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Subject: OOfficial Discussion Thread for: RAW (August 8, 2016)
Il Palazzo
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 03:12 AM
Now kick off the story where Rusev keeps trying to subtly beg for Roman to not piss of Lana because she beats him backstage afterwards.
You did it, Nibbles. Now chew through my ball sack.
Count Zero
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 03:13 AM
I didn't "plan" it this way, but it (this Rusev segment) sounds like I chose a good time to go for McDrivethru? I paused the show while I was
away, but... Gonna have some stuff to fast-forward through, it sounds like.
Anybody want some fries?
Originally posted by williamssl
"That hasn't stopped us from doing this shit before!"
"Checkmate, sir. Checkmate"
TonyTH
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 03:13 AM
He really came across as a huge asshole that whole segment. Male portion of the crowd chanting Rusev before the cake spot. Then mostly silence after
it happened. Super awkward.
Count Zero
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 03:30 AM
Oh god... I feel so old. I remember seeing that "Lightning Kid"/Razor Ramon match WHEN I WAS A KID.
eta: Okay, maybe a "tween". The point is still Get Offa My Lawn, and my knees ache so it's probably gonna rain.
[Edited on 8-9-2016 by Count Zero]
Originally posted by williamssl
"That hasn't stopped us from doing this shit before!"
"Checkmate, sir. Checkmate"
Paddlefoot
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 03:35 AM
With a proper foil (HHH, Edge, Kane, Vince, etc) those wedding segments usually turn out a lot better. Reigns is just poison right now, even trying
him out in a quasi-American hero vs. stupid foreigners gimmick won't work.
You know, everyone says it's not supposed to make sense, like that's the whole point, dude. And I'm just saying, you know,
that's like an excuse for lazy storytelling. Just don't sell me shite and tell me it's gold, all right? I might be stoned, but
I'm not high. You know what I mean?
- Cassidy from Preacher, commenting on The Big Lebowski and/or professional wrestling
bigfatgoalie
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 03:37 AM
So Balor HAS to win at SummerSlam, right? I mean it's either win and establish the Demon as something special...or Bray 2.0.
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 03:40 AM
quote:Originally posted by Paddlefoot
With a proper foil (HHH, Edge, Kane, Vince, etc) those wedding segments usually turn out a lot better. Reigns is just poison right now, even trying
him out in a quasi-American hero vs. stupid foreigners gimmick won't work.
Don't forget Test. Shiiiit, Test in the shape he's in right now would have done better than Reigns did.
The science is settled: Fuck Everybody
Count Zero
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 03:42 AM
quote:Originally posted by bigfatgoalie
So Balor HAS to win at SummerSlam, right? I mean it's either win and establish the Demon as something special...or Bray 2.0.
Or we go
full-on crazy with the Scooby Doo connection, and Seth hires the Scoobies to solve the mystery of The Demon.
Then we find out it hasn't been Finn under the paint this whole time, but really Old Man Smith, etc etc etc lousy kids etc.
Originally posted by williamssl
"That hasn't stopped us from doing this shit before!"
"Checkmate, sir. Checkmate"
Paddlefoot
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 03:42 AM
As the great fan sign once said, "Paging Dr. Ickles, Dr. Test Ickles".
You know, everyone says it's not supposed to make sense, like that's the whole point, dude. And I'm just saying, you know,
that's like an excuse for lazy storytelling. Just don't sell me shite and tell me it's gold, all right? I might be stoned, but
I'm not high. You know what I mean?
- Cassidy from Preacher, commenting on The Big Lebowski and/or professional wrestling
Il Palazzo
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 03:45 AM
quote:Originally posted by Count Zero
quote:Originally posted by bigfatgoalie
So Balor HAS to win at SummerSlam, right? I mean it's either win and establish the Demon as something special...or Bray 2.0.
Or we go
full-on crazy with the Scooby Doo connection, and Seth hires the Scoobies to solve the mystery of The Demon.
Then we find out it hasn't been Finn under the paint this whole time, but really Old Man Smith, etc etc etc lousy kids etc.
But then WWE will be contractually obligated to make Matthew Lillard the next WWE Universal Champion. Or Random Guy in Scooby Costume. It's all
a part of the David Arquette Act of 1935.
You did it, Nibbles. Now chew through my ball sack.
bigfatgoalie
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 03:50 AM
Whoever the
stupid idiot is that drew this so quickly....VERY FUNNY. #burtandernie #WWEAnaheim @fightowensfight
A photo posted by Chris Jericho (@chrisjerichofozzy) on
Yes?
Count Zero
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 03:54 AM
Holy shit. That -is- awesome.
SO MUCH YES.
Originally posted by williamssl
"That hasn't stopped us from doing this shit before!"
"Checkmate, sir. Checkmate"
janerd75
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 04:02 AM
So, ReBOOO interference to set up a 3-way at SS? It's okay if it's in a 3-way.
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Paddlefoot
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 04:04 AM
No Lesnar tonight? Darn. Guess I won't need this.
You know, everyone says it's not supposed to make sense, like that's the whole point, dude. And I'm just saying, you know,
that's like an excuse for lazy storytelling. Just don't sell me shite and tell me it's gold, all right? I might be stoned, but
I'm not high. You know what I mean?
- Cassidy from Preacher, commenting on The Big Lebowski and/or professional wrestling
janerd75
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 04:12 AM
That's that it's not a 3-way.
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Count Zero
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 04:28 AM
Well, that was ..... meh?
I think that's probably the best word I can come up with. They had problems trimming THAT show to fit 3 hrs? And we needed a brand split?
Originally posted by williamssl
"That hasn't stopped us from doing this shit before!"
"Checkmate, sir. Checkmate"
merc
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 04:34 AM
Not a word on the Club- New Day stuff?
Other than Cesaro being relevant, and Owens taunting this is not must see TV.
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Paddlefoot
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 05:07 AM
It's a bad night for booking when the Golden Truth screwing around with a guy in a Scooby-Doo costume isn't the most insulting thing of
the evening.
You know, everyone says it's not supposed to make sense, like that's the whole point, dude. And I'm just saying, you know,
that's like an excuse for lazy storytelling. Just don't sell me shite and tell me it's gold, all right? I might be stoned, but
I'm not high. You know what I mean?
- Cassidy from Preacher, commenting on The Big Lebowski and/or professional wrestling
williamssl
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 05:41 AM
WTF re: Randy Orton saying Brock Lesnar left WWE (in 2004) because "he didn't like people" and because of that Orton deciding he didn't
like Brock???? Is that the manufactured beef between these guys....made-up stupid shit?
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 05:48 AM
I could be down for a JerichOwens tag team for awhile.
Or should it be JeriKO?
[Edited on 8-9-2016 by Sam Is Neat]
Paddlefoot
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 06:02 AM
Brown Slowman beating up tiny people is actually kind of entertaining.
You know, everyone says it's not supposed to make sense, like that's the whole point, dude. And I'm just saying, you know,
that's like an excuse for lazy storytelling. Just don't sell me shite and tell me it's gold, all right? I might be stoned, but
I'm not high. You know what I mean?
- Cassidy from Preacher, commenting on The Big Lebowski and/or professional wrestling
GodEatGod
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 06:19 AM
quote:Originally posted by Paddlefoot
Brown Slowman beating up tiny people is actually kind of entertaining.
I'll second this. Braun flinging the jobber out by his leg at the end like it was nothing made me laugh.
Definitely a middling show. JeriKO is the obvious high spot - two of the best heels ever and they're going to play off each other magnificently.
I hope they stick together long enough that Jericho eventually turning on Owens leads to a really great blowoff.
I really like Enzo and Cass and think they handle themselves well, but the gay jokes are really dated and lame (if in character for a couple of
broskis).
I'm generally a Roman defender, but man, that wedding segment was death. I blame the writers here - this was just overthought and could've
gotten Roman over just by having him come in and powerbomb Rusev onto a damn cake.
I liked the main event segment/match, just because it felt a bit chaotic and unexpected in some ways. I half-expected Cesaro to win the belt there. I
hope they make it a four way feud (since Cesaro has legitimate beef about being cheated out of the title), both because Roman can't carry the
feud as a babyface and because we've already watched Cesaro/Sheamus way too many times and Cesaro seems to excel in multi-man matches.
Darren/Titus may be the least I've ever cared about a feud ever.
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 02:37 PM
quote:Originally posted by bigfatgoalie
Whoever the
stupid idiot is that drew this so quickly....VERY FUNNY. #burtandernie #WWEAnaheim @fightowensfight
A photo posted by Chris Jericho (@chrisjerichofozzy) on
Yes?
That's Awesome
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 04:27 PM
I don't know if I was just in a lucid state of pre-sleep but I was basically more entertained by Roman last night than I have been by anything
he's done since they pulled the trigger on the face/title run of death a couple years ago. He just seemed more relaxed and less scripted than
usual. And I liked how he kept telling Rusev to "relax!" I was also thinking how fucked the guy's got to be in the head right now regardless
now that he's FINALLY been shunted back to the mid-card basically due to the world hating him. That's gotta bruise your ego.
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posted on 8-9-2016 at 04:55 PM
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