Smackdown Live Part 20: The Phenomenal Era

[Kairi Zaide]

I kind of don’t know what I’m supposed to want to happen other than Charlotte keeping the title, which I don’t need lumberjacks for, the odds aren’t against her.

Carmella cash-in during the ensuing brawl

 

[M.C.G. 31]

why is Bobby always yelling is this a new thing with his character since being called up?

 

[SeidoN]

why is Bobby always yelling is this a new thing with his character since being called up?

BECAUSE HF ALLOWS ALL CAPS NOW

wow they didnt build Ziggler at all for the triple threat lol

 

[SeidoN]

BREEZANGO ARE WRESTLING AT COC THIS IS NOT A DRILL

 

[M.C.G. 31]

what is their attire

 

[SeidoN]

Bludgeon Brothers actually have a really cool tandem style offense

 

[M.C.G. 31]

that scream

 

[ColePens]

Tuned in for 3 seconds.. that gimmick for Harper/Rowan is so 1990s. Brutal stuff. But dat yell.

 

[SeidoN]

if the crowd chants "YEP" ill never say a bad word about WWE again

 

[Kairi Zaide]

should have been the "Oui" movement

 

[SeidoN]

DB BACK IN THE RING BOYS

 

[ColePens]

Gable's tights remind me of old school Steiner Brothers gear.

 

[Kairi Zaide]

happy rusev day

 

[Deen]

What ever happened to Ziggler coming out to random wrestlers music?

 

[Kairi Zaide]

What ever happened to Ziggler coming out to random wrestlers music?

that was just for his personnal feud with bobby

 

[Kairi Zaide]

nakamura is so random in all that feud

 

[Jussi]

Byron Saxton getting it from both Graves and DB.

 

[Paris in Flames]

So Breeze and Fandango turned awful gimmicks into gold and for 6 months or so have built towards.....

....losing to Harper and Rowan in what I can assume is 2 minutes of less.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Whole product is just in the toilet right now.

 

[Lunatik]

I find it interesting that WWE is letting Daniel Bryan into the ring during a match. You have to be medically cleared for contact to be in the ring during a match.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

So I caught the highlights and Saxton is waaaaaaaaaaay over the top on commentary.

There’s no way it’s Bryan turning heel after that right? Gotta be Shane.

 

[Lunatik]

So I caught the highlights and Saxton is waaaaaaaaaaay over the top on commentary.

There’s no way it’s Bryan turning heel after that right? Gotta be Shane.

I think it is going to be convoluted. I think Bryan will still be a face after Clash of Champions, but I think he will also be (somewhat) aligned with a heel faction in KO and Zayn. I've personally felt Shane has been acting like a heel since before Hell in a Cell.

 

[ColePens]

Whole product is just in the toilet right now.

While I agree and it's not all that enjoyable, the KO/Sami DB/Shane thing has me intrigued. It's an angle away from the titles that I actually enjoy.

But man. The women's division, as a whole, f***ing sucks. So much talent and such awful brutal writing.

 

[Kairi Zaide]

While I agree and it's not all that enjoyable, the KO/Sami DB/Shane thing has me intrigued. It's an angle away from the titles that I actually enjoy.

But man. The women's division, as a whole, ****ing sucks. So much talent and such awful brutal writing.

It sucks in a way because they don't have enough air time. How can you build storylines on SDL with just one fight a week?

Unfortunately I'm not sure a one hour show before/after Raw or SD (ala 205 Live) would work ratings wise. But that one extra hour would allow much better storylines to develop, and not just have :
- Absolution vs Everyone
- Riot Squad + Natalya vs Everyone
- Asuka kills everyone

 

[Emperoreddy]

While I agree and it's not all that enjoyable, the KO/Sami DB/Shane thing has me intrigued. It's an angle away from the titles that I actually enjoy.

But man. The women's division, as a whole, ****ing sucks. So much talent and such awful brutal writing.

It has be intrigued but not enough for me to really get invested in it.

Like I feel the same way about Broken Matt but I’m not coming back to watch full episodes for it.

Clash might be the least hyped PPV for me this year. I’m honestly not that excited for the Rumble either and that is my favorite gimmick PPV.

Edit: and from what I heard of Saxton’s commentary with DB, I thought he was absolutely insufferable.