Obi-TruLove
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Post by Obi-TruLove on Jul 24, 2012 0:52:39 GMT -5
I can't explain how let down I am for AJ being GM. For me it tainted a pretty good episode of RAW. It's ok, you can watch SmackDown. AJ as GM sound pretty interesting to me.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2012 1:01:33 GMT -5
5 words. THE MIZ IS INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION!!! Oh yeah... RAW was awesome too.
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T1
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Post by T1 on Jul 24, 2012 1:15:43 GMT -5
Everything about Raw was pretty ing great, lots of markout moments, I was watching it at a bar and we were flipping out every other minute over something. Yeah not a lot of wrestling, but that's to be expected, the purpose of this Raw wasn't necessarily substance, it was to celebrate and market over nostalgia. And we still got substance-- the brilliant Lesnar/Heyman/HHH/Steph segment and the Punk heel turn. Punk's heel turn was brilliantly done, out of the blue, and makes soo much sense. He's gonna start bitching about how despite being champion for eight months Cena/Rock/Lesnar/even Big Show are still overshadowing him. Sick of not getting the spotlight. Sick of the WWE trying to push him as somebody he's not, trying to make him look like such a good guy. The promos and everything about Punk/Rock should be amazing but it's also kind of disappointing that he turned heel because it pretty much guarantees he will never be on Cena's level or anywhere near it. I mean, you didn't see Stone Cold turn heel just a year later after his popularity spark. And I just get this weird feeling that after he loses to Rock, there's a chance he just fazes out again. Because it's almost guaranteed that we're gonna get Rock/Cena again at Wrestlemania and unless we get Punk/Austin (which I honestly doubt will ever happen), he's just gonna continue getting overshadowed, even after he starts pipe bombing about hating getting overshadowed. If you know what I mean. I loved his heel turn but everything feels so....weird...and different...right now. Kudos to WWE for the feeling lol.
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Post by Phantom on Jul 24, 2012 1:18:29 GMT -5
So they played this and another song tonight on RAW. Anybody know what the other song was?
I'm certain one of them will be the official theme of RAW.
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Unit/V-C2/4
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Post by Unit/V-C2/4 on Jul 24, 2012 3:29:37 GMT -5
The return of Hand was amazing, never thought I'd mark out for a revisit to that trash angle, but somehow I was laughing my ass off and couldn't help myself. The Hall of Pain could've bought some sexual chocolate for one night and been there too, but it was still pretty good. Totally should've been a Milano, too. Loved the APA showing up. It makes little sense for JBL to ever revisit that gimmick, both at the 15th Raw Anniversary and here, but I wasn't against it at all, and it was a great nostalgic piece that was all worth it for Heath Slater getting clotheslined TO ING HELL. Jesus. Lita's still looking good, as are her breasts. Hard to believe she's in her late 30's. Same applies to Stephanie McMahon, who after 3 kids, and that entire weird interaction with Heyman in a bit of a callback to SD! in 03, still gets the job done. The Triple H and Trish segment was cheesy, and pointless. If they were going to re-enact that segment, might as well have done it right, and I have no idea why X-Pac was left there looking like a dolt. Could call myself SHOCKED at Damien Sandow being allowed to make his first RAW appearance: after nearly a full DX's reunion for the first time in over 10 years, and on the 1000th episode. He didn't look bad at all. The man is a martyr, and striking him down only made him even more powerful. Worried about Christian, I was thinking the outcome of the match was changed halfway through, hope I'm wrong and this doesn't mean another 6 months out.
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Infinite
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Post by Infinite on Jul 24, 2012 8:28:52 GMT -5
First Raw I've watched in ages, and overall pretty good. Glad to see Punk turning heel. It never made sense turning him into another happy joke making face, it just flat out doesn't suit the guy's character. Looking forward to next weeks show.
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Sami Hazard
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Post by Sami Hazard on Jul 24, 2012 8:45:30 GMT -5
Daniel Bryan vs Charlie Sheen... what the ?
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Post by Chip on Jul 24, 2012 9:12:56 GMT -5
I gotta say, I had major goosebumps when Billy, Road Dogg & Pac came out on the old DX jeep. It gave me that awesome feeling, seeing those guys in the ring together again. Definitley the 2nd best moment of the night.
FINALLY it looks like CM Punk is going to get back to business. Loved that he just took down Rocky. I really can't wait to see where this goes
As much as I love Christian, I was glad to see Miz win the IC title. Maybe now they will finally start to do something with it and not have it just be a prop for a wrestler.
I'm really starting to feel bad for Jack Swagger. He deserves better than this. I'm hoping this whole shitty losing streak gimmick will lead to him changing his character a bit, maybe becoming a little more badass. He is sooooo talented and is being wasted.
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Jake Barzetti
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Post by Jake Barzetti on Jul 24, 2012 11:51:35 GMT -5
The crowd was terrible.
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Jul 24, 2012 12:18:46 GMT -5
This show was a major letdown. I don't need to be a hater to know the obvious-ness of the fact that this show could have and should have been done way better. For all of you that enjoyed the show... you all settled for an average show. Let's start from the beginning...
The montage of clips from past RAWS.. that was well done The DX Reunion: Awesome that X-Pac, Road Dogg, and BadAss were there but the segment went on fro a good 10 minutes longer than it needed to. The show itself should have def been longer than 3 hours but it still started at 8 so every segment should have had a limit like the speeches at the Academy Awards. Plus the fact that Road Dogg bleeped himself when he said "The Bad-*** Billy Gunn," was intellectually- disabled. Six Man Tag- Not even a decent match. Completely average. Another complete waste. Backstage segment with AJ and Layla: Funny with the hand I'll give it that. Brodus Clay match: Another squash with Swagger getting destroyed along with the worst dancing done by Dude Love. Wedding: Terrible, horrendous waste of tyme. AJ AS GM? Just as terrible as Hornswoggle being the Anonymous GM. Rock's segment: Too much time wasted. Good set-up for the turn at the end of the night, but again put a time limit on Intercontinental Match: Good that the Miz finally won a title again... but why. No build up to the match or the opponent. Sucks for Christian and waste of Bret Hart. Brock Lesnar segment: Good segment. Steph returned... Heyman always genius on the mic. Slater segment: Best part was the APA. We saw Lita already like 2 months ago and we saw all those legends within the past 4 weeks... come on surprise me please. Brothers of Destruction segment: Idk what to say hear. Undertaker is my favorite of all time but there was something off. Why would the six men looking to attack Kane wait...WAIT for Taker to come down? Makes no sense. And Taker's hood botch...sorry but that was hilarious. WWE Title match: terrible match. should have been given more time. Big Show needs to stop with the deadly fist because he misses all the time. It didn't feel like a title match it should have been a bigger deal even though the point was to turn Punk heel. Punk's heel turn... solid... I'll give you that
But where was Stone Cold (I know he was injured but it felt off), Flair, Shane O' Mac, Bischoff, Edge and others such as Goldust, Godfather, Shamrock, Blackdown, Mean Street Pose, etc. The star power was extremely poor. An unrecognizable Trish Stratus, Lita, APA, Hacksaw (again), and Piper (again) does not make it feel like a 1000th episode of RAW. Jim Ross called one freaking match!!! Come on guys how many shows can say that they hit 1000 episodes... NONE! Treat it as such.
And Charlie Sheen via Skype.... Really... Really... with Michael Cole and Jerry Lawley playing with stuffed animals... Really...That says it all.
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Post by Brad on Jul 24, 2012 12:31:50 GMT -5
This show was a major letdown. I don't need to be a hater to know the obvious-ness of the fact that this show could have and should have been done way better. For all of you that enjoyed the show... you all settled for an average show. Or......we just enjoyed the show. Just because YOU didn't enjoy it doesn't mean others "settled". Hate to break it to you but your opinion on what is good entertainment isn't the end all be all.
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Post by alexgg on Jul 24, 2012 12:48:04 GMT -5
I just really surprised on how well this forum has taken this episode of Raw.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2012 13:15:24 GMT -5
Could they have mentioned Twitter a little bit more?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2012 13:17:45 GMT -5
DX stole the night.
I really want to see the 5 of them again, maybe at Shawn Michaels appreciation night.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2012 13:18:56 GMT -5
CM Punk got the upper hand on the Rock and Cena, leaving with the spotlight on him. That was enough to make this Raw great.
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Post by the franchise on Jul 24, 2012 13:25:27 GMT -5
[shadow=red,left,300][/shadow] Could they have mentioned Twitter a little bit more? Is that a challenge? If so they accept.
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Post by Patriots#1 on Jul 24, 2012 13:35:24 GMT -5
what was like the rap song playing in the background when they would show the cena and cm punk matchup screen
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Post by J12 on Jul 24, 2012 15:01:19 GMT -5
Could they have mentioned Twitter a little bit more? Just wait until next week when they don't have special appearances to fall back on.
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Y2 F'n J
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Post by Y2 F'n J on Jul 24, 2012 16:17:09 GMT -5
Only bad partswere no Stone Cold and Miz as intercontinental champ.
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Post by Eat Defeat. on Jul 24, 2012 17:45:50 GMT -5
Loved the show, totally great.
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