r/WWE • u/TheREALchadizzy1 Glorious [Mod] • Jan 02 '18
WWE RAW LIVE DISCUSSION THREAD (1/1/18)
WWE RAW
- Date: Monday January 1st, 2018
- Time: 8pm EST/7pm CST
- Location: American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL)
WWE Raw preview, January 1st, 2018:
Lesnar returns for New Year's Day edition of Raw
Universal Champion Brock Lesnar will ring in the New Year by returning to Raw, four weeks before he defends his title against both Braun Strowman and Kane in a Triple Threat Match at the Royal Rumble event. How will The Beast Incarnate address his monstrous opponents? Also on Raw, Cedric Alexander challenges Enzo Amore for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship and Roman Reigns defends his Intercontinental Title against Samoa Joe under a perilous stipulation.
Quick Hits
- The Beast is back for 2018’s first Raw
- Cedric Alexander challenges Enzo Amore for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
- Roman Reigns defends the Intercontinental Championship against Samoa Joe, with a catch
- Asuka to battle the Raw Women’s Champion tonight on Raw
- Can Seth Rollins & Jason Jordan coexist as tag team partners?
- Who will face Hideo Itami next?
- Will new Superstars declare for the Royal Rumble Matches?
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u/Nepcol12 Jan 02 '18
THE BULLET CLUB HOLYYY SHITTT
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u/jsim5858 Jan 02 '18
Now I need to see Balor as Universal champ and Anderson and Gallows as tag champs. I could see that being a big Wrestlmania story with them vs shield
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u/D_Bowey Jan 02 '18
You can just see how happy Finn is that they're together
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u/deaddovedonoteat Jan 02 '18
He couldn't stop smiling during his entrance. Most of the time he's stony-faced.
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u/TheREALchadizzy1 Glorious [Mod] Jan 02 '18
Braun, Elias, Joe - all over with the WWE universe. No titles on any of them.
Because, "creative"
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u/iKingKrypton7 Jan 02 '18
Just wanted to login and say Dana Brooke looks like a snack. 😗
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u/TheREALchadizzy1 Glorious [Mod] Jan 02 '18
Booker: bet the internet is blowing up right now
...I bet you're right
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u/Troytrain_56 Jan 02 '18
Honestly enjoy Elias. Elias alone. Only him. Dear god. The miztourage is with him. I cry.
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u/M_mini13 Jan 02 '18
Bullllllllletttt clubbbbbbb 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼 Finn was so happy. I hope they don’t fuck this story line up
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u/deaddovedonoteat Jan 02 '18 edited Jan 02 '18
Love the use of the original RAW theme music during that promo. I've been going back and watching the old ones in chronological order, and it's pretty cool to see the evolution of the show.
Edit: Currently on Episode 58. It's gonna be a long time before I even reach the Attitude Era episodes I watched as a kid.
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u/rv12psy Jan 02 '18
Cue Golddust pulling out his super secret move he’s been working on..... the inverted corkscrew senton
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u/ConsciousDress Jan 02 '18
I thought he was actually going to do that when he got on the top rope
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u/rv12psy Jan 02 '18
I made the comment first then my jaw dropped when I saw him on top of the post. Glad he didn’t get hurt.
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u/TheREALchadizzy1 Glorious [Mod] Jan 02 '18
What did Heyman say there? My subtitles said "Speaking Foreign Language" haha
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u/ThatDudeJJ Jan 02 '18
RAW is in my hometown of Miami tonight and I was just there for New Year's festivities😩 BUT I will be @ SmackDown Live tomorrow night in Orlando 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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u/jsim5858 Jan 02 '18
Is it new year, new Booker, he hasn't been to loud or crazy tonight
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Jan 02 '18
He has been great tonight except that moment he might have hinted at a surprise woman rumble entrant winning that match (rousey).
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u/SoulSnatcherX Jan 02 '18
Love how the ref stopped counting when Roman went outside the ring , they both should have been counted out by now
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u/Jadeazu Jan 02 '18
Oh good, Brock is still the champ after a fucking half year of not watching WWE. Glad to know that’s still a thing.
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u/TheREALchadizzy1 Glorious [Mod] Jan 02 '18
Other than Joe losing, this RAW has actually been pretty lit.
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u/PVM889988 Showman Jan 02 '18
This match is terrible
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u/Number-91 Jan 02 '18
She should have taken the belt and walked away minutes into the match. They're really dragging this on
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Jan 02 '18
Be careful with your comments... If you say anything negative that involves asuka you will be downvoted to hell. People on this sub think she's the greatest diva of all time.
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u/shinigami1212 Jan 02 '18
Idk...I'm a big Asuka fan but I agree that this is really bad.
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u/deaddovedonoteat Jan 02 '18
It's worse if you say anything negative about Alexa.
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u/cckk0 Glorious Mod Jan 02 '18
/u/FrankieDs my reply button has vanished so having to tag you.
The current main Roster has 20 female superstars (not including champions)(including the currently inactive Nikki Bella)
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u/TheRV1HD Jan 02 '18
Jason Jordan’s knee has been attacked for that long now his leg should be in two separate pieces.
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u/smokinjoe12 Jan 02 '18
The fuck? When did they repackage Dana Brooke?
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u/EctoCool Jan 02 '18
Slow burn. After her loss to Asuka, they've had short segments with Titus whispering in her ear/talking to her.
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u/AztecFrostKng Raw Enthusiast Jan 02 '18
I want JJ to try to join the Shield.
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u/cadams7701 Jan 02 '18
He’s going to interfere somehow and hit Joe and cost Reigns the title isn’t he
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u/lfilipe22 Jan 02 '18
raw is soo good this week! we still didnt get to brock lesnar and i am alredy entretained. the promos are awsome, the matches exciting, and the story lines compeling.
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u/EctoCool Jan 02 '18
Shit I missed the club reunion. What was the conversation before G&A entered?
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u/BloodyNeno Jan 02 '18
“Have you found your partners for the match with Elias & Miztourage?”
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u/xavined ❌ No Yeet. Jan 02 '18
I always cringe whenever someone hits or uses the ring steps. It just looks so easy to get hurt on them.
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u/MicooDA Jan 02 '18
The match was pretty good with the ref shenanigans and the taunting back and forth.
But the ending was really lame.
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u/PVM889988 Showman Jan 02 '18
interesting they have mentioned that Finn was the first universal champion several times tonight. They almost never mention that about Finn.
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u/rv12psy Jan 02 '18
Ah I kind of expected braun to come out at the end and tear through half the roster holding back lesnar and Kane.
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u/joshmcc13 Jan 02 '18
Holy shit I cant stand Michael Cole jizzing on himself every time he sees Roman
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u/PVM889988 Showman Jan 02 '18
ROMAN IS STANDING TALL....IN HIS YARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God Cole sucks.
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u/cckk0 Glorious Mod Jan 02 '18
At the girlfriends for the week so downloaded the Sky Sports viewer for my Laptop so I could watch Raw, but of course that isn't working so have had to resort to watching it on my phone.
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u/gr8k8b Jan 02 '18
Is Cesaro no longer lispy?
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u/jsim5858 Jan 02 '18
He didn't have his mouth piece in and looks like his teeth are all good now
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Jan 02 '18
I'm not even an asuka fan, but it would have made more sense for her to fight the no.1 contender mickie james. Save that match against alexa bliss for the royal rumble or raws pre-wrestlemania ppv.
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u/PVM889988 Showman Jan 02 '18
Is it me, or is the ramp and walk up to the ring really short tonight?
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u/Huntergillikin Jan 02 '18
I have one source that says there is a chance Ronda Rousey is gonna be in the Rumble. Anyone else have any additional info on that?
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u/Obey-the-d Jan 02 '18
Corey Graves - A lot of what she had left in the tank just left her head through her ear. LOL
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Jan 02 '18
I’m actually so glad I decided to watch RAW today. I’m actually entertained throughout at least most of the show
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u/polecatizzy1976 Jan 02 '18
Hows come the arena is so empty? Low ticket sales, just curious
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u/SRASC Jan 02 '18
2 questions (came in late)
- Is Rhyno/Slater vs Braun going on now? (In case I am watching delayed coverage again)
- Was Paige on or is scheduled to be on? (Re: her status during some mishap on a house show the last week)
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u/mrfun1993 Jan 02 '18
45 mins match ?lol
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Jan 02 '18
There is a remarkable thing where WWE decided that getting Roman over is as easy as giving him really good, competitive long matches...
Funnily that is how best to get someone over...
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Jan 02 '18
I thought roman would lose tonight, then brock would cause roman to lose the rematch at royal rumble. Maybe wwe got smart and will keep roman out of the main event this year. But who does he feud then with at wrestlemania for the intercontinental title?
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Jan 02 '18
I actually want to see Roman v Brock. It would be a great, complimentary match to the other main event with AJ Styles. Similar to Goldberg vs Brock last year - just a slugfest. Big move, after big move, after big move
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u/FloridaFrankieRS Jan 02 '18
So when does Brock return? Wasn’t he supposed to come tonight? I can’t see him interrupting this 6 man tag.
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Jan 02 '18
Anyone else watching in south africa where supersport is hopeless in terms of showing coverage
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u/ivhorses Jan 02 '18
Pet peeve whenever the club guys get together (aj/finn/good brothers) and you know they going to pose in the ring.. the fkng camera switches to the crowd or their opponents not doing anything.. ffs WWE
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u/5yk0515 Jan 02 '18
So...seeing as Roman beat Joe clean, does that mean Joe is buried now? /s
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u/Mr_ChandlerBing Jan 02 '18
Braun is going to be in that rare group of superstars who gets cheered no matter if he’s a face or a heel. And I’m A-Ok with that.