WWE: Raw and Smackdown Part 4 - The Paul Levesque Era

[sansabri]

melo almost died

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[GKJ]

It sucks that they don't have anyone on the roster who is from France that they could really get over

 

[Emperoreddy]

Loudest crowd of the year and Kross got crickets. Yeesg

 

[sansabri]

randy getting some love

 

[Scandale du Jour]

That "Il est vraiment phénoménal" song was awesome.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Everyone except Kross and AOP got love tonight.

 

[GKJ]

What time even is this thing tomorrow?

 

[Jussi]

What time even is this thing tomorrow?

The same time Smackdown aired. 8 PM Finnish, 7 PM CET. Which is 1 PM EST.

 

[Emperoreddy]

So story wise, Roman has just gone off the grid. Heyman can't get in touch with him and it was Heyman that pulled Roman from the draft

 

[Fish on The Sand]

So story wise, Roman has just gone off the grid. Heyman can't get in touch with him and it was Heyman that pulled Roman from the draft

This has the makings of Roman returning as a face.

Probably getting Roman and a re-formed Uso Brothers vs Bloodline 6 man tag at Summerslam.

 

[Emperoreddy]

This has the makings of Roman returning as a face.

Probably getting Roman and a re-formed Uso Brothers vs Bloodline 6 man tag at Summerslam.

Yeah, OG Bloodline reuniting as a face faction to battle Solo's heel Bloodline seems inevitable.

Wonder how Rock factors back in

 

[GKJ]

Yeah, OG Bloodline reuniting as a face faction to battle Solo's heel Bloodline seems inevitable.

Wonder how Rock factors back in

Dwayne is acting as the tribal chief to Solo imo

 

[Jussi]

Dwayne is acting as the tribal chief to Solo imo

Dwayne is the tribal chief in waiting. Just taking the piss out of everyone.

 

[HeisenBaez]

This has the makings of Roman returning as a face.

Probably getting Roman and a re-formed Uso Brothers vs Bloodline 6 man tag at Summerslam.

I think that would be WAY TOO EARLY to pay off that rivalry. I would spend the rest of the year building up Solo's faction. Basically introduced the Guerillas of Destiny (and Jacob Fatu) to fans who don't know who they are.

OG Bloodline .v. Bloodine 2.0 feels like the endgame should be WarGames.

 

[Fish on The Sand]

I think that would be WAY TOO EARLY to pay off that rivalry. I would spend the rest of the year building up Solo's faction. Basically introduced the Guerillas of Destiny (and Jacob Fatu) to fans who don't know who they are.

OG Bloodline .v. Bloodine 2.0 feels like the endgame should be WarGames.

Maybe, maybe not. Without Roman or Rock the new Bloodline are basically just a midcard faction, so how long really can you drag it out.

 

[BostonBob]

Announced for tomorrow's RAW show:

King of the Ring first round matches:

Drew McIntyre versus Finn Bálor
Rey Mysterio versus Kofi Kingston
Ricochet versus Ilja Dragunov
Gunther versus Sheamus


Queen of the Ring first round matches:

Zoey Stark versus Ivy Nile
Shayna Baszler versus Zelina Vega
Lyra Valkyria versus Asuka
Natalya versus IYO SKY

 

[Emperoreddy]

That's a stacked first round for the men.

Lyra vs Asuka could be really good too

 

[Jussi]

Announced for tomorrow's RAW show:

King of the Ring first round matches:

Drew McIntyre versus Finn Bálor
Rey Mysterio versus Kofi Kingston
Ricochet versus Ilja Dragunov
Gunther versus Sheamus


Queen of the Ring first round matches:

Zoey Stark versus Ivy Nile
Shayna Baszler versus Zelina Vega
Lyra Valkyria versus Asuka
Natalya versus IYO SKY

Baw gahd...

 

[Unholy Diver]

 

[GKJ]

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Too bad that’s not actually him

 

[Unholy Diver]

Too bad that’s not actually him

It is, he just deleted it a short while later

Sheamus Deletes Controversial Tweet Comparing Gunther to Hitler

Sheamus returned to the ring on RAW last month and is gearing up for a significant match against Gunther on RAW next week. However, it seems he definitely

www.ringsidenews.com

edit - nvm, I just looked closer and see you meant the Gunther reply, close but no cigar, though it still may have played into the deletion

 

[Megahab]

Maybe, maybe not. Without Roman or Rock the new Bloodline are basically just a midcard faction, so how long really can you drag it out.

I think Summerslam is too soon to properly build up the new guys AND to build the civil war storyline to warrant a match there. It's only a 2-3 months away.

I also wonder how they explain Jey going back to Reigns and Jimmy. If Vince was still around, it would be simply be "they're all babyfaces now so they are friends now", but now my standards for storyline explanations are higher with Vince gone.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

I think Summerslam is too soon to properly build up the new guys AND to build the civil war storyline to warrant a match there. It's only a 2-3 months away.

I also wonder how they explain Jey going back to Reigns and Jimmy. If Vince was still around, it would be simply be "they're all babyfaces now so they are friends now", but now my standards for storyline explanations are higher with Vince gone.

If they're really going for Cody vs. Rock at 41 and Rock vs. Roman at 42, you've got plenty of time.

You could almost slow build the Usos reunion to a match at WM41 vs. GoD or Solo and Jacob. The built-in storyline is, Roman lost because he got distracted by Seth, he can't address the Bloodline drama until he puts Seth behind him, and you do Roman vs. Seth at WM41. Roman finally gets a pin over Seth. (That's part of the story too)

Side note, I'd also lead that down the line of an eventual Seth heel turn. You can't really have him lose to Drew, get flattened by Roman protecting Cody, come back, inevitably lose to Cody, (I assume Seth gets a shot for helping Cody) and then lose to Roman at WM41 without having him look like a dork, unless he finally snaps and goes heel.

 

[GKJ]

I think Summerslam is too soon to properly build up the new guys AND to build the civil war storyline to warrant a match there. It's only a 2-3 months away.

I also wonder how they explain Jey going back to Reigns and Jimmy. If Vince was still around, it would be simply be "they're all babyfaces now so they are friends now", but now my standards for storyline explanations are higher with Vince gone.

Jey should be holding a singles title. Doesn’t have to be a top championship. But maybe it’s a scenario where they join him as opposed to Jey going back. If he’s being successful on his own, he theoretically could be the top guy. At some point, Solo and GOD will come after him, and it will be by necessity.

Given all the time put into the story, it would seem too soon to do that though.