Stephanie's promos and her dirty talk at home are one in the same, aren't they?

Bathroom break match. I love Miz but hes not going to carry Corbin to anything good.

 

 

 

 

Can they telegraph Raw's win any more obviously?

Would you prefer for them to have jobbed Asuka? Sometimes the right thing and the obvious thing are the same.

I would have preferred a final that wasn't Asuka vs. Tamina, who has never been a credible threat.

 

I also would've preferred Asuka getting attacked and taken out before the match, to make this less predictable and more interesting.

 

But yes, Asuka winning is obviously the right finish if they had to keep her boring ass in the match. They're dedicated to this failed Asuka experiment and will continue shoving her down our throats.

Asuka boring and a failed experiment? And using the beyond tired "shoved down our throats". Come on man, being snarky is what's boring

Bathroom break match. I love Miz but hes not going to carry Corbin to anything good.

 

Literally just went to the bathroom and had a conversation with the wife, and still disappointed to see Miz's entrance hadn't even started yet.

Curtis Axel is borrowing Joel Gertner's neck brace

Asuka boring and a failed experiment? And using the beyond tired "shoved down our throats". Come on man, being snarky is what's boring

No snark here. Her win tonight was met with crickets. Her never-ending NXT reign was beyond boring. I realize she was put in a tough position after practically the entire division got called up, but I did not enjoy anything she did. She's technically competent in the ring, but nothing else about her works for me.

 

 

 

Can they telegraph Raw's win any more obviously?

Would you prefer for them to have jobbed Asuka? Sometimes the right thing and the obvious thing are the same.

I would have preferred a final that wasn't Asuka vs. Tamina, who has never been a credible threat.

 

I also would've preferred Asuka getting attacked and taken out before the match, to make this less predictable and more interesting.

 

But yes, Asuka winning is obviously the right finish if they had to keep her boring ass in the match. They're dedicated to this failed Asuka experiment and will continue shoving her down our throats.

Asuka boring and a failed experiment? And using the beyond tired "shoved down our throats". Come on man, being snarky is what's boring

 

 

While I don't agree with the sentiment, I do think Asuka is much more of a booking success story than anything else to date. Strong work and character presentation, but there are multiple women on the roster who I think do a better job of connecting with the audience during their time on TV and in the ring.

While I don't agree with the sentiment, I do think Asuka is much more of a booking success story than anything else to date. Strong work and character presentation, but there are multiple women on the roster who I think do a better job of connecting with the audience during their time on TV and in the ring.

Imagine if any of those other women had been booked half as well when they're already twice as over as Asuka.

 

For lack of a better description, she's been booked like the female Brock Lesnar. To her credit though, at least she hasn't phoned in any of her matches like the lazy, useless Lesnar has done for the past two years and will undoubtedly do again tonight.

One heel jaw jacking with a guy's pregnant wife, the other heel using his lackeys to take control. Odd dynamic for the crowd to get into.

The Stephanie pep talk is absolutely terrible. Not sure how THAT would motivate anyone. The forced, and ultimately meaningless, "Brand Supremacy" narrative is tiresome and dull on so many levels. On a completely unrelated note, I will always respect Miz for turning chicken shit into somewhat passable chicken salad. A "Let's go Corbin!" chant? Well color me purple...

Fair play, that was a decent performance from Corbin

That was actually a pretty decent poor man's Takayama/Ogawa.

Why don't they have an actual scoreboard on one of the many monitors comprising the stage/setup? Little things like that would go a long way toward cutting off the snark associated with ~UNDER SIEGE~ and all the related nonsense they throw out there. If you're going to talk about a scoreboard in commentary, go ahead and give me one.

I'm way behind but I'm posting my thoughts here as I watch

 

Matt Hardy vs. Eiias

 

The Elias act amuses me. Matt is definitely showing his age but he did a real solid job selling the arm in this one. Right guy went over.

 

If we don't see an Elias vs Aiden English sing off tonight, it's a tragedy

Its obviously not fit for wearing anywhere outside where others might see it, but that Usos jacket is NICE.

For what is on paper a very promising match, the crowd sounds like they just realized the night is not yet halfway done.

For what is on paper a very promising match, the crowd sounds like they just realized the night is not yet halfway done.

And that they are running four nights in a row in the same building, aren’t they?

The commentary is not good. I do not blame them, because 5-person booths are highly difficult to do, but Jesus, one second of peace and quiet with no commentator speaking really loudly would be so so welcome.

 

Shield v. New Day was good. I was honestly expecting better, but it was good. They put over Asuka strong and I liked that. The biggest pop in that match was for the hoss face-off, so I am hoping someone takes notice and we see more such hirings.

Is Bayley doing a Make-A-Wish gimmick with nerds? Why is she helping all these guys propose?

At least she didn't turn heel about 10 minutes before the commercial like what happened to Natalya

 

Since it is tied I assume Charlotte is winning, Brock is winning, and then the main event will decide

 

"At least I make sense when I talk" - Saxton proving that the sun shines on a dog's ass a few times

Crowd was way too dead for such a fun match.

Crowd was way too dead for such a fun match.

Too busy shouting "sweeeet" after every two count to get into nearfalls.

Loved that match.

Is Bayley doing a Make-A-Wish gimmick with nerds? Why is she helping all these guys propose?

 

I have no idea why but this legit cracked me up. We're both terrible.

This has to be the best the tag team division has been in WWE in a really, really long time. The Usos and the New Day deserve quite a bit of credit for that; watching their matches this year, I haven't followed the product closely at all, but theirs might be the feud of the year in WWE.