WWE Raw Discussion III

[Scott Hall]

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Still would be one of the better belts on the main roster.

I liked how Ronda took a dig at how ugly the world tittle is seems the wrestlers agree with us about
how ugly the belts are.

[jakecronus8]

That Heavy Machinery segment was the drizzling sh*ts. Dude just froze up multiple times. Someone should tell creative it's impossible to forget your lines if you don't have to read from a script.

Worst nxt call ups and will be tough to be topped. You've got the lady that just pulls the grandpa Simpson every show, the unfunny comedy team, the dude that will never wrestle again, the super charismatic dude that they don't let speak, and worst of all a tremendous female talent and character that has gone the way of her Sanity family. So much yikes in that class.

[Spens1]

Apollo Crews beat EC3 on main event, lmao

Ec3 left impact for this....

Didn't even know impact was still a thing

Yeah and its a better products out there actually.

Impact though is the cockroach of wrestling, nothing will kill it.

[Spens1]

Seems like I'm in the complete minority about the Ric Flair segment judging by social media reaction...

I've always liked Batista for what he is (was) and I was surprised and disappointed at how he was treated
by the fans in 2014 when he returned. I know a lot of it had to do with Daniel Bryans momentum at the time
but even after that the fans bitched and complained about him and mocked him with the Bluetista thing etc.

Usually the fans whine and complain about legends and part timers especially at Mania but everybody seems to
be excited about him coming back which surprises me.

I don't have a problem with him coming back at all I just don't want to see him wrestle HHH because we've seen
it before and I want to see him face somebody new and who is younger and fresher that can still go in the ring
and bump for him and make him look good.

My bigger problem is the segment itself it should have been 20-30 minutes leading to that. It's a shame Flair
didn't get to come out to the ring and get a pop from the crowd so they could wish him a Happy Birthday and
he got to speak for a bit or interact with the legends.

Yeah, i'd rather both of them be put in a position to face younger talent and put them over in good programs.

[Ruzious]

Ec3 left impact for this....

Didn't even know impact was still a thing

Yeah and its a better products out there actually.

Impact though is the cockroach of wrestling, nothing will kill it.

It's hard to see Impact making any headway when they continue to change to even more obscure tv networks. Sounds like the latest one was chosen because Anthem owns part of it.

[Spens1]

Didn't even know impact was still a thing

Yeah and its a better products out there actually.

Impact though is the cockroach of wrestling, nothing will kill it.

It's hard to see Impact making any headway when they continue to change to even more obscure tv networks. Sounds like the latest one was chosen because Anthem owns part of it.

Oh yeah, they won't, which is a massive shame since they were rumoured to be on a good tv network then ended up on pursuit.

[improper]

That Heavy Machinery segment was the drizzling sh*ts. Dude just froze up multiple times. Someone should tell creative it's impossible to forget your lines if you don't have to read from a script.

Worst nxt call ups and will be tough to be topped. You've got the lady that just pulls the grandpa Simpson every show, the unfunny comedy team, the dude that will never wrestle again, the super charismatic dude that they don't let speak, and worst of all a tremendous female talent and character that has gone the way of her Sanity family. So much yikes in that class.

Didn't help that they undercut them by calling up four much better and over talents a few weeks later.

[bestnamezRtaken]

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Renee Young actually commented on that...wait, he has two belts? I laughed.

Ronda is incredibly bad on the mic, it hurts.

The Ric Flair/Batista/HHH segment was fine. Like someone said, at least they're finally building something for WM.

Black is something else man, he is a lot of fun to watch and it looks like he's having a damn blast out there. Saw a video of the NXT people who were in the rumble and Black's reaction to it after he was eliminated, was really genuine and authentic. He cares about the business and is actually really happy to be in WWE. He'll be a star on the main roster I think.

I wasn't paying a whole lot of attention to Raw because potty training three 2yos is exhausting.

But very happy to see Roman back in the ring. My comment earlier about Vince was because that's the reaction Vince has always wanted from the fans for Roman, so I just pictured Vince in the back smiling ear to ear with the ultra positive reaction he was getting out there.

Gonna be getting yet another Shield reunion. Hard to believe that one of the best heel turns in years turned into a forgettable flopped feud. I was excited for heel Ambrose.

[Scott Hall]

Seems like I'm in the complete minority about the Ric Flair segment judging by social media reaction...

I've always liked Batista for what he is (was) and I was surprised and disappointed at how he was treated
by the fans in 2014 when he returned. I know a lot of it had to do with Daniel Bryans momentum at the time
but even after that the fans bitched and complained about him and mocked him with the Bluetista thing etc.

Usually the fans whine and complain about legends and part timers especially at Mania but everybody seems to
be excited about him coming back which surprises me.

I don't have a problem with him coming back at all I just don't want to see him wrestle HHH because we've seen
it before and I want to see him face somebody new and who is younger and fresher that can still go in the ring
and bump for him and make him look good.

My bigger problem is the segment itself it should have been 20-30 minutes leading to that. It's a shame Flair
didn't get to come out to the ring and get a pop from the crowd so they could wish him a Happy Birthday and
he got to speak for a bit or interact with the legends.

Yeah, i'd rather both of them be put in a position to face younger talent and put them over in good programs.

I just hope it's not another disaster like Crown Jewel...

I think if they book it like Sting vs. HHH at WM 31 with a lot of run ins or like Hogan vs. Vince at WM 19 with a lot of
weapons and blood they can make it an entertaining passable match.

I prefer to see something fresh though just like I'm not interested in Shield Reunions all the time. I was thinking about
ideally who I would want them to face and I guess Braun vs. Batista would be kind of cool and even though he isn't
a younger talent AJ Styles vs. HHH. AJ is basically a legend at this point and could bump and do the bulk of the work
for HHH.

As for Impact Wrestling you can watch their episodes on their App for free like a day or 2 later after they air. I watched
some in the summer on my Xbox One where I have the app they also have a lot of retro TNA stuff and is kind of like
the TNA Network for free.

Also if you want to watch it live they broadcast it on Twitch... But I've been so lazy I just can't be bothered to do it lol
And I just feel burned out with all the wrestling on TV during the week. It's funny though I like Impact better than ROH
but I watch ROH every week because I get them on FOX every Sunday Night and just PVR it and watch whenever.

[jakecronus8]

The irony about Ambrose flopping as a heel is that he's been nothing but entertaining since the news broke that he was not re-signing. It's too bad. Seems like when he just doesn't give a frig he's on.

[Spens1]

The irony about Ambrose flopping as a heel is that he's been nothing but entertaining since the news broke that he was not re-signing. It's too bad. Seems like when he just doesn't give a frig he's on.

I think that what this essentially is. Also it helps cause his stock will be high when he goes to another promotion (probs aew).

[LLJ]

Here is a chart measuring ratings hourly drops over the past 5 or so months



I think they've noticed a pattern and have dialed back on the major focus on the women's segments since that big All-Becky RAW episode a few weeks back. The ratings have shown some increases over the past few weeks as they focused more on the men again.

To a degree I also think they have done this with Smackdown as there has been less women's segments and matches over the past 3 weeks.

[iMoreland]

Kinda want to see The Revival (c) vs Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, then all 3 Shield members can be holding titles at the end of the night.

I'm not 100% convinced Ambrose is leaving.

[bestnamezRtaken]

Kinda want to see The Revival (c) vs Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, then all 3 Shield members can be holding titles at the end of the night.

I'm not 100% convinced Ambrose is leaving.

Actually, that thought had crossed my mind as well. It's good speculation that it could have just been a way to scrap the whole heel Ambrose thing.

[Butch718]

Ambrose had all the makings of a great heel.

His heel turn was executed perfectly. He could have been a vicious SOB. Sadly, the writers screwed that all up.

[Butch718]

Kinda want to see The Revival (c) vs Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, then all 3 Shield members can be holding titles at the end of the night.

I'm not 100% convinced Ambrose is leaving.

Actually, that thought had crossed my mind as well. It's good speculation that it could have just been a way to scrap the whole heel Ambrose thing.

I don't think he's leaving either. He's one of the most prominently featured wrestlers on the show. It makes no sense for him to get this much air time if he's actually leaving.

[Spens1]

Looking at twitter. Ronda's an idiot, she decided to go full Russo and say the armbar is fake

She's worked herself into a shoot (again). You probably shouldn't be in wrestling if you keep working yourself into a shoot.

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that whole twitter thread though

[bestnamezRtaken]

God, Ronda is f*cking terrible. She's completely diminished the Raw Women's title, breaking kayfabe left and right. Jeezus Christ, awful.

[iMoreland]

Lol, the fact that people are talking about these tweets so much shows that the actual feud is working. People take Twitter too seriously.

[Ruzious]

Lol, the fact that people are talking about these tweets so much shows that the actual feud is working. People take Twitter too seriously.

Yeah, whether it's ultimately good for business is questionable, but their twitter fight is helping their feud right now, and it's entertaining. Everyone understands that Becky didn't really go to jail, so...