Official RAW Thread - 01/14/2008

[Londoner]

lol no midget khali, shame no surprise tho

[Splaya]

LOL at the King

"Wait that's the real Khali"

YEAH NO SHIT

[KingofOldSchool]

lol it's the real Khali

[Londoner]

im liking finlay as a bad ass face

[Fox]

khali vs. finlay at the rumble

[KingofOldSchool]

FINLAY!

[NeanderCarl]

Finlay heel turn?

[Londoner]

thank god thta shits over

[Fox]

they need to open a fuckin window in that place during the next break

[NeanderCarl]

Guess not.

[KingofOldSchool]

I want to see Shane/Vince vs. Regal/Finlay at Mania.

[Fox]

LOL Triple H broke RAW

[KingofOldSchool]

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES!

[Innovator]

This show is reminding me of WCW in 2000 for some reason

[Innovator]

I like how Finlay turned face without changing his character, just standing up for his buddy

[NeanderCarl]

When did Finlay turn ginger?

[KingofOldSchool]

What's this "Deal" that they made?

[Innovator]

wOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

WOOO

WOOO

[KingofOldSchool]

CAREER THREATENING MATCH!

[Londoner]

oh fuck forgot about ric flairs match, more pointless bullshit

[NeanderCarl]

"The Nature Boy" Dustin Hoffman up next. Whoooooooo!

[Fox]

This show is reminding me of WCW in 2000 for some reason

the horrible writing? boring personalities? asinine matches (or lack thereof)? ric flair?

take your pick.

[Londoner]

I like how Finlay turned face without changing his character, just standing up for his buddy

Yeah same here

[NeanderCarl]

Regal's robe is preposterous... even more so than Flair's.

[Linkbowler]

I miss Goodwill Ambassador Regal.

[Innovator]

So they're rushing a career match with Flair by starting it during commercial......but we needed a midget royal rumble which felt like 20 minutes?

[Fox]

should be good old-school match. looks like jeff/randy will be a throwaway. less than 15 minutes left.

[Innovator]

the horrible writing? boring personalities? asinine matches (or lack thereof)? ric flair?

take your pick.
Everything but Flair.

[Jura]

That hair is the best thing to ever happen to Regal.

[Innovator]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[ClockShot]

I think I just lost a sliver of my sight.

[NeanderCarl]

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e203/neandercarl/flairhoffman.jpg

[McLegend]

They look nothing a like, Neandercarl

[Fox]

yeah, not at all.

[NeanderCarl]

They look nothing a like, Neandercarl

They have the same face!

Well, they do nowadays since they both started ageing quite rapidly. Check out Hoffman in Meet The Fockers... he even dressed like Ric Flair in the late WCW days with the Hawaiian shirts and short spiky hair!

[ClockShot]

This is going to be one fast match. Unless USA is giving them extra overrun.

[KingofOldSchool]

Orton will get squashed tonight.

[Fox]

i hate that stupid fucking belt man

[Innovator]

Dude....it spins

[Fox]

"I think I'll keep this one, too."

[Innovator]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, Orton takes Bas Rutten's advice and goes for the dink

[KingofOldSchool]

LOL!

[ClockShot]

That's it.

Thanks Randy.

[Fox]

Dude....it spins

and technically there ain't no spin no mo'

[Fox]

give him the powerbomb, vader style!

[Londoner]

All that for nothing.

[Innovator]

and technically there ain't no spin no mo'
I think I heard it locks in place now...so it'll magically spin once back in Cena's hands

[Londoner]

throws jeff off stage

[Innovator]

Someone is getting otssed off the ramp

[Londoner]

i bet

[Innovator]

stage

[ClockShot]

Someone's going off the stage.

[McLegend]

lol the set will come crashing down or something like that.

[Londoner]

Oh well both my predictions wrong

[Innovator]

AHAHAHAH suck it orton

[Fox]

omg i was so scard the titantron thing was going to explode when jeff's face hit it, but i guess that only happens with triple h's magic sledgehammer, right wwe? woo, good thing for Jeff.

[Innovator]

Jeff is going to go up

[Londoner]

swanton bomb from off the stage??Oh shittt

[Jura]

I'd move him first then do it.

[Fox]

crazy bump time

[Fox]

just like jeff. always has to get higher.

[Londoner]

no fucking way

[ClockShot]

Oh yeah. That just happens to be there. :roll:

[Innovator]

going up higher babyyyyy higher and HIIIIIIIIIIIIGHER

[Fox]

he's on crack son

[KingofOldSchool]

ORTON CHARLIE BROWNED THE KICK!

[Londoner]

holy shiiitt

[NeanderCarl]

Fucking hell.

[Fox]

worst camera angle ever

[Innovator]

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick

[McLegend]

That was kinda cool, but really dumb.

[Corndad]

Wow. that was nuts

[Fox]

"whatever you do, please, don't try this at home."

[NeanderCarl]

That's a high risk angle to attempt using your two main eventers for a PPV just a week or so away.

[ClockShot]

worst camera angle ever

Well they gotta hide the foam or mattress or whatever the hell he just landed on.

[Londoner]

he looked well fucking nervous before he did it

[Innovator]

At least JR and King don't keep talking over it, less is more in big spots

TAKE NOTE TENAY AND WEST

[Fox]

PARAMEDIC: "he's breathing, he's got a pulse, good."

lol you didn't check that first thing? what kind of medical technician are you, fucker?

[Innovator]

Well they gotta hide the foam or mattress or whatever the hell he just landed on.
looks like stirofoam

I bet he didn't even land on Orton, hence the camera angle....still cool though

[Londoner]

thought he wasnt gonna make the full turn there for a min

[NeanderCarl]

I bet he didn't even land on him.

[Jura]

Well they conveniently had that wall on the side obscuring the fan's vision. I'm thinking he didn't even land on Orton but moved over on top of him.

[Londoner]

Im not sure, still was cool to see though. BUT what a dumb thing to do to your two top main eventers right before a fucking ppv.

[Fox]

he gives the shocker sign before he gets wheeled out. classic. this is like an 80's feel-good underdog movie.

[ClockShot]

Eh. Not bad last hour I caught. Could have done without the midget rumble.

Goodnight.

[KingofOldSchool]

LOL HE'S ALLLIIIIVE!

[Fox]

Im not sure, still was cool to see though. BUT what a dumb thing to do to your two top main eventers right before a fucking ppv.


i agree. i think a solid brawl and then like a swanton through a table or off a ladder through the announce table would have been equally effective. they didn't need to put jeff up on that high of a platform. its owen-stupid.

[Jura]

Im not sure, still was cool to see though. BUT what a dumb thing to do to your two top main eventers right before a fucking ppv.
How so?

[Jura]

i agree. i think a solid brawl and then like a swanton through a table or off a ladder through the announce table would have been equally effective. they didn't need to put jeff up on that high of a platform. its owen-stupid.
I'd say what they just did was much safer than doing a Swanton onto the announcer's table.

[Shaggy]

I bet he didn't even land on him.

Looking at where Orton was before the Swanton occured....there was no way he could of hit him with out hitting half his body on the walls of the pit.

Im betting that He hit the swanton on the mat and then orton moved over and set him on him...

but then again Orton could of moved into place while the camera was focused on Hardy up top so then again who knows...

[Fox]

I'd say what they just did was much safer than doing a Swanton onto the announcer's table.

and I would call you a fool.

[Jura]

They had lots of Styrofoam under there thats why you heard that weird noise and saw how bouncy it was when the refs got on it. Landing on that is safer than off a ladder onto an announcer's table with solid concrete underneath. Even though he was that high he didn't have to go that far forward to land where he wanted.

[Juan]

Ashley's legs are too skinny...

[Blitz]

I would've laughed if they'd brought an indian dude who was like 5'5 and said that was a midget Khali.

[The Lone Wolf]

I would've laughed if they'd brought an indian dude who was like 5'5 and said that was a midget Khali.

they should have used coachman dressed up like him again.

as for the rest, hhh vs. snitsky got way too much time but other than that i thought is was over all very good and i'm sure the swanton was much safer than it was originally appeared.

[SammyG]

Amazing Swantop.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Ashley's legs are too skinny...

I still envy Paul London.

Also, the spot to close the shot would have been much safer than a Swanton off a ladder. Especially through an announce table.

[Jeritron]

Unreal. Topped last week. Hardy's star is rising higher and higher...

I loved how JR and King handled this. They didn't go overboard, they jsut let it speak for itself. They also came across as sounding concerned about what was about to unfold. They really sold it well.

The line that makes it is "..he's going HIGHER..." very soft and nervously. Almost like he was looking at King just shaking his head biting his nails. So much better than screaming and ranting and raving before the spot.

I love how Jeff's extreme ways are his bread and butter, but also can be played as his tragic flaw. So much so that he risks his life, matches and all else for the thrill of it. Like when he lost the tag titles because he couldn't resist jumping off the cage instead of climbing out.

If he isn't going to win the title at Rumble, which I think might be wiser given his popularity that he doesn't jsut yet, I think he should either be screwed or cost himself the match with something like this. Then have him win the chamber, and finally win the title by being able to resist the temptation. Then hit the big spot AFTER he's champion to mark the crowd out that much more.

[Jeritron]

One cynical thing though. As amazing as this all is right now, I'm a bit dissapointed with the timing.

It's the worst time to have something this good going on. It should be a Mania title match build. With all Jeff's popularity and the anticipation, theres room for it to really fail where it could have been amazing.
Because if he wins at Rumble, the timing is off by 2 months and really anticlimactic since then he has to go into Wrestlemania as champion, rather than win it there on a grander stage.
And if he loses, it's a kick in the balls to him and all the fans...unless it plays into a bigger plan.

Imagine this exact storyline and execution as a build to Wrestlemania with HHH instead of Orton as the defending champion.

[hb2k]

That was done so well last night, Jeff raising his hand was such a great starmaking dramatic moment. I really hope they have Jeff and Orton exchange the belt between now and Mania a la Rock/Mankind.

[Mooияakeя™]

Shawn though...as orange as ever

and last week so was Kennedy. WTF is all that shit? Lube or somethin?

[Volare]

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