DichEvans
Samurai Cop
Lenny Lazy Lane Stinks
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Post by DichEvans on Aug 15, 2023 1:42:11 GMT -5
SmackDown is my fav watch of all the TV I consume in a week. While everytime I watch RAW, it just feels like the same stories they have been doing for 20+ years. It's just boring
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Post by chronocross on Aug 15, 2023 4:23:06 GMT -5
Didn't bother to watch, I'm more invested into Smackdown these days.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Aug 15, 2023 4:24:35 GMT -5
Dom Dom was the star of this one for me.
Poor guy jumped in the beginning at Judgment Day's "bang" when the wings show up. I watched it 3 times. And said "awwww". Rhea had to rub his arm on the way down. It was cute.
"And I just found out that Canada's apart of North America, so I'm guess I'm the champion of this dump..."
And Dom running out to attack Cody Rhodes needs to be gif'd. It was hilarious.
So 10/10 on the Dom Dom Scale.
Otherwise:
I wasn't feeling this one, and fast forwarded a lot more than usual. Even the stuff I'm usually into like JD and Imperium I wasn't feeling.
I am glad Gable's getting the exposure, but I'm also getting tired of "SHOOOOSH" and "THANK YOU!" 700 times.
Piper Niven showing up was a huge plus. Random, but I'll take it.
Shinsuke cutting his promo in Japanese was cool.
I'm glad Becky vs. Trish is continuing. I know I may be in the minority there. I'm happy it's an actual program, and there's no title involved.
Sadly Balor jobbed again this time to Codelander, and JD are celebrating like they won the lottery when it took adding yet another person to beat down 2 people.
Like it wasn't awful, like the old school Vince Raw's, but it was kinda boring in spite of the things here and there I did like.
Overall 4/10
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Push R Truth
Patti Mayonnaise
Unique and Special Snowflake, and a pants-less heathen.
Perpetually Constipated
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Post by Push R Truth on Aug 15, 2023 5:54:14 GMT -5
While this particular RAW was mediocre... I've really been liking this trend where the mid-card is getting more attention and is often the bright part of the show.
Even on the most dire of shows, stuff like Alpha Academy and Dom Dom keep the lights on when the main events and world titles feuds are shit.
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Post by Hurbster on Aug 15, 2023 9:38:22 GMT -5
Solid 8. Good show.
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Schizo
Dennis Stamp
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Post by Schizo on Aug 15, 2023 9:49:03 GMT -5
I’ll give it a solid 8
Overall entertaining show
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Aug 15, 2023 9:58:25 GMT -5
I had a tonne of fun at the show, probably the best of the 3 televised WWE shows I’ve seen in the past 3.5 years. The pacing for the live crowd is still pretty bad, but it’s waaay better then it was before. The Raw I went to in Feb 2020 was a totally f***ing slog and not fun to be at. I’d give the show a solid 7
Plus, I had 2 kids in front of me at their first ever Raw and the pure excitement from them helped bring the show up. They were screaming, hugging and almost crying when Cody won. Trish and Becky being like 3 feet away from us fight up the stairs blew their f***ing minds. It was a lot of fun
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deezy
Don Corleone
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Post by deezy on Aug 15, 2023 12:18:07 GMT -5
Went with a 8. I enjoyed the show and was a easy watch.
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Post by PTBartman on Aug 15, 2023 16:05:37 GMT -5
I came in to give it a 9 or even a ten. I truly enjoyed it. In fact I agreed with everything @hbk718 wrote in the RAW thread except I think Gable will eventually win the belt. Then I saw 8 was tied with two so I broke the tie.
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Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]
FANatic
Writer, Lover of all things Wrestling. Analytical, Critical, Lovable (hopefully). Lets all have fun!
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 15, 2023 16:38:40 GMT -5
The divide on this show is fascinating to me
There's a large contingent who thought this might've been one of the worst shows in recent memories and the live thread was full of that sentiment, but there are also a large contingent who are thought this show was still a solid, fun watch
RAW's a weird one in its current staate lol
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Aug 15, 2023 16:46:04 GMT -5
The divide on this show is fascinating to me There's a large contingent who thought this might've been one of the worst shows in recent memories and the live thread was full of that sentiment, but there are also a large contingent who are thought this show was still a solid, fun watch RAW's a weird one in its current staate lol I think the “worst Raw ever” contingent might include folks who are probably tired of seeing drawn out heel beatdown endings for the show.
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Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]
FANatic
Writer, Lover of all things Wrestling. Analytical, Critical, Lovable (hopefully). Lets all have fun!
Posts: 245,103
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 15, 2023 17:11:02 GMT -5
The divide on this show is fascinating to me There's a large contingent who thought this might've been one of the worst shows in recent memories and the live thread was full of that sentiment, but there are also a large contingent who are thought this show was still a solid, fun watch RAW's a weird one in its current staate lol I think the “worst Raw ever” contingent might include folks who are probably tired of seeing drawn out heel beatdown endings for the show. Oh this show was getting hate well before the ending A lot of peeps as you can see and even see in the live thread as it went, just found it very boring and plodding, which for some, is a fate worse than death for a wrestling show.
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Celgress
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
The Superior One
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Post by Celgress on Aug 16, 2023 22:07:30 GMT -5
7 out of 10 good but not great, IMHO.
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