RAW thread 4/23/2018
 

Can't believe this hadn't been made yet. Let's go! WOO!

God damn you I knew somebody was going to do it the minute I decided to go for it

WHICH ONE'S THE REAL ONE?!

I vote to keep mine the title is more honest

WE NEED A MOD TO SETTLE THIS!

F*** it merge but I get to keep the title

What a fucking awesome tribute to Bruno Sammartino

Music seemed a bit too upbeat but really great tribute video for Bruno.

If this takes up the whole first hour and I don't have to see Baron Corbin this whole thing will be worth it

Anyway, should be a good show tonight.

Reset button hit last week with the rosters, and things should be set for the Super Rumble.

I think that was a contemporary Christian song, and aside from it being very contemporary was really nice.

I'm glad Book is back for a spot here tonight, he's crazy you never know where he's going but he does tell stories.

I want to say positive things about this show but Mojo Riley is somewhere lurking in the dark maybe having Booker T on commentary will ease the pain

And he's Arabic I believe so look out for a strong showing at The Greatest Royal Rumble.

I'll just read the results

Hold on to that belt tight for the next few days, Brock.

Missed the 1st ten minutes -- what happened before Brock?

Bruno tribute and 10 bell, stars on stage.

Nice tribute for Bruno. Tolled the bell, great video package.

Tribute to Bruno

Bruno Tribute

Heyman was trying to push Saint Louis is buttons and he finally found the right one

Nice, THX @ all!

I'll give that a watch later, they always do excellent tribute videos.

Brock is clean right now for sure, but even deflated as he is, he's a goddamn monster and looks like the last person I'd ever want to pick a fight with.

Are we counting the Super Rumble as a Tipsters event?

lol at the camera volume replacing crowd volume at a clump of four fans chanting Roman's name

That was literally like two people chanting Romans name

Pretty sure Roman's stepping into the cage with the friendliest fans he's going to EVER have.

Vince will never learn.

Please don't chant roman.

When I watch the replay of this the crowd will be nuts when Roman gets brought up

emotional opening then I went to take the dog out and make a sangwich. This crap is still going. ugh

THE BIG DOG HAS CENA NUFF

THE BIG DOG!!

:lol:

WWE makes it way too obvious when they mess around with the crowd volume.

The crowd woke up to Booooooooo

Bless those three guys hearts they are chanting so hard

I am frustrated going through this booing the baby face shit again. Roman is really good I just don't get it. I mean I do get it but I think it's dumb and taking it out on Roman ruins the fun. Wrestling is supposed to be fun it's not your show it's everyone's show.

Come on, Brock.

One last time, just destroy him.

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It took some guts for Roman to come down and say like two sentences from six feet away.

Sure thing, Cole.

Oh my god that sucked. Are you kidding me, BELIVE THAT mic drop, and that's the hype? You can't take this out on Roman that was fucking dumb booking.

Did he really just do the Mick Foley cheap pop without any of the irony attached wow

10-women tag match is the main event.

Well now.

No, wrestling was specifically invented to entertain my bloodline.

He should gtfo or become full heel ;):yes:

Nothing wrong with bringing up a handheld camera mic's audio when you go to the shot so the audio matches the picture......

I wasn't paying full attention, so I don't know if that is what happened, though.

@Dark One, did you see this

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Anyone else get that Bob Backlund book commercial?

It did.

But the audio overlapped the "crowd" volume for a good 20 seconds on either side of that shot.

Raw's Women's division is starting to look like the 80's. I will take the wrestler over the rack any day but I do miss amazing butts like Trish, and watching Vince force her to her knees to walk around like a dog, and glorious legs like Stacey Kiebler, the camera man's favorite shot, so delicious. I miss the Sunny shot where they would get just right close enough under her as she entered the ring so that you might get lucky and see the outline of her butthole through her thong.

Nowayday's we're watching the weekly expansion of Bailey's hips and seeing just how far the WWE costume artists can go with replacing Nia Jax's costume with see through mesh.

Okay I cant argue with that it's true

Ouch.

No opening for Elias (Samson).

Shut up Saint Louis maybe if you sit down and listen Elias and his golden throat can bring down your murder rate

He's about to job for sure.

Saw it. Not gonna replace the classic, but I do appreciate Impact leaning into the memes while becoming overall better.

-1 star for "Cracker Barrell." COME ON PETEY. EVERYONE KNOWS THE GENETIC FREAK ONLY GOES TO SHONEYS

Oh come on really we don't get to hear Elias sing this whole show is a failure

I really hope Elias learns how to work well because he has a cool look and is developing a really nice character.

Book called Bobby Roode 'a good kid'

Shoney's still exist?

Booker's out of practice.

Cole set him up perfectly for a "LOOKIN' REAL JACKED BABY" and he missed it.

I like it when book is selling a match or putting someone over, his opinion means something to me.

Just WWE's constant habit of messing with the crowd volume whenever something involves Reigns (and Cena in the past). Not sure if its because one of my ears is more sensitive but its something that gets a bit irritating and noticeable whenever WWE does it.

Bobby Roode is a better heel...

I'm still laughing at the fact that Impact Wrestling let rude and Styles just get away from them lol.

I kinda wish Mauro and Booker T were calling on Smackdown.

He really is it was a supremely stupid idea to make him a face at entrance his nickname none of that screams face

MAMMA MIA

AWWWWW SHUCKY DUCKY QUACK QUACK!!!!

TOPAASUICIDAAAAAAA!!!!!

SUCCCKKKKAAAAA!!!!!!!!!

I'm Legit shock but they'll probably fall off once the rest of the baby boomer generation dies

Obviously he will turn heel eventually, I just hope he doesn't burn out as a face too bad before then.

could not afford them

YUP.

I already don't care about him at all as a face

WTF at commercials in PIP...... this really is the pre-show for The Greatest Royal Rumble......

They were too busy trying to pay Hulk Hogan in a bunch of geriatric rejects from WWE

They're going to shove this down our throats every chance they can get tonight........and tomorrow.

I keep forgetting just how big Elias is

They should really have some sort of "prize" for winning this Rumble.....

Going to be weird watching a ppv on a Friday morning. It's going to start at 11 a.m here in iowa lol.

I guess maybe they are just "hell naw, we ain't long term planning anything now! It's nowhere near Wrestlemania!"

I wish WWE would take the time to present and explain the way matches work better. Like the Irish Whip is ridiculous unless you explain it. The reason you would continue running if you were whipped into the ropes is because it presents you with a major counter attack opportunity. Also guys should start thinking about stuff like that more, irish whips are really stupid if you are able to whip a guy into the ropes and he runs toward you and you hit him with a lariat. What idiot would allow that? Like your body physically wouldn't allow that.

the winner gets a decorative trophy

At least in regards to Styles, can pretty much blame Dixie Carter and Jeff Jarrett for that. Jarrett never built the company around Styles when he was in charge and Dixie made the same mistakes when she was in charge.

this match sux

turn Roode heel

STOLEN!

:eek:

yeah yeah yeah, take that face beer money

Bobby Roode's championship tenure is the lowest point of NXT for me. It was a fine character/gimmick, but all of his matches and feuds were really boring.

Roddy vs Roode was probably the high point--and was really good--but that was a secondary/tertiary thing, which was a shame.

I'll be damned he won

Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt are going to win the Tag Titles.

I can't wrap my head around this.

Wherever ABT is right now, he is gritting his teeth and he's not even sure why.

I'd give anything to have the Bray Wyatt from his debut back

I'm probably in the minority but i enjoy seeing Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt as a team.

I'll enjoy it more if it wasn't so cringey the WWE took something that was so bad it was good and managed to make it annoying and just actually bad

His biggest problem was nobody else on NXT really meshed well with his slower paced style. Outside of Triple H, pretty much going to be the same on the main roster.

That and going from Nakamura to him was a big downgrade in terms of star power as champ.

GG. Forum blasphemy...I bet you like Jinder too

Nope.

That's too bad :(

Feels like Matt and Bray's entrance theme should go the other way around.

Start off with Bray's theme, then half-way Matt does the delete taunt, and finish with Matt's theme.

Did they add the laugh back in?

Although i did like seeing him beat Orton for the title. it was different.