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Should be a good show before the rumble!
Ya it should what do you expect from Goldberg tonight
SPEARS
final Raw before the Rumble but I’m bubbling with excitement since I’m going to Smackdown tomorrow
Have fun!
Have a fun time
I will this is the first time I’ve been genuinely excited to go to a WWE show in a long long timmmmmmme
Now that Show has announced that he will be in the rumble there are only 11 spots left who do yall see taking those spots
I see some surprise entrants and un announced members from the Raw and Smackdown roster
I kind of hope for another Reigns and Goldberg interaction of sorts and maybe Goldberg spears Roman just a thought of course
Any predictions?
SPEARS and a average show lol
???
Emma still not debuting
You wonder if they just forget about her when they write the show
No because we still see her promos
hopefully no more awful poems from Bayley
Lets Go!
Here we go!
alright Raw try to impress me
Thats a tall order
I’m stubborn to impress as it is anyone who knows me knows that in a way
another Raw another Roman opening…oh joy lol
Regins kicks us off
Reigns starts us off
Roman’s entrance looks fire see what i did there
JeriKO interrupt
the usual start to RAW lol
He is probably going to win the title Sunday so he is going to have 40 thousand people booing him out of the building
Just like 2015
what would be worse 40 thousand in the Alamodome booing Roman or the 2015 Rumble boos he got?
I say the alamodome
the best hope we can get is at least 2 out of 3 things don’t happen Roman winning the title and Strowman winning the Rumble cause Cena winning the WWE Title would not bother me actually that terribly as much as I have my own reservations
Well if the rock gets booed for helping regins than i would say the 2015 rumble boos are the worst
Roman does losing the US Title bother you at all…act like you actually give a damn about losing that title you stupid idiot!
Why when he’s going for the universal title
roll with me here damn it lol
Alright I’ll bite
okay so Jericho vs Reigns for the US Title okay fine
But how many times have we seen that match lets just hope its better than that 2 on 1 handicap match
why do I have a feeling that whole “I’m something you’re never gonna be around here and that’s The Guy” line is a straight shoot from Vince’s enigmatic brain
Cuz it is
*Facepalms*
oh dear god just let KO retain at the Rumble please or something cause I really don’t want a Reigns vs Strowman match for the title
No one does
at least we agree on that one
WWE though I will admit for them to draw 40,000 for the Alamodome let’s give WWE there due on that one they can still a draw crowd
Thats true because this years rumble is star studded
I was honestly worried cause with how WWE has seemingly been dwindling over the last year since 2015 I was thinking could they really draw 40,000 for a non Mania show
Ya i was worried too but the addition of the four horsewomen and other stars like AJ and Finn coming to the main roster of the the past two years has really helped continue to have big draws
ya cause Cena look I think Cena is still a draw obviously but would I put him up there in the greatest draws of all time category I’d honestly have to say no but that’s just me idk how everyone else so that’s just me
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but i think he is a top draw and one of the greatest behind the likes of Micheals, Stone Cold, Taker Rock, etc.
TakeOver gonna be lit on Saturday
For sure
I love their entrance
Why is this match on the kickoff
BECAUSE…there finally admitting Raw is the B show? lol
Lol thanks for explaining that now it all makes sense
you know I was watching Taker vs Mysterio from Royal Rumble 2010 to my knowledge I don’t think we’ve ever seen another monster babyface vs underdog babyface since that match
Now you got me thinking
ya I was watching it out of curiousity and it was a great match it’s funny Taker and Rey had I thought really good to great matches but they did not work together often
If I was a wrestler would never let Cesaro do that swing to me
Finally, a solid victory in a tag team division match! Maybe the era of ‘Winning Stupid’ is ending.
*crosses fingers* i hope
Mick, please stop trying to be corporate. At least in that outfit.
He just teying to be a good GM and stay on Stephanie’s good side
Poor sami
I hear he’s getting punished for some reason which is why there making him look like a bafoon pettiness at it’s finest in WWE folks
I dont see Sami as a guy to ruffle feathers backstage or with the people in power but if this is true then this is what WWE does best he’s in the doghouse
ya apparently he’s got some sort of backstage heat on him but we don’t know why or for what reason so
Defending alone Charolette is 15-0
you know what I like this Zayn vs Rollins whoever wins is in the Royal Rumble and I kind of want Sami to win with Rollins getting screwed over to advance this Rollins/HHH angle
oh I am so looking forward to that SD tomorrow and for the love of god I want to see Bray’s entrance
Yes i was marking out on the inside when Bray came out his entrance is something you have to experience in person
i am praying for that one if i can see Bray’s entrance tomorrow live and in person then i know the show will be great probably the best show i’ll ever be going to but Bray’s entrance would be a added bonus
Corey says this is the biggest field for the rumble he has ever seen i think he forgot about the 2011 rumble
You think O’Neal will cause big show to be eliminate help set up wrestlemania
I believe so
anyone think HHH is showing up tonight i doubt it but anyone think he is?
Doubt it
Just leaving this here. Since coming up to the main roster Sami has never been able to beat Rollins
You think there punishing Sami or maybe they just don’t see him as a top guy
Could be both
more a less a punishment from what i read
Sorry, had to play Tech Support. Anything of interest or consequence happen?
Ya this match
Michael Cole you have to be in the rumble to win it know shit Sherlock Holmes he is such a jackass
This match???????
this match is on STRAIGHT FIYAH sorry to Becky Lynch i had to do it lol
Nah you good that was appropriate
PEDIGREE ON THE APRON
WHAT!?!?!
HOLY…
That was cool
WWE actually booked that right on Raw…what world are we living in lol
Idk but i was jumping out of my chair and screaming the whole time and im sick right now so i was straining to mark out
That whole match and HHH music interfere was a thing of beauty
You think triple h would let Rollins beat him with his own finisher? At wrestlemania
That would be awesome to see i would like to see HHH put Rollins over with his own move kinda like passing the torch
I would think he would do it because Rollins is his boy
it would not surprise me this sunday if they have Seth attack some one and take his spot to enter the Rumble
Pulling an Erick Rowan from the 2015 rumble
yea pretty much lol and i see Strowman getting perhaps that Diesel spot maybe
I could see Vince booking Strowman like Diesel for the rumble and make him a legit threat by tossing out like 5 people and maybe a fan favorite to get some heat
honestly that’s what i would do i know it may not be a popular thing but why not right?
Why wasnt that match the main event. I feel bad for whoever has to follow that
because not all good matches are main event matches
Pretty sure the US Title Match will be the Main Event.
Mustafa Ali is underrated
Yes its Jack Gallagher and William the third i believe
I predict that Seth’s going to tear the place apart until he gets back in the Rumble.
Would be good is if triple h enters the royal rumble then when he is in the rumble Seth Rollins music hits causing triple h to be eliminated by someone
We dont need HHH taking a spot from someone esle who deserves it
Yeah, we’ve already got too many part-timers doing that.
If the full timers did there job they would not have to bring them back
If WWE would book them right, then they wouldn’t need the part timers. They hamstring anyone who starts looking strong and then wonder why they don’t draw.
Wwe does do a shit job of booking some of these guys but there are some who just can’t get over with the crowd
Because WWE books them like jokes or the audience just refuses to accept them on TV but buys their merchandise anyway. If WWE would book like they knew what they were doing, it wouldn’t be a problem.
I don’t have an issue with the part timers people complain but will go nuts when there music hits like Goldberg lesnar the rock and if Kurt Angel comes back
My issue is that part timers get the booking that should be given to the full time guys. If they would put the part-timers with top full-time guys and put the full-timers over, I’d be okay with it. Right now, it just feels like the full-timers aren’t being treated like they really matter. WWE needs to start booking them like they don’t have part-timers to call on.
Who spot would he take James Ellsworth
what in the world is New Day going to do now?
Does new day realize Christmas is over
Welp now with Cass in the rumble we are down to 10 spots
9 spots left
If this turns into a tag match…
You called
it was too obvious. random people interrupting
NOOOOO WHY YOU HERE TITUS
It’s official I am entering the royal rumble match LOL
Me too
We should everyone else seems to be
?????????
Xavier just made me weak ????
Well now that titus is in the rumble we down to what 8 spots left
Sounds like there will be a woman’s tournament looking forward to it
Cant wait for that who would you like to see in that tournament
Michael Cole is such dork
Just throwing this out there… James Ellsworth should not be in the Royal Rumble. It would be such a waste
I totally agree.
Hey don’t you talk bad about my boy James Ellsworth LOL
I’m not a fan
Your just mean lol
this man went from being a jobber, to beating AJ Styles, to getting a world title match all within a few months. He doesn’t deserve to be wrestling in “big matches” in the WWE in my opinion. his in-ring skills are subpar
That’s fine I am just messing with you I don’t think he should be in the rumble either but I do like him
loser lol
i gotta admit Big Show’s transformation he looks fantastic major props to Show for that
He actually got a decent pop too Show is the best he has ever looked
i am shocked Show got the pop that he did but still props to Big Show and if this is his retirement happy trails for him and he looks like he is all in for this being his final run
So two hour pre show plus a what 3 and half hour ppv that might be just little too much
Just for the big four ppvs
They clearly edited that recap cause the crowd was not cheering
They seem to be doing that a lot lately with Roman reigns
when
At the start of the show when Roman Chris and KO were talking about a US Title rematch i dont think the crowd was cheering when they made this match
they actually were
Really??
half cheers, half boos
The recap made it look like the whole crowd was cheering
oh well… it honestly doesn’t bother me
Goldberg closing out Raw it looks like
Im fine with that or they also might do the typical ending for rumble go home shows
if it was up too me we’d get a surprise Brock appearance and have Brock and Goldberg just wreck shit up lol
I could dig that
Nxt should be good Saturday
Gonna be lit
Shinsuke nakamura vs Bobby roode is going to be great
Looking forward to that match and the fatal four way
should be? you mean will be
Right
Love Jericho
The movie fist fight looks funny
Well it is a comedy
It looks good I have seen comedy movies that were not good at all
True not every comdey is funny
Right
i’ma check that out i enjoy Ice Cube’s work in the Ride Along movies so i’ll check that out who does not love a good fist fight lol
What I like about Owens is when he talks it doesn’t sound like he is reading something someone wrote for him but what’s on his mind
Hope styles stays a heel he is great at it
Nia needs work on the mic
She got called up too early
not really. she just needs mic work. like most superstars lol
Now she comes to the ring with Dar
OMG SASHA BANKS IS ON THE KICKOFF
at least she’s on the card but she should be on the main card but it is what it is with WWE
Ya because the rumble will take up majority of the time
the rivalry hasn’t had enough hype around it to be on the main card
Thats also true
GOLDBERG
it’s still so surreal to hear Goldberg get that kind of reaction in 2017
Is this man bleeding?
Yes he is he hit his head on the door on the way to the ring
it’s hilarious seeing that cut on Goldberg’s head I’m sorry
if Taker makes a surprise appearance and gets into a staredown with Goldberg that will be the perfect end to this Raw
well there’s my surprise Brock appearance…Taker are you on deck?
BROCK IS HERE
TAKER
NOW TAKER
CALLED IT!!!
OH MY GOSH
NOOOOOO WE WANTED MORE
I know right why did they have to goboff at the right time time tonight why couldnt they go over
saving it for Sunday. can’t wait!
Ya but the live crowd is probably getting the rest right now
RAW pulled out the big guns tonight