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RAW Superthread

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,689 ✭✭✭sky88


    Cotts72 wrote: »
    I hoped the Gallows+Anderson segment was going to lead to them getting a push but ultimately resulted in defeat unless they are slow building them again. At this stage surely aligning them with Balor as a heel faction with a mouthpiece could work

    i think we have been hoping for that since they got there


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Music Moderators, Regional Midlands Moderators Posts: 24,160 Mod ✭✭✭✭Angron


    I'm not getting my hopes up, WWE might think Balor is too useful as a babyface who is popular with the right demographics to turn.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,381 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    I've only seen clips of heel Balor in Japan but he seemed to rely heavily on swearing in promos to sound mean and hard. Don't have that crutch in WWE.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,453 ✭✭✭ThePott


    Yeah best RAW in a while then again had it on in the background so take it for what it's worth.

    Nice to see some of the underappreciated roster get moments, reckon those are people WWE think are flight risks.
    Stomping Ground is still pretty underwhelming looking though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,532 ✭✭✭The White Wolf


    J. Marston wrote: »
    I've only seen clips of heel Balor in Japan but he seemed to rely heavily on swearing in promos to sound mean and hard. Don't have that crutch in WWE.

    Maybe I didn't see enough of him but I always got a silent, man of few words, type vibe off him in the Bullet Club. He did well portraying someone who went to the dark side so to speak.

    There's potential there as a heel.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,381 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    As good as a lot of the stuff seemed on Raw, Heyman's promo is up there with his worst ever. That was dreadful.

    Not judging but he looks like he has put on a lot of weight too. I remember he noticeably lost a lot a few years back.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,532 ✭✭✭The White Wolf


    They need to stop with the weekly Heyman promos. I don't even watch them anymore which is sad because if nothing else I would have sought that out on their channel.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,243 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    AJ seemed frustrated at Gallows/Anderson losing so he may get involved with them more.

    Was it me or were the crowd against Usos and Viking Raiders? Of course isn't LA's team the Raiders? And the Alexa Bayley thing seems to be getting a negative reaction for Bayley, or maybe just the fans are turning against her as well.
    And Rollins' attack on Eric was very heelish.

    Overall though, I thought it was one of the better episodes in a while. Don't know who the guest ref will be on Sunday.

    And reverse momentum means Becky is losing?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,381 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    I can't decide if that was a good segment or just more embarrassment for EC3. He was funny in the little he did but looked like such a joke really.
    CastorTroy wrote: »
    AJ seemed frustrated at Gallows/Anderson losing so he may get involved with them more.

    Was it me or were the crowd against Usos and Viking Raiders? Of course isn't LA's team the Raiders? And the Alexa Bayley thing seems to be getting a negative reaction for Bayley, or maybe just the fans are turning against her as well.
    And Rollins' attack on Eric was very heelish.

    Overall though, I thought it was one of the better episodes in a while. Don't know who the guest ref will be on Sunday.

    And reverse momentum means Becky is losing?

    People like Alexa because she's an entertaining bitch and Bayley just has zero personality and it's hugely exposed when she's up against Bliss. They have a moment of Bliss segment on Smackdown scheduled and if they keep the face/heel dynamic intact for that, they'll be doing well.

    Apparently the dark match last night was Becky and Lacey in a street fight so I reckon that could be a warm-up for Extreme Rules. I think the only way that feud continues until then is Becky losing the belt and getting a rematch.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,965 ✭✭✭Pentecost


    Becky is pretty much the face of the company these days. I’d say she’ll be retaining for a while yet.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,678 ✭✭✭lawlolawl


    Pentecost wrote: »
    Becky is pretty much the face of the company these days. I’d say she’ll be retaining for a while yet.

    Eh, she's cooled off big time since Mania.

    She'll drop to either Lacey or Charlotte and go back to being one of the rest of them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,965 ✭✭✭Pentecost


    lawlolawl wrote: »
    Eh, she's cooled off big time since Mania.

    She'll drop to either Lacey or Charlotte and go back to being one of the rest of them.

    Not in terms of them promoting her in the media etc which is what I was referring to.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 625 ✭✭✭colmufc


    Raw and smackdown and all wwe productions moving to btsports in January
    Seems a strange move on one hand but if your in the UK and have bt broadband the sports are free
    I have bt sport on mobile thru my brother having eir broadband but I can't record or watch on demand and I can't add the channel to my sky without paying for it


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭Autecher


    Seemingly Vince held a meeting last week and a decision was made to no longer have ad breaks during matches on Raw & Smackdown. The idea is that legitimate sports don't play during their breaks, so WWE is adjusting their match presentation. This makes sense given that the USA Network & Fox both paid huge amounts of money for a weekly live sports show.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,854 ✭✭✭SureYWouldntYa


    All it's going to mean is no tv match can go 10+ minutes

    Or are they going to be allowed a break during the commercial break

    Now the WWE formula of suicide dive = ad break is annoying as all hell, but the only way this could be a good thing is if matches actually have a time limit as opposed to always just ending in the alloted time


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,243 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Sure they've been occasionally showing matches during the breaks. And comparing to sports, don't other sports have off seasons?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,381 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    Becky and Seth are kicking off Raw so they're going all in with the power couple angle.

    I'm not 100% against it but only because the idea of Brock F5'ing Becky to fúck with Seth is money in my mind. The image of Brock having her up for the F5 with Heyman begging him not to do it would be amazing.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,243 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    But, although she'd probably be up for it, it won't happen. For the same reason Seth didn't hit Lacey last night


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,727 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    wwe please dont make the Becky/Seth thing something where Triple H/Steph involved

    Looking forward too Ricochet vs Styles and really hope the club are heel. Be cool if there a cross brand group and they add Finn to it. Gallows/Anderson/Styles and Finn as a heel stable


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,381 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    Can't stand The Club stuff, to be honest.

    Some bastardised rehash of stuff from Japan that happened, what, 5 years ago? No thanks.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,678 ✭✭✭lawlolawl


    J. Marston wrote: »
    Can't stand The Club stuff, to be honest.

    Some bastardised rehash of stuff from Japan that happened, what, 5 years ago? No thanks.


    Yeah, pretty much everyone in NJPW that was involved has moved on to other stuff so it has become irrelevant.


    WWE might hold on to stuff for years but they don't seem to realize that everyone else moves on and improves.



    Who's up for another DX/NWO/whatever played out ****e reunion?!?!?! You liked this stuff years ago! Let's do it all over again!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,727 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    christ what a meh promo

    so extreme rules it s the intergender tag match winner takes all


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,452 ✭✭✭johnnyryan89


    8 man tag that didn't involve any of the teams that fought each other at Stomping Ground. I'm shocked.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,381 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    Mixed tag matches are usually fun, at least. Just the opponents in Baron and Lacey are boring.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,727 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    What

    Undertaker back too help Roman

    Jesus this us suppose too help ratings ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,452 ✭✭✭johnnyryan89


    Clearly the tug of bore was the big decision to boost ratings. Thank god my stream stopped working.


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 26,118 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    What

    Undertaker back too help Roman

    Jesus this us suppose too help ratings ?

    I am really tired of seeing taker stumble around the ring. Just fn retire.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 42,956 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lord TSC


    Was annoyed a bit with no Bray.

    But apparently...

    https://i.redd.it/lej4iukbre631.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,158 ✭✭✭✭hufpc8w3adnk65


    Lord TSC wrote: »
    Was annoyed a bit with no Bray.

    But apparently...

    https://i.redd.it/lej4iukbre631.jpg

    The witch was there too when Miz was walking backstage, cleaning his glasses


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,678 ✭✭✭lawlolawl


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    What

    Undertaker back too help Roman

    Jesus this us suppose too help ratings ?


    Ratings are passe.


    Success is over rated.


    Embrace the pensioners.


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