The "If *NOC SPOILER* I'm not watching again until Cena comes back" Raw thread for 9/16

[Wake Up Call]

Originally Posted by Tedious If you're one of the masses who considers a lack of willingness to accept mediocrity to be bitching, then yeah.

Raw for the last month or so has been the best it's been in years. I don't see anything mediocre about it. Please explain so I may make a fair judgement

[Theo Dious]

Originally Posted by Wake Up Call Raw for the last month or so has been the best it's been in years. I don't see anything mediocre about it. Please explain so I may make a fair judgement

We seem to have a serious difference of opinion. For the past month Raw has been predictable and boring as hell. I'd be interested in knowing how long you've actually been watching wrestling, just to see if all of this doesn't strike you as incredibly boring and rehashed. The end of every Raw since Summerslam has been predictable- and has, in fact, been predicted on these boards. Bryan being stripped of the title was predicted within SECONDS of his title win yesterday. I'd like to see them take things in a creative direction instead of doing evul boss vs good guy part 56.

[Poit]

Originally Posted by Tedious Bryan being stripped of the title was predicted within SECONDS of his title win yesterday.

Oh come the fuck on. Of course it was predicted, because it was one of the directions they could have gone. This is the internet. There are tons of predictions.

[Theo Dious]

Originally Posted by Poit Oh come the fuck on. Of course it was predicted, because it was one of the directions they could have gone. This is the internet. There are tons of predictions.

Give me a break. That was the one everyone said would happen and it did.

[BigCrippyZ]

Originally Posted by Tedious Give me a break. That was the one everyone said would happen and it did.

So what? It works and well to get heat and build up a face for a title feud/chase.

A swerve for the sake of a swerve is WCW/TNA level stupidity and creativity.

[Theo Dious]

Originally Posted by BigCrippyZ So what? It works and well to get heat and build up a face for a title feud/chase. A swerve for the sake of a swerve is WCW/TNA level stupidity and creativity.

Swerve for the- what the fuck are you talking about. Being creative and coming up with something that makes sense isn't a swerve for the sake of a swerve. Doing something different instead of doing the same old predictable horseshit is called GOOD WRITING.

[Poit]

Originally Posted by Tedious Give me a break. That was the one everyone said would happen and it did.

There are so many things that could have happened. They could have stripped Bryan of the title. They could have done an "it never happened" thing. They could have done a Bryan heel turn. They could have done an unwilling corporate champion thing, with Triple H picking Bryan as the new face of the WWE and Bryan not wanting his help. Etc.