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Chris deaton

Is Chad’s new music kid rock I can’t tell?

Matt Adams

I am so sick of the Bloodline! I dont care at all about whatever story they are telling. Jey is probably gonna win KOTR and no one will care.

PineJohn

This company is creately bankrupt and I'm sure they won't capitalize on Gable's being over. Honestly if it wasn't for your guys' and the podcast I would've stopped seeing anything related to WWE a long time ago

Graff

Here's hoping Chad's push actually leads to something. As of now the only storyline I care for in all of WWE. Seriously tho what is that new music tho? Gonna need Luke to bury it all Pod!

Wheels

We’ve all said this over and over again but what is Jay Uso’s character? I’m a writer I haven’t written a lot yet but I feel like understand character development better than WWE at this point

Darren Lloyd

Oba cut the promo that means Lesnar is costing Oba

Moses

So just to be clear, Roman gives Jacob an Ula Fala (theoretically making them equals). Yet Jacob continues to take orders from Roman and do everything Roman says. Makes total sense.

Wyatt Ready

Genuinely I do not even watch Monday night raw anymore or Friday night SmackDown and I’ve been a wrestling fan in my entire life, but the best story they had going on was the Chad Gable story and they immediately changed his music to be significantly worse you guys said it the best a couple weeks ago that WWE will not stop scoring own goals

Don

I don't think 2 years is long enough for nostalgia to hit. The original bloodline were heels 2 years ago, Jacob Fatu joined a heel bloodline on 21 June, 2024, and the judgement day has been teasing falling apart for forever. Chad is the only new storyline going and I really hope he gets pushed higher up the card. I don't consider Oba to be a new storyline because he's following the same template that all dominant WWE wrestlers take. The best part of the show was the sign at ringside that showed the pink panther holding up 2 fingers + 1 in the Fink = the shockmaster

B Hope

Tapping in to my Oli prediction powers: Bloodline help Jey beat Jevon, then Oba neutralizes the bloodline in Saudi only for the surely retired Brock Lesnar to cost him the match. If I can put my HHH hat on now of playing the hits, Jey vs Cody sees Jey win the title with interference. Not from Jacob or Jimmy, but the “good guy” in a black hoodie. Honorary Uce, Sami Zayn

Austin

OBA?????

Austin

I think/know that oba will beat jey. Then do double duty at summer slam with Brock and Roman

Flame4506

That was an episode of WWE Monday Night Raw. Also, still mad they ruined a good Smackdown by having Jay Uso win the King of the Ring qualifier.

Mark Decker

For the fith, I mean sixth...no wait maybe seventh...hmm let's just go with THE FINAL TIME Breakker & Rollins at Night of Champions 🤦🤦 Oh & the Bloodline are heels again??? Just straight recycled scripts from 2023!

Brandon

I have never prayed to the wrestling gods as much as I am praying to them right now. I NEED Jey to lose on Friday. this isn't even about wanting Je'von vs Oba, Jey pinning Oba even by brockterference is an objectively HORRIBLE look. having 3 of your final 4 guys being under 30 and having the 40 year old win is an objectively horrible look. if you are going to have Brock cost Oba in the finals at least make the person who will win an actual good singles wrestler that people actually WANT to see go for a main title. I know there will be bloodline shenanigans on Friday but I pray to all known wrestling gods that either the MFTs or Street Profits (if this week is anything to go by) cancel them out. the bloodline story is the same if hey loses here as it will be if he loses at summer slam to Cody. we don't need to freeze momentum for 2 young guys for the yeetman

Rinne

I feel like they’re setting up Oba winning the title at Summerslam and Dominik eventually cashing in on him down the line and I can’t say that I absolutely hate it.

Brandon

this is the third Breakker/Rollins singles match. Backlash, Raw, NOC.

Austin

If jey beats oba I WILL END THE BLOODLINE SINGLEHANDEDLY

B Hope

Hello gents, hope you’re doing well! I’m curious who is your pick for the women’s QOTR tournament? I fear only Charlotte makes sense. With the winner getting a title shot I don’t see why Liv would win just to have her lose to Rhea and Iyo winning means she’d lose to Liv (unless the finally break JD up 3 years too late) or face Rhea just for Rhea to finally get a win over her. Also weird how there were 3 JD matches tonight with none of the members involved interacting with the others

Brandon

4th if you count the NXT match in 2023 but that was before all of this

Lily Petal

Oba won tonight (YAY) so at NoC Brock will cost Oba his crown (HATE), Jey will win KotR (HATE!) and Bloodline shenanigans will have Jey beating Cody for the title (HATE!!)

Finn

Way too much bloodline on this show with one of the worst opening segments I can remember which was nearly 30 minutes long and progressed nothing. Really disappointing show other than the correct winners for KOTR/QOTR

DennyDorko

So I guess they are doing the IYO vs Liv QOTR you guys pitched. I am not mad, because it *is* the logical place for the story to go, but I am a little disappointed because IYO vs. Charlotte sounds like a far better actual match.

James H.

25 minute opening segment. Backstage with Pierce and Knight. Backstage with Roman. In ring with Usos and Knight. Backstage with Roman and Jacob. Plus countless recaps. Half the show just for the Bloodline.... I just don't care.

Brody Allsep

Might watch the actual episode later, (mainly tired from work, but also not too interested) but after the first round in the men's and unless Charlotte wins on Friday, they could have just had the first round be singles matches because nobody from Smackdown has won in either of them.

CDE

The actual fights tonight were good but, The first 10 minutes of a show being a man slowly walking to the ring is hardly a sign of a healthy show! The bloodline, the vision and the judgment day are the majority of the show and all of them are stuck telling the same stories week after week. Can the OTC control the family? Can LA knight survive another Yeet? Can the judgment day cope with tension in the group? Can the vision make Austin theory mildly interesting? Find out next week in the next episode Monday night bore!

Brett A

the Kotr tournament is really heating up. its really interesting the directions they could go. It could be Obas push to the top or Jevon who probably wouldnt win but would cement his place in the main event and shit its Jey isnt it. Its gonna be Jey

Sedin Magic15

Yay! No Liv/Raquelle match in the final!....wait, that means this Judgement Day dissention storyline is going to take even longer doesn't it? Crap!

Kitty Kat

I like the term "wrestling flavor" but I think I have a better one! In the US we have something called "processed cheese." It's cheese that's 50-60% cheese and 40-50% "other ingredients." That's how I feel WWE is right now. It's "processed wrestling." It's the cheez wiz of the wrestling world.

Rhine Kemplin

Great show, flew by for me! Since the King of the Ring started, Raws and Smackdowns have had more matches and some fresh matchups. Crazy how entertaining that can be! The main event was perfect. Jam that Jam

David

In honor of Wednesday’s opening match against Croatia, can you both give me your best “KAM ON INGERLANDE…”?

Fhat Guy Taylor

I love what we’re doing with the bloodline now because there’s so much internal division. However, the Tongan Death Grip is the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen. We’ve shifted away from all mysticism… except for this random “grab your throat and your dead” move.

Fhat Guy Taylor

My favorite part of the whole show was when Roman put the ooolafala on Jacob and Corey Graves said “think of the significance of what we just witnessed”… please, Corey, explain it to us because no one has any idea what makes this significant.

mike wolfe

I honestly don't really care what happened this week on RAW. All I can watch are the Scots taking over Boston and seeing how much freaking fun they are having. Best thing I've seen in a long time!

Peter Siddorn

I know there is no real chance of this happening but I want to put it out there to will it into existence. Obi wins KOTR, then on RAW says to Heyman he will put the shot against Roman at Summerslam in exchange for one more shot at Brock, but to get it, Brock has to put his career on the line. It's accepted so you have Obi beat Brock on night 1, and then he beats Roman on night 2 for the title. Again, this is a hail mary pipedream booking that won't happen but still.

Khalid Tirawi

I can't believe Roman gave Jacob Fatu a Poo-la Fala

Danny B

Very much a highlights show not worth watching. So bored of the Jey Uso character, yet he will probably will KOTR. I have no interest in a Jey title run no matter how short it is.

Robert Allen

It’s all just so tedious. The bloodline story is virtually a carbon copy of when it was over. All the wrestlers are in safe genetic feuds and there’s no excitement. So many talented performers who are just being wasted. You’re the only two making the WWE even partly enjoyable these days.

Josh F

This woman queen of the ring has to be one of the worst tournaments they have ever done. From the over used and lazy 4 way matches to start that gets no one over because the winners are generally obvious so the others are just there to a lack to basic storytelling. Like why have Liv in this at all and win a round along with Raquel if the plan wasn’t for Raquel and Liv to face in the finals with the end goal of Raquel leaving the JD ( like Batista leaving evolution). But no we are getting the same boring crap we always do. Sorry for the rant just So tired of the company right now and the “ story’s” that never F-ing end.

Wahab Fares

What’s the point of this bloodline stuff? Are we meant to feel nostalgic about something we’ve seen 2 years ago or so? I’m sick of this “bloodline cinema” taking up so much TV time telling the same exact story. WWE’s summerslam feels incredibly directionless

Mohammed Albanai

We are in a situation where oba has to win king of the ring. Jevon / Jey against Cody or Gunther just isn't summer slam main event material. Oba has to win so how do we deal with the Brock problem. Either Brock wins a championship first (ew) or oba pulls double duty. Night one oba vs Brock. Night 2 oba vs roman

Vectron44

Poor LA Knight has been stuck in the Bloodline vortex so long even Jericho is looking at his watch...

Frado_C

Luke did it again. Never felt the ad breaks until you brought them up, same thing for the beginning of Raw not actually starting until 10-15 minutes in! That being said, the opening of this show with the Bloodline was... awesome? Roman realizes Fatu is above the rest of the guys, bloodline or mft, and even the reveal that he called an audible later on was a nice little seed. Jey's character is still a little weird because he's trying to be the 2020-2023 right hand man while also being the yeet guy but besides that god damn, they mightve got me, who would've thought we'd be invested in the bloodline in 2026

Frado_C

realized I finished this and didnt even bring up the Eric Andre stuff, such as great way to show that roman was testing the control he had over the lunatic Fatu

Brent

I hate to say this about Iyo Sky but she is the most boring option at the moment. I know she will put on a banger match but in terms of storyline, she currently has nothing at the moment. Raquel should have been the winner and could had setup a match between her and Liv for the finals or even her vs Charlotte would have been an interesting match. But WWE will WWE and go with safe and boring. Chad Gable is having a good push so far but whoever is doing WWE production should had allow the TV audience to hear his new music instead of cutting to commerical. I recall Maxxine's new music also not properly given time for the TV audience. Clearly the feud between Seth and Bron is going to end at Night of Champions with the steel cage match. If MyGM has taught me anything, steel cage matches automatically ends feuds.

Scott Adams

Jey’s character gets more of the focus (I understand why), but I think Jimmy’s is worse. Jimmy super kicked Roman first a few years ago and is perfectly happy tagging with him again while never even questioning why he’s not getting main event matches.

Frado_C

For the women's QOTR, I have no clue where this is going now that Raquel is out. It would make no sense for Liv to win on Friday so here's my pitch. Charlotte/Morgan on Friday, JD comes out to try and help her and Raquel ends up costing her there match. Sets up Iyo/Charlotte for NOC. Over the next two weeks Liv keeps blaming Raquel for her not winning, which ends with Roxanne siding with Raquel to set up a 1 on 1 for the title at SS. Now for Rhea. Iyo and Charlotte have a banger in Saudi, everyones loving it, then (with Rhea ringside) Jade and he cohorts take out rhea, Iyo goes to make the save and gets taken out, Charlotte takes her back into the ring and is about to take advantage.. but remembers she's turning babyface (lol) she goes after the Cargill Gang and its a DQ finish, Jade takes the crown, and then we get Iyo/Charlotte/Rhea at SS

Harry Burke

I really hope they're not trying to set up Jey Uso for a title run again. We've been here before and we know it doesn't work. Roman is The Tribal Chief, Jey is Not It Chief. Besides, why would they keep pushing someone who is objectively and unequivocally worse than Billy Gunn?

Joshua Shepherd

It was a hard decision for me but I stopped watching WWE. Being a fan since 1987 I have seen so many ups and downs. But now all I see are adverts. I hope for those who are watching the product enjoy it. On the plus side I have been appreciating AEW a lot more. Don't worry, I would not miss your guys's review. Wether Raw is good or bad you guys are entertaining and my highlight of the week every Tuesday, Thursday, and what ever other day you tell us to watch!

Jamaal Ellison

I'm so over the Bloodline; I've been over it, but you know what, all those segments were awesome. Poor Eric Andre, how are they supposed to do press together for the Street Fighter movie? It's going to be really awkward.

Nicholas Hasquin

Luke I'm sorry I was trying to support the Kickstarter and I picked my book but when Kickstarter tried to take my money my debit card wouldn't go through I tried multiple times and it didn't work I looked at my money and I had over $100 so I tried again and it still wouldn't go through

Gavin Leonard

That last backstage segment with Roman and Jacob made it look like Roman really enjoyed sniffing Jacob's shit necklace.

Pogo is here

Is Romen going to do something? like a feud or something or stand around as his family fight

Dominic Smith

The trouble is that after 18 months of glacial movement and failed pushes, its so hard to get behind anything happening right now.

Jack McEwen-Quy

I wasn't into the blooodline overly long opening segment but then Jacob attacked a celebrity and all was mostly forgiven. Also shout out to Je'Von wearing baggy trousers to diguise the fact we're going a match i genuinely hadn't clicked he was ring ready!

Wayne Rogers

Every week is becoming a struggle. I used to look forward to watching raw every week. Now I'm lucky if I watch one every few weeks and just get the results from socials. There's just not a lot going on that has me excited to watch. The bloodline is boring now, the right people just aren't given a chance and don't get me started on our women's world champion...

Ben Kind

Jey absolutely feels like the most immature character in the show at this stage - he just feels childish in his interactions with Jacob and everyone else. That said, this gives me hope that LA Knight interferes in the semis to ensure Jevon can face Oba

RealDoubleJ

To be honest, im just here to know if the lads survived the weekend. After all *cracks open beer* it's F'ing Wedding Season *winks*

Homerstar

My favourite part of the show was someone having a sign that said “Roman Reigns stopped Mr Domino”. That is a reference that like 10 people are going to get. Thankfully I’m one of those 10 people.

Miguel Rodrigues

The opening segment was the most "I don't give a f*ck" segment I've ever seen in WWE. The characters are so dull and uninspiring; the only semi-decent one is Jimmy. ​Jey is becoming so annoying, like those kids who get mad because they weren't allowed to blow out the candles on someone else's birthday cake. ​On the other hand, Chad Gable's presentation is really good. I just hope they don't mess it up.

Joe Manns

WWE are making it so very obvious that Brock is costing Oba with the last few weeks promos especially this promo at the end of the match from Oba. I am hoping they’re teasing it so hard because it’s not going to happen and Oba will just win? But I’m being delusional

Kevin Fleuriot

I almost turned the stream off when I heard the new theme song

Georgi Pelov

Jey is like Roman in 2017-18 where you can put him in like a KOTR final just for the dreed that he might win and it's wwe he actually could win wich is terrifying

cc

How to Fumble Gables Momentum: Step 1. Change his theme song twice in two weeks.

Kevin Fleuriot

Ok, hear me out. Maybe it's a reach. Maybe I'm cooking. But I think I understand Jey's character. He's the guy who thinks he's him and can act all goofy and unserious because he gets the job done. He thinks he can boss Jacob around because he's the right hand man, he thinks he's better than LAK because he managed to pin him (discounting every interference it took). He's the delusional guy who thinks he's also a boss. The more I write it, the less I believe it. But I think that's what they're trying to do (keyword: trying)

Kevin Fleuriot

I don't think this ula fala is the same, it's a smaller ula fala underneath the bigger ula fala

Thomas westhead

Been listening to the fantastic Invasion series on Patreon and it’s got me thinking. Are too many part timers in the main event scene hurting the business or helping to maintain it? I understand the idea of over exposure, but too many matches and pushes get saved for ‘bigger shows’ and times, and it honestly lessens my desire to make sure I watch every show like I used to. I couldn’t possibly miss shows as a kid because every week we would get Austin HHH, undertaker Mankind or Angle Rock in main event matches, as well as promos and interviews that were either entertaining or had a story beat. Now we’re expected to praise the gods if Roman announces one match on Raw. Sometimes breaks are needed yes, but ultimately the shows are missable to me now. I could skip every show and just use the pre match packages to catch up on the mostly poor story beats wwe wants me to know. Though even those seem to be gone now unless you pay a premium! Wrestletalk is truly the glue that has kept wrestling stuck on me, but without you guys I could so easily slip back to that 18 year old who started skipping shows until he eventually forgot about wrestling all together. And there won’t always be a pipe bomb to bring me back. Love you guys, everyone support wrestletalk :)

Sir Fudds Pennyworth

So I no longer watch the show live anymore just the highlights after, and the always incredible Wrestletalk podcast. After looking at the highlights I can see that decision continues to justify itself. I have no interest in watching endless Bloodline segments with weird inconsistent storytelling, Judgement Day vortex nonsense (with added Danhausen for flavor I guess), endless Seth/Profits versus The Vision segments, womens wrestling that no one seems to care about, and Oba looking awesome but feeling the inevitable specter of Brock costing him. Oh and the worst timeline path of Jey winning and continuing the nepotism Bloodline bullshit. He would not challenge Cody and we know it. He would want Romans title, and we'd get Roman vs. Jey at Summerslam. Again. At what point does this show hit your breaking point boys?

Bonzo

I hate how much WWE are trying to make me not enjoy an Oba Femi entrance! The split screen for me feels cheesy and not like a world champion contender. What's next? Adding fart sounds to his theme?

Austin

Ugh. The most annoying thing about the bloodline is that it takes 10 MINUTES to start talking.

Austin

Danhusen + liv ?????????

Sage

99% chance Luke doesn’t recognize it’s a new theme and then says everyone’s theme sounds the same

Sage

For the past two years the only thing LA Knight has done is feud with the Vision or the Bloodline… absolute waste of his time… but hey at least they’ll tease he’ll win MITB… in October.

Dylan Clarke

The fact that its a genuine possibility Jey Uso beats Oba in the finals is absolutely terrifying