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[Hunter Rider]

 

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[AndrewGilkison]

That's right, hmmmm, this would be a really intriguing twist, and huge for Jacob.

There'd been talk of Giulia vs Jade, they could go that way if they want to hold off on Charlotte vs Jade, and of course while they're waiting for Bianca to return.

I don't know why they're going back to 3 hours! but that definitely requires a big influx of women from NXT, bare minimum 5.

Probably Bron vs Gunther once Bron turns face further down the line.

More commercials, basically.

This is why WCW Monday Nitro went to 3 hours in the first place, and why RAW went to 3 hours. They are already paying the 6 figures for live TV and they already got all the equipment there at the building, so the cost for producing live TV doesn't really go up when you add an extra hour, but an extra hour of commercial breaks does generate extra revenue. So its a business decision, basically.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Tonight's Raw line-up.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Good opening match between Rhea and Asuka, not quite as good as their main event a few months back, but their chemistry is on point, and Asuka needed that win.

Heyman is so good, just a couple of backstage segments, but he makes everything feel important.

Becky!

 

[Hunter Rider]

Becky is gold, she's doing everything she can to get Maxxine over, and Maxxine is trying her best, the promo was OK but not exactly natural.

 

[Hunter Rider]

That Bron vignette promo was great!

 

[Hunter Rider]

Nikki Bella is a throwback in the worst way, she engages neanderthal man brain like the days when being hot was the only way a woman was valued in wrestling, because she looks fantastic but the promos are awful and the in-ring isn't much better. And I can't take her "legend" stuff seriously, the attempts at retconning her and Michelle McCool's history is cringeworthy.

 

[Hunter Rider]

The Gunther that stole Christmas!

 

[Hunter Rider]

They got those graphics muddled earlier, the Women's World title match is next week along with the World Tag Team title match, and Becky vs Maxxine is January 6th? Surely they need to add a submission stipulation to that match.

 

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[Hunter Rider]

Bayley vs Roxy had the right outcome, the seeds of discontent between Raquel, Liv and Roxy are being sewn, even though I don't think that pays off for a while yet, and Bayley gets a much needed win with a bit of development for her crazy gimmick.

Solid tag team main event, Punk and Rey were really over so it gave Theory's win a bit of extra kick, and while pinning Punk would have been bigger for him, they weren't going to book that finish so close to the World title match.

 

[AndrewGilkison]

From what I saw of Theory tonight, he hasn't really improved or changed much of his game outside of getting a new buzz cut and using Seth's finisher and stealing his 2015 pants. I don't think this angle is going to catapult him to main event status like WWE hopes it will.

 

[TheVileOne]

From what I saw of Theory tonight, he hasn't really improved or changed much of his game outside of getting a new buzz cut and using Seth's finisher and stealing his 2015 pants. I don't think this angle is going to catapult him to main event status like WWE hopes it will.

It wouldn't surprise me if Theory gets cut next year. The dude is Curtis Axel levels of bland.

 

[Hunter Rider]

I don't think the in-ring is the issue with Theory, it's whether the storyline is going to see him tap into some personality that fans click with.

 

[Lobo]

I hope the best for Theory. I think he should have been a face when he returned, but we'll see how this works out. I'm still certain he'll be revealed as a double agent working for Seth.

 

[Lobo]

Looks like Trick Williams will be heading to Smackdown from what I'm reading.

 

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[Dr. Evil]

Hopefully it's limited to actors from the show doing backstage segments. I feel like out of all of the cast, Gaten Matarazzo fits in the best.

 

[Lobo]

 

[Hunter Rider]

Poor Solo, always getting the finishers gang bang!

 

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[Hunter Rider]

50 and as fine as ever! Merry Trishmas!

 

[Lobo]

Poor Solo, always getting the finishers gang bang!

Imo a few years from now Solo is going to be a popular face. He's got more charisma than either of his brothers.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Imo a few years from now Solo is going to be a popular face. He's got more charisma than either of his brothers.

I can definitely see Solo getting over as a face, he's got a real funny side that they've only scratched the surface of.

It was like last night on NXT, Ariana and Stax lost to the LFG duo in the Christmas chaos match, but they pulled a Chelsea and Cardona, by getting more over in defeat by leaning into the silliness and just being the entertaining butt of the jokes.