Hulk Hogan BOO’D! The Rock BURIES Cody Rhodes Feud?! WWE Raw Netflix Review | WrestleTalk

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[@babarazamsucks]

Some good, some bad.

[@Omegasupreme21]

The theme for the night was about the baby face. Trust the process. WWE is just setting up an introduction.

[@TheRagekage5000]

Oli you are SO ILLITERATE the movie is called RED ONE there is a space in between the words RED and ONE

[@Omegasupreme21]

@@TheRagekage5000 satirical

[@theghettopreacher]

It was a let down. All the heels lost? Nothing to make me want to tune in next week. No angles? Rock didn’t tease anything. Drew lost, YET AGAIN. No Becky. No Charlotte. No Zero Miedo. It was just a Raw. Eh. Disappointed.

[@AnaheimDan57]

Hogan: “Jimmy, they hated you tonight, brother.”

[@vampirascoffin870]

gotta love Hogan's ego

[@connect5vlogs460]

😂😂😂

[@NowaitPleaseDont]

😂😂

[@erikreyes42]

"Dammit Jimmy, you can't even wave a flag correctly, what's wrong with you brother!!?"

[@NowaitPleaseDont]

@@AnaheimDan57 somebody check on Jimmy 😂

[@lugubriousnate8014]

Having the world champion sat in the crowd for the debut of arguably the biggest WWE show to date was definitely a choice

[@ricksuddarth7200]

So was this comment 😂

[@CodenameRawTV]

Bruh, he wasn't even the champ of this show lmao

[@jacobrandlett2726]

​@@CodenameRawTV and where was Gunther?

[@TheMTwinny]

World Champion of the wrong show. The actual World Champion of the show only got a vignette haha.

[@stephenwilliams3400]

Um,you do know that Cody is not the world champion Gunther is,Cody is the undisputed champion meaning he got the second belt that became bigger than the world championship because of roman reigns

[@metalheadsiege]

I was yelling at my TV post Roman match. Practically begging The Rock to put the Ula Fala on himself...

[@theghosty99]

Same. What was the point of that whole, "Rock is actually a High Chief" stuff then? Just trying to make him look cool?

[@Kingofb0ngstyle]

I wanted The Rock to attack him but nope

[@xtended80]

@@theghosty99 the rock loves to make everything revolves about him, he ruined the show

[@titanent.6897]

He can't. He's not full Samoan

[@whyte_ronin4185]

This. This is the move that should have been made!

[@TheOneWhoReportsForDuty]

Hogan getting booed out the building was hilarious.

[@brianalex8883]

It's liberal California enough said

[@REfan2002]

​@@brianalex8883 No, Hogan is just universally hated.

[@StephenThePisces]

PURE GOLD!!!

[@bobthekow7547]

I was booing at home too

[@LashanaKaos]

Well-deserved booing. WWE and Hogan acting like fans don't know or don't remember all the shitty things Hogan has done throughout the decades.

[@EthanBlack004]

The moment I saw Rock's little girls, I knew that he wasn't gonna do anything heelish.

[@mydislikedoesntmatter6537]

Makes no sense, you can be a heel and still love your family 😂

[@azizrampage]

@@mydislikedoesntmatter6537 he ain't gonna use all the rude words he used when he beat up Cody in the rain

[@cakrawalajagadsemesta4541]

@@mydislikedoesntmatter6537well, the rock heel character contains his swears and mockery, perhaps he didn’t want his daughters seeing their dad like that. or he just being the rock as the tko board director😅

[@mydislikedoesntmatter6537]

@ The way I booked a heel rock for tonight, he wouldn’t have to say anything.

[@MegaMr46]

Although he’s got a grown daughter who is also the NXT GM

[@michaelanderson6394]

There was just something so funny about Hulk Hogan saying that his favorite tag team partner’s always been the fans as he’s getting booed out of the building. That was hilarious. After all the scandals he’s had, the man deserved the reception he got. I fully expected it, and I got what I wished for!

[@fazeramos66]

I hate Hogan with a passion, idk why they keep on bringing him out after everything

[@lifeasafanpodcast9529]

It's California and hogan is a trumpet so those two guys are tied together as of now

[@michaelanderson6394]

@fazeramos66 Like it or not, Hulk Hogan helped to define pro wrestling for several decades. He holds a connection with a lot of wrestling fans who grew up watching him. They probably figured having him on the show would help get more eyes on it. And also, Hogan wanted to promote his beer. I just don’t know how they didn’t see this reaction coming, especially after the Mania 37 debacle.

[@ChrisTomson]

After all the people he held down throughout his career, it’s been LONG overdue. His predictable slide into fascism solidified it

[@Steveh216]

You prayed for this and it happened

[@johnvincente1]

Hogan got CRUCIFIED!! Those boos were LOUD! Anyone saying otherwise is delusional! Hulk getting booed is trending HARD AF!!

[@darrenheideman2546]

And Jimmy Hart was just...there.

[@IAmToDd6691]

I'm so glad Hogan got booed and Undertaker got a pop. Says a lot.

[@vegasviking86]

They turned down the boos during the live show but plenty of vids from fans showing otherwise

[@IAmToDd6691]

@darrenheideman2546 kinda felt bad for him lol.

[@zytrax7713]

@@darrenheideman2546 A very "just give me my check so I can go home" night for Jimmy.

[@Mr.strangemaniawwe86]

Should have had stone cold not Hogan no one wants him around anymore. I found it hilarious WWE tried to play cheer tracks but couldn't drown out the boos

[@Wrecklesslivesmatter]

If people are claiming it was just California that was booing Hogan you're delusional asf😂

[@Steveh216]

@@Wrecklesslivesmatter They were booing Jimmy Hart

[@Wrecklesslivesmatter]

@Steveh216 nice try good sir 🤣

[@Whatevsman27]

Like, the Undertaker was there too. And ain’t nobody booing him. I think that says something about

[@Boom12]

@@Whatevsman27 Says something about Taker really, Taker is fine. He's untouchable and honest despite the support for that guy. Hogan though... there's the phone scandal, his lies. Listen to The Experience and there's a whole list of Hogan's lies which are hilarious lol

[@davestephan3288]

Here’s the biggest issue from Raw…. Three hour show, Four matches

[@firephoenix256]

Exactly

[@CulEdz]

Because you’re looking at it in a fan’s perspective. This show wasn’t for us, it’s for people tuning in for the first time or trying to get back into wrestling.

[@SquilliamWeber]

@@CulEdzHow is 2 and a half hours of Advertising supposed to make a ‘casual’ or first time watcher like Wrestling??

[@deadlymixx]

That’s an exaggeration but also why you don’t understand the concept of this first episode.

[@deadlymixx]

It was to draw new eyes on the product. This episode wasn’t for long time fans.

[@d20monkey]

Jimmy Hart was fighting for his life behind Hogan and you can see the exact moment on his face when he realizes "Oh no, Brother. They hate us."

[@mightykayakgeek4299]

We like Jimmy Hart. Its Hulk who got the boo's

[@specter_badguy9675]

Na-uh, Hulk Hogan said that it was because of Jimmy dude brother Jack brother brother

[@AnubisRazael]

It took me a second to realize the crowds were actually boo'ing Hogan, and then it got even worse lol

[@rexablett943]

I was saying Boo-urns

[@crashspike22]

It was okay. Hogan getting booed was a highlight 😂😂

[@UnsilencedOutspokenTikTok]

Hogan getting boo'd was music to my ears

[@cdtnplyr]

Oh what a beautiful sound it was

[@lifesogood85]

😂😂

[@AfterNothingsEnd]

🥱

[@PeaceDweller]

His segment should have instead been Bret Hart & HBK coming out and talking about the main event between Punk & Rollins with Bret being a Punk guy and HBK being a Rollins guy. For all the greatness Hulk Hogan did for WWE/F, he wasn't the one who made Monday Night RAW what it was, it was people like Bret & Shawn that did that.

[@vampirascoffin870]

​@@PeaceDwellerwith taker & Austin glad xpac 123 kid was there

[@StephenThePisces]

Why was Hulk Hogan there in the first place!? Makes matter worse, he was promoting a beer his favorite tag partner 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Mercurywaxing]

His beer is a ring mat sponsor. He basically paid for it. "Say your prayers Take your vitamins Drink my beer."

[@sporkfedmusic]

​@@Mercurywaxingexactly. The same reason Ric Flair kept showing up on AEW despite all the baggage he represents.

[@WhoseGamewasitZ]

Calling Red One "Re-done" got me.

[@lewsmith9708]

Sounds like his opening promo should have been re-done.

[@blueinkninja]

Hogan to HHH: "see? This is why this company is in the damn shape it's in, because of BS like this!"

[@Chaoticom2]

😂

[@chaddoell]

Just finished the podcast. I leaned on you lads a lot during the pandemic and never missed a podcast. When life got back to normal I lost track of it. Was so good to hear Oli and Luke again. I guess you don't do intros/outros anymore, which were my favourite, but that same colour is still spread throughout. Thanks Wrestletalk.

[@Evilwombat]

HHH basically summed up my thoughts in the media scrum - this was a standalone celebration show (mostly) and the story lines resume from next week.

[@gauravpatil9652]

This episode isn't canon to wwe lore😂😂

[@Groovy_Q86]

Exactly

[@darrenheideman2546]

@@gauravpatil9652 So, Rhea Ripley won't be Women's Championship next week?

[@100carlosfermin]

Well that’s just stupid, why would you not advance your storylines in the show with THE MOST people watching? There’s no chance as many casuals will stick around after that awful show 😭

[@vampirascoffin870]

triple safe aka triple h the most safe booker and I hate it!

[@timothysmith4157]

Hogan looked absolutely pissed as he walked off lol but I must say the sheer skill with the drone was breathtaking

[@marboro14]

Thought it was a big corporate sell out of a show. All hype, massive disappointment. The Rock returned to corporate Dwayne seemingly burying the entire Final Boss character like it didn’t even happen. The Hogan cameo was just an awful awkward badly timed piece of forced product placement, don’t know who in WWE thought that would be a good idea. Undertakers cameo was so quick I think some of the crowd celebrity shots were longer (to which there was also too many) Yeah the matches were good but it was such a disappointing show. Only thing I really liked was Cenas promo, and even that felt like they were rushing him in and out. What a mess and a what a huge let down

[@matturner6890]

*which there were too many of, not "to which"

[@stephenremnant8151]

@@marboro14 I agree and having hhh and rock long segments together where they said a lot of nothing was very boring

[@marboro14]

@@matturner6890 okay grammar nazi

[@Kevin-co7qe]

Someone has to have a recording of Hogan limping (literally) back to gorilla, and we should get to see that.

[@PeaceDweller]

"Jimmy, you should have let me go out alone, you were getting a lot of heat brother!"

[@gueits8586]

Hogan's legs don't wanna support him anymore, either 😂

[@GrubHooligan]

The thing I desperately want to see is a video of backstage as the segment was happening. I'm sure there had to be a producer running around saying, "Oh God, somebody tell him not to rip the shirt! We don't want to connect this to our new streaming partner! How do we send him a message to tell him not to rip the shirt?!? OH GOD, HE'S RIPPING THE SHIRT!"

[@Surv1vor1993]

Hulk Hogan being boo’d was the best part of the show Also, the arena last night looked incredible and I can’t wait to see WWE run a proper PLE at the Intuit Dome. Also also, I had no issues with buffering or quality drops during the stream Also also also, The new and improved announce table is now the new hardest part of the ring!

[@sauceebanks7254]

Jimmy Uso Yeeting while Travis Scott was smoking a joint while holding the Hardcore Championship in the crowd with Cole and Pat yeeting was highlight of the night.

[@matturner6890]

Travis is a talentless dork who should be in jail for allowing people to die at his shows

[@SwiftSSJ]

You mean jey?

[@sauceebanks7254]

@@SwiftSSJ 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Omegasupreme21]

Hogan getting booed was gold

[@mitchellgillum]

Cm Punk wearing the jacket from All In was also pretty funny 😂

[@NVIEK]

That’s his ROH gear, just goes to show how little you know about wrestling yet you are here trying to be tribalistic

[@mitchellgillum]

@@NVIEK All I said was it was funny lol.

[@craigkemery]

@@NVIEKHow was that tribalistic at all?

[@l.j.turner185]

Three hours, four matches. And this is supposed to get new people interested?? I'm a long time fan and even I was bored.

[@mightykayakgeek4299]

That was exactly my point. Also where were the count outs. Wrestlers outside the ring for minutes at a time and not even one ref started a count out,not including the tribal war. then as soon as someone was in the corner they would pull away the wrestler without even a count. Did the refs last night know how to count past 3. i never heard one time then number 4.

[@Simon25-17]

I wasn't I guess not watching it live did have its pros. I skipped every celebrity popping up, dead moments, ads and most importantly Hulk Hogan. I didn't get bored at all and I was done in little 2 hours

[@mightykayakgeek4299]

@Simon25-17 Hulk getting boo'ed was one of the best bits. 3 hours show 1 hour of wrestling. was 40 minutes or so until the first match. Skipping all that filler would have made the show better. I wouldn't have been so bored, the same with the kids. but not the show you want to attract new viewers.

[@matturner6890]

​@@mightykayakgeek4299 *would have, wouldn't have

[@navneetwadhera3467]

6:04 that was not it.. The Rock didn't acknowledge Roman, while everyone's hands were in the air in acknowledgement, Rock just stood there

[@evanwar4575]

Hopefully this is the correct line of thinking because as Oli mentioned it would be INSANE to let the water flow under that bridge

[@cryptocorner2253]

Vince McMahon has transferred his consciousness to The Rock. That's why there is no consistency. That's why The Rock is on the board.

[@theREALfearsKLOWNs]

The whole Rock acknowledging Cody was confusing & awkward af! And why was he driving after 2 shots... on Netflix?!?

[@SS-tg8lf]

It was a 1 time thing Every authourity figure as HEELS have cut Out of Character promos for Big moments. Vince and hhh have done the same thing as HEELS Multiple times.

[@theREALfearsKLOWNs]

@@SS-tg8lf I didn't ask for an explanation; not sure why you thought it necessary. It was a disjointed & disingenuous promo. The complete ignoring of previous narrative beats made it awkward; totally immersion breaking.

[@One.Zero.One101]

@@SS-tg8lf You’re joking right? You think Vince would praise Stone Cold after he dumped sewage on him?

[@SS-tg8lf]

@@One.Zero.One101 NO he wouldn't go that Far . But he would acknowledge and appreciate the audience. I think Rock did too much hugging Rhodes on Camera . He should have waited . But it is what it is Next time Rock shows up he'll continue as the Heel final boss character.

[@Simon25-17]

​@@theREALfearsKLOWNs I feel like this episode wasn't for people like you and me, who'll tune up next week and the week after that but for new, returning or straight up new people who tuned up and might stay if they like what they see. That's the only reason why fece rock was okish

[@cassiusfelix2805]

This was a great gateway show for new fans. You can follow the stories easily the action is fun and you got legends from the past that bring in the older fans.

[@stevefullhart]

While I didn’t think they were the show’s best part, the match preview graphics were, in fact, INSANE! I rewound multiple times to watch them.

[@MediCali951]

That’s sad when graphics and not the actual wrestling was the best part. This is truly sports entertainment

[@ceoillinois]

Hulk thought the maniacs were going to run wild... On NETFLIX...

[@wstine79]

Chad Gable was not afraid of his upcoming mystery lucha opponent that he'll have next week. You could save he has "Sin Miedo."

[@Blodhelm]

Or zero miedo, even. Or maybe his face is so blank is looks like his cara is sin.

[@vincec9499]

Stone Cold did not show up really surprised me

[@PrayForZuess]

Fr me too I was expecting him to show up it was kinda odd lol

[@leaderofnoone9087]

​@@PrayForZuess Honestly it feels like Austin's been distanced in himself from WWE lately.

[@tjferdinand6850]

Because Austin is tryna get paid

[@PastTense82]

Was no one else getting the audio drops? One memorable one was Michael Cole saying, "I've always wanted to say this, Arial footage brought to you by Goo" then silence for 15 seconds. lol But they were dropping audio all night on my stream.

[@AwesomeNuke]

That's a bit of an exaggeration. Audio from Cole and McAffee dropped maybe 2 or 3 times through the 3.5 hours. Not "all night"

[@frankieeefinn8798]

Yeah same, happened a few times because they were advertising American stuff for the us audience so for uk viewers ect it was muted

[@danielcastro7104]

Nope not one audio drop or glitch

[@PastTense82]

@AwesomeNuke literally not an exaggeration. If I had to count, I'd say it was 12 to 14 times.

[@MattheManiac2]

@@PastTense82 Sounds like that was a unique issue with you. Most I have read is that it was 2 to 3 times during certain sponsorship segments.

[@blipbloppoopoo3120]

I was dissapointed there wasnt a Paul on the pole match

[@PositivelySunshine]

I didn’t mind the sponsor logos on the ring at all, but the black mat needs to go. Too many wrestlers wear black gear and everything blended together, even with the rest of the arena.

[@MediCali951]

Did you mind diddys bestie Ashton sitting front row?

[@geekbro6265]

the sponsors were worst than the black mat

[@matturner6890]

Yea the white FORTNITE on black background was very distracting. RAW should always be red ropes, white mat & black curtain.

[@3vilTeddybear]

68% is VERY generous, that show sucked

[@ramblingram3662]

That was terrible. I was confused as to why they decided to showcase wrestlers sitting in the crowd. Especially Cody, who comes out from the back later to make the save for Roman. Had new viewers around me asking “Why he didn’t just come out of the crowd?”. The Undertaker cameo had them asking “Is that it?” The Hogan segment had me asking “Why do they keep thinking we still love Hogan?”

[@DamanKingBear]

Hogan hasnt been cheered in the states for 10 yrs

[@trungeldorethemagicbear7196]

I thought Taker was gonna give Rhea his gimmick, and make her the "Australian Badass"

[@PrayForZuess]

It was still kinda random that he came out lowkey lol I mean it is a really cool moment but all he did is just drove around the ring and did the fist thing that’s it? I was expecting maybe he could give dom a chokeslam or something lol

[@Freeman1998ful]

I can already imagine Rhea on bike with pet tarantula and Aussie Lemonade Monster in hands. AUSTRALIAN BADASS.

[@Steveh216]

@@PrayForZuess Leave poor Dom alone he suffered enough

[@davestephan3288]

@@trungeldorethemagicbear7196 I thought he was going to have her jump on the back and ride off together😂

[@MegaBenny666]

Cody: "So, Dwayne, about me getting my Wrestlemania win back--" "IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU WANT YOUR WRESTLEMANIA WIN BACK!"

[@lrh2k8]

You didn’t catch the 2 GTS’ then get the win was a callback to that same exact sequence to end Punk vs Mox at All Out 2022? I’m shocked.

[@kev1nno]

I don't know if hitting two finishers and then getting the win really qualifies as a callback... Happens all the time

[@BarrieSuddery]

This just reinforced everything I hate about WWE programming right now; a 3 hour show with only 4 matches.

[@louiescott6145]

The rock also saying it was the highest gate and everyone cheered was bizarre

[@maximumrelaxation4770]

Right? "We charged you sooooo much money!" "Yaaaaay?"

[@galarthenry1450]

When the biggest highlights of the show is Travis burning one and Hogan getting booed. That is a sign that you need to fix the booking

[@CodenameRawTV]

Good lord were they stretching for time. Everyone got like a 6 minute entrance followed by a 2 minute glance of the outside between them and then a 5minute video package after the entrances right before the match and then a pan of the who's in attendance. Repeat x4

[@MediCali951]

Plus commercials in between. It was significantly bad Netflix debut

[@majinpvegeta]

Almost like they could have added in at least another match..

[@UndeadEggmiester]

Man this episode was .. both generic, bland and some how predictable.

[@Aproximal]

I remember a podcast i was listening to out here in Japan which talked about how one of the things WWE seemed to be okay with is breaking traditions in order to make profit. It makes me wonder if the thing with this WWE-Netflix era is litearlly dropping all the plots till later, and instead assuming it's all fresh and so nothing matters for now. No long term plots, only rebooting and reinstating plots for the new people.

[@aaronwalker5759]

Wwe almost promoted being on Netflix as much as you guys with patreon 😭

[@kn5w]

This RAW felt like the season finale we should have had last week. Figure that next week, aside from the end of the tournaments and Judgement Day feud, that it will be a reboot of sorts.

[@Simon25-17]

That's probably why we got face rock. If you forget about everything that happened before December 31 it just works, you can't expect casual fans to boo the rock

[@bubbafontleroy]

Glad I didn’t sacrifice my Monday night for this then. Woooo

[@vegasviking86]

Don't know who thought it was a good idea to parade Hogan, who already had made himself unlikable in wrestling fans eyes, freshly off of being the GOP's jester... in front of a California crowd? Who should I thank for that glorious clip?

[@TheRealEclipse1]

It felt like it was a victory lap for Trumps wrestling stooges. Especially when Undertaker actually did one lap on his motorcycle and left. I think it was pretty clear. Like when Vince came out on that one episode of RAW after the scandal emerged just to spite people.

[@iammaximumstupied]

they didn’t boo him for political reasons, yall gotta keep reaching for anything. hogan just sucks and everyone knows that now.

[@Simon25-17]

He practically paid to be there. His beer was one of the sponsors, showing up probably did more harm than anything tho

[@dragansnyder2786]

I think the best part about the Hogan segment is the fact that his music was the only thing keeping them from booing him, that crowd kept it civil , but they tore him to pieces when his music turned off!

[@bonusbaby801]

Do they just cycle the celebrities in & out in the seats? Because as many as they introduced, the whole ringside area should've been filled with them. Yet, you never see them after their introduction. And, did anyone notice the ONLY celebrity that DIDN'T GET A LOWER THIRD NAME PLATE was Nikki Bella😂

[@ROBken2654]

Looks like I didn’t missed much on Raw debut on Netflix.

[@robg8307]

Who's Rae?

[@emeraldninjalink6312]

The Fortnite logo in the center of the ring pissed me off. I’m ok with ads on the ring, but choose a good one to be in the middle(and not hogans beer)

[@matturner6890]

It looked like the show was called WWE Monday Night FORTNITE or something LOL

[@sonicheroxd5767]

What I got the most from Rock's appearance, is that he is not doing WrestleMania this year. That's why he broke kayfabe and hugged Cody even after EVERYTHING. It's why he didn't backstab Roman. They're tying up these loose ends for now because they don't think he'll be at Mania.

[@user-im8ru2bt7u]

I’m sorry but Raw was so ass, they had both of their top champions sidelined for the legends to lick the boots of Netflix all night. The rock promo was insanely stupid . Why would any potential new fans care about the weekly roster and the top champions after that raw ??

[@FamineStudios]

Olli made me absolutely lose it with the “Boo! Boooo! (Pause) Boo.” 😂😂😂

[@sainwolf2]

They werent into the match, cause all Jay has is entrance.

[@lionsinofpride8891]

I love that I can skip the advertisements while watching raw on Netflix

[@charlied8284]

I never got a single advertisement the entire feed

[@lionsinofpride8891]

@charlied8284 the normal wrestling stuff that's like advertisements with the wrestlers in it.

[@wickitklown90]

I believe they have tiers now, so ads are optional now.

[@DarnellJames083001]

But you got commerials which is the same thing as ads lol. ​@charlied8284

[@DarnellJames083001]

​@wickitklown90 ads are optional but commericals on a live show are not lol. It doesn't matter what Netflix package you have, if you live in the US then you'll get commericals during the live show.

[@darrenheideman2546]

Hogan can just slither away and get his good buddy Don to peddle his puddle water of a beer.

[@thablackkat9905]

I rocks with Don, not Hogan, though.

[@KasirRham]

Solo vs Roman, Liv vs Rhea, and Seth vs Punk were easily my favorite parts. The double riptide to Liv and the brutal riptide on Dom were some nice touches. Chad getting ready to fight Penta is also looking pretty lit.

[@mooncalfmcfresh9614]

Smoking weed in LA is not illegal, just done in bad taste. Dude also had some kind of alcoholic drink in his other hand. Definitely not part of the pg era anymore

[@ryanbrandt5404]

But I'm sure smoking anything in a building is. Especially in lefty land

[@ryanbrandt5404]

But I'm sure smoking anything in a building is. Especially in lefty land

[@maximumrelaxation4770]

Smoking it in public is

[@davestephan3288]

@@mooncalfmcfresh9614 the rock was taking a few pulls off his bottle of tequila before driving off😂 it is what it is

[@TheWizardOfJim]

My theory is that this first episode was essentially just "filler", they didn't want to put anything "can't miss" on this episode because they were worried about the optics of people missing the 'can't miss' content if they were plagued with technical difficulties like the last couple of "live" events on Netflix. So they put on a show that had a lot of spectacle, but easily miss-able spectacle, just in case.

[@RonnieHoward-nr7gv]

Doesn’t make sense since the first episode will always be the one seen by most people. Thus more chances to gain new fans. And honestly the numbers were never going to be anywhere near a level that would worry them about technical issues. The NFL on Netflix just 2 weeks ago did 30 million viewers with no issues. Raw averages less than 2 million viewers per episode and even the most optimistic person would be planning maybe a little over 2 million for this episode. Which is nothing to make anyone worry about technical issues. Hell the roast of Tom Brady was watched live by 2 million people. They just dropped the ball. I also think people over exaggerate how much this is going to do for WWE in terms of ratings.

[@Omnikite]

Oh no. Its happening boys. Wrestle talk is becoming the grumpy boomers of the IWC. It was a nice run everyone.

[@ulimo101]

I was at the show. Hogan getting booo'd was the best part!😅

[@wazzupidaug5]

Austin should have had hogans spot

[@mikecalvento]

Hear me out... my wife consumes wrestling passively and got hooked by the Rock/Bloodline first hour. I think it was a soft reset of sorts to ease the casual fan back in while providing a starting point for everyone. It may not be to everyone's taste, but I can see it as WWE trying to bridge the gap between the casual and hard-core. The crowd may have also contributed, since they popped big for the Rock.

[@jasonsmith530]

Hulkimania expiration date is 2025

[@JetBlack2024]

Perfectly fine with hogan being booed. We in a time where we don’t accept BS anymore.

[@brianalex8883]

If you live in liberal California 😅

[@plastastic]

@@brianalex8883 or you don’t like his recorded racism you can listen to all over the internet

[@brianalex8883]

@plastastic how many black people said worst crap about white people and people of their own skin color. I'm black I forgave him . We all have to forgive people if we want forgiveness. I'm going to be honest if it wasn't for Vince McMahon and hulk hogan wrestling would have died off our be as less popular as he WNBA at this point. Stop the hate it doesn't have anything to do with you.

[@RubenAmorim789]

​@@brianalex8883You schooled that snowflake

[@RubenAmorim789]

​@@plastastic Mate, he apologized a decade ago already. What else do you want him to do? And if you can't still get over it, why won't you do the same with Triple H? Remember when he told Booker T " People like you don't deserve to be world champion" 😂

[@Beardedaviator]

Maybe I see why Austin said no...

[@rajivbiswal7]

The Rock's segment actually hinted towards him not in the WrestleMania picture anymore.

[@TimmyTakedownTV]

no gunther segment on the show... i wonder what he will do at the royal rumble. probably nothing??

[@robot5663]

They had a video package but I agree I wish there was a match for him at least

[@HepCatJack]

Rock didn't go as a heel because he was worried the Hulk boos would be louder than the boos he would get.

[@H0lland0ates79]

I love WWE as much as the next guy, but they made everyone’s finishers look weak by them needing to hit it multiple times for a pinfall

[@kyefox7159]

I love how recent Hogan appearances never make it to the ring. He gets to the ramp for a swift exit.

[@damonhill1591]

hed break 4 hips even looking at a ring.

[@billybattle]

I was put off by the show when The Rock came out and was buddy buddy with everyone and then Roman just won again. Feels like they’re going backwards and getting back to boring face Rock and boring super Roman again.

[@SS-tg8lf]

Rock DIDN'T turn face 👍 1. He cut an Out of Character promo 2. Vince McMahon as a HEEL has done this in the past so has HHH Multiple times. 3. You CAN'T welcome a crowd to a New Era by INSULTING them 😂. 4. You put your HEEL Character to the side , and present yourself as a Respectful Businessman and Leader. 👍. You DON'T bash the crowd the first night in.

[@billybattle]

@ Sure, your thumb up is reassuring and tells me that he is still a heel after him and Cody were backstage drinking tequila and paling around. Really out of character there. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a f-ing duck.

[@SS-tg8lf]

@@billybattle 😂 😂 Backstage footage is Out of Character. THINK Rock had a cameraman film him Backstage with people For Social media. Go look it up . Those were NOT storyline. Those were genuine moments between those people.

[@billybattle]

@@SS-tg8lf buddy there is no argument. They f-cked it. To me, The Rock was so damn good last year, and they f-cked it. Save the cope for AEW.

[@matturner6890]

​​@@SS-tg8lf Why . Do you TYPE Like This . It looks VERY SILLY .

[@LoneLeeLuna]

I wonder what was going through Hulk Hogan’s mind with all the booing. 🤔😂

[@damonhill1591]

"doesn't work for me brother."

[@robg8307]

That people were hating Jimmy

[@charlied8284]

As soon as they showed Dwayne's family i knew instantly he wasn't being the final boss for the night. Plus regardless of what's been said online leading up to the premier, all local advertising said Dwayne Johnson, NOT as The Rock.

[@AwesomeNuke]

Still, that confirms he won't be at Mania. That, and the fact he'll be filming in April.

[@john-wh6mz]

Hogan getting booed was super awkward and uncomfortable lmao.

[@crpman9401]

4:43 I’m pretty sure it’s a work. The Rock seems to have something “cookin’” with Paul Heyman. I noticed a few subtleties after the tribal combat match

[@ErikMitch]

I think WWE wants to forget the Hogan promo, because I don't see it on WWE KZbin.

[@talkintomenow]

I can't believe they try to wheel Hogan out anymore. The last few times he came out, he gets booed out the building. Why anyone backstage thought it would be a good idea is insane to me.

[@vegasviking86]

In front of a California crowd after recently being the GOP's jester no less. Not the smartest of decisions lol

[@ImSoRatedd]

I feel like Rock was gonna attack Roman but when the camera went to Roman and he mouthed “I love you” while looking up to the sky, I think it hit a soft spot on the Rock to postpone the attack for another day

[@tugboatisgaming577]

Guy with Jay, was smoking weed..... on netflix

[@sharkhenry8010]

Guy with Jey? They even said who he was during the show. There’s not knowing who people are and doing too much.

[@theREALfearsKLOWNs]

​@@sharkhenry8010It was Drake, right?

[@shannonmorrow2399]

​@@theREALfearsKLOWNsno it was Jake from State farm.

[@davestephan3288]

I thought it was Tupac

[@vegasviking86]

Ahem... it was sage 😏

[@orlandowright2323]

11:36 Thank you Oli. I've seen so many reviews of Raw, but nobody brought up the moving match graphics. I also loved them playing the old Raw theme songs throughout the show.

[@lee.valley]

tbf the amount of times the word "netflix" was said, got old real quick 😴

[@stephenremnant8151]

It's insane to me how the fans have forgotten Rock used his position in the company to try and get Cody out of Wrestlemania

[@jeffreyebright1085]

Favorite part is hogan getting boooed and certain people can't figure out why and blaming politics...

[@Natef321]

Politics is part of the reason.

[@jeffreyebright1085]

@Natef321 and not being caught on tape saying if your going to date a n word make sure he's rich didn't have anything to do with it or the fact he was on pictures with some guy with ss bolts tattooed on him huh... its like saying Chris Benoit was great but sweeping the fact he murdered his family..

[@jeffreyebright1085]

@Natef321 and not to mention did taker get boooed.. he leans right.. hmmmmm

[@jeffreyebright1085]

@@Natef321 hogan got caught saying the n word telling his daughter to marry a rich one if she's going to mess with one, and taking pics with a guy with ss bolts didn't help him...

[@Natef321]

@@jeffreyebright1085 Yeah you don't get it and I don't feel like explaining it, because you won't listen anyway.

[@TraumaER]

I felt bad for Hogan. Someone should have told him to show up outside of California.

[@hippoglorious]

I haven't watched WWE for a while, because I haven't had access to the shows. I've been keeping up with WrestleTalk Reviews. So I was excited to get back into it. But was that normal crowd and music audio for WWE programming now? It was so muted and made it feel flat and took me right out of it. I ended up turning it off about one hour in because it was driving me crazy. I'll tune in on Friday again, to see if it's the same I guess.

[@adame636]

😂 brilliant news video Oli

[@michaelsinger4638]

Not impressed with the show: Cena’s promo was, ok. Hogan getting booed was hilarious. Rhea vs. Liv was good. But you still have the problem of no one in the division feeling like a threat to Rhea. Also barely any women’s stuff on the show at all. I would not have had Seth lose so cleanly already.

[@Street_BB]

Best promo for me was Miz taking piss about Cenas Rumble announcement with him having been in 20 and won it twice before.

[@anthonym6119]

I think Seth losing clean will make him snap

[@Mr.death93]

Minutes per match: 20 Minutes per entrances: 30 + commercials

[@ChrisTomson]

Say what you want about AEW’s lack of pomp and major stars for their Max debut, at least it felt like a sample of what you’d expect week on week, rather than cameo after cameo from people you won’t (and, in Hogan’s case, SHOULDN’T) see again next week

[@asmoots4073]

Out of my brain @Wrestletalk!! Exactly how I felt about the show, 4 matches…3 hours…but understandable as it’s the “1st” show, next week, Penta 😊