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Post by Flair Forever on Mar 12, 2013 6:09:06 GMT -5
Good Raw, I didn't even notice that Cena wasn't there until it was over - and that's bad, considering that the Wrestlemania 29 Main Event centers around him... But tonight's show was really about Paul Bearer, which was IMO very respectful - something just tells me that he'd be very happy that his death received this kind of attention. He was, after all, a wrestling star, and getting attention is what it's all about... I think it's great that the Undertaker/CM Punk match has become very personal - think about it, when was the last time we saw the Undertaker REALLY want to destroy someone? I was getting tired of the last four WM's with Shawn & HHH - it seemed more like 'Taker was just trying to win, or survive - THIS year, he's going out there to DESTROY Punk.... and I'll be it won't be as easy as most think... Punk's a stubborn SOB... WTF is with Brad Maddox? I get that he's acting like an idiot - but where are they going to go with an angle like this? What is the "end game?" I can't think of anything good resulting from his stupidity.... it's hard to watch. I think they should have made more progress on the WM29 undercard - I still don't have a good idea what other matches we'll be seeing... And no HHH? WTF? Why bring Brock in and not have Hunter on camera to build up their match? Makes no sense at all. Overall, I think Raw was more good than bad.... which in 2013 is the best we can hope for, I think...
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Post by drifter on Mar 12, 2013 7:00:21 GMT -5
Good to know Paul Bearers real son was in attendance tonight. Sons. Daniel and Michael. And even odder, about them having Cena not on the show, he was there. Him and Ryback faced the Shield in the dark match main event. While I usually love when he's not on, when you're less than a month out for Mania, and he's in the main event, he should be on the show, especially when Rock is too busy to even show up.
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Post by Chip on Mar 12, 2013 8:10:25 GMT -5
commentary was exceptionally brutal last night, they are getting worse by the week. looks like they are now using the "motion sickness camera" for more than just Shield beatdowns. Yay! more stuff I don't want to watch! (they did it when Punk & Kane were outside the ring) I'm done with getting excited about seeing Cesaro, this is ing ridiculous. WHY IS THE UNITED STATES ING CHAMPION LOSING EVERY NON TITLE MATCH HE'S IN? ? It's literally the dumbest booking I've ever seen. I thought they were going somewhere with the Del Rio "We The People" vids...but instead they just replay the same one we all saw on Smackdown. I love Swag's gimmick & Colter but it's getting way past the redundant point now, instead of giving us a legit beatdown we got an 8 minute repetetive promo from Colter & the usual squash. RAW is becoming squash promo squash squash long match with no purpose promo squash promo promo squash main event. Every week, and the only heels that win anything are Swagger & Mark Henry. Oh...yeah Ziggler, he can beat Bryan (OF COURSE) but no one else on the roster....makes perfect sense for a guy they proclaim is "the future" At least they are making Punk/Undertaker "personal". Nice touch on him stealing the urn, hopefully they incorporate it into the feud and it wasn't just a one-off. Although Cole trying to tell us that THAT was the urn Bearer used to carry is so beyond insulting I don't know what else to say.
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Post by Brankind on Mar 12, 2013 8:34:01 GMT -5
No ROck , Cena or HHH - not a bad show since we had Brock , Punk and Taker. I find the 3 hours just too much, wish it was 2 hours
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Post by Infinite on Mar 12, 2013 13:04:08 GMT -5
Pretty good Raw.
Punk's hitting uber-heel territory, and it's awesome. Brock was badass, highlight reel was hilarious, and Dolph vs Bryan was very good.
BTW, Letters in the sky is such a good promo package song. The first time they used it (Orton vs Cena- Bragging Rights 2009) was better though.
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Post by Escape The Rules on Mar 12, 2013 13:59:55 GMT -5
Raw ranged from very good to cringe worthy bad last night.
The good: Loved the whole Paul Bearer angle & interaction with Punk & Taker/Kane. Thought it was handled really respectfully & it's got me really interested in their feud.
Bryan & Ziggler was a great match, but I just can't get involved with Ziggler because WWE don't seem to have a clue what they're doing with him. He's certainly not going to be a credible champion at this rate if he's going to successfully cash in.
Not sure what to make of Fandango.
Never expected Brock to come out during the NAO match which was great, nice surprise. I'm still hooked for the HHH/Lesnar feud. Loved Rhodes Scholars rendition of the NAO material.
Mark Henry Vs. Kofi was decent enough but the outcome was obviously never in doubt. Surprised they're throwing Henry Vs. Ryback away on SD unless they plan to have it not officially start & reschedule it for WM.
Cesaro's sure being jobbed out, it's not gonna mean anything when he loses the title now because he's lost so much momentum over the last several weeks.
Still enjoying the Shield/Orton/Sheamus/Show interactions too, hoping it all sets up an Orton heel turn at Mania or shortly after.
The Highlight Reel segment was absolutely terrible, cringe worthy to watch, that's all I can say about it. I wasn't even into Jericho & Miz's match after that abomination so I don't have an opinion on the match.
I feel like they could be doing more with Del Rio/Swagger, nothing really grabbed me from them this week.
Weird how they omitted Cena from the show this week.
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Post by /X Metal Sorenges x "Mac Oh J~ on Mar 12, 2013 15:20:20 GMT -5
It's a shame I wasn't around to see RAW. Regardless, does anyone want any gifs made?
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Post by MizTV on Mar 12, 2013 16:18:46 GMT -5
It's a shame I wasn't around to see RAW. Regardless, does anyone want any gifs made? It seemed there was something that someone want but I can't remember what
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2013 16:20:35 GMT -5
It's a shame I wasn't around to see RAW. Regardless, does anyone want any gifs made? It seemed there was something that someone want but I can't remember what someone wanted miz's pants pulled down lmao
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2013 21:50:27 GMT -5
It's a shame I wasn't around to see RAW. Regardless, does anyone want any gifs made? CM Punk doing Takers taunt with the urn at the end of raw
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Post by Otto The Orange on Mar 12, 2013 23:26:32 GMT -5
I couldn't even watch raw last night. I was too busy scrolling through this thread looking for gif's and jpg's. Well played last tonight, wfigs forums.
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Post by Kanenite on Mar 13, 2013 16:17:18 GMT -5
Just to throw my two cents in, I thought this was a pretty good RAW.
The Taker/Punk feud is now a lot more personal, and everything that involved Kane, Taker, and Punk was great (even that "The Call" trailer). Punk looked like such a douche when he interrupted Taker and it was good to get a break from the "Team Hell No/Comedic Relief" Kane, and get a form of the good o' "Ass Kickin' Machine" Kane.
And That RhodesScholars Pre-Match segment had me laughing.
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Post by /X Metal Sorenges x "Mac Oh J~ on Mar 14, 2013 18:20:53 GMT -5
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