[4/14/25] The Homestretch Monday Night Raw Thread (Raw WrestleMaina Go Home Show

[Rayzah]

Nah I think mania will deliver. Like you said, if you look at the past 15 or 15 mania cards this is better than 50 percent of them lol

Saturday and Sunday will be lit


But I wish the journey was fun. I wasted a lot of hours watching raw for a lot nothing to really happen

Yeah I feel you on that. I honestly don’t think HHH or whoever is running things expects us to watch every show every week. Most of these episodes feel like they’re for the live crowd—TV viewers are probably just supposed to catch the clips on YouTube or social media. If I sit through a full Raw, cool… but most of the time I treat it like background noise, like a basketball or football game. I’m only really tuned in when something I care about is happening.





It’s just too much wrestling every week to expect it to be fire more than a couple times a month. Most shows really just focus on the top stars or a few main segments.





And let’s be real—the “golden era” we all love was only two hours, and Smackdown only really had a strong run for a few years during that time. Producing 6+ hours of TV every week is insane, and there are just gonna be stretches where nothing major happens.





If Mania delivers, nobody’s gonna care about the build. It’ll all feel worth it in the end.

 

[Rayzah]

Hopefully next year will finally have full time stars in the Main Event on both nights

I just don’t think they can build a mania around full time stars. This mania is mostly full time stars and yet y’all are saying something feels off. Yes it’s the part timers not being around that’s off. Seeing them interact with the current guys is interesting. It’s like watching a clash between two eras. That’s always going to draw more attention than just having two guys from the current era headline.

They are trying and for the most part succeeding in making Cody that guy and he still isn’t popular outside the wrestling world. Roman is getting close but he is a part timer now.

 

[Rayzah]

Just look at this, this right here is the definition of aura


It's not an exaggeration to say that this is one of the worst builds to a Mania ever. Also I've been pretty consistent about HHH's booking being dogshyt, but you had coli "brehs" swearing that this is some of the best we've ever seen. 2023 was the last remnants of the Vince era and 2024 has been all about HHH's vision, and you see where we're at now. Depending on a show to save your build is the ultimate sign that you sucked at building the show.

Worst build ever is a huge exaggeration. When you talking about the worst, that means nothing interesting happened and you don’t care about the upcoming matches. Naw you reaching

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Kofimania and Becky getting coronated were great moments but this should easily be better than WM 35.

Idk, for as much as people shyt on it, I was there and everyone was legit crying over Kofi getting the win. Can there be a moment like that ?

 

[OneDeep]

I just don’t think they can build a mania around full time stars. This mania is mostly full time stars and yet y’all are saying something feels off. Yes it’s the part timers not being around that’s off. Seeing them interact with the current guys is interesting. It’s like watching a clash between two eras. That’s always going to draw more attention than just having two guys from the current era headline.

They are trying and for the most part succeeding in making Cody that guy and he still isn’t popular outside the wrestling world. Roman is getting close but he is a part timer now.

That why you need to build better television around the people they already have they have the roster we just need better stories to get people to care about who’s on television

That’s why people are say this build has been bad there not giving people a reason to care or making things interesting

It’s on creative to put the right people in place & give them direction to make the show better

 

[g-ice]

Idk, for as much as people shyt on it, I was there and everyone was legit crying over Kofi getting the win. Can there be a moment like that ?

Not sugarcoating that moment. I cried as well. That’s a high peak on that card.

As for what can top it. Unfortunately, Cena as a heel holding the title with Rock raising his hand will have people talking for decades easily.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Not sugarcoating that moment. I cried as well. That’s a high peak on that card.

As for what can top it. Unfortunately, Cena as a heel holding the title with Rock raising his hand will have people talking for decades easily.

If The Rock shows up and plays a big part in the main event I agree it'll be huge but for it to have a lasting impact, the guy needs to be on TV more. He just does. If him, Cena and Scott were all on TV more (less so Travis Scott but u get the idea) I think this whole thing would be graded higher

 

[Straw Hat Luffy]

Wm 35 was so long Drew and Roman had a 10 min match lmaooo

 

[g-ice]

If The Rock shows up and plays a big part in the main event I agree it'll be huge but for it to have a lasting impact, the guy needs to be on TV more. He just does. If him, Cena and Scott were all on TV more (less so Travis Scott but u get the idea) I think this whole thing would be graded higher

Yeah, for sure. Build up would have benefitted.

 

[get my pool]

 

[Silkk]

Back on it you go

Should’ve chose Solo dumbass

 

[Silkk]

DONT BUILD YOUR MOST IMPORTANT EVENT AROUND PART TIMERS

nikkas can talk all that star power shyt all you want, its going to be CONSTANT scheduling conflicts thus resulting in whats happening now

Facts, and for the ones lying about the main roster not having enough star power all you gotta do is go back to WM39.

Not even counting in the fact that they could also pull from NXT any time needed.

HHH just needs to develop talent better. Talent shouldn’t stop evolving/developing just because they got called up.

 

[Silkk]

shyt I forgot Orton still without a match. Feel like they would’ve announced already if it was Solo.

Wonder what the play is.

 

[OneDeep]

shyt I forgot Orton still without a match. Feel like they would’ve announced already if it was Solo.

Wonder what the play is.

I would rather it be Black or Rusev than Solo

Even if that takes away from a Raw after WM return

 

[Silkk]

I would rather it be Black or Rusev than Solo

Even if that takes away from a Raw after return

Never been the biggest Malakai fan, Im cool on him.

I’d drop bread though just to see the Miro (not rusev) entrance/presentation on a WM stage

Them new trash ass WWE producers gonna give him some meaningless rock rap bullshyt though


More I think about it, I think they’ll just play it safe and have it be Sami unless he was off for a specific reason