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Post by The Natural Eddy Valintino on Feb 4, 2013 23:34:25 GMT -5
Raw was OK tonight. I loved how hot the crowd was for Jericho vs Punk. That was my favorite part of RAW, second being Bruno being announced as the next inductee to the Hall of Fame.
I'm off to listen to the Don Tony and Kevin Castle Show.
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Post by el torro on Feb 4, 2013 23:36:52 GMT -5
I thought it was funny because of people comparing Dean Ambrose to The Joker. Then who is Reigns? Scarecrow? Reigns should've been Bane, Rollins-Scarecrow, Ambrose-Joker, Heyman-The Penguin, and Punk-Riddler?
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Post by East Coast on Feb 4, 2013 23:37:18 GMT -5
somebody should make a better Bane Maddox meme
I suck. I rushed it.
just find a brad maddox pic....and also google "Bane mask png"
and use picmonkey or something
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Post by Trypod on Feb 4, 2013 23:59:16 GMT -5
I actually thought RAW was pretty solid. It wasn't top to bottom perfect, but they seem to have gotten all the "sillies" out last week.
It was nice to see Ryback in a match with a legitimate challenge. In a perfect world Cesaro could pick up the victory, even if it was a cheap heel win, but at least he was shown to be a threat throughout the match. I don't think anyone has done that one-on-one yet, aside from 3-on-1 Shield beatdowns.
Bryan/Mysterio was a great little match and it resulted in an awesome return from Henry. It's great that even having one person return suddenly opens up a lot of possibilities for matches/feuds in the future; he's been gone for so long so it's nice to have a fresh face around.
If Barrett/Orton never happens again it'll be too soon. One of, if not, the weakest part of RAW. Why couldn't it have been Sandow? Even though Sandow probably would have lost, it would get him on TV which is probably important in getting him exposure as a legit singles star now that Rhodes Scholars is done. Anyway, Barrett could have used a win here after losing the Rumble, losing to Dallas, and losing to Orton last week on Smackdown. For someone who claims to be bringing quality back to the IC Title, it's silly to see him just lose clean constantly. It seemed like their match was less about pushing Barrett/Bo and more to make Orton look good heading into Chamber which isn't really needed. Since Orton returned last fall his thing seems to be winning, posing, and barely saying a word. It's pretty dull. And it's not like these wins are needed to get him over because it never leads to anything at all.
Back to back Lesnar appearances is pretty great. Heyman is so good at doing the little things that sells Lesnar as an unstoppable threat. Pleading with Vince to leave the ring last week and trying desperately to help Vickie out of the ring are nice little touches that have a pretty profound effect.
Punk/Jericho was fantastic as always. Nothing more really needs to be said. The biggest omission was Ziggler, though. He could have been involved some how, unless he wasn't even there tonight. Traveling, maybe? Wasn't there something about him in Australia?
The ending was interesting for the sole fact that for the first time in three months the Shield didn't have their way. Even though to a lot of people it's just a cheesy superhero ending I think it was needed; the weekly beatings by the Shield were getting tiresome.
I take back what I said about Barrett/Orton - the worst part of RAW was Michael Cole telling me how to download an app.
The Chamber is shaping up nicely, especially the actual Chamber match which looks way better than it did last Friday. Orton/Rey/Bryan and probably Swagger and Henry. Leaves room for a Christian return, perhaps? Either way, I'm looking forward to it rounding out.
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Post by kimberlasskick on Feb 5, 2013 0:18:04 GMT -5
what did everyone expect when Cena said he was calling out the Shield. I am happy he didn't take them all out himself.
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Post by wabarrett on Feb 5, 2013 10:00:43 GMT -5
Ah, nice to see everyone's enjoyed the show again... Wasn't too bad IMO. Quite liked the ending too, what did you guys want? Cena to come down and beat them all up on his own? Silly question, obviously the Heels needed to end the show standing tall. Duh.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2013 10:38:45 GMT -5
Forget to mention that Punk/Jericho tore the house down.
It was a good RAW its just that the ending was a bit meh.
Also, The Miz has the right to bitch about what Lesnar did to him. Dude threw a chair at his face.
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Post by J12 on Feb 5, 2013 11:57:09 GMT -5
I actually thought RAW was pretty solid. It wasn't top to bottom perfect, but they seem to have gotten all the "sillies" out last week. It was nice to see Ryback in a match with a legitimate challenge. In a perfect world Cesaro could pick up the victory, even if it was a cheap heel win, but at least he was shown to be a threat throughout the match. I don't think anyone has done that one-on-one yet, aside from 3-on-1 Shield beatdowns. Bryan/Mysterio was a great little match and it resulted in an awesome return from Henry. It's great that even having one person return suddenly opens up a lot of possibilities for matches/feuds in the future; he's been gone for so long so it's nice to have a fresh face around. If Barrett/Orton never happens again it'll be too soon. One of, if not, the weakest part of RAW. Why couldn't it have been Sandow? Even though Sandow probably would have lost, it would get him on TV which is probably important in getting him exposure as a legit singles star now that Rhodes Scholars is done. Anyway, Barrett could have used a win here after losing the Rumble, losing to Dallas, and losing to Orton last week on Smackdown. For someone who claims to be bringing quality back to the IC Title, it's silly to see him just lose clean constantly. It seemed like their match was less about pushing Barrett/Bo and more to make Orton look good heading into Chamber which isn't really needed. Since Orton returned last fall his thing seems to be winning, posing, and barely saying a word. It's pretty dull. And it's not like these wins are needed to get him over because it never leads to anything at all. Back to back Lesnar appearances is pretty great. Heyman is so good at doing the little things that sells Lesnar as an unstoppable threat. Pleading with Vince to leave the ring last week and trying desperately to help Vickie out of the ring are nice little touches that have a pretty profound effect. Punk/Jericho was fantastic as always. Nothing more really needs to be said. The biggest omission was Ziggler, though. He could have been involved some how, unless he wasn't even there tonight. Traveling, maybe? Wasn't there something about him in Australia? The ending was interesting for the sole fact that for the first time in three months the Shield didn't have their way. Even though to a lot of people it's just a cheesy superhero ending I think it was needed; the weekly beatings by the Shield were getting tiresome. I take back what I said about Barrett/Orton - the worst part of RAW was Michael Cole telling me how to download an app. The Chamber is shaping up nicely, especially the actual Chamber match which looks way better than it did last Friday. Orton/Rey/Bryan and probably Swagger and Henry. Leaves room for a Christian return, perhaps? Either way, I'm looking forward to it rounding out. I agree with most of this. It wasn't a bad show, but for whatever reason I just couldn't get into it. Some great wrestling that kept me entertained (specifically Jericho/Punk), but some really glaring inconsistencies, like you mentioned. Where was Ziggler? It makes absolutely no sense to leave a guy like that off of the show. It's counter productive and just lazy. And, I'm sorry, as much as I like The Rock, if he couldn't commit to a full time TV schedule, he shouldn't have been made WWE Champion. The WWE Championship is the focal point of the company and the Champion needs to be on the show every week in way or another, no exceptions. If they knew Rock wasn't going to be around to hype the rematch, he shouldn't have won the title until Elimination Chamber, plain and simple. Loved seeing Henry back. One of, if not my favorite big guys ever. I used to be one of his biggest detractors, but I'll be damned if he didn't turn me around in a big way with his last run. His work with the Hall of Pain gimmick was absolutely fantastic and I can't wait to see it continue. I also thought the last segment was horrible, aside from Maddox, who I find to be quite entertaining. It was nice hearing the Shield on live mics for once, but other than that, the segment was just flat and downright boring. Super Cena and his gang of misfit babyfaces with nothing better to do come out and copy what the Shield does. Great. Also, is anyone getting a really weird Lennie from Of Mice and Men vibe from Lesnar?
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Post by Escape The Rules on Feb 5, 2013 13:05:48 GMT -5
So was Mark Henry the blackout gag last night?
Jericho/Punk was awesome
Johnny Curtis' gimmick looks like a porno infomercial, not a fan...dango.
Bo Dallas cuts an awful promo.
I like Brad Maddox.
The crowd was deader than Katie Vick.
Really glad to see Lesnar back.
Overall, I rather enjoyed the show.
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Post by Rule 30 on Feb 5, 2013 15:08:05 GMT -5
RAW was fun to watch, but I felt like nothing was really advanced outside of the chamber match and Cena/Shield. Like what is Punk supposed to do about his title match when he doesn't even have his opponent to work with him? I still don't understand why they couldn't have waited to put the title on Rock until the Chamber if they knew he couldn't work every week. Also found it strange that Ziggler was no where in sight. Anyone have a clue where he was? Jericho/Punk, Ryback/Cesaro, MizTV, and Henry's return were all still great, though.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2013 17:54:05 GMT -5
I thought it was the worst Raw in weeks. the only thing I enjoyed is that Mark Henry finally returned.
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Post by alexgg on Feb 5, 2013 18:23:10 GMT -5
I very much enjoyed this Raw
- HoF Brunno Sammartino. - Return of Mark Henry - Brock Lesnar ruining The Miz - Chris Jericho vs CM Punk - Brad Maddox
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Post by yinyang on Feb 5, 2013 22:24:12 GMT -5
I thought it was the worst Raw in weeks. the only thing I enjoyed is that Mark Henry finally returned. Always someone who has to say it, though i disagree. I loved raw this week, heck i enjoy it every week.
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Post by Infinite on Feb 6, 2013 3:11:24 GMT -5
Thought Raw was pretty good. Missed Ziggy though.
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Post by CMPUNKISGOOD on Feb 6, 2013 18:22:49 GMT -5
Jericho/Punk is always a great I think Bo/Barrett will have a match at EC w/ Barrett winning setting up a match at WM with Bo getting his moment by winning Shield is always amazing Brock attack on Miz looked painful EC is looking really good Henry return was good Bryan/Mysterio was awesome Great Raw
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Post by mrbestintheworld25 on Feb 6, 2013 20:43:31 GMT -5
Jericho/Punk is always a great I think Bo/Barrett will have a match at EC w/ Barrett winning setting up a match at WM with Bo getting his moment by winning Shield is always amazing Brock attack on Miz looked painful EC is looking really goodHenry return was good Bryan/Mysterio was awesome Great Raw
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