WWE RAW 30th April 2012 LIVE Discussion Thread

[Troy]

Really odd RAW to follow a really good PPV. They still didn't explain Cena's speech at the end of the PPV and the segment with Brock and HHH didn't get the closure expected. Cena wrestling appearing the night after he said he was leaving made no sense and having him wrestle on the next PPV doesn't make sense either.

 

[Andrew]

RAW was shocking to be honest.

 

[Prodigy]

Show was okay just fucked up by weird booking.

 

[John McHenry]

So many bad matches, bad outcomes, unanswered questions, and logic flaws. While I thought Extreme rules was the PPV of the year so far I'd have to declare this the worst Raw.

 

[Prodigy]

RAW was shocking to be honest.

I wouldn't go that far.

 

[Kingslayer]

Cena vs Laurinaitis :fp:

Tragic.

Bryan vs Punk will be great, as long as Bryan doesn't win and then gets out of the ME. We need a great match at OTL to cancel out this crap.

 

[The Cork]

Highlights:
- Bellas continuing the slippery slope of sluttiness with their outfits
- DAT ASSSSS on Eve
- Johnny Ace swerve
- Triple H's sell job on the arm



Wrestlecrap:
- Punk v Danielson announced for the PPV
- John Cena, in general
- Last time we'll see the Bellas
- Pretty much the rest of the show

 

[Andrew]

Ziggler on Superstars now...

I don't know what's worse, the fact he was on Superstars or RAW.

 

[Kiffy Lube]

Punk/Bryan is pretty much the best match that can be put on. The marquee still reads WRESTLING if you argue against this match you just aren't a wrestling fan.

 

[AF.]

Didn't enjoy RAW at all. Thought the show did well, however, to set up a few big feuds & matches.

Lesnar/HHH should be good. HHH screws Brock out of his perfect contract, this is something I can get behind as I kinda want to see HHH get his ass kicked (then Orton for the lulz). I didn't like the roster coming out (especially SHEAMUS, who is meant to be bitter rivals with HHH) and saving him, then not doing so for Cena. WWE needs to hire security for stuff like this. Why is Kofi always running out saving dudes? He never seems to be caught out on this.

Daniel Bryan vs. CM Punk - yes. I originally wanted Orton, but this is literally the next best thing (yes, I think Orton/Punk is a better match up).

Cena vs. Laurinatis - I wish we saw beatdowns like these more often. It was pretty brutal, Tensai and his mate are going to get heat for this and I'm glad it isn't Cena vs. Tensai.

The rest of RAW is pretty lame. Glad they got straight to the OTL build instead of pissing around.

 

[Lewb]

I fell asleep watching. Not because of the quality, because it was 3 in the morning. I got it recorded so ill catch the last hour later. Not expecting much tho by the sounds of it, sounds some dire stuff.

 

[Prodigy]

Didn't enjoy RAW at all. Thought the show did well, however, to set up a few big feuds & matches.

Lesnar/HHH should be good. HHH screws Brock out of his perfect contract, this is something I can get behind as I kinda want to see HHH get his ass kicked (then Orton for the lulz). I didn't like the roster coming out (especially SHEAMUS, who is meant to be bitter rivals with HHH) and saving him, then not doing so for Cena. WWE needs to hire security for stuff like this. Why is Kofi always running out saving dudes? He never seems to be caught out on this.

Daniel Bryan vs. CM Punk - yes. I originally wanted Orton, but this is literally the next best thing (yes, I think Orton/Punk is a better match up).

Cena vs. Laurinatis - I wish we saw beatdowns like these more often. It was pretty brutal, Tensai and his mate are going to get heat for this and I'm glad it isn't Cena vs. Tensai.

The rest of RAW is pretty lame. Glad they got straight to the OTL build instead of pissing around.

Why is Orton vs Punk the better match up? We got that last year, so why have it again so soon? espescially considering the Punk didn't get the upperhand much in the feud.

 

[Lewb]

Now they've put Punk and Bryan on PPV for the championship, I'm a bit gutted we've already seen them go at it on Raw. And on Smackdown once I believe. If they had plans to do this it should have been a ppv only deal, because I have a feeling it could be a classic.

 

[Keith]

I agree with that last point, but possibley a lot of people would have forgotten about those television matches as they weren't part of a major feud. It is great to see WWE's two top workers rewarded with a title match on ppv, it seems like all their hard work over the years has paid off.

Some interesting devolpments by the sounds of it, it annoys me that Triple H is back so soon after Mania and that he has to have the few matches Brock is likely to have in WWE. Think I will catch raw on the repeat.

 

[Dale]

Tbh I thought it was a bad, bad RAW. I don't like Beat The Clock Matches because judging the guys who are in the ring, you know exactly when the match is going to finish, it's just so anti-climatic.

Didn't get to hear from Brock, Punk or Jericho and to an extent Cena aswell.

Sure the OTL build starts straight away which is good, but a bit of closure and explanation to last nights events wouldn't have gone a miss.