Dolfan in NYC Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Babatunde looking legit scared of Shayna Baszler is the only thing you should take from this Raw. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 That last segment was as good as anything WWE has done in months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Great Justice Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) They are so overtly booking Retribution as pathetic geeks that it has to be intentional. Orton, Bayley, Banks, Asuka, McIntyre and The Hurt Business are all putting in top shelf work yet this show is still so bad. Edited August 11, 2020 by For Great Justice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Green Meanie Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Oh no! Retribution threw a brick through a window that had just been repaired a couple of months ago from that Street Profits/Viking Raiders match. And then they jumped on a car that was upside down for some reason. And finally, they randomly controlled lights for a brief 5 minute window. How shocking! Shane blew all of his money on the first week so he couldn't afford the dancers this time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Chicago blowing up over the weekend really made Retribution come off tone deaf. I forgot that Ruby's jacket also has a classic Cannibal Corpse logo on it (the one drawn by Barnes) along with the Megadeth one. So it is even more confusing. They really should have had Shayna beat the crap out of Yabba-Dabba-Doo or whatever his name is. Immediately intro-ing and burying somebody would be a great laugh. I don't get what the Flair stuff is about, they just don't have anything to do so they did that I guess. Everybody knows Orton is evil and Flair is old. It was done well at least. Mickie is still smokin. And Dominik definitely made his bones with that utter thrashing. So there are those two things as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) The Retribution stuff is penny-ante when we've got Rollins/Murphy hazing Dominik and Orton calling Flair a sick old famewhore with worthless sons before concussing him. Edited August 11, 2020 by Burgundy LaRue 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, Burgundy LaRue said: The Retribution stuff is penny-ante when we've got Rollins/Murphy hazing Dominik and Orton calling Flair a sick old famewhore with worthless sons before concussing him. Yeah, that Rollins/Murphy/Dominik segment was uncomfortable (to put it mildly). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Meanie Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 19 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: I don't get what the Flair stuff is about, they just don't have anything to do so they did that I guess. Everybody knows Orton is evil and Flair is old. It was done well at least. They had to write Flair off of TV somehow. Quote Mickie is still smokin. THEY TURNED LANA AND NATTIE INTO STACEY AND DARCEY. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 I thought the Seth/Murphy caning Dominick segment was alright though maybe they dragged it out a bit too long. The Hurt Business was enjoyable. Zelina/Bianca was actually good. Like neither women are remotely bad, but I'm shocked they didn't just have Bianca annihilate Zelina like they have done in the past when Zelina gets in the ring. Peyton/Liv was decent. I sort of like that Ruby & Liv aren't instant friends again and will take actual work. Mickie being back is nice. not sure about her feuding with Lana & Nattie though it is good to see them continuing to find things for the rest of the division to do. I mostly skipped the Raw Underground stuff outside of Shayna's segment. The beating she gave out felt tame, but it was nice to see her still get the bad ass push. Bayley/Asuka was pretty damn good. Loved the ending. The Orton/Flair segment lost me a bit when they brought up Ric's sons. If it was just about David it would be fine, but its always going to be hard when you consider Reed'a passing. That was territory better left alone. 46 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Babatunde looking legit scared of Shayna Baszler is the only thing you should take from this Raw. If I recall Shayna stretching and choking people out has been an occasional punishment game at the PC so that fear may be slightly legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, Eivion said: I'm shocked they didn't just have Bianca annihilate Zelina like they have done in the past when Zelina gets in the ring. She still bumped her ass off though. That overhead drop was brutal. 5 minutes ago, Eivion said: The Orton/Flair segment lost me a bit when they brought up Ric's sons. If it was just about David it would be fine, but its always going to be hard when you consider Reed'a passing. That was territory better left alone. Ditto, I was saying to myself "I hope he talked about this with Ric first". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: Ditto, I was saying to myself "I hope he talked about this with Ric first". I doubt he would have went there otherwise, but it was probably still hard to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Why didn't Joe help Dominik btw? I caught him saying he was "chained to the desk" after I turned off mute but really... was he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Flair being Flair probably okayed it, but i bet Charlotte complaind about it on social media, especially if they didnt tell her ahead of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Meanie Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: Why didn't Joe help Dominik btw? I caught him saying he was "chained to the desk" after I turned off mute but really... was he? At the begining of the show he mentioned he was told not to get involved physically or else risk losing his job (as an announcer presumably), and he's not medically cleared. Edited August 11, 2020 by The Green Meanie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Dominick earned his stripes as a wrestler tonight. Literally. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 If they keep Shayna separate on Raw Underground from all the other top women for a while until they are ready to use her in a big program that would be good. Bianca BelAir is going to be a star, I wouldn't my seeing her and Zelina paired together longer till they are ready to give Bianca a push, They seem to have plans for Nia Jax not far down the road and you got Asuka vs Sasha and Bayley all going on right now. Motivated Orton is the best Orton. Drew finally has an interesting feud which I love. Kofi never really got that. Drew probably still has the worse end of the stick with no crowd, he's not bad on the mic either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 27 minutes ago, Ziggy said: Bianca BelAir is going to be a star, I wouldn't my seeing her and Zelina paired together longer till they are ready to give Bianca a push, I read recently that Vince is very high on Bel Air, Petyon Royce and Bayley. What's baffling is Zelina: looks good, talks well, perfectly solid in the ring...why doesn't she wrestle more often?! Orton-Drew stuff was good. I missed the second Retribution segment but laughed really hard at the first one when the little tiny guy yelled at them "Go home!" and they ignored him and threw a cinder block through a door. Take that, establishment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, caley said: What's baffling is Zelina: looks good, talks well, perfectly solid in the ring...why doesn't she wrestle more often?! She is the shortest woman in WWE not named Kacy and a heel manager. Like even Kairi called Zelina a chibi on her one Stardom tour. Edited August 11, 2020 by Eivion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 12 minutes ago, Eivion said: She is the shortest woman in WWE not named Kacy and a heel manager. Like even Kairi called Zelina a chibi on her one Stardom tour. But surely you could play her up as a cheating, dastardly tiny heel. Or give her a heater who helps her win? Or turn her face and have her as the Rey Mysterio of the women's division? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 I mean, tna had her as a heel, had her do a pre ppv show segment where she discussed her father dying during 9/11 and then be a heel again on the ppv. But, well, tna. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 13 minutes ago, caley said: But surely you could play her up as a cheating, dastardly tiny heel. Or give her a heater who helps her win? Or turn her face and have her as the Rey Mysterio of the women's division? She is already focused on managing and kind of great at that. Pushing Zelina as Rey jr. type would be odd when you have Kacy around. She is more capable in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 This show had some good and some bad. Orton and Flair were both fantastic in the final segment.. I think we can agree on that. Orton has been doing A+ character work these past few months. Shayna being in the Underground was cool but what happened to The Hurt Business? They said they were running it now but then we got more Shane McMahon. Fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Dominik Mysterio: Fucking hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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