[WWE, et al.] Jimmy Uso needs a ride home.

Radius

Skittlebrau wrote:

Goose! wrote:

I wanna see them do Internet championship matches like the Million Dollar Championship. I know I'm not alone.

Does that mean Ryder will get a slav-- I, er... manservant?

Teddy Long is the new Virgil.

Sweeney Tom

crwth wrote:

ryder...lost??

I guess they want people to pay for the PPV where Ryder and Santino win the tag belts and the WWE and World titles respectively

DJ Eebs

well they don't have mic skills

they need a manager, but I'm okay with them not dropping the tag titles to a santino and (santino's partner this week)

the Usos are probably next in line, and then whenever those dudes from ROH come in, maybe they can build up the tag division

Radius

There are only 3 words that describe how much I missed Ricardo Rodriguez.

wirehead26

When did Otunga stop being terrible in the ring? True he didn't do too much tonight but what he did was solid.

Sweeney Tom

The Geebs That Is A Pony wrote:

well they don't have mic skills

they need a manager, but I'm okay with them not dropping the tag titles to a santino and (santino's partner this week)

the Usos are probably next in line, and then whenever those dudes from ROH come in, maybe they can build up the tag division

Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli?

I'm still ecstatic that they're coming to WWE, and if they're gonna be the team, they could definitely be the adrenaline shot the tag division needs

But if they're gonna be singles wrestlers, that could be extremely interesting as well

wirehead26

Oh and Rodriguez needs to actually wrestle instead of just talk. I've seen some of his matches in FCW and the guy can work.

PwnanObrien

The Geebs That Is A Pony wrote:

the only way to do Texarkana championship matches is in Texarkana

that's pretty obvious, I think!

wirehead26

I think this is the first Bourne/Del Rio match?

DJ Eebs

Sweeney Tom wrote:

The Geebs That Is A Pony wrote:

well they don't have mic skills

they need a manager, but I'm okay with them not dropping the tag titles to a santino and (santino's partner this week)

the Usos are probably next in line, and then whenever those dudes from ROH come in, maybe they can build up the tag division

Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli?

I'm still ecstatic that they're coming to WWE, and if they're gonna be the team, they could definitely be the adrenaline shot the tag division needs

But if they're gonna be singles wrestlers, that could be extremely interesting as well

I'm guessing that if they're coming in at the same time, they're gonna be a team. It's easier to get them both screen time and they fill a need.

DJ Eebs

guessing this is basically a squash match

Radius

Nah, Bourne's jobbed to Del Rio before.

crwth

Goose!

Someone start a Fire Michael Cole website.

Radius

Thank you crwth, I wanted that as soon as it happened.

wirehead26

I like that Del Rio's matches have an excuse for holding an armbar and such.

Sweeney Tom

JOHN LAURINAITIS

DJ Eebs

punch him in the face

Skittlebrau

John Laurinaitis, I loved you as Super Dave!

SLAMMU

Haha Cena going off on Laurinatis is great

Sweeney Tom

Laurinaitis can't get no respect

wirehead26

Kinda funny how the net was praising Laurinaitis back in 2000-2001 for his WCW work.

kingworks

Now is when Punk should've made his first re-appearance on RAW, IMHO.

Skittlebrau

Sound guy is earning his money tonight.

Sweeney Tom

The 2nd week in a row of dueling WWE Titles

And now they're dueling entrance musics

This is the greatest story the WWE has done in a while

wirehead26

Good Raw, nothing groundbreaking but Summerslam is starting to take shape.

Lux

Kind of disappointed that they went with the obvious conclusion. I mean, it should have come down to that, but you would think they would add a new layer on top of it.

Laurinaitis is probably going to be a player at SummerSlam.

wirehead26

About the only way you could have changed it was adding Del Rio to it but that would have overly complicated matters. I am a bit worried about Punk potentially losing at Summerslam though. I mean where can he go after that if it happens? I do like him staying a quasi-heel though.

Sweeney Tom

It has been a popular discussion of speculation in the wrestling world and it seems as if WWE does plan for CM Punk and Triple H to eventually have a match.

After speaking with several insiders, one said it has been "a rumor floating around" and another said "it seems to be what they (creative) are really wanting build to."

The sources are speaking of the possible plan of having CM Punk and Triple H face off in a match at Survivor Series this November at Madison Square Garden.

Two interesting aspects to the feud that have come up is that an episode of RAW leading up to the match at Survivor Series, Triple H would beat up and bloody CM Punk. Before going forward and airing this, WWE would likely get the approval from USA network. This would be something that is uncharacteristic to the WWE's more PG content which includes avoiding having blood on screen.

The other aspect to the feud is some type of stipulation in the match. While some suggest it would be that if Triple H loses than he must step down from his Chief Operating Officer position he is holding on screen, others are saying that Triple H keeping his on screen power would be a stipulation but only will be put in to place if there is an equally important stipulation on the line if CM Punk was to lose.

I was told the final decision of going forward to Survivor Series may not be made official until SummerSlam or shortly after. One source reminded me that "Punk is holding a different hand of cards these days."

This is referring to what CM Punk did make some reference to on the ESPN podcast and several have speculated that he has some say in the creative direction of his character and storylines. So any plan such as him going to Survivor Series to fight Triple H and have stipulations involved in the match could potentially be altered by CM Punk himself where in the past that wouldn't have been the case.

wirehead26

Having HHH bloody Punk would be a huge deal in the current PG WWE era.

Personally I would prefer blood coming back but foul language to stay gone.

Goose!

Jericho got all uppity about Punk

Jericho's twitter wrote:

"Everyone is so excited that @CMPunk mentioned me on Raw. Newsflash...I don't give a shit. Mind ur own business and stop rippin me off Punk."

crwth

that seems a little acerbic for jericho

crwth

facetious

Yeah, it's coming off to me like in-character speak.

Let the Jericho Is Back rumours start!!

Matev

Hrm, not too bad a show, promos were alright. (A bit obvious, but what were they going to do?) I dug the R-Truth/Miz combo, fits in a weird way.

I would also not mind a Del Rio/Kingston feud going

JustinSane07

Yeah it looks like they're setting up Del Rio/Kingston for SS too.

kingworks

I could see Miz/Truth teaming up, one helping the other get to the belt, only to have the winner reneg (sp?) when the other asks for his title shot 'per our agreement.'

Plenty of ways to let Truth shine in that. Miz, too, really.

Sweeney Tom

Goose! wrote:

Jericho got all uppity about Punk

Jericho's twitter wrote:

"Everyone is so excited that @CMPunk mentioned me on Raw. Newsflash...I don't give a shit. Mind ur own business and stop rippin me off Punk."

Jericho has been pitching for himself to work with Punk at WrestleMania next year. ...this reaction is story line oriented, and that there is no real bad blood between Punk and Jericho following Raw tonight.

LTM

So Del Rio isn't walking out of SummerSlam with the belt, then?

wirehead26

LTM wrote:

So Del Rio isn't walking out of SummerSlam with the belt, then?

What makes you say that? He could always cash in after Punk or Cena gets the pinfall.