Cobra Commander Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 1 hour ago, For Great Justice said: The Elias thing can be dumb wrestling fun if it gets a little runway. Is Elias stealing Ezekiel’s identity? Did Ezekiel steal Elias’s? Where is Elias! Dumb vignettes with terrible CGI showing both at once to prove it isn’t him, etc. if Paul Bearer was still with us, he could tell Ezekiel that “your brother Elias is alive” like it was 1997. Followed by “real Ezekiel” arriving as “new Elias” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinger12 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 11 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: He looks like a character actor from the '80s. Yes. Or like the guy on "The A Team" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamal Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 At some point, Rhea needs a come to Jesus moment and realize it's her and not them lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterien Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Codys promo was good…I guess but some of it came off really forced and maybe a bit disingenuous? I dunno. What I will say is if he cuts that same promo in 2 or 3 weeks time instead of last night when the Mania buzz is gone and casual fan isn’t in attendance I don’t think it goes so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_K Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 I misread the YouTube video as “Rhodes comes face to face with Reigns” and thought huh .. interesting .. But no. It was Rollins, and an extended program with this weird ‘Colin Farrell in Phone Booth’ version of Rollins, who has an air of some bejewelled gigolo pulling tricks smiling on the outside & broken on the inside, while Cody is doing some weird attempt at crocodile tears .. yeah, it’s not that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFistsJustFlips Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Boy the Raw after Wrestlemania gimmick is totally dead isn't it? The only new people you get are Veer & Elias? I know they had toned down the big debuts and cool shit happening the last few years. But this was downright just a regular episode of boring ass Raw. Yuck. Cody's promo was as fake as fake can be. And with this being WWE and details not mattering I'm not surprised, but weird not a single person opposed the promo based on the fact Dusty never challenged for The Universal Title... ya know the only one left (for now). Super promo heavy show. Cody, Bianca, Owens, House of (not) Black, Roman. So the Raw after Wrestlemania is full on filler now lol. Ya know I enjoyed both nights of Mania a lot. I was hoping they would try and keep up some of that momentum but I learned my lesson... WWE TV isn't for me anymore. PPVs only. And what was the point of building to a Roman promo all night just for him to say nothing and push it to Smackdown? No new challenger. No interruption. No new direction for a story for him? There was zero need for this filler ass shit. WWE TV in general. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Elias's new name is Ezekiel? Are rhey just asking him to be trolled with "F#ck you, Ezekiel!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porksweats Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 FKA Elias looks like Scotty Riggs now, it's all in the mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Yeah, content of Cody’s promo was good, but he went once too many times to the well of his overly mannered, fake “getting choked up” act, which is one of the worst things he does. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 13 hours ago, Gonzo said: Chris Kattan's been working out. Man. He had such a glorious beard. Like, easily a top 3 beard. Sad. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 40 minutes ago, porksweats said: FKA Elias looks like Scotty Riggs now, it's all in the mouth. I kinda want to say he's become Sal Sincere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 I think Cody is going to fall flat on his face if he keeps on doing these very long promos and keeps on hitting those same family notes. The more he talks, the more he has to act, and he’s a crappy actor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 9 hours ago, J.H. said: If he had a more defined jaw h could be the late Robert Z'Dar's stunt double Well shit, now I want Ezekiel to star in Samurai Cop The Return! James We got that in 2015. Tommy Wiseau is one of the villains. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 2,101,000 viewers, the highest since Jan 4 2021. P18-49: 0.63 (820,000) the highest since Aug 23 2021. Hour 1 of Raw averaged 2,318,000 viewers, numbers not averaged since March 16, 2020, the first Raw of the pandemic era. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 8 minutes ago, Blue Dragon said: 2,101,000 viewers, the highest since Jan 4 2021. P18-49: 0.63 (820,000) the highest since Aug 23 2021. Hour 1 of Raw averaged 2,318,000 viewers, numbers not averaged since March 16, 2020, the first Raw of the pandemic era. Wow! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 The mania bump was the highest its been since 2015. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Also: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_K Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 It was a good ‘Mania - for sure. They knocked a lot of it out the park. They deserve that bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFistsJustFlips Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Now if only they did ANYTHING OF VALUE on this show they could have kept some of those extra viewers. But this show was devoid of anything meaningful at all. Another case for why a filler episode coming off of Mania is just a waste of everyone's time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 A bump was expected. Last night's number really highlights how poor Raw's ratings have been the past 2 years. Let's see if they can sustain or grow that number or if they're back to 1.7-1.8 mil in a couple weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 11 hours ago, nate said: We've had Braun Strowman, he of many names. We've had Batista Fashion Watch. Now we need a rundown of what characters Ezekiel played in what 80s film and television programs. An ongoing cameo as a wacky relative of Balki on Perfect Strangers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Hilarious if true 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 The man who ended racism doesn't need to fucking read, come on now. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 (edited) I'm seeing a lot of attribution to John de La Fontaine. The Kung Fu Panda thing would be funny. But the most Cody explanation of all is he probably owns a couple of books filled with great quotes and profound-sounding stuff, and he'll happily pull from them like Lawler with a joke book. Edited April 6, 2022 by John from Cincinnati Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 I wonder if that was a Cody idea for the promo or something from the "creative" team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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