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    #6572
    J. Marston
    Registered Users Posts: 23,136 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    From Reddit, someone who was at last night's Raw talking about the new structure for matches between ad-breaks...
    The new format with no action during the commercial breaks kinda sucks. They tried a couple of different things (the iiconics came out to cut a horrible promo on the kabuki warriors, The Revival tried to talk to the crowd and got booed to the point where one of them was saying 'come on guys, can't we talk?', KO tried to cut a promo and got shut down with 'you suck' chants) but it was mostly commercials on the tron, stuff like a clip from some rap battle show, one from late night, a full commercial for 'Fighting with my Family' on DVD, etc etc.

    It seriously took the audience right out of the matches, especially when it was in the middle of a match with the competitors standing in a dark ring watching a commercial for next year's Mania.

    Still a great night and a fun show to attend, but it was seriously irritating how disjointed it was.

    Sounds crap.

    Edit: More info...
    During the AJ/Ricochet match, when AJ kicked out the Club, they dropped the lights, AJ and Rico stayed in the ring in their corners, Dana Brooke came out to do some cheerleader bull****, they did a commercial for mania, then they restarted the match when the cameras went live.


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    #6573
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Inject it..... with a lethal dose of poison


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    #6574
    lawlolawl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,678 ✭✭✭lawlolawl


    Wait, they just make the wrestlers stop when they go to break?

    That's hilarious.

    Also, the attendance at Raw last night was supposedly around 3500.


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    #6575
    Autecher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭Autecher


    Match of the year contender coming at Extreme Rules!



    https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1143343192416444421


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    #6576
    PTH2009
    Registered Users Posts: 38,059 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Autecher wrote: »
    Match of the year contender coming at Extreme Rules!



    https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1143343192416444421

    Shane will get Kane too help them


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    #6577
    Autecher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭Autecher


    J. Marston wrote: »
    From Reddit, someone who was at last night's Raw talking about the new structure for matches between ad-breaks...



    Sounds crap.

    Edit: More info...
    They are all on the WWE Twitter page, "Check out this EXCLUSIVE Kevin Owens promo that you didn't see on #RAW"


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    #6578
    J. Marston
    Registered Users Posts: 23,136 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    It'll be fine. Roman will do all the work, Undertaker will go in for a Chokeslam/Snake eyes etc.

    He should not be allowed to the Tombstone anymore though.


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    #6579
    ERG89
    Registered Users Posts: 11,611 ✭✭✭✭ERG89


    J. Marston wrote: »
    He should not be allowed to the Tombstone anymore though.

    He can tombstone Shane if he wants......

    Too far???


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    #6580
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,782 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Autecher wrote: »
    Match of the year contender coming at Extreme Rules!



    https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1143343192416444421

    Replace this is happening with why is this happening


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    #6581
    seandotcomm
    Registered Users Posts: 2,023 ✭✭✭seandotcomm


    Loughc wrote: »
    Replace this is happening with why is this happening

    Taker wants to get that Saudi taste out of his mouth. Don’t blame him


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    #6582
    Lord TSC
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 42,435 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lord TSC


    Feel sorry for Drew, who you know is eating the pin here...


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    #6583
    The White Wolf
    Registered Users Posts: 5,175 ✭✭✭The White Wolf


    Lord TSC wrote: »
    Feel sorry for Drew, who you know is eating the pin here...

    No no no Claymore to the Deadman and Drew picks up the win.....right!? :mad:

    All credit to Vince; his brainwashing knows no bounds if he can send them out their during commercials like mindless clapping seals, and they're happy to do it.


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    #6584
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,782 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    seandotcomm wrote: »
    Taker wants to get that Saudi taste out of his mouth. Don’t blame him

    I can and will blame him. Taker hasn’t been able to go in YEARS this won’t be a redemption match for him. Just retire and stay retired that’s the best way for him to keep any dignity left.


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    #6585
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Loughc wrote: »
    I can and will blame him. Taker hasn’t been able to go in YEARS this won’t be a redemption match for him. Just retire and stay retired that’s the best way for him to keep any dignity left.

    Had a good opportunity when the streak by was broken and then an even better one when Reigns beat him at Mania. They did the whole gimmick of him leaving his hat and jacket in the ring and everything. Why not then? He has nothing left to give. Even beating him at Mania now means nothing really.


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    #6586
    Autecher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭Autecher


    Omackeral wrote: »
    Had a good opportunity when the streak by was broken and then an even better one when Reigns beat him at Mania. They did the whole gimmick of him leaving his hat and jacket in the ring and everything. Why not then? He has nothing left to give. Even beating him at Mania now means nothing really.
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    #6587
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 28,918 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Okay, that is really bad. Actually stopping the match for a commercial break. Why not just have the wrestlers stop mid match sell the products themselves while they're at it? How many viewers have complained about matches continuing during the ad break. And to make matters worse, some matches go through 2 ad breaks.
    Didn't they used to allow people to watch the match on an app during the ads?
    And, like I said elsewhere, they've done split screen before with the ads airing and the match in a smaller box. Maybe advertisers didn't like that?

    Well looks like the running the 24/7 thing into the ground has begun. The wrestlers do need to think ahead though. Think it was Heath had a clear path to the back, but he had to go towards the others. And they need to stop with suspending the rules.
    Knew the 24/7 bit was coming when Heath and Mojo are having a match on Raw, especially with Lars being out injured and Strowman and Lashley already having their bit.

    Why have AJ beat Ricochet after winning the title? Stupid. If anything they should have Pew Pew win so the Good Brothers can criticise AJ the same way he's criticising them


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    #6588
    Rock Lesnar
    Registered Users Posts: 11,880 ✭✭✭✭Rock Lesnar


    Omackeral wrote: »
    Had a good opportunity when the streak by was broken and then an even better one when Reigns beat him at Mania. They did the whole gimmick of him leaving his hat and jacket in the ring and everything. Why not then? He has nothing left to give. Even beating him at Mania now means nothing really.

    Posted the exact same thing when he 1st came back after Reigns, it was the perfect send off leaving the gear in the ring, considering the character, now he, vince or the 2 combined have ruined it, no better then flair or foley now


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    #6589
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,782 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    CastorTroy wrote: »
    Why have AJ beat Ricochet after winning the title? Stupid. If anything they should have Pew Pew win so the Good Brothers can criticise AJ the same way he's criticising them

    50/50 booking, wins and losses don’t matter bro.

    And I imagine this will lead to a title match for them


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    #6590
    ThePott
    Registered Users Posts: 3,093 ✭✭✭ThePott


    What's worse is that at this point the Undertaker's retirement will mean nothing.
    Because it's been tease multiple times and we won't be able to safely assume he won't return.
    Reigns should have retired him. Sure the streak ending would have worked but I didn't overall hate the Brock matches that followed and the Reigns-Taker match told a good story.

    Having him return after that belittled an eventual end to his career and made Reigns beating him seem somewhat pointless IMO.


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    #6591
    SlickRic
    Registered Users Posts: 36,171 ✭✭✭✭SlickRic


    don't give a shít about Taker. never have. have always genuinely believed he's one of the most overrated talents in history.

    the Streak is it. outside of that, he's never brought about anything in me.

    he's currently a sad, old man who can't let go. it's pathetic to watch, and destroys his legacy. it's his fault. Vince is a businessman with no actual feelings or empathy - he will flog his talent until they're dead, or they walk away.

    Taker needs to make the call. and it's an indictment on the man that he can't.


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    #6592
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users Posts: 60,460 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Do we expect Paul E’s new role to be announced officially on RAW tonight.


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    #6593
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 28,918 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    If Bischoff is being advertised for Smackdown, I would say yes.


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    #6594
    ERG89
    Registered Users Posts: 11,611 ✭✭✭✭ERG89


    CastorTroy wrote: »
    If Bischoff is being advertised for Smackdown, I would say yes.

    Weren't those emails a screw up or something to that effect.


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    #6595
    johnnyryan89
    Registered Users Posts: 8,783 ✭✭✭johnnyryan89


    Hopefully not. He's still involved with Brock Lesnar so I'd hope they'd keep him off TV as executive director of Raw. Same with Bischoff, or at least wait awhile to introduce him until you've had time to close off some storylines and begin new ones.


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    #6596
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 28,918 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    ERG89 wrote: »
    Weren't those emails a screw up or something to that effect.

    Don't know. I just remember seeing it here.

    I would hope they at least wait until they're settled into the new jobs before they start appearing on tv


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    #6597
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users Posts: 60,460 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Oh we are so edgy now we let Corey say Holy Sh1t on TV.


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    #6598
    J. Marston
    Registered Users Posts: 23,136 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    Yeah, that was so tryhard.

    The ending of the match was great craic though. Ridiculous amounts of fireworks for a shove through the tron.


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    #6599
    johnnyryan89
    Registered Users Posts: 8,783 ✭✭✭johnnyryan89


    Hopefully that's both of them written off TV for some time.

    Edit: Street Profits are at Raw tonight.


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    #6600
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users Posts: 60,460 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    They are using up a years supply of pyro tonight.


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    #6601
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users Posts: 60,460 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Well Mike you signed a 5 year deal so that gets you emasculated by your wife and has you tapping to Becky.


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