OORick
Intellectual Savior of the Masses 
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OOfficial Discussion Thread for: RAW (June 20, 2016)
Tonight on RAW: WWE is all shook up after last night's pair of World Title Changes... Seth Rollins cleanly beat Roman Reigns to win the
title, but then Dean Ambrose cashed in his freshly won MitB Contract to pin Rollins mere moments later... obviously, this creates a situation in which
both Reigns and Rollins have obligatory rematches coming to them, and there are about a billion different ways to sort that out...
Further complicating matters: WWE's next PPV is Battleground on July 24... but before that, on the July 19 edition of SmackDown -- live on its
new home on Tuesday nights -- WWE is executing Brand Split v2.0, including conducting the entire Draft that night...
Soooooooo... it's not just as easy as saying "three-way match and we're done".... more than likely, having three major players in the
title hunt also provides the context needed from some screwiness that will result in splitting the title/adding a second world title.... and a fourth
major player to keep an eye out for, who has a date with UFC on July 9, but then is back to WWE: Brock Lesnar, who absolutely decimated new WWE Champ
Dean Ambrose at WM32, and could easily use that as his excuse for coming back...
My personal wish is that as Rollins and Reigns jockey for rematch position (one-on-one vs. three-way, who gets first dibs, etc.), we execute a much
needed double-turn, using the Co-Controllers of RAW: Rollins somehow falls out of favor with Steph/HHH, and Reigns somehow falls into their favor (all
while Shane reveals he's always liked Rollins)... and then this easily ties into the brand split, since Shane likely gets one show and Steph the
other, all while Ambrose is the champ and works best without making any alliances or kissing any asses.... if that's how you align the pieces,
you can do a ton of interesting stufff that ultimately results in a split world title at or after SummerSlam...
We live in interesting times, my friends....
Most other things seem in a state of flux, as we're on the brink of the roster split.... only Cena vs. the Club is essentially etched in stone
as an on-going issue; Styles got the necessary win in Chapter One of their feud, but Cena frequently gives away Chapter One only to dominate all later
chapters, so we'll see where that goes.... my guess is that the Club keep running the numbers game on Cena, until such time as Cena forms a
Voltron with someone (New Day make the most sense; but it could also be a big boost for Enzo & Cass), and we mix and match for a few weeks before our
next singles match....
All of the other 5 awesome guys from the MitB Match are essentially starting over, but at the same time, it feels like they've been fighting
each other forever, too, and are just waiting for the split and the chance to gravitate towards the top of one brand or the other, rather than
accumulating on the mid-card.... all titleholders are in the clear for Whatever.... Rusev crushed Titus, next please... Charlotte won a tag match, and
after said tag match, Becky and Nattie started their own feud; Sasha Banks at SummerSlam seems too perfect NOT to do it.... New Day fended off all 3
challengers last night, but a more focused/straight up New Day/Club feud might work nicely, as mentioned above.... and Miz is still taking time to
film a movie and phoning in his promos, which is a perfectly valid move for his character, so long as he's back to jumpstart something at or
just after the split....
Since WWE did make a big fat hairy deal out of announcing the details of the Draft, expect more and more focus of the show to deal with Shane vs.
Steph, and exactly how the two brands will operate (second tag titles? second women's title? I sure hope not on both counts).... as part of the
harmless sideshow fun, I continue to expect past GMs to pop in to "audition"... Vickie and Johnny Ace are the two who'd fit that mold in the
same way as Teddy Long (that is, they are impossible to take seriously, so they don't detract from the actual importance of the brand split the
way a "legitimate" or beloved authority figure would)....
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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CM Crunk
Man of a Thousand Holds 
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Coming off the high of the closing moments of last nights show I'm setting my expectations low for tonights Raw to be considered a success. So
long as Dean doesn't get cheated out of the title somehow tonight I'll be a happy man.
Twitter and Instagram: WatkinsAGoGo
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Count Zero
Man of a Thousand Holds 
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quote:
Originally posted by CM Crunk
Coming off the high of the closing moments of last nights show I'm setting my expectations low for tonights Raw to be considered a success.
So long as Dean doesn't get cheated out of the title somehow tonight I'll be a happy man.
If this happens, I will find you,
I will something something NxT? Oh wait, dammit. I got my memes crossed.  
[Edited on 6-20-2016 by Count Zero]
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punkerhardcore
American Dream 
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| posted on 6-21-2016 at 01:11 AM |
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Hey, the face champion getting unanimously cheered and "you deserve this" chants. Imagine that...
Is everyone mad here?
Of course they are, and you are too... otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
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janerd75
The Rowdy One
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| posted on 6-21-2016 at 01:13 AM |
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Finally, Roman punches back at the crowd.
ETA: One on one live next! Let's rock!!!
[Edited on 6-21-2016 by janerd75]
#Denial
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Count Zero
Man of a Thousand Holds
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Registered 1-29-2013 Location Canada East Member Is Offline Mood: splitting brandache
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JOHNNY ACE~!!!!!!
"I don't do good drugs...I don't do bad drugs...I do THE drugs."
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Originally posted by williamssl
"That hasn't stopped us from doing this shit before!"
"Checkmate, sir. Checkmate"
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janerd75
The Rowdy One
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Registered 1-28-2013 Location Rule, Britannia! Member Is OnlineMood: Independent
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| posted on 6-21-2016 at 02:12 AM |
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Uh oh, he's been reinwiggenated...
#Denial
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Il Palazzo
And I am AWESOME
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There was just too much real, and he absorbed too much.
Edit: Yay! Ryder gets to start a feud with Baron Corbin! No, I'm not delusional AT ALL.
[Edited on 6-21-2016 by Il Palazzo]
You did it, Nibbles. Now chew through my ball sack.
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Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
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A white family gets a seat upgrade and now a Corbin Bernsen appearance? Can this day get any better?
You are a bastard. A daughter-fucking wildling bastard.
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janerd75
The Rowdy One
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Registered 1-28-2013 Location Rule, Britannia! Member Is OnlineMood: Independent
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| posted on 6-21-2016 at 02:44 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Paddlefoot
A white family gets a seat upgrade and now a Corbin Bernsen appearance? Can this day get any better?
White family?
ETA: Shollot vs. The Churro Burner. Let's do this.
[Edited on 6-21-2016 by janerd75]
#Denial
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Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
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Then they formed Submission Sorority, then someone did a simple internet search and saw all the porn that came up under that label, then they realized
how badly they fucked up by not doing a simple internet search of their own first, then they was quickly became Team PCB. Don't pull that
memory-hole shit with us, Maggle. A smark never forgets......
ETA 1: too many eyes that see, muchacho
ETA 2: I'm not a good wad, I'm not a bad wad, but I am THE wad.
[Edited on 6/21/2016 by Paddlefoot]
You are a bastard. A daughter-fucking wildling bastard.
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janerd75
The Rowdy One
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The Gelfling BO$$ returns!
#Denial
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TonyTH
Showstopper 
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| posted on 6-21-2016 at 03:16 AM |
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Wyatts vs New Day next feud? Intrigued.
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Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
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Rusev should have beat up Titus #2 and Titus #3 last night on principle for their dad pulling a George Foreman egomania baby-naming on them.
Don't blame me, blame yer pa.
You are a bastard. A daughter-fucking wildling bastard.
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TonyTH
Showstopper
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| posted on 6-21-2016 at 03:28 AM |
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I liked that segment though. Russo said on Austin's podcast last week that he never believes that the guys in the ring never seem to be in a
real fight, trying to win. That was pretty physical.
I don't know if they had a good match yesterday or not, it seemed WWE knew the basketball game was about to end, and told those two guys to
wrestle til it was over. But I thought that was a good segment to keep the feud going.
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janerd75
The Rowdy One
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Triple Threat at Battleground for the title. Duh.
#Denial
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Ortonmustdie
And I am AWESOME
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| posted on 6-21-2016 at 04:07 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by janerd75
Triple Threat at Battleground for the title. Duh.
You were surprised??
I guess sarcasm doesn't translate well over text....
Edit: I gotta say, Seth is pretty damned good with the facial expressions... the look on his face after Dean's flash Dirty Deeds on Roman was
pretty perfect.
[Edited on 6-21-2016 by Ortonmustdie]
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janerd75
The Rowdy One
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I'm only surprised by how fast they set it up. Figured we'd have a few more weeks. Always remember Janerd = /s. And probably this--->
Also, Holy Golly this is a real Hooplefest on the Stone Cold podcast. SC already swore and apologized and it seems like A.J. and him are trying to out
turbotwang each other. I anticipate banjo outro music and someone playin' one a' them empty 'XXX' marked shine jugs that make
those 'HOO hoo HOO hoo' sound when you blow on them, daddeh.
#Denial
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the goon
Sister Act
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quote:
Originally posted by janerd75
Also, Holy Golly this is a real Hooplefest on the Stone Cold podcast.
Speaking of which, Steve Austin and AJ Styles discussing TNA and Dixie Carter on the WWE Network. Pretty surreal.
Also, kind of interesting that they showed quite a few photos of AJ (along with guys like Joe, Daniels, and Kazarian) from his time in TNA.
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janerd75
The Rowdy One
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quote:
Originally posted by the goon
quote:
Originally posted by janerd75
Also, Holy Golly this is a real Hooplefest on the Stone Cold podcast.
Speaking of which, Steve Austin and AJ Styles discussing TNA and Dixie Carter on the WWE Network. Pretty surreal.
Also, kind of interesting that they showed quite a few photos of AJ (along with guys like Joe, Daniels, and Kazarian) from his time in TNA.
I was kinda surprised how freely they spoke about that stuff too. At this point I'm pretty sure Vince could offer Dixie a free Network
subscription and a case of Marlboros and the TNA tape library would be his.
#Denial
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Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
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Somewhere Dixie is weeping in joy just because, even if they dissed her on the podcast, they finally mentioned TNA on a WWE production. Next up, Vince
offers them free lifetime coffee in exchange for their archive and she jumps up and says "it's a deal!".
You are a bastard. A daughter-fucking wildling bastard.
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ulsterphil
And I am AWESOME
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Registered 10-2-2007 Location Northern Ireland Member Is Offline Mood: Shite
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quote:
Originally posted by janerd75
I'm only surprised by how fast they set it up. Figured we'd have a few more weeks. Always remember Janerd = /s. And probably this--->
Also, Holy Golly this is a real Hooplefest on the Stone Cold podcast. SC already swore and apologized and it seems like A.J. and him are trying to out
turbotwang each other. I anticipate banjo outro music and someone playin' one a' them empty 'XXX' marked shine jugs that make
those 'HOO hoo HOO hoo' sound when you blow on them, daddeh.
"Lisa! Never ever stop in the middle of a hoedown!"
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nOOb
The Man 
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I only caught WWE.com highlights this morning...so are Xavier and Bray playing the roles of Dr. Raymond Stantz and Vigo the Carpathian?
[Edited on 6-21-2016 by nOOb]
"The Seahawks are cool. Me and Tubby here hung out with them once at a Bruno Mars concert."-Jay and Silent Bob representing the Broncos on FOX NFL
Sunday.
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Jumbie
Showstopper
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I'm glad they had the Xavier reaction.
New Day/ Wyatts is gonna be tricky to get right if they don't go more serious overall. The New Day can benefit from goinng through some darkness
and finding their positivity at the end.
They Wyatts can't get sucked into bootyshaking lightness and remain what they are.
At some point they can do the Kane trombone moment, but that's not nearly now.
"I'm a team player."
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Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
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Gonna be pretty fucked up booking-wise if Abe Froman who couldn't be knocked down by Big Show or Reigns when he first arrived can all of a
sudden gets tossed all over the ring by Big E. Not sure if anyone mentioned this to Creative but suddenly having your terrifying gay-spooky stable be
made to look stupid by a pandering and capering clown act like New Day really doesn't make much sense.
You are a bastard. A daughter-fucking wildling bastard.
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