WWE RAW & Smackdown Thread

[Majingir]

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I'd say if any changes occur from a presentation or production standpoint it'll be gradual. I would be very surprised if they make any radical changes on day one (no pun intended).

As long as they cut back on all the constant camera cuts, then any other changes can slowly be rolled out.

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Probably not Dunn related, but looks like we're getting 2 man commentary teams. Cole no longer with Graves and Kevin.

[southernmetalhead]

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Uncle Dave says expect Andrade to be at Raw

https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1482244/dave-meltzer-says-former-aew-star-will-surely-appear-tonights-wwe-raw/

"Andrade is probably, almost surely, going to be on Raw on Monday, as far as the secret guy that Triple H has been teasing. Tony Khan did confirm that Andrade's contract ended [on January 1]... He was very praise-worthy towards him; he's always welcome back, but he conceded that he was gone."

[Bard]

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Andrade needs to come in with a faction, or a mouth-piece. He is excellent in the ring, but his character work is not amazing due to his lack of mic skills.

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[Majingir]

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Speaking of potential appearances on Raw, this person was on ESPN College Gameday which is just a few hour drive from Raw....

Spoiler

The Rock

Nick Khan was also spotted there...he and Rock do know each other, perhaps he's there as well to pick Rock up for Raw?

[UFCMPunk]

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Andrade needs to come in with a faction, or a mouth-piece. He is excellent in the ring, but his character work is not amazing due to his lack of mic skills.

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Then put him on SD and just do the face version of Zelina/Andrade from NXT. Have Zelina confront Escobar and have him disrespect her only for Andrade to save her and he feuds with Escobar until Rey comes back from surgery.

[Majingir]

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That pre match video package for the opening match of an episode of Raw (Becky vs Nia) is PLE title match worthy!

https://twitter.com/BeckyLynchWWE/status/1741613548055511165?t=cR6OJrCgB9g7J-mevQ9gGg&s=19

[UFCMPunk]

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The Awesome Truth reuniting in 2024 was not on my Bingo Card.

[Majingir]

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Luckily don't see that often.

We have seen abrupt stoppages before, many times it's part of the show, but a stoppage like that completely out of nowhere, looks like a possible concussion? Vinci walked out on his own with the doctor so something definitely happened but hopefully just precaution and not something serious.

Kofi and Jey seemed confused and mad at the same time. Obviously you don't want to have a match end with an injury to anyone, but they seemed real confused too even though I'm sure the ref flat out told them doctors stopped the match and Vinci can't continue.

[Majingir]

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Miz: It'll be the Judgment Day vs the newly reunited Awesome Truth!

Truth: Dawg, I'M in Judgment Day. Am I teaming with Dom?

Miz: No!

Truth: Well I'm not teaming with JD!

Miz: Truth, I'M your partner!

Truth: OH, I get it. It's one of those weird bedfellows matches (can they co exist!?). Dom, don't worry, I'll follow your lead *winks at Dom*.

[SmashMan]

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Congrats to everyone who held out for that match.

[Majingir]

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That segment with the former WWE champ was something else.

Every fan with their phone out ready to capture the big moment and....it's Jinder. You could literally hear the arena groan.

Jinder got them good though. Speaking in Punjabi and fans booed, just to reveal they're booing their own anthem.

Then...ROCK RETURNS!

Rock: Nobody likes you and you're not funny. If you were one of The Rocks movies, you'd be Baywatch.

Jinder: I've never seen Baywatch.

Rock: Well nobody else did either.


"Should The Rock sit at the bar.....or the head of the table?"

[UFCMPunk]

Re: WWE RAW & Smackdown Thread

That segment with the former WWE champ was something else.

Every fan with their phone out ready to capture the big moment and....it's Jinder. You could literally hear the arena groan.

Jinder got them good though. Speaking in Punjabi and fans booed, just to reveal they're booing their own anthem.

Then...ROCK RETURNS!

Rock: Nobody likes you and you're not funny. If you were one of The Rocks movies, you'd be Baywatch.

Jinder: I've never seen Baywatch.

Rock: Well nobody else did either.


"Should The Rock sit at the bar.....or the head of the table?"

[chronoxiong]

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RAW 2024 Day One was a decent show. Nia Jax vs Becky Lynch was actually a good match as Becky put Nia over in what will go down as one of Nia's best matches in her WWE career. I wonder if this feud is over yet though. Same for the Cody/Shinsuke stuff. It got repetitive this week. Wow did we get an Awesome Truth reunion for one week? That was nice to see. And this time, both guys are babyfaces. Miz is over as a babyface. I'm really shocked. And got a win in a tag team match.

Ripley vs Nile was a solid match too. I got nothing bad to say about it. Its a fresh match and both women performed well. As much as I enjoyed seeing The Rock make his return. That promo was kinda corny on Jinder Mahal. The material felt lackluster and the only thing memorable about it was Rock mentioning about a head of the table. World Title match between Rollins/McIntrye was good. Some decent spots here. Damian Priest's involvement made sense to not give Drew the clean loss. Wonder if this is also the end of the feud or will continue through Royal Rumble.

[Majingir]

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If we do get Rock vs Reigns, is it gonna be at WM or Elimination Chamber?

Obviously lots of people want Cody vs Roman, but I wonder if they'd even consider doing two matches at WM?

Do you have Rock vs Reigns in a title vs career match on night 1 and then Cody vs the winner (Reigns) for the title on night 2?

Feels like this would be the only time they could ever do the "___ main evented Wrestlemania TWICE in the same year/weekend".

Or flip it and Cody vs Reigns is night 1 so when Reigns loses his title, the match vs the Rock becomes a bit more unpredictable.

[Bard]

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Roman Reigns, reign, is near its end.

Roman will defeat Randy Orton at the Royal Rumble... or we could get the unpredictable. The Rock costing Roman the championship at the Royal Rumble.

The Rock is not here for the WWE Championship, he is coming for the Head of the Table.

Now, how does this process begin? By taking away what Roman believes makes him the Head of the Table, the WWE Championship.

Rock and Roman then have their historic contract signing in Australia. Then they meet for Night 1 WrestleMania 40 Main Event.

So, what's going on with the WWE Championship? Randy Orton is the WWE Champion. Cody Rhodes loses the Royal Rumble, final 4 or final 3 before getting dumped by Gunther.

Elimination Chamber match, winner faces Randy at Mania. 6 men are all set... but we get an injury. Enter Cody Rhodes.

Cody wins, and we get Cody vs. Orton for the WWE Championship.

Summerslam we get Cody vs. Roman II.

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