WWE: Monday Night RAW pt 161: Joe is Gonna KILL YOUR KNEE!

[Emperoreddy]

The complete predictably of both shows from now until Mania kills a ton of the fun.

Finn still being out and Seth now hurt kills a bunch of higher level options too.

Tag divisions are in such a sorry state. Can't get myself to care about either show's belts at all.

 

[GKJ]

Joe definitely is not out of shape, whoever said that.

 

[DenisSamson3]

That was last week

I meant the compilation video where they had the music and went over both their history. Is there a correct definition for that segment?

 

[Guardian17]

Joe definitely is not out of shape, whoever said that.

Scott Steiner?

 

[DenisSamson3]

Lesnar Big show segment after raw.

 

[JDinkalage Morgoone]

Does every Raw have a dark segment? When I went it just ended.

 

[BonMorrison]

still laughing at this.

 

[Blainer114*]

Does every Raw have a dark segment? When I went it just ended.

They're supposed to

 

[JDinkalage Morgoone]

They're supposed to

Maybe it did and I just didnt realize it then LOL

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Sometimes they don't.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Still weird Brock was at RAW and only came out for a dark segment.

Must charge more for on camera work

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Raw lost half a million viewers this week. Everything is fine

 

[Kimi]

Maybe it did and I just didnt realize it then LOL

It depends on the show, usually the last segment. If the end of the show is a match where the faces win, then they'll not always have a dark match. But if the heels win, or there a non-match ending (contract signing or whatever), then they have a match. But even then it can be randomly based on other factors. Like local curfews for events, travel arrangements, anything really.

They also do a dark match if someone was advertised and they weren't on TV that week. Like they do an injury story or whatever. They'll have a match after TV to keep that promise. There were even times early on in the roster split where Cena and Style were having dark segments during ad breaks as they had both been advertised locally lol.


It's all to do with 'send the fans home happy' rule they have. Faces winning clean in a tag match is usually the way they do it.

 

[Kimi]

Still weird Brock was at RAW and only came out for a dark segment.

Must charge more for on camera work

They might have needed him for non-TV stuff backstage. Like doing photo shoots or taped promo stuff. Or just to talk with people face to face instead of over the phone.


Or they could have advertised him and then re-wrote the plan for TV and decided not to use him this week after it was already booked.

 

[Morozov]

Joe looks out of shape to me but whatever.

People have said this sort of thing about Joe his whole career, they are wrong. His natural body type is always going to be what it is.

 

[GarbageGoal]

I'm listening to the Observer Radio episode about the XFL documentary and Meltzer was talking about how Vince pushed to sexualize the cheerleaders when showing them to draw in the young adult audience.

I wonder if Emmalina is an extension of this.

Yeah, he has no other ideas for her at this point.

 

[GarbageGoal]

There was a time where Joe was the definition of what a pro wrestler was supposed to look like. Not muscle bound, but looking strong and nasty and like he could rip telephone books apart.

 

[Morozov]

Having lived in a big Polynesian city, you'll see plenty of guys with that sort of build who are in very good shape. Lots of Polynesian Rugby players would appear "fat" to some people.

 

[The Lunatic Fridge]

Still weird Brock was at RAW and only came out for a dark segment.

Must charge more for on camera work

They tape untelevised stuff too you know...

 

[Emperoreddy]

Festival of Friendship next week.

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

Raw lost half a million viewers this week. Everything is fine

Samoa Joe's fault.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Samoa Joe's fault.

That's what Vince will think.

 

[These Are The Days]

I don't remember if there was a dark match when I went to Raw 800 (I'd like to say there was) but I know there was one before with D'Lo Brown. That was a hell of a night

 

[DenisSamson3]

I rewatched the Goldberg segment on YouTube again. Noticed Goldberg has been putting on mass since his debut.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Surprised no one posted the Raw numbers -

Hour 1 - 3.339m
Hour 2 - 3.165m
Hour 3 - 2.842m

Almost a 14% drop from last week.