RAW, January 22nd 2018 (25th Birthday Celebration) - Then, Now, Forever...

[Bernkastel]

They’re probably having a nice chat about life.

You mean barbecue. To JR, that is life.

 

[shafe_41]

One chant that Brooklyn is never going to chant, though tonight would have been the one show that it would have made sense to see Punk again.

I heard there were going to be some unannounced surprises. Punk would have still been last on the list of potential surprises though. I would have put Hogan, Batista, Rock, and the ghost of Eddie Guerrero before Punk.

 

[Spidey Revivey]

Selling the APA door is an underappreciated comedy bit.

 

[klunderbunker]

WHERE IS MY UNDERTAKER VS. CENA MATCH?!!!

Hopefully only in Meltzer's head.

 

[BaconBits]

Selling the APA door is an underappreciated comedy bit.

It was such an integral part of the og APA gimmick.

 

[Da Prophet]

I'd pay $5 for an option, where I press a button, to switch commentary from the normal team to JR and King whenever I want.

 

[Dan Severn's Moustache]

Rhyno looks like he's morphing into Buff Bagwell more every day.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

Hopefully only in Meltzer's head.

We are so close to making it out of here without it

 

[Wildcat66]

Rhyno looks like he's morphing into Buff Bagwell more every day.

Any more and they're going to have to fire him.

 

[shafe_41]

Manhatten Center was graced with a Mustafa Ali Cruiserweight match.

 

[Dan Severn's Moustache]

Hopefully only in Meltzer's head.

Why are you against it?

 

[Sai the Uganda Guy]

Rhyno looks like he's morphing into Buff Bagwell more every day.

Hopefully without the self-absorbed bitterness.

 

[Wildcat66]

Manhatten Center was graced with a Mustafa Ali Cruiserweight match.

And you wonder why they never attempted multiple arena shows again after WrestleMania 2?

 

[BaconBits]

Rhyno looks like he's morphing into Buff Bagwell more every day.

I don’t think he’s going to end up a gigolo though.

 

[Spidey Revivey]

They prefer the term escorts, now.

 

[Bernkastel]

Godfather should disappear into a room and then reemerge as Papa Shango.

 

[Skairipa Matrix]

I was wondering if that was his ho.

 

[Dan Severn's Moustache]

And you wonder why they never attempted multiple arena shows again after WrestleMania 2?

Kb corrected me earlier on this, there was a Raw in 1997.

Also, you can kind of count the final Nitro.

 

[Sean Valjean]

Henry's here to remind us that his heart don't pump Kool-Aid.

 

[shafe_41]

And you wonder why they never attempted multiple arena shows again after WrestleMania 2?

I actually haven't at all.

 

[klunderbunker]

We are so close to making it out of here without it

I don't believe he's truly done until after Wrestlemania is over but egads I hope it doesn't. Last year was too perfect and I don't want to see the match.

 

[Skairipa Matrix]

Why in the world are we having this match? I love Slater, but just about any other roster member having a match would have been better.

 

[shafe_41]

Godfather should disappear into a room and then reemerge as Papa Shango.

And then go through a door and become Kama Mustafa.

 

[Sean Valjean]

Godfather should disappear into a room and then reemerge as Papa Shango.

Matt Hardy can just dip him into the Lake of Resurrection.

 

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Heath Slater got the most air time tonight, of all nights.