Topic: Raw 8-20-2016: New Universal Champion

[FreebirdSTF]

Other than doing Reigns/Lesnar II at some point, I don't have any interest in Brock Lesnar in WWE anymore. 

[CJC]

Huh?? HHH has been behind Kevin Owens from the second he hired him. HHH loves KO.

In real life yes, in storyine not so much

[dam skippy]

Is this a ploy by HHH to keep his NXT guys upfront.  I know he doesn't have final say, but he has the right ears listening.

[FreebirdSTF]

I was going to do a whole thing on this, but haven't yet.

While I am not crazy about Triple H being in the spotlight to that level to end that match, I am going to give it a chance.  Either way it potentially sets up some interesting things going forward.

[FATSEXY]

I was going to do a whole thing on this, but haven't yet.

While I am not crazy about Triple H being in the spotlight to that level to end that match, I am going to give it a chance.  Either way it potentially sets up some interesting things going forward.

How many fuckin times does WWE get to spectacularly fuck up everything before the last of the "wait and see" fans give up? This is what is interesting to me, motherfuckers.

[Zandrax]

I was going to do a whole thing on this, but haven't yet.

While I am not crazy about Triple H being in the spotlight to that level to end that match, I am going to give it a chance.  Either way it potentially sets up some interesting things going forward.

I mentioned on this week's podcast. I'm by no means defending it, but this is just what they do. Their heel champion is a handpicked guy by management and is allied with the authority figures. It's been that way for 18 years and it's not ending.

[Prime]

I mentioned on this week's podcast. I'm by no means defending it, but this is just what they do. Their heel champion is a handpicked guy by management and is allied with the authority figures. It's been that way for 18 years and it's not ending.

I know you're not defending it, but that, as you described, is the whole root of my problem with it. It's time to let that go.

[FreebirdSTF]

My hope is that Triple H's involvement with the title will be minimal aside from gifting Owens the win.  It's not clear even if Trips has any actual power right now as Steph is commissioner and Mick is GM.  I am looking forward to Raw next week to see which way this thing is going.

[Prime]

Trips is still COO, isn't he? I haven't heard anything different.

[FreebirdSTF]

I haven't heard, but he wasn't around for the big shakeup.  It's kind of up in the air IMHO. I don't believe I heard commentary refer to him in that manner on Monday, but I could be mistaken. 

[Pebble.2.0]

Stay classy ESPN, making fun of Kevin Owens' kid for being proud of his dad


https://twitter.com/aminespn/status/771018544255410177


FTR - worst comment I've ever seen regarding the author of the tweet


"I don't think this would be getting the same reaction if a white guy said it. It's a little Islamophobic, maybe not malicious, but definitely some unconscious bias. sorry guys, just stating the truth." - Internet fag

[FreebirdSTF]

Dude double-downed on the criticism too.  What a goof.