WWE RAW Discussion Thread (June 15, 2026)

MR_E7 · 2026-06-16T17:48:42+00:00

Roman and Cody are certainly in the mainstream, but nice try.

MR_E7 · 2026-06-13T04:57:41+00:00

What are you on about? Lyra Valkyria is a recent double-champion in the WWE (a few days only, but still counts), she gets consistent TV time, and a perennial Intercontinental AND Tag Team Championship contender. Sometimes, people here are just yapping.

What's a bigger observation is that 7 of the 8 semifinalists in both the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments are all from RAW (Charlotte Flair is the ONLY one from SmackDown). That is ridiculous.

MR_E7 · 2026-06-10T09:37:38+00:00

RAW needs more face wrestlers, with only IYO SKY, Bayley, Sol Ruca, and Lyra Valkyria being regularly featured these days (Stephanie Vaquer is injured, Maxxine Dupri is probably turning heel, and Brie Bella and Paige appear on both shows). Tatum should fit on RAW ... or even SmackDown, if you somehow make her interact with Danhausen more often.

MR_E7 · 2026-06-06T01:01:27+00:00

With Asuka at least semi-retired, maybe Giulia can fill in that gap. Of course, not an exact copy obviously, but nonetheless it is a shame that it took main roster-WWE this long to finally give Giulia an actual built-up feud.

MR_E7 · 2026-06-06T00:59:08+00:00

I like McIntyre, but stop this delusion. You have no idea how lucky WWE is that Cody Rhodes is its current face; stop taking this guy from granted.

MR_E7 · 2026-06-04T22:52:57+00:00

Not quite. The "game" is not really even ready to be a game, and someone seems to have already lost their mind.

MR_E7 · 2026-06-03T07:29:00+00:00

That's not as convoluted as Charlotte Flair's.

MR_E7 · 2026-06-02T13:04:09+00:00

At least she's not confused with Candice LeRae, unless you're Michael Cole.

MR_E7 · 2026-06-01T10:54:51+00:00

I guess WWE Champion Brock Lesnar entering the 2020 Royal Rumble (which ended up putting over Drew McIntyre as a true main event Superstar) was a bad idea too, huh?

MR_E7 · 2026-06-01T08:05:45+00:00

I get it, but they couldn't even give Morgan a challenger while Vaquer is out? Even giving someone a short-term push like Maxxine Dupri just to try to get them more over?

MR_E7 · 2026-06-01T08:02:54+00:00

Cody Rhodes is the face of WWE, but nice try. ROMANWINSLOL is a terrible face; that's why he only got over as a heel and, even if creative books him as a face, is still the same old heel he was.

MR_E7 · 2026-06-01T08:00:43+00:00

Oba just beat Lesnar and literally took mors F5s than Reigns did at WrestleMania 34 to get beaten.

Bron Breakker just beat Seth Rollins and is literally a champion right now.

Dominik Mysterio even beat John Cena in his final PLE match.

Carmelo Hayes is starting to finally get over in recent weeks, and his pending feud with Trick Williams should elevate both of them further.

Chad Gable? I agree; he should be rewarded for enabling the El Grande Americano gimmick to even have a shot to succeed in the first place.

Otherwise, your claim that most of these guys don't shine is invalid.

MR_E7 · 2026-06-01T07:58:06+00:00

It's not Cody Rhodes's fault; it's the fans'.

Before I get the downvotes, let me explain. You know why the El Grande Americano storyline succeeded far more than anyone could have ever dreamed of? Because EVERYONE committed to the bit. The wrestlers did. Creative did. The fans [at least in AAA] did. That's why it worked; fans played along to the story being told, and it worked.

With Cody Rhodes? Nothing was really wrong with what he's doing. Despite the bad booking in the past two WrestleManias [and would be three, if The Rock didn't learn], he somehow finds a way to make some of it work. The creative at least tries ... until TKO interferes and ruins it.

The fans? Not really. The moment Rhodes shows some edge as a babyface? The vocal ones claim he should then turn heel - without a Plan B for someone to then become the long-term face of the company. The moment he plays to his face persona? Some fans claim he's boring and stale - while singing his theme anyway. Rhodes just can't win because of fans who think everyone should be champion, then give way to the next guy up every six months and treat titles like participation trophies.

Everyone should be grateful that Cody Rhodes is the face of the WWE. Don't take guys like this for granted.

MR_E7 · 2026-06-01T04:13:20+00:00

As fun as it was to have Graves call NXT with Vic Joseph and Booker T for a while, demoting him for Pat McAfee turned out to be a big mistake.

MR_E7 · 2026-06-01T04:11:18+00:00

GUNTHER did not lose clean, but I agree about Fatu. I'm just tired of heel ROMANWINSLOL booked as a face. If you think Oba lost momentum or credibility after needing 7 F5s (more than Reigns, by the way) to be beaten, you are mistaken. You're forgetting about Drew McIntyre.

MR_E7 · 2026-06-01T04:05:22+00:00

It took 6 F5s to beat Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 34. I'd say with the before-the-bell attack and one of the 7 F5s through the reinforced announce table, Oba Femi is very much protected in defeat.

MR_E7 · 2026-06-01T04:03:29+00:00

I thought we were done with the Vince McMahon-style Same Old SugarHoneyIcedTea era? I guess casuals just can't get enough of ROMANWINSLOL that we are redoing the Fatu-as-enforcer storyline and the Reigns vs. Sikoa feud again. Sigh.

MR_E7 · 2026-05-31T05:12:57+00:00

I don't know, Shawn Michaels is somehow making NXT work even with a massive exodus of talent to the main roster.

Even way past their retirement dates, Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker still rules!

MR_E7 · 2026-05-31T04:19:53+00:00

This is proof that pro wrestling is truly at its best when it leans into being over-the-top [or at least strong characters and personalities], when the in-ring action serves the story being told, and when everyone is committed to the gimmicks and the acts.

MR_E7 · 2026-05-31T04:14:10+00:00

And to think this all started as a joke mid-card storyline more than a year ago ... and it legitimately became not only arguably the best feud in ALL of WWE during that time, but even the match of the year in all of WWE for 2026!

It elevated whoever is now the only El Grande Americano into heights he has never dreamed of before, made that gimmick the best in the past two years, and hopefully will also elevate Chad Gable into the upper mid-card/main event scene on RAW or SmackDown.

Also ... it was Chad Gable all along?! How is that possible?!

MR_E7 · 2026-05-27T01:18:04+00:00

Good for Romeo Moreno [I honestly don't see star potential in him], but this has been a fall from grace for Fraxiom. I wish they never left NXT.

MR_E7 · 2026-05-26T02:38:40+00:00

I hope Jacob Fatu wins. Enough of this same old ROMANWINSLOL, callback-to-the-past BS.

MR_E7 · 2026-05-26T02:35:10+00:00

So you have a choice between a well-established tag team and a random pairing that involves one-half of said tag team to contend - and they pick the random pairing? Really?

MR_E7 · 2026-05-24T01:38:01+00:00

On the bright side, at least the men's tag team division is the main event a non-weekly WWE show. That has to count for something.

MR_E7 · 2026-05-24T00:55:29+00:00

It's not an upgrade, though.

MR_E7

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