Ahhh we've come a long way since January 11, 1993. Some say too far, others say not far enough and some even think we've moved backwards.
I don't expect many storylines to be advanced but we'll see a lot of old, familiar faces and hopefully the WWE will give us plenty of reasons to forget about the current unsatisfactory product for a night and enjoy the good times.
So for three hours I want you to come out swinging but try to keep it clean. Enjoy the show.
I don't expect many storylines to be advanced but we'll see a lot of old, familiar faces and hopefully the WWE will give us plenty of reasons to forget about the current unsatisfactory product for a night and enjoy the good times.
So for three hours I want you to come out swinging but try to keep it clean. Enjoy the show.
Ferst!!!
ReplyDeleteY/N: Tonight's Raw does a higher rating than the show will ever do again.
ReplyDeleteI'd say yes, with the possible exception of the final episode.
They could absolutely hit a 4
ReplyDeleteIchiro to the yankees? That's nuts
ReplyDeleteFor two minor league pitchers? Should have at least given him the dignity of retiring a Mariner.
ReplyDeleteIt would be a major dissapointment if they didn't get at least a 4.
ReplyDeleteCouldnt he have stayed until he got 3000 hits? Thats a crazy trade. Yankees are set now too
ReplyDeleteThat first hour is going to sink the rating a bit but I think all three hours pull a 4.1
ReplyDeleteUgh. I was thinking of checking out some of the Mariners game tonight, but seeing him in a Yankee uniform would cause me to lose my dinner. Pass.
ReplyDeleteI'd say prepare to be disappointed. 3 hour Raws, even with lots of hype, are a hard ratings draw, mainly because of that first hour.
ReplyDeleteI think a 3.8 is what they will get.
ReplyDeleteOk so which thread is the B-team thread?
ReplyDeleteCUZ SUCKAZ GOTS TO KNOW!
Two random wrestling related non-sequitors:
ReplyDelete1. Saw Dark Knight Rises last night, and I definitely loved it, although I found Bane's fascist-villainy made for a more straightforward action movie plot than Joker's anarchist-villainy did in the last one. And I couldn't get the thought of him sounding like Sean Connery from SNL Celebrity Jeopardy out of my head. Anyhow, my point: what's the over-under on Mysterio doing a Bane mask at Wrestlemania this year? It'd be a pretty big change for him.
I wouldnt count on it. Im sure its gonna be something Iron Man themed.
ReplyDeleteAnd 2: In all this kerfuffle that's been going on with the McMahons and the press in Connecticut, some of you might have seen the big debate where a writer called them out for the Eugene character, and they had Nick Dinsmore do a video defending it and made a big counter-argument. Everyone knows where I stand on that kind of issue but: at one point in one of the press releases, they mentioned that they support a number of organizations that benefit people with developmental disabilities, including The ARC. The ARC is the national parent organization of all its state-wide independent agencies, and I work for the New York State chapter in St. Lawrence county, St. Lawrence NYSARC. So, Vince McMahon donates money to ARC, which is distributed through NYSARC, which is then delegated to my agency (some of it anyway, it's more complicated than that) where I get paid to work, and of course use that paycheck to pay my bills, including my cable & internet. SO, by the transitive property, Vince McMahon pays me to bitch about Raw on the internet!
ReplyDeleteThanks boss, I won't let you down!
Would make the Summerslam rematch a lot more interesting if Cena goes in being the first guy to lose his cash in and also having never beaten Punk. However I'm fully expecting a Big Show DQ finish that leads to a triple threat at SS. Vomit.
ReplyDelete4 years and running people have been "sure" of that, and it hasn't been yet.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.wwe.com/classics/superstars-two-titles-photos
ReplyDeleteWhen did Bret Hart and Goldberg win the tag titles!?
True.
ReplyDeleteIn honor of Raw 1000, Charlie's last entry at the BoD:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.rspwfaq.com/2011/09/16/my-william-shatner-moment/
I'm calling 3.7.
ReplyDeleteAwesome. Fuck Raw, the Yankees/Mariners game tonight should be awesome.
ReplyDeleteHopefully this will make up for that ridiculous Montero/Pineda trade from the offseason.
JUST EIGHT MORE MINUTES
ReplyDeleteDammit! Which thread should I troll on??
ReplyDeleteThey may be bringing in Slick about 15 years or so too late, but I will mark for him nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteSlick? Was he even on Raw?
ReplyDeleteDoes anybody realize that we're gonna have to sit through all of this self-congratulation again in 6 months, when WWE is celebrating "The 20th Anniversary of Raw"?
ReplyDeleteRight before Starrcade '99
ReplyDeleteApparently you've forgotten the epic kamala "you're a man" angle
ReplyDeleteIf they bring back Miss Elizabeth and have HHH hump her corpse while Kane looks on and cries, they will have me as a fan for life. I will never miss on paying for another PPV.
ReplyDeleteI like how almost that first whole minute involved no wrestling whatsoever. SPORTZ ENTERTAINMENT!
ReplyDeleteSERIOUSLY THEY FUCKING PUT CHOPPY CHOPPY YOUR PEE IN THE MONTAGE?!! THAT'S FUCKING AWESOME!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHoly crap. "Choppy-choppy your pee pee" makes the opening montage?!
ReplyDeleteI'm kinda counting on it. Hell, if the whole show was them Touting "Did You Know?" I'd be thrilled! (No, I wouldn't, but I have to wonder if that's what they expect their audience to want.)
ReplyDeleteSo, like, Scott's thread was like the pre-show on You Tube, and Princess' thread is the main event?
ReplyDeleteThe highlights they're choosing to put in this opening are nothing short of mind boggling.
THE MIZ KID MADE IT!
This song. Oh lord.
ReplyDeleteCHOPPY CHOPPY PEE PEE!
Oh god they mentioned Shawn losing his smile? That was an embarrassment.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't watching before, but the TV's going on now! Hell with this studying!
ReplyDeleteVery detailed, very enjoyable introduction.
ReplyDeleteIndeed I have.
ReplyDeleteAwesome montage.
ReplyDeleteHey, I won a bet with myself that McMahon would open the show.
ReplyDeleteI dont care if the rest of the show sucks, that montage makes it worthwhile
ReplyDeleteOnly one man can start this epic night off...VKM!
ReplyDeleteThey brought up the good and the bad...but mostly the good.
ReplyDeleteCool montage, although a bit too slanted towards the past few years.
ReplyDeleteTRENDING! TWITTER! TOUT!
ReplyDeleteEVERYBODY GET TO TWITTER AND GET #CHOPPYCHOPPYYOURPEE TO TREND! I like that they know it's worth joking about.
ReplyDeleteIm going to try to enjoy this show & not try to be too snarky or smarky...we'll see if the WWE lets me do that.
ReplyDeleteGreat montage, but man does it shows how much the "guest host" era really sucked. As much as I haven't liked Raw since WrestleMania, it was completely unwatchable w/ the guest hosts.
I don;t care how bad the product is right now. I'm gonna mark out like a sunuvabitch all night.
ReplyDeleteThen next week I'll go back to being negative.
Fucking glow sticks.
ReplyDeleteThe intro was fantastic. And that camera work makes the arena in St. Louis look MASSIVE.
ReplyDeleteWhen did Shawn Michaels get so lame? Seriously, talking about his underwear bunching up?
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling the show is going to be too self-congratulatory.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I like where this is going. NEW AGE OUTLAWS???
Awesome! It's more special if they have all of DX out there rather than just HHH & Shawn that we've seen over & over.
ReplyDeleteGod damn. The Outlaws and X-Pac. This is great stuff.
ReplyDeleteWhere's Chyna the Pornstar?
ReplyDeleteWow. Outlaws AND X-Pac. Ok, this is cool.
ReplyDeleteNeeds JR's sarcastic "Oh God, he's back" call.
ReplyDeleteOh my God, Lawler do NOT give them ideas.
ReplyDeleteDogg bleeped "ass". Puh-lease.
ReplyDeleteDid they just bleep "ass"???
ReplyDeletePac has an impressive beer gut these days.
ReplyDeleteAnd I just lost my shit for Road Dogg's intro.
"Badman" Billy Gunn? Anyway, a nice way to open the show.
ReplyDeleteWaltman looks wasted.
ReplyDeleteGotta sell the one night only t-shirt
ReplyDeleteand suck it wasn't
ReplyDeleteAlso Trips is cracking me up
ReplyDeleteThis Billy Gunn/HBK stuff is pretty damn funny.
ReplyDeleteSaying "Let's get ready to sucka", not so much.
SANDOW!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, they look like they're having so much fun out there, it's great to see.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE THE RUB.
ReplyDeleteAny chance of a Chyna TOUT video tonight?
ReplyDeleteIts fun watching them screw around out there.
ReplyDeleteKeep X-pac and the Outlaws around to feud with Sandow, it'd help get him over.
ReplyDeleteAlright, this is officially dragging...
ReplyDeletehell just keep the Outlaws in general just so we can have one tag team
ReplyDelete"What will we use the extra hour for?"
ReplyDelete"20 minute skits!"
Ugh. And Shawn wasn't even IN the group when the Outlaws and X-Pac were.
Oh come the fuck on. Did they need to do that to Sandow?
ReplyDeleteSandow is hysterical.
ReplyDeleteHow many vintages can we expect from Cole tonight?
ReplyDeleteFor once, a not half-assed DX segment.
ReplyDeleteHaters gonna hate, but I marked out.
ReplyDeleteThey have never been together before!
Did X-Pac even get in a word? still, he looked happy as could be out there.
ReplyDeleteDegeneration X could have been very interesting with HHH, Pac & the Outlaws serving as henchmen to keep the belt on Shawn. But then again, if Shawn had never gotten injured, they probably wouldn't have expanded the group.
ReplyDeleteSo are they changing up the show completely(new stage, new theme, new WWE Championship)?
ReplyDeleteWho'd you want them to do it to? At least he was on Raw for once, and he was in a segment people would actually see.
ReplyDeleteDX reunion came up a bit small......no Hornswoggle! Meh.
ReplyDeleteSlater. THAT would have been hysterical.
ReplyDeleteThey came up with the minimum that wouldn't have disappointed me.
ReplyDeleteI may not care for that intro music, but I am a huge fan of the lead-in music....
ReplyDeleteSounds like the opening to NFL Football on CBS, but that's a good thing.
sandow v dx, already love this show
ReplyDeleteYeah, it was ALL ass
ReplyDeleteIt was a 5-on-1. That beatdown does nothing to hurt him, and gave him some much needed exposure.
ReplyDeleteYeah that was a great segment. I'm already glad I tuned in.
ReplyDeleteI thought Road Dogg bleeped himself?
ReplyDeleteJR!
ReplyDeleteThat goatee ain't working, Jim.
ReplyDeleteI'm a gigantic sandow fan. I loved that segment. He got to work with the big boys on the biggest raw of the year.
ReplyDeleteIs that barbecue sauce on JR's face ;)
ReplyDeleteJIM ROSS IS DOING THE WHOLE SHOW.
ReplyDeleteFUCK YES.
I like the new set.
ReplyDeleteIt's evil Jim Ross.
ReplyDeleteIs that Lillian?
ReplyDeleteDamn...for a moment I thought we were getting Mysterio vs Sin Cara.
ReplyDeleteSin Cara heel turn please
ReplyDeleteWACKY TAG TEAM MATCH NO. 1
ReplyDeleteI was hoping that too
ReplyDeletesandow in the opening segment talking shit to dx. So great to see
ReplyDeleteGive me a cash-in, right here.
ReplyDeleteThey've got a plan for him tonight, I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteThe World Curtainjerking Champion in action!
ReplyDeleteMe too... I've never been so sad to see Sheamus show up.
ReplyDeleteA live mic has never been his friend.
ReplyDeleteJericho, Ziggler and ADR?
ReplyDeleteI know, kidding. Adding Hornswoggle pretty much killed DX off to me.
ReplyDeleteI loved Jericho's reverse trolling last week.
ReplyDeleteI'd be shocked if Jericho and Ziggler have issues in this match. Shocked, I say.
ReplyDeleteGood call.
ReplyDeleteHow fucking silent was that crowd during Sin Cara's entrance? He's lucky kids like to buy masks at shows or he'd already be back in Mexico.
ReplyDelete35 minutes until we get to our first match. Awesome.
ReplyDeleteJR sucks. He hasn't told me what kind of car Del Rio is driving.
ReplyDeleteIf ever a pop has fizzled out..
ReplyDeleteYou had to know going into this that the wrestling would be secondary tonight...
ReplyDeleteHe played the part to perfection.
ReplyDeleteThere's a new set?
ReplyDeleteHe's even luckier in that Hunico more than adequately filled in for him, so he's replaceable by pretty much any generic Luchador.
ReplyDeleteHunico IMHO is much better.
ReplyDeleteThroughout those entrances I kept thinking 'I know the entrance set looks different but I can't figure out how'. Finally clicked, no WWE logo. Looks like they've compressed the stage too.
ReplyDeleteCharlie Sheen hasn't tweeted shit.
ReplyDeleteI'm honestly surprised it we got one before the 2nd hour
ReplyDeleteThere's still 2.5 hours left to humiliate him and get him off set!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy they aren't doing Heel Cole this week, he's being complimentary toward JR & everything. Never thought I'd wish to go back to the days of Michael Cole being a generic face commentator, but....
ReplyDeleteAndddd we have our first TOUT mention
ReplyDeleteWow...King actually recalled that Hornswaggle was the Anonymous GM!
ReplyDeleteCharlie Sheen doesn't have twitter.
ReplyDeleteTHE ARROGANT COVER~!
ReplyDeleteYou might want to stop watching this show til around 10:45 if you want to see wrestling... just got a feeling there's gonna be a lot of talkin'.
ReplyDeleteWINNING
ReplyDeleteDid I hear lawler call him centar?
ReplyDeleteThe exhausted crawl for the tag three minutes in...
ReplyDeleteNice botch Sheamus.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really good 6 man match. So far this first hour has rocked.
ReplyDeleteNot trying to overstate it, but JR on commentary makes the show about 5-10% better than usual.
ReplyDeleteJericho was a bit sloppy in that match.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sloppy match this 6-man tag turned out to be
ReplyDeletehttp://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8177480/wedding-fiasco-return-degeneration-x-mystery-gm-candidate
ReplyDeleteReading that rundown, I'm suprised we have any matches at all.
Yeah... I clearly expect to much out of World WRESLTING Entertainment.
ReplyDeleteSame old booking on RAW M.
ReplyDeleteOh man is that the only match jr is calling?
ReplyDeleteHi, JR! Bye, JR!
ReplyDeleteHe was bad. He blew spots with Sin Cara and Seamus
ReplyDeleteAlso sounds like JR only gets to do commentary on a throw-away six man tag in the first hour, since Cole just wished him well.
ReplyDeleteAm I the only one regretting not voting for the new disqus format?
ReplyDelete"Sheamus is a walking slobber-knocker."
ReplyDeleteIt sure is nice to have JR calling matches.
Whoa, is Rock challenging at Summerfest a reality?
ReplyDeleteAre you kidding? I thought we were FINALLY going to see that JR/King/Cole Triple Threat match! Guess I'll just have to fire up WW '12...
ReplyDeleteJR only in for 1 match ? What?!
ReplyDeleteNice to see Sheamus bring those two Mexican kids in the ring to celebrate with him.
ReplyDeleteUm.... no. I miss the new one to. At least this is updating for me again, although I probably have to go in an clear my cookies soon.
ReplyDeleteAnd they added a lot of screens on each side. WWE logo is at the top of the TitanTron.
ReplyDeleteOld Disqus is for the Greater Good.
ReplyDeleteWait, thanks for being here? JR's leaving? If he was only doing one match, they couldn't have saved him for Punk-Cena? Wasn't Punk soliciting Cena to push for JR calling it on Twitter? That must've been it right there. Once Vince heard about that, he had JR call the insignificant 6-man just to spite Punk.
ReplyDeleteCommerical Break question. What does everyone think of the PSU thing today? 14 years of wins vacated! Thats so nuts
ReplyDeleteSends the right message to Penn State and every other college.
ReplyDeleteThe biggest heel of the night- the prices of gas
ReplyDeleteTOUT TIME!!!
ReplyDeleteThe most talked about TV episode in history on Social Media"
ReplyDeleteThe quotes get even more ridiculous by the day.
TTTTTOOOOOUUUUUUTTTTT~!
ReplyDeleteHere we go with the tout. These are so fake
ReplyDeleteRemember how the TOUTs didn't make the fans look like complete idiots last week? Well, that's over.
ReplyDeleteTHAT'S what we have to look forward to from Tout? Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
ReplyDeleteomg that touts were so embarrassing. whats the deal with the last guy.
ReplyDeleteCharlie Sheen once replaced Michael J Fox on Spin City, he now moves around like him too.
ReplyDeleteSheen fakes out the WWE Universe!
ReplyDeleteHey, Carlos did make it!
ReplyDeleteHoly shit, they actually put out a commercial to get people not to use Tout.
ReplyDeleteHoly fuck now they're skypeing with Charlie Sheen! (and apparently his web cam is from 2002).
ReplyDeleteYeah that was a classic one
ReplyDeleteFRUITY DELICIOUS TOUTLICIOUS TOUTY BY GOD KING IT'S TOUT
ReplyDeleteI think he was trying to be the Rock, but he came off more like Samoa Joe.
ReplyDeleteTold ya not to get your hopes up!!
ReplyDelete"You two are crazy! Go see a Psychologist!"
ReplyDeleteI bet Todd Petingill is pissed that Tout took his job.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to go out on a limb here and guess charlie sheen isn't watching this show, and probably hasn't caught any of previous 999 shows.
ReplyDeleteOh my god. Its the hand.
ReplyDeleteOMG!!!
ReplyDeleteThere's that top notch aj acting. Hope your enjoying it boys!
ReplyDeleteFinally a payoff.
ReplyDeleteThe hand? Tell me I did NOT just see that.
ReplyDeleteThis entire segment is making me want to see more TOUTs.
ReplyDeleteAre you fucking kidding me? lol
ReplyDeleteThe hand.
ReplyDeleteMy God, the hand.
Mae youngs hand grew up!!!! Now that was fucking awesome
ReplyDeleteThe Hand is the funniest thing that will happen all night.
ReplyDeleteMore Layla.
Standing side-by-side, AJ isnt even in the same class as Layla.
ReplyDeleteNow aren't you glad that you let that Mae Young/Mark Henry angle play out??
ReplyDeleteI LOLLED
ReplyDeleteMae Young's hand!! See, just wait and see how things play out...
ReplyDeleteThe HAND is all growns up!!!
ReplyDeleteThat made the whole night worth it for me.