Raw 19/04/10 - *Spoilers* Obligatory don't post what's happening on iMPACT! bit

D2D

Tonight's guest GM('s) is the cast from the movie "MacGruber".

There's a slight problem with the fact that most of the Raw roster is stuck in Europe so we could have "Monday night SmackDown" tonight. The SD, NXT and some Raw talent (the left-behinds from the tour) will be on the show.

No matches scheduled atm since we don't have a clue who'll be on the show

Forgot to mention, no Hornswoggle tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Angron

Yay, no Hornswoggle It'll be interesting to see what Raw does with what they have now, hopefully wont hurt them too much.

D2D

WWE just announced the following, referring to it as Smackdown "invading" Raw tonight:

With the volcanic eruption in Europe stranding the majority of the Raw roster, WWE's flagship show is going blue. Even as the cast of the film MacGruber takes the reins as special guest hosts for the potentially cataclysmic show in East Rutherford, N.J., Triple H prepares to share the ring with several top Smackdown Superstars.

Although Raw is trapped in Belfast, Ireland, the SmackDown Superstars were able to arrive in Newark by charter early this morning, after traveling through the night by bus to get to a place where they could take off.

Can the cast of MacGruber control the molten-hot situation that could erupt on Raw? Find out tonight at 9/ 8 CT only on USA Network.

DM_7

I hope Carlito isn't fed to HHH for a major beat down!

Maybe Punk will shave someones head to fill a bit more time and build for the extreme rules match with rey and the stipulation.

D2D

HHH vs. the SD roster in a run-the-gauntlet match:D

daithi1989

HHH not carrying an injury?? prob wont work a match!! just beat some crap unimportant smackdown guy wit a sledge hammer!!

Penn

daithi1989 wrote: »

HHH not carrying an injury?? prob wont work a match!! just beat some crap unimportant smackdown guy wit a sledge hammer!!

I think HHH just attacking some guy would have been the original plan if the Raw guys made it back, but now as pretty much the only top Raw guy able to make it, he'll likely be in a match.

Icky Thump

http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/wwe/7377.html

HHH and Undertaker confirmed



sowie for getting the hopes up

D2D

Icky Thump wrote: »

http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/wwe/7377.html

HHH vs Undertaker confirmed

That just says that Taker and HHH will be appearing on Raw not that they'll be facing each other

DM_7

Icky Thump wrote: »

http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/wwe/7377.html

HHH vs Undertaker confirmed

That would be brilliant!

But I had a hope Taker would make an appearence and its smart by wwe to advertise it.

Icky Thump

Dare_2_defy wrote: »

That just says that Taker and HHH will be appearing on Raw not that they'll be facing each other

oops mis read it and i was excited so i posted it quick.

hopefully they will have them both in a match but doubt it will be a singles match. would be way too much of a ppv kinda fight

DM_7

Tag match?

Taker and HHH v Jericho and Punk

I'd take it!

Bard

wwe.com failing to load for anyone else?

DM_7

Bard wrote: »

wwe.com failing to load for anyone else?

It loads slowly most of the time for me using firefox, I can get to the main page no problem but not the raw caverage page.

D2D

Bard wrote: »

wwe.com failing to load for anyone else?

Grand for me on Chrome

chopperbyrne

RAW on at 2am yeah?

SScope

chopperbyrne wrote: »

RAW on at 2am yeah?

Yep.

Ridley

It's going to be okay everyone!

The Bellas made it out of Europe! Phew.

Degag

Is that Lillian i hear!

starviewadams

Sounds very like her if it aint!

Nuri Sahin

Punk - HHH

GavRedKing

I hope it is Lillian

Degag

I must say, i'm liking the start of RAW!

Lita Forever

Yeah, Lillian is back for one night only. Nice surprise to hear her again.

df1985

when/why did she leave in the first place?

starviewadams

df1985 wrote: »

when/why did she leave in the first place?

To become a singer I think,was that a horse face dig at her by Triple H there too when he introduced her?

Ridley

Crowd doesn't seem particularly up for the show.

Indiana Jones is from New Jersey....

Bard

R-Truth just got exploded...

funneh...

Nuri Sahin

Oh f'n dear :rolleyes:

Degag

What was that about?

Ridley

Degag wrote: »

What was that about?

MacGruber gets distracted while deactivating bombs in SNL sketches.

Mr.Nice Guy

Is this guy the worst guest host ever?

Bard

pissed his pants... what do you think?

Ridley

I'm finding him hit and miss.

ShaneU

R-truth blowing up was hilarious, can't get any worse than that jerry springer sketch.

Bard

Well.. at least they're making "LIVE" use of "Belfast, Northern Ireland".

Let's make the volcano work for us, WWE...

And let's just hope for your sake that the flight restrictions end soon!

smilerf

this is fairly bad stuff i thought they would do better even on the bare bones

Bard

OK, they brought in Taker... cant get much bigger... Raw is alive tonight

Lita Forever

During Taker's entrance there I thought I heard this one guy shout POW-ER RAN-GER!..and actually tried to figure out why someone would shout that..but then I realized it was obviously UN-DER-TA-KER! Erm yeah, I really do need sleep.

Ridley

Bard wrote: »

OK, they brought in Taker... cant get much bigger... Raw is alive tonight

With the accidental by-product of giving Swagger more credibility as a world champion!

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Aaaand CM Punk and Jericho show they're the best characters in the company. Again.

smilerf

every1s gone a bit face for the night its gas:D

JP Liz V1

I havent yet watched just read the result and it dont sound good Punk pinned by HHH, Swagger pinned by Taker

Were the Nxt guys on the show?

smilerf

no nxt lads

DM_7

I was convinced by Taker v Swagger. While it helps Jack to be in the ring against Taker they never created a moment where you felt Jack was going to win. Taker was always going to win but they chould at least make it look like Swagger had a real chance.

I do enjoy the 6 man tag matches when the big stars are involved. The match can go on a good 15 minutes, No wrestler has too much work to do, nobody looks weak by getting pinned as its normally a result of a couple of finishers. I really enjoyed last nights match.

Rest of the show, apart from the opening, was a bit of a waste to be honest.

Reganio 2

Didn't enjoy the show tbh, the guest hosts voice was just plain annoying and his facial expressions as well. Also that movie looks like such an awful movie.

Undertaker still burying everyone, yet he somehow still gets a good rep, HHH does it and he is the antichrist, I hate Taker so much more than HHH, Taker does it equally as much. He came back after a month off, he will be off for another 4 months and burys the World Champion who could do with the push, just a joke.

flahavaj

Haven't seem the match but I don't like seeing the world champ pinned, unless its by someone that he subsequantly beats in a title match. They should be keeping Swagger away from the likes of Taker for now. Poor booking.

waltersobchak

This is basically first title reign all over again.. This doesnt bode well for Swagger against Orton.. Stupid move to have the champion be jobbed out.. I agree with Regiano 100% if that was HHH who did that and not Taker the HHH bashing thread would be going apesh*t right now

flahavaj

waltersobchak wrote: »

This is basically first title reign all over again.. This doesnt bode well for Swagger against Orton.. Stupid move to have the champion be jobbed out.. I agree with Regiano 100% if that was HHH who did that and not Taker the HHH bashing thread would be going apesh*t right now

Fair point re Taker and HHH tbh. Even if 'twas cena there'd be murder. They could have had him wretle Rey in a competitive match and it would've worked a bit better.

You need to make your champ look strong, especially a guy like Swagger that needs to get over.

JP Liz V1

I think Swagger should have been Jericho and Punk's tag partner instead of Gallows

jaykhunter

just finished RAW; i was really looking forward to seeing what they'd do....man, the show really sucked hard. I realise that they didn't have much time to put together a show but it lost steam so quickly. The jokes were so awful. The Kozlov schtick was so unoriginal and uninspired...this could've been an awesome raw (i mentally booked some stuff in my head) but wow... The Guest Host must watch South Park but doesn't "get" it...

..the crowd were absolutely dead, even Tripper was poking them with a stick in the first segment....dead for Taker Swagger (hell even I didn't care and I love Swagger!)

i dunno....woah....big let down!

d1975

after Raw went of the air HHH called out Undertaker, he was blaming him for Shawn retiring, if they play this well they can have this as a match at Wrestlemania????