Ricky Jackson Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I don't even watch Raw or Smackdown but I keep creating these threads for some reason... Go home Raw before Summerslam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raul Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 i dont get why roman and rusev had that match. that would have been just fine for summerslam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topropepodcast Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Probably by giving Roman a clean non-title win, Rusev will go over Sunday. Then they can do a 1-1 without a title change. It felt like it was really close to being great and then the last couple of minutes just picked it up a notch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Nothing quite highlights the problem with 3 Hour Raws than hotshotting the Demon's debut and Roman vs Rusev two weeks before Summerslam, even in a world where these guys don't have to be on Smackdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKWebb Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I'm back to fast forwarding through segments I can't sit through and hitting the highlights. I enjoyed the Brock/Slater segment. I'm switching over to Hulu Plus in a few weeks, so I'm wondering how that will affect my opinion on the show as a whole. It seems like it might be more enjoyable with some of the fat trimmed. That being said, I was one of the ones praising that first three hour Raw after the draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 This is the second week in a row that Bubba has stared down D-Von after a loss. They've been subtle about it which WWE usually doesn't do. I wonder if there's a Bubba singles run in the works? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakeplastictrees Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I wouldn't be upset with a Bully Ray WWE run. Bully Ray attempting to show Kota Ibushi 'who's the boss' will be fun! WWE really needs to learn how to do a go home show without blowing its load on everything. Rusev/Reigns before SummerSlam? Demon debut? I'm expecting Smackdown! to do the same thing now and passed off in some bizarre narrative as trying to out-do Raw by having Miz/Crews go one-on-one. It took some time for him to overcome the hill of terribleness, but Jericho is now one of my favorite acts in 2016--ain't that a bitch! Didn't see that coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Bully Ray main event heel run on Smackdown would be perfect. That show is horrible and it could at least make it watchable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Nothing quite highlights the problem with 3 Hour Raws than hotshotting the Demon's debut and Roman vs Rusev two weeks before Summerslam, even in a world where these guys don't have to be on Smackdown. You really want to watch SummerSlam now after that already overlong Rusev vs Reigns match on TV, don't you ? And to get that cool Demon entrance that you only get to see on majo… ok nevermind. SummerSlam doesn't look appealing one bit to me. Is there a NXT show the same week-end like last year (which was great) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Nothing quite highlights the problem with 3 Hour Raws than hotshotting the Demon's debut and Roman vs Rusev two weeks before Summerslam, even in a world where these guys don't have to be on Smackdown. You really want to watch SummerSlam now after that already overlong Rusev vs Reigns match on TV, don't you ? And to get that cool Demon entrance that you only get to see on majo… ok nevermind. SummerSlam doesn't look appealing one bit to me. Is there a NXT show the same week-end like last year (which was great) ? Yes: Nakamura vs Samoa Joe © Asuka © vs Bayley II Revival vs Gargano/Ciampa Aries vs No Way Jose (you'd find him amusing in short doses) Almas (Sombra) vs Roode Debut of Ember Moon(Athena)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Not following weekly NXT, but Nakamura vs Joe, Asuka vs Bayley and a Revival tag match is already way more appealing to me than anything at SummerSlam. Is that Athena from TNA "fame" 14 years ago ? If so, with Aries and Roode, TNA seems to be the home of old TNA talent, which is both cool and ironic. Yeah, I'm watching that show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Totally different Athena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Ok. That would have been quite odd to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMKK Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Raw booking made no sense whatsoever as a go-home show. You can't put heat on a feud by having the heel lose clean 6 days before the PPV. And the demon thing was wasted too, though I'm surely not the only one to find that whole get up incredibly lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsem43 Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Pretty sure it's Ember Moon vs. Billie Kay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricR Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 The Eva Marie traffic delay was excellent. "Eva Marie....apologizes." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Jericho and Owens are so funny and perfect I'm scared they're gonna end up getting turned by the crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 I kind of get them debuting the Demon on Raw, in their minds it's more important to have it happen where more people are watching. I don't see any reason to give away Rusev vs Roman though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Smackdown got screwed in the draft, but damn is the booking awesome for the talent they have. The show is blowing away Raw almost every week now. A month in and I skipped Raw this week, but not Smackdown. Curt Hawkins videos are great. Heath Slater's angle is amazing.They have made Randy Orton interesting. They made me care about a Dolph Ziggler vs Dean Ambrose match. They played footage from October to build up a nothing match to mean something. EVA MARIE! Not throwing out new titles right away, but building up the divisions first. Backstage interviews at a desk for post match reactions. The graphics that give interesting facts about each wrestler. I was disheartened after the draft show, but good booking can mask a bad roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTNW Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Jericho and Owens are so funny and perfect I'm scared they're gonna end up getting turned by the crowd. Their job is to get heel heat, not be "funny" and "win-wink". They're terrible heels. Unlike The Miz And for the last few years it seems Jericho has been so bad people want him to go away when he's the face and want to cheer him when he's the heel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russellmania Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Smackdown got screwed in the draft, but damn is the booking awesome for the talent they have. The show is blowing away Raw almost every week now. A month in and I skipped Raw this week, but not Smackdown. Curt Hawkins videos are great. Heath Slater's angle is amazing. They have made Randy Orton interesting. They made me care about a Dolph Ziggler vs Dean Ambrose match. They played footage from October to build up a nothing match to mean something. EVA MARIE! Not throwing out new titles right away, but building up the divisions first. Backstage interviews at a desk for post match reactions. The graphics that give interesting facts about each wrestler. I was disheartened after the draft show, but good booking can mask a bad roster. It's funny how Smackdown was always the better weekly TV show during much of the first brand split era too. Maybe this is naive, but I've always figured it was because Vince is less involved in the details of booking Smackdown than with RAW. Or maybe it's that Stephanie is less involved. Either way it's amazing what coherent booking can do for a wrestling show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 I think the complaints of Roman/Rusev are valid. However that was one helluva match! It was the match I was most looking forward for SSlam(Cena/AJ II should be stellar) and glad they got the chance to tear house down on RAW. For my money best Free TV match of the year! Is anything else close? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwide Schrude Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 I feel like they should announce Eva Marie at Summerslam, play her music, haver her come out, then announce she won't be competing due to a wellness violation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Are there any stakes to this Best of 7 series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Winner gets an upgraded treadmill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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