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Post by Chainsaw on Jun 13, 2006 11:30:09 GMT -5
Awful matches. Predictable booking. ECW being thrown under the bus. Raw was as much fun to watch last night as Nitro was back in 2000. And we know how that turned out.
I had this long rant about last night's show, tearing it apart piece by piece, but the bottom line is, I think I'm gonna take a sabbatical from Raw for a while. It's just no fun anymore, and made me angry as a fan watching it last night. That's not healthy, or entertaining. I'll still watch ECW and Smackdown, but I think last night was my tipping point.
Anyone else feel like this? If not, thanks for letting me get that out.
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Post by hollywood on Jun 13, 2006 11:34:36 GMT -5
If ECW can really break away fro RAW and be it's own show, most of my favorite wrestlers are there. So I could probably skip RAW, too. The only reasons I still watched RAW were Edge and the Spirit Squad. And the Spirit Squad has been reduced to Vince McMahon's hitmen (makes perfect sense for male cheerleaders to be Vince's hitmen, too...  ) EDIT: Of course, we DO hear this claim alot...  |
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Post by ajmortimer on Jun 13, 2006 11:35:58 GMT -5
Yawn.
Raw was great last night, waaaay to much cynisicm on here. But that's your opinion and fair play to you.
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Post by The son of a plumber. on Jun 13, 2006 11:44:22 GMT -5
I'm usaully one of the most postive guys about wrestling, and last night made me go oh wow this isnt any good.
Foley Vs. Flair had a great Promo.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2006 11:48:21 GMT -5
you BROKE mah WRESTLING.
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Post by angryfan on Jun 13, 2006 11:52:06 GMT -5
Yawn. Raw was great last night, waaaay to much cynisicm on here. But that's your opinion and fair play to you. Andrew, you are a very positive person, I'll give you that. Youv'e found the silver lining in many things that just, to me, didn't have any. I applaud that, but just can't agree with you. A show that has a non-finish, multiple botches in a water baloon fight, and an anti-climatctic ending, it just doesn't do anything for me personally. I'm glad you enjoyed it, but I just can't follow you on this. |
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Post by Chainsaw on Jun 13, 2006 11:52:43 GMT -5
Yawn. Raw was great last night, waaaay to much cynisicm on here. But that's your opinion and fair play to you. Gracias. I'm glad you expanded your thoughts on the matter. I think cynicism is not necessarily a bad thing. It keeps people from falling into step and settling for average. I don't want anyone to think my thoughts are pure cynicism. It's just kinda sad what Raw's become. It may get better, but I'm sick to death of always holding out hope that things will, and being more dissapointed than right. |
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Post by wrestlesmarks on Jun 13, 2006 11:53:56 GMT -5
LOL! ;D do me a favore call dave meltzer tell him to go to my parents basement, Im sooo sorry<3 |
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Post by Tha Kid Joker on Jun 13, 2006 11:56:50 GMT -5
What else is their to do on Monday Nights from 9-11?
Tis RAW for life here.
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Post by s2k on Jun 13, 2006 11:58:01 GMT -5
I agree with the thread starter. The Torrie/Candice "match" especially was embarrassing. Just a lot of predictability and really no fun involved. Feels a lot like 1996, except we don't have Austin, Pillman, Foley, Triple H, etc, type young talent ready to explode like '96 had.
I liked the Flair/Foley promo, but I think the pay-off is way too quick. Two week build-up for a match of this magnitude? Save it for Summerslam.
Personally, I've gotten more enjoyment out of watching old tapes. The problem with the WWE runs deeper than a slump. It's the whole organizational philosophy, and it starts at the top with Vince and Stephanie. That's going to hard to change.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Jun 13, 2006 11:59:03 GMT -5
The first hour of Raw blew chunks, the 2nd hour is where everything picked up (DX reunion, Foley/Flair promo, Cena killing the ECW guys).
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Post by hollywood on Jun 13, 2006 12:01:31 GMT -5
The first hour of Raw blew chunks, the 2nd hour is where everything picked up (DX reunion, Foley/Flair promo, Cena killing the ECW guys). The Flair/Foley promo was the only interesting part for me. But wouldn't that feud be better if Flair was the heel? |
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Post by Chainsaw on Jun 13, 2006 12:13:25 GMT -5
The first hour of Raw blew chunks, the 2nd hour is where everything picked up (DX reunion, Foley/Flair promo, Cena killing the ECW guys). The Flair/Foley promo was the only interesting part for me. But wouldn't that feud be better if Flair was the heel? I agree, but they've cultivated Foley's heel persona, and it's going to be in Charlotte, so you tell me who should be heel. Plus, as a Foley fan, it was weird watching Mick beg off of fighting Flair because of his injuries from ONS. |
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Post by meep316 on Jun 13, 2006 12:15:34 GMT -5
Yawn. Raw was great last night, waaaay to much cynisicm on here. But that's your opinion and fair play to you. Agreed. Plus, now with DX back, how could you not watch? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2006 12:17:40 GMT -5
The first hour of Raw blew chunks, the 2nd hour is where everything picked up (DX reunion, Foley/Flair promo, Cena killing the ECW guys). The Flair/Foley promo was the only interesting part for me. But wouldn't that feud be better if Flair was the heel? Flair's at the point now (Well, has been for a while) where making him a heel is just a waste. He's probably the most consistently over wrestler that is still active full time. When his music hits, 90% of the building is saying WOOO over and over and cheering the hell out of him. That and it's in Charlotte, and Foley's already a heel. |
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Post by Ijob2HHH on Jun 13, 2006 12:19:47 GMT -5
Can we get an 'Official I'm Not Watching Anymore' thread. Three or four of these pop up after almost every show and it would just make it alot simpler to lump them all into one thread
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Post by Rick Mad on Jun 13, 2006 12:35:19 GMT -5
I liked the Flair/Foley promo, but I think the pay-off is way too quick. Two week build-up for a match of this magnitude? Save it for Summerslam. AGREED! I marked out like hell and expected them to make a Summerslam match the whole time, but.. Vengeance? This match is a BIG deal. I suppose maybe since Vengeance is Flair's kind of match, Summerslam will be Foley's kind of match. Either way, this is the most exciting thing to me going on in WWE right now not involving ECW. Raw was a mixed bag. I was hoping for more ECW stuff than just some guys getting owned by Cena, but mostly nothing interested me. Meh. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2006 12:38:20 GMT -5
At least it's not "Foley puts over someone else in a feud #9825112"
Foley will likely go over on this one, actually...though Flair could win as well. The outcome isn't 100% obvious like they usually are.
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Post by DrizzlinShytes on Jun 13, 2006 12:39:11 GMT -5
I'll watch still. It beats anything else on TV.
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Post by algertman on Jun 13, 2006 12:47:09 GMT -5
What else is their to do on Monday Nights from 9-11? Tis RAW for life here. I agree, they ain't jack on a monday night |
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