Raw Live Raw discussion thread, February 3rd 2025: Royal Rumble Fallout

[Ricky Smarks]

Getting your blue thunder in as a counter to the bulldog is a great sequence.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

This IS awesome.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

I haven’t seen my boy bust out that anaconda in a minute.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

How did Sammy not see that punk was baiting him to try to take that helluva kick so he can move out of the way?

 

[Ricky Smarks]

It’s time for you to go to sleep because CM punk has a dream to achieve.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Gotta love how Cena didn’t have to qualify.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

The fact that Cena just got to be in the match is making me more hopeful they wouldn’t be delusional enough to have Cena win it.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

These glitches are what I would’ve expected on the debut, but it’s OK. Netflix will learn from these birthing pains.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Why is Kevin turning on Sammy again when Sammy didn’t even do anything to him?

 

[Ricky Smarks]

I mean, I already figured Sammy and Kevin was totally the plan for their matches at wrestlemania, but like without the belt or the Royal rumble win, this doesn’t feel earned. I thought it was gonna be more of a Kevin trying to coax Sammy into being more vicious until Sammy was the one that stood up for himself against Kevin and that’s when Kevin would’ve attacked Sammy for not turning heel, but what was the reasoning for this just because he’s mad he lost the ladder match?

 

[Ricky Smarks]

That being said this match if you’re gonna do it, one last time is definitely a match that has the history, intensity and chemistry to be a wrestlemania match. So I’m all in on it.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Another phenomenal episode of raw.

It might be my favorite one so far.

 

[OsBlaze]

The fact that Cena just got to be in the match is making me more hopeful they wouldn’t be delusional enough to have Cena win it.

I mentioned in the thread, I think it adds to the fact I don’t think he’s winning his first couple matches or so. You have him in it, so he doesn’t gotta win, he loses yet AGAIN. Maybe doubting himself more. Then as Chris said in reply to it, then you start to think how desperate he might get. I think maybe he wins at like, maybe Mania, depending who he has a match with. But I don’t think he wins anything until then.

 

[Lethal]

I mean, I already figured Sammy and Kevin was totally the plan for their matches at wrestlemania, but like without the belt or the Royal rumble win, this doesn’t feel earned. I thought it was gonna be more of a Kevin trying to coax Sammy into being more vicious until Sammy was the one that stood up for himself against Kevin and that’s when Kevin would’ve attacked Sammy for not turning heel, but what was the reasoning for this just because he’s mad he lost the ladder match?

He thought he could trust Sami, as his best friend, would help him win the title against the guy who had wronged both of them for siding with Roman. When he stood by and did nothing, he betrayed Kevin, and this one cut deeper than anybody else, hence the attack

 

[Jimmy King]

This was edited out of the replay I watched on Netflix last night unfortunately. They should edited out all the glitching while they were at it lol.

Good show though, there’s no doubt that Jey Uso winning was the right call after that opening segment.

Good qualifying matches and great end to the show with KO attacking Sami.