RAW Reunion: This should be fun.

[BaconBits]

I dig nostalgia, and so do you. Admit it.

And I missed Cena fo sho.

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Still not sure if Brock Lesnar is there.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Always great to see Cena

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Good to see Cena again

[BaconBits]

Cena: I’m never leaving.

We won’t see him for another six months to a year.

Member when The Rock got that shit? I member.

[shafe_41]

While improving, you know the show has overall been bad when literally the entire crowd is happy Cena is here.

[BaconBits]

While improving, you know the show has overall been bad when literally the entire crowd is happy Cena is here.

Even the smarks have come to like Cena over the last year. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

[Spidey]

Aww man I was hoping for "U Look Fly Today".

[shafe_41]

Cena: I’m never leaving.

We won’t see him for another six months to a year.

Member when The Rock got that shit? I member.

I think the only difference is The Rock would barely acknowledge the WWE and the fans after he left. Completely dropping any association with who got him to where he was. Cena never lets people forget why he's where he is.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Rikishi looks like he could still go

[BestSportsEntertainer]

No Bubba Ray?

[BaconBits]

I think the only difference is The Rock would barely acknowledge the WWE and the fans after he left. Completely dropping any association with who got him to where he was. Cena never lets people forget why he's where he is.

Iâ??m talking after The Rock came back in 2011.

[BaconBits]

No Bubba Ray?

He works for ROH.

[shafe_41]

No Bubba Ray?

He respectfully declined due to his contract with RoH.

[Spidey]

HOGAN! For a full thirty seconds. Aight.

[shafe_41]

I’m talking after The Rock came back in 2011.

I think he gets the pass because he caught a ton of shit for what happened prior to coming back. He at least made yearly appearances every year after that for awhile. Granted most at Mania and probably for a big paycheck. But last year was the first year I don't remember him showing up (if he didn't... I honestly don't remember)

[#AbsoluteUnit]

BOOKER T!

[BestSportsEntertainer]

This Raw is like Smackdown vs Raw when you unlocked all the legends in season mode.

[Spidey]

Jester Farooq! :lmao:

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Rikishi vs D-Von is the feud you never knew you wanted

[BaconBits]

JBL would have made a better corner guy for Team Generic than D-Von.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

^Do it!

[BaconBits]

Alicia is the hottest chick in the segment. That is all.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

"Drew McIntyre looks to avenge last week's shocking loss to Cedric Alexander" Never thought I'd hear this.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

^100% agreed

[Spidey]

Fox held that together pretty well I think. After 10+ years she's found her calling as the cutesy crazy chick that really likes her hat.

[BaconBits]

Charly Caruso should get a run with the 24/7.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

I want to like McIntyre....but I just can not.

[Spidey]

goddamn that apron bump

[BaconBits]

I want to like McIntyre....but I just can not.

Hopping on the bike and getting swole didnâ??t fix his his bland as fuck personality.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Think they might put the belt on Stone Cold tonight.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Hopping on the bike and getting swole didn’t fix his his bland as fuck personality.

Truth.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

It's... it's Christian

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Pat Patterson vs Drake Maverick. Evening Gown Match. Book it.

[BaconBits]

Pat Patterson vs Drake Maverick. Evening Gown Match. Book it.

I think Drakeâ??s wife will end up with the title at some point tonight.

[Spidey]

Longest title drought? Oldest champion?

[shafe_41]

Longest title drought? Oldest champion?

Did Mae or Moolah ever hold the Hardcore Title?

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Alicia is the hottest chick in the segment. That is all.

I agree, always found her ridiculously attractive.

[Spidey]

Did Mae or Moolah ever hold the Hardcore Title?

They did not

[BaconBits]

Alright, the megaphone was a nice touch.

[Spidey]

Fox corpsing was adorable.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Did Mae or Moolah ever hold the Hardcore Title?

Moolah won the Women's Title when she was 76, and Mae Young never held a title in WWE. Patterson is the oldest at 78.

[BaconBits]

Corey bringing up a solid point.

[Spidey]

Joe is like 40 lol

[BaconBits]

So Joe has adopted a neckbeard gimmick this week?

[Spidey]

Zayn forgot to Wild Card

[shafe_41]

Samoa Joe vs. Samoa Joe

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Please let Joe go over Reigns at SummerSlam

[#AbsoluteUnit]

.............ehhhh probably not happening sir

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Why can't they just learn to apologize and just get along with each other?

[BaconBits]

Please let Joe go over Reigns at SummerSlam

Reigns is on his way back up the card. Thatâ??s a hard no.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Why can't they just learn to apologize and just get along with each other?

Where's Dr. Shelby when you need him?

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Probably not happening, but Joe needs this a lot more than Reigns.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Not a bad show so far.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Samoa Joe should hire The Headshrinkers to attack then they could have a big Samoan war with the Usos n Reigns

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Not a bad idea, Jeff.

[Spidey]

Folks really wanted to see Joe not beat someone at a major PPV again lol

[BestSportsEntertainer]

I need to accept that Joe isn't going to be a top star in WWE, but honestly what do they not see in him? He's got it all. The look, mic skills, ring skills, etc. He's older, but no reason he can't be on top for at least a couple of years.

[BaconBits]

Folks really wanted to see Joe not beat someone at a major PPV again lol

Joe is your classic upper card heel. He’s there to lose to the top level faces. Wrestling has worked this way since Abraham Lincoln was feasting on jobbers.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

"Godzilla looking bastard" is my new favorite insult

[BaconBits]

Seth is officially worse draw than Jinder was as a champ. Let that sink in a minute. Brock should run through him in less than a minute and send him shooting back down the card and result in a heel turn.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Oh man, Seth's promo skills as a face is downright terrible.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Oh man, Seth's promo skills as a face is downright terrible.

It's the scripted promos. No one could get this garbage over.

[shafe_41]

What the hell kind of face promo line is "At Summerslam, Brock Lesnar will lose!" and "Tonight, we'll burn it down!"

Seth can go in the ring. Good matches. But god damn he's hard listen to.

[shafe_41]

Anybody want to bet $5 Sami/Rey results in Mysterio getting injured and being out 2-3 months?

[Spidey]

Zayn hear to say what Joe did but with a more casual tone. A*

[#AbsoluteUnit]

It's the scripted promos. No one could get this garbage over.

I like Seth, but that was shit.

[Undying]

Rollins is just kind of shit in general.

[shafe_41]

But some people do. Joe makes the shit he's given work even though he loses constantly. Alexa Bliss does it better than anybody. But Seth has been especially bad at it. Even in RoH and NXT his mic skills were pretty bad. He's never been that good.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

I like Seth, but that was shit.

Agreed, but with that dialogue, it would be horrible with anyone. Except maybe The Rock.

[BaconBits]

It's the scripted promos. No one could get this garbage over.

If you’ve ever seen his stuff pre-WWE, you’d know his promos sucked just as bad when he wasn’t scripted. He’s just an incomplete wrestler.

[Undying]

Lol to everyone begging for Lesnarâ??s reign to end months back. If only you knew you were in for 3 months of Corbin vs Rollins.

[shafe_41]

Candice lookin' rough but I dug her hooking Kelly Kelly's leg. Great view.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Oh God, Jonathan Coachman ....commentary goes to shit instantly.

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Candice filled out.

[shafe_41]

Lol to everyone begging for Lesnar’s reign to end months back. If only you knew you were in for 3 months of Corbin vs Rollins.

Except the blending of Corbin and Lacey was legitimately more entertaining than Rollins

[BestSportsEntertainer]

The internet is never happy lol

[Undying]

That ass shot from extreme rules was the best part of the feud.

[shafe_41]

Second best. The End of Days to Becky was the best part.

[shafe_41]

Love the eyedrops and RVD reference. Nice.

[Spidey]

Incredible stuff tonight

[shafe_41]

My favorite heel of all time.

[Spidey]

Give us Austin and Hogan for Saudi Arabia you cowards

[Spidey]

wait The Club called themselves dominant? Man tonight is a hoot

[shafe_41]

Only took 2 hrs. and 23 minutes for someone to get a legit legend rub.

[BaconBits]

I don’t ever want Alexa to turn on Nikki or vice versa. Just have em be friends. It would be a refreshing change.

[shafe_41]

Becky's made a bunch of Ronda references lately. She priming us for Ronda to help Natty screw Becky?

[shafe_41]

I don’t ever want Alexa to turn on Nikki or vice versa. Just have em be friends. It would be a refreshing change.

Same. It's one of the odd pairings that sort of work. They have a long way to go before they're X-Pac and Kane, or Booker T and Goldust, but I like what I've seen so far.

[shafe_41]

So on a Raw Reunion show, they couldn't possibly think of any way for Braun to interact with a legend?

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

I love watching no names get demolished. Should happen at least once a week.
.

[shafe_41]

I'll always pop when Hogan's music hits. Always.

[BaconBits]

Austin: I’m not gonna get sappy

Austin: gets sappy as fuck.

[shafe_41]

All that and virtually nobody but Bray got the rub from anybody. It was entertaining but a complete waste of the opportunity.

And nobody caught a fucking Stunner. Overall... entertaining but still sort of shit.

[Spidey]

Y'alls expectations ruin it for y'all

[BaconBits]

Y'alls expectations ruin it for y'all

I donâ??t have any expectations over rubs or any of that shit. I just want to be entertained. Tonight was entertaining.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

I wanted one stunner. It's just what he does, surprise stun folks. Give one to Boogeyman and watch him spit beer and worms everywhere.

[klunderbunker]

Monday Night Raw
Date: July 22, 2019
Location: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Commentators: Corey Graves, Renee Young, Michael Cole

It’s a big night around here with Raw Reunion, featuring just about every big name you can think of who didn’t have anything better to do tonight. In other words, it’s time to try to get people to watch the show and since we don’t have many people of this generation to present (or Summerslam in less than three weeks), here we are. Let’s get to it.

Click on the link below for the full review.

They're Having Fun Maggle! (http://kbwrestlingreviews.com/2019/07/22/monday-night-raw-july-22-2019-raw-reunion-theyre-having-fun-maggle/)

[Jack-Hammer]

Overall, it was a fun show, vastly more entertaining than the 25th anniversary episode of Raw. Two things I especially loved was that there was no sign whatsoever of Baron Corbin or Shane McMahon. Corbin is tolerable being in only one segment but Shane is usually all over the show on both Raw and SmackDown, so having a night without him was a nice breath of fresh air. Without Shane, Drew McIntyre looked like, felt like and came off like the focused badass he was before Vince stuck him with the role of being his kid's babysitter. I also have to say that I'm actually fairly interested in Becky Lynch vs. Natalya; Nattie is almost certainly going to lose but she's, at least, showing a fire, grit and energy that I don't think I've ever really seen out of her before.

The only complaint I had is similar to that of shafe's in that nobody got a rub from a legend other than Bray Wyatt. Using current stars to keep putting over legends during these nostalgia shows or during matches is one of the reasons why most fans feel most of today's stars simply don't measure up to the stars of the 80s and 90s. The Club, for instance, would've looked great after stomping a mudhole in Seth Rollins, Triple H and Shawn Michaels.