justify Brock passing Punk's old record by saying he might not defend the title as much as some would like, but, hey, it's OK because he's a prizefighter. :lol::roll:

[rockman725]

Look at Bliss fucking everybody up

Initially, I completely missed the final word of this statement... lets just say, that's an episode of Raw I could get behind. ;)

[Tom Guycott]

Ya gotta love how they tried to justify Brock passing Punk's old record by saying he might not defend the title as much as some would like, but, hey, it's OK because he's a prizefighter. :lol::roll:

That's something else that bugs me in the bounds of "lazy booking": person x can't defend their title within 30 days, so they're stripped/title is vacated/held in abeyance. But Brock can show up whenever the fuck he feels like, and that's 100% okay and is never addressed.

Either be consistent, or vacate the rule. Don't be inconsistent with your storytelling.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I generally agree with the point of cohesion in storylines, but I don't think they've done the 30-day rule in forever.