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Tonight, on the probably depressing With Leather WWE Raw open discussion thread:
It was all about the “Money” in Philadelphia last night, and Damien Sandow and Randy Orton found themselves rolling in riches when they won their respective Money in the Bank Ladder Matches. With the two devious Superstars declaring open season on the World Titles, how soon before they make their plays for championship gold? And how soon before Paul Heyman faces the music with CM Punk? Here are five things to watch out for on a game-changing Raw. (via WWE.com)
Our five-point preview:
1. As the headline mentioned, friendship and love are dead. At Money In The Bank, Rhodes Scholars broke up, Dolph and AJ broke up (more or less) and Paul Heyman turned on CM Punk. Tonight, The Shield gets into an argument on WWE Active and decides to stop being friends.
2. John Cena will show up and be all THE CHAMP IS HERE, and somebody will show up and attack him to set up the next PPV match, because this is always what happens always always.
3. Randy Orton will exchange his briefcase for a heart, and will spend the rest of his career smiling and having a personality. Remember that time he did a jumping toe-touch and a fist pump after RKOing Mark Henry? It’ll be like that, but every episode.
4. Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes will start the best feud ever. Alternately: Cody Rhodes will instantly become a WWE babyface, call Damien Sandow gay for wearing pink panties and start chopping at his own dick whilst yelling about mustache rides. One or the other.
5. The Wyatt Family is going to do something awesome. Do not let your friends be the “I don’t see what the big deal about the Wyatt Family is” or “meh, I’m underwhelmed!” guys, because stuff like this doesn’t come around every cycle.
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Enjoy the show, everybody.
Anyone else bugged by the fact that Bray “blows out” and electric lantern?
Summerslam is all about the big vs little. Punk/Lesnar, Bryan/Cena, Zgis/BigE, AJ/Thorazine. Gonna be a great show
I’m not trying to piss on anybody’s parade, but I don’t think the SS match is finished yet. I think we’re gonna see some combination of Vince/Vickie get Ryback involved and turn the match into a Triple Threat – it makes too much sense. Adding Ryback lets you keep both Cena and Bryan as faces, and protects Cena if the decision is made to put Bryan over.
I was really hoping WWE would use the 5 second delay and have Cena overdubbed to say ‘TRIPLE H’ to get that reaction.
I hope Cena realizes that he has now become the very thing he’s fought against all these years: The Odds.
What an amazing Raw!
Honestly, why can’t we get more Raw’s like this? We got lots of good wrestling and storylines progressed. Honestly, just copy and paste this Raw’s format and do it again. and again and again. Until the end of time.
It was a fun throwback to see Jericho and RVD in the ring together tonight but I hope WWE doesn’t make it a habit booking matches to take place underwater.
I just re-watched the Bray Wyatt promo….and I suggest you all to do the same.
Brilliant. upon second viewing, it’s clear to me that he was pretty much talking directly to Kane, and even mentions The Undertaker in the subtlest of ways.
Wyatt Family vs. Brothers Of Destruction at Summerslam looks even more plausible in my eyes.
BOD vs. Wyatt Family with Kane bald and sheeping up turning Hell in a Cell into Kane Wyatt vs. Daniel Bryan
Just had a Rawgasm. YES! YES! YES!
I came back to 2377 comments, so good job Withleather Community.
Team Rocket breaking up gave me the same feeling I would get if my parents told me they were divorcing on Christmas.
Such a depressing breakup, but so…so…anybody got another tissue?
Commentary singing Ziggler’s praises as if it’s something new…
I’ve never been so hyped for a Velocity rematch.
How was the crowd on TV? They were loud live but were chanting some really annoying things.
About that.
MY DVR CUT OFF AT 10:05. POOP POOP POOP.
Daniel Bryan is the new Shawn Michaels. Summerslam will be his Wrestlemania 12
Well you’ve got me excited for the next two hours if I haven’t already missed it.
Guys. Guys. I’m watching it on my DVR now and just…just watching the crowd. It’s beautiful.
Same here and wow…that was really great
Here is my super mark prediction for Summer Slam : Daniel Bryan beats Cena, Orton cashes in, Bryan then beats him, holds the title longer than CM Punk.
The first born negotiated herself and extra hour somehow tonight, so I missed the Wyatt segment until just now – wow. Just – wow. And for those of you fretting over the ‘what’s – I don’t think you’ll hear them much anymore. That was too good.
Is it just me or is WWE starting to get really good?
It might be on a bit of an upswing. But we’ve still got the three-headed McMahon beast looming over all proceedings, so it’s difficult to be too optimistic.
I’m going back to watch Bray Wyatt, Punk/Heyman and Daniel Bryan.
Vince McMahon’s reaction to the whole Deadspin controversy was incredulous ramblings, for example: “WHAT THE HELL IS REDDIT?! YEAH I READ IT! I READ FOLEY’S BOOK! I READ JERICHO’S BOOK! I READ THEM ALL!”
With that, I’ll show my self out. G’night!
If Orton tries to cash in on DBry and the rumors are true…I WALK ALOOOONE?
So do they play off of Bryan and HHH’s argument a few weeks ago? Play up the fact that HHH is now in charge of the company, doesn’t want Bryan to be a star, and sends his former stablemates after him?
You know what? A reunited Evolution against Daniel Bryan could genuinely be interesting.
I could dig that. A heel Orton with a heel Batista as his enforcer or something. It gives another obstacle for Bryan to overcome, and adds a little more juice to the inevitable vindication..maybe at ‘mania?
The winner and NEW WWE Champion….DANIEL BRYAN!
If I hear that at SummerSlam I will buy every PPV for the next 5 years.
Next month of Raw:
Austin, TX
Australia
Green Bay
Sacramento
We could be headed for a month of beard and goat jokes running down WithLeather’s boy, but the crowds to overcome it. Austin seems it may be smart. No idea about Australia. Green Bay may have Chicago fans, and Sacramento is at least always loud.
Will be at the Sacramento show
GN – sorry, you’re right. 5:30 a.m. here and that was a stupid error on my part. What’s worse is I used to work near Green Bay a few months a year.
It may be more Sioux Falls like.
Don’t think so. I think that “decision” segment set it up as a face-face matchup. The dynamic w Rock was because trash-taking is Rock’s schtick.
If it was Milwaukee, I would agree. Green Bay is quite a hike for Chicagoans.
i got home from work around 9:45. i panicked for about 5 minutes when i couldn’t find the remote. never found it, and had to stream the whole thing. tuned in right before they showed the footage from heyman walking out last night.
i was able to catch that entire segment- which i can’t even begin to react to. it was magical and i need to watch it 3 times over.
triple h, still just a miserable scumbag. tonight felt extra awful- like he knew to use the internet’s worst impression of him as punishment for today’s news about the leaks.
i had to get some work done during the rvd/y2j match. it was on in the background, and sounded like it was really fantastic. everything i saw on twitter suggested otherwise.
missed the beginning of cena’s segment, and jumped right back in as he said he was letting the crowd decide. i can’t help but imagine i did really well here.
but my god, that became one of the most powerful, moving moments i’ve ever witnessed in wrestling.
daniel bryan was not out there yelling a catch phrase. he, and every one in attendance were celebrating his success through the simplicity of the only word needed. daniel bryan is headlining summerslam for the wwe title. yes.
and loses to Cena in 16 seconds
Okay, so I get a nice Steak & Shake Meal (happy hour what WHAT!), I see the AWESOMENESS that was Pacific Rim AND I see a good Raw show. This week may not suck after all.
I JUST YES’D ALL OVER MYSELF!!!!!!!!!
I can definitely see Bryan winning the title, Orton cashing in and him and Bryan going another 20 minutes to cement him as a monster beating Orton, but leading to the heel Randy feud for a few months.
I should really read more comments before making my own which end up just copying other posters.
It would be his “beat The Rock & Stone Cold in the same night”
this would be monumentally huge, AND I could see this happening…
Bryan making him fail a MIB cashing will snap him into heel mode.
That would be amazing, totally should happen.
Would cement legend status. That’s the kind of shit Cole would bring up for years.
That would literally be the best thing to ever happen.
He’s one of two guys on the roster with the talent/desire to do it…the other one is fighting an actual goddamn MMA world champion
I totally agree
All Cena promos will be about mismatched socks, since has no odds to overcome this month.
More Star Wars analogies!!
In two weeks we’re not going to give a shit about how artfully the WWE pulled off this announcement. We ARE going to give a shit about how Daniel Bryan is about to main event SummerSlam for the WWE title. Focus.
Cena vs. Bryan. Punk vs. Lesnar. Wyatts vs. Brothers Of Destruction. The Shield vs. Mark Henry. Cody vs. Sandow. Summerslam is going to rule so hard, guys.
You left out Ziggler vs. Big E.
Seriously though. Just imagine. Daniel Bryan. Beating JOHN CENA. At SummerSlam. In the Staples Center. He stares at the title, hops on the ropes, and the entire arena is chanting YES! Fade to black. IMAGINE.
fort kickass almost turned my happy tears into sad tears.
Awwwwhawhaw. That’s sadistic. Utterly sadistic.
Reality: the arena is chanting YES then everyone hears voices in their head, punt kick, new champ
Remember when Cena “gifted” Ryback a title shot and wouldn’t shut up about it, even in the face of logic? Get ready for the sequel.
I have very little to no complaints at all. That was best the best RAW of 2013. Period.
Here’s hoping DBry pulls a Punk and kicks Orton straight in the head, then runs through the crowd YES’ing after winning at SummerSlam.
If Vince McMahon can look at the end of that segment and not see that he has his future #1 top of the heap guy for the next X number of years and finally start easing Cena out of that top rung, then I just don’t know anymore.
Whenever I think of Vince and Bryan, I think of the Grinch waiting on Whoville to cry and being confused by the reaction except Vince never figures it out.
So true. I just said that to a friend of mine. Vince might be beside himself, befuddled that Daniel Bryan is his next The Guy, but the fact remains.
Guys I’m legit rewinding it to watch John Cena announce it over and over.
Same here.
GIF PARTY!
THE SYSTEM WORKS, GUYS! THE SYSTEM WORKS!
Time for two new episodes of Regular Show.
I think overall this was a pretty terrific Raw. Wyatt Family promo/attack, Punk/Lesnar/Heyman awesomeness and Daniel Bryan with a WWE title match at one of the big 4 PPVs. I can go to bed now. Extremely tired but happy.
I don’t think Brooklyn Brawler will ever get his chance :(
And with that, I’m going to rewatch select segments on PST time with a cup of ice cream and a warm smile.
“Hey, guys, what about me?” – Curtis Axel
Bryan wins the belt, becomes biggest thing ever, helps facilitate Orton heel turn while he holds MITB briefcase, WIN WIN WIN. It’s right there!
Holy crap, did cena go the whole night without making a gay joke?
Fear not, he did say that cole wrestled like a girl. And I don’t think he meant the Naomi kind.
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I think you meant +Baseketball. That’s okay, I got your back.
+Basketball
Darren Young was robbed!
the Summerslam Discussion Thread is going to be special.