8/8 WWE Raw Pre-Show notes: Live coverage of the WWE Network broadcast

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rawpreshow1By Jason Powell

The following is live notes of the WWE Raw pre-show that is being broadcast on the WWE Network and various social media platforms. Refresh the page for the latest updates. If you are reading this on the Prowrestling.net app, our mobile website will refresh more frequently than the latest updates than the app will. CLICK HERE to see the very latest updates to this article throughout the show.

-Pre-Pre-Show Note: Cesaro vs. Sheamus has been announced for Raw.

-Scott Stanford opened the show by hyping that Sean Combs will be the guest star on Raw. He also hyped that Rusev and Lana will celebrate their wedding on Raw.

-Stanford was joined by Jerry Lawler, Lita, and Booker T in the studio at WWE Headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.

-Booker T talked about the Spinaroonie being a thing of the past. “But for the right price…” he concluded.

-Footage aired of the recent Brock Lesnar and Randy Orton segments on Raw and Smackdown. Stanford hyped that Mick Foley invited Daniel Bryan to Raw for a summit.

-Footage of Lesnar and Orton in Ohio Valley Wrestling was shown while Lawler spoke about how they have a lot of history, yet they have only faced each other one time.

-Footage of Daniel Bryan talking about how he and Shane McMahon have been talking about the right way to introduce tag titles on Smackdown. He mocked the way the WWE Universal Championship was created on Raw. Once the video finished, Lawler also mocked the title.

-A Cruiserweight Classic video aired. The hosts hyped the second round of the tournament airing on Wednesday night. Booker sang the praises of Kota Ibushi. He said Ibushi started as a young boy in the dojo and now has a chance to become a pro wrestling superstar. Lawler said he can’t wait until the tournament is over and the cruiserweights start on Raw.

-Footage aired of Big E being posted crotch first by Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson last week. Booker compared it to the song “Ring My Bell.” Fortunately, Lawler took a serious tone by talking about how Tommy Rich and Austin Idol put him out of action for a long time by doing the same thing to him. Stanford said Big E suffered a contusion to his groin area. Stanford hyped New Day vs. Gallows and Anderson.

-Kofi Kingston vs. Luke Gallows was announced for Raw.

-Backstage at Raw, Andrea DeMarco interviewed Neville, who said he is ready to fly higher than ever despite the injury that sidelined him. The Dudley Boyz showed up and mocked him. Bubba called him Mighty Mouse and told him to get out. D-Von said they don’t care what era he comes from, the Dudleys have ruled every era they’ve been a part of. Neville mocked their “straight from the nineties” camouflage gear. Bubba challenged him to find a partner to face them on Raw and threatened to take out his ankle so that he couldn’t fly anywhere.

-Lawler said he thinks Neville can fly and said Walt Disney made a movie about it – Dumbo. Ugh. Be a star, Jerry.

-The hosts hyped the Stone Cold Podcast with Dean Ambrose. Booker T stumbled as he tried to say Steve Austin sees a lot of himself in Ambrose. Lawler said he hopes Austin gives Ambrose a Stunner.

-The hosts spoke about the Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor match for the WWE Universal Championship at SummerSlam. They aired footage of Michael Cole interviewing Rollins and asking about the possibility of Balor’s Demon persona making an appearance at SummerSlam. Rollins will address Balor on Raw. The hosts wrapped up the show.

Join me for live coverage of Raw on the main page, and stick around for live coverage of the Stone Cold Podcast afterward.

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