Rate Raw 08/29/16

[Prince Bálor]

KO winning the title is worthy of a 10/10.

And the rest of the show was great.

Positives:
- The opening segment w/ KO, Rollins, Big Cass and Reigns was good. It was a pretty basic opener to set the stage for later in the night, but thankfully it didn't drag. Owens was great, Rollins' death, taxes and Rollins always beats Reigns line was great, and Cass had some pretty strong lines, too.

- Y2J was pretty great in that backstage segment with Tom Phillips. DRINK IT IN, MAAAAAAN!

- Y2J vs Neville was good.

- Zayn vs Jinder was OK and exactly what it needed to be. Zayn needed the rehab win following last week's loss. NOW PUSH ZAYN, GODDAMMIT!

- Gallows, Anderson & Dana vs The New Day & Bayley was solid.

- Sheamus vs Cesaro was so darn good. These two never fail to deliver.

- The Strowman squash was fun. Wow. Best Strowman squash ever.

- Heyman/Steph felt like a filler segment as they're waiting for Brock, but it was fine. I wish Heyman had finished counting to 500 when he was paying out Lesnar's fine, though.

- KO vs Rollins vs Big Cass vs Reigns was a great ME. Didn't expect Trips to show up out of nowhere and turn on Rollins, but I'm extremely happy for KO winning the title. He really deserves it!

Negatives:
- The Nia Jax squash sucked.

- DY/Titus feud still sucks.

 

[C.M. Shaddix]

10/10 and not just THE AMAZING KEVIN OWENS BACK UP PLAN ENDINGS but the rest of the show was good, well.... Except Ttitus O Neil vs Young anyway XD

I can see a shit ton of memes with that Old Fart Club and Nurse Dana segment

 

[Stopspot]

10/10 and not just THE AMAZING KEVIN OWENS BACK UP PLAN ENDINGS but the rest of the show was good, well.... Except Ttitus O Neil vs Young anyway XD

I can see a shit ton of memes with that Old Fart Club and Nurse Dana segment

How was that an amazing ending? Owens looks like a geek

 

[alexb]

"On a final note, I'm pretty sure most will be predicting Seth Rollins to be coming out victorious from the fatal 4-Way and be crowned the new Universal champ, which, to a degree, probably makes the most sense. Personally, if it were up to me, I'd say fuck that and give the strap to KO...Just saying....:henry2:"


And once more I say...fuck it. Orgasm/10 baby !!!! :ko:


In all seriousness, was the show in its entirety worthy of a perfect score? Absolutely not, however the main even alone was enough to make for the entire 3 hours, along with that epic ending of course.

Now, some may argue the use of the term "epic" as being exaggerating and Stopspot above makes a very reasonable argument so here's my take on why I thought the ending was epic:

A) The right guy won. Yeah, it's a simplistic argument but it's not like WWE comes up with these decisions very often...

B) The element of surprise. I've said it before, I personally hate the fact that they usually announce beforehand certain people appearing on the show, whether it's a special one time appearance or a returning superstar. Nowadays, it's all about promotion and if you add the social media outlets in the mix, it is extremely rare that we get surprised. Now, I personally very rarely follow or check dirt sheets or other spoilers before shows, nor do I have any special relationship with the social media so I am not exactly sure if there was any talk about HHH appearing last night. If that's the case, so be it. I for one was totally unaware of anything and completely shocked when i saw him appear on my TV screan and to that I say BRAVO WWE !!!

C) The cliffhanger. When was the last time any RAW or Smackdown went off the air and left you begging for more, wishing that the next show could start right away? See, this is something they really used to do a lot during the Attitude Era and was one (of many) of the reasons of the success and something we rarely (if at all) get these days. Can anyone honestly tell me he or she ain't anxious to see HHH come out next week and explain his actions? What about Seth and Roman and what they have to say? It's called a good storyline folks and when the writing is good, the show in general is all that better so of course I am eager to see how this will all unfold next week...

 

[Noa Shalev]

Seth Rollins is definitely turning, he has the fans he just need WWE to recognize him as the face that he obviously is

 

[C.M. Shaddix]

How was that an amazing ending? Owens looks like a geek

Shut up forever, do you wanna see a Rollins/Reigns rehash or new shit

 

[Noa Shalev]

I wanted to see a rollins/reigns double turn so badly

 

[Stopspot]

Shut up forever, do you wanna see a Rollins/Reigns rehash or new shit

It's not new tho. This is the same heel champ aligned with the McMahon family that has been around for 18 years now. The angle itself is allowed to vote.

They ruined Kevin Owens first title win. A win that should be special, star making. His first main title win in the company became secondary to McMahonmania.

Triple H had to come out, pedigree two people and practically hand Owens the win. This was not the way he should have won the belt. He does not benefit from it. He was not elevated, he was not given any form of rub. Him as champion is not even going to be the main focus going forward. It is going to be Triple H, a 40+ something part timer, vs Seth Rollins.

 

[MGS32]

It's not new tho. This is the same heel champ aligned with the McMahon family that has been around for 18 years now. The angle itself is allowed to vote.

They ruined Kevin Owens first title win. A win that should be special, star making. His first main title win in the company became secondary to McMahonmania.

Triple H had to come out, pedigree two people and practically hand Owens the win. This was not the way he should have won the belt. He does not benefit from it. He was not elevated, he was not given any form of rub. Him as champion is not even going to be the main focus going forward. It is going to be Triple H, a 40+ something part timer, vs Seth Rollins.

I don't know man, Rollins isn't particularly entitled to any rematch so maybe they'll run HHH/Rollins and Owens/Whoever.

 

[Stopspot]

I don't know man, Rollins isn't particularly entitled to any rematch so maybe they'll run HHH/Rollins and Owens/Whoever.

I never said that Rollins would get a rematch. HHH vs Rollins is obvious going forward. And it is going to be the main storyline. The main storyline on RAW going forward is going to be Seth Rollins vs a semi retired man pushing 50.

The champion is going to be secondary at best. But since Brock is going to be a thing on RAW he is probably going to be third on the priority list.

 

[¡Tranquilo!]

I can see a shit ton of memes with that Old Fart Club and Nurse Dana segment

Not gonna lie that segment looked like the opening to a Brazzers video...

 

[GrammarNazi82]

Apparently there were a lot of orgasms going on in the forum Monday night. :ksi: I'm seriously just happy my suggested rating has gotten so many votes. lol

 

[SmackChat-Luke]

I loved the Jericho/Neville match at the beginning of the night - Made Neville look like a credible threat to Y2J for the majority of the match until that counter into the Lion Tamer. After that I really did think it was boring until the main event. I'm tired of watching unknown talent job out to Nia Jax and Braun Strowman. I certainly want to turn off my TV every time Bob Backlund appears, because his steady decay into madness is making me extremely uncomfortable.

The main event was good, though it's a shame KO didn't earn the title off his own back in the match itself. Couldn't have been happier with the way that Triple H returned; no fanfare, no music, just into shot, pedigree to Roman and genuinely made me excited to see the end of the match.

It's a shame that SmackDown couldn't match up this week, though it's the first week RAW has been better in my eyes for a while.

 

[Leo C]

Geez, such a mark.