OORick
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OOfficial Discussion Thread for: RAW (August 15, 2016)
Tonight on RAW: it's the last RAW before SummerSlam, and with all matches set and all the heavy lifting done, there isn't actually
anything officially announced for tonight's show...
There is one match on Sunday that still just doesn't quite have the sizzle, yet, and I'm not sure if it will get there (that's for
MY tastes, your mileage may vary), and that's Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Orton.... but we do know that Brock will be physically present tonight,
with Paul Heyman, and it's only his second WWE appearance since WM32, so it's feasible that tonight doubles my interest in Lesnar/Orton,
right? Well, maybe not..... but this little feud has been uniquely under-presented, even by Brock's own standards for absenteeism; basing an
entire PPV main event upon a total of TWO TV appearances has got to be some kind of record... and if Randall observes the rules of Brand Split, the
mind begins to boggle at the lack of interaction, and just how much WWE has really ditched all pro wrestling tactics and is trying to sell this one
UFC-style...
Whatever Brock does, I'm sure he does it in the "main event," as WWE hasn't quite worked up the balls to use Seth Rollins and Finn Balor
as Monday Night headliners, outside of the night Balor debuted... that seems likely to happen again tonight, as WWE focuses in on Balor's
transformation into the Demon (or, now: The Demon King), which is something that they'll TALK about, but which won't actually happen until
Sunday, if they're smart... Demon Balor has a main event mystique; Pasty Little Man Awkwardly Fidgeting With His Jacket Balor, mmmmm, no so
much.... I figure tonight is good for Balor having another match to cement his bona fides, and it might be a nice touch if Rollins laced 'em up,
too, kind of as a last chance to show off before the big title match on Sunday....
With Foley and his clipboard as a regular feature, I'd happily vote for Rollins opening RAW with a cocky promo, Balor coming out to defend his
pride, and before you know it, GM Foley is out there to make sure that they don't spoil the SummerSlam Match for us, so instead, they'll
both be in action tonight, against opponents of each other's choosing, or something like that.... and as a result, we get Rollins vs. Cesaro,
and oh, let's just say, Balor vs. Strowman, just to get that over with, already...
I digress, as that will not be happening in a million billion years.... somethign else we CAN expect, however, is WWE sending the message that,
actually, the biggest RAW-specific match at SummerSlam will be Rusev vs. Roman Reigns, which received the most TV time and the main event spot on last
week's show... it doesn't feel like a particularly compelling pairing in terms of the characters (i.e. Rusev's a heel who people are
starting to like, and Reigns is a face who people already dislike), but I will admit that these two should have a slobberknockertastic physical
chemistry....
My PERSONAL favorite thing going on RAW is JeriKO vs. Enzo/Cass.... those four effortlessly filled up the entire first 30 minutes of RAW last week,
and even with nothing at stake besides bragging rights, I plan to be utterly entertained by whatever they deliver tonight and on Sunday...
We've also got gold on the line.... the New Day defend the tag titles against Gallows & Anderson, with the hook being that Big E's
testicles are injured, and so he'll miss the show, and it's just Kofi/Woods defending... and Charlotte defends the WOmen's Title
against Sasha Banks, with the added stipulation that Dana Brooke is banned from ringside....
All that and MUCH MUCH MORE.... OK, maybe not THAT much.... but some.... definitely some.... like the Golden Truth and Titus/Darren Young... and,
sadly, more of Strowman beating up jobbers in forgettable fashion, until the CWC is done, and WWE decides to debut someone in the role of "1-2-3
Kid" against Strowman's Razor Ramon....
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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DKBroiler
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I now enter day 21 of my WWE captivity. Through the mighty forces of DVR and The Network I have trudged towards sunlight ... that same sunlight I
forget exists while watching hours 46 and 47 of this week's WWE programming.
Tonight more RAM from my captors.
I will retire to my cell ... fatter.
Get off my lawn.
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janerd75
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quote:
Originally posted by DKBroiler
I now enter day 21 of my WWE captivity. Through the mighty forces of DVR and The Network I have trudged towards sunlight ... that same sunlight I
forget exists while watching hours 46 and 47 of this week's WWE programming.
Tonight more RAM from my captors.
I will retire to my cell ... fatter.
Strowman's Razor? Forsooth, from the brute with the slightest of techniques, the squashiest matches are the simplest? This site is so
philosophical.  
#whereisDom 
#whereisSkids
The science is settled: Fuck Everybody
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Count Zero
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| posted on 8-16-2016 at 12:14 AM |
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Charlotte Defends The Women's Title?
Did....I miss something?
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janerd75
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What. The. Fuck. Are. They. Doing? That's how you build towards SS, folks. 
The science is settled: Fuck Everybody
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lz4005
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| posted on 8-16-2016 at 01:19 AM |
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That Seth promo was shot outside because the building was without power for a while earlier in the day due to a lightning strike.
There's video on the youtubes of the makeup folks working using phones as their only light source.
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CM Crunk
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quote:
Originally posted by lz4005
That Seth promo was shot outside because the building was without power for a while earlier in the day due to a lightning strike.
There's video on the youtubes of the makeup folks working using phones as their only light source.
I love it when WWE decides to flip the bird to Mother Nature. I wonder what would happen if there was an outage during the show? I guess part of me
just wants to see an episode of Raw take place entirely in a parking lot.
Speaking of Seth's promo...good GOD does it make me cringe when people go out of their way to refer to Kane as "Demonkane." I know they
probably had to do it for copyright purposes, and to underscore the difference between him and "Put-upon Middle Management Libertarian Kane" but
come on. It just doesn't sound natural.
[Edited on 8/16/2016 by CM Crunk]
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Count Zero
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JeriKO.
The End.
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Paddlefoot
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Ask Crunk Sr. what he thinks about Sami coming to the ring dressed like late-stage Chuck Palumbo. Yay or nay?
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
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bigfatgoalie
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| posted on 8-16-2016 at 01:39 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Count Zero
JeriKO.
The End.
l
So when they turn on each other...does Owens go face? Because it'd be fairly easy to do, and "Fight Owens Fight!" is fun to chant.
Plus Owens rules and him getting a huge push would be nice.
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CM Crunk
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| posted on 8-16-2016 at 01:40 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Paddlefoot
Ask Crunk Sr. what he thinks about Sami coming to the ring dressed like late-stage Chuck Palumbo. Yay or nay?
Ha! That didn't come up but there was some back and forth riffing regarding the 1992 classic "Newsies" and whether or not it's wise to
glorify ginge on ginge violence in todays volatile climate.
BTDUBS, God bless Foley when he's fired up. Best of seven series between Sheamus and Cesaro? Last week I wouldn't have really caref but
Mick just made it seem like a big deal. Also, yay for best of seven series!
Edit: Small thing here but I really hope they start calling Gallows "Doc" now.
Edit2:
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Originally posted by bigfatgoalie
quote:
Originally posted by Count Zero
JeriKO.
The End.
l
So when they turn on each other...does Owens go face? Because it'd be fairly easy to do, and "Fight Owens Fight!" is fun to chant.
Plus Owens rules and him getting a huge push would be nice.
I'd love to see that. It'd be an easy shift for Kev, too, character-wise. But they're probably going to keep us waiting on that one
for a while. My bet is that JeriKO disintegrates and Owens Pop-Up Powerbombs Jericho back into another sabbatical. Owens stays heel by bragging about
taking Jericho out, and by default resets Jericho, in absentia, to babyface mode for his next return.
Godamnit. More "Demonkane."
First Blue Pants, now Blue Braids.
[Edited on 8/16/2016 by CM Crunk]
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Count Zero
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quote:
Originally posted by CM Crunk
Speaking of Seth's promo...good GOD does it make me cringe when people go out of their way to refer to Kane as "Demonkane." I know they
probably had to do it for copyright purposes, and to underscore the difference between him and "Put-upon Middle Management Libertarian Kane" but
come on. It just doesn't sound natural.
[Edited on 8/16/2016 by CM Crunk]
Are you sure he wasn't saying "DemonKing?" (which is equally lame, if'n you care to ask yrs
truly.)
Originally posted by williamssl
"That hasn't stopped us from doing this shit before!"
"Checkmate, sir. Checkmate"
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CM Crunk
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quote:
Originally posted by Count Zero
quote:
Originally posted by CM Crunk
Speaking of Seth's promo...good GOD does it make me cringe when people go out of their way to refer to Kane as "Demonkane." I know they
probably had to do it for copyright purposes, and to underscore the difference between him and "Put-upon Middle Management Libertarian Kane" but
come on. It just doesn't sound natural.
[Edited on 8/16/2016 by CM Crunk]
Are you sure he wasn't saying "DemonKing?" (which is equally lame, if'n you care to ask yrs
truly.)
I'd almost prefer "Demon King." Sure, it'd still be silly, but it wouldn't be as ham-handedly awful as "Demonkane."
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Paddlefoot
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This reminds me of the summer of 1984, when I really wanted someone to beat the shit out of Mary Lou Retton.
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
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Count Zero
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quote:
Originally posted by CM Crunk
I'd almost prefer "Demon King." Sure, it'd still be silly, but it wouldn't be as ham-handedly awful as "Demonkane."
...
Okay, i'm so confused. You know that Seth =has= been wandering around looking for the "Demon King", right? Finn Balor's (gimmicky)
Alter-Ego? Which sounds (to me) just as dumb.
I mean, I think this show needs more Kane just as much as the next guy, don't get me wrong... I'm just a little confused here. 
Originally posted by williamssl
"That hasn't stopped us from doing this shit before!"
"Checkmate, sir. Checkmate"
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Columbo
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New day rocks.....haha I get it now Kofi, I really do.
"The North Cafeteria, named after Admiral William North, is located in the western portion of East Hall, gateway to the western half of North Hall,
which is named, not after William North, but for its position above the South Wall. It is the most contested and confusing battlefield on Greendale�s
campus, next to the English Memorial Spanish Center, named after English Memorial, a Portuguese sailor that discovered Greendale while looking for a
fountain that cured syphilis."
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merc
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Jericho, Owens changing the announcer dudes name on each exchange was flat out funny.
"I wish sarcasm was available as a font." John Stuart Mill
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CM Crunk
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quote:
Originally posted by Count Zero
quote:
Originally posted by CM Crunk
I'd almost prefer "Demon King." Sure, it'd still be silly, but it wouldn't be as ham-handedly awful as "Demonkane."
...
Okay, i'm so confused. You know that Seth =has= been wandering around looking for the "Demon King", right? Finn Balor's (gimmicky)
Alter-Ego? Which sounds (to me) just as dumb.
I mean, I think this show needs more Kane just as much as the next guy, don't get me wrong... I'm just a little confused here.
Well fuck me, lol. Not gonna lie, there's a lot of extracurriculars going on at the house right now so the volumes not really where it should be
on the TV. Came into the show opening promo midway through and thought Seth was trying to make a point to B�lor that he's not uh-scared of any
demons by calling out "Demon Kane." That's on me. That's my bad.
Oh Heath. Noooo. Heath. Don't.
[Edited on 8/16/2016 by CM Crunk]
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Count Zero
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quote:
Originally posted by merc
Jericho, Owens changing the announcer dudes name on each exchange was flat out funny.
I lost it when they finally got to "Nathaniel".
And this Heath Slater thing is actually semi-compelling. They turned down the "goofball" and it kinda worked.  Part of me actually thought it
would lead to RKOUTTANOWHERE giving Heath a Raw Contract. Silly me.
ETA: No problems Crunk! ^_^ I'm glad we were able to attain unconfusedness. Beware of Demons and Kanes: they are easily confused and both
highly dangerous.
[Edited on 8-16-2016 by Count Zero]
Originally posted by williamssl
"That hasn't stopped us from doing this shit before!"
"Checkmate, sir. Checkmate"
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CM Crunk
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quote:
Originally posted by Count Zero
quote:
Originally posted by merc
Jericho, Owens changing the announcer dudes name on each exchange was flat out funny.
I lost it when they finally got to "Nathaniel".
And this Heath Slater thing is actually semi-compelling. They turned down the "goofball" and it kinda worked. Part of me actually thought it
would lead to RKOUTTANOWHERE giving Heath a Raw Contract. Silly me.
I can actually get behind "Folk Hero/Billy Jack" Heath Slater.
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janerd75
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I like this Heath, baybay. Also, I am excited for Orton vs. B(*$)&@k.
The science is settled: Fuck Everybody
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Paddlefoot
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They could have at least let him slap Berkk first before he was eviscerated.
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
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janerd75
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Crunkers, I think this is the guy Rollins is referring to when he's calling out the Demon King. Duh.
Bzzzzzzzzaaaaaaaarkkkkkkkkkk! don't give a s**t what you think, Pordleborp.
ETA: Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho are the greatest odd couple pairing of Canadians since Les Lye and Christine McGlade.
[Edited on 8-16-2016 by janerd75]
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Count Zero
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quote:
Originally posted by janerd75
Bzzzzzzzzaaaaaaaarkkkkkkkkkk! don't give a s**t what you think, Pordleborp.
ETA: Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho are the greatest odd couple pairing of Canadians since Les Lye and Christine McGlade.
[Edited on 8-16-2016 by janerd75]
You Can't Do That On RAM!
And fun fact: Bzzzzaaarrrrrkkkkkk was the original trigger for the green slime shower, but they couldn't figure out how to work naturally into
enough conversations. Were they making the show now, the scripts would practically write themselves thanks to Mr. Lazor's popularity.
Originally posted by williamssl
"That hasn't stopped us from doing this shit before!"
"Checkmate, sir. Checkmate"
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the goon
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"I don't give a shit about your kids."
Line of the night, and possibly the decade, goes to Mr. Lesnar.
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