Re: Men in Lycra - the Wrestling thread : Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:05 am  

A cracking montage to open RAW.

Re: Men in Lycra - the Wrestling thread : Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:25 am  

Mae Young's hand son was the funniest thing I've seen in ages.

Only complaints about last night are Charlie Sheen & Swagger getting squashed that fast. Fantastic ending.

Re: Men in Lycra - the Wrestling thread : Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:49 pm  

Yeah the Sheen segments were so awkward that I was embarrassed to watch.

But Raw was something else. Best Raw since the Millennium.

I'm excited by Punk going heel again. I hope he retains until the RR now before his inevitable loss to Rocky who'll go on to lose the rematch with Cena at WM29 and end his involvement in WWE.

Re: Men in Lycra - the Wrestling thread : Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:56 pm  

CM Punk wrote:

Mae Young's hand son was the funniest thing I've seen in ages.

Only complaints about last night are Charlie Sheen & Swagger getting squashed that fast. Fantastic ending.

Yeah, what's the point of having a celebrity guest who's not even in the building?

Swagger must have some nuclear heat back stage cos the guy has gone from world champ to glorified jobber.

Miz reaction to winning the IC belt was good, making out like the belt is actually something important.

I read online that WWE were bringing in anyone who had still had a telephone and they weren't joking. Just hope that they can fill out the 3 hours of Raw without that many surprise guests.

Still, Punk's heel turn was awesome.

Not sure about AJ as the new GM, mind....

Re: Men in Lycra - the Wrestling thread : Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:37 pm  

Best Raw for ages. Some genuinely funny segments (DX were brilliant and it's good seeing them all again..... Shame Chyna wasn't there)

Punks heal turn was great, and is something WWE could run with if done right. Just hope they don't screw it up.

Only downside for me was AJ becoming GM. Shes been great recently but I'm not sure about her as a permanent GM. Was hoping for someone like Regal or Heyman.

Re: Men in Lycra - the Wrestling thread : Tue Jul 24, 2012 7:28 pm  

Can't wait till next week to see who Punk starts terrorising. That heel turn was tremendous! Fair play to the Rock aswell. Hopefully Punk will keep the strap until the Rumble as that would be one hell of a match!

Re: Men in Lycra - the Wrestling thread : Tue Jul 24, 2012 7:36 pm  

citywolf wrote:

Best Raw for ages. Some genuinely funny segments (DX were brilliant and it's good seeing them all again..... Shame Chyna wasn't there)

Punks heal turn was great, and is something WWE could run with if done right. Just hope they don't screw it up.

Only downside for me was AJ becoming GM. Shes been great recently but I'm not sure about her as a permanent GM. Was hoping for someone like Regal or Heyman.

I wouldn't call it a downside it COULD be a master stroke if they tie her to Punk (Would make THAT story suddenly fall into place).
I wouldn't put it past the WWE to relive Edge and Vickie G/HHH and SMH as in a monster heel (by actions) and a female boss figure that he is aligned too!

Re: Men in Lycra - the Wrestling thread : Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:02 pm  

One more thing.

How much did Billy Gunn look like he was enjoying himself?????
Don't think he stopped laughing and smiling throughout the entire segment.

Re: Men in Lycra - the Wrestling thread : Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:24 pm  

WireFanatic III wrote:

Can't wait till next week to see who Punk starts terrorising. That heel turn was tremendous! Fair play to the Rock aswell. Hopefully Punk will keep the strap until the Rumble as that would be one hell of a match!

Yes although The Rock did sell the clothesline like he had a severed spine!!!

Re: Men in Lycra - the Wrestling thread : Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:50 pm  

Just finished watching Raw. Some great nostalgia moments. How could I have forgotten Funaki and his 'Indeed' catchphrase

A few points:

How much timber has Taker put on?
How the hell could Cole mention The Miz when rattling off the names of the legends that had shown up?
How f*cking hot did Trish, AJ and Stef look???
WTF is AJ as GM all about?