WWE RAW, Feb 18th - Ironside

[FunKay]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOy6hqzfsAs


Seriously though, Becky was rocking the inverted Kill Bill leather jacket last night!

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Wasn't Kofi Kingston amazing last night? Wait... this is Monday? Oh bollocks, guess we'll have to wait until tomorrow for a follow up on that...

So what did the red brand offer up last night at Elimination Chamber? Let's see... Sasha & Bayley have become the brand new Women's Tag Team Champions in an emotional outing. Well done them! Finn Balor became Intercontinental Champion courtesy of a pinfall win over Lio Rush while former champion Lashley lost his temper with his hype man post match. Okay, okay, good stuff. Oh... Baron Corbin beat Braun Strowman after assistance from Drew "I should be doing better than this, why aren't I doing better than this" McIntyre and the aforementioned Lashley. And Ronda Rousey squashed poor Ruby Riott in about 120 seconds to remain RAW Women's Champion having a frankly weird segment where Becky showed up again in spite of being suspended whilst the commentators annoyingly squaked about said suspension and a painfully irritating octave, thus shoving this impotent plot point within a confused narrative down our throats?

*SIGH*

Yup, we're on the Road to WrestleMania...

So what can we expect tonight? Probably more convoluted plots and set-up for the next bump en-route to the biggest show of the year, Fastlane! Huzzah! Be there and be square!

[Jack-Hammer]

Various reports state that the plan for tonight's Raw is that it's supposed to be "different", whatever that means exactly. Allegedly, Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, Ricochet and Aleister Black are backstage and will be used somehow on tonight's show.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

"I can't wait for Fastlane!" Said nobody, ever.

[Spidey]

Trips doesn't know what character to play atm.

[BaconBits]

Just turned it on, has he said anything important to this point?

[Skairipa]

Holy shit we getting some huge debuts tonight! I don't really get why they're rushing these guys up though when they haven't even figured out what to do with the ones they called up last month.

[BaconBits]

Holy shit we getting some huge debuts tonight! I don't really get why they're rushing these guys up though when they haven't even figured out what to do with the ones they called up last month.

I mean, the guys backstage tonight are much bigger deals than any of the shmucks they called up last month.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Pretty awesome debuts tonight man.

[Spidey]

Lol WWE so predictable guys.

[Sufferin' Succotash]

Corbin's entrance is cool. He needs to go back to annihilating the little guys.

[Skairipa]

I mean, the guys backstage tonight are much bigger deals than any of the shmucks they called up last month.

Oh totally, but I'm just nervous for them screwing these 4 up.

[Spidey]

I AM THE TABLE

[BaconBits]

Oh totally, but I'm just nervous for them screwing these 4 up.

Ricochet sucks on the mic and Gargano is kinda lacking a character, so there might be some issues there, but Black and Ciampa should be fine.

[Sufferin' Succotash]

You can tell Braun really wanted that win, he can pay off the fine with the match winnings.

[Skairipa]

OMG DIY vs Revival! Fucking take my money now.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

I would die laughing if they screwed around all their gimmicks. Black The Mailman, Gargano is 70s Disco Guy

[Skairipa]

I would die laughing if they screwed around all their gimmicks. Black The Mailman, Gargano is 70s Disco Guy

Mailman? Do you have something to tell us Jeff? Have you joined WWE creative?

[BaconBits]

I would die laughing if they screwed around all their gimmicks. Black The Mailman, Gargano is 70s Disco Guy

A disgruntled postal worker would be a fantastic gimmick, but probably a little too edgy for the current product.

[Spidey]

Brock stays gone so much they needed to reintroduce him to fans.

[klunderbunker]

Ricochet sucks on the mic and Gargano is kinda lacking a character, so there might be some issues there, but Black and Ciampa should be fine.

Gargano has a character. It's just one that you have to watch long term to get.

[Skairipa]

Heyman can go away too at this point, he's grown boring saying the same things every time for Brock.

[klunderbunker]

A disgruntled postal worker would be a fantastic gimmick, but probably a little too edgy for the current product.

It was done in Memphis back in the 80s.

[BaconBits]

Gargano has a character. It's just one that you have to watch long term to get.

I know, itâ??s why I said kinda. Main roster isnâ??t exactly a bastion of long term storytelling.

[Sufferin' Succotash]

We've seen what he can do to Balor, so let's see how far Lesnar can launch Lio Rush.

[Skairipa]

Well this makes this tag match a little more interesting having Ricochet in it.

[BaconBits]

Hold on a minute playa

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Fans were like, "Who the hell is this guy? Another 205 Live feller?"

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Remember when Vince didn't want his wrestlers to do knife edge chops because he didn't want WOOO chants from the crowd? About as dumb as WCW banning off the top rope moves.

[klunderbunker]

I know, it’s why I said kinda. Main roster isn’t exactly a bastion of long term storytelling.

For the main roster, earlier in the night is long term.

[klunderbunker]

Remember when Vince didn't want his wrestlers to do knife edge chops because he didn't want WOOO chants from the crowd? About as dumb as WCW banning off the top rope moves.

What's even funnier is Bill Watts trying to validate that. Apparently it's a cheap way out of actually learning to wrestle. And you're just soft and not a real man if you want a mat on the floor.

[Slyfox696]

So I thought EC was decent enough last night. How's Raw been so far?

[BaconBits]

So I thought EC was decent enough last night. How's Raw been so far?

Not bad at all.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

That move is insanely dangerous, imagine if his timing was off 1.5 seconds, his neck would be broken.

[Skairipa]

That match was a great Ricochet showcase, which is all it needed to be. I wonder what they do with Black tonight now.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Im going to stop sleeping like Vince so I can live forever too.

[Skairipa]

I'll still stand by my theory that Hawkins and Ryder won't have success until they bring back the old theme and get matching gear.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Otis is straight out of the 80s.

[klunderbunker]

I think Charly forgot to put on pants.

[BaconBits]

Otis is straight out of the 80s.

A true revival.

[Skairipa]

Lacey with Heavy Machinery would probably be a better use of her than anything else.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Running out of RAW roster guys Black could fight now, looks like Black vs Seth right now eh?

[BaconBits]

Running out of RAW roster guys Black could fight now, looks like Black vs Seth right now eh?

Seth is injured. My guess is Dean.

[Skairipa]

Seth is injured. My guess is Dean.

He's fighting Drew, it's gonna be Elias.

[BaconBits]

That promo was a mess.

[Wildcat66]

Holy shit, this crowd is awful. Worst so far this year.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Bayley still can't talk. You'd think she would pick up that skill eventually.

[BaconBits]

This promo was even more of a mess.

[Wildcat66]

I don't see why Tamina gets flak for her promo ability, at least she sounds convincing sometimes.

Nia just sounds like she has a permanent cold.

[klunderbunker]

Holy shit, this crowd is awful. Worst so far this year.

You can't have them sit through one terrible show after another for years and then expect them to just pick up in one night.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Renee: Dean Ambrose is feeling himself tonight...

Cole: CLAYMORE KICK!

[ShinChan]

Felt like Black got dominated for too long.

[klunderbunker]

Well Rousey nearly killed the two of them off that crash/dive.

[klunderbunker]

Monday Night Raw
Date: February 18, 2019
Location: Cajundome, Lafayette, Louisiana
Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Renee Young

We’re done with Elimination Chamber but since March is a work month, we have less than three weeks before Fastlane. I have no idea what they’re supposed to do to headline Fastlane if Becky Lynch is currently suspended and Seth Rollins is being held out of the ring, but there’s a good chance they could drop the suspension so she can face Charlotte. They’ve done faster turnarounds before. Let’s get to it.

Click on the link below for the full review.

The Invasion...But Good (http://kbwrestlingreviews.com/2019/02/18/monday-night-raw-february-18-2019-the-invasion-but-good/)

[Slyfox696]

I felt like it was a pretty decent episode of Raw. I didn't pay real close attention though and missed the ending.