DJM Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Another really run of the mill show was lifted by Kalisto's shocking US Title win and Lesnar throwing some people around. Â The "one vs. all" main event that was essentially Reigns vs. Owens was ridiculous. As was the fact that when it came time for "all" to attack Roman, several people just vanished! Â The opening segment was a mess again. Vince is done. Put the bullet in his head. I did notice that. The Wyatts just seemed to wonder off. I guess that they did not want Brock throwing them around, leading me to believe that they are going the route of having the Wyatts eliminate Brock from the Rumble and Lesnar/Wyatt at Mania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambulance Chaser Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 That Del Rio vs Kalisto match was my favourite thing on Raw for ages, good promo by Del Rio beforehand, showed some passion finally, really good match and the underdog victory for a feel good moment. Â Great stuff, Kalisto could be a star I reckon, the people are genuinely behind him, seems a decent, humble sort of guy, stick him in more underdog matches against big guys and watch the merchandise fly off the shelves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakashi Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 It was so obvious that they had absolutely no idea what that main event was supposed to be. They came up with a name and then didn't have time to devise a match. So it was essentially a shit singles match with a run in. They're running on about 10 failures for every one successful story/angle/segment. At least the women are finally doing something decent. Amazing what happens when you get rid of Paige and the Bellas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted January 12, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted January 12, 2016 Great stuff, Kalisto could be a star I reckon, the people are genuinely behind him, seems a decent, humble sort of guy, stick him in more underdog matches against big guys and watch the merchandise fly off the shelves. Let's see if he drops it back on Smackdown before we get excited! Â Amazing what happens when you get rid of Paige and the Bellas. "Bella" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted January 12, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) What are the odds on WWE bringing back Mysterio for a short run and giving Kalisto a rub at Mania? Probably very unlikely, but haven't there been rumours about WWE trying to bring him back? If his knees can handle it, a nice little match with Kalisto could be decent. Lord knows they could do with another big-ish name for the event and it could raise Kalisto's profile too. Â Plus they can finally do that mask record thing they've supposedly wanted to do at Mania, whatever that was about. Edited January 12, 2016 by PunkStep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Benno Posted January 12, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted January 12, 2016 He has a two year contract with Lucha Underground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony1234 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Everyone sat through a 15 minute chin lock waiting for Brock to turn up, could have been so different. Brock comes in rescues Reigns from the beat down and then says I'm saving you to the main event of WM.  The whole Vince authority stuff now is just FFWD now, it is just a rehash of everything done in the last few years, even New Day have been ruined and god knows what Jericho is meant to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted January 12, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) My wee cousin bloody loves Kalisto, so I'm hoping he does well. Like my cousin, kids will probably want to buy his shit if he's given a decent shot. Edited January 12, 2016 by ColinBollocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted January 12, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted January 12, 2016 Definitely. People are still buying Sin Cara's shit, and he's been A) rotten and B) pretty much treated as such too. Imagine how many masks Kalisto will shift with a nice guided push. The number of upsides he has compared to both Sin Cara's is extensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambulance Chaser Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 That spike Hurricanrana is a thing of beauty. Â Bloody Jericho is soul destroying now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted January 12, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted January 12, 2016 That spike Hurricanrana is a thing of beauty.  That's the thing about Kalisto that he has over Mysterio — he has stuff in his arsenal that makes him look like it would actually put someone down for the count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.E Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 For some reason I've had it in my head that WWE have been wanting to push him for a little while, with the win over Ryback recently and then the following saves Ryback made for him in the following shows, so Sin Cara going down might have been a blessing for WWE.He's a solid worker, and has all sorts of crazy things in the bag to use as/when he needs it. He'd be a decent upper-mid card guy to have about for a while. Â Then again Del Rio will probably muller him on Smackdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted January 12, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) Oh he's definitely been groomed as heir apparent to Rey after their Mistico project failed, that's for sure. He is perfect to step into his boots, much more than Sin Cara. Speaks English, works the crowd well, draws sympathy, YOU CAN SEE HIS FUCKING EYES, doesn't have his mouth covered with his mask so his promos don't sound like the original Smackdown theme. Plus his music is much more catchy than the dreary Enigma-sounding theme that was based on Mistico's theme in Mexico. Edited January 12, 2016 by PunkStep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Statto Posted January 12, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) Yeah, I think a Kalisto singles push has been bubbling under for a while, at very least since the big spot at TLC and subsequent Slammy Award. Sin Cara's injury has actually come at quite a convenient time I think, although I suppose they could have done an injury angle with del Rio taking him out to advance the feud with Kalisto, or similar. I think Sin Cara's days in the company might be numbered, now. Â By the way, ESPN have just announced that the National Championship game gained the 3rd highest rating in the network's history, so the Raw rating might be a little bit ugly. (It was much better than Raw too. And the good guys won.) Edited January 12, 2016 by Statto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.E Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Have the obligatory feud with Sin Cara when he comes back, leading to Mask vs Mask or something, (Thats forgetting this Sin Cara has been unmasked previously by the old Sin Cara), then fire him or something. Â I used to feel bad for Sin Cara (the new one) as he seemed to be the better of the 2 Cara's.......although he looks shite recently, like in all areas, his body shape, his effort in the ring, everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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