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[SDBurton]

that ref bumped for the business to prove he could work

Promotion incoming XD

 

[Pikma]

What if Ziggler was under there for a dark match? :O

🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

 

[Gaiaknight]

Strowman might be my favorite giant ever. This dude has it.

yep and when he finally wins the world championship it needs to be in the same style as when lesnar destroyed cena to cement his title run as a big deal.

 

[Bluekaveli]

Why the fuck was the ref holding the rope, did nobody tell him of that spot? Lmao

Think about it for a second. It gives him a reason to sell.

 

[Officerrob]

Why the fuck was the ref holding the rope, did nobody tell him of that spot? Lmao

He was trying to brace himself I guess, there really is no good for him there

 

[UberTag]

Brauny the Strowman is the unquestioned star of the WWE right now.
Beating him will make Roman look very strong.

 

[Skatterd]

WWE might make a star out of Braun yet

 

[HashtagLapsed]

That was awesome. Ref bump was hilarious.

The rest of the show was pretty shit.

 

[ghostmind]

Braun has made RAW tolerable for a while now, and he's still the main reason I watch, but Miz and Alexa have made it even easier.

 

[Toki767]

Ref's arms could've gotten tangled up in the ropes and those stairs could've easily gotten flown onto him if he wasn't careful.

 

[Caderfix]

Now it's clear that Braun is a better Lesnar.

Braun's too good for this business.

 

[El Pescado]

That was the best ring exploding spot in the history of our great sport. That Ref Bump was the best Ref Bump ever as well. Compare that to the Cartoon Ass Ref Bump from the first Ring Explosion Spot. Tonight's Ref deserves a Slammy.

 

[SomewhatGroovy]

Braun hasn't even been gunning for the belts and has had a far better push than Roman has in 3 years

 

[HeisenbergLannister]

Cole will never forget this moment!

Until next year when they do the same fuckin spot yet again.

 

[ChosenPredator]

gonna collect them like pokemon cards

 

[Ithil]

I rank that as number two in the ring collapses, not as good as the Bork/Show original (and nothing probably will because it was the original, and had the best commentary), but better than the Henry/Show one where the ring only half collapsed. The stairs going flying and the truly sucky bump the ref had to take made this one.

 

[Keyser Soze]

How many times did they do that spot?

6th December 2003

23rd February 2012

Today

 

[Jopie]

Now it's clear that Braun is a better Lesnar.

Braun's too good for this business.

I eagerly await Braun's shooting star press.

 

[OldMan]

Raws been lit since mania. The payback matches are a little weird to me since all interaction is done through video and meanwhile other matches have begun but it might be worth the wait imho

 

[serenewarfare]

Cole will never forget this moment!

Until next year when they do the same fuckin spot yet again.

To be fair, the last time they did that spot was like six years ago and they've only ever done it three times.

Let's not act like they do it all the time.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

By far the best ring break spot, simply for Ref and Stairs both selling it like death

 

[Rockandrollclown]

Braun hasn't even been gunning for the belts and has had a far better push than Roman has in 3 years

I think Strowman is proving to be something special. Not the guy you build your company on, but his progress since getting stiffed by Lesnar has been amazing.

 

[Bluekaveli]

Cole will never forget this moment!

Until next year when they do the same fuckin spot yet again.

Luckily they don't over use this spot. I was expecting it for their first match

 

[mingoguaya]

Strowman has come so far since he was a Rosebud :')

 

[serenewarfare]

6th December 2003

23rd February 2012

Today

Second time was actually October 2011

 

[Data West]

My boy is doing it

 

[Bluekaveli]

I rank that as number two in the ring collapses, not as good as the Bork/Show original (and nothing probably will because it was the original, and had the best commentary), but better than the Henry/Show one where the ring only half collapsed. The stairs going flying and the truly sucky bump the ref had to take made this one.

The best thing about that one was being 11 and it was still real 😢

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

That ref had a family.

 

[excelsiorlef]

excelsior just constantly antagonizes anyone who finds any complaint with anything ever because everything is 100% perfect, it's fine

I argue against complaints that are ridiculous. Complaining about how many times have we seen this match when the answer is this is only the second is absurd...

I've never claimed to think it's 100% perfect like ever.

But yes I'll argue against over the top negativity because again y'all don't actually have to watch

 

[The Silver]

gonna collect them like pokemon cards

jeez Show was huge and outta shape back then

 

[korly]

At this CMLL show I'm watching right now a white dude just came out waving an American flag with Donald Trumps face on it. And his tag team parter looks a LOT like Psicosis only he's carrying a snake and I think the ring announcer called him RAPER.

 

[Rockandrollclown]

yep and when he finally wins the world championship it needs to be in the same style as when lesnar destroyed cena to cement his title run as a big deal.

Yeah. I'm excited for the seemingly inevitable Strowman title reign.

 

[Ithil]

I do like that the ring pretty much just exploded instantly. Show being so much lighter now mean the actual superplex doesn't have nearly as much impact (the first ring collapse, it almost felt plausible he would break the ring with how heavy he was).

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

Corbin not being in that six man tomorrow. He's getting that MITB after Backlash.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Braun > Misawa

 

[Caderfix]

Braun > Ishii

Braun > Anyone not named AJ Styles

 

[vatstep]

How many times have they done the "wrestler goes through the mat" spot? I was there for the infamous "IT WAS ME AUSTIN" Raw when it happened during Big Show/Undertaker.

 

[Bluekaveli]

Corbin not being in that six man tomorrow. He's getting that MITB after Backlash.

You keep dreaming.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

That's the most a WWE crowd has popped in ages

Once again, homegrown hosses show the young indiers how it's Done

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

This Raw was solid.

Ambrose vs Miz being a feud though is still baffling. Leave one brand to do the same feud on the other. Miz's shooting was great though. Glad they kept that aspect.

 

[Bronx-Man]

The hosses can still go, brother

 

[slightconfuse]

This cards looks insane

 

[The Silver]

How many times have they done the "wrestler goes through the mat" spot? I was there for the infamous "IT WAS ME AUSTIN" Raw when it happened during Big Show/Undertaker.

JBL and Show, JBL crawled out from under the ring he just went through to win the cage match

 

[Bluekaveli]

How many times have they done the "wrestler goes through the mat" spot? I was there for the infamous "IT WAS ME AUSTIN" Raw when it happened during Big Show/Undertaker.

Through the mat?

Maybe 5.

Taker sent someone to hell.
Taker or Mankind ripping through the mat.
Taker dragging HBK.
Show chokeslams Taker.

I'm missing one or two.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

That's the most a WWE crowd has popped in ages

Once again, homegrown hosses show the young indiers how it's Done

#VinceWasRight

 

[Hidden One]

Braun > Anyone not named AJ Styles

Ok guys the hype is done, let's not get ahead of ourselves.

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

Braun's homegrown talent too..

WWE's still got it. Go line up with Big-E, Roman, Bray and Charlotte as the top five homegrown FCW/NXT talent.

 

[Gibbs]

By far the best ring break spot, simply for Ref and Stairs both selling it like death

I can't 😂😂😂😂. The ref flying is the best part. The stairs come in a close second.

 

[serenewarfare]

Corbin not being in that six man tomorrow. He's getting that MITB after Backlash.

I think he and Sami are the most likely options. Maybe KO if he drops the US Title to Styles at Backlash.

 

[Bluekaveli]

The hosses can still go, brother

If given the right spots and time, they can be more interesting than this bullshit indy style stuff.

Sid has one run left, I need him to come back to put over Braun.