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Is the media going to make a big deal about the "12th Man" leaving early?

Packers/Colts would be good for...Packers fans. The Colts are not a very good team overall.

I thought "UpperCats" would have been a better name.

I was probably over thinking it, but when I heard the stipulation for Survivor Series, I thought Team Cena would win and someone WORSE than the Authority would come in. Then for WM, HHH gets brought back (reluctantly) - not that he would have changed much in that time, but it would have been an interesting dynamic. Sure Cena brings him back, but smug HHH might still hold a vendetta against him for ousting him. You could still have HHH & The Authority going after Cena (and the faces on that team) for being responsible for what happened in their absence. Leading into Survivor Series, HHH was cutting face promos!

Not sure how I feel about them recycling the KO thing for Steen, when it looked like that's what they wanted to do with Chris Hero.

Well he had no idea what camp he would train with or what weight class. Shouldn't you at least know what weight class you would LIKE to be in? That Fox Sports 1 interview did more harm than good.

Like their "TO-TAL A-NNI-HI-LA-TION" gimmick wasn't awful already.

With JR calling the show in the Tokyo Dome (New Japan, who has teamed up with GFW), any chance that WWE signs him just to keep him away? In a somewhat related note, NJPW is launching their own Network, but currently only online (not through Roku, Apple TV, etc).

You're forgetting the bunny! But in all seriousness, I thought they did a great job. I can't get invested in Bray...just looks like a greasy dude. The ladder bit was pointless but I did enjoy seeing Bray be put through the table. Intrigued by the finish of the divas SS match. Guessing we move on to Nikki v Brie, then Paige getting the winner down the line? Edit - Ziggler beating Cesaro 2-0 in the 2 out of 3 falls match last month makes more sense now.

Great way maximize the appearance, given the fact that the Network was free this month.

When Wyatt does his spider walk thing, has anyone ever thought of just kicking him? If his head turned like in The Exorcist, I can understand being scared. But the reactions are just silly.

Would it be better to have Reigns v Cena at WM? The rumor was that they might not sign Lesnar when his deal is up, which might mean Cena beats him at the Rumble, and passing the torch to Reigns at WM...

In addition to Lucha Underground, Del Rio will also sign with TNA in 2015.

And as to the outrage being displayed by some people because of his season ending? Dude got paid to not play for 12 weeks...he will be just fine.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Rickymex" data-cite="Rickymex" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Cena is the ultimate heel who runs the WWE in secret and everybody is beneath him.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I mean, I don't have a dog in the fight either way - I only watch the PPVs on the network, plus the odd show here and there. Don't have cable, so can't watch the weekly shows. Just seems like an odd way of booking the go home show.</p><p> </p><p> As for the NXT vs WWE divas match, that would be pretty cool. Especially the heels/faces working together - I'm sure tempers would flare, leading to developments in their respective shows. THAT would be a good way of trying to build an audience.</p>

<p>In white text, is this an accurate review of Raw?</p><p> </p><p> <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">So Team Cena gets destroyed by The Authority and no one helps out. Cena has an improv act at The Authority's expense, and no heels attack him, only waiting until Team Cena arrives for the brawl. And Triple H had a face promo...THIS was the go home show?</span></p>

Amazing job. Thank you.

Can I get a heel Zimmy alt (no preference as to which) to be made more "Russian"? I'm currently running him as the Soviet Enygma (using the red Enygna alt), but one of them will eventually be unmasked (more than likely Zimmy, since I haven't really thought of what I would do with an unmasked Enygma).

I heard that was the plan originally, to continue the Young/Titus feud. With the exception that the bunny's arm had been seen and it was white. If they were just not going to explain that or hope that people didn't notice, I'm not sure.

I heard somewhere that they were considering having Cena win the belt at the Rumble, then lose it to Reigns at WM (rather than have Lesnar hold it until then).

There's an interview with Greg Gagne where he talks about this, and how WWF would run a show a week before the AWA would in the same town, using all the big names they got from the AWA. I think Greg says something to the effect of "They were more AWA than we were!" Sound business strategy if that's the intended result, I guess.

I think the Divas match(es) benefit from not being sandwiched between the Semi-Main Event and the Main Event. And Bray should ask to be booked exclusively in cage matches, have the lights go out, and reappear outside.

Felt that way about Wyatt even before his Cena feud.

One game playoff the day after the season ends.

I think the second Wild Card actually gives meaning to the regular season. Don't want your season to come down to one game? Win your division. Also, it might prevent a team from playing their ace twice in a 5 game series if they had to play in the extra game. Might not matter if you take care of business anyway. But too many wild cards were getting to the WS or winning it. The solution would be contraction but that will never happen.