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Post by The Yes Man on Feb 3, 2014 23:57:05 GMT -5
Can someone get me a gif of Cesaro's reaction to Swagger losing?
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Post by punksnotdead on Feb 3, 2014 23:57:19 GMT -5
I thought the show was good.
All things Shield vs Wyatt were great imo. I thought Bray's promo was great, and I thought all 3 members of The Shield were great in the rebuttal promo.
The cage match wasn't anything special imo, but Cody doing the moonsault was a great spot. Looked nasty.
Ryder and Ziggler both got to actually work before jobbing out, which was nice.
Emma was hilarious. I don't know why sh*t has to be so serious all the time. I laughed. Not sure why they did the pick a member from the audience thing though, just to say Emma was from NXT haha. Yes, her dancing is horrible, but that's why it makes me giggle, just like Fandingo.
Batista vs Del Rio on the microphone was painful, and I have zero desire to see that match, but I have zero desire to see either guy do anything so...
Christian vs Swagger was alright. It really didn't have much context so it felt meaningless other than Cesaro scowling at Swagger.
I skipped Sheamus vs Axel. No interest.
Listend to a little bit of AJ on commentary but then skipped the Divas match.
Enjoyed the main event. Great for Bryan. He's not winning the EC but if he gets screwed at Chamber and goes over HHH at Mania then that leads him back to the title, which will likely be Batista at that point, who will hopefully turn heel and drop the title. I mean yeah, Bryan is getting Punk's angle but we knew that already.
I heard CM Punk chants most of the night. The crowd wasn't great but at least they got that and the Yes! chants right. It wasn't for a lack of trying from some members of the audience. Some awkward silent moments though.
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Post by bad guy™ on Feb 3, 2014 23:57:45 GMT -5
Imagine if Punk's music hit I am far from a Punk fan. But I was sitting there during the beat down thinking "Well, Punk time" and then nothing. I was amused that Punk was not there and depressed Bryan got ed up. It was bitter sweet for me. XD
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Post by Sleazyness on Feb 3, 2014 23:59:07 GMT -5
The ending to RAW was pretty crap to me.
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Post by slappy on Feb 4, 2014 0:32:11 GMT -5
Can someone get me a gif of Cesaro's reaction to Swagger losing?
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Post by slappy on Feb 4, 2014 1:43:37 GMT -5
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Post by Duck Holliday on Feb 4, 2014 2:21:55 GMT -5
I thought it was a decent show, but anyone else think the crowd was kinda lame? Sorta seemed like there was a general lack of energy. Especially in the main event. I thought they both put on a good match, but the crowd seemed too tired to care. Maybe lacking a promo with Bryan to make people remember they should care? IDK..
I have to give the WWE some credit for "crowd control" for Batista. His entrance was slightly more favorable than I expected, but as the crowd seemed to be rallying for a yes/D Bry chant they had Del Rio come out to refocus their attention.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2014 3:55:55 GMT -5
Can someone get me a gif of Cesaro's reaction to Swagger losing? Pathetic Swagger....Pathetic.
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Post by slappy on Feb 4, 2014 4:00:36 GMT -5
I thought it was a decent show, but anyone else think the crowd was kinda lame? Sorta seemed like there was a general lack of energy. Especially in the main event. I thought they both put on a good match, but the crowd seemed too tired to care. Maybe lacking a promo with Bryan to make people remember they should care? IDK.. I have to give the WWE some credit for "crowd control" for Batista. His entrance was slightly more favorable than I expected, but as the crowd seemed to be rallying for a yes/D Bry chant they had Del Rio come out to refocus their attention. I heard that they were muting the crowd. Makes sense because crowds are always loud during Truth's entrance shouting What's Up and this time it was much quieter than normal.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Feb 4, 2014 4:09:32 GMT -5
Terrible Raw, apart from the Shield and Wyatts promos. Such a dull, flat show.
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Post by Duck Holliday on Feb 4, 2014 4:09:36 GMT -5
I thought it was a decent show, but anyone else think the crowd was kinda lame? Sorta seemed like there was a general lack of energy. Especially in the main event. I thought they both put on a good match, but the crowd seemed too tired to care. Maybe lacking a promo with Bryan to make people remember they should care? IDK.. I have to give the WWE some credit for "crowd control" for Batista. His entrance was slightly more favorable than I expected, but as the crowd seemed to be rallying for a yes/D Bry chant they had Del Rio come out to refocus their attention. I heard that they were muting the crowd. Makes sense because crowds are always loud during Truth's entrance shouting What's Up and this time it was much quieter than normal. Humm.. ok that makes sense. Is it a crazy idea that they might filter in fake prerecorded crowd responses? If sounded really off after Batista scared Del Rio off.
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Post by slappy on Feb 4, 2014 4:14:19 GMT -5
I heard that they were muting the crowd. Makes sense because crowds are always loud during Truth's entrance shouting What's Up and this time it was much quieter than normal. Humm.. ok that makes sense. Is it a crazy idea that they might filter in fake prerecorded crowd responses? If sounded really off after Batista scared Del Rio off. Nothing would surprise me.
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Post by dylan on Feb 4, 2014 6:47:31 GMT -5
And as always... Raw comes full circle.
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Post by MrPerfect25 on Feb 4, 2014 9:21:54 GMT -5
Maybe the worst Raw on the road to Wrestlemania in history.
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Post by Jonathan Karate on Feb 4, 2014 9:43:35 GMT -5
Everyone keeps saying they avoided Punk like the plague or something. I'm assuming you all missed the Miz segment. You can't tell me that wasn't a jab at Punk.
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Post by Escape The Rules on Feb 4, 2014 10:23:37 GMT -5
Watched it this morning as it wasn't a show I cared to watch live. Hit & miss really, some good, some meh. Overall nothing special.
I enjoyed the cage match and the Bryan/Orton bout. 2 excellent matches right there.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2014 10:43:46 GMT -5
Terrible Raw, apart from the Shield and Wyatts promos. Such a dull, flat show. Agreed....the Shield were the only highlights for me too.
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Post by Jamal on Feb 4, 2014 12:22:00 GMT -5
Forwarded through most of it. Pretty terrible.
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Post by Chip on Feb 4, 2014 13:44:49 GMT -5
did they even mention Titus/Ryder NXT connection?
that actually would have been USEFUL to the "dumb audience"...i'm sure Cole was just plugging the app, or talking about Cena
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Post by Rule 30 on Feb 4, 2014 14:43:00 GMT -5
Are we gonna sit here and pretend Bryan didn't just get a clean win over Orton?
I can't say I thought the show was awful. I enjoyed the Shield/Wyatt stuff, the cage match, Emma's debut, and the main event. I've gotten to the point where I just look for enjoyable things about the product and focus on those, rather than spending three hours of my life miserable every week.
Also, AJ was incredible on commentary.
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