Raw/NXT/PPV Spoiler Thread 5

[M.C.G. 31]

Corbin beat Fandango and then laid out Ziggler. Dolph got 0 reaction, apparently.

 

[strungout]

 

[Pinkfloyd]

That's interesting. Seeming incredibly dumb to me, but well see how things pan out.

If I had to guess, it's a setup to debut their real leader and open a program against AJ with Anderson & Gallows behind the debuted leader. Anderson & Gallows are heels and AJ is too hot with the fans to turn heel so that's my reasoning for that guess.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

I'd love for Styles, Anderson and Gallows to be a group if there are no plans to bring up Balor any time soon.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Cesaro & New Day vs. Miz & League of Nations

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Miz TV with Cesaro turned into some goofy stuff with New Day. Cesaro vs. Rusev changed to the 8-man tag.

 

[Kimi]

If I had to guess, it's a setup to debut their real leader and open a program against AJ with Anderson & Gallows behind the debuted leader. Anderson & Gallows are heels and AJ is too hot with the fans to turn heel so that's my reasoning for that guess.

This is what I suspect too.

Styles going heel just makes no sense at all.

 

[S A W F T*]

Can't wait to see how the London crowd reacted to Enzo and Cass.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Can't wait to see how the London crowd reacted to Enzo and Cass.

Huge reaction.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Cesaro and The New Day defeat the LON and Miz. Cesaro got the pin.

Mauro Ranallo is doing backstage interviews for Raw, apparently.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Bret Hart will be in Nattie's corner at Payback in the Women's Title match vs. Charlotte, it seems.

 

[Kimi]

As expected.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Crowd dead for the 8-women tag match happening right now. I don't even know who's in it.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Nattie, Becky, Paige and Sasha win the 8-women tag match when Nattie submits Charlotte.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Reigns doing a One vs. All thing.

Usos vs. Vaudevillains next.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Vaudevillains defeat The Usos. The finals of the tag team tournament is Vaudevillains vs. Enzo & Cass.

Seems like a sure bet to do Vaudevillains vs. The New Day for the tag titles like I thought would happen a week or two ago.

 

[S A W F T*]

Vaudevillains defeat The Usos. The finals of the tag team tournament is Vaudevillains vs. Enzo & Cass.

Seems like a sure bet to do Vaudevillains vs. The New Day for the tag titles like I thought would happen a week or two ago.

Dudleys interfere in the finals match in some capacity?

 

[M.C.G. 31]

The Vaudevillains vs. Enzo Amore & Big Cass in the finals will be done at Payback.

I'm guessing the Wyatt injury changed some plans here.

Ambrose vs. Owens is the main event.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Apollo Crews defeat Heath Slater.

Main event time.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Ambrose defeats Owens with Dirty Deeds.

 

[ColePens]

What? This is exactly how they should be booking Zayn.

He's the underdog. Underdogs don't win, that's what being the underdog means. He will try to win a lot, then he'll losing at the final hurdle. The entire point of his arc is going to be that he tries many times, and fails many times; but he never gives up, works hard, and tries again. Then finally he'll win the title and it'll be an amazing achievement. (And then Owens hits him with a briefcase.)

If he comes in winning right away then what's the point? You just trash his entire story. You don't need to protect an underdog, they need to fail.

Then don't put him in the feud with KO right now. That match at Payback shouldn't happen.

I honestly don't buy that's the point of his booking, either. You don't just lose clean each week to get the guy over. Come on, now. He can be building himself up with strong matches AND a few wins. Granted not against AJ or those guys yet, but soon.

Once again... this is your perception of the storyline vs. what actually is going on in WWE.

 

[S A W F T*]

Ambrose defeats Owens with Dirty Deeds.

That's it?

Man... looks like once again the 3rd hour tanked. Hopefully Ambrose vs. Owens match will be good.

 

[ColePens]

Once again.. mega feud between Zayn and Owens. Not just for indy fans, but because those 2 have amazing chemistry. Both guys cannot just be losing and be a throw-away feud.

KO is in that middle where he's probably waiting for the MITB. Zayn is building up fans with his in-ring ability. I get it. But I just don't think that feud should be wasted while they are just passing time.

IMO that's a mega feud that needs to be revisited.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Full spoilers:

- Ambrose Asylum to open the show with Shane McMahon. Owens, Zayn and Jericho all interrupted. Shane McMahon sets up Jericho vs. Ambrose and Owens vs. Zayn for Payback. Sets up Jericho vs. Zayn and Owens vs. Ambrose for the show.

- Chris Jericho defeats Sami Zayn with a codebreaker in a good back-and-forth match.

- AJ Styles interview interrupted by Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, who tell AJ that they have his back at Payback.

- Enzo & Cass defeat The Dudley Boyz to advance to the finals of the tag-team tournament.

- Reigns and AJ Styles have an in-ring segment. Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows attack Roman Reigns and lay him out with the Magic Killer as AJ Styles watches from the bottom of the ramp.

- AJ Styles tells Roman Reigns he had nothing to do with the attack.

- Baron Corbin defeat Fandango with Dolph Ziggler on commentary. Ziggler attacked Corbin post-match, but Corbin laid him out.

- MizTV with Cesaro as the guest. The League of Nations comes out and then The New Day come out.

- Cesaro & The New Day defeat The League of Nations and The Miz when Cesaro pins Sheamus with the Neutralizer.

- Backstage interview where Natalya informs Charlotte she has a Women's Title match at Payback and that Bret Hart will be in her corner.

- Natalya, Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch & Paige defeat Tamina, Naomi, Charlotte & Summer Rae in an 8-women tag team match when Natalya submits Charlotte.

- The Vaudevillains defeat The Usos to advance to the finals of the tag-team tournament and face Enzo & Cass.

- Apollo Crews defeat Heath Slater.

- Dean Ambrose defeat Kevin Owens in the main event with Dirty Deeds. Chris Jericho hits Ambrose with the codebreaker and leaves him lying to close the show.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Enzo and Cass defeat The Dudleyz.

Reigns and AJ had an in-ring promo. Anderson and Gallows attacked Reigns to a huge pop as AJ watched from the bottom of the ramp.

Backstage, AJ said he had nothing to do with the attack.

***

OMG OMG OMG

Man I'm 100% in. I like both ideas. One being this is a red herring for their "real" leader Finn, or we are getting AJ's Bullet Club.

Reminds me a bit of when the Sheild first came up.