RAW LD 11/12/18 - I read all the spoilers

[Yer Maw]

Can't wait for Finn v Lashley 1000.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

And more involvement regarding Authority Figures!

[klunderbunker]

And more involvement regarding Authority Figures!

Who tell us how important it is to have the superior brand, which the announcers will repeat all night.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Who tell us how important it is to have the superior brand, which the announcers will repeat all night.

I'd rather have Renee say that all night over Cole. 21 years of his commentary has been enough.

Also answer your KB answers wrestling questions. Please. And thank you.

[Spidey]

It's Monday and I need to laugh. I'll watch.

[Spidey]

This all feels rather familiar

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Can't wait for Finn v Lashley 1000.

As long as Lashley wins, I'm fine with it.

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

Oh, here we go with this shit

[klunderbunker]

Good grief WHO CARES ABOUT BEING CAPTAINS?

[BaconBits]

Good grief WHO CARES ABOUT BEING CAPTAINS?

That Somalian dude who took over Tom Hanksâ?? boat.

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

HERE WE GO KB THE MOMENT YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR

[Spidey]

Ha match was a fake-out. Rawception.

[klunderbunker]

HERE WE GO KB THE MOMENT YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR

LET THE PROPER NOUNS LOOSE!!!!

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

Lol finally someone said it

[klunderbunker]

I'd eat at a place called Meat Castle.

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

The football game starts in 9 minutes. Thank you God.

[Spidey]

I want Braun to ask for a train.

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

Is she gonna cry?!

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

Man, this is a bad, bad idea

[klunderbunker]

Man, this is a bad, bad idea

And this is what they focused on.

[BaconBits]

This is stupid clapclapclap

[klunderbunker]

Strowman wanting Corbin and then Lesnar again is fine, but just do those matches with regular elimination tags instead of this forced brand vs. brand stuff.

[Spidey]

Ember idolized Nia Jax. That's a development, Cole.

[Skairipa]

It's a sad day when Tamina freaking Snuka is beating Ember Moon.

[klunderbunker]

As usual, Tamina proves that she's just a lame version of Nia.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

It's a sad day when Tamina freaking Snuka is beating Ember Moon.

You can replace Ember Moon with literally any wrestler in WWE, and that statement is still true

[Spidey]

"I'm sorry Ember but I'm going with the chick with no personality who hasn't really been a thing since AJ was on the program because she beat you tonight."

[Spidey]

"I don't give a damn about Survivor Series" should be KB's headline tonight.

[Skairipa]

You can replace Ember Moon with literally any wrestler in WWE, and that statement is still true

Just because they haven't given her much of a character doesn't change the fact she's damn good in the ring.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Just because they haven't given her much of a character doesn't change the fact she's damn good in the ring.

I think you misunderstood me. Ember definitely should've won.

[Skairipa]

I think you misunderstood me. Ember definitely should've won.

Yeah I totally did. Just wait until Tamina is dominating the SD women on Sunday, the crowd's sure gonna go mild for her pinning Asuka.

[klunderbunker]

"I don't give a damn about Survivor Series" should be KB's headline tonight.

Used to be my favorite of the Big Four.

[Spidey]

time to install a Sad react button

[klunderbunker]

This might have meant more if Angle wasn't, you know, 8000 years old and 5000 years past his prime.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

That's the first time the record scratch actually made sense

[Spidey]

Rene isn't too far off. Dolph is definitely a joke.

[Skairipa]

This might have meant more if Angle wasn't, you know, 8000 years old and 5000 years past his prime.

I mean it was still pretty cool they let Drew beat Angle with his own moves. Also a good sign for his future.

[klunderbunker]

I mean it was still pretty cool they let Drew beat Angle with his own moves. Also a good sign for his future.

I really didn't care that much, especially after such a lame show.

[Skairipa]

Lol I knew Balor was coming because the smoke was already rising out of the stage before his music hit.

[Spidey]

Drew's promo work has become incredible since his Broken Dreams days.

[klunderbunker]

"No more nostalgia acts."

Dude at least wait until Ziggler is out of the ring.

[Spidey]

lowkey insulted Ziggler. Give that man some gold.

[Fire Marshall Bill]

When Drew says DZs name it sounds even worse than it already is.

[Skairipa]

lowkey insulted Ziggler. Give that man some gold.

I'm hoping he's the one to dethrone Brock but somehow I doubt that happens.

[Spidey]

I'm hoping he's the one to dethrone Brock but somehow I doubt that happens.

Man we live in a world where the likeliest person to take the strap from him isn't even in the WWE. This stuff is so absurd we may as well embrace the madness.

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Drew needs to lose DZ.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Why do they decide to push Balor now?

[klunderbunker]

Now why couldn't we just announce the teams without all these segments from the captains and the bosses? We know the characters and their issues, but we're stuck watching this stuff instead.

[Skairipa]

They really had to censor bitch? Since when do they censor bitch?

[klunderbunker]

GO AWAY YOU STUPID TAMINA! NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU!!!!

[Skairipa]

Did anybody buy into that fake out?

[BestSportsEntertainer]

A heel doing a fake apology? What a creative concept

[Spidey]

At least they're giving us a reason to want to see them lose. All they did with Nia was go "hey, you're related to Tamina, right?"

[klunderbunker]

I liked the promo. You knew it was going there but Ruby came off as evil anyway. Not much of a clothesline, and again, if you want to mock Neidhart, shouldn't you be the one holding Natalya up?

[klunderbunker]

I can handle this. I can handle this. I can handle this. Must not explode.

[Spidey]

oh fuck off with this one trick pony

[Skairipa]

Damn my boy Heath Slater can't even get into the 10 on 10 match.

[klunderbunker]

.....Stephanie is closing the show isn't she?

[Spidey]

Wait they have to captain all the guys they beat? That's a fucking weird setup.

[Spidey]

https://image.ibb.co/imvwOL/Lesnar.jpg

[#AbsoluteUnit]

This show is WAY better than Monday Night Football.

[Skairipa]

.....Stephanie is closing the show isn't she?

I think Bliss announcing the Raw Women's Team will be the close, but that doesn't mean it won't involve Steph.

[Spidey]

Google it, bitches

[klunderbunker]

GEEZ even Orton thinks those suplexes are too harsh on the Singhs.

[Skairipa]

I'm impressed the scarfs are staying on.

[klunderbunker]

Nice catch Jinder!

[Spidey]

Ha I get it he's a foreigner and his ways are weird to us

Except for Heyman. After all, he's Jewish.

[Skairipa]

The commentators laughing at Lashley as he points his butt at the crowd, clearly a good sign for how serious we're supposed to take him.

[klunderbunker]

Thank goodness for Elias.

[Spidey]

Alright this is funny as hell

[Skairipa]

"You're a clown" says the person who was just pointing at his ass to the crowd.

[Skairipa]

Well that was stupid.

[Spidey]

Good. We need more dirty finishes in wrestling.

[klunderbunker]

So.....Bayley, Sasha and the Riott Squad are left out for Tamina and Natalya. Got it.

[Spidey]

"I'm sorry Ember but I'm going with the chick with no personality who hasn't really been a thing since AJ was on the program because she beat you tonight."

I WAS JOKING

[klunderbunker]

Oh right Bliss isn't in the match. BUt she's the captain.

BECAUSE WE F***** NEED CAPTAINS FOR THE MATCHES EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT IN THE MATCHES!!!!

[Skairipa]

Did I miss someone or are Mickie, Tamina and Nia the only announced team members along with the winner of Sasha vs Bayley?

[klunderbunker]

Did I miss someone or are Mickie, Tamina and Nia the only announced team members along with the winner of Sasha vs Bayley?

Natalya. Bliss sent her home after earlier tonight.

[Spidey]

I've never seen a crowd care so little about one person than I have with Tamina. A fucking golf clap was louder than the response she got.

[Skairipa]

Natalya. Bliss sent her home after earlier tonight.

Fuck my life. WHY?! I knew they were gonna waste spots on her and Tamina. Because why give Ember, Ruby or the loser of this match those spots? I don't get WWE's love for Natalya at all.

[Skairipa]

I thought that was set up for Bliss announcing herself for the team, but at least we got Ruby on the team.

[Skairipa]

I still like the invasions from the other brand before Survivor Series. I figured it was coming but it doesn't mean it's not entertaining.

[klunderbunker]

I still like the invasions from the other brand before Survivor Series. I figured it was coming but it doesn't mean it's not entertaining.

It's fine when it's once or twice. Not every week for the better part of a month.

[Spidey]

I am woman, hear me break your arm.

[Spidey]

Fucking Christ Becky

[klunderbunker]

Good grief you knew it was coming and it's still stupid.

[Spidey]

They couldn't have closed the show with Becky fucked up and smiling? Are you kidding me?

Even coming in with low expectations that was a nosedive.

[klunderbunker]

They couldn't have closed the show with Becky fucked up and smiling? Are you kidding me?

Even coming in with low expectations that was a nosedive.



Yep. There wasn't actually even a point to Stephanie yelling. She just keeps going as the show ends. Thanks for that final thought WWE.

[Storm Trooper]

Why do they decide to push Balor now?
Because he's on my fantasy team.

Fuck my life. WHY?! I knew they were gonna waste spots on her and Tamina. Because why give Ember, Ruby or the loser of this match those spots? I don't get WWE's love for Natalya at all.
Because she's friends with Rousey. Because she's been there forever. Because she's the daughter of a recently deceased WWE Legend. Because she's in an actual heated feud wit a team member. And most importantly, because she's on my fantasy team.

[Storm Trooper]

Yep. There wasn't actually even a point to Stephanie yelling. She just keeps going as the show ends. Thanks for that final thought WWE.

To be fair they probably cut away early because they need to be off the air at 11 now. Hence why they cut to cole for the signoff while she was talking. They probably had the point of Corbin telling Steph to watch Smackdown tomorrow for the retaliation and didn't get the timing.

[klunderbunker]

To be fair they probably cut away early because they need to be off the air at 11 now. Hence why they cut to cole for the signoff while she was talking. They probably had the point of Corbin telling Steph to watch Smackdown tomorrow for the retaliation and didn't get the timing.

Nah. It's because this is the Stephanie show.

[klunderbunker]

Monday Night Raw
Date: November 12, 2018
Location: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Renee Young

It’s the Stephanie Show this week. That’s the entirety of the official Raw preview: a photo of Stephanie with a promise of her addressing the World Cup controversy. I’m sure this will include discussions of how disappointed she is with everyone and how Raw must be the most ridiculous adjective filled show that only Stephanie can be proud of because only WWE seems to care about this battle for brand supremacy which was only first mentioned a few weeks back and won’t be mentioned again a week after Survivor Series. Let’s get to it.

Click on the link below for the full review.

This Used To Be Fun (http://kbwrestlingreviews.com/2018/11/12/monday-night-raw-november-12-2018-this-used-to-be-fun/)

[Storm Trooper]

Nah. It's because this is the Stephanie show.
Please note that I"m not disagreeing with you on the Stephanie stuff. She is overpowered, and is too much of a focal point. And I'm not even saying that the segment should have happened. All I'm saying is this one time, JUST ONCE, the meaninglessness of the end-scene was not necessarily on her.

This one time was a timing issue. The Stephanie stuff ended prematurely because of new hard out at 11PM. Hell, Cole was literally talking over Stephanie for a couple seconds before they cut out the feed of Stephanie's tirade. That literally NEVER happens, but they had to because they needed the signoff. I mean seriously, Stephanie NEVER gets cut off, and here they cut her off. Think about it. And hell, if they finish the scene and Corbin gets an idea (i.e. retaliatory invasion), then Stephanie is further elevated as a motivator and she looks even better then she does if she is cut-off mid yelling at somebody. So using the "Stephanie is All-Powerful and needs to be booked above everyone else" booking method that you subscribe to (and I agree with), the segment ended prematurely.