{"id":31959,"date":"2016-09-19T23:15:14","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T04:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=31959"},"modified":"2016-09-19T23:38:50","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T04:38:50","slug":"mcneill-live-tweets-919-raw-mark-twain-festivus-list-jericho-new-ratings-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/09\/19\/mcneill-live-tweets-919-raw-mark-twain-festivus-list-jericho-new-ratings-war\/","title":{"rendered":"MCNEILL Live-Tweets 9\/19 Raw &#8211; Mark Twain, Festivus, The List of Jericho, more from the New Ratings War"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3358535972\" 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><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/StaffMcNeill07_120.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2659\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/StaffMcNeill07_120.jpg\" alt=\"StaffMcNeill07_120\" width=\"120\" height=\"138\" \/><\/a>By Pat McNeill, PWTorch columnist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raw?src=hash\">Raw<\/a> begins with a video package on the Owens-Reigns match. I missed it last week&#8230;but my aim is improving.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, you could open <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raw?src=hash\">Raw<\/a> with somebody other than Roman Reigns. But if you did, who would the fans boo?<\/p>\n<p>Next up, the entrance of Stephanie McMahon. Steph appears to be here tonight to prevent Roman Reigns from cutting an in-ring promo.<\/p>\n<p>Followed by the entrance of Mick Foley. Mick appears to be here tonight to prevent Stephanie from cutting&#8230;Oh, this is awkward.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike Summerslam, we will see Rusev defend the WWE United States Title against Roman Reigns Sunday. Well, that&#8217;s a load off my mind.<\/p>\n<p>Mick Foley explains to Roman Reigns that his job depends on keeping Stephanie McMahon happy. Then Foley realizes we&#8217;re live already.<\/p>\n<p>The gist of it is, Owens fights Reigns in a (non-title) steel cage main event tonight. Meanwhile, Rusev fights Seth Rollins, next.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-65071917\" 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>Rollins vs. Rusev. This is just what <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raw?src=hash\">Raw<\/a> needs against Dancing with the Stars, and the NFL, and the new Kevin James show and&#8230;where was I?<\/p>\n<p>In a shocking development, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raw?src=hash\">Raw<\/a> Women&#8217;s Champion Charlotte is upset with something Dana Brooke did.<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING NEWS: Apparently Darren Young and Titus O&#8217;Neil are now exclusive to the WWE Superstars brand.<\/p>\n<p>(Cruiserweight video package.) Wait, are we getting Cedric Alexander vs. Brian Kendrick TONIGHT? You don&#8217;t want to build up to this or anything?<\/p>\n<p>And now, it&#8217;s Braun Strowman vs. Sin Cara III: The Revenge.<\/p>\n<p>BOLD PREDICTION: Coming up at NXT Takeover: Toronto next month, it&#8217;ll be Eric Young&#8217;s new stable vs. Johnny Gargano&#8217;s wedding party.<\/p>\n<p>Well, that&#8217;s that. Tune in to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raw?src=hash\">Raw<\/a> next week for Braun Strowman vs. Sin Cara IV: The Quest For Peace.<\/p>\n<p>We now go backstage at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raw?src=hash\">Raw<\/a>, where tonight&#8217;s Bayley &amp; Sasha vs. Charlotte &amp; Dana tag match is starting to get a little awkward.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-95227059\" 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>Okay, which one of you sent the McMahons a list of everything they&#8217;ve done wrong? Because we&#8217;ll be hearing about it for the next two hours.<\/p>\n<p>Hold on. Does T.J. Perkins actually get to defend the Cruiserweight Title on Sunday? Because if he does, I&#8217;m all in on the little guys.<\/p>\n<p>Bayley &amp; Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte &amp; Dana Brooke on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raw?src=hash\">Raw<\/a>. Can&#8217;t we all just get along? (No.) Okay then.<\/p>\n<p>SPOILER: Charlotte &amp; Dana Brooke won a tag match! OMG! (They&#8217;ll be fighting again by the third hour.)<\/p>\n<p>Byron Saxton actually knows the names of the Memphis Grizzlies players who are in attendance. (So THAT&#8217;S why he&#8217;s out there.)<\/p>\n<p>So, Triple H turned on Seth Rollins three weeks ago, and Stephanie STILL hasn&#8217;t asked him about it? Who are they, the Clintons?<\/p>\n<p>Time for our next match. It looks like Bo Dallas vs. Gary Glitter&#8230;Well, that&#8217;s who I *thought* it was. Give me a break.<\/p>\n<p>People are critical of Bo Dallas, but I think it&#8217;s high time WWE gave one of their superstars the Maya Angelou gimmick.<\/p>\n<p>So ALL the cruiserweights are here tonight on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raw?src=hash\">Raw<\/a>? What is this, an eight-man tag? It all sounds very X Division.<\/p>\n<p>Up next, Cesaro vs. Sheamus. Match 6 in a Best of 393 series.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mick Foley, the winner of this feud is getting a title shot. So tune in to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raw?src=hash\">Raw<\/a> next week when Sheamus goes after T.J. Perkins.<\/p>\n<p>Cole says that Sheamus was on the Notre Dame sideline Saturday to inspire the team. (Final Score: Michigan State 36, Notre Dame 28.)<\/p>\n<p>The series between Cesaro and Sheamus is now tied at three matches a piece. Boy, what were the odds?<\/p>\n<p>Chris Jericho tells Mick Foley he&#8217;s done a terrible job as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raw?src=hash\">Raw<\/a> GM. Foley introduces Jericho to the WWE creative team. Well played.<\/p>\n<p>The List of Jericho is interrupted by Enzo Amore &amp; Colin Cassidy. Damn, I was hoping Jericho could get this list to 1004, too.<\/p>\n<p>Jericho and Enzo argue over who&#8217;s funnier. Here to settle it are two guys who aren&#8217;t funny, Primo and Epico.<\/p>\n<p>Here comes The New Day. Teddy Long would have skipped ahead and made the 10-man tag team match by now.<\/p>\n<p>Corey Graves: &#8220;All Jericho wanted to do was air some grievances.&#8221; Oh, yeah? Then he should have waited for Festivus, like everyone else.<\/p>\n<p>Stick around for the third hour of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raw?src=hash\">Raw<\/a> and the steel cage match. It&#8217;s not like the football game is close or&#8230;Oh, it is? Crap.<\/p>\n<p>In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, WWE presents a special look back at The Mexicools. (No, not really.)<\/p>\n<p>American author Mark Twain famously said, &#8220;Shut up and introduce the wrestlers, you stupid idiot!&#8221; I&#8217;d have given $100 right then for Metalik, Kendrick, Swann, and Alexander to join forces and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BeatUpMickFoley?src=hash\">#BeatUpMickFoley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a Cruiserweight Fatal Four-Way match for a title shot, in Quarter 10 of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raw?src=hash\">Raw<\/a>. Oh, good, I was worried WWE wouldn&#8217;t take this seriously.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s like watching Power Rangers compete in a WWE ring.&#8221; Thanks, Byron. That&#8217;s EXACTLY what this segment needed.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully by now <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEGraves\">Corey<\/a> Graves has figured out that Mick Foley wanted Ranallo &amp; Bryan in place of the two guys sitting next to him.<\/p>\n<p>The good news? We&#8217;re getting T.J. Perkins vs. Brian Kendrick on Sunday. The other news? We also get Alicia Fox vs. Nia Jax 2.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns in a cage match. This might be almost as good as next week&#8217;s Clinton-Trump cage match. And it&#8217;s NEXT.<\/p>\n<p>Main event time. Remember, a steel cage prevents anyone from interfering in the outcome of the match, as far as you know.<\/p>\n<p>You know, this may not be the best week for Michael Cole to talk up the &#8220;ratings war&#8221; between <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raw?src=hash\">#Raw<\/a> and Smackdown.<\/p>\n<p>Owens vs. Reigns in a steel cage. Remember, you can discuss this match via social media by using the hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EaglesUpTwoTouchdowns?src=hash\">#EaglesUpTwoTouchdowns<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Reigns wins the brutal bout by leaving the cage first. You know, the same way Mickey Gall beat C.M. Punk.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Owens &amp; Rusev drag Reigns back into the cage and lock the door. Does ANYONE like Roman enough to stop them? &#8230;Guess not.<\/p>\n<p>Just kidding. Srth Rollins jumps from the top of the cage onto Rusev &amp; Owens. Now all four guys are locked in the cage so&#8230;fade to black.<\/p>\n<p>That was <a href=\"Raw\">Raw<\/a>. Join me &amp; <a href=\"Wade\">Wade<\/a> Keller Tuesday night at 10:00 p.m. EST at <a href=\"http:\/\/PWTorchLivecast.com\" target=\"_blank\">PWTorchLivecast.com<\/a> for the Smackdown Live postgame show! Good night!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-194299690\"><div id=\"pwtor-2084390305\"><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>By Pat McNeill, PWTorch columnist Raw begins with a video package on the Owens-Reigns match. I missed it last week&#8230;but my aim is improving. 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