RAW is Keith Lee vs Orton - 9.7.20

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Why do they do every match until we don't wanna see it ever again? <a href="https://t.co/oTZnS3cwGa">pic.twitter.com/oTZnS3cwGa</a></p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1303103553947553793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This will be the fourth time Randy Orton and Keith Lee have shared a ring in 14 days.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wwe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#wwe</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERaw</a></p>&mdash; Tom Colohue (@Colohue) <a href="https://twitter.com/Colohue/status/1303104108593926145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Why not, ya know, actually build to this match a bit more?<br><br>I hope it ends like a minute in.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERaw</a> <a href="https://t.co/MekQF16LFt">https://t.co/MekQF16LFt</a></p>&mdash; Blake Oestriecher (@BOestriecher) <a href="https://twitter.com/BOestriecher/status/1303103784139264002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It is Monday the only day where the Raw brand-exclusive renegade group the Retribution can cause havoc within a window of 3 hours in the late evening.</p>&mdash; SoDuTw (@SoDuTw) <a href="https://twitter.com/SoDuTw/status/1303057342360100871?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Why do they do every match until we don't wanna see it ever again? <a href="https://t.co/oTZnS3cwGa">pic.twitter.com/oTZnS3cwGa</a></p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1303103553947553793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This is the biggest issue I have with how WWE handles their booking for a long while.

They have a massive roster because they've been hoarding a ton of talent over the years but instead of keeping things fresh, they just run feuds and matches into the ground that makes PPV matches feel even less special than before.

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Cedric's heel turn might be the most interesting thing he's done since getting put on RAW.

[Volare]

Evil Cedrick, cool.

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:lol: at the botched ending with the ref and sound effects.

That Street Profits vs. Garza & Andrade match was a mess.

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Guess WWE finally remembered about their Brand Invitational rule since Cesaro and Nakamura just showed up.

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:lol: R-Truth.

Peyton's new theme sounds terrible and also very generic. She had a much better singles theme pre-IIconics time in NXT.

Even Billie Kay's new theme sounds terrible.

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PEYTON SINGLE DEBUT!

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And woooow that entrance. Holy fuck.

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Love Peyton n all, but dammit if her shorts get any thinner in-between, she's gonna have the next malfunction like Sasha semi did vs Charlotte at Hell in a Cell.

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Nice little match there.

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If WWE really does have big push plans for Peyton, that match did not really help her.

[Volare]

Showed her flexibility in her entrance, and her new finisher....yep. Nice "little" match.

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:lol: at Shawn Michaels and Sweet Chin Music trending during RAW.

All because a player on the Toronto Raptors accidentally busted out a superkick earlier in the Celtics vs. Raptors game that's going on right now.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">*Shelton Benjamin comes flying over the ropes at Shawn Michaels*<br><br>Shawn Michaels: <a href="https://t.co/1Hoz1YKy94">pic.twitter.com/1Hoz1YKy94</a></p>&mdash; Nic Mason (@British_Raven19) <a href="https://twitter.com/British_Raven19/status/1303120677495595008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Who do you think had a better entrance, Peyton or Billie?

[Volare]

Peyton by a god damn mile.

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Peyton overall but both of their entrance themes were very generic.

Show's almost half over and its been somewhat boring so far.

[Volare]

Mickie still looks amazing.

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And Lana looks cute in pink.

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I just now noticed Michael Cole is on RAW instead of Tom Phillips

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Mickie and her obsession of smacking asses...

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Fake crowd counting is fucking weird.

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I just now noticed Michael Cole is on RAW instead of Tom Phillips

Cole mentioned earlier that Phillips took the week off for a vacation break.


Fake crowd counting is fucking weird.
Yeah. WWE's been very hit-or-miss with the timing and usage of fake crowd reactions for these ThunderDome shows.

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Ok if this Cedrick flip shit is only for a night...then what a fucking waste.

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Does Adam Pearce's character have an onscreen title - is he the GM of Raw?

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McMahon's gopher.

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Ok ok ok I'm diggin Cedrick now.

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Does Adam Pearce's character have an onscreen title - is he the GM of Raw?

Don't think so although now that I think about it, he somehow has become the default authority guy for RAW and SD in recent weeks. He just showed up out of the blue one week and stuck around since then.

Not sure if he does the same for 205 Live since I don't watch that show but that would be part of his realm.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Not on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERaw</a> tonight. But rumor is they’re changing the name of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWEMainEvent?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWEMainEvent</a> to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MainEventMustafa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MainEventMustafa</a>. Catch me on this week’s episode! <a href="https://t.co/ZbzZIuY9zM">pic.twitter.com/ZbzZIuY9zM</a></p>&mdash; Mustafa Ali / Adeel Alam (@AliWWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/AliWWE/status/1303142427369369602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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:lol: at another botched finish on tonight's show.

That 8-man tag match was pretty good though and best thing on the show so far.

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That was quite the ref botch on a 2-count

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wow, i don't remember the last time i watched raw, or the last time i saw TWO matches end with a botched pinfall/count and both times the ref was just like "fuck it, ring the bell"

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ivar possibly injured on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERAW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERAW</a> <a href="https://t.co/jKYpDa0emp">pic.twitter.com/jKYpDa0emp</a></p>&mdash; NoDQ.com: #WWE #WWEClash 2020 news (@nodqdotcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/nodqdotcom/status/1303148324187443200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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WWE smartly dropped all the dumb stuff Lee wore the week before for his entrance gear.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ivar possibly injured on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERAW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERAW</a> <a href="https://t.co/jKYpDa0emp">pic.twitter.com/jKYpDa0emp</a></p>&mdash; NoDQ.com: #WWE #WWEClash 2020 news (@nodqdotcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/nodqdotcom/status/1303148324187443200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Hopefully its nothing serious but Erik can wave goodbye to any screen time he's getting these next few weeks going by how Vince handles tag teams when one guy gets hurt.

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That might have been the worst and/or most boring match Keith Lee has had since joining WWE.

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:lol: at Black vs. Owens ending via no contest on RAW Underground.

Guess Shane was right about there being no rules for Underground matches since whatever they are using keeps changing almost every week.

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Adam Pearce sort of resembles a bald version of HBK.

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I literally quit after the Lee/Orton match.

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Wait, didn't the match graphic earlier in the show mention Nia Jax and not Shayna for this handicap match?

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That might have been the worst handicap match in WWE history.

Also :lol: at Shayna losing.

Guess there are 2 handicap matches tonight since Nia's match is up next. Either I missed the first part of that match graphic earlier or missed Cole mentioning 2 matches assuming he did so.

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:lol: at the amount of breaks in the Owens vs. Black Underground match.

Everything about tonight's show so far feels like it was put together very haphazardly.

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Guess SD's mysterious hacker is a member of Retribution based on those shenanigans.

:lol: at Retribution members getting their voices distorted. That 2nd voice defiantly sounded like it was from Dominik Dijakovic.

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Dominik's mom being in his corner for his match against Murphy definitely improves the odds someone is getting whacked with a shoe tonight.

After all of that, Owens vs. Black really did end in a no contest on RAW Underground.

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WWE must have hired El Generico recently to be the boss of their music division since even Murphy's theme was very generic.

The new group WWE hired might be legit worse than CFO$ was in general.

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:lol: at RAW ending with the Mysterio Family whacking the crap out of Murphy with kendo sticks.

Street Fight was pretty good.

RAW itself was mostly boring overall. Only good stuff that happened was Cedric's heel turn, the 8-man tag, and the Street Fight. Everything else was forgettable or dull.

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Nothing ruins what should be a fun moment more than shaking the camera and zooming in and out incessantly.

Unbearable.

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I don't think I can watch RAW anymore (I never see SD).

It's certainly not the talent - It's the camera work. I think it's finally done me in. It's just hideous and distracting. Back to PPVs only for me at this point for WWE

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Seeing the sunset flip bomb into the table, Murphy's selling, and (for once) Cole's announcing worked....just woooooooooow.

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LMAO

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Dominik Mysterio main eventing RAW... Why are they shoving him down People's throats?

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They're not. It's actually been a pretty long build to get to this point.

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Oh? Well, it's still weird to me that he was in the main event.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ivar possibly injured on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERAW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERAW</a> <a href="https://t.co/jKYpDa0emp">pic.twitter.com/jKYpDa0emp</a></p>&mdash; NoDQ.com: #WWE #WWEClash 2020 news (@nodqdotcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/nodqdotcom/status/1303148324187443200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>



Ok, I get wrestling has evolved/changed whatever.

Why is someone the size of Ivar doing suicide dives. It used to annoy me when Luke Harper did them. I don't get big men trying to work a lightweight style. It just makes everything look so dumb. I HATE shit like this.

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Ok, I get wrestling has evolved/changed whatever.

Why is someone the size of Ivar doing suicide dives. It used to annoy me when Luke Harper did them. I don't get big men trying to work a lightweight style. It just makes everything look so dumb. I HATE shit like this.

I honestly don't like the move. It is incredibly overdone, and it should only be done by someone athletic enough to land on their feet when they do it to limit injuries.

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dive

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[Bad News Gertner]

I honestly don't like the move. It is incredibly overdone, and it should only be done by someone athletic enough to land on their feet when they do it to limit injuries.

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Big men doing high flying moves in general bothers me. It makes the move less special and further causes everything to just blend together.

Unless it's in a very special match like a Wrestlemania match.