RAW Superthread

Well done Reigns, and well done Vince.

Perfect promo.

Great picture

Who was in the limo they were teasing i feel like i was just complete missed it or it was for ronda

Re roman- Script 100%. Common fan problem that he utilised as a promo, definitely with permission. They held Brock off cleverly, he was never meant to be there.

Well executed but no question this was planned.

I would assume scripted as well. Sure if Brock wasn't there then it should've been said long before Roman came out. But obviously they didn't want the audience to switch channels so they still promoted it

Just get Reigns to embarrass/get one over Stephanie every week and he'd be a hero to the smarks. Have to keep those McMahons strong though. They're probably the only people in the company that get booked stronger than Reigns!

If ever there was a time for a HBK baseball slide that was it! At least Ronda jumped Steph after that spot. But still.... maybe the are saving that for Mania! Hon Kurt for spouting the Survivor Series spot, shock horror but they called back that forgotten storyline!

WTF was that promo

Cena vs Goldust what ??

Poor Elias, Rusev is lucky hes on smackdown, or he would most likely be in that position.

I enjoyed the episode but it was let down by the last segment and not because of Roman. Heyman is really starting to repeat himself an awful lot and in the ongoing quest to “get Roman over”, even Paulie has suffered in his work. It started off as a good promo but Jesus did it drag on waaaaaaay too long.

Isn't Nia supposed to be the monster of the division? Yet she's blubbering because of losing and because store brand Mean Girls Alexa is bullying her?

Lord TSC wrote: »

Looks like they want her to flip face before the match, and that was the start; first showing her standing in the ring after the match, and then having Bliss making her cry.

Tbh though, I think it's not a bad idea; in terms of targetting the young female demographic, I'd wager there's plenty of bigger girls who experienced the bratty blonde cheerleader taking potshots at them like that. Nia could become very relatable for a certain section of the audience if the story is done right.

(Mind, "if the story is done right" is the mantra for WWE and rarely ever actually happens...)

It’s an ironic storyline too because Bliss is the one with serious body confidence issues.

I like the idea of this feud though, I just hope they do it tastefully and don’t go down the Piggy James route again.

Lord TSC wrote: »

If Usos and B.Brothers weren't being teased, I'd imagine it was an Usos/Bar match.

Given the Bar are running through teams and their story is they've beaten all Raw has to offer, I have to imagine it's a call up from NXT or something, someone new they've not beaten. Authors of Pain?

this may sound stupid but ive been thinking that they might team braun/eilas i dont know why but they love them some dysfunctional pairing and they dont seem to be doing anything with braun. im probaley very wrong.

i would love a usos/ bar match tho that would be a showstealer

Have to agree and disagree about Ronda. The problem was with Steph smacking her and she did nothing so this week Ronda had to do something.

This was correct booking as a result of last week. It also gave Ronda experience of doing something small live on Raw.

They seem to be just booking it week to week as this was a result of last week. I would agree that they should have waited overall until Mania. Just have Steph slightly on top until then. The slap was too much and I'd say they realised it so they tried to fix it this week.

This should have been mapped out better.Still, its not too bad. I would have had stooges for her to beat up until Mania to get her hands on Steph but its still good. Next week, steph needs to come out a bit on top but not by totally dominating Ronda.

Ronda looks better every week. Settling in nicely.I would think she smiles too much but for casuals she needs to do this or people will think she is a heel.Smiling is just short hand for I'm a good guy! Still can't wait for her to use an armbar so I would think I am not the only one!

The Hardy thing is ok but will this match be on Wrestlemania? Going to be a lot of people there and I don't think they paid money to watch a match onscreen.That would be my worry.

I wish Nia was the one unbeaten rather than Asuka or even the both of them.

The Goldust thing was really weird. It was like he said let me wrestle Cena and they said ok.Felt like another Cena Make-A-Wish! :pac:

Glad the Bar beat the Revival. Not a big fan of them but they have been hampered by injuries so its been hard to get into them.

Love Elias and his antics!! Elias is a must watch now for me.

It would be great as suggested if he and Strowman teamed up as then there would be a point rather than Strowman beating him up.Elias is doing great. Strowman is good too but he has to look a bit vulnerable. Hoping Elias would have hit him with all the musical instruments and lay him out. Then next week he could play his "greatest hits" until Braun gets payback. Having him dominant all the time is dull. Ask Cena and Roman!

The ending with Paul seemed like such an anticlimax. Blatantly trying to get Roman over but it won't work.

A better Raw than usual so at least!