WWE: Monday Night Raw part 178: The one without fries..

[GKJ]

Kay and Royce will probably be after Wrestlemania. Smackdown doesn't need to bring more women up at the moment, they're only a 2-hour show.

 

[Stad]

Told ya

 

[Sheppy]

Yep, I’m done.

 

[Cor]

Distraction followed by a finisher?

Of course Reigns kicks out lmao

 

[iamjs]

oh good

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Great, now the IC Title will be in a holding pattern until Wrestlemania.

They're really going to make Roman the first dude to hold every title, eh? Tag, U.S., IC, WWE, Universal...

 

[Sheppy]

Completely f***ing no sells Miz’s finisher

 

[GarbageGoal]

I hate Miz, but for god's sake Balor should be IC Champ.

 

[Cor]

So f***ing dumb

 

[T_Cage]

Time for reigns to carry around the belt like a prop for 6 months and never defend it, till he buries Brock and tosses it aside.

I hate you Vince

 

[Sheppy]

Great, now the IC Title will be in a holding pattern until Wrestlemania.

They're really going to make Roman the first dude to hold every title, eh? Tag, U.S., IC, WWE, Universal...

He’s going to pin Alexa next week.

 

[Kairi Zaide]

I'm 2 in 2 on predictions tonight!

 

[Sheppy]

I wouldn’t care if Roman didn’t absolutely blow.

 

[GKJ]

I don't mind Roman holding the IC title if he actually, like, defends it and it feels important.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

Great, now the IC Title will be in a holding pattern until Wrestlemania.

They're really going to make Roman the first dude to hold every title, eh? Tag, U.S., IC, WWE, Universal...

Owens has already done it hasn’t he?

 

[SnS]

Unpopular opinion, but I'm glad Miz lost it.

 

[garnetpalmetto]

I didn't forget the match where Nikki (Glen)Cross debuted tagging with Carmella and Liv Morgan in the Brooklyn II go-home show. I definitely remember.

Good! Then you'd agree that Rose didn't completely bypass NXT TV as your earlier post implied and definitely not like Braun did (which, let's be honest, being a member of the Exotic Express doesn't exactly count since it was a non-wrestling capacity). Sure, she didn't have as long a run as most - not even Deville, but I still wouldn't call it "completely" bypassing.

 

[T_Cage]

He’s going to pin Alexa next week.

Then go to 205 live and beat Zo and Dunne in a handicap match for both titles

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Owens has already done it hasn’t he?

I don't think he's held the tag titles and he hasn't held the WWE Title.

 

[T_Cage]

Unpopular opinion, but I'm glad Miz lost it.

Unpopular yes. Miz has been carrying Raw on the mic. He deserves better than to be constantly jobbed to everyone on Vince's "roided guys with bad ring work" fantasy team

 

[xtra]

If you ignore the run/finishers kickout Miz looked pretty strong,

Wonder if they give him a 1 or 2 ppv run at Brock with the way the announcers were hyping him

 

[Emperoreddy]

This force feeding us Roman is out of control.

 

[Cor]

Unpopular opinion, but I'm glad Miz lost it.

I mean, unpopular is one way of categorizing it.


I can understand being happy if Miz lost the title to Balor, Joe, or someone who can benefit from it. But Reigns? The set up to the match was "I want a title" and the finish was "Finishers don't affect me"

It's more crappy booking.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I was drfiiitely ready for a new IC champ, but I didn’t want it to just be another prop in the forced ascension of Roman.

 

[GKJ]

Good! Then you'd agree that Rose didn't completely bypass NXT TV as your earlier post implied and definitely not like Braun did (which, let's be honest, being a member of the Exotic Express doesn't exactly count since it was a non-wrestling capacity). Sure, she didn't have as long a run as most - not even Deville, but I still wouldn't call it "bypassing."

No, I would say she still bypassed NXT TV. As I said, 2 matches may as well be 0. They just chose to not expose her the audience for some reason, which is why it was such a surprise given how adamant Triple H is about learning how to be on-screen and developing a character in front of a crowd. Because Vince ain't too good at doing that these days.

I'd be a bit concerned about my standing if I were Alexa Bliss, btw. Despite showing improvement, she's not a good enough worker to be a relevant character without the title, and history in this company says that if you're a woman, you basically get a solid year at the top, and then you're kind of on you own to stay relevant.