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Raw Discussion Thread - 07/27 - US CHAMPION > WWE CHAMPION

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Last week’s Raw played host to one of the most out-of-control brawls in WWE history, when Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker traded punches all over the arena before local law enforcement — not to mention nearly the entire WWE locker room — intervened and put an end to the carnage.

With an anticipated WrestleMania 30 rematch between The Beast Incarnate and The Deadman looming at SummerSlam, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are no doubt taking steps to ensure that their blockbuster main event is protected and that the weeks leading up to The Biggest Party of the Summer are as smooth as possible. Expect The Authority to assert their power on Monday night.


After Charlotte scored a big win over Brie Bella and Sasha Banks at WWE Battleground last week, the daughter of two-time WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair conquered “Brie Mode” once again on Raw. Sasha, meanwhile, made former Divas Champion Paige submit to the Bank Statement that same night, proving that Team B.A.D. — Beautiful And Dangerous — more than lives up to their ominous moniker.

The Bella Twins countered the emergent threat of Team B.A.D. by defeating The Boss and Naomi on SmackDown, but Team Bella can hardly rest on its laurels, especially considering that they’ve yet to earn a victory over Team Paige since the group’s formation.

As these trios jockey for position, it’s clear that despite their differences, Team B.A.D. and Team Paige each have Team Bella and the coveted Divas Championship in their sights. Which team should Nikki, Brie and Alicia Fox fear more? Should The Bella Twins continue fighting a war on two fronts, or will we see them turn their adversaries against one another?


Is it “Fight, Owens, Fight” or “Run, Owens, Run”? That was the question coming out of SmackDown, when K.O. walked out on his match against Rusev. The scenario was not all that different than what we witnessed on Raw, when Owens abandoned Rusev in the night’s Six-Man Tag Team Match. Cesaro — who takes immense pride in his ability to entertain the WWE Universe — confronted Owens about his disappearing act on Thursday night, and was met with a retaliatory Pop-up Powerbomb before SmackDown went off the air.

Cesaro isn’t one to back down from a challenge, and Owens was clearly throwing down a gauntlet of some kind by assaulting the former United States Champion. Will we see these rivals collide on Raw? And if they do, will Owens stand and fight or will he retreat once again?


At WWE Battleground, Luke Harper officially rejoined Bray Wyatt’s macabre family, helping The Eater of Worlds defeat Roman Reigns. The following night, Dean Ambrose aided his former Shield “.......,” saving The Big Dog from a savage two-on-one assault.

Even though The Lunatic Fringe is the uncrowned king of mind games — just ask Seth Rollins — Ambrose still fell victim to Wyatt’s theatrics on SmackDown, when The New Face of Fear and his ....ing disciple distracted the unstable Superstar and cost him his match with Sheamus. Will Ambrose and Reigns be ready should Wyatt and Harper strike again? Can you ever truly be ready when The Wyatt Family is involved?


Last week on Raw, United States Champion John Cena told WWE World Heavyweight Champion that “it’s not the title that makes the man, it’s the man that makes the title,” going on to call The Architect a “joke” and a disgrace of a champion. The Cenation leader then issued a challenge to throw down, right then and there, and the so-called “Future of WWE” instead vacated the ring.

Although Rollins defeated Cesaro in a highly competitive SmackDown main event, Cena made an interesting point: Have Rollins’ nefarious actions as of late made the WWE Universe lose respect for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship? Is the United States Title more prestigious because of the fighting champion who holds it? Regardless, we wouldn’t be surprised if the tense exchange between Cena and Rollins last Monday night spurs another altercation — perhaps a more physical one — this week.

Tune in to Raw at 8/7 C on USA Network, and don’t miss Raw Pre-Show at 7:30 ET, exclusively on the award-winning WWE Network.
 
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Re: WWE Raw Discussion Thread - 07/27 - The Aftermath

This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, but I'm most excited to see what they do with the Divas.
I'm not excited about what they will eventually do (simply because Nikki is horrible but she's dating Cena and by association, Brie will be up there too).. but I am excited for now in that Banks, Lynch, and Flair Jr are awesome.

Unfortunately, we all know what happened to Emma and Paige has been misused...they need to phase out all the bad divas and really focus on the talented ones... if you want us to take divas seriously.

Actually the first step is to stop calling them divas and say WOMEN'S CHAMP like NXT...
 
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Where is RAW this week? I am more interested in the Divas currently, as the Owens garbage has left a bitter taste in my mouth.
OKC, which is a notoriously awful crowd. With that and no Lesnar appearing, I've already got a bad feeling about this Raw. Think I'll just skip it and watch the White Sox instead. They've been on a nice little roll lately.
 
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Have not been this excited for RAW in years, last week was stellar and I hope we can keep this going.

New US Champ please.
CENA needs to open the show with the US challenge, have Owens come out and fight him one last time, Rollins comes out for commentary to cost Cena the title.
 
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I'm torn over whether to watch. RAW has a habit of being great one week and a letdown the next. Last week's brawl was awesome but there's no Brock this week and i'm not sure if Undertaker will appear if there's no Brock. Unless it's revealed that he's working with the Authority.
 
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I'm really looking forward to this. I credit the recent quality spike in Raw to the fact that finally, more than just Cena & the ME scene have some focus.

Right now, we have:
Lesnar vs Undertaker
Owens/Cesaro/Rusev
Reigns/Ambrose vs Wyatt/Harper
Cena & Rollins
Divas Revolution
Neville vs Stardust
All of these programs fresh, & getting attention. About time.
 
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Lesnar vs Undertaker
Owens/Cesaro/Rusev
Reigns/Ambrose vs Wyatt/Harper

Have certainly peaked my interest, and i hope they can somehow follow up on last weeks excellent Raw. Probably be a filler now ive said that.
 
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Only thing I give a fuck about is that fact it's in OK and Swagger might make it on RAW or Superstars and Brock/Taker. Everything else I don't care about because dat incompetency by WWE.
 
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Authority to open Raw and Stephanie to bang on about last week's brawl. Can see it now, they'll have to address it with both Taker/Brock not on Raw by the looks of it.
:deanfpalm
Well at least I just have to watch 2 hours because I am so skipping that segment.
 
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Excited for RAW to see if they can build off what was a good RAW last week. With no Lesnar and Undertaker scheduled, though, it's hard to say. Even still, there are other things I'm looking forward to, like the Ambrose/Reigns vs. Wyatt/Harper fued, as well as the divas. Owens/Cesaro/Rusev also has me interested.

I'm just hoping for another good RAW this week.
 
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Well let's see...

I think the most interesting reaction will be how WWE handles the you know who situation. I assume there will be people who will be chanting his name. Will WWE act like a kid with their fingers in their ears and their eyes closed screaming at the top of their lungs or will they address the big red & yellow elephant in the room.

No Brock Lesnar will mean this RAW won't be as exciting but hopefully something is planned to keep us viewers hooked.

Swagger should get some TV time since it's his home state, but wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't even make it on the Network shows this week.

Maybe this will finally be the week David Otunga accepts the U.S. Open Challenge.
 
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