the Retribution booking was HORRENDOUS, an interesting stable turned in a complete joke who lost most of the matches, i feel so bad for Dijakovic, Mace, Ali and the other members
RAW’s Guest Host era was so bad because some of the people didn’t even know the names of the wrestlers or the upcoming PPV’s. Basically it was for WWE to get some more exposure on the product, they should’ve got people who were actually was a fan of wrestling
@@jeremywilliams5141 It's still amazing to me how Barker got over in Chicago of all places, a notoriously hostile crowd. Shows how loved he was by so many.
The Guest Host era on Raw, to be fair, was a mixed bag of sorts; as at that period it had no general manager like on SmackDown which had Teddy Long (one of the best in said position in company history)
Oh my God Michael Cole’s heel run from 2010-12 was just so insufferably dreadful to get through. Even though WWE the product at the time, Michael Cole almost made me stop watching wrestling entirely because he was just so annoying. Sure he was a heel that that you actually hated, but it eventually garnered into go away heat much like Stephanie McMahon during the terrible The Authority era. Those are some very dark times.
It's too bad Kieth Lee is in such poor health. I really wish we could see a Kieth Lee run in WWE with HHH running the booking. A main roster version of the NXT Lee would be awesome 🤷🏻♂️
Because the point was to make the product interesting, to speculate and cheer for which face was gonna topple him, but much like Roman's current championship run all it had done is stall the product
@@djpegao proved my point, comparing it to romans current run… considering that “unsuccessful” when it’s created the closest thing to a boom period WWE have had in years. I think you’re confusing “I didn’t like it” with “failed”
I will never be able to figure out why people say the Triple H reign of terror was bad but they praise the Bloodline. The reign of terror lead to two of the main eventers of the future, one still going today. The Bloodline has probably only really helped Jey Uso.
I liked what they started with Retribution until they actually introduced themselves. The destruction of the ring was really cool, but after that it just got worse every week. Weak motivations, being booked to just constantly fail and those ridiculous names turned a potentially great idea into a complete shemozzle.
Actually a great video talking about what Raw Underground could've been is the very interesting video from Partsfunknown, and titled How Adam Would Book: Raw Underground. This same series also did one on Retribution, and baisically made it into a NXT civil war. If anyone hasn't seen either video, highly recconmend it even thought I'm not a wrestling fan myself, the videos themselves are very entertaining, and showed something that could be shown on Netflix or Disney Plus.
I don't know if the reign of terror really was that bad because honestly Van Dam, Steiner, Orton, and Goldberg either had bad habits, injury issues or didn't even want to be in the company.
Lets not forget that during Nia's first run, and before the Thunderdome, althoygh it was during the beginnings of the pandemic, she managed to open up a fellow wrestler in the head (being Kairi Sane). Also for honorary mention purposes, how can we not forget about her infamous shout that went viral cuz her butt hurt so badly that she said "My Hole!"?
@@LibraJohnny Haha, who could forget that one. On paper the Goliath in Nia would have squashed the David in Lana. But booking or creative had different ideas for that one back then
Eric Rowan run in 2019-2020 was almost just like Jake "The snake" Roberts but the spider he hold was just a toy, and it was a very bad gimmick for him.
Actually, Roman's run has made even Trip's "Reign of Terror" look like a tolerable thing. He is the only reason Nia Jax got her job back when she never should have been rehired.
Triple H's run actually did make me stop watching wrestling for decades. I got so sick and tired of seeing him eat up what felt like a 3rd of every Raw cutting promos and having drawn-out matches only to win every single time that I just lost interest. This was also around that the time that WWE seemed to lose its taste for fun and ditched most gimmicks, so every bout to me just felt like Generic Man A vs Generic Man B.
Lol Andy not doing his research. Nia Jax wasnt injurying people! She only shoot hurt two people, becky & bliss, the others were works. Hard to believe people still echoing this. Otherwise good video
@@zemox2534 Nia Jax herself did an interview and stated who she legitimately hurt. As I said, Becky & Bliss. Look up the interview . There are also videos on TH-cam that talk about this very subject. She said every one else is just Internet falsehood. And people keep repeating it.
@@mackisbrocklesnar where did you read I said a real injury was a work? Prime example, Nia Jax destroyed R Truth at the rumble and took his spot in the men's rumble. Immediately after the spot rumors spread across the Internet that she hurt R Truth. Later on a video was released showing R Truth back stage with Nia and that Truth r was actually not hurt at all. It was part of the show. Video is still on TH-cam. Y'all just like to believe what you want.
I was the BIGGEST TRIPLE H fan as a kid so this "terror reign" went right over my head. He's still my all time fav but i realize now he isn't perfect lol
Michael Cole even looks happier on tv….. like he’s glowing haha…. But I never lied him ALTHOUGH I did like the bad guy stuff…. I do like him now but I really miss Joey Styles and Gorilla
Call HHH 's time on top as a reign of terror that's fine. I will never believe that. He's a GOAT. He sends the fans home happy when the cameras are off. I watched him as champion hold the woman's title up instead of the WWF title after raw went dark
I am a fan of Triple H as well as the Clique so the famous “Reign of Terror” was not bad to me at the least bit the Booker angle however was unfortunate, but all hail The Game 💦
To be fair, the Retribution issue was the network not vince. The network contacted WWE very early in retributions run and told WWE "this looks too much like antifa.... change it now"... and vince did and it became a cartoonie joke
Says Nia hasn’t injured anyone then goes on about 2 major injuries 😂, Keith Lee name change well he wouldn’t have made it long he was generic and Reign of Terror wasn’t bad that’s overhyped
Michael Cole NEVER, I repeat NEVER be considered one of the greatest announcers of all time. He still sucks! Mauro Ranallo was a wrestling novice and still surpassed him in his short time period. Todd Pettengill's backup should NEVER be considered as a G.O.A.T. He will forever be trash!
The Final Boss Rock's promos are SO MUCH worse than Triple H's were during the reign of terror. The Rock........... doesn't........... know........ how to......... get............. to the.............. point............ already! Or worse; The Rock decides that The Rock is going to make the point over and over and over. I mean, The Rock is REALLY gonna run that point into the ground. The Rock is gonna make that point WAY MORE times than The Rock needs to. Here we are, ALREADY KNOWING what the point is, but The Rock just won't stop making it..... The Rock is The Rock is The Rock is THE ROCK!
Andy collecting his Reign Of Terror check😂😂😂
the Retribution booking was HORRENDOUS, an interesting stable turned in a complete joke who lost most of the matches, i feel so bad for Dijakovic, Mace, Ali and the other members
RAW’s Guest Host era was so bad because some of the people didn’t even know the names of the wrestlers or the upcoming PPV’s. Basically it was for WWE to get some more exposure on the product, they should’ve got people who were actually was a fan of wrestling
I liked kevin hart, Cedric the entertainer guest appearances
The three stooges was funny
Bob Barker, Paul Reubens aka Pee-Wee Herman, and Jerry Springer, who all passed away last year, were gems.
@@jeremywilliams5141 It's still amazing to me how Barker got over in Chicago of all places, a notoriously hostile crowd. Shows how loved he was by so many.
The Guest Host era on Raw, to be fair, was a mixed bag of sorts; as at that period it had no general manager like on SmackDown which had Teddy Long (one of the best in said position in company history)
Oh my God Michael Cole’s heel run from 2010-12 was just so insufferably dreadful to get through. Even though WWE the product at the time, Michael Cole almost made me stop watching wrestling entirely because he was just so annoying. Sure he was a heel that that you actually hated, but it eventually garnered into go away heat much like Stephanie McMahon during the terrible The Authority era. Those are some very dark times.
Knowing about this run makes his, "i love professional wrestling" at the end of WM40 feel so much more cathartic
Never understood why Tucker Knight didn’t join Retribution after turning on Otis would’ve been more than he actually ended up doing
Bearcat lee was probably the worst name change they could give to Keith Lee. That alone made this run forgettable.
Obviously not forgettable 😂
@@benironside1264yk what he meant. Fuck Vince
if its forgettable theny why are People still talking about it?
It's too bad Kieth Lee is in such poor health. I really wish we could see a Kieth Lee run in WWE with HHH running the booking. A main roster version of the NXT Lee would be awesome 🤷🏻♂️
@@nixda9326cause it was so cringe
Al Sharpton guest hosting Raw feels like a fever dream
5:51 Dijak, is the only member STILL under contract. Mia Yim was released and spent a year in TNA, before joining The OC
Retribution restored some hope when Ali was the leader of the group, But at the end got nowhere.
Everyone in that group was buried at the end. Had to changed there characters.
@maroon9273 Thankfully, Dijak has managed to recover down in NXT
Oh man the guest host era of Raw. Aside from Bob Barker, it was an absolute headache to remember.
Wichita Falls, Texas makes me think of that King Of The Hill episode Hank tries to move the Dallas Cowboys training camp from there
How can you consider HHH’s reign as part of evolution as a failed run.
Because the point was to make the product interesting, to speculate and cheer for which face was gonna topple him, but much like Roman's current championship run all it had done is stall the product
@@djpegao proved my point, comparing it to romans current run… considering that “unsuccessful” when it’s created the closest thing to a boom period WWE have had in years. I think you’re confusing “I didn’t like it” with “failed”
I know this guys channel kinda sucks imo I downvoted this video.
@@residentsteveright god forbid someone point out a flaw in the perfect entity that is the wwe
Because it hurt the company. People were turning off raw by the boatload the longer the reign continued
Tyler durden died again after watching Raw Underground 😢
I will never be able to figure out why people say the Triple H reign of terror was bad but they praise the Bloodline.
The reign of terror lead to two of the main eventers of the future, one still going today. The Bloodline has probably only really helped Jey Uso.
Maybe it's a double standard.
People forget, he dropped the title 5 times during that era. Booker should've won at WM, and I love RVD but I wouldn't have given him the belt in 02
I liked what they started with Retribution until they actually introduced themselves. The destruction of the ring was really cool, but after that it just got worse every week. Weak motivations, being booked to just constantly fail and those ridiculous names turned a potentially great idea into a complete shemozzle.
Raw underground was also ruined by Kevin Dunn's production quality. The amount of cuts made it impossible to understand what was happening
Actually a great video talking about what Raw Underground could've been is the very interesting video from Partsfunknown, and titled How Adam Would Book: Raw Underground. This same series also did one on Retribution, and baisically made it into a NXT civil war. If anyone hasn't seen either video, highly recconmend it even thought I'm not a wrestling fan myself, the videos themselves are very entertaining, and showed something that could be shown on Netflix or Disney Plus.
Hugh Jackman was a great guest star
I wanna see Eric Rowan come in as a new member of The Dark Order the one who helps them get their "bad guy stable" back in order❕❗
Michael Cole > Adam Cole
Any relation?
Are you also the second voice of the channel Wrestlelamia ?!
I don't know if the reign of terror really was that bad because honestly Van Dam, Steiner, Orton, and Goldberg either had bad habits, injury issues or didn't even want to be in the company.
One guy suffered more than Steve Williams after the Brawl for All: Bart Gunn.
The Price Is Raw was awesome
Heel Michael Cole was so attrocious and irritating
How about Shawn’s WWE title runs in 1996, 1997 & 1998 prior to his retirement from the WWE after Wrestlemania 14 in Boston
I swear Vince wanted Keith Lee to fail with that damn name change.
To be fair of Russo the new blood in wcw was a good idea,but hulk ruined it
Erick Rowan had a good look on his shingles career
Lets not forget that during Nia's first run, and before the Thunderdome, althoygh it was during the beginnings of the pandemic, she managed to open up a fellow wrestler in the head (being Kairi Sane). Also for honorary mention purposes, how can we not forget about her infamous shout that went viral cuz her butt hurt so badly that she said "My Hole!"?
And lost against Lana.
@@LibraJohnny Haha, who could forget that one. On paper the Goliath in Nia would have squashed the David in Lana. But booking or creative had different ideas for that one back then
I Love Watching Your TH-cam Channel Wrestle With Andy
2004,2009,10,11,12,18,19,21 raw sucked alot these were the worst times of raw especially 18-19 raw
Pat Mcafee and Michael Cole aren’t great. They’re too much themselves. JR and King knew the perfect balance.
Never even heard of raw underground
Eric Rowan run in 2019-2020 was almost just like Jake "The snake" Roberts but the spider he hold was just a toy, and it was a very bad gimmick for him.
The worst of RAW is NO Ex CON-DOM
Nia jax is great now
Turning Michael Cole into a heel was the absolute worst decision from wwe in the early 2010s. I like Cole, but his heel run was bloody annoying.
Actually, Roman's run has made even Trip's "Reign of Terror" look like a tolerable thing. He is the only reason Nia Jax got her job back when she never should have been rehired.
Both Roman and Nia have no reason to be in a wrestling ring. Both are garbage.
Retribution were did dangerous everyone in the locker room were truly scared of them
I hate long title runs. They’re boring. Triple H’s reign of terror and the Bloodline both.
Triple H's run actually did make me stop watching wrestling for decades. I got so sick and tired of seeing him eat up what felt like a 3rd of every Raw cutting promos and having drawn-out matches only to win every single time that I just lost interest. This was also around that the time that WWE seemed to lose its taste for fun and ditched most gimmicks, so every bout to me just felt like Generic Man A vs Generic Man B.
Lol Andy not doing his research. Nia Jax wasnt injurying people! She only shoot hurt two people, becky & bliss, the others were works. Hard to believe people still echoing this. Otherwise good video
Becky was legitimately hurt. So was Kairi! Not everything is a bloody work!
@@zemox2534 Nia Jax herself did an interview and stated who she legitimately hurt. As I said, Becky & Bliss. Look up the interview . There are also videos on TH-cam that talk about this very subject. She said every one else is just Internet falsehood. And people keep repeating it.
injuring someone for real wasn't the work. Nia was reckless and others paid the price.
@@mackisbrocklesnar where did you read I said a real injury was a work? Prime example, Nia Jax destroyed R Truth at the rumble and took his spot in the men's rumble. Immediately after the spot rumors spread across the Internet that she hurt R Truth. Later on a video was released showing R Truth back stage with Nia and that Truth r was actually not hurt at all. It was part of the show. Video is still on TH-cam. Y'all just like to believe what you want.
I know this guys bias sucks imo I downvoted this video because of this.
I was the BIGGEST TRIPLE H fan as a kid so this "terror reign" went right over my head. He's still my all time fav but i realize now he isn't perfect lol
he was good but the reign of terror was super irritating for older kids like me. it took away all the fun of watching WWE
@@mackisbrocklesnar fair enough
Ngl I am shocked that Karrion Kross wasn't in the list
Would love to see Keith Lee comeback to wwe and have a good run
Unfortunately, he still has health problems.
Michael Cole even looks happier on tv….. like he’s glowing haha…. But I never lied him ALTHOUGH I did like the bad guy stuff…. I do like him now but I really miss Joey Styles and Gorilla
Big names just means every name
Michael Cole's Heel Run Was
Really Terrible To Witness Though
I'm Glad It Ended When It Did
Big show had the runs but It was on smackdown 🤣 🤣
🔥🔥🔥video 🔥🔥🔥
I will die on this hill but Nia Jax right now is muuuuuuuuuuuuuch better than before. People need to leave her alone at this point.
I agree
I like nia partly because I like bigger lady’s 😂 but Becky is completely boring hope she loses at wm and Seth does too.
Maybe not in ring, but in booking, absolutely.
@@residentstevemy type of taste too mah man
Nah she still trash.
triple h's reign of terror was gold man
If he think that was a fail then Roman’s run was a fail cus it was bit of the same , no one could touch either of them
@@deangelowebber4269 triple h did far better promos than roman and hunter is better in the ring
Yay I was the 200th like
Call HHH 's time on top as a reign of terror that's fine. I will never believe that. He's a GOAT. He sends the fans home happy when the cameras are off. I watched him as champion hold the woman's title up instead of the WWF title after raw went dark
Hell, I dare you to make video without saying "hell" multiple times as a way of drawing attention to things
I am a fan of Triple H as well as the Clique so the famous “Reign of Terror” was not bad to me at the least bit the Booker angle however was unfortunate, but all hail The Game 💦
I agree. People look back and say it was awful, but I attended live events at that time and saw crowds cheer him multiple times .
Never heard of Raw Underground, sounds like it was just as bad as Brawl for All in the classic attitude era
It was, except scripted.
The reign of terror wasn’t all that bad honestly Evolution was great honestly and that run brought Batista and Randy Orton into the world
Mojo Rawley could've been what Bron Breakker is going to be.
The Summerfest- Jeremy Piven
Nia shouldn’t even be allowed to wrestle.
RAW is WAR ≠ RAW
Don’t talk about Cody Rhodes! He’s just starting his reign and it’s strong!!
they should've kept him limitless keith lee
Nia Jax was honestly dawg shit 😂😂😂
*Albert/A-Train/Tensai* anyone?
Worst of Smackdown
Nia Jax has a job because shes related to the Rocks family.
Raw underground was fun
_"...hell, at one point, you could even argue that he was the best wrestler in the world."_ 😑
Wha...what "world" was this?
I’ll be honest with this, nia jax shouldn’t have returned to begin with
No anonymous raw gm?
To be fair, the Retribution issue was the network not vince. The network contacted WWE very early in retributions run and told WWE "this looks too much like antifa.... change it now"... and vince did and it became a cartoonie joke
Mustafa as as much charisma as a piece of bread made with only water and flower
You are being way too dramatic about Nia. She literally only injured Becky and Kairi.
Sasha Banks dumps herself on her own head. The IWC: "DAMMIT NIA!"
Well technically if nia would’ve caught her or held her & guided her down safely maybe it would’ve been a safer landing
tell me you don't understand professional wrestling without telling me you don't understand professional wrestling.
Says Nia hasn’t injured anyone then goes on about 2 major injuries 😂, Keith Lee name change well he wouldn’t have made it long he was generic and Reign of Terror wasn’t bad that’s overhyped
Triple H > Rock, any day
Realizing triple H is turning Roman into him except no way in hell im ever buying Roman reigns
Rather see reign of terror triple h than Roman 👍
Cody Rhodes is the worst thing in raw history
Def a hater😂, don't get me wrong i am no fan of cody but he is not even close from being the worst
Michael Cole is terrible
Michael Cole NEVER, I repeat NEVER be considered one of the greatest announcers of all time. He still sucks! Mauro Ranallo was a wrestling novice and still surpassed him in his short time period. Todd Pettengill's backup should NEVER be considered as a G.O.A.T. He will forever be trash!
Almost ALL Vince ideas.. its almost as if he is the problem with wrestling…idk…
To Be I Liked WWE But Raw Was The Family Guy to Smackdown's American Dad! overrated as hell
I've always loved RAW, but I've always liked SmackDown more, i dont even know exactly why sometimes, but I've always been more of a SmackDown guy.
RAW Underground needs a revival already 😊
The greatest guest host of all time besides Bob Barker, was Macgruber
Retribution was antifa….. just as lame too
As an oldschool golden era wrestling fan, I never like Raw-Smackdown split in WWE
It was gold in the RA era
Idk about y’all but Nia Jax may be the most improved wrestler this year.
Now she is improved but he was talking about her early run which was terrible.
true. considering her baseline, no one can beat her in terms of improvement
first
The Final Boss Rock's promos are SO MUCH worse than Triple H's were during the reign of terror. The Rock........... doesn't........... know........ how to......... get............. to the.............. point............ already! Or worse; The Rock decides that The Rock is going to make the point over and over and over. I mean, The Rock is REALLY gonna run that point into the ground. The Rock is gonna make that point WAY MORE times than The Rock needs to. Here we are, ALREADY KNOWING what the point is, but The Rock just won't stop making it..... The Rock is The Rock is The Rock is THE ROCK!
The Rock has overshadowed the Roman vs Cody feud. He is just another ego maniac stealing the spotlight from more deserving wrestlers.
@@zemox2534😂😂 okay pal
Nia Jax is the definition of nepotism and wrestling will be far better with Roman out of the picture.
Nia jaxx is amazing your bias is awful I’m sorry downvoting your vid it’s not nia fault that the WWE lady’s are made of cardboard.
Haha right 😄