Raw 7-14-14 - Go home to Battleground - Let's find out what Sting was teasing

[Richard Blonoff]

Swagger just standing around, best role of his career. Zeb is on fire, just let Swagger do his thing in the ring.

 

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Go Swagger. Get your shots in before you lose.

 

[Chrome]

Swagger is coming off strong here

 

[three count bout]

nice counter swagger. good segment.

 

[Harthan]

I really like this Swagger/Rusev program. I don't even know who I want to get the win at Battleground. I hope it keeps going to Summerslam.

 

[Fire Marshall Bill]

They're building the Rusev/Swagger feud so well I'm thinking we get something very shady at Battleground so the feud continues.

 

[Harthan]

For all the talk that we need to wait until Mania for Reigns to get his big moment, I just don't know. Imagine Battleground, Cena retains with heroics over Kane and Orton, Reigns just misses out. Reigns spears Cena, then looks on with dismay as it costs him the title and Rollins cashes in. Cena vs. Rollins vs. Reigns at Summerslam. Doesn't that sound awesome?

 

[Nate DaMac]

Gabriel Iglesias still exists? I really hate hack comics.

 

[Fire Marshall Bill]

And where would Lesnar go? Legitimate question because I think SS to WM is too long for him to hold it.

 

[Black Anaconda Vise]

Omg Flo Rida wtf thought he was dead lol

 

[CrucifiedRaven]

Yes, because why would they want their top star and proven draw to plug something? This really is common sense.

I'd assume we're supposed to believe they ran to the back to look for Ambrose. By showing them there, it would make them look stupid and uncaring. That would make them look bad and that's not what we're supposed to be doing. Again, please try thinking.

Actually they told you that these two are just some of twenty two people who could win the Intercontinental Title on Sunday. It's called using the big audience to make them part of the paying audience. Again, think before you make these stupid complaints.

Interesting how not blindly buying whatever WWE tries to sell me is somehow stupid. Cena was begging. You think that didn't make him look bad?

Even slightly less lazy booking could have shown Cena/Reigns run to the back and then eventually chase the other guys off. Not sure how that makes them look bad? The entire time that beatdown was happening I was thinking "what are Cena and Reigns doing?"

You don't plug the PPV match in the MIDDLE of another match. Since when is this the norm? They don't have enough time during the rest of the three hour show to do this preview? The two guys in the ring, who are also in the PPV match should be the ones selling and hyping the battle royal.

 

[TheHellmouth]

Colter was awesome. I like what he said about respecting the presidency regardless of if you agree with the man in office or not.

 

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Shredder in the new Turtles movie looks like he came from the Transformers movie.

 

[Nate DaMac]

It's the second hour, "Who gives a shit?" match.

 

[klunderbunker]

Interesting how not blindly buying whatever WWE tries to sell me is somehow stupid. Cena was begging. You think that didn't make him look bad?

No. It makes him look like a WWE Champion who wants fans to see a good match.

Even slightly less lazy booking could have shown Cena/Reigns run to the back and then eventually chase the other guys off. Not sure how that makes them look bad? The entire time that beatdown was happening I was thinking "what are Cena and Reigns doing?"

Or we could have done it like it was done because you seem to be the only person to complain.

You don't plug the PPV match in the MIDDLE of another match. Since when is this the norm? They don't have enough time during the rest of the three hour show to do this preview? The two guys in the ring, who are also in the PPV match should be the ones selling and hyping the battle royal.

.....what do you think the commentary team does? Play hopscotch while a match is on? They hype the match, then they showed who was in it. It's a little hard for two people to sell a twenty two person match, especially when IT WAS DURING A CHINLOCK.

I mean, maybe watching MIz and Sheamus lay on the mat makes you want to buy a show, but seeing who was in the match was a bit more interesting for me.

 

[TheHellmouth]

Pointless match but I'm liking the pace and stiffness so far.

 

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Should be a decent enough match though, even if no one cares.

 

[hatehabsforever]

It's the second hour, "Who gives a shit?" match.

Probably why we tend to see ADR most frequently in the second hour.

 

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Ever notice when you catch the commentators in the background they're always looking down?

 

[JoeFromTomsRiver]

Should be a decent enough match though, even if no one cares.

The crowd is into it. So someone cares.

 

[Slash-LN]

I really like how they're making the Intercontinental title seem like a big thing. Showcasing the people who are in the battle royal and such. I think they're selling it well.

 

[J-Dogg]

Not much going on with the show tonight

 

[Slash-LN]

Ever notice when you catch the commentators in the background they're always looking down?

They're watching the monitors.

 

[Fire Marshall Bill]

I was watching MITB 2011 this weekend. Reminded me ADR used to come out in a car.

 

[JoeFromTomsRiver]

Here we go. Cue up the "Punk is coming back" stuff now that WWE is promoting this thing on the Network.