RAW - 4.1.19 - The Final RAW on the ROAD to WRESTLEMANIA

[slik]

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[slik]

It is rumored Kurt vs Rey has been cancelled for tonight to let Kurt rest up for his match against Baron Corbin on Sunday.

[Jordan]

Well I am pretty pumped for 3hrs of sports entertainment! Yes! I want to see PROMO'S! BRAWLS! INTERFERENCE TO HYPE THE PPV!

On the real. I am excited, it's WM season baby.

[xrodmuc316]

I was looking forward to that match. I wonder if Kurt got banged up against Joe, since his AJ match was cut short.

[Ruien]

Hope this Raw sucks so I go to bed early. Had a late night last night:(

[Ruien]

I swear to God Angle better no go against Boring Corbin for his last match. Fuck my life. Same me Cena.

[Heisenberg]

It is rumored Kurt vs Rey has been cancelled for tonight to let Kurt rest up for his match against Baron Corbin on Sunday.


GOD DAMMIT

[slik]

Here we go

[Sepholio]

lol RAW opening to 1 second of cheers that immediately switch to a chorus of boos

[Savio]

plz start chanting about healthcare

[slik]

Lol oh Steph

[Sepholio]

WOO unifying titles. Only correct choice given the circumstances.

[Emperor Smeat]

Steph might be joking now but watch Vince suddenly decide he really does want a Fatal 4-way for Mania's main event and Steph as that final person.

[slik]

Shortest Stephanie promo ever, Thank Goodness

[Sepholio]

Steph might be joking now but watch Vince suddenly decide he really does want a Fatal 4-way for Mania's main event and Steph as that final person.

Oh God Steph walks out of WM as the undisputed women's champion if that happens.

[slik]

Brocko Brock

[Sepholio]

God I love Paul Heyman and everything he does.

[slik]

Paul Heyman is sort of like a taller, fatter, less vulnerable Danny Devito

[GD]

What did I miss?

[Sepholio]

fooootball

[RP]

Football for the riots?

[Emperor Smeat]

What did I miss?

Steph came out to announce that Mania's main event is an actual Winner Takes All for the belts and not the wacky version that was being rumored as the stip.

[slik]

Seth Rollins has CENA NUFF

[rez]

Yawn

[GD]

Steph came out to announce that Mania's main event is an actual Winner Takes All for the belts and not the wacky version that was being rumored as the stip.

Cool. It’s still not a unification match, right?

[RP]

So Brock wins! cool

[Emperor Smeat]

Guess its safe to scratch Rollins name off Mania's winners list.

[slik]

Brock is so winning Sunday after that

[Savio]

these stupid fucking cuts

[Emperor Smeat]

Cool. It’s still not a unification match, right?

Correct. Could always lead to the belts getting merged in the future but probably not till the brand split ends.

[Heisenberg]

can't find a good stream, might have to Hulu this one

[slik]

Weird Beth is wrestling on TV before WM

[slik]

Is this the first time the IIConics have wrestled on RAW?

[slik]

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[KIRA]

Outside of the botch posted above me what did I miss?

[Evil Vito]

Yeah...Lesnar’s definitely winning

[KIRA]

You know they really need to secure that barricade

[slik]

Beth looking strong tonight so she can eat a pin from Nia on Sunday

[Emperor Smeat]

Nia and Tamina were pretty much useless in that 8-woman tag match.

[Savio]

Peyton Royce is not a good wrestler.

[KIRA]

It's been years and yet Beth Phoenix's theme still sounds like it was recorded through a wall to me

[KIRA]

Peyton Royce is not a good wrestler.

That's funny I would have said Billy kaye's the one that's not really any good

[Evil Vito]

Nia and Tamina were pretty much useless in that 8-woman tag match.

Or in general

[Savio]

Nia and Tamina are pretty much useless
fixed

[Savio]

That's funny I would have said Billy kaye's the one that's not really any good
Maybe they are both bad.

[slik]

IIconics theme is good

That's about it.

[Sepholio]

Random thought but Ricochet and Black are going to win the titles tonight and get added into the SD tag title match as well.

[slik]

Douche is not PG lol

[Jordan]

I bought Direct TV Now for this exact reason.

[KIRA]

Wait a minute so Triple H is going to retire if he loses..... I've never rooted so hard from Batista in my life

[Emperor Smeat]

:rofl:

[GD]

Batista is a legend!

[slik]

Best promo -- Batista

[GD]

Correct. Could always lead to the belts getting merged in the future but probably not till the brand split ends.

AFAIK, the dirtsheets suggested that Fox wasn't interested in crossover between the networks.

[RP]

EC3 welcome to jobber club. First rule of Jobber club is to job.

[slik]

Tyler Breeze looks really bored

[KIRA]

Hey Prince pretty's complaining got him put on the air

And he looks like he does not want to be there I love it

[RP]

Well, i'm glad we got that out of the way.

[GD]

Slater Gator

[KIRA]

Who's cornflakes did EC3 piss in

[Emperor Smeat]

Peyton Royce is not a good wrestler.

She was better in NXT and was gradually improving as an in-ring wrestler there.

WWE decided in their terrible infinite wisdom to just have her pre-match antics be the only defining trait for her and Billie on the main roster.

[Savio]

Former WWE champ

[RP]

Why are they doing this?

[slik]

mid card brawl

[KIRA]

Crews getting a weird ass push

[RP]

lol Still no one cares for Apollo Crews

[KIRA]

Michael Cole straight up admitting that this means nothing

[slik]

Kurt vs Rey Rey happening?

[Ruien]

Love Crews.

[RP]

Crews got zero reaction. That's bad. That's really really bad.

[KIRA]

Love Crews.

OMG WE FOUND ONE!

[slik]

Poor Kurt, that shirt

[RP]

BROKING
FREAKING
NECK
!

[Emperor Smeat]

Wouldn't it make more sense to do this tribute video for Angle at Mania or even the RAW After Mania show?

[KIRA]

God I really don't like seeing him this way.

[slik]

Great video package for Kurt

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at the video completely skipping over Angle's career in TNA.

[KIRA]

Sherri. :'(

[RP]

Production team failed on that one. Could have been a lot better.

[RP]

Also his best match was against Benoit at RR. No highlights.

[KIRA]

No one told this company that saying goodbye kind of loses all of its meaning after the 22nd time

[rez]

Corbin is an insult to Angle

[Blonde Moment]

I wonder if Kurts not injured

[Ruien]

SAVE ME CENA

[Ruien]

For all that is mighty dint give me Angle and Boring Corbin

[Ruien]

Come on......

[KIRA]

John Cena vs. Kurt Angle who's going to be carrying who in that one

[RP]

So we cant have Angle vs Cena i guess? OK. Welp.

[slik]

REY HAS CENA NUFF

[slik]

Kurt Angle is definitely getting pinned by Baron Corbin @ WrestleMania.

Gulp.

[Jordan]

LOL Kurt had no idea what Rey was doing with that Steiner Brother pose.

[Sepholio]

woose cannon

[Sepholio]

Ricochet and Black are about to win the titles lol

[GD]

This is the first time the Smackdown Women's Championship has appeared on RAW.

[Emperor Smeat]

So that's back-to-back Angle farewell matches that looked interesting but were just bait-and-switches instead.

[KIRA]

It's hilarious that Ronda Rousey vs Becky Lynch was building up nicely all by its Lonesome but in trying to help this company has completely screwed it up

[KIRA]

Did they really just add a sound effect to Aleister blacks entrance Jesus Christ

[GD]

lol did anyone else hear that?

[KIRA]

lol did anyone else hear that?

I did I really wish I hadn't

[KIRA]

Next they're going to add a plane flying overhead sound effect to ricochet

[Sepholio]

lol was it a sound effect or was the stage just creaking a bit and it got picked up due to the proximity of the camera guy?

[KIRA]

lol was it a sound effect or was the stage just creaking a bit and it got picked up due to the proximity of the camera guy?

I'm sticking with sound effect it was too stupid to be real

[rez]

Wrestlemania is this weekend? ah

[Emperor Smeat]

Did they really just add a sound effect to Aleister blacks entrance Jesus Christ

Maybe Dunn or someone else thinks the random sound will distract people enough from the fact they still struggle to do the smoke effect correctly for his entrance.

[Jordan]

Black is the man

[Sepholio]

Maybe Dunn or someone else thinks the random sound will distract people enough from the fact they still struggle to do the smoke effect correctly for his entrance.

This makes a lot of sense. It has always amazed me how I NEVER saw the obvious backboard lifting him during NXT shows but I've seen it every single time since he debuted on RAW. I don't understand how it's so hard for them

[GD]

The moody blue collar worker

[Sepholio]

garbage finish

[slik]

Love RicoBlack

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at the ending to the RAW tag title match

[GD]

My feed went dark for a couple of seconds so I couldn't see Dawson's ass.

[Sepholio]

That black mass on the outside is one of the best I've ever seen him deliver.

[slik]

Ricochet/Black are both so good

[KIRA]

The fuck was that finish

[Savio]

Judgement day PPV is sunday :o

[KIRA]

I feel for the poor guy that's got to come up with accolades when it comes to talking about Brutus Beefcake what has he ever given to wrestling outside of a body for Hulk Hogan to beat up and or sleep with

[Jordan]

WWE doing this gimmick to get guys inducted into the HOF more than once is fucking stupid.

[Emperor Smeat]

This makes a lot of sense. It has always amazed me how I NEVER saw the obvious backboard lifting him during NXT shows but I've seen it every single time since he debuted on RAW. I don't understand how it's so hard for them

NXT waits an extra minute for the smoke to fill the stage and likely a better placement of where the smoke tub is.

Best part is WWE only has one of those lift machines so NXT had to improvise with a new entrance and created one that's even cooler looking. Makes it seem like he's popping out from the underworld because of the way smoke pours out of the hole he walks out from.

[GD]

What is Renee wearing?

[Emperor Smeat]

I feel for the poor guy that's got to come up with accolades when it comes to talking about Brutus Beefcake what has he ever given to wrestling outside of a body for Hulk Hogan to beat up and or sleep with

At least it was better than Torrie Wilson's since her video was pretty much "she's hot and does photo shoots" for accolades.

[KIRA]

I know right it's like she forgot how to dress without Ambrose

[KIRA]

At least it was better than Torrie Wilson's since her video was pretty much "she's hot and does photo shoots" for accolades.

I would argue that he's contributed even less than that

The only thing he could be noted for is being present when Shawn Michaels kicked Marty jannetty and threw him through the barbershop window

[GD]

What the fuck was that?

[RP]

I WANT TO FUCK ROMAN REIGNS RIGHT NOW!!!

[RP]

I MEAN ALEXA BLISS

[slik]

Drew vs Roman will be good but the feud leading up to it is boring IMO

[RP]

I WOULD LET LIV MORGAN PERIOD IN MY MOUTH

[KIRA]

Cut away already!

[Emperor Smeat]

I would argue that he's contributed even less than that

The only thing he could be noted for is being present when Shawn Michaels kicked Marty jannetty and threw him through the barbershop window

HBK was only trying to help Jannetty out the door. Not his fault Jannetty was clumsy and tripped head first into a window.

Wonder if Jannetty ever paid Beefcake the money to replace his window.

[RP]

Charlie wants to scissor Becky for sure

[KIRA]

Have Asuka interfere and kick everyone in the face

[KIRA]

I see Becky's knee is feeling great

[RP]

I would use the back of Becky's knee to funnel her pee in my mouth.

[Jordan]

Connor coming strong with the Proper Irish 12 adds on Raw. Smart.

[RP]

3 men

[Emperor Smeat]

WWE security has taken a big dip in quality ever since J&J security were fired.

Charlotte nailed one of them with one hell of a kick.

[RP]

Worst law enforcement ever. Also the worst police uni's ever.

[Evil Vito]

I was watching the Ronda/Kurt vs HHH/Steph match from last year. I forgot how fun it was.

But in hindsight, it’s kinda ridiculous that Steph lasted ages in the armbar when almost everyone else on the roster has tapped out instantly.

[rez]

Fake cops lives matter

[RP]

The Miz can murder Braun Strowman in a trash compactor but if Becky, Ronda and Charlotte start fighting..... arrested.

[KIRA]

nope didn't work Charlotte still feels like a third wheel

[slik]

All three being handcuffed was a fun moment IMO

[KIRA]

Poor riot squad just cannon fodder

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at a feet fight in the car.

[Evil Vito]

Lol this is overbooked to fuck

[Jordan]

I dunno this is just a little lol over the top for me.

[RP]

That was a great knee by Charlotte.

[rez]

What did I just watch

[slik]

That Ronda-Becky-Charlotte segment was the best thing all night, I loved it!

[Emperor Smeat]

That whole segment was both really dumb and great at the same time.

[GD]

What did I miss? I had to attend a call.

[Evil Vito]

That felt like a sketch show

[Sting Fan]

That was terrible... everything about it just terrible. It feels so convoluted and overbooked now considering Becky vs. (Insert champion here) looked oh so simple.

[Savio]

This would never happen if raw was 2 hours

[rez]

That Ronda-Becky-Charlotte segment was the best thing all night, I loved it!

If you like wiping your butt and getting a little poop on your finger, sure

[Sepholio]

That whole segment was both really dumb and great at the same time.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[KIRA]

That was an absolute mess

[GD]

Watching the replay, Charlotte's knee to Ronda was hilarious.

[RP]

Riot Squad has never rioted that hard.

[RP]

I think Renee would fuck fat guys tbh. I have a chance.

[GD]

I cannot stand Renee and Corey right now.

[KIRA]

I'm praying for someone to throw her off the stage

[Evil Vito]

Looked like Roode was about to turn

[rez]

Looked like Roode was about to turn

Not sure if I'd give a shit at this point

[Evil Vito]

Maryse’s tits look on point in that Miz and Mrs ad

[rez]

Growing up Chrisley is going to be must see TV

[slik]

Cody Rhodes just announced another person for Starrcast














<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It’s true<br><br>It’s damn true<br><br>Kurt Angle is coming to Starrcast II! <a href="https://t.co/MQaInO2eok">pic.twitter.com/MQaInO2eok</a></p>&mdash; Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) <a href="https://twitter.com/CodyRhodes/status/1112900013393436673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Sepholio]

I bet "a local precinct" is right across the street from "a local medical facility".

[Triple A]

Did they explain the "winner take all" thing...

If Becky pins Charlotte, will she only win the SD title or both titles?

[RP]

Maryse’s tits look on point in that Miz and Mrs ad

best show on television.

[Black Widow]

So many of you nerds cracked your phone cases/broke laptops cause you thought Steph adding herself was legit?

[Sepholio]

Hope they are turning Braun back into an angry monster. He will get the hype from a few months ago back pretty quick.

[RP]

Braun should force these dudes to suck his dick

[slik]

It's good trunks were available for these random backstage employees to wear

[Sepholio]

Did they explain the "winner take all" thing...

If Becky pins Charlotte, will she only win the SD title or both titles?

Winner take all. Unclear if titles remain separate or not but it seems that way as of now.

[slik]

Did they explain the "winner take all" thing...

If Becky pins Charlotte, will she only win the SD title or both titles?

They didn't really explain, probably haven't decided yet

[rez]

Dudes should have assumed the fetal position. Worked in Without a Paddle

[KIRA]

Braun has come full circle crushing jobbers to establish dominance

[Evil Vito]

I like how the graphic for the battle royal is big pictures of Braun, Jost, and Che on either side and really tiny pictures of all of the unimportant other people in the match

[Triple A]

Winner take all. Unclear if titles remain separate or not but it seems that way as of now.

The "winner take all" tagline obviously should mean that the winner would win "all" of the titles... but Meltzer was saying that WWE was going to use that tagline but that it wasn't actually going to be "winner take all" and you would only win the title of the person you pin... Hopefully Meltzer is wrong cause it doesn't make any sense...

[RP]

I like how the graphic for the battle royal is big pictures of Braun, Jost, and Che on either side and really tiny pictures of all of the unimportant other people in the match

I didnt see who else was in the match. I assumed it was Konner, Konner, Konner, Konner, Konner, Mojo, Konner , Konner , Konner, Konner and probably Konner.

[Sepholio]

@Triple A I know. The way I understood it from earlier is that it is true winner takes all. Whoever wins leaves with both titles. They just weren't clear if the 2 titles would remain separate or would be unified into one belt. That's how I understood it earlier anyways.

Edit: Had to @ trips because RP cockblocked me

[slik]

LOL @ WWE's refusal to acknowledge WrestleMania is in New Jersey. Reminds me of when it was in Orlando and they kept calling it the Citrus Bowl instead of Camping World Stadium.

Vince gotta Vince.

[Evil Vito]

The Demon is so fucking stupid

[Sepholio]

They've made it stupid. He should always be the demon.

[KIRA]

I really wish they would stop telegraphing finns demon appearance

[Sepholio]

Like, the costume should not change who he is. It should just be a costume/entrance he uses for big matches.

[Sting Fan]

The smoke and tagline into that was ridiculous. Pure Wrestlecrap!

[Emperor Smeat]

So if Balor is invoking the Demon for Lashley, doesn't that make him look dumb for not doing the same with his match against Lesnar. Also sort of admitting he can't beat Lashley without the Demon since that was the excuse for why the Demon no-showed the Lesnar match.

[Sepholio]

Gronk debut soon

[RP]

BOOYAKA BOOYAKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Emperor Smeat]

Yikes at no crowd reaction for Rey's entrance.

[slik]

Weird if Rey vs Corbin is the main-event of the go-home show for WM unless something big is planned

[Sepholio]

Shouldn't we be looking for the "local jail booking website" instead of WWE.com Michael?

[slik]

"In the shadows of NYC"

lollllll

[RP]

No one cares about this main event. What a closing match.

[KIRA]

Like, the costume should not change who he is. It should just be a costume/entrance he uses for big matches.

See that's Vince and his hokey Supernatural BS in NXT it was just Finn Balor stepping up his game and all the body paint did was signify that

[rez]

Does Corbin use Bod or Axe bodyspray

[slik]

How come Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake didnt' get a HOF video package?

[KIRA]

Does Corbin use Bod or Axe bodyspray

He looks like the type of Dick bag to use Axe Body Spray

[KIRA]

How come Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake didnt' get a HOF video package?

You answered your own question

[RP]

He looks like the type of Dick bag to use Axe Body Spray

FUCK YOU! I use Axe Body spray.

[rez]

FUCK YOU! I use Axe Body spray.



You're Corbin?

[KIRA]

FUCK YOU! I use Axe Body spray.

Present company excluded unless you really are Baron Corbin in which case you can go to hell

[RP]

Spray that shit in my mouth.

[Sepholio]

hes enjoring this

[slik]

Imagine saying on television Baron Corbin was the reason ratings dropped and then booking him in a random match against Rey Mysterio to close the go-home show for WrestleMania :|:|:|

[Savio]

How come Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake didnt' get a HOF video package?
What could you possibly put in it?


Him watching Marty get super kicked?
Him watching Hogan walk to the ring?

[Sepholio]

Crowd is super dead for this

[Emperor Smeat]

Corbin vs Rey has been pretty boring soo far.

[RP]

Nothing says go home like a Baron Corbin match.

[RP]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

[Sepholio]

LOL if something doesn't happen in the next 2 mins this is the worst ending to a go home RAW ever

[Savio]

I mean this can't be the closing moments of the go home show.....

[RP]

Rey Mysterio mus be thrilled to be back in the WWE

[Savio]

OH Samoa Joe must be coming out or something?

[Triple A]

ok...

[RP]

That was uhh..

Well...

[Sepholio]

Corbin will be out of WM now lol

[Emperor Smeat]

That might have been the most garbage final segment/match ever for a go-home Mania show.

[Sepholio]

That angle should have been done earlier in the show methinks....

[RP]

That was a fucking disaster of a show.

[Sting Fan]

Lol... Da fuq was that. Shits terrible!!

[rez]

Feels like someone sprayed nasty Axe in my face

[Sepholio]

I....I.....I don't wanna watch WM. At all.

[RP]

Who the fuck ok'ed that bullshit to end the show? I dont even understand how anyone could think that was a good ending. It's fucking retarded. What time does AEW come on?

[Evil Vito]

I have honestly zero interest in going to WM despite it being so easy to do so

Like, if I end up going, it’s to add to the dumb list I have of wrestlers I’ve seen live. But there are seriously only like 2 or 3 matches I give a fuck about

[RP]

No way i'll sit through 8 hours of WM. Just no fucking way. I probably wont watch unless there is a match list released ahead of time because i want to see maybe 3 matches and I just wont sit through 8 hours to hope for those matches.

[slik]

I guess they wanted to give Kurt a moment closing his last RAW

He's definitely doing the j-o-b on Sunday

[Evil Vito]

I guess they wanted to give Kurt a moment closing his last RAW

He's definitely doing the j-o-b on Sunday

Yeah he’s 100% losing. And honestly? I hate Corbin but I do think guys need to go out on their backs.

Angle will probably get a Flair-like sendoff on the post-WM Raw.

[KIRA]

The build for this WrestleMania has been beyond horrendous and the one match I was interested in Becky vs. Ronda has turned into an absolute circus I don't care about Brock Lesnar and Seth Rollins AJ and Daniel Bryan I kind of care cuz I like them both and it should be fun but other than that I got nothing

[Loose Cannon]

just read the results thinking they probably did something cool to send the show tonight :|:|:|

[Savio]

"Brock we want you close the show"


"No"


"..........Kurt we want you to close the show"

[Loose Cannon]

and just watched the scene of the girls fighting each other in handcuffs and Ronda literally driving into another car....jesus christ is this where this thing is now?

[Triple A]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Winner gets both belts, checking on long-term. <a href="https://t.co/lfYiRUeTe6">https://t.co/lfYiRUeTe6</a></p>&mdash; Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) <a href="https://twitter.com/davemeltzerWON/status/1112899145172365312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Loose Cannon]

you think he's texting Hunter right now to double check?

[Stickman]

That might have been the most garbage final segment/match ever for a go-home Mania show.

NO KIDDING! Why didn't they have that match earlier in the night when Rey challenged Corbin? Holy fuck this show is awful.

[slik]

My early WrestleMania guesses:


Corbin squashes Kurt
Balor squashes Lashley
I guess Bayley/Sasha or Tamina/Nia, I don't care at all
I don't care about the women's battle royal, I guess Asuka or Lacey Evans
I bet those stupid SNL guys win the andre battle royal
No clue on AJ/Orton, could be decent
I assume Joe would beat Rey
Brock beats Seth
Roman beats Drew, should be a decent bout
I dont remotely give a fuck about Miz/Shane, assuming Shane takes some dumb bump
I guess Cena and R-Truth maybe interrupt Elias
No clue on cruisers
I think Charlotte wins
I think DBry wins via shenanigans

[slik]

Would prefer Batista win and HHH comes back at WM36 for 'one more match' and proper send-off but this kicks that off instead of the usual HHH victory in this situation.

[Droford]

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If she could have hit her with a trashcan lid..

[Tom Guycott]

Peyton Royce is not a good wrestler.

Don't let that get in the way of her being hot on TV, though. Business priorities.

[Tom Guycott]

Wait a minute so Triple H is going to "retire" if he loses..... I've never rooted so hard from Batista in my life

Went and fixed that for you. Hunter's giving Terry Funk a run for his money in that department.

[Tom Guycott]

So that's back-to-back Angle farewell matches that looked interesting but were just bait-and-switches instead.

Hopefully that leads to another bait-and-switch at mania that will give us a good goddamn match with someone other than Corbin.

[Tom Guycott]

I would argue that he's contributed even less than that

The only thing he could be noted for is being present when Shawn Michaels kicked Marty jannetty and threw him through the barbershop window

You're wrong... Jannetty tried to dive through the window to escape. What an act of cowardism!

[Tom Guycott]

HBK was only trying to help Jannetty out the door. Not his fault Jannetty was clumsy and tripped head first into a window.

Wonder if Jannetty ever paid Beefcake the money to replace his window.

The real question is, accounting for inflation, which was more expensive to replace: the Barber Shop window, or the Jeritron 5000? I mean, the Jeritron 5000 was obscenely expensive, but a storefront window has to be special ordered, and the labor for intallation is a factor as well.

[Tom Guycott]

Have Asuka interfere and kick everyone in the face

Asuka should go on a Taz (one Z, ECW Taz) Path of Rage. A mixture of decisive victories and losses by DQ reversals. Goes absolutely apeshit through just about every woman on the combined roster until she gets another match with Charlotte down the line, and dismantles her in a focused rage avinging both her WrestleMania and recent title loss to the woman who apparently has her number. Almost writes itself...

Ha, what am I saying? This is WWE! They've forgotten all about that and will just let Asuka languish doing nothing. Eat shit, dummy!!!

[Tom Guycott]

Hope they are turning Braun back into an angry monster. He will get the hype from a few months ago back pretty quick.

Braun has come full circle crushing jobbers to establish dominance

I like how the graphic for the battle royal is big pictures of Braun, Jost, and Che on either side and really tiny pictures of all of the unimportant other people in the match

Swerve! Nicholas is a surprise entrant and wins over Brawn for abandoning their tag team!

[Tom Guycott]

The "winner take all" tagline obviously should mean that the winner would win "all" of the titles... but Meltzer was saying that WWE was going to use that tagline but that it wasn't actually going to be "winner take all" and you would only win the title of the person you pin... Hopefully Meltzer is wrong cause it doesn't make any sense...

Say it with me now: PLANS CHANGE

[Tom Guycott]

The Demon is so fucking stupid

They've made it stupid. He should always be the demon.

I really wish they would stop telegraphing finns demon appearance

I wish he could viably change it up. Part of the charm of it pre WWE was seeing what he was going to do. On one hand, they prob'ly feel they have to sidestep legal entanglements of shit like Anti-Venom or Joker, but on the other hand, Rey Rey got away with it a lot with his hero themed WM outfits, so why can't Finn make with the comic paint instead of some combination of red, black, eyes, and lamprey teeth?

Like, the costume should not change who he is. It should just be a costume/entrance he uses for big matches.

Mixed about that. Like, I get what they're trying to do, but they paint themselves into a corner by making it look like "he should just go demon every time" since he is prone to losing if he doesn't go Demon King.

He should be able to win without it. But, if he needs that extra gear, like the explanation for the Undertaker streak at WrestleMania, he can go demon. And use it for big matches too.