RAW Superthread

SureYWouldntYa

Saw this on r/sc, sums up last weeks Raw perfectly

https://i.redd.it/joww43jl1bs01.jpg

Literally forgot that Lashley returned last week. The definition of meh.

Lithium93_

Oh Corey :pac:

https://twitter.com/WWEGraves/status/985871520907038725

#SuperstarShakeup starts TONIGHT!

Hope I don’t switch brands...oh, wait.

#freeagent #utilityguy @WWE

CastorTroy

But I already used that joke. Is he watching these boards as much as Booker?

I'm trying to figure out if Corey is regarded highly as a commentator and that's why he gets both gigs (including over 5 hours of Mania) or if they're abusing his desire to do well.

johnnyryan89

Jinder to Raw so Rollins off to Smackdown

nazmoalex

Staying up for this no work 2moro... half decent promo from Jinder.
Oh! Nice pick to challenge!
Jeff for the win?!

Deeper Blue

Jeff to win and be drafted to SD tomorrow maybe?

Agent Coulson

Well that’s a nice reward for getting pulled over on a DUI while mad over the limit.

johnnyryan89

Good shout, could possibly be drafted to smackdown to bring the belt back.

nazmoalex

I think you're spot on, good chance he does get drafted.
That wasn't a bad match. Nice win for Jeff!

johnnyryan89

Bryan to be Mizs guest

KingJamsie

johnnyryan89 wrote: »

Bryan to be Mizs guest

You think too much of these people

nazmoalex

Miz moving to Smackdown by himself has huge potential. Could be in with a shout of a short main event run if the series with Daniel Bryan goes down well.

Deeper Blue

I couldn't care less about Lashley tbh, did he do anything memorable in his first run at all? I don't remember a single thing (apart from Vince/Trump of course)

nazmoalex

Diesel and Shawn 2.0 in the house!

Deeper Blue

Bobby Roode...yawn. Would've preferred Rusev

johnnysmack

That was weird, they announced some the guys weights on the way to the ring but not others.

HandsomeBob

Well...going straight into it with Miz and Bryan....was not expecting that.

Anyway it was as I thought, Raw gets a deluge of superstars. Be interesting to see what SD gets in return.

Mokuba

They literally gave Raw a load of Smackdowns dead weight, bar Sami and Kevin

SmackDown is going to be amazing again. Happy that they might have one really good show again instead of two OK ones.

Loughc

From Rajah.com

With Raw now over, here is a list of talent that have moved from to Raw and so far, only one move from Raw to Smackdown was announced. WWE also chose to reveal a few of the moves through social media but we have consolidated it all below:

Moving to Raw

Jinder Mahal
Sunil Singh
Rudy Riott
Liv Morgan
Sarah Logan
Kevin Owens
Sami Zayn
Zack Ryder (announced via Twitter)
Tyler Breeze
Fandango
Natalya
Dolph Ziggler
Drew McIntyre
Konnor of Ascension (announced via Instagram)
Viktor of Ascension (announced via Instagram)
Mojo Rawley (announced via YouTube)
Baron Corbin
Bobby Roode
Mike Kanellis (announced via Twitter)
Chad Gable (announced via YouTube)


Moving to Smackdown

The Miz

Loughc

Also I really hope they’re not putting Drew McIntyre in a tag team with Ziggler. Seems a waste.

Lord TSC

Wait, Corbin is switching but didn't get announced on the main show? Wow. Shows his stock level

Will wait till I see what Smackdown officially gets but getting The Miz over there is great. Getting either Seth or Jeff Hardy is great. Shifting Jinder, Corbin, Dolph and Bobby away from their scene is amazing. Holding onto Nakamura, Styles AND Bryan is brilliant.

johnnyryan89

He didn't appear on Raw but they announced Corbin on the show as moving over and showed a video package of him.

DM_7

Loughc wrote: »

Also I really hope they’re not putting Drew McIntyre in a tag team with Ziggler. Seems a waste.

I think they could be great like Sheamus and Cesaro.



Overall though so many Gimmick strong performers heading to RAW. Gable will probably end up on 205?


Edit: The whole Sami and Kevin on RAW is awful writing. Sami left RAW because of Steph. Now re-signed. Fired and to stay fired if they lost at Mania, now on RAW.

ERG89

DM_7 wrote: »

Edit: The whole Sami and Kevin on RAW is awful writing. Sami left RAW because of Steph. Now re-signed. Fired and to stay fired if they list at Mania, now on RAW.

You forgot to mention that Kevin also headbutted her father which she was witness too as she walked out on the ramp seconds after.

Lord TSC

I don't mind that logic tbh.

Both are heels with bigger grudges now.

Steph just got humiliated by Kurt at Mania. Signing Sami and Kevin back to Raw is a middle finger to him. Plus, lets face it, Vince is the very one who in kayfabe probably respected Owens for having the balls to attack him.

Sami was fired and unemployed; he was hardly going to refuse the contract to Raw cause of his issues with Steph in the past. Plus, he's had a philosophical change in character since that happened.

Its not that hard to imagine both could put aside their dislike of each other in a bid to further their own current issues.

gerrybbadd

If they are gonna run with the Bad Dudes with Attitude 2.0, they need to go all in. Book Ziggler like Shawn, and don't have him in dead end angles, angles that have no completion, or jobbing out constantly.

This could have potential. McIntyre is a beast. He's improved himself so much since leaving / returning, and deserves a place at the top imo. Ziggler, if booked correctly, could be great also. I fear they've ruined him though.

martyos121

So Gable got drafted to Raw but not Benjamin? I guess they’re going straight into that Jordan vs. Gable angle as soon as the former is fit to return to action.

HandsomeBob

That's a monster switch in rosters. Hopefully SD gets similar.

Chad Gable is one that sneaked in under the radar.

PTH2009

Decent switches for Raw

Looking forward to seeing who SD gets

The Dublin live event could be decent enough (ok brain No I'm not going)