One of my favorite things about wrestling is when guys band together and decide they are going to steal the show. The Harts and the Bulldogs used to do it all the time when they entered the WWF. Shawn Michaels did it before he was known for doing it. And last night The Shield, Kane, Ryback and Daniel Bryan did it again. They were probably a little perturbed they were placed in the middle of the show and in a show of solidarity decided to give the fans something to remember. Competition is never a bad thing and the fans always win.
Enjoy tonight's show and come out swinging but try to keep it clean.
Enjoy tonight's show and come out swinging but try to keep it clean.
One of my favorite stories is Batista and Taker getting pissed off at being placed so low on the card at WM23 and going out and having a great match to stick it to Vince.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree with that assessment. And with the Road to Wrestlemania about to begin, I can see them building on that momentum and giving us some great moments these next few months
ReplyDeleteLast night was also a night for great BOOKING decisions so hopefully that carries on. I'm feeling optimistic!
ReplyDeleteIn all fairness, Daniel Bryan (I'll never get used to that name) is a wrestling god and he used to put on amazing matches with Seth Rollins in ROH. Dean Ambrose is pretty stellar, too. With 3 of the 6 guys in the match being 3 of the best on the planet, it's kinda a given the match will be awesome.
ReplyDeleteThat match was so unexpectedly awesome.
ReplyDeleteWith Miz and Del Rio going face lately, now there's plenty of room to turn Ryder and/or Kingston heel. Motivation for Ryder is there. C'mon, do it, WWE...
ReplyDeleteTrue, but I think Reigns, Kane and Ryback deserve equal props. Pretty much everyone was on the receiving end of multiple chair shots, at least one sick bump, and pulled their weight in every other regard.
ReplyDeleteThat chokeslam bump from Ambrose though... ouch. There's just no faking that one.
I haven't seen the match yet, so perhaps the lesson learned is I shouldn't mouth off uninformed.
ReplyDeleteFor the second week in a row I am watching Raw. After last night I'm extremely excited about WWE. I hope they can keep up my excitement because there's just a different aura when WWE has something exciting going on.
ReplyDeleteKingston could be the best heel turn ever. He goes from Smiling Kofi to Angry Kofi! He's like the opposite of Doink the Clown.
ReplyDeleteGet to it, sir. I don't like to overhype, but you need to see this one post-haste.
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't really a wrestling match. It was the very definition of WWE main event style and why it can be so great sometimes.
ReplyDeleteI was about to posit a theory as to why Ryder has fallen so far since last year's TLC PPV, but - aside from piss-poor booking - it comes down to this: Zack Ryder sucks monkey balls. He made the opportunity, can't fault him for that, but the guy is NOT a good wrestler. If he wanted to steal the show, he'd have to do it by illegally downloading it on the internet* (*his only friend).
ReplyDeleteGotta give everyone their due.
ReplyDeleteRyback: Took some disgusting chair shots and ladder shots last night.
Daniel Bryan: What didn't he have done to him. When Rollins stomped his face into the chair(I know it has a name someone in the live thread called it) and that final table bump was nasty.
Kane: Took a big spear through the barricade. Can pulled his weight last night.
Reigns: GET UP FOOLS THIS OUR TABLE NOW!
Ambrose: His mannerisms, his viciousness, and that chokeslam on the chair, suplex on the ladder were both brutal.
Rollins: I'm glad he's ok after flying off those ladders. Sickening.
Everyone contributed in the match. There wasn't one person who I said "oh great he's in the match now"
A motivated Taker and a motivated Batista together. That's not a bad thing that's a GOOD THING! *DDP smile*
ReplyDeleteVery true how many wrestling holds or moves did we see in that match? Couldn't have been more than ten
ReplyDeleteCan't for this 3 hour wankfest for Taker/HHH.
ReplyDeleteNo respect for the 1986 & 1987 Slammy's in that montage.
ReplyDeleteSo they don't make the app for droids or is the WWE just really bad plugging their own products?
ReplyDeleteThe only way to vote is through an app? If genuine, then the votes are seriously gonna favour the smarks. Should be fun.
ReplyDeleteWell the shit commentary is 100% back in effect. Someone should feed king a whole ham after the show
ReplyDeletewokka wokka jerry lawler
ReplyDeletedat 50/50
ReplyDelete50/50 booking FTW!
ReplyDeletewow that was insanely short for the quality of work those two guys can do
ReplyDelete"None the less"...that was right from VKM's mouth
ReplyDeleteI opened up my app store on my droid and checked out the wwe app, the first three user reviews all said it sucked
ReplyDeleteIt's like they're told to be as bad as possible. Surely he should have some sort of instinct for what does and doesn't work?
ReplyDeletePunk takes out rock should be the winner
ReplyDeletelol how is Brock Lesnar returning not even nominated?
ReplyDeleteBoogeyman.
ReplyDeleteRaw of the Year.
Well if your going to roll an old act out of the mothballs might as well bring back boogey for no apparent reason
ReplyDeleteThey mentioned the Android app after the Apple app. That's how I knew to get mine. :-)
ReplyDeleteMost random commercial break of all time.
ReplyDeleteI just opened up the ap...and Active isn't loading anymore. Not surprised.
ReplyDeleteMan it sucks here on the West Coast Raw doesn't start for another 3 hours. I'm living in the past right now.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if anyone ever has actually stopped to watch the show that works for wwe? I seriously wonder if part of the problem is no one actually watches it on TV. The announcing is so bad it hurts the show, in fact I would say that even more than 50/50 booking and the weird cena no sell of angles the announcing hurts the quality of the show
ReplyDeleteIs that boogeymans first appearance ever on Raw?
ReplyDeletelolwat
ReplyDeleteProbably a work, no one remembers that (even though it was pretty cool)
ReplyDeleteI still cant believe how much they fucked that one up.
ReplyDeleteIt'd be funny if Maddox's motivation for screwing Ryback was just so he could win this Slammy.
ReplyDeleteI tuned in because I thought we might get a 20 minute shield promo to start the show. No but I got to see the boogeyman and a divas match, plus two awesome workers like rey and sandow (maybe not awesome but very good, and an awesome character either way) work a 3 minute match. Sweet!
ReplyDeleteEve is a terrible heel. It sounds so forced and awkward.
ReplyDeleteI agree. She was hot with the glasses on but that was it. She is so bad at reading her obviously written lines, but I really think creative loves her because she's like a "TV Star" they write for.
ReplyDeleteTo paraphrase the late Mike Graham "Eve, wore a million pairs of glasses, never drew a dime."
ReplyDeleteOH YOU DIDN'T KNOW?
ReplyDeleteShield beatdown or merchandise shill?
ReplyDeleteStill love NAO's music. Definitely top 5 of all time.
ReplyDeleteThese guys are still pretty funny.
ReplyDeleteWell Prince Albert wins this one hands down right guys?
ReplyDeleteugh if the dx reunion actually wins I'm streaming every ppv in 2013
ReplyDeleteKing's got this in the bag.
ReplyDeleteNot very nice to say but the lawler comeback ruined my enjoyment of the product. I can't think of another guy in entertainment worse at his or her job
ReplyDeleteThat might be true if only good wrestlers were pushed. WWE has pushed so many wrestlers just as bad or worse than Ryder and who had a tenth of his overness.
ReplyDeleteCommercial free Super Smackdown= 20 minutes Kaitlyn vs Aksana 5* spot fest.
ReplyDeleteDamn Jeremy Lin is balling back in msg right now. Good game
ReplyDeleteAksana?
ReplyDeleteAaaaaand we're going to get a Punk promo now, right?
ReplyDeleteI hope Lesnar comes out and F5 the shit out of Lawler.
ReplyDeleteFunnier compared to more than half the roster.
ReplyDeleteI live in san diego california and Raw comes on at 5pm, it is replayed at 8 on the standard def usa but its totally on live at 5. What cable company do you have? I use at&t u-verse
ReplyDeleteGotta make room for more award presentations. No time for this wrestling shit.
ReplyDeleteJust go back to Japan, Bloom.
ReplyDeleteOh god is this going to be one of those raws with nothing but 2 minute matches and then the slammys like back in the days of the draft or win mcmahons money?
ReplyDeleteHere's Wade Barrett to continue the feud, even though Kofi beat him clean as a sheet last night. Fantastic.
ReplyDeleteGoing in I was joking with a few friends that I wasn't sure if the matches would be longer than the Slammy presentations. You don't really have to call me on that WWE.
ReplyDeleteGood point, well made, but I still feel that if he put as much effort into his matches as he does into his YouTube videos then it'd be harder to drop him so far down the card.
ReplyDeleteThis app tutorial is longer than the last match.
ReplyDeleteMicheal explain to america how to download an app on a smartphone, gee thanks wwe
ReplyDeleteHey, it's Vickie! It must be time for Monday Night Football!
ReplyDeleteOH WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS
ReplyDeleteworst in the world get your app ready dude!
ReplyDeleteIs this for worst angle in of the year?
ReplyDeleteAnd the winner of the AJ for AJ is... AJ!
ReplyDeleteI feel like the John Cena Championship might need to be renamed the AJ Championship.
ReplyDeleteI think AJ has an outside shot at winning this one.
ReplyDeleteNot really. As we've seen over this year, just keeping him in terrible segments and/or completely off the main show has killed all momentum. And it's not like being a quality wrestler buys you any goodwill, as Shelton Benjamin, Charlie Haas, Nick Densmore, and a host of others can attest.
ReplyDeleteThe only ways to get pushed by the WWE are either A) to be a multi-faceted worker or B) have a great look with height. If you're a great wrestler who can't talk or a great talker who can't wrestle, you better be 6'3+ or you're fodder.
AJ IS A HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
ReplyDeleteThis segment is also known as "Switch it to Monday Night Football. WE DARE YOU!"
ReplyDeleteYup this is a work
ReplyDeleteShe hasn't even talked yet and I'm already annoyed.
ReplyDeleteGet nekkid or get off the stage...
ReplyDeleteWhat a pathetic waste of tv time to run this as a work. It would still be a waste of time to run this as a shoot, but to actually sit around and write this, what a pile of motherfucking garbage
ReplyDeletebwhahahahaha @ aj heel turn. Cultstatus called it, tilt head...state fractured sentence
ReplyDeleteSo so terrible.
ReplyDeletezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
ReplyDeleteDaniel Bryan is dangerously close to becoming Jake "The Milkman" Milliman.
ReplyDeleteNice the great khali for another 2 minute match
ReplyDeleteDolph is a pimp
ReplyDeleteNatalya's with Khali now, because...........shut up, she is.
ReplyDeleteNo...AJ is a groupie.
ReplyDeleteIs she? I couldn't tell from that last segment.
ReplyDeleteAt least she doesn't fart anymore?
ReplyDeleteThey dared me. I did it. No regrets.
ReplyDeleteAt the least the milkman got to go over scott hall
ReplyDeleteFunny is that they work for the WWE with HHH in charge after the shit they said about him.
ReplyDeletewhy? Because he's now the 5th or 6th to get with AJ?
ReplyDeleteEveryone farts. I cut one while I was typing this post.
ReplyDeleteNo time for entrances! We need time for more worked award presentations!!!
ReplyDelete[Jessie Baker] A cool angle to piggyback off of the whole AJ kissing wrestlers things would be if there was a mysterious outbreak of cold sores among the WWE Superstars.[/Jessie Baker]
ReplyDeleteWho in the fuck thought THIS match was a good idea?!
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised she didn't jump on the camerman.
ReplyDelete"I wish there was a Slammy for Couple of the Year! Khali and Natalya would definitely be in the running!"
ReplyDeleteSure they would, Cole! Right behind AJ & John Cena, AJ & Daniel Bryan, AJ & CM Punk, and AJ & Kane!
I hear Naitch but I don't see him.
ReplyDeleteAm I crazy or would Billy Gunn be hysterical as a delusional wrestler who thinks he was a big deal from the attitude era?
ReplyDeleteAn AUDIO CLIP??? What, was Flair stuck in divorce court or something?
ReplyDeleteWith the cold sores masterminded by John Cena and doing his dirty work in taking out fellow superstars and instantly making him the next title contender, turning him into the piece of shit corporate heel which in turn instantly turns CM Punk face.
ReplyDeleteSomebody from production is getting fired for that Flair slip up
ReplyDelete*Votes for CM Punk, hits send*
ReplyDeleteAuto Reply: We here at the WWE thank your for voting for JOHN CENA..
It's TIM TEBOW! The John Cena of Football!
ReplyDeleteYou know that commercial is a lie. When was the last time the Jets celebrated a win?
ReplyDeleteI'd pay Ric Flair's bar tab(someone has to) to see a dueling promo between him and Punk. And probably a match too.
ReplyDeleteSo he IS here? So then the audio clip was there just to ruin the surprise???
ReplyDeleteI'm out till the shield promo
ReplyDeleteSo, lawsuit settled, huh?
ReplyDeleteFor directv, I get the east coast feeds for all channels and I live in LA
ReplyDeleteI can see Cena being a carrier. He would no sell the outbreak.
ReplyDeleteJanuary 12, 1969.
ReplyDeleteAnd the place just BOOS THE SHIT out of that one! You can't make this shit up.
ReplyDeleteC'mon hometown...do me proud and boo the shit out of him.
ReplyDeleteEw.
ReplyDeleteOkay, just admit the voting is rigged. All those poor Sheamus fans are throwing things at their televisions.
ReplyDeleteActually, they can. ;)
ReplyDeleteOh, Jesus CHRIST...I was JOKING...
ReplyDeleteWow. Booed out of the building.
ReplyDeleteThis isn't a Philly crowd without a beer bottle to the head - preferably filled.
ReplyDeleteI really don't get why they're just standing there, letting the boos get louder. It's like a slap in the face.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like some people tried to give him a little cheer but the boos just got louder and stronger. Yikes.
ReplyDeleteSo how long before Flair pawns it?
ReplyDeleteThe crowd response Cena is getting reminds me of when Bush spoke VIA satelite at the NAACP.
ReplyDeleteWhy is this question hypothetical?
ReplyDeleteYou get the first part. Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeletePoints well taken! I jumped the gun lol. I'm just a mark for dolph I suppose.... Lol at punk power crutching on the stage
ReplyDeleteGo get 'em Punk.
ReplyDeleteRic Flair, 2012 Superstar of the year! It was probably that epic match he had with, oh wait.
ReplyDeleteThe second Cena turned heel, Jesse would instantly become his biggest fan.
ReplyDeleteThis is pretty awesome.
ReplyDeleteMaybe that's what Flair was talking about when he said he couldn't talk about where he was going after RAW.
ReplyDelete"It's Clobbering Time! That's what time it is!"
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
Tough guy!!!
ReplyDeleteWow. Punk looks legitimately pissed. Great angry promo from him.
ReplyDeleteBattle of the bounced checks: Heyman vs. FLair.
ReplyDeleteShe's the village bicycle.
ReplyDeleteFlair is so creepy looking.
ReplyDeleteThe divorce lawyer.
ReplyDeleteAt least Flair managed to walk to the ring without sweating through his shirt.
ReplyDeleteCM punk screaming with his crutches makes him look like a funny cranky old man. It's freaking awesome, i hope he gets well soon though.
ReplyDeleteThey wouldn't waste the beer.
ReplyDeleteYeesh, didn't really follow TNA, but Flair looks like he's aged 20 years since his Michaels retirement match
ReplyDeleteIt's gonna be funny when Flair gets fired after blading when the Shield run in.
ReplyDeleteUntil Flair started slurring his words. "Thitsh roleths"
ReplyDeleteSadly, he actually looks better here than he did in TNA.
ReplyDeleteAnd think about this...Flair actually WRESTLED a few times in TNA. How's that for a mental picture?
That's because it's a fake Rolex. He had to replace the one he pawned with something.
ReplyDeleteWow, Punk is really enjoying himself.
ReplyDeleteOne legged strut FTW.
ReplyDeleteFIRE HIM? HE'S ALREADY FIRED!!!
ReplyDelete"Five votes for PRESIDENT Cena."
ReplyDelete...yeah, if you get a woman from Philly, you'll be guaranteed death.
ReplyDeleteWow, Roman got really fat....oh wait...
ReplyDeleteWow, Cena won Superstar of the Year through (rigged) voting.
ReplyDeleteNext week: Heyman also in crutches, with a proxy holding the belt in the air for him?
ReplyDeletePatient Zero would actually kinda be an awesome name for a finishing move
ReplyDeleteFive bucks says John Cena, who was such a "nice guy" and gave Flair his Superstar of the Year Slammy, doesn't bother to make the save when Flair gets his beatdown right now.
ReplyDelete"It is great to see you back where you belong."
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize WWE was Mid-Atlantic now.
I like how they're breaking down this entire segment as multiple cliffhangers. Something different. It'll be interesting to see the ratings pattern.
ReplyDelete3-0 Jets. Goddamn, are the Jets really about to make the playoffs by beating three shitty teams by a combined 10 points or less?
ReplyDeleteHHH probably took care of him.
ReplyDeleteWow, you guys were right: the way they attack is very smartly booked and highly entertaining.
ReplyDeleteThat's probably the biggest legit pop that Ryback's ever gotten.
ReplyDeleteHey now, some of our women are kinda...sorta...a little bit...OK
ReplyDeleteWhat is with the commercial breaks in the middle of segments?
ReplyDeleteI'll but a WWE PPV for the rest of my natural days (and a least two on life support) if Cole eats a triple powerbomb.
ReplyDeleteGotta love how poor Rollins always draws the table spots.
ReplyDeletePoor Rollins. That could not have felt good.
ReplyDeleteNOW SPEAR FLAIR, RYBERG
ReplyDeleteSo you could have the second screen experience on the WWE app, of course! Haven't you been paying attention to Cole and Lawler teaching you how to use it all night?
ReplyDelete"Everywhere the Nature Boy goes a party follows"
ReplyDelete...no, that's the IRS.
Oh god...as...as a team of Horsemen go...Oh My God!
ReplyDeleteDo you want your five bucks VIA Paypal?
ReplyDeleteI guarantee they go 1-2.
ReplyDeleteThat has to be the longest run Chris Johnson has had in years.
ReplyDeleteI really can't believe a Rockets team led by Jeremy Lynn walked into MSG and is slaughtering the Knicks.
ReplyDeleteThunder spurs and bulls grizzlies both good righr now. I have to dvr some of raw to survive the show. But flairs back??? And he does a promo with punk??? Nice
ReplyDeleteHave they announced a main event tonight?
ReplyDeleteLOL. Why does Ron Simmons tape his wrists up?
ReplyDeleteDid Chan come back to the board just to get back in the top 5 commenters list? C'mon Zanadude, get back in there!
ReplyDeleteOh, that's right. There's supposed to be wrestling on this show, isn't there?
ReplyDeleteThat third quarter was crazy. Knicks didn't guard anyone
ReplyDeleteJTG gets on TV in Philadelphia, but doesn't make the show in his hometown.
ReplyDeleteClay/JTG V? And it's UNADVERTISED?
ReplyDeleteBrodus Clay vs JTG 7! THE RIVALRY OF THE CENTURY!
ReplyDeleteBrodus is just terrible in the ring.
ReplyDeleteChan made a cameo during last night's TLC live thread.
ReplyDeleteWhy does any wrestler not booked show up dressed in their ring gear?
ReplyDeleteYeah, because he totally deserves to be on a PPV at this point.
ReplyDeleteSo John Cena is now a three time Superstar of the Year Slammy Award winner since they brought back the Slammy's in 2008. Jericho won in 2008 (not sure what the process was) and Punk won (when fans could vote for it) in 2011.
ReplyDeleteCena's two other wins were through a tournament and another online voting scenario.
Yeah, this guy needs it badly apparently.
When I die I wish to be reincarnated as Cameron's thong.
ReplyDeleteLOL at JBL's "Match of the Year candidate" line. JTG might be future endeavored this week.
ReplyDeleteOh jeeze, are we on to Santino comedy duo #40?
ReplyDelete