Raw 20/09 *Spoilers*

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WWE will be taping two weeks of Raw tonight at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana tonight, including the complete build to the 10/3 Hell in A Cell PPV.

WWE is taping both weeks tonight as they will require their production crew to be on the road Friday 10/1 for the live broadcast debut of Smackdown on SyFy. Announced for the taping locally are John Cena vs. Wade Barrett and WWE champion Randy Orton vs. Sheamus.

I think the new tag champs Cody and Drew should be on Raw maybe the Harts will get their rematch

grames_bond

wow so we are geting the backlash from NOC raw as well as the go home show for HIAC tonight, fairly heavy going and hopefully they dont get to sloppy with the writing for HIAC.....they kind of only have one shot at this!

Ridley

grames_bond wrote: »

wow so we are geting the backlash from NOC raw as well as the go home show for HIAC tonight, fairly heavy going and hopefully they dont get to sloppy with the writing for HIAC.....they kind of only have one shot at this!

Live Smackdown will have Raw guys, I believe.

D2D

WWE.com have announced Cena vs. Barrett for Raw

chordtype

Dare_2_defy wrote: »

WWE.com have announced Cena vs. Barrett for Raw

I'm guessing more interference will lead to the Hell in the Cell Match. Is this the first one on one meeting between the two?

Rjd2

chordtype wrote: »

I'm guessing more interference will lead to the Hell in the Cell Match. Is this the first one on one meeting between the two?

Cena defeated him in a beat the clock challenge, the same night Danielson lost to Batista, back in the early days of NXT Series 1.

CMpunked

Rjd2 wrote: »

Cena defeated him in a beat the clock challenge back in the early days of NXT Series 1.

It'd be cool if that was referenced at sone point.

Hopefully too a little more touching on what nexus overall plans are, as they did say a while back there was a bigger picture.
Or was that ever revealed?

chordtype

Since they are taping two episodes tonight Raw is already underway so

Daniel Bryan seems to be starting a programme with Edge

starviewadams

Sheamus just called Orton jammy,the man is a legend!

Alex Kidd

chordtype wrote: »

Since they are taping two episodes tonight Raw is already underway so

Hmmm yes, I can hear the edited in cheers.

chordtype

CMpunked wrote: »

It'd be cool if that was referenced at sone point.

Hopefully too a little more touching on what nexus overall plans are, as they did say a while back there was a bigger picture.
Or was that ever revealed?

First time ever meeting according to Cole. Ha.

Alex Kidd

Monday Night Cole isn't at all entertaining.

Degag

Will SD be live on tv this side of the water?

starviewadams

Cole acting like a heel to the Harts?odd

Kidd's an awful talker too

Super-Rush

Cole hates The Hart Dynasty too??? Good impression of Drew :pac:

starviewadams

Degag wrote: »

Will SD be live on tv this side of the water?

Not listed in the sky planner yet if it is,just on at the usual 11pm time which cant be right

Jayob10

cole is on fire tonight!

I think this cole heel persona is part of a bigger picture

my god he really buried the personalities of the Hart's, Baby bulldog looks bemused

Alex Kidd

The director deserves an Emmy for that zoom close up of Morrison.

Degag

Jaysus, Tyson is terrible on the mic!

chordtype

Degag wrote: »

Will SD be live on tv this side of the water?

No it's always taped on Tuesdays.

Ah, the Sci Fi debut. Probably not.

xw2lj9uspm1eyh

I thought Jericho said before NOC if he didn't win he would retire or did I pick that up wrong ?

starviewadams

Nice,Edge v Danielson!good pop for him too.

Jayob10

have to laugh at the edge/Ryder exchanges

Is it just me or does Danielson have a little smirk on his face when doing little segements with other wrestlers? Like he cant believe he is deviating from the actual wrestling

starviewadams

Morrison's movements are too fruity to be believable,his beard is ridiculous too

citytillidie

starviewadams wrote: »

Not listed in the sky planner yet if it is,just on at the usual 11pm time which cant be right

Well its Friday week

Jayob10

Hustle, Loyalty, Respect

Christ I f*ckin hate Cena's gimmic, its so lame, I am eagerly awaiting his cheesey over the top quirky and humourous promo, with the usual serious bit at the end where he gives the kiddies inspiration to "never give up" :rolleyes:

citytillidie

mendusa wrote: »

I thought Jericho said before NOC if he didn't win he would retire or did I pick that up wrong ?

It was said during the PPV last night that he retracked the statement about retiring

Nuri Sahin

He looks like my plumber

Brilliant :pac:

I'm not even going to ask about the music

starviewadams

Haha class music!

starviewadams

Edge will be on his way to SD! soon enough

SlickRic

i'm a fan of Cena, but his promo saying pretty much that he was happy Orton won the title because he got to see Barrett RKO'd was just ridiculous.

i know, i know, the WWE treats our memories with contempt, and doesn't want you to remember what happened more than 3-6 months ago at most, but seriously...

1) he should f*cking hate Orton; and,

2) why in the name of God would he want the title on anyone else bar himself? i miss the days when that title meant everything; where it was the centre of the company, and people like HHH, Austin, Rock, Benoit, and even further back to Flair etc, would profess to be willing to nigh-on die to wear the strap.

Pentecost

It's a minor enough point to come out of Raw but I really hate R Truth and his stupid rapping, the crowd was completely dead for it as well. "It's time to get crunk!" F... Off will ya

Headshot

wtf is with that music

CMpunked

SlickRic wrote: »

2) why in the name of God would he want the title on anyone else bar himself? i miss the days when that title meant everything; where it was the centre of the company, and people like HHH, Austin, Rock, Benoit, and even further back to Flair etc, would profess to be willing to nigh-on die to wear the strap.

I was watching the Armageddon hell in a cell and the rocks promo before it captivates the whole way the title should be perceived, as the target.
Saying if he has to bleed, he'll bleed, if he has to end somebodys career, he'll do it, if he has to put somebody through the top he'd do it to become the champ that night.

Where is any of that today?
No one even acts like they want the title anymore.
I think when eddie and Benoit won at WM20 and all the streamers and explosions went off was the last time I seen anyone genuinely happy to have reached the top of the mountain.

Mr.Nice Guy

Some thoughts...

I thought the opening segment with Sheamus and Orton was interesting but again Mr. Finisher has to do his thing. In fairness to Orton his promo was not bad but I still can't see him being an effective face, even though they are desperate to have him succeed in the role. It's good for Sheamus to be in such a match at the PPV. It's one where the result isn't as important as the performance. If he can have a good match with Orton, a loss won't hurt him.

Tag team match was pretty meh. Michael Cole on commentary was hilarious though, unlike the Hart Dynasty. Cole owned them a few times which made me laugh. Never thought I'd enjoy Michael Cole so much.

Good match and win for Morrison over Jericho.

I agree with Slick about Cena's promo being stupid. Obviously they are trying to give Orton a chance as the top guy, and turning Cena's focus on Nexus, but you can do it in a way that doesn't make the WWE Title seem unimportant.

I got my wish on Bryan's music being changed but didn't expect that. I wish they'd just give him something modern and good. At least it's better than R Truth's one. As much as I loath Miz he was good here, on commentary, and beating on Bryan. I'm still not convinced he can be an effective main event guy though, never mind the WWE champion.

I missed Layla beating Melina but am pleased she won.

Inter-gender tag match wasn't great. As said R Truth's song is horrendous. I didn't much care for his old one but at least it got over with the young fans. I question whether this one will. Eve's dancing was silly too but it made me laugh. :pac:

I might be in the minority but I really enjoyed the close of the show. Didn't like the fact that Heath Slater was first up for the gauntlet but he got some good time and I didn't feel being pinned hurt him. I don't see Otunga and Tarver as having potential, unlike Slater, so I wouldn't have minded them being beaten quickly but from what I recall they got decent time too. Gabriel impressed me and I still feel he has good potential too. He got in good offence and avoided being pinned.

It seems like they might be pulling the plug on Nexus based on how this played out. I'd like to see it continue and if they are unhappy with certain guys, then get some new guys in. I enjoyed the interaction between Cena and Barrett. I feel these guys could have good chemistry with one another in a feud. I found it a nice change from the usual stuff with Cena and Edge, Orton, Jericho etc.

If they are pulling the plug on Nexus does this mean they are ditching the storyline about Nexus supposedly having a higher power behind them?

Anyways I would regard this as a good Raw and worth watching.

Handsome Bob

I thought Cole was pretty poor with The Hart Dynasty. He just buried them and it wasn't even entertaining. Really bad form, I'm surprised Vince would okay that.

And facepalm @ Bryan's new theme.

CMpunked

Hey Internet...Im a heel. Heels lie, therefore if I say something boastfully and reneg on it, it's not an official stipulation. Smarten up!

-y2js twitter.
I guess he had us fooled..!
:rolleyes:

Bounty Hunter

why 2 Divas titles? why arent atleast one of them carrying the womens title belt.

D.Q

CMpunked wrote: »

-y2js twitter.
I guess he had us fooled..!
:rolleyes:

The situation is probably the same though.. He will still be going after that punt/injury angle on the 27th show that was filmed.

**warning: the above spoiler contains info from the 27th taping**

Gerard.C

I really enjoyed Raw this week. I hope to god Nexus doesnt break up, there is untouched glory in that group yet and to end it now would be annoying and foolish. Daniel Bryans push is something else to watch isnt it? That music needs to go though

Machismo Fan

http://pwinsider.com/article/51096/raw-ratings-ouch.html?p=1

The 9/20 edition of Raw did a 2.8 rating (that is not a typo) with 3.9 million viewers. The show did hours of 2.77 and 2.82. Obviously, that is not a good number, especially the day after a PPV. The NFL game on ESPN did a good but not amazing 10.92 rating, so WWE can't blame that number for the drop. The new season of broadcast (free) TV started last night and I think that had an effect on the Raw rating. It seems to me that some of the people are putting their viewing habits up for bid.

That's not good, especially off the back of the supposedly most over babyface in the company winning the title.

Ridley

Pentecost wrote: »

It's a minor enough point to come out of Raw but I really hate R Truth and his stupid rapping, the crowd was completely dead for it as well. "It's time to get crunk!" F... Off will ya

It's worse than What's Up.

JP Liz V1

Why can't the WWE build a decent feud between Truth and Ted Jnr maybe for the money belt instead of the stupid dancing and rapping and whose is after Ted Jnr is it Mae Young

Why is Alex Riley on Raw he didnt win Nxt and he is not a Nexus member did he also get a "contract"

krudler

Daniel Bryan coming out to Ride of the Valkyries= fcuking awesome

Pentecost

Should have come in in a helicopter really! Agreed though I like it.

grames_bond

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Why is Alex Riley on Raw he didnt win Nxt and he is not a Nexus member did he also get a "contract"

Miz "signed him to a personal contract" so he will come out with the miz and do what he says etc etc! pretty much exactly what he has been doing recently!

paddyismaddy

is ryder getting a push is that why we get those segements