The Official UKFF RAW thread (part 2)...

[The King of Old School]

10 minutes ago, MVP RULZ said:

It definitely should have just been left at 4 v 4 it made perfect sense but seen as it seemingly is now going to be 5 v 5 the only logical person to add to OG Bloodline that fits the story and doesn't just shoehorn someone in is Cody and then I'd have to guess KO would be the only person who really fits the bill to be the 5th for Solos Bloodline team.

Next weeks show has been taped already, so the spoilers are out there to who the 5th man of each team might be, if anybody really wanted to find them!

[DavidB6937]

4 minutes ago, d-d-d-dAz said:

Adding Seth Rollins to this would be an act of utter insanity. I can't believe it's even an option.

After Mania, nothing would surprise me.

[d-d-d-dAz]

Just now, DavidB6937 said:

After Mania, nothing would surprise me.

I just read next weeks Raw spoilers.

I don't know what an anti jizz is, but I suspect @Supremo is dealing with the aftermath as we speak.

[TheScarlettChad]

It'll be 

Spoiler

CM Punk

 

[Supremo]

I hate it. I hate it with all my heart. The one time War Games had a brilliant, organic reason to happen, and they still managed to turn it into the shittest, most contrived rubbish possible.

It doesn’t need to be five-on-five. It makes no difference. If anything, four-on-four just means less time for Michael Cole to scream, “THE MATCH HASN'T STARTED! NONE OF THIS MATTERS!”

At a push, if it had to be five-on-five, I’d have rather had Cody and Owens involved. Or have The Rock act as a the Belle of the Ball, and you don’t know which side he’s on until he comes out.

But Seth? Fucking SETH?!

The worst post-nut despair of all time.

[d-d-d-dAz]

Only way to make it in any way acceptable is if Solo's fifth man is The Rock and - like at Wrestlemania - Seth is written out immediately after trying to attack him.

Seriously. What a disaster. This feels like an all time fumble, all because some dweeb thinks having 5 matters. Shite.

Edited November 12, 2024 by d-d-d-dAz

[DavidB6937]

1 minute ago, d-d-d-dAz said:

Seriously. What a disaster. This feels like an all time fumble.

So, it's definitely shit and utterly pointless. Completely get that.

But in the grand scheme of things, will it actually ruin anything? Will the crowd actually shit all over it because of a fifth man on each side?

I haven't read any social media responses because I don't hate myself but even Mania seemed to work and be successful and if they could turn all that around, I'm not sure this is going to have a massive impact on the delivery of the storyline/match.

So while some of us don't see this as necessary or whatever else, I think 'all time fumble' is probably a little drastic at this point. Only time will tell.

[The King of Old School]

10 minutes ago, d-d-d-dAz said:

Seriously. What a disaster. This feels like an all time fumble, all because some dweeb thinks having 5 matters. Shite.

It's really bizarre, only last year they did a War Games match with 4v4 for the Women's one.

Why anyone is thinking this match especially needs a 5th man each is beyond me, 

[Arch Stanton]

I haven't seen Raw yet, so don't know how much has been given away or not, but is it looking like Bronson Reed would likely be the fifth man for Solo's team? Because I don't hate the idea of him being an honorary member of that gang, and the idea of his feud with Seth crossing over into this match would not be the worst thing. 

I'm looking for positives here, I obviously hate Seth being involved.

[RedTwoster]

5 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said:

I haven't seen Raw yet, so don't know how much has been given away or not, but is it looking like Bronson Reed would likely be the fifth man for Solo's team? Because I don't hate the idea of him being an honorary member of that gang, and the idea of his feud with Seth crossing over into this match would not be the worst thing. 

I'm looking for positives here, I obviously hate Seth being involved.

They’ve not confirmed Seth, and to be honest, I viewed it as that booking trope of trying to find a partner, but having everyone refuse until the real partner shows up. I hadn’t considered Bronson Reed being on the other side, and I see the logic of putting him in a match like that, where he can cause maximum carnage.

I suppose the issue is that if Seth were to pin Bronson or vice versa, it doesn’t really resolve or advance anything in the Bloodline feud; which is why I’m still expecting Rock involvement. But we’ll see. And maybe ‘not advancing anything’ is the point, giving them scope to prolong the story and have a match where the losing group is forced to break up or something. 

[The King of Old School]

One plus from this episode was Damien Priest, thought he was fantastic in that segment with Gunther.

[RedTwoster]

33 minutes ago, The King of Old School said:

One plus from this episode was Damien Priest, thought he was fantastic in that segment with Gunther.

Before his World title run, I’d never have thought he had it in him to become as good as he has. He really rose to the plate in his role as champion, and simultaneously elevated both the title and his own place on the card. 

[DavidB6937]

Yep another fan here of Priest's work this week. I hope he's kept away from JD and Rhea for a while and just let him develop into his own man because he's got the confidence now and I think he can really settle into that role without all the other shenanigans holding him back. Although I doubt that'll happen.

[The King of Old School]

Priest vs Breaker for the IC would be a banger for Mania I feel.

[RedTwoster]

1 hour ago, DavidB6937 said:

Yep another fan here of Priest's work this week. I hope he's kept away from JD and Rhea for a while and just let him develop into his own man because he's got the confidence now and I think he can really settle into that role without all the other shenanigans holding him back. Although I doubt that'll happen.

If the rumours are true about Netflix wanting Reigns, Cody and Punk on Raw (…even though across most of the world they also have the rights for Smackdown) I would imagine Priest would be a leading contender to be the face of Smackdown, which may well keep him away from his former stablemates.