RAW Preview for Tonight
Brock Lesnar is also expected to return to TV tonight.
http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2013-07-15/five-point-preview-26130584
Batista returning to the WWE?
According to Wrestlezone, they claim to have sources that have mentioned Batista being in contact with HHH about coming back to work in the WWE on a short-term contract.
http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/275229-exclusive-former-wwe-champion-in-talks-with-hhh-regarding-a-return
Backstage Heat on Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins?
On this morning's "Wrestling Observer Live" radio broadcast, Dave Meltzer reported that he has heard conflicting reports from several different sources that these two have heat on them backstage. There has been no specific report as to what they did to have this happen.
Credit Dave Meltzer, Wrestling Observer Live
Christian possibly has a concussion from Money in the Bank?
According to Mike Johnson, Christian suffered chipped teeth last night after being punched by Sheamus and there is some concern that he might have a concussion due to the fact he got hit so hard.
http://pwinsider.com/article/78932/christian-injury-update.html?p=1
-Obvious that Punk gets attacked by Lesnar when confronting Heyman.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't mind Batista returning in a role along the lines of being a mercenary. He's achieved everything he needs to, whoever is the highest bidder will get him as an insurance policy at ringside. As a re-introduction to WWE, they can do a winning streak angle where every match Batista has been ringside at, his client has won, driving his price higher and higher.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sold on the idea of their being heat on the Shield backstage. No one can report exactly what happened yet, they can only assume from what they see on TV. They had their debut mega-push, WWE booking says they meander in the mid-card until needed again. Same thing will happen to Wyatt family. WWE wants these rookies to be a big deal when they're needed to be, but the value of their current main eventers declines if rookies are coming up from NXT and dominating for an extended period of time.
Goody, looks like The Shield is done then.
ReplyDeleteThat Meltzer Shield stuff reeks of bullshit. He has no actual facts, and everyone just assumes its true.
ReplyDeleteIf Christian's hurt again he needs to hang it up. It feels like he's been hurt since the Orton feud ended two years ago.
ReplyDeleteI would have marked the everloving fuck out if after Axel's interference Lesnar had just strolled out, climbed the ladder, plucked down the briefcase and strolled off. Sure he wasn't in the match, but are YOU gonna try to take it away from Brock Fuckin' Lesnar? The heat would be unreal for every champion in trouble, knowing Scary Ass Brock Lesnar with his briefcase could pop up at any moment.
ReplyDelete(Please forget about the losses to Cena and HHH for this scenario)
Woo! Brock Lesnar tonight at Raw! Glad I got my tickets!
ReplyDeleteSupposedly some of it is based on a tweet from crankyvince so that seems really dubious since thats a parody account
ReplyDelete'One thing HHH is smart about. He's willing to bring someone in for limited contracts'
ReplyDeleteexcept that sometimes we get things like rock as a less-than-part-time champ
I would be SHOCKED if Batista's in before Guardians of the Galaxy finishes filming. If they can finish filming by January though, a Rumble-Mania run would make a lot of sense, gets him out of the way to promote Guardians elsewhere leading up to it's August '14 release.
ReplyDelete...I hope they don't try to pull Rock-style stuff though, sign him for whatever length but he has to be in arena every appearance.
He's not close to as big a star as the Rock, so I wouldn't worry. Hell, he's not really close to as big a star as Cena.
ReplyDeleteI just pray we get heel Batista and not face Batista.
ReplyDeleteHow does Sheamus not have a concussion after that botched ladder bulldog? It smacked him right in the back of his head.
ReplyDeleteHe's in a Marvel film, he's a bigger star than Cena.
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, he never confirmed or denied anything. He just stated that he has heard conflicting reports from people in the company.
ReplyDeleteI'd have marked out if Brock crumpled the briefcase into a ball, threw the ball at Punk's head, then walked out the arena leaving the MITB combatants to play 'kick the ball.'
ReplyDeleteBatista absolutely HAS to come back as his smug Hollywood heel character. I get the feeling they won't go that route because they don't want to scare people off of the movie but in wrestling it'd be perfect.
ReplyDeleteHe still reported it. Why not wait until you can confirm or deny?
ReplyDelete1. If we're starting the build to Punk vs. Brock at SummerSlam, then 'fuck yes'.
ReplyDelete2. Batista coming back in a Hollywood Dave persona, building toward a Brock Lesnar Wrestlemania 30 match would be the sweet glorious tits.
3. Sucks for the Shield, but Ambrose has the real promise of the group anyway, so I hope he still gets a chance to reach the main event.
4. Christian should hang it up soon, like his buddy Edge, before injuries have any more long-term effects than necessary.
Someone asked a question and he answered it. He didn't say anything over than he heard conflicting reports. Remember, this is a rumor that has been going on for a few days. I really don't get why you are pissed off over this
ReplyDeleteBatista is about to start shooting a major Marvel movie. He ain't coming back anytime soon.
ReplyDeleteCould be a good candidate for another "Heyman Guy". Brock and Dave destroying everything in sight, en route to an inevitable split and 'monster vs. monster' Wrestlemania match gets my vote
ReplyDeleteAs a one-off, that was worth it since it got plenty of buys. I don't like HOW they did it, but I can at least understand why they did it
ReplyDeleteI don't recall saying I was pissed off about anything. I do get annoyed that Meltzer reports incorrect things constantly, but yet people take his word as the gospel.
ReplyDeleteFirst I had heard about it was when former WWE writer Court Bauer mentioned on his Bauer+Pollock podcast that was recorded late last week before the story had broke elsewhere. He claimed to have heard it from some of his friends who still work in creative.
ReplyDeleteHow did he incorrectly report the story?
ReplyDeleteOn this story he hasn't, although with no facts and no confirmations he really had no story to report to begin with.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena at MitB? Didn't he report that?
No chance. He'll come back smiling and going for the first big heel knocking about, unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteKind of ironic as you seem to be very quick to jump the gun.
ReplyDeleteI actually listened to it and he didn't say any of this. All was said was (paraphrasing):
Bryan asked Dave about it, and Dave said he'd heard the same from numerous inside sources, and has heard many shoot down the rumours, too.
That was literally it. He didn't put his own spin on it or anything. That's just how it was.
He reckons it's a lock on for Summerslam.
ReplyDeleteIf you don't think he incorrectly reported this story, then why use this as a platform to say he incorrectly reports a lot of things?
ReplyDeleteDon't get me wrong, I do not take everything he says as gospel and he isn't always right, his proclamation that Bob Sapp was going to become a huge international star was the low point for him, but he was addressing the question that Alvarez asked him and gave his answer. I'm sure he will probably write about it at some point.
Except that The Shield jobbed to The Usos after beating just about every main event-er in the company. Meltzer may not be right, but the writing is on the wall. They're being de-pushed.
ReplyDeleteYeah, you don't go from beating main eventers to trading wins with mid-carders without something happening.
ReplyDelete50/50 booking ftw
ReplyDeleteI just look at that as them wanting to convince people that the Usos had at least a 1 percent chance in hell of winning. Shield dominated the feud outside of that one loss.
ReplyDeleteBrock and Batista would be a hell of an intimidating tag team.
ReplyDeleteHell, a Marvel film is bigger than anything Rock's done.
ReplyDeleteYou can live in fantasy land and see it that way, but the group has been depushed. In fact, the tag champs didn't even get to defend the titles last night, they were bumped.
ReplyDeleteIt's ok, they had a good run and they'll be back as singles stars, but The Shield as we knew it, is done.
You don't get to be a bigger star by proxy. Show the average person on the street a picture of Cena and one of Batista and the majority will recognize Cena over him. Down the road? Who knows.
ReplyDeleteBro-tista is my jam.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to have that guy back, as long as they don't Sheamus him by having him smile all the time instead of devouring worlds and punching fat girls.
Well, some other site (I want to say PWInsider, but I'm not sure. Might have been one of those copy-paste sites) reported that one of the Shield members has heat with Vince for how he conducts himself backstage, as the person in question reportedly had the gall to forget to shake Vince's hand at one point. I mean, if that's true...
ReplyDeleteI worked part-time as a tutor in a high school for a few years, and I swear, when those kids actually beefed, it was about some real shit. Comparing backstage WWE to a "high school" is an insult to our secondary education system.
They defended on the pre-show as scheduled, what are you talking about?
ReplyDeleteKanyista was the shit. I don't care if he's down to 180lbs. Just give that man a microphone, a pair of Oakleys and some bling, leave out the script, and let him get salty. Hell, let him get downright Ironborn if he wants.
ReplyDeleteI don't watch the pre-game show. Next you'll be telling me they defended them on NXT or something.
ReplyDeleteShocked you missed a chance to catch some tag team wrestling that you love.
ReplyDeleteI'd have marked out if he finished his run-in without jobbing to anyone :(
ReplyDeleteThe Rock's been the most promoted star in several major blockbusters. I will bet anything that Batista barely gets mentioned in the trailers. If at all.
ReplyDeleteSheamus fought on the pre-show last month and he's an established main eventer.
ReplyDeleteReddit guy has made it to Deadspin:
ReplyDeletehttp://deadspin.com/a-redditor-has-been-leaking-wwe-outcomes-for-months-787445495
bowchickawowwow-tista has shot down the rumors
ReplyDeleteThe match was set for MITB and they changed it. It's not Meltzer's fault that WWE changes booking plans all the time
ReplyDeleteI think they're rush shooting that one, since whatshisass that plays Andy on Parks & Rec hasn't announced whether he'll be part-timing on the show this year.
ReplyDeleteMeltzer is GOD.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, my signal was down until 840 or so which pissed me off. However, the titles defended on the pre-game show is a demotion. Tell me when Bryan and Kane did that?
ReplyDeleteNo one mentioning Punk's twitter photos from last night? Yikes.
ReplyDeleteThose are sick!
ReplyDeleteAnd we were mostly shocked that Sheamus was wrestling there as he has been languishing for a while now. Kind of makes my point.
ReplyDeleteThat's just...not true. Rock was in two Fast & Furious movies, plus all his other franchises. That puts it above the level of at least some Marvel movies. And GotG isn't really an A-level title.
ReplyDeleteAnti-Meltzer gimmicks get old fast.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't say I am anti Meltzer, just take him with a grain of salt.
ReplyDeleteHe is the preeminent wrestling journalist for a reason, especially when you consider he has to cover something like WWE where plans change all the time.
ReplyDeletePlus I'm not an aficionado on Marvel but from the sounds of it GotG is gonna be mostly green screen, and those can be shot really quickly. I imagine they're gonna be light on practical photography on that one.
ReplyDeleteMITB always has less matches. Plus, comparing two guys in their first year on the main roster to Kane/Bryan is pretty moronic.
ReplyDeleteSummerslam build should start tonight. Wonder what the top bouts will be?
ReplyDeleteYup. Marvel could take a dump and it would make $500 million.
ReplyDeleteWho gives a shit that it's their first year? They were wrestling main
ReplyDeleteevents and beating main eventers consistently. Fuck, they got to
wrestle Undertaker, how many people can say that now a days? That makes
me moronic why?
Regardless, I'll state my point again, they're
being depushed. Maybe it's because it's their first year, maybe
because they didn't suck Vince's dick the right way. Whatever the
reason, it's fact.
You mean Burt Macklin, FBI.
ReplyDeleteI dunno....those Fast and Furious movies do HUGE business...
ReplyDeleteMy god, the WON website has the new WWE video game commercial and it has the Ultimate Warrior in it...and it's actually pretty entertaining!
ReplyDeleteDestrucity!
Has Cena ever walked through a pit of danger?
ReplyDeletePratt and Plaza starring in a Burt Macklin show or movie would make my year. It's the best running bit on the show (too bad he turned in his badge this past season... 20 years on the force and he had never met his wife and kids, so sad)
ReplyDeleteChristian should start considering retirement soon. I know he probably wants one more money angle, but I don't think it's in the cards due to injuries and the logjam of guys at the top. In my opinion, he really should be up for the a Booker T-like role of just an on screen character or announcer. Then again, you hear about people like Alex Riley being groomed in NXT for an announcing gig and you think, "What the fuck?"
ReplyDeleteCommissioner Christian would be a callback to Foley's days. The snarky heel Christian could also supplant Lawler (who knows what he's doing anymore or what his purpose really is) and modernize the announce team.
Thought he was dead? So did the president's...enemies.
ReplyDeleteWhy Baymore, when you can Bayless?
ReplyDeleteWhat goes up must come down.
ReplyDeleteDavey Boy is DOG.
ReplyDeleteAnd RVD sloppily took a ladder out from under him, and the nasty bump. I think the other 5 guys had a pool on who could kill Sheamus first.
ReplyDeleteI doubt that.
ReplyDeleteYou might be onto something there man. Christian as GM
ReplyDeleteBatista laughs off the return to WWE rumors
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/davebautista
No injury reports from Sheamus? The man has earnt my respect, asshole gimmick be damned, those spots he took last night were sick.
ReplyDeletelol logjam
ReplyDeleteI am the discount shoe store of wrestling reviewers!
ReplyDeleteThere's truth to that, unless....you're John Cena.
ReplyDeleteBrock vs Punk and Bryan vs Cena would damn near be my card of the year, especially if you actually let Ziggler and Del rio go at it for a good 20 minutes with a real finish this time.
ReplyDeleteVince asked Brooke Shields on a date and she turned him down. Someone has to pay, might as well be Reigns, Ambrose, and Rollins.
ReplyDeleteThat doesn't sound like Vince. Brooke Shields is way too old for him.
ReplyDeletejust like mah dance mooooves
ReplyDeleteBy the power vested in me by Princess slackatude, I hereby declare this the RAW live thread fr the cool people.
ReplyDelete....the Mad Ox seems like a carnival barker
ReplyDeleteWell, he just saw Blue Lagoon last week so...
ReplyDeleteIs this our only haven right now to make smark remarks?
ReplyDelete"BOO CENA! I HATE HIM! NO WORKRATE!"
You were speaking of carnival barkers?
ReplyDeletePay for WHC match and get a DQ while everyone else gets it for free the next night.
ReplyDeleteSure, no one bought MITB for the WHC match, but it's still an extravagantly shitty business model.
Brooklyn Brawler wrestles on Superstars this week!
ReplyDeleteDon't miss it. BEEEEEEEE THERE!
Oh sweet, live thread is now up.
ReplyDeleteFast 6 is far bigger than GotG is going to be.
ReplyDeleteBatista is also probably going to be in other Marvel movies too soon. They crossover a lot. GotG are rumored to be in Avengers 2 and that starts filming next year.
ReplyDeleteI never understood the argument behind "get it for free the next night" plenty of people in the attitude era would pay money for title matches and then get title changes for free the next night on RAW sometimes the same match. Look at the Rock vs. Mankind series, or how about paying to see Austin vs. Kane, Kane wins the world title and then on free TV the next night Austin faces Kane again and wins the title back. So why did you pay 60 bucks to see a title match when they would re do the match the next night with an opposite finish.
ReplyDeleteSometimes a DQ or a B.S finish is part of the story and you're paying to see a good match and the story advanced. Not every ppv match is going to have a clean finish and sometimes as evidenced even during the attitude era you're going to see the same shit the next night.
Hell look no further than WM16 when you paid to see The Rock win the world title only to see Triple H retain the title thus forcing you to pay for ANOTHER pay per view just to see what you were hoping to see the pay per view before. Is that a bad business model to make people pay something expecting an outcome and then not given it and being forced to spend another 50 on the next months ppv just to get it?
Its like I don't get the annoyance of bait and switch matches with RAW. Again the Attitude Era would do this all the time. Hell didn't they do that at Survivor Series in the attitude era promising Austin when they knew weeks before hand he wasn't going anywhere near the ring?
I know its cliche to say "we're telling stories" but sometimes they are in fact telling stories and those stories are going to involve people that get it for free getting more enjoyment out of the product than those that paid for it. How many times have people spent money on a B.S ppv only to have an amazing, lights out, edge of your seat RAW a few weeks later.People paid money and were disappointed and then got something awesome for free this has happened in wrestling since well since the dawn of time. Its clearly been just fine for the business.