Official Raw Thread for 3/22 - The Dawn of an Era
 

THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA
March 22, 2004
A new day is dawning for World Wrestling Entertainment, and RAW will be the starting point when every WWE Superstar will be in attendance for a lottery that will shake the very foundation for both RAW and SmackDown! Rivalries will end, partnerships will be split, and depending on the luck of the draw, Championship reigns could come to an end. Mr. McMahon declared that he wanted a shake-up and on RAW next week, that shake-up will occur as no WWE Superstar will be exempt from the lottery.

Have we seen Evolution together for the last time? Have rivalries such as that between Mick Foley and Randy Orton or Chris Jericho and Christian ended suddenly? What will happen to Champions such as Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero if they are drafted to the other roster? Will they have to forfeit their Championships?

Also, last week, Randy Orton challenged Mick Foley to a one on one match to prove once and for all that he is the better of the two. While Foley did not have a verbal response to Orton’s challenge, his actions may have spoken volumes when Foley interfered in Evolution’s match against Chris Benoit & Shawn Michaels last week and went right after Orton. If Foley and Orton are indeed on the same roster, will Foley accept Orton’s challenge? Only one way to find out … watch RAW next week!


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Raw starts in less than hour. So I figured I'd start one.

What do you guys hope to happen tonight?

Personally, I don't want any 'Big Name' surprises, I am very curious to see what the WWE can give us with their current roster.

i really dont want Jericho or Orton to leave Raw.. but one way or the other im gettin screwd over tonight...

Orton and foley on differnt rosters so orton can weasel out of the match LOL...then another crossover at PPV.

I don't think Jericho is going to leave. Jericho's in a feud with Christian and Trish.

Any wrestling actually gonna be going on tonight?

I actually except a few 'big name' changes tonight unfortnately. I wouldn't understand the sense of Vince going through with this otherwise (maybe for ratings?). Guess we will find out.

Evolution are guaranteed to end up together, just because how many times they've said "there's no way Evolution can be lucky enough to stay together" so then JR and King can act all shocked when they do.

Remember Mark Henry was drafted to Smackdown with their 9th pick at the last draft? That was ridiculous.

Who knows what is going to happen?

ANY FORMER STARS COMING BACK?
- Grandmasta Sexay?

How about Rikishi gets taken to RAW, Hurricane to Smackdown. Grandmasta returns.... TOO COOL reunites, Hurricane in Cruiserweight Division, Rikishi and Rosey make a Tag Team.

remember kids there are no stupid questions, only stupid people


no offence, i'm only kidding, but seriously.. there's obviously going to be wrestling, has there ever been a raw without any wrestling?

someone tell me what the **** is happening

Funny, that doesn't sound like a lottery to me.

-edit- Nevermind.

So basically like 12 Raw guys or going to SD and vice versa, meh. Easy to avoid certain things.

all wrestlers should be in one bin

renee to smackdown

WOW! RENEE DUPREE!!!!! THIS IS GROUNDBREAKING!!

Dance Renee dance!

Heh gotta love the uber-selling of Dupree by Cole and Tazz

<font color=Silver>Rene Dupree is hot :drool: LOL @ Heyman though</font>

Oh shut the **** up, you should know that this wasn't going to bring many big changes.

I know, but I was expecting the first switch to be something a bit bigger.

<font color=Silver>YES! Y2J</font>

*saw Bischoff, Jericho, and Dupree last night*

:love:

Did Dupree die his hair or something? He looks different. Although I have to admit I don't usually pay that much attention to him.

*marks out for not one, but TWO French Ticklers*

jericho wins with a enziguri???

WOOO Austin!

stunner

what would a raw be without stone cold stealing heat from younger talent. Wait a minute this is a member of la resistance, never mind :D

<font color=Silver>That stunner was B.S :rant:

Jericho is also hot :drool:</font>

rico

<font color=Silver> *jumps up and down* RICO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</font>

did he get switched

my parents are ****ing cockheads and got pissed cause i couldnt remember what a ****ing rational number was
someone come over to my house and ****ing shoot me in the face

<font color=Silver>The break-up of WGTT :'( :'( :'(</font>

Shelton benjamin to smackdown

so they break up one of the few tag teams that are any good odd.

Shelton Benjamin. :love:

WGTT :(

shelton benjamins been on smackdown...
im confused what the hell are t he rules in this lottery

<font color=Silver>poor RICO :'(</font>

Kane shall destroy Rico

indeed he did

They should do a draw every year after Wrestlemania. Each side could put forth their champion for a match and the winner's side would get First Pick of the Draft; wehter they are established pros or talented upa nd comers. Each Brand could also have so many "shields" in order to protect their "franchise players".

Hey look, it took them 2 picks to FK up the tag division and put two members of the two best teams the WWE has on different shows. WOW

Heyman and Bischoff each get to pick a wrestler from their competing brands.

Haas will probably get drafted later.

Each GM has their own lottery, with the names of the OTHER brands superstars, and they get to pick 12 at random to come to their brand. #1 for Smackdown is Rene Dupree, and #1 for RAW is Shelton Benjamin.

Am i crazy, McMahon did say that that each show gets 12 picks. right, if so wwe.com is messed up cause it says that each show gets 6 picks

He said there would be 12 picks. That means 6 each.

Spike

Great, breaking up tag teams.........

Way to go numb nuts.......... :mad:

<font color=Silver>Blah @ Heyman's pick</font>

Mark jindrak to smackdown

Whoops I was wrong.

Ok this is just boring.

That doesn't mean they won't end up back together. :|

So how do you all know that Charlie Hass and that other french bloke won't be drafted onto the same show as their partners?

<font color=Silver>Heyman's pick is hot though :drool:</font>

I thought he said 12 rounds. Which means 12 picks each. If it's only 6 then that's really not much of a shakeup.

LOL @ Jericho shilling for that drink

Yeah but still, La Resistence and WGTT are on two different shows thus making the two best teams in the WWE on two different shows. Not the best way to build an already struggling tag division.

:yes:

so far.... this shit sucks

i checkd my tape its 12 altogether so 6 each this really blows its pointless

Nidia to RAW

<font color=Silver>WTF? Nidia? :cool:</font>

Grenier and Rob Conway will probably stay on Raw, then Haas will be drafted over. That way they still have part of La Res and all of WGTT.

Oh WOW. Good lord. This would have been better suited to just do off show at this rate.

how pointless was that pick but the shot of nidia deffinatly shows her enhansement

I just hope they're making it look random.

I've heard that the lottery will be continued online after Raw finishes.

True, but Dupree was the best member out of the three.

what an oportune time to change shirts :drool:

<font color=Silver>CENA!!!!! :drool:</font>

JOHN CENA!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WORD LIFE BABY

Nidia's implants look nice. ;)

Vince said that after the picks, Bischoff and Heyman have until midnight to make any trades they want.

Barry Sanders throwback. NICE

Finally, someone substantial.

:lol:

I'll second that :drool: :naughty:

HHH to SMACKDOWN

Whoa!

He'll probably get traded back or something though.

I guess I was right.

k this so gets overturned.

Cena/HHH feud?

cena picked hhh... do you smell a feud

is bischoff a face tonight, yea trips going to smackdown to hold them down

Looks like trips is going to be with Stef on SD! if the rumors are true

*Points and laughs at all of you who said Triple H was getting the RAW title back from Benoit*

Ooooooooo........is this the beginning of the Evolution turn on HHH? :roll:

ANy money HHH aruges the whole Cena making the pick and Vince agrees or something stupid. Or maybe Guerrero ends up on Raw and they trade.

Say BYE BYE to Guerrero's title reign! ****!

HOLY SHIT AT HHH!!!!! lol did you hear everyone laughing in the background... there goes Eddies title reign...

McMahon-Helmsley Era has Returned

i did'nt know she had 38's, raw' happy to see trips go :rofl:

I like trish raw:shifty:

CHRSITIAN IS MY PEEP BABY

It makes sense. Triple H and Stephanie are back together again, and Trips will feud with Cena!

TRISH :drool: :drool: