WWE Thread.

So who's turning up then? I know Rock and Lesnar have been advertised but there must be a few surprises as well.

Stone Cold hopefully. :bow:

DX will open the show

Rumour has it the New Age Outlaws will also be part of it

Yeah they are the only guaranteed legends. 'Taker too possibly.

No idea about Stone Cold, would be weird if he wasn't on.

X-Pac might be there for DX. I doubt Chyna will be. :lol:

Some of those that have come on to kill Heath Slater will be back: Vader, DDP, Doink, Sycho Sid and Piper.

10 minutes to go.

:popcorn:

Just watched Raw 1000

 

CM Punks heel turn :bow: Didnt see that coming at all

AJ is the new Raw GM....the wedding didnt go ahead unsurprisingly. Something of a story building up between Charlie Sheen and Daniel Bryan?

Rock will face whoever is the champion for the title at the Royal Rumble.

Brock v Triple H is happening. Stephanie and Heyman will surely have a part to play as well. She looked great btw

DX :bow: Sure was all of them and not just Shawn and HHH. Great to see them for arguably the last time.

As expected, Heath Slater lost to a legend again, this time Lita. Although she did have help from the APA :bow: Clothesline from hell probably killed the One Man Band. This was after he tried to leave and was thrown back in by numerous legends.

Animal from LOD :bow: loved that theme music.

Other notable legend appearances, Slick who got no reaction from the crowd who probably didnt even know who he was. Hes even before my time as a WWE fan. Not sure what has to do with Raw but i guess they needed a reverend foe the "wedding"

And a proper blast from the past, Sean Mooney :bow:

My best bit, Brothers of Destruction. Neither said a word but they beat the shit out of Pub Teamers. Still one of my best episodes when they literally interfered in every match on Raw and beat the hell out of everyone back in the day.

Saw a title change as Miz won the IC belt from Christian. No Edge so didnt see any 5 second poses :( Bret Hart was the announcer for that match and he made reference to one of my all time favourite matches when he beat the late great Mr.Perfect at SummerSlam 91.

The opening montage brought back a lot of memories as well.

The downside?

Would have liked to have heard from Jericho. He is 2nd only to Triple H in most matches on Raw over the 1000 episodes and we all know hes awesome on the mic. Just saw him in a 6 man tag team match where he was pinned after his partner Dolph Ziggler double crossed him.

Biggest downside?

No sign of arguably the biggest Raw superstar of all time, Stone Cold Steve Austin. Dont know why seeing as hes made numerous appearances over the years at pub team episodes but not at a major one like this?

All in all, a decent show

 

Stone Cold is filming some pub team er film. The only good side to it is that when he does appear again (if it's to shill Tough Enough) he will get more time than he would've last night.

On the show: I'm not sure if X-Pac went off script when he started hitting on Trish but it seemed really uncomfortable. :lol: I didn't think Chyna would be there now she does porn.

It's interesting about apparent heel turn of Punk (although against Cena there is always the chance he will still be the de facto face). I guess I know where he would be going if it does happen as expected though, it'd be about being the WWE Champion yet rarely headlines events. Plus being more heelish will allow to say what he wants.

Great to see 'Taker and Kane back, just hope they don't turn Kane heel for the 29227272727th time.

Lita. :bow:

Steph. :bow:

Lesnar didn't look like as much of a fatty this time either.

I think Bradshaw's CfH might have killed Slater, he absolutely nailed it.

Rock facing whoever the Champ is at Royal Rumble. :popcorn:

 

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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who Vince McMahon has dubbed the greatest star in the history of Monday Night Raw, was noticeably absent from Monday's 1000 episode celebration. The legendary wrestler addressed his absence from the program with an explanation on his official website, BrokenSkullRanch.com.

"The reason I did not attend RAW 1,000 was because I underwent a major knee surgery on my left knee on July 2, 2012. Dr. Neal ElAttrache of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, CA performed the surgery," he states.

Austin says the surgery was a complete success, but he remains on crutches and recently began physical therapy.

He continues, "STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN IS A 100% ASS KICKING MACHINE. There was no way I was going to limp down the ramp on crutches for RAW 1,000. It was time to get my knee fixed. The decision to no-show RAW 1,000 was made by me and no one else. I have always taken pride in making my shots and have never faked an injury or illness. Pro Wrestling is a tough game and it was time to pay the piper for some of the damage I incurred in the ring. No gripes. No complaints.

"To the fans that were hoping to see SCSA, I’m sorry I missed the show. I would have loved to be there under different circumstances. I normally keep my personal business to myself, but due to feedback and incorrect speculation, I have posted this blog and given the 411 on why I was not at RAW 1,000."

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Fair enough i guess

He better be on soon.

AJ is the new raw gm.

For fucks sake.

They must have big plans for her

Shes done pretty well so far but this is a big step up