RAW is Executives in Suits Talking Thread: 6/11/12

[Deleted]

Good Raw, just Show vs Cena let down the McMahon/Big Johnny segment. I hate that feud so much.

[the nexus]

good raw, maybe they can make the vince thing interesting I'll let it play out before I say anything else

[James Hetfield]

Jun 11, 2012 22:14:29 GMT -5 drifter said:

Jun 11, 2012 22:10:41 GMT -5 James Hetfield said:

John Cena just did a Mallrats quote. "Ah yes, Hartford. Home of the whale." I like him 10,000x more now than I did before.

It's been a while since I've seen Mallrats, what quote are you talking about?

Even though I pretty much quoted it, here's the conversation:

Breakfast, shmreakfast. Look at the score, for Christ's sake. It's only the second period and I'm up 12 to 2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, "the Whale," they only beat Vancouver once, maybe twice in a lifetime.

[The United Kingdom]

Good RAW, but the final part of show has let me down.

Vince & Big Jonny segment was great, until Big Show and John Cena interfered.

What a terrible end piece of RAW, as that seems too obvious that they all are plan what they were going to do. Would be better if that seems more realistic.

[drifter]

Jun 11, 2012 22:16:55 GMT -5 James Hetfield said:

Jun 11, 2012 22:14:29 GMT -5 drifter said:

It's been a while since I've seen Mallrats, what quote are you talking about?

Even though I pretty much quoted it, here's the conversation:

Breakfast, shmreakfast. Look at the score, for Christ's sake. It's only the second period and I'm up 12 to 2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, "the Whale," they only beat Vancouver once, maybe twice in a lifetime.

I don't think it was really a Mallrats reference. Harford's AHL team is called The Whale now. Plus just with the history of the Whalers in the NHL

[gwtpunk]

Great RAW but didn't bother watching the end, glad I didn't

[facemeat]

I really enjoyed Raw, overall. The highlights for me were definitely McMahon himself, the fatal four way match, Ziggler winning the fatal four way and going on to face Sheamus, Vader, and anything involving AJ. Weak points were the Big Show/Kofi match (such a boring waste of time) and the ending segment (I still like Johnny, but I was really hoping he'd be fired. He hasn't brought anything interesting to the table for weeks now...oh, and the Big Show's botch at the end was ing horrible).

[J12]

Some good and some bad tonight for sure. Not nearly as bad as the last couple of weeks. I don't think three hours was necessary to get the point across. Lots of filler. This is exactly what I'm afraid of when they have three hours every week.

Despite having three hours, there was absolutely no attempt to develop any mid-card angles. This is the exact thinking that will make the shift to three hours fail.

Ziggler winning was the highlight of the night. Crowd is starting to really get into the fact that he's so damn good, I loved it. Can't wait for the match with Sheamus. Though he's all but guaranteed to lose, the fact that he's getting a title shot on Pay-Per-View is enough to have me excited.

The squash matches are getting so old. I'm so tired of Ryback and Sin Cara (and everyone else that falls under that category) it's unreal. Give them competitive matches, or get them off TV, plain and simple.

Didn't care about Vader, nor am I likely to care about the various people they're going to bring in over the next few weeks. Just more squash matches we don't need.

Punk/Bryan/Kane/AJ stuff was interesting. Liked the promo, didn't care for the match. The kiss was incredible uncomfortable. Still excited for the match Sunday, though.

I didn't mind the Show/Cena involvement at the end. It finally gave some fuel to their otherwise dull and lifeless rivalry. If there hadn't have any in-ring interaction, it would have made three weeks since they were even on screen together. That's ridiculous.

Interesting twist to give the match meaning too. Hopefully that stipulation is still going to be in place, despite the knockout shot to Show.

[kazoosandstreamers]

This Punk, Bryan, Kane, and AJ stuff just keeps getting better and better. I love it.
Also, Vince better not be in a coma again.

[el torro]

Late but... YES!!! ZIGGLER!!!!!!!

[drifter]

Jun 11, 2012 22:35:11 GMT -5 kazoosandstreamers said:

This Punk, Bryan, Kane, and AJ stuff just keeps getting better and better. I love it.
Also, Vince better not be in a coma again.

He's going to show up on Sunday, and interfere in the match, thinking he's little Jimmy, trying to avenge R-Truth.

[Elliot]

Great Raw. My favourite part had to be the Kane/AJ kiss. The acting there was perfect. Kane's blank reaction throughout the entire ordeal was priceless. I really like where this is going. Shame about Bryan losing to an elbow drop though.

Also loved seeing Vader again, and of course a great Fatal 4-Way match once The Great Khali had been eliminated. And to top it off, Ryback getting airtime on Raw. Really enjoyed the show.

[5D's]

Good Raw. Glad Ziggler replaced Alberto (although the Khali was impressive in the match as well), Punk/Bryan/Kane was also good. Vince is obnoxious; serves him right he got knocked out.

With all of the injuries and suspensions at once, No Way Out could wind up being pretty interesting. Maybe it will be a start to showcasing different talent on PPV on a regular basis?

So Truth and Kofi are both potentially gone for awhile... will they crown new Tag Champs at No Way Out? I was hoping for Primetime Players, but they didn't even appear, so I'm kind of confused with what they're thinking.

Only thing I didn't care for was Sin Cara, and the crowd was starting to get sick of him as well. I admit the match was a bit different after the last three were identical, but still, Hawkins lost. Anyway, I liked his new green pants and there were "Lets Go Hawkins" chants from the crowd which was awesome.

[el torro]

Just watched the Punk/AJ vs. Bryan/Kane match..all I can say is...Kane..you lucky bastard..

[Phantom]

Jun 11, 2012 22:39:28 GMT -5 el torro said:

Late but... YES!!! ZIGGLER!!!!!!!

Him winning was definitely the highlight on the night. I want him to win soooo badly now. Anyway, Raw was pretty good. Good to see Vince for one night. The AJ/Punk/Bryan/Kane thing was great. It would be too obvious for AJ to help Bryan win but it may just happen. Oh, and I'm glad we got some Vader Time, one last time. Next time we see him it will be for the HOF. Big Show plays his heel role perfectly but that punch sucked and still not looking forward to the cage match on Sunday.

[Planktung]

I've never been big on 3-hour shows, but tonight's RAW was great. Vince and Laurinaitis' stuff was pretty good, great seeing Vader again. And Ricardo with the Bieber shirt was freakin' hysterical.

The Fatal Four Way match was really good. Christian and Ziggler have fantastic chemistry. Ziggler was my hope for ADR's replacement, even though I wasn't expecting it. But I'm glad he'll be the one against Sheamus at No Way Out. Their TV matches have been very solid, so a PPV title match could be amazing.

And tonight really sealed it for me on Punk/Bryan/Kane/AJ being the best thing going right now. I really liked the segment with the four of them, and AJ kissing Kane was a legit "oh sh*t" moment for me. Can't wait for the Triple Threat at No Way Out and seeing what happens next.

[Jason Bourne]

I was at RAW tonight, and what an awesome experience, been a fan since 95-96 and this was my first live show. Cant wait to watch it tomorrow and see if the crowd came off as loud as it actually was.

[kingrey4]

All I can say is that its about dame time!!!!

[Eat Defeat.]

Very good Raw, the end was predictable but the PPV has shaped up to be very interesting!

[JoeyBats]

One positive from Raw for me was the Fatal Four way match, Once Khali was out Ziggler, Christian and Swagger seemed to have amazing in-ring chemistry. I think Christian and Swagger should feud in the very near furute for the Intercontinental title.