WWE: Monday Night Raw 201: The Paul Heyman Era begins

[Scott Stevens]

With your username, it was only fitting that you'd be hit (pun intended) with warnings/infractions sooner or later.

But not elbowing penalties!

 

[CaptainCrunch67]

I was hoping that Paul would come in and kill the Becky Lynch Seth Rollins crap. Instead they doubled down. Its just so damn stupid. Losing interest in Becky since she went from the lone wolf man, to here's my life partner.

Just dumb

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

I’d love to see a heel Balor join up with The Club and come down to the ring on Gallows’ shoulders like he did with Fale

With the bs wild card rule this could be a real possibility !.... till you realize vince is still in charge

 

[Deen]

This all would be so much better if they had a guy like Bobby "the Brain" Heenan announcing.

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

So what was the consensus of the first Heyman show? Worthwhile to tune back in or keep holding off a bit to see if anything gets better? I am guessing too soon to tell.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

So what was the consensus of the first Heyman show? Worthwhile to tune back in or keep holding off a bit to see if anything gets better? I am guessing too soon to tell.

Too soon to tell. Opening with Strowman/Lashley was great, though.

 

[BiolaRunner]

The Elias spot with his knee hitting the ringpost was done well. It legitimately looked like it hurt

 

[Disclose]

didnt really see it as there was too many people in this house. but i enjoyed what i saw..... confused by the streetprofits. like you just took the tag champs and gave them the belts. just to call them too lol.

 

[Merci Saku]

I’d love to see a heel Balor join up with The Club and come down to the ring on Gallows’ shoulders like he did with Fale

That would be awesome!

 

[Cor]

So what was the consensus of the first Heyman show? Worthwhile to tune back in or keep holding off a bit to see if anything gets better? I am guessing too soon to tell.

Too soon to say. Some good parts. Some not so good parts.

We won't really see how things change until after Extreme Rules when Heyman really takes over with a clean slate and can start new storylines.

Right now, all he can do is continue what is there. Seems like most will end at Extreme Rules though

 

[BiolaRunner]

Too soon to say. Some good parts. Some not so good parts.

We won't really see how things change until after Extreme Rules when Heyman really takes over with a clean slate and can start new storylines.

Right now, all he can do is continue what is there. Seems like most will end at Extreme Rules though

Considering Heyman inherited something that was complete crap, the fact that much of it was good is promising. When you take into account he has storylines he is stuck with until Extreme Rules, it will hopefully be even better when that clean slate is handed to him.

 

[Dr Pepper]

So, STILL no Bray Wyatt sightings?

We're into July now, feels like he's been out of the ring for close to a year.

I'm bracing for yet another disappointing decision from Creative/Vince, but at this point ANYTHING would be welcome.

 

[Cor]

So, STILL no Bray Wyatt sightings?

We're into July now, feels like he's been out of the ring for close to a year.

I'm bracing for yet another disappointing decision from Creative/Vince, but at this point ANYTHING would be welcome.

Just more puppets in the background.

Which I do like that, but doing that for like 6 weeks is a bit long. They should have did like 2 or 3 more funhouse episodes, did the puppets in the background of other segments, and then he returns at Extreme Rules or the Raw after it

 

[Alex Jones]

Considering Heyman inherited something that was complete crap, the fact that much of it was good is promising. When you take into account he has storylines he is stuck with until Extreme Rules, it will hopefully be even better when that clean slate is handed to him.

Hopefully he blows off most of the feuds currently going at Extreme Rules and we get to basically start over.

 

[Cor]

Hopefully he blows off most of the feuds currently going at Extreme Rules and we get to basically start over.

Well, he seemingly ended Strowman and Lashley, so that's good.

There's no way Becky/Seth and Corbin/Lacey continues.

So that will help a lot.

 

[Emperoreddy]

So what was the consensus of the first Heyman show? Worthwhile to tune back in or keep holding off a bit to see if anything gets better? I am guessing too soon to tell.

Some good moments and possibly the worst segment of the year.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Well, he seemingly ended Strowman and Lashley, so that's good.

There's no way Becky/Seth and Corbin/Lacey continues.

So that will help a lot.

You really think they did that big angle and aren't gonna follow up on it?

 

[Alex Jones]

You really think they did that big angle and aren't gonna follow up on it?

It's WWE.

 

[Cor]

You really think they did that big angle and aren't gonna follow up on it?

They shouldn’t.

Braun should be gone for a couple months to sell it, and Lashley should move onto something else. In 6 months, maybe a year, have a blow off match.


That’s long term booking so I fully expect Braun to miraculously heel next week and we’ll have Braun vs Lashley at Extreme Rules

 

[M.C.G. 31]

I think Braun legit needs time off. The dude’s knees have been shot for two years at minimum.

 

[Fro]

I'd say lashley needs away from where drew is and rebooted...but drew is on both shows sooooo

 

[Sheppy]

I'd say lashley needs away from where drew is and rebooted...but drew is on both shows sooooo

Bobby Lashley isn’t a guy who anyone really cares about. He’s a terrible baby face and a terrible heel. He’s a big, jacked dude that fans can’t be bothered by. He’s been like this forever imo.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Bobby Lashley isn’t a guy who anyone really cares about. He’s a terrible baby face and a terrible heel. He’s a big, jacked dude that fans can’t be bothered by. He’s been like this forever imo.

He was much better in TNA.

Just like EC3.

And Roode.

I’m sensing a trend here.

 

[Sheppy]

He was much better in TNA.

Just like EC3.

And Roode.

I’m sensing a trend here.

To be fair I never watched TNA much. I’m just going by his stints in the WWE. He’s always been pretty bad to me.

 

[Kimi]

To be fair I never watched TNA much. I’m just going by his stints in the WWE. He’s always been pretty bad to me.

He was still who he is, it's just TNA actually wrote his character to be a big deal and was willing to go outside the generic WWE presentation that WWE has been far too rigid with recently.

TNA have been very good at that in recent years.