My first thoughts on Daniel Wyatt...he looks like a really angry school janitor.
Anyway Blog O'Doomers, it's going to be an interesting night as Old School RAW has to amp up the intensity a bit to prep for the Royal Rumble but they are going against all kinds of competition, namely the BCS championship game which will likely kill their ratings in the Southeastern part of the U.S.
And I'm a little worried the WWE will start pulling the Rumbles before I get to every one so I'll probably throw up another late tonight and another one tomorrow afternoon and we'll just get them done.
That's all for me. Enjoy whatever you choose to watch tonight and come out swinging, but try to keep it clean!
Anyway Blog O'Doomers, it's going to be an interesting night as Old School RAW has to amp up the intensity a bit to prep for the Royal Rumble but they are going against all kinds of competition, namely the BCS championship game which will likely kill their ratings in the Southeastern part of the U.S.
And I'm a little worried the WWE will start pulling the Rumbles before I get to every one so I'll probably throw up another late tonight and another one tomorrow afternoon and we'll just get them done.
That's all for me. Enjoy whatever you choose to watch tonight and come out swinging, but try to keep it clean!
Post the 2001 Rumble, it's the most stacked ever.
ReplyDeleteI vote the one where Maven eliminates Taker! I love that one!
ReplyDeleteStacked in talent? I'd say 1992, 2002 both have higher caliber talent.
ReplyDelete2001 -- Austin, Rock, Kane, Undertaker, Big Show,
ReplyDelete2002 -- Austin, HHH, Kane, Undertaker, Big Show...
1992 -- Flair, Hogan, Savage, Undertaker, Sid, DiBiase, Bulldog, Boss Man, Piper, Duggan, Robers.
Yeah, 1992 is DA BOMB. 2001 and 2002 are about the same.
B...Bossman?
ReplyDeleteSadly, I will not be able to participate in the live threads anymore. I cut the cord and now I'll be watching the edited version tomorrow via Hulu+. Honestly, I don't like giving up 3 hours of a Monday night for the show, anyway, and I'd much rather watch an edited version.
ReplyDeleteGood on you for cutting the cord... I'll spare you the millionth cheap website plug though.
ReplyDeleteWith my comment it is assumed that 1992 is the best. 1992 is always the best.
ReplyDeleteBossman was a big deal in 1991-1992. He was about to hit the wall though. Needed to go over Perfect at WM VII
ReplyDeleteYou know the Big Boss Man will make you walk the line.
ReplyDeleteYou better watch out boy or you'll be serving hard time.
Angry janitor look worked really well for Hacksaw Jim Duggan. Maybe Daniel Wyatt will find the Hardcore Championship somewhere backstage?
ReplyDeleteSince when is actually watching the show a prerequisite to participating in the live threads?
ReplyDeleteYou mean it's not?
ReplyDeleteI'm way to big of a sports fan to ever cut the cord. Nothing beats sports broadcasts in HD.
ReplyDeleteYou mean it is?
ReplyDeleteLive sports is the main thing keeping WAY more people from cutting the cord. While you can still get live HD sports with an antenna if it is on ESPN there aren't many options yet.
ReplyDeleteAlmost all the College Bowl games were on ESPN.
ReplyDeleteI know. I worded that poorly. If it is on a network it can still be done, but if it is on ESPN you are still going to need a subscription. The cable/satellite industry had better do whatever they have to to make sure as many things as possible stay on ESPN and ESPN stays happy.
ReplyDeleteYou'll be back. Internet access won't be this cheap forever.
ReplyDeleteGood evening.
ReplyDeleteYeah bandwidth caps are going to become more common it would seem.
ReplyDeleteI watched all the NFL games this weekend -- in HD -- via an over-the-air antenna. And ultimately, that's why I'm really pissed off. My cable company was charging me *EXTRA* for HD programming, and I can pull it out of the air for free? I mean, I get that obviously I can't get USA or the other cable networks, but it's bullshit for them to act like this an extra service when I can pull HD networks out of thin air.
ReplyDeleteI live in a bad area for antenna coverage (antennaweb.net says I should get maybe two networks) and I'm pulling an NBC, a CBS, and a FOX network (which does require me to reposition the antenna.... I rent an apartment so the antenna is indoors), as well as some wacky "independent" channels.
Granted, I'm not getting ESPN. And maybe I'll be feeling it in September, but for right now life is just fine.
Havent done one of these for awhile. FSU is going to romp anyway.
ReplyDeleteIt really is the biggest scam of our age that cable companies make you pay so much for such a poor quality product... and people just accept it in a lot of cases because they don't know any better.
ReplyDeleteI have an Apple TV, which has an HBO to Go app, and ESPN app, a Watch ABC App... it's only a matter of time until the networks figure out that they can skirt the cable companies altogheter. Hell, that's what Hulu+ is, isn't it? And on Wednesday, Vince McMahon is going to unveil the WWE App, which is the next extenstion of that model.
ReplyDeleteAnd again, it's wrestling being ahead of the curve, as they were in syndication and basic cable.
I agree. I am shocked the cable networks haven't done this already... I have an Apple TV and a Roku and I wouldn't go back to cable with a gun to my head. Of course the apps you mention require a subscription... for now. I think it is only a matter of time before this becomes the rule instead of the exception.
ReplyDeleteWell, as long as it *IS* this cheap, fuck cable.
ReplyDeleteAlthough hopefully a house is in my future, so I can at least go to Direct TV, which is still cheaper than cable.
My "Live Threads to Watched Raws" ratio is much worse than 1:1... probably closer to 15:1 by now.
ReplyDeleteExactly. What is the subscriber fee ESPN is pulling from the cable company? I think it's less than $1/month. So let's say ESPN charges you $10/year to use their app for all their programming. Who wouldn't jump at that?
ReplyDeleteDirec TV is a much better deal but I can't get it either as I live on the back side of my apartment building which has a nice view of a lake but doesn't get a line of site. Of course now I wouldn't get that either.
ReplyDeleteYeah. It is what people have been asking for from cable companies for a while. Ala Carte pricing so they don't have to get the cooking channel in order to get ESPN. It is true free market at work also because the networks with the best quality will get the most subscribers and the rest will go away.
ReplyDeleteTwo things are keeping me from cutting the cord: Live sports and pretty much all of HBO's shows being awesome. If HBO GO ever becomes a paid service that doesn't require a cable subscription to log in, I'd consider it.
ReplyDeleteToday is one of the only RAW's of the year that I look forward to.
ReplyDeleteIf it wasn't for area blackout restrictions for MLB, I wouldn't keep cable. I can get almost everything else online. But I like watching the Yankees and not being forced to listen to John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman every night. So I pay for cable.
ReplyDeleteOnce the gf graduates from law school, though, without a job, it may be time to kill it.
I heard ESPN's subscriber fee is like $5.50 a month or something crazy like that.
ReplyDeleteJerry Lawler was seen vomiting backstage? I guess that confirms that Papa Shango will appear tonight.
ReplyDeleteMLB actually offers a streaming app. Not sure what is included or how much it costs though. I am going to cover sports on the website in the near future.
ReplyDeleteA lot of people would. There are tons of people that keep cable for 1 channel alone and eventually networks are going to figure that out.
ReplyDeleteThat is insane.
ReplyDeleteJust got back from the gym and the fucking resolutioners are out in full force. This is the fourth time I've gone this year and the first time I've had any problems getting to anything.
ReplyDeleteNow, admittedly, I'm not a high-impact workout kind of guy. I do cardio, some abs and weights 2 out of every three times, but I couldn't even get around with the ab workouts I wanted to do today because douche nozzles were hanging around. Not even doing anything, just standing in the stretching area.
Just a few more weeks...
I still think that for Old School Raw, they should roll back the wellness policy to 1988 rules and just let people cut coked-out promos.
ReplyDeleteYeah, but unless they've changed the rules from the last time I looked, it still has a blackout restriction. So, living in NY, I can't watch Yankee games.
ReplyDeleteI had literally the same experience tonight. I couldn't get in because there was not one parking spot. To make it worse Planet Fitness offers free pizza on the first Monday of every month (how absurd is that) so it was even more packed than it would be otherwise.
ReplyDeleteYup! I go to a Planet Fitness, too. They have the pizzas in a ridiculously narrow pathway here, so it's impossible to get around.
ReplyDeleteGOOD! FUCK THE YANKEES!
ReplyDeleteSeriously though I will look into it. Sports is the #1 question I get about cord cutting.
I still can't comprehend how a gym can offer free pizza. Do they still have bagel Friday too?
ReplyDeleteNot here, but I have heard of that so who knows.
ReplyDeleteI found online:
ReplyDelete$5.40/month for ESPN,
0.68/month for ESPN2,
0.18/month for ESPNU.
So, CHRIST.
Well, Flair is going to be there isn't he?
ReplyDeleteI was so frustrated, my workout is probably my favorite time of day... I may go after RAW but I will have probably talked myself out of it by then.
ReplyDeleteand Piper, and possibly Hogan and possibly Warrior.
ReplyDeleteI don't fully understand this stat.. that is what cable companies pay ESPN to allow them on their service?
ReplyDeleteBut who will BROCK kill?
ReplyDeleteI didn't go tonight. I was going to but I feared the same thing... I come and go. I was going pretty good in December before Christmas. I didn't want to be walking or driving from the gym with the percipitous drop in temperature that is to come tonight.
ReplyDeleteIt's Tuesday mornings here.
ReplyDeleteWatching the cfb at a strip club with sone friemds. Just request they put Raw om one oofthe tvs. Ftw
ReplyDeleteFuck Planet Fitness. I used to go there, but they cut some corners and it's really cheap. I'll spend the money to go to a real gym and have a locker room with proper drainage.
ReplyDeleteDecember seriously screwed up my workout schedule, so I've been getting back on track the last two weeks.
ReplyDeleteAll of them? That works for me.
ReplyDeleteI really like the gym and the price, but the culture there is really starting to get to me... they are like the Wal-Mart of gyms in a lot of ways.
ReplyDeleteI was looking at that on the Apple TV. It's for out-of-market games only. That's got to change soon, though.
ReplyDeleteStop typing during the lap dance.
ReplyDeleteFlair. HHH's jealously with Flair getting too much TV time from the 49ers thing will lead to a script change.
ReplyDeleteAiming pretty high with Hogan AND Warrior. Enjoy Money Inc, Dusty and Slaughter, as usual.
ReplyDeleteOne hand typing is tough.
ReplyDeleteYeah same here. I enjoy all the time off during the holidays, but in some ways I hate the disruption to my routine.
ReplyDeleteExcellent. It is quite pricy though isn't it?
ReplyDeleteThey should do a legends 10 man tag. Let them go like 15 minutes or a battle royal with the guys that can still "go".
ReplyDeleteYes, so if the cable company has 1,000 people subscribing for ESPN, that cable company pays ESPN 5,400.
ReplyDeleteYeah that is a steal
ReplyDelete.5 Murphy
ReplyDeleteI put a little cash on Auburn
ReplyDeleteNo matter what old school wrestler WWE trots out, none have fallen farther then Chris O'Donnell.
ReplyDeleteJust a little though
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if that's a standard for every cable company, though. Like, Comcast has a much larger subscriber base than Blue Ridge, my local, small cable company. Is it like Wal-Mart? The more subscribers, a lower per person fee?
ReplyDeleteMy main concerns are Yankees baseball and Syracuse men's basketball (my gf is the bigger fan, but I've been getting more into it). When I can address those two issues, I'm gone.
ReplyDeleteIs this his gimmick now?
ReplyDeleteI don't know. I know very little about the inside baseball of the cable industry, I am in the process of reading up on it.
ReplyDeleteNews: Lawler WILL be broadcasting tonight. WTF. Let the guy rest!
ReplyDeleteI think it was $100 total, but I'm not certain.
ReplyDeleteHome gym is the best this time of year.
ReplyDeleteWhat? No.
ReplyDeleteThere is an edit function you post whore.
ReplyDeleteIt happens a lot... I am not willing to dub it his gimmick though
ReplyDeleteI'm feelin the FTW gimmick.
ReplyDeleteWell I guess $100 is the price point where it is worth it to a fan but probably not a casual fan.
ReplyDeleteJesus, that dude needs to learn how to relax. Just go back to the hotel room, find a barely-legal local chick and have some down time. If you know what I mean.
ReplyDeleteIf it's Warrior, the Internet will break.
ReplyDeleteI think it's standard for all companies, but I could be mistaken. I doubt ESPN would give lower rates for companies with more subscribers, given the cut in profits.
ReplyDeleteHe coming for you ni...
ReplyDeleteDon't tell the strippers what you're doing
ReplyDeleteHave sex with her is what you mean
ReplyDeleteWe'll all know who the real top guy is though. Everyone sees through his tactics.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised Vince hasn't booked him in a cage match as a "rib."
ReplyDeleteHey did bynum get traded
ReplyDeleteNah, they'll just have him puke with the Prime Time Players tonight.
ReplyDeleteThis is a work. Brock is putting him through a table tonight.
ReplyDeleteLOL you're saying he is the Maris to your Ruth?
ReplyDeleteHe's going to puuuuuuuuuuuuuke
ReplyDeleteI don't know.
ReplyDeleteThat's crazy.
ReplyDeleteWow that's a shock
ReplyDeleteMaris? More like Brady Anderson.
ReplyDeleteWHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
ReplyDeleteFuck you, Flair. Fuck you for motivating the Niners to win.
ReplyDeleteI love the old school graphics, too. "The recognized symbol of excellence in sports entertainment."
ReplyDeleteRic Flair
ReplyDeleteThose graphics are just nice.
ReplyDeleteOh shit , Naitch is here and so is the R A W letters!!!
ReplyDeleteBeat me to it.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that too.
ReplyDeleteFlair cashing the quick paycheck.
ReplyDeleteNice opening. Opening up with Flair? Well, for it to be old-school, he still needs to have money in his account.
ReplyDeleteIs it just me, or do his pants look like pajama bottoms?
putting the old in Old School I see...
ReplyDeleteI think my mind is broken. You replying to Jobber's posts made me think of Tom Cruise's drafting speech from Days of Thunder
ReplyDeleteYes.
ReplyDeleteCole already botches in comentary.
ReplyDeleteHe has ex-wives to feed, I'll have you know.
ReplyDeleteA 6 time 16 time world champion? He has had 96 title runs?
ReplyDeleteFlair gets credit for Niners win. Of course.
ReplyDeleteThey should have ditched the Tron and brought back the 5x5 grid screen from 1993.
ReplyDeleteKaep's wallet was 50 bucks lighter.
ReplyDeleteThose Puerto Rican phantom title wins paid off!
ReplyDeleteAnd the Ravens fans in the audience are laughing about last year. Meanwhile, Ravens fans crying about this year...
ReplyDeleteWhen you can get a team based in California to win in Green Bay when it's below zero, I think it deserves some credit.
ReplyDeleteSomeone had a late night last night.
ReplyDeleteshe'd be the one going down, not him...
ReplyDeleteMore like 96 alimony payments.
ReplyDeleteI'm still at work. This is hardly fair
ReplyDeleteIs the Cult here for the duration like the old days or just dropping in?
ReplyDeleteFlair's wearing glasses because he had to sell his eyes on the black market to make alimony payments.
ReplyDeleteThis year
ReplyDeleteI guess it couldn't be because the other team sucked.
ReplyDeleteIt's the glasses isn't it?
ReplyDeleteHey now, if he's a gentleman, he'll reciprocate.
ReplyDeleteEAST COAST BIAS!
ReplyDelete1 more day
ReplyDeleteI'm here to destroy jobber and then I'll peace out.
ReplyDeleteWell, there's that, too. But it doesn't fit the narrative.
ReplyDeleteNo Sabu falling off the R, no care.
ReplyDeleteIt's old school Raw!
ReplyDelete"What could the Nature Boy possibly teach the 49ers, Brain?"
ReplyDelete"I hear he taught Colin Kaepernick how to run!"
"Why was Ric running? Did he spot a creditor?"
"THAT IS NOT FAIR TO FLAIR!"
If flair had a wish it would be to resurrect his finances.
ReplyDeleteBROCK.
ReplyDeleteHmmm...guess he didn't. You would have figured if the whole locker room problem thing was legit they would have done something
ReplyDeleteI heard clips of his speech...it wasn't exactly fire and brimstone.
ReplyDeleteAnnouncers at a normal table? I like it!
ReplyDeleteThe odds are Lawler ever having been described as a gentleman non sarcastically?
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry, but I can't get that excited about Ric Flair. Wasn't he just "coaching" Miz like 3 months ago or something?
ReplyDeleteIf this Raw were coming live from Florida, the Nature Boy would be ready to style and racial profile.
ReplyDeleteMy prediction tonight is 2.7 for both the ratings and Flair's blood alcohol content.
ReplyDeleteI hear voices in my head
ReplyDeleteThey tell me to switch the channel!
I hope they "die" like the dogs they are this coming Sunday. With all due respect of course.
ReplyDeleteOrton should've came out with the Winged Eagle belt then just used that from now on.
ReplyDeleteThat would be the first time, yes.
ReplyDeleteTime for Flair to pass the torch and the figure four to Randy Orton....oh, wait.
ReplyDeleteI could use a good "Legend Killer" segment right about now
ReplyDeleteI forgot that, thank you for reminding me.
ReplyDeleteJust realized...STEEL GUARD RAIL! How can Roman Reigns spear someone through something now?
ReplyDeleteIt's pretty sad that the opening watermark looked worse than the 1980s version.
ReplyDeleteThere are no more babyfaces and heels.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe it means that nobody wants to trade for a spoiled brat of a player with bad knees and an attitude problem? No competent GM would give up jack-shit for him.
ReplyDeleteFlair took him under the ring? HERE COME THE RUMORS
ReplyDeleteAhhhh stupid, stupid, stupid.
ReplyDeleteEveryone is stammering tonight... they all must had tried to keep pace with Flair at the bar.
ReplyDeleteTheir partnership dissolved when Miz refused to give Flair his credit card number.
ReplyDeleteIs that some grey on Orton's chin?
ReplyDeleteIf someone recreates Hart's table bump, then it will be awesome!
ReplyDeleteI'd actually love this show if it was three hours of Orton sneaking up on and RKOing every legend to resurrect his Legend Killer gimmick.
ReplyDeleteThere's a shit bucket under there.
ReplyDeleteEarly shot!
ReplyDeleteMore like they had a look at the tab.
ReplyDeleteEither that or weird lighting but yea I see it, too.
ReplyDeleteCocaine is my guess.
ReplyDelete...and then saw Flair headed for the door to... take a call.
ReplyDeleteTen Upvotes. Maybe twenty.
ReplyDeleteThat, and also some HHH
ReplyDeleteAnd then end with HHH pedigreeing him?
ReplyDeleteROFL. Didn't Orton just tell Flair to leave the ring?
ReplyDeleteFuck the Niners. Jim Harbaugh is a whiny bitch.
ReplyDeleteKinda pissed Orton isn't wearing blue bicycle shorts with yellow stripes.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Daniel Wyatt can revert to his old school gimmick of Daniel Bryan for old school raw.
ReplyDelete"Why does This place makes decisions on what you people like?"
ReplyDeleteLMAO
Better watch out, Dangerous Danny Davis...
ReplyDeleteFlair is waiting for his paycheck first
ReplyDeleteTonight sees Bryan Wyatt vs. Duke Droese!
ReplyDeleteWell, the show was fresh for TWO minutes.
ReplyDeleteAre you listening to this promo? It needs cocaine!
ReplyDeleteThat'd be hilarious.
ReplyDeleteGrey starts coming in on the chin early 30's. It aint unusual.
ReplyDeleteThey do like to consider themselves a variety show. There's your comedy
ReplyDeleteWhich two?
ReplyDeleteI'm so damn tired of Orton-Cena already. I mean they act like this is a new attraction, but they have fought THIRTY-SEVEN TIMES!
ReplyDeleteAny gm would love to peel 6 million off the salary cap though
ReplyDeleteI guess that's leftovers from when Flair took him under the ring.
ReplyDeleteBacklund vs. Bryan tonight. Please.
ReplyDeleteFlair is getting RKO'd
ReplyDeleteYou spent 30k at the hotel bar...every night.
ReplyDeleteThat's all?
ReplyDeleteTime for flair vaginal bleeding in 5 minutes.
ReplyDelete