SMACKDOWN LIVE SUPERTHREAD

PTH2009 · 30-05-2020 1:02am

ohhh Elias knocked down and it was Jeff Hardys car and now Jeff has been found after been attacked

PTH2009 · 30-05-2020 1:17am

what an odd start

Acting was top class

:D

JP Liz V1 · 30-05-2020 1:36am

PTH2009 wrote: »

ohhh Elias knocked down and it was Jeff Hardys car and now Jeff has been found after been attacked

Rikiski did it for The Rock

PTH2009 · 30-05-2020 1:40am

Id say its either Bray Wyatt or the hacker (bit rich from Ali been a former cop)

PTH2009 · 30-05-2020 2:34am

Riddle joining the SD roster

Hard to knw will he be a main eventer or just another guy fluctuating between top-mid-lower card

ThePott · 30-05-2020 12:16pm

He has massive potential to be a main eventer but that promo package didn't inspire confidence that line about doing it all without shoes was absolute cringe. The Hardy angle also seems pretty tasteless but makes for an interesting story unless it's Sheamus which is just way too obvious, I'm conflicted on it.

LineOfBeauty · 30-05-2020 1:18pm

That's there's not more people on here banging on this putrid Jeff Hardy angle tells you not a lot of people on here seem to watch the weekly shows.

J. Marston · 30-05-2020 1:52pm

I had high, high hopes for Riddle on the main roster but that intro vignette dashed them all.

"It's kinda ironic that my name is Riddle because I'm a tough dude to figure out."

"I've done it all.....without wearing shoes!"

Why can't they hire a writer in their 20s?

Agent Coulson · 30-05-2020 2:19pm

So will they be rehasing the Hawk story line with Jeff and making light of Jeff's real life issues.

PTH2009 · 30-05-2020 2:45pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

So will they be rehasing the Hawk story line with Jeff and making light of Jeff's real life issues.

Sounding like Jeff was hijacked by someone (imo either Bray Wyatt or the hacker) and Elias was in the wrong place at the wrong time

'He smells like the bottles in the car'

paulie21 · 30-05-2020 2:57pm

Ehh is it not obvious it was Sheamus that done it

PTH2009 · 30-05-2020 3:28pm

paulie21 wrote: »

Ehh is it not obvious it was Sheamus that done it

possible but maybe he didnt and Jeff just wanted to attack him for his dickish ways ?

The White Feather · 30-05-2020 4:26pm

That was a very enjoyable Smackdown. Finally they had a story running through the show. Not crazy about Jeffs real life issues being used but they did it well and had at least "something is happening vibe"

Then backstage bickering that led to the Battle Royal.Lacey and Sonya had a good match but then that moment of bliss segment was awful and then led to another female match.

Great match between Shorty G and Cesaro with Otis/Mandy vignettes after it.

Then Sheamus v Bryan. I think I could watch them fight all day. They both work so well together. I love their matches! Jeff coming out at the end was nice too. Hopefully this leads on though. WWE have a great show here and there and then goes back to awful so we have to wait and see.

Looking forward to seeing Riddle on the main roster. I was a fan of his in the UFC and its great to see him come so far. Hopefully goes a lot further now

CastorTroy · 30-05-2020 6:19pm

Who was it that was making the decisions in the back at the beginning?
Shamus is a suspect due to it being Jeff, but then Elias being injured could mean it's AJ or Corbin.
Didn't think cops would wear elbow pads like that.

Lacey/Sonya was a good match and I was wondering how they would end it in a way both looked good. I will say the clasp in Lacey's top is working hard and also draws attention.

I was hoping his time off TV would've meant they forgot to use the Shorty G name. No such luck. But good to see him getting a match like that.

The opening also worked for Bryan's and AJ's characters.

Noticed the Shad and Hana armbands.

Kurt reading from the teleprompter was weird but hope Riddle does well

JP Liz V1 · 30-05-2020 6:50pm

paulie21 wrote: »

Ehh is it not obvious it was Sheamus that done it

Yes think it is him

CastorTroy · 30-05-2020 8:35pm

Found it funny that after the opening with the car accident, the show was sponsored by Progressive car insurance

Bounty Hunter · 31-05-2020 4:13am

I’m guessing the hacker will reveal who was really behind the Jeff Hardy/ Elias incident after a few weeks with cam footage.

CastorTroy · 31-05-2020 9:29am

And even though Jeff Hardy was arrested, the real culprit will get away with just having a match or 2

PTH2009 · 05-06-2020 10:59pm

I imagine the investigation will start tonight

J. Marston · 05-06-2020 11:06pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

I imagine the investigation will start tonight

Only two men can get to bottom of this...

PTH2009 · 06-06-2020 1:07am

Bammm

Officer999 · 06-06-2020 9:22am

They need Miz to turn on Morrison at Backlash. These tag team comedy skits is doing none of them any favours.

A feud between the two would be good.

CastorTroy · 06-06-2020 11:29am

Well the Sheamus reveal was a bit quick.

Mandy and Otis seem more like friends than being in love as Cole insists.

They said AJ came to Smackdown through a trade with Raw. Who did Raw get or is that one of those "to be decided"?
Thought the final was at Backlash, but I guess they don't want to overshadow the Greatest Wrestling Match Ever.

So Mojo is still around.

Angel Garza won't be happy with Miz and Morrisson.

Wrong winner in the title match. Not needed.

Cotts72 · 06-06-2020 1:12pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

Well the Sheamus reveal was a bit quick.

Mandy and Otis seem more like friends than being in love as Cole insists.

They said AJ came to Smackdown through a trade with Raw. Who did Raw get or is that one of those "to be decided"?
Thought the final was at Backlash, but I guess they don't want to overshadow the Greatest Wrestling Match Ever.

So Mojo is still around.

Angel Garza won't be happy with Miz and Morrisson.

Wrong winner in the title match. Not needed.

Not really watching much nowadays but apparently Morrison is getting psotive reviews. Would love to see them put the belt on him at backlash to have something different

Itssoeasy · 06-06-2020 2:31pm

So I see sasha and Bayley are tag champs again. I take it WWE have gotten Sasha's permission to book them to lose the titles at some point otherwise we may get a serious outbreak of boo boo face from Sasha again because WWE had the nerve to make her drop a title.

J. Marston · 06-06-2020 4:02pm

I should stop reading Reddit. I keep seeing on there on how Bayley is the MVP pf 2020 and I keep wondering "What?! How?!"

I find her to be a whole lot of nothing.

John Morrison has become extremely entertaining. Wouldn't mind seeing him get a proper main event run.

Itssoeasy · 06-06-2020 4:10pm

J. Marston wrote: »

I should stop reading Reddit. I keep seeing on there on how Bayley is the MVP pf 2020 and I keep wondering "What?! How?!"

I find her to be a whole lot of nothing.

John Morrison has become extremely entertaining. Wouldn't mind seeing him get a proper main event run.

Is it because she's been the champ for so long and a mainstay ? I don't know but on the whole I like Bayley and her heel character has grown on me when it's just her, but my liking of her is tempered by her being connected to Sasha banks who I have zero mass in at all.

JOMO is a serious talent and always was and yeah he deserves a title run.

PTH2009 · 06-06-2020 6:19pm

Hard to see any 'small' guy beating Strowman for the title without been a gimmick of sort

Itssoeasy · 06-06-2020 6:40pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

Hard to see any 'small' guy beating Strowman for the title without been a gimmick of sort

A gimmick ? Do you mean they can't beat him cleanly and need so shenanigans. I'd love to see Morrison as WWE champ. I mean if the Miz and jinder mahal were WWE champion then Morrison should be one as he imo is measures better than both, although miz is good he's not Morrison good. That's just my opinion.

Itssoeasy · 06-06-2020 6:45pm

Also if it hadn't been randy Orton in evolution I think John Morrison could have easily fit the group.

PTH2009 · 06-06-2020 7:13pm

Itssoeasy wrote: »

A gimmick ? Do you mean they can't beat him cleanly and need so shenanigans.

Yep

PTH2009 · 13-06-2020 1:03am

would Bray Wyatt be counted as having red hair and beard ?. Im not sure Sheamus actually done it

PTH2009 · 13-06-2020 1:13am

what an odd segment

top Hollywood acting lol

JP Liz V1 · 13-06-2020 1:40am

Just taking the piss

PTH2009 · 13-06-2020 1:47am

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Just taking the piss

see what you do there ha

Supposedly this is one of the best matches of the year

PTH2009 · 13-06-2020 2:21am

Great match AJ Styles first time IC champion

Not bad for someone who got buried alive

ricero · 13-06-2020 10:23am

Enjoyable smackdown.

Bryan and AJ are two of the best workers in the world today. Great that they were given plenty of time to work. Brings prestige to the ic title.

Love the Jeff and Seamus stuff. Seamus is a great actor.

LineOfBeauty · 13-06-2020 11:00am

ricero wrote: »

Enjoyable smackdown.

Bryan and AJ are two of the best workers in the world today. Great that they were given plenty of time to work. Brings prestige to the ic title.

Love the Jeff and Seamus stuff. Seamus is a great actor.

Legit don't think anyone could piece together 5 ****+ matches that Styles has had in the last 2 years. Ricero you might be the man for the job.

LineOfBeauty · 13-06-2020 11:01am

ricero wrote: »

Enjoyable smackdown.

Bryan and AJ are two of the best workers in the world today. Great that they were given plenty of time to work. Brings prestige to the ic title.

Love the Jeff and Seamus stuff. Seamus is a great actor.

Legit don't think anyone could piece together 5 ****+ matches that Styles has had in the last 2 years. Ricero you might be the man for the job.

CastorTroy · 13-06-2020 11:56am

New Day taking a knee before their match. Wonder if they told anyone. I'd say if they didn't someone knew better than to cut it as word would've got out.

I know the term "wrestling clinic" is used a lot for matches like AJ/Bryan but in this case it was just that for the PC ones in attendance. Match could've gone either way and I'm just glad there were no shenanigans at the end.

Speaking of the PC crowd, they do seem to be getting better with reactions. They were pretty quiet before, but the fact they're now being muted means they're going with the flow. Like the "You got pi$$ed on" chant. And they seemed to be split with the title match.

Surprised there was no reaction from the security guys since that sample got everywhere and not just over Sheamus. I'd say the fans were happy for the screens.

J. Marston · 13-06-2020 12:35pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

New Day taking a knee before their match. Wonder if they told anyone. I'd say if they didn't someone knew better than to cut it as word would've got out.

Why would it have been cut?

Keith Lee wore a Black Lives Matter vest and trunks at Takeover last weekend. WWE are sharing New Day's knee on Twitter...

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1271598554755346432

They have it on their website...

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People listen to Meltzer's nonsense too much.

Lithium93_ · 13-06-2020 12:48pm

Should they have to have told anyone? They've been there long enough, that Vince himself would probably say do what you feel like you need to do, despite the **** we throw his way (I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt here) and despite his political affiliation/ties, surely he himself, deep down would know the killing of George Floyd was completely and totally unwarranted.

LineOfBeauty · 13-06-2020 1:04pm

Positive PR and a largely liberal locker room (bar a few notable exceptions).

Lithium93_ · 13-06-2020 1:24pm

Plus a former cop in Mustafa Ali on their books. There must've been some interesting discussions in the aftermath of George Floyd's unwarranted death.

sky88 · 13-06-2020 1:32pm

If Vince didn’t approve of it it wouldn’t be on the show considering it was a taped show

CastorTroy · 13-06-2020 3:58pm

The reason I'm saying it mightn't have been approved was because of the controversy before with footballers getting in trouble for taking a knee before matches. I know that was during the national anthem which was different.
Anyway, yeah I noticed Keith Lee's trunks and he and Mia, as well as New Day have victims' names on their armbands.

JP Liz V1 · 14-06-2020 5:01pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

Great match AJ Styles first time IC champion

Not bad for someone who got buried alive

MOTY contender

PTH2009 · 14-06-2020 7:09pm

are they after getting rid of the hacker storyline

PTH2009 · 19-06-2020 7:26pm

Firefly funhouse returns tonight, prob going after Braun again

J. Marston · 19-06-2020 7:32pm

Riddle's debut has been removed from ads so expect that to be edited out.

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