RAW Thread 10/26/15: Goodbye Cena... VIVA DEL RIO~!

[Steveweiser]

RAW is live from the WHALE'S VAGINA - San Diego, CA, where we're now on the road to the Survivor Series on November 22nd. And we'll be on this road without John Cena...

We have a NEW WWE United States Champion, as ALBERTO DEL RIO is back in the WWE, with Zeb Colter in tow no less (complete with mobility scooter), and last night at Hell in a Cell, Del Rio polished off John Cena in under EIGHT MINUTES to win the title. So how will Cena's absence be explained? And what's exactly up with Del Rio and Colter's relationship, given Colter tried to deport Del Rio from the United States a couple of years ago...

Brock Lesnar won the rivalry with The Undertaker, giving him an F5 onto exposed boards in a brutal Hell in a Cell match. Once the Beast departed, The Undertaker came to his feet and went to salute the fans, only for the Wyatt Family to ambush the Deadman, and then abduct him. Survivor Series is being billed as the 25th anniversary of The Undertaker, so with four men in the Wyatt Family, will three men rally to be on Taker's side?

Bray Wyatt had earlier been defeated in another Hell in a Cell match by Roman Reigns, and Reigns has officially drawn a line in that war. He and Dean Ambrose teased a new direction for tonight - will they side with The Undertaker, or do they have something else in mind?

Seth Rollins is still the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, and as a result, Corporate Kane is no longer the Director of Operations. Rollins would like to think this whole Kane thing is done with, and he'll move on to a new opponent. But all this has seemingly done has taken away the less threatening of the two Kane personas...

The three other company titles were all retained - The New Day saw off the Dudley Boyz, even without Xavier Woods, to keep the WWE Tag Team Titles, so is that it for Bubba Ray and D-Von? Charlotte submitted Nikki Bella once again to retain the Divas Championship, and Team PCB seemingly reunited to congratulate her, but Paige tried really hard to keep Becky Lynch out of the proceedings. And Kevin Owens once again defeated Ryback to hold onto his Intercontinental Title.

All this, and likely the RAW return of Tyler Breeze (he was in an NXT exhibition tag team match over a year ago)... tonight on USA Network from 8/7c, and from MIDNIGHT this week in the UK due to the change in daylight savings!

[The Foreigner™: OffSZN]

WHALE'S VAGINA!

*clap clap clap clap-clap*

But anyway, I just hope Reigns is done with Wyatt and New Day are done with Dudleys.

[Push R Truth]

Oct 26, 2015 8:47:59 GMT -5 The Foreigner™: OffSZN said:

But anyway, I just hope Reigns is done with Wyatt and New Day are done with Dudleys.

Then we can make way for new, fresh feuds like Sheamus vs Del Rio

[Johnny Flamingo]

I would prefer Reigns (and Ambrose) feud with Rollins but I don't see that happening which eventually leads to a Rollins face turn and the Shield reforming.

[MAD TITAN]

Ding-Dong! The Witch and John Cena are gone.

[Deleted]

I was thinking it should be called Directionless Operations.

Anyway, I'm torn. On one hand, PPV was pretty good and seemed to end most of the feuds that have been going on so I want to watch tonight. On the other hand, new Gravity Falls.

[Deleted]

I'd like to see Cena/Del Rio rematch tonight.

During the match, Del Rio catches Cena with the same kick he won with last night, but Cena kicks out. Then later, Cena goes for the AA, and just sort of falls over. Del Rio pins him OR the match just comes to a screeching halt, and it's a scary scene where Cena sells a serious head injury and has to be stretchered out.

Yep, total rip of Owen Hart/Shawn Michaels, but it's perfect for the scenario. Except Cena better not come back and win the Rumble.

[Hypnosis]

[Jeff Mangum PI]

Hopefully tonight's the first night where Bray starts looking like a credible threat and hahaha I can't even finish that with a straight face.

[xCompackx]

Please just give us one good Raw, WWE.

[kevin]

I really hope ADR opens the show.

[freeze Austin]

Oct 26, 2015 11:27:06 GMT -5 Jeff Mangum PI said:

Hopefully tonight's the first night where Bray starts looking like a credible threat and hahaha I can't even finish that with a straight face.

His ability to only occasionally win big feuds and being completely ineffective in all of his major brainwashing attempts will all be revealed as set-up to his master plan, which will start to reveal itself now that the Director of Operations post has come open and he finally has the opportunity to infiltrate WWE corporate and gain a position of such high regard.

That's right, I'm calling it: Director of Operations Wyatt

Mrs. McMahon-Levesque, would you like for me to warm up your cup of coffee, m'lady? *nods head, tips fedora, and smiles kindly*

[kingofthings]

I hope we get an ADR celebration night.

[Big Poppa Pumpkin]

Deal. With. It.

[1 Free Moon-Down with Burger]

Oct 26, 2015 10:31:43 GMT -5 @lovehater said:

I'd like to see Cena/Del Rio rematch tonight.

During the match, Del Rio catches Cena with the same kick he won with last night, but Cena kicks out. Then later, Cena goes for the AA, and just sort of falls over. Del Rio pins him OR the match just comes to a screeching halt, and it's a scary scene where Cena sells a serious head injury and has to be stretchered out.

Yep, total rip of Owen Hart/Shawn Michaels, but it's perfect for the scenario. Except Cena better not come back and win the Rumble.

A shame Cena's not champion for this angle. I'd love to see him vacate the title wearing a gigantic purple Pelle Pelle jacket.

[Harry The Arrow was Wrong!]

Are Lesnar and Taker scheduled for tonight?

[freeze Austin]

I hope we get "Zeb on a mobility scooter" celebration night.

[Big Bad Kahuna]

Apparently Brock flew home and won't appear

Charlotte has a broken nose and won't compete I hope

Orton wasn't in LA for HIAC

Cena might get a rematch against ADR

Doubting that the Wyatts will compete, considering their Taker abduction storyline

The HIAC kickoff guys will surely be in action, as well as New Day, Rollins, Reigns, Ambrose, Breeze if I had to guess

[kingofthings]

It's probably leading towards the obvious (Rollins), but I am interested in what Reigns/Ambrose are going to get up to after that small segment last night.

Going to hazard a guess that we're going to see the origins of a Rollins/Reigns/Ambrose triple threat at Mania.

[Steveweiser]

PWInsider have confirmed no Undertaker or John Cena tonight, in addition to no Brock Lesnar or Randy Orton. This is going to be a major test of the roster tonight...