WWE RAW Weekly Thread

[slik]

Since raw isn't that popular and a lot of people quit watching and posting about it, instead of a weekly thread this is the new 'ongoing' thread for it (ala SD thread).

[RP]

just jacked off. Looks like a month of jacking off on Monday nights. Thanks for reminding me!

[RP]

What time does AEW come on guys?

[slik]

wednesday at 8ET/7CT on TNT

[Emperor Smeat]

WWE probably has something very shenanigan worthy in store for tonight's triple threat #1 contender's match considering they've never used the "sudden death" tag line for a #1 contender's nor triple threat match before.

[Emperor Smeat]

This Elias vs. Jeff Hardy feud might be the dumbest feud of the year in WWE. Elias knows who ran him over months ago and even teased its Sheamus but yet still doesn't care and somehow thinks its Jeff instead despite him not being a red head

This Symphony of Destruction match also quickly went down the tube in terms of quality.

[Emperor Smeat]

Yikes at the back of Jeff's head smacking the steps from that Swanton Bomb to the table on the outside. Why the hell was the table placed that close to the steps to begin with.

Match itself was average at best. For a feud ender, didn't seem like WWE cared that much since they had some dumb 24/7 title stuff going on at the same time early into the match.

[Emperor Smeat]

Retribution still in the very unsalvageble tier as a group.

Took like 3 distractions just for Slapjack to be able to beat Ricochet and one of those was done by Dana Brooke who was yelling at Ali at ringside.

[Emperor Smeat]

Based on that Miz TV segment, guess Sheamus really did randomly turn face when he gave Drew that sword a few weeks ago despite also still acting heelish towards the other peeps on Team RAW on the side.

The amount of recaps and videos on this show so far really feels like Vince and Creative half-assed tonight's script even more than usual.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at that ropes botch by Lana and Nia.

Lana pulled down the ropes way too early making her look really dumb since Nia wasn't anywhere close to being near the ropes and Nia wasn't even running towards her. Then Nia somehow decides to just run though the ropes anyways making her look equally as dumb.

[slik]

just saw that on twitter...not watching and it sounds like I haven't missed anything


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WTF is Nia doing ����█♂️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERaw</a> <a href="https://t.co/9da7RtuDPN">pic.twitter.com/9da7RtuDPN</a></p>&mdash; david lawton (@lawtondavid1) <a href="https://twitter.com/lawtondavid1/status/1333596773261193216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Emperor Smeat]

That was the only good thing about that women's tag match.

Your not missing much since this show is trending heavily towards worst of the year tier.

I've been playing games on my Switch while watching tonight's show almost right from the start since its been that dull and meaningless so far.

[Emperor Smeat]

Cedric Alexander vs. Xavier Woods was pretty good despite the abrupt ending. Match felt like it was about to hit that next gear or had a couple minutes of juice left before it suddenly ended.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at the production botch for the Phenomenal Forearm spot.

Either someone in the back was way too late to switch the cam shot or blew the surprise for the ending since Styles setting up for the move wasn't meant to be caught on camera.

Match itself was pretty good.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at this commercial for this week's Smackdown advertising that Corbin was screwed out of his match last week against Murphy.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Mia Yim getting rid of her mask after doing just 2 moves in the match. Don't blame her since that mask always looked like it was a bit too loose on her face.

:| Dana beat Mia.

[RP]

Drew McIntyre has a great body. I wish that was my body. Might be my 2021 goal.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Styles talking trash to Drew while getting carried away by that very tall bodyguard of his.

Main event tag match was pretty good despite that lame DQ ending and Miz being made to look even dumber than before with that cash-in attempt. If the idea was to get the case away from Otis because he didn't look believable or worthy then Miz has looked even worse based on his booking as its holder.

This week's show was barely watchable overall.

[xrodmuc316]

Since raw isn't that popular and a lot of people quit watching and posting about it, instead of a weekly thread this is the new 'ongoing' thread for it (ala SD thread).

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[XL]

This Elias vs. Jeff Hardy feud might be the dumbest feud of the year in WWE. Elias knows who ran him over months ago and even teased its Sheamus but yet still doesn't care and somehow thinks its Jeff instead despite him not being a red head

This Symphony of Destruction match also quickly went down the tube in terms of quality.

It was Sami Zayn that ran him over...

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Cedric Alexander vs. Xavier Woods was pretty good despite the abrupt ending. Match felt like it was about to hit that next gear or had a couple minutes of juice left before it suddenly ended.

Are they still making the black guys wrestle each other every week? Are they just leaning into the joke now?

[screech]

The amount of recaps and videos on this show so far really feels like Vince and Creative half-assed tonight's script even more than usual.

Watching the Hulu cut now and this is ridiculous. For a 3-hour show I kinda get it, but this is a 90-minute version.

[screech]

Man, I don't think I've enjoyed one Miz TV segment this year.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

That's because Miz sucks.

[screech]

Why do they show a slow-motion replay of Riddle kicking off his flip flops? Dumb

[screech]

That's because Miz sucks.

I don't hate him or anything, I just think those segments have been awful.

[Evil Vito]

Miz had a similar situation to Jericho this year I think. Was meant to spend a big chunk of the year away from TV on other projects (Fozzy tours for Jericho, TV/ambassador work for Miz) and of course COVID shelved everything.

[Evil Vito]

Can't believe they unmasked Reckoning, the El Santo of the Raw Women's division.

[screech]

Retribution did not make the cut

[screech]

Triple Threat was v good

[screech]

lol has Morrison ever actually hit Starship Pain?

[screech]

lol AJ talking shit while being carried away

[Jordan]

I haven't watched WWE since after Mania. I honestly miss it a bit but not the product that I've seen for the last 5 or so years. I mean lets all be honest its been getting worse and worse since the Invasion. But really the marker for the decline for me was all of the greats retiring. Which of course was bound to happen. I guess that truly aside from Roman they haven't created anyone that draws my interest. I do wish I could see a compilation of the Roman/Uso's story because that seemed to get a lot of praise and was probably pretty good but there is no way I'm going to go through all of the shows t took to get to the finish.

[Evil Vito]

I have fond memories of the time period right after the first brand split, but when I tried to do a Network rewatch I realized that man, Raw was still awful, it just seemed tolerable because I was in middle school at the time.

Heyman-era SmackDown still holds up though. Switched it to a SmackDown-only watchthrough and was better off for it.

[Emperor Smeat]

According to Fightful, the script for last night's show was only finished around 25 minutes before it started.

Part of the reason was due to Vince as usual and the other part was some stuff that was "beyond their control" like Bruan's injury since the main storyline for the road to TLC was supposed to be him vs. Drew for the WWE title.

The final draft for this week’s WWE RAW script was sent out less than 25 minutes before the show went live on the USA Network, according to a new report by Fightful Select. It’s believed that “considerable changes” to RAW have been made in recent weeks with some of those changes being out of WWE’s control.

[Emperor Smeat]

Card and preview for tonight's RAW. Also the last one at the Amway Center before WWE heads off to Tropicana Field.

Raw preview, Dec. 7, 2020: McIntyre & Sheamus to battle Miz, Morrison & Styles in Handicap Match

WWE Champion McIntyre & Sheamus take on The Miz, John Morrison & AJ Styles in Handicap Match, Randy Orton invites himself to the Firefly Fun House and United States Champion Bobby Lashley battles Jeff Hardy. Don't miss Raw, tonight at 8/7 C on USA.

Raw Preview : Quick Hits

McIntyre & Sheamus to battle Miz, Morrison & Styles in Handicap Match
Randy Orton invites himself to the Firefly Fun House
United States Champion Bobby Lashley to go one-on-one with Jeff Hardy



<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here is another view of the new <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWE</a> ThunderDome setup at Tropicana Field, per a source. I've praised on <a href="https://twitter.com/theLTGpodcast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@theLTGpodcast</a> how good the set looks at Amway, and I imagine it will look similar here. <a href="https://twitter.com/BN9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BN9</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MyNews13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MyNews13</a> <a href="https://t.co/6O3950ol6V">pic.twitter.com/6O3950ol6V</a></p>&mdash; Jon Alba (@JonAlba) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonAlba/status/1336073123372933122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Emperor Smeat]

Not sure if that game show parody Firefly Fun House segment was either the dumbest or the best out of all of Bray's skits this year.

[IC Champion]

What’s the best thing about Raw these days?

[IC Champion]

Oh sweet, a 20 minutes ladies match.

[Emperor Smeat]

What’s the best thing about Raw these days?

I'd say Drew McIntyre and Asuka in general since both have been the biggest bright spots of an utterly bad and dull brand since the WWE coronavirus pandemic era started.

Storyline-wise, like nothing despite RAW having an extra hour to work each week with unlike NXT and Smackdown.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at WWE adding in fake crowd noise to this recap video of last week's Drew & Sheamus vs. Miz & Morrison match.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: Dana pinned Reckoning again.

This Retribution storyline and booking utterly sucks. Only saving grace is all the laughs its been providing because of how bad its been.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Drew breaking part of the stage tron with that pretty amazing toss of the MitB case.

[Emperor Smeat]

Kofi vs. Shelton was pretty good.

Think they legit did the finish that was supposed to happen a couple weeks ago since it involved the same two people and led to the same post-match promo from Hurt Business about wanting an immediate rematch. Only difference was this time it was a singles match while a couple weeks ago it was a tag match.

[Emperor Smeat]

Drew McIntyre &amp; Sheamus vs. The Miz, John Morrison, &amp; AJ Styles handicap match was very good I guess.

Was zoned out of the match early on since this whole show has been mostly nothing so far and there is still 50 minutes left to go.

Sheamus accidentally hitting Drew with a Brogue Kick and Drew chucking the MitB case at the stage earlier have literally been the only really interesting stuff about tonight's RAW so far.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Drew and Sheamus beating up Pat Buck because he tried to break up their brawl.

[Emperor Smeat]

So is Riddle's new gimmick of him being someone who's insufferable to be around?

RVD wasn't this lame as a pothead character as Riddle's current character has been.

[Emperor Smeat]

This Orton vs Bray/Fiend feud is soo dull. Didn't help that tonight's Orton vs. Bray match was a typical boring Orton style match and it ended in a no contest via Fiend's lights out shenanigans.

Highlight of that match was the commercial break bit by Bray.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">lol Tom got jacked<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERaw</a> <a href="https://t.co/CNjg9NG48t">pic.twitter.com/CNjg9NG48t</a></p>&mdash; GIFSkull III (Backup) - #njbosj #njpw (@SkullGIF) <a href="https://twitter.com/SkullGIF/status/1336156816103727105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This week's episode was very skippable overall. Seriously considering taking a mini-break from RAW at some point soon since these shows are barely worth sitting through.

[Evil Vito]

In fairness, you're about the only person not taking a break from it at this point.

[Emperor Smeat]

Card and preview for tonight's RAW:

Raw preview, Dec. 14, 2020: Styles ready to bring "The Nightmare Before TLC" to McIntyre

AJ Styles gets ready to show Drew McIntyre "The Nightmare Before TLC" and take on Sheamus, while Bray Wyatt leads a field trip to the WWE ThunderDome and more.

Raw Preview : Quick Hits

AJ Styles brings “The Nightmare before TLC” to Raw
Bray Wyatt set for WWE ThunderDome field trip
Sheamus and AJ Styles set for statement showdown
Lana looks to ride momentum in matchup with Nia Jax
The New Day & Jeff Hardy set to take on The Hurt Business



<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">For months we turned <a href="https://twitter.com/RandyOrton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RandyOrton</a> into a bloodthirsty killer. And now, to end 2020, we have him feuding with puppets. Sounds about right.<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/1338526113199509506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Emperor Smeat]

Safe to cross out Styles name from the winner's list at this Sunday's TLC show.

Sure WWE didn't go the lazy route of having Styles wrestle and beat Drew on the go-home show but the way he beat Sheamus and the post-match attack was typical WWE style go-home show booking treatment done for someone losing at a PPV.

[Emperor Smeat]

Hurt Business vs. Jeff Hardy & New Day was very good.

Really think WWE has been playing the same 5 second loop of background crowd noise for these ThunderDome shows for some time now. Gets really annoying to hear once you notice the same exact pattern going on and on during matches because of how very short the clip is.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Lana beating Nia in a singles match.

Nia and Shayna haven't won a single match in this Asuka & Lana feud since it started. Think they are 0-4 now.

:lol: at Asuka taking her sweet time to save Lana. Waited till after Lana's leg got obliterated by Nia and Shayna to show up.

[Emperor Smeat]

Guess the Jaxson Ryker and Elias pairing really is a thing now for RAW.

So what was the purpose of punishing the other guys in the Forgotten Sons for as long as WWE did if in the end Ryker was brought back to tv as if nothing happened.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Miz & Morrison beating Keith Lee.

Vince really did turn Lee into just a typical WWE style lumbering big man wrestler instead of the more athletic and faster moving big man guy he was in the indies and on NXT.

[Emperor Smeat]

If there was ever a segment this year that was channel changing inducing bad, that Firefly Fun House segment easily takes the cake.

Up there with "This is Your Life Bayley" and "Old Day" for worst WWE segments in recent years.

[Emperor Smeat]

:eek: Retribution actually won a match for once.

Sure the match itself was whatever in terms of quality and full of shenanigans that Ricochet almost managed to overcome but a win is a win.

[Emperor Smeat]

Another loss in a row for Shayna & Nia since they started feuding with Asuka & Lana except this time it involved Shayna losing to Dana via DQ.

Lana getting written out of TLC because WWE booked themselves into a big corner for the Women's Tag title match is a bit hilarious and sad at the same time.

[Emperor Smeat]

Orton really has a random fascination with wanting to burn stuff if Bray is around.

Tossed Bray into a box after ambushing him in a dark room backstage and then lit it on fire but whatever murder plan Orton had backfired after the Fiend suddenly popped out of it.

[Emperor Smeat]

This might be the most NXT commercials WWE has aired during RAW in a long while.

Like 4-5 so far even though its just the same 2 commercials being repeated.

Usually NXT is lucky if they get at least 2 commercials per week on RAW.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at the random epic music being played in the midst of AJ Styles' promo because Drew's WWE title was being raised to the ceiling ahead of their match at TLC.

This week's go-home show was somewhat average in the sense that the first half was pretty good even if not that much actually happened while the second half was mostly terrible until the main event segment with Styles and Drew. Only really interesting thing was that main event promo and attack segment at the end of the show.

For 3 hours shows, WWE really does give very little reason to bother watching RAW if you missed it or stay interested if you do, especially when the show hits its lull point since it can easily last for like half a show.

[Evil Vito]

Holy shit this show sounds atrocious.

[Emperor Smeat]

Card and preview for tonight's RAW:

Raw preview, Dec. 21, 2020: McIntyre, Sheamus & Lee to battle Styles, Miz & Morrison in a Six-Man Street Fight

WWE Champion Drew McIntyre will join forces with his best friend Sheamus and Keith Lee against the AJ Styles, The Miz & John Morrison in the Raw main event, tonight at 8/7 C on USA.

Raw Preview : Quick Hits

Drew McIntyre, Sheamus & Keith Lee to battle AJ Styles, The Miz & John Morrison in a Six-Man Street Fight
WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Charlotte Flair & Asuka to kick off tonight’s Raw
"The Hardy Bros" look to settle some (Hurt) Business
How will Randy Orton respond in the wake of the Firefly Funhouse Match against The Fiend?



<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tune in to see if <a href="https://twitter.com/RandyOrton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RandyOrton</a> is in prison for essentially murdering <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEBrayWyatt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWEBrayWyatt</a> last night.<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/1341062889856229377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 21, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[xrodmuc316]

Wait until Raw's rating is better than Dynamite's from 5 weeks ago!

[Emperor Smeat]

Not even 8 minutes into the show and Charlotte already teased she wants to go after Asuka's RAW Women's title.

[Emperor Smeat]

Whelp WWE going right back to the Legends well to prop up their struggling RAW ratings since a Legends Night themed show just got announced for 2 weeks from now.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Asuka saying Mandy and Dana's team name should be "Sexy Muscle Friends"

WWE not holding back at all in plastering Charlotte all over tonight's show. Opening promo segment, on commentary during this #1 contender's women's match, and just announced to be in a tag match later against Lacy & Peyton.

[xrodmuc316]

Whelp WWE going right back to the Legends well to prop up their struggling RAW ratings since a Legends Night themed show just got announced for 2 weeks from now.

Wonder if they will bring in Sting :eek:

[Emperor Smeat]

30 minutes for a promo segment and tag match that made the #1 contender's look like a bunch of nobodies in the end.

Why even have Nia & Shayna win the match if the whole purpose was for Dana & Mandy be the ones standing tall in the end and have the real stare down moment with the women's tag champs. Nia & Shayna didn't even do anything heelish to trigger the post-match attack beyond just looking at Asuka & Charlotte.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at R-Truth photobombing Hurt Business' photo shoot.

[slik]

Trying to watch RAW but I'm not seeing any big changes in tone or quality so far

[Emperor Smeat]

Anything notable happened in the last 30 minutes or so since I missed it all?

Last time I'm bothering wasting a ton of time replying to any ratings stuff in the AEW thread since its just been spinning the wheels for any real discussion there. Completely regret ever responding to a drive-by style post by Noid since that triggered the whole headache of a discussion there.

[Emperor Smeat]

Going to assume this Alexa's playground bit is that conflicted rumored "dark adult content" USA Network wants for RAW ... or just someone in creative being on crack when they wrote this Orton & Bliss segment.

I'm leaning more towards crack.

[xrodmuc316]

HOLY SHIT this commercial of Drew and Cena beating up 2020 is amazing lol

[slik]

Anything notable happened in the last 30 minutes or so since I missed it all?


Nope

[Supreme Olajuwon]

They broke up the Iiconics for this

Fuck everybody

[slik]

They broke up the Iiconics for this

Fuck everybody

It's like they are deliberately trying to fail

[Emperor Smeat]

Guess WWE suddenly remembered the Women's Tag champs can cross brands and even more Charlotte cramming on shows about to happen now.

Only actual team SD has is the Riott Squad so I guess that's the challengers for this week's SD show.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Last time I'm bothering wasting a ton of time replying to any ratings stuff in the AEW thread since its just been spinning the wheels for any real discussion there. Completely regret ever responding to a drive-by style post by Noid since that triggered the whole headache of a discussion there.

lol he's an annoying little turd

[Emperor Smeat]

6-Man Holiday Street Fight was pretty good overall despite it mostly plodding along until the final 5 minutes or so.

If this week's show was meant to be WWE's response to last week's record low numbers, then it was a huge swing and miss. Felt no different than any other RAW in recent months in terms of quality nor even showed any real signs of starting to change for the better.

[Evil Vito]

LOL "Raw Legends Night" in two weeks featuring Flair, Hogan, Big Show, Torrie Wilson and many more. Right on cue, just in case you thought WWE might actually do something creative for their ratings woes.

[BigCrippyZ]

:lol:

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kevin Dunn ruins spots, part 534,728 <a href="https://t.co/VbTtQTZmIq">pic.twitter.com/VbTtQTZmIq</a></p>&mdash; GIFSkull III (Backup) #WWERaw #njwk15 (@SkullGIF) <a href="https://twitter.com/SkullGIF/status/1341233462502543361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[BigCrippyZ]

Wonder if they will bring in Sting :eek:

Sting as a stand alone recurring character, even if he doesn't wrestle, is twice as interesting than any "legend" they bring in for one night, or have even occasionally appear for a build up and/or actually God forbid wrestle at WrestleMania.

That's the point, nothing WWE does matters because they have no fucking quality long term plans/goals, let alone even any quality short term ideas/plans that will matter a month afterwards. At least AEW is trying things that are at least short term interesting/entertaining and that might but might not make an impact long term.

WWE's "long term" plan is to do a half ass build to WM by bringing in "some legends" every week or two that won't be around two weeks after WM and their role in WM will have no impact 3 months later because they'll still be more over than anyone on the current roster.

[BigCrippyZ]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kevin Dunn ruins spots, part 534,728 <a href="https://t.co/VbTtQTZmIq">pic.twitter.com/VbTtQTZmIq</a></p>&mdash; GIFSkull III (Backup) #WWERaw #njwk15 (@SkullGIF) <a href="https://twitter.com/SkullGIF/status/1341233462502543361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

How does this clown still have a fucking job?

[Bad News Gertner]

He makes the show unwatchable. I get sea sick watching it.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Bored and decided to tune in. Hurt Business has only one good talker. Matt Riddle is being treated like a dumb cool stoner a la RVD and he wasn't very good on the Mic.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Angel Garza doesn't have matching gear and boots and shitty finisher.

I like the piped in sound.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

AJ Styles with a backstage interview and is now headed to....an interview segment with Miz.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Why is Miz explaining himself to Styles? Are they friends?

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Why would you apologize for trying to win a world title lol. This segment is silly.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

McIntyre doesn't look intimidating in a quilt. And this segment and stupid Christmas story thing with the dumb babyfaces is stupid.

Sheamus and Keith Lee are obviously idiots, as is Samoa Joe, for creating drama are Lee was kicked into Sheamus.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Mustafa Ali looks like wish app Roman Reigns. Always gotta other 2 sizes up off this China sites.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Is retribution supposed to be like a mad max group?

[Emperor Smeat]

Is retribution supposed to be like a mad max group?

Most comparisons online was it being like WWE's take on ANTIFA and/or Black Lives Matter protesters. At least that's how it seemed the group was being portrayed and acting early on.

Their ridiculous looking masks do give off Mad Max villains vibes though.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Lmao BLM. They look bush league.

[Volare]

3/4 of a bottle of Jag....Alexa is amazingly cute...

[Gerard]

Interesting how aj's "bodyguard" has yet to actually do anything besides be an oversized Jewellry stand.

[Volare]

Alexa...on a swing...only thing that mattered.

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[xrodmuc316]

Interesting how aj's "bodyguard" has yet to actually do anything besides be an oversized Jewellry stand.

He comes across to me as having Great Khali lack of mobility. I am not sure if he is even capable of moving at any other speed.

[RP]

Alexa...on a swing...only thing that mattered.

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He should have had sex with her in that ring.

[Volare]

Her current seems like a soyboy....just sayin...

[slik]

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[RP]

Drew with a " You know that means " is nice i guess.

[RP]

This fake crown noise is terrible.

[RP]

Did WWE lead off with this match because they thought more people would tune in to see what they did for Luke Harper and they wanted to keep the viewers?

[RP]

Is Samoa Joe done with wrestling?

[Tonya Harding]

I WISH OWENBROWN WOULD DRESS UP IN SHEAMUS'S TRUNKS AND BROGUE KICK ME IN THE VAGINA

[slik]

If Royal Rumble isn't Drew vs Sheamus or Drew vs Keith Lee vs Sheamus I have a feeling Drew vs Sheamus could be the WM program.

[slik]

Keith Lee kind of sloppy in this match

[rez]

Besides the intro, any mention of Brodie?

John*

[slik]

Besides the intro, any mention of Brodie?

John*

yeah, samoa joe sang 'oh danny boy' while a graphic of him was shown on the screen

[rez]

That'd be great

[RP]

I would eat Mandy Rose's ass after owenbrown shits in it.

[RP]

I want to be inside Alexa's twisted playground too.

[slik]

Hope Bray's next gimmick is a new spin on Tugboat

[slik]

alexa/orton stuff is dumb

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">How does Randy find the Firefly Funhouse?</p>&mdash; Tom Quinlan (@TommyQuinlan_IV) <a href="https://twitter.com/TommyQuinlan_IV/status/1343738944521957377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[RP]

It's within driving distance of the Thunderdome and it's the only house with a puppet in the window.

[rez]

He asked Cowboy Curtis where it was

[slik]

@RP

If Ricochet wanted to bang you what would you say??

[RP]

Maybe the voices inside his head told him.

They come to him

[RP]

@RP

If Ricochet wanted to bang you what would you say??

I would just spread my butt cheeks and gape my butthole for his penis.

[slik]

Great answer

[slik]

Damn...it really takes every member of Retribution to defeat Ricochet

[RP]

I would also make that son of a bitch owenbrown watch as ricochet shits in my dick.

[slik]

Nervous that Nia Jax is going to injure Charlotte...

[RP]

WHAT
THE
FUCK

[RP]

That was the worst ending of any Raw ever. Fuck this brand. What time is AEW?

[slik]

I fell asleep, what happened

[RP]

Orton was about to burn Alexa to death in the ring and then the lights went out and it was a close up of Orton lighting the match and then Chrisley Knows Best came on LOL

[rez]

lool

[slik]

Orton was about to burn Alexa to death in the ring and then the lights went out and it was a close up of Orton lighting the match and then Chrisley Knows Best came on LOL

LMAO

[XL]

It felt like a huge letdown at the end there but I guess if it builds intrigue for next week...

Only thing being the potential juxtaposition of “hey look at all these legends (and Torrie Wilson)” and “did one of our top guys burn someone alive?” feels a little...weird.

But, wrestling is a variety show, I guess.

[RP]

I wonder if anyone on Smackdown will be upset over Alexa Bliss getting burned alive.

[slik]

what brand is nikki cross on, seems like she would care

[RP]

Buddy Murphy might be a tad upset. He's been in that vagina.

[slik]

Legends night w/ Tatanka tonight on RAW

[slik]

yeah so far this cheesy and dumb already, not sure I am going to make it very long

[Fenix122]

Tag team match playa!

[Sepholio]

not gonna lie, the fake out part about Miz and Morrison going against The Undertaker made me chuckle. Was expecting a tag team match playa, not that.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

They broke up the Iiconics for this

Fuck everybody

[weather vane]

Haven’t they done the Charlotte wants her dad to stay away angle like 5 times?

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Ugh they’ve even got Hogan doing these terrible scripted promos.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ht" dir="ltr">Lmao <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERaw</a> <a href="https://t.co/MKDD8YrV27">pic.twitter.com/MKDD8YrV27</a></p>&mdash; Italo Santana (@BulletClubIta1) <a href="https://twitter.com/BulletClubIta1/status/1346278933617061888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[xrodmuc316]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ht" dir="ltr">Lmao <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERaw</a> <a href="https://t.co/MKDD8YrV27">pic.twitter.com/MKDD8YrV27</a></p>&mdash; Italo Santana (@BulletClubIta1) <a href="https://twitter.com/BulletClubIta1/status/1346278933617061888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Charlotte is so bad lmao

[Sepholio]

dude Keith Lee just hit a top rope spanish fly on Drew. Holy fuck shit.

[Sepholio]

oh God not Oldberg -_-

[xrodmuc316]

HOLY SHIT Goldberg gonna bury another guy's title reign lol

[Sepholio]

omg they fucked up the ending of RAW again lmfao

[xrodmuc316]

Vince spent 20 years burying WCW, only to use maybe WCW's biggest star to bury his current roster lmao

[slik]

Yuck

RAW ends with Goldberg pushing Drew to the ground and challenging him to a match at the Royal Rumble

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Short version of Goldberg pushing the show right off the air <a href="https://t.co/iNWX8PxGv2">pic.twitter.com/iNWX8PxGv2</a></p>&mdash; GIFSkull III (Backup) #RIPBrodieLee (@SkullGIF) <a href="https://twitter.com/SkullGIF/status/1346308362988703744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Volare]

lolraw

[xrodmuc316]

lolraw

How funny is it that they can get a 10 minute overrun for NXT, but Raw gets cutoff by their own guy's show? Straight up Steve Austin!

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Did the legends do anything fun worth looking up on YouTube?

[slik]

no

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Sad

[slik]

Most of the legends were extras in the background during backstage segments

Ric Flair was in Charlotte's corner for her match and Hulk Hogan cut two promos, one about an hPhone (get it, it's like an iPhone) and one about how Drew was going to beat no good stinky Keith Lee in the main-event. Goldberg shoved and challenged Drew. That's it.

[RP]

Legends night w/ Tatanka tonight on RAW

Me and my best friend ( who I lost contact with cause i'm an asshole ) were at this house show. And Tatanka was a heal and he got on the ring, outside the ropes and spit on me and my friend. I think this was the same show I bought a Diesel leather glove and he came around and slapped it.

We were 2nd row from the ring.

Not the best show me and my friend had been too btw. We were 10 rows or so from the ring whe Ultimate Warrior vs Ric Flair happened at a house show. A day before we waited in line at Washington Square Malll and got Animal ( Legion of Doom ), Crush, Sunny and a Bushwackers autograph .

I miss my friend.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Most of the legends were extras in the background during backstage segments

Ric Flair was in Charlotte's corner for her match and Hulk Hogan cut two promos, one about an hPhone (get it, it's like an iPhone) and one about how Drew was going to beat no good stinky Keith Lee in the main-event. Goldberg shoved and challenged Drew. That's it.

Wait they really had Hogan cut a promo against Keith Lee? Lmao

[RP]

Is Alexa Bliss a charred corpse?

[Evil Vito]

When Morrison signed a year or so ago I remember being intrigued about what he could do in a final run, since I enjoyed a lot of his work elsewhere. I also didn't mind him teaming with The Miz again, it made sense to reintroduce him that way.

From everything I've read the past few months, it sounds like they occasionally team up but it's mostly Miz as a solo guy with Morrison as his hype man. Baffling.

[xrodmuc316]

Most of the legends were extras in the background during backstage segments

Ric Flair was in Charlotte's corner for her match and Hulk Hogan cut two promos, one about an hPhone (get it, it's like an iPhone) and one about how Drew was going to beat no good stinky Keith Lee in the main-event. Goldberg shoved and challenged Drew. That's it.

Naw, you are forgetting about Melina doing the "Lucha Lucha Lucha" thing, cause you know, she is hispanic, in case we forgot :rofl:

[slik]

Is Alexa Bliss a charred corpse?

She wasn't on the show or really mentioned so it's possible

[Volare]

https://scontent.ffcm1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/136330847_2803500749935962_376043311273969357_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=2&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=L6Y4_zUywO0AX9d3FLu&_nc_ht=scontent.ffcm1-1.fna&oh=5972f02f827b6052c03261d6cd92d7ab&oe=601856DB

[slik]

HHH will open RAW
Drew has Covid

[Jordan]

I am going to watch for "as long as I can" but I've already got my gf committed to tolerating AEW every week and UFC nearly every Saturday night so I can't push my luck.

[Jordan]

HHH jacket is really cool. I'd like one plz.

[Jordan]

A PRICK

[Jordan]

I would rather watch Lacey Evans ride Space Mountain than HHH/Orton, I really would.

[Jordan]

I gave up at 8:21. Just felt so rehashed.

[slik]

Trying to make it thru everything but it's just 'not good'.

It feels like a show written geared towards 7 year old but their audience is mostly over 30.

[xrodmuc316]

It feels like a show written geared towards 7 year old

https://media0.giphy.com/media/LqHbARKd1A4ggYcHUT/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e479747s4injk3vpj7r0oodo393xhnxj2sqsfjctuqa&rid=giphy.gif

[Evil Vito]

sounds like it was another riveting episode of Raw this week

[xrodmuc316]

sounds like it was another riveting episode of Raw this week

For being short handed it wasn't too bad. Nothing overly great, but better than the lopsided football game.

[Sepholio]

....Did....Did she just throw a hadouken at him? Did that really happen? Maybe I am tripping. No way that happened.

[XL]

For being short handed it wasn't too bad. Nothing overly great, but better than the lopsided football game.

Short handed? They had one guy on the shelf. It might have been the main guy but this was hardly “most the roster stuck in Saudi Arabia” or “snow storm”, both of which yielded far better results.

There’s so little effort put in. They literally repeated the same beats over and over. Ryker beat Hardy, so Hardy challenged Elias (putting aside the fact that they already ended this feud), then Lashley beat Riddle, so Riddle challenged MVP. There was a men’s tag match that ended with a blind tag, and then a women’s tag that ended with a blind tag.

There’s other stuff; the seemingly never-ending opening segment, and Gulak being told he can’t just declare for the Rumble, and it being rationalised, then Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke declaring themselves for the Rumble within 30 minutes, are the first that spring to mind.

It’s all just very “meh” given the talent they have available to them.

[Evil Vito]

Wait...are they actually trying a Dawn Marie/Torrie/Al Wilson angle with Lacey, Charlotte, and Ric Flair? lol good lord

[Volare]

5 pages from last November....says alot.

[Gerard]

So goldberg was never wwe champion according to drew? :wtf:

[Evil Vito]

He wasn’t. He’s held the World Heavyweight Title and Universal Title but never the actual WWE Title that carries all the lineage.

[XL]

They need to give Riddle a silent hetero-life-mate...

[xrodmuc316]

Short handed? They had one guy on the shelf. It might have been the main guy but this was hardly “most the roster stuck in Saudi Arabia” or “snow storm”, both of which yielded far better results.

There’s so little effort put in. They literally repeated the same beats over and over. Ryker beat Hardy, so Hardy challenged Elias (putting aside the fact that they already ended this feud), then Lashley beat Riddle, so Riddle challenged MVP. There was a men’s tag match that ended with a blind tag, and then a women’s tag that ended with a blind tag.

There’s other stuff; the seemingly never-ending opening segment, and Gulak being told he can’t just declare for the Rumble, and it being rationalised, then Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke declaring themselves for the Rumble within 30 minutes, are the first that spring to mind.

It’s all just very “meh” given the talent they have available to them.

They had one guy announced as having Covid, but clearly multiple people were out. They had 4 different people wrestle 2 matches, that is not normal.

[XL]

Who’s out? Genuinely?

The only acts from the men’s side that didn’t feature from the previous week were Alexander/Benjamin, Kofi, R Truth, and Angel Garza.

[xrodmuc316]

Who’s out? Genuinely?

The only acts from the men’s side that didn’t feature from the previous week were Alexander/Benjamin, Kofi, R Truth, and Angel Garza.

So including Drew, that is 6 people.

6 > 1 still right?

That is short handed, not just one person on the shelf.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I actually want Goldberg to win the WWE Title. Just to see people’s heads explode. Has anyone won a World Title in four different decades?

Taker didn’t do it. Hogan didn’t do it. Rock didn’t do it. Triple H hasn’t done it. Flair didn’t do it. Verne didn’t do it. Thesz didn’t do it.

Goldberg being the first guy to do that sort of thing would be pretty lol. And not entirely in a bad way. It’s got this weirdly epic story to it — the “flash in the pan” and WCW man of the 90’s comes back and kicks ass enough time to make the ultimate stamp of longevity.

If you’re going to lean on older stars, it makes sense to have them hit some major achievements too. And given that they’re in such a period of overexposure for their full-time guys, it’s far from the silliest move for the immediate future.

Give me Goldberg beating Drew and then getting his win back at Mania against Braun Strowman. If you want to go big gimmick with it, because fuck it, do a four-way with Orton and Trips. Orton wants to kill the ultimate legend, Triple H wants the same achievement, Braun beat Goldberg last year. Goldberg Spears them all into oblivion. Or just make them singles matches throughout the year. There’s a story in each. Goldberg then drops the belt to someone actually special that comes along.

[XL]

What would you do with Drew alongside that?

[XL]

So including Drew, that is 6 people.

6 > 1 still right?

That is short handed, not just one person on the shelf.

Yes 6 is more than 1. Good “gotcha”.

My point more so was what they delivered was “meh”. Regardless of being short-handed they didn’t need to have those 4 guys wrestle twice, they didn’t need to repeat the setups/finishes to matches in the way that they did.

Let’s pretend that they used literally everybody at their disposal on Monday, they could have put it all together in a more entertaining way, but, you could say that when they have the full roster on hand.

[xrodmuc316]

Yes 6 is more than 1. Good “gotcha”.

My point more so was what they delivered was “meh”. Regardless of being short-handed they didn’t need to have those 4 guys wrestle twice, they didn’t need to repeat the setups/finishes to matches in the way that they did.

Let’s pretend that they used literally everybody at their disposal on Monday, they could have put it all together in a more entertaining way, but, you could say that when they have the full roster on hand.

It's not a gotcha, it's a reply to your reply. I said they were short handed, you said it was one person, then you listed 5 other people.

[XL]

And we could go through how much/little each of those people add to the show but we don’t need to because my overall point is valid; the show was “meh”.

[slik]

Alexa Bliss vs Asuka announced for RAW

[RP]

Didnt Alexa Bliss get torched by Randy Orton? Did they even close that storyline out?

[slik]

https://i.postimg.cc/J0PCyHpY/foot.jpg


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That was terrible �� <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERaw</a> <a href="https://t.co/fwoqwknSTu">pic.twitter.com/fwoqwknSTu</a></p>&mdash; ��Adam Goldberg�� (@adamgoldberg28) <a href="https://twitter.com/adamgoldberg28/status/1351345393989283842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[RP]

Mace has a vagina

[RP]

" I dunno "


cool

[RP]

" I dunno "


cool

[RP]

https://i.postimg.cc/J0PCyHpY/foot.jpg


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That was terrible �� <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERaw</a> <a href="https://t.co/fwoqwknSTu">pic.twitter.com/fwoqwknSTu</a></p>&mdash; ��Adam Goldberg�� (@adamgoldberg28) <a href="https://twitter.com/adamgoldberg28/status/1351345393989283842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

LMAO

[RP]

I laughed at that WrestleMania report .

[RP]

I want to spew my snow on Alexa Bliss's playground.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">And bang on time, they cut to an arena shot of Alexa Bliss’s tron halfway through a Mania package...</p>&mdash; Gary Cassidy (@WrestlingGary) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestlingGary/status/1351348187320242178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[RP]

I'm hoping this ends with Orton RKO'ing Bliss.

[RP]

I would eat that wooden swing seat after Alexa sat on it.

[RP]

I would fuck Nia Jax just to get close enough backstage to snag that wooden swing seat Alexa was on and smell it.

[RP]

If WWE paid to have a real man's cock surgically put on Shayna Bazler, I would take her 100% seriously as a Men's Universal Title contender. She has everything but the cock.

[RP]

That Bobby Lashley foot stop was every bit as bad if not worse than when The Dark Ordered debuted and that dude threw terrible punches.

The Bliss/ Wrestlemania Report mishap was not even that bad. Clearly a bad cut to the camera, but they fixed it quickly and I still enjoyed the WrestleMania Report.

The biggest blunder despite me enjoying it last week was the mic issues with Adam Pearce during that Roman Reigns contract signing. I still managed to like it, but that could have been a lot better with no mic issues.

[RP]

It's pretty cool that Taco Fall escorts AJ Style to the ring as a side job.

[RP]

That finish for Styles was excellent.

I dont get the whole " Ricochet's Royal Rumble hopes " storyline. Why would he not be in the match? Did Shorty G take a spot?

[Fenix122]

GILLBERG RETURNS!!!

[RP]

BAW GAWD ITS GOLDBERG LOL!

[RP]

OMFG I'm dying.

[RP]

Miz and Morrison serious looks right now lol

[xrodmuc316]

Gillberg is the best lol

[RP]

That was so good.

[RP]

I've not laughed at a wrestling segment harder this year than that one.

[RP]

I'm happy Gilberg is healthy. He's a national treasure!

[RP]

Blacks vs Mexicans... just like the rich powerful white men always intended it to be.

[RP]

Wait a second


During the Miz Morrison segment, they said McIntyre was not scheduled to be here tonight. So he doesnt come out. Ok.

Now he's coming out next???

This is such horrific writing.

[Sepholio]

Tbh this raw has been one of the better ones in recent memory.

[RP]

Either Asuka is dropping the title here or Bliss is eating a RKO.

Anything else is just terrible. Especially if Bliss loses cleanly.

[Sepholio]

Goth Alexa makes my pee pee the BIIIIGGGG pee pee. Oh my goodness.

[RP]

Ok so it wasnt a title match.

[RP]

That was a hit or miss show for me and I might make a full review later. Initial thoughs, i'm like 6.5/10. Maybe 6/10.

[RP]

Fuck it here I go.

I came in 30 minutes late.

First thing I saw was Mustafa giving a promo which led to a match between Xavier Woods and a dude from Retribution. Props to the announce crew on telling me about Kofi's injury, but at no point did I get a real idea as to who Woods was facing. Was it Max? Was it T-bar?

Also, who the fuck is the regular looking dude with a mask and was there not a female in this group? Does the regular looking dude with a mask have a name? He looks like some textbook jobber who is one of the old timers sons who gets to go out there and be on TV lol.

This was all bleh to me. A Woods vs Ali match could be great though. This leadup is junk. They didnt even gang jump him like i've seen in the past. Oh ya and the finisher was either the worst finisher ever or a total botch. I'm guessing botch.

Lashley's failed foot stomp was gloriously terrible.

Bliss playground was just awkward. I thought it actually made Asuka look really weak considering she's carrying two belts.

AJ vs Ricochet was solid. It could have been better. The ending was excellent though.

Why is Elias vs Hardy still going? I feel like this has been happening for a year now and no one cares.

The Blacks vs Mexicans match was easily predicted. Both booking and outcome.

I like the " Bro " persona of Riddle, but i dont like anything else. I dont like his ring attire, I dont like his bare feet and his in ring move set is rather bland and lacks explosiveness.

The Miz/ Morrison segment was hilarious, but then terrible booking reared it's ugly face by playing the taped McIntyre promo after the segment. Am I the only one that thinks that made 100% sense to go before the Miz/Morrison segment. Maybe even leading into the Miz/Morrison segment. Just terrible writing. No concept of structuring a full show.

Bliss vs Asuka was rather predictable. I didnt predict that she would be taken over by the Fiend, but it really seemed like booking booked themselves into either a Bliss win or a Orton comeback with an RKO. I get what they did. Bliss is a great actor in the ring. She pulled it off rather well. I dont think Asuka should have been the one in that position. It was ok. Nothing amazing.

Overalll, 6.5/10

[RP]

6.5/10 is one of the best numbers I've given a RAW show in a long time btw. And it doesnt feel earned.

[xrodmuc316]

Fuck it here I go.

I came in 30 minutes late.

First thing I saw was Mustafa giving a promo which led to a match between Xavier Woods and a dude from Retribution. Props to the announce crew on telling me about Kofi's injury, but at no point did I get a real idea as to who Woods was facing. Was it Max? Was it T-bar?

Also, who the fuck is the regular looking dude with a mask and was there not a female in this group? Does the regular looking dude with a mask have a name? He looks like some textbook jobber who is one of the old timers sons who gets to go out there and be on TV lol.

This was all bleh to me. A Woods vs Ali match could be great though. This leadup is junk. They didnt even gang jump him like i've seen in the past. Oh ya and the finisher was either the worst finisher ever or a total botch. I'm guessing botch.

Lashley's failed foot stomp was gloriously terrible.

Bliss playground was just awkward. I thought it actually made Asuka look really weak considering she's carrying two belts.

AJ vs Ricochet was solid. It could have been better. The ending was excellent though.

Why is Elias vs Hardy still going? I feel like this has been happening for a year now and no one cares.

The Blacks vs Mexicans match was easily predicted. Both booking and outcome.

I like the " Bro " persona of Riddle, but i dont like anything else. I dont like his ring attire, I dont like his bare feet and his in ring move set is rather bland and lacks explosiveness.

The Miz/ Morrison segment was hilarious, but then terrible booking reared it's ugly face by playing the taped McIntyre promo after the segment. Am I the only one that thinks that made 100% sense to go before the Miz/Morrison segment. Maybe even leading into the Miz/Morrison segment. Just terrible writing. No concept of structuring a full show.

Bliss vs Asuka was rather predictable. I didnt predict that she would be taken over by the Fiend, but it really seemed like booking booked themselves into either a Bliss win or a Orton comeback with an RKO. I get what they did. Bliss is a great actor in the ring. She pulled it off rather well. I dont think Asuka should have been the one in that position. It was ok. Nothing amazing.

Overalll, 6.5/10

I know we don't see eye to eye often, but I appreciate the time you put in to write a review. I enjoyed reading this and if you have the time to do future reviews that would be good!

Also 100% agree about the placing of Drew's pretape. They have 3 hours and picked the most illogical place in the whole show.

[XL]

That finish for Styles was excellent.

I dont get the whole " Ricochet's Royal Rumble hopes " storyline. Why would he not be in the match? Did Shorty G take a spot?

Adam Pearce made it clear a few weeks ago that you can’t just declare yourself for the Rumble. Apart from when you can just declare yourself for the Rumble. Obviously.

[Big Vic]

Not even 7 pages for 2 months of Raw. Weak as shit.

[Evil Vito]

Miz is gonna cash in at the Rumble, turn it into a triple threat, and eat the pin from Goldberg so Drew stays protected but now has a reason to face him again at Mania.

[slik]

Miz is gonna cash in at the Rumble, turn it into a triple threat, and eat the pin from Goldberg so Drew stays protected but now has a reason to face him again at Mania.

I could see that possibility, good call.

I've been wondering if Sheamus would turn on Drew and cost him the match against Goldberg since they have teased Drew/Sheamus feuding for months.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

If Goldberg is gonna face McIntyre, does that mean Bryan gets fed to Roman at Mania?

[XL]

Yes.

[xrodmuc316]

Miz is gonna cash in at the Rumble, turn it into a triple threat, and eat the pin from Goldberg so Drew stays protected but now has a reason to face him again at Mania.

I just don't see them going with a Goldberg win. If anything it happens like you say but Miz takes the pin from Drew to protect Goldberg so he has a claim to a rematch.

I also wonder if Miz possibly cashes in and steals it, maybe from a Sheamus heel turn. Then Bryan wins the Rumble, and chooses to fight Miz at Mania, freeing up Roman to face Goldberg at Mania this year, which would be far better now with Roman as a heel than it would have been last year.

Then you have that Drew/Sheamus match which would be better with the "you betrayed me and cost me my title" revenge match instead of trying to make Sheamus a legit title contender at this point.I

At the end of the show you get big wins from 3 top guys in Bryan, Roman, and Drew, and losses for 3 guys that are good for spot main events, but not top guys at this point in Goldberg, Miz, and Sheamus.

[slik]

If Goldberg is gonna face McIntyre, does that mean Bryan gets fed to Roman at Mania?

I think that's where things are headed
DBry retiring as a full-time wrestler soon getting one more WM main-event as a Thank You

[slik]

Notable too that DBry keeps losing matches. That is a big trend with whomever wins the Rumble. WWE has three booking modes for RR winners: Total Surprise/Return, Insanely dominant in the upper mid card, Reverse MITB route - where instead of winning MITB and then losing for months afterwards, the person has been losing for months and then wins the RR.

[XL]

Can’t believe nobody is talking about WWE and their “bully boy” tactics. No sooner than the talk about NXT Mexico starts and suddenly Randy Orton is under a mask! What day do AAA run on, bet WWE counter-programme.

[slik]

Drew/Goldberg to kick off RAW *weekly bump of raw thread*

[Sepholio]

lol 1 post for this weeks RAW. And it was just to bump the thread. Glorious.

[xrodmuc316]

lol 1 post for this weeks RAW. And it was just to bump the thread. Glorious.

Vince must be scared, sure he made a billion dollars today, but a Raw thread on an obscure AEW loving forum only got one post.

How
Will
Vince
Survive

Keep celebrating the number of replies, must be glorious that you got that big win over Vince :rofl:

[Sepholio]

Who said anything about any of that? Fuck sake, calm down.

[xrodmuc316]

Who said anything about any of that? Fuck sake, calm down.

Literally you, being happy that Raw got 1 post.

[slik]

Once again, xrod and/or Noid brings up AEW in an unrelated topic.


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[erickman]

it is kind of sad no one gives a crap about raw any more. even smackdown gets more posts. have'nt been to the other wrestling forum sites but i say they are just as bad.

[Ruien]

Enjoyed the Sheamus & Miz/Morrison stuff.

[xrodmuc316]

Once again, xrod and/or Noid brings up AEW in an unrelated topic.


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I didn't say anything about AEW. I said this is a pro AEW forum, so WWE post count probably doesn't worry Vince McMahon and his new billion dollars.

So I brought up this forum on this forum.

Good try though!

[RP]

The problem is that it's not a " Pro AEW " forum. If WWE put out shows that interest me, I would make time to watch or DVR them. No one here... literally NO ONE... is rooting for WWE to fail. Everyone here.... LITERALLY EVERYONE.. would love to see great RAW's and Smackdowns every week.

I'm more interested in AEW because even if they do some of the same shit, at least it's a different cast of wrestlers and a lot more hope for change involved. There is no hope for change when Vince McMahon is involved.

I would love to see a day where my primetime TV nights are all wrestling .. AEW/ WWE/ RDW. But right now it's just AEW that is peaking my interests.

You two need to get past this.

[Smokey]

I didn't say anything about AEW. I said this is a pro AEW forum, so WWE post count probably doesn't worry Vince McMahon and his new billion dollars.

So I brought up this forum on this forum.

Good try though!

Yoooooo this nigga think Vinny gonna split that money with him lolllllllllll

[xrodmuc316]

The problem is that it's not a " Pro AEW " forum. If WWE put out shows that interest me, I would make time to watch or DVR them. No one here... literally NO ONE... is rooting for WWE to fail. Everyone here.... LITERALLY EVERYONE.. would love to see great RAW's and Smackdowns every week.

I'm more interested in AEW because even if they do some of the same shit, at least it's a different cast of wrestlers and a lot more hope for change involved. There is no hope for change when Vince McMahon is involved.

I would love to see a day where my primetime TV nights are all wrestling .. AEW/ WWE/ RDW. But right now it's just AEW that is peaking my interests.

You two need to get past this.

Yeah, because people here DON'T celebrate the lack of post Raw gets. I made that up.

[Smokey]

This nigga be like “Umm excuse me Mr. McMahon sorry to bother you thank you for your time I just wanted to let you know Ive done my part to rid the world of negativity against you may I please have a pittance thank you so much for your generosity” lolllllllllll

[XL]

Yeah, because people here DON'T celebrate the lack of post Raw gets. I made that up.

I think that’s a bit of tit-for-tat. So, if Noid hadn’t pointed out the lack of posts in an AEW thread nobody would be pointing out the lack of posts in a Raw thread/actively not posting in them. It’s petty and I wish we could move past it but...well, here we are.