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pu7pl3:
Now that ROH Is no more which company are they under now?

Debroslink:
My view concerning Roman Reigns is well documented on this thread. Give him mic, and he will choke. The 'face' of the show should almost always start Raw, but even the management knows that he sucks.

We know he's gonna win the main event of Wrestlemania and that's gonna be the most boring end to Wrestlemania of all time. I honestly don't know what Vince saw in him that made him love Roman like that, when we have guys like Strowman and Rollins hanging around.

ValeeLove:
this comment was from 2018, but the truth is Roman sucked then. Comparing him then and now is like night and day. Same guy. What changed?

Debroslink:
The night John Cena 'yab' his career


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36cLMYMrOTk

Lmaooo

pu7pl3:
WWE RAW REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS


Ready to get started? Let’s talk Raw!

All Mighty Marathon Man
I promised to always keep it real with you. These are my thoughts, whether you agree, right or wrong. It’s just how I’m feeling at the moment. And right now? Despite some parts of it being really entertaining, none of this main story running through Raw this week made an iota of sense.
Let’s start with the fact WWE used the tried and true “stack the deck” trope against Bobby Lashley, a heel. One doesn’t simply stack decks against heels. Because, duh, they’re bad guys. You stack the deck against the good guys because it garners sympathy, gives the fans something to cheer for, and it’s unfair. To say nothing of the fact two of Lashley’s three matches were against other bad guys! So what exactly is the audience rooting for? If we’re not supposed to like Kevin Owens or Bobby Lashley, why do we care who wins the match? Especially when the former makes a quick tap to preserve himself for the upcoming big match. Same goes for Lashley and Seth Rollins. To quote a certain Tribal Chief, it’s confusing.
When Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville—still the two worst people at any job other than NY Giants GM Dave Gettleman—declared Lashley’s matches were No DQ after KO got Lashley disqualified in his match with Seth, they presented it as something to excite the crowd. Big E is the champion and this week, WWE did more to garner goodwill towards a dastardly fiend than their babyface with the gold around his waist.
This speaks to WWE’s weird booking on Raw. Especially the fluidity Pearce and Deville display on the regular. Depending on the show or the week, the two are either neutral umpires calling balls and strikes, or they’re either bad to the bone or goodie two shoes. Sometimes, they’re all three on the same show.
All of this is why I felt nothing during the main event. Lashley and Big E make beautiful music together but their notes are drowned out from all the noise around them. Which sucks because their No DQ match was as physical as you think it was.
Rollins and KO interfering to take out Lashley is one of those disconnected moments. I get it. They want to preserve their advantage and not share a ring with another man. Word. But in doing so, they once again make everything weird. E fended them off because he’s a man of honor and wants to do it the right way. Of course, his righteousness came back to haunt him when MVP struck E’s knee with a cane, allowing Lashley to hit a spear and earn his way into the Fatal 4-Way at January 1 Day 1.
More stakes for E as he rings in 2022, but the way we got here just doesn’t compute.
Best part of the whole story? Seth’s suit and then Seth complimenting Bobby’s suit. Love to see two cats giving each other props for looking fly.


The Rest
Another January 1 Rematch
I’m not feeling Liv on the microphone. I’m not sure what it is, but she sounds too rehearsed and I can hear her thinking. That said, when she gets physical and responds to Becky’s jackass routine, I buy it. Becky injured Liv and accepted her challenge for a rematch at Day 1. Typical heel move and a good way to keep building heat for Becky Lynch. That said, Liv has to get a W or else this is really just spinning wheels.

Big O Gets a Very Big W
Otis beat Riddle in pretty dominant fashion. Riddle had his moments, sure, but this was all Otis all the time. The story? Riddle isn’t focused and no matter what Randy Orton says, his tag partner refuses to put all of his energy into his matches.

Bianca Wins the Battle But...
This feud confuses me at the moment. I get Doudrop’s motivation and why she wants to beat Bianca. But in two tries now, she came up short. Once by DQ and now with her shoulders on the mat for three seconds. Bianca can’t overpower her like everyone else, but she just outsmarts her and uses Doudrop’s weight against her.
But after the match, Doudrop attacked Belair. Frustration? Sure. But that means this will keep going. Belair has two wins under her belt now, what legitimate reason does she have to keep fighting?

Over the Edge
The most interesting part of Edge and Miz’s latest back and forth was Miz using Maryse as a human shield. Maryse’s husband erred because she wasn’t feeling that. Not one bit. The segment ended with Maryse slapping her husband because as the mother of his two children, she can’t put herself in that kind of danger anymore. This adds some intrigue and another layer because before that, it was yawn city. Edge presented another version of what he said last week, while Miz provided more smugness and violence.
This program is exhibit A that one month is way too long for the way WWE builds matches.

Theory’s Dirty Deeds
Austin Theory and Finn Balor are going to tango. Either next week or at Day 1. My money is on both. Theory interfered as Balor and Damian Priest took on the Dirty Dawgs. It was actually a fun tag match until Theory interfered and cut it way too short.

Nikki A.N.C.H.O.R.
Queen Zelina defeated Rhea Ripley. Clean. In the middle of the ring. While that in itself is enough to go “word?” it’s how Zelina beat her that matters. Well, it matters to some. Nikki A.S.H. keeps proving she’s an anchor around Rhea’s waist. She’s the reason they’re no longer tag champs, and now she’s the cause for Rhea taking a rare L. And Rhea knows it too. I’m interested because I really want to know how this ends.

24/7 Still a Thing
I have no words for this.

Wasn’t feeling Raw tonight. The bright spots didn’t have the intensity to blot out the dullness and poor logic around them. Plus, we’re still getting this thing with Vince McMahon and Austin Theory, which now includes a pencil eraser. Sure, Jan.
One month is too long for WWE, as they’re doing their best to fill the hours. Only problem is their best isn’t that great this week.
Corey Graves summed up my feelings on Raw best: Of all the things I’ve seen, that was the most recent.

Grade: D

ValeeLove:
grade D. Lol. Na so e bad?

pu7pl3:
From a storyline point of view, yea

ValeeLove:
wow. God help RAW.

pu7pl3:
God is helping them

ValeeLove:
looking at it now, I get your point. Having Big E(the champion) take the pin is bad booking, especially after Lashley had already faced 2 guys and is more exhausted, but anyway it's Big E right.. Vince will never have Roman take a pin like that.

Lol, Roman Nd maybe Brock are the only people that won't take a pin like that

Big E is still an expendable champion

pu7pl3:
Lol, Roman Nd maybe Brock are the only people that won't take a pin like that

Big E is still an expendable champion

ValeeLove:
I feel so bad for him. After this he might not get another push. New Day is mid-card for life.

pu7pl3:
Nah I think he will...I don't even think he loses at Day 1

ValeeLove:
I doubt man. Lookat Kofi, he has only been close to a title win once...and that was just a filler. Man let's agree, even if it's to disagree, with the cartoon gimmicks, cereal, pancakes and the goofy dance routine, New Day is mid-card for life. That's how I see it bro.

pu7pl3:
you're confusing losing once in a while/here and there as midcard...they are the most decorated tag team in WWE bro and Big E has more of that "it" factor than Kofi so I don't see himk going the Kofi route

ValeeLove:
they are the most decorated tagteam in WWE, because that's the safest and sometimes only place to perform...give them a mid-card title sometimes and that's the only thing the New Day need for 7 years. Didn't you know the New Day was created because the 3 were trying to keep their jobs? Out of them all, Kofi was the only one of them capable of surviving alone as a matter of fact he was supposed to get a world title push early in his career before Randy halted it...so yeah I think Kofi has more of 'It' than Big E who spent years to finally get a world title, but hey different strokes for different folks. I still feel bad for New Day. They are great, but the goofy gimmick, though entertaining, is a bit of a drawback for them.

samistry:
Goofy gimmick didn't halter jericho and Kenny omega's AEW world title runs as well as the bucks. However, since its wwe some people will critcize it unlike AEW which can seemingly do no wrong. Alternatively, if Big E was a silent badass like lashley, people would complain he's boring.
You can be a badass and still get to joke around at same time. Look back at when the stars like the rock would good around and fued with the hurricane or Austin would prank and make fun of mcmahon.

samistry:
Goofy gimmick didn't halter jericho and Kenny omega's AEW world title runs as well as the bucks. However, since its wwe some people will critcize it unlike AEW which can seemingly do no wrong. Alternatively, if Big E was a silent badass like lashley, people would complain he's boring.
You can be a badass and still get to joke around at same time. Look back at when the stars like the rock would good around and fued with the hurricane or Austin would prank and make fun of mcmahon.

ValeeLove:
Kevin Owens has resigned with WWE.

So much for the Mount Rushmore stable reunion in AEW.

ValeeLove:
I've read your examples, I would have addressed each, but I'll say this instead, being funny ain't totally the same as being silly... The Rock is funny, elseworth is goofy. The major difference is even though The Rock jokes he knows when to be serious, we know he's just doing it for fun and when it's time he's gonna get serious. In elseworths case, it's a default state. The Hurricane is another example of goofy. He's entertaining but was he ever over, to a champion's. Remember the B-team? All these and more examples of goofy gimmicks WWE has had in the past, but no matter how entertaining they were they never fully broke through the ceiling to be taken seriously, we don't rember that much because they never got over, for obvious reasons. New Day can be entertaining without being goofy. That's all I'm gonna say about that; but just like I said, it's different strokes for different folks.

ValeeLove:
Rumours coming in that WWE is planning on signing MJF when his contract is up in 2024. This move seems to be a major one.

ValeeLove:
another crazy news today. It is one because MJF was once a member of WWE's Tough Enough and worked as an extra with them for a while(remember the Samoa Joe backstage entrance video where MJF was one of his body guards and Joe pushed him at one time), plus MJF has always expressed his desire in interviews and promos that he wants to work for WWE.