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[NastyBook]

Two clean pins in a row? I really thought Vince still loved this man, but the Honeymoon is apparently ovah.

Punished Reigns.


This RAW was pretty fucking great. God, when the Cruiserweights get here... DDDD

 

[cr0w]

Vince has zero trust in Roman now, he fucked up bad. They're gonna have to have a total rebuild of his character, if it's even possible to salvage him.

 

[MetatronM]

Rollins vs. Balor is going to be fucking awesome.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

Vince ripped that rocket off of Reigns and shoved it right up Finn's ass. Holy shit

Actually, now that I have a minute to digest, I wonder if this is all part of Vince's plan. Make some sort of crazy redemptive arc for Reigns where he gains the sympathy of the people before winning the rumble again.

Spoiler

WHAT COULD GO WRONG

 

[Sibersk Esto]

Roman:

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Roman needs to die what cena did to win people over. Go for that US title and put on good matches.

 

[tmac456]

shook twice in one night...

can they keep this up for more than one week? probably not but goddamn, what a great show

 

[ghostmind]

Best RAW in a long, long time.

Hope they can keep the momentum.

 

[HeisenbergLannister]

Oh man, I thought we were getting a Roman heel turn to make this the best Raw in forever.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

That was a damn fine Raw.

 

[Jimmy King]

OH MY MOTHERFUCKING GOD! JIMMY!

 

[Ithil]

Rise and shine, Finn, you'll be late for the next ROCKET TO THE MOON

 

[Fox318]

Cesaro was protected from Finn.

It's his belt next after summerslam

 

[Angry Grimace]

What will actually help Roman get over is getting punished brutally by Vince because this almost makes me feel bad.

 

[serenewarfare]

Another thing is how strong this makes the Coup De Grace look. Only took one to beat Roman.

 

[Hidden One]

When that guy interviewed Reigns i thought the heel turn was about to happen. I was thinking Reigns was gonna run in the ring and destroy Balor.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Roman:

Hahahaha, classic promo.

 

[Aeternus Malum]

I feel like this is good for Roman. Never disliked the guy

 

[CreeperBlocks]

The Demon vs Crossfit Jesus


I'm ready!

 

[SallyIsNow]

But what does Roman do now

Drugs

 

[truly101]

Roman losing clean and eating pins. He is definitely in the doghouse.

Now let him disappear for a bit and come back as a heel when he jumps Balor or whoever the top face is.

It worked for his more famous cousin.

 

[Data West]

so in kayfabe power, Samoa Joe is now the strongest entity in the WWE Universe

 

[Violence Jack]

Now it feels like a New Era. Feels good to have meaningful stuff happening on Raw again.

 

[Heel]

Punished Reigns is a solid gimmick, IMO.

 

[MassiveNights]

Man the last two nights have been awesome for WWE.

It feels like they finally get it.

I hope tomorrow is cool too.

 

[Anth0ny]

Roman:

LMAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOO

 

[KissVibes]

We must be getting that double turn at SummerSlam then. Rollins must be turning face.

 

[Toki767]

This is still all part of the Roman Reigns Redemption story Vince has in mind.

 

[Angry Grimace]

I like the "guys go down to the ring for a immediate reaction interview" thing they're doing. It has a fresh "real sports" feel to it.

 

[Chamber]

Midcard Roman

 

[Fox318]

We must be getting that double turn at SummerSlam then. Rollins must be turning face.

So much of the booking I don't understand.

Why not just have him come back as a face?

 

[Bluekaveli]

More importantly Graves was treating Roman as a heel.

We eatin good tonight, fam.

Fantastic RAW.

Tomorrow night, we show them who's the boss though.

 

[Man God]

Roman losing clean and eating pins. He is definitely in the doghouse.

Now let him disappear for a bit and come back as a heel when he jumps Balor or whoever the top face is.

It worked for his more famous cousin.

He doesn't need to disappear as he's on the cusp of being RAW's number one heel.

 

[Tagyhag]

I feel like this is good for Roman. Never disliked the guy

I doubt Vince is going to just forget about Roman. It might just take a while.

Y'all remember how long Trips was punished for curtain call? Years. And he took it all, just like I bet Roman will do.

Sorry folks, this ain't the end of Roman being "The Guy".

 

[JTripper]

WWE making me excited for both shows, in 2016. What a time to be alive.

 

[Horseress]

Midcard Roman

Challenging The Miz for the intercontinental championship?

Spoiler

and losing

 

[serenewarfare]

One of the best Raw's I've ever seen and it's not even close. What a show.

 

[T.A.L]

What world is this. I'm actually excited to see raw when I get home. That title name sounds horrible tho.

I wonder how much shit has been thrown around the Yukes studio. Or do you think they get the heads up about stuff like this, wait it's Yukes. Nahh

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

When is Reigns gonna show up with a pony tail, eye patch, and shrapnel in his forehead?

I chose the right time to be in a country that don't show WWE at a timely manner for three weeks

 

[Kaiterra]

Not a single complaint about that Raw, great from top to bottom.

Well no, that interview at the end was a little suspect. lol
But whatever. No, it's fine.

Jobber matches, no JBL on commentary, stuff that built across the night and intersecting plots, not keeping Roman strong, that Women's Championship match and Sasha promo.

 

[Data West]

roman fixing to have his johnny polo moment

 

[Bluekaveli]

Roman:

I'm weak!!!!!

If he would've said that, then damn!

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

One of the best Raw's I've ever seen and it's not even close. What a show.

definitely one of the best in a while. Even the diva's put on an awesome show.

 

[broz0rs]

After seeing two boot stomps from Finn (one to the back of the head), can Seth get his curb stomp back?

 

[Syder]

I just really want to see what the 'Universal Championship' actually looks like. I'm a sucker for a new belt.

 

[Xion385]

Possible double turn during the build up to Summerslam? Balor goes heel with the Club and Seth goes face?

 

[Jimmy King]

Show was great. I will watch next week.

I don't know if this show should give me hope or make me worried for Smackdown.

 

[Data West]

roman will do his losers redemption better than okada

in that it seems to be lasting longer than about 3 weeks

 

[Ecliptor]

Great RAW. I'm all in for the new era.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

I honestly wish we could see the footage of the room Vince was in when he found out Reigns failed the test

The last time he was this noticeably pissed at someone, it took 5 years after their death for him to even consider putting that person in his HOF