RAW - 7.1.19 - Official Thread
 

RAW: The newer newest new era begins

What time does AEW come on?

Did you guys know Alexa Bliss is single?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Welcome to the <a href="https://twitter.com/HeymanHustle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HeymanHustle</a> Era of RAW.<br>Get ready to see one of the greatest creative minds of this generation try his hardest to convince <a href="https://twitter.com/VinceMcMahon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VinceMcMahon</a> that RAW should be entertaining<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/1145692479238365184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Bobby Lashley has been announced as facing Braun Strowman tonight, WOW!!!

First Raw with Paulie in the Captain's chair.

Not gonna notice the changes immediately, but let's see how this goes.

:lol: at production spoiling the surprise of the Street Profits showing up tonight.

Hope Braun kills Lashley right here and ends this feud.

:eek: RAW starting off with a match instead of a long winded talking segment.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Street Profits are at RAW and someone is getting fired for showing them lol <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wwe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#wwe</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/raw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#raw</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/videobotch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#videobotch</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nxt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#nxt</a> <a href="https://t.co/dd36EVF4Sx">pic.twitter.com/dd36EVF4Sx</a></p>&mdash; Mr. Exxtra (@MrExxtra) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrExxtra/status/1145845333206978561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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This is already the best opening to RAW in as long as I can remember lol

Fucks sake, don’t call up the Street Profits already.

Oh yeah, panic button has been smashed for sure.

OOOPS!

LOL

Graves getting an earful right now for sure.

Not gonna lie, that was pretty sports entertaining.

:lol: at all the backstage crew guys ignoring Lashley and Strowman on the ground.

It's not his fault if the person who was supposed to be in control of the censor button didn't do their job IMO.

This is a great way to start this new era

Paul Heyman with a fucking homerun 10 minutes in.

Is this camera gonna zoom in or switch to another?

Did Dunn have a heart attack in the truck?

lol @ Corey Graves yelling Holy Shit

One can only hope

Did I miss something here? Why was the crowd counting to 10?

That was a fun opener!

Lol @ the crowd counting for a last man standing match

He just buried any kind of OMG moment Bischoff had planned for tomorrow!

So far WWE is playing around with some new camera angles tonight and I like that

And just a random commercial cut.

All around, that was a fun opener to the crowd hoping at the arena and home.

Graves slipping in the "holy shit" and the mini pyro explosions were sweet.

The Paul Heyman era has begun!

The one time you don't want him to keep his finger off the switch.

That was a pretty interesting way of getting around the "no wrestling during commercials" rule and also pad the time for the Falls Count Anywhere match.

I'M NOT FINISHED WITH YOU!

Yeah, they said New Day was taking advantage of it so they could fight the Viking Experience.

I'm kind of speechless right now. I mean I expected a slowly better show, but was not expecting this right out the box.

Awesome

I feel like youtube tv is a couple minutes behind being live tonight

Let's remember there's still over 2 1/2 hours that could be a huge letdown. IJS.

I think this is the first time Braun has done a stretcher job outta the arena

Their first memorable moment on RAW in ages. Of course they're going to milk it for all its worth. Can't blame them though.

Paul Heymans first move: Fix everything about Braun that WWE decided to randomly break 6 months ago.

Mission completed. Time required: 15 minutes.

Okay. We don't need to get serious now.

Keep the train rolling.

Michael Cole's "serious voice" so embarrassing

Talking in soft concerned voices. I think that was done just a few nights ago!

Oh no...seems like they're going from fun to boring in one swoop...hope I'm wrong, but preparing in case I need to switch channels due to boredom.

I am a big fan of the darkened arena look so I love that there is no tron r/n and it made the Viking Raiders entrance much better

Not as embarrassing as Graves saying "Holy shit!" not being censored (IMO).

Its the same problem he has when it comes to him struggling to make big moments feel genuine in commentary because of his poor announcing style.

What? No way. It added so much more to the moment. Screw the fine they might get. It was well worth it.

Tag team sense is tingling.

I vastly prefer this tron set-up with the side parts gone and just more lights from above. Looks more dramatic and less distracting.

Hell froze over, just tuning in, still can't believe they started with a match.

and right back to random six-man tag

six man tag hollla

Pretty sure there won't be a fine. I've heard far worse language on USA original shows before. They don't have the same standards as the major broadcast networks do.

Can't expect everything to change over night

Better than a promo

Here's our 6-man tag match.

Did Renee just say "Hospital" instead of "Local Medical Facility"

I almost fell out of my chair lol

OH!

Why do they have to do a 6 man tag... feeling extremely bored already

Really love the totally organic and believable standoff transition into a commercial break where a bunch of giant men who hate each other will stop their brawling because a referee lightly scolded them.

That’s the type of realism I like.

Honestly glad we are getting this as a 6 man tag. Viking Raiders are on TV and we don't have to already see Joe vs Kofi on the first full night of their feud. Maybe they'll hold off on actually having the match until it's special and maybe MAYBE build to it for once.

THE COCAINE CLUTCH!

:lol: at Renee's "305 Live" comment to Ivar

Hanson and Rowe are much better names than Ivar and Erik

It's cable tv, they are allowed to say shit. They choose to be PG.

Rome wasn't built in a day... the flow. ugh

another miz vs. elias 2 out of 3 falls match... nightmare...

plus a seth rollins and becky lynch promo...

Kofi went from being the most protected champ in WWE since Mania to quickly taking pinfall losses in back-to-back weeks now.

Took a pinfall loss in the 2-out-of-3 match against Ziggy that he later won and now tonight against Joe.

Mrs. Maverick in the house.

Big man Drake getting his wife a job lol

Drake’s wife is v sexy

MK11 AI Towers of Time matches are funner than 6 man tags

Cautiously optimistic

"The Undertaker Situation"

Hope Paul just ends up saying, "Nah. Not happening."

:lol: at Truth

Truth-Drake feud still delivering gold after all these weeks.

Second order of business should be either cut Shane's time down or make him interesting

I think that's Kofi's first loss, pinfall or submission, since WM

24/7 title stuff the best thing (and possibly only good thing) in WWE by like 98325987253789253798 miles

Bullet Club 2.0!

I almost wonder if Vince is gonna start by giving Heynan one segment and slowly building to more and more Heyman and less and less Vince.

Go away, Jose.

oh no @ No Way Jose...

lol @ 1950s style wife comedy... legitimately very good

Someone finally told Jose St Patrick's day has been over for a long time haha

Nice.

TRUTH

The street profits I'm scared guys

Picturing the pre production meeting with the commentary team and Vince excitedly yelling “the rumors are swirling! You gonna say the rumors are swirling about the Undertaker! That’s how normal people talk!”

Don't understand at all why the Street Profits got called up.

Main roster is already way too bloated and the Wild Card rule has made things worse for most of it in terms of quality tv time available. Then add in Vince's poor track record in recent years when it comes to caring about RAW's tag division.

“There’s speculation on what Bobby and Strowman have suffered.”

Who the fuck writes this shit? Sounds like a 14 year old trying meet the minimum word requirement on his writing assignment.

shane boooo

Just talk like normal people talk you fucks

Wednesday Dynamite anyone?

Oooh Renee said it! All three of the announcers have now said rumors are swirling tonight.

It's good to know some things won't change no matter how much you want them to

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oops..... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RAW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RAW</a> <a href="https://t.co/IbwzxWdMz4">pic.twitter.com/IbwzxWdMz4</a></p>&mdash; Fightful Wrestling (@FightfulWrestle) <a href="https://twitter.com/FightfulWrestle/status/1145860225536278529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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:lol: that's twice WWE managed to screw up the debut of the Street Profits tonight.

What time does Alexa Bliss come on tonight guys?