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RAW 1000 Discussion Thread- Nostalgic Fuckery, Hand Henry and Boners

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Raw 1,000 is officially upon us, and the stakes have never been higher for everyone involved. Brock Lesnar will return to a WWE ring to answer Triple H’s SummerSlam challenge in person, likely with his devilish mouthpiece, Paul Heyman, in tow. The Rock will also make his grand return for the first time since April 2, and will probably have a few words for the WWE Champion … which may end up being a different Superstar at the end of the night since John Cena has stated he’ll cash in his Money in the Bank WWE Championship Match contract on the embattled CM Punk before the night is out. Oh, and by the way, Raw is three hours, starting at 8/7 CT, not just this Monday but every Monday from now on! Here are five things to look forward to on this historic night.


WWE Championship Money In The Bank Cash-In
John Cena vs. CM Punk


John Cena is coming for CM Punk. The Cenation leader gave his solemn vow last week to the WWE Universe that he would redeem the coveted Money in the Bank contract against The Second City Saint for a one-on-one opportunity at Punk’s WWE Championship on Raw 1,000. Apart from the odd twist of fate this represents for Punk himself (he’s a two-time Money in the Bank winner and twice cashed it in on vulnerable foes to abscond with the World Heavyweight Championship), this also presents the possibility for Cena to reignite his rivalry with The Rock, only with the consequences elevated to new heights by the wrinkle of the WWE Title. Money in the Bank history is on Cena’s side, but he has yet to defeat Punk for the title since losing it to him at last year’s Money in the Bank. Which Superstar will win out when the big one is on the line?



After WWE COO Triple H challenged Brock Lesnar to a match at SummerSlam, Lesnar's legal representative Paul Heyman returned to Raw to inform the WWE Universe that his client would not agree to fight. Refusing to take "no" for an answer, The Game knocked out Heyman after he insulted Triple H's wife, Stephanie McMahon.

Two weeks later, Heyman appeared live via satellite on Raw SuperShow and revealed that Lesnar would respond to Triple H's challenge on the 1,000th episode of Raw.

When Lesnar comes to Raw 1,000, it will be nearly three months since he shockingly attacked Triple H and broke The Game's arm. What will his live response be to The King of Kings? Will he agree to settle the score between himself and Triple H at the 25th installment of SummerSlam?

D-Generation X will kick off the show at 8/7 CT with an official reunion that’ll likely leave the WWE Universe rolling in the aisles. Triple H and Shawn Michaels still pal around now and then in the ring together, but this is the first time they’ll officially appear under the DX banner in a long time. Expect hijinks to ensue … unless Brock Lesnar has other plans in store for the beloved duo’s homecoming party.



Daniel Bryan & AJ's Wedding

Just say "YES!"

Daniel Bryan and AJ are getting hitched, and while the denizens of the WWE Universe had a surprising amount of well-wishes for the controversial couple, we’re not entirely convinced that there isn’t something fishy going on here. Bryan is a good many things, but a sentimentalist he is not, and AJ’s moods change with the wind these days. Plus, was it just us or did Kane and AJ share another one of those “moments” on SmackDown that The Big Red Monster said he was trying to avoid. Kane has an “eventful” history regarding weddings on Raw; will he add this one to his list of matrimonial mayhem? Or will the nuptials go off without a hitch for once?​


A new Raw General Manager will be named

Raw’s power structure has been in a state of flux in the weeks since John Laurinaitis met his ignominious end at No Way Out. The Raw brand has been under the supervision of Mick Foley, Vickie Guerrero and the Anonymous General Manager, who was revealed to be Hornswoggle. But come Raw 1,000, a new head honcho will be named, and the WWE Universe has no idea who it’s going to be. Will it be any of the previous interim candidates? Perhaps a unified WWE under Teddy Long? Or will the grassroots campaign to install William Regal as Raw GM lift off and usher the red brand into its new era?



In a poll during last Monday's live Raw broadcast, the WWE Universe voted on which championship should be defended on the historic 1,000th episode of Raw. In a tight race, the WWE Universe chose Intercontinental Champion Christian to defend his title. Who will he face?



FINALLY … The Rock will come back to Raw on the 1,000th episode, and he’ll likely have some important business on his mind. When last we saw him, The Great One dropped the bombshell that he intended to reclaim the WWE Championship in the next phase of his comeback, and he’s already said via Twitter that he’ll be addressing that goal before the assembled WWE Universe on Raw 1,000. Which means a confrontation between The People’s Champion and CM Punk isn’t entirely out of the realm of possibility.
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Re: CM punk may feud with Rock

They won't feud Rock with Punk, as that would actually put Punk over and Vince won't allow it. He's still bitter about the fact that CM Punk created his character before he came to WWE, that's always been a pet peeve of Vince's when talent do that, because he can't take credit for them getting over. Hence why RVD wasn't champion until the tail end of his career, despite the fact that he was the most over man in the company for his entire tenure, and why he ruined DDP by making him a midcard motivational speaker or something for fucks sake. So he has a certain ceiling Vince won't let him break. He only even has the WWE title because he and Cena are the only people on the active roster who are stars, everybody else is gone. A feud with Rock would be too high profile for what Vince will give, regardless of the fact that the vast majority of fans would want to see that program. No, we gotta get Cena his win back at Mania 29, cause Cena can never lose unless he ultimately becomes the victor in the end.

Punk is just talking about this because he's the champ, but he won't be by the time Rock steps into the ring again.
 
#712 ·
Re: CM punk may feud with Rock

They won't feud Rock with Punk, as that would actually put Punk over and Vince won't allow it. He's still bitter about the fact that CM Punk created his character before he came to WWE, that's always been a pet peeve of Vince's when talent do that, because he can't take credit for them getting over. Hence why RVD wasn't champion until the tail end of his career, despite the fact that he was the most over man in the company for his entire tenure. So he has a certain ceiling Vince won't let him break. He only even has the WWE title because he and Cena are the only people on the active roster who are stars, everybody else is gone. A feud with Rock would be too high profile for what Vince will give, regardless of the fact that the vast majority of fans would want to see that program. No, we gotta get Cena his win back at Mania 29, cause Cena can never lose unless he ultimately becomes the victor in the end.

Punk is just talking about this because he's the champ, but he won't be by the time Rock steps into the ring again.
Sadly this is all probably true... Vince's ego seems to screw a lot of potential greatness up!

We shouldn't have to see Cena v Rock 2, but it'll be forced down our throats!
 
#758 ·
Re: CM punk may feud with Rock

As i said it before, Punk isn't worthy to waste The Great one time as he isn't worthy to waste Austin't time too.
Well said. Rock should be finished with Cena now after they had their match. Only other full-timer I see worthy of stepping in the ring with Rock is Orton. Aside from that, Lesnar and Undertaker are other options. Rock shouldn't waste time with anyone else. (not even HHH, Jericho or other legends since they've had their feuds many times in the past)
 
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This HAS to happen.

This is what I believe should happen on Raw 1000.

Opening notes: JR is on commentary for the entire show, after coming out at the beginning. Cole and he get the bickering out of the way early on, so JR can sell the effectiveness of the main angle later on.

As we know, the beginning of the show will start out with a DX reunion, most likely Shawn Michaels and Triple H doing some comedy schtick. They make jokes that tonight is "truly" the last time DX will reunite, making fun of the amount of times they have had a "one night only" reunion throughout the years.. That's all well and good, but there needs to be a hook for the rest of the show..

I believe the promo, after the comedy, should end with Triple H saying something along the lines of this: "Brock Lesnar. We know you're here tonight to make your announcement, and we know you're watching. Let us make an announcement first. Whether you decide to fight me or not, tonight is a night you will never forget."

Now we have our hook, and our hint for later on for Raw.

Anyway, on with the show. Surely we are expecting Foley, Rock, JR and other legends on the show etc. So what I think MUST happen, is on the top of the 2nd hour (the traditional "first" hour) Heath Slater is out in the ring, cutting his usual one man band promo. The audience just tuning in now will be a little weirded out at a jobber type guy like Slater in the 2nd most important segment of the show, but that's ok - the strangeness is the hook.

Anyway, he's chatting his usual One Man Band stuff, when suddenly "IF ya smellllllalalalaaaow" hits.. The Rock enters, the arena erupts, and now we see why we started the show with Slater. Rock comes out, Heath Slater walks right into a Rockbottom and The Rock flashes his trademark hollywood smile.

Rocky then grabs the mic and cuts a crowd pleasing promo, delivering all the favourite lines of the millions.. and millions. All the while, heath slater is out cold in the middle of the ring. Everything seems to be going as planned, when suddenly.. *Glass Shatters*

JR: "STONE COLD! STONE COLD!"

Steve Austin storms out, jean shorts, a Stone Cold 3:16 t-shirt and starts drinking beers. Rock stands in the middle of the ring, his eyebrow raised, as Austin ceremoniously takes a swig of beer on all 4 turnbuckles. After this, he notices Heath Slater is groggily getting back to his feet - and so he gives him a Stone Cold Stunner, sending him back down to the floor. Austin then grabs a mic before staring out Rock.

Then - a handshake. The camera pans out from the two men's eyes to reveal their hands gripped together, a firm shake. Austin then delivers his trademark lines, the crowd chant "what?" and everyone is having a good time. When suddenly...

*Car crash*

dun dun dun.. dun dun.. dun dun dun

Mick Foley! The artist formerly known as Mankind walks down to the ring, gets a cheap pop by announcing he is "Right here, in St. Louis", before giving Heath Slater, who is trying to get back to his feet again, a taste of that stinking sock, Mr. Socko. Everyone is cheering, as three legends of the attitude era stand in the middle of the ring, they talk back and forth and deliver some classic lines together.

When suddenly..

NO CHANCE..

NO CHANCE IN HELL

It's Vinnie Mac! V-Mac swaggers down to the ring like only he can, his arms flailing, his legs striding. Perhaps he is wearing one of his classic corny suits - a nice purple, yellow or chalky green. Heath Slater who is almost on his last legs walks right into a slap from Vince, who then takes a microphone and gets down on the ground in his face. The camera gets a nice shot of Vince in Heath's face, as Rock, Mankind and Austin stand behind him, before he yells with all his might: "You're fired!!"

The crowd pop, and Vince's music hits, but Vince quickly tells the guy to cut his music, before getting on the mic. "Four legends of the attitude era of professional wrestling stand before you, I believe we deserve a big round of applause, dammit."

Vince, with his charisma and mic skills sells this, and the audience get to their feet and give them a HUGE ovation. The fans are going crazy, crazier than they have for years, and a huge chant of "Thankyou Vince" starts out. Vince then whispers in Austin's ear, the fans still chanting, as Austin makes his way out the ring and comes back with a steel chair. Heath Slater, who is still in the middle of the ring and now contractless, is crawling towards the edge of the rope. But he does not escape..

Before Heath can exit the ring, Rock and Foley drag him back in by his feet. The chants are still going, as this whole process is done quite quickly, but they begin to die down as they see what is going on. Rock and Foley hold Heath's legs open and Austin stomps on his balls. The fans pop for the comedy moment.

Austin then opens the chair for Vince, who sits in the corner and watches, as Rock and Foley drop a double people's elbow together, harking back to their Rock n Sock days. The fans pop again! Austin then does his running fist drop, giving Heath the one finger salute. The fans, again, go crazy. Jim Ross and King are having a good laugh on commentary together, everyone is enjoying this nostalgic feel good moment..

Foley then picks up Slater and drags him over to the corner, putting him in the bottom rope. Austin comes over and starts to stomp a mudhole in him. The fans chant "Austin, Austin, Austin", but the mudhole just gets deeper and deeper. At this point, Heath Slater bursts the blood capsule that he has put in his mouth moments before, while the eyes of the crowd were on the legends. The crimson begins to trickle down his mouth..

Jim Ross: Now come on, I think this is enough

(Now you see why JR had to be on this angle.

The camera gets a good shot of Austin's face. He looks like a total psycho, enjoying the pain he is inflicting on Heath Slater. Foley then starts choking Heath with his knee, the blood from his mouth running down his chin and onto his chest. Rocky then comes and picks Heath up, resting him up standing against the turnbuckle. He delivers his classic Rock punches. Slater falls over, looking comatose. The three men continue stomping on poor Heath, while Vince sits in the corner laughing. The crowd, once cheering, has now turned to a stunned silence.

Vince then gets up and starts clapping. "Well done boys", we see him say, before he picks up the steel chair he was sitting on. He walks right over to Heath Slater, who is on his front, and proceeds to lay into the one man rock band over and over with a chair. Austin and Foley then hold Heath out, stretching his arms and legs, and Vince delivers more blows. Blow, after blow, til heath's back is visibly red.

JR is now selling disgust at the actions, like only he can. "This has gone too far!" and such.

Austin then takes his turn with the chair, giving Heath a couple of shots, before Foley does, and then Rock. All the men laugh together, while JR calls their actions "heinous" and he disbelieves it. Heath Slater is decimated in the middle of the ring, covered in the blood, when suddenly...

ITS TIME TO PLAY THE GAME.

Triple H's music hits, the fans pop, and he walks out. He is freshly showered and out of his DX gear, wearing a suit, back to being the COO. The Game looks pissed. He gets in the ring and right in Vince's face, mouthing off at him - the fans begin to chant his name, "Triple H, Triple H." Austin, Foley and Rock then encircle him and Triple H turns and looks at each one..

Then suddenly, Trips picks up Heath Slater, kicks him in the balls and delivers a pedigree. JR can't believe it, "Why? Why?" King is talking in hushed tones. We get a close up of Slater's face, and hopefully if he is good enough at acting, we get a shot of him crying. JR sells him as a sympathetic guy who we should feel for. Sure, he can be annoying - but does he deserve this? Does ANYONE?

Shawn Michaels and the Big Show then walk out onto the ramp together, they're clapping and cheering. Kevin Nash of all people then follows them, and the trio walk down to the ring. You know what happens next.. HBK sets up a BRUTAL sweet chin music, kicking Slater's head off while he is leant against the ropes. Slater falls right into a WMD, which sends him flying into Nash, who picks him up for a sick jacknight powerbomb. The 8 men then stand in the ring together, they raise their arms as the camera pans the, before Trips grabs a mic.

Triple H then gets on the mic. "Brock, I warned you. You still don't want to fight me at Summerslam? Just look what we did to Heath Slater. You think you can try and take the WWE hostage? THIS is the WWE."

Lots of fans pop at this line, some boo.

"We are the men who built this house Brock, you never meant shit." (Shit obviously gets censored, but the use of cursing highlights the "realness" of this segment)

"Brock, you are part of the new generation. The Cena generation, the Orton generation, the Batista generation, the CM Punk generation... the "Heath Slater generation" he says, giving Heath a little kick in the stomach. "You all came after us and you mean NOTHING to the WWE, or to this sport."

Triple H delivers these lines like only he can, oozing with intensity, the other seven idols look just as serious, stood in a line behind him.

"And the other names I mentioned, don't think we've forgot about you. We watched as you tried to drive this business into the ground. We stood by and watched, while you argue on Twitter with one another like little bitches. This goes to every wannabe wrestler in that locker room. We are THE MEN who built this house. We are the MEN, and you are the boys. And now it's time the boys stopped playing."

Triple H passes the mic to Austin, then to Rock, then to Vince and all three men echo the same lines. Vince's music hits again, and all 8 men walk out, two by two, making sure not to tag the hands of the fans.

Ad break.

We're back from break, and the replays are shown of what happened. We see Heath Slater rushed to hospital in an ambulance. JR and King are talking in hushed tones.

"Now, we're sorry for what happened ladies and gentlemen, but all we can do now is move on with the show."

Ladies aaaaaaaand gentlemen..

Brodus Clay's music hits and out he comes dancing. Before he can hit the ring however, out runs Foley, Big Show and Nash, who beat the living shit out of the guy and scare the Funkateer girls away, who run back up the ramp. They lay into Brodus Clay, and Kevin Nash grabs the mic.

"You think this is a joke? You think this is all fun and games?"

Big Show grabs the mic off him. "THIS.." he points at Clay's defeated body, laid out on the ground outside the ring. "This is what you people want? A dancing fat tub of lard who makes a mockery of himself and this entire profession?"

The crowd boo, Big Show and Nash doing all the selling of the new faction being a heel faction.

They continue to rant on for another 5 minutes, before exiting the ring and going to another ad break.

We come back from the break and we are in Vince's office. Vince, Austin, Rock, Trips and HBK stand around, when Big Show, Nash and Foley walk in, having done the dirty work. They all tag hands.

The show goes on, matches happen normally, but all under the existential threat of the 8 legends coming down the ramp at any time. We get interviews with CM Punk and John Cena backstage during this first hour, all selling disbelief at what has happened earlier int he night.

We get to the top of the third hour, and Brock's music hits to a big pop. He walks out with Heyman, but before they can walk down the ramp together, he sends Heyman to the back.

Brock gets on the mic in the ring and calls Triple H out. Trips walks out, no music, and stands on the top of the stage.

Brock cuts to the chase: "Triple H, you think I am part of this generation? When was the last time you saw John Cena or CM Punk break somebody's arm, like I broke yours."

The fans pop for Brock. Triple H smirks. Big Show and HBK walk out behind him as muscle.

"You think I wanna be a part of your little game? You think I give a damn about WWE? I'm a fighter Paul, not a superstar." The fans do a "awww no he di'nt" style reaction at the use of Hunter's real name. Brock continues: "You want to fight me at Summerslam? It's on.. but I won't fight for free and I won't fight while all your little buddies there stand around at ringside."

Brock paces up and down the ring a few times, Triple H looks down his face at him.

"I'll fight you Triple H, but one two conditions. The first.. we make it a Hell in a Cell match. No-one gets in, no-one gets out."

Triple H nods, he looks fine with that.

"The second condition, Hunter.. well, the second condition you might not find agreeable, but I will not fight you unless we see eye to eye on this. The second condition.. I beat you, you hand over control of the WWE to me."

The fans pop, Triple H looks stunned. He gets a sound guy to pass him a mic.

"You think I'd put this company on the line to face you Brock? You think I'd put a billion dollar company on the line to face you?"

Triple H starts walking down to the ring, Big Show and Shawn follow him. He gets right in Brock's face.

"You think I'd make a billion dollar bet just because you broke my arm, Brock?

The camera goes up close on Triple H and Brock's face, they stare eye to eye for a moment.. suddenly, Brock goes tumbling forward, the camera pans out and here comes Mick Foley with a steel chair. Big Show grabs Brock by both arms and Triple H punches him repeatedly in the face.. hard, stiff-looking punches, as much as Brock can legitimately take. HBK then finishes it with a superkick, Brock falls down to the floor out of Big Show's arms, but Big Show steadys him up.

Brock is dazed and out of it, Triple H slaps him, the crowd boo.

"Brock, you want me to make the biggest gamble of all time? You want me to gamble the future of the WWE in our match at Summerslam? You think I will let my power go over this company just to face you at Summerslan? Well.. you're right."

With a final punch to the face, Brock falls to the floor. Triple H straightens his suit out, his music plays. The fans pop like crazy. Possibly the biggest match in the history of the WWE has been set for Summerslam.

When suddenly..

GONG

The arena turns black.

GONG

The lights come back on, Undertaker is standing in the ring behind Triple H and co. who are all looking up the ramp. The fans, by this time, are going nuts.

GONG

The lights go off

GONG

The lights come back on, and Undertaker has dissapeared, as has Brock Lesnar. Triple H throws a fit, ripping off his suit jacket in fury. Everyone is confused as to what has happened.

The show goes on, with a comedy wedding segment between Bryan and AJ, inevitbaly interrupted by Kane.. it lightens the mood, after the intensity of the other segments. Rock also cuts a classic backstage promo during the build to the main event, saying he wants the title and will come after whoever wins the match tonight.. more huge news.. this of course alludes to Rock and the others interfering in tonight's title bout between Cena and Punk.

We get to the main event. Cena comes out first, he doesn't smile at the camera like usual. This is a serious night and this is a hugely seriously match for the biggest prize in the WWE. Punk comes out next, he holds up the belt on the turnbuckle. The fans are waiting.. the bell is about to ring.. when suddenly

NO CHANCE.. NO CHANCE IN HELL

Vince!?

Vince walks out, and stands at the top of the ramp.

“I almost forgot! The new general manager of Raw... is a man who is sat in that commentary booth over there. He is a man who has been loyal to us since the attitude era. Whatever silly things I made him do through the years, the amount of stupid things I put him through, he remained loyal to the WWE. And now, I'd like to repay that loyalty.”

The crowd pop, as the camera goes on JR who looks humble and ready to accept his new position as GM of Raw and Smackdown.

“So thankyou, to the new general manager of Raw and Smackdown.. Michael Cole!”

The camera on the commentary booth pans sideways from JR's face, to Michael Cole, who jumps out of his seat in disbelief. He runs up the ramp, tagging the hands of the fans, as his theme tune plays (If you haven't heard Michael Cole's new theme yet, Youtube it. It's hilarious.)

Cole shakes hands with Vince at the top of the ramp, and takes the mic. He cuts a promo about how he had to put up with JR and King tonight, but no longer shall he put up with their crap etc. The usual stuff. He generates big heat for he and Vince, who shake hands again, before they both exit.

We come back from ads, and the bell rings for Cena and Punk's match. We are 15 minutes away from the end of the broadcast, excluding the overrun, which gives us a long title match between the two men. They fight back and forth in a classic match, JR and King calling the action. Duelling chants of John Cena and CM Punk.

As we approach the end of the match, the two men are trading blows. We are just into the overrun and can sense the finish is coming, when strangely..

Wade Barrett walks down the ramp. The fans give him a mixture of boos and cheers, excited to see him back from injury, but annoyed that he is walking out in this epic main event title match. He gets to the bottom of the ramp and Punk and Cena are both looking at him, wondering what is going on. We hear the crowd beginning to get excited, before finding out why.. Ryback jumps over the guardrail, as does David Otunga, Darren Young, Justin Gabriel.. and Michael Tarver.. with a backpack!?

6 of the original 8 Nexus members encircle the ring.. Cena and Punk stand back to back, ready to take them on.. The Nexus jump into the ring at the same time. A repeat of two years ago happens, during the very same match the original Nexus interfered in.. Punk and Cena try to fend them off, but to no avail. Wade Barrett commands the other 5, as they decimate the champ and the challenger. Ryback especially is brutal with his offence.

Tarver then unzips the backpack he brought, and pulls out brand new Nexus t-shirts, with a blood red N instead of the old yellow. The 6 members put on their t-shirts, and stand in a row holding their fists in the air.

Then, just as Nexus did two years ago they begin to rip the floors up and tear the ring apart. Otunga chucks the WWE title from ringside into the ring, and Wade Barrett holds it high above his head before dropping it to the mat, smiling.

JR manages to escape through the crowd, but King and some other crew members feel the brunt of the Nexus attack. Some mid-card guys like R-Truth and Kofi run out for the save, but they only feel the wrath of Nexus too. They stand alone in the ring dominate again.

We think it's all over, but “I'm a one man baaaand” hits. The Nexus all turn to the entrace ramp, as a bloodied and battered Heath Slater staggers out from behind the curtain. He slowly walks down the ramp to his music, which is comically unfitting for the scene. He gets into the ring, stares Wade Barrett in the eyes and picks up the belt. He holds it up above his head, as the Nexus look on in disbelief. We get a shot of Punk and Cena out cold, before a final shot of Heath Slater holding the WWE title over Wade Barrett's head.

The WWE 2012 copyright logo appears in the corner. The show ends.

Where we go from here..

- We have a group of different factions. The Raw Legends and the Nexus. The following weeks show the two groups are not interlinked

- The legends group (Vince, Triple H, Rock, Austin, Foley, Big Show, Nash) comes and go as they please, which fits their characters. They are a bit like nWo, in that they hold all the power cards, while fans will also still pop for them now and then since they are major stars - though ultimately they are heels. Because all of the men but the Big Show are not regulars, they can be repesented by one or two of them popping onto the show every other week to keep their angle alive. Them being off the screen a lot actually gives them more presence, ironically. Michael Cole, like he was on commentary, is now Vince's mouthpiece as GM.

- We have a rebel faction in Nexus, who are against everything WWE, and ultimately against the Legends too. For now, their stories are seperate. Wade Barrett promises to become WWE champion.

- We have a wildcard in Heath Slater. Is he with Nexus, or does he stand alone? Obviously, he is against WWE, like Nexus is, but raising the belt over Barrett's head shows he wants the title. This would obviously be against Barrett's plans.

- We have another wildcard in The Undertaker. Why has he abducted Brock Lesnar? The whole Triple H/Hell in a Cell tie-in from WrestleMania leading up to Summerslam would reveal this, and this could go in any direction.

- John Cena becomes the first to lose his MITB cash-in, but only by way of the match being thrown out due to Nexus, protecting him while also shattering that long-standing record simultaneously.

- Michael Cole books a match between Rock and Punk for the title, as per Rock's request. This gives Cena sour grapes, tieing him into the angle. He manages to get himself as special guest referee for the match.. this leads to questions - will Cena screw Rock to get back at him? Will he call it down the middle? Or will Cena turn on everyone and join up with the "Legends" group? Cena being ref gives extra starpower to the WWE title match and avoids giving him a generic feud leading into the PPV. The threat of Nexus AND Heath Slater both loom over this match and this PPV in general..

Everything is about control. Who will get the power? Triple H, Brock Lesnar, Wade Barrett? Who will win the title? Who will turn on who? Twist and turns galore are incoming. People will be on the edge of their seats

Of course, with Cole now GM, JR resumes duties on commentary with Jerry Lawler.

We have three distinct factions.. The Legends, The Nexus and the WWE LockerRoom. A triple threat war that can last for many months, well up to WrestleMania and even beyond, with twist and turns along the way. But if Brock Lesnar wins the power match with Trips, that creates a 4th entity. Heath Slater, being a lone renegade who isn't aligned with anyone, creates a 5th. A 6th entity is Undertaker, who remains engimatic.

Ultimately, it should build to Heath Slater winning the WWE title at WrestleMania from whoever - maybe Undertaker, and becoming the ultimate face of the company. The likes of Cena, Punk and co. can or can not turn along the way - but at the end of the day, they should be building this whole angle around Heath Slater becoming the face of WWE.
 
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Re: This HAS to happen.

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This is what I believe should happen on Raw 1000.

Opening notes: JR is on commentary for the entire show, after coming out at the beginning. Cole and he get the bickering out of the way early on, so JR can sell the effectiveness of the main angle later on.

As we know, the beginning of the show will start out with a DX reunion, most likely Shawn Michaels and Triple H doing some comedy schtick. They make jokes that tonight is "truly" the last time DX will reunite, making fun of the amount of times they have had a "one night only" reunion throughout the years.. That's all well and good, but there needs to be a hook for the rest of the show..

I believe the promo, after the comedy, should end with Triple H saying something along the lines of this: "Brock Lesnar. We know you're here tonight to make your announcement, and we know you're watching. Let us make an announcement first. Whether you decide to fight me or not, tonight is a night you will never forget."

Now we have our hook, and our hint for later on for Raw.

Anyway, on with the show. Surely we are expecting Foley, Rock, JR and other legends on the show etc. So what I think MUST happen, is on the top of the 2nd hour (the traditional "first" hour) Heath Slater is out in the ring, cutting his usual one man band promo. The audience just tuning in now will be a little weirded out at a jobber type guy like Slater in the 2nd most important segment of the show, but that's ok - the strangeness is the hook.

Anyway, he's chatting his usual One Man Band stuff, when suddenly "IF ya smellllllalalalaaaow" hits.. The Rock enters, the arena erupts, and now we see why we started the show with Slater. Rock comes out, Heath Slater walks right into a Rockbottom and The Rock flashes his trademark hollywood smile.

Rocky then grabs the mic and cuts a crowd pleasing promo, delivering all the favourite lines of the millions.. and millions. All the while, heath slater is out cold in the middle of the ring. Everything seems to be going as planned, when suddenly.. *Glass Shatters*

JR: "STONE COLD! STONE COLD!"

Steve Austin storms out, jean shorts, a Stone Cold 3:16 t-shirt and starts drinking beers. Rock stands in the middle of the ring, his eyebrow raised, as Austin ceremoniously takes a swig of beer on all 4 turnbuckles. After this, he notices Heath Slater is groggily getting back to his feet - and so he gives him a Stone Cold Stunner, sending him back down to the floor. Austin then grabs a mic before staring out Rock.

Then - a handshake. The camera pans out from the two men's eyes to reveal their hands gripped together, a firm shake. Austin then delivers his trademark lines, the crowd chant "what?" and everyone is having a good time. When suddenly...

*Car crash*

dun dun dun.. dun dun.. dun dun dun

Mick Foley! The artist formerly known as Mankind walks down to the ring, gets a cheap pop by announcing he is "Right here, in St. Louis", before giving Heath Slater, who is trying to get back to his feet again, a taste of that stinking sock, Mr. Socko. Everyone is cheering, as three legends of the attitude era stand in the middle of the ring, they talk back and forth and deliver some classic lines together.

When suddenly..

NO CHANCE..

NO CHANCE IN HELL

It's Vinnie Mac! V-Mac swaggers down to the ring like only he can, his arms flailing, his legs striding. Perhaps he is wearing one of his classic corny suits - a nice purple, yellow or chalky green. Heath Slater who is almost on his last legs walks right into a slap from Vince, who then takes a microphone and gets down on the ground in his face. The camera gets a nice shot of Vince in Heath's face, as Rock, Mankind and Austin stand behind him, before he yells with all his might: "You're fired!!"

The crowd pop, and Vince's music hits, but Vince quickly tells the guy to cut his music, before getting on the mic. "Four legends of the attitude era of professional wrestling stand before you, I believe we deserve a big round of applause, dammit."

Vince, with his charisma and mic skills sells this, and the audience get to their feet and give them a HUGE ovation. The fans are going crazy, crazier than they have for years, and a huge chant of "Thankyou Vince" starts out. Vince then whispers in Austin's ear, the fans still chanting, as Austin makes his way out the ring and comes back with a steel chair. Heath Slater, who is still in the middle of the ring and now contractless, is crawling towards the edge of the rope. But he does not escape..

Before Heath can exit the ring, Rock and Foley drag him back in by his feet. The chants are still going, as this whole process is done quite quickly, but they begin to die down as they see what is going on. Rock and Foley hold Heath's legs open and Austin stomps on his balls. The fans pop for the comedy moment.

Austin then opens the chair for Vince, who sits in the corner and watches, as Rock and Foley drop a double people's elbow together, harking back to their Rock n Sock days. The fans pop again! Austin then does his running fist drop, giving Heath the one finger salute. The fans, again, go crazy. Jim Ross and King are having a good laugh on commentary together, everyone is enjoying this nostalgic feel good moment..

Foley then picks up Slater and drags him over to the corner, putting him in the bottom rope. Austin comes over and starts to stomp a mudhole in him. The fans chant "Austin, Austin, Austin", but the mudhole just gets deeper and deeper. At this point, Heath Slater bursts the blood capsule that he has put in his mouth moments before, while the eyes of the crowd were on the legends. The crimson begins to trickle down his mouth..

Jim Ross: Now come on, I think this is enough

(Now you see why JR had to be on this angle.

The camera gets a good shot of Austin's face. He looks like a total psycho, enjoying the pain he is inflicting on Heath Slater. Foley then starts choking Heath with his knee, the blood from his mouth running down his chin and onto his chest. Rocky then comes and picks Heath up, resting him up standing against the turnbuckle. He delivers his classic Rock punches. Slater falls over, looking comatose. The three men continue stomping on poor Heath, while Vince sits in the corner laughing. The crowd, once cheering, has now turned to a stunned silence.

Vince then gets up and starts clapping. "Well done boys", we see him say, before he picks up the steel chair he was sitting on. He walks right over to Heath Slater, who is on his front, and proceeds to lay into the one man rock band over and over with a chair. Austin and Foley then hold Heath out, stretching his arms and legs, and Vince delivers more blows. Blow, after blow, til heath's back is visibly red.

JR is now selling disgust at the actions, like only he can. "This has gone too far!" and such.

Austin then takes his turn with the chair, giving Heath a couple of shots, before Foley does, and then Rock. All the men laugh together, while JR calls their actions "heinous" and he disbelieves it. Heath Slater is decimated in the middle of the ring, covered in the blood, when suddenly...

ITS TIME TO PLAY THE GAME.

Triple H's music hits, the fans pop, and he walks out. He is freshly showered and out of his DX gear, wearing a suit, back to being the COO. The Game looks pissed. He gets in the ring and right in Vince's face, mouthing off at him - the fans begin to chant his name, "Triple H, Triple H." Austin, Foley and Rock then encircle him and Triple H turns and looks at each one..

Then suddenly, Trips picks up Heath Slater, kicks him in the balls and delivers a pedigree. JR can't believe it, "Why? Why?" King is talking in hushed tones. We get a close up of Slater's face, and hopefully if he is good enough at acting, we get a shot of him crying. JR sells him as a sympathetic guy who we should feel for. Sure, he can be annoying - but does he deserve this? Does ANYONE?

Shawn Michaels and the Big Show then walk out onto the ramp together, they're clapping and cheering. Kevin Nash of all people then follows them, and the trio walk down to the ring. You know what happens next.. HBK sets up a BRUTAL sweet chin music, kicking Slater's head off while he is leant against the ropes. Slater falls right into a WMD, which sends him flying into Nash, who picks him up for a sick jacknight powerbomb. The 8 men then stand in the ring together, they raise their arms as the camera pans the, before Trips grabs a mic.

Triple H then gets on the mic. "Brock, I warned you. You still don't want to fight me at Summerslam? Just look what we did to Heath Slater. You think you can try and take the WWE hostage? THIS is the WWE."

Lots of fans pop at this line, some boo.

"We are the men who built this house Brock, you never meant shit." (Shit obviously gets censored, but the use of cursing highlights the "realness" of this segment)

"Brock, you are part of the new generation. The Cena generation, the Orton generation, the Batista generation, the CM Punk generation... the "Heath Slater generation" he says, giving Heath a little kick in the stomach. "You all came after us and you mean NOTHING to the WWE, or to this sport."

Triple H delivers these lines like only he can, oozing with intensity, the other seven idols look just as serious, stood in a line behind him.

"And the other names I mentioned, don't think we've forgot about you. We watched as you tried to drive this business into the ground. We stood by and watched, while you argue on Twitter with one another like little bitches. This goes to every wannabe wrestler in that locker room. We are THE MEN who built this house. We are the MEN, and you are the boys. And now it's time the boys stopped playing."

Triple H passes the mic to Austin, then to Rock, then to Vince and all three men echo the same lines. Vince's music hits again, and all 8 men walk out, two by two, making sure not to tag the hands of the fans.

Ad break.

We're back from break, and the replays are shown of what happened. We see Heath Slater rushed to hospital in an ambulance. JR and King are talking in hushed tones.

"Now, we're sorry for what happened ladies and gentlemen, but all we can do now is move on with the show."

Ladies aaaaaaaand gentlemen..

Brodus Clay's music hits and out he comes dancing. Before he can hit the ring however, out runs Foley, Big Show and Nash, who beat the living shit out of the guy and scare the Funkateer girls away, who run back up the ramp. They lay into Brodus Clay, and Kevin Nash grabs the mic.

"You think this is a joke? You think this is all fun and games?"

Big Show grabs the mic off him. "THIS.." he points at Clay's defeated body, laid out on the ground outside the ring. "This is what you people want? A dancing fat tub of lard who makes a mockery of himself and this entire profession?"

The crowd boo, Big Show and Nash doing all the selling of the new faction being a heel faction.

They continue to rant on for another 5 minutes, before exiting the ring and going to another ad break.

We come back from the break and we are in Vince's office. Vince, Austin, Rock, Trips and HBK stand around, when Big Show, Nash and Foley walk in, having done the dirty work. They all tag hands.

The show goes on, matches happen normally, but all under the existential threat of the 8 legends coming down the ramp at any time. We get interviews with CM Punk and John Cena backstage during this first hour, all selling disbelief at what has happened earlier int he night.

We get to the top of the third hour, and Brock's music hits to a big pop. He walks out with Heyman, but before they can walk down the ramp together, he sends Heyman to the back.

Brock gets on the mic in the ring and calls Triple H out. Trips walks out, no music, and stands on the top of the stage.

Brock cuts to the chase: "Triple H, you think I am part of this generation? When was the last time you saw John Cena or CM Punk break somebody's arm, like I broke yours."

The fans pop for Brock. Triple H smirks. Big Show and HBK walk out behind him as muscle.

"You think I wanna be a part of your little game? You think I give a damn about WWE? I'm a fighter Paul, not a superstar." The fans do a "awww no he di'nt" style reaction at the use of Hunter's real name. Brock continues: "You want to fight me at Summerslam? It's on.. but I won't fight for free and I won't fight while all your little buddies there stand around at ringside."

Brock paces up and down the ring a few times, Triple H looks down his face at him.

"I'll fight you Triple H, but one two conditions. The first.. we make it a Hell in a Cell match. No-one gets in, no-one gets out."

Triple H nods, he looks fine with that.

"The second condition, Hunter.. well, the second condition you might not find agreeable, but I will not fight you unless we see eye to eye on this. The second condition.. I beat you, you hand over control of the WWE to me."

The fans pop, Triple H looks stunned. He gets a sound guy to pass him a mic.

"You think I'd put this company on the line to face you Brock? You think I'd put a billion dollar company on the line to face you?"

Triple H starts walking down to the ring, Big Show and Shawn follow him. He gets right in Brock's face.

"You think I'd make a billion dollar bet just because you broke my arm, Brock?

The camera goes up close on Triple H and Brock's face, they stare eye to eye for a moment.. suddenly, Brock goes tumbling forward, the camera pans out and here comes Mick Foley with a steel chair. Big Show grabs Brock by both arms and Triple H punches him repeatedly in the face.. hard, stiff-looking punches, as much as Brock can legitimately take. HBK then finishes it with a superkick, Brock falls down to the floor out of Big Show's arms, but Big Show steadys him up.

Brock is dazed and out of it, Triple H slaps him, the crowd boo.

"Brock, you want me to make the biggest gamble of all time? You want me to gamble the future of the WWE in our match at Summerslam? You think I will let my power go over this company just to face you at Summerslan? Well.. you're right."

With a final punch to the face, Brock falls to the floor. Triple H straightens his suit out, his music plays. The fans pop like crazy. Possibly the biggest match in the history of the WWE has been set for Summerslam.

When suddenly..

GONG

The arena turns black.

GONG

The lights come back on, Undertaker is standing in the ring behind Triple H and co. who are all looking up the ramp. The fans, by this time, are going nuts.

GONG

The lights go off

GONG

The lights come back on, and Undertaker has dissapeared, as has Brock Lesnar. Triple H throws a fit, ripping off his suit jacket in fury. Everyone is confused as to what has happened.

The show goes on, with a comedy wedding segment between Bryan and AJ, inevitbaly interrupted by Kane.. it lightens the mood, after the intensity of the other segments. Rock also cuts a classic backstage promo during the build to the main event, saying he wants the title and will come after whoever wins the match tonight.. more huge news.. this of course alludes to Rock and the others interfering in tonight's title bout between Cena and Punk.

We get to the main event. Cena comes out first, he doesn't smile at the camera like usual. This is a serious night and this is a hugely seriously match for the biggest prize in the WWE. Punk comes out next, he holds up the belt on the turnbuckle. The fans are waiting.. the bell is about to ring.. when suddenly

NO CHANCE.. NO CHANCE IN HELL

Vince!?

Vince walks out, and stands at the top of the ramp.

“I almost forgot! The new general manager of Raw... is a man who is sat in that commentary booth over there. He is a man who has been loyal to us since the attitude era. Whatever silly things I made him do through the years, the amount of stupid things I put him through, he remained loyal to the WWE. And now, I'd like to repay that loyalty.”

The crowd pop, as the camera goes on JR who looks humble and ready to accept his new position as GM of Raw and Smackdown.

“So thankyou, to the new general manager of Raw and Smackdown.. Michael Cole!”

The camera on the commentary booth pans sideways from JR's face, to Michael Cole, who jumps out of his seat in disbelief. He runs up the ramp, tagging the hands of the fans, as his theme tune plays (If you haven't heard Michael Cole's new theme yet, Youtube it. It's hilarious.)

Cole shakes hands with Vince at the top of the ramp, and takes the mic. He cuts a promo about how he had to put up with JR and King tonight, but no longer shall he put up with their crap etc. The usual stuff. He generates big heat for he and Vince, who shake hands again, before they both exit.

We come back from ads, and the bell rings for Cena and Punk's match. We are 15 minutes away from the end of the broadcast, excluding the overrun, which gives us a long title match between the two men. They fight back and forth in a classic match, JR and King calling the action. Duelling chants of John Cena and CM Punk.

As we approach the end of the match, the two men are trading blows. We are just into the overrun and can sense the finish is coming, when strangely..

Wade Barrett walks down the ramp. The fans give him a mixture of boos and cheers, excited to see him back from injury, but annoyed that he is walking out in this epic main event title match. He gets to the bottom of the ramp and Punk and Cena are both looking at him, wondering what is going on. We hear the crowd beginning to get excited, before finding out why.. Ryback jumps over the guardrail, as does David Otunga, Darren Young, Justin Gabriel.. and Michael Tarver.. with a backpack!?

6 of the original 8 Nexus members encircle the ring.. Cena and Punk stand back to back, ready to take them on.. The Nexus jump into the ring at the same time. A repeat of two years ago happens, during the very same match the original Nexus interfered in.. Punk and Cena try to fend them off, but to no avail. Wade Barrett commands the other 5, as they decimate the champ and the challenger. Ryback especially is brutal with his offence.

Tarver then unzips the backpack he brought, and pulls out brand new Nexus t-shirts, with a blood red N instead of the old yellow. The 6 members put on their t-shirts, and stand in a row holding their fists in the air.

Then, just as Nexus did two years ago they begin to rip the floors up and tear the ring apart. Otunga chucks the WWE title from ringside into the ring, and Wade Barrett holds it high above his head before dropping it to the mat, smiling.

JR manages to escape through the crowd, but King and some other crew members feel the brunt of the Nexus attack. Some mid-card guys like R-Truth and Kofi run out for the save, but they only feel the wrath of Nexus too. They stand alone in the ring dominate again.

We think it's all over, but “I'm a one man baaaand” hits. The Nexus all turn to the entrace ramp, as a bloodied and battered Heath Slater staggers out from behind the curtain. He slowly walks down the ramp to his music, which is comically unfitting for the scene. He gets into the ring, stares Wade Barrett in the eyes and picks up the belt. He holds it up above his head, as the Nexus look on in disbelief. We get a shot of Punk and Cena out cold, before a final shot of Heath Slater holding the WWE title over Wade Barrett's head.

The WWE 2012 copyright logo appears in the corner. The show ends.

Where we go from here..

- We have a group of different factions. The Raw Legends and the Nexus. The following weeks show the two groups are not interlinked

- The legends group (Vince, Triple H, Rock, Austin, Foley, Big Show, Nash) comes and go as they please, which fits their characters. They are a bit like nWo, in that they hold all the power cards, while fans will also still pop for them now and then since they are major stars - though ultimately they are heels. Because all of the men but the Big Show are not regulars, they can be repesented by one or two of them popping onto the show every other week to keep their angle alive. Them being off the screen a lot actually gives them more presence, ironically. Michael Cole, like he was on commentary, is now Vince's mouthpiece as GM.

- We have a rebel faction in Nexus, who are against everything WWE, and ultimately against the Legends too. For now, their stories are seperate. Wade Barrett promises to become WWE champion.

- We have a wildcard in Heath Slater. Is he with Nexus, or does he stand alone? Obviously, he is against WWE, like Nexus is, but raising the belt over Barrett's head shows he wants the title. This would obviously be against Barrett's plans.

- We have another wildcard in The Undertaker. Why has he abducted Brock Lesnar? The whole Triple H/Hell in a Cell tie-in from WrestleMania leading up to Summerslam would reveal this, and this could go in any direction.

- John Cena becomes the first to lose his MITB cash-in, but only by way of the match being thrown out due to Nexus, protecting him while also shattering that long-standing record simultaneously.

- Michael Cole books a match between Rock and Punk for the title, as per Rock's request. This gives Cena sour grapes, tieing him into the angle. He manages to get himself as special guest referee for the match.. this leads to questions - will Cena screw Rock to get back at him? Will he call it down the middle? Or will Cena turn on everyone and join up with the "Legends" group? Cena being ref gives extra starpower to the WWE title match and avoids giving him a generic feud leading into the PPV. The threat of Nexus AND Heath Slater both loom over this match and this PPV in general..

Everything is about control. Who will get the power? Triple H, Brock Lesnar, Wade Barrett? Who will win the title? Who will turn on who? Twist and turns galore are incoming. People will be on the edge of their seats

Of course, with Cole now GM, JR resumes duties on commentary with Jerry Lawler.

We have three distinct factions.. The Legends, The Nexus and the WWE LockerRoom. A triple threat war that can last for many months, well up to WrestleMania and even beyond, with twist and turns along the way. But if Brock Lesnar wins the power match with Trips, that creates a 4th entity. Heath Slater, being a lone renegade who isn't aligned with anyone, creates a 5th. A 6th entity is Undertaker, who remains engimatic.

Ultimately, it should build to Heath Slater winning the WWE title at WrestleMania from whoever - maybe Undertaker, and becoming the ultimate face of the company. The likes of Cena, Punk and co. can or can not turn along the way - but at the end of the day, they should be building this whole angle around Heath Slater becoming the face of WWE.
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THIS. would just be totally awesome. I just can't tell which part I'd like to see more, it should just happen exactly like this.
For all of you who don't want to read it all I'll sum it up:

- DX Reunion starts off
- Slater well get beaten by all of the Legends
- HHH comes out again and Lesnar too
- Legends beat up Lesnar
- Taker appears and disappears
- Main Event Cena vs Punk
- Wade Barret with umh, a "New New Nexus"? appear with new blood red N shirts
- Like two years ago they destroy everything
- Cole is the new GM

You should read the quoted aftermath too. Very interesting.
 
#8,046 ·
Watched the show live and I wouldn't say I regretted it until perhaps the Big Show run in. Fun show overall but the big draws to the show all flopped for me.

DX opening was ite I guess and felt significant. Dragged a long time though and felt too much like a bunch of old guys stumbling around not doing anything. Sandow interrupting was perfect but obviously he had to get laid out. Shame but I guess he got the exposure, even if it was as a jobber. SCM sucked.

Lesnar/HHH angle was super until Steph started hitting Heyman. Heyman's such an awesome troll. Steph was great when she came out. Heyman randomly changing his mind because they got him angry was lame, even more so when Brock came out and didn't acknowledge he was wrestling at Summerslam now. Brock should have F5'd Steph or at least destroy all of DX backstage while Heyman was in the ring. HHH comes out on top of the brawl. Fuck me. Ever since that contract signing promo they've utterly destroyed Brock. Crazy. Lesnar looked like he was holding back a lot more than he did with Cena. Not excited for the match now.

Wedding/GM angle was the biggest let down ever. Probably my fault for getting my hopes up about it but even still it sucked. Slick owned that shit. MAAARIAGE. AJ as GM is gonna be terrible and it's another short term GM angle. Bryan was the star of the show I thought. Stole the show in a promo with Rock and Punk. Think about that. THAT DOESN'T EVEN RHYME. He'll be GOAT by the end of this WWE run. Charlie Sheen stuff sucked/will suck. Didn't he stop being relevant like a year ago? Hope Bryan gets to have a match till at Summerslam and doesn't just get embarrassed by Sheen. Still, it's putting him over I guess, even it makes him look a bit too much like a geek. Rock making him look like a geek is fine because it's Rock but it's totally different with someone like Sheen. Crowd were shit all night bar when Cena came on. Dead silence for Rock saying he'll wrestle the champ at Rumble. I can only hope after the main event they bring it forward to Summerslam. Totally ruins my scenario for the Rumble. Cena cleans house before #30 comes out and he wait for like 30 seconds before Rock's music hits and those two do a Rumble finish run with Rock winning to set up his title match at Mania with Brock. My fault for being creative. I suck. Not a fan of announcing it so far in advance if that is where they're going. Nobody cares about it now.

Hated the booking of the main event. Worst fears about it came true. Fuck this company. Match started off as the first 5-10 minutes of their MITB match which was great but then they suddenly skipped the middle and suddenly went ref bump - finish. Biggest Raw ever. MITB Cash In. Your 2 biggest starts right now. WWE Title match. Main Event. No middle. Big Show's completely irrelevant. Just ruining stuff right now. Stuff with Punk being conflicted about what to do was neat. Not entirely sure if he's turned heel but Lawler's comment made me think more so. Could be they just do it to set up Rock/Punk quicker but then there was the stuff with Cena. He's a better heel so good but what a fucking waste of 12 months. Right back to the exact spot we were this exact time last year. Spend a whole year trying to build Punk as a huge babyface and then just drop it all so soon. Thing I hated most of all was how nobody even mentioned that Cena had lost his MITB shot via fucking DQ. Oh and Lawler insisting this was the first time someone had said ahead of time when they were cashing in. He had some great lines during the wedding though. No idea why they brought JR out for a short 6 man and not this. Well I do but it sucked.

Christian losing the title to Miz fucking sucks. Lost clean too. A HEEL WON CLEAN. Most pointless appearance ever by Bret. Didn't even use him to put over Kidd. I guess Taker and Kane are buddies again now. Taker's entrance was almost as long as the main event. Felt like it anyway. Should have just used him to tombstone Slater after the legends skit. Slater segment ruled btw. Holy cow at Lita's tits. She still does one of the best moonsaults in the buisness. Marked for BRADSHAW. Lariat ruled the fucking earth. Slater back to Superstars again now. Oh well. They actually acknowledged THE HAND. Greatest moment ever. Those TOUT videos made me ashamed to be a wrestling fan. And I wonder why I don't let anyone irl know I'm a wrestling fan. No Austin felt really .... wrong? Biggest star in Raw history and he's not there. Didn't feel right. Jericho looks disturbingly old with his new cut. Guessing 6 way for Summerslam with Orton being added as the 6th man. Doesn't feel like they've established a legit contender for Sheamus and ADR and Ziggler both have sub-angles as well. Easy way of getting Orton in a big match on the card with little build too. Another good way to put Sheamus over big by having him win a 6 way at Summerslam. They've booked Sheamus' title run really well. Just a shame he hasn't had anyone worthwile to face since Bryan though but on paper they've done everything right. Give him a finish he uses every match that nobody kicks out of and have him win at every chance. Can't remember many times he's lost since he turned last year. Maybe any actually. Jack Swagger used to be a world champion. Yeah.

1st hour of the show I thought was really good. Felt like a great celebration with loads of great goofy nostalgia spots. Then the goofy nostalgia spots stopped and the big angles blew. Still only 1 match announced for Summerslam. Meh. Story of the show. Raw used to be a lot better than it is now.
 
#693 ·
Re: CM punk may feud with Rock

2 guys who think they are better than they are going up against each other. Punk who thinks he is some kind of leader and a revolutionist when he actually is nothing but a sell out corporate kisss ass up against a man who is so arrogant and deluded he thinks he doesn't ever have to change or adapt to change because his catchphrases and promos are still great.

Punk is so over-rated it's unbelievable, his in ring work is poor and his promos are now all based on trying to be funny and acting like a comedian. Rock is a movie star who has no business even challenging for the wwe title. What a joke it is that someone can jump off a movie set and challenge for the wwe title whilst there are guys on the roster who wrestle week in and week out for the business and have never got a title shot.
 
#695 ·
Re: CM punk may feud with Rock

2 guys who think they are better than they are going up against each other. Punk who thinks he is some kind of leader and a revolutionist when he actually is nothing but a sell out corporate kisss ass up against a man who is so arrogant and deluded he thinks he doesn't ever have to change or adapt to change because his catchphrases and promos are still great.

Punk is so over-rated it's unbelievable, his in ring work is poor and his promos are now all based on trying to be funny and acting like a comedian. Rock is a movie star who has no business even challenging for the wwe title. What a joke it is that someone can jump off a movie set and challenge for the wwe title whilst there are guys on the roster who wrestle week in and week out for the business and have never got a title shot.
What a life Rock leads.

bboy we hardly see you for months and when Rock confirms he's coming back for the 1000th ep, you post more than pyro.
 
#2,296 ·
re: 1000th Raw Discussion Thread (NO SPOILERS)

I'm excited for Raw tonight. Mainly Cena vs Punk. I'm also hoping the Raw GM isn't going to be a let down.

No computer, no discussion. Just sitting back and enjoying the show.
 
#44 ·
Re: Official RAW 1000 Discussion Thread (Possible Spoilers)

At the end, all the Attitude Era Guys come out, one by one first it will be like Triple H, complaioning about the law suit. Then BAM Rocks music hits, the crowd goes WILD! Disses triple H on how he was such a bad ass now has turned into a little pussy in a suit. Then BAM HBK comes out crowd goes wild and he complains about the the rock and how he left etc, then he boats about how he beat Hogan Austin and CENA, then BAM Hogan music hits and the crowd GOES INSTANSE but, he is silent, then you hear NWO theme go off and out comes NASH and Hall! THE CROWD IS ALL ON THEIR FEET!!! They walk to the ring then BAM it goes Dark and Sting music hits out of no where and he is no where to be seen then camera aims up and there he is coming down on a rope all old school, Everyone is speechless at this time. Even the NWO sting hits the ring about to say something then DONG DONG undertaker music hits. The crowd is NUTS! then Austingmusic hits and idk from there but all the A/E era in one ring then Teddy comes out, Battle Royal PLAYAS
 
#71 ·
Re: Official RAW 1000 Discussion Thread (Possible Spoilers)

I hope they bring back guys they never bring back. Im sick of the lets use Piper, Duggan, Slaughter, Jimmy Hart, Dusty and those guys cos they have deals with us. Bring someone like a Billy Gunn back or Steve Blackman and random guys from the Attitude Era who they never use for these type of shows
 
#81 ·
Re: Official RAW 1000 Discussion Thread (Possible Spoilers)

Definitely want to see Too Cool and Rikishi there.
Do you? Brian Christopher got the worst reaction in the history of professional wrestling the last time we saw him. He made a tag team of Del Rio and Tensai look like the Road Warriors by comparison, there was legitimately NO sound, even the crickets were silent.

Where is the 1000'th Raw anyway? New York or something? Then ok, I get your point.

EDIT ~ Oh yeah, it's St. Louis. How are they?
 
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