{"id":2761,"date":"2015-11-09T18:24:31","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T00:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=2761"},"modified":"2015-11-10T03:33:06","modified_gmt":"2015-11-10T09:33:06","slug":"raw-spoilers-notes-from-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/09\/raw-spoilers-notes-from-manchester\/","title":{"rendered":"Raw TV In-Person Reports &#8211; Rooney&#8217;s slap, crowd reactions, Flair appears, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3068093063\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE taped this week&#8217;s\u00a0Raw in Manchester, England on Monday night. The following are TV Taping\/SPOILER news &amp; notes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Report by Robert Beaton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Raw opened with Triple H to a big pop. Hunter talked about Seth Rollins&#8217;s injury and the WWE Title tournament. He then introduced Roman Reigns, who seemed to get a good pop, but was followed by a lot of boos when he started speaking.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter offered Reigns a chance to join The Authority, but Reigns turned it down. Hunter then opened the tournament with Reigns facing Big Show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Roman Reigns beat Big Show in the opening WWE Title tournament match. Reigns won via spear.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Later in the taping, King Barrett got into a back-and-forth with Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney, who was in the crowd. This got a big pop from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>The initial exchange between Barrett and Rooney was during a commercial. Rooney then slapped Barrett when he was ringside during a Sheamus vs. Cesaro tournament match. The distraction allowed Cesaro to beat Sheamus.<\/p>\n<p>After the Raw taping, WWE <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/raw\/2015-11-09\/wayne-rooney-slaps-king-barrett-at-raw-in-the-united-kingdom-28189027\" target=\"_blank\">sent out a notice<\/a> on the Barrett-Rooney exchange. WWE headlined: &#8220;Wayne Rooney slaps King Barrett at Raw in the United Kingdom.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3802172451\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; In the final segment, The Undertaker returned. Bray Wyatt was in the ring with the Wyatts cutting a promo when a vignette started on the Tron. Suddenly, Taker&#8217;s bong noise struck and he and Kane walked out to take on the entire Wyatt Family. The place absolutely exploded!<\/p>\n<p>Undertaker was only advertised for Tuesday&#8217;s Smackdown TV taping in Manchester, making his appearance on Raw a big surprise.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Kevin Owens got a big pop when he came out for his tournament match against Titus O&#8217;Neil. Owens cut a heel promo on the English crowd, trying to turn them against him. He beat Titus via pop-up powerbomb. New Day were also massively over with the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; There was a Ric Flair promo about British fans, although I think it was just for the live audience and not the TV broadcast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Report by Pri Ghatge\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The arena was sold out; there were fewer\u00a0kids and more women than I expected. The majority age were 20-35, I would say. A lot of couples and the women were dressed in Bellas gear.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Biggest Pops: Seth Rollins mention, Usos, Ric Flair, Taker\/Kane, and New Day. New Day were crazy over.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0Chants: C.M. Punk, boring, and the crowd did the &#8220;Mexican wave.&#8221;\u00a0You would think they would be more prepared for the hostile Brits<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4143631986\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; The crowd was restless, as there were a lot of technique problems with the screen and the video\/sound was out of line.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Report by Paul Briody<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The arena holds around 20,000 and it looked full. No tarped areas. The set included the red phone box, even though you don&#8217;t see them anymore.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Decent pop for Triple H in the opening segment announcing the WWE Title tournament. Mixed-to-negative reaction for Roman Reigns, who turned down the invite to join The Authority. Reigns then beat Big Show in a tournament match. Mexican wave during the &#8220;meh&#8221; match and lots of &#8220;You fat bast&#8212;&#8221; chants at poor Big Show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0Wayne Rooney of Manchester United\u00a0was shown and booed by the crowd. Kevin Owens was out next and got\u00a0cheered and then booed (since he plays a heel well), but then cheered at times as well. &#8220;Let&#8217;s Go Rooney \/ Rooney Sucks&#8221; chant. Owens then beat Titus O&#8217;Neil with the pop-up powerbomb. This was followed by Becky Lynch beating Paige. Charlotte made the post-match save and got booed (U.K. loves Paige).<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Dolph Ziggler beat The\u00a0Miz with very little crowd reaction. Then, Natalya beat Naomi and Sasha Banks applied the Bank Statement post-match after a kick from Tamina.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Next, Cesaro beat\u00a0Sheamus. Pre-match, Wade Barrett goaded Rooney on the mic and then Rooney slapped Barrett in the build-up to the finish. That was truly awesome.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0Dean Ambrose (good pop) beat\u00a0Tyler Breeze. Then, Ric Flair addressed the crowd in what I think will be a dark segment. Tremendous pop for the greatest ever.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0The crowd went crazy for The Undertaker\/Kane-Wyatt interaction at the end.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2910746091\"><div id=\"pwtor-2658667597\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE taped this week&#8217;s\u00a0Raw in Manchester, England on Monday night. The following are TV Taping\/SPOILER news &amp; notes&#8230; Report by Robert Beaton &#8211; Raw opened with Triple H to a big pop. 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