RAW Superthread

CastorTroy

That would be a terrible idea.

both singles titles on part timers

Kankan14

I don't believe it's true. ^^^^


I'd like to walk with Elias for 3 hours.

krustydoyle

Ahh **** it's gonna happen isn't it

He's here.. It's gonna happen

PTH2009

reckon if CM Punks theme hit the roof would be blown off the place

bennyl10

The entire ad free hour is just gonna be Cena and Elias isn't it...

There's been bad segments recently..but wow..

PTH2009

bennyl10 wrote: »

The entire ad free hour is just gonna be Cena and Elias isn't it...

There's been bad segments recently..but wow..

someone didn't tell sky about this ad free hour ??

what the hell is that gold fan in front row ?

Agent Coulson

Fcuk Sky with there ads breaking the best opening in months.

Lithium93_

So Seth Rollins & Jason Jordan

new RAW Tag Team Champions

PTH2009

Lithium93_ wrote: »

So Seth Rollins & Jason Jordan

new RAW Tag Team Champions

odd but could work towards a heel turn for one of the guys (one of them costs both the titles)

With Dean Ambrose out til late summer 2018 and Reigns being put back in the Main Event picture, theres not much left for rollins unless he moves to SD after they

lose the tag titles

Lithium93_

PTH2009 wrote: »

reckon if CM Punks theme hit the roof would be blown off the place

It's already been done before.

Lord TSC

That's a big, big moment for Jason Jordan. Cause it probably sets him on course for a feud with Rollins, and this time of the year, with only the Rumble between now and Mania for Raw (right?), that probably means we have a good chance of getting Rollins vs Jordan Mania.

I'd imagine Jordon will be super arrogant, thinking he's great for winning the title. That face/heel dynamic between them.

Also sets up Dean to return as a heel too, getting annoyed that Rollins replaced him so quickly and easily.

Other than that, some good matches but not much else of note.

A Rogue Hobo

Very weird how the Shield reunion is effectively over. Even before Ambrose was injured, stopped using the gear and music after TLC besides 1 or 2 occasions. Really strange treatment of the reformation of probably their most famous faction in recent memory.

Usual Raw really judging from the highlights, coincidentally I'm rewatching 97 Raw at the moment (my favourite year of WWE) and im just in the middle of the Austin\HBK reluctant tag champs storyline so it'll be interesting to compare the two.

Furious-Red

I decided to stop watching at the start of the womens match and delete the show ha. Skipped over the Cena/Elias match since it was clear Cena would win

Agent Coulson

RIP to Finn Balor's career on RAW.

J. Marston

"First ever Universal Champion"

*Collar flick*

Beat jobber.

Rinse and repeat.

DM_7

Agent Coulson wrote: »

RIP to Finn Balor's career on RAW.

How?

connemara man

DM_7 wrote: »

How?

He's doing sweet FA of merit

Lord TSC

Stolen from Reddit

https://imgur.com/a/ko0MQ

The closing shot of each episode of Raw in 2017.

ERG89

Meltzer slated Cena vs Elias. Didn't see it myself but post Rumble I think Cena has phoned it in a lot in 2017.

Interesting stat

As seen on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw.....Seth Rollins and Jason Jordan defeated Sheamus and Cesaro to win the Raw Tag Team Titles.

As a result of winning this title, Jordan achieved a major accomplishment. He was the first man to win all three WWE Tag Team Titles including the NXT, SmackDown, and Raw Championships.

Rjd2

not seen the match, but Elias while he has a great gimmick which he plays really well, he has never been that good of a worker.

15 minute match with Elias has sadly potential to go haywire.

CastorTroy

Never even realised that WWE meant Walk With Elias

DM_7

connemara man wrote: »

He's doing sweet FA of merit

Getting booked every week and generally winning. Good spot to be in.

Agent Coulson

Elias was doing great in my opinion and slated the fans well for the Punk chants then Super Jolly (can't say anything bad about the fans) Cena jumped in a ruined it.

DM_7

Oh dear, Kendrick ended up with fractures from the GTS. Bad start for Hideo (and Brian obviously).

Pentecost

He’s hurt several people with his GTS hasn’t he? I can see him being told to stop using it.

Lord TSC

He used a submission move on 205.

Strikes me though that the issue was Kendrick didn't protect himself from the move...

J. Marston

Apparently he used a new submission finisher last night. Unless he already that?

Edit: Like TSC said.

Agent Coulson

The GTS on RAW was probably just an FU to Punk since they were in Chi town.

CastorTroy

Or giving people what they want. I remember he didn;t do it on NXT and it was like he was building to it/teasing it until he went out injured. Then when he came back he started using it

DM_7

Agent Coulson wrote: »

The GTS on RAW was probably just an FU to Punk since they were in Chi town.

He used it the week before on RAW and was hitting it on NXT, as far back as his return anyway when he landed it on Aries.

JP Liz V1

Lithium93_ wrote: »

So Seth Rollins & Jason Jordan

new RAW Tag Team Champions

I thought JJ was turning heel would Finn have been a better option as a new partner for Seth

Loughc

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I thought JJ was turning heel would Finn have been a better option as a new partner for Seth

They’re scrapping the JJ heel turn and pushing him as a face again but in a higher spot now.

Lord TSC

Loughc wrote: »

They’re scrapping the JJ heel turn and pushing him as a face again but in a higher spot now.

I'm hoping it's cause the plan is for a slower burn heel turn. Have him get massively arrogant and cocky about being champions with Seth, tease some conflict by having him eliminate Seth at the Rumble, etc.

His character is so easy to hate, I want them to lean into that....

Furious-Red

Loughc wrote: »

They’re scrapping the JJ heel turn and pushing him as a face again but in a higher spot now.

Woooo another Roman Reigns :pac::pac::pac:.

They could have them work together fine up until the Rumble where Rollins eliminates Jordan . He starts to get pissed off but Rollins tells him its every man for themselves but Jordan never gets over it. Then when they lose the titles Jordan snaps and takes out Rollins for a few weeks(kayfabe). Jordan goes full cocky heel and says how he took out the future of wwe etc etc , Rollins returns the week or 2 before WM for a revenge beat down and challenges him to a match at WM

Loughc

http://rajah.com/node/59601

This is sad reading. Even sadder that they over looked Balor again.

DM_7

Loughc wrote: »

They’re scrapping the JJ heel turn and pushing him as a face again but in a higher spot now.

No harm if they did. They need some more face performers. This could be great for him.

Having him with Rollins gives him a real credibility as he replaces Ambrose, importantly in tag maches he can go back to cathcing the eye like he did on NXT with hot tags, big moves. He gets to win a few maches now but not in a lol Reigns/Cena wins kind of way.

A heel turn, if it happened may have just saw him losing to everyone anyway.

The ending where they were all buddy buddy, follow ups on social media with Jordan looking at Rollins almost lovingly suggest they will end up fighting each other so he might get his heel run.

I know it won't happen but I would like to see him get an IC title shot with Rollins stuck between his old pal and new pal.

Kolido

Just saw on instagram, Raw will be 25 years next month, wonder what they have planned for it.

Lithium93_

Kolido wrote: »

Just saw on instagram, Raw will be 25 years next month, wonder what they have planned for it.

I saw that

JR & Lawler will be reuniting for the night

, apart from that I haven't seen anything else...

Lord TSC

Lithium93_ wrote: »

I saw that

JR & Lawler will be reuniting for the night

, apart from that I haven't seen anything else...

Cena is confirmed, and Taker looks set too. HBK and Kevin Nash also rumoured.

Jerichoholic

They are having it in two arenas on the same night, one in the Manhattan center where the first Raw was.

J. Marston

"Okay, people. We gotta get the belt off Roman before the Rumble but we can't make our Big Dog look weak while doing it. Ideas?"

https://twitter.com/realkurtangle/status/946838373636784128

"Genius!"

CastorTroy

J. Marston wrote: »

"Okay, people. We gotta get the belt off Roman before the Rumble but we can't make our Big Dog look weak while doing it. Ideas?"

https://twitter.com/realkurtangle/status/946838373636784128

"Genius!"

Is there a reason for that stipulation, story wise? Don't remember Roman doing anything to warrant it.

Jerichoholic

Brock could attack Joe and get a PPV match with him, kill two birds with the one stone until Roman beats Brock and kills one big crowd with his two moves.

martyos121

CastorTroy wrote: »

Is there a reason for that stipulation, story wise? Don't remember Roman doing anything to warrant it.

He got DQ’ed in his last title defence, so in fairness, they’ve covered their tracks here.

SureYWouldntYa

CastorTroy wrote: »

Is there a reason for that stipulation, story wise? Don't remember Roman doing anything to warrant it.

Getting himself DQ'd on the Christmas Day episode would be the reason

I'd be banking on a Miz return to cost Reigns

Agent Coulson

Sky have RAW on another channel again tonight for those who have it on series link.

CastorTroy

Now to ruin Braun by making him the New Year's Baby

sky88

Good start to the show

30 women will be intresting to see who the suprises are as i guess its only around 15ish women on the roster.

Kankan14

sky88 wrote: »

Good start to the show

30 women will be intresting to see who the suprises are as i guess its only around 15ish women on the roster.

I'd say 20 excluding the champs. I wonder is there any chance we see Gail Kim,Layla and a couple of other old favs of mine.

There'll definitely be two or three nxt girls also.

J. Marston

Alexa is terrible. She was jumping out of the way of drop-kicks and leaving 2ft gaps of no contact.

Even WWE's jittery camera-work couldn't hide it.