RAW - August 3rd - Shane McMahon returns to WWE
 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shane-O-Mac is back!<a href="https://twitter.com/shanemcmahon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@shanemcmahon</a> RETURNS to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERaw</a> TONIGHT. What will he have in store? <a href="https://t.co/el0kAtiUpg">pic.twitter.com/el0kAtiUpg</a></p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1290341665862033408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/wNpELtByip">https://t.co/wNpELtByip</a> has learned that a new faction is arriving on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERaw</a> tonight. <br><br>What does this alliance have in store for the red brand? <a href="https://t.co/q4qevMklVZ">https://t.co/q4qevMklVZ</a></p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1290373427459751936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">From what I've been told, today's <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERAW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERAW</a> is apparently &quot;totally unprepared&quot; and &quot;chaos from the top.&quot; <br><br>Two shows are being taped, with the first is changing on the fly while the second is still apparently incomplete. <br><br>That should make for interesting viewing if nothing else!</p>&mdash; Gary Cassidy (@WrestlingGary) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestlingGary/status/1290326781485109248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Apparently there's a lack of leadership &amp; a lot of stress due to the indecisiveness. <br><br>I've been told, &quot;The shows will happen and air, but there's no attainable goal of quality because everything is decided under the pressure cooker of it all coming down to the very last minute.&quot;</p>&mdash; Gary Cassidy (@WrestlingGary) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestlingGary/status/1290327907257196549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I should add, I've lost count how many consecutive weeks I've been told there's chaos, multiple re-writes, etc going into RAW and SmackDown and of course the show always goes on.<br><br>However, the stuff I've been told about what's going on today seems even wilder than usual.</p>&mdash; Gary Cassidy (@WrestlingGary) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestlingGary/status/1290328865311686656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">One more exact quote.<br><br>Vince's mood is described as &quot;volatile&quot; as a result of the indecisiveness and chaos of today.</p>&mdash; Gary Cassidy (@WrestlingGary) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestlingGary/status/1290333563813007363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Well, I never thought I’d see the day that I could tweet this, but I can confirm this report from Dave Meltzer. <a href="https://t.co/k8OH9Il16f">https://t.co/k8OH9Il16f</a></p>&mdash; Gary Cassidy (@WrestlingGary) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestlingGary/status/1290384655389274117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

A McMahon returns to TV during declining ratings as an onscreen character, how shocking!

Let me guess, Shane is here to lead The Undisputed Era as a heel authority figure over RAW...

Today's news was a swerve.

Shane McMahon bought XFL. Not The Rock.

I assume they'll announce the SummerSlam location tonight as well (it's somewhere in the N.E., not sure if any fans will be allowed)

Also...


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“We want to build new talent”. Shane is back! Sums it up.</p>&mdash; Miro (@ToBeMiro) <a href="https://twitter.com/ToBeMiro/status/1290385907858542592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Got sling tv for the NBA. Gives me USA though so I am slightly tempted to watch tonight.

It doesn't hurt to have stars on shows you are trying to build new talent on. Fuck, sometimes I forget how fucking stupid wrestlers can be.

Sometimes the best WWE stuff comes about accidentally. Vince being "volatile" is better than Vince being calm about everything.

So predictable, we can't even tell you what it is.

Usually if they did it would give away sources....not rocket science to figure that out

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shane McMahon is being brought back to television tonight to introduce a new concept to Monday Night RAW. The concept itself has raised some eyebrows backstage at the PC today.</p>&mdash; WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestleVotes/status/1290391778076626944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The wild card rule and the Brand to Brand invitation were their last hot ideas <a href="https://t.co/ZuVfAoPbGD">https://t.co/ZuVfAoPbGD</a></p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1290395584935985153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We all remember when the NWO and the Nexus were pre-announced. <a href="https://t.co/Hy7DmaDHVZ">https://t.co/Hy7DmaDHVZ</a></p>&mdash; SoDuTw (@SoDuTw) <a href="https://twitter.com/SoDuTw/status/1290388691328933890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

WWE is definitely getting some ratings tonight with all this last minute craziness


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's been a wild day in Florida. The craziest rumor that has escaped is that the new Shane McMahon concept for RAW is something akin to Brawl 4 All (shootfights), complete with &quot;female dancers&quot; hired as extras to provide &quot;atmosphere&quot;. <br><br>I'm not making any of this up.</p>&mdash; Voices of Wrestling (@voiceswrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/voiceswrestling/status/1290410556864770061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

If everyone knows, how the fuck does it give away their sources? Fuck, people on the internet are so stupid.

Shane McMahon new gimmick Vince Russo CONFIRMED!

Pro Wrestling Sheet spoiled what the big surprise is for tonight in regards to the faction thing.

So this seems like a device to allow talent to distance themselves from shitty gimmicks and cut their own promos? Could actually be pretty good and an on-screen way of making things a lot more organic.

At some point the WWE needs to accept that they work best as wrestling and go back to principles of wrestling. If they've accepted that -- or if they do -- they could increase their standing without changing much of anything else.

The talent and the general outlines of what they do isn't actually bad at all. It's way better than AEW. They just sterilize everything and make it seem so inauthentic. What they already do could be executed so much better.

Shane O' going to inject a lethal does of BLEACH into the WWE

WWE getting desperate

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Now I can report this. A source indicates to me tonight's announcement on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RAW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RAW</a> will indeed be about some sort of shoot-fight style...thing. <a href="https://twitter.com/voiceswrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@voiceswrestling</a> first mentioned this rumor, while others like <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestleVotes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WrestleVotes</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/ryansatin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ryansatin</a> have noted it would be eye-opening. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWE</a> <a href="https://t.co/dZ1SswiZly">https://t.co/dZ1SswiZly</a></p>&mdash; Jon Alba (@JonAlba) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonAlba/status/1290428480459608065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

If this is taped, and we all know it is, why are they acting live the weather is messing with the power?? If it really happened, they would just edit that out. Lol Vince, so tricky!

If Matt Riddle is one of the competitors, he better hope he wins it all and doesn't get hurt considering what happened last time WWE held a Brawl For All tournament.

Vince reading my posts

:lol:

someone gonna get struck by lightning probably

Thatcher won the fight pit match but he had a busted up mouth

Riddle is a beast, but it would be Lashley no doubt. Brock wouldn't do it, cause if he wanted MMA fights he would do so with the UFC.

I'd put my $ on The Almighty Bobby Lashley.

Would end up laughing if WWE managed to legit break the lights in the PC during RAW after messing around with the spooky effects one too many times.

To be fair also if the fight pit final isn't Lashley vs Riddle somehow its a joke

I kind of want Vince to have a rematch with God :rofl:

lol they should make Brock put over riddle after the brew haha they had earlier

He somehow looks even more menacing now with the busted teeth than he did before.

Although that finish to last week's NXT show was a bit dumb since that took some of the wind out of his tough guy persona.

I wonder if they tsped it yesterday and they really are having weather related technical problems

What if the lights are the big gimmick for the night? They just keep doing it for 3 hours, but nothing else different happens lol

crews running off lol

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">They blamed the lights going out on the weather when it's 93 degrees and sunny in Orlando right now... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERaw</a> <a href="https://t.co/E8pZ4g0NDA">pic.twitter.com/E8pZ4g0NDA</a></p>&mdash; Balor Club Guy (@TheBalorClubGuy) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBalorClubGuy/status/1290439626512048130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Maybe someone is getting EC3s weather man gimmick

maybe WWE is broke and can't pay the light bill

What time does AEW come on tonight guys?

MVP afraid of the dark

is that the big black ninja

Lol, just a guy standing outside in the dark, now that's a hook!

Remember when WWE did that awesome Attitude era type angle where Braun and Lashley blew the stage up and Corey Graves got to swear on air?

Then remember how nothing at all came of it?

That's the spoiler for tonight. Even if they somehow do something really cool, nothing will come of it.

:lol: at even backstage having lighting issues based on that shot of Shane McMahon's dressing room.

Feels like whatever this big reveal is going to be in regards to the lights shenanigans is going to feel very anti-climatic when it happens considering WWE likely is going to go overboard with the shenanigans tonight and their recent track record with big surprises.

Raw should be at least 30 minutes of the Iconics just going around annoying the other wrestlers and seeing if they can get the other wrestlers to break character.

They actually held one tonight for once but you just missed it since it ended like an hour ago.

Mic issues now lol

whenever u wanna turn it on m8

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No one really wants to watch AEW. How many views does it have? Like 100k?

Wow..didn't know that was tonight. crazy

Shoot fighting in wrestling is fucking stupid. That’s what the wrestling is supposed to be. Wrestling being a work allows you to control the outcome.

This is awful

Based on the way the show has been so far, seems WWE's ratings fix strategy this week is to make the first hour as boring/dull as possible so the rest of the show looks even better by comparison.

The new faction is...THE RIOTT SQUAD!

Vince bringing out the big guns tonight!

Can't lose 300,000 viewers in hour 3 if you already lost them in hour 1 :yes:

:lol: at the random piped in crowd cheer for a single kick done by Riott post-match.

Starting to think some of these production shenanigans might be actual botches instead.

why did they bring up logan

That promo by Drew McIntyre was pretty great. Best one since arguably Edge's promo right when WWE started doing empty arena shows.

Scratch that, the whole promo segment with Orton was pretty great overall.

Wonder if Pat Buck is retiring since he's wearing a salmon colored suit.

Why doesn't he just her she sucks?

ug intergender match with nia

For all the intrigue surrounding tonight's show, its been mostly dog shit tier in quality so far.

Guess those rumors about everything being a big mess and extra stressful backstage in regards to tonight's taping plans were true after all.

That might have been the most actual wrestling a 24/7 match has had since ... well maybe the first time ever.

:lol: Shane's shoot fight tournament was real after all.

Also :lol: at how throw-away that big announcement by Shane was.

will we get another bart gunn

I agree with you on this, it defeats the purpose of the rest of the non-shoot show.

:wtf: at the ref abruptly ending Sasha vs. Baszler simply because Asuka attacked Bayley on the outside.

WWE somehow has gotten way worse this year when it comes to the amount of non-finishes and DQs they've pulled off for matches.

Probably going to get a Billy gunn look a like since they own the name

Raw .. Girls...?

:lol: at the dancers part of Shane's shoot-fight tournament rumor being true as well.

This might be the weirdest episode of RAW in a long time.

I'd watch this if it was on the network but..uh..its dumb eating time up on RAW otherwise

Even this new RAW Underground series can't escape Kevin Dunn's shitty cam work.

So they are making Raw Underground the Raw version of the No Holdz Barred movie?

RAW In Your Garage

What winning segments is it taking away from, tho? ;)

the youll never see it coming tagine for SS is dumb too

Trent vs Angelo Dawkins headband match

Oh and that dude was NOWHERE near 7 feet tall lol. He was like 2 or 3 inches taller than Shane at best.

:lol: at even non-WWE wrestlers watch tv backstage in the same odd angle way.

If nobody’s watching that’s technically true

Montez Ford collapses in the ring during the commercial and they come back and he's wrestling

Hmm

Did they just run a spiked drink angle with Ford?

This show has been all over the place in terms of quality.

It's like Vince McMahon finally watched Bloodsport

Ruhoh

What just happened to Ford?

Passed out probably from a spiked drink.

Back-to-back matches that ended in a big wet fart because that was the best WWE managed to come up with for this Street Profits vs. Garza & Andrade feud tonight.

Ok I might have been ok with it if it was all just random guys, but here we are with Erik, so fucking stupid.

Kevin Dunn camera cuts making RAWUnderground as unbearable to watch as the rest of the show

:eek: rare RAW appearance by Bianca

LOL now they have rioters? What is going on.

Is wwe going law and order ripped from the headlines storylines now

I read the spoilers, its even dumber

Masked ninja rioters probably not the best idea.


fight club, ninjas, poison, lights/microphone issues. Vince Russo in the house!

Poor nameless box outside of the PC, didn't deserve that vicious attack.

Now I see what Ryan Satin was talking about earlier when he mentioned WWE officials were stressing a lot that this new faction isn't meant to be based on current real life situations and political stuff because that parking lot segment was pretty obvious where the inspiration came from.

They're not gonna be ninjas

I guess thats a spoiler

Rollins and Joe promo segment was pretty good.

Problem with Rollins and his "Monday Night Messiah" gimmick in recent months is that his promos and segments just tend to drag on because he just rambles about stuff instead of being good or effective.

Dominick is wearing the same black hoodie as those mysterious people were wearing earlier.

Probably just a pure coincidence and not something WWE actually bothered to realize during the tapings earlier today.

:lol: at Ziggler being a competitor in Shane's Underground thingy. Shane's new thing went from being something really interesting to now being a bit lame.

Just put it on... Jesus freaking Christ @ the camera work...

Did they reveal the "new stable"...