The "Post WrestleMania 35" Monday Night RAW Thread

[GD]

Will we see more call-ups from NXT? What will the fallout be as we make our way to the "International Superstar Shakeup" scheduled for next week...

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[Jordan]

I have to work tonight so I won't be watching. Maybe we can start the thread around 12am eastern standard?

[Evil Vito]

I have a feeling there aren’t going to be any more call-ups since they’ve already brought a ton of people up this year and don’t seem to have plans for any of them other than Black and Ricochet.

[GD]

Yeah! The main rosters are already bloated and they're not doing a good job of handling the amount of talent they have. Would it hurt to ship underutilized talent like Breeze, Crews, Brooke etc. back to NXT in order to refresh them? It (somewhat) worked for Tyson Kidd.

[slik]

Plz no more callups

[slik]

Probably something lame like Seth vs Baron Corbin and Becky Lynch vs Lacey Evans or w/e

[RP]

I didnt watch the last 2 matches. Gonna try to catch up today. Just too much wrestling. They really need to trim 2 hours off that show. I fell asleep. And the show was not boring me at all. I just cant watch wrestling for that long. Trim the Women's tag match down. Get rid of the Kurt Angle retirement match because it was obviously crap and made zero sense. I dont need a 4 minute HHH or Balor entrance. Trim the entrances down entirely. Also dont need a 25 minute HHH vs Batista match though i'll be honest, I really liked that match. Even though Batista fell through the ropes during his entrance.

[GD]

There was a time when Corbin had really short matches on NXT and everyone was okay with it.

[RP]

I like Corbin and i might make a thread about this.

[Droford]

Bray Wyatt should be back it's a matter of what show he's on

[Big Vic]

If "AJ vs Daniel Bryan" have a 60 minute iron man match at Mania "HHH vs ____" will go for 61 minutes

[Droford]

I didnt watch the last 2 matches. Gonna try to catch up today. Just too much wrestling. They really need to trim 2 hours off that show. I fell asleep. And the show was not boring me at all. I just cant watch wrestling for that long. Trim the Women's tag match down. Get rid of the Kurt Angle retirement match because it was obviously crap and made zero sense. I dont need a 4 minute HHH or Balor entrance. Trim the entrances down entirely. Also dont need a 25 minute HHH vs Batista match though i'll be honest, I really liked that match. Even though Batista fell through the ropes during his entrance.

I watched 3 hours on Friday night on TV 6 hours at MSG Saturday and 7 at MetLife yesterday but I don't feel burnt out except for my knees hurting like hell

[Bad News Gertner]

Ambrose is gonna attack Raw and it will turn out that Ambrose leaving complete with missing Wrestlemania was a Brian Pillmanesque swerve from the bootleg Brian Pillman himself.

[Big Vic]

Will he threaten to piss in ROHs ring next?

[RP]

I watched 3 hours on Friday night on TV 6 hours at MSG Saturday and 7 at MetLife yesterday but I don't feel burnt out except for my knees hurting like hell

You're the gold standard Droford. As always.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Ryder & Hawkins to lose the belts, I think. Not sure to who. I’m going to guess it will be a random SmackDown team making no sense prior to the draft. I’ll go...Rusev & Nakamura, but The Bar would not shock me.

Maybe Mojo and someone like Jinder? Seems very WWE.

I can see Matt Riddle and Undisputed Era called up. Vince was probably impressed by them. I think Sasha is going to turn on Bayley too, just because why else lose the tag belts?

[Bad News Gertner]

Ryder & Hawkins = The B Team by May

[slik]

Plz no more NXT callups....

[slik]

LARS should return tonight and challenge Seth for the title and then win the belt

[Mr. Nerfect]

Ryder & Hawkins = The B Team by May

If that. I think B-Team will appear more.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Jesus Christ, Curtis Axel has been on the main roster for about 9 years now. He has been Curtis Axel for 6.

[Sepholio]

lol Lars. No thanks. WWE logic has me thinking Dean Ambrose might be going after Seth. If not him then for sure Corbin. Drew isn't going to get Seth fresh off a loss to Reigns.

Ryder & Hawkins are going to end up facing Ricochet and Black with the way things are going.

Is Kairi on the main roster now after last night? Either way, I see her on the main roster soon. Maybe Bazler too if Ronda is leaving. Undisputed Era also probably on their way up. Hopefully they send a few acts down though to compensate.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Felt like he was on the bubble until his Axelmania stuff started. Finding a comedy niche really may have saved the guy.

[Sepholio]

Jesus Christ, Curtis Axel has been on the main roster for about 9 years now. He has been Curtis Axel for 6.

Wow I had completely forgotten that he was McGillicutty with the Nexus.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I can see Black & Ricochet besting Ryder & Hawkins in their “hometown” and then being confused about why the crowd gives them a bit of shit. Very WWE.

[Sepholio]

I feel like Axel just had bad luck by coming along at the wrong time. I think he would have been a much bigger deal in his dads generation. His look, his style, everything about him just makes me think he would have been way better off in the business 20-30 years ago.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Last time I watched Raw, Axel and Dallas were doing a segment hocking merch, and Axel made a reference to being Intercontinental Champion. Was actually one of the highlights on the show.

Kind of want to see a Mean Street Posse vs. B-Team feud.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Remember when WWE were sincerely trying to present Bo Dallas as a babyface who could carry a company? “The smile for miles.”

[Mr. Nerfect]

So weird that Axel got that push in 2013 basically because Brock and Rock had both separately put in words for him (well, Brock is a long-time friend). I like Axel, but it makes you wonder what someone like Rock saw. Like, did he think he was going to show all this charisma?

[Sepholio]

I do not remember him being pushed at a "carry the company" level. But yea, I remember his original push. But his gimmick, while funny, was never ever going to get over. I remember they soured on him and that push ended pretty quickly.

[Mr. Nerfect]

A random Curtis Axel fact: He has three sons. I know two of them are named Brock and Blade. They immediately are the manliness of men and carriers on of the Hennig legacy.

[Sepholio]

Curtis should have been given the Mr Perfect gimmick to carry on his dads legacy. Cocky heel role. I really think it would have worked but at the same time......it's kinda Dolph Zigglers thing to an extent I guess.

[Sepholio]

By that I mean Ziggler was already playing the Hennigesque cocky heel character.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I do not remember him being pushed at a "carry the company" level. But yea, I remember his original push. But his gimmick, while funny, was never ever going to get over. I remember they soured on him and that push ended pretty quickly.

Lol, this was in NXT. Before he got the mock inspirational gimmick as a heel they were pushing him as blue-chipper and as the future of the industry. The fans turned on him and he turned the shtick up to 11, talking about how he defended the belt in Cam-BO-dia and all that.

[Evil Vito]

I can see Black & Ricochet besting Ryder & Hawkins in their “hometown” and then being confused about why the crowd gives them a bit of shit. Very WWE.

I don’t think they’ll get any shit. The crowd was hot for Hawkins last night because it was a fun underdog story, but the money (well not really money but you know what I mean) was in the chase for him to get the win. It happened.

Black and Ricochet are two of the IWC’s favorites in a crowd almost exclusively filled with them.

[Sepholio]

Lol, this was in NXT. Before he got the mock inspirational gimmick as a heel they were pushing him as blue-chipper and as the future of the industry. The fans turned on him and he turned the shtick up to 11, talking about how he defended the belt in Cam-BO-dia and all that.

OOOOH. Wasn't thinking about his NXT run. Honestly I look at NXT as a completely separate entity from WWE. I know it isn't but the product is so vastly different from everything else WWE that it just doesn't feel like they are the same thing. I was talking purely his main roster debut and his short lived push there as the inspirational Bo Dallas.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Axel never had the same charisma as his dad. Cocky heel would have felt so forced. He feels more like what his grandfather would have been. He seems a man’s man, and a flannel vest-wearing farmboy sort of straight-shooter.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I don’t think they’ll get any shit. The crowd was hot for Hawkins last night because it was a fun underdog story, but the money (well not really money but you know what I mean) was in the chase for him to get the win. It happened.

Black and Ricochet are two of the IWC’s favorites in a crowd almost exclusively filled with them.

The crowd won’t care. Let’s put it that way.

[xrodmuc316]

I hope we don't get anymore NXT callups. Nobody from that brand should ever get called up again unless WWE is instantly putting them in the main event.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I’d be fine with Matt Riddle winning the Universal Title tonight.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Or Brock, Riddle & McIntyre vs. Roman, Seth & Braun with Riddle getting the fall. Huge fan of that guy.

[Danny Electric]

Shock the System.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Can definitely see these guys turning up.

Thought of another team to possibly beat Ryder & Hawkins: Fandango & Breeze. Fandango is cleared and I can see them coming back as heels and getting a token run.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I thought about making an Ascension joke, but I don't think even WWE would go that low.

[Danny Electric]

Can definitely see these guys turning up.

Thought of another team to possibly beat Ryder & Hawkins: Fandango & Breeze. Fandango is cleared and I can see them coming back as heels and getting a token run.

With them not being in the tag picture at the moment and Adam Cole losing the title match I can definitely see it, especially as they are starting to push through the next group of people at NXT.

I just don’t want to watch them get ruined on the main roster. Their the kind of faction they will feed to a John Cena or Stone Cold for a comedy moment at WrestleMania

[Mr. Nerfect]

With them not being in the tag picture at the moment and Adam Cole losing the title match I can definitely see it, especially as they are starting to push through the next group of people at NXT.

I just don’t want to watch them get ruined on the main roster. Their the kind of faction they will feed to a John Cena or Stone Cold for a comedy moment at WrestleMania

Oh yeah, 100%. I could even see them getting the Radicalz treatment and losing as soon as they come up.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I could also see it just being Adam Cole who gets the call. Kyle O'Reilly actually seems to be getting better in NXT. I can see them staying together as a threesome in NXT for the time being, while Cole slums it on the main roster.

[Mr. Nerfect]

There's no way Vince doesn't watch the Takeovers when he hears news coming out of it, no matter what people say, and there's no way he saw Matt Riddle and Adam Cole's performance and didn't froth at the mouth. Adam Cole has got a lot of Shawn Michaels in him, and Riddle is just fantastic. I'd be very surprised if they're not getting a real hard look at right now.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Given that neither won the belt and the plan seems to still go forward with Shayna vs. Bianca Belair, I think Kairi Sane & Io Shirai will get called up as a tag team, but I think they are more likely for Smackers. But sometimes they put NXT talent on both shows, so maybe they do Sasha & Bayley vs. Kairi & Io and then have Sasha turn on Bayley after the match and put Io & Kairi up for grabs in the draft, or just don't even mention the draft.

[Mr. Nerfect]

From NXT, those are really my picks. But they often throw someone really random in there. Like a Riddick Moss or something. Just someone that you don't see much of but Vince likes the shtick of. An Eric Bogenhagen or whatever his name is. Maybe he interrupts Elias while Elias whinges and that is your big feud on Raw going forward, because of course.

It's kind of useless to speculate and predict, since so much of this company is just based on whims.

[Danny Electric]

Can see Io and Kairi eventually winning the belts but on a NXT show which would be a good promotion and also cos they said the belts would be contested across all 3 shows.

Also Undisputed Era getting called up and beating Hawkins and Ryder for the belts would get a massive pop from the crowd even though they are hometown boys and WWE would probably think they would get booed.

[slik]

I'd prefer no one gets called up

I assume LARS will finally debut and maybe Lacey will wrestle

[slik]

Maybe AOP returns and wins the tag belts, IDK

[Danny Electric]

Maybe AOP returns and wins the tag belts, IDK

I had completely forgot about them.

[ClockShot]

No callups.

Let the fans run the Rawaftermania show like they always do.

If there's anything crazy I'd expect, perhaps a farewell from Dean Ambrose? He wrapped up yesterday, right?

[Mr. Nerfect]

Thing is, this crowd is probably the best crowd to debut people in front of. And people have come to expect it. And the NXT talent is already there. Sure, the draft starts next week, but they've never stuck to their rules, and they can always introduce people and be like "The Superstar Shakeup is happening next week!"

[Danny Electric]

They’ll probably break up Ricochet and Aleister Black and change his name to Black.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I can see Vince hating the name "Aleister." I would have said that just calling him "Black" would be ridiculous, but we do have "Ali."

[Emperor Smeat]

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[RP]

Long winded Seth Rollins Promo to open the show i bet

[Lock Jaw]

I can see Vince hating the name "Aleister." I would have said that just calling him "Black" would be ridiculous, but we do have "Ali."

Ironically enough, at WM when they were announcing him, I was ready for them to just say "Aleister", and when the ring announcer followed it with "Black" I was "pleasantly surprised"

[Lock Jaw]

Cole's voice still in rough shape

[ClockShot]

Add Beast Slayer to Seth Rollins' long list of nicknames.

[Evil Vito]

How long until they remind us that these fans’ opinions don’t count?

[RP]

I think Becky has a really small vagina and that's why she dates Seth Rollins because he has a small penis.

[Lock Jaw]

The King-Beast Slaying Architect Seth Freakin' The Man Rollins

(I guess he can't use The Man anymore, almost forgot he had that one)

[ClockShot]

So that's where all the pyro went.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Lol, kind of weird that a couple in wrestling used the same nickname.

[KIRA]

Ok so new season rings crossed Vince got hit by a truck or had a stroke and is Triple H running the show

[Mr. Nerfect]

Lol, what? Is Triple H in charge?

[Emperor Smeat]

Cole's voice still in rough shape

Yeah, they should have given him tonight off to rest his voice.

[Sepholio]

don't be lame Rollins.....

[Lock Jaw]

Lol, kind of weird that a couple in wrestling used the same nickname.

Are Seth and Becky dating? This thread is the first I have heard of it.....

[ClockShot]

Can totally see Roman getting re-injected back into the title scene now.

[Triple A]

Seth Rollins insanely generic face personality........... sucks so much

[Evil Vito]

I think Becky has a really small vagina and that's why she dates Seth Rollins because he has a small penis.

This is the first I’ve heard of them dating.

Pretty much figured once she dumped her MMA boyfriend that she’d date someone in WWE. Think it’s nearly impossible for WWE wrestlers to date outside of the company now with the amount of travel.

[KIRA]

The Beck Slayer

[Lock Jaw]

Seth Rollins insanely generic face personality........... sucks so much

Yeah......

[RP]

YEAHHHHHHHHHHH BOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

[Lock Jaw]

Braun Strowman should come out and destroy Seth and win the title tonight

[RP]

BIG E WINS THE UNIVERSAL TITLE CAUSE BLACK WORLD ORDER YAAAAAAAAAAAA

[ClockShot]

This isn't Smackdown.

[Lock Jaw]

Now that Kofi actually has the belt it is like "Ok, this is weird and looks out of place"

[Sepholio]

Going to be interesting to see who is more over at this point: Kofi or Becky.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I don't think Seth is a top guy. He just doesn't have "it." He's fun in the ring at a certain level.

[ClockShot]

Mustafa Ali sitting somewhere saying "Son of a bitch. That should have been me!"

[RP]

Becky has to come out too right?

[Lock Jaw]

Think that Xavier/Big E need to turn on him quick so he can get an individual identity back

[RP]

Ya Becky will come out.

[slik]

KofiMania BayBay

[Mr. Nerfect]

Kofi Kingston doesn't feel like a great champion either. Happy for the guy and I think some good will come of it, but he really doesn't feel "heavyweight."

[KIRA]

I missed Seth Rollins interactions with the new day they were gold

[RP]

Becky coming out 100% sure

[Mr. Nerfect]

They're also making this big deal out of Kofi winning, but he's only WWE Champion. It's really not that much different from Sheamus or Jack Swagger winning the World Heavyweight Championship.

[Sepholio]

Big E is not human.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Does it look like they are going to unify the belts? I would not be opposed to them having floating champions.

[Sepholio]

Are they gonna do this!? Finalllllly.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Apparently Big E is freakishly huge in person.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: Woods imitation of Heyman's "Brock" call.

[Lock Jaw]

Cue Vince

[ClockShot]

PLOT TWIST!

[KIRA]

WTF BIG E

[Mr. Nerfect]

They're not turning Big E, are they? Please tell me it's the title unifcation or Brock wrestling on Raw.

[ClockShot]

Vince must have watched the G1 Supercard and thought "Hey, I got a great idea....."

[RP]

OK so someone is interfering in this Main event.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Normally I would hate an idea like this, but New Day, as an act, defending the WWE Title would be fine with me. Like Kofi is officially the champion, but he trusts his brothers so much he lets them defend it, so they are kind of like "unofficial" champions. Or fuck it, make it official.

[Lock Jaw]

Someone is ruining that match

[Mr. Nerfect]

What's the main event?

[Evil Vito]

Bryan's interfering in that match and it'll be used to set up him moving to Raw in the Shake-Up

[Mr. Nerfect]

Is it Seth vs. Kofi?

[Evil Vito]

So much for no automatic rematches

Revival are winning the belts back

[erickman]

guess fox will have new belts in october

[Lock Jaw]

Wish Cool King was still alive to see Curt Hawkins now

RIP

[Evil Vito]

Is it Seth vs. Kofi?

Yes, title vs title in the spirit of Becky winning both titles in the main event

It's 100% gonna be a DQ finish

[Mr. Nerfect]

Or is Brock wrestling on Raw?

[KIRA]

Lmao they really think fans hate Baron Corbin character as opposed to just hating Baron Corbin

[RP]

This is the first I’ve heard of them dating.

Pretty much figured once she dumped her MMA boyfriend that she’d date someone in WWE. Think it’s nearly impossible for WWE wrestlers to date outside of the company now with the amount of travel.


It's been talked about and it was confirmed at a UFC event and the WWE HOF show. They were together at both.

[Emperor Smeat]

No way that Kofi vs Rollins Winenr Takes All match is going to end with either guy taking both belts.

Would be insane to give Kofi just a 24 hour reign and Rollins dropping the belt would make last night and his feud with Lesnar meaningless in the end.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Yes, title vs title in the spirit of Becky winning both titles in the main event

It's 100% gonna be a DQ finish

Ah, thanks. I can see why you'd think that. Seems like the opportunity for Brock to beat up both guys, or Bryan to do the same, or Drew to do the same. It's all very flat though. Just unify the belts and give someone a big moment. Out of the two guys, I'd go with Kofi, just because I don't think he should have a one day reign as champion.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I think they should do one of those fake-out Dusty finishes, where you think it's going to be a disqualification, but then Vince or Triple H or whoever is just "Bullshit! This is happening!"

[Mr. Nerfect]

Wouldn't mind it if Seth lost to Kofi and then turned heel. Roman comes out and is like "What is going on with you, Seth?!" and then helps beat-down The New Day.

[Ruien]

Please let Rollins unify the belts and become the face of WWE offically.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Or just give Kofi the clean win and have Seth walk to the back and look really conflicted about his place in the world, because that's the second time he's lost a belt within 24 hours.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Seth winning would suck noodles.

[RP]

Dash deserves all the belts.

[slik]

I hope they merge the belts tbh

Too many tiles in WWE!

[Mr. Nerfect]

I can totally see Kofi losing though. Can see Seth floating around for a while, and I can see them thinking he needs "help," and not really having faith in Kofi.

[slik]

Wonder what merging would mean for US and IC title...

[KIRA]

So what are they going for here unify all all the belts and the champion gets to float between shows

[Mr. Nerfect]

I hope they merge the belts tbh

Too many tiles in WWE!

The only reason they have separate ones is because they feel that they need them on house shows, but when you've got so many they don't matter, so house shows don't matter.

[Ruien]

Rollins should have been the face of the WWE for the past 4 years. They need to pull the trigger on that before it's to late (it already may be)

[Sepholio]

Normally I would hate an idea like this, but New Day, as an act, defending the WWE Title would be fine with me. Like Kofi is officially the champion, but he trusts his brothers so much he lets them defend it, so they are kind of like "unofficial" champions. Or fuck it, make it official.

I basically suggested this to Dale last night. Can't wait for them to try and invoke the freebird rule.

Ah, thanks. I can see why you'd think that. Seems like the opportunity for Brock to beat up both guys, or Bryan to do the same, or Drew to do the same. It's all very flat though. Just unify the belts and give someone a big moment. Out of the two guys, I'd go with Kofi, just because I don't think he should have a one day reign as champion.

Same. Go ahead and do it now since the brand split is going to end in like 6 months anyways for the move to Fox supposedly. And give the moment to Kofi for sure. He is super over right now. It would be similar to the shock from Jericho being the original undisputed champion. Run with it while you can. Then when it starts to get stale.....that's when you turn Big E.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Wonder what merging would mean for US and IC title...

They could become more important. Samoa Joe might end up headling SmackDown house shows as its top heel and Balor might even mean more on Raw (actually, I see them swapping, just because the US Title would fit the USA Network show more, but maybe they hold it off). Or they could just unify those belts/keep them separate and have those champions float too.

[RP]

lol Someone is interfering in that match. Come on.

[Lock Jaw]

Floating champs is good in theory.... but in reality.... dunno.... I don't trust them to have the complexity to do that

[RP]

I want Alexa Bliss to interfere in the Main Event by coming down to the ring and shoving the small end of title in her vagina.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I would one day like to see a heel Kofi Kingston as a militant heel champion. The timing is not right. But I think there could be something to him growing paranoid about being WWE Champion and plans to sabotage him and keep him down.

[ClockShot]

That's a creepy Cumberland Farms ad.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Floating champs is good in theory.... but in reality.... dunno.... I don't trust them to have the complexity to do that

Maybe the plan for the Superstar Shakeup (provided they haven't just forgotten about it), is to have Raw and SmackDown unified, so the big "shake-up" is getting SmackDown guys on Raw and Raw guys on SmackDown, with some NXT and NXT UK talent getting called up?

[Triple A]

Is this a title match, wasn't paying attention

[RP]

May as well have Mojo interfere and cost Hawkins and Ryder. He aint doing much else.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Man, fucking up the title match is so predictable -- no one is going to be shocked by it or feel cheated enough to invest. It will be such a *groan* moment. It'll be like 1999 WCW. Subvert that and give people an outcome.

Truth be told, I don't think they're even talking about unifying the belts, which I think they should, but even if they put both belts on Kofi and Bryan wins the Universal Title off him in a few weeks or something, then he's back to SmackDown. Or Kofi can lose the WWE Title so the Universal Title means he's on Raw. Something that doesn't cheat the fans out of an outcome tonight.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I want to see The Revival hit a Reverse Shatter Machine on Ricochet. I'm not sure if that is safe/possible.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Lol, I wonder how Ryder feels about winning belts at Mania and then losing them the day after. Like, does he actually appreciate the moment, or does he feel like a sap the company is playing a trick on?

[Mr. Nerfect]

Can actually see Ryder & Hawkins just getting a run because the belts don't matter.

[Evil Vito]

Holy crap - they actually retained!

[Sepholio]

lol

[erickman]

uh oh rider wins again

[Sepholio]

That's a bigger surprise than them winning the titles

[GD]

Curt Hawkins with a second pinfall victory.

[Emperor Smeat]

:eek: Hawkins and Ryder retained.

Wonder if Vince no longer has an irrational hatred of Ryder.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I don't Ryder & Hawkins successfully defended this championship the last time they won it. If they lose here, that will be two title wins, but two title losses without a successful defense.

[Mr. Nerfect]

:eek: Hawkins and Ryder retained.

Wonder if Vince no longer has an irrational hatred of Ryder.

It's a Tag Team Title. It was being held by a team that visually displayed they wanted out of their contracts on their tights. I wouldn't get too optimistic about it.

[Mr. Nerfect]

This would be ridiculous, but it wouldn't surprise me if in the draft Hawkins & Ryder are swapped for The Usos, so the Raw Tag Team Champions are on SmackDown and the SmackDown Tag Team Champions are on Raw.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Vince is probably like "We can't fuck him twice, right? We'll give him another win tonight and then fuck him next week!"

[xrodmuc316]

I smell a no contest coming after a Brock Lesnar interference.

[slik]

Usos vs Hawkins/Ryder, unify the belts plz

[ClockShot]

Mike Rome gets a name plate?

Baron Corbin gets an classy intro?

Baron Corbin is from Brooklyn?

What's happening here?

[Mr. Nerfect]

Don't like the look of the Raw tag belts, by the way. Prefer the design in the blue and silver. But I miss Tag Titles that didn't look like they were for children.

[RP]

Corbin is legit the top heel in this company.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I miss when referees used to have names. I went on a referee research binge the other night. Did you know that Mike Chiota is the longest serving referee in WWF/E history?

[Emperor Smeat]

This "antagonize the crowd with long list of accolades" bit would be way more effective with almost any other heel on RAW than Corbin.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Miss Brian Hebner as a ref. I hope AEW picks him up. Earl Hebner's daughter, Katie, is also a referee.

[GD]

Crowd chanting "Shut the fuck up!" :lol:

[RP]

BARON CORBIN IS ONE OF THE BEST HEELS OF ALL TIME FUCK YOU!

[Mr. Nerfect]

This "antagonize the crowd with long list of accolades" bit would be way more effective with almost any other heel on RAW than Corbin.

What long list of accolades does Corbin have? He's a former US Champion and failed Money in the Bank Winner.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at the "shut the fuck up" chants to Corbin.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Crowd chanting "Shut the fuck up!" :lol:

They've finally worked out that if you want WWE to reconsider putting someone in such a prominent role, swear in your chants to piss off the sponsors.

[ClockShot]

Ok, Kurt. You got your moment.

[Mr. Nerfect]

It's weird that Vince has such a chubby for the guy, yet he also must think he looks weird without a shirt, since he makes him cover up.

[GD]

Don't like the look of the Raw tag belts, by the way. Prefer the design in the blue and silver. But I miss Tag Titles that didn't look like they were for children.

I wouldn't mind if they reverted back to the original straps

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ck8za10QioE/hqdefault.jpg

[RP]

OH SHIT!

[Sepholio]

:/

[ClockShot]

Hey! Mr. Panic Attack has finally arrived.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Angle to introduce someone as his successor to beat Corbin?

[Mr. Nerfect]

Oh, I assume Lars Sullivan is beating up Angle?

[xrodmuc316]

Floating champs is good in theory.... but in reality.... dunno.... I don't trust them to have the complexity to do that

It only works if they have brand specific PPVs, to build the title defenses around. That being said, come the Big PPVs they are forcing themselves into multi man matches on at least Summerslam, Survivor Series, and ROyal Rumble.

If they plan on triple threats at Mania so each brand gets a challenger, that kind of makes the Royal Rumble Match pointless though.

[Triple A]

yesssss

[Evil Vito]

I forgot Lars Sullivan existed.

[GD]

Oh crap! Lars has arrived!

[Triple A]

my man............. love u

[Triple A]

fuck him up lars fuck him up

[Mr. Nerfect]

Glad he's worked his shit out, for his personal reasons, but it's hard to get invested in a guy that looks like that but has severe anxiety about performing. It's obviously a thing that legit happens, and it's sad, but I'm not really scared of him.

[GD]

Someone hide Stephanie McMahon :eek:

[RP]

They actually should have renamed him Panic Attack.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Is he beating up Angle or Corbin?

[KIRA]

Hey Lars finally stop crying in the corner

[RP]

I'm really happy for Lars. I got major anxiety and it's not easy. Props to him tonight for getting out there and making his debut.

[Mr. Nerfect]

They actually should have renamed him Panic Attack.

Well, since he is "The Freak," they can always call his finisher "The Freak Attack" or "The Freak Out."

[Droford]

World's gentlelest slam

[Sepholio]

Lars doing that to Kurt is worse than Kurt losing to Corbin :/

[Triple A]

I Love Lars...............

[Mr. Nerfect]

I am happy for him, but I'd feel a lot better if I knew he wasn't a homophobic douche, like, two years ago.

[RP]

When i was working on my degree, one of my first classes was Communications 101. I had to give 6 speeches throughout the semester and i swear i felt like I was melting in front of the class every single one of them. Everyone in the class room like 10 -15 years younger than me were rallying around me and telling me I did great. I ended up with an A in the class. I think i actually did do good, but on the inside I was in full panic.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I wonder how he feels interacting with Stephanie, Hunter and Vince knowing that they know what he said about her. I can see Shane finding it funny, since he jokes about having sex with her himself. :-\

[Mr. Nerfect]

When i was working on my degree, one of my first classes was Communications 101. I had to give 6 speeches throughout the semester and i swear i felt like I was melting in front of the class every single one of them. Everyone in the class room like 10 -15 years younger than me were rallying around me and telling me I did great. I ended up with an A in the class. I think i actually did do good, but on the inside I was in full panic.

Good for you. :y:

[Emperor Smeat]

Only thing missing was them not dimming the lights for his surprise entrance since it made him look a lot more imposing and fearsome whenever he'd show up in NXT.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I hope at least one person in the class shat in your mouth as they were pulling shards of glass out of your dick with their tongue though.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Or is that Communications 104?

[ClockShot]

Ooooooooooooooooooh. The Draft is next week.

[ClockShot]

Bliss got cleared?

Okay then.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Lars Sullivan is Sral Sullivan backwards? Coincidence?

[Triple A]

Raw has been good so far

[RP]

OMG ALEXA'S TIGHTS GET SMALLER AND SMALLER! I CANT EVEN TYPE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I HAVE ME OWN PENIS BEATING ON MY FACE!

[Mr. Nerfect]

I think I would be more into Alexa Bliss as a babyface. i think there's something plucky about her that is more endearing than least threatening in-ring bitch on the planet.

[slik]

Love LARS

[RP]

I WANT TO PICK THE PROTEIN OUT OF ALEXA'S POOP AND EAT IT AND THEN TAKE THE REST AND MAKE A NICE SOUP WITH IT!

[GD]

I wonder how he feels interacting with Stephanie, Hunter and Vince knowing that they know what he said about her. I can see Shane finding it funny, since he jokes about having sex with her himself. :-\

As far as I remember, Shane just joked about how hot his sister is (referring to the incest storyline) on Opie Radio.

[xrodmuc316]

I just don't see how you go with Lars. It's like the one thing you can't do in WWE, and that is freak out and no show. Lars got away with it cause he hadn't actually debuted or been advertised get.

Pretty sure the only ones who ever got to come back after no showing was Stone Cold and Ultimate Warrior, and those guys were mega stars.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I think I'm going to go get some food.

[slik]

Hope LARS and Bayley become a romantic couple on TV

[Triple A]

I think I'm going to go get some food.

Lemme know what you end up getting

[Mr. Nerfect]

As far as I remember, Shane just joked about how hot his sister is (referring to the incest storyline) on Opie Radio.

Oh, well, in that case that's totally normal.

[ClockShot]

Ouch, Alexa.

[slik]

Would love if someone from the audience gave Alexa a beach ball and she used it to knock out and defeat Boring Bayley

[RP]

My Queen

[ClockShot]

Oh. So that Smackdown ad just gave away tonight's main event...…...somewhat.

[RP]

LOL WWE just spoiled the RAW Main Event

Kofi returns to Smackdown with a special Championship celebration.

[KIRA]

I'm starting to think that if Mandy Rose and Alexa Bliss ever had a match Corey Graves dick would have to go on strike

[GD]

I don't recall the last time Bayley defeated Alexa.

[Droford]

LOL WWE just spoiled the RAW Main Event

Kofi returns to Smackdown with a special Championship celebration.

Or he can show up a huge loser

[Droford]

As far as I remember, Shane just joked about how hot his sister is (referring to the incest storyline) on Opie Radio.

Whole genre of films dedicated to that

[KIRA]

As far as I remember, Shane just joked about how hot his sister is (referring to the incest storyline) on Opie Radio.

Okay wait what did he say about Stephanie

[GD]

Oh, well, in that case that's totally normal.

Joking about finding your sister hot versus joking about having sex with your sister. Never suggested either was normal.

[Emperor Smeat]

Whoever came up or approved doing a sunset flip powerbomb spot into the corner with someone who just got cleared from concussions probably should get fired.

[xrodmuc316]

LOL WWE just spoiled the RAW Main Event

Kofi returns to Smackdown with a special Championship celebration.

I'm telling you guys, Brock Lesnar gonna make the match a no contest. No way is he in Vegas right now with them going out of their way to say he is.

[RP]

I hope we get Becky and Seth porno's like we got Paige Here and Maddox porno's

[ClockShot]

I figured this would be a huge crowd reaction.

Pretty damn quiet.

[GD]

Okay wait what did he say about Stephanie

"Well, my sister's hot. I don't know if I really would have minded that."

[ClockShot]

:rofl:

They blacked out the finish!

[GD]

I'm telling you guys, Brock Lesnar gonna make the match a no contest. No way is he in Vegas right now with them going out of their way to say he is.

Can't leave that sweet sweet Saudi money on the table.

[RP]

I'm telling you guys, Brock Lesnar gonna make the match a no contest. No way is he in Vegas right now with them going out of their way to say he is.

I'm 50/50 on this. They did make it a thing to shit on Brock, but he really might be on his way to fighting in UFC. Or he might show up on Smackdown.

[KIRA]

Lol blacked out the camera

[RP]

I bought a vodka from Becky at a bar in New York, she dragged me out back and rape blowed me and then when i walked back in to pay my tab, the rest of the patrons chanted " YOU DESERVED IT! " .

[slik]

I wonder if Lacey Evans will come out and challenge/defeat Becky for the belts!

[ClockShot]

CAMERA 1! CAMERA 2! CAMERA 1! CAMERA 2!

[Droford]

I was behind the Irish Coleminers fan club at Secaucus lol

[Emperor Smeat]

:eek: Becky said the forbidden "belt" word.

[Bad News Gertner]

I don't Ryder & Hawkins successfully defended this championship the last time they won it. If they lose here, that will be two title wins, but two title losses without a successful defense.

A loser team getting fluke victories over the heavy favourite. They are literally rehashing the B Team angle from less than a year ago.

[GD]

A loser team getting fluke victories over the heavy favourite. They are literally rehashing the B Team angle from less than a year ago.

The B Team were insufferable.

[Droford]

I wonder if Lacey Evans will come out and challenge/defeat Becky for the belts!

Lol

[ClockShot]

I wonder if Lacey Evans will come out and challenge/defeat Becky for the belts!

Claim your prize, Slik.

[RP]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo

[RP]

HOLY SHIT I LOVE THIS!

[Triple A]

Nice...

[RP]

LACY IS NOT FUCKING AROUND!

[ClockShot]

Lacey Evans finally does something productive.

[Evil Vito]

Oh hey, only took about two months to get any sort of Lacey Evans payoff.

[Triple A]

Fuck her up Lacy fuck her up

[RP]

Lacy Evans just stepped up like 100 notches in my book!!!!!!!!