Planet Charisma
Mid-Carder
Joined on: Jun 22, 2012 16:17:02 GMT -5
Posts: 74
|
Post by Planet Charisma on Feb 2, 2015 21:40:35 GMT -5
BackstoryI am starting off with tonight's Raw. So everything that has happened in real life in terms of Royal Rumble, last week's "Raw", and this past live Smackdown, I am following. But in other news... Due to the popularity of NXT, Smackdown is now going to be a television show focused on NXT, with various WWE superstars sprinkled in. Storylines that now happen on Smackdown will stay exclusive to Smackdown, while WWE's main storylines will be primarily pushed on Raw. (So sue me, I don't feel like writing Raw/Smackdown/NXT/Superstars/Main Event for every week as the diary won't go anywhere. So I'm only going to be doing Raw/PPV's. My goal is to post a Raw each Monday and to basically stay even with my diary and with real life in terms of the date. I want to try to set realistic expectations.) Authority FigureTriple H & Stephanie McMahon w/Seth Rollins, Big Show, Kane, J&J Security SuperstarsAdam Rose Bad News Barrett (Intercontinental Champion) Big Show Bray Wyatt Brock Lesnar (WWE World Heavyweight Champion) w/Paul Heyman Curtis Axel Daniel Bryan Darren Young Dean Ambrose Dolph Ziggler Erick Rowan Fandango w/Rosa Mendes Heath Slater Jack Swagger w/Zeb Colter John Cena Kane Luke Harper Mark Henry R-Truth Roman Reigns Rusev w/Lana Ryback Seth Rollins w/J&J Security Sin Cara Sting Titus O'Neil Zack Ryder Tag TeamsCesaro & Tyson Kidd Damien Mizdow & The Miz Goldust & Stardust Los Matadores w/El Torito New Day The Ascension Uso's (Tag Team Champions) DivasAlicia Fox Brie Bella Cameron Emma Layla Naomi Natalya Nikki Bella Paige Rosa Mendes Summer Rae InactiveAJ Lee Bo Dallas David Otunga Eva Marie Randy Orton Rey Mysterio Sheamus Tamina The Rock The Undertaker
|
|
Planet Charisma
Mid-Carder
Joined on: Jun 22, 2012 16:17:02 GMT -5
Posts: 74
|
Post by Planet Charisma on Feb 2, 2015 21:40:49 GMT -5
(February 2, 2015) Superstars SpoilersEmma defeated Cameron R-Truth defeated Stardust RawRaw opened up with The Authority coming out. Triple H mentioned that later in the show, he would address Roman Reigns and make a big announcement. Seth Rollins then started talking about how on Smackdown, Ryback, Erick Rowan, and Dolph Ziggler tried to unify themselves together. He wanted to know when they would start to fight their own battles. Big Show then grabbed the microphone and said how he can't wait to knock Roman Reigns out. Kane was also in the ring even though he had just lost a casket match, but he didn't say anything. Triple H said that he was just thinking in his head, and it's kind of funny. He was thinking back to Survivor Series, where it all started. Triple H then said that he was in a giving mood tonight, and that they would make history with the main event tonight. He said that the same ten men in the Survivor Series main event would all be involved in a rematch tonight. But he said since Cena apparently couldn't control his team, Big Show is now on Team Authority. So it will be the same ten men as the Survivor Series main event, just now it will be a 6-on-4 handicap match. And he warned Sting not to show up. Tag Team Championship: The Uso's (Champions) vs. Cesaro & Tyson Kidd The announcers noted the winning streak of Cesaro & Kidd in recent weeks.After the commercial, Cesaro and Kidd worked on Jimmy. Finally, he made the hot tag and The Uso's eventually did their outside dive onto the outside. Cesaro went to give Jimmy an uppercut, but Jimmy ducked and Kidd took the uppercut. After that, The Uso's then did their kick/splash combo on Cesaro to retain their titles. Winners: The Uso's (Still Tag Team Champions Tag Team Championship: The Uso's (Champions) vs. Cesaro & Tyson Kidd The announcers noted the winning streak of Cesaro & Kidd in recent weeks.After the commercial, Cesaro and Kidd worked on Jimmy. Finally, he made the hot tag and The Uso's eventually did their outside dive onto the outside. Cesaro went to give Jimmy an uppercut, but Jimmy ducked and Kidd took the uppercut. After that, The Uso's then did their kick/splash combo on Cesaro to retain their titles. Winners: The Uso's (Still Tag Team Champions) There was a backstage interview with John Cena where he said his team will continue to get Survivor Series retribution, and he will especially be seeking out Rusev. Los Matadores vs. The AscensionThe crowd didn't care as The Ascension picked up the quick victory. JBL trashed the duo as usual. Winners: The Ascension After the commercial break, Daniel Bryran was in the ring leading a "yes" chant. He said that his dream of being in the main event of Wrestlemania again looks to have gone away. So he said since he can't do that, he wants to continue to right the wrongs from the past so he can have a clean slate going forward. Bryan said that this starts with Bray Wyatt. He said that not only did Wyatt try to ruin Bryan's life last year before he got into it with The Authority, but Wyatt eliminated Bryan at the Royal Rumble. So he laid down the challenge for Wyatt at Fast Lane. Non-Title: Bad News Barrett (Intercontinental Champion) vs. Dean AmbroseThese two had a lengthy match, as there was a commercial during it. Late in the match, Barrett hit Wasteland for a two count. Ambrose ended up hitting Dirty Deeds, but Barrett fell onto the outside. Barrett finally got up as the referee counted eight, but Barrett opted to stay out of the ring to be counted out. Winner: Dean Ambrose (by count-out)To follow along the format of last week's "Raw", there was a sit-down interview with Titus O'Neil. Titus said that he may never be in the Wrestlemania main event, but this is his dream and he has a lot to offer. They mentioned his longtime friendship with Batista as well. They discussed Titus's recent slump. Big E w/Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods vs. Titus O'NeilTitus actually built up some momentum, however Big E ended up running him over. After the splash, Big E finished off Titus with the Big Ending. Winner: Big ETriple H came out to address Roman Reigns. He said that there was controversy at the Royal Rumble, and he had a major announcement to make. Roman Reigns then came out to confront Triple H. Triple H then said that the controversy was coming, and a referee came out for the impromptu match. Curtis Axel vs. Roman ReignsThe announcers wondered how this involved a big announcement. Reigns squashed him and pinned him with a Spear in about a minute. Winner: Roman ReignsAs soon as the match ended, Triple H got a microphone and said "good, that's out of the way". Triple H said that that was the controversy part, but now it's time for the big announcement. He said that at Royal Rumble, the WWE Universe was not kind to Reigns. But Triple H knows Reigns will help lead the WWE into the next generation, which is why he was offering Reigns a spot in The Authority. The crowd started to chant "no", and Triple H told Reigns to sleep on it. Alicia Fox vs. PaigeNikki and Brie sat in on commentary. Cole said that it was "former best friends going at it". Paige eventually won with the Paige Turner as she stared at Nikki. Winner: PaigeThe Miz was talking backstage about how big of a movie star he was, and Damien Mizdow was mimicking him as usual. He then said, "it's time to re-introduce my beautiful wife Maryse to the WWE Universe", as former Divas Champion Maryse walked in. Mizdow was confused, as Miz then took his attention away from Mizdow. Miz then told Mizdow that because he's such a huge star, he arranged easy competition for them; so he told Mizdow that hopefully he doesn't screw up once again. Damien Mizdow & The Miz w/Maryse vs. Two JobbersMiz was going to tag in Mizdow but decided not to. Miz ended up finishing off one of the locals with the Skull Crushing Finale. Winners: Damien Mizdow & The MizAfter the match, Miz and Maryse celebrated while Mizdow was just left behind. He looked unhappy, but still played his role. 6-on-4: Big Show, Kane, Luke Harper, Mark Henry, Rusev, Seth Rollins vs. Dolph Ziggler, Erick Rowan, John Cena, RybackThis was a very long main event as expected, with the usual taking turns of momentum. Henry didn't really participate, hinting that he might still be hurt. Late in the match, the action spilled as all ten men were going at it. Big Show and Kane continued to argue on the outside, stemming from Royal Rumble. All the others were going at it on the outside, and Ryback went into the ring and gave Henry the Meathook Clothesline to pick up the win. Winners: Dolph Ziggler, Erick Rowan, John Cena, RybackAfter the match, Big Show and Kane continued to argue, and all ten men started brawling. Triple H and Stephanie were shouting random things from the outside. All of a sudden, the lights went out, and they came back on. Everyone was expecting Sting, but all of a sudden, Randy Orton's music hit and he came out to a MASSIVE pop. Orton came down to the ring, and Rollins went into the crowd and started retreating. In the ring, Orton gave Harper an RKO, and then gave one to Henry. The crowd was still going crazy as Rollins and Orton had a stare down from very far away to close the show.
|
|
Planet Charisma
Mid-Carder
Joined on: Jun 22, 2012 16:17:02 GMT -5
Posts: 74
|
Post by Planet Charisma on Feb 2, 2015 21:41:15 GMT -5
United States Championship: Rusev (Champion) vs. John Cena Divas Championship: Nikki Bella (Champion) vs. Paige
|
|
|
Post by ✖ AJ on Feb 4, 2015 14:49:39 GMT -5
Alright, lets test the waters here with Raw. First off, there is no real format and it pushes me off immediately. I don't mean to say that to bash you, but to give you construtive criticism to grab people's attention with a clean and neat layout. I'm fine with shorter writing, as long as it keeps people on the board, it just isn't my style. A decent opening promo from The Authority, setting up a 6-on-4 handicap match later on. Mark Henry is injured though, isn't he? Nevermind. The Usos beating Cesaro and Kidd was fine by me, I like the team of Cesaro and Kidd but I think it is for the best they don't get in to the title conversation yet because they haven't established as a team yet. Yes, it'd be something new, but they aren't ready. Give it a little while. Not a big fan of back to back tag team matches, but a fine win for The Ascension over the team they should've dominated first, Los Matadors. Daniel Bryan challenging Bray Wyatt to a match at Fastlane? Interesting, I suppose, but I wish there was a bigger reason than him just being like hey let's go at it again. I guess it gives them both something to do, though, and they always put on good matches. Dean Ambrose beating Bad News Barrett via count out was a fine decision, it allows this to be a bit of a slow building feud. Classic scenario of the coward champion. Positive Big E with a squash over Titus O'Neil, okay. Weird promo in the middle of the show, leading to Roman Reigns decimating Curtis Axel. An offer in to the The Authority is his big thing? Meh, really.Paige beating Alicia Fox is expected with the feud with Nikki Bella. Hey! Maryse is back! Hot hot hot hot hot. Maybe Mizdow can get his own Maryse? Another squash tonight with Miz and Mizdow now? Blech. Too many squashes. Finally, a huge main event with the faces winning. Glad that Henry took the fall and although there was no Sting, here comes Randy Orton! The Viper is back! Good return for him that I wish had happened at the Royal Rumble, presumably to feud with Rollins. A decent show that would of had me meh-ing through a regular Raw honestly, especially with too many squash matches. You kind of put yourself in a corner by booking that giant main event, though. Anyway, like I said, this could use a cleaner layout and maybe some more clarity of things that are going on... we'll see what comes of it. Good luck.
|
|
|
Post by Red Dragon on Feb 4, 2015 16:16:24 GMT -5
Interesting stuff, it's a little odd. But then again, wouldn't it be boring if you just did what we expected. SS rematch is pretty cool plus the change, not a fan of the Uppercats losing, should have built that match up, could have been a hot opener to Fast Lane, two tag matches in a row? at least it's booked right, what's this Titus stuff? interesting to have HHH offer Reigns an Authority spot, could go either way, either mega heel or the push he needs to become full face, I like Mayrse being back and am interested to see where Miz/Mizdow goes, cool ending, I think some fans might feel cheated there was no Sting but cool ending nethertheless. I think it's a solid start but knowing you, I think you got big plans and once they kick in this will be one of the diaries to read. Keep it up and good luck.
|
|
|
Post by Jord on Feb 4, 2015 21:22:40 GMT -5
I can totally understand why you're not doing every show as it is too much to keep up with. Raw was decent for what it was. There's not too much to comment on really but I liked the return of Maryse and a potential Miz/Mizdow feud. Triple H offering Reigns a spot in The Authority is interesting and Orton returning as a face was huge. Looking forward to what you do with him. Your old ECW diary was one of my favourites so I'm really looking forward to more!
|
|
|
Post by Planktung on Feb 5, 2015 0:53:41 GMT -5
Right off the bat, my first notice is the dullness of the layout. It isn't a huge issue for your first show, however, since I believe that it does take a while for someone to find a layout that they're comfortable with. Some writers here prefer to have long and detailed write ups (myself included), but having a short and to the point style of writing is very much fine with me. I like the callback to Survivor Series with tonight's main event. Triple H mentioning Sting makes me believe that we might see him get involved. Make sure to keep his appearances sparse, though. A very good opening contest for the WWE Tag Team Championships, and one that I hope to see soon in reality. While I'm alright with The Usos retaining, I would love to see Tyson Kidd and Cesaro have a run soon. They've been killing it as a time. I'm also surprised that you didn't hold off on having this match until Fast Lane, unless you plan on having a rematch there. Maybe point out when commercial breaks occur, by the way. It's very hard for me to get into The Ascension, and it's been that way since NXT, but I understand the need to build them up. I just can't see them being that successful on the main roster, especially with their awful attires. A good segment with Daniel Bryan laying out the challenge to Bray Wyatt for Fast Lane. It'll be interesting to see what you do with this match, seeing as how neither can really afford a loss at this point, especially if you proceed with the rumored WrestleMania bout of Wyatt vs. The Undertaker. I know that I would rather see Bryan get the win at Fast Lane. Bad News Barrett taking a count out loss to Dean Ambrose was fine to establish this rivalry and, hopefully, lead to a rematch at Fast Lane with some sort of stipulation attached to it. A sit down interview with Titus O'Neil? Um, alright. Very random I must say, seeing as how Titus isn't really in a position to be spotlighted on RAW. It didn't make much sense for Big E to defeat Titus afterwards, either. I take it that you will be utilizing Titus, but I just felt that this was an unorthodox way to start a push for him. An expected squash victory for Roman Reigns over Curtis Axel, and an interesting aftermath with Triple H offering Reigns a spot in The Authority. I don't think I would like to see Reigns align himself with the group, but that's because I would prefer to see him as a lone-wolf heel. I'm just not digging his run at the moment as a babyface at all. Simple victory for Paige to help build her momentum for the Divas Championship match at Fast Lane. Like I tell everyone else with a WWE diary on the board, I hope that you can build a credible Divas division. Maryse returning. I like it a lot. A valet could really help The Miz, I believe. Especially after he and Damien Mizdow inevitably split. I'm curious to see how you'll approach the end of their run as a duo. Lastly, a great Handicap match for the main event. Surprised that it had a clean finish, though. Wasn't expecting Randy Orton to make his return right now, but I'm glad that he did. A strong ending to establish Orton as a babyface once again and build towards an eventual match against Seth Rollins. Overall, a pretty solid show. Felt realistic enough for the current product. Like I said previously, though. Work on finding a proper layout for the diary. I hope to see this have some longevity on the board.
|
|
Planet Charisma
Mid-Carder
Joined on: Jun 22, 2012 16:17:02 GMT -5
Posts: 74
|
Post by Planet Charisma on Feb 9, 2015 9:33:19 GMT -5
(February 9, 2015) Superstars SpoilersEmma defeated Cameron Zack Ryder defeated Curtis Axel RawRaw opens up with Triple H and Stephanie coming to the ring. HHH says he wants to address a few things. First of all, he is expecting an answer from Roman Reigns tonight on whether or not he wants to join The Authority. He said speaking of Reigns, he needs a tune-up match at Fast Lane to prepare for the challenge at Wrestlemania. So he said Reigns will get a tough test against another fan-favorite, Ryback. Triple H then also announced Randy Orton vs. Seth Rollins at Fast Lane. He told Orton that he was being very generous to Orton. But he said if Orton touches Rollins before Fast Lane, then the match is off. After these announcements, Paul Heyman came out and into the ring. Heyman told Triple H that his offer at Royal Rumble to have Lesnar take out Sting is off. Triple H said he doesn't need anyone else, and he will call out Sting at Fast Lane. Heyman said that's fine, but he wanted to shift focus back to "the enemy", Roman Reigns. Heyman said that if Reigns does indeed join The Authority, then that will make The Authority an enemy of Brock Lesnar. Heyman dropped the microphone as Raw went to commercial. Roman Reigns vs. Titus O'NeilTitus got in a few moves and actually hit the Clash of the Titus early on. However, after a Superman Punch and Spear, Reigns picked up the easy victory. Winner: Roman ReignsAs Reigns was walking up the ramp, Ryback's music hit. Ryback came out and did his usual routine on the top of the ramp, and then said "It's Feeding Time" right in front of Reigns' face. They had a brief stare down, and Reigns went to the back. Ryback vs. Tyson Kidd w/Cesaro & NatalyaThis match went a little longer than the last due to some attempted interference by Cesaro. However, not to be outdone by Reigns, Ryback made quick work of Kidd. He hit the Meathook Clothesline followed by Shellshocked, and Ryback got the three count. Winner: RybackBackstage, Stephanie McMahon told Kane and Big Show that they need to get on the same page. She said what happened last week resulted in a loss, and Royal Rumble resulted in Roman Reigns winning Royal Rumble. Stephanie told them that Reigns has an offer to join The Authority. And if he accepts, unless they get on the same page, Reigns could be taking someone's spot. She then told Kane and Big Show that if they win their match tonight, that will make them the #1 contenders for the Tag Team Titles. Non-Title: Bad News Barrett (Intercontinental Champion) vs. Dolph ZigglerThe announcers mentioned how Barrett got counted out against Ambrose on purpose last week, and Booker brought up how Barrett seems to slack off when the title is not on the line. It was a usual back and forth match between the two. After Ziggler kicked out of Wasteland, Barrett went for the Bull Hammer. However, Ziggler ducked and then hit the Zig-Zag to pin Barrett. Winner: Dolph ZigglerAfter the match, Kane came out. He said that The Authority is fair to all, even those who defy The Authority. Kane told Barrett that because Ziggler and Ambrose each hold victories against him in recent weeks, there will be a triple threat match at Fast Lane between those three. Back from commercial, Daniel Bryan came out to a nice pop, presumably for a match. But the lights went out and Bray Wyatt appeared on the screen. Wyatt cut his usual promo, telling Bryan that no matter what, he never goes away. He said that he will see Bryan at Fast Lane, and then the lights faded out. Non-Title: Natalya w/Paige & Tyson Kidd vs. Nikki Bella (Divas Champion) w/Brie BellaThe match went about five minutes, and was OK. Towards the end, Paige and Kidd started arguing on the outside. The referee was yelling at them, and then Brie went into the ring and gave Natalya an X-Factor. Nikki then covered Natalya to win the match. Winner: Nikki BellaPaige and Kidd continued to argue as the show went to commercial break. Non-Title: Jack Swagger vs. Rusev w/Lana (United States Champion)The third straight match involving a champion was a good one. It was similar to their matches from the past year. Swagger ended up missing a Swagger Bomb, and Rusev soon locked into the Accolade, and Swagger was forced to tap out. Winner: RusevAfter the match, Rusev would not let go, which prompted John Cena to come out. Cena stayed in the ring and said that Rusev was a problem. The problem was all of the anti-USA garbage, but that Rusev was so good that nobody has been able to put an end to it. Cena says Rusev's US title reign, his reign of terror on the US and WWE locker room, and his undefeated streak all come to an end at Fast Lane. Rusev didn't like what Cena had to say, as Cena panned to the crowd after. The New Day w/Xavier Woods vs. Big Show & KaneThis match was not too bad. In the middle, Show and Kane took turns beating up on Kofi. After Big E got the hot tag, he started taking it to Kane. As he was trying to set up for the Big Ending, Big Show KO'd Xavier Woods on the outside. This distracted Big E as he turned right into a Kane chokeslam to end the match. Winners: Big Show & KaneSo that victory earned Big Show & Kane a Tag Team Title match at Fast Lane, which the announcers questioned (and JBL defended). While celebrating, Kane attacked Kofi. He then took Kofi and whipped him forward right into a KO punch from Big Show. The Uso's looked on backstage. After the commercial, Randy Orton came into the ring. He got a promo about how Rollins and The Authority put him out of action for a long time, but he's now back and better than ever. Orton said he was The Viper for many years, but that stopped last year. He said that he became a pawn in The Authority's game, and he was sick and tired of it. Rollins ended up coming out and into the ring, after he reminded Orton that he can't touch him until Fast Lane. Rollins said that Orton had his time, but his time was up, and Rollins' time was now (Rollins made a sarcastic jab at Cena after). He told Orton that Orton had his chance to be the face of the WWE, and failed. Rollins said that he is Mr. Money-In-The-Bank, and that he was a future WWE World Heavyweight Champion. He then started mocking Orton for taking him out, and Orton got pissed. They stood face-to-face, and Rollins spat in Orton's face (using a loophole). Orton got heated and Rollins said that if they touch each other, the match was off. Orton held back somehow, and Rollins said "that's what I thought" before leaving. To follow along with the new weekly theme, there was a sit-down interview with Zack Ryder. Ryder said he returned even though he's not 100% healthy; because in this business, that's how you need to be. He explained how he's been scratching and crawling his whole career. Ryder was asked if he peaked when he won the US Title a few years ago. Ryder explained that there's a chance that's the case, but he will do his best to make sure it's not. Luke Harper vs. Zack RyderMany would be expecting a squash, but that was not the case. This was back and forth, even though Harper got in the majority of offense. Late in the match, Ryder gave Harper the Broski Boot. He set him up for the Rough Ryder, but Harper countered it into a modified powerbomb. When Ryder got up, Harper planted him with his spinning clothesline for the win. Winner: Luke HarperBackstage, Miz told Mizdow that they had a tougher test this week with The Ascension. Miz paid more attention to Maryse, and then Maryse told Mizdow that he better not screw up tonight (which Miz liked). Damien Mizdow & The Miz w/Maryse vs. The AscensionThis match went back and forth, with the usual antics from Miz and Mizdow. Miz wrestled most of the match, while Mizdow did his usual bit on the apron. Toward the end, Miz reluctantly tagged in Mizdow. Miz then got off the apron and started talking to Maryse, showing little interest in the match. Mizdow realized he had nobody to tag, and The Ascension hit The Fall of Man on Mizdow to win the match. Winners: The Ascension After the match, Miz and Maryse were unhappy with Mizdow. The three of them left the ringside area, with Mizdow walking a good amount behind the pair. For the main event segment, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon came out with J&J Security (which felt random). He called out Roman Reigns, who did his usual entrance. HHH then said The Authority wanted to know if Reigns wanted to accept their offer. As Reigns was about to answer, Brock Lesnar's music hit, and he came to the ring with Heyman. Lesnar dropped his belt off with Heyman, implying that things could get physical. Lesnar went into the ring, and HHH sent J&J to stop Lesnar from going further. Lesnar then grabbed Mercury and gave him an F-5, and then did the same for Noble. Reigns then ran and gave Lesnar a huge clothesline, sending him out of the ring. That made Lesnar furious, and Reigns kept yelling at Lesnar to come back into the ring. However, Heyman kept yelling at Lesnar himself, telling him to stay put. Lesnar slowly retreated up the ramp, as Reigns' music hit and he went back to where he came from through the crowd. The announcers mentioned how no official decision on Reigns joining The Authority was given, and that ended the show.
|
|
Planet Charisma
Mid-Carder
Joined on: Jun 22, 2012 16:17:02 GMT -5
Posts: 74
|
Post by Planet Charisma on Feb 9, 2015 9:33:51 GMT -5
United States Championship: Rusev (Champion) vs. John Cena Randy Orton vs. Seth Rollins Roman Reigns vs. Ryback Bray Wyatt vs. Daniel Bryan Intercontinental Championship: Bad News Barrett (Champion) vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler Tag Team Championship: Uso's vs. Big Show & Kane Divas Championship: Nikki Bella (Champion) vs. Paige
|
|
|
Post by The Kevstaaa on Feb 9, 2015 15:37:06 GMT -5
It's good to have you back man! First glance, the layout is plain, but it reminds me of your old ECW in a good way. You should ask someone to make match graphics or something to give it a bit of spice though. Short opening segment that set the stage for Fast Lane. I'm intrigued by the Authority/Roman Reigns/Brock Lesnar stuff. Roman Reigns beating Titus O'Neill quickly is wise. The Ryback/Reigns thing is quite strange booking. Aww, Tyson Kidd getting squashed saddens me. Dolph Ziggler winning is always good, but I'm not a fan of it being at the expense of Bad News Barrett. Oh wait, scratch that. It leads to what should be an excellent Triple Threat match. Daniel Bryan/Bray Wyatt is an odd choice for a feud right now. I assume Paige will be earning a Divas Championship match, which I'm cool with. Rusev over Jack Swagger is fine. They have good chemistry. The Usos against Kane and Big Show makes sense with the Authority angle but I'm not sold. I prefer Usos/New Day or Usos/Kidd and Cesaro. I enjoyed Seth Rollins' jab at John Cena. I kind of wish his match with Randy Orton was held off until WrestleMania. Good win for Luke Harper, and I would like to see him get pushed. I will never be upset at a Maryse return. Obvious win for the Ascension. I wonder what your plans for them are. I liked the physical close to the show. Brock Lesnar and Reigns both looked good. With the awful reaction he got at the Royal Rumble, I think the heel turn tease and intrigue is a good idea. Overall, a solid episode of Raw, but I'm not a fan of some booking decisions. Maybe that's just me. Glad to have you back though.
|
|
|
Post by DTP. on Feb 10, 2015 9:57:24 GMT -5
WWE Monday Night RAW: Monday 2nd February 2015…Alright, so you’re back and choosing a really interesting time period. That’s an interesting choice. I’ll be reviewing your first two shows and providing analysis for how you could improve or modernise your craft to 2015 proportions (may be good for you since you’ve previously admitted that you’re pretty rusty as a writer). Emma defeating Cameron on WWE Superstars was fine – R-Truth defeating Stardust was a curious decision, though. I’m not sure why that happened when Goldust and Stardust are more featured than Truth, but okay. I could go for a better R-Truth treatment. The Authority opening up the show was an interesting decision as I would have expected to hear from Royal Rumble winner Roman Reigns firstly. Nonetheless, this was fair and outlined the upcoming show: but I do think there should have been more to this, for example with Roman Reigns or an anti-Authority superstar interrupting. This just came off as an announcement for the night which could have taken place later in the show in a backstage segment. I could have gone for some more definition as to why Cesaro and Tyson Kidd challenged the Usos for the WWE Tag Team Championships without any build or backstory – but this could have been saved for WWE Fast Lane. It probably popped a tiny rating jump, but I think that long-term this served purpose as just a segment-filler. Up next, the Ascension mowing through Los Matadores was fine – not too much to add on that. I could have gone for more personality showcasing from Konnor and Viktor or something to show us what’s next for these two. Hopefully it’s not rushing them to a shot at the WWE Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania 31. By the Summer, maybe they could get the title reign but they need to get over first and squash wins don’t appear to be working too well so far. Daniel Bryan’s promo was nice, as we begin Bryan’s road to WrestleMania in what appears to be an angle with Bray Wyatt – again. I don’t mind these two competing, as they always have solid matches, but it’s an angle that’s been done already and both men need something fresher I think. Dean Ambrose defeating Wade Barrett by count-out – now that’s a touchy subject as I hate the whole ‘challenger beats champion in non-title action’ angle: however, this works as Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett showed his personality and shone, by simply choosing to not continue fighting with Ambrose. I hope to see a fun follow-up with an actual storyline in place other than ‘I won’t fight you lol’ as the recurring theme. I think it just needs a little more substance. Titus O’Neil with sit-down interviews? Heh, I dug that. I hope it actually goes somewhere: I’m a fond believer that as far as African-Americans go, Titus is the closest and best fit possible. If used well, he could easily have a reign as Intercontinental Champion by the end of 2015. Big E then defeating Titus O’Neil…oh well. A little counterproductive here. Personally, I don’t like the cut up in-ring promos from Roman Reigns, and I think this could have taken place in the opening promo to give that opening segment some extra juice. Roman Reigns mowing through Curtis Axel was fun, with Axel playing the character of ‘I was never eliminated from the Royal Rumble match’ against the winner. Triple H then giving Reigns a spot…in the Authority? I’m not too sure how to feel about this, given Reigns having bad history with everybody in the current Authority. I don’t think Reigns needed to ‘sleep on it’ either. I think Reigns’ character would have simply refused there on the spot, allowing Triple H to show some serious repercussions for his refusal to join. That’s not to shoot down this completely – but I feel it could have been better executed. Paige being victorious against Alicia Fox was fun although it contrasts with Paige and Alicia Fox’s friendship on Total Divas, in a different universe. God, I hate Total Divas. The Miz and Damien Mizdow’s segment was fun, but I didn’t like the squash win for them: I don’t think it was needed and I feel that it would have damaged the rating. Maryse is back eh? That’s an interesting spin. Mizdow showing unhappiness was a decent spin, too. I think here Miz should have faced someone of a Sin Cara calibre, though. And finally, the Big Show, Kane, Luke Harper, Mark Henry, Rusev and Seth Rollins losing to John Cena, Ryback, Dolph Ziggler and Erick Rowan. Hopefully this is the last of this Survivor Series stuff, though – it’s February now and we need to switch things up. Just a note, Mark Henry is injured right now. Overall, admittedly this was a weak episode of RAW. It hosted a lot of unimportant undercard matches and boasted one true main event match: a first-hour/second-hour main event (whichever length RAW is) is necessary to keep things moving, I feel. I’m sure you can work out a format for an average episode of RAW soon enough, though.
WWE Monday Night RAW: Monday 9th February 2015…Okay, let’s see show two. It’s strange to not see Main Event or SmackDown, but I understand that they slow down your productivity. I just feel that they could help build foundations for RAW. In the absence of those shows, maybe we could get a weekly preview before you post RAW of what’s been announced over the duration of the week? Another thing I’ve noticed is the lack of Black History Month vignettes and Hall of Fame inductions. Emma defeating Cameron again on WWE Superstars, maybe switch things up a little from week to week. Zack Ryder defeating Curtis Axel was fine, although Ryder is still injured last time I checked. Onto RAW, a decent promo with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon addressing the upcoming card. Wait, when did Randy Orton return to television? I’m all for Seth Rollins and Orton facing off, but this came out of nowhere to me. Also, I thought we’d be seeing Rollins and Orton at WrestleMania 31, unless you have other plans or an idea to extend the length of their already seven-month long storyline. Paul Heyman’s appearance was the extra spice this show needed in terms of the opening promo. Roman Reigns is still yet to decide what he wants to do, I guess building up for later on. Roman Reigns defeating Titus O’Neil was fine, as O’Neil’s slump continues to get showcased: that said, this wasn’t a strong opening contest and RAW needs it to re-energize the crowd after the opening promo I think. Ryback defeating Tyson Kidd was fine, but it looks like Cesaro and Kidd are back on the backburner after losing the WWE Tag Team Championship match last week – kind of why the lack of long-term planning before last week’s tag match with the Usos hurt them. Stephanie McMahon threatening the Big Show and Kane was interesting, with McMahon for whatever reason so sure that Roman Reigns will join the Authority. Dolph Ziggler and Wade Barrett should have been the opening contest, to be honest. Ziggler didn’t really need to win this: if anyone’s looking weak right now, it’s Barrett by a country mile. Wade needs to look more credible. Additionally Ziggler has had so many reigns as Intercontinental Champion, he’s pretty much above this now I believe. And lastly, another in the series of non-title losses for champions on WWE television: I talk about this a lot, but it’s really lazy storyline settings for future title bouts. It hurts the image of the title belts too. You may need to work on this for sure. Up the prestige of the undercard titles! Now, I wouldn’t mind seeing Barrett join the Authority to be honest. I like the set up of a triple threat match between Barrett, Ziggler and Dean Ambrose, but I think Ambrose should have been present in this announcement. Kane making the announcement was a strange one given his role previously on this episode but nevermind. Nikki Bella defeating Natalya was necessary to strengthen the Divas Champion going into battle with Paige at WWE Fast Lane. Next, yet another Rusev and Jack Swagger match with the United States Champion predictably retaining. Following this, a fun promo from Rusev to call out John Cena after a lack of showcase last week on RAW: I enjoyed this promo and hope to see you do more with this angle as it builds up to the February pay-per-view. The Big Show and Kane defeating the New Day: okay. Weird to see the former multi-time WWE Tag Team Champions in action as a unit again, but after Stephanie’s previous threats it made sense. It seems like Big E, Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston are already back on the burner after previously being pushed hard in December and January. I’m unsure how to feel about Kane and Show challenging the Usos for the WWE Tag Team Championships frankly – It could do the titles good to get Jimmy and Jey Uso in there with some veterans and established stars, but only if the consensus is to make the Samoans look strong. Randy Orton and Seth Rollins’ promo was really good – I’m surprised that Orton didn’t RKO Rollins here though. It set up their Fast Lane match real well. Ah, this Zack Ryder interview made sense ideally. But then, for a second week in a row you had the sit-down interview guy lose in a match following this. Luke Harper needs more character development, I think. Or to look more strong. I have to wonder what your goal is with these interviews – who is asking Ryder and Titus these questions anyway? Are Titus and Ryder going to team up or are these sit-down interviews just spontaneous and random? Either way, the fact that they’re losing after the interviews is really counterproductive and needs a long-term plan. The Ascension defeating the Miz and Damien Mizdow made sense – good call having Mizdow take the loss. This was a win Konnor and Viktor did need. And lastly, a decent closing segment with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon trying to give Roman Reigns a spot in the Authority. Brock Lesnar then assaulting J&J Security was weird, and I didn’t like Reigns and Lesnar physically interacting with another six weeks to go until WrestleMania 31. Additionally, I’d have had Reigns make the decision on whether he would join the Authority or not: to not deliver on that with a week of build would be cheating viewers. But, overall this show was much better than last weeks in terms of having a formula.
Overall: You’re still pretty rusty, so I’m going to make some suggestions to make these shows even better: try and long-term book out these plans. Things like the counteractive sit-down interviews followed by losses – there needs to be some more definition behind this. The promos as well, they need clearing up. I think that the first post of this diary should show the full roster and champions list so that people can see who is on your roster. Your formula for an episode of RAW was better in the second episode, but keep in mind to have a good opening contest, first-hour main event, second-hour main event and final main event in the form of a promo or a strong match. Optionally and sometimes these more emphasised matches take place at the beginning of the second hour or even half way through the show completely, too. In terms of promos, I wouldn’t mind seeing a little more description: they’re brief and that’s nice, but maybe an extra two or three lines explaining and outlining the backstory would be beneficial to the reader. Some kind of updates on what’s happening on Main Event and SmackDown would also help the viewer and prep them for Monday Night RAW that week: even if it’s in the form of a tiny preview for RAW. I do think that SmackDown will become a necessity going into WrestleMania following WWE Fast Lane though: otherwise RAW will be unbearably packed with storyline build 100%. It’s just nice to have, y’know? And finally, the format of your shows are kind of outdated in 2015 thanks in part to the modern sims board featuring fancy graphics (you don’t have to follow this suit really) and full-length details (again, you don’t have to follow this). But you need a fresher, slicker looking format. Maybe switch the font from Verdana to something nicer; include some red colours for the headers and footers of a match – that kind of thing. Overall, these two shows were decent base shows to build off of, and the foundation is there: I think when Fast Lane is out of the way you’ll be set. I have good faith in you after the success of your past work. Just try to modernise it and fine-tune a little.
|
|
|
Post by Jord on Feb 10, 2015 20:04:00 GMT -5
I actually quite like how simple the layout is as sometimes people have too much description which can be a bit of a drag to read at times. My only suggestion regarding the layout would be to centre AND blockquote the shows as, personally, it makes the shows easier to read rather than everything being centered. There's alot of new features with the board since you were last around so you should maybe even play around with them and see what you like! I like the tease of Reigns potentially joining The Authority and Heyman saying that he would then become an enemy of Lesnar too. I really like the thought of Reigns as a heel, however, heel vs. heel in the main event at WrestleMania doesn't sound likely. I like how The Authority's offer to Reigns to join them is constantly being built towards/hyped throughout the show in backstage segments. The triple threat at Fast Lane for the Intercontinental title sounds promising! Decent interaction between Rusev and Cena. I realllllly hope you don't feed Rusev to Cena at Fast Lane. Meh, would have liked The New Day to go over Kane and Show but I suppose it is realistic to give them the win. Atleast it's a new team to face The Uso's, I guess. Orton/Rollins should be great! I'm interested to see where you're going with Ryder. Him having the sitdown about "maybe" peaking before then almost beating Harper makes me think he'll slowly be built back up, which is nice. Fine win for The Ascension. Still love Maryse being back. Sucks that Miz/Mizdow are heading to splitsville but it was bound to happen anyway! The closing segment was ok but I didn't actually expect to see Lesnar appear in person tonight and interact with Reigns. I would have liked Reigns to have made a decision on whether he was joining The Authority or not as you hyped it up all throughout the night but whatever. I know you'll have a reason behind not revealing Reigns decision just yet!
|
|
Planet Charisma
Mid-Carder
Joined on: Jun 22, 2012 16:17:02 GMT -5
Posts: 74
|
Post by Planet Charisma on Feb 12, 2015 10:33:34 GMT -5
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Notes
While plans can change, as of now, Randy Orton vs. Seth Rollins is not scheduled for Wrestlemania as initially intended.
Barring a change, Brock Lesnar will be on two more episodes of Raw before Wrestlemania.
WWE is going ahead with plans as if Undertaker will be at Wrestlemania.
|
|
|
Post by chaz on Feb 14, 2015 10:04:57 GMT -5
I like the idea of a basic layout as it's a nice throwback to the good old days where you could post an entire show within a quote box using only the bold, italic and underline buttons. I do however think you can find alternative ways to spice it up a bit. Cut back on the detail but work on the format - colours, graphics, layout. As for your latest Raw.. An interesting start with Triple H demanding an answer tonight from Reigns. It sets the premise for the show and builds us up for the entire evening. Good booking. Orton/Rollins at Fastlane? I would have expected to see that at WrestleMania. Tension between Heyman and the Authority? Interesting to see where that goes, especially if Reigns doesn't join. Don't think Reigns showed have opened the show at all. You basically killed off everything Triple H started in the opening segment, especially by having him ignore what happened before he came out. Ryback vs. Reigns doesn't sound appealing either. I've been waiting to see when Kane/Big Show go after the Tag Titles, in real-life and in a diary. It's bound to happen.. Nice to see a Triple Threat booked for the IC belt. Slightly OOC for Kane to do something in favour for the anti-Authority guys unless there is a hidden agenda behind it, and I just don't see that. There didn't seem to be any reasoning behind Daniel Bryan coming out, especially for a match? Where was the match? Dislike the rehashing of Bryan/Wyatt.. again. Very bad booking. Overkill on Tyson Kidd. He got wiped out by Ryback earlier on and I wouldn't expect to see him back out there as part of another segment. Not sure how many more times we can see Swagger vs. Rusev. Good use of Cena here. Will be interesting to see if you actually give him the US belt. Very good booking for the Rollins/Orton segment. Nicely worded and good progression for the feud. Please don't push Zack Ryder. I don't think there's room for him up the card. His time was three years ago. Ah, good to see Harper kill that off, but seems that the preceding segment from Ryder was a little redundant? OK win for the Ascension, and the breakdown of Miz/Mizdow continues. Good stuff, though not really main event worthy. And an ok way to close out the show. It leaves the question unanswered as to whether Reigns will join, which can easily backfire as you're pulling the audience one way and then leading them another. Not sure about how the way things went down. There is no reason for Lesnar to come out and go straight for the kill, and there's no reason for Triple H to send J&J after him. Overall, I'm not convinced by this. I'm sure it's just rust that in time will go, but I'll be keeping an eye on how this progresses.
|
|
Planet Charisma
Mid-Carder
Joined on: Jun 22, 2012 16:17:02 GMT -5
Posts: 74
|
Post by Planet Charisma on Feb 16, 2015 20:23:51 GMT -5
(February 16, 2015) Luke Harper vs. RybackRaw kicks off with two superstars who were both victorious last week. It was a back and forth match. Late in it, Ryback built up momentum and did his "Feed Me More" routine. However, Harper hit a spinning clothesline to counter. But because he was slow to cover, he only got a two. He went for another spinning clothesline, and Ryback gave him a spinebuster. After a Meathook and Shellshocked, the match was over. Winner: RybackAfter the match, Roman Reigns came out to a mixed reaction. He stood face-to-face with Ryback, and Triple H came out. HHH reminded us at Fast Lane that Sting would be dealt with. He said that last week he wanted an answer from Reigns about joining The Authority, and Reigns ducked away without giving an answer. HHH said that the offer expires by the end of Raw. Back from commercial, to continue with the weekly theme, Dolph Ziggler had a sit-down interview. He discussed Survivor Series being the pinnacle of his career. He was asked about how it would be if he was Intercontinental Champion and defended the title at Wrestlemania, and Ziggler said it would be an honor. Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph ZigglerBad News Barrett joined in on commentary, as these three have a title match on Sunday. It was a good contest which included a commercial break. Towards the end of the match, there was an accidental ref bump. But both being faces, the two continued as normal. Ambrose hit Dirty Deeds, but there was no referee to count. Barrett then got on the apron and gave Ambrose a Bull Hammer as he was trying to wake the referee up. Ziggler then came to and didn't know what happened, so he just hit the Zig-Zag. The referee was slow to cover, but Ziggler got the three count. Winner: Dolph ZigglerBarrett walked away laughing, with Ziggler looking skeptical. Backstage, Stephanie McMahon was asking Triple H if he thought Roman Reigns would join The Authority. HHH said he wasn't sure, but he would make sure that he gets an answer tonight. Curtis Axel vs. Daniel BryanOn the WWE App before the match, Axel was complaining again about being shafted at the Royal Rumble. Bryan came out to a huge pop, and made quick work of Axel by making him tap to the Yes Lock. Winner: Daniel BryanAfter the match, Bryan did his "yes" routine, and then the lights went out. It was Bray Wyatt appearing on the screen. Wyatt said something about Fast Lane being Bryan's slow lane to Wrestlemania, but it was hard for the crowd to follow. Fandango w/Rosa Mendes vs. Zack RyderThe crowd was behind Ryder a little bit more, possibly because of his recent sit-down interview. It was a standard little match. Towards the end, Ryder hit the Broski Boot. He set up for the Rough Ryder, and all of a sudden, the pyro went off as Kane and Big Show came out. They hit the ring to throw the match out. Winner: No ContestFor no reason, they beat down Fandango and Ryder. It ended with each of them getting a Chokeslam. Kane then gave Ryder an Irish Whip right into a KO Punch from Big Show. The Uso's then came out, thought about things, and charged the ring. The four men ended up brawling. However, Kane and Show got the better of them, as The Uso's were laid out with a Chokeslam and KO Punch. Before the commercial break, Nikki and Brie were hanging out backstage, talking about how pale Paige is. Brie Bella w/Nikki Bella vs. PaigeThe announcers spoke about Nikki defending her title against Paige at Fast Lane. Late in the match, Nikki tried interfering, but Paige hit her off. Brie then gave Paige an X-Factor, but Paige kicked out right before three. Brie went for it again, but Paige threw her off, and then hit the RamPaige for the win. Winner: PaigeAfter the match, Paige motioned to Nikki that she was coming for the Divas Title. Focus shifted backstage to Randy Orton. Orton said that last week, it killed him not being able to retaliate against Rollins after Rollins spat in his face. But Orton said he didn't want anything to stop him from getting Rollins at Fast Lane. Orton reiterated that all the pain he had in the past few months, he would dish it back (and more) on Rollins at Fast Lane. Randy Orton vs. Titus O'NeilThis was Orton's first match back in months, so it was a showcase for him. Titus got in some offense, but Orton hit all of his signature moves. Orton then gave Titus an RKO to pick up the victory in his return match. Winner: Randy OrtonAfter the match, Orton looked like he thought about setting up for the Punt, which got the crowd excited. However, Seth Rollins came out. Rollins talked about their upcoming match and said that Orton won't be at Wrestlemania, since Rollins will put him on the shelf for another few months. After some more bickering from Rollins, he sent J&J Security after Orton. However, as one would predict, Orton ended up laying both of them out with an RKO. Kofi Kingston w/Big E & Xavier Woods vs. The Miz w/Damien Mizdow & MaryseThe announcers noted how New Day vs. Miz & Mizdow would be on the kick-off show. This was an interesting match, due to all those present at ringside. Mizdow was still copying most of the moves that Miz did, although Miz got a little annoyed with him. Towards the end, Kofi was setting up for Trouble In Paradise. However, Big E & Woods started yelling at Mizdow to get off the ropes. As the referee was dealing with that, Maryse went onto the ropes to try to distract Kofi. Miz then rolled Kofi up, and the referee conveniently turned around at the same time to count to three. Winner: The MizAfter the match, Miz, Mizdow, and Maryse were all in good spirits; while New Day looked ticked off. Rusev and Lana came out and started talking. Lana went over Rusev's accomplishments and how John Cena would go from one of the best ever, to another marking on Rusev's list. This prompted Cena to come out. Cena repeatedly put over Rusev's accomplishments. He reiterated that Rusev's reign of terror comes to an end at Fast Lane. Cena then asked why they should wait until Fast Lane, as they should get the party started tonight. This prompted Kane to come out. Kane said that Cena will be getting the party started tonight, but it will be against Mark Henry. John Cena vs. Mark HenryRusev and Lana stayed at ringside for the match. The match was kept on the shorter side, since Henry is still working his way back in from another injury. Late in the match, Cena was going through his sequence on Henry. He went for the Five Knuckle Shuffle, but while Lana distracted the referee, Rusev tripped Cena. Henry then gave Cena the World's Strongest Slam, but Cena kicked out right before three. Henry went to give him another, but Cena slipped out, and hit an immediate AA for the win. Winner: John CenaCena and Rusev then shouted things at each other as the show went to its final commercial break. The Authority (Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Big Show, Kane, Seth Rollins, J&J Security) came out for the final gap of the show. Stephanie started off by saying how Big Show & Kane would become Tag Team Champions at Fast Lane and bring some gold to The Authority. Rollins then grabbed the microphone and said how he put out Orton for months, and after Fast Lane, he will make sure that Orton never comes back again. HHH then did his bit and reminded everyone how he will be face-to-face with Sting at Fast Lane, and he won't be afraid to get physical. Stephanie said that The Authority is as strong as its ever been, but one man can put them just that much more over the top. She asked Reigns to please come out. After a ten second pause, Reigns' music hit and he came out through the crowd. HHH said that Reigns is extremely impressive, and he was at Royal Rumble. HHH said that Brock Lesnar is a completely different animal, but with The Authority by Reigns' side, Reigns can defeat Ryback at Fast Lane and then go on to Wrestlemania and defeat Brock Lesnar. After some more talking by HHH, HHH said, "We need an answer.....yes, or no.". Reigns then took the microphone, and said he will make it brief. He explained that The Shield took over WWE, but Seth Rollins betrayed his trust and ended it. Reigns said that from that day forward, he promised himself that he would be his own man. Reigns then dropped the microphone, and ended up giving Rollins a Spear. Big Show and Kane then went to attack Reigns, but Reigns tried fending them off. HHH and Stephanie left the ring, and eventually, Big Show/Kane/J&J started to gang up on Reigns. Ryback and Ziggler ended up coming out to help fend off The Authority. Reigns ended up giving Kane a Superman Punch to send him out of the ring. Reigns then pushed Ziggler a way to go after J&J, and he gave them both Spears. Ziggler was then unhappy with Reigns, and Reigns gave him a Spear. Upset by this, Ryback gave Reigns a spinebuster himself. However, Ryback turned back into a KO Punch from Show. Show looked like he was going to stand tall, until Reigns gave him the Spear. Reigns ended up standing tall, as HHH and Stephanie looked unhappy with Reigns. The announcers hyped up Fast Lane with the camera panned on Reigns to end the show.
|
|
Planet Charisma
Mid-Carder
Joined on: Jun 22, 2012 16:17:02 GMT -5
Posts: 74
|
Post by Planet Charisma on Feb 16, 2015 20:26:24 GMT -5
Triple H Calls Out Sting United States Championship: Rusev (Champion) vs. John Cena Randy Orton vs. Seth Rollins Roman Reigns vs. Ryback Bray Wyatt vs. Daniel Bryan Intercontinental Championship: Bad News Barrett (Champion) vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler Tag Team Championship: Uso's (Champions) vs. Big Show & Kane Divas Championship: Nikki Bella (Champion) vs. Paige Pre-Show: Damien Mizdow & The Miz vs. New Day
|
|
Planet Charisma
Mid-Carder
Joined on: Jun 22, 2012 16:17:02 GMT -5
Posts: 74
|
Post by Planet Charisma on Feb 17, 2015 12:11:58 GMT -5
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Notes
Triple H calling out Sting is expected to close the Fast Lane pay-per-view.
Brock Lesnar will be on next week's Raw. He will only be on one other show before Wrestlemania.
There are expected to be more call-ups from NXT following Wrestlemania.
|
|
|
Post by DTP. on Feb 17, 2015 12:14:27 GMT -5
WWE Monday Night RAW: Monday 16th February 2015…Alright, quite a nice, refreshing start to RAW with Ryback defeating Luke Harper. It’s different, so I support this decision. Roman Reigns then coming out afterwards for his promo was fine, and Triple H’s inclusion was nice too. It was strange that yet again the decision wasn’t given – which dramatizes the decision’s importance, but it being held off again is bad. That said, this will be a show closing promo, I have no doubt. Dolph Ziggler in jobber corner is strange – he’s sort of been losing his edge recently. I’m not too keen on Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler facing off – but I suppose it makes sense, given the triple threat stipulation behind Sunday’s match at Fast Lane for the Intercontinental Champion. That Wade Barrett is a dastardly heel, that’s for sure. I don’t see him losing the title before WrestleMania 31, though. The referee bump may have been too much, perhaps. Daniel Bryan defeating Curtis Axel was easy, and the interruption from Bray Wyatt was nice to set up their match. Nice and simple here. I wonder if Wyatt will actually focus on the Undertaker following Fast Lane. Intrigued for what comes after Sunday as the road to WrestleMania continues. Kane and Big Show destroying Fandango and Zack Ryder…okay. It doesn’t help from last week’s Ryder interview, though. The Usos laid out…heat on Kane and Big Show is good – I’m expecting for Jimmy & Jey to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship and start a dissension with the two Authority members, though. That match would be an interesting one due to their contrast in styles. Paige defeating Brie Bella again is fine, as it strengthens Paige up for the Divas Championship match on Sunday. I do think you could have made the build for this one more interesting than Paige beating people, though. A promo wouldn’t have been the worst idea. Randy Orton with a win against Titus O’Neil was a simple return for Orton: but you could have popped a bigger rating by giving Orton a bigger match in his return – or simply waited until his match with Seth Rollins which is this Sunday at Fast Lane. It makes people want to subscribe to see how Orton does, after all. I think you gave too much away here. J&J Security taken out is nice, and I liked Seth Rollins’ comments after the match. The Miz defeating Kofi Kingston was alright, setting up their tag team bout at the Fast Lane Kickoff show. I would like more reasoning or character motivation behind why Maryse decided to accompany her husband the Miz on television, though. It’s a good move, just more reasoning should be given. John Cena’s promo was good, and I suppose I liked that Rusev wasn’t seen too much in this one – didn’t like Kane’s involvement after his actions earlier on the show, though. Cena defeating Mark Henry was alright, we’ve seen this one a few times and it’s always a decent match-up. No violence from Cena or Rusev was interesting, making the audience get ready for a collision course this Sunday. Lastly, a good promo between the Authority and Roman Reigns, although Reigns facing Ryback at Fast Lane won’t be a pretty one. Didn’t understand why Ryback and Ziggler were used in that closing segment, their involvement felt forced to say the least. I know that it cements himself as his own man, and a lone wolf style persona is a cool one to have: but him taking out babyfaces surely didn’t do him any favours. At least he gave an answer, at least. Overall, this was a decent go-home show as you continue to find your groove in booking this time period. I’m more interesting in what comes after Fast Lane – the card right now for Sunday looks strange to me. One factor I think you’ve neglected is the anticipation for Triple H calling out Sting for a confrontation. Additionally, you’re focusing a lot on squash matches to set up Fast Lane’s competitors, and that would be fine – on Main Event or Superstars or SmackDown. I think you need to look on from that and focus on what would pop a decent, improved rating for the flagship show RAW. Still improving, though. Interested in where we go from Sunday.
|
|
Planet Charisma
Mid-Carder
Joined on: Jun 22, 2012 16:17:02 GMT -5
Posts: 74
|
Post by Planet Charisma on Feb 22, 2015 21:04:14 GMT -5
(February 22, 2015) The pre-show panel kicks things off and runs down the card, giving various predictions. Damien Mizdow & The Miz w/Maryse vs. The New Day w/Xavier WoodsThe crowd was hot for Mizdow, especially considering that it was the opener. He kept copying Miz's getting beat up, and Miz finally tagged him in. However, Miz tagged himself back in, and the crowd booed. Kofi worked on Miz for some, and then Big E came in and took charge on Miz. Mizdow eventually tagged himself in and he took it to Big E. Late in the match, Miz was fighting Big E on the outside. Just like on Raw, Maryse distracted Kofi by tripping him. Mizdow then hit Kofi with the Skull Crushing Finale. Miz then tagged himself in, and then pinned Kofi for the three count. Winners: Damien Mizdow & The MizAfter the match, Miz celebrated with Maryse as if he had won The Super Bowl, even though he got beat up the whole match and did next to nothing. As a hook, the announcers showed Daniel Bryan walking backstage and hyped that he would be coming to the arena shortly to kick off Fast Lane. Bray Wyatt vs. Daniel BryanThe crowd was hot for this, as this was a big-time matchup for an opening contest. Bryan was fired up early, and did a suicide dive onto the outside within three minutes of the match. But after that, Wyatt whipped Bryan into the ring post and took control. Wyatt eventually gave Bryan his one-handed slam for a near fall. Eventually, Wyatt started doing his backwards crawl, and Bryan got up, tripped him up, and locked him in the Yes Lock. Almost tapping out, Wyatt reached the ropes. Bryan gave Wyatt a scoop slam and went to the top rope, but missed his headbutt. Wyatt then picked up Bryan for Sister Abigail, but Bryan threw Wyatt into the ropes, and hit (a little clunky looking) a quick running knee to pick up the three count out of nowhere. Winner: Daniel BryanBryan lead the crowd in "yes" chants before the commercial break. The announcers wondered what was next for Bryan on his Road to Wrestlemania after his big win. Bad News Barrett came out for the title match. He delivered bad news, saying how Ambrose was too crazy for his own good, and that having a sit-down interview for Ziggler won't help him in the ring. Intercontinental Championship: Bad News Barrett (Champion) vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph ZigglerAmbrose went straight for Barrett as the match started, and Ziggler looked on. Ziggler then got in on it, and he never bothered teaming up with Ambrose. Mid-way through the match, Ambrose kept pounding away on Barrett in one corner, and then Ziggler in another corner, and he was able to rally the crowd. With Ziggler down, Barrett went for the Bull Hammer on Ambrose. However, Ambrose ducked, and hit Barrett with Dirty Deeds. He went for the cover, but Ziggler broke up the pin. Ziggler and Ambrose then battled it out for a little while. Ambrose was about to go for Dirty Deeds on Ziggler, but Ziggler pushed him off. Ziggler gave Ambrose a Super Kick, but Ziggler immediately ate a Bull Hammer from Barrett. Barrett then pinned Ziggler to cleanly retain his title. Winner: Bad News Barrett (Still Intercontinental Champion)Barrett celebrated his win, and then the cameras shifted backstage to Big Show and Kane. Show reiterated how dominant they can be if they stay on the same page. Tag Team Championship: Big Show & Kane vs. The Uso's (Tag Team Champions)The match itself was okay, as there is not much better that these two teams could do. Show and Kane dominated early on. Show and Kane were re-grouping on the outside, and Jimmy flew to the outside to knock Kane down, and send Show stumbling. Jey then did the same and dove onto the outside, knocking Show down. Back in the ring, Show and Jey fought. Jey was taking shots at Show in the corner, and the referee tried to get Jey off. Show then turned around and gave Jimmy (standing on the apron as normal) a KO punch, sending him off. This got Jey pissed as he and Show started exchanging blows. Show whipped Jey into the corner and Kane made the blind tag without anyone noticing. Jey tried to take it to Show, but Kane came from behind and gave Jey a Chokeslam. He went for the cover, and we had new champions. Winners: Big Show & Kane (New Tag Team Champions)Show and Kane celebrated their victory as the announcers pointed out that it would take one hell of a team to knock them off. Randy Orton was interviewed backstage. He said that for months, he has been waiting for this moment. Orton said that he fears for Rollins' safety. He said that all the pain Orton felt for months, would be unleashed (and more). Orton then also stared at his boot, implying that he would punt Rollins. Randy Orton vs. Seth Rollins w/J&J SecurityAs soon as Orton came out, Rollins ran into the crowd (in the first few rows). J&J then went to the ring to try to attack Orton. While that happened, Rollins came back in the ring. Orton then ended up giving an RKO to both members, and he gave a Thesz Press to Rollins and started pounding away as the crowd went crazy. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon were shown watching backstage. Orton got Rollins on the outside and whipped him hard into the steel steps. He brought Rollins back in the ring and slowly stomped on different parts of his body, much to the pleasure of the crowd. Orton hit his modified neckbreaker, and then his middle-rope DDT for a near fall. After a rake to the eyes, Rollins finally got some momentum. He took control for a few minutes and got a near fall himself. Rollins eventually did his springboard kick from the ropes, but Orton got up just before three. Rollins missed a kick, and then Orton went for an RKO, but Rollins threw him off. J&J went onto the ropes to distract Orton, but he punched them off. Rollins then gave Orton a low blow, which made him crouch. Rollins then went for the Curb Stomp. He ran to the ropes, and when he came back, Orton popped up and gave Rollins an RKO out of nowhere to a massive pop. Still grabbing his you-know-what, Orton crawled on top of Rollins to pick up the win. Winner: Randy OrtonAfter the match, Orton panned to the crowd. However, J&J started attacking Orton yet again. Orton beat them up once again, but Rollins came in and hit Orton with his briefcase. J&J set up Orton's head on the briefcase, and Rollins gave him a Curb Stomp on it. Triple H then came out with a microphone in hand. He said they just put on such a heated classic, that he thinks the WWE Universe deserves to see a rematch right now. Cole and Lawler started yelling how unfair this was, as Rollins smirked. Randy Orton vs. Seth Rollins w/J&J SecurityThe bell rang, and Rollins covered a lifeless Orton to technically win the match. Winner: Seth RollinsCole brought up the irony from over a year ago at Summerslam when HHH labeled Orton as the Face of the WWE in similar fashion with the bell ringing. HHH and Rollins celebrated on the top of the ramp, as Orton still lay motionless. After a commercial, Orton was shown being helped to the back by many officials. Cole wondered whether or not he had a concussion, and JBL questioned if Orton would be out for as long as he was last time, if not more. Backstage, Rollins and Triple H were still laughing about things as John Cena approached them (to a mostly positive reaction from the crowd). Cena asked them if they're proud of what they did. Rollins said Cena's jealous that Rollins just beat Orton right in the middle of the ring. HHH then told Cena that he should focus on Rusev tonight. HHH did say however though, that if John Cena was interested in joining The Authority, they could map him out a strategy to beat Rusev. Cena said it would take him all of three seconds to reject that offer. HHH then told Cena to "have a good night". Cena, still looking unhappy, walked off. Cameras went to another area backstage, where Nikki told Brie that she has to go out there by herself tonight. When Brie asked what the real plan was, Nikki said to "just win and prove why I'm the Divas Champion". Divas Championship: Nikki Bella w/Brie Bella (Champion) vs. PaigeThis was clearly the buffer match to calm the crowd down a bit. It was a fine match for divas standards. Late in the match, Nikki went for the Rack Attack, but Paige slipped out and kicked her. Paige then hit the RamPaige, but Nikki fell out of the ring. Paige was upset, as she knew she could have won. The referee started counting Nikki out. After a five count, Paige went to the outside to grab her. Nikki was basically motionless, and Paige (with struggle) got her back in right around nine. She picked Nikki up, and Nikki then nailed her with that huge forearm to the face, showing she was milking it a little bit. Nikki then gave her the Rack Attack to retain her title. Winner: Nikki Bella (Still Divas Champion) Roman Reigns was interviewed backstage. He said that he had no issues with Ryback, but Ryback was just standing in his path right now. Reigns said that it's Ryback tonight, and Lesnar at Wrestlemania. Roman Reigns vs. RybackThe crowd seemed pretty split between who they wanted to win. The actual beginning of the match was them just trying to position their respective strength. The middle stage of the match was a little awkward as both men were being protected, and the crowd was sort of confused who to root for. The match picked up some steam, as Reigns did his jumping kick on the outside. Back in the ring, Reigns bounced himself off the ropes, but Ryback caught him with a spinebuster. Ryback did his "Feed Me More" routine, and actually hit the Meathook. He went for Shellshocked, but Reigns slid out. Reigns gave him a huge hit to the face, sending Ryback backwards. Reigns then gave Ryback a Superman Punch. Reigns then went to the corner (presumably for his Spear), and Brock Lesnar's music hit as the crowd popped. Reigns turned his attention to Lesnar, and left the ring. Reigns and Lesnar started brawling on the stage. Ryback was getting up, and the referee counted Reigns out, technically making Ryback the winner. Winner: Ryback (By Countout)Lesnar and Reigns continued their brawl as a bunch of referees separated them. Reigns then jumped over a bunch of referees to give Lesnar a Superman Punch, and he caught Lesnar a little bit. Even more referees came out, and the two finally got separated. After a commercial break, Rusev and Lana were backstage. Lana said that Rusev has crushed everyone in his path, and John Cena will be the biggest name on his list. United States Championship: John Cena vs. Rusev w/Lana (US Champion)The crowd did their usual dueling Cena chants to start off the match. Likely being burnt out a little bit from some of the other matches, the crowd wasn't into this match as much as one would expect. Rusev took control midway through the match. However, Cena did his usual comeback. He hit his usual moves, and went for the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Cena hit it, and then set up for the AA. Rusev slid out, and gave Cena his big kick. Rusev stalked Cena for another. He went for the kick again, but Cena caught him. Cena then grabbed Rusev and went for the AA, and hit it. Cena went for the cover, but Rusev kicked out, to Cena's surprise. Cena went for the AA, but Rusev elbowed his way out. Rusev charged for another kick, but Cena tripped him. Cena then locked in the STF. Lana was yelling at Rusev to make it to the ropes. Cena had it in for nearly 30 seconds, as Rusev still refused to tap. The announcers questioned if Rusev could pass out. Just then, Triple H came out. Cole started yelling, saying how The Authority was getting involved in every match. HHH was on the apron to distract the referee, and Cena didn't realize what was happening as he still had Rusev in the STF. Apparently coming from the crowd, Seth Rollins hit the ring. While Cena had Rusev in the STF, Rollins hit Cena across the body with his briefcase, and that broke the hold. Rollins then gave Cena a Curb Stomp and went back into the crowd. HHH got down from the apron, and Rusev got up after some time. Seeing Cena down, Lana yelled "crush" as Rusev put Cena in The Accolade. Cena didn't really defend it, and the referee eventually rang the bell as Cena passed out. Winner: Rusev (Still US Champion)Cole and Lawler were yelling at how The Authority once again ruined another match. JBL said that no matter how you look at it, Rusev just continued his nearly year-long winning streak and defeated one of the greatest superstars in WWE history. Rusev celebrated his win on the ramp with Lana. Cena was being helped by some referees, and he locked eye contact with Triple H. Cena was too beaten up to do anything, but he gave HHH the "I know what you did" face as he was being held to the back. HHH stayed in the ring with The Authority to conclude the show. HHH got a microphone and mentioned Survivor Series and Sting's history. He said that tonight they needed to put an end to everything, once and for all. HHH reminded everyone that Sting has only been in a WWE ring once before, and tonight would be both the second time, as well as the last time. After some more talking, HHH told Sting to come out right now. Big Show, Kane, J&J, Rollins, and Stephanie were all panning the rafters, looking for Sting. There was a pause for about 30 seconds, and HHH did the "I knew Sting was a coward" routine. Just then, the lights went out and the crowd popped huge. When the lights came back on, Sting was in the ring with his bat in hand. Everyone looked at him, and he started hitting everyone with a bat (Stephanie immediately left the ring). Sting was clearing house as the crowd was going crazy. Sting was about to drop HHH with a Scorpion Death Drop, but Rollins gave Sting a low blow from behind to stall it. The Authority then started kicking away at Sting, as Sting kept trying to fight them off. Big Show gave Sting a KO Punch to the back of his head, and HHH grabbed Sting for a Pedigree. HHH looked like he was going to give Sting a Pedigree, but then the lights went out. When the lights went out, a gong went off and the crowd went absolutely ballistic. A few seconds later, The Undertaker's symbol appeared on the titan tron while Sting's Scorpion appeared in the ring. After about ten seconds, the lights came back on. The Authority was all in the ring looking confused, while Sting was nowhere to be found. Sting's bat was also still seen in the ring. The Authority was in a frenzy as the crowd was going crazy to end the show.
|
|
|
Post by tg11 on Feb 22, 2015 22:23:18 GMT -5
- The Undertaker is the last person who I ever expected that would save Sting from a severe beat down at the hands of The Authority but this has got to shock The Authority, The Undertaker, but The Undertaker has history with Triple H but he also has history with his brother Kane with Big Show but I don't think Taker and Rollins have ever crossed paths but I am sure this comes even more as a surprise to Sting
- The Authority looked scared when Taker's symbol appeared and then Sting's scorpion showing up and no sign of Sting or Taker as the lights come on, they were all scared
- Rusev retaining his WWE United States Championship against Cena, what a huge win a really huge win because this only legitimizes Rusev's title reign considering he beat Cena a 15 time World Champion the face of the WWE a future first ballot WWE Hall of Famer but he didn't just beat Cena he crushed him but Cena didn't tap out he passed out but still this puts Cena over huge but who can stop Rusev as WWE United States Champion?
- Ryback beating Roman Reigns, this not only puts over Ryback in a big way all be it that it was a countout victory but still this gives Ryback some serious momentum but Brock Lesnar the WWE World Heavyweight Champion costing Reigns this match and then a brawl ensuing, I love it, sets the tone for their match at WrestleMania 31
|
|