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Cosign the KO love this week. He's been one of the worst acts on Raw for months, but between his performance during last week's angle and the promo tonight he's a completely different character and one that you can very easily take seriously. Its a shame it took this long to get there again, but I"m much more invested in that match at Mania than I was 8 9 days ago.

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Glad that the crowd were with Braun and Show. I thought the match was really good for the hoss fight it was supposed to be and it's heartening that even in 2017 when it seems like the rubicon has been crossed, WWE can still get fans into that sort of big man monster clash and get Strowman over as a star.

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I'm hoping Strowman gets a real run as champion eventually. It would be awesome to see him be the one to knock off Brock for good, whenever that happens, then have a really long run taking on all comers until they finally have whoever is going to be their top babyface ready. If it doesn't play out exactly like that, so be it, but I think Braun is a special talent.

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Damn that Big Show/Braun match was good. There's pretty much no way they are gonna have Braun do a job at FastLane now after the way they've built him up (if they were actually gonna have him put over Reigns they'd be doing it at Mania) so yea I think there is about a 99% chance of Undertaker somehow costing Roman that match.

 

No idea what Braun ends up doing at Mania but since it seems like he's not going to have a big singles match I think they should put him in the Andre battle royal and have him just completely dominate it and toss out the majority of the guys in it.

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Strowman vs. Big Show had the most "epic" feel to a TV main event that I can remember one having in a very long time. Maybe since Punk/Ryback? Fun match!

 

I'm looking through the Raw roster and there really aren't any potential Mania opponents for Strowman. Henry and Big Show were both possibilities for a "passing of the torch" style match but that's in the past now. Both guys would also require a lot of rehab booking since they've been pretty low on the totem pole for the past year. Depending on what happens at Fast Lane, Reigns is still a possibility unless he's getting Taker, which the odds favor.

 

Could they turn Rusev babyface? A babyface Rusev vs. Strowman would be incredible. You know Rusev could make it work since his character work is so strong. If Strowman isn't in the Battle Royal, that's an out of left field angle I could get behind.

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I definitely enjoyed Strowman vs. Show. The opening with Braun stealing a page from Bryan Danielson was outrageous and such fun. Now I'm not looking to pour cold water on it, but outside of that opening and some of the power spot teases down the stretch, it didn't come across like a match that the crowd was outrageously hot for.

 

I thought it was a fun match that strongly put over Braun heading into the PPV and Mania season (although what they're going to do with him there at this point is a legitimate question), but as a standalone match it didn't resonate as particularly great. Probably Braun's best match thus far and hopefully a meaningful marker in his push and development, but nothing I'd hail as that outstanding of a match.

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Even the Hulu version that cuts out all the filler was terrible. That Bayley/Sasha/Steph/Charlotte promo was abnormally bad. Such terrible writing and delivery from all involved. All the speaking on the show felt extra robotic and stiff. The HOSS battle was dope. A bit longer than it needed to be, but pretty dope nonetheless. Braun is the truth.

 

I was so distracted at KO's appearance during his promo. I don't want to send Grimmas into a tizzy, but dude's beard and teeth are disgusting.

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Cool moment with Rock after RAW. I love that he's such a mega star he can get away with stuff like that and Vince will still do whatever it takes to have him be at Mania.

 

I feel like Austin is at that level too but just would never pull a stunt like that because it's not in his nature. I base that thought entirely on his podcast where he comes across as a level-headed guy that isn't eager to ruffle feathers with anyone over anything. Like, dude just did over an hour with Paul Roma and let him talk all sorts of insanity and just kinda laughed through the stories respectfully.

 

Rock, on the other hand, loves that immediate live crowd feedback he can get by just entertaining a crowd with a mic and is willing to do or say whatever will get the biggest reaction. If the crowd chants CM Punk, get him on the phone! I'm not even sure Rock is aware what a faux pas that was (how much does Rock really keep up with 3 year old WWE drama?) which makes it even greater to me.

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