goodhelmet Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 You don't want the crowds to boo Orton or Cena... put them in with someone they want to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Man, everything about that Cena/ Cesaro match was beautiful,I think I'm gonna cry. Even Cole was great on commentary hitting all the right points. Just perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingedEagle Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Man was that awesome. I was disappointed because it was ending with a delayed AA just like that. And then Cesaro flips out, gives him a boot and eats an awesome lariat. No complaints about a match with a false finish like that. Everyone wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Would have been even better if he ended it with the lariat. It would have reinforced the idea that a match can end anytime with any move if delivered properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwebb Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 I haven't enjoyed a match that much in a while. Which is saying something considering the quality over the last year. Could watch those guys do strength spots and counters all night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingedEagle Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Would have been even better if he ended it with the lariat. It would have reinforced the idea that a match can end anytime with any move if delivered properly. Â Great point and one I couldn't agree with more. The win wouldn't have meant less and Cesaro wouldn't look any worse for going down to it. Little tweaks from the norm like that would go a long way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 I love how Zeb looks like he's going to go Super Saiyan whenever one of his guys loses a match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 RAW was so awesome & fun tonight. I loved the show. Usually not a big fan of the current product lately but so glad I didn't miss the show tonight. Cesaro is a super star. Wyatts/Shield is hype shit too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 I really, really liked the show tonight. One absolutely great match and some other good wrestling, and pretty much everything had a point. The Big E handicap match with Zeb on the mic was fun and something novel, Titus' interview was great, the Usos/NAO stuff was alright and at least demonstrated some effort in building the match. With so many lazy, lazy, lazy RAWs lately something like this where it actually looked like effort went into booking it will score points with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 if I'm remembering correctly, tonight in addition to some great wrestling, there was:  no divas match no long drawn out authority segment no Vickie Guerrero no Stephanie barely any mention of Batista no Miz no evisceration of babyfaces by the announcers  this was by far the best Raw since the jump to three hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Waco Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Great show. I am loving 2014 WWE t.v. where Bryan and Cesaro compete every week to have the best match. I would have liked Henry to get a little more against Reigns, and it would have been nice to see a Cody/Goldust match, but hard to nitpick a show that fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 I'm really hoping Titus and Darren go all out and brawl at EC rather than working a marginally-more-heated standard midcard match like the Damien/Cody feud saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 "Yeah, I know i'm disqualified" was a surprisingly amazing line after Kane/Bryan. So, did Kane just quietly kill off Brad Maddox, or did they realize that having 4 authority figures on one show was a little much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposer Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Raw was great tonight. Smackdown could be good again too. Sheamus vs. Christian is likely to be at least good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blehschmidt Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 I was only half paying attention, but did I hear someone mention "With My Baby Tonight" while Road Dogg and the Uso were on commentary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Yes, this was an excellent show. Cena vs Cesaro was outstanding. Despite Dave's cynicism, I think there's no way Cesaro isn't a player now. While we're giving Cesaro so much credit, I think we also need to give Cena big credit too. For a guy at his level to take some of those moves and sell so much I think is a huge credit to him. He also had some freakish feats of strength in this match. I popped huge for him pulling himself up to do the DDT the first time Cesaro attempted the giant swing. On that note, they teased that move so many times that while I think it would have gotten a big pop anyway, Cesaro finally getting the move got a huge reaction because they had been dangling it for so long. Â I think there's something to be learned also. Even if they continue to run with Cena as their guy, he has a fresh opponent who will make him look good and can give him really good matches. Yes, I'd love to see Cesaro take the next step, but I don't feel like they have to rush it as long as they put him in a position to showcase himself every week. In fact, I think a slow burn would be good for him. Let fans be screaming for him to be a top guy and until then, just give him 15 minute matches on every show. Â While Cesaro gained a lot from that, I think it was also really good for Cena to turn in such a strong performance, show some impressive stuff and also show any doubters that he still has a lot to give. That match was exactly how a top guy versus a star on the rise match should be done where both guys come out of it looking better than they did going in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 The only reason you can't see that Cesaro isn't a prime time player now is that Cena "seal of approval" doesn't seem to have the same luster as Triple H does. Cena put over Cesaro about 3 months ago and he is still where he is now. I guess we need to wait to see what they do with him after they break up the Real Americans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Yes, this was an excellent show. Cena vs Cesaro was outstanding. Despite Dave's cynicism, I think there's no way Cesaro isn't a player now. Â Apparently, post-show Cesaro got in on the "Everyone beats up Dean Ambrose" party including a 30 rotation giant swing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 I could see them thinking doing the breakup of The Shield and Real Americans at the same time is two angles that are too similar, and deciding to hold off the Real Americans split a little longer. So I don't expect anything to happen immediately, but in this case, I think that's okay. As long as he isn't buried or forgotten, he doesn't really have to be pushed to the top next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 The "youth movement" thing is a little weird to me. Cesaro is 33. Bryan is 32. Punk is 35. Â For comparison's sake, Orton is 33. Cena is 36. Â It's very much a New Generation thing when your new generation was a bunch of guys in their early 30s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Yeah, but age in wrestling has always been more about previous years on top than birth year. Orton and Cena are in their 40s in wrestling years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 At this point, I don't think anyone is thinking Cesaro should be at the top of the pile. The huge difference between Cesaro and Daniel Bryan is that Bryan has a gimmick and level of fan support that demands he be given the chance to be THE guy. In 2010-2011, DB was stealing the show as the opener in PPVs and people were happy that he was given a chance to have matches that went longer than ten minutes. At this point, I think people are glad that Cesaro is being taken seriously enough by the brass to get a main event slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Cena is well known huge Cesaro backer and he loves working with him. Â Regarding the Reigns/Henry match....the fans that work with me were buzzing about that match talking about how Reigns beat him so easily and that he is a bad bad man so that story worked. Â I am kinda surprised they didn't tease more for RAW next week with it being the lead in for the Network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Waco Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Henry is officially meng for better or worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmare007 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Yeah, doesn't surprise me that Henry is doing jobs left and right considering he wants new people on top and help the new guys get over (in his interview with Rosenberg he said he was friends with Cesaro, Shield and Bryan). Besides, they can always rebuild him pretty quickly, he was happy go lucky Kool Aid man before going in that amazing run in 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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