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Royal Rumble was so good last night I'm actually going to watch. Curious to see what they do with Drew McIntyre and Edge most of all. This is going to be an experiment.

Really wish the sexed up angle between Liv Morgan and Lana was actually steamy as opposed to them just saying "sex" a lot. Where's the softcore? Eric Bischoff would not stand for this toned down version of HLA.

Edge was emotional last night, you could tell. I think he'll cut a promo and it might be quite "special." Hopefully.

Victoria's entrance was being teased in the same way MVP's was. I guess they held her back. Seems like a nasty thing to do, so I think we'll see her on Raw.

Morbidly curious to see where they are going with Charlotte winning the Rumble. Neither her vs. Becky or her vs. Bayley feel right for Mania, and they've been done eight million times each. I think they're going somewhere either unpredictable with this, or not so much unpredictable as having a bit more going on than simply "Push Charlotte."

I was thinking they could move her over to SmackDown to go against Bayley and then have Sasha get involved because "the company screwed me by not even having me in the Rumble." It's not exactly stellar, but it feels more WrestleMania level than Charlotte vs. Bayley, you know?

Yeah but then we have to watch Charlotte beat both of them for the title. You know that belt is going on her at this point.

Tom Phillips is officially replacing Vic Joseph on RAW going forward.

I liked Vic but Tom is my favorite, so I applaud this move!

Setting the over/under on how many consecutive Raws that Noid will watch after this week at 0.5

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Getting ready to be Edgeucated tonight LIVE ON RAW.

Fellow Edgeheads unite!

Dio gone not even a month after the move, Vic goes a little over 3 months.

Sheesh.

I think that was just a troll by WWE after the MVP picture got out.

I AM curious on how safe Edge is going to be working and how many dates he's signed for.

He's a breath of fresh air that's absolutely needed, but I want him going at full steam.

Agreed, Phillips is much better.

Oh man, Byron Saxton is back. Along with Lawler, I feel bad for Phillips now.

Hope Shayna debuts as Lana's #1 bodyguard and doesn't wrestle

Oh Byron too! Not my favorite but he works good with Phillips, could be good without Graves!

Alright here we go let's see if he can do this. Decent pop for Drew anyways.

Phillips sooooo much better than Vic Joseph... Joseph was freaking unbearable to listen to...

:lol: at WWE ignoring the nut shot that setup Drew's elimination of Lesnar.

Poor Ricochet, gets no credit for helping get rid of Lesnar in the Rumble.

That is one big WrestleMania sign this time around.

Drew should give Heyman a Claymore

Worried about boring standard WWE "so happy to be here" face promo

plz don't cut a hyper-emotional, "I love the fans" shit...

Lol, I was just about to say something about how well produced this show is, then did they flub and play Edge's theme?

Fuck these fans. Of course he deserves it, he won the fucking match.

Drew coming off as real likeable.

His promo is kind of stating the obvious.

McIntyre seems like an unnatural face...

*sigh*

Gallows & Anderson. I hope the money is worth it.

McIntyre's delivery is really good. Haven't heard him in a while. Sounds better than I remember.

not into this match

I love how Drew just made a really natural relationship with the audience. The confidence he spoke with. He just owned his spot. Very intrigued to see how this goes. Fingers crossed.

SHUT UP, KING!

Hopefully McIntyre destroys them within 2 mins and this is not a boring ass 15 min match where McIntyre has to sell for them and take chin locks for 10 mins

Always felt those two sounded the same at least in terms of delivery style.

Phillips biggest advantage was him doing main roster commentary a lot longer and being comfortable in that role unlike Joseph.

Luke Gallows looks and talks just like one of my friend's dads.

Because most fans are terrible I fully expect the crowd to turn on Drew shortly after Mania because god forbid anybody ever get behind someone the office is trying to push.

cool

Paul looks pissed off.

F Bork Lezn0r

Is it the fans' fault that they book every1 like shit though...

Drew vs. OC match was decent but was also just another sign of how much Vince really hates tag wrestling.

Nope but the second the fans realize the office is behind someone, they will turn. It’s been that way for like 15 years.

Lol, that was everything it needed to be. Reminded me of how the Midnight Express wanted to put over Brian Pillman.

Drew first member of 3-Man Band to headline a WM

That's why we need another brawl for all to find the shoot champ in WWE.

2001.

Thanks for today's "I'm Old" reminder.

Not sure I love Brock getting his hands on Drew that early, but it doesn't offend my sensibilities either. Good first segment. I think this Raw might do really well in the ratings, given that they've got Edge back and a lot of championship matches and the Liv/Lana/Charlotte announcement stuff promoted.

They are actually trying, guys. :'(

Didn't Jinder have a WWE Championship match at Mania? Isn't that "Headlining"?

Can't believe Rey isn't on the injured list after last week.

I'M COMIN...……………….back.

whoa so MVP is sticking around

That's because WWE rarely is subtle with their booking and/or starts taking away the very things that made the person a crowd favorite.

If Drew suddenly gets the Reigns treatment for booking, then yeah the crowd will turn on him. Same for crowds losing interest if he's stuck in bad feuds.

MVP vs Rey... agh are you kidding me bro?

mvp full-time...hmm

WWE seem to be playing more into their history recently. That's such a useful tool they don't use enough of.

M.V.P.

Most Valuable Punisher?

Hall of Fame

I dunno, Jeff Jarrett worked a few Raw matches right after his Rumble return and that was it and it turned out he’d signed on for a backstage role.

Could see it being the same with MVP.

Kind of got a feeling that Christian might turn on Edge because he's jealous of all this fanfare for him. I dunno, don't really think Christian is coming back, but something about the presentation of that segment just made me feel that.

I really like the look of both wrestlers attire in this match. It looks pretty cool. Rey's attire really reminds me of WCW days.

MVP is two days older than Edge.

A vignette to tell you about someone?

was never really into mvp tbh

Didn't use sound at the Rumble, but MVP using his classic theme is a good choice.

Goddamn what is going on with Rey? Worrisome.

MVP looks to be in great shape. I don't hate him being around.

MVP looks comfortable out there and he looks to be in great shape.

MVP is pretty smart when you think about.

He mentioned before if he ever came back to WWE, it would be for a big pay day and with the next Saudi show around the corner, he's going to cash in big time regardless if WWE handles this run well or not.

Smartly structured show so far. Go from Drew looking great and Brock to Rey Mysterio, who is beloved, and a guy that's coming back, which is at least interesting.

US Title match, he was already 4 months removed from his WWE Title run

So does that handicap match mean Luke is out of TPWW Survivor? Holy shit if so, that would bring it to the final 3!

I was gonna say I bet MVP is in better shape than Edge but then I remembered his heart condition he has

I literally missed that match too...was in line to go to the restroom bc I saw Jinder was coming up and was like 'oh thank god, a break'

For what it’s worth, they added Edge to the current superstars section of the roster page last night, but not MVP

Keen to see if this is an actual run for him or not.

I said last night it was a wasted spot, but if he is gonna be around even a few months, I take that back.

Definitely gonna bring the VIP lounge out again

I can't believe it's coming up to 14 years since MVP debuted in WWE.

Nice job covering that botched finish Rey

Welcome back, MVP. Job job job

MVP wasn't bad at all, forgot how to take some of Rey's moves at times but it was a good match. Rey seemed like he got knocked loopy again. I hope they check him.

Seemed like they called a fair bit of that in the ring. I'd like to see more of that.

:lol: at the 619 botch

Match wasn't that good although Rey also looked really off during it.

That's one of the coolest mania promo videos they've donr

WM: Pirate Ship

has to make use of the pirate ship in Tampa's stadium for the set, they just have to

I've never met a wrestling fan who liked a handicapped match. Right?

Match graphics for WM are cool too

Black vs black

I don't like how they show us what happened a few minutes ago.

Pirate ship promo video for Mania was pretty cool but WWE screwed up by not having Kairi be on the ship steering it or acting like a pirate.

Alistair Black has got a great entrance.

damn. They need to post that pirate ship Wrestlemania promo so I can send it to a buddy down in Tampa.

Aleister Black is a lucky man for getting Zelina Vega

:y:

so 3 jobber matches so far

HELLUVA PROMO THAT BLACK

MVP isn't a jobber