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[somedevil]

Wow, that look Brutal right there and they need to give heat to this match because its Kane.

 

[zomaha]

omg, you killed bryan! you bastard!

 

[The Elite]

And they decide to write him off for the whole show?

What a joke.

He just found out his father died.

He probably wanted to get out there to advance the story and then leave to be with his family. Creative threw this together.

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

Isn't this what you wanted, Steph?

 

[BassForever]

Man I feel like every other week DB is on his back seeing stars

 

[Heel]

Demon Kane, please stop.

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

Oh man, he's such a joke. I just can't...

 

[funkystudent]

No Kane.

Don't shake the baby.

 

[Big One]

Am I the only one who doesn't understand why announcers who are ex-wrestlers and still well-built do nothing when a wrestler tears their table apart? Jus tone of my own pet-peeves with wrestling.

 

[Kai]

This booking is obviously to give Daniel tonight and maybe the next week or so off due to his father passing away.

Some people should realize that this angle is serving the greater purpose to honestly give Daniel time to mourn his dad irl.

 

[slightconfuse]

Kane stop

Stop

Stop

Loool

 

[Nelo Ice]

Cole sold that so damn well

Seriously. When's the last time the announce team could sell something happening? lol.

 

[Nameless]

Bryan defends the title at Extreme Rules with a broken freakin neck!

 

[BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!]

You so your name is Kane, and you love to fight?

I say your name is Kane, and you're a BATHTURD.

 

[Keyser Soze]

You killed Kenny

 

[UberTag]

Is Dr. Shelby coming out for this segment guys?
Are the announcers using their Owen voices?
Keep me posted.

 

[Courage]

He just found out his father died.

He probably wanted to get out there to advance the story and then leave to be with his family. Creative threw this together.

Don't have him appear at all then. It's just stupid.

 

[Serpentine]

Steph in that segment was... what

 

[Sanjuro]

Gentlemen.

We just witnessed the best and worst opening to RAW of all time.

...who has the pizza rolls and beer?

 

[strobogo]

That would have been better if Steph was really sarcastic that whole time.

 

[GazzaScotland]

Steph shouting at Kane was brilliant.

 

[Plywood]

Cole sold it well, but Steph was bad, no reason for her to have sympy.

 

[Brinbe]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxzX3tyHHMg

 

[Mr. Luchador]

Should have sent out Horace Hogan.

 

[Dark Ninja]

Seriously. When's the last time the announce team could sell something happening? lol.

Smackdown Hornswaggle vs El Torrito MOTY

 

[somedevil]

Man I feel like every other week DB is on his back seeing stars

You know he has get beaten to get heat right? If he kept overcoming the odds he just be Cena.

 

[dream]

I understand the guy lost his father today, but there had to be a better way to write him off the show.

Yes, I think WWE just lost the opportunity to get major heel heat on someone by having them reference the death. Imagine if Kane said "say hi to your dad for me" before the last tombstone.

 

[Mortimer Brewster]

Yeah this was clearly a last minute audible, with what happened to Bryan's father. He needs to be at home with his family mourning his dad.

 

[Ultratech]

Am I the only one who doesn't understand why announcers who are ex-wrestlers and still well-built do nothing when a wrestler tears their table apart? Jus tone of my own pet-peeves with wrestling.

I take it they don't want none of that.

That's just asking for a beating. (Or so I figure.)

That would have been better if Steph was really sarcastic that whole time.

Now this would've been pretty funny.

 

[Surge]

Steph using the word bastard..be a star Steph!

 

[PInk Tape]

You can tell that Kane's upset as well. This segment just shouldn't have happened.

 

[Ferny]

I understand the guy lost his father today, but there had to be a better way to write him off the show.

It's a last minute thing. Not like they can come up with a huge change so close to the show.

 

[Man God]

No wonder CM Punk retired, he didn't want to die to the MONSTER KANE.

 

[blackaroni]

Smackdown Hornswaggle vs El Torrito MOTY

Damn right.

 

[serenewarfare]

Great angle. Makes Bryan want to get revenge and fans want to see Kane get his ass kicked. Plus gives Bryan a reason to go home and be with his family this week.

 

[Kusagari]

Why does Steph give a shit about this when her husband basically tried to do the same thing 50 times?

 

[GaimeGuy]

Am I the only one who doesn't understand why announcers who are ex-wrestlers and still well-built do nothing when a wrestler tears their table apart? Jus tone of my own pet-peeves with wrestling.

same reason why when a wrestler puts on a ref shirt, a slight shove knocks them out for 10 minutes.

Plot

 

[Vylash]

And they decide to write him off for the whole show?

What a joke.

Almost like they need to get serious heat on the challenger or something

 

[toddhunter]

 

[Sanjuro]

I'm not giving DB any shit, but he seemed like the type that would have a "Brett Favre" performance out there on RAW in the wake of his father passing, then maybe go absent for a week or two.

I figured that would be the route they would have taken.

 

[British Monsoon]

I'm intrigued by this idea of Kane in "demon form" - presumably his other form is "corporate form", but are there more forms? Also, how do you go about switching him from one form to another? I'd like to think Steph, Trips & Vince have to go through some ridiculous occult ritual to make it happen.

Damn, someone give me the book.

 

[The Elite]

Don't have him appear at all then. It's just stupid.

The next PPV is less than two weeks away. He's probably doing this to set up the match and that's it until the PPV.

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

Well, that makes sense, considering Daniel was likely not in any condition to perform tonight.

I mean, Good lord, the guy in the last two weeks has won the world title, gotten married, and lost both his childhood hero and his father. That's gotta weigh heavy on him. So don't let him talk, and write him out of the show.

 

[Nocturnowl]

There was nothing about that opening segment I didn't like.
Embrace the Kane in 2014.

 

[polyh3dron]

Cole sold it well, but Steph was bad, no reason for her to have sympy.

Yeah that was maybe 65% of JR level selling. Good by Maggle standards I guess.

 

[Mr. Luchador]

Why does Steph give a shit about this when her husband basically tried to do the same thing 50 times?

Yeah that's the issue really.

 

[VisionaryQuest0]

I ain't even mad after knowing what is going on with Bryan IRL right now.

 

[bbd23]

THAT KILLED HIM! THAT KILLED HIM!

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Steph was terrible, but it also makes Kane look like a legit monster heel in a very quick fashion, which is what you need to do if you're suppose to have people buy into him being a challenge for a guy who just beat Evolution at WM.

 

[Penguin]

D. Bryan to overcome the odds and be back at the end of the show... if he was Cena