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I wouldn't say they "squandered" anything with Ambrose. He is just really cringeworthy. His expressions, movements, promo style. He is very difficult to watch.

I think they absolutely squandered his post-Shield push. He was clearly the guy the fans wanted to see after the Shield broke up. They could have pushed him to the moon and the crowd would have ate it up. The problem was that they just shuffled him around in midcard purgatory for so long that his shine started to wear off. He also started to get lazier in the ring. I'm not sure if that's because he was unhappy that he never got pushed despite being the most popular face or if there's some other reason, but the quality of his work definitely fell off a cliff. By the time they finally put the WWE title on him, he'd cooled down and wasn't capable of putting on a good match either.

They really missed the boat with Ambrose. They should have rode the hot hand, but instead they kept shoving Reigns down our throats and Ambrose will probably never recover.
 
Nakamura and Dillinger on Smackdown. Makes sense. As much as I'd like to see Nakamura/Styles, I almost hope they keep them away from each other for a while just to make it that much more special when they do eventually have a match.

As far as Dillinger goes, I'd love to see him feud with the Miz.
 
This Orton/Wyatt feud is just so fucking bad. They put on the ultimate stinker at Wrestlemania and then worked a boring as fuck tag match two nights later. Wyatt is back to being everyone's bitch. Orton is a boring champ. Ugh. Just put the belt back on Styles already and end this stupid angle.

The main event of 205 Live was fantastic, by the way.
 
Yeah I liked the 205 fatal 4 way.. really polished.

I wouldn't be surprised to see New day lose their 3rd member with the other 2 going to smackdown.

Kofie or big E as a face on smackdown would be huge on smackdown.
 
Raw Shakeup Summary
Hour 1
-Crowd likes Miz cena more than real cena
-Miz and Ambrose join Raw
-Zayn on Raw for now Angle says Smackdown rally wants him.
-Revival came out with t shirts. one with an rip of the ice cream stand ,the other proudly declaring he broke Kofi's ankles
-I guess that means Kevin Owens is going to smackdown?or is Smackdown making a new title
-Curt Hawkins is now on Raw....Big show welcomed him in another Classic curtis Hakwkins match(not technically a match bit no other difference)
-Cruiserweight stays with Raw... Aries vs Neville Official for Payback- TJ Turns Heel after win over Aries
Hour 2
- Rollins is seeen intermingling with cass and enzo backstage
-Rollins announces he has things to do on Raw and is staying on the RAW.
-Kurt Angle confirms Rollins will stay against Stephanies wishes
- Rollins fends off Samoa Joe ambush- Payback match ?
-Charlotte Flair VS Nia Jax.
-Announcers say the matches are not confirmation the wrestlers stay on raw.
-Finn Balor vs Jinder Mahal
-Bray Wyatt is now on Raw. Taunts Finn Balor on the Big Screen.
-House of Horrors will be on payback for WWE title Against Randy Orton
-Apollo Crews,Kalisto Joins Raw
-Slater and Rhyno Joins Raw
- Miz vs Zayn
Hour 3
-Roman Reigns gets ambushed by Strwoman during an awful backstage interview- Crowd cheers
-Reigns is taken off in stretcher. crowd chants "you deserve it"
-Strowman throws stretcher off the loading dock - Crowd roars
-Stromwan then attacks roman in the ambulance- Crowd cheers
-Strowman tips over the ambulance
-Back from commercial Crowd chants as Roman is placed in a new ambulance.. nanana nanana hey hey hey good bye
-Sheamus Cesaro and Hardy boyz vs Anderson & gallows and Shining Stars
- Drifter from NXT is on Raw
-Cesaro and shaemus vs hardy boys made official for payback
-Dana turns down Emma's request for an Alliance
-Sasha introduces Baylee
-AS Sasha is asking for a title match. Alexa Bliss shows up.
-Mikkie James is now on Raw as well
-Nia Jax comes in and cleans house
-Announcers say Reigns has broken ribs etc
- Payback match vs Jericho is reconfirmed
- Owens vs Ambrose
 
Then they have Ambrose get a clean win

ridiculous
 
Didn't bother watching guys but thanks for the updates.

Basically all you need to watch is Reigns get destroyed by Strowman. It happened backstage and was almost definitely pre-recorded, but you could still hear the crowd going nuts.

Roman legit got a "you deserve it" chant after getting crushed by a crate.
 
Basically all you need to watch is Reigns get destroyed by Strowman. It happened backstage and was almost definitely pre-recorded, but you could still hear the crowd going nuts.

Roman legit got a "you deserve it" chant after getting crushed by a crate.
They need to follow this up with Roman in a hospital bed then Braun comes in and beats him over the head with a bed pan.

(I can dream right?)

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They need to follow this up with Roman in a hospital bed then Braun comes in and beats him over the head with a bed pan.

(I can dream right?)

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Haha I think a lot of us had that same idea.

"I'll take it from here, nurse."
 
Haha I think a lot of us had that same idea.

"I'll take it from here, nurse."
I don't hate Roman; his character and Cena-like booking just drives me insane.

I think reuniting the Shield could be a quick fix for his character and perhaps would get Ambrose back on track too

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I don't hate Roman; his character and Cena-like booking just drives me insane.

I think reuniting the Shield could be a quick fix for his character and perhaps would get Ambrose back on track too

I personally kind of hope that, when they try that, the crowd turns on Ambrose and Rollins instead of embracing Reigns just because it would be fucking hilarious.
 
I was hoping for a hospital scene too
 
Lol, WWE will catch heat for this, it's basically how I learned, but you see Roman's boots get out the truck and run, and how it was edited before Braun took the stretcher and wheeled the dummy in place of Roman off the ledge.

The internet is why you can't pull off stunts like this.
 

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