I was going to stream the show on WWE.com and do a live recap of the show at the top of the thread but my work computer is unable to stream Netflix (I assume it won't be able to handle the PPV) so I will not be watching the show live tonight. Anyway, post away as this show does not look like much at all on paper, but you never know how this will turn out.
Today, in things I learned:
ReplyDeleteIt's actually Mike Rotunda. Not Rotundo.
And the world spins madly on.
Aaaand apparently I learned this before noticing there's a thread in the SurSer prediction thread in which this would be far more relevant.
ReplyDeleteTonight begins the unofficial Road to Wrestlemania, and the build to Hulk Hogan returning to get his win back from Brock Lesnar.
ReplyDeleteI kid, I kid. I really don't give a fuck.
You joke, but they've shown an open willingness to put Brock on his back exclusively for guys who don't need it.
ReplyDeleteCan't watch but will follow the thread.
ReplyDeleteThe pre-show is on YouTube, right?
ReplyDeleteIt's all the fault of those fans who didn't give HHH his standing ovation after he tapped out.
ReplyDeleteSo when this show gets its brutal buyrate, because it's going head-to-head with Manning vs. Brady, who gets the blame this time?
ReplyDeleteThanks, I found it.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the NFL pulled a Crockett on this one (or I guess a McMahon if you prefer)! My guess is either the Wyatts or Punk/Bryan or all of them.
ReplyDelete"The Official Mantra of the Weekly Monday Night Open Mic"
ReplyDeleteYou know call me a mark but I still look forward to just about every PPV
ReplyDelete::Draws name out of a hat:: Goldust. It's all Goldust's fault.
ReplyDelete::Draws name:: "Your mom"?! MY MOTHER WAS A SAINT.
ReplyDeleteIt just makes you a fan... That's why we're here. We are wrestling fans. Even those that only bitch about it.
ReplyDeleteWTF is with Booker T's hair. Bret should just do guest commentary.
ReplyDeleteBRET IS AT SURVIVOR SERIES!!!
ReplyDeleteMaybe he'll run down and screw Big Show out of the belt tonight.
ReplyDeleteShe wasn't big enough for the fans to take seriously though. Nobody ever noticed her in an airport.
ReplyDeleteI get excited about the big one's, like Survivor Series even if the WWE doesn't care about the gimmick.
ReplyDeleteI've got the day off tomorrow but I can't bring myself to shell out for this. Wait, it's opening with a Triple H promo? I'll get my wallet.
ReplyDeleteI hope one day they just truly stop caring and let Kevin Nash onto one of those panels. Just let him go nuts with no filter.
ReplyDeleteWow, for a second I thought Renee Young was Natalya.
ReplyDeleteI can see that
ReplyDeleteMom: "What big star ever laid down for me?"
ReplyDeleteMe: "ಠ_ಠ"
Renee is the kind of girl you marry... well not the kind of girl EYE marry but you get my point
ReplyDeleteBret looks really nervous/serious for this pre-show. Booker and Mick look like they could care less, but he's acting like he's moderating the Super Bowl.
ReplyDeleteRight the girl someone else marries so you can have yer way with her . . .we get it :P
ReplyDeleteso let's see, Orton's been booked like a complete chump the last few months with zero clean finishes (and pinning Bryan after 2 DX finishers - sweet chin music and a pedigree, but not the RKO). OBVIOUSLY he can beat Show clean without hurting Show's character... yet does anyone even expect there'll be a clean, decisive finish there where he goes out looking strong for once?
ReplyDeleteHe is nervous to be back at Survivor Series
ReplyDeleteBryan of course
ReplyDeleteBret takes himself too seriously
ReplyDeleteIf we don't get Libertarian Kane factoring into the finish, I'll eat my hat.
ReplyDeleteOr the Survivor Series too seriously.
ReplyDeleteThis is like asking Kennedy to give his insider analysis on Dallas.
I find this pre-show panel thing fun, but it's like 25 years too late. The company has exposed the business through Tough Enough and such, so it looks silly for these guys to hype it like a real event. Still, points for effort.
ReplyDeleteI've got a little extra cash in my bank account right now, so I was thinking of getting the PPV, but every time I pay for one, I get really disappointed when it's over, so I'm skipping it and watching football instead. I'll follow along on the blog, though. That's always fun.
ReplyDeleteWhen has he not?
ReplyDeleteHe cleanly bear Big E on Monday and several others in prior weeks I believe so . .uhh . . .
ReplyDeleteMan, Rey is standing still and I think I can see him limping.
ReplyDeleteBut libertarians would believe in letting the freedom of the ring decide things right because interference would be too much?
ReplyDeleteHe still thinks this PPV means something.
ReplyDelete"Tonight, we go out as a TEAM that needs to SURVIVE!"
ReplyDeleteWhy? Eh, who cares.
He hurt himself more in that promo
ReplyDeleteThey still gotta do things for those who give them the cash/money to run though
ReplyDeletethinking of big PPV finishes (I haven't been following Raw much) - but the abeyance finish against Bryan, and pinning him once after a pedigree, and another time after sweet chin music have done absolutely no favors for him. I'm not an Orton fan, but I think he's been booked horribly during this reign and looks like a lame duck.
ReplyDeleteSo, the best match is going first? Looks like a short night.
ReplyDeleteYes. Libertarian Kane will sit on the sidelines and let the market - err, match be self-correcting.
ReplyDeleteOr the longest in recent memory.
ReplyDeleteBecause Rey is in it?
ReplyDeleteHe's short you see...
(Shows himself out)
Renee Young can get it.
ReplyDeletePunk is going to nail her for sure
ReplyDeleteIf he hasn't already, I'll be floored.
ReplyDeleteThey have Double A on the panel. He still thinks its real
ReplyDeleteNice little promo by Punk.
ReplyDeleteClever way to twist around the "goat" term into something that'll get them over.
ReplyDeleteWhenever Punk shaves he looks 17 years old.
ReplyDeleteBut but I thought all interviews take place on the app now . . . I'm confused WWE
ReplyDeleteSadly he hasn't been Libertariakane
ReplyDelete"The Best and the Beard"
ReplyDeleteThere are definitely worse names, that's for sure.
Anyone think Punk might turn on Bryan?
ReplyDeleteTJ...One of the Griffins die tonight apparently? Anyone heard rumors on who not is? Gotta be Meg/Mila Kunis, right?
ReplyDeleteThe King recognizes the prestige and history of this event by breaking out the long sleeve t-shirt for this evening.
ReplyDeleteI would prefer Librarian Kane. He'll beat you with microfiche and a supreme knowledge of the Dewey decimal system.
ReplyDeleteKofi, rocking that Shark Boy swag
ReplyDeleteHahaha! I actually meant because she seems normal and nice... unlike the 2 crazy bitches I have married... but I like your thing better.
ReplyDeleteWell, the episode is titled "Life of Brian" so...
ReplyDelete"SOS...I THINK I'M JOBBIN'..."
ReplyDeleteFor me you hit the nail right on the head.
ReplyDeleteYeah I saw that. I figured it was going to be a swerve and their third cousin would die or something like that.
ReplyDeleteThis won't be as good as that one Kofi match where he wrestled Dolph Ziggler
ReplyDeleteUgh.
ReplyDeleteAnyone remember when The Miz main evented this show two years ago against The Rock & John Cena? Anyone? Bueller?
ReplyDeleteHey, remember when Kofi and Miz were feuding in the lower midcard...just last year? Nice to see both guys have made such progress since then.
ReplyDeleteThis is Kofi's first singles match at SurSer.
ReplyDelete"Big E Langston's IC title win...the Miz's heel turn in a tag match...the twelve-man tag..."
ReplyDelete"Things that should have happened at Survivor Series!"
*Ding*
You mean that feud that essentially killed both his career and R-Truth's? Yeah, I remember that.
ReplyDeleteOr the legendary Swagger series from Superstars a couple years ago. That was a good feud, only Superstars feud I can remember :P
ReplyDeleteIn all fairness, they were the reason for the low buyrate...
ReplyDeleteSwagger and Kofi had some very good matches
ReplyDeleteI'd be surprised. Heel Punk kills face Punk IMO, but he turned face less then a year ago and I still see 1 more Brock match upcoming.
ReplyDeleteYou know it be really funny on this pre-show stuff if one of the matches went over time and they had to say "Sorry fans we're outta time!"
ReplyDeleteProbably Swaggers best singles matches he's had.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I hate the stalemate to open a match sequence, that one was especially laughable.
ReplyDeleteExcept its a pre show this time.
ReplyDeleteHe could play the character ironically and yell out "QUIET!", like the librarian from All That.
ReplyDeleteStick around...as Raw rolls on!
ReplyDeleteThey'd be idiots to turn him heel.
ReplyDeleteWAIT ONE DAMN SECOND...why am I getting a fuckin' commercial during the pre-show?
ReplyDeleteWhy do we need commercials on a YouTube show?
ReplyDeleteJohn Cena's drawing power should never be questioned.
ReplyDeleteSo they've made anti-progress. That's...great.
ReplyDeleteIt was the only time he really stood out to me.
ReplyDeleteI dunno, heel punk vs face bryan would work very well, the fans would stick with Bryan I think and actually boo heel punk instead of cheering his heel awesomeness.
ReplyDeletePretty sure there was a midcard belt involved last year too.
ReplyDeleteCause the guys don't know how to work matches now without the 'roll out to the floor for commercial break' spot?
ReplyDeleteBecause the pre-show is made to get last minute sales of the PPV
ReplyDeleteso in between this shit and football, is anyone paying any attention to the hot stove/mlb offseason?
ReplyDeleteI wonder if they do those at the house shows now so the audience has time to hit the bathroom and grab a pretzel.
ReplyDeleteNevermind
ReplyDeleteTHREADJACK!~
ReplyDeleteThink Bully will take Brooke Hogan back now?
The Fielder/Kinsler trade was a pretty big deal that should work out in both teams favors.
ReplyDeleteI posted this in the predictions thread, but if you want to spend about 7 minutes between now and the ppv, give this a shot:
ReplyDelete"Maybe they should use some of the guys (mostly talent and agents, surprise surprise) who do the JBL and Cole Show to book some stuff for Survivor Series...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta__kdPU7SU
From the allusion to Anchorman, to Ziggler FINALLY calling JBL out on his "Zigger" calls instead of saying "ziggLer", to Renee Young looking mighty fine in a tight dress, to Sandow singing, to the Cena/Big E. man love... just truly funny stuff.
It's only seven minutes long. Watch it. They put all of of the creative efforts of a 3 hour raw to shame.
You're talking about wwe creative so...
ReplyDeleteBecause YouTube likes to annoy us?
ReplyDeleteWe just do.
ReplyDeleteThe AL West is, once again, proving to be the champions of the offseason between the Rangers getting Fielder and the Angels trading for Freese. Naturally, this will blow up in both of their faces, because that's just how these things always end for them.
ReplyDeleteDon't have Steven Ferrari ask him about it
ReplyDeleteIn person you don't even know they went to break if it happens during a match since they wrestle through it.
ReplyDeleteNot that it's gonna be a hit or anything, but ABC Family just has to love that WWE turned the star of their new movie heel two weeks before it premieres.
ReplyDeleteKofi has good matches with damn near everyone
ReplyDeleteYeah, and Miz got a stiff kick in the head because of it.
ReplyDeleteI want Bully to go back to what he was before the Aces and 8's ever happened. That character was amazing.
ReplyDeleteCould Bret, Foley, and Booker T book a better angle on the fly during the pre-game show than the writers have came up with in a year?
ReplyDeleteLook, asking about Brooke's ass would've been the most inappropriate questions out there... he was never going to ask it!!!!!! Let it go, man. Let it go.
ReplyDeleteA part of me was hoping Detroit would go chase Cano (Miggy and Cano in the same lineup would be a scary, scary sight). Guess it'll now be between Texas and the Yankees.
ReplyDeleteLOL
ReplyDeleteNEVER!
SOS replaces the Playmaker as the WWE's stupidest move
ReplyDeleteEh I'm not a big Kofi fan, his offense at times just seems so randomly mixed together without real motivation towards winning a match. But he is a good worker, but he can bore me at times.
ReplyDeleteThis match is very enjoyable so far though.
Dad: "Lauren, honey? What's the matter?"
ReplyDeleteLauren: "I was going to watch that new Christmas movie with The Miz, but...but...he turned heel. He's a bad guy now."
Dad: "So?"
Lauren: "SO?! MOM WAS RIGHT, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING!'
Bret could do it alone. Foley and Booker could tell him with tears in their eyes that it was the best on-the-fly angle they've ever seen booked.
ReplyDeleteThey wanted to get rid of Fielder's contract to re-sign Scherzer whose contract is going to be on its final season i believe.
ReplyDeleteIs this show going to be any good? I have very little hope.
ReplyDeleteUnrelated: This girl i'm seeing decided we should watch Magic Mike and to my surprise, Kevin Nash was in it. It made me laugh so hard, though she didn't get it, because he played a lazy stripper. Talk about perfect casting.
Am I just stoned or are these two wrestling like they're stoned?
ReplyDeleteSo Seth could be killing off the easiest one to voice?
ReplyDeleteBiggest pop Miz has gotten in ages, and it's after they've just turned him heel.
ReplyDeleteI hate smark crowds sometimes.
Hey that was a fine opener
ReplyDeleteBoth?
ReplyDeleteMiz is in a movie?
ReplyDeletePunk/Bryan/The Wyatts will put on a good match and the 5-on-5 match could be good. The rest of the card looks like the drizzling shits.
ReplyDeleteThey had a Cano type player and traded him away.
ReplyDeleteBoston can be pretty smarky,
ReplyDeleteSadly, I've heard mark conversations at live events and bars that are eerily similar to that.
ReplyDeleteThe Wyatts haven't shown a thing as far as in ring ability, so I'll disagree there.
ReplyDeleteSitting in the balcony, and I gotta say the kids LOVE Kofi
ReplyDeleteWow, that made zero sense. Make Kofi look like a sore loser.
ReplyDeleteYanks signed McCann to a five-year deal, which is more than they've done the last two seasons, so that's fun.
ReplyDeleteWorld Wrestling Entertainment
ReplyDeleteOur Heroes Are Sore Losers
Well Cena/ADR should be a good match as well, even if folks seem to hate at least one of them if not both as of late.
ReplyDeleteChristmas TV movie on ABC Family.
ReplyDeleteMike Ilitch seems desperate for a WS. I wouldn't have been shocked to see him going all in this year and chasing Robbie.
ReplyDeleteOk, if they changed their minds and went with a double-turn for Miz and Kofi later, that could be interesting.
ReplyDeleteBryan can carry a mop to a good match :P
ReplyDeleteI want to play two-person spin the bottle with Renee Young.
ReplyDelete*Lands on air with every spin*
I expect a lot of hero-in-peril in that match.
ReplyDeleteyeah, I'm loving this offseason already. Keeping Girardi was obvious, and making McCann a priority was great to see (btw, fuck you Chris Stewart, and fuck off!)
ReplyDeleteNow I just hope they figure out the pitching situation, and do so without signing Joe Nathan.
How has ESPN/Fox/NBC not hired Renee Young away yet?
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately yes.
ReplyDeleteGive it a year.
ReplyDeleteShe doesn't really have that irritating journalistic cadence.
ReplyDeleteDoes that stuff even matter anymore?
ReplyDeleteSTFU
ReplyDeleteRachel Nichols is the first person that came to mind.
ReplyDeleteI think what you are saying is that even by rigging the odds, you'd never get to make out with her
ReplyDeleteI don't want her to go - I'm just saying she definitely has the talent to be doing the interview thing for major sports network.
ReplyDelete
ReplyDeleteNot watching, did Kofi also turn or something
Ugh, so much on TV on Sundays. Walking Dead, Homeland, a Griffin getting killed off, the Boardwalk Empire finale, this live thread.
ReplyDeleteSPREAD THAT SHIT OUT, TELEVISION. SERIOUSLY.
I'm still telling you to ut-shay on the new ob-jay. Don't give anyone any ideas. She's ours
ReplyDeleteMore or less, yes.
ReplyDeleteMiz beat Kofi clean and Kofi slapped him after. It looked really heelish on Kofi's part.
ReplyDeleteA Griffin is biting it on Family Guy?
ReplyDeleteAgain I weep for you and your problems
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Monday Night RAW!!
ReplyDeleteWell, the WWE's going to counter with a HHH PROMO! One that you have to PAY MONEY for!
ReplyDeleteEven on PPV HHH starts off *sigh*
ReplyDeleteDude, it's like they were reading my mind... I wanted more HHH
ReplyDeletePPVS ARE BLOWOFFS! NO NEED FOR HHH PROMOS!
ReplyDeleteOnly now, it COSTS MONEY!
ReplyDeleteApparently. I thought they already did when they revealed that a year from now, Meg dies from septic shock or something as a result of inserting a frozen hot dog in her hoo-hah.
ReplyDeleteSteph with no choker = NO BUYS
ReplyDeleteOr maybe Kofi was showing his wild side again. Miz better not showcase a new car in the upcoming weeks.
ReplyDeleteYou just would know a good sport entertainment if it did a stupid comedy skit in your face!
ReplyDeleteStipulations that could've been announced on Raw for $1,000 Alex.
ReplyDeletefucksake hhh, can you figure out if you're heel or fac eyet?
ReplyDeleteSTOP PLAYING FACES
ReplyDeleteHello peoples.
ReplyDeleteduh I think there might be non-physical interference tonight...
ReplyDeletenot a face not a face not a face not a face
ReplyDeleteLadies and Gentlemen your heel authority figures.
ReplyDeleteI'd probably choke her in some form or another.
ReplyDelete"There will be no physical interference..."
ReplyDeleteOh good, so they're going to go with the music distraction in the main event. I wondered when that finish would make the big time.
Steph looked fantastic
ReplyDeleteHello.
ReplyDeleteChoker? I hardly know her!
ReplyDeleteYea man. That 9-10 hour always fucks me up. Homeland, family guy, nfl, and WWE. Going with the tv and computer duel watch. Still can only watch 2 tho...
ReplyDeleteLet's just have some meta-physical interference for a change.
ReplyDeleteKane distracts Big Show with a VERY complex riddle. Orton capitalizes.
ReplyDeleteThey should bring out a t-shirt gun to add to the confusion.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite lame jokes. Kudos
ReplyDeleteYes, but they should only shoot out those leftover pink shirts.
ReplyDeleteBig Show being RKO'ed while filling out the World's Smallest Political Quiz would be novel.
ReplyDeleteSomewhere in HHHs mind he's thinking "I know I'm supposed to be a heel, but who the fuck would want to boo me. Seriously, just look at me..."
ReplyDeleteThis isn't a "turn Cena heel" question, but how do you make him compelling at this point?
ReplyDelete"What do I have in my pocket?"
ReplyDeleteVince: "We'll have Hunter raise the brief case!"
ReplyDeleteHHH: "But Vince, this match has nothing to do with a briefc--"
Vince: "GODDAMMIT, I SAID SHAVE THOSE SIDEBURNS!"
HHH: ".....I hate working here."
He stops smiling all the time.
ReplyDeleteHmm, interesting. Jesse Baker has all sorts of theories...
ReplyDeletebut most of them involve ass rape.
That was an odd opening with HHH then into the promo bit and another opening.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to my head. You may not enjoy your stay.
ReplyDeleteRight now, you can't. All he has is the same old roster of heels that he's already beaten.
ReplyDeleteHave him feud with Punk again and lead to the hour long Iron man match that feud deserved
ReplyDelete