Post-Mania 32 Raw

[WingedEagle]

Reigns's promo was going spectacularly. Then this business. But definitely smells like a turn.

[WingedEagle]

Loving how Reigns is carrying himself here. Money.

[Beast]

He's so Diesel.

[Jimmy Redman]

Roman in asshole, not giving a shit mode is an improvement.

[FMKK]

Asshole Roman is amazing. No idea what that segment was supposed to achieve though.

[Strummer]

Reigns's heel mannerisms are fantastic. Seriously just turn the guy

[Death From Above]

I like the way they are burying AJ Styles by having him in segments with the champion of the world

[Jmare007]

How the hell did Apollo Crews get a call-up when he hasn't done jack shit in NXT?!?!

 

Titus is getting them 'deavors?

[WingedEagle]

He also finally looked comfortable for the first time in forever. Makes a huge difference.

[Strummer]

Another short to the point segment with Reigns backstage. This is how you book him

[Jimmy Redman]

Now Corbin, there's a guy who really didn't need a call up. He comes off a lot better as the big fish in a small pond doing an indy-hating gimmick, than he will being a tall skinny-fat guy in the land of monsters without that same hook.

[FMKK]

Whoever wrote Corbin's script needs to be fired out of a cannon or something. Woeful.

[Parties]

I know we're way past WWE working this way (if it ever did), but the #1 contender's match is three guys who just lost (including one guy who went 0-2 on the weekend) plus Jericho. Shouldn't the #1 contenders be like, Sheamus, Brock, Corbin, and Taker? Seems like a means to do a quick Jericho-Reigns feud until Brock's back, but the setup of the match was unbridled butt.

[Jmare007]

were they chanting "limb work city"?

[Jimmy Redman]

My mother: "Why are they booing Roman? I've never heard him get booed before!"

Ho boy.

I use my mother as the casual fan barometer to see what gets through or not. She couldn't tell that he got booed last night because they muted the crowd so much. So I guess they've semi-successfully hid the backlash from a certain section. Until now.

[FMKK]

were they chanting "limb work city"?

Apparently a beach ball was confiscated during the commercial break to huge heat so I think it may have been "Beach Ball City!"

[Migs]

He's so Diesel.

 

 

Dead on, and I can't believe we haven't discussed the parallels more (unless I missed it somewhere).

[Jimmy Redman]

Holy shit. Nobody cares about Zack even for one day.

OK spoke too soon. They're being nice.

[NitroFan]

All the chants and cheers/boos in that Corbin match were for the beach balls in the crowd

[FMKK]

Have they turned off the crowd mics or is this building dead?

[NitroFan]

Dead except for chants about beach balls

[Jimmy Redman]

I honestly think it's just that they don't give a shit about Zack. Him winning the title was a nice moment, but the next day when it involves Zack being on TV, cutting promos and defending the IC Title... God love him, but this came from absolutely nowhere as a pure Lifetime Achievement Award thing.

Whether he makes it out of this match or not, it's not going to last much longer.

[WingedEagle]

Apparently Vince had this quarter hour in mind when he said the show would tank.

[Strummer]

Maryse!!!!

[Jimmy Redman]

MARYSE~!!!!!!