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Post by bWo on Aug 22, 2022 21:58:56 GMT -5
Canadian Destroyer.
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Post by LA Times on Aug 22, 2022 21:58:59 GMT -5
Edge stole Petey Williams' move and goes over younger talent
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Post by East Coast on Aug 22, 2022 21:59:01 GMT -5
he's at least canadian. i'll allow it
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Post by BSR on Aug 22, 2022 22:00:15 GMT -5
So rhea is the leader right
She beats all the dudes up.
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Post by BSR on Aug 22, 2022 22:00:29 GMT -5
I feel like we’ve gotta get Beth vs Rhea Look at you
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Post by bWo on Aug 22, 2022 22:00:31 GMT -5
At least Beth Phoenix fixed her hair.
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Post by Codyverse: Tag Team Champion on Aug 22, 2022 22:00:34 GMT -5
Come on Beth jump that rail
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Post by Crane on Aug 22, 2022 22:01:25 GMT -5
Great main event
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Post by BSR on Aug 22, 2022 22:01:58 GMT -5
I'm going to watch Seinfeld. Raw sucks haha
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Post by East Coast on Aug 22, 2022 22:03:30 GMT -5
Priest doesn't need Finn. somehow Finn is the biggest star in the group....and he's the worst one. he's holding that group back.
he just doesn't fit
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Post by FLUX '97 on Aug 22, 2022 22:05:34 GMT -5
Generational episode of Raw.
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Post by AxelSmackdown on Aug 22, 2022 22:21:51 GMT -5
Would be cool if Johnny joined Ciampa and Miz. let Miz win the US title and Ciampa/Gargano win the raw tag belts
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Post by AxelSmackdown on Aug 22, 2022 22:23:04 GMT -5
need Breezango back
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Post by East Coast on Aug 22, 2022 22:39:10 GMT -5
Would be cool if Johnny joined Ciampa and Miz. let Miz win the US title and Ciampa/Gargano win the raw tag belts maybe after the Theory feud they can start testing the waters. And have Ciampa and Gargano interacting. And then Miz butting in. Maybe they work some 6 man tags. And then eventually Ciampa & Gargano turn on Miz. we just gotta get DIY back. they can retread all their old NXT stuff for all i care. Have them break up again and feud again. It will be new to main roster RAW fans
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Post by CM Tusk on Aug 22, 2022 22:53:55 GMT -5
Kurt Angle coming out next week in the new body Papa Paul bought for him so he can wrestle again:
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Post by stratusfaction23 on Aug 23, 2022 1:26:04 GMT -5
Another solid episode of Raw.
When Triple H was put in charge, the four names I hoped he would bring back were Kross and Scarlett, Dexter Lumis, and Johnny Gargano so Papa H pretty much gave me everything I wanted, I'm stoked.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2022 2:06:59 GMT -5
Well damn. Take it with a grain of salt since even when I was growing up I never watched a ton of RAW/Nitro/SD, I always preferred watching my VHS tapes since the matches were what I was interested in. But, that is probably my favourite RAW of all time. I also don't watch it live, I watch it after since it takes 2 hours that way instead of 3 lol.
The good:
The camera cuts seem to be getting better. I didn't get dizzy this whole episode. Nextman's blah blah tried to mock me for it, but I was being completely serious when I said I had to look away/pause frequently because they made me nauseous. I do get motion sick easy lol.
Tons of actual wrestling. The matches got time, and they didn't feel like the overproduced stock matches. They felt like actual matches and well wrestled ones. That's all I'm really asking for out of a wrestling show, I can put up with everything else even if I don't always like it. Just give me lots of actual wrestling that doesn't suck.
While I still think on paper AEW's women's roster at this point is on par with WWE's (both of which pale in comparison to stardom by a mile and a half, but that's going to be the case for about another 10-15 years. It is a generational thing), WWE does such a better job of making them matter. They look free-er too. Alexa looked better than ever, and while Io/Asuka like most Joshi's only go at about 50% in America, they met in a ring again and that's unreal. Io Shirai/Sky matters. That's all I could ask for here.
Dexter Lumis. I know it's cool to hate on good ol' Sam Shaw, but goddamn. I was hooked on his Lumis iteration of the character from the first appearance in the breakout tournament, and what a way to get him over here. Dude was over AF with that crowd. The question is was it Indy or Mr. Gargano that was the decoy for him tonight.... Convenient it was Ciampa's partner he kidnapped. I've been loving all the behind the scenes stuff with Pearce, etc about it too. So much fun.
Speaking of which, Gargano... Man did they do a great job making him feel like a big deal. Much like Jericho's first Inner Circle promo, it did a great job for anyone who wasn't familiar with him. My only complaint was the follow your dreams crap, and it's really not his fault. Sammy Guevara came off like such a dork trying that line for months on end, that I'll never be able to believe it out of anyone again. I say that as a big fan of Sammy but the dude, much like Ricochet, should not be allowed near a microphone. I also hate the line in general.
The bad:
I continue to not care about Dolph or the Miz at all, but whatever. I can tolerate it, I have to put up with Hager, Sami Callihan, Chase Owens and Bad Luck Fale, I'm getting used to it haha.
While I appreciate that Gable got to be a bit more serious tonight, this Shooooosh crap has got to go. Gotta phase it out of course, but it's gotta go. Gable is way too good to be doing that.
Balor doesn't fit with this judgement day. He could easily lead a group with Rhea and Priest, the dude is the OG of Bullet Club ffs. But, the Brood style stable, not for him.
I had to see Tamina Snuka on my screen, even if it was only for a minute.
I still think Theory is the most overrated bland wrestler around. At least he got super-kicked. Apparently the mods don't care about the term vanilla midget even though midget is not an ok word to use, theory is the jacked version of what that expression is trying to indicate. He's the startup sounds for dial-up internet.
Going to be very interesting to see what pressure arises when ratings stabilize and HHH gets his back against the wall to create growth, but so far, I'm getting more actual wrestling, not a million rematches, and I'm not being treated like I'm a moron by the writers. I've been pretty happy so far. Dynamite/Rampage are only 3 hours out of the week and I already have Sportsnet for the sports part so it's no additional $$ cost to watch right now.
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Post by r44gz96 on Aug 23, 2022 2:36:35 GMT -5
Hunter collecting infinity stones right now bringing back his NXT talent. Gargano the 5th one haha, Bray surely the 6th?
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Post by Controversial Maverick PUNK on Aug 23, 2022 5:49:05 GMT -5
I'll never understand why Trish Stratus is so lauded and revered - because iyam, she really wasn't very good at anything. She was mediocre, both in the ring and on the mic - and any personality she had, was mostly reserved for those Diva photoshoot dvds they used to do.. Obviously, she had the look, but aside from that, she wasn't anything special... so her being made out to be some sort of revolutionary, ring general, I find genuinely baffling.
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Post by McBlake on Aug 23, 2022 7:08:28 GMT -5
I'm going to watch Seinfeld. Raw sucks haha 😂 Yet you watched the whole thing. All 3 hours and made sure everyone knew about it.
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