WWE RAW 20th August 2012 - LIVE Discussion

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CONTAINS SUMMERSLAM SPOILERS

HHH Taps Out
Brock Lesnar managed to make HHH tap out to his kimura lock at SummerSlam and some are saying that this may be the end of the game. He spent a good five minutes leaving the ring after the match, to chants of "You tapped out", and it seemed like he was saying goodbye to the fans. Has Lesnar managed to finish the game the week after breaking HBK's arm? What is next for Lesnar now that he has defeated HHH?

Punk Retains
Punk managed to retain his WWE title at Summerslam and continue the 13th longest title reign but the win didn't come without some controversy. At one stage Punk locked in the Koji Clutch on Show and then Cena locked in the STF as well. Show tapped and both wrestlers tried to claim the victory. RAW GM AJ came to the ring and restarted the match and after less than a minute Punk did managed to finally pin Show for the victory. What will happen next in the Punk/Cena saga? Who does Show go after next? Will Punk mainevent the next PPV?

Sheamus Screws Del Rio
Just when you thought this feud couldn't be booked any poorer there was a dusty finish to the match at SummerSlam. Sheamus used Riccardo's shoe to hit Del Rio before pinning him. But it doesn't end there as Del Rio's foot was on the ropes during the three count and Sheamus in seeing that pulled his leg off the rope so that the referee couldn't see it. What does this mean for Sheamus? It was a pretty heelish thing to do and something that we haven't seen before from face Sheamus. Will Del Rio receive another title shot at Night of Champions?

Antonio Cesaro Wins the US title
In the SummerSlam preshow Cesaro faced Santino for the United States Championship and Cesaro managed to end Santino's five month title reign. With the title in new hands can Cesaro bring back some prestige to the championship? Who will challenge for the title once Santino has had his rematch?

Primetime Players Fall Short
Primetime Players had the momentum leading into the PPV but they couldn't get the job done when it mattered. Kofi and Truth managed to retain the titles with a convincing win against the number one contenders. With Hawkins/Reks being the only other heel tag team on the roster who will be the next team to challenge for the titles?

Bryan Burns Kane
Daniel Bryan managed to catch Kane off guard to pin him with a rollup in their match at SummerSlam. After the match Kane wasn't too happy with what had happened and he put his hands on Josh Matthews. AJ has said that she will deal with that tonight on RAW. Will Kane be suspended for his actions?

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[Keith]

Should be an interesting raw as based on last night things do seem to moving forward a bit.

Lesnar should appear to gloat about his win and maybe issue an open challenge but I hope that the feud with HHH is done now.

The other highlight should be seeing what happens with Kane and Bryan now.

 

[The New F'n Show]

Interested in the show and where they go with things since I didn't expect a lot of last nights results (look at the prediction thread, if you don't believe me).

 

[Dale]

For more on the situation, tune in to Monday Night Raw tonight, where Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman will address the WWE Universe at the top of the show (8/7 CT).

Will be interesting to see where they go with this now.

Also, I'm entirely sure why but I have a horrible feeling that Kane's "punishment" is going to be getting a rematch against Bryan as ass backwards as that sounds.

 

[Blujay]

If it's Taker and Brock at Mania could we see the seeds planted tonight? I'm anxious for the show tonight. I hope whoever Brock's next opponent is is an entertaining choice. The build with HHH was great but it just didn't pay off in the end.

 

[Dale]

Brock is supposedly competing again at Survivor Series.

 

[The New F'n Show]

For some reason I could see Kane's Punishment being Lesnar if they want to build to Lesnar-Taker.

 

[Keith]

Kane doesn't deserve to be treated like a jobber then again like the sound of that match Scott.

 

[Deezy]

Kane doesn't deserve to be treated like a jobber then again like the sound of that match Scott.

Not sure how putting over someone for a bigger opponent is called jobbing? JYD did it for Harley Race and was meant to build him up for Hogan.

 

[Keith]

^Depends how the match plays out. Thing is because Kane is not seen as such a big deal anymore by management as he once was and would just be used as a stop gap for Lesnar then I would expect a one sided bout but I doubt the match will happen anyway.

 

[Deezy]

^Depends how the match plays out. Thing is because Kane is not seen as such a big deal anymore by management as he once was and would just be used as a stop gap for Lesnar then I would expect a one sided bout but I doubt the match will happen anyway.

But, the dude still beats big name stars from time to time, just because he isn't world champion all the time doesn't mean he is seen as a big deal anymore, he is a good hand to the company and still over. remeber this guy was supposed to be a bad guy at the begining of the year and it didn't take long for the fans to turn him. Sure wasn't the company that turned him.

Lesnar could show off his dominance by beating a monster, how is that bad?

 

[Keith]

You may have a point I would be interested in seeing the match anyway. He is still over quite strong I agree with that.

 

[Lewb]

Yeah, isn't Kane the last guy to beat Punk? It won't happen though. Kanes punishment will probably be a pointless match up against Randy Orton or something. Excited for Paul Heyman to start the show.

 

[Crippler]

As TAZ would say Well, HERE COMES THE PAIN

 

[Andrew]

Lesnar to open up the show, this should be a good opening segment especially if Heyman's doing the talking.