News & Notes from last night's Raw

[gl83]

- We’re told Brad Maddox’s lines in the opening segment of this week’s show were once again a worked shoot play on Vince McMahon’s former mindset on Daniel Bryan.

- Triple H called the CM Punk/Paul Heyman segment some of the best promo work in many years. The program is being built with the “big fight feel,” something both Vince McMahon and Heyman love. Hunter is really high up on the realism and feels it shows a side of Punk’s character that hasn’t been seen WWE television. One observer pointed you would have to go back to Punk’s program with Raven in Ring of Honor to know that he really had it in him. While both Vince and Hunter feel Punk plays a better heel in the ring, they are “very happy” with this current direction and feel it’s a completely different kind of babyface.

- Daniel Bryan’s match against Antonio Cesaro was being called a second “Match of the Year” candidate in just as many weeks. Triple H greeted Antonio Cesaro as soon as he got backstage and CM Punk and others gave him an ovation. Many workers were spotted watching the bout on the monitor backstage.

- We heard criticism from Daniel Bryan beating Ryback by disqualification. As “poor as poor booking can get,” is how one key observer described it.

- After the show we’re told Vince McMahon went to Bryan and told him that sometimes it’s “good to be wrong.”

- Triple H “blew a gasket” on Ryback for his botched spot at the end of the match with Daniel Bryan where he was supposed to protect Bryan and catch him then put him through a table. It was seen as “careless and reckless” that Ryback just let Bryan bump to the outside and didn’t know hot to improvise after completely botching it. According to a source backstage, Hunter got in Ryback’s face and was screaming “carelessness” at him. Bryan is expected to get x-rays on his collar bone on Tuesday but isn’t believed to be hurt as he worked the dark match main event following the taping. However, it’s worth noting this continues to hurt the stock of Ryback. Not only was Hunter upset with the spot but CM Punk and John Cena were vocal about it as well. Cena is someone that rarely calls out others, so when he does, people listen.




Credit: WNW

[chac]

HHH is just now yelling at Ryback for botching?

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I figured that powerbomb spot was a botch with the way he didn't protect Bryan at all. Ryback is pretty much done at this point.

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The main thing I take away from that, I want to see Triple H randomly walk up to someone and yell, "CARELESSNESS!" now.

[Djm Doesn't Find You Funny]

All the smarkbait.

ALL the smarkbait.

[Metalheadbanger Man]

Now the fans need to chant "Carelessness!" at Ryback. Otherwise there is little of note here, Bryan vs Cesaro ruled and Punk and Heyman are both awesome promos.

[xCompackx]

Jul 23, 2013 13:25:17 GMT -5 @akeem said:

I figured that powerbomb spot was a botch with the way he didn't protect Bryan at all. Ryback is pretty much done at this point.

Agreed. You could pretty much tell HHH and Vince were seething when it happened. Not saying I hope Ryback gets the same treatment that Ken Kennedy did, but I don't think this is going to help his cause.

[hargh]

"YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU'RE BURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIED!"

[BigWill]

I actually liked the Ryback spot, and it didn't even look like a botch to me. It looked better for Ryback to give Bryan 2 powerbombs than to just catch him and put him through a table.

[Sparkybob]

How things don't change. In 2003 Hunter didn't like Goldberg and in 2013 he still doesn't like "Goldberg"

[543Y2J]

"CARE....LESSS.....NESS! AHHHH"

[The Ichi]

We’re told Brad Maddox’s lines in the opening segment of this week’s show were once again a worked shoot play on Vince McMahon’s former mindset on Daniel Bryan.

Let it go, newz sites. Just...let it go.

[thegame415]

I hope this means we get a recreation of warrior and hunter at Wm 12 but with Ryback in hunters place.

[MrBRulzOK]

Jul 23, 2013 13:42:57 GMT -5 BigWill said:

I actually liked the Ryback spot, and it didn't even look like a botch to me. It looked better for Ryback to give Bryan 2 powerbombs than to just catch him and put him through a table.

That first one wasn't a power bomb though; it was a broken neck waiting to happen.

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At this point, I believe Ryback is beyond buried...Is there even a term for being beyond buried?

[Lancers]

Jul 23, 2013 14:36:00 GMT -5 @rc89 said:

At this point, I believe Ryback is beyond buried...Is there even a term for being beyond buried?

Cremated

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Jul 23, 2013 14:36:00 GMT -5 @rc89 said:

At this point, I believe Ryback is beyond buried...Is there even a term for being beyond buried?

I think that in the future "Ryback" will become an adjective synonymous with ultra-burial, ex. "He used to be good until he was Rybacked." It's not to be used loosely though, because I'm all but certain that no matter how severe any future burials seem to be we'll never see anyone else tap out to a Miz dropkick. Once in a lifetime burial.

[rybackrulez]

Jul 23, 2013 13:42:57 GMT -5 BigWill said:

I actually liked the Ryback spot, and it didn't even look like a botch to me. It looked better for Ryback to give Bryan 2 powerbombs than to just catch him and put him through a table.

It looked more like momentum and dbry just plopped down

Two powerbombs made it more bad ass. I thought it was the logical finish

[gl83]

Jul 23, 2013 14:36:00 GMT -5 @rc89 said:

At this point, I believe Ryback is beyond buried...Is there even a term for being beyond buried?

Zack Ryder'd

[BigWill]

Jul 23, 2013 14:34:24 GMT -5 MrBRulzOK said:

Jul 23, 2013 13:42:57 GMT -5 BigWill said:

I actually liked the Ryback spot, and it didn't even look like a botch to me. It looked better for Ryback to give Bryan 2 powerbombs than to just catch him and put him through a table.

That first one wasn't a power bomb though; it was a broken neck waiting to happen.

It looked like Ryback caught Bryan, and quickly dropped him on his back. And Bryan was perfectly fine afterward. And I didn't see anyone complaining about the move until this report came out. If it was a botched spot, it could have been a lot worse.