Dolfan in NYC Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Well, this is interesting. Raw is broadcasting tonight from Hartford, CT. The problem is Hartford is in the dead center of a giant blizzard that's about to hit the Northeast, expecting to get anywhere from 1 to 3 feet of snow (that's 0.4 to 0.9m for you heathens outside of the USA). And now, the governor has announced all commuter systems are shutting down at 8pm, and a travel ban for the state after 9pm. [EDIT - GOD DAMN IT PHIL. YOU KNOW I DON'T READ THE MAIN THREAD UNLESS I'M GOING TO MAKE A STUPID JOKE OR PUT UP AN ANIMAL GIF]
Big Fresh Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 All this one night after maybe the most disastrous PPV the company has ever had? It's........ Ahem....... A perfect storm. I'll see myself out. 3
Brian Fowler Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Suggested chants "Leave Reigns here" "Freeze to death" "We want sun" And, of course "Daniel Bryan" 1
Mr Harms Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 I think at this point having no crowd would be a positive for Reigns' push. I'd guess Vince is ecstatic right now.
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Mother Nature is so pissed at Roman Reigns winning. She is not only cancelling her Network subscription, but RAW and SmackDown! this week as well.
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 This might also be a good time to tweak Romans gimmick. Snoman Reigns??? He is so cool he can;t get any heat. 2
RIPPA Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Take this for what it is worth Justin LaBar @JustinLaBar 53s53 seconds ago BREAKING: Just got texts telling me #RAW in Hartford, CT canceled due to the weather. Talent told to stay in hotel & off roads @TribSports
Sublime Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Well that's something. If its real, what are we gonna get instead? A compilation of Reigns doing awesome things when he was in the Shield? Vince just mean mugging the camera for three hours?
RIPPA Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 By Mike Johnson on 2015-01-26 11:57:28 Tonight's Raw taping in Hartford, CT will not take place. Joseph Lopes, who works across the street from the XL Center in Hartford, sent word that WWE's crew are currently packing up the production trucks and that he was told the taping is canceled. We are told there will be a WWE Raw broadcast tonight, but of what nature, we are not sure. A decision on Smackdown is forthcoming. WWE will be issuing an official announcement on all of this any minute.
Cristobal Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 A special 3-hour version of the Steve Austin show.
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 I hope they just play the Macho Man Doc and a few Savage matches. A Network preview.....if you will.
hammerva Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Knowing our luck we will get 3 hours of Chrisley Knows Best re-runs. That will teach Bix for spreading that CancelWWEnetwork hashtag. I HOPE YOU ARE HAPPY
The Man Known as Dan Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 How bout an impromptu 3 hour NXT special? This would be awesome, but would also highlight how terrible the main Raw's are, so. Seriously, I got 5 bucks saying NXT's writers can do a better on the fly three hour show then the Raw writers do each week.
Hagan Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Benoit-esque tribute show but with talent reacting to the Rumble match. *a clearly uncomfortable William Regal* "I'm not going to talk about the finish. I'll just say that Roman looked really strong in there...really...really...strong. *a sobbing Dolph Ziggler* "I received a text that Roman was winning...I called for help..." 6
NintendoLogic Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 I just got a notification from the WWE app that they're inducting Arnold Schwarzenegger into the WWE Hall of Fame. In honor of that announcement, they should show Commando in Raw's timeslot tonight. 2
Craig H Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 I just got a notification from the WWE app that they're inducting Arnold Schwarzenegger into the WWE Hall of Fame. In honor of that announcement, they should show Commando in Raw's timeslot tonight. Make it Raw Deal instead. Actually, trim Commando and Raw Deal for time and show them both. It would be like old school USA network. I'm almost positive I watched those back to back on USA at some point in the early 90s.
Cobra Commander Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 All this time, we mocked WCW taping a bunch of stuff in Orlando. But if the WWE had some unaired studio matches they could present as new matches, they could solve their problems for tonight/Thursday. Eric Bischoff, visionary
Bustronaut Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 How will this affect The JBL (not cole) Show?
Josh Mann Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 "The only thing colder than outside is this show. AHAHAHAHA!" #BadJokesCesaro 1
Skeeball Wizard Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 How will this affect The JBL (not cole) Show? Well if the whole roster is in fact holed up in a hotel, Id imagine we get a pretty great episode this week.
Cobra Commander Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Just find a ballroom in the hotel to set up a ring, herd some people stranded at the hotel into attending a show, and film all the TV for this week. Problem solved!
clintthecrippler Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Honestly, Raw and Smackdown getting canceled this week could be the best thing to happen to WWE. I could see the Roman Reigns heat die down with a week to cool off. As much as WWE Raw and Smackdown from a random hotel ballroom in Hartford could be awesome - perhaps a "buy a ticket, get a room for the night" promotion? I would love if they set up impromptu NXT RAW and NXT Smackdown for this week. Could be great promotion for the network. Insert some promos taped at the hotel and do just some super wacky shows this week. 1
Brysynner Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 I think the heat can just grow. If there's no plan in motion (which we would get with RAW/SD), everyone's stuck with their fantasy/nightmare booking of Reigns beating Lesnar clean with the Spear/Superman Punch combo in the middle of the ring when he took everyone's finishers last night and didn't even phase him.
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