http://www.tout.com/m/enlfgc?ref=twt68bw3
I knew that no good would come of that Nickelback song. Maybe R-Truth and Evan Bourne left their blunts too close to the Titantron's flammable screen? At any rate, not a good omen for the 3-hour RAW era.
I was waiting for Scott Steiner to come out.
ReplyDeleteBWAHAHAHA. I can't believe Tout just came in handy.
ReplyDeleteOne of two things is going to happen with 3 hrs RAWs. This is assuming they follow the 75% social media/25% Sportz Entertainment breakdown I've read about for the 1st hour.
ReplyDelete1) People will tune into the 1st hour, get sick of all the social media BS, tune out, and not bother coming back b/c they have no reason to think things will change throughout the show. Ratings across the board will go down. WWE will see people tune out in droves during the 1st hour, so they will cut it in order to get people back on track.
2) People will realize that the 1st hour is BS, so they will come back close to the 2nd hour. Along the way, 1st hr ratings will tank, and WWE will no longer be able to justify whatever they're charging sponsors for 1st hour exposure, and eventually the 1st hr will be scrapped.
I agree. I think they'll go 3 hours through WrestleMania and if it's not working, scrap it then. It's kind of silly that they're going 3 hours with MNF five weeks away. The pregame show alone pulls in just as many viewers as Raw.
ReplyDeleteMy god, they found a use for tout!
ReplyDeleteAnd with that, Jericho is suspended for another 30 days.
ReplyDeleteFootball is why they're going to 3 hours. If they can't pull high numbers in 2 hours, they'll go to a 3rd hour and claim that they have more total viewers.
ReplyDeleteWCW tried the same trick. It didn't work then either.
I dunno, he got me to click on a Tout video. That's something I'd never done before. I think in today's WWE that's way bigger than having a good match or getting over.
ReplyDeleteJericho will have another story on his house when he gets home this evening.
ReplyDeleteWhat is this stupid show on before Raw?
ReplyDeleteBoo! New DISUCKS is back! Boo, I say!
ReplyDeleteNCIS: Los Angeles - sadly one of the top ten shows in the country for three years running.
ReplyDeleteMy god America is unbelievably stupid sometimes.
ReplyDeleteANYTHING CAN HAPPEN ON MONDAY NIGHT RAW
ReplyDeleteThrough hellfire & brimstone...IT'S RAW!!!
ReplyDeleteA montage already?
ReplyDeleteI wonder if they have a plan for something like this. Like, say this had happened at 8:30 instead of 6:30. What do they do? Backstage skits? Show classic footage? Make quick video packages?
ReplyDeleteThree hour show, dude. Gotta fill time somehow.
ReplyDeleteSo is this the official RAW thread?
ReplyDeleteIts either Raw or synchronized diving on the Olympics.
ReplyDeleteIn the case of NCIS, it's merely a case of a substantial proportion of it being old.
ReplyDelete"CM Punk turned on the WWE Universe."
ReplyDeleteUgh.
Yeah, not a fan of new Disqus either
ReplyDeleteI hate the phrase "WWE Universe" with a burning passion.
ReplyDeleteThat's babyfaces heat for Punk. This ain't a heel turn. Even my marky dad thinks so.
ReplyDeleteYeah, he's kind of sexy that way.
ReplyDeleteI think The Rockers could have medalled in synchronized diving.
ReplyDeleteUH OH SOMEBODY BROUGHT THEIR PIPE BOMB
ReplyDeleteWonder what will happen with Punk.
ReplyDeleteDAMMIT! Why isn't Marcus Cor Von employed there anymore?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEqEas9hUAI
ReplyDeletePlease don't make Punk a whiny heel
ReplyDeleteGood God, I almost forgot how much I missed this CM Punk. Thank heavens he's back. Nothing earth shattering, but at least the edge is there again.
ReplyDeleteAll things considered, this is good. At first everyone is booing him, now they're on his side.
ReplyDeleteNow it gets shitty.
So I'm not watching at the moment, what's the verdict on CM Punk?
ReplyDeleteI didn't take it as whiny. I took it as someone who won't be disrespected. But I can certainly see where they could go the whiny route.
ReplyDelete"Yeah, boo"
ReplyDeleteI laffed.
I hate to say this, but I'm...enjoying Big Show right now.
ReplyDeleteWell this is turning into a giant clusterfuck.
ReplyDeleteWOW JOHN CENA VERSUS THE BIG SHOW FOR THE 20TH TIME CAN'T WAIT #WWEUniverse
ReplyDeleteThe Cena and Show exchange was sad. He tosses Cena then runs away. Lame.
ReplyDeletePlus, AJ as a generic G
M isn't going to work wonders
Punk's speech - relevant, different, good.
ReplyDeleteBig Show's reaction - charismatic, different, also good.
Then Cena comes out, the same Attitude-era beatdown we've seen a million times.
Then AJ comes out (in a business suit, why?) (called AJ Lee, why?) (playing the heel, why?) and does the same old number-one-contender bullshit we've seen a million times.
LET SOMETHING NEW HAPPEN FOR ONCE.
So I turn on Raw....AJ is wearing a pantsuit and doing the cliche " fights John Cena, winner gets a title match at "
ReplyDeleteWell that's disappointing...they had so much potential w/ crazy AJ as GM and they kick off w/ Mad-Libs?
Pass on Raw tonight, sorry WWE. I got taped delayed Olympics to watch.
Raw was the most socially-active show on TV and beat all the top 10 on broadcast TV combined! What a feat!
ReplyDeleteSo, who wants to bet Punk attacks both to end the show, and it's made a triple threat for Summerslam!
ReplyDeleteSO EXCITING AND DIFFERENT!!
Phresh! Phunky! #WWEUniverse
ReplyDeleteOh ADR is going to beat up Santino again.
ReplyDeleteOver/under on how long this match lasts? 90 seconds?
ReplyDeleteDel Rio beats up Marella...again. We saw this like 2 weeks ago. Damn this show.
ReplyDeleteOver, but just barely.
ReplyDeleteThey wouldn't have passed the drug test.
ReplyDeleteIs it just me, or is Del Rio a little leaner?
ReplyDeleteNice squash, too bad I've already seen it before.
ReplyDeleteThis match has to have been featured upwards of ten times at this point over the past two years.
ReplyDeleteOver, because of the inevitable ad-break. But also because they need to fill the time with SOMETHING that isn't tout-pimping.
ReplyDeleteYOU NAILED IT
ReplyDeleteIt looks like Steph drove her down to Fashion Bug to pick out her generic female GM outfit.
ReplyDelete3-hour Raw = 7-minute Santino-ADR matches. Fun.
ReplyDeleteYes, yes it is. I don't mind procedurals if done well - Law & Order can be entertaining without making you feel stupid - but the CBS breed of CSI/NCIS is purposefully dumbed down for middle America and the over 60 crowd.
ReplyDeleteMichael Cole: "It's ironic that Santino is trending on Twitter, because Del Rio just exterminated the Cobra."
ReplyDeleteAlanis Morissette's definition of irony has NOTHING on this dude.
Del Rio goes from beating Santino in 30 seconds to beating him in 7 minutes and Cole says he's ready for Sheamus.
ReplyDeleteAlso, ADR shouldn't cut his own promos.
Amidst all the criticism though, nice match, I always like Santino selling submissions like a pro, and I like the post-match promo. More of that please.
ReplyDeleteEVERYBODY beats the US champion like nothing Del Rio. In fact moa people don't need to wrestle him though the commercial break.
ReplyDeleteDid Santino even have the belt? It seems like they've been quietly phasing the title out since he won it.
ReplyDeleteFuck. I was hoping they'd save the Punk promo for the 9pm crossover. Now I almost have no reason to watch. And new Disqus is back? Fuck.
ReplyDeleteVicky dancing equals no touts
ReplyDeleteUmm, err...what was the point of Vickie?
ReplyDeleteSo we have mean-spirited dialogue and goofy dancing.
ReplyDeleteWho's writing this, Vince?
This show is pure shit. And we still have 2 1/2 hours to go.
ReplyDeleteThere wasnt
ReplyDeleteDidnt HHH used to come out to Sandow's music?
ReplyDeleteI had a feeling there would be a "tag team match involving wacky partners."
ReplyDeleteSo far, the extra hour has meant longer video packages and extended squash matches.
ReplyDeleteDidn't Sandow used to be Randy Savage's brother?
ReplyDeleteIt was new because AJ was making the match. And also she was in the business suit.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, AJ in the business suit took her hotness down by like 1000%. Whose bright idea was that?
You might be forgetting about the first 30 times.m
ReplyDeleteTriple H came out to "Ode to Joy".
ReplyDeleteYou're ruining people's enjoyment of the show by being so critical. Shame on you!
ReplyDeleteAwesome.
ReplyDeleteOh man, this drama between AJ and Bryan is so good. I bet AJ makes DB fight...KANE!
ReplyDeletePushing Sandow was refreshing though
ReplyDeleteDamn, I was close.
ReplyDeleteIt's alright dude, you'll get one soon. In the meantime, watch another fucking video package.
ReplyDeleteANOTHER video package?
ReplyDeleteIf you ask Vince, no one remembers that ADR beat Santino in 30 seconds last time out because it was more than 2 weeks ago.
ReplyDeleteAre all these video packages meant to be a tout break for the WWE Universe?
ReplyDeleteI think the funniest part of this HHH and Brock feud is that the bitch telling a guy his children are ashamed of him is somehow the face.
ReplyDeleteIt would literally kill them to put one of the eleventeen wrestlers they have under contract with nothing to do right now in the ring for a few minutes rather than stalling with video clips. Literally kill them.
ReplyDeleteI've actually enjoyed the show thus far but holy shit, they slammed on the brakes pretty hard there.
And telling him that after you just said not to talk about your children.
ReplyDeleteThis guy is a talented, heterosexual version of The Genius.
ReplyDeleteClosing in on the 2nd hour. Five minutes of wrestling so far.
ReplyDeleteCut her some slack, it's Stephanie McMahon, what does she know about good story-telling?
ReplyDeleteThat was one useless interview
ReplyDeleteSuch diverse options for that Sheamus vs Bryan match...
ReplyDeleteWill someone spill coffee on someone already?
ReplyDeleteAm I wrong or is there absolutely no difference between a No Holds Barred match and a Street Fight? And what was with Sheamus asking Josh if he was alright? Was that just awkward or were they setting something up?
ReplyDeleteLet's get #CoalMinersGloveMatch trending people...
ReplyDeleteThere is no difference, except maybe they'll call it a "Cincinnati Street Fight."
ReplyDeleteThe way this show is going, both the glove and the wheel you spin to get it would get their own video packages.
ReplyDeleteI refuse to cut her any slack, especially since she basically heads Creative. You know, the main person in charge of good story-telling.
ReplyDeleteIn their defense, it worked for Eve Torres. Until the writers completely forgot she existed.
ReplyDeleteSo from the sound of things, this show has been nothing but video packages with a bit of wrestling thrown in. Geez, the only video packages shown in the 1997 episodes of Raw I'm watching are the "last week on Raw" things that are starting each episode now in May.
ReplyDeleteOther ways they kill time: have Daniel Bryan yell at the crowd for 20 seconds.
ReplyDeleteTHE 2ND HOUR IS HERE
More proof the internet needs a sarcasm font.
ReplyDeleteVINTAGE WHEEL SPINNING.
ReplyDeleteNo, not a bit of wrestling. Five minutes. It's been lousy with pointless segments and overly long packages. You literally don't have to watch Raw because they recap the recap.
ReplyDeleteThe problem with your prediction was it factored in continuity.
ReplyDeleteThat was the joke. ;)
ReplyDeleteFuck finish coming.
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, creative normally doesn't have to turn in the final draft til 8:55 eastern, so they've only just got the script for tonight.
ReplyDeleteThey've just been airing random videos from WWE.com and a replay of Santino/Del Rio from the 5/18/11 edition of Superstars to kill time.
This entire direction is a nightmare. The voting, the talking, all of it.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the Brock/HHH promo lasted longer than the TV time of Del Rio/Marella.
This is some "Street Fight", too.
Bracing myself for the further BURIAL of Bryan....
ReplyDeleteDidn't anyone look at her before she came out?
ReplyDeletePG street fight. Hope they find a bag of popcorn to use.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the difference between "no holds barred" and "street fight?"
ReplyDeleteThat would reference 1997 Raw, when the storytelling was good.
ReplyDeleteWhat the fuck is the difference between a No Holds Barred match and a Street Fight if they're not even wearing JEANS? I yearn to see Sheamus in jeans!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes I'm watching, but just in the background...wanted to see how they'd follow up on Punk's turn.
An unprotected bump to a carpeted cement floor from a kneeling position isn't exactly a smart bump to take.
ReplyDeleteSilly question - don't you know that 90% of the WWE roster lacks non-ring attire?
ReplyDeleteNone whatsoever. I can't think of anything to mock it with because it essentially mocks itself.
ReplyDeleteSo Sheamus' wrists & knees are actually WHITER under there? *shudder*
ReplyDeleteI don't know, I'm too busy getting drunk.
ReplyDeleteThere's still 2 hours of this show to go. 2 HOURS!
ReplyDeleteAnd fighting all over the arena...a bit like a Falls Count Anywhere match! It's like they only planned out one match, regardless of the poll outcome!
ReplyDeleteOne of these days I want one of the options to be "Chess Match".
ReplyDeletePretty good match so far. Maybe Sheamus will finally be forced to sell something.
ReplyDelete#BURIAL
ReplyDeleteGood match
ReplyDeleteThe crowd goes mild.
ReplyDeleteRecapping what happened an hour ago.
ReplyDeleteThe video packages and social media references are overwheing at this point.
ReplyDeleteSo what's the end game here with Bryan? They keep dumping shit on him like this and he's going to start getting some sympathy.
ReplyDeletenot a bad match!
ReplyDeleteWow. Not even half way through. Scooter will have 50 underage drinkers arrested by the end of this show.
ReplyDeleteFWIW, a blunt of K2 or Spice would be fucking awful, that shit is mega-harsh. Smoking a blunt of that would be like snorting a line of ground up glass.
ReplyDeleteNew Disqus sucks..
ReplyDeleteWtf is this. Wrestlecrap just found a new entry
ReplyDeleteYou know what, if we're gonna get upwards of 60 minutes of Daniel Bryan with these three hour Raws, that's fine.
ReplyDeleteDestroy these jabronies DBD.
Good lord, this show has been torturous so far. And this isn't helping.
ReplyDeleteBahaha. Bryan already relegated to feuding with the tag champs. #BURIAL
ReplyDeleteAJ: " ... You need a psychiatric evaluation."
ReplyDeleteMy dad: "So does Vince McMahon for putting this shit on."
WWE Creative Humor
ReplyDelete@WWECreative_ish
Is there anything @WWEDanielBryan can't do? You know, besides growing to 6'5 and getting the push he deserves #RAWTonight
Well, welcome to WCW...
ReplyDeleteR Truth and Lil' Jimmy sold more in that one segment than the Undertaker did last week on RAW.
ReplyDeleteWhat has happened in the last 15 minutes?
ReplyDeleteI was starting to pushback against the rampant negativity, trying to enjoy the good point of RAW, but this is breaking me.
ReplyDeleteMissed the opening segment where CM Punk sat on the announce table. Hope they show that again.
ReplyDeleteI'm with ya on that. I want to like it, or at least not be negative. But there's JUST SO MANY RECAPS!
ReplyDeleteCaldwell on PW Torch praised that segment
ReplyDeleteI want some of what he's smoking!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds racist, but I just want the Touts from black people because they sell this shit way better.
ReplyDeleteComing up, a bunch of men on Tout that will be single for 40 years.
ReplyDeleteWho's more unstable? really?
ReplyDeleteIt's 9:35 and we are going to start our 3rd match
ReplyDeleteI feel like there's a joke in here about Kenny King selling out Rhett Titus by going to TNA, but I can't make it work.
ReplyDeleteSo ya shoehorn all the black people in one segment, huh?
ReplyDeleteWhat did the Prime Time Players do to deserve this match? Lost on Superstars?
ReplyDeleteI prefer White Rhyno myself..
ReplyDeleteWow. THEY WENT THERE.
ReplyDeletePoor Kofi...he deserves better than this.
ReplyDeleteToo much Tout. This is why the 'E needed 3 hours?
ReplyDeleteI would like to take this opportunity to make the point that when you have two guys who aren't that great in the ring but are pretty good in talking segments, giving them a manager to do all their talking for them and giving them matches but not backstage segments is just ACTIVELY trying to cut their legs off. I mean, what the fuck? These two haven't talked on TV in months, and that's all they really had going for them. And then, when this AW loser fails to get them over, they'll be the ones to get cut.
ReplyDeleteInstead of playing video games, they tout.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I fear for Lil' Jimmy's safety during this match
ReplyDelete"Nobody can beat them" Except for Kofi & R-Truth two weeks ago.
ReplyDeleteRape joke AW? Really?
ReplyDeleteI like the Prime Time Players as a tag team, but Titus & D-Young really need to work on their in-ring skills.
...you were REALLY helpful, Truth.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that wasn't very PG-13
ReplyDeleteWhy is Kofi eating a pin from Titus O'Neil?
ReplyDeleteI like Titus. He's improving in the ring and has a lot of charisma.
ReplyDeleteCould have been worse. He could have done a Batman joke.
ReplyDeleteI'm all for creating new stars. Just not at the expense of guys who haven't been made stars yet.
ReplyDeleteI kinda think that's gonna be a problem for AW. Like good luck in your future endeavors kinda problem.
ReplyDeleteHey, Punk is actually trying again! That was good!
ReplyDeleteLittle Jimmy sold that kick like a CHAMP. (so did the wrestlers)
ReplyDelete...if only.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't it be funny if Titus O'Neill got raped by, like, five Kobes right now?
ReplyDeleteI love the replay of Punk's promo...
ReplyDeleteCole: "Let's go back to Punk's scathing indictment!"
Punk: "This is the WWE, and I'm it's champion."
Cole: "Then the Big Show came out. Then JOHNCENAJOHNCENAJOHNCENAJOHNCENAJOHNCENAJOHNCENA
They'll be a recap of it sooner or later.
ReplyDeleteHis subtle dickishness was beyond the capabilities of anyone else on the full-time roster.
ReplyDelete"Little Jimmy has just been suspended 60 days for a WWE Wellness Violation".
ReplyDeleteAh, that explains it.
Haha no shit they had to apologize for it. Well he's fucked.
ReplyDeleteThey apologized for the rape joke. Goodbye AW.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you're spot on with that...
ReplyDeleteWow. They really DID replay the last segment.
ReplyDeleteYeah, he's done.
ReplyDeleteLita's bewbs = win
ReplyDeleteThe constant replays of what happened 5 minutes ago is grating
ReplyDeleteYeah just caught that. Yikes...makes Bryan's tie incident look like even less than the nothing it was.
ReplyDeleteYep, that's not pg
ReplyDeleteAh fuck. Sixty days has gone by too fast.
ReplyDeleteHeath Slater = SUPER GENIUS.
ReplyDeleteRandy looks.....skinny.
ReplyDeleteRANDY ORTON has NINE CHAMPIONSHIPS? Good grief.
ReplyDeleteThis is how they bring back Orton?
ReplyDeleteHe'll be fine. It's not like he got pissed at Cena for a backstage rib or anything severe like that.
ReplyDeleteDie laughing if Slater beats him in 40 seconds.
ReplyDeleteOrton looks smaller than ever.
ReplyDeleteMan, Randy hasn't exactly been staying in shape lately
ReplyDeleteVery little definition.
ReplyDeleteEven though Orton's beard was shit, he still looks 16 without it.
ReplyDelete