Tag: RAW

RAW Preview: 3/23/15

Face-Off between WWE World Heavyweight Champion and his WrestleMania 31 opponent Roman Reigns.

How will Triple H respond to Sting?

Does retribution await Bad News Barrett?

Will Randy Orton get his hands on Seth Rollins?

Is Rusev afraid of John Cena?

Rapper Snoop Dogg and ESPN & Grantland’s Bill Simmons will be appearing on RAW.

Source: WWE.com

 

Kevin Nash is expected to be announced to be inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2015.

PWInsider reports that Sting is in Los Angeles and is scheduled for RAW but it’s still not known if The Undertaker will be appearing.

WWE Fans Made To Change Clothes At RAW

A group of fans who were dressed like WWE Legends in the front row of Monday’s RAW in Des Moines, Iowa, was taken from their seats a few minutes into the show by WWE security and made them change their clothes.

Fox Sports reached out for a comment and a WWE spokesperson said the company apologized to the fans for being inconvenienced and offered them free tickets to an upcoming event. The group was apparently told that their outfits were “too distracting” for the broadcast, which is rumored to be a Kevin Dunn pet peeve.

Here is a couple of photos that one of the guys posted on Twitter:

Here is a letter that one of the fans sent to WWE and posted on Reddit:

“As a life-long fan of your product, I was very excited to attend your show last night (Des Moines 3/16/2015). I had secured 10 tickets in the front row at $100 a ticket. By my math that is $1,000 that we paid the WWE to attend your event. The seats were in the front row. Being a huge fan, I made sure to invite 9 other rabid fans and we all made the decision to pay tribute to our favorite wrestlers and dress like them. Within 10 minutes of the show starting, we were told that our outfits were “too distracting” and to change clothes, or we would be moved. I assure you that none of the members of our party were being in any way unruly or belligerent. You can watch the taping and see for yourself. We were merely watching the show. Now, I have heard rumblings in the past of people being booted from their seats for costumes, but I always sided with WWE and assumed that those fans HAD to have done something else to lose their seats, and WWE wouldn’t boot people for simply dressing up. Now I know that they indeed will do that, regardless of how respectful you are. This seems to contradict your “Be a Star” promotion (which ironically enough was running on the screen as we were being scolded by WWE producers) that seem to encourage fanaticism.

I guess at the end of the day, all I am looking for is an explanation as to why you would boot fans who spend the time, energy, and money on advocating your product. Seems like just the kind of people you would want in your corner.

For the record, I am still in your corner, however disappointed I may be.

Thanks for your time, Matt Sheridan

PS – Had we all been dressed as John Cena or Roman Reigns would the outcome have been different? Please advise so I can let the other 9 guys know for future shows.”

Source: WrestlingINC.com

WWE Network Exclusive After RAW Interview With Orton & Sting

In this WWE Network Exclusive Interview with Randy Orton and Sting following RAW last night, Sting had a message for Triple H. Sting said he has waited 14 years to be in a WWE ring and it feels great. Sting said he is going to take down Triple H at WrestleMania.

Sting Helped Randy Orton Fight Of The Authority

Last night on RAW, Randy Orton was alone in the ring with a steel chair. The Authority surrounded the ring and was about to attack, when the lights went off with the sound of crows, the lights came back on and Sting was standing side by side with Orton. Sting helped Orton fight off The Authority.

Spoiler: Big Name On RAW Tonight

There are a lot of reports by other wrestling news sites that Sting is in Des Moines, Iowa the site for tonight’s RAW and he will be appearing live on RAW to hype the WrestleMania 31 match with Triple H.

RAW Preview: 3/16/15

Will Rollins agree to face Orton at WrestleMania?

Where has Lana been? Last week on RAW John Cena took down Rusev and locked in the STF refusing to let go. Lana relented and granted Cena a rematch at WrestleMania for the United States Title. Afterword, Rusev was furious at Lana and she hasn’t been seen by the WWE Universe since.

Which team is most worthy to face Tyson Kidd & Cesaro for the WWE Tag Team Titles?

How will Reigns be challenged on RAW?

Will Wyatt come to regret resurrecting The Deadman for WrestleMania?

Source: WWE.com

RAW Preview: 3/9/15

Rapper Wiz Khalifa will guest star and perform on RAW.

How will Brock Lesnar deal with Roman Reigns?

What is Bray Wyatt planning for The Undertaker? Wyatt has taken possession of The Undertaker’s urn and vowed on SmackDown to unleash its spirit on RAW.

Will Rusev accept Curtis Axel’s challenge?

Will John Cena get a WrestleMania Match?

How will Triple H assert his control over WWE?

Source: WWE.com

RAW Preview: 3/2/15

Jon Stewart comes to RAW! Does a Curb Stomp await Stewart?

Will Cena battle Rusev at WrestleMania?

How will Reigns prepare for Lesnar?

Is Randy Orton going to snap?

Who will take possession of the Intercontinental Championship this week?

Source: WWE.com

RAW Preview – 2/23/15

Fallout from WWE Fastlane.

Will Randy Orton get his hands on Seth Rollins?

How will John Cena bounce back from his loss to Rusev?

Is Roman Reigns ready to face Brock Lesnar?

How will Triple H’s WrestleMania showdown with Sting affect The Authority?

Will The Undertaker respond to Bray Wyatt’s challenge?

Source: WWE.com

 

WWE’s main roster unhappy with NXT booking?

How could anybody in their right mind be upset with the booking of NXT? After all it’s the highest rated weekly wrestling show. According to an online source at “wrestling inc” many of the superstars and divas on the main roster are upset and frustrated with the fact that the superstars and divas down at NXT get more time.

NXT is a weekly show with a running time of an hour. That’s two less hours then the flagship show “Monday night Raw” and one less hour to the runner up show known as “Smackdown”.

The frustration within comes from the fact that the guys and girls in developmental actually have a chance to develop a story line and let it season. On the main roster however we have story lines that lack any real direction and the ones that do have direction seem to be recycled from years ago.

Then there’s the wrestling in general, now I’m not saying this as a dis to the wrestlers on Raw or Smackdown but the wrestlers down at NXT seem to be head and shoulders above them. I mean NXT Rival this past week was better then anything I’ve seen on the main roster in a LONG TIME.

This screams ONE thing to me. The problem isn’t NXT. The problem is Vince McMahon. Vince has built an empire and for that he deserves to be respected but the guy needs to step down. He is stuck in the times. In the day and age of social media wrestling isn’t what it use to be in the 90’s or even 80’s. The fans will root for who THEY want not who Vince tells us too.

The owner of this site (Trevor) and myself have both agreed that a call up to the main roster almost seems like a demotion these days. For example I’m a huge Bayley fan but I’m scared to death of what the main roster would do to her career. Anybody remember how awesome Emma was on NXT? The main roster did NOTHING for her career. Who’s to say the same thing won’t happen to anyone that’s called up to the main roster from this point forward? I mean hello The Ascension is a prime example.

So can we blame the main roster stars for their frustration? They bust their asses off and sacrifice so much to be on the road nearly 365 days a year and for what? To get sloppy matches, hardly any promo time, and silly gimmicks?

It all boils down to this, the sooner Vince steps down and Hunter takes over the better. Not just for the fans but for the wrestling business as a whole. There’s nothing wrong with using the word entertainment because after all that’s what the characters are for, but it’s about time we get back to good o’l fashion wrestling.

As we wait for a greater day for professional wrestling in regards to Raw and Smackdown I advise you watch NXT if you don’t already. NXT alone is worth the $9.99 we pay for the WWE Network, and aside from that I can’t think of a better way to spend a Wednesday night.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)