Man, these 3-hour Raws just continue to drag. Another 3-hour show with nothing of note, outside of this awesome CM Punk/Roman Reigns main event, where Reigns shows that he can hang with the big boys.
But yeah, nothing of...
Um....................
Holy shit.
"Playing guitars. It's hard to sing while playing...guitars."
Lesnar vs. Big Show, truly a modern day dream opponent for Brock. It's actually a 10 year anniversary match of their collision at the 2003 Rumble.
Still wondering how they get from Cena vs. Orton with "no interference," to Brock vs. Cena or Orton, to all of their presumptive Mania matches. Hopefully ... they don't? I was hoping Lesnar would beat up Flair so Batista would come back to save his dad.
One week closer to Daniel Bryan not being in the Wyatts.
3MB vs. Too Cool and Big Keesh is a Wrestlemania match if their ever was one. Scotty is jacked. Fireman strength.
Jake the Snake was a better ad for DDP Yoga than the ad for DDP Yoga.
Is Mark Henry out for multiple weeks again? If so, is he hurt again or did they cost him a Royal Rumble payoff just to sell the broken arm? Maybe Mark could use some DDP Yoga. Moving with dynamic resistance.
For some reason WWE called in the favor of favors to have all the old guest hosts tweet about this Raw. Whither @RealMacGruberMOVIE.
Most compelling angle of the night, Natalie Eva Marie Nelson as WWF superfan:
What's all the hype about, WWE? Since, nowadays, the Road to Wrestlemania is paved with old- and part-timers, doesn't every regular pre-Wrestlemania-RAW qualify as #oldschoolraw?
Bad News Barrett once again totally rocks it. How did The New Age Outlaws get to no show that bit, and Punk and those two seem like an unlikely match. Being oldschool with the boss probably doesn't hurt.
Reigns did a good job. I still think he needs more seasoning.
Was wondering if we would get Jake or Hall after seeing DDP. Paige has some crazy flexibility with that leg stretch thing.
Knowing we only get so many Brock matches seeing him and Big Show again doesn't really move the needle much for me.
I really like everything about The Shield. Who else helps sell a story so well outside the ring off camera like those guys. I hope the WWE has good plans for all of them.
I have no idea what they're doing with Bryan. Neither do they, if the "Vince decided on a whim to put him in the Wyatt Family and no-one would stand up to him" story doing the rounds is true.
The pop for the worm was unbelievable, along with the "TAG RIKISHI!" chant.
"Breath, Billy, breathe!"
I didn't recognize Jake's music, but as soon as he walked out with the bag, I squealed just a little.
I do have to pick on Jake, tho. What's with going from the green snake to the gold snake? You a friggin' Packer lover? John Deer? Either of them brings my ire and want the Warrior to show up and clothesline him.
That being said, if DDP can do that great a job with Jake, I look forward to Razor slinking out at the next Old School Raw. The last vid I saw of Dallas and Hall, Scott looked 1,000% better than anything I've seen of him in the past five years. Thank YOU, Page Falkinburg, for keeping these legends around for us to love again and again.
How cool would a Hogan cameo be on Old school Raw?
Brian Christopher looks so much like his father, it's scary. Kudos to the announce team on mentioning that S2H is now a firefighter, though I kinda wish they got a bit more into that.
Roddy Piper's segment with the Shield was quite entertaining.
Are they now calling him Daniel Wyatt now? I'm intrigued where they're going to take this angle. Switching it up from being one of the loudest charismatic personalities to what he was yesterday must have been a challenge. I like it.
It was fun. Real fun. There was a lightness to the show we rarely get, and there were surprises. It shows how stale and formulaic the show is otherwise.
Orton again brought it in the opening segment. Not perfect, no, but so much better than what we got for years. Cena, meanwhile, could only shine on Flair for the audience reactions.
I LOVE Bryan Wyatt. We finally get a conversion to the cult, and Bryan is doing it solid.
Roman's threat to Piper and his match with Punk were good. Well, the last third of his match with Punk was good. The crowd was D-E-D dead until we got to the two-counts, and the crowd suddenly decided this-was-awesome. Roman's face before the spear try was right in that soft-sell style that Batista excelled at.
Always good to see Arn Anderson on TV. I don't know why he doesn't have a speaking role. Manager, adviser, occasional third man in the booth, something.
"To be the man, you gotta beat demands." -- The Lovely Mrs. Tracker
Originally posted by Matt TrackerOrton again brought it in the opening segment. Not perfect, no, but so much better than what we got for years. Cena, meanwhile, could only shine on Flair for the audience reactions.
For a brief second during that segment, I went all "fantasy booker" and thought how awesome it'd be if Flair low-blowed Cena and revealed himself as Orton's new manager, brought back by fellow Evolution member HHH to guide him to super-legend status. Would have flowed nicely to Batista having to destroy his old Evolution mates.
But yeah, I thought it was fun. I recall either Jake or Hall stating a goal of being in the Royal Rumble. I wonder if this was a test run for Jake and we might see him again in a few weeks?
And yes, that was Punk saying "This is a PG show now, Jake" during the final segment.
Originally posted by HokienauticFor a brief second during that segment, I went all "fantasy booker" and thought how awesome it'd be if Flair low-blowed Cena and revealed himself as Orton's new manager, brought back by fellow Evolution member HHH to guide him to super-legend status. Would have flowed nicely to Batista having to destroy his old Evolution mates.
Following that notion, I think Orton would make a fine Wyatt a family member. He has nobody. He hears voices.
"To be the man, you gotta beat demands." -- The Lovely Mrs. Tracker
Scotty 2 Hotty looks like the most normal human on earth now. Good on him.
Originally posted by HokienauticI went all "fantasy booker" and thought how awesome it'd be if Flair low-blowed Cena
I was convinced this was going to happen. There was even a spot where Cena was standing in front of Flair, facing Orton, and was standing with his legs open enough for a perfect nutshot.
Originally posted by JamesRobert MosquitoI do have to pick on Jake, tho. What's with going from the green snake to the gold snake?
Jake had a gold snake, named Revelations, during his 1996 WWF run.
Originally posted by OliverBrian Christopher looks so much like his father, it's scary.
He really does. And when they introduced the legends, the close-up on IRS revealed that he looks just like Bray Wyatt in the face. I would never have thought so. What an odd family.
I laughed, but I wasn't laughing with the guy. Wincingly bad. Never was a fan of the 'Borat' school of humor, which relies on other people acting in good faith so the comedian can show what rubes they are.
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