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  • J_Posse
    Greatness Personified
    • Jun 2005
    • 11255

    #61
    Re: WWE RAW & Smackdown August Thread

    Originally posted by Bard
    What really were the injustices The Shield were trying to correct? Lol.

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    Right, but that was just a guise to allow them to actually be the proxies for CM Punk. At least during their initial heel run on WWE TV.

    I think until they can get AOP - and possibly Austin Theory if he isn't released - they should keep Rollins' motivations vague. He should give some breadcrumbs to give depth to his heel persona.

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    • UFCMPunk
      All Star
      • Jan 2016
      • 8899

      #62
      Re: WWE RAW & Smackdown August Thread

      Originally posted by J_Posse
      Didn't we just get the "eye for an eye" match & the IWC/Youtubers/Podcasters poop pooped it?

      Even though, IMO, it was a well worked match with storyline build up. And said good match, IMO again, is helping continue the Rollins/Mysterio feud & giving us Dominik's WWE in-ring debut.

      Only thing they need to do is explain the hell the "greater good" actually is.

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      I don't think anyone knows what he means by "greater good", I imagine it's some religious term or meaning that fits the messiah character. Is Seth going to start claiming Becky is giving birth to the savior of the business? To be fair, WWE still hasn't explained who pied Kevin Owens.

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      • Majingir
        Moderator
        • Apr 2005
        • 47654

        #63
        Re: WWE RAW & Smackdown August Thread

        I don't think Rollins "greater good" is meant to be some superstar or anything like that.

        Just something to further a heel. "I'm doing this because I have to! It's for the greater good!" sure sounds like a heelish thing to say.

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        • Majingir
          Moderator
          • Apr 2005
          • 47654

          #64
          Re: WWE RAW & Smackdown August Thread

          Just realized HBK will be on Raw.

          Could we see:



          And where could all this lead to? Orton wins on Sunday? Does he lose and sets up some feud with HHH? Having Flair and possibly HBK taken out surely leads to HHH stepping in.

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          • UFCMPunk
            All Star
            • Jan 2016
            • 8899

            #65
            Re: WWE RAW & Smackdown August Thread

            Go Home Show for Summerslam, from WWE.com:

            - Will Rey Mysterio return to RAW tonight days before his son faces off against Seth Rollins in a Street Fight?

            - Shawn Michaels returns to defend Ric Flair after Orton's vicious attack last week. Will the Legend Killer strike again just days before his WWE Championship match against Drew McIntyre?

            - Who will be next to appear on Shane McMahon's RAW Underground?

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            • Mercury112491
              All Star
              • Mar 2007
              • 7426

              #66
              Re: WWE RAW & Smackdown August Thread

              Been a good show so far. Everything just dripping with story. Love it.


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              • TheMatrix31
                RF
                • Jul 2002
                • 52926

                #67
                Re: WWE RAW & Smackdown August Thread

                Good show. Only thing I would say is meh to the Underground stuff after a few weeks of it, and really wish MVP would give the inside baseball "catering" reference a rest. Once every few years is OK for shock/laugh but other than that, nah.

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                • chronoxiong
                  Pro
                  • Sep 2010
                  • 998

                  #68
                  Re: WWE RAW & Smackdown August Thread

                  This week's RAW was kinda boring. Not much I enjoyed at all. Oh man. Enjoyed some of the women's stuff though like the Sasha/Bayley vs Asuka/Shayna match. Was odd to see Asuka team up with Shayna but they looked good together. I have no clue where the Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan and IIconics thing is going but its nice to see them get air time. The Bianca/Zelina Vega feud is heating up too. Angel Cruz has been getting more time to talk in the backstage skits too. But Andrade, nope.

                  Only other segment I enjoyed was the ending segment with HBK promo and then predictably, getting attacked by Orton. Who saw this coming from a mile away? Still effective way to heat up this feud in hopes of seeing McIntrye beat Orton at Summerslam. The rest of the show was just meh to me. I was multi-tasking while leaving it on the background.

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                  • J_Posse
                    Greatness Personified
                    • Jun 2005
                    • 11255

                    #69
                    Re: WWE RAW & Smackdown August Thread

                    Originally posted by chronoxiong
                    This week's RAW was kinda boring. Not much I enjoyed at all. Oh man. Enjoyed some of the women's stuff though like the Sasha/Bayley vs Asuka/Shayna match. Was odd to see Asuka team up with Shayna but they looked good together. I have no clue where the Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan and IIconics thing is going but its nice to see them get air time. The Bianca/Zelina Vega feud is heating up too. Angel Cruz has been getting more time to talk in the backstage skits too. But Andrade, nope.

                    Only other segment I enjoyed was the ending segment with HBK promo and then predictably, getting attacked by Orton. Who saw this coming from a mile away? Still effective way to heat up this feud in hopes of seeing McIntrye beat Orton at Summerslam. The rest of the show was just meh to me. I was multi-tasking while leaving it on the background.
                    Me too. This was a weak go - home show, IMO. I'm still excited for the matches (@ SummerSlam) & where these storylines are headed, but this show was meandering.

                    They need to have Retribution start attacking competitors & messing with match outcomes. They aren't gonna have an impact if all they do is beat up backstage hands, throw bricks through glass doors, "flipping" a car & "sabotage" the production aspects of the show.

                    That first appearance on Smackdown should be their template minus destroying the ring part.


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                    • Majingir
                      Moderator
                      • Apr 2005
                      • 47654

                      #70
                      Re: WWE RAW & Smackdown August Thread

                      Is the Thunderdome stuff only lasting 1 week?

                      The way they talk about it makes it seem like it ENDS after Raw next week.

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                      • SmashMan
                        All Star
                        • Dec 2004
                        • 9745

                        #71
                        Re: WWE RAW & Smackdown August Thread

                        Originally posted by Majingir
                        Is the Thunderdome stuff only lasting 1 week?

                        The way they talk about it makes it seem like it ENDS after Raw next week.
                        It’s for the foreseeable future. All the info was in the WWE.com link you posted in the off-topic thread.

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                        • Majingir
                          Moderator
                          • Apr 2005
                          • 47654

                          #72
                          Re: WWE RAW & Smackdown August Thread

                          Originally posted by SmashMan
                          It’s for the foreseeable future. All the info was in the WWE.com link you posted in the off-topic thread.
                          I know that, but I was watching Raw and noticed they said differently.

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                          • Majingir
                            Moderator
                            • Apr 2005
                            • 47654

                            #73
                            Re: WWE RAW & Smackdown August Thread

                            Signups for virtual fans is open....and closed.

                            I thought they might do random draw. Turns out, its first come basis.

                            I signed up, but once I got to the end after giving all info it says the signups are closed.

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                            • Majingir
                              Moderator
                              • Apr 2005
                              • 47654

                              #74
                              Re: WWE RAW & Smackdown August Thread

                              1 more day before WWE goes LIVE from the thunderdome!

                              I wonder what their crowd limit is. I figure it'll be more than NBAs, and crowd could be similar to how AGT set theirs up.

                              When you have that many people, you could afford to have mics on, one person acting up wouldn't be as audible, and you get that nice crowd noise when multiple people start cheering at the same time.

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                              • Majingir
                                Moderator
                                • Apr 2005
                                • 47654

                                #75
                                Re: WWE RAW & Smackdown August Thread

                                Just saw a pic of what the thunderdome looks like

                                Seems a bit distracting to me with fans as visible as they are. Maybe I got too use to the dark blue or red crowd lighting.

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