RIPPA Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 So basically anytime they run a Women's gauntlet match on RAW it will have Bayley starting first and winning the first two matches Ruby Riott losing to the eventual winner Sasha Banks coming out last 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 5 hours ago, West Newbury Bad Boy said: I missed him so much. 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 6 hours ago, caley said: My favourite part of the night was Corey saying he doesn’t follow 2Paws because he’s “a cat and cats don’t belong on social media” then goes silent before adding “Then again so is Lince Dorado”. Then Cole goes “He’s on social media?” and Graves goes “No he’s a cat” and it just goes dead silent so you know that Cole and Graves are laughing at how stupid the exchange was and I just imagine Vince screaming “Get back to the match, Goddammit!” I imagine it’s more early 90’s Vince laughing at bad Rob Bartlett jokes. BTW, there is nothing wrong with having an authority figure. You just don’t have to use him every fucking week, or have him do “WHAT NOW?”sketches like he’s Kermit on the Muppet Show. Just somebody who shows up occasionally to make a big match, and suspend somebody. The top heel wrestler should be the top heel. They should’ve realized that several times by now. Especially after Seth Rollins had to take a backseat to the Authority drama. They caught lightning in a bottle with Vince Vs. Stone Cold. Honestly that was mostly because of Austin. Vince had some okay stuff outside of it. But nothing has held up like that one feud. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfrey Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Revival/Roode and Gable should be a fun match though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 5 hours ago, Craig H said: Guys, we're so close to a backstage video of Vince and Otis hanging out. Vince will be like, you know what, I've now seen it all and I can finally step down. When Vince sees the NXT show where Otis explains how he destroyed the Performance Center bathroom to William Regal he might give him a title match 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 It is good to know that I can binge game Destiny 2 on Monday nights and not miss a fucking thing on RAW Oh, wait. I apparently spared myself a punch to my own face if I had wasted my time watching this slop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Be good to see them back. Need a WWE Tag Team Championship reign. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 1 hour ago, hammerva said: When Vince sees the NXT show where Otis explains how he destroyed the Performance Center bathroom to William Regal he might give him a title match I imagine Vince weeping that someone like Otis was only able to come around during Vince's twilight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 1 hour ago, J.T. said: It is good to know that I can binge game Destiny 2 on Monday nights and not miss a fucking thing on RAW Oh, wait. I apparently spared myself a punch to my own face if I had wasted my time watching this slop. Raw actually wasn't THAT bad. Right now, we're just in a holding pattern and I think that was something a lot of folks breezed over. I mean, sure, the answer being LOL MOAR MCMAHONS is what we all knew was coming, but they did say they'll be able to share more in the weeks to come. I'm guessing that either they really do have a plan and we'll learn about it around the time of the January 7 Raw since we'll be past the holidays or they're all full of shit and there is no plan and their only answer is more McMahons. Honestly, the roadmap for improving Raw isn't complicated. A former Raw writer shared 6 different ways to revitalize a 3-hour Raw and they all sounded like shit any other person not named Kevin Dunn could pull off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 I gave last night a shot watching it semi-live. I don't necessarily regret my decision but it feels weird going back to it after swearing it off. I'm still really pissed about the whole Saudi thing (still looking for alternatives ways to watch) but to their credit there wasn't mention of Roman during Dean/Seth's segment or even mention of Jim Neidhardt during Nattie's time out there. I'm slightly intrigued by what they have in store and hope that what they do warrants me giving them another shot. Time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 1 hour ago, The Natural said: I like to believe that the developer that snuck this into Destiny 2 is secretly a Sami Zayn fan. This is the celebration dance for my Hunter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, NikoBaltimore said: I gave last night a shot watching it semi-live. I don't necessarily regret my decision but it feels weird going back to it after swearing it off. I'm still really pissed about the whole Saudi thing (still looking for alternatives ways to watch) but to their credit there wasn't mention of Roman during Dean/Seth's segment or even mention of Jim Neidhardt during Nattie's time out there. I'm slightly intrigued by what they have in store and hope that what they do warrants me giving them another shot. Time will tell. The only reason why I even watch Raw at all is because I have two monitors on my gaming PC and Mondays is one of the main days I play Dota. So while I'm playing that, I'll usually have Raw turned on because the other option is MNF and it's hard to switch back and forth while I'm playing a game. If it weren't for gaming on Mondays, I don't know if I'd watch Raw at all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 9 minutes ago, Craig H said: The only reason why I even watch Raw at all is because I have two monitors on my gaming PC and Mondays is one of the main days I play Dota. So while I'm playing that, I'll usually have Raw turned on because the other option is MNF and it's hard to switch back and forth while I'm playing a game. If it weren't for gaming on Mondays, I don't know if I'd watch Raw at all. My reason for not watching was I hated that I was adding to their ratings when it was shitty. Don't know if watching the next day adds to it or not but it's something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 11 hours ago, TheVileOne said: Mandatory rematch clauses have never been a hard and fast rule. It was like the DQ title change rule in TNA. It was only enforced and used when they wanted it to be. 11 hours ago, Eivion said: Not remotely true. They have been enforced hard for years now in WWE. Its one the reasons we have too many damn rematches. Sooo I actually went and checked this. In 2018, prior to Shane denying AOP their rematch, there have been 27 cases where a WWE champ or champs lost their title in a match. 2 of those happened at TLC so it's too soon to say whether there'll be a rematch. In 18 of the 25 remaining cases, there was a televised rematch for the title, and when there's no rematch there's usually a clear reason why. So it happens most of the time, but not absolutely always. The 7 cases where there was no rematch: Randy Orton def. Bobby Roode Mar 11 for the US Title Jinder Mahal def. Randy Orton Apr 8 for the US Title (no rematch because Jinder lost the title to Jeff Hardy a week later) Braun Strowman & Nicholas def. The Bar Apr 8 for the Raw Tag Titles (no rematch because Nicholas wasn't ever gonna wrestle & they vacated the titles a day later) Roman Reigns def. Brock Lesnar Aug 19 for the Universal Title (I believe there was a rematch set for Crown Jewel, but it was rebooked when Reigns vacated) New Day def. Bludgeon Brothers Aug 21 for the Smackdown Tag Titles Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose def. Dolph Ziggler & Drew MacIntyre Oct 22 for the Raw Tag Titles (no rematch because they went into the Seth/Dean split from there) AOP def. Seth Rollins Nov 5 for the Raw Tag Titles (as above, no rematch because Seth/Dean had split) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 And the Bludgeon Brothers were injured hence why they didn't get theirs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Ok, and after further review, Bobby Roode did get his US Title rematch with Orton at WrestleMania but it was made into a 4-way match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarrie Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 1 hour ago, S.K.o.S. said: Sooo I actually went and checked this. In 2018, prior to Shane denying AOP their rematch, there have been 27 cases where a WWE champ or champs lost their title in a match. 2 of those happened at TLC so it's too soon to say whether there'll be a rematch. In 18 of the 25 remaining cases, there was a televised rematch for the title, and when there's no rematch there's usually a clear reason why. So it happens most of the time, but not absolutely always. "Televised" is an important caveat, of course. Mandatory rematches after a title change has been a rule since at least the '80s, but I believe they usually happened on the next house show circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 1 hour ago, S.K.o.S. said: Ok, and after further review, Bobby Roode did get his US Title rematch with Orton at WrestleMania but it was made into a 4-way match. Adam Cole never got his one-on-one rematch with Ricochet. It's bullshit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Meanie Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 8 hours ago, RIPPA said: So basically anytime they run a Women's gauntlet match on RAW it will have Bayley starting first and winning the first two matches Ruby Riott losing to the eventual winner Sasha Banks coming out last The one difference this time was that (surprisingly) Sasha didn't win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 9 hours ago, RIPPA said: So basically anytime they run a Women's gauntlet match on RAW it will have Bayley starting first and winning the first two matches Ruby Riott losing to the eventual winner Sasha Banks coming out last The first gauntlet match they had last year saw Bayley lose to Nia in the first round, and Ruby Riott hadn't even debuted yet though Sasha did come out last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 1st hour: 2.717M2nd hour: 2.558M3rd hour: 2.367M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 I'm not as sour on the McMahon family as most of you, but it was weird to hear Cole hyping up a new regime as if they weren't the same people in control anyway. Who knows if any meaningful change will happen or not, but while 3 of them seemed somewhat sincere in their wish to listen/cater to the fans, Vince was seemingly still playing the mean spirited billionaire character. When he came out, he told the crowd that he could run the company without having any of them there which was kind of a weird thing to say considering the overall tone of the segment. Rollins' backstage interview was actually a little bit sad and he seemed to be on the verge of tearing up. He obviously read the criticism of him online after his match and it must have got to him (as it would if anybody was criticized vociferously for their performance in any field) I'm no hater of Rollins, but I'm curious to see if he will change up his entire style after this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Hate to say it but for one week More McMahons on TV worked.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Lord Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 15 hours ago, Wyld Samurai said: Otis is essentially a modern day Bushwhacker. Otis is going to be the new Ivan Putski. It's going to be awesome. But umm it's been just about a day since the opening of RAW and I still have no idea what Vince was getting at. So are we the authority? I demand hazard pay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSC Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 I enjoyed that Steph's idea of a fair gauntlet match was to send them out in alphabetical order. Next week: school-yard pick 8 woman tag! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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