WWE RAW & Smackdown Thread

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Fatal 4 way on Raw to determine #1 contender for world title, I imagine at Survivor Series.

It has to be Rollins right? Maybe Drew returns and costs him the match which sets up a short Rollins vs Drew feud that immediately turns in to Rollins vs Punk?

With Rhea out, I wonder who faces Liv next. Do the Wyatt's target the Judgment Day? Lyra vs Liv would be underwhelming, if Damage CTRL are faces, maybe Kairi or Iyo face Liv?

On the Crown Jewel post show, E compared the KO/Orton "friends who are now at each other's throats" situation to a "situation close to him".....E better be returning to save Woods/Kofi.

The fact RAW is happening in Saudi, tells me they are using the available talent they have with them to book RAW. I'm assuming other RAW talent flew over since Sheamus is in the match but wasn't on Crown Jewel. I fully expect Bronson to cancel out Seth, an injury angle that sets up a mystery 4th man being Drew perhaps. Pete Dunne costs Sheamus, either Drew replaces an injured Rollins and wins or we will straight up get a rematch between Priest vs Gunther.

Maybe Triple H will finally learn to stop putting your whole Women's division in tag teams and then realizing there's no Plan B(pun intended) when an injury happens. Smackdown has done a better job utlizing their Women's mid card while RAW is the Rhea & Liv show. It wouldn't surprise me if they panic and we get a surprise Becky or Charlotte return to face Liv because nobody else has been built up. I love the idea of it being Iyo too.

I'm still curious how this whole New Day angle will play out, what if it's Kofi who turns on Woods? What happens to Up Up Down Down if the person behind the channel is a heel? Does Woods just shut it down until he turns face again? Big E should return as if he's trying to save the new day but instead turns heel with whomever turns and manages Kofi or Woods.

[Majingir]

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Sounds like Raw is already being taped for tomorrow's show. Guess they're doing a Sunday night taping rather than staying in SA another night.

[Majingir]

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Cole: Liv Morgan on the outside barking in her face.

Graves: You should never suggest a beautiful woman is barking anything, that could get you in a lot of trouble with the internet.

[Majingir]

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At least R-Truth apologized for kicking Priest out of Judgment Day....

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1853613583394873777?t=85HXP_SdRUEBmGYtcHjmdw&s=19

He called the fatal 5 way before it happened!


Priest winning feels a bit underwhelming for the WHC match. I would've loved Sheamus vs Gunther.

Between the Wargames match, Orton vs Owens, the entire show could be complete madness.

Although, they said "somewhere down the road", not specifying Wargames so maybe it isn't happening then?

[Majingir]

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Pearce announces a special episode of Raw dedicated to New Days 10 year anniversary. Didn't say the exact date, but it'll happen soon.

It's happening again isn't it?

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Pearce announces a special episode of Raw dedicated to New Days 10 year anniversary. Didn't say the exact date, but it'll happen soon.

It's happening again isn't it?

The 10 year anniversary exact date according to a reddit post is November 28th. RAW would be on Monday December 1st. This is also the first show after Survivor Series as well.

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The tension between Roman, Jey, Jimmy & Sami is just fantastic storytelling. Nobody has forgiven anyone for the past, and now you wonder how or who will bring them together for War Games. Or does Roman bring in another family member perhaps? Great storytelling, keeps you glued to your TV wondering what is going to happen next. So glad it's not just, everyone reunites and OG Bloodline is back all happy and what not.

[SmashMan]

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So glad it's not just, everyone reunites and OG Bloodline is back all happy and what not.

Actually…

This has been similar enough to the fake Sting story that I still expect something else before War Games though.

[Majingir]

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Sami in that opening segment was trying his best to make everyone break and the Usos definitely were trying their best not to while Reigns has learned from the last time.

KO with a piledriver, talk about a heel. And talk about selling an attack. Cody comes out, Graves leaves to go with Orton, Charles is almost crying.

[TheMatrix31]

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Great episode.

I still think they need to do more. Go to an island, do remote shots from there. Have a luau or some **** where people are acknowledging Roman or Solo, whoever is doing the thing.

Something other than beatings, same back and forth. They have so much flexibility. So much stuff they can do.

Women's US champion? Why. They hardly even have enough to satisfy the belts as is. Dumb.

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As someone that is petty and holds grudges, I really hope this is a setup for Sami to turn on Reigns. It's disappointing seeing him be the one trying to bring the group back together.

I definitely agree there is no need for another women's title. If you want to do something for the division just have more stories and character development for people that aren't in the title hunt. A new title just leads to lazy scenarios like random number one contender matches for a title shot

[SmashMan]

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A secondary women's title works in NXT because they somehow built a pretty deep division and usually have multiple stories going so there are enough woman to fill out two title divisions. It also probably helps that they don't lose a big chunk of their women pretending to care about tag titles.

A secondary title on the main roster seems like it exists as a consolation prize for whoever the biggest name is that doesn't have the World or WWE Women's titles. Get ready, Bayley.

[Majingir]

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I don't mind a secondary women's title, if it gets booked properly.

Last thing you want is it being like the tag division where you don't see it being as big and forgotten about half the time.

On that note, if the title is on SD, maybe they make the women's tag title more of a Raw title? Raw is women's world title and tag division, SD is the women's title and us title divisions?

As for the Bloodline feud...the opening and closing segments of the show were great! The OG Bloodline with their old Bloodline moments of pulling at people's emotions throughout the night but by the end everyone is cheering.

Either way, it's happening!

[Majingir]

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We've seem Wargames matches before not need 5 men, but guess we're getting 5 on 5 Wargames.

Who could the 5th man be? I'd guess Cody joins up with the OG Bloodline.

Could we see something shocking like Rock joining Solos team as their 5th man? Or do we see a debuting member?

[Majingir]

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Every week I go in knowing Raw is 2 hours, and every week I completely forget Raw is 2 hours while I'm watching it.

That's how it should be though. 2 hour shows, every segment should become more meaningful because not everyone and everything will be on the show, and it leaves you wanting more. Still no word on the Netflix show length, and we could very well find out in January what's happening.