Dolfan in NYC Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Heel beatdowns galore. Mass chaos and brawls. Intergender wrestling! Insane spots everywhere? Oh yeah, this was a Paul Heyman show. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 I was TOTALLY expecting a different thread title after Nikki and Becky's Celt off before the match. The last 30 minutes of that show was the single most vintage Heyman thing I've seen since ECW folded. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Ha, yeah this was definitely a Paul Heyman show. He weaved together multiple characters and story lines into the final 30 minutes and it all made sense. Complete with Cedric jumping off the top of the building like New Jack. I'd say everyone came out looking pretty good heading into SummerSlam. THAT BUMP Rollins took on the stretcher was..... nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Seth needs to be a little more Copperfield-ish with the blood capsules. lol 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 ah here you go. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Credit where credit is due. That was one of the most entertaining endings to RAW in ages. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 The only thing missing tonight on the Heyman Bingo card is two female managers fighting while Corey Graves screeches "CATFIGHT!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Sure don't like blood, right Vince? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 In '02 on SmackDown, Mysterio ended his debut SmackDown by jumping from the top of the cage after an Edge-Jericho cage match. Heyman knows that making a fresh face jump off of something works every single time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Only thing missing from Maria tonight was a "It's Tommy's!" 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Just now, West Newbury Bad Boy said: In '02 on SmackDown, Mysterio ended his debut SmackDown by jumping from the top of the cage after an Edge-Jericho cage match. Heyman knows that making a fresh face jump off of something works every single time. But it begs the question: why did they book Cedric like a total geek a few weeks ago if this is where they were going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 That was an astoundingly good Raw actually. Opening with the 24/7 stuff was fun. The gauntlet matches were great apart from Sami's botch. The tag match was really good though I would've preferred some kind of build to the OC being involved in the titles. I thought it would drop off for the final hour but who knew a segment starting with Rollins and Ziggler could lead to so much entertaining mayhem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 They probably didn't know where they were going until five minutes till showtime tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 10 minutes ago, nofuture said: The only thing missing tonight on the Heyman Bingo card is two female managers fighting while Corey Graves screeches "CATFIGHT!" Missed opportunity with the Carmella-Renee Michelle mini pull apart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) The 24/7 stuff was interesting. Becky has been weirdly more heelish this entire feud with Nattie and they went even further with the cheap attack before the sow. I did like Nattie's revenge and challenging out Becky for a Submission match. The injury angle with Bliss was weird, but was enough of a setup for Becky/Nikki. The gauntlet match was good, especially the Rey/Cesaro portion starting it off. The triple threat tag match was nice too though I'm disappointed Revival's reign is over. Brock's attack on Seth was pretty damn brutal, especially those F5s on the chair. The ending brawl was awesome. I really hope they just giving us some crazy 8-man brawl at Summerslam with all involved. This was easily the best Raw this year. Edited July 30, 2019 by Eivion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gonzo Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 19 minutes ago, D.Z said: So we're taking the best thing the WWE has had going for two months and cross-pollinated it with the worst thing WWE has done since Katie Vick. This was a solid show overall, but man. . .they would have really needed to make an effort to screw up the 24/7 Title, and they may have just done it. Hopefully Smackdown will give us a solid recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Worst thing since Katie Vick? a) Not even close. b) Mike’s going to prove what a man he is tomorrow in an unsanctioned match against Maverick. That makes this whole story worth it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 I'd have to guess Maria won't be holding on to the title for long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 C'mon, we all know Truth is going to dress up like Maria's OB/GNY and regain the title. 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) This is where they need to do more to promote 205 Live. Mike and Drake's fight will be on that show, but they can easily have Renee follow Drake over and keep an eye on Maria somehow. Edited July 30, 2019 by Burgundy LaRue 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Black Angel Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) Holy crap. I must be seeing things. That was a damn good Raw. Edited July 30, 2019 by Black Angel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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