WWE Monday Night Raw Discussion: IC Title Tourney First Round
Written by Lex on November 24th, 2008 in Live Discussion, Raw, WWE.
It’s time for another edition of Monday Night Raw, and I couldn’t be more geeked! OK, I lied. I just wanted to see if I could actually use the word “geeked” here, but it just doesn’t work. I can’t believe people use ridiculous phrases like “I’m so geeked.”
On the bright side, tonight’s Raw will actually do something no Raw has done in a long time: spotlight the Intercontinental Title. There’s going to be the first round of a tournament to decide the number one contender for William Regal’s IC Strap–I’m excited about the concept.
Also, Rey Mysterio and HBK will face the Miz and Morrison in a tag match, and some guy named John Cena will return to the show.
Discuss Raw here.
November 24th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Really not looking froward to all the ra ra Cena stuff where gonna see tonight.
November 24th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
lol, Boston is Cena’s hometown?
I hate when WWE lies
anyway my storyline to write HBK off WWE is at wrestlemania 26 beating HHH for the WWE title and retiring as champ, leaving a tournament to decide the new champion
I dont know how I got on that subject, but the point is that tournaments are great
November 24th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
who here is going to shit on that opening segment? that was very good and it didnt waist 20 minutes like it would have a few years ago
November 24th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
I liked the way it started with Shane walking in and heading right to the stage but the stuff with Stephanie just came out of no where.
November 24th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Tonight, I’m going to keep track of where Raw goes wrong. So far, so good.
November 24th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
RAW needs to put JBL with Cole
that would make it a hell of a lot better to watch and Lawler as a heel is my fav announcer ever so I am not biased
November 24th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Kennedy??
Who is this KENNEDY they speak of???
November 24th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
all jokes aside…as a black guy…I don’t feel too comfortable with this segment…
just sayin it…
November 24th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
what the hell? Kiddy segment
Its not as bad as a Cena promo so dont shit on this to badly
November 24th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Well we can list Mr. Kennedy as another wrestler to grow facial hair
November 24th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Face Kennedy is fucking terrible. Terrible. Rip that mic out of his hand.
November 24th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
wow that kennedy segment was dumb as fuck.
November 24th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Yeah, I think I’m gonna turn Raw off now.
November 24th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
SO is it safe to conclude that Raw went bad between the 9:27 & 9:31 pm Eastern time?
November 24th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Slammy returns? Nice!
November 24th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Wow @ another 3 hour raw…
November 24th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
what kind of tournament doesnt have brackets? Show us the brackets!!!!
November 24th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Wow…this doesn’t look good for Kofi
November 24th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
I HATE it when matches end like that
November 24th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
lol @ Pat Paterson having his back stretched around long steel pipe…
lmfao
November 24th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
CM Punk vs Kofi would be a great finals for the IC title
November 24th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Cena will end out RAW if the triple threat match will be the 1st hr main event
November 24th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
If I remember correctly, the ratings went up for the Raw following this years Royal Rumble when Cena returned. Think the same will happen again?
November 24th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
no homo, but Orton has been working out
November 24th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
I say Jericho wins somehow, I don’t see them doing another Batista/Cena match until WM25
November 24th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
lol @ Orton’s cyborg arms
November 24th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Taking a reference from The Office here, never start a sentence with “I dont mean this in a homo way” because the person will take it as homo every time.
November 24th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Jericho is gonna win…I got a feeling the Orton & Batista feud will continue for a while
November 24th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
good call guys. Nice match. I thought they would bury Jericho, but I’m pleasantly surprised.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Goldust!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 24th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
So vince gave Goldust his job back? He didn’t come out to a loud pop. Nor did Cole or King even mark out to his entrance.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Hmmm….Gail Kim & Melina are backstage…
November 24th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
What number return to WWE is Goldust on now? 3rd Return? 4th return?
November 24th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Damn…I thought he was going to do Shattered Dreams…
Haven’t seen that in a long time
November 24th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
I really think ‘Dust was at best when he had the IC title and was feuding with Roddy Piper.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
That Haas commercial could have been wayyy funnier…
November 24th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Damn, just go to show how far I’m out the loop, I had no idea Punk was 1/2 of the tag champs. Who’s his partner? Kofi I hope!
November 24th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
DaTruMeaning would like to wish Snitsky good luck on his future endeavors. May he be the next on Chavo’s list.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Regal doesn’t sound sick
November 24th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Maybe CM Punk can give Snitsky the G2S without breaking his nose this time.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
@ 3rd
yea it’s Kofi
November 24th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Sweet! Any chance of me finding that match on youtube DK?
November 24th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
smh @ Regal aspiring to retire as IC champion. So 2nd place is good enough now?
November 24th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Regal trying to get some respect back for the IC title. I like it.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
It’s a good RAW tonight. Nice pacing, moving storylines forward. Why can’t they do this every week?
November 24th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Ugh why does this fool Mike Knox still have a job in WWE? I just don’t like him. He just gives off too much of an average indy big guy/monster heel with no appealing traits. Same goes for Snitsky.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
what they fuck is HHH doing on RAW with a smile on his face after last night?
This has ruined RAW for the night
November 24th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
because they have to have big dopey heels that the faces can beat.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
ha ha ha
November 24th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
….I’m gonna take an imaginary shit on that promo and hope that Melina & Gail Kim come out for this Diva match
November 24th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
ugh @ that segment
Noble is sooo underused, that could have been his TV time
November 24th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Notice how Shawn his holding up superior copy of SvR not that crappy PS3 or that awful Wii/DS version
November 24th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
did Jillian get more plastic surgery? Her face looks really messed up.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Katey Lea got implants…nice…
Jillian = lil white girl lost…honestly I feel bad for her self-esteem…she is Lil Kim status
November 24th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
“No more Diva matches for me”
-Jsnwwf
Im outie
November 24th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Jillian only has a job there because she can’t sing.
Hey Vince, I can’t roller blade, can I have a job as a guy that always falls when he tries to roller blade? It’ll be totally badass, I promise.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
HAHAHA they fucked up the Melina return
November 24th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
lmFAO @ the screen sayin MELINA!!!
LMFAO
ROFL
November 24th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
Wow they BLEW MY GIRL’S RETURN!!!!
Damn you WWE!!!
November 24th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
When did Melina become a face???
November 24th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
So does this mean my baby momma Gail Kim won’t wreslte tonight
November 24th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
@3rd
Melina became face when she started feuding with Beth Phoenix
It was short-lived tho because just as she was getting over as a face, she got injured.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
man that crowd is DEAD for this crap
November 24th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Candice is horrible!!!!
November 24th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
did Melina get bigger boobies too?
November 24th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
WOW @ Melina’s performance!
Can’t wait to see her in a match against Gail Kim or even Beth
November 24th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
The crowd could care less about Melina and I doubt its because the video ruined her return.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
I didnt notice anything about the video…I even rewinded it. Can someone point out to me what was wrong?
November 24th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
so Cena ripped off the AWA logo for his latest crappy t-shirt? Now that is a lack of respect right there.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Candice’s music went off to Melina’s video
November 24th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
I rarely listen to the crowd reaction. This crowd has been dead all night. However, for any fans of Melina, like myself, that shit was blown.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
Well they’re popping pretty good for Cena
November 24th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Nick–
Ohhhh I aint pay attention to that. I was to fixated on Melina’s hips.
November 24th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Well that was the typical Cena promo…over the top, thanks the fans, calms down, respects the opponent, and ends holding the belt up in the air with more over the top words.
November 24th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
It’s Cena…either he gets massively boo’d or massively cheered
November 24th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
I now remember why I DISLIKE this guy so much
CORNY!
This guy has Zero coolness, Zero
Edge = Cool
Orton = Cool
HHH = Cool, kind of but not as much as he used to be
Heel Kenned = Cool
Batista = not that cool but I can see the appeal
Jericho = not anymore
Undertaker = Cool
Hardy = meh, kinda cool
MVP = cool
CM Punk as a heel = cool
This wack as character is soooooooooo uninteresting
John Cena the Rapper = cool
This mother fucker in the ring right now Isnt
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John Cena = Fucking corny
Smackdown is officially the #1 show now
Goodnight everyone
November 24th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
what is the point of this?
November 24th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Ok so they showed that the champion can completely dominate the number 1 contender before their championship match. So why watch?
November 24th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Next week Kane gets fed to Cena in a 3 min squash
November 24th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
well, that ruined what had been a good show up until then. Cena sucks so much.
November 24th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
I actually was beginning to tolerate Cena this year since his return at the Rumble. Maybe it was because he wasn’t in a main event/championship program for the better part of the year.
November 24th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
Well now that feeling is over Nick, you can go back to hating him like the rest of PWB does!
November 24th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
313rd-
I’m on board with that
November 25th, 2008 at 8:34 am
RAW WAS EPICULAR FAILURE, NO KHALI KISS CAM IS DISSAPOINTMENT. AT LEAST GREAT TECHNICAL WRESTLER GOLDYLOCKS BACK FOR KHALI TO SOON BEAT AND PROVE DOMINANCE BEFORE DESTROYING JOHNNY SEENAR. KHALI SHALL WIN EVERY SLAMMO AND ENTERTAIN WITH HIS HUMBLE SINGING HE SHOULD DUET WITH LILLIAN SCOTT HALL.
November 25th, 2008 at 11:28 am
…and after that last post…I quit
It’s been real guys, thanks for giving me a podcast to enjoy and a forum to discuss something I enjoy. But that last post just killed me in so many ways.
~uno~
November 25th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Tru,
Don’t let some jokester from India ruin your time, lol.
November 25th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE GREATNESS OF KHALI, NO ONE IN WORLD WRESTLING AS BIG OR POWERFULL AS KHALI. Y2 CHRIS JERKO IS NOTHIN, BARTYSTAR NOTHIN, SEE EM SPUNK NOTHIN, THE RANDY ONE NOTHIN, DOCTOR FUCKEMONICS NOTHIN, KHALI GREATER THAN ALL.
November 25th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Tru,
From 06-07 I retired from pwb about 7 times officially and had another 4 unofficial retirements, totalling to 11. Oh and I have been banned twice.
KhaliMark,
How big is Khalis penis, if you are a real mark you will know that head!
November 25th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
HOW DARE U INSULT THE GREAT ONE WITH SUCH QUESTIONS, HE WILL DESTROY YOU WITH HIS ALL WORLD FEARED VICE GRIP.
November 25th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Yes just like Khali destroys a wrestling match everyweek.
November 25th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
khalimark is a joke, no? why is he getting taken seriously?
November 25th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
It’s obviously a joke…but I will say this: it’s a good (online) impersonation of a Great Khali fan from India. Although, I guess it’s not THAT great, since you could simply change “KhaliMark” to “KoslovMark” and say the exact same things about Koslov.
November 25th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Lol, i’ve had enough fun with the KhaliMark gimmick now.
November 25th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
wow I thought i was exagarating a bit then I came across
http://www.khali.info/
highlights include :
The Great Khali is often referred to as “The Strongest Man of India” and has made his country proud on the International Wrestling Scene. He is one of the very few Indians to make it to the International Professional Wrestling scene. The only other Indian currently wrestling professionally is Ritesh Bhalla who wrestles under the name of Sonjay Dutt in the TNA (The Wrestler Sabu is billed as being from India but he is neither an Indian nor has any Indian ancestry)
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The Great Khali is a very gentle and nice person in real life, while wrestling therefore, he has made many friends back stage as well. Some of his friends in the Wrestling industry therefore are:
Viscera:
Viscera the Giant wrestler is also one of Khali’s friends, these two people are good buddies and you can see them in the locker room relaxing together, sometimes both of these guys go out together and when they do, they are the centre of amusement for everyone.
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I can see all you jealous heads ranting about this all over the IWC and Youtube, well listen to this little ones, The Great Khali deserves to be the champion, so live with it. I mean like look at things from a realistic angle, that man can crush anyone to pieces, he actually looks like someone who should be a champion. So stop whining about it just because you’re either jealous that your favorite superstar didn’t win/isn’t getting a title shot or because you are racist towards The Great Khali.
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Vice Grip [The CLAW]
A devastating move by Khali in which he squeezes the skull of the opponent thereby stopping the blood circulation in their skull. Used very frequently as a finisher
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You know what guys, most of the people cannot stand Khali because either of the following points:-
- They are racist.
- They cannot stand anyone taking out their favorite wrestlers.
- They are used to seeing cruiserweights jump around and find a giant wrestler odd.
- They are the same people who think that wrestling sucks
- They are Undertaker’s marks and have been holding a grudge against Khali ever since he squashed The Undertaker.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Khali mark is getting taken seriously because his Khali jokes have now become annoying lectures. Plus he is not really a mark as he does not know Khalis penis size.
Graant,
Sabu is actually Lebanese and he is the nephew of Ed ‘The Sheik’ Farhat, who is also Lebanese. Dont forget that piece of info in a hurry.
November 26th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
LOL, PF.