Monday Night Raw - 2/18/13 - It's Swaggie Time...

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It most certainly is, Swaggie Time! Fresh off his HUGE upset win in the Elimination Chamber last night, I expect Swagger to confront Alberto Del Rio to get their feud started. They have 7 weeks (7 Raws, 7 SmackDowns and 7 Main Events) to build this up and I think they will do a great job. Especially now that Zeb Coulter ("Dirty" Dutch Mantel) is Swagger's new manager. Between their new gimmick and Del Rio's new one, this should be gold and will be the most compelling feud leading up to WrestleMania.

Of course, Dolph is still looming with the briefcase, but the Swagger/Del Rio feud has SO much potential that for the first time since he has gotten the case I hope he DOESN'T cash in any time soon.

The Shield went over clean last night too and Sheamus and Ryback were both pretty upset about it. I don't know where they are going with this, but maybe we can start seeing some of The Shield members wrestling in one on one matches. All three of them have some star power potential:

Dean Ambrose: Very original, a superb talker and an overall great package.

Seth Rollins: Absolutely fantastic in-ring performer.

Roman Reigns: Great look, has the bloodline, very intense.

The endgame for this angle remains to be seen, but hopefully they don't botch like they did with the Nexus.

Cesaro is still US Champ after getting kicked in the kiwis. His feud with Miz will probably continue.

Barrett had the night off, but perhaps another encounter with Bo Dallas is imminent.

Team Hell No had a little lover's spat in the middle of the Elimination Chamber but are still the tag team champions. I feel we may need some more therapy.

#saveusdrshelby

Kaitlyn retained the Butterfly Championship. There are only two things about her that I care about and her being the champion isn't one of them.

CM Punk and Paul Heyman had a little miscommunication last night as well. Maybe they talk things out, or maybe Punk turns on him or vice versa. Maybe "The Pain" will come and sort things out...

Oh yeah, I guess John Cena and the guy from The Tooth Fairy are wrestling again at some thingy in April too.

Oh, I almost forgot:

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[philliesfan136]

Oh, it is Swaggie Time. #SwaggerAmerica #WeThePeople





You also forgot to mention there will be a "State of Union Address" by Mr. Swaggie and Zeb, coincidentally on this President's Day episode.

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A quick post match interview with Jack and Zeb from last night:

http://www.wwe.com/videos/jack-swagg...ation-26092411

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I sense a Kozlov return later this year. America supporting a Soviet against a "Real American"...

[Bard]

Tonight's Raw has a lot of potential from the stuff that happened last night, please don't screw it up WWE

[philliesfan136]

Thinking about it today, this is similar to JBL vs Eddie.. it could be like that if they build it up well. I don't know that this really feels like a World Title, Wrestlemania-type match, but they have a good two months to convince me otherwise.

Otherwise, the WHC match will be likely buried on the card no matter who Del Rio faces, unfortunately.

I'm excited to see what they do tonight off of a good PPV.

[Casino]

We better not get a post RR type show again. That was the worst **** ive ever seen.

I go into every show now with the lowest of expectations.

[IlliniM1ke]

Quote: Originally Posted by Casino

We better not get a post RR type show again. That was the worst **** ive ever seen. I go into every show now with the lowest of expectations.

Yeah thank god it isn't Raw Roulette tonight, that kind of show should NEVER follow a PPV.