{"id":38486,"date":"2017-02-06T11:31:18","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T17:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=38486"},"modified":"2017-02-06T11:31:18","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T17:31:18","slug":"raw-primer-expect-tonight-based-happened-last-week-including-seth-knee-injury-update-samoa-joe-week-two-goldberg-responds-owens-bayley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/02\/06\/raw-primer-expect-tonight-based-happened-last-week-including-seth-knee-injury-update-samoa-joe-week-two-goldberg-responds-owens-bayley\/","title":{"rendered":"RAW PRIMER: What to expect tonight based on what happened last week including a Seth knee injury update, Samoa Joe week two, Goldberg responds, Owens, Bayley"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2062318574\" 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><h3><b>RAW PREVIEW<br \/>\nFEBRUARY 6, 2017<br \/>\n<\/b><b>PORTLAND, OR. AT MODA CENTER<br \/>\n<\/b>By Joey Galizia (@RamJam89), PWTorch contributor<\/h3>\n<p><strong><i>\u201cYOU\u2019RE NOT BRAVE\u2026MEN ARE BRAVE.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For months now we, the Wrestling Universe, have slowly predicted\/been told that we would get another clash between Brock Lesnar and Goldberg at WrestleMania. Last week Lesnar layed out the inevitable final challenge (through his advocate Paul Heyman, of course) after Goldberg punked Brock again at the Royal Rumble. Tonight \u201cTHE MAN\u201d responds, and we know that after his recent handlings of \u201cTHE BEAST,\u201d he will most likely accept. The question is does Bill possibly go into the show-of-shows with a belt on his shoulder? If he does, then that ground-work needs to be laid TONIGHT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201c<i>ARE YOU OKAY? I HOPE SO.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The long-awaited debut of Samoa Joe (in some jeans, NICE) finally paid off when he blind-sided Seth Rollins and laid a beating on him that is only a fraction of what the Submission Machine is capable of. Unfortunately, the amazing segment will really only be remembered for reinjuring Seth\u2019s reconstructed knee, and possibly knocking him out of Mania season in lieu of his massive feud with Triple H. Tonight we are expecting an address on Rollins\u2019s condition, but the lines between and reality and kayfabe are certainly going to get blurred so it will be hard to tell what is really happening and what is REALLY HAPPENING, ya know? Meanwhile, Hunter may need a new opponent for Orlando, while Samoa Joe should look to put some more players on the bench. No matter what, we finally get to chant\u00a0&#8220;JOE IS GONNA KILL YOU.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201c<i>TIME IS RUNNING\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Owens has had quite the lengthy Universal Title run. While the man has certainly won our hearts with his diverse move-set and fantastic mic-skills, it is only a matter of time before his string of good-luck runs out. Now that Roman is distracted by Big-Man McBeefy Man (Braun Strowman), who will challenge next for KO\u2019s red strap? Could it be long-time rival Sami Zayn whom Kevin has been facing at house shows? Will Jericho look to claim a shot at his best friend&#8217;s title? Or could another confrontation with the slayer of the beast Bill Goldberg lead to a Fastlane bout? Your guess is as good as mine, but I\u2019m planning on soaking in as much Kevin Owens as World Champ (Universal, I know, SHUT UP SMARKS) as I can because Raw tonight may be the beginning of the end.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>\u201c GOD SAVE THE QUEEN\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After defeating Bayley at the Royal Rumble, Charlotte has kept her impressive PPV winning streak alive. Last week, however, she ate another pin to the Hugger in a six-person tag match pitting the Queen with new tag champs Gallows &amp; Anderson versus Bayley, Cesaro, and Sheamus. While match-ups like this are a nice change of pace and helps give two storylines further advancement, it would be great if Charlotte and Bayley can do a better job of pushing this feud past its limits. In the meantime, let\u2019s keep Bayley strong by having her win a match tonight on Raw, shall we? As far as the tag team division is concerned, The Club still owe the former champs a rematch, but they shouldn\u2019t worry about that too much seeing how Sheamus and The Swiss-Man are moments away from tearing each other apart again. I don\u2019t know about you guys, but I\u2019m ready for a dominant Gallows &amp;\u00a0Anderson title run.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3148779191\" 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><strong><i>\u201cAND IF YOU\u2019RE JUST TUNING IN!\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-United States Champion took a clean loss to Sami Zayn in a non-title match last week in Texas. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.<\/p>\n<p>-Sasha Banks just can\u2019t seem to beat Nia Jax and it is driving her to really dislike Bayley. The sooner Sasha goes full on NXT Boss mode, the better. Nia on the other hand will still be trying to work her way into the title scene, but Bayely is still in her way\u2026 FOR NOW.<\/p>\n<p>-Enzo &amp; Big\u00a0Cass have defeated Rusev\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Jinder Mahal. I feel like D\u00e9j\u00e0 vu\u2019 is setting in because I\u2019m not sure why this is still happening or how many times we can see this match, but for the love of GOD distance these four from each other.<\/p>\n<p>-BLAH BLAH BLAH SOMETHING ABOUT EMMA BLAH.<\/p>\n<p>-King Neville may have finally gotten what he deserved, but now he has the target on his back. With Rich Swann still owed a rematch and guys such as\u00a0Cedric Alexander and Jack Gallagher hot on his tail, the Cruiserweight Division is looking interesting. Here\u2019s to hoping they give this the proper time in Portland tonight.<\/p>\n<p>-The Roman Empire is seeing red. Roman is at that point where he\u2019s starting to realize what he will have to become in order to get what he wants. He\u2019s been outsmarted, cheated, beaten, eliminated, embarrassed, and now he\u2019s MAD AS HELL AND NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE. I am in no way a big supporter of the Big Dawg, but I\u2019m ready to watch him go head-to-head with the best Raw performer since the brand split\u2026 and that is Braun Strowman.<\/p>\n<p>A lot going on, but worthy of your time. 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