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I've made a RAW thread which is basically for discussing what happens on RAW. Every week just talk about what happened on RAW, I never actually see that much talk about each show so I've decided to make this thread. Whatever you do PLEASE don't put any spoilers in or if you really have to do it after Friday Night.

I think this seems like a good idea but if you guys don't like it just let it die, however, if this works out I'll make a smackdown thread soon enough.

Cong_Man wrote:
> The rest of the show was pure naffness though. Hogan, unlike Flair,
> can't even be carried to a decent match.

The guy isn't there to put on a 60 minute wrestling masterclass... He's there for the entertainment value. So what if all of his matches are the same, its not as if we see him week in week out and I for one still like seeing him in the WWE.

Very_Metal wrote:
> Ant wrote:
> Didn't mind the 3-way commentary. I certainly think Coach is perhaps
> more up to it than JR, although his total heel character kind of
> restricts him.
>
> i thought it worked really well, Coach is a total heel, JR is a total
> face and Jerry Lawler is a tweener/loveable heel who covers the pervy
> remarks.

I agree. They always have a face commentator (JR/Cole) and an ex-wrestler that gets on with the heel wrestlers (Tazz/King) and i think it was good to get someone in who is a total heel (Coach) and if anyone has seen Simon Deans entrance, the Coach gets up and gets a Simon System bar from Dean during the entrance that i thought was quite funny. (Might have been on HEAT). I thought it was temporary for Vengeance but it looks to be permanent, but i think it will be good. Maybe King is thinking of retiring.

Kawada wrote:
> Cong_Man wrote:
> Speaking of useless Diva Search Contestants and Raw, nice to see a
> sensible bit of booking by the 'creative geniuses' and playing up
> Maria's stupidity. She still sucks as an interviewer, but at least
> that now looks kinda deliberate.
>
>
> Well the sensible decision would have been to fire the incompetent
> bint and get someone who can actually do an interview without
> stuttering over their lines and actually getting the wrestlers names
> right.

I am glad they kept Maria...i agree that she has no talent as an interviewer whatsoever but i do like seeing her on the screen and i thought this weeks segment was fairly funny.

Ant wrote:
> Didn't mind the 3-way commentary. I certainly think Coach is perhaps
> more up to it than JR, although his total heel character kind of
> restricts him.

i thought it worked really well, Coach is a total heel, JR is a total face and Jerry Lawler is a tweener/loveable heel who covers the pervy remarks.

Kawada wrote:

> The divas shall be criticised to an even higher degree than i reserve
> for HHH

that's fair enough, i retract all complaints :D

Didn't mind the 3-way commentary. I certainly think Coach is perhaps more up to it than JR, although his total heel character kind of restricts him.

They just seemed to oust Coach most of the time and they were constantly stumbling over each other. Even more pathetic than usual.

Styles on commentary
Gertner on ring announcing
Okerlund on backstage interviews

Dream Team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kawada wrote:
> Meh bring back Mean Gene and stick Joey Styles on commentary. Dream
> team right there :-D


Speaking of commentary, have the WWE gone for a 3 man team on Raw now? As Coach was there for the whole show...maybe to take some of the burden off JR?

Meh bring back Mean Gene and stick Joey Styles on commentary. Dream team right there :-D

Kawada wrote:
> Well the sensible decision would have been to fire the incompetent
> bint and get someone who can actually do an interview without
> stuttering over their lines and actually getting the wrestlers names
> right.

That would be too easy...I'm coming from the direction of making the most of what you've got...