WWE RAW 8th September 2014 - LIVE Discussion: Season Premiere

[Dale]

Vengeance for The Viper?
Roman Reigns scored the biggest win of his career when he defeated Randy Orton at SummerSlam, and that’s clearly weighed heavy on the mind of WWE’s Apex Predator ever since. With The Viper set on halting Reigns’ rapid ascent as a solo competitor, will Orton’s aggression lead to an Authority victory over the powerhouse?

The riddle of steel
Bray Wyatt won’t need labyrinthine proclamations to create an aura of unease when he clashes with Chris Jericho in a steel cage on Raw — the unforgiving structure itself is enough to make any Superstar break into a cold sweat. Yet, few Superstars are like Y2J, who’s competed in his fair share of Steel Cage Matches during his WWE Hall of Fame–worthy career.

Although Y2J and Jericho have had hellacious bouts this summer, these charismatic competitors now enter a match unlike any of their previous confrontations. Will Y2J make The Eater of Worlds lose his appetite, or will the buzzards be circling the steel cage on Monday night?

Does Rusev fear Henry?
Rusev just might be the first inductee in the international wing of Mark Henry’s “Hall of Pain.” The World’s Strongest Man has made clear his intentions to deal with “The Hero of the Russian Federation,” and will face “The Super Athlete” one-on-one at Night of Champions.

By evading Henry last week on Raw, Lana and Rusev seemed to unwittingly acknowledge that the former U.S. Olympian is a formidable threat to Rusev, who has yet to be defeated by pinfall or submission in WWE. Is Henry poised to deliver the first true loss to the Russian behemoth?

Jerry Springer’s “Final Thoughts” on The Bella Twins
Jerry Lawler couldn’t fix The Bella Twins’ strained relationship two weeks ago on Raw, but maybe Jerry Springer will have better luck. After serving as Raw guest star way back in 2010, the talk show titan returns to the WWE Universe to moderate an intervention between Nikki & Brie. Will TV’s master of family dysfunction have his hands full with this twin turmoil? Plus, how will this intervention change the complexion of the Divas Championship Triple Threat Match at Night of Champions?

Look out for airborne chairs, high heels and whatever else The Bella Twins get their hands on as Springer tries to keep the peace on Monday night.

Hustle, Loyalty, Redemption
Exclusively on WWE.com, WWE COO Triple H revealed that following John Cena’s impressive show of force during last week’s main event — and the threat of a lawsuit if his rematch clause wasn’t honored — the Cenation leader will indeed face Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Title at Night of Champions.

Yet, even though The Game is begrudgingly allowing Cena to have his rematch against The Beast Incarnate, is the battle-hardened challenger truly prepared for what lies ahead after his utter mauling at SummerSlam? How will Cena ensure that history doesn’t repeat itself in two weeks?

DISCUSS​

 

[Twitchy]

Looks like they had to throw a cage match in to help us forget how horrible Raw is going to be tonight

 

[Dale]

Cage match opens the show

 

[Deezy]

Cage match opens the show

Gotta counter that football somehow.

 

[lucaskieren]

I don't understand the concept behind the season Premier considering the fact that RAW didn't have a Season Finale and surely as it is rivalries supposedly coming to a end it should be a season finale?

 

[Deezy]

Just more WWE speak for getting viewers to think this show will be "all hands on deck".
If there were actual seasons for this, they would have a break for everyone to recharge the batteries.

 

[lucaskieren]

To be honest i hated Wyatt vs Jericho at Summerslam and hopefully this fued finishes tonight and Jericho can come back for Mania 31 so he can do his Fozzy thing. I am looking forward to Orton vs Reigns because if this was me i would have Orton go over tonight and at Night Of Champions have Reigns/Ambrose vs Orton/Rollins. At NOC have Reigns pick up the win on Rollins. Then have Cena beat Brock by some fluke and Lesnar beats three daylights out of him and Rollins cashes in his briefcase. Then at Hell in A Cell and Survivor Series have Rollins beat Cena and at The Royal Rumble if he is ready Reigns can beat Rollins (Because it doesn't matter who is in the title match, the Rumble match is the draw) and have Brock win the Rumble and face Reigns at Mania, whilst Cena can face Rollins at Mania and Rollins can beat Cena and Reigns can beat Brock and two Careers are made.

 

[Deezy]

Jericho will blade, get fined and leave for Fozzy. My prediction.

 

[lucaskieren]

To be honest i Cage match is a feud ender and must and i mean must have some color its simply Wrestling 101

 

[Deezy]

Getting colour is just a crutch shitty workers relied on to gain reactions imo, Bret Hart stated it best "get some colour for a cold crowd and they pop for everything".

 

[lucaskieren]

Getting colour is just a crutch shitty workers relied on to gain reactions imo, Bret Hart stated it best "get some colour for a cold crowd and they pop for everything".

But when a feud has lasted for nearly three months they need to make each other in serious pain and if you wake someones head against steel it is going to make them bleed

 

[Deezy]

But when a feud has lasted for nearly three months they need to make each other in serious pain and if you wake someones head against steel it is going to make them bleed

Not in real life, headbutt a chainlink fence and all it does is sting and the pole will give you a goose egg/hematoma. Never got that "blood makes it real" mentality, because it really doesn't. A Boxing/MMA fight can be stopped from a cut, there is a cutman there specifically for stopping bleeding.

 

[lucaskieren]

It's just my opinion on the topic bud, it's probably because i haven't seen blood in WWE since Brock vs Cena back in 2012 and blood made that match feel like oh Cena is going to win easily to oh fuck he is getting killed out there for real. I agree that blood doesn't make it "Real" just i feel like it is needed in some circumstances but not all.

 

[Andrew]

Purely watching for how horrible the Bellas segment is going to be.

 

[Andrew]

Also the last week I'll be on for RAW live.