RAW LD 12/17/18: Bump In The (First Hour Of The) Night

[Spidey]

No chance in Hell he's reinstating Corbin for the saga to continue...right?

[BestSportsEntertainer]

As much as I criticize Vince for his creative decisions, I can't help but cheer his on-screen character.

[BaconBits]

This shakeup might be pretty interesting. At least I hope so.

[Spidey]

That tie is wonderfully distracting.

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

No sling, Triple H dont give a fuck

[BaconBits]

Hilarious to me that a new beginning is just McMahaon family bullshit. But you know what? That’s better than what’s been going on lately.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Instead of saying it, how about actually doing it? This is weird

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

??????

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

Oh dear god is this what i think it is

[BaconBits]

They’re bringing back Cyber Sunday. Sweet.

[klunderbunker]

So let me make sure I got this straight.

The solution, at least so far, to bad management, is four bosses?

[klunderbunker]

Thank you for that unfunny line Stephanie, that I'm sure makes you feel clever.

[smarkmouth]

Imagine being a McMahon and writing a scapegoat for your own failures that the audience buys into 100%.

[Spidey]

Weird McMahon flex but ok

[Wildcat66]

I wonder if this is what a McMahon family roast is like?

[klunderbunker]

Imagine being a McMahon and writing a scapegoat for your own failures that the audience buys into 100%.

Well, one of them works for the Trump Administration.

[smarkmouth]

Hey BSE, while we're here, your draft turn eh?

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Hey BSE, while we're here, your draft turn eh?

Thanks. Didn't realize it was my turn.

[klunderbunker]

So you know how you hated Corbin? Time to open the show with ten minutes of Corbin!

[BestSportsEntertainer]

So last night didn't actually mean anything?

[smarkmouth]

"All you have to do is beat the man we humiliated and fired several times/our best friend."

[Wildcat66]

Zebra man Slater!

[smarkmouth]

Kurt Angle vs Baron Corbin with special referee Heath Slater is peak "Who simmed Universe mode for a year?" joke.

[Sufferin' Succotash]

Was expecting Vince to say Corbin has to join a club...

[Spidey]

22 minutes of the McMahon family addressing the problem without giving a clear answer for the problem. 10 minutes of that 22 spent on their whipping boy, followed by a match that Corbin lost already.

Changes!

[BestSportsEntertainer]

This has already happened.... Did they not watch last night's show?

[Wildcat66]

This is secretly one long burial of Baron Corbin.

[Spidey]

All Corbin ever wanted was to bring out the best in his employees...

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Cheap pops, repetitive booking, and McMahons all over the product.

WWE has a strange definition of the word "different"

[Wildcat66]

All Corbin ever wanted was to bring out the best in his employees...

Well now he has. Too bad he has to do it when he's fired but...

[Wildcat66]

There. That's done.

Now can we job Baron to oblivion? His main event days are over.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

"Our product sucks because of our own laziness and incompetence. What should we do?"

"Eh blame it all on Corbin and then say we're gonna start listening to the fans. And then do the exact same thing we've been doing for years"

"Genius"

[klunderbunker]

Well.

That was dumb.

[Wildcat66]

Sincere congratulations to John Cena.

[Wildcat66]

Does Drew still do the Future Shock DDT? I haven't seen that move in a while.

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

ALL NEW

FACES

STORYLINES

EVERYTHING




... uh maybe next week i guess

[klunderbunker]

And now, for something completely different, a story that was played out three years ago!

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

Hey remember when they said all new things were gonna happen on raw and then it was exactly the same

[klunderbunker]

Well it took them an hour but they have something fresh, assuming you don't count the Open Challenge.

[BaconBits]

Hey remember when they said all new things were gonna happen on raw and then it was exactly the same

I mean, Tyler Breeze is actually on the show. Thatâ??s pretty different.

[Spidey]

Commentary has been extra annoying tonight

[Wildcat66]

I see Seth Rollins is getting some early practice for Royal Rumble time.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

This feud has been disappointing

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

Rockstar Spud is really small.

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

Oh good lord what the fuck is this

[smarkmouth]

Great news everyone! Instead of a dynamic or impactful set of debuts, we're getting a roll call!

[BestSportsEntertainer]

No urine jokes is different. Give them credit.

[Storm Trooper]

So now The Revival gets to wrestle Lucha House Party, AOP, and B Team in a 7 on 2 Lucha House Rules match!

[klunderbunker]

I can live with this.

[Wildcat66]

EC3 and Nikki Cross were inevitable and we've known about Lars Sullivan for a while now.

But Lacey Evans and Heavy Machinery? That's a nice surprise. Best of luck to them.

[klunderbunker]

And now that we're done with something actually new, it's time for more continuing stories.

[smarkmouth]

I'm angry Heavy Machinery won't get a TakeOver entrance with actual tractors.

[Wildcat66]

Bobby Lashley should've stayed in Impact. I'm convinced at this point.

[BaconBits]

I still don’t get how Lucha House Party is supposed to be faces.

[BaconBits]

Bobby Lashley should've stayed in Impact. I'm convinced at this point.

Impact wasnâ??t interested in continuing to pay Bobby Lashley. Thatâ??s the true reason they let everybody they had with any real name go, they canâ??t afford to pay â??em.

[smarkmouth]

I still don’t get how Lucha House Party is supposed to be faces.

MASKS! PINATAS! FLIPS! If you don't get it yet I don't know if I can help you.

HEY! SAMI!

[Wildcat66]

YES! SAMI ZAYN'S COMING BACK!

[Skairipa]

If any of those 6 are gonna fail on the main roster, please let it be Lacey Evans. Still see nothing in her.

Also lovely that Sami is coming back soon.

[smarkmouth]

I actually ran I to Sami just two weeks back. I happened to be wearing an El Generico shirt. There's no continued anecdote, just a nice day.

[supermatto64]

The Revival won something? Something that included the Lucha House Party?
Colour me a happy boy.

[Spidey]

Next week Lesnar wrestles, right?

[Skairipa]

Revival won a #1 contenders match and Tyler Breeze got a chance to remind people he's a good wrestler, this night is great.

[smarkmouth]

So, do we have any hint about the main event?

[klunderbunker]

....women aren't this dumb.

[smarkmouth]

"I don't play favourites! Now, fight literally every other woman on the roster before fighting my Ronda."

[klunderbunker]

So, do we have any hint about the main event?

Probably a big announcement.

[smarkmouth]

Probably a big announcement.

Oh lawd...

[smarkmouth]

I don't have a Kevin Owen's anecdote, I'm very sorry.

[smarkmouth]

I need some sort of live podcast on Monday that serves as alternate commentary for RAW. There's just no passion in this commentary. Empty words.

[Storm Trooper]

So, do we have any hint about the main event?

An 8 woman gauntlet match.

[BaconBits]

Bray Wyatt is tweeting some weird shit tonight.

[smarkmouth]

lol when nia wins this.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

lol when nia wins this.

She’s going to win, isn’t she?

[BaconBits]

Cole, we knew it was boss time.

[smarkmouth]

Guess I'm wrong unless there's a surprise #9

[BaconBits]

That sequence was really awkward.

[smarkmouth]

ANOTHER ONE!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Duq45_-V4AMv7WY.jpg

[BestSportsEntertainer]

I would’ve went with Sasha. I don’t see what WWE sees in Natalya

[BaconBits]

I would’ve went with Sasha. I don’t see what WWE sees in Natalya

The friend vs. friend story.

[BaconBits]

Paul Heyman is celebrating Christmas? Seriously?

[klunderbunker]

They're uh, betting a lot on the sympathy from Jim Neidhart dying.

[klunderbunker]

Paul Heyman is celebrating Christmas? Seriously?

It said the holidays.

[Spidey]

Raw...Raw never changes.

[smarkmouth]

Oh wow, they're taping next week's RAW right now.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

The McMahons made the show a lot worse. Don’t tell us things are going to be different and then do the same old, same old. It’s one thing to have bad shows, but when you’re literally telling your audience how bad your show is and placing all the blame on the kayfabe GM who’s just following the script, it makes me feel insulted.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Oh wow, they're taping next week's RAW right now.

I wouldn’t sit through 2 consecutive Raws if they paid me

[klunderbunker]

Monday Night Raw
Date: December 17, 2018
Location: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Commentators: Michael Cole, Renee Young, Corey Graves

It’s the night after TLC and really, nothing that happened last night is likely to matter. Tonight is ALL about Vince McMahon shaking that up and you can imagine the amount of talking that’s going to receive after the announcement is made. There’s a good chance that it’s going to be something like a Draft or the Superstar Shakeup, which isn’t likely to solve that many problems. Let’s get to it.

Click on the link below for the full review.

A Fresh Old Start (http://kbwrestlingreviews.com/2018/12/17/monday-night-raw-december-17-2018-a-fresh-old-start/)

[Slyfox696]

Sounds like Raw was just as good as always. Re-doing the same skit they did the night before at the PPV, McMahons everywhere...same old stuff.