OORick
Intellectual Savior of the Masses 
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| posted on 9-5-2016 at 11:39 PM |
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OOfficial Discussion Thread for: RAW (September 5, 2016)
Tonight on RAW: the sorting-outen-ing of RAW's main event scene begins... last week, Triple H ran in to help Kevin Owens beat Seth
Rollins for the new RAW Universal Title, and in so doing, got some cheers, and also seemed to piss off Stephanie...
WWE has longed wished to do Rollins vs. HHH, but the belief was that it would set up Rollins' face turn... fan reaction, and the prickly heat
between HHH and Steph, seem to indicate WWE is playing it closer to the vest... at least for now...
Regardless, it is clear that they are peeling Rollins away from the WWEU Title picture for the short term, to do a feud with HHH.... the reason why
HHH is suddenly on TV again is because WWE decided to use one of Lesnar's rare bookings for a house show in Chicago, instead of for the Clash
PPV (it saves WWE money), although they had originally intended on Lesnar's Stunt Casting at the PPV.... so when Lesnar was shifted to draw a
big house in Chicago, HHH stepped in to fill the void...
And then, you have the new WWEU Champion, Kevin Owens, who got a monster babyface pop last week, despite being on of RAW's most consistently
bankable heels for over a year.... a short term storyline to establish the new champ would obviously be Owens vs. his "best friend" Chris Jericho...
the only question would be, who is the fan favorite in that scenario? Storywise, it's so much easier for Jericho to get jealous of Owens'
success, and play the villain... but the thing is, Jericho has had such an amazing renaissance year that he's built up a ton of goodwill with
fans by being such a great bad guy himself, so I think fans would genuinely get behind him seeking one last at the big gold, too... not only is it
fuzzy as to how the heel/face alignment WILL work, I'm also torn and have no clear-cut preference: I think it'll be great either way (and
maybe, whatever long term ideas WWE has for HHH/Steph throwing their weight around will dictate which way Owens goes in the short term)...
WWE could also be working on Owens vs. Reigns (Jericho would be a one and done, as he's getting ready to start focusing on Fozzy again), with
WWE's promotional materials for tonight completely glossing over any Reigns vs. Rusev US Title feud, and speculating about what he might want to
do next after his OWN involvement in the WWEU Title situation last week... Reigns was also attacked by HHH, which allowed Rollins to pin him (before
HHH attacked Rollins, too), so you could slow roll everything, and tease a partnership of convenience between Rollins and Reigns, before the Authority
tip their hand (at which point, the best play would be for the Authority to reveal they've picked Reigns, with Rollins as a 100% for-real
babyface; that would give us a Reigns/Rollins feud to close out 2016, with Rollins finally getting to face HHH on the Road to WM33, and Reigns have
the juice to challenge again for the WWEU Title as a heel)...
Or, they could just be skipping over Reigns/Rusev, because Rusev and Lana are still in Eastern Europe, honeymooning after re-doing their vows in
Bulgaria over the weekend... in which case, they'll just pick up where they left off with Rusev/Reigns when Rusev returns (with his "injured"
ribs healed)... if Reigns is stepping into the main event scene again, Rusev will get a hard reset when he returns, including a new challenger to his
title...
The New Day are still the tag champs, and Gallows & Anderson are still the #1 Contenders, so they remain on course for a tag title rematch at the
Clash PPV.... while Charlotte is using all manner of rhetoric to deny Bayley a shot at the Women's Title, it's equally apparent that
we'll be getting Charlotte vs. Bayley at the Clash, too... for the second week in a row, Bayley pinned Charlotte's surrogate, Dana Brooke,
so sooner or later, Bayley will get her hands on the champ...
Sheamus and Cesaro are 2 matches into a potential 7-match series... problem is, Sheamus is already up 2-0, and now, Cesaro is "injured"... WWE says
Match 3 is scheduled for tonight, and given the way they oversold the injury angle all week, it sure feels like Sheamus goes 3-0 (perhaps even by
forfeit or referee stoppage, or something cheap like that)... and then, the Swiss Superman really will have to show up the next 3 Mondays to force
that 7th and final match at the Clash...
The rest: Titus O'Neil is finally, 100% fer-sure a heel, whatever that means.... Braun Strowman will continue to ensure the audience's
urinal tract health is top shelf, by providing ample opportunity to go and pee... and with all the shuffling due to Balor's injury, we're
now in a weird position in which Zayn, Cass, and Enzo all had to play big parts in the crowning of the new WWEU Champ, but as a result, are all now
floating aimlessly without personal issues of their own, which will not stand, considering how hot all three are at the moment...
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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Count Zero
Man of a Thousand Holds 
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If we keep using that WWEU acrothingee, will Kevin Owens suddenly renounce his French-Canadian heritage & demand a Brexit for even MORE heel heat?
  
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the goon
Sister Act
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| posted on 9-6-2016 at 12:14 AM |
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With Owens as the new champ (and whatever fallout/hilarity occurs with Jericho) and Triple H screwing over Rollins, I gotta say this is the most
I've been looking forward to tuning into RAW in awhile.
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janerd75
The Rowdy One 
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| posted on 9-6-2016 at 01:03 AM |
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If I must sink the ship in order to get the Captain, then so be it. Captain The Rick, you Sir are no doctor and no one is fizzing their whizz for
BLARGH! Sweatstain's stomperoonis. I like the old school throwback vibe of a good ol' Jabroni smashing and the local yokels they've
paraded out there to get professionally stool pushed on national tv has been a delight. When a Neville or somesuch other shortling eventually gets the
1-2-3, kid I promise you'll razor your ramon something something...just trailed off...
The science is settled: Fuck Everybody
Then Jean-Paul climbs into the ring and bleeds right through the tampon. - merc
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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: Universal
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| posted on 9-6-2016 at 01:05 AM |
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Until that happens, Janners-My-Sweet, we've still got Big Pissbreak jobbersmashes to deal with. Let's hope they find the right guy at the
right time, instead of the usual "let it go on wayyyy too long". 
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Il Palazzo
Fella
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| posted on 9-6-2016 at 01:08 AM |
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And we are LIVE with RAM is BALLOONS.
You did it, Nibbles. Now chew through my ball sack.
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CM Crunk
Man of a Thousand Holds
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| posted on 9-6-2016 at 01:09 AM |
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God these new theme songs for the shows suck. I never thought I'd describe something as being "like Nickelback without the heart" but
that's the new Raw theme to a T.
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CM Crunk
Man of a Thousand Holds
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| posted on 9-6-2016 at 01:12 AM |
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KO in fancy dress attire looks like the manager of the finest all you can eat afternoon seafood buffet/topless dancing bar in all of Kissimmee.
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janerd75
The Rowdy One
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| posted on 9-6-2016 at 01:12 AM |
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Maaaaybe, just maaaaaybe I like seeing big dudes take lil' dudes to #town.
Also, excellent interaction betwixt Mick y Stef (No H) at the opening of the show. They actually referenced their shared WWE history from the
long long ago. 
Also, Owens is officially a heel.
The science is settled: Fuck Everybody
Then Jean-Paul climbs into the ring and bleeds right through the tampon. - merc
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CM Crunk
Man of a Thousand Holds
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| posted on 9-6-2016 at 01:15 AM |
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Anybody else getting the vibe that perhaps The Architect has been givin' the ol' support beam to the Billion Dollar Princess? Kayfabe
wise, of course.
Edit: Seriously, dressed up KO looks like he's ready to get into a shouting match with Jon Taffer.
[Edited on 9/6/2016 by CM Crunk]
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janerd75
The Rowdy One
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| posted on 9-6-2016 at 01:18 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by CM Crunk
KO in fancy dress attire looks like the manager of the finest all you can eat afternoon seafood buffet/topless dancing bar in all of Kissimmee.
Quoted for freakish accuracy. Also, it's RAM you boob!
Not with the undersized support beams the Architect's been using.
Also, Rollins is headed towards face. Yay!
The science is settled: Fuck Everybody
Then Jean-Paul climbs into the ring and bleeds right through the tampon. - merc
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merc
Man of a Thousand Holds
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| posted on 9-6-2016 at 01:23 AM |
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And this is why the end of RAM sucked last week. Welcome to McMahon's Payton Place. FUCK ME.
"I wish sarcasm was available as a font." John Stuart Mill
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CM Crunk
Man of a Thousand Holds
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| posted on 9-6-2016 at 01:28 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by janerd75
quote:
Originally posted by CM Crunk
KO in fancy dress attire looks like the manager of the finest all you can eat afternoon seafood buffet/topless dancing bar in all of Kissimmee.
Quoted for freakish accuracy. Also, it's RAM you boob!
Not with the undersized support beams the Architect's been using.
You have to be really careful with those top heavy structures, too.
quote:
Originally posted by merc
And this is why the end of RAM sucked last week. Welcome to McMahon's Payton Place. FUCK ME.
YMMV. I normally hatehateHATE prolonged exposure to Stephanie in show opening promos, but I gotta say I didn't hate that opener. All parties
involved hit it out of the park as far as I'm concerned. But let's hope that that doesn't become a regular fixture of the show like
those god awful Authority promos used to be.
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bigfatgoalie
The Man
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| posted on 9-6-2016 at 01:40 AM |
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Yeah...sucks that they are using Steph to get Rollins over as a face.
That bit with Steph, Mick, and JeriKO was horrible.
Seriously, bitching about that opening is a sign you need a break from WWE.
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Il Palazzo
Fella
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| posted on 9-6-2016 at 01:42 AM |
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"Speaking of bad news.... wait, we don't have Barrett anymore, do we?"
You did it, Nibbles. Now chew through my ball sack.
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janerd75
The Rowdy One
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| posted on 9-6-2016 at 01:44 AM |
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First Finn, now Sasha. Gaaaaaaaaaaaaad IT!
Also, why did they just give us Bayley/Charlotte?
ETA: BO-LIEVE the crowd is fucking dead. Couldn't have put him with Husky, huh?
[Edited on 9-6-2016 by janerd75]
The science is settled: Fuck Everybody
Then Jean-Paul climbs into the ring and bleeds right through the tampon. - merc
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Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
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| posted on 9-6-2016 at 01:55 AM |
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I missed it. How long is she out for? 
EDIT: for future use, Becky's reaction to Paige giving it all up for a guy.
[Edited on 9/6/2016 by Paddlefoot]
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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Katie Vick killer
Man of a Thousand Holds 
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| posted on 9-6-2016 at 02:19 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Paddlefoot
I missed it. How long is she out for?
30 days 
Vote Bender
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Il Palazzo
Fella
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| posted on 9-6-2016 at 02:21 AM |
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Having only seen it as of tonight, whenever they put up the Backlash name my initial response is "what the hell is a Back ash?"
You did it, Nibbles. Now chew through my ball sack.
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CM Crunk
Man of a Thousand Holds
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Cesaro going with the Simeon from GTA V look tonight. These best of 7's take it out of even the most sartorially savvy strongmen.
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Paddlefoot
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Gonna be great when he comes out next week all covered in Tuck tape.
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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lz4005
Man of a Thousand Holds
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| posted on 9-6-2016 at 02:50 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Paddlefoot
Gonna be great when he comes out next week all covered in Tuck tape.
Tuck tape is what I have under my g-string when I dress like a sexy lady.
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Matte
"Family Man" 
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| posted on 9-6-2016 at 03:10 AM |
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Horrible segment there for Club and New Day.
"I'm a professional. I know exactly what I'm doing." - Jeff Hardy
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janerd75
The Rowdy One
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| posted on 9-6-2016 at 03:11 AM |
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Never have I been happier to see black on black violence. Another fine Kevin "Jerry Heller" Dunn production. Oh my stars and garters was that
awful.
The science is settled: Fuck Everybody
Then Jean-Paul climbs into the ring and bleeds right through the tampon. - merc
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merc
Man of a Thousand Holds
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| posted on 9-6-2016 at 03:11 AM |
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Jericho calling Owens the "longest reigning Universal Champion" is good stuff.
Bo gets a squash?!?
PR is better than NJ?
Clear the McMahon sheet and not so bad...but that ran 20 minutes...
"I wish sarcasm was available as a font." John Stuart Mill
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