Rate Raw 07/11/2016

[Jacob Fox]

Look, at least we're getting a WWF vibe goin' on here. Both will have oversight from Steph/Shane. In WWF's heyday, it was one commissioner controlling both GM's. We did have GM's in those days, they just weren't ya know, on-screen. Now that WWE is a global phenomenon, they can do pretty much what the fuck they want.

The fact that we were led to believe that new General Managers would be here, it's safe to say we'll see them at Raw Live/Smackdown Live.

In my view it was anticlimactic. Nothing you said changes that. The point was that with all the appearances from former GMs and Vince's appearance last night, that we were led to believe that there would be a surprise person named last night and there wasn't.

They can do whatever they want and I never claimed they couldn't. If you enjoyed what they did, I'm glad you did. That in no way changes the fact that I found it anticlimactic and didn't enjoy it.

 

[DK JAMES]

Yea gave it a 7/10. Pretty enjoyable imo.

-That Wyatt/New Day segment was fucking awesome. One of my favorite things WWE has done this year. I was glued to the screen.
-Seth/Dean promos were on point and crowd was into it, really dope. Liked the Rollins Report too.
-Sasha is incredible. Promo and match were good.
-Shane/Steph splitting Shanedown/RAW was predictable but I'm curious as to who the GM's will be. Looking forward to that.
-Battle Royal opener was pretty good. Darren winning was cool and Bob going nuts was hilarious.
-KO/Cesaro obviously good. This Sami/KO feud is as great as I hoped it'd be.
-Cena showin up shocked me and I'm enjoying the feud with AJ.

All I can think of at the moment. Overall enjoyed the show though. Can't wait for this brand split to finally take place.

 

[Stopspot]

The whole "WAR games" thing is Vince's way of saying, "TNA, come at me." Vince wanted to bring back the spark that was WWF/WWE vs WCW or ECW.

Why would Vince want to bring back that spark and competitiveness? He hated it

 

[InSaNe]

Why would Vince want to bring back that spark and competitiveness? He hated it

Well, if you listen to his "shoot" when naming the new Commissioners and General Managers, you'd know it would be contrary to what you're saying...



If you pay close attention, he's excited about the competitive nature of what he's about to create with the brand "extension."

WWE has to answer to investors; Vince is the C.E.O. It's his responsibility to bring back that stock price to a stable level, and the way to do that is by making the product better. And to do that, you need competition. TNA is that. Whether I like the TNA product or not, whether anyone likes it or not... is irrevelant. The important thing is, WWE needs to acknowledge the competition, and they basically did [that] with the compound battle by Wyatt, which was pretty much a response to Final Deletion.

They even had Stone Cold interview AJ Styles, and Stone Cold asked the ballsy question; Why did AJ Styles leave TNA? Austin referred them by name, too. WWE almost never, ever - and I mean, never names the competition like that.

They've got to compete better at any specific level they desire; merchandise sales (direct cash flow), ratings (perceived success), higher subscriptions (both direct cash, and perceived success), Social Media (perceived success), and so on and on.