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

[Jussi]

Has HHH been great at telling stories or has it been that Vince still had an input and some oversight and that the post Mania era is truly where it's just HHH?

Nah, Vince was reported to be out when the news broke about the scandals. But I think some of the storylines were "inhereted" from the Vince input era.

 

[Jussi]

After the NXT Underground match and this match, feels like they're really trting to show what Nattie can actually do in the ring.

While still putting the opponent over.

 

[Jussi]

So now they've taken Asuka off due to her knee(?) injury. Dakota takes her place.

DRAGUNOV VIDEO PACKAGE! Right into the match.

 

[GKJ]

This is going to be a bit unpopular around here but I've noticed that WWE is turning into a more well produced version of AEW.

Vince is a shit human being but Vince was the only one who realized that characters and storylines were more important than the actual wrestling and work-rate

Paul Levesque knows storytelling in a way that would make Vince’s brain liquify.

 

[sansabri]

gable just putting all of reed's weight on his neck. he ain't gonna live long

 

[GKJ]

Liv should say that she's never lost to Ronda

 

[GKJ]

Great debut for Lyra, they put an ad for a movie, and then go to commercial.

 

[Emperoreddy]

HHH has been telling great at telling stories for nearly 2 years. I think they are just in a 'cool-down' period before ramping up for SummerSlam. Slowly setting things up.

Also Drew and Punk are in the middle of a great story without having one match yet.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Gunther and Sheamus should have been round 2

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[Emperoreddy]

Under Vince, Ilja is being called up with a stupid comedy gimmick and a dumb new name.

Instead he came up and had a TV MOTYC with Ricochet

 

[Emperoreddy]

RAW ended with someone tapping out to a half crab. True graps are back on Monday night, never talk about Vince again

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[GKJ]

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Drew McIntyre pulled from the tournament due to injury.

Reads like they didn't want to book themselves into a corner.

 

[The Gongshow]

As someone who doesn't watch NXT anymore (stopped when HHH was removed) I haven't seen much from Ilja, what a way to showcase him. Great match

Gunther/Sheamus just does not miss. HHH must know he can pull this out of his pocket whenever he wants for a guaranteed banger. I hope they do another trilogy when Gunther is world champion.

 

[GKJ]

As someone who doesn't watch NXT anymore (stopped when HHH was removed) I haven't seen much from Ilja, what a way to showcase him. Great match

Gunther/Sheamus just does not miss. HHH must know he can pull this out of his pocket whenever he wants for a guaranteed banger. I hope they do another trilogy when Gunther is world champion.

Walter doesn’t miss with anyone. It’s impossible.

 

[BruinDust]

Walter doesn’t miss with anyone. It’s impossible.

WWE better get cooking on some new heels because the fans are gonna start cheering for Gunther sooner rather than later. He is simply just too good in the ring for the fans to truly despise him and a natural turn into an anti-hero type bad^%$ is coming whether WWE creative plan for it or not.

 

[GKJ]

WWE better get cooking on some new heels because the fans are gonna start cheering for Gunther sooner rather than later. He is simply just too good in the ring for the fans to truly despise him and a natural turn into an anti-hero type bad^%$ is coming whether WWE creative plan for it or not.

If he keeps matching up with faces the audience find compelling, it won't be a problem. He's been a heel for a long time now.

 

[Emperoreddy]

As someone who doesn't watch NXT anymore (stopped when HHH was removed) I haven't seen much from Ilja, what a way to showcase him. Great match

Gunther/Sheamus just does not miss. HHH must know he can pull this out of his pocket whenever he wants for a guaranteed banger. I hope they do another trilogy when Gunther is world champion.

Ilja is one of my favorite active wrestlers. Dude is on that Gunther level where he can't miss.

 

[GKJ]

By the way, Vince would've taken one look at Ilja and wonder why James Ellsworth was repackaged

 

[GKJ]

Looks like Rick O’Shea is ready to work el rudo

 

[Jussi]

As someone who doesn't watch NXT anymore (stopped when HHH was removed) I haven't seen much from Ilja, what a way to showcase him. Great match

Gunther/Sheamus just does not miss. HHH must know he can pull this out of his pocket whenever he wants for a guaranteed banger. I hope they do another trilogy when Gunther is world champion.

Since it stopped being 2.0 and is like NXT White & Gold, with HBK running the show, it's been good again.

 

[Jussi]

So Punk was legit locked inside the WWE HQ.

 

[Jussi]

Logan Paul vs Cody then.