WWE Raw
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Not a fan of that. It's obvious they're paying out the ass to WWE, but it feels pretty gross.
Really I don’t pay much attention until after Survivor Series. When they finally start setting in motion the plans for Mania.
The swing the other way coincided with WWE going public and they felt they had to be clean, wholesome, family entertainment, basically go back to what they were in the 80's with Hulk Hogan. Maybe that was the plan all along, WWF went hard core Attitude Era when challenged by WCW during the RAW/Nitro wars. The envelope got pushed each week on both shows and things got more outrageous, more sexual, more violent. After WCW was defeated and WWE went public, they really toned things down (the John Cena era which I totally skipped). Now that HHH is in charge, you see a lot more edge to the product, good storylines, a good balance between out of control and lame. I think things get more edgy once on Netflix.
So many things would not fly today. Val Venus, the Godfather and his Ho Train, Mae Young giving birth to a hand, HHH drugging Stephanie McMahon and basically raping her, which turned into them getting married.
That's a good point about them going public. I also skipped the cena era. I basically picked it back up right in January of this year out of curiosity.
The Lex Luger push was so weird. I remember loving it as a kid but watching it now is laughable. He sucked
I know this is sad and going to take me forrrrrrrevvvvver but I kind of want to keep watching all this nonsense in order until I catch-up lol
Fantastic.. at first glance I thought that was the Giggolo Jimmy Del Ray for a second but then I realized he most likely died of a drug overdose 20 years ago
I wonder if that is an option (Orton/Cody) for mania depending on where they go with Rock/Roman?I am assuming he eventually will.
I know the Rock/Roman/Cody triple threat is rumored but I would MUCH prefer Rock vs Roman and Cody vs Orton.
It might have worked with Sting. Luger didn’t suck per se. But the gimmick didn’t fit his personality or ability to relate to fans.
BOOOOOOO, she really has found a niche and adds to the overall presentation of RAW. Saw Richochet say she wasn't following him to AEW, and I hope that is the case, hopefully the WWE has opened new doors for her in the recording industry, which I think was her main passion. Bigger and better things hopefully.
No disrespect meant here fellas, but how the hell can you guys watch that shit? What is the appeal?
Bunch of dudes jumpin' around, beating each other up.
Most are fully clothed, and most of us played those sports growing up, so there’s an actual connection.
It’s obviously a very popular form of entertainment, I simply don’t understand the draw.
I won’t hijack the thread. To each their own!
To be serious: We know it's not real, and we know it's goofy, but for the most part the vibes are fun and the storylines are sometimes strange and out of pocket. It's like soap opera where if you miss episodes here and there it's easy to jump back in because the story lines aren't that deep.
It's part mindless entertainment, part nostalgia.
I’m a fan of a few wrestlers turned actors. I’m glad to hear you know it’s not real. Not everyone feels that way though.
And sometimes I think about Roddy's fight scene in They Live.
