Raw LD - May 7, 2018 - You Can Only Go Up From Here

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Surely things have to be better tonight.

I expect some sort of build towards Reigns vs Lesnar IV, though they might wait until SummerSlam.

[BaconBits]

I like the sign with the Iron Man hands.

[jmt225]

It's not okay for Alexa Bliss to "bully" Nia with words over her weight, but it's perfectly fine for Braun to bully the fat short French Canadian with unadulterated violence.

#BeAStar #DoubleStandards #Sexist

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Kevin Owens - “I’m on a roll”

Also Kevin Owens - Has won 1 of his 14 televised matches this year

[A11]

is it looking like a shit episode or a good one? Cant be arsed getting out of bed if its going to be shit

[BaconBits]

You know what would be the hossiest hoss match of all time? Braun vs. The Mountain. Now that Hafthor finally won WSM maybe it could happen.

[SD619]

Holy shit....that sell by KO!!

[BaconBits]

I have a feeling Roman is winning MITB. It still gets the belt to Roman without having to do Brock/Roman again

[smarkmouth]

Kevin getting trampled by Braun is my favourite sight-gag right now.

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

I'm saying this after having thought about it carefully....

Roman Reigns being in a storyline were the office is working against him backstage might literally be the most tone deaf angle ever.

[BaconBits]

Roman, why would we ask Paul or Brock? You’ve never beat Brock.

[BaconBits]

Preach Jinder.

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

I swear to fucking God if Corbin and revival job out here

[BaconBits]

I swear to fucking God if Corbin and revival job out here

I highly doubt Baron jobs out. That should play for the Revival too.

[smarkmouth]

Ahaha, just realized that they jobbed out Kevin in his hometown and his birthday in two weeks.

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

Thank goodness.

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

On that note, why the fuck even bring Jose up?

[BaconBits]

On that note, why the fuck even being Jose up?

Yeah, that was just as absurd as bringing Apollo up way too early.

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

Fandango horrifically underutilized

[Jack-Hammer]

Well, since Graves named Ruby as his favorite, there's no way she walks out with the win. Whenever commentators come flat out and say someone is gonna win or name their "favorite", that wrestler virtually never wins.

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

Man wwe, dont break your fucking necks helping moon have a character people can get into

"HEY HERE IS THIS NINJA LADY" and that's it

[klunderbunker]

I'm still not sure what to think of Ember at times.

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

What's with the liv Morgan blue tongue two nights in a row

[Jack-Hammer]

If Roman Reigns doesn't win tonight against Balor or Zayn, then it pretty much seals it that it'll be Lesnar vs. Reigns IV at MITB.

[klunderbunker]

What's with the liv Morgan blue tongue two nights in a row

It's not like she has much else going on.

[BaconBits]

What's with the liv Morgan blue tongue two nights in a row

She likes suckin’ on stuff.

[Jack-Hammer]

Nice work from the ladies and I'm glad Ember got the win. Sasha and Bayley don't need to be involved in the MITB match to further their feud.

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

Not enough is made of how much they trust ruby riot with after only a little over a year in the big leagues

[Jack-Hammer]

I liked the fire Reigns showed but they're still going in the wrong direction with trying to present him as someone that the system's screwing over, someone that's a victim of backstage politics and some kind of underdog because nobody's buying into it. Hell, Vince's "system" was set up and designed for Roman Reigns.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

For those who watched NXT, what exactly is Emberâ??s character?

[BaconBits]

For those who watched NXT, what exactly is Ember’s character?

Somebody who simply wasn’t good enough to beat Asuka.

[Jack-Hammer]

Lashley's getting a sit down interview, so that pretty much means he's about to get a mega push.

[BaconBits]

Lashley's getting a sit down interview, so that pretty much means he's about to get a mega push.

Hopefully Bobby vs. Brock is the direction for that push.

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

What in the absolute fuck is this

[BestSportsEntertainer]

That was awful

[Jack-Hammer]

Eh, I coulda dove without the "extended family" thing as it just feels like some corporate bullcrap. Still, nice to see the human side of Lashley.

[Jack-Hammer]

Hopefully Bobby vs. Brock is the direction for that push.

I'll take that. I'd rather wipe my ass with sandpaper sprinkled with poison ivy than see Lesnar vs. Reigns IV.

[Jack-Hammer]

Welp, since they brought up Gable's win, WWE's going for 50/50 booking so that Jinder can get his win back for some damn reason.

[BaconBits]

What in the absolute fuck is this

They’re making Bobby a wholesome babyface. So very meh.

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

She just said introducing first chad gable

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

Re Lashley

That's fine but chops firewood and eats bowls of hammers for breakfast is a little cooler than man I just love my sisters so much

[klunderbunker]

Jordan returning here right?

[Jack-Hammer]

There could be a real future for Gable if they did something with him or allowed him to be more than just a guy wearing a bandana.

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

For those who watched NXT, what exactly is Emberâ??s character?

Man that's a great fucking question. One that wwe has never saw fit to answer.

It was....very vaugley....alluded to that she might be a werewolf...but then was discussing her injury with bayley while wearing sweat pants the next week.

Hence the contacts and "moon" imagery

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

Jordan returning here right?

I would be so so sad if they waste that character

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

Oh fuck here we go God damn it

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

Thank goodness

[klunderbunker]

Wait there's not a tag team ladder match too is there?

[SD619]

Well, 3 MITB matches :(

[BaconBits]

Wait there's not a tag team ladder match too is there?

They’ve had two teams talking about it, so that would say a tag team clusterfuck is gonna happen.

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

Holy. Shit.

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

Oh well fuck til THAT

[BestSportsEntertainer]

I'm almost starting to like Coach's commentary. Stockholm Syndrome is in full effect

[BaconBits]

Oh look here, it’s face Bobby Roode, who is about as entertaining as a root canal.

[klunderbunker]

The lack of energy isn't much better tonight.

[klunderbunker]

Oh great. Next week's show is in London. HOORAY FOR JETLAG!!!

[klunderbunker]

Did Cole just confirm two ladder matches? Freaking sweet!

[klunderbunker]

What kind of nitwit was calling that the match of the year? Does NXT not exist in this world?

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Oh great. Next week's show is in London. HOORAY FOR JETLAG!!!

I wouldn’t mind an off-season honestly

[BaconBits]

I dig Mojo.

[klunderbunker]

I dig Mojo.

Same. I was in line at Axxess last year and he came by. There was a crowd of people waiting in line and he literally talked to, signed an autograph for, took a picture with, or shook hands with every single one of them. It took him about five minutes to walk twenty feet but he made sure that everyone got at least something. You don't see that from almost anyone ever and it meant something to me.

[BaconBits]

Same. I was in line at Axxess last year and he came by. There was a crowd of people waiting in line and he literally talked to, signed an autograph for, took a picture with, or shook hands with every single one of them. It took him about five minutes to walk twenty feet but he made sure that everyone got at least something. You don't see that from almost anyone ever and it meant something to me.

Everything I’ve ever seen of him outside of the ring shows that he’s a hell of a nice guy.

[klunderbunker]

What is the benefit to these hand held vignettes? So they can not pay the camera crews?

[klunderbunker]

Can you consider it a victory when Reigns isn't booed as badly?

[klunderbunker]

Egads they're really going to do another Reigns v.s Lesnar match aren't they?

[klunderbunker]

Has Reigns done anything other than clotheslines and right hands so far?

[klunderbunker]

Easiest pop of the night.

[DNA 2.0]

I cared about this match but they way they booked it completely ruined it for me...

[klunderbunker]

We're just waiting on Reigns to come in with the spear. As always.

[DNA 2.0]

Why can't Finn have Demon King face paint or something more other than what he currently wears, just like Jeff used to do with his face paint and attire?

[BaconBits]

How come Roman gets long stretches of rest in every multi-man match he’s in?

[klunderbunker]

Why can't Finn have Demon King face paint or something more other than what he currently wears, just like Jeff used to do with his face paint and attire?

My guess is Vince has said it's over because it didn't work. You know, because, again, WWE missed the entire point of the thing.

[klunderbunker]

How come Roman gets long stretches of rest in every multi-man match he’s in?

He's a sleepy man.

[DNA 2.0]

Roman needs to learn what SELLING means.... He just sells when he takes damage but somehow gets 1000% healed after that.

[klunderbunker]

I....I....I need to see the crowd reaction to a Jinder vs. Roman match at Money in the Bank in Chicago.

[DNA 2.0]

Sooo.. a heel helps a face win the match? Lol

[klunderbunker]

Roman needs to learn what SELLING means.... He just sells when he takes damage but somehow gets 1000% healed after that.

Ah, the power of naps.

[DNA 2.0]

I....I....I need to see the crowd reaction to a Jinder vs. Roman match at Money in the Bank in Chicago.

You already know it. CM PUNK. CM PUNK. CM PUNK.

[DNA 2.0]

I feel like WWE has lost something after Wrestlemania. Maybe I just got burnt off with so much wrestling going on..

[klunderbunker]

You already know it. CM PUNK. CM PUNK. CM PUNK.

I'd expect a revival of Porgie and Bess.


I feel like WWE has lost something after Wrestlemania. Maybe I just got burnt off with so much wrestling going on..

I'm the same. It's like they're running on empty. Oh and hey: next week it's the European tour!

[klunderbunker]

Monday Night Raw
Date: May 7, 2018
Location: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Jonathan Coachman

We’re coming off….whatever Backlash was supposed to be last night and that means it’s time to start setting up Money in the Bank. Aside from the weeks of singles matches between the qualifiers and that same song that they’ve used for at least five years now, I’m not sure what else we have coming up. Let’s get to it.

Click on the link below for the full review.

It's That Time Of Year (http://kbwrestlingreviews.com/2018/05/07/monday-night-raw-may-7-2018-its-that-time-of-year/)

[Wildcat66]

I feel like WWE has lost something after Wrestlemania. Maybe I just got burnt off with so much wrestling going on..

Both sides have lost something in recent weeks. Energy. Everyone's worn out from four back to back events, first WrestleMania, then the Superstar Shakeup, then the Greatest Royal Rumble and just recently Backlash.

Plus, it's time for the spring cooling to begin. No surprise there.

[klunderbunker]

The cooling should come after a hot period. I don't really recall that part happening.