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Post by romanstylesiii on Apr 8, 2019 22:08:56 GMT -5
I think I am going to go back and not watch RAW again. I legit think they challenge people to not watch the weekly product. Why does anyone need to? You can get the entire jist of the show on Youtube. Nothing exciting ever happens, so i dont really have a reason to tune in. They are more worried about getting from A to B than producing a good show
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Apr 8, 2019 22:09:03 GMT -5
"Let's give them Lars Sullivan, the kids love Lars Sullivan!"
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Post by Gremlin on Apr 8, 2019 22:09:04 GMT -5
I genuinely like both Sheamus and Cesaro, but what in the hell...
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Apr 8, 2019 22:09:37 GMT -5
I legit think they challenge people to not watch the weekly product. Why does anyone need to? You can get the entire jist of the show on Youtube. Nothing exciting ever happens, so i dont really have a reason to tune in. They are more worried about getting from A to B than producing a good show They live and die by ratings, USA and FOX are gonna be at their throats They matter.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Apr 8, 2019 22:09:54 GMT -5
Maybe one day WWE will learn how to keep goodwill... I don’t see how this show wasted goodwill. The Bar were going into Local Man territory but did anyone want that match to end clean? Having tuned out after the opening segment because I knew it was going to be some shit, I have to add that the conventional knowledge is that if the crowd is going to be pissed off by a f*** finish and you can't end the match clean, maybe just don't f***ing book that match in the first place.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2019 22:09:56 GMT -5
Would've given a 7 if we were in December or something, but by Raw after WM standards it's a 5. Overall, I guess I'll go 6.
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Post by Doctor No on Apr 8, 2019 22:10:25 GMT -5
In honor of Bret’s newest induction 4/10
1 for Lars, 1 for Puppet in a Box, 1 for Cracked Mojo and 1 for a historic singles main event becoming a meaningless tag match playa.
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Post by Abdullah on Apr 8, 2019 22:12:36 GMT -5
I don’t see how this show wasted goodwill. The Bar were going into Local Man territory but did anyone want that match to end clean? Having tuned out after the opening segment because I knew it was going to be some shit, I have to add that the conventional knowledge is that if the crowd is going to be pissed off by a f*** finish and you can't end the match clean, maybe just don't f***ing book that match in the first place. It would have been smarter to have them wrestle until the last minute then Bryan interrupts. What’s puzzling is the overt turn into a tag match
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Post by romanstylesiii on Apr 8, 2019 22:17:30 GMT -5
Why does anyone need to? You can get the entire jist of the show on Youtube. Nothing exciting ever happens, so i dont really have a reason to tune in. They are more worried about getting from A to B than producing a good show They live and die by ratings, USA and FOX are gonna be at their throats They matter. If they are truly producing a show to get good ratings, and are not just worried about "a to b" then that is even more worrying
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Post by Starshine on Apr 8, 2019 22:18:39 GMT -5
Have you ever noticed that whenever WWE seems to change up their long term booking plans in order to sate the fans, the stuff that immediately follows is almost always shit?
For example, consider just about everything following Punk's MITB title win, or, Bryan's Mania 30 title win. It's almost like they double down on the spite.
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Post by H-Virus on Apr 8, 2019 22:19:37 GMT -5
Overall, not impressed. This was the first Raw I've watched since the post-Rumble show, and honestly, I feel like skipping the weeklies and only watching the PPVs is still the way to go. Although I'm sure I'll probably tune in next week just to see the draft shake-up, but after that I think I'll be spending my Monday nights with my Switch again.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2019 22:21:41 GMT -5
I just noticed Roman wasn’t on the show, and it ended up being one of the worst post-Mania Raws in recent memory. Coincidence.... or something more?!
(It’s probably a coincidence. Shoutout to the Big Dog though.)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2019 22:21:42 GMT -5
The best thing was a f***ing Jack in a box. 1/10
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 8, 2019 22:29:01 GMT -5
Better show than normal, but I'm still giving it a 4.
Seth's opening segment was really good. Fans are firmly behind him. Kofi being there was a cool surprise. They should have never booked title vs title and threw it away, though. Even just a non-title singles match would be fine. They've got to do better than The Bar randomly interfering. They're a good duo, but they've been treading water for over a year now.
Undertaker surprise was awesome. One of the better Undertaker returns. Him going over Elias is one of the few modern stars I don't mind him beating.
Dana Brooke can't act remotely convincingly. This shouldn't make television.
Balor/Sami was good. Not sure about him being a heel again, but he has this candid form of delivery I appreciate. "See you in hell" was just so real, like it was off-the-cuff. I'm definitely interested what they're doing with him.
Fell asleep during whatever happened with Lashley/Ambrose. I hear Ambrose gave a farewell after the show went off the air, though. That's cool.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2019 22:31:25 GMT -5
That was one of the funniest episodes of Raw in a long while.
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Post by nisidhe on Apr 8, 2019 22:33:04 GMT -5
I gave it a 7. While it may have seemed a disappointment to those watching live (the energy level normally associated with the Raw after 'Mania just wasn't there this year), it really did what it needed to do in setting up possible feuds, ending others in a satisfying way, and bringing out some new or returning talent before the Shakeup next week (perhaps putting the Shakeup immediately after 'Mania might help matters.)
I'll give a big point to Ryder and Hawkins retaining the tag titles, and obviously another for Finn retaining the IC title and staying babyface against Sami. It seemed that the decision for Sami to stay heel might have been the result of his condition upon his return. Contrast it with Ambrose's return as a Sherman tank. Nonetheless, the match itself was surprising good in an old-school way. I thought it interesting that Bobby and Lio didn't (couldn't?) even discuss what had happened last night, instead immediately going after Ambrose. Ricochet and Black work as a tag team, dagnab it - rather than split them up and getting them lost in the midcard shuffle, keep them together for that feud with Roode and Gable, and give the tag division a bit more meat to work with. The Undertaker/Elias segment seemed like a Corrupt-A-Wish for the Undertaker, but it was entertaining af nonetheless. Bayley should _not_ be losing to Alexa anymore - I don't care; she's looked like a goober her entire main roster run and it needs to stop. At the same time, any rumours of Alexa turning face should be out the window now. As for Seth vs. Kofi and the Bar - I can only suggest that anyone expecting a clean finish to the "winner take all" match was already setting themselves up for a disappointment.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2019 22:41:18 GMT -5
I gave it a 7. While it may have seemed a disappointment to those watching live (the energy level normally associated with the Raw after 'Mania just wasn't there this year), it really did what it needed to do in setting up possible feuds, ending others in a satisfying way, and bringing out some new or returning talent before the Shakeup next week (perhaps putting the Shakeup immediately after 'Mania might help matters.) I'll give a big point to Ryder and Hawkins retaining the tag titles, and obviously another for Finn retaining the IC title and staying babyface against Sami. It seemed that the decision for Sami to stay heel might have been the result of his condition upon his return. Contrast it with Ambrose's return as a Sherman tank. Nonetheless, the match itself was surprising good in an old-school way. I thought it interesting that Bobby and Lio didn't (couldn't?) even discuss what had happened last night, instead immediately going after Ambrose. Ricochet and Black work as a tag team, dagnab it - rather than split them up and getting them lost in the midcard shuffle, keep them together for that feud with Roode and Gable, and give the tag division a bit more meat to work with. The Undertaker/Elias segment seemed like a Corrupt-A-Wish for the Undertaker, but it was entertaining af nonetheless. Bayley should _not_ be losing to Alexa anymore - I don't care; she's looked like a goober her entire main roster run and it needs to stop. At the same time, any rumours of Alexa turning face should be out the window now. As for Seth vs. Kofi and the Bar - I can only suggest that anyone expecting a clean finish to the "winner take all" match was already setting themselves up for a disappointment. I don't think they'll turn Alexa because they're dead set on forcing her as a heel still even though it's really stale, but the crowd was rooting for her over Bayley tonight.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Apr 8, 2019 22:45:06 GMT -5
That was one of the funniest episodes of Raw in a long while. It’s not a comedy.
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Post by thetower52 on Apr 8, 2019 22:46:50 GMT -5
Pretty good episode All the nxt call ups will happen next week That’s what the shake up is for now.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2019 22:48:34 GMT -5
That was one of the funniest episodes of Raw in a long while. It’s not a comedy. Exactly why it was so funny.
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