Anyone want to do a quick 5 minute RAW recap? I play soccer Monday nights now and will be missing RAWs for the next month and a half or so
RAW this week got off to a good start, with the 16 man elimination tag and introduction of Rhyno back into the main ranks. They teased a feud between his Gore and Roman’s Spear. However, you just know Rhyno’s going to be Roman’s bitch between PPVs.
KO vs Zig was next, and although they busted their buttockses, the end was never in doubt. Dean Ambrose’s music played instead of KO’s at the end, and the Che Guevara of WWE came out to throw popcorn and soda in KO’s face. Although we’re no longer in the Attitude Era, surely they could come up with something less childish than this.
After that, it’s kind of a dull blur. Charlotte and Paige had a “who’s the bigger bitch” confrontation, ND killed air time with silliness and wore dildos on their heads, and ADR broke up with Zeb, so I guess the Mexamerica angle es muerte.
Smapti,
Your future ex-wife is on Talk is Jericho and it’s pretty good!
Also thanks KO (Knowed Out)
It’s being reported that Rey Mysterio Jr. is set to make an appearance at this weekend’s Lucha Underground tapings, which I believe are for episodes that will air sometime in March. It won’t be an in-ring appearance - he’s currently in a cast due to a foot injury which caused AAA to cancel a show last weekend where he was main-eventing (he was supposed to fight Johnny Mundo for the mega-championship that Alberto vacated when he left).
It’ll be interesting to see if he does finally show up there, even in a non-wrestling capacity.
They also had four episodes of Stampede Wrestling, but they’re no longer there. The Version I Heard Was, it turns out that Bret Hart owns the rights to all of his matches on Stampede, and WWE needs to negotiate with Bret in order to be able to show them.
No, I’m pretty sure that my future ex-wife is either Alexa Bliss, Summer Rae, or Tits Bella.
I’ll take Becky then.
Aw, she makes more money than me. Guess she’ll owe me support!
No chance. I named Becky as my future ex-wife several pages ago.
Ahh yes it was you I meant to reference!
Sorry! Well I listened to YOUR future ex-wife today
Hey now, this is the twenty-first century: why can’t she both of y’all’s ex-wife?
Yeah, well she (will have) cheated on both of you with me
But of course! I’m counting on it! Except substitute Dolph Ziggler for you.
Anyone get that WWE survey? I sure didn’t. Would have filled any comment fields for sure.
Breaking Ground is kind of interesting. Really helps connect with the NXT’ers as real people and makes me root for their success. I’d already taken a serious liking to Jason Jordan, and seeing him reacting and watching from ringside while Bagels is in the ring like a big huge fan who just happened to be wresting made me like him even more. Now add in the bit with the ‘Catapult’ brand shoes and I’m going to have to buy his shirt!
Edit: Ok, they don’t have any merch yet.
It’s being announced that Brock has been booked for a house show in Inglewood next month where he’ll be fighting Alberto for the US title.
As rare as it is for a title change to actually happen in a house show match, Brock working a house show at all is even rarer. One wonders if they’re going to have him take the belt off Alberto to set up for a Cena/Lesnar US title match at WrestleMania.
ADR’s LoN cohorts will run in for the DQ, and Brock will destroy them all.
I’m really impressed with the NXT Diva undercard talent. NXT’s going to have to expand to 2 hours eventually.
I did yesterday actually. I filled it out with comments. It asked me about NXT, WWE, and NXT and WWE together. It had word association, why I like each brand, why I dislike each brand, if I go to live events and why, and a bunch of demographic info
Smackdown “Bit the Bullet” report 12/11
Started with Roman Reigns vs Alberto Del Rio to fuel interest in TLC. LoN looms at ringside, so Roman’s Legion stands in his corner. At least they’re having RR work with established talent, and I can’t help but pop whenever he does the Superman punch. It’s like electrolysis of a frog’s legs.
At one point, ADR has RR’s arm trapped over the top rope, and R attempts to do the one-arm lift. It looked like ADR was trying to provide leverage, but it didn’t quite work. Ryback and Brock can do these things because they’re steroid monsters. RR manages to sit Alberto on the top corner then finish the slam. Wade Barrett does the leg grab thing again, the only move he’s done for the past few months. RR gets off the Spear of Doom, and LoN runs in to DQ the match, and a brawl ensues. After commercial break, both factions now face each other in an 8-man tag for the Maaaaaaiiiin Event.
Tyler Breeze and Dolph Ziggler have another rematch, and Ty again runs into Dolph’s Superkick for the lose.
Ryback takes on the Ascension and wins. Ascension has become Descension. They are scraping the bottom of the booking barrel. That’s what they get for hanging out with Heath Slater.
Dean Ambrose and Kevin Owens have a contract signing. The announcers pontificate that contract signings never go well. Dean shows up, but instead of KO, some guy in a suit is in the ring. Michael Cole says he’s KO’s lawyer, here to represent bc KO fears for his safety. (Probably a local wrestler/NXT trainee there to get beat up. I learned the other day that Paul Heyman’s “Jewish Doctor” used in a similar angle was actually ECW original Stevie Richards). Dean says he feels out of sorts because he didn’t dress for the occasion and he expected this to result in the table getting flipped over and a fight breaking out. He doesn’t quite know what to do with himself. Surprise! KO ambushes him from ringside and drags him out. He then throws Dean against the barricade, but Dean reverse throws him into the solid steel ring steps. KO retreats, and Dean plaffs the wordless lawyer with Dirty Deeds. Lawler and Booker rejoice, apparently because they’ve lost some lucre to divorce settlements.
Paige faces my future ex Becky Lynch. After about 5 minutes, both Divas lay each other out with a double clothesline. Charlotte comes to ringside with the belt. Paige is visibly upset and attempts to pick up Becky, but the Lass Kicker traps her in her submission hold, and Paige taps out. That means Paige will win Sunday.
New Day comes out, booty this, unicorn that, trombone this and “Why aren’t we nationally observed like LeBron James” that. OK, their act was funny before, but now it’s getting annoying. They face Lucha Dragons and lose, which means they’ll win Sunday.
8-man tag match: Dean acts as fall guy first part of the match. Usos get to do their double dive on hapless heels outside, and many other pop moments ensue. Roman spears Sheamus ftw, which means Sheamus will win Sunday.
They added ADR vs Jack Swagger and Ryback vs Rusev for TLC, in addition to ND vs Usos vs Lucha Dragons, Dean vs KO, Wyatts vs ECW, Paige vs Charlotte, and RR vs Sheamus. There may be some other filler matches, you know how it goes.
DEPP!
They’re overexposed. They’ve been asked to fill too many minutes of screen time lately. In smaller doses, they’d be better.
Problem: Half of our main event roster is injured/on hiatus, and the guy we want to be the main-eventer isn’t over
Solution: Push the guys who are kinda over, but not so over that they’d outshine the guy we want to be over, or any of the other guys we might want to be over when they come back
Result: Record-low ratings, but Vince is happy, ergo nothing must change
hmmmm… RoH has a show in Concorde NC next month, which is about 2 1/2 hours away.
Mebbe Motor City Machine Guns will have reunited by then. If they haven’t, I will personally beg them to. I might even offer them my autographed Mick Foley (is God) biography. If they don’t, the terrorists will have won.