Raw WWE RAW 2nd June 2014 - LIVE Discussion: Payback Fallout *Spoilers*

[Dale]

Can quitters prosper?
It was decision time for Daniel Bryan at WWE Payback, where he would be forced to either surrender his hard-won WWE World Heavyweight Championship or see his wife, Brie Bella, fired by The Authority’s Stephanie McMahon. It was a difficult choice to be sure, but it was ultimately Brie who would do the deciding when she selflessly quit WWE, nullifying the threat presented by one of WWE’s Principal Owners. With a slap that reverberated throughout Chicago’s Allstate Arena, the “Total Divas” star delivered a stinging parting shot to Stephanie before sparking a “Yes!” chant with her husband.

Now that Stephanie’s plan to force Bryan to surrender the WWE World Heavyweight Title has backfired, what obstacles lie ahead for the leader of the “Yes!” Movement? Also, what’s next for Brie, now no longer part of the WWE roster?

Razing Kane
Kofi Kingston spoke his mind on Twitter about Stephanie McMahon forcing Daniel Bryan to choose between his family and his career at WWE Payback, and Kofi’s candid honesty was “rewarded” with a savage beat down at the hands of Kane moments before The Dreadlocked Dynamo was to face Bo Dallas.

This startling show of force — seemingly ordered by The Authority — was a shocking reminder of what The Devil’s Favorite Demon is capable of. Should Kane re-emerge on Raw, disaster will soon follow.

Moral victory
In what no doubt ranks among his most grueling battles to date, John Cena defeated the calculating Bray Wyatt in a savage Last Man Standing Match that had it all: chairs, stairs, tables and even some surprise pyrotechnics. But in the end, it was a well-executed Attitude Adjustment through an equipment case that felled The Eater of Worlds — at least for now.

When we last saw Wyatt Sunday night, he was incapacitated within a makeshift tomb, courtesy of the Cenation leader. Now that Cena has put the exclamation point on his months-long rivalry with the self-professed “necessary evil,” is the WWE Universe free of The Wyatt Family’s evil allure?

Brotherhood no more?
After being defeated by Ryback & Curtis Axel at WWE Payback, Cody Rhodes offered the following words to sibling and tag team partner, Goldust: “Brother to brother, you need a better tag team partner than me.”

Clearly disappointed by a less-than-stellar win/loss record as of late, the former WWE Tag Team Champions have seemingly gone their separate ways. Might Goldust and Cody regain their luster as solo competitors?

Swept away
We knew The Shield was good, but no one could have predicted that The Hounds of Justice would wind up going 3-0 in a No Holds Barred Elimination Match against Evolution — one of the most decorated factions in all of sports-entertainment history. And, yet, for all of Triple H, Randy Orton & Batista’s underhanded tactics and a seemingly endless supply of “equalizers,” justice ultimately prevailed at WWE Payback as all three black-clad warriors asserted their dominance as a unit.

Having twice vanquished Evolution in six-man encounters, The Shield strides into Monday Night Raw with some well-earned swagger. Whatever they do next will be must-see. Believe that.

DISCUSS!​

 

[Twitchy]

DISCUSS!​

I must have missed that information with Kofi, because I was so confused as to why kane came out to destroy Kofi...all makes sense now.

 

[Chris]

I should be on live for this. Really interested to see where a few people go now, feud wise.

 

[Twitchy]

I should be on live for this. Really interested to see where a few people go now, feud wise.

Think they will continue Bray and Cena?

 

[Chris]

Think they will continue Bray and Cena?

I don't think they should, but it wouldn't surprise me if they did. I don't know what Bray could do if they didn't.

 

[Twitchy]

I don't think they should, but it wouldn't surprise me if they did. I don't know what Bray could do if they didn't.

Im thinking another go with the shield, only because they are in a similar position of whats next..

 

[SanSooFighter]

Wow, it's 2013 again? haha

In all seriousness, I'm pretty interested in what they'll be doing with a few people after last night's PPV. I mean what are they going to do with Wyatt, The Shield, Cena, and are they actually going to do anything with the Tag Titles and Usos? WWE has been going in a pretty good direction lately, hope they keep it up seeing as they're leading into their biggest PPV of the summer in a couple months.

 

[Chris]

Don't forget the next PPV is MITB. Looks like we'll only have one this year.

 

[SanSooFighter]

Yeah, wasn't meaning to overlook MitB; just thinking in terms of the "Big 4" PPV's of the year. I'm hoping Money in the Bank is good as well as it's been a pretty solid show the last few years. It's a good PPV to build towards SummerSlam like they did last year. Should be interesting with just one MitB match this year.

 

[Twitchy]

They should have 12 guys in the MITB match, now that would be interesting.

 

[Deezy]

They should have 12 guys in the MITB match, now that would be interesting.

That would be terrible tbh. Too many bodies makes it hard to watch a gimmick match.

Hence the reason people don't really pay attention to battle royals until it's down to about 8 people maybe less.

Just make it a match with people like Cena, Orton, Cesaro, RVD, Ziggler for lulz and whatever randoms you have. Shield vs Wyatts, because the audience loved those matches. and then spread the rest out there.

 

[Twitchy]

That would be terrible tbh. Too many bodies makes it hard to watch a gimmick match.

Hence the reason people don't really pay attention to battle royals until it's down to about 8 people maybe less.

Just make it a match with people like Cena, Orton, Cesaro, RVD, Ziggler for lulz and whatever randoms you have. Shield vs Wyatts, because the audience loved those matches. and then spread the rest out there.

Good point. Maybe they could do a match for something other than just the WWE Championship. Have a briefcase for the IC title or something

 

[Deezy]

That's what I proposed months ago tbh. Unify the US and IC title in MiTB if you want to do two this PPV.

 

[Twitchy]

Agreed. Would make it much more interesting

 

[Twitchy]

Yeah, wasn't meaning to overlook MitB; just thinking in terms of the "Big 4" PPV's of the year. I'm hoping Money in the Bank is good as well as it's been a pretty solid show the last few years. It's a good PPV to build towards SummerSlam like they did last year. Should be interesting with just one MitB match this year.

The only thing I dislike is having an entire PPV dedicated for one match type. Like hell in a cell, and TLC, I miss the days where they would have those matches randomly on raw or smackdown