RAW Thread 06/22/15: The Beast Is Back

[Steveweiser]

RAW is live from Indianapolis, and it's trying times for WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, as his pleas to become a great champion on his own terms have resulted in a showdown with Brock Lesnar at Battleground in four weeks. The Beast Incarnate will be on tonight's show, will he send a message to Rollins, or will the WWE Champion have something planned?

After initially not wanting any part of John Cena's United States Championship, Kevin Owens now feels disrespected by the former 15 time WWE Champion, and is now seeking Cena's US Title. Owens set out his stall in a big way on RAW last week, when he powerbombed rapper Machine Gun Kelly - who has a prior working relationship with Cena - off the stage. There is no word on if Cena will be on RAW tonight, but if he is, no doubt he'll address Owens' actions, and will he even grant Owens a US Title match, something Owens feels he is entitled to?

The loneliest person on the WWE roster right now appears to be Paige... unless you count Daniel Bryan and Hulk Hogan on Tough Enough, that is. The Anti-Diva is currently persona non grata in the Divas Locker Room, as she attempts to turn the tide against the Bella Twins, something the rest of the division is unwilling to do. In fact, Nikki and Brie are having little trouble assembling other roster members to go against Paige, such as Alicia Fox last week on SmackDown. Will Paige find ANYONE who wants to take on the Bellas?

Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt are set to face off at Battleground on July 19th, and Wyatt is using Reigns' daughter to get Roman off his game. The New Face of Fear cost Reigns a tag team match on SmackDown last week, and then left him with a photo of him and his daughter. Will Wyatt go a step further tonight?

The New Day are struggling right now - after losing their Tag Team Titles to The Prime Time Players, and also several matches since, suddenly the positivity is starting to whittle away. Can Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods keep things together, or is something shocking about to happen with them?

All this, possibly some plugs for Tough Enough, and other stuff tonight from 8/7c on USA, and then after the show, it's the first episode of the new WWE Network show Swerved... which to be frank isn't entirely the best show on there.

[Surfer Sandman]

They lost me at Bellas and New Day.

[Push R Truth]

Said it before and I'll say it again:

I hope there is an entire episode of SWERVED based around Big Show eating $20 worth of Taco Bell and then just wandering around backstage 3 hours later.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Any of you want to get the complaining about Cena "no-selling" the Apron Powerbomb and "burying" Owens in the process by showing up this week out of the way now, so the thread isn't blown up with it all during the show? Offer's open until RAW starts.

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Jun 22, 2015 12:35:38 GMT -5 Push R Truth said:

Said it before and I'll say it again:

I hope there is an entire episode of SWERVED based around Big Show eating $20 worth of Taco Bell and then just wandering around backstage 3 hours later.

The actual end result

[CATCH_US IS the Conversation]

Jun 22, 2015 12:44:30 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

Any of you want to get the complaining about Cena "no-selling" the Apron Powerbomb and "burying" Owens in the process by showing up this week out of the way now, so the thread isn't blown up with it all during the show? Offer's open until RAW starts.

My complaint isn't that he's burying Owens. It's that he'd be burying anyone else who ate an apron powerbomb. Neville, Sami Zayn and Alex Riley all look like weak little pussies who can't handle a papercut if Cena shows up tonight.

[xxshoyuweeniexx]

Jun 22, 2015 13:41:19 GMT -5 CATCH_US IS the Conversation said:

Jun 22, 2015 12:44:30 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

Any of you want to get the complaining about Cena "no-selling" the Apron Powerbomb and "burying" Owens in the process by showing up this week out of the way now, so the thread isn't blown up with it all during the show? Offer's open until RAW starts.

My complaint isn't that he's burying Owens. It's that he'd be burying anyone else who ate an apron powerbomb. Neville, Sami Zayn and Alex Riley all look like weak little pussies who can't handle a papercut if Cena shows up tonight.

To be fair, none of those guys are kayfabe as tough as John Cena. No way should he sell that move for as long as upper carders or lower card guys like Riley.

[Deleted]

*Borking Intensifies*

*Heyman Mic Skills Intensifies*

AAWWW YEAHHH!!!

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Jun 22, 2015 13:41:19 GMT -5 CATCH_US IS the Conversation said:

Jun 22, 2015 12:44:30 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

Any of you want to get the complaining about Cena "no-selling" the Apron Powerbomb and "burying" Owens in the process by showing up this week out of the way now, so the thread isn't blown up with it all during the show? Offer's open until RAW starts.

My complaint isn't that he's burying Owens. It's that he'd be burying anyone else who ate an apron powerbomb. Neville, Sami Zayn and Alex Riley all look like weak little pussies who can't handle a papercut if Cena shows up tonight.

Most of the other times were for write offs, be it legit injury like with Zayn the second time and Riley, or for a main roster call up like with Neville. Those shouldn't really count. Zayn the first time was only out four weeks (I think) after the first Apron Bomb.

So, by that mere three week margin, that is what separates a "real man" like Cena from a "papercut pussy" like Zayn? To who? These hypothetical fans sound just as hideously fickle as Vince, if not MORE.

[PsychoGoatee]

I'm more hyped for the promo Heyman is gonna cut tonight than anything WWE has done since WrestleMania. Bring it on! THE BEAST! THE CONQUEROR!

[Brood Lone Wolf Funker]

Wait the beast is back, I thought Stephanie McMahon has been back

[Steveweiser]

Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus is tonight.

Also, John Cena is confirmed to return.

[Push R Truth]

Jun 22, 2015 17:35:49 GMT -5 Steveweiser said:

Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus is tonight.

Also, John Cena is confirmed to return.

I can't describe how un-excited this preview makes me feel

[Jeff Mangum PI]

Jun 22, 2015 17:35:49 GMT -5 Steveweiser said:

Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus is tonight.

To quote Brock Lesnar: it's gonna be ugly, people.

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

If only it was Sheamus in 2012 vs. Roman Reigns in January.

Could you imagine the promos?

[Sponsored by Groose Wipes]

That's right the beast is back. I'm back in the RAW thread this week!

[Steveweiser]

Machine Gun Kelly will be on the preshow tonight to talk about being powerbombed off the stage by Kevin Owens last week.

[Gravedigger's Biscuits]

Jun 22, 2015 17:40:43 GMT -5 Push R Truth said:

Jun 22, 2015 17:35:49 GMT -5 Steveweiser said:

Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus is tonight.

Also, John Cena is confirmed to return.

I can't describe how un-excited this preview makes me feel

Reading it just gave me a de-rection.

[GuyOfOwnage]

If Cena absolutely has to return tonight, I hope they at least have him still selling the injury instead of smiling at the camera and running full steam ahead down the ramp like not a thing in the world is wrong. Which is exactly what is going to happen, which makes me sad.

[Madagascar Fred]

first time watching RAW live in forever, lets hope it delivers

Brock & Heyman? hells yeah

Reigns vs. Sheamus? don't know, should be a good brawl at least

Cena promo? ugh, quick and to the point pls

still hoping for some NXT debuts (Charlotte!)