RAW thread (06/14/2010): What's NXT?

[The Nature Girl]

So we got "Royal Pains" star Mark Feuerstein guest hosting, probably some new matches for the Fatal 4 Way PPV this weekend, the NXT Invasion that needs to be adressed and of course the biggest news of the weekend: whether Daniel Bryan (Danielson) was truly fired or if this is all just a big angle. Whether that news is actually adressed tonight is a complete different matter.

Did I cover everything?

[forgottensinpwf]

So, this would make Big show the first Non Legend/Celeb to guest host Raw?

Edit: Forgot about Batista, nevermind.

[bob]

this if the first RAW I'm really looking forward to since when Bret hosted

[I *still* ✡ Johnny]

Definetly watching at 2 tonight

[buttersock]

Wondering how they are going to use "Mr. Conrad Bloom" Mark Feuerstein. With great writing, he's great at comedy. But the writing team WWE has when it comes to comedy is hit or miss (most of the time MISS and huge facepalms).

[waluigi]

Crossover appeal is one thing but why would you do it with a guy who's show is summer replacement status?

[buttersock]

Jun 14, 2010 11:42:16 GMT -5 @waluigi said:

Crossover appeal is one thing but why would you do it with a guy who's show is summer replacement status?

I think its because Mark Feuerstein is also in Big Show's movie, Knucklehead? I think they are promoting the movie tonight.

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

Jun 14, 2010 11:42:16 GMT -5 @waluigi said:

Crossover appeal is one thing but why would you do it with a guy who's show is summer replacement status?

Because most cable shows are pretty much in summer replacement status, and Royal Pains does very good in cable ratings.

Burn Notice, Monk, Psych, Royal Pains, Eureka, and Warehouse 13 could be considered summer replacement shows, since that's when their seasons begin/began, and they do well in the ratings. Hell in the case of Monk, it lasted 8 seasons, is in syndication and Shalhoub has won a few Emmys. And then there's Burn Notice which cleans up in ratings for cable, and actually has held it's own against Lakers vs Celtics.

[Matt Dunn]

He wouldn't be there if a)he wasn't in a USA/NBC Universal show (PLEASE get Chris Meloni. Belzer probably won't do it due to the Hogan incident. Ice T has done Wrestlemania before. Mariska Hargitay would suck.) and b)if he wasn't in a movie with Big Show. This holds true for the cast of the "wow, this crap is still on?" show "Psych."

[waluigi]

Jun 14, 2010 11:50:43 GMT -5 Jedi-El of Tomorrow said:

Jun 14, 2010 11:42:16 GMT -5 @waluigi said:

Crossover appeal is one thing but why would you do it with a guy who's show is summer replacement status?

Because most cable shows are pretty much in summer replacement status, and Royal Pains does very good in cable ratings.

Burn Notice, Monk, Psych, Royal Pains, Eureka, and Warehouse 13 could be considered summer replacement shows, since that's when their seasons begin/began, and they do well in the ratings. Hell in the case of Monk, it lasted 8 seasons, is in syndication and Shalhoub has won a few Emmys. And then there's Burn Notice which cleans up in ratings for cable, and actually has held it's own against Lakers vs Celtics.

Pysch and Monk started out like that, but they evolved into USA's heaviest hitters. Raw would GAIN something by cross promoting with them.

Royal Pains is popular but not on the level of the others yet.

[rrm15]

I can't wait for Raw tonight. I don't care if they mention Bryan or not, I just want to see the follow up to the NXT angle.

[Lancers]

This is Mark Feuerstein's time to shine tonight. I'm most looking forward to seeing how he handles the guest hosting duties of RAW this evening. As far as I'm concerned, I don't care about anything else that happens the rest of the show. There's absolutely, positively nothing else that will transpire this evening that could remotely top that.

[barley96]

After last week's RAW, I couldn't wait for the next show. And then they fired AmDrag. I am still going to watch, but with just as much apathy as any other show.

[BigJerichool222]

It's a shame what happened to AmDrag, but I still have Wade Barrett to mark for, so I'm super looking forward to Raw tonight.

[Firearm: Supposed Big Deal]

OK, this will be the last Fatal 4 Way matchup for the Raw thread (maybe until next year's F4W), let's make it a good one.

Royal Pains commercials
vs.
NXT Attack replays
vs.
Schick Hydro
vs.

[Bang Bang Bart]

I'm still lookin' forward to RAW tonight, even with all that Danielson stuff over the weekend. Though, I'm curious with how'll they'll try to edit him out in the NXT attack replays?

[Steveweiser]

I guess they'll wait until the very end if they mention Daniel Bryan or not. Will be very interesting tonight.

[erik316wttn]

I have to wonder if the core group of NXT "rookies" will stay together through this whole angle, or if people will be hotshotted in and out of the group in order to give them "legitimacy" or cause 'dissention in the ranks' (I don't include the whole Danielson mess in this).

[erik316wttn]

I really hope the entire show revolves around NXT in some way, and isn't standard Raw format.

Opening interview promo
Divas match
Guest segment BS
decent midcard match
comedy segment
NXT stuff
more guest segment BS
Main event

[jamielowndes {N}]

Im pretty pumped for this. Bryan or no Bryan, I wanna see where the {N}ew Generation go.