 Raw thread for 8/24/09, Raw is Money Mayweather |
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 Aug 25 2009, 03:08 AM
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 You make me shiver, I feel so tender Group: Members Posts: 7,899 Joined: 12-September 05 From: Woodbridge, VA Member No.: 75  |
Nearly everything on the show that didn't involve Show carrying Jericho sucked in some way. The opening segment went on forever - I don't care how many times they referenced it going on for a long time, that didn't make it anymore tolerable. Miz-Santino was amusing thanks to Santino's thumbs down bit before the match, and the SKULL CRUSHING FINALE name for the full-nelson facebuster. The divas tag was enjoyable thanks to Mickie throwing awesome punches, upskirt shots of her, and Beth's tits looking enormous in her top.
The tag title match dragged on, and I'm not a big fan of Jerishow's reign ending to a makeshift team - but the Mayweather tie-in was great, and this is a way to give MVP a more prominent role on TV which he badly needs. Plus, the team element will help cover up for Mark Henry's shortcomings. Show carrying Jericho's limp body after the KO knuck punch ruled. Bourne-Chavo was set up nicely by the stupid boxing match, and what amazed me more than anything else was the crowd popping huge for Air Bourne despite it being done to a guy who's lost to a midget for months. The main event was fine - it didn't help or hurt Legacy, but did make Orton look weak since he was pinned by Vince. Sure, Cena was involved, but it still seemed stupid to do that a day after Orton had to do everything possible to retain the title. Screens -       Quotes - » Click to show
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Aug 25 2009, 03:09 AM
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 THE NAME OF THIS BAND IS TALKING HEADS Group: Members Posts: 1,587 Joined: 4-December 06 Member No.: 6,357 |
"Those masks are manly beyond my wildest expectations" - Vince
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Aug 25 2009, 03:31 AM
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 He's from Barcelona Group: Members Posts: 1,970 Joined: 18-December 06 Member No.: 6,541 |
Vince was fucking golden through that opening segment. When Michaels first grabbed his shoulder, he spun his head around and gave him the biggest "fucking hell" expression I've ever seen. I certainly enjoyed it.
The tag match wasn't a title match, it was for an opportunity at Breaking Point. Mayweather screwed up. I loved him otherwise, especially with Vince. The rest of the show sorta dragged, but Bourne can do SSP's for two hours as far as I'm concerned. -------------------- QUOTE(glfpunk) There's no way the Saints beat the Cardinals. I said it all year, the Saints are overachievers and had a cake schedule. They ended the season by losing three straight and that was after barely beating Atlanta, Washington, and St. Louis a few games before that. It reminds me a lot of a couple years ago when the Cowboys won the NFC East at 13-3. Going into the playoffs, I didn't feel like they were as good as their record and that's exactly where the Saints are at. In a high scoring game, Arizona just has the better offense. Kurt Warner was nearly perfect in that game and he's the best QB in the NFL against the blitz. QUOTE(glfpunk) Saints stand no chance of winning a playoff game. They're done. I would say the same thing about the Vikings but luckily they got to play a team that had already packed it in last week and got some confidence back. Vikings/ Cowboys should be a good game. I expect Favre to throw many interceptions. Muppet. |
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Aug 25 2009, 03:43 AM
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FEAR OF MUSIC Group: Members Posts: 351 Joined: 19-December 05 From: The streets, USA Member No.: 2,931 |
I almost went to the show, but considering with how much I've hated Raw recently, I was skeptical. Tonight's show sounded just as bad so I'm glad I skipped on this one.
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Aug 25 2009, 03:48 AM
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 More Songs About Life, The Universe, And Everything Group: Members Posts: 4,928 Joined: 12-September 05 From: An utterly insignificant little blue green planet whose ape-descended life forms are so amazingly primitive that they still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea. Member No.: 362 |
God bless whoever decided to put Mickie James in a skirt again.
-------------------- QUOTE(Douglas Adams) Any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still know where his towel is, is clearly a man to be reckoned with.  |
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Aug 25 2009, 03:53 AM
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 THE NAME OF THIS BAND IS TALKING HEADS Group: Members Posts: 1,517 Joined: 7-March 09 From: Connecticut Member No.: 37,424 |
QUOTE(Rev @ Aug 24 2009, 11:48 PM)  God bless whoever decided to put Mickie James in a skirt again. Indeed. I didn't hate or love this week's show.. mixed bag, but I do love it when Money Mayweather is on. Whenever he's involved in something it gives me that big event, must watch, feeling. |
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Aug 25 2009, 04:02 AM
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 Songs about Xmas in Heaven Group: Members Posts: 7,947 Joined: 13-September 05 From: MD, USA Member No.: 564 |
QUOTE(Rev @ Aug 24 2009, 11:48 PM) God bless whoever decided to put Mickie James in a skirt again. the Divas need to wear their "boxing outfits" every week. -------------------- Mark Coale
Odessa Steps Magazine ISSUE FOUR -- OCTOBER 2009 |
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Aug 25 2009, 04:09 AM
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 REMAIN IN LIGHT Group: Members Posts: 674 Joined: 12-September 05 From: Mesquite, TX Member No.: 414 |
Beth Phoenix was the star of that match in the eye candy dept.
GOOD GAWD. --------------------  1864 MVP "On 'Hogan Knows Best' this weekend, when Hogan was going through his wrestling injuries, he mentioned that Undertaker dropped him on his head in 1974. Yes, he said 1974." - (WON 2006-11-06) |
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Aug 25 2009, 04:11 AM
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 It's not... yesterday... anymore Group: Members Posts: 2,863 Joined: 12-September 05 Member No.: 216 |
What was the point of that Brett Dibiase crap?
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Aug 25 2009, 04:14 AM
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THE NAME OF THIS BAND IS TALKING HEADS Group: Members Posts: 1,517 Joined: 7-March 09 From: Connecticut Member No.: 37,424 |
QUOTE(rzombie1988 @ Aug 25 2009, 12:11 AM) What was the point of that Brett Dibiase crap? Good question. Is he trying to prove himself to Orton or did Orton tell him to GTFO to make it seem as though Legacy had nothing to do with his interference? |
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Aug 25 2009, 04:15 AM
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 REMAIN IN LIGHT  Group: Banned Posts: 519 Joined: 7-February 07 From: Westbrook, Maine Member No.: 7,071 |
That Mickie picture is not real flattering, in my opinion. Following Summerslam, which I thought was really good, that RAW was pretty lackluster. Although really Summerslam was good because of the Smackdown side anyway, not the RAW side.
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Aug 25 2009, 04:22 AM
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 Kenneth McMahon... err... Exit... err.. Group: Members Posts: 1,388 Joined: 12-September 05 From: Calgary, Alberta Member No.: 125 |
I usually find a lot of the DX comedy to be unfunny, but am I the only one who thought they were on top form tonight?
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Aug 25 2009, 04:32 AM
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 FEAR OF MUSIC Group: Members Posts: 383 Joined: 14-July 06 Member No.: 4,820 |
QUOTE(rzombie1988 @ Aug 25 2009, 12:11 AM) What was the point of that Brett Dibiase crap? Fodder for eventual Ted Jr. face turn I would guess |
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Aug 25 2009, 04:41 AM
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 FEAR OF MUSIC Group: Members Posts: 396 Joined: 12-September 05 Member No.: 345 |
No mention of that bizarre DX promo where they were drowned out by the sound of machinery?
If that was worked, it was retarded. If that was a shoot, it was retarded. |
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Aug 25 2009, 04:42 AM
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 TOTALLY TRIPPIN' for MARK RYPIEN! Group: Members Posts: 2,686 Joined: 12-September 05 Member No.: 309 |
That got the only chuckle DX has managed out of me since their return
"Why am I still shouting?" -------------------- Let's just have a robotic bear with an eyepatch and a cigar bang her in the ass while she's handcuffed to an enormous penis. I'm the greatest fucking judge ever. - Poison Sawada CITO
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Aug 25 2009, 05:28 AM
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 More Songs About Buildings and Food Group: Members Posts: 65 Joined: 16-April 09 From: Florida, USA, Earth, Milk Way, Universe Twelve Member No.: 39,317 |
Kind of a blah/nothing show this week.
That opening segment was REALLY long. I actually slept through the first twenty minutes though, as I had stayed up all night the prior night and was napping. Thus, I can't tell if it was good/bad/funny, whatever. Please... no more Chavo/Hornswoggle... Just awful stuff. I realize that in a feud like this, the writers (think they) are limited with what they can do, but this is significantly worse than the Hornswoggle/Jamie Noble stuff. The gimmick matches are so bad. I was impressed with how DX managed to carry on and play off the terrible noise that plagued their promo as well as they did. I actually like DX Triple H better than unstoppable heelish babyface Triple H. He's much more likable like this, as long as DX aren't doing terrifyingly bad skits like the cafeteria ones from a few weeks ago. Orton looked like a nothing for the whole show. Legacy looked significantly stronger than him the whole night. Much like at SummerfSlam. Last week, I commented that Henry and MVP were dressed a lot alike and in similar colors, so they looked like a tag team. Now they are a tag team. Well, WWE does need teams, and I think this will be a good one. MVP reversing Jericho's classic face bit on him was kind of weird. -------------------- Hey, remember that time when Vince McMahon died in the limo explosion? Let's go back in the time machine with the geniuses at Yahoo Answers: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qi...11211640AAAHZzb
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Aug 25 2009, 05:43 AM
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 JKPURO in disguise? We're working on it. Group: Members Posts: 900 Joined: 9-July 09 Member No.: 42,874 |
84! 84! 84!
26 minutes the opening segment ate up and I wasn't bored for a second. Some may take this and use it as 'ammo' against McMahon and WWE. I can hear it now: "Vince and his ego! Eating up TV time!" . In all reality though this is the first time I can remember Vince having a birthday celebration on TV, so I canot begrudge the man because he did provideo SHOWGIRLS~! ELVIS~! and CIRQUE DE SOLEIL~! Brett looked TOTALLY out of place during The Legacy segments. I am surprised WWE didn't milk the interference and make an angle out of it. Seeing Brett,Ted,Cody,and Randy all standing together they just looked SUPER boring. This is the first Raw that I was able to sit through post draft. Good effort by WWE tonight and the show was helped by the improv of Michaels and HHH. |
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Aug 25 2009, 06:03 AM
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 Which is my face. Which is a building. Which is on fire. Group: Members Posts: 5,199 Joined: 15-September 05 From: Burlington, NC Member No.: 1,337 |
QUOTE(MGFanJay @ Aug 24 2009, 11:08 PM) The divas tag was enjoyable thanks to Mickie throwing awesome punches, upskirt shots of her, and Beth's tits looking enormous in her top. The Mayweather tie-in was great, and this is a way to give MVP a more prominent role on TV which he badly needs. Show carrying Jericho's limp body after the KO knuck punch ruled. All this is entirely true. The outfits for the diva match were seriously incredible. Mickie, Beth and Kelly all looked completely dynamite. Hope they all did shoots for the .com in those outfits. I thought the use of Mayweather was pretty perfect. Missed the opening segment and six man tag, but unlike sometimes when that happens, I DO plan to watch them when I get the chance so thats something. Is the term "skull crushing finale" a reference to something specific that I don't recall or get? -------------------- QUOTE(www.creedthoughts.gov.www\creedthoughts @ July 26 2007, 02:11 PM) Number Five: I will institute a database with pictures of every resident in the state naked. Every five years, a citizen can request to view any one person’s naked picture for a viewing period of ten minutes. After they’ve used up their viewing, they have to wait another five years until they can view another. It’s just not fair for all these foxy ladies to be walking around without anyone being able to see them naked. This is going to be the cornerstone of my campaign. "As a crafty ring veteran, I can let you in on a little secret. Being an awesome wrestler has nothing to do with awesome wrestling moves. It's all about awesome costumes, gimmicks, and dinosaur tranquilizer feuled ranting and raving." - Strong Bad |
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Aug 25 2009, 06:28 AM
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 He'll Always Have Paris Group: Members Posts: 5,637 Joined: 12-September 05 From: Nifty Niwot, CO Member No.: 336 |
Orton taking a Sweet Chin Music into an Attitude Adjustment and THEN getting pinned by Vince doesn't make him look "weak" at all. He took two of the most over finishers in the WWE in a row. Liberace's corpse should be able to pin him after that.
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Aug 25 2009, 07:05 AM
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 FEAR OF MUSIC Group: Members Posts: 167 Joined: 13-September 05 From: Sunny San Francisco Bay Area, CA Member No.: 627 |
Raw was terrible, I didn't enjoy any of it.
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