Raw 31/01 *rumble & Live Spoilers*

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Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island with all the fallout from the Royal Rumble. Advertised locally is John Cena and Randy Orton vs. CM Punk and The Miz with Michael Cole as referee.

Xinkai

Was the thread marked with *Spoilers*?

CMpunked

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

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That sounds like a dark match to me. But who knows.

Xinkai wrote: »

Was the thread marked with *Spoilers*?

Basically anything to do with last nights royal rumble stick it in spoiler tags.

Not a lot that happened last night obviously affects raw tonight apart from

Eve

and

The miz

winning their matches.

(yeah, just like that. )

Rjd2

Liz you should add Royal Rumble spoilers in the title, so we can discuss it without having to use annoying spoiler text.:o

JP Liz V1

I hope a mod will change the title and add RR results - I have asked

Sorry I assumed Spoilers in the title would include RR

D.Q

So when do ya reckon HHH will be making an appearance??

Degag

Could be tonight. Last time he returned after an injury it was on RAW. Although, i'd imagine it wouldn't be a secret so ratings would be bumped.

CMpunked

Degag wrote: »

Could be tonight. Last time he returned after an injury it was on RAW. Although, i'd imagine it wouldn't be a secret so ratings would be bumped.

I recon it will be teased.
They wont just give it away without any prior warning.

StoneColdFan

I hope he returns tonight or in a few weeks.

i really wan't to see Sheamus in a serious feud

Lord TSC

Cant wait to see Santino claim his rightful place in line for a title shot. After all he was the last Raw guy standing last night :P

Presumably we'll start the run-up towards EC and we might see some qualification matches. I'm predicting...

Cena vs Orton vs Miz vs Santino vs Sheamus vs Punk

JP Liz V1

Teamshadowclan wrote: »

Cant wait to see Santino claim his rightful place in line for a title shot. After all he was the last Raw guy standing last night :P

Presumably we'll start the run-up towards EC and we might see some qualification matches. I'm predicting...

Cena vs Orton vs Miz vs Santino vs Sheamus vs Punk

I think HHH, Morrison and Bryan might be in there before Santino

I hope the Raw GM is revealed tonight *coughs* Cole

DM_7

Orton v Punk. That is two years overdue.

Lord TSC

Yeah, I know Santino is a long shot. But I figure there's some story and character development that practically writes itself at the moment. Santino claims he came second and deserves a title shot. He manages to survive a qualification match and they start building him up as the ultimate underdog...

Really though, I guess JoMo will get in there ahead of him though

JP Liz V1

Teamshadowclan wrote: »

Yeah, I know Santino is a long shot. But I figure there's some story and character development that practically writes itself at the moment. Santino claims he came second and deserves a title shot. He manages to survive a qualification match and they start building him up as the ultimate underdog...

Really though, I guess JoMo will get in there ahead of him though

He is really over maybe he gets a title shot tonight and defeats Miz

Degag

He's supposed to be a very good wrestler, great on the mic and is amazingly over with the crowd, considering how he's portrayed. Would love if he got a proper push, but i doubt it!

D.Q

I honestly, HONESTLY think Santino could be an absolute star. Good look, great on the mic, over with the crowd, not half bad in the ring either. It would only take a few small character tweaks I'd say.

2nd Row Donkey

Cant see Santino getting any sort of title push but he might get some sort of #1 contenders match vs Orton tonight.

parker kent

D.Q wrote: »

I honestly, HONESTLY think Santino could be an absolute star. Good look, great on the mic, over with the crowd, not half bad in the ring either. It would only take a few small character tweaks I'd say.

Not a hope in hell. Comedy character is his limit. He failed as a serious competitor for a reason.

D.Q

You could say the same about an awful lot of people in the past though.

CMpunked

The Miz being one.

Degag

The Rock had an X-Pac level of hate years ago aswell.

Lord TSC

WWE has announced that this year's Royal Rumble winner, Alberto Del Rio, will appear on Raw tonight to announce which Champion he will be facing at WrestleMania 27.

As for Santino, he failed as a serious wrestler cause he came out of nowhere and people were given little reason to get behind him; he was great in Italy for the first show but after that, he was a generic nobody.

Now things are different. He is over with the crowd. They've planted the seeds over the last few weeks that Koslov is teaching him how to wrestle. He shouldn't be thrust straight to the main event but they can slowly move him up the ladder. But then, I'm of the opinion that if WWE wanted to and REALLY wanted to, they could push just about anyone to ME status. The problem is they don't have faith in anyone and give up on all pushes two weeks after they start (see Swagger, Bourne, Kofi...)

Mr.Nice Guy

parker kent wrote:

Not a hope in hell. Comedy character is his limit. He failed as a serious competitor for a reason.

Agreed. He is awful in the ring. He is where he should be at the moment. I like him a lot and have done for years but as a main eventer...no chance.

I'm curious to see if Booker or Nash will be on the show tonight. I might stay up and watch it in the hope they will appear.

Anyone know if they will announce another entrant to the Hall of Fame?

Degag

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Agreed. He is awful in the ring. He is where he should be at the moment. I like him a lot and have done for years but as a main eventer...no chance.

I'm curious to see if Booker or Nash will be on the show tonight. I might stay up and watch it in the hope they will appear.

Anyone know if they will announce another entrant to the Hall of Fame?

How did you come to that conclusion?

Mr.Nice Guy

Degag wrote: »

How did you come to that conclusion?

Watching him the last few years. He can be funny in the ring with his splits, cobra and so on but if he was asked to main event a show he would fail badly just like he failed the first time he was presented as a serious competitor.

How Soon Is Now

So i have nothing else to do 2nite any reasons at all why i should watch raw based on what i saw last nite *****e* lol???

Degag

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Watching him the last few years. He can be funny in the ring with his splits, cobra and so on but if he was asked to main event a show he would fail badly just like he failed the first time he was presented as a serious competitor.

He's never gotten a chance to wrestle properly. Apparently there are alot of videos of him on youtube in OVW etc, and he's supposed to be very good in the ring.

Mr.Nice Guy

Degag wrote: »

He's never gotten a chance to wrestle properly. Apparently there are alot of videos of him on youtube in OVW etc, and he's supposed to be very good in the ring.

He had a good chance when he won the IC title in fairness. He was presented as a credible wrestler then but he was just not up to it. Wasn't he nearly released before he caught on as a comedic heel?

I've heard all the stories about him supposedly being great in developmental, that he used a gimmick similar to the one Kozlov uses and so on, and I reckon it was all a major exaggeration. Just my two cents on him. I do like him and hope he stays for a long time but I can't ever see him in the main event picture.

Mr Trade In

He is good for a laugh but US/IC title at most,if he does get into the EC match it will be as cannon fodder,nothing more.

Exclamation Marc

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Watching him the last few years. He can be funny in the ring with his splits, cobra and so on but if he was asked to main event a show he would fail badly just like he failed the first time he was presented as a serious competitor.

I agree. He's like an OTT Scotty 2 Hotty with an even more limited moveset. Fun to watch, but in the end, its all comedy.

He's not very technical and his moveset is extremely limited and he seems to have decided to no longer use a lot of the impressive stuff he used in OVW (I hear).

He's too much of a joke character now. It's one thing being somewhat funny and toning it down and becoming serious (look at the Big Show when he was imitating Hulk etc), but he's gone to the extreme end of the comedy spectrum that he can never be taken seriously.

Mr Trade In

One question on him,who as a heel could he main event against,would you watch him in a match against Cena or Orton and feel he could beat either of them with the Cobra.

Exclamation Marc

Mr Trade In wrote: »

One question on him,who as a heel could he main event against,would you watch him in a match against Cena or Orton and feel he could beat either of them with the Cobra.

Haha, its a good question.

If was ever to be considered seriously, he'd need a few years off and a rebrand.

Diabhal Beag

Santino gets the biggest face reaction every week on RAW. I think him as a serious character would kill him. His stupid yet hilarious stuff he does are what gets him as over to an insane degree as he is.

I do like Koslov too and they're great in skits.

How Soon Is Now

Was nice to watch the vintage collection show just before raw there the good old days

So HHH on raw 2nite or??

Nuri Sahin

Only watching for my man Del Rio.

The entrance

POSSY

any good streams?

Diabhal Beag

RICARDO IS THE BEST IN THE BIZ

Degag

angerfist2009 wrote: »

Was nice to watch the vintage collection show just before raw there the good old days

So HHH on raw 2nite or??

Just noticed he was in the opening credits - well maybe he always was, but just thought that he might have been added because he was returning tonight?

Exclamation Marc

Del Rio really has a good presence about him.

Apparently the debuting

Awesome Kong

is backstage so prepare to see

her

at some stage.

Mr.Nice Guy

I liked that opening segment. Nice to see Del Rio put over as a big deal. Thumbs up for that.

Nuri Sahin

Good opening segment.

How Soon Is Now

Degag wrote: »

Just noticed he was in the opening credits - well maybe he always was, but just thought that he might have been added because he was returning tonight?

Think hes always in it.

More then likely he will be advertised to return when its his time.
They tend not to surprise anyone anymore lol cause of ratings.

Bit of booker and nash be nice tonight.

POSSY

Really good opening segment imo

A Smackdown storyline though... hopefully Raw has something as good up its sleeve

Exclamation Marc

Ermm so Jerry Lawler is going to either face Miz at the Chamber or be in the Chamber match??

Did I miss something?

How Soon Is Now

So much talent on Raw that they need to put there old pretty much out of shape commentator in the main event lol that was random and made no sense.

Dean820

angerfist2009 wrote: »

So much talent on Raw that they need to put there old pretty much out of shape commentator in the main event lol that was random and made no sense.

Storyline-wise it makes sense considering Miz attacked Lawler a couple of times and Lawler almost beat him in that ladder match a few weeks back.

How Soon Is Now

Dean820 wrote: »

Storyline-wise it makes sense considering Miz attacked Lawler a couple of times and Lawler almost beat him in that ladder match a few weeks back.

But why add in the stipulation of who ever wins/loses fights in a elimination match?? They have to find a way to get Lawler out of this cause otherwise its a waste of a spot a proper wrestler could of filled.

Alex Kidd

Anyone else sick of the RKO?

Scorpion Sting

What a punt!!!!

TheBantam

Will the commentators please stop saying how Orton hears voices in his head!! He doesn't and no one cares.

Mr.Nice Guy

That punch from Lawler looked awesome.