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I'm sorry, but that look Chris Masters gave Jericho when doing his chest thing was the closest thing to gay you can imagine....
 
...it sounded so odd when he said it during the promo but they're using that clip of Undertaker saying "At Survivor Series the dark birth of the Undertaker was born" in the ad now
 
[quote name='cdeener']Dude why is Roddy Piper on RAW?[/QUOTE]
Because he's awesome. That whole promo thing, even though he was rambling early on, was more compelling than most of what goes on today.
 
Did anyone see that dude in the crowd near the announce table painted in all green? :rofl:
 
I hope, after this Kofi push, WWE won't be afraid of pushing other young wrestlers.

I'm sick of seeing the same ol' shitty garbage.
 
Did anyone see the it's always sunny in philadelphia the other week where Roddy Piper was a wrestler named Mr. Maniac? fuckin hilarious
 
fuck. Somehow Taker still manages to make his entrance long as hell even though it's right near the ring.
 
That was as good as anything from the Attitude era and head and shoulders above the Invasion era.

Anyone who skipped this MISSED OUT.

Raw delivered.
 
The show started off so great, with Miz coming out in the MSG-centric set that always helps MSG shows stand out, then he cut a good promo against NY and had a good, but short U.S. Title match that built up Miz vs. Morrison's team well, at the expense of making MVP's role in Kofi's match seem even less significant. Then the show just fell off a cliff with Chavo vs. Santino, and DX put over the Hornswoggle deal, then attacked him. And oh yeah, mentioned that PPV main event as well. Things rebounded with a frickin' awesome MSG history package, complete with tons of legendary clips - including some that didn't occur at MSG, but whatever, the package itself was one of the company's best in recent memory.

Jericho being disgusted by Masters' pec dancing was amusing thanks to both the wacky pecs and Jericho's sickened look on his face. The divas title match was nothing memorable, except for Alicia's horrid green pants. Then Piper came out for a promo. Good lord was this ever sad. He rambled, said a ton of stuff, some of which made sense, then Vince came out in the second-best pinstriped suit I've seen over the past day (first would go to GSP's) and mocked Piper, then Piper made some uncomfortable comments about dead wrestlers, being fired in '03, and then said he'd been in in 7,000 car crashes and 30 matches, which Vince brought up and then Piper challenged Vince. This was the saddest thing on Raw in a long time, and not because it was bad, because it was genuinely sad to see Piper out there embarrassing himself on TV. Then in an Impact moment, Vince talked over the announcers and you could hear him talking over the main event graphic and then hear him put the mic down. Weird.

Things rebounded a bit with Sheamus's attack on the timekeeper and King, plus it led to King being replaced by Striker. Huge upgrade there, and I liked that they even gave an explanation for it by saying that Striker lives in NY and was at the show anyway. Bourne vs. Swagger was every match they've ever had, but then things got so damned great. Instead of Vince vs. Piper, we get Piper vs. Orton transitioning into Kofi vs. Orton in a street fight with Kofi kicking Orton's ass, Orton kicking Kofi's ass, and then in a star-making segment, they brawled into the crowd leading to Kofi smashing Orton's face with a thick metal lid - bloodying him. That helped this stand out and the crowd got hot after it, then he preps him for a dive off of a railing above Orton, only to be pulled off by refs, then scurrying past them and diving anyway hitting a legdrop through the table he laid Orton out on and the crowd went wild. I was concerned by the lack of Orton-Kofi stuff on the show until this, but man did they ever make up for it here. Kofi Kingston = star, now if they could do something about that silly wacky face icon, they'll be set. This segment is must-see stuff, and if they play their cards right with the follow-up, they've made themselves a new main eventer for the long haul.

The main event triple threat tag was awesome. Taker's entrance was amazing, the crowd was electric for the match, and the action was fast-paced and very good. The first 2/3 of the show wasn't much, but the last 40 or so minutes were fantastic - some of the best stuff on Raw all year, actually.

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Quotes -
Piper - I’m here with Luis Guzman, star of a new movie with Robin Williams, Mr. T…
Guzman - Mr. T isn’t in the movie.
Piper - THAT’S BECAUSE I BEAT HIM WITHIN AN INCH OF HIS LIFE!
Piper - I booked the IRON CHEF! (Sheiky shows up)
Sheik - HULK HOGAN, EVERYBODY KNOWS I BEAT YOU!
Piper - LIVE FROM NEW YORK, IT’S MONDAY NIGHT RAW!
Miz - I haven’t said one word and you’ve already chosen to hate me! DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT I’M THE U.S. CHAMPION! I THOUGHT YOU PEOPLE LOVED CHAMPIONS! You love the Yankees. You people really think they’re champions? Really!? They’re champions - REALLY!? THEY DIDN’T EARN THEIR WORLD SERIES TITLE - THEY BOUGHT IT! That’s why everyone all over the world hates you New Yorkers AND YOUR SPORTS FRANCHISES! I’m from Cleveland, and I think I know someone that you people never bought . YOU PEOPLE THINK YOU’RE SO MUCH BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE, WELL YOU’RE NOT! But I am! I didn’t have to buy my U.S. Title. I earned IT! And right now, I’m gonna prove it because our esteemed guest host, who couldn’t even differentiate between the Iron Chef and the Iron Sheik, has ordered me to defend it tonight. SO BRING OUT MY OPPONENT! All you people in NY, remember THIS IS WHAT A CHAMPION LOOKS LIKE! BECAUSE I’M THE MIZ AND I’M AWESOME!
King - Santino’s put on a pound or two.
Cole - I think it’s that hockey sweater.
Cole - Chavo going for the triple verticals made famous by his nephew, Eddie. Uncle.
HHH - We wanted to come out here and embarrass a few people and sell some merch, but we’re not gonna do it.
HBK - It’s true. It’s true. We’re not gonna let them know that the Unauthorized History of DX book is on sale at WWEShop.com
HHH - We aren’t going to implode - I don’t know what that word means, but we’re not gonna do it. We’re gonna be like we always are - a unit. Together.
HBK - Did you say we’re gonna be a unit?
HHH - Yeah, but in a good way.
HHH - Now, HORNSWOGGLE, YOU PERPETUALLY COME OUT HERE IN MERCHANDISE ACTING LIKE YOU’RE PART OF DX. Merchandise, by the way, that you DIDN’T PAY FOR. This is America, where even little people can live a dream, and we’re gonna let you possibly become a member of DX. (Hornswoggle comes out doing wacky DX stuff) Okay, stop it. Stop. Stop. Before you come in, I’ve gotta know one thing - are you ready!? Let’s get ready to….(he pedigrees Hornswoggle)
Cole - TONIGHT, WE HAVE A MEGA TRIPLE THREAT TAG TEAM MATCH!
Cole - HE APPEARED AT 13 WRESTLEMANIAS, INCLUDING THE FIRST ONE EVER HERE IN MSG!
Piper - Very cool - very cool indeed. (crowd chants Roddy) I love you to. I come out in MSG and get a standing ovation every time - that’s cuz of you. I have…a lot of things have changed. You stand in my face like that, and I’ll kick you in the slats! I made my career on not being so nice! Only New Yorkers would put up with that! I’m a New York orphan child, man. I had my first two kids here, man.
King - In the ring?
Piper - I didn’t do everything right. In this ring, I embarrassed Cyndi Lauper, but she did a good enough job of that herself. She bobs, he bops, we bops. I took on the biggest legends ever in this ring - Albano, Bruno, Andre, HULK HOGAN, and this is proof, if you mess with Hot Rod, you’re either gonna be bald or dead! I went there cuz they know I love ‘em. Mostly the dead ones, not the bald ones. I’m the reason Hogan’s got no hair! Some things I just can’t help. Hahanah I know man. I get in so much trouble all the time! Hang on… I done some unspeakable things here. AND I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT, BUT I HAVE ONE MORE NASTY JOB TO DO BEFORE I CHECK OUT WITH THE REST OF THEM! Know what that is? For you, I WANT ONE MORE MATCH WITH VINCENT KENNEDY MCMAHON! AND I KNOW THAT VINCENT KENNEDY MCMAHON IS BIG FAN OF MINE! BECAUSE WHEN I DID REAL SPORTS, HE WAS WATCHING AND HE FIRED ME RIGHT HERE IN THIS BUILDING! (draws boos) That’s what all my kids said…SO VINCENT, I KNOW YOU’RE BACK THERE CUZ YOU GOT A SOFT SPOT FOR THE GARDEN AND A HARD SPOT IN YOUR WALLET CUZ OF ALL THE MONEY THEY’VE BEEN GIVING YOU.
Cole - WE’RE LIVE IN THE HOUSE THAT THE MCMAHONS BUILT, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN! FOUR GENERATIONS OF MCMAHONS HAVE BEEN BRINGING THE WWE TO THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS ARENA!
Vince - Nice dye job on the hair, Hot Rod. You’ve done some awful things here. The worst thing you’ve done here is show up here tonight! LOOK AT HOT ROD, MOTHER NATURE HAS NOT BEEN TOO KIND! When was the last time you had your 100,000 mile checkup? Some things haven’t changed - you still have toothpick arms and legs, and that catcher’s mit face! But the only thing that hasn’t all dried up is your kilt. Let’s face it - if I were to soil my hands with your, my forefathers would be ashamed of me!
Piper - Ashamed of you? You know, there are plenty of things for us to be ashamed of you Vince. DON’T PUT YOURSELF DOWN! Like that suit that Gotti bought for ya - matches the grey hair.
Vince - At least my hair isn’t dyed - FATHER TIME EVERYBODY! People say that they wish they could look at me when they’re my age, but I have to tell them that they don’t look as me good as me. I’VE LOOKED BETTER THAN EVERYONE I’VE FACED! THE ROCK, AUSTIN, MY SON IN LAW, HHH. Unless there’s better competition in my future, that as of now, I’m officially retired from ring action!
Piper - That’s about all the games I’m gonna play with you. Lemme tell you something Mr. Officially Retired, that’s another word for backing out of a fight. I’VE BEEN IN 7,000 CAR CRASHES, AND 30 MATCHES. REVERSE THAT, 30 CAR CRASHES AND 7,000 MATCHES.
Vince - AND YOUR MIND IS STILL SHARP.
Piper - I BEAT CANCER AND I CAN BEAT YOU! Let’s make you accountable too! TO THE PEOPLE THAT MADE YOU A BILLIONAIRE! I DON’T WANT THIS AT A PPV, I DON’T WANT THIS AT MANIA, I WANNA SEE SOMETHING! IF YOU HAVE THE GUTS TONIGHT TO COME DOWN HERE AND TELL THESE PEOPLE YOU’RE RETIRED! I WILL BE HERE LATER AND LET’S SEE IF I CAN RETIRE YOU FOR GOOD!
Cole - THE CELEBS ARE ALL AT RAW! LUIS GUZMAN, SHERRI SHEPHERD, THE BLACK EYES PEAS!
Sheamus - My name is Sheamus - I’ve been on Raw for four weeks and I’ve already put one man out of this business. Tonight, I’m gonna make an impact against anyone who faces the Celtic Warrior!
King - He’s gonna issue a challenge? There’s no referee! Oh wait, there’s one. (Sheamus lays out King)
Fan - YOU’RE STILL THE KING! COME BACK AND KICK HIS ASS, KING!
Cole - THAT WAS A CHEAP SHOT KING NEVER SAW COMING!
Orton - I don’t know if McMahon is coming out here or not, but I do know that you’ve got a big problem! BECAUSE I’M HERE! (crowd chants thank you Orton) I can’t think of a better way to relieve stress than to put you down right now! IF IT’S A FIGHT THAT YOU WANT, WELL…(he attacks him)
Striker - Perhaps this is due to the issues between Piper and Orton’s father.
Cole - I DON’T THINK SO! I THINK IT’S BECAUSE RANDY ORTON IS UNSTABLE!
Cole - YOU HAD TO KNOW THAT THIS EXPLOSION FROM RANDY ORTON WAS GONNA HAPPEN!
(during the Punt setup)Cole - OH NO, RANDY COULD END KOFI CAREER HERE!
Striker - I didn’t know that this Kofi Kingston existed - AND I’VE BEEN IN THE RING WITH HIM!
Striker - This isn’t a sanctioned match - it wasn’t approved by the board of directors!
Striker - Kofi just threw Orton into the pit!
Cole - THE VIPER’S PIT! (Kofi attacks Orton with a metal lid, bloodying him - crowd chants KOFI)
Striker - THIS ARENA HAS SEEN MANY GREAT MOMENTS. SNUKA OFF THE CAGE! ADD KOFI DIVING ONTO ORTON ON THE LIST!
Striker - IT’S SIX SIDES OF SUPERSTARDOM IN OUR MAIN EVENT!
Cena - New York, home of the most famous arena, and it’ll make WWE history because tonight it’s Jerishow will face DX - DGENERATION X - FRIENDS FOR LIFE! AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING TO SELL YOU. And they’ll face John Cena and the Undertaker! Who seemed like an awesome choice for a partner because he’s not easy to talk to! It has come to my attention that I’ve made a mistake - Survivor Series isn’t a handicap match - it’s a triple threat. That means they’ll be no glow stick party, and if they want to ask me if I’m ready, my answer is yes! THE RING HAS FOUR CORNERS, THE GHOSTBUSTERS SAVED THIS CITY FROM A GIANT MARSHMALLOW MAN, AND I KNOW WHAT I’M UP AGAINST - IT’S YOU THAT’LL HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE! I hope you guys stay friends, because on Monday afterwards, you’ll need a shoulder to lean on when you realize that the champ is here!
Striker - There are many crowns, but only one king - Triple H!
 
[quote name='JaytheGamefan']The show started off so great, with Miz coming out in the MSG-centric set that always helps MSG shows stand out, then he cut a good promo against NY and had a good, but short U.S. Title match that built up Miz vs. Morrison's team well, at the expense of making MVP's role in Kofi's match seem even less significant. Then the show just fell off a cliff with Chavo vs. Santino, and DX put over the Hornswoggle deal, then attacked him. And oh yeah, mentioned that PPV main event as well. Things rebounded with a frickin' awesome MSG history package, complete with tons of legendary clips - including some that didn't occur at MSG, but whatever, the package itself was one of the company's best in recent memory.

Jericho being disgusted by Masters' pec dancing was amusing thanks to both the wacky pecs and Jericho's sickened look on his face. The divas title match was nothing memorable, except for Alicia's horrid green pants. Then Piper came out for a promo. Good lord was this ever sad. He rambled, said a ton of stuff, some of which made sense, then Vince came out in the second-best pinstriped suit I've seen over the past day (first would go to GSP's) and mocked Piper, then Piper made some uncomfortable comments about dead wrestlers, being fired in '03, and then said he'd been in in 7,000 car crashes and 30 matches, which Vince brought up and then Piper challenged Vince. This was the saddest thing on Raw in a long time, and not because it was bad, because it was genuinely sad to see Piper out there embarrassing himself on TV. Then in an Impact moment, Vince talked over the announcers and you could hear him talking over the main event graphic and then hear him put the mic down. Weird.

Things rebounded a bit with Sheamus's attack on the timekeeper and King, plus it led to King being replaced by Striker. Huge upgrade there, and I liked that they even gave an explanation for it by saying that Striker lives in NY and was at the show anyway. Bourne vs. Swagger was every match they've ever had, but then things got so damned great. Instead of Vince vs. Piper, we get Piper vs. Orton transitioning into Kofi vs. Orton in a street fight with Kofi kicking Orton's ass, Orton kicking Kofi's ass, and then in a star-making segment, they brawled into the crowd leading to Kofi smashing Orton's face with a thick metal lid - bloodying him. That helped this stand out and the crowd got hot after it, then he preps him for a dive off of a railing above Orton, only to be pulled off by refs, then scurrying past them and diving anyway hitting a legdrop through the table he laid Orton out on and the crowd went wild. I was concerned by the lack of Orton-Kofi stuff on the show until this, but man did they ever make up for it here. Kofi Kingston = star, now if they could do something about that silly wacky face icon, they'll be set. This segment is must-see stuff, and if they play their cards right with the follow-up, they've made themselves a new main eventer for the long haul.

The main event triple threat tag was awesome. Taker's entrance was amazing, the crowd was electric for the match, and the action was fast-paced and very good. The first 2/3 of the show wasn't much, but the last 40 or so minutes were fantastic - some of the best stuff on Raw all year, actually.

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Quotes -
Piper - I’m here with Luis Guzman, star of a new movie with Robin Williams, Mr. T…
Guzman - Mr. T isn’t in the movie.
Piper - THAT’S BECAUSE I BEAT HIM WITHIN AN INCH OF HIS LIFE!
Piper - I booked the IRON CHEF! (Sheiky shows up)
Sheik - HULK HOGAN, EVERYBODY KNOWS I BEAT YOU!
Piper - LIVE FROM NEW YORK, IT’S MONDAY NIGHT RAW!
Miz - I haven’t said one word and you’ve already chosen to hate me! DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT I’M THE U.S. CHAMPION! I THOUGHT YOU PEOPLE LOVED CHAMPIONS! You love the Yankees. You people really think they’re champions? Really!? They’re champions - REALLY!? THEY DIDN’T EARN THEIR WORLD SERIES TITLE - THEY BOUGHT IT! That’s why everyone all over the world hates you New Yorkers AND YOUR SPORTS FRANCHISES! I’m from Cleveland, and I think I know someone that you people never bought . YOU PEOPLE THINK YOU’RE SO MUCH BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE, WELL YOU’RE NOT! But I am! I didn’t have to buy my U.S. Title. I earned IT! And right now, I’m gonna prove it because our esteemed guest host, who couldn’t even differentiate between the Iron Chef and the Iron Sheik, has ordered me to defend it tonight. SO BRING OUT MY OPPONENT! All you people in NY, remember THIS IS WHAT A CHAMPION LOOKS LIKE! BECAUSE I’M THE MIZ AND I’M AWESOME!
King - Santino’s put on a pound or two.
Cole - I think it’s that hockey sweater.
Cole - Chavo going for the triple verticals made famous by his nephew, Eddie. Uncle.
HHH - We wanted to come out here and embarrass a few people and sell some merch, but we’re not gonna do it.
HBK - It’s true. It’s true. We’re not gonna let them know that the Unauthorized History of DX book is on sale at WWEShop.com
HHH - We aren’t going to implode - I don’t know what that word means, but we’re not gonna do it. We’re gonna be like we always are - a unit. Together.
HBK - Did you say we’re gonna be a unit?
HHH - Yeah, but in a good way.
HHH - Now, HORNSWOGGLE, YOU PERPETUALLY COME OUT HERE IN MERCHANDISE ACTING LIKE YOU’RE PART OF DX. Merchandise, by the way, that you DIDN’T PAY FOR. This is America, where even little people can live a dream, and we’re gonna let you possibly become a member of DX. (Hornswoggle comes out doing wacky DX stuff) Okay, stop it. Stop. Stop. Before you come in, I’ve gotta know one thing - are you ready!? Let’s get ready to….(he pedigrees Hornswoggle)
Cole - TONIGHT, WE HAVE A MEGA TRIPLE THREAT TAG TEAM MATCH!
Cole - HE APPEARED AT 13 WRESTLEMANIAS, INCLUDING THE FIRST ONE EVER HERE IN MSG!
Piper - Very cool - very cool indeed. (crowd chants Roddy) I love you to. I come out in MSG and get a standing ovation every time - that’s cuz of you. I have…a lot of things have changed. You stand in my face like that, and I’ll kick you in the slats! I made my career on not being so nice! Only New Yorkers would put up with that! I’m a New York orphan child, man. I had my first two kids here, man.
King - In the ring?
Piper - I didn’t do everything right. In this ring, I embarrassed Cyndi Lauper, but she did a good enough job of that herself. She bobs, he bops, we bops. I took on the biggest legends ever in this ring - Albano, Bruno, Andre, HULK HOGAN, and this is proof, if you mess with Hot Rod, you’re either gonna be bald or dead! I went there cuz they know I love ‘em. Mostly the dead ones, not the bald ones. I’m the reason Hogan’s got no hair! Some things I just can’t help. Hahanah I know man. I get in so much trouble all the time! Hang on… I done some unspeakable things here. AND I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT, BUT I HAVE ONE MORE NASTY JOB TO DO BEFORE I CHECK OUT WITH THE REST OF THEM! Know what that is? For you, I WANT ONE MORE MATCH WITH VINCENT KENNEDY MCMAHON! AND I KNOW THAT VINCENT KENNEDY MCMAHON IS BIG FAN OF MINE! BECAUSE WHEN I DID REAL SPORTS, HE WAS WATCHING AND HE FIRED ME RIGHT HERE IN THIS BUILDING! (draws boos) That’s what all my kids said…SO VINCENT, I KNOW YOU’RE BACK THERE CUZ YOU GOT A SOFT SPOT FOR THE GARDEN AND A HARD SPOT IN YOUR WALLET CUZ OF ALL THE MONEY THEY’VE BEEN GIVING YOU.
Cole - WE’RE LIVE IN THE HOUSE THAT THE MCMAHONS BUILT, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN! FOUR GENERATIONS OF MCMAHONS HAVE BEEN BRINGING THE WWE TO THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS ARENA!
Vince - Nice dye job on the hair, Hot Rod. You’ve done some awful things here. The worst thing you’ve done here is show up here tonight! LOOK AT HOT ROD, MOTHER NATURE HAS NOT BEEN TOO KIND! When was the last time you had your 100,000 mile checkup? Some things haven’t changed - you still have toothpick arms and legs, and that catcher’s mit face! But the only thing that hasn’t all dried up is your kilt. Let’s face it - if I were to soil my hands with your, my forefathers would be ashamed of me!
Piper - Ashamed of you? You know, there are plenty of things for us to be ashamed of you Vince. DON’T PUT YOURSELF DOWN! Like that suit that Gotti bought for ya - matches the grey hair.
Vince - At least my hair isn’t dyed - FATHER TIME EVERYBODY! People say that they wish they could look at me when they’re my age, but I have to tell them that they don’t look as me good as me. I’VE LOOKED BETTER THAN EVERYONE I’VE FACED! THE ROCK, AUSTIN, MY SON IN LAW, HHH. Unless there’s better competition in my future, that as of now, I’m officially retired from ring action!
Piper - That’s about all the games I’m gonna play with you. Lemme tell you something Mr. Officially Retired, that’s another word for backing out of a fight. I’VE BEEN IN 7,000 CAR CRASHES, AND 30 MATCHES. REVERSE THAT, 30 CAR CRASHES AND 7,000 MATCHES.
Vince - AND YOUR MIND IS STILL SHARP.
Piper - I BEAT CANCER AND I CAN BEAT YOU! Let’s make you accountable too! TO THE PEOPLE THAT MADE YOU A BILLIONAIRE! I DON’T WANT THIS AT A PPV, I DON’T WANT THIS AT MANIA, I WANNA SEE SOMETHING! IF YOU HAVE THE GUTS TONIGHT TO COME DOWN HERE AND TELL THESE PEOPLE YOU’RE RETIRED! I WILL BE HERE LATER AND LET’S SEE IF I CAN RETIRE YOU FOR GOOD!
Cole - THE CELEBS ARE ALL AT RAW! LUIS GUZMAN, SHERRI SHEPHERD, THE BLACK EYES PEAS!
Sheamus - My name is Sheamus - I’ve been on Raw for four weeks and I’ve already put one man out of this business. Tonight, I’m gonna make an impact against anyone who faces the Celtic Warrior!
King - He’s gonna issue a challenge? There’s no referee! Oh wait, there’s one. (Sheamus lays out King)
Fan - YOU’RE STILL THE KING! COME BACK AND KICK HIS ASS, KING!
Cole - THAT WAS A CHEAP SHOT KING NEVER SAW COMING!
Orton - I don’t know if McMahon is coming out here or not, but I do know that you’ve got a big problem! BECAUSE I’M HERE! (crowd chants thank you Orton) I can’t think of a better way to relieve stress than to put you down right now! IF IT’S A FIGHT THAT YOU WANT, WELL…(he attacks him)
Striker - Perhaps this is due to the issues between Piper and Orton’s father.
Cole - I DON’T THINK SO! I THINK IT’S BECAUSE RANDY ORTON IS UNSTABLE!
Cole - YOU HAD TO KNOW THAT THIS EXPLOSION FROM RANDY ORTON WAS GONNA HAPPEN!
(during the Punt setup)Cole - OH NO, RANDY COULD END KOFI CAREER HERE!
Striker - I didn’t know that this Kofi Kingston existed - AND I’VE BEEN IN THE RING WITH HIM!
Striker - This isn’t a sanctioned match - it wasn’t approved by the board of directors!
Striker - Kofi just threw Orton into the pit!
Cole - THE VIPER’S PIT! (Kofi attacks Orton with a metal lid, bloodying him - crowd chants KOFI)
Striker - THIS ARENA HAS SEEN MANY GREAT MOMENTS. SNUKA OFF THE CAGE! ADD KOFI DIVING ONTO ORTON ON THE LIST!
Striker - IT’S SIX SIDES OF SUPERSTARDOM IN OUR MAIN EVENT!
Cena - New York, home of the most famous arena, and it’ll make WWE history because tonight it’s Jerishow will face DX - DGENERATION X - FRIENDS FOR LIFE! AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING TO SELL YOU. And they’ll face John Cena and the Undertaker! Who seemed like an awesome choice for a partner because he’s not easy to talk to! It has come to my attention that I’ve made a mistake - Survivor Series isn’t a handicap match - it’s a triple threat. That means they’ll be no glow stick party, and if they want to ask me if I’m ready, my answer is yes! THE RING HAS FOUR CORNERS, THE GHOSTBUSTERS SAVED THIS CITY FROM A GIANT MARSHMALLOW MAN, AND I KNOW WHAT I’M UP AGAINST - IT’S YOU THAT’LL HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE! I hope you guys stay friends, because on Monday afterwards, you’ll need a shoulder to lean on when you realize that the champ is here!
Striker - There are many crowns, but only one king - Triple H!
[/QUOTE]

See what some competition can do?
 
Shutup, Zen Davis rickshankshaw. This RAW was good, but not [allcaps]AMAZING[/allcaps].

Best in a while, but it still had Hornswoggle, D-X, Chavo and some other hokey shit on it.
 
Rickrenshaw, what competition? TNA's ratings are still at about the same level they've always been, and they have fewer viewers than they did at their peak in April of this year. Turning Point probably won't do anymore buys than they usually do. Also, even if "competition" led to a better show, Raw still sucked for most of it - they just had a really awesome last 40 minutes. WWE did some big things BECAUSE THEY WERE IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, not due to TNA getting Hogan - all that led to was petty shots at him by the Iron Sheik and Piper.
 
lol @ people who said "what's up with the tiny entranceway" and "old school! reminds me of Triple H vs. Cactus!".. that's usually their setup at MSG. The only time I don't remember them doing it that way was Wrestlemania XX.

It was an okay Raw. The highlight was definitely Kofi/Orton. I'm surprised that no one talked about how terrible the segment with Sheamus is. How am I supposed to believe that he's OMG DEVASTATING when all he's done was "retire" Jamie Noble, shame a jobber, beat a ring announcer and kick Jerry Lawler? Cripes. They're building him up but feeding him no one. What's Carlito doing these days? Nothing? Feed him to Sheamus. At least that's a name.
 
[quote name='JaytheGamefan']Rickrenshaw, what competition? TNA's ratings are still at about the same level they've always been, and they have fewer viewers than they did at their peak in April of this year. Turning Point probably won't do anymore buys than they usually do. Also, even if "competition" led to a better show, Raw still sucked for most of it - they just had a really awesome last 40 minutes. WWE did some big things BECAUSE THEY WERE IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, not due to TNA getting Hogan - all that led to was petty shots at him by the Iron Sheik and Piper.[/QUOTE]
He's obviously talking about ROH...
 
[quote name='Brak']He's obviously talking about ROH...[/QUOTE]
That reminds me I had a good laugh when during the Piper segment they panned to some people in the crowd and one of the people closest to the camera had on a ROH shirt.
 
I loved Santino's wacky antics getting cheap pops with all the NY themed jerseys, then his reaction to accidentally having a Phillies jersey on and getting booed. I wish I could have seen him call Piper "Rodney the Piper" though. (I don't know if he ever did or not, but I didn't see it if he did)
 
[quote name='JaytheGamefan']Rickrenshaw, what competition? TNA's ratings are still at about the same level they've always been, and they have fewer viewers than they did at their peak in April of this year. Turning Point probably won't do anymore buys than they usually do. Also, even if "competition" led to a better show, Raw still sucked for most of it - they just had a really awesome last 40 minutes. WWE did some big things BECAUSE THEY WERE IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, not due to TNA getting Hogan - all that led to was petty shots at him by the Iron Sheik and Piper.[/QUOTE]

I don't really believe that. There's no direct competition at the moment but there is the perception of competition coming down the line. It's not like it has fallen on deaf ears that Hogan would like to start another Monday Night War. It's like watching an up and comer priming themselves to take your spot. Every dollar the TNA makes is a dollar the WWE didn't.

The fact is that if TNA moves to Monday Nights, all three major North American promotions would be having shows on the same night. The WWE clearly doesn't want that happening and it's not like the WWE hasn't run MSG this year already and this show blew that one out of the water.

There were some segments you didn't like and I can understand why but the company kept the crowd hot for the entire show and they haven't been able to manage that in a LONG time. Go back to the Attitude Era shows. The key thing about that era was how much the crowds were into the show. There was a lot of a shitty wrestling then as well and tonight had nothing as bad as a Mideon, Viscera, Test, Big Boss Man, Droz, or Albert match-up.

And oh. Did you notice that in the main event, everybody short of Cena, was from the Attitude Era?

[quote name='Brak']He's obviously talking about ROH...[/QUOTE]

If I was going to mark out for a company this year it would be PWG or Dragon Gate USA. But then again you're probably too good for those too.

I think you've forgotten about last week's lifeless RAW in England where the crowd would rather lie lazily back like a English whore than be bothered to put some energy back into the show or the week before that where the only thing worth watching was Masters and his dancing pecs.
 
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Okay, so all three major companies MIGHT have shows on Monday night - so what? ROH gets next to no viewers because they're on a network that no one gets, and they're a niche product. The move to Mondays didn't do much to help them, and the TV deal as a whole hasn't helped their DVD sales out. I could see "BUT IT LED TO WWE RAIDING ROH"...yeah - they've had their eye on Danielson for years, and put him over Cade in a dark match long before the move to Mondays for ROH TV. Nigel was on their radar before, and would have come in but they, a company that has Dave Batista on its active roster, were concerned because of his health.

TNA gets tons of viewers, but no buyers, and an attempt at a beat-for-beat recreation of history doesn't mean anything other than more embarrassment if/when a move to Mondays fails. TNA has squandered every other opportunity they've been given to be a huge deal, I have no reason to think that it'll be any different now unless Bischoff and Hogan completely gut the company's office staff and replace it with people who know how to run a big company. They've had a deal on Spike for about the same amount of time as UFC - give or take six months - and with that deal, the UFC has become a huge deal doing 300,000+ PPV buys easily, with numerous 1,000,000+ ones, and TNA struggles to get 20,000 regular buys despite being on the same network as UFC and getting TWO MILLION VIEWERS for its show at its viewership peak in April of this year.
 
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Hey, I liked Test and BBM.

In other, more happier news...

Michael Cole is getting heat backstage because they believe he is not taking his job seriously anymore.

He is getting heat for some of the stupid things he says on the air.

There could be a reshuffling of announcers and that may be why they re-hired Sean Mooney. Cole is not safe.
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Source is from pwspyware on twitter...well, I hope it pans out anyways.
 
[quote name='Scorch']lol @ people who said "what's up with the tiny entranceway" and "old school! reminds me of Triple H vs. Cactus!".. that's usually their setup at MSG. The only time I don't remember them doing it that way was Wrestlemania XX.[/QUOTE]
They used the traditional entrance with the stage and screen a few months ago when SmackDown was here.
 
I tuned in & out of RAW last night, wasn't impressed. Then again when I turned it on it was DX & Hornswoggle shit, followed by a terrible Divas skit, followed by a just plain ole weird (and sad) Roddy Piper skit. After that, I just couldn't bare it anymore and changed the channel.

I'm thinking TNA is fianlly leagues better than WWE, in both direction & roster depth. Yeah, they still blow through story lines way too quick and nothing ever has any real weight to it, but it's a hell of alot more interesting than RAW and like 3/4ths of ECW. After a pretty good PPV, I'm looking forward to Impact. After Raw, I'm wondering if there's even a point to watching SS...
 
skit skit skit skit skit skit skit.

That's your Monday night wrestling show.

Getting a boner because Kofi Kingston had a great spot doesn't change that there was next to zero in-ring action.

Jay sez "Taker's entrance was amazing." To be amazed is to be filled with surprise, awe, or wonder. We've seen this shit before, and describing something we've seen plenty of times as "amazing" is ridiculous.

Sure, entrances are important, but why praise an amazing entrance when the matches that happen between them last as long as a teenager having sex for the first time and are as exhilarating as a wet fart?

I suspect you'll temper your gushing praise for WWE Raw by panning TNA for not showing enough wrestling this week, too. Ha.
 
On the new Figure 4 Daily with Whipwreck, it's revealed that THE BRISCOES got a WWE tryout tonight before the SD tapings. Also, Justin Credible is now shooting a documentary on wrestling.

As far as TNA vs. WWE, TNA WAS a lot better than WWE in '05, when they had that awesome run of PPVs that were all fantastic. Well, except for Destination X. Now though, WWE has ECW and SD which are all better than Impact, and then Superstars is usually better, and then there's Raw...which was better this week than Impact was last week.
 
[quote name='JaytheGamefan']On the new Figure 4 Daily with Whipwreck, it's revealed that THE BRISCOES got a WWE tryout tonight before the SD tapings. Also, Justin Credible is now shooting a documentary on wrestling.

As far as TNA vs. WWE, TNA WAS a lot better than WWE in '05, when they had that awesome run of PPVs that were all fantastic. Well, except for Destination X. Now though, WWE has ECW and SD which are all better than Impact, and then Superstars is usually better, and then there's Raw...which was better this week than Impact was last week.[/QUOTE]

I just find WWE really stale & boring. Even at it's lamest (which is pretty often, tbh), TNA is at the very least fresh and interesting. It's just lately the suck-age is starting to actually turn into a decent wrestling show, whereas RAW was the same damn show it always is. They should seriously just draft away all the wrestlers from RAW except DX, Cena & Hornswoggle.

For the first time since 2004, I'm looking forward to a wrestling TV show, and it's Impact.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']skit skit skit skit skit skit skit.[/QUOTE]

I can't be the only one who thought of this after reading the first line of your post.

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[quote name='pimpster4183']looks like CM Punk stopped waxing his chest, lol[/QUOTE]

Vince will put a stop to that.

"I want him oilier and shinier, dammit!!!"
 
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Vince will put a stop to that.

"I want him oilier and shinier, dammit!!!"[/QUOTE]

And CM Punk will reply...."but Cena's not doing it".
 
[quote name='JaytheGamefan']Also, Justin Credible is now shooting a documentary on wrestling.[/QUOTE]

Damn, I was hoping for a documentary on the art of making breadsticks.
 
I wonder what y'all do for a billion dollars a year that makes you think you're too good for an honest hourly wage?

Dude earns/earned an honest living; where's the problem in that?
 
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