Hopefully he's injured too so we can get Y2Jackass instead of some wet behind the ears rookie who hasn't won shit.
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Hopefully he's injured too so we can get Y2Jackass instead of some wet behind the ears rookie who hasn't won shit.
blackaroni
Member
Good for him! Glad they see potential in him too.
shaowebb
Member
AHAHAHAHAHA! XD
Not even a single night!
woooo...MAN...fuck WWE. Thats dumb.
Fucking brilliant though having all the top fan faves plus Jericho show up to crown a contender for the title. Everyone wants Reigns to drop it and they'll boo him no matter who is there. Put the top fan hopefuls after it and turn Reigns heel before the match and you'll have a hot event.
serenewarfare
Banned
I'm fine with Miz having the title because Miz is one of the few heels that actually gets heat.
blackaroni
Member
Agreed. I hope they don't waste Miz's greatness on trying to make Ryder a thing.
Net_Wrecker
Member
The storylines all happen in their own bubbles and storytelling/writing is trash across the board. How Shane didn't have more interaction with people on tonight's Raw blows my mind. How HHH and Steph were barely/never involved with the Vince/Shane/Taker angle blows my mind. How Vince wasn't a part of the Shane/Taker HIAC blows my mind.
No Ambrose/Brock followup, no Reigns interview on his attitude toward the crowd and reaction to what happened, no interviews with the women involved with the title match, no interview with Bubba and D-Von about the Enzo & Cass debut, nothing. No followups, no reactions, no interconnection.
Like bruh, who the hell is Sami Zayn and why are him and Owens so angry with each other? This is basic TV production they can't get right, nevermind wrestling logic.
It took them a few years, but Vince finally figured out how to book for that crowd in a way that still gets him what he wants.
Pretty decent raw. 3 hours still too long.
Great to see Cesaro back. Somewhat surprised AJ got the W, but it makes sense why he lost to Jericho at Mania (in shitty WWE logic, anyway). Feels like they set a lot of pieces in motion, but we'll see if they actually pull the trigger on the Balor Club.
Out of the NXT guys:
- Crews looked good against Breeze. He may actually benefit from all the writers in WWE
- Corbin should have squashed a jobber instead of getting beat up by Ziggler for most of the match. I mean, this was okay. Kevin Dunn screwed up filming Corbin's entrance as well.
- Vaudevillians will be future endeavored within a year.
- Great debut for Enzo & Cass.
Great to see Cesaro back. Somewhat surprised AJ got the W, but it makes sense why he lost to Jericho at Mania (in shitty WWE logic, anyway). Feels like they set a lot of pieces in motion, but we'll see if they actually pull the trigger on the Balor Club.
Out of the NXT guys:
- Crews looked good against Breeze. He may actually benefit from all the writers in WWE
- Corbin should have squashed a jobber instead of getting beat up by Ziggler for most of the match. I mean, this was okay. Kevin Dunn screwed up filming Corbin's entrance as well.
- Vaudevillians will be future endeavored within a year.
- Great debut for Enzo & Cass.
slightconfuse
Banned
Enzo and Cass were called up???
Cool
They are feuding with the Chris Jericho of tag teams
Boooo
Cool
They are feuding with the Chris Jericho of tag teams
Boooo
Brian_FETO
Banned
The multiple crowd disclaimers from the commentary team were the biggest sins of the night. Insulting to everyone who's there. They may be a bunch of drunk idiots, but they're the drunk idiots giving them money. "Don't worry about these guys, they're just passionate and spending huge amounts of money to watch our biggest event live, fuck em"
Jimmy King
Member
Zayn always on injury watch + a Miz feud to kick off his main roster tenure. Yeah, he's the next Bryan.
It's almost like signing indie guys who killed themselves in dangerous spots for years is a bad idea
Corbin will still b e active 20 years from now. Zayn will probably be in a wheelchair.
slightconfuse
Banned
Vince is going to flip when he finds out a WCW guy is main eventing a ppv
That's why AJ will never win. Can't let a guy who was in WCW beat a WWE guy.
Net_Wrecker
Member
Anybody with brains would get a microphone in Bubba's hand, and let him and Enzo get into a war of words. It would be hilarious and make for a great feud. The Dudleys in full loud heel mode could do more for Enzo & Cass than anyone else on the roster.
sf2fanatic
Member
Roman Reigns boos are in the Sgt Slaughter levels of boos!!!!!
I have to join the Reigns train..
I have to join the Reigns train..
Until Orton comes back and punts everyone around
JesseEwiak
Member
The entire reason why Vince won is because he treats the crowd with the proper amount of respect - zero. If drunk idiots keep on giving me money despite me giving them zero of what they want, why should I start listening to them?
slightconfuse
Banned
Brian_FETO
Banned
They're there to support the stuff they like. You're acting as though they're paying for the 2 hour Roman Reigns VIP meet and greet extravaganza to boo him. "LOL U GUYS PAID 4 IT"
They pay for shit like the main event, and in a shocking turn of events, were very enthusiastic and appreciative of their match. Bizarre how that works.
As always there's good in the product, but the dumb/bad shit is very dumb/bad and detrimental to the product as a whole.
JesseEwiak
Member
That means Vince doesn't have to do better, because you're still willing to pay for the product. The only times Vince has changed direction on the product was when his own choices were costing him money.
He just had the biggest money card in the history of pro wrestling. So yes, if you don't want Roman on top for the next decade, you have to be willing not to see Nakamura, Styles, or any other indy darling live, on PPV, or via Hulu or the Network for a while. If simply watching those folks, no matter how badly they're pushed is worth paying for a ticket or a Network subscription, then bluntly - Vince wins.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Honestly, they're doing fine with Zayn/Owens by just making Owens beat the shit out of Zayn to establish a very good reason why Zayn would be mad.
And, yeah, it sucks when people get called up and don't get to do anything but the pay is so much better you can never feel bad for them.
Brian_FETO
Banned
He'll have to do better if he wants audiences to react as intended. If he's gonna do a disclaimer he should have it before every show from here on out
People don't need a drastic change on the business side of things, they want better storytelling. On the business side they are hiring insane talent no one ever expected to see in WWE.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Last year:
US Title: Won by Cena
IC Title: Won by Daniel Bryan
this year
US Title: Kalisto
IC Title: Zack Ryder
Guess they're back to buried.
US Title: Won by Cena
IC Title: Won by Daniel Bryan
this year
US Title: Kalisto
IC Title: Zack Ryder
Guess they're back to buried.
sf2fanatic
Member
LOL The Fans tonight on RAW...
I feel like Cena elevated the US title enough where it can mean something for the right person, like how they're making Kalisto into the new Rey Mysterio.
But the IC title is still the drizzling shits spot monkey belt.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Believe it or not, there was a time where the champ didn't wrestle on TV
Remember the months where Brock wasn't even mentioned? And he was the champ?!??!?
JesseEwiak
Member
...and everybody complained about it?
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
As far as I can tell they're not doing any storyline on NXT on these episodes because none of the spoilers seem to have mentioned anyone doing or saying anything, just that some matches occurred. It's only three episodes starting next week and they don't even have Takeover announced, so I wouldn't be surprised if his absence didn't mean anything.
I didn't.
Gaiaknight
Member
smart move havin gthe dudley boys being enzo and cass first feud bubba and devon will put them over right. shame no carmella though 
Snowman Prophet of Doom
Member
I love The Miz. Wonderful midcard heel.
Corbin entertains like 5 people tho so who cares
I think in 2-3 years he can be a top heel
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
That depends if you believe Cesaro was waiting around backstage in a tearaway suit with his gear on underneath it.
Jimmy King
Member
heard reports about potential injuries at Mania inside AT&T Stadium, here's a first hand account
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3r60X7Co50&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3r60X7Co50&feature=youtu.be
UrbanDandy
Member
Really. He lost? I was legit thinking Ryder was going to keep it for at most 2-3 months. Looks like the guy can't catch a break.
That's still 5 more than Zack Ryder.
UberTag
Member
Just getting on the Mania card and having that moment in the first place was "a break". And I'd say he did just fine with it.
The greatest heel in the game, right here. I'm laughing at how annoyed I'm getting.
I think the problem is that there are no heel tag teams outside of the league of booty. Maybe Primo and Epico will come back as heels? The vaudevillians are here now, but I dont think theyre gonna last.