But whose side is he on?

It's Styles, right?

I can't wait to hear Coles over the top ridiculous 'OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD' nonsense when we get the most predictable debut ever.

Cole does everything possible to remind the viewer this is a scripted television show

I don't believe it!!!

I can't wait for the inevitable AJ vs. Corbin feud!

Remember that time when the McMahons all came on Raw and told us how much better and different all these shows were going to be going forward?

How's that going?

imo

Aaaaaaaaaand an utterly pointless main event, fun show!

I never venture onto WWE's official YT but saw someone say the Viking Experience video has gotten lots of dislikes. It has 1.5k likes and 1.6k dislikes for the 4-way match. Compare that to The Usos debut that has 1.8k likes and 34 dislikes. Will they budge on this?

I imagine they're only budging if Viking Experience turns out to be a porno niche like Submission Sorority.

I’m not a Michael Cole fan but no one can work with material like: “Ladies and gentlemen, this match presented by Popeye’s butterfly shrimp tackle box - 8 shrimp, a side, and a biscuit for just five bucks!!”

I agree Cole isn't directly responsible, but there has to be something there. "this is PHENOMENAL" "welcome to the USO penitentiary" etc etc, every single call is a play on words or some awful reference to each wrestlers awful nickname. It's so jarring when compared to what J.R used to do.

I just went on their youtube page and couldn't find the video. I see one for basically every other segment tonight. I guess they saw the backlash it was getting and pulled it lol.

I mean... it totally could be, right?

They should've let Sami go cut a face promo tonight; He is basically playing The NEW new Daniel Bryan and I don't care for it

Do you really notice that much difference between Cole and Tom Phillips? It's what the job is and there isn't much you can do about it. Cole is slightly worse but that's because he's been around longer so his shtick is a bit more worn.

It can't be easy trying to stay passionate about doing a role you basically have no creative freedom with.

That being said whilst it isn't his fault it's still awful.

I'm genuinely thinking of stopping watching. I just don't care about any storylines going on currently (in fact are there any?) and whilst I love people like Sami I can't put up with another two week push so they can job him out for another two months before some storyline with KO.

Very excited for Styles to move to the show Rollins is on. I've been wanting to see them feud since he came over.

Overall a bad show though.

An AJ heel turn with a Roman move to Smackdown would have given the main event tonight meaning and set up an awesome long term feud. Instead all 3 will probably remain on Raw and continue to roll over the heels and Raw will end with 6 man tag matches for the next year.

The viking experience is a better name than war raiders.

Looks like sanity have been split up? Young has gone to raw. Would be nice to see Daimo get a push on smackdown but my hope for anything good ever happening in WWE is at rock bottom currently.

You're entitled to your (wrong) opinion

A shame this NXT > main roster change didn't happen in the golden era. Could've had The Funeral Procession Experience instead of The Undertaker.

I remember mentioning last year that Sanity was one of the best parts of every Takeover event. Then they got drafted to SD!...

War Machine - good
War Raiders - awful
Viking experience - lulz

lulz > awful

It's also a really stupid thing to go sour on them for.

I like them, dumb gimmick and all. But that's super dumb to rename them. And to even give them new individual names.

lol Vince.