RIPPA Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 If I had a dime for all the friends Cena apparently has, I would have... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 ZERO DIMES! It is impossible to leave that line hanging...IMPOSSIBLE, I TELLS YA! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Ugh, I was actually almost kind of looking forward to John Cena's return and then he immediately held one of the most vomit inducing promos I've heard in a while. And what the hell was up with that Warcraft trailer that was intermixed with a shitty Kane promo? Who thought that was a good idea? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenalysis Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 5 hours ago, Casey said: Am I the only one that fast-forwarded through Cena's patriotic bullshit? I thought he was about to announce we defeated ISIS. I hate super serious Cena, especially when it's stuff not related to wrestling. Fuck. I have a feeling they're definitely splitting up New Day. If they lose the titles to Gallows & Anderson before the draft - Big E is definitely going solo. I want a Big E main event push more than I want the New Day to stay together, so I'm all for it. I think Kofi/Xavier would be fine on their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 You guys are really gonna hate it when the 4th of July falls on a Monday. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteCarl Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Anybody else catch Ambrose shouting "Come on, Claudio" at Cesaro in the beginning parts of the tag match? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 This raw peaked early with Big E gyrating whilst staring right at Stephanie who was hiding her face. Had me in stitches. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 33 minutes ago, steve said: You guys are really gonna hate it when the 4th of July falls on a Monday. Dave made a passing comment a week or two ago that was basically "if you think the Memorial Day rating is going to be historically bad - wait to you see July 4" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I think they were predicting a 1.6 or 1.7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 1 hour ago, alstein said: I want a Big E main event push more than I want the New Day to stay together, so I'm all for it. I think Kofi/Xavier would be fine on their own. Xavier may be OK because of his promo skills, but Kofi likely winds up in Zigglerville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I think if they keep Kofi and Xavier together, they could get a good couple months of fun out of them holding auditions to be the new new day member. I don't see the issue with AJ beating up Cena. Kids and moms are going to cheer Cena no matter what. Dudes who own Bullet Club merchandise are going to cheer for AJ beating up Cena. They are manufacturing a mixed reaction. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trocar Slush Weasel Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Don't really remember Shane when he was a performer before, but was he this shitty back then? You got the most important change to happen to Raw in years and I'm not really convinced that anything is happening based on what Shane said. I mean c'mon man, SPELL IT OUT FOR YA US! That Charlotte talking head thing was kinda interesting. Would have been a good way to bring back Cody Rhodes...or a terrible way. Oh yeah, and Lana had a serious brain freeze by forgetting her accent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCM Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 11 hours ago, bink_winkleman said: It was kind of silly to have the most over guy on the roster turn, though. It worked so well last week they thought why not try it again. Next week New Day turns heel the week after that Cass and Enzo turn. By the time SummerSlam gets here Cena and Reigns will be the only two faces on the roster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overly Critical Man Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Someone show John Cena some Cowboy Bill Watts in mid-South cutting promos about Russians if he wants to inspire patriotism in everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Wonder what this does to Finn's chances of a call-up? I'm kinda amused that the AJ/Club/Roman/Family was one of the more complex angles they've attempted. Tweener Roman. babyface AJ trying to stay friends with heels, the babyface Uso's resorting to heel tactics to combat The Club, etc. It was great, unpredictable stuff.... which Vince probably saw as a way to kill time until Seth and Cena came back. I am amused that evil heel Seth Rollins is getting some sort of sympathetic interview/doc on the Network about how hard his rehab was. Yeah, if there's one thing audiences eat up, it's chickenshit heels getting sensitive "overcoming the odds" video packages. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 14 minutes ago, Vader does my taxes! said: I'm kinda amused that the AJ/Club/Roman/Family was one of the more complex angles they've attempted. Tweener Roman. babyface AJ trying to stay friends with heels, the babyface Uso's resorting to heel tactics to combat The Club, etc. It was great, unpredictable stuff.... which Vince probably saw as a way to kill time until Seth and Cena came back. We should all look back at those few weeks fondly and hope AJ/Roman get to work together again soon. Because the AJ/Cena saga will likely end with a quick win, followed by a triple PPV loss whammy and tears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brysynner Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 So in 2016 I have seen AJ Styles debut at the Rumble, become a top guy quickly in WWE, hit the Styles Clash on the WWE Champion, beat the WWE Champion on PPV (by Countout and DQ), and is now going to wrestle John Cena. I get that Cena's going to eventually win the war against AJ and the Club but the journey to get there will still have fun moments which I'm more likely to remember than the match itself 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 How long do you think it will take until Big Show turns on Crews? Next week or will they wait until the PPV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilwaldo Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 John Cena is back! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstout Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 10 hours ago, Rev Ray said: One wcw version. One wwe version that wrestles in goldust's wig. No, it's one that looks like Goldberg in "Santa's Slay." Cena's promo sucked until he started raising his voice, and it got awesome. I think that was kinda the point - lull you to sleep, lull you to sleep, WAKE UP! His "yay America, yay troops" thing gets old, but it was Memorial Day and it is something that's been a big part of his character for years now, so it's not like it was out of the blue. Main was Perfectly Acceptable Wrestling. Cena/Styles segment was awesome. What else was Styles gonna do? Roster needed a good heel foil for Cena. Cena wins the feud over Styles, though, and we'll be picking up the pieces of what could've been with Styles. The rest of the show was pretty much awful. Here's what bugged me the most: They call a tag team the "Vaudevillans." They have that awesome throwbacky intro. Then they come out, and they're dressed in glow-in-the-dark ring gear that makes them look like extras in "Tron." WTF? And by that, I mean What the Hell? (thanks, Charles Barkley). It's like the WWE writers got together and said "look, these guys have NO chance of getting over" (they don't) "but let's not do them any favors by putting any real thought into their gimmick. Let's completely half-ass it." How hard would it be to find some kind of ring gear that better suits the gimmick? It's like calling them Vikings and giving them trucker hats. It's a weird spot, because the first thing I think of are the typical strongmen types from "Family Guy," lifting the cartoonish barbells - this could be a fun gimmick if done right - but "Vaudevillans" doesn't really speak to that time. People still make high-front-wheel "penny farthing" bikes - I'm sure they're not cheap, but would be a great investment to have these guys riding out on two of those. They could do the gimmick right, but they won't. Why bother bringing up anyone and putting them on TV if you're gonna sabotage them by not giving them half a chance from the get-go? Like I said, they're not gonna get over, but at least you gave it your best shot. .If you're not giving it your best shot by design, why bring them up at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 AJ is way better as a heel. He never seemed totally comfortable, as a face. So, does Finn join "the Club", when he's called up? Or does he feud with AJ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCM Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I would imagine they see too much money in demon Balor merchandise to have him be a heel out of the gate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 55 minutes ago, evilwaldo said: John Cena is back! Thurman Merman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 3 hours ago, JCM said: It worked so well last week they thought why not try it again. Next week New Day turns heel the week after that Cass and Enzo turn. By the time SummerSlam gets here Cena and Reigns will be the only two faces on the roster. and they still wouldn't get the reaction Vince wants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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