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WWE Raw Superthread

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 92,193 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    I don't want Lyra to lose momentum, as on a role since the move to Raw and what's the end game with Sonya's group, take out all the females, go for a main title and tag titles? Liv has the Rhea feud and as for the current tag champs who knows

    Otis is very over

    I hope Damien retains at Summerslam, himself and Rhea are pretty much faces now

    Overall a decent build for Summerslam

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,653 ✭✭✭Cotts72


    I don't mind Basler, in NXT they built her as an unbeatable monster ...Stark I've just never seen any upside with,just very bland



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,353 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Still waiting for them to do something with Kiana.

    Noticed Ivy wasn't out with the Creeds. Maybe she'll be trying to make some peace if she's still friends with Maxxine.

    Yeah, Dom's turning on Rhea. Did find it funny that Dom mentions seeing Rhea interacting with Jey on social media, but missed the fact she got married recently.

    I'd say Bron will win this time, unless Sami's helped somehow.

    Did they mess up the Special Ref announcement?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 506 ✭✭✭Pinkman


    Very disrespectful to not give Rollins a proper match at Summerslam. You'd have to wonder why he returned from his injury when he did without a proper plan. He's have been better off waiting till after Summerslam.



  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 57,745 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    I wonder if he's still carrying a knock actually seeing as they didn't give him a proper match. But it's much more likely he's in the McIntyre Punk match to take a few bumps instead of Punk imo... Who is very very fragile these days.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 92,193 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Gunther vs. Finn in the go home show before Summerslam

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  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 26,295 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Pointless seeing as Finn has jobbed to the entire raw roster at this stage.



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 42,972 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lord TSC


    Cries while looking at his old NXT UK Takeover: Dublin tickets

    What could have been.

    The chops were wild.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,353 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    So the Howdy/Gable match will be at Bad Blood or Bash in Berlin or just some random Raw? Did I miss him figuring out Sister Abigail's identity? I need to know who it is and only Chad can solve the mystery!

    It's funny how we now have 3 women's trios yet none of them are going for the tag titles.

    Hope Liv retains, likely through Dom, either accidentally or on purpose.

    Post edited by CastorTroy on


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 485 ✭✭Petermc83


    Dom is turning on Mami at Summerslam, without a shadow of a doubt!!



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 92,193 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change this World



  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 31,106 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    You'd think something like that would be a rite of passage, something a young up-and-comer would put themself through as a test against a gatekeeping veteran, but there's Finn (one of the best in the world) putting his body through that punishment on a random Monday night. Mad.



  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 57,745 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Aye, sure look at Sheamus too he never leaves the ring without marks of some sort. Different breed the Irish😂



  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 57,745 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    I dunno about this addition of Rollins as guest ref. It does fit storyline wise but it's all very clunky since Adam Pearce tried the apology stuff with Drew a few weeks back. The match will still be fine I'm sure but it's lost a heck of a lot of momentum since MITB. There's long term booking and then there's this 'ok lads we've heard the same stuff for 7 months now, please let's get it done and move on'.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,359 ✭✭✭Rocket_GD


    They're definitely going to do a somewhat recreation of Summerslam 97 when it was Undertaker vs Hart with Michaels as guest ref.

    Rollins will be arguing with Drew goes to hit/stomp him and somehow takes out Punk instead giving Drew the win.

    Keeps Punk vs Drew going as Punk can claim he didn't lose fairly, furthers the hatred between Rollins and Punk setting up a match at Bad Blood.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 92,193 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Will Punk get his bracelet back from Drew tonight

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  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 57,745 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    6 Tsunamis was awesome 🤣



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,116 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    That Feud wasn't on many radars

    Will be a good filler for a few weeks



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 42,972 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lord TSC


    First Raw I've watched through in ages, but that was great.


    Pushed a tonne of new stars and stories. Reed looked like an absolute monster. Jones calling himself Big O to cause tensions in New Day was a nice touch.

    The Judgement Day stuff is absolutely gold. The shot of everyone behind Finn was great, the crowd were super hot for the entire story all night. It's massively elevated everyone involved.


    And shout out to JD who had a stunning showing, imo. Bumped like a bastard for Priest, and in a way that made Priest look amazing.

    Brilliant episode.



  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 26,295 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Great episode indeed summerslam felt like a mini-reset reserved for mania but the Wyatt sicks thing… what’s the endgame here. I’m already bored of their presentation it looks all samey already.

    The unknown factor on them gone already. And leaning too much into the supernatural stuff as opposed to unhinged out for revenge cult mercenaries.

    And are they finally going to break up the new day. Woods didn’t seem too thrilled to see Jones.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭Officer999




  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 42,972 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lord TSC


    The way they shifted from horror to glee, back to horror was hilarious.

    6 is such a weird number. Like…3 is the magic number in terms of story telling. 4 and 5 were great at adding more stuff, but a sixth just moved the needle over into epic territory, lol



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,473 ✭✭✭ThePott


    One of the best Raws, maybe ever. There's so much to praise it's hard to know where to start. The crowd were amazing too.

    Gunther/Randy seemed super random until the KOTR callback, love it. Gunther is gonna be a great champ.

    The New Judgement Day totally works and it went back to feeling more serious and sinister than it has of late. Damian and Rhea are over like rover and this is only going to boost them higher. Priest especially looks a star right now (never would have called it tbh). The day Rhea hits a move on Dom the place will explode. JD needs praise for his selling too.

    Punk/Seth will be a great feud but keeping the Drew story going while Seth can feud with Bronson is a good way to prolong it. Reed doing that many tsunamis was hilarious and looked devastating, totally reheated him with ease as a monster.

    Odyssey Jones is someone I forgot about, never saw him in NXT. Jesus Christ. That double slam alone got him over (even if there was a little bit of AOP walking into it). Kross influencing Woods and then 'Big O' coming in definitely feels like catalyst for a break up story. I know they've said it will never happen but who knows if Big E ever comes back and New Day have nothing left to do at this stage, this is the most interesting they have been in ages.

    I thought the Wyatt Sicks stuff delivered, more than expected. That entrance and the full theme was powerful and I like Bo and Nikki sitting at ring side. The Wyatt stuff often didn't deliver in-ring and I think this time it did. Lumis especially did an excellent job and has a great look. This thing could have legs if they do it right. Still need a bit more sadistic violence from them I think though given their debut. The tributes to Brodie and Bray were nice too. Anyone think a feud between Judgement Day could happen, they did just turn on their 'family'.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 92,193 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    I forgot Oyssy Jones was even still with WWE

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,353 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Kairi really sprinted to the ring. Iyo and Dakota couldn't keep up.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 92,193 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Bah Gawd did Michael Cole sell it, in the style of JR

    I'm going to miss him on Raw

    No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change this World



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,116 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    'Get down from there'

    He always says it when a 'big man' is on the ropes/on a height

    Years ago 'Rusev get down from there'



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,473 ✭✭✭ThePott


    Alright Raw, not a patch on last week's Raw though.

    The Dom/Liv/Rhea story has such heat. I liked Rhea's promo even if it didn't sell the emotional side of the betrayal like I expected. Damian teaming with Rhea for a mixed tag is a great call too, to keep Liv/Rhea apart till presumably Bad Blood.

    New Day with Odyssey Jones story is good. Match set up for next week is interesting to tease a break-up. Final Testament got booed at least, still find it odd they have Paul Ellering (and even Scarlett) and he's not talking or acting like a manager.

    Whoever came up with Pure Fusion Collective needs to find a new job, horrendous name. Although good to see the women's tag titles getting some shine.

    The Miz/Truth segment was funny and Bronson is getting over with the tsunami onslaught, it's great.

    Bron and Sami was a good main event with an obvious result. Guessing Sami and Jey go for the tag titles now.

    I do like the mixing of stories with Punk/Drew and Randy/Gunther. Think American Made has potential and Ivy joining in too to match Alpha Academy. Pete Dunne and Sheamus could have potential.

    It was fine and built a lot but it and of itself wasn't the most exciting of Raws.



  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 57,745 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    The whole Judgment Day split has been the making of stars in Liv, Dom and Priest. Rhea was already on another level but it's brought them up alongside her now, the crowd are so into it. It's hard to know where this resolves though as it won't be possible to keep the momentum going till Mania without a payoff of some description.

    In terms of Liv though Rhea badly needed something like this as throughout her own reign she was so far above anyone she faced the result was a foregone conclusion. Now, not so much with Liv which is great for the women's division.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,116 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Are we finally getting a heel new day or half new day ?



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