Raw Thread 12/08

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Go home raw for Summerslam tonight. Hopefully it continues a somewhat decent build.

GTR63

SummerSlam is Sunday?
Didn't know that, guess Big Show will be returning tonite. Great, yay!

JP Liz V1

Main event has to be CM Punk vs. Paul Heyman

CastorTroy

GTR63 wrote: »

SummerSlam is Sunday?
Didn't know that, guess Big Show will be returning tonite. Great, yay!

So face Show tonight and heel Show on Sunday?

GTR63

CastorTroy wrote: »

So face Show tonight and heel Show on Sunday?

Tonite face, Smackdown tweener, Sunday turn and then back to face next week.

Machismo Fan

Last week or tonight in particular would've been a great time for Bryan to finally beat The Shield.

chips1234

looking forward to tonights show really hope im not let down, surely everyone is expecting brock to interfere before the heyman/punk match and another brawl ensuing, think tonight punk might get the better of brock but in some way as to not make brock look weak

The Showstopper

Machismo Fan wrote: »

Last week or tonight in particular would've been a great time for Bryan to finally beat The Shield.

As in in a 6 man tag match? He already did that on the Smackdown before Payback.

Omackeral

Poor Wade. Jobber entrance while the ref gets a proper one.

mrkiscool2

Well, Wade Barrett got a win at least

Omackeral

Don't know if this will lead to anything for him though. I remember all those Fight Club style vignettes hyping the bad-ass return of the Barrett Barrage. Still waiting on that!

*side note, why is Wade still clean shaven after a week if he hates it so much?

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Go home raw for Summerslam tonight. Hopefully it continues a somewhat decent build.

Jeez you weren't kidding on that one. Nobody's around tonight in here!

Also, I wish to make love to Dean Ambrose's mic skills. Name checking Punk by calling himself Best in the World and calling Cena's belt 'just a trophy' was pretty sweet. Comes off as a total rogue.

Rjd2

Wire quote ftw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP-lrftLQaQ

wretcheddomain

Boring Raw.

mrkiscool2

wretcheddomain wrote: »

Boring Raw.

Apart from this snore fest of a mixed-tag (still can't believe that Ziggler and Big E's feud got worked into a mixed tag match) I have enjoyed it so far!

ricero

Botch !

Adiboo

Ref fuck up there?

dirkmeister

That was a woeful botch, had a bit of a laugh at JBL's comment about the ref

riffmongous

what happened there?? I missed it, I thought I saw AJ tap, but the ref let it go on, then I missed the next minute and now its over??

Rjd2

So why put over Khali and Natty on the go home show?

PucaMama

That was awkward

dirkmeister

Natalya stuck on the sharpshooter again and AJ tapped. The commentators tried to make sense of it, laughing about how they could use NFL video calls, and JBL said something about how the ref might have a future there because he was no future in WWE , I think that's what he said.

PucaMama

Vince rocking a nice wine jacket

Rjd2

PucaMama wrote: »

Vince rocking a nice wine jacket

Its fooking awesome isn't it?

dirkmeister

time to play the game

Classic Vince..

"he hasn't been the same since he cut his hair"

PucaMama

Rjd2 wrote: »

Its fooking awesome isn't it?

It is I think it looks good on him, especially with the nice shirt

CSF

Triple H heel turn at Summerslam then.

bradlente

Brad Maddox sold that beautifully.

riffmongous

It's quite funny to think that one of the heads of a company just concussed the general manager

I've had RAW on for an hour and 9 minutes, of which I actually spent about 12 minutes, watching it.

Stereomaniac

I've been doing pretty well watching this one. I can't understand Brad Maddox at all though?

Omackeral

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I've had RAW on for an hour and 9 minutes, of which I actually spent about 12 minutes, watching it.

This sounds like you're about to pose a Maths question.

Johnny has 5 apples...

Stereomaniac

Well, I guess we knew it wasn't going to be an Inferno match when they didn't just refer to it as one from the outset. But I am a little disappointed we won't get to see some ridiculous stunt.

Rjd2

Filler diva's match?

Mr.Saturn

Why even bother risk ADR's top-rope, reverse-DDT 'plex if it's not going to end the match?

Surprisingly fun match, I think, by-the-by.

Stereomaniac

Why not bother with it? These are the sort of things that make me enjoy wrestling more, seeing something a little bit different to all of the other matches. Alberto is impressing me recently.

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Mr.Saturn

Stereomaniac wrote: »

Why not bother with it? These are the sort of things that make me enjoy wrestling more, seeing something a little bit different to all of the other matches. Alberto is impressing me recently.

Because it didn't draw any lasting reaction, risked Kofi's neck, was wasted in a sub-10 minute TV ditty, and looks awkward to set-up.

I'd agree about Del Rio, though. Kofi was back on the JTTS-duty quick enough, mind. I figured he'd get a couple of 'welcome back' wins before devolving into midcard fodder once more.

mrkiscool2

I miss heel Miz

jaykhunter

Just tuning in now. What happened with Nattie?

riffmongous

Damit John, can't you just snap? Just hit him

Adiboo

mrkiscool2 wrote: »

I miss heel Miz

I wouldn't miss any Miz.

J. Marston

"I show up every day/week...."

I swear Cena uses that line in about 80% of his promos.

CSF

My god Cena is annoying.

mrkiscool2

As much as I don't like Cena, that was a great promo (apart from the same auld lines). Also, I enjoyed some parts of Miz's career when he was a heel!

Adiboo

WWE is up to it's old trick using Make a Wish kids to try to get Cena cheers.

SureYWouldntYa

i always feel a little bit bad for not liking Cena whenever he mentions the kids etc

duuuaaaane

Taking the promo for what it was tonight, it was great from Cena.

Looking at it overall, it was just a repeat of his '...you underestimate my ability/desire/passion so now I'm serious' promos we've heard numerous times before.

CSF

Surely a Henry win here. Think he'll take the title Sunday and all.

riffmongous

I usually love these matches but this seems like a foregone conclusion with all the attention Henry is getting

mrkiscool2

riffmongous wrote: »

I usually love these matches but this seems like a foregone conclusion with all the attention Henry is getting

It's between him, Ryback and RVD anyway. But yeah, it's gonna be Henry vs Ambrose and Usos vs Reigns and Rollins