OAO 11/05 Raw Thread...... no longer thinking about "Y2J"

[Enigma 0]

I will admit that this is the first time in a long time where 10:45pm totally snuck up on me.

[PILLS! PILLS! PILLS! 0]

I was going to pile up a list of complaints and grievances for tonight's show, but after the tribute to the Fabulous Moolah, I am happy. It's the only thing that I was hoping to see, and they gave it to me.

[cabbageboy 0]

Tonight's show started out dreadfully bad to the point of turning the channel during the whole idiotic opening DX skit (where HHH even admitted it was crap....if so, why do it?). It picked up decent with the Rey/Jeff tag match and then I must admit I loved the Austin/Santino stuff. Sure, it's utterly pointless to have Austin show up periodically to bury someone on the roster, but Marella is awesome on the mic.

 

How is Umaga a team captain at Survivor Series? Who the hell thought that one up? The guy is an uncivilized savage and he's now a leader of men? And while the main event was a decent enough match I must say that I don't get the Orton/Umaga teaming. It's just basically two main heels teaming but there's no attempt at chemistry there. With Edge and Orton you had two similar guys against DX and trying to hide their homo lust by showing their raging machismo.

 

Orton is all but an afterthought on Raw as champ, but that's to be expected.

[The Amazing Rando 0]

Tonight's show started out dreadfully bad to the point of turning the channel during the whole idiotic opening DX skit (where HHH even admitted it was crap....if so, why do it?). It picked up decent with the Rey/Jeff tag match and then I must admit I loved the Austin/Santino stuff. Sure, it's utterly pointless to have Austin show up periodically to bury someone on the roster, but Marella is awesome on the mic.

 

How is Umaga a team captain at Survivor Series? Who the hell thought that one up? The guy is an uncivilized savage and he's now a leader of men? And while the main event was a decent enough match I must say that I don't get the Orton/Umaga teaming. It's just basically two main heels teaming but there's no attempt at chemistry there. With Edge and Orton you had two similar guys against DX and trying to hide their homo lust by showing their raging machismo.

 

Orton is all but an afterthought on Raw as champ, but that's to be expected.

 

 

To be fair, it's pretty rare that you see the so-called "leader" of the team actually being a leader and being all "you go in, now you, oh crap, he's out, you go!" If anything, you pretty much can assume the leader will be there at the end.

[Mike wanna be 0]

Um...so what was Vince's master plan for DX reforming? Signing Khali vs. Hornswoggle?

Clearly he's sticking it to Steve-O for bailing on the Summerslam angle by running over and cutting into Doctor Steve-O.

[Perfection 0]

Damn, that crowd got SOAKED

 

I've always wondered this but I'm guessing its only water (?) Otherwise you would have all those people going home smelling like beer and well that might be a problem if they are pulled over lol. Still, I'd be pretty ticked I think If i got soaked, water or beer and boy did they get wet.

[Enigma 0]

Yeah, Austin accidentally flipped the hose on while it was pointed directly at the first row. You can see him desperately scrambling to move it.

[CBright7831 0]

Wow, a music video for Jeff HArdy. They usually only do that for top top guys. Must have big things planned for him.

He'll snort away his chances soon enough.

[UseTheSledgehammerUh 0]

"that weird half hour overrun the night after Bad Blood 04"

 

That's because during that Raw there was a 20-minute preview of that AWESOME fake reality show Spike TV had. That wasn't sarcasm. It was great. With the vulture. And the Butler. The girl in the "Porked in Beans" fake porno. What the HELL was that called?

 

I miss the summer of 2004 so much, awesome Raws and that show was great.

 

"that might be a problem if they are pulled over"

 

Greatest excuse ever.

 

"Officer, there was a fight tonight. An Italian man, despite the pleas of his ex-reality star turned wrestler girlfriend, made fun of a film director, drawing the ire of one of his latest film's stars. They argued, and the man walked away, we thought it was over. Then he drove a beer truck at him and sprayed him with the booze, and we got hit with all of it. I swear I wasn't drinking. He accidently sprayed some of the beer on us. It was like, a 40-foot hose full with beer. Surely, you can understand this sort of thing happens all the time."

[fazzle 0]

Joe Schmo.

 

And yes, it was indeed awesome.

[Wrestlefreak 0]

Ok, Santino's line about JR reaching the point of orgasm was great.

 

I could not stop laughing!!!! LMAO!!! That comment made me remember JR's reacton to Austin at NWO 2003. JR went absolutely crazy! Santino was the only good thing about this week's crap Raw. His mic work is awesome. Despite not having much ring-time, Santino is seriously one of the best heels in WWE.

[Dobbs 3K 0]

I didn't think this week's RAW was that bad...it wasn't great by any means, but the tag match in the middle was good, Cody/Murdoch was decent, and there was plenty of Santino's antics. The opening skit with DX, while stupid, was funny in its own way.

 

Still, you have to wonder what they will do next week without any Austin or DX stuff to hype.

[Black Lushus 0]

I usually hate overselling, but Santino's stunner sell was so wonderfully funny, I had to rewind the DVR about 5 times to watch it over and over again.

[The Niggardly King 0]

Santino and his mid-air salute stunner sell might be my favorite one.

[The Amazing Rando 0]

Santino and his mid-air salute stunner sell might be my favorite one.

 

 

I didn't slow-motion it or anything, but my initial reaction was that he was trying to hold his head (or an invisible hat) onto the rest of him. Hence why I dubbed it the "Charlie Chaplin Sell"

[ANKLELOCK 0]

The opening segment was fabulous.

[edgehead69 0]

Didn't ANybody Catch Santino Marella Open his Freakin Eyes (for a second)when Austin was coming with the Beer Truck?

[Lt. Al Giardello 0]

The opening segment was fabulous.

 

I agree, I think most people who didn't enjoy it take wrestling too serious. It was fun, and hilarous. Especially the end when HBK and HHH poked fun at the Katie Vick storyline and the writers strike.

[Vern Gagne 0]

I'm somewhat confused about the Great Khali. He came out to join DX, and then chased Coachman to the back. 45 minutes later he's a heel again.

[2GOLD 0]

I'm somewhat confused about the Great Khali. He came out to join DX, and then chased Coachman to the back. 45 minutes later he's a heel again.

 

I just kinda accepted that it was bizaro universe at the start. Oh and the Boogeyman with a lisp got me to laugh, so good for him. Wish the rest of the show had been enjoyable.

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[Hawk 34 0]

Anyone think they'll use the Montreal tribute for Hornswoggle-Khali?

[Vern Gagne 0]

I was thinking the Great Khali learns about friendship and understanding from Hornswoggle.

[AntiLeaf33 0]

The opening segment was pretty entertaining. Gotta love how Triple H is allowed to break the 4th wall all the time, but everyone else has to strickly stay in the kayfabe world.

 

Also, the Santino/ Austin segment was pretty damn funny, thanks to Santino. Gotta the love "It's not the bottom lines, its the bottom line" "But sometimes I like to say more then one thing". And the Chaplin sell of the stunner also made me spit out my beer.

 

Too bad I turned off RAW before the main event started.

[haws bah gawd 0]

Surprised no one has brought this up yet. How about The Coach no-selling Khali's karate chop of doom? I understand there was kayfabe-breaking all over the place in the opening segment, but come on. He just fell over and ran up the aisle holding his head, but otherwise looked fine. This is the same chop that's knocked Undertaker, and the Invincible John Cena on their ass before.

[Black Lushus 0]

Surprised no one has brought this up yet. How about The Coach no-selling Khali's karate chop of doom? I understand there was kayfabe-breaking all over the place in the opening segment, but come on. He just fell over and ran up the aisle holding his head, but otherwise looked fine. This is the same chop that's knocked Undertaker, and the Invincible John Cena on their ass before.

 

Hawk and I mentioned it in chat when it happened. UT gets laid out yet Coach is able to get right up and run away. Sad thing is, no one in the office probably even noticed or cared.

[AntiLeaf33 0]

Surprised no one has brought this up yet. How about The Coach no-selling Khali's karate chop of doom? I understand there was kayfabe-breaking all over the place in the opening segment, but come on. He just fell over and ran up the aisle holding his head, but otherwise looked fine. This is the same chop that's knocked Undertaker, and the Invincible John Cena on their ass before.

 

Hawk and I mentioned it in chat when it happened. UT gets laid out yet Coach is able to get right up and run away. Sad thing is, no one in the office probably even noticed or cared.

 

I thought that was kind of odd when I was watching it. I guess in the kayfabe world you can say that Khali only grazed Coachman.

[Jericholic82 0]

XPW's Kaos!

the rock superstar finally comes to raw........and gets squashed bring the enterprise to WWE, I swear it would get over (though GQ would have to go back to his original gimmick and not the clockwork orange thingy)

[ANKLELOCK 0]

Raw got a 3.8 this week, best number in weeks.

 

The horrible, company-killing "bait and switch" last week sure did turn people off.

[Hawk 34 0]

There's the answer. More "One night only" returns of DX. It's really only a matter of time before Godfather becomes a regular again.