RAW is the ROAD to MONEY in the BANK - 4.29.19

[slik]

Predictions for tonight on RAW:


* Sami Zayn cuts a promo
* A six-person tag
* Renee Young says "Ohhhh"
* Another six-person tag
* Michael Cole says "Oh My"
* 3 minute women's match
* a tag team match
* Corey Graves argues w/ Cole & Renee and it takes away from a match


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[slik]

Bray Wyatt video will be good, me thinks

[slik]

Very curious to see how RAW does in live tv viewers tonight...been on a big slope the last few weeks...




4/8 - 2.92 million
4/15 - 2.66 million
4/22 - 2.38 million

(all figures about 900k-1 million less than last year at this time)

[Mr. Nerfect]

Raw's ratings are going to be more interesting than the show itself.

[slik]

RAW is facing off against NBA and NHL again tonight

[ClockShot]

Here we go again.

[Droford]

wonder if they change the match up just to fuck the spoilers

[ClockShot]

BRAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!

[xrodmuc316]

Dang they got rid of Ricochets lasers =(

[KIRA]

Bruan in MItb hmmm

[KIRA]

That bullet sound makes me want to kill myself every single time

[Evil Vito]

Braun/Ricochet vs Drew/Corbin tag match then

[Droford]

no selling baron's credentials..boo

[KIRA]

Cmon EC3......

[slik]

Alexa announces RAW members of men's MITB: Braun Strowman, Ricochet, Drew McIntyre & Baron Corbin

[ClockShot]

Ricochet. The man who defined aerial combat.

Not to be confused with a certain Man that gravity forgot.

Or an aerial assassin.

[Droford]

the only star to be made out of these 4 is..Riccochet

[GD]

Why are there so many giants in the MITB Ladder match?

[Droford]

Riccochet says I didnt come here to talk, so he earned the "Shut up" from Drew

[KIRA]

If you did told me about 10 years ago that I would be craving and xpac match I would have called you a goddamn liar but here we are with Baron Corbin

[ClockShot]

Why are there so many giants in the MITB Ladder match?

All the short guys and high flyers a booked for something else. Except for Ricochet.

[Evil Vito]

Guess that Braun/Joe feud was dropped. Ugh

[ClockShot]

That being said. Let Braun win it again. Cash in. Win the belt finally.

Brock & Roman ain't in his way anymore.

[GD]

Belittling smaller competitors, how original.

[GD]

I really want to see a serious Braun Strowman/Drew McIntyre program.

[ClockShot]

Braun/Ricochet vs Drew/Corbin tag match then

Nice.

[Droford]

braun should switch to get these ham bones

[Emperor Smeat]

Just tuned in, what was the opening segment and was it any good?

[Droford]

Just tuned in, what was the opening segment and was it any good?

the 4 guys in the ring were announced as the Raw half of MITB

[slik]

Dark Match was IIconics vs Tamina/Alicia Fox


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[erickman]

Dark Match was IIconics vs Tamina/Alicia Fox


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who were the heels

[Emperor Smeat]

the 4 guys in the ring were announced as the Raw half of MITB

Thanks.

[KIRA]

Is it possible that McMahon likes ricocheted despite him not being 6 ft 7 with muscles on top of muscles

[ClockShot]

Who's genius idea was to give the Usos mics and let them sing?

[Evil Vito]

Lolllllll more shake ups

[Droford]

that moment when you realize G&A didnt get released

[Emperor Smeat]

:eek: rare sighting by The Club.

[Evil Vito]

God I can’t wait for the Good Brothers’ contracts to be up

[ClockShot]

Gallows & Anderson on Raw.

Just hook them back up with Styles.

[Evil Vito]

feels like 80% of the roster switched brands in the shake-up

[xrodmuc316]

Who's genius idea was to give the Usos mics and let them sing?

R-Truth lol

[slik]

So far I don't see any reason for this show to rise big in the ratings.

[KIRA]

See I don't remember the Usos and the good brothers having any kind of Feud last year that's how well they were utilized

[ClockShot]

Of course there's a reason why Anderson & Gallows can't dominate in WWE, Cole.

Don't lie.

[slik]

Nugenix

[Triple A]

Why is this match so long that it needs a commercial in between... Every1 knows the Usos are going to win... Who is craving a long ass Anderson and Gallows match................

[KIRA]

How many years are we into this thing and we still haven't made Gallows Anderson Balor and styles into a faction

[KIRA]

Why is this match so long that it needs a commercial in between... Every1 knows the Usos are going to win... Who is craving a long ass Anderson and Gallows match................

I would be if I knew they were going to win or had any chance of winning

[Droford]

UTV

[slik]

1st hr of RAW not bad or anything but just did not excite me, personally

[ClockShot]

Mmmmmmmmmmm. So that's what those new contracts make you do now, eh Usos.

Hope you're happy.

[slik]

keep ur throw up in ur mouth

[Droford]

shave his back chants? no..shame

[Triple A]

What's wrong with a friend shaving his friend's back!!!!!

[Evil Vito]

Someone call the cops, they just killed the Usos' heat.

[Emperor Smeat]

Were they trying to imply that the Revival are gay?

[ClockShot]

Also wonder if The Revival runs back to Vince and ask for their release again after being pacified for a little while.

[Triple A]

Would be interesting if The Usos kept revealing videos each week (for several weeks) of The Revival doing things together in the nude

[slik]

Usos going from really likable on SD to cheesy/weird on RAW

Sounds about right

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Think it’s suuuuuper safe to say by now that this is not a company that is super in touch with its audience. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RAW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RAW</a></p>&mdash; Les Moore (@prowrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/prowrestling/status/1123027209487183872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[slik]

RAW thread went from 15 people to 6.

[KIRA]

Next week the Revival is going to be shown oiling each other up and playing a spirited game of volleyball

[Evil Vito]

Miz wearing his ring gear to host a talk show segment

I WONDER IF THIS WILL TURN INTO AN IMPROMPTU MATCH

[Droford]

sans the hype man of the hour

[KIRA]

Begging you Kushida run before its too late

[Emperor Smeat]

Guess the rumors of Rush having heat and probably never coming back to the main roster are true.

[Droford]

bob

[slik]

Miz really over in Kentucky

wonder if owenbrown is in attendance tonight

[GD]

Remember when Lashley was ECW's World Heavyweight Champion and almost invincible until he lost to John Cena at the "Great American Bash"?

[KIRA]

Vince in the back pissed hes running low on tissue and lotion

[GD]

I am genuinely surprised by the reaction Miz is getting.

[GD]

He's not even a real journalism

[KIRA]

That boot was waaay off the mark

[KIRA]

I am genuinely surprised by the reaction Miz is getting.

Same here I genuinely can't buy him as face material

[owenbrown]

Miz really over in Kentucky

wonder if owenbrown is in attendance tonight

I live like 3+ hours from Lexington

[GD]

Vividly remember Colt Cabana shaving Shawn Daivari's back in a wrestling documentary. Not sure what the fuss is about.

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[GD]

Damn, Frank Thomas so fiesty

[GD]

lol and the match was made official during commercial break :nono:

[GD]

Forgot that brand extension rules don't apply to the McMahons.

[KIRA]

Ref has the gloves out where is the blood

[Droford]

yeah yeah yeah

[slik]

I wonder if Shane is a RAW superstar now too

[Droford]

the only reason the best in the world thing exists now is CM Punk. Its run its course

[Droford]

I wonder if Shane is a RAW superstar now too

Mcmahons are cross brand

[GD]

Shane is in two separate feuds on both RAW and Smackdown.

[Emperor Smeat]

Nice of Shane to give Miz a nap so he doesn't have to watch the rest of tonight's boring-ish show.

[GD]

I guess I can stop watching the weekly shows for a while now.

[slik]

Shane w/ the world's worst locked in submission


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[Triple A]

Why does Michael Cole of all people say "the WWE"...... pissed

[GD]

Why aren't "The Viking Raiders" carrying their tag team titles?

[Droford]

black hole skol

[KIRA]

I'm having Ascension debut flashbacks

[KIRA]

" Callisto Speed and Agility not going to get it tonight"
Renee straight up telling the audience at home that Lucha house party is going to lose.

[Emperor Smeat]

Even with RAW getting a nice boost to its tag division, the writing and booking is pretty much the same as before in terms of poor quality.

At least Smackdown has taking advantage of the boost they got for their Women's division.

[Triple A]

seems crazy how much being on the main roster makes almost everyone just look like shit and seemingly instantly makes me stop caring about them

[Droford]

" Callisto Speed and Agility not going to get it tonight"
Renee straight up telling the audience at home that Lucha house party is going to lose.

announcers just calling it like it is

[Triple A]

Like everything that makes guys seem "important" and stand out is removed and they just look like regular boring guys

[Droford]

dana brooke gets a shot..weee

[slik]

seems crazy how much being on the main roster makes almost everyone just look like shit and seemingly instantly makes me stop caring about them

It's really something

[Droford]

its..glow time?

[KIRA]

I want Dana Brooke to develop a legit and Becky Lynch following

[Droford]

will alexa be #4

[KIRA]

seems crazy how much being on the main roster makes almost everyone just look like shit and seemingly instantly makes me stop caring about them

If you think about it even their top guys don't have much to them at all

[Droford]

ha..called it lol duh

[Emperor Smeat]

RAW's Women's MitB lineup is pretty terrible.

[GD]

Opportunity! opportunity! opportunity! opportunity!

[Droford]

rambling rabbit uhhhh

[A.J.K]

:rofl:

[GD]

Why are the female competitors so catty :nono:

[Droford]

wait. now the doll is abby?

[GD]

Bray :love:

[GD]

wait. now the doll is abby?

She was always "Abby the Witch".

[A.J.K]

This is fantastic

[KIRA]

That rabbit looks blazed as f***

[Droford]

She was always "Abby the Witch".

last week I swear it was penny

[Evil Vito]

Oh my god these Bray segments are fucking amazing

[KIRA]

Holy shit i love this

[Triple A]

last week I swear it was penny

Yeah didn't sound like "Abby" at all last time, sounded like "Hemmy" or Penny or something, but Abby is a lot better

[GD]

Unsure why these segments are getting "hate" on twitter.

[GD]

Abby, like Abigail.

[Emperor Smeat]

Bray's evil Pee Wee gimmick would be great if it was a Network style show but no way Creative is going to be able to transition it to in-ring stuff and feuds.

[Droford]

Unsure why these segments are getting "hate" on twitter.

cause its stupid

[slik]

Bray the most memorable part of RAW two weeks in a row

[KIRA]

The only thing that would make that Bray Wyatt segment better is if there's suddenly an uptick in a search for the word sociopath by children

[Droford]

Abby, like Abigail.

thats what i expected it to be last week

they obviously viking experienced it

[KIRA]

Also they can't have Bray Wyatt on Raw his only choice is to move to SmackDown because they're just going to ignore him if he stays on the Red Brand especially since foxes looking for the show to be more edgy

[A.J.K]

Alexa just got a face full

[KIRA]

thats what i expected it to be last week

they obviously viking experienced it

It was always Abby the guy who directed thr segments said so
He also says Bray Wyatt is absolutely brilliant which should come as no surprise

[slik]

This match sux

[Droford]

waylon the buzzard =

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[Triple A]

Don't like when people pronounce Naomi "Nye-yomi"

[Emperor Smeat]

This match sux

Having a match revolve around the idea that Bliss sucks at tying her shoes will do that.

[Droford]

https://i.redd.it/o7ge78o7ebu21.png

[KIRA]

Who the hell is that behind Mysterio

[Triple A]

Who the hell is that behind Mysterio

His son "Dominic"

[Droford]

https://i.redd.it/my4n3q5uc1v21.jpg

[KIRA]

His son "Dominic"

Christ kid got.huge

[Droford]

Christ kid got.huge

he just turned 18..i think

[xrodmuc316]

Becky is over big tonight.

[slik]

Kentucky loves Becky

[Evil Vito]

wonder if RP is jacking off to Lacey Evans as we speak

[Droford]

southern charlotte

[Emperor Smeat]

Having a regular punch be a finisher is still pretty stupid especially when its against WWE's rules to use closed fists in a match.

Like even Becky forgot that Lacey's punch has to be sold like death which is why they had to do it twice last week.

[Triple A]

Hope Lacey freaking kicks her ass!!!

[KIRA]

Lacey Evans is a racist

[Droford]

ryder and hawkins got music?

[slik]

Becky comes across better brawling Lacey than she did Ronda IMO

[Evil Vito]

Hawkins and Ryder's theme is some weird mash-up of their solo themes but with no lyrics.

[Triple A]

Forgot they were the tag champs... Thought it was The Revival still

[KIRA]

This is basically Charlotte again seriously

[KIRA]

Hawkins and Ryder Titantron is f****** terrible

[slik]

Wish Ruby was in the MITB match

[slik]

I thought Corey Graves was Tom Phillips for a second via new hair

[slik]

sigh

[Evil Vito]

The champions won a non-title match? That's allowed???

[slik]

This show is death

[GD]

That's a 500K pinfall right there.

[Emperor Smeat]

Wonder if the Revival feel like suckers for easily falling for WWE's lies about promising big changes to improve their booking and the tag division's booking.

[Evil Vito]

Wonder if the Revival feel like suckers for easily falling for WWE's lies about promising big changes to improve their booking and the tag division's booking.

Probably not, they likely knew it would be mostly shit. If anything they suckered WWE into giving them a title run. They're still leaving in 2020.

[Droford]

Im not sure I care about sami zayn anymore

[Droford]

"we both know im right"

doesnt sound right

[Droford]

naturally im an asshole

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I love heel Sami, but his promos continue to go absolutely nowhere. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/raw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#raw</a></p>&mdash; Colten (@BlueRiott) <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueRiott/status/1123050505553555456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Emperor Smeat]

This promo feels like it was half written by Vince with the crowd bashing stuff.

[GD]

Samosa Joe, baby!

[Triple A]

The Sami Zayn stuff, which was really good at first, being run into the ground as usual via WWE repeating it week after week... Wish they would just keep him off of the show this week if they had no new ideas

[xrodmuc316]

Having a regular punch be a finisher is still pretty stupid especially when its against WWE's rules to use closed fists in a match.

Like even Becky forgot that Lacey's punch has to be sold like death which is why they had to do it twice last week.

It's more like a superman punch, but her finisher is that goofy moonsault.

Xnk4vExJcm0

[KIRA]

That moment you realize you can pick up and probably beat up your dad

[Emperor Smeat]

Joe vs Rey was pretty good overall.

[Triple A]

Styles putting me 2 sleep

the most dull shit

[slik]

These two are not good promos against each other imo

[Triple A]

this is unbearable

[slik]

WRAP

IT

UP

[slik]

plz end this

[Emperor Smeat]

This might be one of the most boring contract signing brawls ever.

[Triple A]

worried @ how bad Raw seems to be getting... Wish it was good........ I like watching Raw and posting about it on TPWW!!!

[slik]

RAW ends with 4 people in the thread, a good indicator they'll bounce back from the 2.38 last week.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It’s crazy that Cody’s promo vs Goldust was 1000x better than anything on Raw. Just imagine if we got that promo on Raw? It’s like a dream.</p>&mdash; Andy Nemmity (@AndyNemmity) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndyNemmity/status/1123060985311272960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Supreme Olajuwon]

worried @ how bad Raw seems to be getting... Wish it was good........ I like watching Raw and posting about it on TPWW!!!

Tell us about it here: https://www.tpwwforums.com/showthread.php?t=136084

Look forward to your comments!

[slik]

Very 'WWE booking' that Robert Roode scores a clean pin on Ricochet and then is not in MITB or on tv or mentioned the next week.

[Jordan]

Hey guys I just turned on raw from watch wrestling dot something european.... anyway. Uhm... is this by any chance a good show?

[Jordan]

Very 'WWE booking' that Robert Roode scores a clean pin on Ricochet and then is not in MITB or on tv or mentioned the next week.

That is fucking annoying as shit.

[Jordan]

Also I love Baron Corbin SOMETIMES. Sometimes he is kind of hilarious and really good at being a mega heel but it's still got a long way to go to really get there in the ring. He could do it though.

[Jordan]

Holy shit... Ricochet vs AJ Styles will likely happen. It will likely be muted WWE stuff but still it could seep through and shine like it should.

[Jordan]

Honestly anyone who thinks Bad Luck Fale is "any good" but thinks Corbin "sucks" is a bitch.

[Jordan]

Baron Corbin busted Ricohet open with a brutal long chin lock!

[Droford]

Hey guys I just turned on raw from watch wrestling dot something european.... anyway. Uhm... is this by any chance a good show?

the main appeal i got was it was over fast and didnt drag on but nothing important happened

[erickman]

Also I love Baron Corbin SOMETIMES. Sometimes he is kind of hilarious and really good at being a mega heel but it's still got a long way to go to really get there in the ring. He could do it though.

he is the most over heel

[Tom Guycott]

Vividly remember Colt Cabana shaving Shawn Daivari's back in a wrestling documentary. Not sure what the fuss is about.

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Top Guys are one step closer... to dashing!

[Tom Guycott]

Honestly anyone who thinks Bad Luck Fale is "any good" but thinks Corbin "sucks" is a bitch.

Big difference in presentation, though. Fale is generally in a role of a heater and/or manager. He's the modern equivalent of Mr. Hughes. Your point would be more valid if NJPW kept putting him in main events and World Championship contention instead of being with the people in main events and World Champion contenton. Corbin is supposed to be a bigger deal than he actually is. It isn't as blatant and rushed as that time they tried to cynically shoehorn Jinder from perpetual light-counter into Championship material inside of a month, so that... kinda... helps?

He has at least dumped some more points into Charisma, though. Took a very long time to seem like he was comfortable with himself. Hard to portray a badass if even you don't look like you believe it (which was a problem Roman had for awhile, too). His matches are still the shits, though. Wonder if that is going to get any better, or if he has hit his ceiling there.

[Tom Guycott]

Like everything that makes guys seem "important" and stand out is removed and they just look like regular boring guys

Welcome to WWE!

[Tom Guycott]

She was always "Abby the Witch".

I thought he said that the first time, too. But, apparently he said "Penny", and I had to correct my statement.

thats what i expected it to be last week

they obviously viking experienced it

So, that's a verb, now? If not, it should be.

[Tom Guycott]

A thing I forgot to menton: Rey-Rey's kid really "grew up" since that angle with Eddie! Jesus. And there was no way he can't clam family there. His son is just overalls and devil horns away from restarting the Filthy Animals.

[Sepholio]

I don't find Corbins ring work to be as awful as you guys make it seem. In fact in terms of the bigger guys I find his matches to be the most entertaining. He has more in his arsenal than 95% of the other bigs and the deep six/end of days are easily the most impressive moves done by any big guy on the roster imo.

He's got the wrong gimmick. He should have been a "psycho" style heel.

[Sepholio]

Top Guys are one step closer... to dashing!

I bet Jimmy and Jey shave each others backs on the reg.

[Mr. Nerfect]

he is the most over heel

No he’s not. If he were over, the ratings wouldn’t rank.