Raw thread 22/23 June spoilers within

Bounty Hunter

So Trumps first Raw, will he appoint a new GM tonight? (Flair?) will it be commercial free on Sky?

Did you miss new Raw owner Donald Trump's press conference today? Then you also missed out on "The Donald's" shocking announcement that he'll be personally refunding the ticket price for fans in attendance at tonight's commercial-free Raw.

oddly enough i did miss that

One week before the bash at the beach HHH faces Orton in a last man standing match so expect a dodgy finish.

dsmythy

Dodgy finish? I doubt there will be much of a match at all.

amacachi

A full two hours, Micheal Cole bingo cards at the ready!

Though I don't get why "the gargantuan Big Show" isn't on the card.

RebelRockChick

I hope Sky are showing it ad free tonight, otherwise it could end up like the channel 4 days :pac:

amacachi

Actually the prospect of ad-free matches is quite nice.

RebelRockChick

Yeah, it is actually!

Trump winning over the crowd already anyway.

amacachi

Aye, WWE are fairly throwin the cash around tonight.

Loved the "Vince is a taker, I am a giver." line. :pac:

I thought they'd be having a match fairly early to get things started, looks like I was wrong, this is like watching TNA "wrestling". :P

Bounty Hunter

whatching this im getting the weird feeling that the Miz may actually go over John Cena at The Bash.

just me?

this is just this years version of the Millon pound giveaway imo except cheaper

edit: hahahah KFC sponsored chicken on the announce table

amacachi

That Kentucky Grilled chicken looks horrible.

"JR did you ever think that Donald Trump would sell Monday Night Raw?"
"Well I never thought Vince McMahon would sell Monday Night Raw."

There's been about 10 lines of commentary so far and already it's ****e. :pac:

amacachi

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

hahahah KFC sponsored chicken on the announce table

I barely noticed it, thought the lads were just peckish. :P

amacachi

Where's RAW on tonight? Edge seemed to get a lot of cheers there.

Max Power1

amacachi wrote: »

Where's RAW on tonight? Edge seemed to get a lot of cheers there.

Think its wisconsin. They made a few packers references so its bound to be!

RebelRockChick

amacachi wrote: »

Where's RAW on tonight? Edge seemed to get a lot of cheers there.

Green Bay, Wisconsin...Mr. Kennedy's hometown i believe :pac:

"McMahon & Donald's...they can call it McDonald's"

orestes

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

hahahah KFC sponsored chicken on the announce table

Hey, that ad revenue is gonna come from somewhere dammit! CM Plank "hey can I have some chicken?", like you're not already a walking billboard Pepsiboy

Anyone else think the countdown clock in the bottom left corner is a bit crap. "Hey, this is how long it is till the important bit of the show, just wait, HHH will be on your screens soon"

Bounty Hunter

Santina fired! yay now I dont have to feel bad when i laugh at the Santino/Santina skits

amacachi

orestes wrote: »

Anyone else think the countdown clock in the bottom left corner is a bit crap. "Hey, this is how long it is till the important bit of the show, just wait, HHH will be on your screens soon"

Also, how can they know that the 6 man match and this next match will be over in that amount of time?

Degag

:eek:

So Santino isn't Santina?








Or WWE used some kind of clever editing technique;)

Bounty Hunter

orestes wrote: »

Anyone else think the countdown clock in the bottom left corner is a bit crap. "Hey, this is how long it is till the important bit of the show, just wait, HHH will be on your screens soon"

yep its rediculous, i mean we know this is scripted but they are supposed to pretend it isnt how can they when they are already telling us the exact time a match is going to take place, no way the matches before it are going to last all that long i guess.

Degag

amacachi wrote: »

Also, how can they know that the 6 man match and this next match will be over in that amount of time?

Thats the thing that makes it silly and annoying tbh.... They're basically telling us it's scripted.

ShawnRaven

orestes wrote: »

Hey, that ad revenue is gonna come from somewhere dammit! CM Plank "hey can I have some chicken?", like you're not already a walking billboard Pepsiboy

I laughed anyway.

orestes

Degag wrote: »

Thats the thing that makes it silly and annoying tbh.... They're basically telling us it's scripted.

It's WHAT?! :eek:

Sorry, couldn't help it

Rjd2

The Cody v Primo match died in front of the crowd:(

Bounty Hunter

do i get banned if i say im starting to really like Punk ?

ShawnRaven

Degag wrote: »

They're basically telling us it's scripted.

[O'Haire]But hey, i'm not telling you anything you don't already know[/O'Haire]

orestes

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

do i get banned if i say im starting to really like Plank ?

Of course not, you are entitled to your opinion, but I might well edit your posts like I did there ^^^^ just for my own amusement

ShawnRaven

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

do i get banned if i say im starting to really like Punk ?

NO NO NO AND NO!
That's just a nasty rumour that C-B-G tried to start! That's all!

Bounty Hunter

orestes wrote: »

Of course not, you are entitled to your opinion, but I might well edit your posts like I did there ^^^^ just for my own amusement

well wasnt being fully serious, though he is growing on me the more hes used. tis just lil things like how natural he was on the mic compared to say Legacy were last week. but Im not going to expect ya to agree with regards CM Plank.

O what do you know that clock was right on the button about when this match would start, what a coincidink.

gotta say first hour has gone by quick, I was worried that 2 full (no commercials) hours of raw would require many a *hic* to get through.

Rjd2

Wow lets hope they put on a match as good as their Mania main event. :pac:

Bounty Hunter

HHH just tore his quad !!!

since when did you get count outs in a last man standing match or is that normal?

edit: of course i mean for being out of the ring like the ref did at the start

amacachi

Cole keeps saying stuff on the card but one word different.

CMpunked

Degag wrote: »

:eek:

Or WWE used some kind of clever editing technique;)

Im not watching raw, but how did this look?
Was it really bad or was it impressive alá the vince limo explosion?

ShawnRaven wrote: »

NO NO NO AND NO!
That's just a nasty rumour that C-B-G tried to start! That's all!

I didn't try and do anything of the sort


Any ads by sky or have they been keeping it ad free?

Matt Santos

No adverts from Sky. Not yet anyway!!

CMpunked

Could never see the point in sky doing the ads, with the live feed being at 2 in the morning.

They will probably have a few in the repeated shows though.

Bounty Hunter

nice bump by the crew member there

amacachi

C-B-G wrote: »

Could never see the point in sky doing the ads, with the live feed being at 2 in the morning.

They will probably have a few in the repeated shows though.

Well they have to show something.

I'd say some promos will be cut/shortened.

amacachi

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

nice bump by the crew member there

Very much so. Thought the steel steps to the head of HHH looked pretty damn good.

Ugh, crap ending.

Bounty Hunter

despite the lack of ending id say that might actually be better than the match they are going to have at the bash

amacachi

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

despite the lack of ending id say that might actually be better than the match they are going to have at the bash

Fair point. Hopefully you're wrong though obviously.

A celebrity host every week? Ah for Chrissake, looks like every week we'll have to look up who some nobody is.

Whenever the Trump storyline is over I hope someone says something about his combover.

Also, what the FCUK is up with the order of matches lately? Really gettin on my nerves.

Podge2k7

Each week theres going to be a different celebrity host.:cool:

ShawnRaven

amacachi wrote: »

Whenever the Trump storyline is over I hope someone says something about his combover.

2004 called, Jesse Ventura wants royalties

"I gotta tell ya Don, the hair looks great!"
This is pro wrestling, sort it out in a hair vs hair match, Vince needs the job returned somehow.

Podge2k7

So Vince owns Raw again?

amacachi

ShawnRaven wrote: »

This is pro wrestling, sort it out in a hair vs hair match, Vince needs the job returned somehow.

Wrestlemania 23? :P

Right, is Trump's ownership of RAW now over?
And how does Trump giving stuff away cost Vince money?
Gah I just don't understand business wheelings and dealings!

ShawnRaven

amacachi wrote: »

Wrestlemania 23? :P

Rematch = ratings!

Right, is Trump's ownership of RAW now over?

Couldn't care less to be honest!

And how does Trump giving stuff away cost Vince money?
Gah I just don't understand business wheelings and dealings!

Because most likely, Vince paid for it in the first place as although RAW is a show "bought" by Trump, it's still Vince's company overall.

Degag

C-B-G wrote: »

Im not watching raw, but how did this look?
Was it really bad or was it impressive alá the vince limo explosion?



I didn't try and do anything of the sort


Any ads by sky or have they been keeping it ad free?

Santina was standing outside trumps office after being fired and ran off screen to the left... 2 seconds later santino ran in from the right....

Podge2k7

Hunter vs Orton in 3 Stages of Hell at The Bash.

1)Normal Match
2)Falls Count Anywhere
3)Stretcher Match

Bounty Hunter

wtf 3 stages of hell announced only 6 days before the PPV, zero build to that stip why didnt they just have Trump announce that last week.

ShawnRaven

Podge2k7 wrote: »

Hunter vs Orton in 3 Stages of Hell at The Bash.

1)Normal Match
2)Falls Count Anywhere
3)Stretcher Match

Boo! That sould have ended with Hell In The Cell to see if those two could top the one HHH had with Austin in 2001.

Box Office can whistle this month for their PPV dosh

Rjd2

ShawnRaven wrote: »

Boo! That sould have ended with Hell In The Cell to see if those two could top the one HHH had with Austin in 2001.

Box Office can whistle this month for their PPV dosh

It is on Sky Sports, Beth playing second fiddle to Maryse? How the mighty have fallen:pac:

CMpunked

Trump was going to say something about Wrestlemania?........

Why do i have the feeling that Trump has bought SD or ECW or has done something that has just screwed Vince out of some more money?

amacachi

Is it my imagination or does it seem that each new Diva is skinnier than the last?

I'm really hoping the buyrate is epically low for the Bash, some ridiculous booking and writing lately.

Degag

That segment between Trump and McMahon was pure car crash tv... i mean what businessman (or ordinary man or woman for that matter) sells something only to buy it back the following week for twice the amount?

As well as that, what was the point of this whole angle? I can not find a single one.