Welcome to RAW IS AMBROSE!

[BestWrestlingOpinions]

Yesterday, I was talking with a friend who doesn't watch the WWE programming, apart from maybe a Wrestlemania... He is the typical once a year fan, he knows the basics, Cena, HHH etc... He moved to Chicago recently and he was informed WWE had Raw there, so he decided to watch it... His reaction was:
"Wow, this Dean guy with that briefcase, he is freaking amazing, crazy and funny. I wish I could watch him all night, but after he did his thing, everything else was just boring so I didn't watch anything else."

This does not only mean that Dean is just amazing, it also means that everything else is crap, when an outside fan comes in to watch the product. Quoting Cm Punk "this company will be better after Vince McMahon is dead, but it's gonna be taken over by his idiotic daught and his doofus son-in-law". Maybe HHH saw through what Punk said and tried to change the product and the way he wanted to run things. But Punk's words couldn't be any more true. Vince needs to go away.

Dean Ambrose is the sole reason to watch Raw now. Nothing else is interesting. Of course Cena needs to join that feud to elevate it, but hey... Dean has to appear 3 times in every show now to make it watchable. Kinda reminds me back when Punk was the champ and he had to appear 2-3 times on every Raw to make it through the 3 hours. Dean Ambrose carries his segments so well, and if he doesn't get his main event shot, then I have lost all my faith.

WWE seriously has lost all touch with the product and its fans. When you depend on a guy to fill 1 hour of programming himself, then something is wrong. This says a lot about how bad the WWE is. If any of the new guys need to headline Wrestlemania though, that guy is definitely Dean. Not Roman, not Cesaro, not anyone else... Just Dean. He gets it. He knows what he is doing in there. Roman, Cesaro, Seth, Bray can get their shot at some later year. WWE needs to realize the main event potential they have in Dean. I don't wanna be critical about the way they are handling Dean right now in a negative way, because they are doing a good job, but they are now pairing him with Cena, which in most cases can't be a good thing... Just look at Bray Wyatt.

Going into Hell in a Cell, Dean vs Seth needs to happen inside the cell. Cena can have his little match with Orton and/or Kane for a #1 contender's shot. After Dean wins, he can either win the briefcase or not, but then we can have all sorts of continuity. Survivor series match, with teams led by Dean and Seth. TLC match for the briefcase later on... Tear it up at the Rumble and so on.

WWE has a golden opportunity to create the next megastar with Dean. Don't screw it up... You never know who and when might walk out of the door. Just see Cm Punk.

 

[rge2010]

I agree Ambrose has potential. I am not sure if he will ever be WWE's 'poster boy' because he isn't the most photogenic nor is he very 'PG'.

But Ambrose has lots and lots of talent to succeed and like Bryan, can be a Main Eventer, carry the shows and help support the rest of the cast.

Oh and by the way - CM Punk was never a mega star. Not even close. He was a b+ at most. He was main event (unless Wrestlemania ).

 

[Mustang Sally]

When you depend on a guy to fill 1 hour of programming himself, then something is wrong. This says a lot about how bad the WWE is.

And yet, it seems to me the only reason Dean Ambrose is getting that hour is because of the unfortunate, unexpected absence of Roman Reigns. On the one hand, had Dean not left to make his movie, can we say for certain he would've been getting the exposure he got Monday night? In connection with that, if the company's grand plan was to give us a triple dose of Dean, isn't it strange they'd let him go make a movie at the exact time he's at his hottest?

I think not; when Ambrose showed up at Night of Champions, it seemed to me they rushed him back from the movie set to get him started on this mega-push he appears to be getting......but had Reigns stayed around, I doubt we'd now be watching All Dean...All the time.

"Crazy" plays.....but only for awhile. Seeing Ambrose standing in the aisle, watching his former buddy Rollins get spritzed with the green goo, I was taken by how normal Dean's smile looked.....it was a radical departure from the distorted features we've had to watch (such as in the OP's photo above) and I began to think that maybe we can let this guy have the lion's share of the attention that had been designated for Roman Reigns. If Dean can establish himself as a star attraction in the time it takes his buddy to return, so much the better for all of us.

But it's possible that this is a stopgap measure....and when Roman gets back, Dean will be shunted aside, leaving him with whatever he can build while he has the chance.

Take it, Dean.

 

[TheHellmouth]

I really hope when Reigns returns that they don't just shove aside Ambrose. I actually fell asleep watching Raw this week because of how boring the non Dean parts are. They need to just give the crowd what they want and not try and force Reigns before he's ready. Roman has a lot of potential but if he's pushed before he's ready the crowd will turn on him. Ambrose is ready. Push that man now. Push Reigns when he's got some more miles. They should have two future main eventers in both those men if they do the logical thing. If they just feed Dean to Cena and make Reigns the centerpiece they'll only have one midcarder and one Del Rio-esque main eventer in name only who the crowd dosen't want or accept.

 

[closet_fan]

But it's possible that this is a stopgap measure....and when Roman gets back, Dean will be shunted aside, leaving him with whatever he can build while he has the chance.

I'm hoping this doesn't happen, but I get the feeling it will. They'll turn Ambrose heel somehow, either turning on Reigns or turning on Cena. Once he's thrown to the wolves, they'll try their best to push him down to midcard status. I just hope the fans can keep their momentum and continue to support Ambrose like they did Bryan and make the guys in the back realize Ambrose isn't going to go down without a fight.

 

[Navi]

You know it's weird I was thinking the same thing. Ambrose is a breath of fresh air in that roster. He seemingly does what he wants, when he wants and the fans love it. And it brought to me to comparison.

Last night I was watching the Monday Night Wars on the network, and it was about the Steve Austin era. It struck me that Ambrose is the new Austin. Now before everyone gets their panties in a bunch, no I'm not saying he's as great as Austin was or anything like that. But Austin came into the WWE and took on Vince McMahon like no one else could or did.

Ambrose is doing the same thing with the Authority. He has no respect for them, and does everything he can to screw up their new poster boy Rollins. The best part about it is it seems natural, nothing is forced, and not as over the top as some of the stuff Austin did. If they don't let Ambrose continue what he's doing then they are missing a great opportunity here.

He is overshadowing Reigns, and even when Reigns comes back, Ambrose is now leaps and bounds ahead of him and looks like he will stay there. No amount of pushing from the WWE will change how the fans feel, they like what they see and they want more of it.

Reigns has charisma, but Ambrose has something right now that no one else has and that's personality and the ability and knowledge on how to use it. He's fantastic on the mic, much better than most, his in ring skills aren't the greatest, but he gets the job done, and best of all, the fans love him. All of this happened on it's own, no push by the WWE, no headlining, no nothing. The fans picked the guy they wanted to see. Vince is smart he knows what put the WWE ahead of WCW and he has another ratings booster in his pocket right now. I just hope he doesn't screw it up.

 

[L@RISANO]

It amazes me to no end, how the WWE played many fans with the "Face of the Company" stuff(Myself included to an extent).

Right now, with a couple injuries and losing a few stars, in addition to some top guys of yesteryear moving on/becoming part-timers....the Main Event scene is very light.
I cannot at all understand what this fascination with "Wrestler X" being the "Face of the Company" is...


Atm, the WWE has done a hell of a job making all 3 of the Shield guys relevant enough that by this time next year, they can be the 'flag-bearers' of the Main Event scene. Yet, all the 'fans' seem to bang on about is who out of the three should be the "Main Guy"/"Face of the Company" instead of hoping that all 3 make it on the Big Stage so we could finally get a fresh and diverse Main Event to look forward to as time goes on.


Yes, reportedly, WWE is high on Roman Reigns, and his "Superman" booking shows it. However, the Hot Feud for the past few months has NOT involved Roman Reigns, but instead his 2 Former Teammates of the Shield in Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins.
If that doesn't show the view of the WWE with regards to all 3 guys, I don't know what will...


I know it is repeated often, but back in the day there were upto 10 guys(Stone Cold, the Rock, the Undertaker, Mankind, Kane, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Kurt Angle, etc.) who could slot into the Main Event of the show and not look out of place and stale.
It meant for good programming all around beyond just the title bouts. Today, how many of the storylines are actually interesting enough that one WANTS to watch WWE to see what will happen?

Actually, we are looking at(given the current Main Event scene) the possibility of the same 5 guys(Cena, Orton, Kane, Ambrose, Rollins) as the constant Main Event for the next month or more...but yet, there are some 'fans' who hope for Reigns to fail because Ambrose might end up in the same spot that the likes of Y2J, HBK, Benoit, Eddie,etc... were in for the majority of their careers....



Personally, I'd like that by next year SummerSlam, the Main Event scene contains: John Cena, Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Cesaro, Bray Wyatt....and there are more guys given who are currently in NXT also.
Surely, having such numbers will only make for good programming going forward instead of the lacklustre stuff that we have to watch since SummerSlam...

 

[L@RISANO]

You know it's weird I was thinking the same thing. Ambrose is a breath of fresh air in that roster. He seemingly does what he wants, when he wants and the fans love it. And it brought to me to comparison.

Last night I was watching the Monday Night Wars on the network, and it was about the Steve Austin era. It struck me that Ambrose is the new Austin. Now before everyone gets their panties in a bunch, no I'm not saying he's as great as Austin was or anything like that. But Austin came into the WWE and took on Vince McMahon like no one else could or did.

Ambrose is doing the same thing with the Authority. He has no respect for them, and does everything he can to screw up their new poster boy Rollins. The best part about it is it seems natural, nothing is forced, and not as over the top as some of the stuff Austin did. If they don't let Ambrose continue what he's doing then they are missing a great opportunity here.

He is overshadowing Reigns, and even when Reigns comes back, Ambrose is now leaps and bounds ahead of him and looks like he will stay there. No amount of pushing from the WWE will change how the fans feel, they like what they see and they want more of it.

Reigns has charisma, but Ambrose has something right now that no one else has and that's personality and the ability and knowledge on how to use it. He's fantastic on the mic, much better than most, his in ring skills aren't the greatest, but he gets the job done, and best of all, the fans love him. All of this happened on it's own, no push by the WWE, no headlining, no nothing. The fans picked the guy they wanted to see. Vince is smart he knows what put the WWE ahead of WCW and he has another ratings booster in his pocket right now. I just hope he doesn't screw it up.

Whilst I do see why many people compare Austin to Ambrose...the one aspect of Austin that I do not see in Ambrose(as yet, at least) is that Austin genuinely looked as though he could "beat anyone's Ass!".

Dean Ambrose is a crazy lunatic, but will be like a "pest" to the Authority, where unlike Austin, he doesn't give the idea that he can "finish" the job(as yet).


Still his personality and mic work is something that neither Roman Reigns(who has that One aspect that Ambrose lacks in terms of being able to "beat Anyone's Ass!") nor Daniel Bryan(who is still more over than anyone else in the company) possess.


But I repeat, I want all of them to get over big time and give us some much needed freshness in the Main Event scene which should definitely lead to improved programming.

 

[MCMG]

They are pushing the hell out of him and Ambrose is taking the chance and doing wonderfully. The time off TV did him good and people are just desperate to see him. He appeals to all different fans for varying reasons. The guy can talk and is pretty decent in the ring.

Right now, Ambrose is the highlight of the show and that is undoubtedly the intention of the WWE. He is the future and Ambrose was always going to get a lot of exposure but the fact Reigns is out injured has allowed him to get him even more time. He is doing such a good job that no-one is even bothered he is featured so much. Indeed, once Reigns and Bryan return, the WWE will be in a fantastic position. Three legit, over babyfaces that are all on the way up who they can spread across various feuds.

Ambrose might not headline countless Wrestlemania's but he will be one of their top guys. That is fine by me and these last few weeks he has only proven himself as wonderful entertainer.

 

[GeminiGarlord]

Yup Ambrose was great and he is being pushed quite well.

My fear is for him to be put back again after submission beard or long hair rommie return.

 

[Mudlup50]

Don't get me wrong, I like Dean but can we also agree that Seth has been a huge part of this push? That Roman, Daniel, Wade and Brock are also reasons behind this push? I don't think he's going to carry the show, I think they're utilizing who they have now to keep the show afloat until one of the big 3 return(Roman, Daniel and Brock). I mean there are weeks when we see the Authority 4-5 times, are they carrying the show? No. Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble were on Raw 3 times recently...

A casual fan likes Dean, that's great but of course he did. He's the only new face getting over right now(to that degree at least). I mean if you just show up once a year to watch of course you aren't going to be super thrilled about the crappy AJ/Fox match(even though they could put on a much better match). Of course the tag team match would be boring, you don't have the story going on behind it. I personally think Raw is doing better now and people are just crapping on it week in and week out.


All of that being said, Dean is just about the only guy who should be getting that level of cheers. Who else would get it? Cena? Ziggler? Sheamus? The Bunny? The Bull? Big Show? My point being, they are low on faces and Dean got the most chance to actually do something. Personally I didn't think the sliming was that good, the first view it was like o cool...then we reviewed it like 15 times and by the end I'm like, ehhh.

 

[GeneralKarim]

Well Ambrose really is the only thing besides Heyman promos that are worth seeing on RAW these days. Kinda reminds me of a time where CM Punk was the reason I was looking forward to RAW since literally nothing else was interesting.

WWE has a real problem on their hands. They have so much talent and they are misusing most of them. They are barely keeping the main event together while the mid-card is a complete mess imo.

Dean Ambrose is a breath of fresh air. He's original, he's funny, he's easy to like, he has charisma, the list can go on. I don't overrated him in the ring, I think he's good but he needs more work I feel. But he's young so you can't fault the guy for not being Randy Orton.

Until they start using the Wyatt family, Cesaro, Damien Sandow ( poor, poor guy ), Sheamus ( heel ), Randy Orton ( face ) and others properly it will be RAW IS AMBROSE for some time.

I don't even mention Cena because to me Cena is completely irrelevant as nothing he does nowdays is entertaining to me as every feud revolves around him embracing the hate and him not doing it. Also him embracing the hate usually has nothing to do with the actual feud and is there just to piss off and give false hope to the real wrestling fans. ( yes I know *No True Scotsman Fallacy*, shoot me ). Also you pretty much know what you gonna get in a Cena feud.

With Ambrose he feels like a natural entertainer out there and he seems to be very comfortable. Like really, I'm thinking right now, why I want to watch the next RAW. And the only reason I can find is Dean Ambrose. With everything else they are dropping the ball heavily. Hell, even the Ambrose Rollins feud is getting destroyed because Cena needs to be in something relevant to stay relevant. If only they would do that to guys like Cesaro, Wyatts or at least do it like halved, just do smth not these shit video hype video promos that we know are going nowhere after a few months.

 

[Aquaman6686]

Dean Ambrose doesn't appeal to everyone. I watch with a group of 7 people and only 2 people in the group like Ambrose. Personally I find him ridiculously overrated. He's decent in the ring, but his facial expressions are ridiculous and he looks mentally handicapped. He's like a combination of Brian Pillman and Santino Marella - he's goofy and over-the-top, and I can barely buy him as a midcard guy, let alone a potential main eventer. Dean Ambrose segments on RAW bore the hell out of me. Right now I watch RAW primarily for the Ziggler/Miz and AJ/Paige storylines.

 

[CM Steel]

Dean Ambrose has grown on me I must admit. I like his new logo on his shirt/jacket he was wearing on RAW on Monday. He is a future star in the making and now with Dean's former Shield teammate Roman Reigns on the shelf it's all eyes on Dean right now. When the Shield broke-up with Seth Rollins turning on the rest of the Shield many fans stated that it should have been Dean Ambrose who joined Triple H & the Authority. But I'm glad that the WWE did it right. Brian Pillman, Psycho Sid, and now we have Dean Ambrose as this era's crazy man. Keep up the good work?

 

[Navi]

Dean Ambrose doesn't appeal to everyone. I watch with a group of 7 people and only 2 people in the group like Ambrose. Personally I find him ridiculously overrated. He's decent in the ring, but his facial expressions are ridiculous and he looks mentally handicapped. He's like a combination of Brian Pillman and Santino Marella - he's goofy and over-the-top, and I can barely buy him as a midcard guy, let alone a potential main eventer. Dean Ambrose segments on RAW bore the hell out of me. Right now I watch RAW primarily for the Ziggler/Miz and AJ/Paige storylines.

And that's fine as well, but he is not at all overrated. He's supposed to be ridiculous and do things that are out of the normal. He's unhinged, the Lunatic Fringe, the guy who will do anything to get to Seth Rollins.

And seriously if you didn't find his comment "they sent the cruiserweight division out to get me', which I totally believe was unscripted, and the slimming of Rollins funny, then you have a very strange sense of humour.

Ambrose carried RAW the other night, not the Authority, not Rollins, or anyone else, it was him. And I agree with what someone else said about Cena having to get involved with this feud. He doesn't need to be there, and this is a perfect time for him to take a break. Lesnar isn't showing up, so let Cena have time off. Don't put him into the middle of a great feud like Ambrose/Rollins he'll just screw it up.

 

[Aquaman6686]

And that's fine as well, but he is not at all overrated. He's supposed to be ridiculous and do things that are out of the normal. He's unhinged, the Lunatic Fringe, the guy who will do anything to get to Seth Rollins.

And seriously if you didn't find his comment "they sent the cruiserweight division out to get me', which I totally believe was unscripted, and the slimming of Rollins funny, then you have a very strange sense of humour.

Ambrose carried RAW the other night, not the Authority, not Rollins, or anyone else, it was him. And I agree with what someone else said about Cena having to get involved with this feud. He doesn't need to be there, and this is a perfect time for him to take a break. Lesnar isn't showing up, so let Cena have time off. Don't put him into the middle of a great feud like Ambrose/Rollins he'll just screw it up.

Whether or not it's a great feud is a matter of opinion. To me it's a channel-changer. I don't buy Ambrose's character, and I don't see him as carrying RAW. No one person carries a show, ever. And Ambrose certainly didn't, because for me he's one of the most boring parts of the show. Ambrose is not a guy that gets me to watch the product, he's just someone that happens to be on the show. Let me put it this way - I live in NJ, and we're getting SummerSlam next year. For argument's sake, let's say the main event of the show was announced before tickets went on sale. If the main event of SummerSlam had certain stars in it (for me, those would be Dolph Ziggler, Randy Orton, Christian, Chris Jericho, The Miz, Rob Van Dam, The Big Show), I'd be buying a ticket to sit in that arena. Dean Ambrose is not a guy who would make me a buy a ticket to see the show. If he has a match on the card, fine. He's pretty good in the ring and would probably have a decent match with whoever he fought. But he's not a reason for me to buy a ticket. He's just there. And if he was in the main event, that would actually make me LESS likely to buy a ticket, and just sit at home and watch it on the Network instead.

 

[Navi]

Whether or not it's a great feud is a matter of opinion. To me it's a channel-changer. I don't buy Ambrose's character, and I don't see him as carrying RAW. No one person carries a show, ever. And Ambrose certainly didn't, because for me he's one of the most boring parts of the show. Ambrose is not a guy that gets me to watch the product, he's just someone that happens to be on the show. Let me put it this way - I live in NJ, and we're getting SummerSlam next year. For argument's sake, let's say the main event of the show was announced before tickets went on sale. If the main event of SummerSlam had certain stars in it (for me, those would be Dolph Ziggler, Randy Orton, Christian, Chris Jericho, The Miz, Rob Van Dam, The Big Show), I'd be buying a ticket to sit in that arena. Dean Ambrose is not a guy who would make me a buy a ticket to see the show. If he has a match on the card, fine. He's pretty good in the ring and would probably have a decent match with whoever he fought. But he's not a reason for me to buy a ticket. He's just there. And if he was in the main event, that would actually make me LESS likely to buy a ticket, and just sit at home and watch it on the Network instead.

Believe me I understand he's not your cup of tea, but he really is a breath of fresh air on an otherwise stale roster. I think he's just beginning to get going and I can't wait to see where he goes. He was great in the Shield, he and Rollins where the workhorses of that group, and I think he can carry RAW. He carried it last week and probably will do it again.

Even when the others return I don't think for one minute he'll fade away, and I'm glad of that. I like surprises and he's full of them. He reminds of a little boy poking a dog with a stick with the way he's getting under Rollins skin. He's doing it in a way no one else could, because he knows how to push his buttons. So push away Ambrose, it's highly entertaining.

By the way, I'm thinking of going to Summerslam next year, it's not that far away from us here in Toronto. What's the average ticket prices for a PPV down your way? They are outrageous here.

 

[Aquaman6686]

By the way, I'm thinking of going to Summerslam next year, it's not that far away from us here in Toronto. What's the average ticket prices for a PPV down your way? They are outrageous here.

PPV tickets can range from anywhere from $35 for Limited View to several hundred for floor seating. Keep in mind that the venue hasn't been finalized, we only know it's in the "NY/NJ" area. From what I've heard the four most likely candidates (in order from most likely to least likely) are MSG, the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, Red Bull Arena in Harrison, and MetLife Stadium. Personally I hope they hold SummerSlam in MetLife, I've said for years that the other Big Four PPVs need to be a bigger deal, and need to be held in WrestleMania-sized venues at least one every five years or so. NJ is a white-hot crowd for wrestling and I think we could easily sell out MetLife for SummerSlam.

 

[Navi]

PPV tickets can range from anywhere from $35 for Limited View to several hundred for floor seating. Keep in mind that the venue hasn't been finalized, we only know it's in the "NY/NJ" area. From what I've heard the four most likely candidates (in order from most likely to least likely) are MSG, the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, Red Bull Arena in Harrison, and MetLife Stadium. Personally I hope they hold SummerSlam in MetLife, I've said for years that the other Big Four PPVs need to be a bigger deal, and need to be held in WrestleMania-sized venues at least one every five years or so. NJ is a white-hot crowd for wrestling and I think we could easily sell out MetLife for SummerSlam.

I've heard of the Metlife Centre, but reports are it will be held at the IZOD Centre in East Rutherford. Wherever it is though, it's a great chance for us here to come down to a PPV, as they seem to have stopped bringing them to Canada. Cheers for the information.

 

[MERPER]

I don't like him cause he gets to sleep with Renee Young and I don't get what a woman like that sees in a guy like him, but whatever

 

[Terry Gyimah]

Ambrose reminds me so much of a young 1996 era Stone Cold Steve Austin when Austin first became Stone Cold, Ambrose is like a young Attitude Era like Stone Cold in the sense of his mannerisms, his mic work, everything but mixed in with Mick Foley and Brian Pillman, he definitely deserves to be pushed, a Daniel Bryan-like push for Ambrose would definitely make me happy

 

[WBL]

Although I feel great that Ambrose is taking the ball and running with it, I get a sinking feeling that, owing that he's only as far up as he is because of injuries to Reigns and Bryan, he's going to get shunted down the card as soon as they come back.

Let's enjoy it while it lasts. This is gonna be fun as hell.

 

[flipdeep]

I don't like him cause he gets to sleep with Renee Young and I don't get what a woman like that sees in a guy like him, but whatever

Wait what? Strange reason to dislike a wrestler but whatever.

 

[Navi]

I don't like him cause he gets to sleep with Renee Young and I don't get what a woman like that sees in a guy like him, but whatever

What the hell. How old are you anyway? That's the strangest reason I've ever heard to dislike a wrestler.

Oh and to answer your question about Ambrose. He's funny, not bad looking, has a good physique and I'll beat there are women lining up to sleep with him.