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SMACKDOWN LIVE SUPERTHREAD

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  • Registered Users Posts: 11,611 ✭✭✭✭ERG89


    TimesArrow wrote: »
    What is this Mandy Jimmy angle??!!!


    The other brother Jey should have just said to him "gimme the key" :pac:
    GSPfan wrote: »
    That’s how everyone watches tv, no?

    I love nothing better than to position the tv over my right shoulder and look over at it with my arms crossed.

    Standing up too of course


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,301 ✭✭✭✭gerrybbadd


    Why are WWE trying to turn Otis into one of the Bushwackers?

    What in the name of sweet baby jesus was that shyte?


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 42,602 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lord TSC


    ERG89 wrote: »
    Standing up too of course

    And watching from a foot away. :P


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,220 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    gerrybbadd wrote: »
    Why are WWE trying to turn Otis into one of the Bushwackers?

    What in the name of sweet baby jesus was that shyte?

    He's always been a bit....eccentric, hasn't he? I like him, I'll take his wackiness over whatever nonsense Nikki Cross is supposed to be.

    Don't know if it was a tease for down the road but Becky vs Lacey could be a fun feud. The Man vs The Lady. She could be someone who really gets under Becky's skin.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,282 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Mike Chioda had better be careful of Aleister Black. Was just watching him stop Vega on the ropes, hand goes from thigh to butt. :)

    Seriously though, with the bit with Alexa getting dressed on Raw then Mandy Rose on Smackdown, it seems like they're taking a step back. Unless trying to be more sexy is an attempt to get more viewers.

    And seems Shane's planning on having the Rumble a week early


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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 42,602 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lord TSC


    Rey Mysterio vs Andrande in a 2 Out of 3 Falls match announced for this weeks episode.

    As was Ali vs Joe.

    Those are two awesome matches.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,772 ✭✭✭SureYWouldntYa


    Hope they're done right

    They don't fit on an already stacked Rumble card, the Raw/SD before and after PPVs should have more of these matches where they can be given more than 5/6 mins


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 15,129 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


    Lord TSC wrote: »
    Rey Mysterio vs Andrande in a 2 Out of 3 Falls match announced for this weeks episode.

    As was Ali vs Joe.

    Those are two awesome matches.

    Have to say the last two Mysterio/Andrade matches have been great. Then Ali vs Joe should be a great match ( David vs Goliath)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,689 ✭✭✭sky88


    Vince to moderate aj/Bryan contract smackdown going all out this week


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,880 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    sky88 wrote: »
    Vince to moderate aj/Bryan contract smackdown going all out this week

    Vince will prob end up getting caught in the crossfire with AJ laying him out again

    Ah yeah great Mandy rose vs Naomi tonight can't wait


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,689 ✭✭✭sky88


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Vince will prob end up getting caught in the crossfire with AJ laying him out again

    Ah yeah great Mandy rose vs Naomi tonight can't wait

    I'm convinced this aj stuff is leading to him getting taker at mania


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 15,129 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


    sky88 wrote: »
    I'm convinced this aj stuff is leading to him getting taker at mania

    Jaysus poor AJ


  • Registered Users Posts: 773 ✭✭✭TimesArrow


    sky88 wrote: »
    I'm convinced this aj stuff is leading to him getting taker at mania

    Thatd be a somewhat interesting match. I know AJ was rumoured to face someone else at Mania but If taker has to compete, this would be a decent match


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,689 ✭✭✭sky88


    My guess is that aj is the one they feel can get a good match out of taker


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,475 ✭✭✭✭martyos121


    I don’t think AJ is even up to that task these days. Only Rollins could have a passable match with him now IMO, and that would be way below the usual standard of a Rollins PPV match.

    AJ looks like he’s slowed down just a tiny bit in the last year or so. He’s still clearly one of the very best in the WWE, but Rollins has a more exciting move set and would be a more believable opponent for Taker. I don’t think that will happen or even how they’d made it happen, but I’d be more interested in that than Styles vs. Taker.

    I’d rather see Styles still in the title picture at Mania. I think a triple threat between himself, Bryan and Joe would be all kinds of amazing and it might be the last chance to ever do that match on TV, even though it happened in 2004 on the indy scene before any of them made it huge. Doesn’t matter who’s champion or how they make it a reality, it’d be a quality WWE title match for WrestleMania.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,220 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    I don't think he's capable of a passable match anymore and putting the likes of AJ or Rollins with him would only highlight his weaknesses more with the speed they can move.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,880 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Getting the taker mania slot is an honour in the wrestling world but the man should of called it a day already. It could get embarrassing if he keeps on going

    This could be styles last mania if he doesn't renew his contract


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,127 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    J. Marston wrote:
    I don't think he's capable of a passable match anymore and putting the likes of AJ or Rollins with him would only highlight his weaknesses more with the speed they can move.

    PTH2009 wrote:
    Getting the taker mania slot is an honour in the wrestling world but the man should of called it a day already. It could get embarrassing if he keeps on going

    Agree with this. Taker should have retired after he lost to Lesnar. His aura is completely and utterly gone at this point, it's just an old man in dress up staggering around the ring embarrassing himself now.

    Taker was always one of my fave guys growing up, if not the favourite wrestler of mine.

    But he should be long retired and given the HOF speech out of character we all want to hear. Instead with every passing year it gets worse and worse and eventually (if not now even) people will just get sick of him, and that's a shame and a tarnish on his legacy which is arguably the greatest of all time.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,880 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Tbf if Mandy Rose was coming onto you

    You'd be there like the flash lol


  • Registered Users Posts: 773 ✭✭✭TimesArrow


    Is it just me or is Miz looking very slow in the ring?


    Honestly, couldn’t give less of a s*it bout this miz/Shane story. Watch them win the belts on Sunday


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,880 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    TimesArrow wrote: »
    Is it just me or is Miz looking very slow in the ring?


    Honestly, couldn’t give less of a s*it bout this miz/Shane story. Watch them win the belts on Sunday

    Shane acting hurt is horrible to watch

    Remember the noises from him when KO and Zayn attacked him

    We all knw this is leading to a Shane vs Miz mania match


  • Registered Users Posts: 773 ✭✭✭TimesArrow


    The New Daniel Bryan gets better and better every week


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,952 ✭✭✭Monokne


    TimesArrow wrote: »
    Is it just me or is Miz looking very slow in the ring?


    Honestly, couldn’t give less of a s*it bout this miz/Shane story. Watch them win the belts on Sunday

    I thought maybe Shane was turning on him? Something about how thick they were laying it on with the cake and everything last week.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,220 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    That Bryan promo was fantastic. Was unsure of his new character at first, thought it would be too goofy, but he is nailing it.

    Becky sandbagging Charlotte's "Ken" was funny too.


  • Registered Users Posts: 773 ✭✭✭TimesArrow


    What’s likely to happen with the wwe title at Mania? Really can’t predixt who’s gonna face DB for the belt


  • Registered Users Posts: 149 ✭✭dusty bin


    TimesArrow wrote: »
    What’s likely to happen with the wwe title at Mania? Really can’t predixt who’s gonna face DB for the belt

    i'm not sure that even db retains. last night he pulled vince in front of him and aj stopped himself from flying into vince. could that help aj in the long run?

    wouldnt be surprised if both finn and aj become new champions and vince the next night changing things up by swapping the shows the champions appear on. All of sudden, its finn v Bryan, or v joe, or v Orton whilst aj gets to defend against rollins or Drew. The new options will give both shows an injection of freshness.

    I'm convinced finn beats lesnar, with help from braun, ala eddie g and goldberg from 2004. finn v DB @ WM.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,689 ✭✭✭sky88


    bryans promos are just brilliant.

    give me almas/ rey every week.

    for the mania plans on smackdown im really not sure what theyll do. i think bryan stays champ and doesnt look like miz will be the challenger as he loos set for shane. i wouldnt be surprised if its rey vs bryan for the title


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,981 ✭✭✭johnnyryan89


    Listening to Bryan cut these promos and couldn't help but think he's perfectly describing the New Day. They might not be everyone's cup of tea anymore as it's the same thing over and over with them but the promos Bryan could cut would be epic and much more entertaining than a feud with Randell or Rey.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,952 ✭✭✭Monokne


    Very unclear from the TV what the direction is for Mania, if they even have one. Rey has been pinned clean 2 of the last 3 weeks, Ali who came in beating Bryan lost clean & easy to Joe, Jeff Hardy feels like he's been slotted further down, & Rusev is in a different spot. When I see how weak the babyface side is I almost wonder if AJ will take the title back and work with a heel, maybe Randy?

    I know this will sound absurd, but I would have Ali win the Royal Rumble. Every year there's a list of 3 - 4 guys with tangible chances of winning it which makes the entire thing predictable. This would give real cache to the idea anyone could win it, going forward. I think Ali is talented and has a real gift for connecting with the audience through his selling and would play well off Bryan. Plus the WWE title match is likely to be at best 5th most important match on the show after both women's titles, the Universal title, and Undertaker. Maybe even lower than that if Shane or other part timers are on the show. So it's not like the match is being relied on to draw. I would just try and make a new star out of it.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 773 ✭✭✭TimesArrow


    Wouldn’t be surprised if he went into a program with New Day. Is it worthy of Wrestlemania? Probably not. Very few viable babyface options on smackdown as it stands


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,882 ✭✭✭✭Rock Lesnar


    Is Miz going to get stuck in the shane mcmahon wrestlemania match this year, i really hope not, they've a great feud between Miz and Bryan there if they wanted


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 42,602 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lord TSC


    Listening to Bryan cut these promos and couldn't help but think he's perfectly describing the New Day. They might not be everyone's cup of tea anymore as it's the same thing over and over with them but the promos Bryan could cut would be epic and much more entertaining than a feud with Randell or Rey.
    TimesArrow wrote: »
    Wouldn’t be surprised if he went into a program with New Day. Is it worthy of Wrestlemania? Probably not. Very few viable babyface options on smackdown as it stands

    I’d utterly adore if Kofi finally won a Rumble. Just....it would be my favorite thing ever,

    I also 5ink New Day are absolutely the most over faces on SD after Styles. A proper feud with Bryan and New Day would be phenomenal. Great call.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,952 ✭✭✭Monokne


    Is Miz going to get stuck in the shane mcmahon wrestlemania match this year, i really hope not, they've a great feud between Miz and Bryan there if they wanted

    Suspect if you offered Miz the chance for a major pushed, focused singles match at Wrestlemania - which is a guarantee when you're in there with a McMahon - complete with the payoff that comes along with it, he would bite your f*cking hand off. Since his big WM Main event, he's been on the preshow once, in the battle royal twice, in a multi person match, & in a 3 way on the undercard. His mixed tag in 2017 with Cena & Nikki is the only real focused spot he's had at Mania in the last 8 years.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,880 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    There are 2 ppvs before mania so plenty of room for ****e feuds too finish


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,573 ✭✭✭2ndcoming


    Is Miz going to get stuck in the shane mcmahon wrestlemania match this year, i really hope not, they've a great feud between Miz and Bryan there if they wanted

    Think Bryan as the face makes that story better, they'll prob save it for another year.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,952 ✭✭✭Monokne


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    There are 2 ppvs before mania so plenty of room for ****e feuds too finish

    They're not wrapping up Shane McMahon's feud before Wrestlemania, though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,880 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Monokne wrote: »
    They're not wrapping up Shane McMahon's feud before Wrestlemania, though.

    Wtf was that facial expression after he went through the table


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,952 ✭✭✭Monokne


    No idea


  • Registered Users Posts: 773 ✭✭✭TimesArrow


    Not a fan of Becky’s music at all.. if they’re going for STone cold comparisons, he never really acknowledged the fans cheering him a lot, Becky does. Maybe it’s a small thing and I’m nitpicking


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,641 ✭✭✭RollieFingers


    That was bizzare :pac:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,981 ✭✭✭johnnyryan89


    Be a lot more interesting as a champion than Nakamura at least


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,641 ✭✭✭RollieFingers


    Be a lot more interesting as a champion than Nakamura at least

    Could be a short reign!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,475 ✭✭✭✭martyos121


    That was Bryan at his peak, can draw so many comparisons to 2010 CM Punk and the SES. The new title is perfect, looks just as shîtty as it needs to in order to draw heat.

    Never thought I’d say it after the whole “Yes Movement” but Bryan really is a natural heel when his lifestyle choices are part of his on-screen persona. It works so well because it’s an exaggerated version of who he really is.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,977 ✭✭✭HandsomeBob


    Haha at least Rusev dropping the title to Naka makes sense now!! At least they had the decency to protect the latter from that.


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,974 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Haha at least Rusev dropping the title to Naka makes sense now!! At least they had the decency to protect the latter from that.

    They still had Rusev job to R-Truth though. And now they’ve turned him heel again. Terrible booking for Rusev.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,689 ✭✭✭sky88


    dont like how they got there as it makes no sense but love the idea of nakamarua/rusev team

    love bryans championship suits him so perfectly


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,220 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    Bryan throwing the belt in the bin might be the first time a heel has legit pissed me off in years.

    Fùckin' hippy.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,952 ✭✭✭Monokne


    I liked the belt thing too. It was risky but it makes sense for the character.


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,611 ✭✭✭✭ERG89


    Don't know if Rusev or the US title took a bigger hit last night. The latter is on a comedy character and the former is now buddy's with the guy who put his wife in harms way twice in the last month. Great idea it was breaking him up with English as the 2 have really flourished since.
    The hemp belt is kitchy but Bryan has been a borderline comedy heel for weeks so he might as well go all in.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,220 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    The worrying thing is when he does lose it they might introduce the blue version of the Universal belt for Smackdown which would be horrible.


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