WWE RAW & Smackdown Thread

[Majingir]

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Swerve was so good. Too bad the timing was a little off to be able to get him back. And what Vince did to Hit Row was criminal. They were super entertaining to me.



I love Carmello Hayes. I think he has top guy written all over him. But he's still not quite ready. But he's getting there.



Just to add, I actually have bought three different autographed cards of Carmello Hayes I like him that much.

Hit Row situation was so ridiculous.

You had people who clearly don't understand anything about the group suddenly writing for them, and release them after a few appearances on the main roster for no other reason than budget cuts/we got nothing for you.

Swerve was the star of the group, and even Top Dollar at least did some stuff for WWE with the A&E show. Too bad the group won't return with Swerve in AEW.

HHH definitely is getting as many NXT guys back before more sign elsewhere. Gargano is no doubt the biggest one he could pull back in from the NXT group. Hopefully they can get Wyatt/Fiend back too. Imagine Fiend and Edge vs Demon Balor and Priest.

They have to have DIY before they do their feud.

[PVarck31]

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Hit Row situation was so ridiculous.

You had people who clearly don't understand anything about the group suddenly writing for them, and release them after a few appearances on the main roster for no other reason than budget cuts/we got nothing for you.

Swerve was the star of the group, and even Top Dollar at least did some stuff for WWE with the A&E show. Too bad the group won't return with Swerve in AEW.

HHH definitely is getting as many NXT guys back before more sign elsewhere. Gargano is no doubt the biggest one he could pull back in from the NXT group. Hopefully they can get Wyatt/Fiend back too. Imagine Fiend and Edge vs Demon Balor and Priest.

They have to have DIY before they do their feud.

Yep.

And I really hope they get at least Gargano back if not he and the Fiend.

Gargano is one of my favorite wrestlers of all time. Him being from Cleveland helps a little I have to admit.

And I absolutely loved The Fiend.

[Majingir]

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Yep.



And I really hope they get at least Gargano back if not he and the Fiend.



Gargano is one of my favorite wrestlers of all time. Him being from Cleveland helps a little I have to admit.



And I absolutely loved The Fiend.

Him coming in to interrupt Miz would be perfect. I feel like they'll have to throw Logan Paul in there though because of it being Cleveland.

Ciampa wins the title, Miz goes on about Ciampa winning, even if it had to be in Cleveland, and how Miz is the best thing to ever come out of Cleveland. Logan Paul interrupts and says how Miz is wrong, but Paul also isn't talking about himself either.

Miz: If it's not me or you, then who?

https://youtu.be/mNd_JHyYDtY

[Junior Moe]

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I havent watched wrestling since my now 13 year old son was a huge Cena fan when he was like 7. Playing WWEWK22 I found Karrion Kross entrance and everything cool as hell. I love the God Of War vibe. I have him in a huge feud with Booker T now over the IC belt and it's great. Characters make wrestling to me. I'll definitely check in a bit on the live programming to see how Kross looks live.

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[Mercury112491]

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Yeah I’m all set with retreading NXT from 5 years ago. Obviously bring back guys/girls who can bring something to the table. But zero desire to see DIY or then feuding again. I’d be fine with Bray back but not as the fiend. All the character can be is something that continually gets booked into corners.


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[UFCMPunk]

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I'll say this, the fact that the crowd chanted for Ronda and booed Liv Morgan with the show in South Carolina is a bad sign. I normally can brush it off if it's a mark crowd in a mark city but Becky was right. Just like when Bayley was giving a promo with a sling on her arm and was booed, Liv suffered the same fate.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCirc...predicted_the/

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I'll say this, the fact that the crowd chanted for Ronda and booed Liv Morgan with the show in South Carolina is a bad sign. I normally can brush it off if it's a mark crowd in a mark city but Becky was right. Just like when Bayley was giving a promo with a sling on her arm and was booed, Liv suffered the same fate.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCirc...predicted_the/

I know it was part of DB's character, but fickleness is an issue that plagues modern wrestling fans.

It happens far too often in more than a few promotions to say it's just a WWE issue (bad booking, yadda, yadda).

I'll wait until we see how another city/crowd reacts to her before I'd say they've "turned" on her. It was definitely not a good look and I'm not sure - other than DQ or count out - how she can "realistically" beat a legit cage/shoot fighter. [emoji2377]

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[SmashMan]

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I'll wait until we see how another city/crowd reacts to her before I'd say they've "turned" on her. It was definitely not a good look and I'm not sure - other than DQ or count out - how she can "realistically" beat a legit cage/shoot fighter. [emoji2377]

Yeah, there's no way for her to "realistically" win over Ronda yet. She's not high enough up the card for any definitive win to make sense.

People generally like her so they could cut off any crowd turning before it gets started, but her winning the title with MITB (which is always kinda weak just by the nature of the cash-in) and then the SummerSlam finish aren't great ways to start things off.

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Yeah, there's no way for her to "realistically" win over Ronda yet. She's not high enough up the card for any definitive win to make sense.

People generally like her so they could cut off any crowd turning before it gets started, but her winning the title with MITB (which is always kinda weak just by the nature of the cash-in) and then the SummerSlam finish aren't great ways to start things off.

Yeah the MITB cash in is tough to pull off with a baby face, you’d generally want to do it against someone who just cheated to win a match or a scenario like Ambrose cashing in on Rollins because of their history

[PVarck31]

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It will be interesting to see the ratings for Raw tomorrow. Last week did the highest rating in a long time. I can't remember how long I read but it was 2.2 million.

This will be a big test for them to see how many of those new viewers come back. Or hell, maybe even increase viewership again. That would be something.

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Ciampa wins US Title

*Closing Credits*.....

https://youtu.be/Evx1WwjzpAc

[Bard]

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Ciampa wins US Title



*Closing Credits*.....



https://youtu.be/Evx1WwjzpAc

More likely Miz costs Ciampa.

Lashley retains.

Miz attacks Ciampa after the match, and then Rebel Heart hits.

Which I'm 100% all-in on.

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[Suntan Superman]

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I really hope if Gargano comes back it's not to just team with Ciampa again. It was mostly fun the first time, but both guys deserve something new. It's also my biggest gripe with some stuff AEW is doing. Give me new stuff to watch.

[Mercury112491]

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I really hope if Gargano comes back it's not to just team with Ciampa again. It was mostly fun the first time, but both guys deserve something new. It's also my biggest gripe with some stuff AEW is doing. Give me new stuff to watch.

Plus we did see DIY on the main roster for a bit second. No one cared.


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[Majingir]

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I really hope if Gargano comes back it's not to just team with Ciampa again. It was mostly fun the first time, but both guys deserve something new. It's also my biggest gripe with some stuff AEW is doing. Give me new stuff to watch.

Plus we did see DIY on the main roster for a bit second. No one cared.


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You mean when WWE tried bringing in Ciampa, Gargano, Theory, Vink (Duke Hudson) or whoever else they had a few years ago?

I wouldn't even consider that a real DIY run on the main roster.

If we're getting DIY vs New Day, Usos and others, I'm all for that. If its DIY just to have them face Jinder/Shanky, Humberto/Angel and so on, that's pointless.