WWE RAW LD 14th April 2014 - An Ultimate Tribute

[FunKay the Inevitable]

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LAST WEEK!
A Legend Passes, A Legacy Runs On

After a long awaited return to WWE, the Ultimate Warrior took his place in the Hall of Fame, was presented at WrestleMania and cut a promo, thanking the fans for making the legend of the Ultimate Warrior. Sadly, Warrior passed on less than 24 hours later. He is gone, but he'll never be forgotten. The spirit of the Warrior, runs on.

WAR!

Triple H thought he had revenge in his grasp. He finally had Batista and Randy Orton working together and along with Kane, they beat down Daniel Bryan ahead of a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match against everyone's favourite COO. Then the Shield happened. They objected to this and now battle lines have been drawn ahead of what Hunter called "a war".

Paul Heyman's Busy Week

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A Paige Turned (I Know, I Know) and All the Rest

It was a hell of a night on Monday Night Raw last week with a great crowd. NXT Women's Champion Paige showed up, wide eyed and bushy tailed and after a short impromptu match, overcame the 295 day record of WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee and ended her title reign. It was a dream realised.

Meanwhile, superstars returned, debuted and were hinted at. Rob Van Dam came back from a six month (or so) hiatus to squash Damien Sandow, Bad News Barrett battered Rey Mysterio, Alexander Rusev smote Zack Ryder and both Bo Dallas and Adam Rose were given vignettes foreshadowing their impending debuts.

And finally, Bray Wyatt isn't finished with John Cena yet. Not by a long shot. Things are going to get more extreme even he says. Say, isn't there a "special event" coming up soon..?

TONIGHT!
Paying Tribute

Tonight, WWE pays tribute to the Ultimate Warrior. Join us as we remember with them.

The 3 Hour Spectacular Raw Quiz!​

To what extent will WWE pay tribute to the Warrior?
Have WWE kept their promise and let Daniel Bryan have his honeymoon?
Will "Blood War 2014" take a drastic turn?
Can Bray Wyatt push John Cena into "extreme" territory?
What twists await the face/heel/goodness knows what alignment pairing of Cesaro and Heyman?
Has Paige opened up a can of worms when it comes to the crazy as heck AJ Lee?
Who next for Rob Van Dam, Bad News Barrett, Alexander Rusev et al?
Plus more build to Extreme Rules?
And oh so much more...

 

[Skyeborne]

You are forgetting that tonight will be the greatest episode in the history of Monday Night Raw because it will forever be remembered as the night Adam Rose debuted.


Exotic Express in Birmingham, Alabama!

 

[Nate DaMac]

I hope they keep the Warrior shit to a minimum.

 

[Skyeborne]

Supposedly tonight is the start of a tournament to decide the number one contender for the Intercontinental Championship.

 

[Dan Severn's Moustache]

Supposedly tonight is the start of a tournament to decide the number one contender for the Intercontinental Championship.

Did they specify the amount of competitors? 16 would be the right amount I think, so that the winner gets a nice rub even if they lose to Big E.

It would be great if a mid-carder like a repacked Tyson Kidd won, but it's going to be someone like Del Rio like it always is.

 

[The_Reptile_]

Did they specify the amount of competitors? 16 would be the right amount I think, so that the winner gets a nice rub even if they lose to Big E.

It would be great if a mid-carder like a repacked Tyson Kidd won, but it's going to be someone like Del Rio like it always is.

Hey, if it actually results in something coming from it I'd be fine with more Del Rio/E stuff instead of them just having matches for no reason.

 

[Dan Severn's Moustache]

Hey, if it actually results in something coming from it I'd be fine with more Del Rio/E stuff instead of them just having matches for no reason.

Del Rio simply isn't that interesting. I'm not saying a guy like Tyson Kidd or Titus O'Neil will be better for certain, but I'd take the unknown failure over a proven failure anyday.

Not that Del Rio is bad in the ring though, because he is actually pretty good.

 

[Skyeborne]

Okay, here is my problem with the Ultimate Warrior tribute, and it is already starting on the Raw preshow. Just because somebody dies everyone changes their opinions, everyone rewrites history so they don't seem like a jerk. Hulk Hogan on twitter said he always loved Warrior, ya like that is really true. And now you get Sgt. Slaughter using words like "outspoken" and "misunderstood" instead of saying that he was obnoxious and hard to work with.

Most of these guys are faking their like for the guy because he is dead. This whole night is going to seem very fake.

 

[JoeFromTomsRiver]

Okay, here is my problem with the Ultimate Warrior tribute, and it is already starting on the Raw preshow. Just because somebody dies everyone changes their opinions, everyone rewrites history so they don't seem like a jerk. Hulk Hogan on twitter said he always loved Warrior, ya like that is really true. And now you get Sgt. Slaughter using words like "outspoken" and "misunderstood" instead of saying that he was obnoxious and hard to work with.

Most of these guys are faking their like for the guy because he is dead. This whole night is going to seem very fake.

I agree, especially w/ Sgt. Slaughter. What a fraud. He was trashing Warrior right up til the night of the HOF induction ceremony.

 

[FunKay the Inevitable]

This is going to be painful to sit through in this LD if everyone starts calling WWE out on not saying something bad about Warrior. This night is about making his loved ones feel comfortable as well as celebrating his career etc... They just lost someone who means a great deal to them. Let WWE try and be kind to them and save calling Sarge etc... out for another time.

 

[Vageena Hertz]

 

[FlexAmerican Dynamite]

IC title tournament bracket

 

[Kermit]

I do like a good tournament. Cesaro/Swagger in the final?

 

[Dan Severn's Moustache]

We know the only reason Henry's in that match.
Nice to see RVD against a big name to get a big win.
Swagger might actually win this, probably not clean though.
Barrett should win as he's bigger atm.

Cesaro doesn't need to be in the tournament though. We found out what the IC Title did to the last Paul Heyman guy, but Cesaro does not need to lose at all.

 

[JoeFromTomsRiver]

Thats a solid bracket. Cesaro-RVD, Sheamus-Barrett, then Cesaro vs. Sheamus w/ Cesaro winning the title shot.

 

[Vageena Hertz]

Vince McMahon looks 20 years younger.

 

[Dan Severn's Moustache]

The Uso war paint is a nice touch.

 

[Kermit]

To hell with what the guy said later on in his life. He was still a role model and he still had a family that he loved.

 

[klunderbunker]

It's hard to believe that his speech was less than a week ago.

 

[JoeFromTomsRiver]

The 10 bell salute gets me every time.

 

[BooCocky]

some of those wrestlers were crying :'(

 

[Vageena Hertz]

Sin Cara looked very upset.

 

[Dan Severn's Moustache]

That promo package was superb.

 

[rbv13]

The tournament looks like it will provide some solid in ring action.

 

[FunKay the Inevitable]

The bit with his daughters was...well, it was hard to sit through. RVD could be just what the spirit needs at this moment.