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[Raw64life]

AJs selling made the finish work. I don't wanna see him going after the US title anyway.

 

[ThreePiMatt]

I'm cool with that finish. It was creative and means will get more KO and AJ.

 

[truly101]

WWE clearly doesn't know how to book a finish. Don't they realize one guy is supposed to go over clean, then the other guy wins on the following TV show, then they alternate clean wins over each other until the next four PPVs are through?

Nobody wants 50/50 booking. I'm coming around on the ending. Its just such a stark contrast to how that match built. It delivered overall tho.

 

[serenewarfare]

Why do so many of you seem to think this is being dragged out until Summerslam? We have three months and two more SD PPVs between now and then.

 

[excelsiorlef]

Yup. That's a new level for shit finishes. Leave it to WWE to top themselves in finding stupid ass endings.

It's creative as hell way, after a great war, to build to a rematch that will top it all.

 

[TimeEffect]

Fine finish to protect them both from each other

Who will AJ face for Summerslam? Feels like he has few options as a face

 

[RyougaSaotome]

Man, AJ is protected as fuck. It's kind of incredible tbh.

SD has a real lack of formidable heels, so this is a good way to keep KO fairly strong, too.

 

[Kusagari]

lmao I completely forgot about this match.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Talking smack hype.

 

[Dark Ninja]

Rosenberg on Talking Smack. FUCK THIS SHIT.

 

[FallingEdge]

Poor Harper.

 

[theaffection]

Bro listen... *Russo voice*

 

[ramoisdead]

Talking Smack: Canadian Edition.

 

[ReiGun]

Rosenberg?

save_us.danielbryan

 

[Sanjuro]

I hate when great matches have fucked finishes, but I get why they did it. Atleast it was creative.

However, I think they might have just unleashed the CM Punk chants for this next match. People in the audience arent gonna be happy with that ending, and now we got a sketchy main event.

That was what most of us were talking about. This wasn't a standard great match where people are just trading finishers and waiting for the ultimate outcome. It was actually a brilliant match where both guys looked dominant and AJ lost because he got too cocky and wanted to inflict more damage.

Great match. Great finish.

 

[Nocturnowl]

Too tired to stay up and witness the Maharaja take the throne, a shame.

 

[RecRoulette]

Man, Talking Smack is dead forever isn't it. Bryan's not gonna come back for a long time.

 

[blackaroni]

Poor Harper.

Homie deserves better than this.


They should keep JBL on Talking Smack in Bryan's absence.

 

[Simply Sami]

The match of the night here.

 

[geomon]

*Luke Harper music plays*

Let's slow this PPV down. Let's slow it way down.

 

[truly101]

Why do so many of you seem to think this is being dragged out until Summerslam. We have three months and two more SD PPVs between now and then.

I think they want to elevate the US title and they know how special Owens/AJ can be. It should be a highlight match for one of the big 4.

 

[TimeEffect]

Rowan interesting af

 

[sf2fanatic]

Stand and Deliver theme

 

[Data West]

Too tired to stay up and witness the Maharaja take the throne, a shame.

support our boy.
support his quest to end randy 'all lives matter' orton

 

[Kusagari]

Rowan's music is the most interesting thing about him.

 

[Rimfya]

Did they forget to put this match on already?

 

[ambar_hitman]

Man, AJ is protected as fuck. It's kind of incredible tbh.

SD has a real lack of formidable heels, so this is a good way to keep KO fairly strong, too.

Yeah I thought AJ will be buried in WWE especially after his first WM match. But looks like Vince accepted that he is awesome and is booking him decently.

 

[serenewarfare]

I think they want to elevate the US title and they know how special Owens/AJ can be. It should be a highlight match for one of the big 4.

That's too long to drag it out though. There are plenty of super talented guys on the roster you can get a highlight match out of at Summerslam.

Like Nakamura vs. Owens for example.

 

[Dark Ninja]

Who has the better wood titantron

 

[TheSkullPrince]

Harper's opponent is lookin really jacked!

 

[Lyte Edge]

Both these guys need to either be put back with Wyatt or get new gimmicks.

 

[excelsiorlef]

Like they did a full intense match without anyone kicking out or even really fully hitting their finishes.

 

[FallingEdge]

Homie deserves better than this.

For real. It is a shame.

 

[Keyser Soze]

I killed this thing in Fallout

 

[geomon]

I loved Rowen handing Rene a balloon and then popping it.

 

[Data West]

Rowan's theme

 

[ramoisdead]

If there was a just world, AJ would be feuding for the World title and Luke Harper would be fighting for the US title.

Also, Rowan definitely promo'd a lot better on Talking Smack than any time I ever seen him.

 

[HashtagLapsed]

I wonder how Rowan's vineyards fair when he is on the road so often.

 

[Toki767]

Has Rowan gained weight?

 

[serenewarfare]

Next SD PPV card is gonna be a rough one considering they are going to have to put six guys in the MitB match.

 

[MashKing]

Walls in his brain?

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

The fuck is JBL talking about?

 

[ramoisdead]

#FireBradshaw chants.

 

[serenewarfare]

Two times in two nights the crowd has booed down CM Punk chants.

Is it finally over?

 

[Toki767]

Next SD PPV card is gonna be a rough one considering they are going to have to put six guys in the MitB match.

You're going to see Jinder and Mojo in that match.

Two times in two nights the crowd has booed down CM Punk chants.

Is it finally over?

It's only over if they booed it during a Raw show.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Chinlock?

 

[excelsiorlef]

Two times in two nights the crowd has booed down CM Punk chants.

Is it finally over?

It's dying I hope

 

[Sibersk Esto]

Does Harper have a fucking man bun

 

[Data West]

You're going to see Jinder and Mojo in that match.

why would the champ be in a MITB match

 

[truly101]

That's too long to drag it out though. There are plenty of super talented guys on the roster you can get a highlight match out of at Summerslam.

Like Nakamura vs. Owens for example.

Not really, depending on how they book it. I don't know what they are doing with the AJ leg issue, but he is 40 and he may need a little time to heal up, so he misses the June PPV. You get a team main event or gimmick match for the late July early August PPV where they are on opposite teams, but almost never in the ring together, then you have the blow off at summer slam. Use the time to push Nak and see where they want to go with Sami and Baron, and who knows what they have planned for the world title or with Rusev. It can work.