WWE RAW 23rd of May 2011 - LIVE Discussion

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Tonight on RAW we will get all the fallout from Over The Limit PPV.

John Cena's feud with The Miz will be over and both will look to move in new directions. Alberto Del Rio seems primed to get the next shot at the title. The Miz's next opponent is more difficult to determine but we should find out what direction he will go on this show. Who will they feud with next?

Nexus again had difficulty and we have to wonder how much longer that group will stay together. Will Otunga & McGillicuty get a shot at the tag team titles now that Ryan and Punk failed in their quest?

Lawler finally beat Cole and we should find out what role Cole will play on RAW in the coming months. Will it be back as an announcer or will it be in some other role?

R-Truth managed to defeat Rey Mysterio and received a lot of heat from the fans. Will this feud continue for another month?

Brie Bella managed to retain her Divas title after a switch with Nikki. Who will get the next shot at the title and what role will Kharma play on RAW?

All that and much more will happen on RAW this week.

Post your thoughts before, during and after RAW in this thread.

 

[Andrew]

Well RAW isn't until tomorrow but here's some of my thoughts.

Miz will claim he got screwed, I'd like to see a 5 or 6 man scramble happen. We need something fresh because I cannot think who Miz can face other than Cena. Rey and Truth should and will continue their feud; Del Rio could be against Cena but Miz cannot be left off the card at all.

Nexus/ShowKane will continue on and I hope Cole will reveal as the GM sometime soon, that shit has gone for too long.

I feel the Divas won't get much of a mention besides Kharma coming out to destroy once again, would love to hear a promo.

I'm hoping the US title gets a mention and maybe a tag match here n there, i don't see much happening besides a few promos and shaping up for CP

 

[Troy]

I struggle to come up with a good opponent for The Mizs next feud because the only big face other than Cena is Mysterio and he is involved with Truth. Morrison's injury messed up some short term plans but the long term feud with Truth should be all the better for it. I actually think we might see The Miz have a short feud with Alex Riley. Miz will say that he has now contested him two title wins and so he will dump him, Riley will be annoyed since all he was trying to do was help and from that they can book a one month feud until there is another face for him to challenge.

Cole I see staying away from the announce booth and a role as either a manager of GM would work well. Lawler and Matthews can carry RAW fine on their own and we may even see JR back calling RAW.

I would like to see Otunga and McGillicutty challenge ShowKane for the titles. I think that this is the end of Nexus, although I have said that so many times in the past few months I don't even believe myself, and splitting them up into two teams would work well.

I was confused as to why Kharma didn't make an appearance on the PPV, my only idea is that WWE didn't want to give her a PPV payday this early. I see Kharma taking out more Divas but I want it to lead somewhere like a PPV match being booked or even just a Kharma promo would be nice.

 

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So King comes out and was happy about beating Cole... No Cole tonight. So then Hart comes out begins to talk, as he is talking R-Truth comes out and the fans boo loudly, R-Truth cuts a solid promo, and then Cena comes out. Cena ask's whats up? R-Truth says his conspiracy is John Cena himself, then ranted and about it. RAW GM chimes in and it is set tag team main event. CM Punk and R-Truth vs Rey Mysterio and John Cena.

Big Show and Kane was all chilling by Alberto's car, and both Ricardo and Alberto got mad. So I guess tag team match is next with the new nexus for the tag titles. K down with that.

 

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So the Nexus can not win last night? But they can win tonight, kind of don't understand that, and if Del Rio was mad at the Big Show, wouldn't you think Del Rio to come out. What ever at least the tag belts are on an actual tag team.

 

[Chase]

So Swagger wins in a squash match, and as he is celebrating Evan Bourne kicks him. Ok? Dunno where they are going with this, but we will have to wait and see. Michael Cole has entered the building.

 

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Nice split between A-Ri and Miz,A-Ri was so over, so much for him being a heel on SD, heck with that kind of pop he is well on his way. Not to mention his exposure to being with the Miz, people will identify him easily. Hopefully there is a feud to build off this. Eight man divas tag match next.. Heels vs Face.

 

[Chase]

My dad brought up a good point. He said and I quote... "I think Kharma was crying in the ring because she just wants to be accepted with all the divas".

I am still confused by it not going to be mad at it just yet, but kind is like. Why make her like a monster if she is going to breakdown like that. Like I said I am confused.

 

[Troy]

Just got home and I see that Kofi Kingston is coming out to a huge pop.

Drew McIntyre coming out to face him.

 

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Reading the earlier results and the opening segment seemed really long. Good for Truth to get time in the ring with guys like Bret and then Cena. Truth & Punk vs. Cena & Mysterio with Bret as guest ref would be a good mainevent.

I called it last night that McGillicutty & Otunga would challenge for the titles, glad they won it.

Jack Swagger beats Bourne but then Bourne gets a kick back in after the match, maybe a feud between those two.

I like that Riley got the better over Miz, turns him face and I want them to have a PPV match.

Kharma crying is odd, I like your dad's thinking Chase, that she wants to be accepted.

 

[Troy]

Good television match between Kingston and McIntyre. McIntyre looked strong but Kofi came back and got the win. Ziggler, with bleached blonde hair, was watching the match backstage with Vickie. Looks like a US title feud is in the works between those two.

Nexus celebrating backstage with their new belts.

Cole on commentary is much better than before, he is much calmer.

 

[Chase]

Anyways the match between Kofi and Drew was good. Kofi pulled out the SOS again, long time seeing that move. Anyways decent match it was good to watch, more highlights of Show getting hit by the car.

 

[Troy]

I hadn't seen those Show highlights before so I guess that they are running an injury angle with him that will keep him out for some time. Not sure where Del Rio can go from here in terms of who he can feud with.

Randy "Macho Man" Savage video.

 

[Troy]

Fantastic video by WWE, that is one thing they always do well. The Macho Man chant from the crowd was great as well.

 

[Chase]

Nice tribute to the Macho Man... Ohhhhh yeaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

That was a nice one not going to lie wish it went longer. Main event time!