Seth Rollins has fans?
That would be the easy thing to do. To tear him down and look past what he achieved and created.
Putting the Intercontinental Championship on Jey Uso? Seriously? This is workhorse title that is synonymous with great in-ring technicians. And now it's on Jey Uso.
Yeah I feel like he buckled under the pressure from Rikishi and others online. I get that WWE is stuck in the uncomfortable position of having a guy who is over and a terrible wrestler, but putting the IC title on him is not the answer.
Jey's matches with Roman were pretty good but I would credit it to Roman's in ring generalship.
So I saw the match and credit where credit is due, it was pretty good. Maybe Jey Uso's best singles match besides his matches with Roman. His selling wasn't bad here and the crowd was with it every step of the way. The pop for the title change was also big as you would expect it to be. I guess I can't blame them too much for pushing someone who is super over. But still I don't get what the fans see. He is not on the same level as guys like Sami Zayn and L.A. Knight, who are in a similar position...moving up the card. And like I said, if he doesn't improve his work in the ring he will be exposed.
L.A. Knight has been over for 2 years now. And its only just that he has become U.S. Champion. With Sami we have talked in detail about how they missed the opportunity to cash in on how over he was with the Bloodline storyline.
Prichard needs to get involved in booking as well.
At this point they could go out and lay down in the ring for 20 minutes and it still wouldn't make a difference to me because I am sold on this match. This feud has been built so beautifully with so much stuff that feels real, that at this point you want to see them just go out there and beat each other bloody inside a steel cage. Nothing beats the blow-off cage match. It is the way to end a hot feud like this one. It actually makes sense for them to not even lay a finger on each other till the match. Because the time for talk is done. There is no amount of punishment they can inflict in each other now that will be greater than the punishment they will inflict on each other inside that cage.
This is true lol. This fool is the night king. Been tormenting wwe for so so long. For some of us our whole lives.His booking is a lot like his reign of terror, I don’t know whether I prefer Trips the worker or Trips the booker
For me, Randy is always most compelling as a heel. That's where he thrives. I would love to see both Owens and Orton turn on Cody...but not at the same time. Has to be Owens first and Orton later. Cody is in desperate need to some opponents with some heat on them.
Punk, Orton and AJ have added some serious size. Which is funny considering they are three of the oldest guys on the main roster, after Mysterio.
Yes this match flowed beautifully and all the spots were really well-crafted with alot of thought put into them. The match had a number of sick spots besides that brainbuster. You had Drew getting bashed on the head with the tool box as he got busted open the hard way. And then my favorite which was Drew missing the claymore and going back first on the edge of the steel steps (yikes), after which Punk put the beads in his mouth and hit the GTS with the chain around his knee. I hate to use this word but both Drew and Punk gave great performances in this match. Even between the moves these guys always tried to give you the impression that they were in there to kill each other. I think that's what resonated with your friend too. I think the full-circle moment of this storyline will be when Drew beats Punk for the belt at Clash at the Castle 2025.
It's amazing that they had Gunther v Sami on RAW, considering the quality of matches on this card. Liv v Rhea had one of the worst finishes I have seen in a long time.
that is one match where i want cody to win. codys reign has run out of steam. his strength is matches rather than crafting feuds.
agreed. it seems like the creative had no plans for cody after winning the title at Mania till roman and dwayne returning. cody should be in that bracket as well as he's done nothing to make his stories mean anything since winning the title.
There are other storyline on the show too. Rock v Faaroq, Taker v Kane, the genesis of Austin v McMahon, Cornette trying his best to make people care about UFC shooters Shamrock and Severn; but nothing is as bad as this with as much TV time dedicated to it.
No I get that, there's alot of other stuff on the show too that has not aged well but it's still entertaining as hell. But this DX stuff sticks out like a sore thumb because of how bad and unfunny it is. I have seen pretty much all of RAW 2002 onwards but somehow I still don't hate HHH for the reign of terror as much as I hate him in this role.
I worded that confusingly. I didn't mean to say I didn't like those storylines, I thought they were good. And yes, this was the early days of UFC so they were trying to prop that stuff up. According to Cornette, they were apparently building towards a match between Severn and Shamrock. At that point they were 1-1 in UFC. And I guess the third match was going to be a wrestling match or a 'Lion's Den' match. Then ofcourse 'you know who' came up with the idea for the Brawl for All and killed anything involving shoot fighters or shoot fights.
But you're right. Shawn was an unreal talent. There will never be another guy as versatile, athletic and seamless in the ring. You could argue that so and so was a better wrestler but what Shawn did in the ring was not something anyone else could do.
I have always rated Shawn as slightly a bigger all round deal than Bret. It was just his aura and fluidity in the ring that captivated crowds. He was possibly the most "natural" wrestler ever if there is such a thing.
I liked Taker vs Kane
That's Tony Khan for you. When he gets mad at someone or doesn't want to use them, he just ghosts them by sending them home. I know getting paid for not working might have the dream for guys in the old days but these days when visibility on TV is everything, this can be more detrimental to wrestlers than people think. It's funny how people like to think of Tony as this 'saint of wrestling' though who only wants to do what's best for wrestlers and fans. Because I was reading the other day that he took injury time on Ray Fenix's contract after he heard he and Penta were WWE bound, just so he could push their WWE debut by 9 months or so eventhough he has no plans of using them. Talk about being petty.
Currently watching 1998 RAW and its amazing how well they executed Kane's debut and introduction into WWE. That gimmick and that look was unique and menacing. Like Taker, has many incarnations but nothing beats that first run with Paul Bearer.
What was his role in WrestleMania 2000? Sorry I have very little knowledge about backstage stuff from that era. Re: Jericho, there is absolutely no doubt that he tried his very best to bury him multiple times. From the B.S title win they gave Jericho on RAW (which ended up being overturned) to Triple H completely burying his title reign by making the entire feud about Stephanie enroute to one of the most boring and lifeless Triple H main-event matches at WrestleMania.
The biggest thing that wrestling is missing nowadays is that sense of excitement. Everything feels too pre-planned and perfect and organized. That sense of chaos and unpredictability is gone. And you can't recreate it because it will never be the same as it once was.
I quite enjoyed that spot lol. It's live TV, not everything is going to go perfectly according to plan. I thought he made a great adjustment on the fly.
It was a different time. People didn't have such short attention spans and weren't being bombarded with content 24/7. Tuning in to watch a show on a Monday night was something people actually looked forward to. I don't agree that things feel artificial now. I think certain wrestlers are still doing great work that makes wrestling feel real and interesting. And tbf some of the stuff they were doing back then was pretty offensive, especially to women. But like I said, that sense of excitement was also there. The stars felt larger than life. All the arenas used to be filled with fans that were ready to explode at every RAW show..
