Monday Night Rawllins

[xrodmuc316]

Featuring Cody about to murder DomDom!

[xrodmuc316]

Pretty good Raw, looks like they planted the seed of that psychopath JD McDonagh joining Judgement Day. Then he could be Judgement Day McDonagh :rofl:

[XL]

FED DED

[screech]

RIP WWE

[erickman]

great opening of raw finn beats the crap out of seth during the seth music

[xrodmuc316]

YES! Ciampa has his classic theme back!

[Mr. Nerfect]

I wish they never split Ciampa & Gargano up as a team. Tremendous babyface duo.

[xrodmuc316]

If Chad Gable is going to continue quoting Dennis Reynolds, they can just put him on Raw for all 3 hours!

[xrodmuc316]

OHHHH SHIT Pharaoh just made his WWE Debut!

[Mr. Nerfect]

If Chad Gable is going to continue quoting Dennis Reynolds, they can just put him on Raw for all 3 hours!

No clue what this is in reference to, but I approve. :y:

[Lock Jaw]

What did he say

[xrodmuc316]

What did he say

CXb4fElJcKk

[Mr. Nerfect]

Cool

[Sepholio]

Cant believe I forgot RAW was in town last night, ah well

[xrodmuc316]

Awwww shit, Brock Lesnar!!!

[erickman]

raw starting good

[xrodmuc316]

Dom has incredible heat. Even with the people wanting to cheer Rhea and Priest, he still gets that nuclear reaction every time he tries to talk lol

[xrodmuc316]

LOL YES GABLE DID IT AGAIN!!!!

u7WYFLlxGbA

[XL]

Cody started the show in his gear. Went to the ring to confront Seth. Had a brawl with Brock. Went backstage and got changed into a suit. I’m not sure that makes sense.

[Mr. Nerfect]

LOL YES GABLE DID IT AGAIN!!!!

u7WYFLlxGbA

Okay, it’s probably just for fun, but what if these are somehow seeds to doing an Always Sunny crossover for Mania in Philly?

[Mr. Nerfect]

Cody started the show in his gear. Went to the ring to confront Seth. Had a brawl with Brock. Went backstage and got changed into a suit. I’m not sure that makes sense.

Not really. I can imagine a guy scheduled to wrestle early getting changed. When you’re hurt and pissed off it doesn’t make sense to get all pampered up though.

[XL]

Unless I missed something, and I very well could have. He didn’t wrestle and I don’t think he was scheduled to. The thing with Brock definitely didn’t do enough to stop any match going ahead.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Got no clue why someone would make that effort on their own behalf. Like, why bother getting into the suit at that point? Beyond it making sense or not.

[GD]

Wow! A Ricochet and Paul Logan face off? :eek:

https://www.wwe.com/f/styles/wwe_16_9_l/public/all/2023/07/20230702_RAW_RicochetLogan_FC_Tonight--8a02f86ae1a696f2669940c170028d83.jpg

[XL]

Where Braun Strowman comes out to setup a match with Logan at SummerSlam.

[erickman]

time for fin to rejoin the club

[erickman]

dum dum gets good heel heat

[DAMN iNATOR]

WOW they just really did the “women don’t know sports” cliché.

[erickman]

cody in his hometown he will get his ass beat tonight

[xrodmuc316]

cody in his hometown he will get his ass beat tonight

Did not take long lol

[erickman]

new womens tag champs i think it is both womens 1st belts

[Helmsphere]

Feels like the women tag belts have changed hands like 6 times in the past 2 months.

[GD]

Keeping up with the Noid tradition of not watching shows and sharing my opinion on them...I think tonight's episode of Monday Night RAW was a fucking banger! GUNTHER's chop fest is a treat for the senses and who doesn't love to see Riddle get his ass handled to him? Classic Vince booking.

Sonya Deville proved that she was ready for the main event with her stellar performance in her feud against Mandy Rose. I know who's going to ejaculate over the women's tag strap tonight...it ain't Matt Cardona...wink wink.

I was instantly hooked on Valhalla when she stood up to D Bryan and his indifference to "gay meat" and prejudice towards Southerners. It's surreal to see how low the Viking Raiders have stooped over the years. American Alpha Academy is a terrible act and should be disbanded ASAP.

I love that they're giving Baszler wins on tv considering how low she'd stooped on the card over the years since her debut against Lynch a few years ago. It's sad to see Nikki fumble after the demise of her terrible superhero in training gimmick. Can't believe they actually put the women's world title on her during that period. I'd rather sit through ten Khali reigns with Poonjabi prison matches on all flagship shows for the rest of the year.

I fucking hate how they're massacaring my boy Shin. And what the fuck is up with his outfits? He use to look badass in NJPW and NXT. This is some bullshit if you ask me. Bronson Reed is never going to amount to anything more than ze typical Big Show, Kane, Umanga role. Sad but true.

I'm already over Sami and Owens' shtick. It stinks and they need to do something worthwhile. They stripped Sami of his personality when he turned and Owens is slipping into cringe comedy territory. Why is he so insistent on appeasing the marks?

In closing, this was easily the best Monday Night RAW in ages. Bangers-galore! What a time to be a WWE fan. Even WWF diva Trish is making appearances. Halayliya...there's a God!

[Sepholio]

You sure you didn't watch?

[GD]

I went full Noid and didn't even watch any clips. Just the results on /r/SquaredCircle. I see the allure.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I don’t mind the women’s tag changing hands. It’s basically to heat up underneath girls.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Instead of putting Bianca and Charlotte in the SmackDown title picture, I’d rather they team up and go after the women’s tag and get a run as super athletes to build to something later.

[erickman]

well ronda leaving soon forced the tag belt hot potato. the 2 holding the belt now should hold them for awhile unless Chelsee gets hurt again.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

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Is this a catch and slam or is he just using the dude's momentum?

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I first thought it was bullshit but upon rewatch I can see the catch. But he was dropping as soon as he caught him.

[drave]

Lil bit of A lil bit of B.


He definitely had the momentum from the jump turning him and causing him to go down a bit faster than usual, but there definitely is a momentary "catch".


In reading any results from any site, it makes it sound like more of a feat tho.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Yeah I think that’s my issue. He did really well to make the spot work but I wouldn’t say it was like a full on catch. But it’s wrestling so I guess you have to exaggerate.

[GD]

Dirty Dom is the NXT NA Champion

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Watched Raw tonight for the first time in a while. Judgment Day kinda rules now? Really good despicable heel faction.

[Helmsphere]

It was a rough start, but they found there groove when Dom got a Mami

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Dom and Rhea have been an amazing gimmick for a while. But for the most part it was a funny joke. Now they’ve made the group look legitimate. And that’s awesome.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Priest not cashing in on an injured Rollins so Balor could have his match at Summerslam was beautiful

[Sepholio]

Knowing WWE I was surprised when they didn't have Priest try a cash in, or at least heavily tease it. Pleasantly surprised.

Feel like Finn is gonna beat Seth for the title and Priest is going to tease a cash in on Finn right then and there before deciding against it and helping him up.

[Helmsphere]

Wouldn't be surprised if Balor beats Finn, then Priest cashes in on Roman. The Bloodline ruled the WWE for the past few years and now that it has imploded Judgement Day picks up the pieces, they can spend months leading to Survivor Series of Roman trying to mend the fences with the Usos.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Dom and Rhea have been an amazing gimmick for a while. But for the most part it was a funny joke. Now they’ve made the group look legitimate. And that’s awesome.

Yup. They’re transitioning from The Bloodline being the dominant stable to The Judgment Day. Probably gonna keep slowly shuffling all those pieces around and have them fall in place at WM 40.

[Sepholio]

I hope now that AJ is back that they start building up the OC to compete with Judgement Day at some point. Finn vs AJ factions would be fun and I like when AJ is a face better. I find it hard to boo him.

[Sepholio]

Imaging Balor becoming champ and after a few months we have an OC vs JD feud going on when Damian finally decides to cash in on Finn and AJ and the OC end up saving him at some point and starting a redemption arc for Finn.

[erickman]

miz doing LA knight is funny as hell

[xrodmuc316]

Miz is gold

[Lock Jaw]

Wish they still had Miz as mixed up in the IC/US title scene instead of glorified jobber. Dude is so talented. Only thing he has working against him really is just how long he has been there. So even though he would have been like 100x better, they will push Austin Theory with a long title reign over Miz just because it is "fresh"....

[Helmsphere]

It's hard to believe Miz was champion just like 4 champions ago.

[drave]

Miz has always been solid. Always said that. He could be one of their best heels, seriously.

[Lock Jaw]

He is already one of their best heels.

[drave]

Glorified Jobber - whatever.




If he is one of their best heels, he, IMO, should be prominently featured. He easily outdoes anyone in that current role.

[XL]

Is this the Raw mega-thread?

Are we getting Judgment Day (w/ JD McDonut) vs Owens/Zayn/Cody/Jey in WAAAAARRRRRR GAAAAAAAMES?

[xrodmuc316]

Is this the Raw mega-thread?

Are we getting Judgment Day (w/ JD McDonut) vs Owens/Zayn/Cody/Jey in WAAAAARRRRRR GAAAAAAAMES?

Yeah probably, trying to remember if Cody was ever in Blood and Guts. If not, this might be his first time in a Wargames match

[Mr. Nerfect]

I don’t like War Games being at Survivor Series. Do an elimination match at Survivor Series and War Games somewhere else.

[xrodmuc316]

Vince is definitely back, got a rename! Bronson Reed is now "BIG" Bronson Reed!!!!

[Mr. Nerfect]

He’s been that for a while, no? If Vince was back proper, Big Bronson would be fired.

[Tom Guycott]

Vince is definitely back, got a rename! Bronson Reed is now "BIG" Bronson Reed!!!!

Big Bearcat Bronson Reed

I still say they're gonna shorten his name to just "Reed" and give yet another guy the Bronson name. Or woman.

Jade Cargill-Bronson. And she'll feud with another newcomer, Kasandra Octavius (because it's another K.O. name, see?)

[Tom Guycott]

No, wait... TESSIE KASANDRA OCTAVIUS! Because TKO, the new company! Eh!? Ehhhh?!?

[Tom Guycott]

Wish they still had Miz as mixed up in the IC/US title scene instead of glorified jobber. Dude is so talented. Only thing he has working against him really is just how long he has been there. So even though he would have been like 100x better, they will push Austin Theory with a long title reign over Miz just because it is "fresh"....

Glorified Jobber - whatever.




If he is one of their best heels, he, IMO, should be prominently featured. He easily outdoes anyone in that current role.

This seems like one of those things where the message gets lost because you didn't like the choice of words.

He wasn't calling Miz a glorified jobber, he's saying that's how WWE is using him. Which carries merit.

Seriously, any recent Miz feud has been the following: Miz gets offended that he isn't the focus anymore against [insert protagonist here]. He has a promo joust for a few weeks. He does a sneak attack during one of them to come out on top. He loses the match - and thus, the feud - against [insert protagonist here]. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

He's at a point where it isn't like the losses exactly hurt him, but at the same time, he's in "you know where this is going" territory. It's formulaic. Wins and possibly some sort of title run would even freshen that up a bit.

[xrodmuc316]

No, wait... TESSIE KASANDRA OCTAVIUS! Because TKO, the new company! Eh!? Ehhhh?!?

Now that's money!

[Mr. Nerfect]

As down as I am on the whole vibe of Raw right now, I approve of Ciampa & Gargano getting back together as a team. It’s the best they’ve ever been. Gunther beating both for the IC Title should be glorious too.

[DaveWadding]

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[mitchables]

feels like a face turn for rhea is kind of inevitable, big pop for her when she ran out to beat on nia jax

like obviously nia is awful and people will pop for anyone over her so it was at least partly a lesser-of-two-evils pop but still, feels a little like that early era of the rock, where she's supposed to be a bad guy but people can't help but love her because she's so good

also looking forward to nakamura presumably finally winning the title only to have damian priest cash in immediately. that'll be super cool and not incredibly shitty booking

[Mr. Nerfect]

I think there’s a good chance of Nakamura winning because of the new Japan deal. Hopefully they hold off on any sort of cash-in. I could see Judgment Day trying to target Naks forcing him to make his own team of guys.

[mitchables]

the actual result was worse than i expected

[mitchables]

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this was a delight though

[Sepholio]

Jeez Ivar doing moonsaults is always a sight to behold. I thought he killed Kofi.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I am all about this beefy womens 4 way

Big meaty (wo)men slapping meat

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Bronson Reed vs Gunther holy shit

The meatiest men slapping the meatiest meat

[xrodmuc316]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DIY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DIY</a> is back on Monday Night RAW!<br><br>... and there's only one way to celebrate!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GLORIOUSBOMB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GLORIOUSBOMB</a>! <a href="https://t.co/BRkKvHANNH">pic.twitter.com/BRkKvHANNH</a></p>&mdash; Johnny Gargano (@JohnnyGargano) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnnyGargano/status/1711529140954779877?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This is the Tweet that will make Vince McMahon cash out :rofl::rofl::rofl:

[drave]

That shit is funny, lol.

[mitchables]

Bronson Reed vs Gunther holy shit

The meatiest men slapping the meatiest meat

it feels like the vince-iest shit ever that gable (who is great and frankly deserves the title) and ricochet (who is also fine and a good worker but evokes nothing within me)--who have both been in the IC mix of late and have a legitimate claim to taking the belt off gunther--suddenly have to do the job to BIG BRONSON REED, whose entire thing is that he is big

idk after the world title result at fastlane it feels like this outcome is both entirely expected and woefully disappointing

[mitchables]

lol @ drew mcintyre accidentally popping open the MITB briefcase when he hurled it at the set only to reveal there is nothing in there

which, like, obviously, but still

i kinda thought the case switch would be a storyline thing, like there would be nothing in there as part of the story whenever priest tries to cash in and that JD would have the old case with the contract in it to give to finn

but i think it was just empty because it is a prop

[drave]

I will watch Gunther matches. Nothing else.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I don’t think it really makes sense for the contract to switch eligibility by possession. But they could get creative with it somehow. I’ve been very underwhelmed by the idea of the briefcase holder for years now.

[mitchables]

I don’t think it really makes sense for the contract to switch eligibility by possession. But they could get creative with it somehow. I’ve been very underwhelmed by the idea of the briefcase holder for years now.

yeah, i know. could be fun though. give it a kinda 24/7 or hardcore championship feel, and provide an impetus to cash in sooner rather than waiting for 10 months until someone's just finished an iron man match and flopping onto a dead body to claim the belt without a fight

like it kind of flips the script on the briefcase holder; cash in or run the risk of someone else stealing your contract

[Sepholio]

should have an oceans 11 type thing with people trying to heist it

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Ricochet holy effing fuck

[xrodmuc316]

3 hours of Raw is still a trek, but only like 20% of what it used to be.

[Mr. Nerfect]

It’s too long. It’s nowhere near as bad, but it would benefit so much from being 2 hrs.

[Ben Rodrigues]

Watching RAW. Don't these women realise that Shayna could kick all their asses?

[Tom Guycott]

lol @ drew mcintyre accidentally popping open the MITB briefcase when he hurled it at the set only to reveal there is nothing in there

which, like, obviously, but still

i kinda thought the case switch would be a storyline thing, like there would be nothing in there as part of the story whenever priest tries to cash in and that JD would have the old case with the contract in it to give to finn

but i think it was just empty because it is a prop

I don’t think it really makes sense for the contract to switch eligibility by possession. But they could get creative with it somehow. I’ve been very underwhelmed by the idea of the briefcase holder for years now.

yeah, i know. could be fun though. give it a kinda 24/7 or hardcore championship feel, and provide an impetus to cash in sooner rather than waiting for 10 months until someone's just finished an iron man match and flopping onto a dead body to claim the belt without a fight

like it kind of flips the script on the briefcase holder; cash in or run the risk of someone else stealing your contract

should have an oceans 11 type thing with people trying to heist it

To be completely honest, I thought the whole "Rhodes Scholars" feud thing was going to end in a way where Sandow had the elaborate new briefcase with a re-drawn contract, but Cody snuck the contract out from inside the original before throwing it into the sea and uses it to attempt a cash in.

[xrodmuc316]

Michael Cole just said Xia Li is having a match with Candice Michelle tonight, and Wade Barrett is just roasting him :rofl:

[DAMN iNATOR]

LOL OH NO: Cole just called Candice LeRae Candice Michelle. :lol:

[Lock Jaw]

They all look alike

[DAMN iNATOR]

They all look alike

PIf this was Twitter or “𝕏” or whatever, you’d have all kinds of people claiming you’re sexist and not just joking around LOL.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Did Cole jyst call Nikki Cross a witch, more specifically, Samantha from the TV show Bewitched?!

Man is full of gaffes tonight.

[xrodmuc316]

Solid half hour for the World Title match, maybe Sami gets it done!

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Tyler Black vs El Generico?

Once again PWG dream matches NEVER FAIL in the big leagues

[xrodmuc316]

Ok they already made a liar out of me. Sami came out, they went to commercial, then came back, and are showing Solo vs John Cena highlights at this moment, for no reason since it has nothing to do with the World Title match.

They have officially shaved off about 7 minutes, and that is before Rollins entrance.

[Lock Jaw]

I know I've been pushing for more to be done with The Miz since he is more talented than half the other guys they try to push.... but face Miz is always just weird. "lol" if face Miz turns out to be the one to beat Gunther.

[xrodmuc316]

HOLY SHIT MAN!!! Why was this not on the actual show?

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[Mr. Nerfect]

Snitsky back to get that Ron Simmons spot.

[xrodmuc316]

Snitsky back to get that Ron Simmons spot.

I am 100000% for that!

I want Kane to lose his next Mayoral Election just so Snitsky can tell Kane that it wasn't his fault!

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Nice little tv banger from Otis and Shinsuke tonight. Feel like they’re putting out at least one of these a week on Raw now.

A much different time from when I used to argue Raw was the worst show on television.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Raw is too long, but they always try to slip some good bell-to-bell action in there. They’re starting to line up their ducks story-wise too. It’ll be interesting to see if it pays off or if the 3 hrs is just too much.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I know I've been pushing for more to be done with The Miz since he is more talented...

Dude your wrestling takes anger me so much.

[Fignuts]

Nice little tv banger from Otis and Shinsuke tonight. Feel like they’re putting out at least one of these a week on Raw now.

A much different time from when I used to argue Raw was the worst show on television.

This week it was Ivar vs Miz.

Ivar has been having great matches on raw for a little while now. I was at the show where he wrestled Kofi and it was fantastic.

[mitchables]

This week it was Ivar vs Miz.

Ivar has been having great matches on raw for a little while now. I was at the show where he wrestled Kofi and it was fantastic.

yeah not to make light of someone's misfortune but erik being out for six months due to surgery is the best thing to happen to ivar's career

guy can move freakishly well and is having some absolute scorchers lately that he'd never have been given the room for while he was stuck jobbing with the viking raiders tbh

particularly while the tag belts are still unified and both shows' tag divisions are effectively pointless

[mitchables]

i am also glad to see the miz getting another push. i hope he's the one to break gunther's reign

nice li'l achievement award for him, like rey's recent US title run

he doesn't need the belt or the accolade, and he doesn't need to have a super long reign or anything, but it'd be a nice acknowledgment for how hard he's worked putting over other people for a while

[mitchables]

how we feeling about this drew mcintyre heel turn, tpww

[xrodmuc316]

how we feeling about this drew mcintyre heel turn, tpww

Ehhh for now, just because I have zero confidence they will use him as the killer he should be. Last time he was a heel he was Ziggler's sidekick, a flunky of Corbin, and a heater for Shane McMahon.

Hopefully they use him well, but starting off teasing him joining up with Judgement Day feels like short sighted booking for War Games vs an interesting arc.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Yeah if the plan is to have Priest take the title off Rollins soon then it’s an interesting choice to have one of your world title level wrestlers basically removed as a potential opponent. At least for now.

Did they ever figure out Drew’s contract situation

[mitchables]

do you think priest is gonna be the one to actually roll rollins? i'm not super convinced tbh, feels like they've been less sure about the decision to give him the case as time has worn on but maybe that's just a byproduct of how drawn out it feels like the cash-in has been

also feels like they're planting the seeds for, if not a dissolution, at least a big fracture in TJD with priest's whole "i'm the leader" thing, could see the group not being a barrier to having priest vs drew if priest does indeed depose seth

[Tom Guycott]

i am also glad to see the miz getting another push. i hope he's the one to break gunther's reign

nice li'l achievement award for him, like rey's recent US title run

he doesn't need the belt or the accolade, and he doesn't need to have a super long reign or anything, but it'd be a nice acknowledgment for how hard he's worked putting over other people for a while

I know I've been pushing for more to be done with The Miz since he is more talented than half the other guys they try to push.... but face Miz is always just weird. "lol" if face Miz turns out to be the one to beat Gunther.

I don't have any problems with this... on paper...

The problem is if they do what they did last time Miz turned face, which was the stupid-ass babyface pandering to the Nth degree thing which is antithetical to Miz being Miz. He can be a babyface and still be a cocky dick. And hopefully, with the recent goings-on with AEW, he doesn't bust out with figure fours this time either.

[Evil Vito]

Did they ever figure out Drew’s contract situation

Supposedly his absence earlier this year was considered injury-related, which allowed WWE to tack on more time and push his contract out into Mania season next year.

Guess if his Mania plans aren't interesting to him he might walk but I suspect he'll end up sticking around. Makes sense for guys to take things to the wire to negotiate, though.

[XL]

I like Drew as a heel. Hopefully any association with JD is short lived.
Not really down for Miz beating Gunther. Should be a win that cements someone in the upper midcard not something for Miz to do. Plus, then what? How much steam does a babyface Miz have?

[drave]

Never have I had more heat at a show than when wearing my Miz shirt.

[rez]

Raw is too long, but they always try to slip some good bell-to-bell action in there. They’re starting to line up their ducks story-wise too. It’ll be interesting to see if it pays off or if the 3 hrs is just too much.

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[xrodmuc316]

It is gonna be a rough go tonight against the Super Bowl Rematch. Raw's best hope is a really hot open before the game starts and then hope for a blowout so people will change back.

[Ben Rodrigues]

So... this R-Truth thing has got me interested. Is this going to reach the heights of Sami Zayn and the Bloodline!?

#livelaughlove

[Mr. Nerfect]

I haven’t been following too closely, but I kind of like the idea of R-Truth actually turning heel and joining The Judgment Day. But he might have gone too far lovable for that.

[Ben Rodrigues]

I haven’t been following too closely, but I kind of like the idea of R-Truth actually turning heel and joining The Judgment Day. But he might have gone too far lovable for that.

Maybe heel before becoming loveable again. Similar to Zayn

[Mr. Nerfect]

He could be a heel manager for years. It’s hard to believe heel Truth was 13 years ago.

[Ben Rodrigues]

Punk vs Cody promo was excellent! That's how you build the Royal Rumble. When those two eventually have a feud it will be outstanding.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I thought Punk’s line in the Rumble was spicy. “I didn’t come back to lose to Dusty’s kid.”

[Ben Rodrigues]

Emotional promo from Punk and nice set up to the feud with McIntyre (Summerslam?). How can you hate CM Punk?

They've got an injury problem heading into Wrestlemania 40... I hope they don't go Cody/Seth and Rock/Roman.

[mitchables]

feels not unlikely at this point, especially with the punk v drew feud so visibly in the mix now too tbh

leaning towards the triceps injury being a work

[mitchables]

i have been v much on the "cody has to finish the story" train for a few reasons but honestly after seth's promo i don't hate the idea of cody choosing him instead

i like it when they let the wrestlers get a little honest on the mic, bc i don't think seth had to dig too deep to find the gravitas and reality behind what he was saying about roman. but it made him believable and i found myself quietly agreeing

[Mr. Nerfect]

I haven’t seen the Cody/Seth promo, but if the issue is that Punk is out and they also need a new opponent for Gunther: Seth vs. Gunther is the most direct way to address that.

[Mr. Nerfect]

If Punk is out, I hope they let him do commentary. Punk calling WrestleMania would be grand.

[Mr. Nerfect]

So I actually watched Raw this week. Good show. Didn’t drag nearly as much as other Raws I have tried to watch.

Highlights:

* Jey Uso and Gunther’s story in the opening tag.

* Sami Zayn is so good.

* The work in general was really good.

* Seth/Cody promo.

* Becky/Nia/Rhea segment.

[XL]

The product is pretty cohesive. They’re serving bits up I’m not really interested in but on the whole the product is good.

[Lock Jaw]

Seriously wonder what Zayn is going to do at WM... from being one of the main events last year to not really having any story or steam this year....

Seemed like he was going to face Drew before all the plans changed, and seems like they are still planting that... but they are also planting that Drew is gonna fight Rollins at WM now.

[Sepholio]

Feels like they are def putting the title on Drew. Rollins needs a rest and with Drew still not signing a new contract as far as I know, I think maybe they told him he gets another run as champ to entice him to stay. Plus he's gonna get a big feud with Punk later this year if he stays, possibly 3-way feud with Rollins involved too. Should be good stuff.

[Sepholio]

I imagine he has a program with Judgement Day between Rollins and Punk returning. He has some history with JD from a few months ago and Damian has to attempt a cash in at some point. Would be a good filler program while he waits for Punks re-return.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Drew winning the WHT seems “obvious,” and while I’m enjoying what I’ve seen from Drew, I’m kind of hoping they don’t go down that tidy route. I’m hoping LA Knight wins the Chamber and Drew has got more stuff to whine about.

Zayn’s mission to get onto WrestleMania reminds me of Mick Foley looking for his moment in 2006 or Jericho throwing MITB out there in 2005. I don’t know if I’d do this, but Zayn challenging a bunch of guys to a multi-man Ladder Match of some sort seems like something that could have come of this in previous years.

I am still hoping for Zayn & Jey Uso to be in the Tag Team Title scene. Them against Solo & Jimmy at WrestleMania could be fun.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I want Knight to win the Chamber and go against Seth. Rock gets the production truck to use the photo of Becky & Knight together to try and torture Seth. Rock tries to anoint LA Knight his chosen one, but Knight sticks to his own guns and wants to be his own thing, but doesn’t shy off from letting Seth know he’s a fool for tangling himself up in other people’s business. LA Knight is going to make more people care about the WHT in one night than Seth has done with an entire year. Rock and Roman use Knight as a challenger to push the idea that Seth might be nervous and Cody can’t trust him.

Zayn & Jey against Solo & Jimmy. SmackDown is in Philly before Mania, right? The brothers have a Street Fight in the main event there. Jey makes Sami promise to stay out of it, no matter what happens. Solo gets involved and the heels beat-down Jey for too long. Sami eventually makes the save, but Jey is weary that he told Sami not to get involved. Either team can be champs — Solo & Jimmy can win off Bate & Dunne or Jey & Sami can win off Judgment Day (preferable).

Orton and McIntyre can have a match or something.

[Ben Rodrigues]

I like that Dom has taken on Eddie Guerrero's move set and gets Vicky Guerrero's heat.

[Ben Rodrigues]

Where has this Seth Rollins been?!

Remember when he opened every RAW as WWE Champion with boring 20 minute promos in a whiny voice? From that to his budget Joker promos, unwatchable.

This was good.

[Ben Rodrigues]

I hope Drew wins. He has been awesome.

He can drop the belt to Punk.

[mitchables]

I hope Drew wins. He has been awesome.

He can drop the belt to Punk.

this seems like the most logical choice right

[Ben Rodrigues]

Outstanding episode of RAW.

The Rock and Cody face off and subsequent brawl. Awesome. The problem is again Cody vs Roman has even less heat. I'm sure they're cooking up something to get that one back on track.

CM Punk and Drew McIntyre. I cannot wait for this one. The promo battles alone will be outstanding. Drew's stuff on social media where he takes jabs at CM Punk with AEW references has been gold!

[Mr. Nerfect]

I haven’t watched the whole show, but those segments were good. I like Chad Gable coaching Sami Zayn. It’s a nice way to give Gable some shine. He gets to be responsible for Gunther’s reign ending. You can make two babyfaces instead of just one.

[Ben Rodrigues]

I haven’t watched the whole show, but those segments were good. I like Chad Gable coaching Sami Zayn. It’s a nice way to give Gable some shine. He gets to be responsible for Gunther’s reign ending. You can make two babyfaces instead of just one.

Not sure how I feel about the rushed Rocky 3 story for Sami Zayn. Found Sami and Chad paraphrasing Rocky and Adrian's conversation on the beach about being afraid kinda cringe. I thought the beat down by Gunther was cool.

[Evil Vito]

8 matches announced ahead of Raw which might be the most they've ever announced for an episode with the entire first round of the KOTR and QOTR on the Raw side of the bracket taking place:

Drew McIntyre vs. Finn Balor
Ilja Dragunov vs. Ricochet
Gunther vs. Sheamus
Kofi Kingston vs. Rey Mysterio
Asuka vs. Lyra Valkyria
Ivy Nile vs. Zoey Stark
Iyo Sky vs. Natalya
Shayna Baszler vs. Zelina Vega

Can't watch live but this card is definitely going to be getting a DVR from me to watch tomorrow. Assuming everything is given the time it should get this might end up being one of the strongest in-ring Raws of all time.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Not sure if the actual brackets have been released, but here’s what I’d go with:

Gunther, Rey, Ilja and Drew make it to your quarters. Gunther beats Rey and Ilja beats Drew with help from CM Punk. This gives Ilja that little babyface boost. The SmackDown side sees LA Knight beat Santos in the first round, which leads to Santos costing LA Knight a match to Hayes, who loses to Andrade in the SmackDown semis — setting up Gunther vs. Andrade as your men’s final. LA Knight and Santos have a cage match on the Saudi SmackDown.

Naomi wins the women’s tournament defeating Asuka in the final. Zoey Stark beats Shayna and there’s a handshake between the partners. Asuka, however, has no problem accepting help from Kairi Sane, drawing more political lines in Damage Ctrl.

Gunther makes a perfect King of the Ring. Naomi winning is an achievement for her that doesn’t mean carrying a championship and defending it week-in, week-out. I think they could market her quite well in the spot. I can see her going into a full feud with Nia at some point, where Nia destroys her crown.

[xrodmuc316]

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[xrodmuc316]

Ricochet really betting on himself. I am sure doing more flips on the show watched by 500,000 people will make him the star he always wanted to be :rofl::rofl::rofl: