RAW Superthread

I know it's WWE so logic is out the window, but I was wondering the past few weeks why a heel GM was putting a heel tag team in a handicap match against a face team with the Lucha House Rules. Then having Lio go against Elias.

Expected Strowman to help Seth win. Think that's the first TLC match or ladder match where we had a ref inside the ring. And if the ref was knocked out, who called for the bell when Seth got the title?

Calling out all the stupid calls they've made is another stupid call. I'll admit I don't mind Corbin as GM. At least he seems more natural than Angle. And while Seth is blaming him, we know it's the writers and above. Then they bring up Lesnar again. If they keep using that line as something they know viewers are fed up with, then why not fix that problem?
Forget the Chewbacca Defence. Just call it the WWE Booking Defence.

Oh and yet another change to a MMC team with Crews replacing Finn. Can't be many original teams left at this point.
Speaking of Crews, him throwing Sasha looked like he could be getting a call to HR.

And yeah, that guitar ladder match is strange. Especially when they say the first one to get the guitar can use it. Not only because the match should end, but how often in the "On a pole match" where it's the same rule, does the other guy use the weapon?

Oh and then there's the Nattie match. They're on about poor ratings and then they once again go for the bad taste move of bringing a death or illness into it.

Due to their over reliance on 1 or 2 guys, along with an absentee champ and their refusal to push anyone else, when their main guys get injured they just go into a holding pattern.

Can't have a hattrick of record lows I guess...

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1073703698629578752

Or can they?

Hope it's not another dance thing like at SD 1000

There taping 2 episodes of raw this week (17th Dec episode and Xmas eve one)

Any time ratings are low, Vince appears, boosts the rating that night and he's gone again, along with the boost in ratings, but apart from his music and walk to the ring, there is nothing Vince can do anymore to interest me, he's over 70 and there is no Austin or Rock level type character he can interact with, that will the bring the best out of him and them.

A segment with Rollins is what i expect will happen, but have no real high expectation of how good it might be, hopefully im proved wrong

With the way they're going, how can they use Dynamite Kid's death in bad taste?

Just looking at the TLC matches, trying to figure out how they can use a match there to get people to tune into Raw, but can't see any big turns happening.
Corbin loses so people tune in to see who the new GM will be?

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Vince to announce an end to scripted promos which will solve all of the companys problems.

I don't think that's the magic touch to suddenly give the likes of Langley, Balor or the Revival a personality. Look what Elias manages despite being below average in-ring.
Another issue is discussed here briefly by Lance Storm of babyfaces being booked like losers

Imagine if it was just to promote the XFL?

Russo would make a better go at it these days than whoever is writing sh1t at the moment.

Come back next Monday and Tuesday for your Christmas present.

Announcing a draft would be smart as having Charlotte and Becky on a separate roster to Ronda is limiting interactions leading up to WM. Moving Sasha Banks and Bailey to SD would give them something to do. I’d even send Alexa with them.

Having Ronda, Becky, Charlotte, and Nia involved in a bitter “every woman for themselves” feud leading up to RR and then WM would be good. Although I’d worry it’ll be Becky v Nia and Ronda v Charlotte at WM.