Strummer Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Like I mentioned earlier I'm almost positive they will have .stephanie be in Kane's corner at the PPV. Then maybe they can finally do the Brie spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Bryan vs Kane. This show will get the worst buyrate ever.* *it's a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I thought this week served it's purpose. You put tons of heat on the heels after last week's feel-good episode. I do like the poetic justice angle they're running on the Shield and it is going to get them even more over as babyfaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anarchistxx Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Wasn't a bad show, although it didn't reach anywhere near the heights of last week. The ending was kind of refreshing - heels acting like heels, and a good old fashioned beatdown with some fiery fighting spirit from the faces before being put down by the devious bad guys and their superior numbers. Faction warfare is always welcome as well, you get to see a few guys interact with each other so it is kept interesting. Really looking forward to the six man at Extreme Rules, hope they get plenty of time and make it a wild brawl. Sheamus/Barrett and RVD/Cesaro are fairly tasty semi finals, presumably they are up next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 One lackluster show that is done without the world champion, is paying tribute to someone who died and has a single night tournament isn't a huge deal in the big picture, but I'm really hoping they return to form next Monday. It still remains to be seen whether this or last week was the aberration. I'll give them a pass tonight because Bryan was gone and they had Warrior to pay tribute to so they might not have thought of this RAW as a huge priority. But I'm not at all convinced yet that going forward the booking will be as good as last week made it look like it might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Sheamus/Barrett and RVD/Cesaro are fairly tasty semi finals, presumably they are up next year. That sounds like TNA follow up to me. I wonder if Cesaro can get a decent match out of RVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I wonder if Cesaro can get a decent match out of RVD. I would be shocked if that wasn't a good match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 How anyone can be excited in 2014 about RVD. He was never great, and now his tank is nearly empty at this point. At best he was unique worker at one point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 RVD is sort of like Sid in that he not only doesn't do the things that I like, but he actively does the things that I don't like. With Sid, there's kind of a goofy, lumbering comedic element to it. With RVD it just drives me up the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I had less than 0 interest in seeing RVD and am very annoyed that he's getting prime TV time over guys much better and more interesting than him, but I can't imagine Cesaro can't take control and work around RVD's big moves and spots and make a really good TV match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strummer Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Meltz is claiming that Bryan v Kane will be on RAW next week. Unless I missed something I don't think that was announced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Waco Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I have to laugh at Bryan's first opponent as champion being Kane of all people, and an HHH-led Evolution returning to feud with The Shield it what will almost assuredly have to be the marquee match on that show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposer Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I almost forgot about the annual simmering of the Mania high. Bryan-Kane is such a terrible idea. Bryan's momentum will vanquish in this feud. I wouldn't be shocked if that took a back seat to Shield-Evolution at the PPV. Things are starting to look grim again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Bryan and Kane are great together, have a history, and it's a fine little series to start as it shows that this isn't gonna be some short run for Bryan as in no way is he losing the belt to Kane. Cena's promo was fine and was consistent with his character. He's always been a guy to try and deflect things with jokes, going all the way back to his rapper days. In this instance, he was feeling comfortable after defeating Wyatt at Mania and fell back on his ways. Wyatt called him out on always hiding behind jokes, Cena got serious and made the challenge for Extreme Rules, Wyatt is gleeful to accept and it ends with Cena looking uncomfortable as Wyatt sings and sections of fans behind him are waving along to their leader. Just because the jokes stink, doesn't mean the Wyatt's got "ruined". "Grim again" after ONE RAW, sheesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strummer Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I just hope it's a placeholder feud but with all these PPVs(special event!) coming up I could see them stretching this out I really don't think the company sees it as a demotion for Bryan though. If Stephanie is involved like they teased tonight it will get plenty of attention. Probably won't get the ME slot but I guess they think they already made Bryan and are looking to make the Shield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm funk Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Crowd is pretty dead for this I thought this was another good RAW with lots of good wrestling and storyline progression, but the crowd really hurt it. This was a dead and disinterested crowd for most of the actual wrestling. They popped for some stuff, got kinda hot in brief bursts, but there wasn't any sort of sustained heat. Crowds like that distract me and make it hard for me to really dig a show. It's rare that RAW doesn't play to a hot crowd these days, so it's even more noticeable I've said this before, but a lot of RAWs in the south seem to have shitty crowds. I'd rather they not run RAW in that region at this point, it hurts the TV product Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Waco Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I'm stunned Johnny Sorrow is defending WWE booking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bierschwale Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 What happened to our War Games hopes? It was on F4WOnline.com that it can't happen because they do the set designs months in advance and they can't accommodate two rings. I had this thought myself, but uh, why can't they just put a second door on a Cell? It wouldn't be perfect, but you'd have to be a real shit to complain about an eight/ten-man HIAC that had the other two aspects of WarGames (staggered entry and submit/surrender) being called "WarGames" just because it only had one ring. Also, as always, I HATE a mass beatdown on faces without anyone coming in for the rescue. Was Cena too busy reading through the help menu on Photoshop to go do a run-in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I'm stunned Johnny Sorrow is defending WWE bookingI'm not stunned that people are acting like a bunch of hand wringing washer women who seem to can't wait to be disappointed, while all signs are pointing to a continuation of old vs new where the new are going to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 And why would The good guys come out to save Shield? Just cause Cena teams with them at house shows doesn't mean he's their pal on the TV shows. And all the other faces have no interest in saving the guys who spent a year beating them up. And more importantly that's just how wrestling works. The announcing stunk like shit, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Waco Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I don't think there is any question that the payoff is going to be the young beating the old, but that's no reason to pretend Bryan v. Kane is a good first program for Bryan. I realize it would require you saying something critical of modern WWE to acknowledge this point and that's not going to happen, but I can't imagine anyone is really hyped for a Bryan v. Kane ppv match at this stage. Hopefully Meltzer is right and they are going to do that on Raw, but I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strummer Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 also have to factor in that Bryan has defeated Kane cleanly 3 times on TV since February . They even mentioned that tonight. That telegraphs that Kane is going to beat him down pretty bad next week. Or maybe they have him terrorize Brie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Evans Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Who else would Bryan face? We all know HHH isn't jobbing to him 2 ppvs in a row. I guess he could have gotten his win back vs Wyatt but Wyatt is facing Cena. Orton and Batista are with the Shield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Waco Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I agree that Bryan has no good opponent, which is why it was so stupid for Wyatt to lose to Cena at Mania Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposer Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Truthfully, I liked RAW tonight. The IC Title tournament is fresh, and they're building the mid-card nicely with it. Paige-Alicia Fox was legit good. I'm looking forward to more Paige matches. Rhodes Brothers-Rybaxel was a solid tag bout with a great finish. I even liked the closing of the show, but the lack of heat hurt it significantly for me. Bryan being programmed with Kane does make sense. However, they should have wrapped up that part of the storyline awhile ago. Bryan can get good matches out of Kane, but I don't think that many people want to see those two feud. The Cena-Wyatt segment was bad. Even if Cena's character is "guy who tells lame jokes to hide fear" is that really a good thing? A lot of fans will remember the silly pictures put up on the titan tron. They can't read Cena's mind. They just think he doesn't take the Wyatt's very seriously. No matter if he changed to serious in the promo or not. I don't think it buried the Wyatt's or anything that outrageous. I just think it's a poor way to further a feud that is intended to be very serious and hate filled. Intentional comedy for the sake of intentional comedy in a feud like that never works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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