Survivor Series seems so close...yet so far away.
I am quite the perv so I read Gawker's hilarious take on Hogan's naughty video and saw some of the footage....and well I think his bragging about 24" pythons is a little bit of an exaggeration, but for a 60-year-old man it's not bad. And the chick is much better looking than that drunken disaster he was divorcing at the time.
Anyhoo, enjoy the show and come out swinging but try to keep it cleaner than I just did :).
I am quite the perv so I read Gawker's hilarious take on Hogan's naughty video and saw some of the footage....and well I think his bragging about 24" pythons is a little bit of an exaggeration, but for a 60-year-old man it's not bad. And the chick is much better looking than that drunken disaster he was divorcing at the time.
Anyhoo, enjoy the show and come out swinging but try to keep it cleaner than I just did :).
So Gewirtz is out as head writer and Vince hanging around backstage like a pissed off Emperor Palpatine. This should be the first interesting Raw in months.
ReplyDeleteSo you saw the Orange Goblin's orange goblin? Yikes.
ReplyDeleteWonder what kind of difference replacing Gewirtz will make.
Is this the major backstage fallout the y have behind the Observer paywall?
ReplyDeleteAccording to WrestlingObserver.com, Vince McMahon was not in a good mood this afternoon before Raw. The fallout was that after working for WWE for over a decade, Brian Gewirtz was removed as the head writer. Gewirtz will remain under contract as a consultant
ReplyDeletePeople backstage are said to be scared, and Vince told the producers today, "I want results or I want resignations."
This is huge news. Gerwitz has always recieved a lot of the flack for creative problems during shoot interviews and such. A new head writer might actually mean new ideas and storylines!
ReplyDeleteDo you often reply to your own posts?
ReplyDeleteActually, I've never seen him do that before.
ReplyDeleteIts an easy way of separating the news from the opinion. Cute joke though.
ReplyDeletePretty crazy that Gewirtz got the boot. Doesn't matter - Vince is the problem and everyone knows it.
ReplyDeleteScott can dust off the "Shuffling The Chairs..." headline if he wanted to though for this news.
This is going to be a fun Raw. Luckily there's a shit MNF game.
ReplyDeleteVince is a genius in terms of his firing/comeback timing.... This is the first Monday night game that has nothing going for it. In wrestling terms, it'll be a total squash. I don't think people will tune in just to watch Sanchez benched for Tebow.
ReplyDeleteSadly, I am in love with Revolution and ill be tuning out then.
The last quarter of the year is almost always the lowpoint of the WWE "season" so i'm interested in them trying some new things but i'm more afraid of something really panicky happening like Ryback going over CM Punk for the strap.
ReplyDeleteYou know that Twitter thing the WWE loves? If Tebow comes into the game, it will explode & no one will be watching Raw.
ReplyDeleteAnd if Tebow doesn't play, that means it's actually a close game & no one will be watching Raw.
The bottom line? No one will be watching Raw.
We need a super-smart crowd tonight. The moment Vince hits the ring, the "Two point five" chant starts, and goes on all night.
ReplyDelete18 minutes, to the 3 hour panic button. This could be comedy....and my keyboard is ready for it all.
Cool, does this mean that we can reboot the last month and a half and forget the Punk heel turn?
ReplyDeleteBoring game for most of us, but in the ratings world, it is the New York Market. Jets fans will be tuned in, and Giants fans will be watching to cheer against their rivals.
ReplyDeleteIt will ding the ratings. They have 30 minutes to grab heads before kickoff.
Does Gewirtz being demoted mean Stephanie becomes the head writer? If so, we have zero to be celebrating.
ReplyDeleteSteph is already his boss. The chain of command on creative is something along the lines of:
ReplyDeleteVince
Steph
Gewirtz / Hayes
Kapoor / Koskey
Raw / SD / Other Writing Teams
You also have HHH, Kevin Dunn, Pat Patterson, the agents, and a few others bouncing around who advise or sit-in on creative.
BORING. Lets get actual predictions.
ReplyDeleteAJ is stripped and finished by 8:08. CM Punk has Cena in a pool of blood by 8:16.
I know she is higher in the chain of command but does this mean that she will take an even bigger role in the writing? I sure as hell hope not.
ReplyDeleteWell, I'd guess the Kapoor and the team will have to step up, but certainly Vince may put increased pressure on her as well. There's been stories in the past of him chewing her and Hunter out when he wasn't happy.
ReplyDeleteEVEN THE ENTRANCE is now pink.
ReplyDeleteHe missed a fucking week
ReplyDeleteCool. A comedy routine. 2 drink minimum gang.
ReplyDeleteChewing her out?! He didnt do that in the new Chyna flick. Probably saving it for the sequel.
ReplyDeleteI thought that John Cena had gotten an arm-sleeve tat for a second and had found his testicles in the 'douche' section of Wal-Mart. Then I remembered his surgery and promptly stopped giving a damn.
ReplyDeleteWow, that was awesome. I love how he YELLED AND WAS ALL INTENSE
ReplyDeleteOoh, Ryback is here to kill someone. Literally.
ReplyDelete"The Big Hungry"? Please do not let that catch on.
ReplyDelete"Be a MAN!"
ReplyDelete-said the guy in the pink cap
Bulls on Parade bitches!
ReplyDeleteMan, they run these endless recaps like no one watched last week.
ReplyDeleteOh wait.....
BULLS. ON. PARADE.
ReplyDeleteThis makes sense.
ReplyDeleteI usually find Cena's comedy sorta funny. But he just bombed out there. Romance with AJ?
ReplyDelete"Some people turn their noses up at [CM] Punk because sometimes he is simply... not a man." — Says the man who wears pink.
ReplyDeleteREAL MEN WEAR PINK!
ReplyDeleteThe crack about Punk being champ "And no one will watch" was a bit rough.
ReplyDeleteI kinda feel bad for Epico & Primo. They were the champs not too long ago, and now they're fodder for Ryback.
ReplyDeleteSeems to me that it'd make more sense to have Ryback squash someone of importance. They obviously are preparing to strap the proverbial rocket.
ReplyDeleteSEE BELOW!
ReplyDelete- Cena Promo
ReplyDelete- Ryback squash.
And all their bullets are fired with 2:50 left to go.
Missed the opening promo by Cena; was it anything more than Cena attacking Punk for being better than him by way of Cena rambling on about some fictional alternate reality that Cena inhabits in his head where Punk is a cowardly loser who can't do anything right and who everyone hates???
ReplyDeleteWell, that should spell the end for Primo and Epico. Can't see them coming back from getting squashed 2-on-1.
ReplyDeleteUgh. Have him do something already.
ReplyDeleteUm yeah. Some of that.
ReplyDeleteI will die laughing if Ryback comes out to beat Brodus.
ReplyDeleteBingo.
ReplyDeleteSoooo...yeah, Monday Night Football starts in 10 minutes!
ReplyDeleteALREADY? Right at kickoff too. Verrrrrry interesting.
ReplyDeleteIts always a positive when the owner flubs the company name.
ReplyDeleteFor those not actually watching, Vince is next.
ReplyDeleteHey, remember when Vince got fired?
ReplyDeleteFunny part is, JR says "We have no idea what he is going to say", and I completely believe it.
ReplyDeleteFuckadactyls?
ReplyDeleteHere.....we.....go
ReplyDeleteVince's dementia doesn't so why should the WWE Universe™?
ReplyDeleteBanana yellow = heel
ReplyDelete...you have everything except wrestling, Vince.
ReplyDeleteYou are right about Punk's shirt.
Did they really have to resort to piped-in boos?
ReplyDelete"The ironic ones"?
ReplyDeleteWhy is he being booed again?
ReplyDeleteLawler? Wow.
ReplyDeleteBecause Vince told the audio people to pipe those boos in..
ReplyDeleteHe's obviously evil. His sideburns don't connect to his head hair.
ReplyDeleteYou listen to the people, Vince??
ReplyDeleteBWAHAHAHAHAHAHahahahahahahahahahhaaaaaaaaaaaaa...*cough*
Can't they just have Vince be evil and openly supporting Punk? Claim that his actions last summer made Vince realize that Punk was ruthless enough to be his choice for the face of the company?
ReplyDeleteJesus Christ, this is coming off as a huge jerk-off session with Punk representing the critics as far as Punk acting like a jerk so Vince can slap him down for daring to question Vince's bullshit logic?
I love the fact that they keep teasing this Punk-Austin interaction. I really hope it leads somewhere, and Austin has that "one more match" left in him.
ReplyDeleteI don't like CM Punk running down the Million Dollar Man like this.
ReplyDeleteCome on Vince. 10 on 1 inferno handicap match for the title.
ReplyDeleteWhy would anyone want a rehash of Evil Vince? Didn't we get enough of that the first hundred times?
ReplyDeleteHeh, that was pretty cool.
ReplyDelete...oh Jesus. He's gonna fight Vince.
ReplyDeleteOH BOY. REALLY?
ReplyDeleteAt least Punk laughed the challenge off. My eyes would've rolled to the back of my head and stayed there if he acted scared.
ReplyDeleteI'm about 1/2 hour behind... But how can we miss you, John, when you won't go away?
ReplyDeleteI'm sure someone beat me to that one.
"Trust me, everything is gonna be fine".
ReplyDeleteYeah......I can see this coming from an ocean away.
Desperation, thy name is Vince.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love how Paul Heyman, as much of a weasel as he is, tries to serve as the voice of reason for CM Punk. It paints him as the wise veteran of the wrestling industry, and also serves as a perfect way for Heyman to eventually turn on Punk for not listening to him.
ReplyDeleteCome on Vince.....go all the way. Title Match.....FINGERPOKE OF DOOM....everything.
ReplyDeleteYou can do this.
It just gives Vince a reason to stand in an arena with his shirt off.
ReplyDeleteThey're sure teasing the hell out of Stone Cold vs. Punk, aren't they?
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone here listen to Bubba the Love Sponge? Has he commented on this?
ReplyDeleteI love worked shoots that are supposed to be worked shoots.
ReplyDeleteFive bucks says McMahon gets more offensive moves on Punk than Lawler did.
ReplyDeleteAll gnews is good gnews with Gary Gnu.
ReplyDelete5 bucks says Arnold doesn't even know who CM Punk is.
ReplyDelete10 bucks says he is nowhere near his twitter account.
ReplyDeleteFive bucks says Vince calls Punk "Phil" sometime during the show.
ReplyDeleteThis time is different.
ReplyDeleteBrother!
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised they haven't done some weird mash-up of Sin Cara and Rey's music.
ReplyDeleteIn all fairness, McMahon is a former WWE Champion.
ReplyDeleteCranky Vince is on fire tonight.
ReplyDeleteHoly shit, yeah....just checked in. That is dedication to your craft there.
ReplyDelete"Unprecedented wood" is the funniest thing I've ever read.
ReplyDeleteAnd a former ECW champ. He's done everything Punk's ever done, except being WHC, and nobody cares about that trinket anymore anyway.
ReplyDeleteMight be a 2 time champ in 2 hours.
ReplyDeleteApparently Michelle Beadle is the only one who doesnt see the titanic swerve coming. Poor girl.
ReplyDeleteSin Cara and Rey are getting over..
ReplyDeleteVince: Let's BREAK 'em up..
I'm guessing that Vince/Punk is the setup for the return of Dude Love.
ReplyDeleteOh, come ON! Why would they blow Sheamus/Barrett now? Does this company know the meaning of "build-up?"
ReplyDeleteApparently Punk doesn't believe in the The Kobayashi Maru..
ReplyDeleteRIP Wade Barrett Rebuilding Project - July 2012 - October 2012
ReplyDeleteInstead of tag championship match next week, why not have them fight each other in singles matches? You can kill time (which they desperately need to do), put on 2 good matches, let the heels cheat to win, and build some sympathy for your faces for the title match at HitC. Is it really that hard?
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ReplyDeleteSomeone flunk a drug test??
If "build-up" is anything like foreplay, then why would you expect Vince to know anything about that?
ReplyDeletethey should have given punk an apple to chew on during that scene
ReplyDeleteIt was a swerve!
ReplyDeleteNice to see you Brian. Sorry about your demotion.
ReplyDelete..well to paraphrase that movie, watching RAW makes hours seem like days.
ReplyDeleteNow that the WWE has enough European guys, how about a one night tournament for the Euro title next time they do a RAW over there?
ReplyDeleteNot bringing the title back..just a tournament like King of the Ring.
I want to like Sheamus...I really do. But until he stops constantly grinning like a Cheshire fucking cat, I can't get behind him.
ReplyDeleteVince would use his finger. He would use his dick so he could brag about how Punk couldn't overcome him massive manhood.
ReplyDeleteSheamus really working in that side headlock takedown... kind of like someone else that used to use that to stretch out matches....
ReplyDeleteThrow Finley and Regal in here, give them all 35 minutes to play with. Fun times.
ReplyDeletePeople who saved money by switching to Geico are happy. How happy? As happy as we'll be when we don't have to see these stupid commercials anymore.
ReplyDeleteI actually love the one with Eddie Money. Cracks me up every time I see it.
ReplyDeleteSheamus v. Barrett could have been a money match. Why are they blowing it now?
ReplyDeleteSheamus and Big Show never went one on one? I'm gonna need a fact check on that one.
ReplyDeleteOh those commercials are funny. The witch in the broom factory!
ReplyDeleteTwo lengthy matches in two weeks for Sheamus? Testing him for a real main event run?
ReplyDeleteDont know, but they are running it pretty legit. I could watch this for 20 minutes.
ReplyDeleteWho did Big Show beat to become the #1 contender? Randy Orton?
ReplyDeleteDid JR mean "Mr. Wrestling II" or "Mr. Wrestling, also"?
ReplyDeleteHere's Tensai, because..........................look over there!!!! **runs away**
ReplyDeleteHow do you say "Corre" in Japanese?
ReplyDeleteThat's the one that inspired me to make the comment.
ReplyDeleteYOUCH
ReplyDeleteThat was Triple H-like.
ReplyDeleteWhen does the Geico backlash begin? Overexposure much?
ReplyDeleteHoly fuck, that had to hurt Sheamus. Damn, that was rough!
ReplyDeleteI love JBL. Hell, Ross in the booth is almost cluttering this up.
ReplyDeleteDude looked out on his feet. Too many more bumps like that I hope he has Chavo's cell number for his dogs' sake.
ReplyDeleteDead on the back of his head. Heck of a bump.
ReplyDeleteDont know. Was too busy looking up "Jobber"
ReplyDeleteAJ acting.
ReplyDeleteLarry King? Let me call everybody I know and tell them to watch!
ReplyDeleteHoly christ, King buy into the company or something? Now he gets a segment? Don Rickles busy?
ReplyDeleteemgerd..he called me pretty.
ReplyDeleteHow could Punk be afraid to face Cena since he's already done it multiple times? This is becoming the death panels lie of Raw.
ReplyDeleteSo they want to make up for all the time Cena was gone by bombarding us with his segments?
ReplyDeleteWell, this show was actually pacing pretty well.
ReplyDeleteNo worries, it'll either be the first of 6 months worth of matches, or they'll come back to it in two months and act like we have no idea what could happen if those two meet in the ring.
ReplyDeleteThey just did two in a row to piss me off.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I think the stupid hipsters are part of the problem. They remind me too much of the "free credit score" hipsters.
Punk's little interaction with AJ was awesome. I'm starting to bite on this heel gimmick of his.
ReplyDeleteI think Punk needs to be beat ME to cement his legacy. He's never beaten me, let alone in HiaC.
ReplyDeleteI mean, it's the same basic logic as having to beat Cena for the umpteenth time.
It's amazing, even if Punk goes over Cena, they're still setting him up to fail.
I would not be surprised to hear he got a concussion. Not one bit.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that Cena made the observation about Cesar's nipples. They've been drive me crazy every time I see them and not in the Fine Young Cannibals kind of way.
ReplyDeleteI heard this guy Cesaro has big nipples.
ReplyDeleteWas there a Mr. Wrestling Also?
ReplyDeleteJust kidding... who was the original Mr. Wrestling? I only remember ever hearing about Mr. Wrestling II.
Ha! Cesaro brings the old-school vignettes!
ReplyDeleteIt just struck me that Cesaro really shouldn't booked as a heel. I mean, he's Swiss, he shouldn't be booked as anything! He should be just... there.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if they would have the nuts to have Punk beat Vince up so bad, that Steph runs out and........
ReplyDeleteNaw. It's been done.
Booking a screw-job there was pretty smart. I think Sheamus v. Barrett is a money program, that match was hard-hitting and I'd still pay to see it go to a finish.
ReplyDeleteFuck. Now I am looking at his nipples.
ReplyDeleteSo he should be booked like this?
ReplyDeletehttp://t.qkme.me/35oqwt.jpg
Agreed. They both have the "Back alley street fight" backstory. It could be fun.
ReplyDeleteYep. But in 5 languages.
ReplyDeleteHa! Big ovation for Tebow. Heel heat for Sanchez as he came back on the field.
ReplyDeleteI saw Gerwitz is out. He seemed to get a lot of heat but whenever you read a Foley/Edge/Jericho book Gerwitz seemed to be behind a lot of good ideas. Having a creative is pointless anyway when Vince wants what he wants and they're expected to write only to entertain him, which he believes entertains everyone. I have no faith in Vince himself being the one to write the show anymore. Who's left? Triple H? Heyman?
ReplyDeleteThat slap was AWESOME! Slapped the "jaded" right out of me.
ReplyDeleteLOVE Ziggler's new shirt.
ReplyDeleteFinlay
ReplyDeleteRegal
Cesearo
Sheamus
McIntire
Santino
Barrett
Vladimir Kozlov
Am I missing anyone? Even if you had to bring some one in for one night, that would be a HELL of a tournament.
Meh, he still doesnt have "Matt Cassel" heat. That is off the charts.
ReplyDeleteDont know. But the first thing they did was run in a nipple joke for the opening promo. Were still screwed.
ReplyDeleteHas anyone mentioned what happened the last time Punk got into the ring with a guy as old as Vince?
ReplyDeleteTotal scapegoating. Who knows what kind of job he did, when everything gets run through McMahons by blood or marriage, who cares who the paper bookerman is?
ReplyDeleteIs Bryan a face or a heel? I can't tell anymore.
ReplyDeleteThis must be that goat-faced vegan the owner of the company mentioned earlier.
ReplyDeleteHow long until Young and O'Neil get matching headbands?
ReplyDeleteStill have a good hour, reckon that's a segment JR was sent to the back for.
ReplyDeleteGive some love to the Sacramento crowd. They are bringing it.
ReplyDeletehttp://t.qkme.me/35oqwt.jpg
ReplyDeleteDidn't think I'd get to use this twice.
HOT crowd tonight.
ReplyDeleteJust tuned in, is the show the real? /sheik
ReplyDeleteDaniel Bryan is turning into a pygmy Hillbilly Jim.
ReplyDeleteCranky Vince @CrankyVince
ReplyDeletePCP IS A HELL OF A DRUG TO RELAPSE INTO WHEN YOU'RE CARRYING A 3 HOUR SHOW ON YOUR BACK. @USANETWORK#FUCKYOU
OK.....thats funny.
I guess when they talk best amateur pedigrees don't include a certain Mr. Angle.
ReplyDeleteHearing a twinge of racist JBL tonight. It will only make me like him more.
ReplyDeleteIf you read Shawn Michaels book, you read the story of how Shawn was trying to come up with a finisher with the rest of the clique, and finally Scott Hall said, "Shawn, just use the kick, it's the best move you got."? Well, Scott needs to have a conversation with Del Rio.
ReplyDeleteJBL is awesome.
ReplyDeleteYou want to rethink that comment? I'll give you a mulligan if you like.
ReplyDeleteI would say he's a face since he's got a pink breast cancer thing on his wrist, but Big Show had a little pink ribbon on his WMD hat... so I'm not sure.
ReplyDeleteI think Roger Goodell is going to be on tonight to confront the New York Jets.
ReplyDeleteTim Woods
ReplyDeleteRephrase: Old school "Anti-Mexico" JBL. That probably sounds better.
ReplyDeleteI thought Tim Woods was Mr. Wrestling II?
ReplyDeleteNevermind, I looked it up. I'm an idiot.
ReplyDelete***1/2. That was fun.
ReplyDeleteIs Del Rio even doing anything right now? Was there a reason they had to job the guy with the briefcase again?
ReplyDelete2 replays away from breaking the HHH/Steph/Heyman segment replay record.
ReplyDelete"I can't help but think of what happened to the King after he fought CM Punk."
ReplyDelete..........................I'm not touching that one.
Now they're turning the heart attack into the angle.... it had to happen sometime.
ReplyDeleteI was WONDERING when they would start blaming Punk for Lawler's heart attack.
ReplyDeleteZiggler jobs again?!?! Where's Jack Swagger?
ReplyDeleteOh, Mark Sanchez! You're the gift that keeps on giving!
ReplyDeleteTHREADJACK~
ReplyDeleteTEEEEE-BOW! TEEEEE-BOW! TEEEEE-BOW! TEEEEE-BOW!
Yeah....I suppose that you could only ask for a gradual angle at least.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the Vegas line on Vince taking the title tonight?
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