OORick
Intellectual Savior of the Masses 
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OOfficial Discussion Thread for: RAW (August 22, 2016) -- (aka, BREAKING: Balor Stripped of World Title!)
Tonight on RAW: WWE has 5 weeks to build up to the first RAW-exclusive PPV (oddly, the short-handed SD only has 3 weeks till its first show),
with no clear cut slam dunks for headlining matches...
Obviously, Finn Balor defending his new Universal Title against Seth Rollins might be sensible, except that Balor suffered a shoulder injury last
night... Balor was able to pop back in a dislocation himself, but an MRI revealed damage to his labrum, which will require a follow up exam after the
inflammation has gone down to determine if/what kind of surgery may be required... best case scenario, a few weeks of rest, and he's good to
go... worst case, 9 months on the shelf... cross your fingers, people.... if Balor can't go, might I suggest Sami Zayn, who won his death feud
over Owens, and then promptly disappeared from all top level stories? I know I would accept Rollins vs. Zayn as a replacement....
And also obvious, Brock Lesnar was designed to be the bad ass rockstar coming out of SummerSlam, but he did so at the expense of Randall Orton's
dim little skull bleeding out, but Randy's over on SD.... Lesnar also F-5'd Shane McMahon, which is actually quite an enticiing
proposition, but again, if you respect the brand split, the earliest we do anything about either of those two things is Survivor Series... Lesnar may
just show up tonight so Heyman can do some talking, and then go into hibernation again...
Ergo, for as much as WWE's treating it like a demotion, Roman Reigns' quest for the US Title just might be RAW's top storyline....
by weaseling out of the match happening last night, it will be easy to keep it going till Clash of the Champions...
New Day vs. Anderson & Gallows is also nicely positioned to continue, as A&G; are owed a match in which Jon Stewart doesn't interfere, while the
New Day will gladly oblige now that Big E is back....
Charlotte is the new Women's Champ, but Sasha will be due an obligatory rematch.... the only question is: why is Sasha suddenly missing from
booking sheets for almost a month? Some say honeymoon, others say injury, still others say wellness violation..... with Paige already on a 30 day
vacation of her own, it could very easily be time for Bayley to show up, and to stick around, this time...
I'm guessing JeriKO vs. Enzo/Cass will continue, with the facetiousness and hubris of Jericho and Owens ultimately leading to an Enzo/Cass
victory, and a Jericho vs. Owens feud.... Sheamus and Cesaro are in the midst of a Best of 7 Series; Sheamus won Round 1, and presumably, the 2nd
match will be tonight.... The Backlund/DYoung vs. Titus thing is still ongoing.... and the Dudleys are teasing retirement tonight (it's been
exactly 1 year since their return), but I'd expect a twist, with Bubba getting a chance to replicate his singles success from TNA on the WWE
stage...
And oh yeah: there will be Strowman...
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!
[Edited on 8-22-2016 by OORick]
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gobbledygooker
Sister Act 2 
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I had admittedly had a few pops by the time Reigns-Rusev happened last night but wasn't that basically supposed to be a double-turn? Rusev gets
injured, Reigns keeps beating the crap out of him (to the point he even came back out to continue the beating)...is there something I'm missing?
I'm kinda surprised I haven't seen more discussion about it here.
You heard it here first - Heel Reigns tonight!
"Hulk Hogan have the sex with some dumb bitch on the TV. The girl smart if she make the $$ from his bald ass but she also desperate to have sex with
the howdy doody like Hulk Hogan. He worse than Mel Gibson and I think now %10000 he prove he have grasshopper dick and raisin balls." - The Iron
Sheik
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Gobshite
The Great One 
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| posted on 8-23-2016 at 12:27 AM |
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Mick Foley JUST Tweeted:
https://twitter.com/realmickfoley/status/767861610119569410
Due to his injury, @StephMcMahon and I jointly accept @FinnBalor relinquishing of the @WWE Universal Championship. #Raw
Maybe Bret had a point about Rollins.
I have six invites I can crash out for membership to pwtorrents.net - if you want one, U2U me!
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Foxcalibur
Fella
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Nobody cares that Rusev was manfully defending his Lady Wife, or that Reigns douched all over their wedding party. The wedding party itself was a heel
thing, Rusev is a jerky heel, and Reigns ain't no nice guy, nor is he pretending to be.
He kicked Rusev's teeth in because Rusev jumped him before the match and hit him with steps. I read that as less Reigns being an evil heel and
more Reigns just wanting to start a wrestling feud and Rusev taking things to brawl town, where Reigns > Rusev.
Not-to-be-Fucksed-With Roman Reigns is the best Roman Reigns, and I do not mind him remaining an angry, vicious tweener.
NXT: It's like WWE, but fun!
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royberto
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| posted on 8-23-2016 at 12:40 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Foxcalibur
Nobody cares that Rusev was manfully defending his Lady Wife, or that Reigns douched all over their wedding party. The wedding party itself was a heel
thing, Rusev is a jerky heel, and Reigns ain't no nice guy, nor is he pretending to be.
He kicked Rusev's teeth in because Rusev jumped him before the match and hit him with steps. I read that as less Reigns being an evil heel and
more Reigns just wanting to start a wrestling feud and Rusev taking things to brawl town, where Reigns > Rusev.
Not-to-be-Fucksed-With Roman Reigns is the best Roman Reigns, and I do not mind him remaining an angry, vicious tweener.
It's funny how
in many of the anti-Reigns group, they ignore the part where Rusev was a dick to the fans first during the wedding segment and that Rusev attacked
Roman first at SummerSlam. I guess those two things hurt the narrative flow if you include them, so they don't.
I agree with your entire post.
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First 9
Man of a Thousand Holds
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I can't believe they're going to manage to have their cake and eat it too. Balor makes history by winning a World Title in his ppv debut
and kicking off the lineage of a new belt in a major way. And now they can hand it over to the proven draw in Rollins and not have to deal with the
setbacks that would have come by rapidly pushing somebody straight to the top.
With their new Top face out of the picture, they have to thrown in a Brock match for COCs now right? Keep the stuff with Shane on standby, burn
through the series with Sheamus, and do Brock vs Cesaro.
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Quentil
Showstopper
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| posted on 8-23-2016 at 12:54 AM |
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Man, this sucks. I hope it's nothing bad, and just a precaution in regards to Balor.
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nOOb
The Man 
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| posted on 8-23-2016 at 01:08 AM |
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I think the easiest fix to this is just to go full-out Glorious with things.
"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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LoveMuscle
Creepy Little Bastard
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Seth Rollins had better watch it ... first he injures Sting's neck so bad he had to retire, and now he injures Balor and puts him out of action
for 6-9 months. Just ask Mr. Kennedy what that does for your WWE career.
[Edited on 8-23-2016 by LoveMuscle]
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janerd75
The Rowdy One 
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| posted on 8-23-2016 at 01:10 AM |
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N�, tank you, boyo.  
The science is settled: Fuck Everybody
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Foxcalibur
Fella
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Registered 12-18-2014 Location San Francisco Member Is Offline Mood: Paid for the drivel
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| posted on 8-23-2016 at 01:11 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by royberto
It's funny how in many of the anti-Reigns group, they ignore the part where Rusev was a dick to the fans first during the wedding segment and
that Rusev attacked Roman first at SummerSlam. I guess those two things hurt the narrative flow if you include them, so they don't.
I agree with your entire post.
Yeah, ol' Brocktoon's gotta pay forever for being pushed when we didn't want him to be pushed. The way he's booked is all his
fault, even when he's booked really well (like he was last night.)
Morality in wrestling is about "who's the most badass." Throwing a silly gloat-party for yourself and your hot manager-wife is not badass.
It's silly. It's also Heel for "I would like very much if someone were to come start a feud with me, da?" He got what he wanted. He made
a nominal babyface come out to play. Then he tried to go hogwild on Reigns for... what? Getting some cake on Lana's face? Rusev himself has
physically injured her.
Screw Rusev and his derpy heel chivalry. He got what he asked for.
NXT: It's like WWE, but fun!
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Il Palazzo
And I am AWESOME
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Maybe it's just me, but it feels like WWE has had a crazy spike in the past however many years in people winning titles and being injured in the
match so they have to give up the belt or being injured not long after the fact and also either giving up or losing the belt.
You did it, Nibbles. Now chew through my ball sack.
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Foxcalibur
Fella
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http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2016-08-22/article/wwe-universal-champion-finn-balor-injured-at-summerslam
It's official, gents. That sucks the longest, hardest, and rawest of dicks. Can we please retire that goddamn Turnbuckle Bomb already? We
can't have the very safe but cool-looking curbstomp because it looks scary, but the obviously unsafe buckle-bomb is okie-doke?
Poor Finnegan Balor. Here's hoping he comes back soon.
NXT: It's like WWE, but fun!
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bigfatgoalie
The Man
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| posted on 8-23-2016 at 01:19 AM |
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Jeri-KO both come out for the title, see each other, and motion it should be one of them to get the belt. That's just amazing.
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Deadshot
ButtViper
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| posted on 8-23-2016 at 01:38 AM |
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So, its Enzo, Cass, Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, Chris Jericho, Sammi Zayn and Roman Reigns.
Enzo and Cass - still tag team wrestlers so they aren't going to win.
Jericho - he's leaving for Fozzie soon isn't he?
Zayn - he'd be an even riskier pick that Balor was.
Reigns - he's got business with Rusev doesn't he? This won't fix his problem if they push him on everyone again.
Kevin Owens - The one I would really like to win but I don't see the faces that could realistically face him. More Owens/Zayn?
Rollins - Capt injury will likely win.
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Il Palazzo
And I am AWESOME
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I think WWE needs to drive a stake through the Universal Title and then burn it or something, because it may or may not be cursed, if Zayn ended up
hurting himself during that match. Either that, or Rollins himself is cursed with some kind of aura that makes the chances of injury rise for himself
and anyone around him.
You did it, Nibbles. Now chew through my ball sack.
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Deadshot
ButtViper
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| posted on 8-23-2016 at 01:42 AM |
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I see that there are only 7 announced for this little tourney. Maybe Samoa Joe at the 8th entrant? Can't imagine that they would throw Brock in
there. A new title needs someone around to actually defend it. Anyone else from NXT that could come right up and be believable contender?
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Deadshot
ButtViper
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| posted on 8-23-2016 at 01:48 AM |
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Oh, never mind....it's Neville...Hooray?
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bigfatgoalie
The Man
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| posted on 8-23-2016 at 02:27 AM |
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RIP Titus push...my god that was horrible.
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merc
Man of a Thousand Holds
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OK Titus just proved he peaked pre suspension. That was turrible.
"I wish sarcasm was available as a font." John Stuart Mill
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Foxcalibur
Fella
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I am unable to watch the show. What happened with Titus?
NXT: It's like WWE, but fun!
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Il Palazzo
And I am AWESOME
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The most I can recall from subjecting the segment to Background Noise Mode was he spent most of his promo tripping over his own words and such. It
wasn't his finest moment, I'd say.
You did it, Nibbles. Now chew through my ball sack.
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Quentil
Showstopper
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Yeah, Titus was pretty brutal on the mic, there. He had one or two moments where he looked like he was about to maybe fix things, but then he'd
trip up again.
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Foxcalibur
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Ah. Yeeeeeah, Titus O'Neil is one of those dudes with a really limited upside. He's got okay Charisma and a Good Look (tm) but not a lot
of skills on the stick or between the ropes. His suspension for playfully jostling Vince was unjust, but they're just not gonna make Fetch
happen with ol' Titus.
NXT: It's like WWE, but fun!
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bigfatgoalie
The Man
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| posted on 8-23-2016 at 02:54 AM |
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Jericho and Owens have been too good together. It feels too soon to break them up. Owens setting up the "IT!" Then taking the guy's pocket
square? The guy is the master of the little things.
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