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Great match between Bryan and Orton so far.

Lol they have no idea what to do with Kane now that punk left. No mention of him once. Good chants by the crowd though.

Kane's character has been dragged through the mud.

So, I guess we can say that Kofi's push is dead. But I'm loving Reigns' work.

Road Dogg almost got Rhodes killed. The nostalgia run is over. Get the belts off of these old guys and keep them out of the ring. That scared the hell out of me.

RAW was...long. First hour was good, and then it just dragged until the main event. And even then, they couldn't just let Bryan end the show on top. A needless beat down which makes me think that Bryan just bit the Kane bullet for WM.

"Samphin wrote:

Road Dogg almost got Rhodes killed. The nostalgia run is over. Get the belts off of these old guys and keep them out of the ring. That scared the hell out of me.

RAW was...long. First hour was good, and then it just dragged until the main event. And even then, they couldn't just let Bryan end the show on top. A needless beat down which makes me think that Bryan just bit the Kane bullet for WM.

It freaking drives me crazy that they can't just let Bryan get the win and stand tall at the end of RAW. Orton is a heel and is the champion, he doesn't need to get his heat back with a post match beatdown. They spend the whole show talking about Bryan as the face of the WWE and the last image is him laying face down in the ring. It's the little things like that that really bug me.

I don't think they're THAT stupid to book a Bryan/Kane match for WM. I think it's either going to be Bryan/Triple H or Bryan in the WWE title match. Unless they want to really give Bryan the rub and book a qualifying match of Bryan vs. Kane and if Bryan wins he's inserted into the WWE title match. That way Bryan does double duty and gets his big WM moment.

Some WWE news/rumors:

There is talk that Brock Lesnar vs. Batista might take place at WM now. Undertaker vs. Brock is pencilled in but the WWE is worried that Brock won't be willing to go to Texas to rehearse the match with Taker, like he and his opponents have in the past. If Lesnar isn't willing to go and Taker requests a new opponent, Batista is the back up plan for Brock. It would either be a straight up singles match or for the WWE title, the most talked about outcome is Brock taking Christian's spot in the EC and winning it. It should be noted that Brock isn't scheduled to be at the EC or work any RAWs until March I believe.

Hulk Hogan won't be wrestling at WM30 as the WWE doctors didn't clear him so he'll most likely be the official "host" of WM30 much like The Rock was a few years ago.

The WWE wants to reach a deal with Sting within the next 2 weeks or so. They want to promote him with the WWE Network. The offer is limited work (ala Brock) and potentially being an on-air personality like GM.

Most wrestlers are happy Punk is gone since it opens up a spot for someone else and he wasn't very well liked backstage due to his negative attitude and his mood swings. Many tried to reach out to Punk via call, text or email but Punk only responded to 1 person. Vince was the only WWE front office official to reach out to Punk as he wants to be the one talking to him directly but so far Punk has been silent.

Stephanie McMahon recently met with Stacey Keibler in NY as the WWE wants Stacey to appear at WM30 and at over shows. Word is the deal they offered her is pretty good financially and she's considering it.

Does it mention who the one person Punk responded to was?

"DenverDolfan wrote:

Does it mention who the one person Punk responded to was?

Nope. If I were to guess it was probably Kofi, who was his traveling buddy.

RAW's rating was down yesterday from last week, which was down from the previous week (Batista's return). Which is important because you know who is going to be blamed for it.

Over The Edge 1999 will be on the WWE Network, which is notable as it's the event Owen Hart died at and it has never been released on video or DVD before. I'm guessing that that part will be edited out.

Also other big non PPV events like the 1988 Royal Rumble And The Big Event will be on the Network as well.

Here's a link to all the PPV available:

http://www.wwe.com/inside/every-pay-per-view-on-wwe-network-26179147

"Ray Finkle wrote:

Over The Edge 1999 will be on the WWE Network, which is notable as it's the event Owen Hart died at and it has never been released on video or DVD before. I'm guessing that that part will be edited out.

Also other big non PPV events like the 1988 Royal Rumble And The Big Event will be on the Network as well.

I was watching that one live. Fortunately the cameras were not on the ring when he fell. It must have taken a lot for the rest of those guys to finish that show. I don't even remember the card. Triple H main evented I believe.

"muscle979 wrote:

I was watching that one live. Fortunately the cameras were not on the ring when he fell. It must have taken a lot for the rest of those guys to finish that show. I don't even remember the card. Triple H main evented I believe.

Stone Cold and Undertaker main evented and the WWF title changed hands and went to the Taker. I think Triple H wrestled The Rock that night.

I didn't "see" the event live, I was watching it scrambled back when the cable channels would flash the live picture every 10 seconds or so but the audio was perfect. I was on the computer and turned it on just after the accident and thought it was weird there was no audio or talking and the camera was just on the crowd then I heard JR say an accident happened with Owen and Lawler was in the ring helping and of course remember minutes later them telling us Owen died. Just an awful accident/night.

But yeah much respect to the wrestlers for finishing the event. The WWF was in a no win situation that night.

Imagine if Owen happen now. How much video would be out there of the fall. Thankfully that will never be seen

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"Jt0323 wrote:

Imagine if Owen happen now. How much video would be out there of the fall. Thankfully that will never be seen

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Yup definitely a catch 22 to modern technology.

Looks like more of the same with Bryan at the Smackdown tapings.

The WWE is worried Del Rio will be leaving the company when his contract expires. Word is Del Rio feels like he's done enough with wrestling, he's 37, and is unhappy that he went from main event guy to being feed to Batista. Maybe it's just me but I won't miss Del Rio.

Regarding Stacy Keibler word is the WWE wants her in the HOF and also to be a backstage interviewer.

"Ray Finkle wrote:

Stone Cold and Undertaker main evented and the WWF title changed hands and went to the Taker. I think Triple H wrestled The Rock that night.

I didn't "see" the event live, I was watching it scrambled back when the cable channels would flash the live picture every 10 seconds or so but the audio was perfect. I was on the computer and turned it on just after the accident and thought it was weird there was no audio or talking and the camera was just on the crowd then I heard JR say an accident happened with Owen and Lawler was in the ring helping and of course remember minutes later them telling us Owen died. Just an awful accident/night.

But yeah much respect to the wrestlers for finishing the event. The WWF was in a no win situation that night.

I remember reading The Rocks first book and he mentioend how he wanted to run out and check on Owen, but Vince told him to keep in character and you'll see him backstage, I BELIEVE Rock was a heel then......Rocky ended up agreeing with the decision but he wanted to be out there badly, I think him and Owen were very close.

"SICK wrote:

I remember reading The Rocks first book and he mentioend how he wanted to run out and check on Owen, but Vince told him to keep in character and you'll see him backstage, I BELIEVE Rock was a heel then......Rocky ended up agreeing with the decision but he wanted to be out there badly, I think him and Owen were very close.

Yeah I remember that from his book as well. The Rock had just turned face a few weeks back and had been feuding with Triple H at the time.

"Ray Finkle wrote:

Yeah I remember that from his book as well. The Rock had just turned face a few weeks back and had been feuding with Triple H at the time.

The more I search it is someone came and told Rocky something happened to Owen, and when Rock reached the curtain Vince told him not to go out so people wouldnt think it was an act and Rock was coming to "save the day" and pop and cheer.

Because of his recent face turn.

The hard part is watching the matches/promos afterwards.....everyone was a ****ing mess. Taker broke down and cried in the ring. Real sad.

"SICK wrote:

The more I search it is someone came and told Rocky something happened to Owen, and when Rock reached the curtain Vince told him not to go out so people wouldnt think it was an act and Rock was coming to "save the day" and pop and cheer.

Because of his recent face turn.

The hard part is watching the matches/promos afterwards.....everyone was a ****ing mess. Taker broke down and cried in the ring. Real sad.

Yeah just an unfortunate accident. Owen was extremely well liked by just about everyone.

Look for Adolph Ziggler and The Miz to form a tag team soon. The reason? They have no clue what to do with either guy.

EDIT: Damn auto-correct changing Dolph to Adolph.

"Ray Finkle wrote:

Look for Adolph Ziggler and The Miz to form a tag team soon. The reason? They have no clue what to do with either guy.

I don't think the writers have any clue on what to do with anyone who's not John Cena or Randy Orton.

Apparently the WWE isn't mentioning the CM Punk thing on TV because he's currently the #2 merchandise selling superstar and there is belief if they mention he's not with the company anymore those sales will decline a lot and also because Vince McMahon really likes Punk and is hoping to get him to return.

Yeah someone mentioned that at both shows this week they were selling his merch at full price, non-discounted.....as long as thats still selling, and it is, the longer they will drag it on quietly.

Supposedly too, Vince is the ONLY member of WWE that wants to reach out to him, no HHH, no creative. In the old days Vinny could slap a blank check down and bring guys in, Punk may not be so easy haha