The "Since Nobody Else Is Going To Make It" thread, featuring Monday Night Raw - 6/24/19

[Sepholio]

Yeah, wooooo, It's time for RAW.

[RP]

Let's start with Alexa Bliss please.

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tonight it's <a href="https://twitter.com/AJStylesOrg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AJStylesOrg</a> vs. <a href="https://twitter.com/KingRicochet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KingRicochet</a>, so you will gladly sit through whatever other nonsense we have scheduled <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RAWTonight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RAWTonight</a></p>&mdash; WWE Creative Humor (@WWECreative_ish) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWECreative_ish/status/1143150500277342209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[ClockShot]

That upper tier looks pretty fucking empty.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Report<br><br>I'm Told By A Source At <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RAW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RAW</a> That Vince Just Held An All Talent Meeting. He Wants Improvements ASAP.<br><br>He Brought Shane Up &amp; Used Him As An Example Of What Hard Work Can Do For A Star.<br><br>Shane Will Hold 1 On 1 Coaching Sessions With WWE Stars On How They Can Improve In Ring <a href="https://t.co/y1do67NLx1">pic.twitter.com/y1do67NLx1</a></p>&mdash; SW (@SlicedWrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/SlicedWrestling/status/1143288943779241984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[KIRA]

Lol referring to Becky and Seth Rollins as the real life couple

[RP]

This is taking a turn for the cringe.

[ClockShot]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Report<br><br>I'm Told By A Source At <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RAW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RAW</a> That Vince Just Held An All Talent Meeting. He Wants Improvements ASAP.<br><br>He Brought Shane Up &amp; Used Him As An Example Of What Hard Work Can Do For A Star.<br><br>Shane Will Hold 1 On 1 Coaching Sessions With WWE Stars On How They Can Improve In Ring <a href="https://t.co/y1do67NLx1">pic.twitter.com/y1do67NLx1</a></p>&mdash; SW (@SlicedWrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/SlicedWrestling/status/1143288943779241984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2019</a></blockquote>
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*catches breath*

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[KIRA]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Report<br><br>I'm Told By A Source At <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RAW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RAW</a> That Vince Just Held An All Talent Meeting. He Wants Improvements ASAP.<br><br>He Brought Shane Up &amp; Used Him As An Example Of What Hard Work Can Do For A Star.<br><br>Shane Will Hold 1 On 1 Coaching Sessions With WWE Stars On How They Can Improve In Ring <a href="https://t.co/y1do67NLx1">pic.twitter.com/y1do67NLx1</a></p>&mdash; SW (@SlicedWrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/SlicedWrestling/status/1143288943779241984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2019</a></blockquote>
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There was a time when I could tell if this was a joke or not given the current climate I don't know

[RP]

Baron Corbin really is a good heel and he dont get the credit for it.

[RP]

This isnt bad.

[ClockShot]

Oooooh. A mixed tag match at Extreme Rules.

There's a hook to get you to watch. :roll:

[RP]

Oooooh. A mixed tag match at Extreme Rules.

There's a hook to get you to watch. :roll:

I dont mind it. I really like Baron Corbin for some reason.

[KIRA]

Baron Corbin really is a good heel and he dont get the credit for it.

To be fair him being a heel on Twitter is greatness

[xrodmuc316]

Not kidding, I heard rumblings that Lacey is gonna be the special ref, try to screw Seth out of the title, Becks makes the save, leads to Seth/Becky vs Corbin/Lacey tag match at the next PPV.

Vince thinks it's gonna be such good shit lol

Me yesterday :wave:

[Triple A]

Did they even introduce The Revival or did they just come out during commercials

[RP]

I want to rub Mrs. Radke's dirty underwear all over my face.

[Sepholio]

Boy this is very good so far. Super excited. RAW feels different tonight!!!!~~

[Evil Vito]

Time for compelling feuds and drama!

*turns on 90 Day Fiance*

[Emperor Smeat]

If this is how elimination and 2-out-of-3 matches are going to be handled from now on, WWE would just be better off with not bothering and just hold a normal match instead.

Or just do a much better job timing out commercial breaks since unlike sports, they have total control when breaks happen.

[ClockShot]

So, they restarted the match. Vince's new super idea.

[Sepholio]

Oh boy I cant wait to see this tug of war! SO HYPE FOR MORE BRAUN V LASHLEY!!!

[Emperor Smeat]

Is this the third time soo far that the rules for the 24/7 belt got randomly suspended?

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Truth's promo

[RP]

So the 24/7 title is no longer the 24/7 title anymore. Cool.

[Triple A]

Hope he doesn't hang himself . . .

[Triple A]

Would be cool if there was a backstage segment where he hanged himself then R-Truth went to see his body out of guilt but Maverick was faking it and rolled him up to win the title... WWE "might as well" just do stuff like that

[KIRA]

Is it just me or did Lacey drop her accent

[Evil Vito]

Is it just me or did Lacey drop her accent

Vince hates Southern accents on women, so probably.

[Emperor Smeat]

Vince hates Southern accents on women, so probably.

Which would be pretty dumb considering her gimmick as a "Sassy Southern Bell"

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Count every time a wrestler starts a new line in a promo with “Look” or “You know”.

All the time.

[KIRA]

Man they really are hyping up Shane something fierce

[Sepholio]

….no.....God no.....please God no

[RP]

OH!

[KIRA]

Vince hates Southern accents on women, so probably.

Anything to get away from his past huh

[Sepholio]

……..I hate you Vince.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Michael Cole ruining a moment by talking too much and calling it “a moment.”

Wish he had MS.

[Emperor Smeat]

This Shane-Reigns feud managed to become even dumber now.

[KIRA]

God I HATE seeing Taker all slow and old

[rez]

When's AEW

[slik]

Undertaker has CENA NUFF

[KIRA]

Go to hell Vince go to so much hell

[Triple A]

Michael Cole and Renee Young def make The Undertaker seem really shitty + corny with their commentary...

Similar to when Michael Cole introduces or comments on the Firefly Fun House segments...

[KIRA]

Cole: "who would have ever seen this coming in a million years"

Well your ratings are sagging and your audience is declining I'd say the odds of Taker showing up to help are pretty good

[Triple A]

Feeling bad that WWE has (temporarily) fucked Lio Rush's career

[Triple A]

I like these tug of war and arm wrestling segments tbh

[KIRA]

.....A tug of war...im gpne

[rez]

Loved how Braun was just toying with him

[Emperor Smeat]

Michael Cole and Renee Young def make The Undertaker seem really shitty + corny with their commentary...

Similar to when Michael Cole introduces or comments on the Firefly Fun House segments...

Cole's pretty much is terrible at making big moments feel very special or genuine with his call style. Last time he managed to do so was probably Bryan's WWE title win at Mania XXX.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Cole pretty much is terrible at making big moments feel very special or genuine with his call style. Last time he managed to do so was probably Bryan's WWE title win at Mania XXX.

They’re never in the moment. It’s always a meta discussion with them. And it’s real real bad.

[erickman]

club having fun on there way to aew

[Triple A]

I def like the no wrestling during commercials thing so far... flow seems way better

[erickman]

I def like the no wrestling during commercials thing so far... flow seems way better

wonder what they will do with smackdown with the ad playing while the match is on the small screen will that still hapen

[Emperor Smeat]

:eek: Slater won the 24/7 belt

[RP]

OHHHHHH!

[Sepholio]

Poor EC3

[rez]

EC3 champ! For 10 seconds

[rez]

The Truth Title back where it belongs

[Emperor Smeat]

Who holds the record for most title reigns with a belt, Raven at like 27?

At the rate Truth is going, he's going to break that record in a few months.

[RP]

Ricochet, after winning your first title, how many times did you stab your anus with your finger?

[Triple A]

Ricochet with a typical boring "so grateful" face promo

[Sepholio]

lol remember when we first heard about the 24/7 title and most people groaned? Now it's one of the very few things in WWE that's even remotely interesting. Funny how that turned out.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[xrodmuc316]

Who holds the record for most title reigns with a belt, Raven at like 27?

At the rate Truth is going, he's going to break that record in a few months.

Yeah but Meat won it 15 times for a total combined time of less than a day lol.

[slik]

A Bray/Kofi feud probably would end with Bray covered comedically in pancakes while Michael Cole did his fake laugh thing and screamed "WHAT A MOMENT"

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m so confused. <a href="https://t.co/0zQgkoaAWi">pic.twitter.com/0zQgkoaAWi</a></p>&mdash; pusscee wetta den a sequirium (@rouseyshirai) <a href="https://twitter.com/rouseyshirai/status/1142974047887732746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Sepholio]

A Bray/Kofi feud probably would end with Bray covered comedically in pancakes while Michael Cole did his fake laugh thing and screamed "WHAT A MOMENT"

YOU TAKE THAT BACK YOU DIRTY SOB! DONT YOU PUT THAT DAMN JUJU OUT THERE IN THE DAMN COSMOS.

[xrodmuc316]

lol remember when we first heard about the 24/7 title and most people groaned? Now it's one of the very few things in WWE that's even remotely interesting. Funny how that turned out.

I loved the concept, just thought it was a stupid name and title design.

Truth makes fun of/gets the name wrong all the time, so it's part of what makes it fun.

The design doesn't bother me now that I'm used to it either.

Truly a highlight of every show.

[xrodmuc316]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m so confused. <a href="https://t.co/0zQgkoaAWi">pic.twitter.com/0zQgkoaAWi</a></p>&mdash; pusscee wetta den a sequirium (@rouseyshirai) <a href="https://twitter.com/rouseyshirai/status/1142974047887732746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Lol what the heck?

[Emperor Smeat]

That title stat by Cole was one big mess of a read.

[Triple A]

falling asleep ever since Kofi Kingston showed up... struggling

[slik]

I think Renee has yelled OHHHHH a record 436 times on RAW tonight

[Sepholio]

I think I'm going to inject myself with 7 tokes of the devil's lettuce in an attempt to make this show more bearable.

[RP]

Did KO just do a Swanton Bomb?

[Sepholio]

Did KO just do a Swanton Bomb?

Well, he tried to.

[RP]

OHHHHHHHHHH!

[RP]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

[slik]

Kofi vs Joe should be good

[Emperor Smeat]

Joe-Kofi feud should be pretty good. Too bad even if Joe wins the title, he won't get to bask in the glory based on WWE's booking habit with him.

[Triple A]

Good @ putting Joe in main event scene

[Sepholio]

Joe is the right choice.

[RP]

black girls have big butts

[Triple A]

Feel like that Kofi Kingston match would have lasted through two commercial breaks... Thankful for new rule...

[RP]

Naomi just did a Vagina Splash

[DAMN iNATOR]

Well...that was a thing.

[DAMN iNATOR]

I'd say this show is a train wreck, but that would be an insult to train wrecks.

[Emperor Smeat]

Another instance of WWE would have been better off to just have a regular tag match instead of a meaningless squash to set up a meaningless tag match because of Vince's new rule.

[RP]

Did they do the Bray segment yet?

[Blonde Moment]

Nikkia facial expressions after that win tells a story by itself.
She knows, but doesn't want to lose her only friend

[Evil Vito]

Lol I’ve been checking back all night to see if there’s gonna be a Bray segment and it sure doesn’t seem like it unless he interferes in the main.

This fucking company.

[Sepholio]

Did they do the Bray segment yet?

Literally just came here to ask this. Guess no Bray this week? Doesn't really make sense to have him debut here.

[slik]

what is the main-event, is it AJ/Ricochet?

[Sepholio]

Yeah

[Triple A]

Did they do the Bray segment yet?

Not yet... wonder if he will show up in this match to start a feud with Ricochet or Styles

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[Sepholio]

I mean maybe he debuts tomorrow night? I dunno.

[slik]

Ricochet's first singles match main-event on RAW

[Triple A]

Wonder what they'll do to get this match through the commercials

[Sepholio]

Hmmmm….Maybe Bray goes after AJ? Gallows and Anderson won't be there to save him now.

[Triple A]

lol getting ridiculous

[rez]

Did AJ and Wyatt ever feud?

[Emperor Smeat]

Another match restarted tonight.

[RP]

i think every match has been restarted

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Ricochet losing his first match as US champ.

Classic WWE booking of making their champs weak and also wasting a good heart felt moment as quickly as possible.

[slik]

lol @ RAW ending with a hug of respect

[Evil Vito]

LOL ending the Firefly Fun House yet still not having Wyatt debut

[Tom Guycott]

Hope he doesn't hang himself . . .

<s>Tim White</s> Drake Maverick Lunchtime Suicides

[Evil Vito]

I bet they drag Bray's re-debut out a few more weeks and by the time he actually shows up, everybody will have already forgotten about the Funhouse.

[slik]

All but lower bowl taped off for 10k seat arena for RAW this week (Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, WA)...actually on hard cam side all but floor taped off.


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[Volare]

Never thought I'd see the day....

[Rammsteinmad]

I've always hated how they "tape off" hard cam sections. Seems insulting to the actual audience that the wrestlers always have their backs too. Do TV production facilities really need to take up so much space?

I remember the old days, especially WCW, where they'd show you a shot of the arena from the top and literally every side of the venue would be packed.

[slik]

They don't need that much space it's just more an issue of selling tix lately

[slik]

Sound On

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[slik]

Saw someone at Meltzer's board mentioned the new 'no rassling during commercial breaks' rule was pretty miserable for the live crowd.

They said random people like IIconics, Dana Brooke, etc would come out and cut promos seemingly in the middle of matches when commercials happened and it got real awkward during one break where WWE turned the ring lights off completely and aired a commercial for WM36.

[Gerard]

They said random people like IIconics, would come out and cut promos seemingly in the middle of matches



That must be like a punishment for the crowd having to bear those 2 shrieky voiced cunts on the mic for any length of time.