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it's truly astounding how bad of a spot the company is in with how much talent they have

 

Have KO come out but attack Jericho, giving him the DQ victory. Plants the seeds to get you out of the JeriKO team and is actually something much more interesting than LOLROMANWINS

 

Remember that if nothing else if they refused to change anything they could have at least put Seth Sami on last with a match the crowd could be excited for.

 

Yep.

Or, if you have no problem making Rusev look like a bitch, why not book Rusev/Reigns and Jericho/Cass instead. Both advance feuds, and allow for logical follow-ups next week (Rusev attacks Reigns costing him a shot)

 

Guys, im with you on all the bitching, but I got this out into perspective today. I teach 5th grade and on the first first day of school (today) I let them ask me any questions they want to get to know me. Favorite wrestlers were mentioned and NONE of these kids like our guys (Finn aside) They mentioned Cena, E&C, sin cara, finn, Orton (face version), and Roman. Theu cringed when I mentioned Jericho, K.O. And Rollins. Were indifferent to Sami. Parents buy merch for kids, and Vince panders to that demographic ( see Wwe scooby doo)...

 

This just in: WWE has a wide target demographic.

 

I think you've cracked the lid wide open.

 

Was at raw


Fuck the brand split

 

so kids like faces because they are young enough to buy into kayfabe?

what a shock

 

But seriously, a brand split raw was just soooo predictable. There's only so many people that could be involved, and guys who shouldn't get pushes or mic time (Titus) are eating everyone's time. I walked out as soon as I knew jericho/reigns was ending the show....with the wwe forgetting the art of swerving and shock, why would raw end with anything other than reigns standing tall.

Bayley moment was great. With sashas injury and paiges suspension, you're nuts if you don't think raw needed bayley more than smackdown. Nia vs charlotte...yea I'd love to hear the crowd for that one. Smackdown has 7, and with Emma, 8 women on the roster. Raw sans sasha and paige is charlotte, Nia, dana, summer rae. And it's the longer show and it's the one with a belt.

Dudleys moment was....surprising. no turn. Truly sad saying goodbye to them if that was it.


HILARIOUS that Neville and rusev didn't come out for that opening segment but are involved in the 'series of matches' (booking on the fly). Oh and wow so rusev is the biggest Kayfabe joke on the roster. He quits a wwe title match...gets embarrassed at summerslam..and doesn't even attempt revenge on Roman tonight? Garbage.


Jeriko is gold

 

So KO has to be the one that wins the title... right?

Putting it on Roman would be the dumbest thing ever and cause the fans to riot

Putting it on Cass would be weird cause what would it mean for Enzo? I suppose he could valet for a bit, but that would kill of any legitimacy he has.

Putting it on Seth is boring as fuck and its unclear where they go from there.

Sure Jeriko is great. But Champion KO is greater. Really, the clear answer for who to give the belt to was Cesaro, but they had to fuck that possibility up with Sheamus, didn't they.

 

oh. the highlight of the weekend for me was Nakamura's entrance. to me, that's what i watch wrestling for...blown away by the whole package (entrance, look, atmosphere, wrestling style, look). FUN STUFF!

 

i dont think it would. Look at what the valet/wrestler role has done for a guy like Xavier Woods.

 

I think KO is the right call for the belt to keep things fresh going forward.

 

ive been having this talk with a few wrestling fans though... if KO wins, who do you have him feud with considering his heel status and the lack of faces on the roster?

 

A brief Jericho feud, could do Seth, Sami obviously, Reigns since they are still pushing him as a face. Nice part about KO is he can operate as a tweener and is over in every city. Smarter crowds give him a face reaction, kayfabe only crowds give him a heel reaction.

 

you think a Kevin Owens vs Seth Rollins feud would do well in "south/nonsmark" cities? I'm not completely against it, I just don't know if it would play as well as we think.

 

All it takes is one promo of KO completely tearing down Seth. Those crowds hate Seth so much, they'll lap that shit up.

 

KO is the best choice. Would be great for when Finn comes back to go full circle with those two. It'll probably be Rollins or Reigns knowing WWE

 

This is the hottest of hot takes we've ever had in here
Shitpost of the centch

 

Raw is really gonna suck when Roman wins the belt next week

 

Looking in hindsight at that post I actually agree, that was in bad taste on my part.

I recently read alot of the details about Bruiser Brody's murder and that shit is infuriating, but they should not be at fault for what a piece of shit their father Carlos Colon is. It's one of those things where I can't see them without being reminded of it, even though they had nothing to do with it.

 

Reigns is totally going to win. And his tough guy persona will continue to grow.

It's crazy how poorly they've handled Seth since his return. Nothing about him excites me anymore.

 

I don't know about Roman winning, that would be three babyface title wins a row between Ambrose, Balor, and Reigns... really think Rollins wins.

 

Dudley's are actually done.


The Dudley Boyz' farewell tonight on Raw was a legitimate one as Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley officially departed the company tonight and are once again free agents, PWInsider.com has confirmed.

PWInsider.com reported several weeks ago that the team had come to terms for a new deal with the company. Sources indicate that while that was correct, the new deals had not yet been officially executed and at some point over the last seven days, WWE and the Dudleys amicably agreed to part ways and that the team would finish out on Raw, dropping the teased split of the team that had been built over the last several weeks.

The angle with Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson laying out the Dudleys was designed to put some heel heat on The Club for ruining The Dudleys' farewell as well as leave a door open for a storyline if at some point the two sides decide to do business again.

We are told that when the farewell segment was over and Bubba Ray and D-Von returned to the locker room, the entire Raw roster as well as all of WWE management, including the McMahons, were waiting for them to give them a standing ovation and to greet them.

What the Dudleys' next move will be remains unclear as of this writing. The team returned last year to WWE, appearing for the company for the first time since June 2005. They had a run with WWE Tag Team champions New Day but of late, had not been in a featured position. The planned split appeared to be poised to set up Bubba Ray Dudley for a singles run.

Prior to their 2015 WWE return, the team had split up during their time in TNA, which led to Bubba Ray getting the biggest singles push of his career under his "Bully Ray" moniker, including a run with the TNA championship.

The pair operate the Team 3D Wrestling Academy outside of Orlando, Florida.