OORick
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OOfficial Discussion Thread for: RAW (February 22, 2016)
Tonight on RAW: it's full speed ahead to WrestleMania.... well, there is that Network Special ("March to WrestleMania," in three weeks,
in Toronto), but I think the WM card should be pretty well set by then, and that show will be more about strengthening the key players than about
twists and turns...
I digress... it's been the most chaotic and unpredictable WrestleMania season in a long time, mostly due to injuries, so there's really
only one match that is taking shape at this point, and it's a match that NOBODY wants to see, much less as the main event: as it stands, Roman
Reigns will challenge Triple H for the WWE Title... if that match is to be expanded or altered, presumably we'll find out tonight, otherwise,
it's straight-up Reigns/HHH, and it will be shat upon in Texas....
The rest of the card is almost entirely wide open.... we don't even know which Stunt Casting Matches will take place, and usually, those are the
guys who have shown up by now to get into the mix (e.g. Batista or Sting in recent years)...
Cena continues to hint at a "science defying" comeback, and most likely, that would put him in a spot to be Undertaker's opponent, since it
could be a one-off match, allowing Cena more time off after Mania to continue rehabbing his shoulder... but the buzz just won't die with regards
to WWE having some sort of deal in place for "somebody not on the current roster" to be in a key match at WM32, too; most of the "likely"
candidates seem to have declined already, but who knows?
The show tonight will open with the C. Montgomery Burns Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence..... err, the Vincent J. McMahon
Legacy of Excellence Award... it is, of course, a bullshit made-up award that will serve as nothing but a prop for a WM feud.... my guess is it either
goes to Triple H (to reintroduce him as the egomaniacal authority figure with a title belt) or to whatever surprise Stunt Casty Guy will prop up one
of Mania's top 3 matches...
We can also presume (safely) that the pieces are in place for Charlotte vs. Sasha vs. Becky in a three way women's title match at Mania, given
Charlotte's wins, and the "double tap out" finish to Sasha and Becky's tag match last night....
But beyond that, it really is more questions than answers....
I still vote for whatever cheap-ass crap you have to do to expand the title match to a four-way with Lesnar and Ambrose both involved. But if you
don't do that, you basically have Lesnar and Ambrose with nothing to do (WWE completely wrecked any credibility the Wyatts might have had to be
Lesnar's opponents over the course of the past week).... do you make them to it with each other? If you do, you wind up with a main event in
which fans don't have a guy they want to cheer, and you have a semi-main where they don't have a guy they want to boo, which is just all
kinds of messed up....
What is #KOMania really all about, and what special plans does Owens have for the IC Title at his first-ever WM? AJ Styles is free, and Owens is
already tweeting out to the "internet dweebs" that he'd crush their precious little AJ if he got a chance....
Was that finally an official heel turn by the New Day last night, and if so, are they defending against Sheamus/Rusev (or another variation on the
League of Nations) at WM?
Kalisto is still US Champ, and at this point, you pretty much HAVE to break up the Lucha Dragons.... but at the same time, there's no f'n
way that Kalisto vs. Sin Cara is really a WM-worthy singles match. What to do? Big wacky multi-way ladder match?
Is the Rock doing something with the Usos (as suggested by his "We'll see you again at Mania" comment when he helped the Usos on RAW a few
weeks back), or will he second Reigns, or will it be some other things we don't yet know about?
Is Jericho turning heel, or was all that just a red herring? Or was it a plan, but then they changed it? Either way, what's his role? I
don't think there's more mileage with AJ...
I could go on, but you get the idea: WWE needs to start filling in some blanks, and they need to start doing so tonight....
Oh, and speaking of that, they will be filling in another member of the Hall of Fame Class of 2016 tonight.... it'll be the Godfather (a/k/a
Papa Shango, real name Charles Wright), and he will be inducted by JBL and Ron Simmons, which means you can cross JBL off the board of guys who we all
thought would fit into a Texas themed class of 2016...
That is all. End communication.
The flOOr is yours, OO Nation. Don't wait till after 11pm to post, either. Pre-show previewing and prognosticating is certainly welcome.
So discuss, debate, and rate!
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S Kid J E T S 48
The Immortal One  
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quote:
Originally posted by OORick
I still vote for whatever cheap-ass crap you have to do to expand the title match to a four-way with Lesnar and Ambrose both involved. But if you
don't do that, you basically have Lesnar and Ambrose with nothing to do (WWE completely wrecked any credibility the Wyatts might have had to be
Lesnar's opponents over the course of the past week).... do you make them to it with each other? If you do, you wind up with a main event in
which fans don't have a guy they want to cheer, and you have a semi-main where they don't have a guy they want to boo, which is just all
kinds of messed up....
Well...about that...
Brock Lesnar
attacks Dean Ambrose in the parking lot!WWE has just received fan footage of Brock Lesnar attacking Dean Ambrose in the parking lot of the Joe
Louis Arena before WWE Raw! Posted by WWE on Monday, February 22, 2016
Dean Ambrose left
the Joe Louis Arena in an ambulance!After being attacked by Brock Lesnar, Dean Ambrose has left the Joe Louis Arena in an ambulance! Posted
by WWE on Monday, February 22, 2016
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First 9
Man of a Thousand Holds
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Rumors circling Reddit and Meltzer's board is that something big will happen tonigh. Likely opening the show.
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the goon
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quote:
Originally posted by S Kid J E T S 48
Well...about that...
Brock Lesnar
attacks Dean Ambrose in the parking lot!WWE has just received fan footage of Brock Lesnar attacking Dean Ambrose in the parking lot of the Joe
Louis Arena before WWE Raw! Posted by WWE on Monday, February 22,
2016
That was actually pretty damn cool and outside of maybe CM Punk interrupting the WWE panel at Comic-Con a few years back, I don't recall the WWE
using social media so creatively to advance a storyline. If you were one of those fans watching the wrestlers arrive at the arena, the last thing
you're probably expecting is for Brock Lesnar to come barreling out and beat the shit out of Dean Ambrose. Very well done (though I do fear that
Lesnar may have killed Ambrose after slamming him onto the windshield).
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Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
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If they're smart they'll turn it into Ambrose's signature break out moment by having him hijack the ambulance, drive it into the
arena, smash it into the ring while Brock's cutting a promo, and let Dean attack him like when Stone Cold jumped off the zamboni onto Vince.
This stuff ain't that hard to write, Bucky.
You are a bastard. A daughter-fucking wildling bastard.
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janerd75
The Rowdy One 
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quote:
Originally posted by the goon
Very well done (though I do fear that Lesnar may have killed Ambrose after slamming him onto the windshield).
Well, at least Bizaaaaaaaark is finally learnding to throw people into cars as opposed to the other way around. 
Also, because I am not a smrt mrk, please can the rumoured something big happening be true, damn true? Please?
"Kid, you got this thing. The stuff. The shit. The fuckin' grit, you got it, like me. But like me, that's all you fuckin' got. And
like me, you're no good to anyone doing anything else. All I'm saying is don't go trying to be a human being. You'll get your
fuckin' heart ripped out." - Ross "The Boss" Muthafuckin' Rhea, Master of Fucking Guys Up 101.
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Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
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If they're smart they'll turn it into Ambrose's signature break out moment by having him hijack the ambulance, drive it into the
arena, smash it into the ring while Brock's cutting a promo, and let Dean attack him like when Stone Cold jumped off the zamboni onto Vince.
This stuff ain't that hard to write, Bucky.
You are a bastard. A daughter-fucking wildling bastard.
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S Kid J E T S 48
The Immortal One
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quote:
Originally posted by Paddlefoot
If they're smart they'll turn it into Ambrose's signature break out moment by having him hijack the ambulance, drive it into the
arena, smash it into the ring while Brock's cutting a promo, and let Dean attack him like when Stone Cold jumped off the zamboni onto Vince.
This stuff ain't that hard to write, Bucky.
Actually, in another manner of being smart, they probably shouldn't let a Brock attack like that be recovered from in just a few hours,
considering he's their monster of monsters...and especially when they have 12 more shows to fill until Wrestlemania...
But either one works for me. 
Oh yes...it's Award time!
[Edited on 2-23-2016 by S Kid J E T S 48]
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First 9
Man of a Thousand Holds
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Didn't the Zambonie thing happen two weeks before that year's WM? The problem with replicating that so early is that well, how do you
escalate past that with six weeks before WM?
Still could do with Ambrose coming back but Ambrose outbrawling Lesnar should be a saved for a few weeks more.
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TonyTH
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quote:
Originally posted by S Kid J E T S 48
quote:
Originally posted by OORick
I still vote for whatever cheap-ass crap you have to do to expand the title match to a four-way with Lesnar and Ambrose both involved. But if you
don't do that, you basically have Lesnar and Ambrose with nothing to do (WWE completely wrecked any credibility the Wyatts might have had to be
Lesnar's opponents over the course of the past week).... do you make them to it with each other? If you do, you wind up with a main event in
which fans don't have a guy they want to cheer, and you have a semi-main where they don't have a guy they want to boo, which is just all
kinds of messed up....
Well...about that...
Brock Lesnar
attacks Dean Ambrose in the parking lot!WWE has just received fan footage of Brock Lesnar attacking Dean Ambrose in the parking lot of the Joe
Louis Arena before WWE Raw! Posted by WWE on Monday, February 22, 2016
Dean Ambrose left
the Joe Louis Arena in an ambulance!After being attacked by Brock Lesnar, Dean Ambrose has left the Joe Louis Arena in an ambulance! Posted
by WWE on Monday, February 22, 2016
That must of been really cool waiting to get a glimpse of wrestlers pulling into the arena to see something like that.
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Count Zero
Man of a Thousand Holds 
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it's time for the VJMHHHBJ4LYFE award!
ETA.... I just .... How does... OMG SWERVE! 
[Edited on 2-23-2016 by Count Zero]
OMG!!!! REAL SWERVE HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!! HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!! I cannot believe this.
[Edited on 2-23-2016 by Count Zero]
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S Kid J E T S 48
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HOLY SHIT ITS SHANE!!!!!
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janerd75
The Rowdy One
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"Kid, you got this thing. The stuff. The shit. The fuckin' grit, you got it, like me. But like me, that's all you fuckin' got. And
like me, you're no good to anyone doing anything else. All I'm saying is don't go trying to be a human being. You'll get your
fuckin' heart ripped out." - Ross "The Boss" Muthafuckin' Rhea, Master of Fucking Guys Up 101.
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Count Zero
Man of a Thousand Holds
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quote:
Originally posted by janerd75
Get that camera offa me!!! (seriously, I am making that face right now. This is NUTS!!!!)
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bigfatgoalie
The Man
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Originally posted by S Kid J E T S 48
HOLY SHIT ITS SHANE!!!!!
Well it was enivitable.
And Shane seems genuinely touched by the crowd going apeshit for him.
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scott19buckeye
rOOkie
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Yes Detroit, this is awesome, who saw that coming?!
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Count Zero
Man of a Thousand Holds
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quote:
Originally posted by bigfatgoalie
quote:
Originally posted by S Kid J E T S 48
HOLY SHIT ITS SHANE!!!!!
Well it was enivitable.
So are death & taxes. One of those is STILL A FUCKING SURPRISE.
When you wanna sound intelligent, spellcheck your shit first. I think you mean "Inevitable"?
Does this mean we're on the road to McMahonamania again? A McMahon in every corner?
[Edited on 2-23-2016 by Count Zero]
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bigfatgoalie
The Man
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quote:
Originally posted by Count Zero
quote:
Originally posted by bigfatgoalie
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Originally posted by S Kid J E T S 48
HOLY SHIT ITS SHANE!!!!!
Well it was enivitable.
So are death & taxes. One of those is STILL A FUCKING SURPRISE.
When you wanna sound intelligent, spellcheck your shit first. I think you mean "Inevitable"?
On phone, watching show, made a spelling mistake in attempt to mock this:
http://www.oowrestling.com/OOForums/viewthread.php?tid=31017&page;=4
quote:
Originally posted by CCharger
Inevitability is boring.
Because people said RAW would open with the Legacy Award going to Triple H, with Roman doing a run-in. Partly right...but we got something slightly
better.
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sam795
And I am AWESOME
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Holy crap...
Shane vs. Undertaker??
Leave the gun. Take the cannolis.
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S Kid J E T S 48
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Shane McMahon vs. The Undertaker? WHAT THE HELL???
IN HELL IN A CELL!?!?!?!?!?
[Edited on 2-23-2016 by S Kid J E T S 48]
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First 9
Man of a Thousand Holds
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WHAT THE FUCK??!!!
SHANE'S BACK!!
SHANE'S HAVING A MATCH!!!
UNDERTAKER IS A HEEL???!!!
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TonyTH
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That all really happened right? If anyone pitched that yesterday, that'd be crazy. That's hype as shit.
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scott19buckeye
rOOkie
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Now it's not awesome. UT has what, five-ten matches left, he should be wrestling wrestlers. Hopefully Shane-o can chose a "champion" to take
his place.
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Count Zero
Man of a Thousand Holds
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quote:
Originally posted by bigfatgoalie
quote:
Originally posted by Count Zero
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Originally posted by bigfatgoalie
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Originally posted by S Kid J E T S 48
HOLY SHIT ITS SHANE!!!!!
Well it was enivitable.
So are death & taxes. One of those is STILL A FUCKING SURPRISE.
When you wanna sound intelligent, spellcheck your shit first. I think you mean "Inevitable"?
On phone, watching show, made a spelling mistake in attempt to mock this:
http://www.oowrestling.com/OOForums/viewthread.php?tid=31017&page;=4
quote:
Originally posted by CCharger
Inevitability is boring.
Because people said RAW would open with the Legacy Award going to Triple H, with Roman doing a run-in. Partly right...but we got something slightly
better.
Ah, I see now. This is why comedy is hard to do on the internet. CONTEXT is required sometimes. Pardonnez-moi the snippiness. It
just felt like you were being a dismissive hipster wank. I see now the difference.
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sam795
And I am AWESOME
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Dear Roman Reigns:
You're no longer in the "main event" at Wrestlemania. Not really anyway.
Leave the gun. Take the cannolis.
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