WWE: Monday Night Raw 152 - watching the ratings is more entertaining

[Emperoreddy]

THAT, IMHO is the reason why people don't care about HIaC anymore(that and a PPV based around it)

It use to genuinely put the fear of God in Superstars when Hell In a Cell was announced to be the match.

It used to end rivalries. like that was it. After that, they went their separate ways for a while.

....now the match is too mainstream.

Ehhh this is over doing it. So many of the early ones was more people being afraid of being locked in there with Taker or a crazy Cactus Jack.

The real problem is lots of guys don't know how to do a match in the cell that is both entertaining and safe. It is definitely possible, but not many have figured it out.

 

[BonMorrison]

Club will still be geeks by the end of this feud.

 

[The Gongshow]

So Enzo and Cass gonna go over The Club next eh

 

[Serac]

Can't wait for Cass to single handedly take out the club in a couple weeks

 

[The Gongshow]

Really wanted The Club to be the tag champs so at Survivor Series when they have another AJ + Club backstage segment they all have gold and too sweet all the titles

 

[Hawks4life]

How do they deserve the cell? Roman vs. Rusev I can make a case for, but the Cell used to be done to end blood feuds. Now they're put in there because of the date on the calendar.

Ever since this stupid show became a gimmick PPV, these matches have happened inside the Cell:

Undertaker vs. CM Punk
John Cena vs. Randy Orton
DX vs. Legacy
Randy Orton vs. Sheamus
Undertaker vs. Kane
Randy Orton vs. Mark Henry
John Cena vs. CM Punk vs. Alberto Del Rio
CM Punk vs. Ryback
CM Punk vs. Ryback & Paul Heyman
Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan
Randy Orton vs. John Cena
Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins
Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt
The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar
Roman Reigns vs. Rusev
Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks
Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins (vs. Chris Jericho)

Of those, only Ambrose vs. Rollins, Taker vs. Lesnar and Reigns vs. Wyatt have absolutely deserved a Cell. Reigns vs. Rusev can make a case for it.

I guess because I am looking at it from a different scope. Can't compare past to present. The product is what it is now. The more you focus on the things we used to love in wrestling the less enjoyable it will become. I choose a different outlook.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

THAT, IMHO is the reason why people don't care about HIaC anymore(that and a PPV based around it)

It use to genuinely put the fear of God in Superstars when Hell In a Cell was announced to be the match.

It used to end rivalries. like that was it. After that, they went their separate ways for a while.

....now the match is too mainstream.

I was just watching the video where Undertaker tormented Randy before telling him "you're going with me... straight to HELL."

Randy looks like he's about to cry in the ring selling the "hell" part, and then Undertaker finally finishes with "HELL... IN THE CELL" and Randy Orton's eyes widen, he drops to his knees and mutters "no, no" selling it worse than actual hell itself.

You don't get that anymore. You had Sasha ASK to be in HIAC to make "history" and Charlotte willingly accept it. You've had nobodies thrown in there and the HIAC match mentioned in passing since this PPV was made.

This gimmick PPV needs to go away and the match needs to disappear for at least three years to rehab it and strike the fear of god into the superstars.

 

[Emperoreddy]

So Enzo and Cass gonna go over The Club next eh

Enzo and Cass are working the Bray Wyatt PPV streak. They never go over, but they remain over with the crowd for some reason. Guess wins and loses don't really matter.

 

[GAMO1992]

RAW has a HELL of a time to match a PPV that No Mercy was

 

[Cor]

I am so confused with the booking of The Club.

*Came in as monsters. Joined up with Styles.

**Gained huge momentum. The Club was hugely over. Seemed likely something would happen with Finn Balor once he came up.

***Styles and The Club were shockingly split up in the draft]

****The Club challenged for the title, but were made to look weak, and became some sort of a comedy team, doing lazy comedy skits

*****After consistently losing to New Day, The Club starts attacking people, including Team 3D in their "retirement" ceremony, seemingly returning to their bad ass route.


It's mind boggling.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Strowman pls

 

[The Gongshow]

Zayn back to doing nothing I see.

 

[Serac]

Sami take them both out by yourself

 

[M.C.G. 31]

I guess Zayn and Neville are fine.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Sami reduced to geekdom.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Why the **** is da MVP in a tag team with Neville?

 

[GAMO1992]

I was just watching the video where Undertaker tormented Randy before telling him "you're going with me... straight to HELL."

Randy looks like he's about to cry in the ring selling the "hell" part, and then Undertaker finally finishes with "HELL... IN THE CELL" and Randy Orton's eyes widen, he drops to his knees and mutters "no, no" selling it worse than actual hell itself.

You don't get that anymore. You had Sasha ASK to be in HIAC to make "history" and Charlotte willingly accept it. You've had nobodies thrown in there and the HIAC match mentioned in passing since this PPV was made.

This gimmick PPV needs to go away and the match needs to disappear for at least three years to rehab it and strike the fear of god into the superstars.

That moment was GOAT. I remember that moment and Randy genuinely look terrified. altho it IS Taker. Anyone would be scared vs Taker.
Yeah....when you have Superstars ASKING to go into the HIAC....you know they don't respect it for the match it is.

 

[The Gongshow]

Remember when Sami put on a MOTYC and then got reduced to doing nothing...

 

[M.C.G. 31]

I am so confused with the booking of The Club.

*Came in as monsters. Joined up with Styles.

**Gained huge momentum. The Club was hugely over. Seemed likely something would happen with Finn Balor once he came up.

***Styles and The Club were shockingly split up in the draft]

****The Club challenged for the title, but were made to look weak, and became some sort of a comedy team, doing lazy comedy skits

*****After consistently losing to New Day, The Club starts attacking people, including Team 3D in their "retirement" ceremony, seemingly returning to their bad ass route.


It's mind boggling.

A lot of people thought Styles would suffer the most being split from The Club, but Styles was the star the other two needed to be able to show some personality. Without Styles, it's like Vince just sees them as two bald dudes without even knowing how good they actually are -- especially Anderson.

 

[GAMO1992]

is it just me....or does Bo look.....almost fit??

 

[Emperoreddy]

Sami in the "creative has nothing for you" tag team.

 

[Serac]

Remember when Sami put on a MOTYC and then got reduced to doing nothing...

Which MOTYC ? He's had multiple

 

[GKJ]

I guess Neville and Zayn tagging at SummerSlam didn't count

 

[Emperoreddy]

Three former NXT champs with nothing creative to do.

 

[GAMO1992]

Sami....Please go to Smackdown.

Sincerly,

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