RAW Superthread

i actually think braun is very good big man especally for someone with his inexperience. A reigns vs braun feud would be terrible as they will try and paint it as reigns the underdog crap weve seen. the match itself could be fine but as with any reigns feud they will try to force him down our throat as the big hero.

Rollins sold like a boss for Strowman, he didnt over do it but he made Braun look like a million bucks.

Enjoyed Byaley v Charlotte but why have Charlotte take a pin fall loss. They have no idea how to treat champions on Raw.

Not a fan of the new tag titles but I see why they did it.

Lord TSC wrote: »

They edited that out of the Youtube video they put up :pac:

An off the cuff funny remark that fans genuinely laughed at? Of course they did.

"Needs more sparkle crotch." - Vince.

J. Marston wrote: »

Only good thing in the show was Big E's line about Charlotte.

What did he say?

J. Marston wrote: »

Only good thing in the show was Big E's line about Charlotte.

Lord TSC wrote: »

They edited that out of the Youtube video they put up :pac:

What was the line??

I thought this was a pretty underwhelming episode of Raw storyline-wise. I am pretty much fed up with this Owens/Jericho relationship; I feel like it's jumped the shark now. Originally, the idea was supposed to be that these two didn't really like each other, but were using one another to get ahead. Owens would leave Jericho when he was trouble, Jericho would leave Owens when he was in trouble, they had these nice teases where Owens would describe their relationship as 'Kevin and Chris' and Jericho would do the opposite, emphasizing to the fans that deep down they were both selfish guys who were only interested in getting themselves ahead.

Somehow that has been lost in recent weeks to the point where now apparently Owens DOES care about Jericho. When he said his feelings were hurt that Jericho was ignoring him, he was being serious. This is ridiculous on two levels: 1) it goes against the original point of the story - that they are both selfish guys (Owens destroyed his best friend Zayn before so it made sense originally) 2) fans tuning into the show are seeing the supposed top heel acting like a goofy, zany mid-card act. It's awful booking now.

The opening segment was really bad. The crowd was flat and Foley, who I do like, was off his game (in fairness to him he was supposed to have time off with surgery on the way). Maffew from Botchamania got a Christmas gift with Foley getting the name of the city wrong.

Another lame finish with Rusev and Big Cass. If you don't want either guy to lose clean, why book the feud at all?

I liked the idea of Nia coming out to confront a weakened Sasha but when Nia approached with the crutch - crowd gasping in anticipation - only for her to toss it aside, that was so lame. If you didn't want her to hit Sasha with it, at least press it into Sasha's leg to get some heat. This made your big monster heel look merciful, which shouldn't be the idea.

Didn't like the New Day promo segment which went way too long, the Neville segment didn't make much sense to me (the fans weren't cheering for you? When was this?)

The sensitivity training skits weren't great.

Best thing was probably Strowman causing chaos. I'm not convinced by him as a top monster heel, but he's got a great booming voice and he's alright for the role he's in.

J. Marston wrote: »

Don't know what people see in Strowman. Just another Mike Knox to me.

hes a good big man. im not sure if hes main event good but i think theres hope.

he also seems like a great funny guy from the episode of talk is jericho he was on.

so Reigns to end Strowman's undefeated streak? Or will they give it to Zayn? I'm guessing Reigns.

Is it a live show or pre-recorded show tonight?