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HannahsPet · 02-08-2016 08:51

Good episode of raw the start was good with Sasha banks and then charlotte comes down then Chris jericho comes down then Enzo comes down sets up a decent Mixed tag

See they are doing with reigns what they did with cena setting him up as US champion at summerslam.

Again 2 Squash matches get the feeling dont know what to do with Nia Jax until Charlotte loses at Summerslam and the push Nia Jax will begin

great ending with brock lesnar and paul heymen and then surprise appearnce of Randy orton

Bank$ · 02-08-2016 20:30

Another watchable episode back to back which hasnt been seen for awhile, interesting mix of fueds going round. I think the US picture would be a good spot for reigns as of at the moment as you pointed out very much looks a cena role but I honestly think rusev has been solid as a champion if we compare to the previous such as the likes of ryder and co, as for the squashes im all for them because its always going to do more good to enhance someones strengths tham weakness, which is perfect for someone like strowman and nia and when the time comes they already have been built up without booking other talent to get buried.

bigguy01 · 02-08-2016 20:33

strowman and niz jax need to be facing lower to mid card main roster talent. ryback did a lot of them and never really got far.

I think what would be good for next year if the brand expansion is still in place is at night of champions is to have smackdown and raw champions face each other.

reigns got a good pop for once, I think reigns has US champion with an open challenge like cena did last year could put reigns over. like him or not cena took the US title to another level with his matches against rusev and his open challenge.

would love to see heymen and Enzo facing each other the mic, the rko out of nowhere at the end has perfect timing when heymen saying orton couldn't rko lesnar.

it would be funny to see foley using a tablet.

LU is ahead of WWE on mix tag matches but since wwe is pg they cant do that.

Bank$ · 02-08-2016 22:10

The RKO out of nowhere was great, hope we dont have another spot where the other appears on their opposition brand before summerslam though, if anything being apart doing sit down shoot promos on one another would build it far better.

I also forgot to mention on raw, enzo was sasha was quality although admittedly was a tad jealous. Tongue

HannahsPet · 03-08-2016 04:06

Think they are not using Mid card roster for squash matches because it can lead to a lot of resentment when a mid card superstar will be losing almost every match they take part in.

HannahsPet · 03-08-2016 04:07

(02-08-2016 22:10 )Legit Bank$ Wrote: The RKO out of nowhere was great, hope we dont have another spot where the other appears on their opposition brand before summerslam though, if anything being apart doing sit down shoot promos on one another would build it far better.

I also forgot to mention on raw, enzo was sasha was quality although admittedly was a tad jealous.

that lasted long Lesnar F5'ed Orton on Smackdown lol

Bank$ · 03-08-2016 10:14

(03-08-2016 04:07 )HannahsPet Wrote:
(02-08-2016 22:10 )Legit Bank$ Wrote: The RKO out of nowhere was great, hope we dont have another spot where the other appears on their opposition brand before summerslam though, if anything being apart doing sit down shoot promos on one another would build it far better.

I also forgot to mention on raw, enzo was sasha was quality although admittedly was a tad jealous.

that lasted long Lesnar F5'ed Orton on Smackdown lol

If they insisted on doing this, the show before summerslam should be the spot.

Bank$ · 03-08-2016 22:23

News & Notes as of 3/8.

Quote:The August 1st 2016 edition of RAW did 3.314 million viewers overall. This is down from last week's 3.339 million viewers.

Below is the hourly breakdown:

8PM: 3,463M viewers
9PM: 3,399M viewers
10PM: 3,081M viewers

Quote:WWE is planning on adding Women's and Tag Team Titles to Smackdown. At this point, it's not known when or what the titles will be called.

Quote:We have just been informed that WWE has applied for the trademark “King of the Ring” as an event name back on July 28th.
This could be an indication that the show could be returning again. There are several brand-exclusive PPV events for 2017 that haven't been officially named.

The tournament endured a four-year hiatus until its return in 2006 as an exclusive event of the SmackDown brand.
The tournament returned as an inter-brand event for RAW in 2008, 2010 and 2015.

*rpj316* · 03-08-2016 22:35

The three hour running time is too long.Needs to be cut back an hour in my opinion.Also I would cut the amount of mind numbingly dull promos and crappy squash matches and actually concentrate on some good storytelling.

Bank$ · 03-08-2016 23:00

I am content the numbers didnt decrease so much in a drop, worst case scenario would be they panic and ditch the new emphasis and ideas on the product but we should have a better view on it in a few months time wether this has worked, storytelling is definitely missing in the modern era when done right.

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