WWE SmackDown Discussion II

iMoreland · Post #761 » by **iMoreland** » Wed Jan 9, 2019 1:32 am

Andrade and Rey need a feud asap. Put the US title on Andrade!!!

bestnamezRtaken · Post #762 » by **bestnamezRtaken** » Wed Jan 9, 2019 2:05 am

tugs wrote:Ok some fans claiming they're not allowed to attend SD or even buy merch because they're wearing AEW shirts or has an item associated to it.

That's petty.

Calm down, they got in, lol.

And Vince can be as petty as he wants :lol:

I was surprised he didn't ban bullet club shirts. I know Guns N Roses (specifically Axl Rose) had banned Slash and Buckethead shirts for coming to their concerts, so it's not uncommon, lol.

bestnamezRtaken · Post #763 » by **bestnamezRtaken** » Wed Jan 9, 2019 2:06 am

iMoreland wrote:Andrade and Rey need a feud asap. Put the US title on Andrade!!!

I would be very okay with this feud. Though I'm gonna give Rusev some time to try and get his footing again as champ.

tugs · Post #764 » by **tugs** » Wed Jan 9, 2019 5:11 am

bestnamezRtaken wrote:
tugs wrote:Ok some fans claiming they're not allowed to attend SD or even buy merch because they're wearing AEW shirts or has an item associated to it.

That's petty.

Calm down, they got in, lol.

And Vince can be as petty as he wants I was surprised he didn't ban bullet club shirts. I know Guns N Roses (specifically Axl Rose) had banned Slash and Buckethead shirts for coming to their concerts, so it's not uncommon, lol.

Good to know.

Btw did Rusev just say,

"I stand before you, not as the Bulgarian Brute with the body of a thousand Hemsworth brothers"

:rofl:

bestnamezRtaken · Post #765 » by **bestnamezRtaken** » Wed Jan 9, 2019 3:09 pm

Well, the Bar is gonna have to make sh*t look less steamy with their match at the Rumble. They'll be taking on The Miz and Shane O'Mac...and god damn it if they win the tag titles...Vince, why?

Becky will not be winning the Rumble as she has a title match against Asuka. Very strange because I feel like both women should win that match but there can only be one winner. I figured Carmella would have won that triple threat so that she could be fed to Asuka and she could redeem herself from the previous two losses due to Ellsworth. Strange.

Was glad to see the Usos lose as we don't need The Usos v The Bar for the 5th time, even though it would have been a great match. And why oh why are they trying to create riff between Jimmy and Naomi with Mandy? I don't get it at all. They all deserve better than this dumb feud. Bryan v Truth was pretty decent...let's put the title on Truth, I'd be down for that. Book it.

Okay, maybe not.

Rusev was hilarious, like tugs mentioned, his comment about the Hemsworth brothers was awesome. I chuckled. He's great on the mic.

jakecronus8 · Post #766 » by **jakecronus8** » Wed Jan 9, 2019 5:00 pm

I'm wondering if the money match at Mania will now be Asuka/Becky/Ronda. To me the match should've always been undefeated Asuka vs undefeated Ronda but given how badly they botched Asuka's rookie year and the man becoming the man, this could be where it's at. They also may not trust Ronda in a one on one to headline a Mania quite yet. Two great workers could help her along

LLJ · Post #767 » by **LLJ** » Wed Jan 9, 2019 5:59 pm

They're just making things interesting. The match is likely still Ronda/Becky/Charlotte. I'm not sure about Charlotte, but I'm 100% sure Asuka won't be in any Ronda match at Wrestlemania.

Becky can still enter the RR later in the night or she can win Elimination Chamber. But I'd bet on Becky entering late in the night IF she loses her title match.

bestnamezRtaken · Post #768 » by **bestnamezRtaken** » Wed Jan 9, 2019 6:19 pm

True, I forgot about that. They did that with Roman last year (or the year before) too. Great point.

improper · Post #769 » by **improper** » Wed Jan 9, 2019 9:57 pm

bestnamezRtaken wrote:Becky will not be winning the Rumble as she has a title match against Asuka. Very strange because I feel like both women should win that match but there can only be one winner. I figured Carmella would have won that triple threat so that she could be fed to Asuka and she could redeem herself from the previous two losses due to Ellsworth. Strange.

I bet she loses her match with Asuka (probably due to Charlotte screwing her over) and then enters the Rumble and wins.

Butch718 · Post #770 » by **Butch718** » Wed Jan 9, 2019 10:06 pm

improper wrote:
bestnamezRtaken wrote:Becky will not be winning the Rumble as she has a title match against Asuka. Very strange because I feel like both women should win that match but there can only be one winner. I figured Carmella would have won that triple threat so that she could be fed to Asuka and she could redeem herself from the previous two losses due to Ellsworth. Strange.

I bet she loses her match with Asuka (probably due to Charlotte screwing her over) and then enters the Rumble and wins.

More like Rousey screwing her.

improper · Post #771 » by **improper** » Wed Jan 9, 2019 10:07 pm

Butch718 wrote:More like Rousey screwing her.

That would work too. Either way, I think that's what happens, and I think Becky getting the match with Asuka is just designed to swerve us so we pop huge when her music hits in the Rumble.

LLJ · Post #772 » by **LLJ** » Wed Jan 9, 2019 10:24 pm

The problem is interference will just continue the narrative that Asuka didn't "earn" her title. She kind of needs to win clean or at least semi-clean to break that particular narrative if she is retaining the SD title. I guess one way would be Becky getting distracted by Ronda appearing to watch the match and then Asuka rolling Becky up. No actual in-ring interference, so "technically" Asuka wins clean because Becky wasn't focusing on her opponent.

Would also be an amusing callback to those dumb Asuka losses to Carmella.

improper · Post #773 » by **improper** » Wed Jan 9, 2019 10:27 pm

LLJ wrote:The problem is interference will just continue the narrative that Asuka didn't "earn" her title. She kind of needs to win clean or at least semi-clean to break that particular narrative if she is retaining the SD title. I guess one way would be Becky getting distracted by Ronda appearing to watch the match and then Asuka rolling Becky up. No actual in-ring interference, so "technically" Asuka wins clean because Becky wasn't focusing on her opponent.

Would also be an amusing callback to those dumb Asuka losses to Carmella.

I agree with all of that, but this is what I think will happen, not what I think should happen.

iMoreland · Post #774 » by **iMoreland** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 12:30 am

How they can set up Becky vs Charlotte vs Ronda:

Charlotte is the lone woman in the ring right before #30 is about to come out, camera cuts to backstage and it's Becky attacking Carmella. Becky steals Carmella's spot and Becky and Charlotte fight for 5 minutes or so. Then Ronda comes out, attacks them both, and throws them out at the same time.

bestnamezRtaken · Post #775 » by **bestnamezRtaken** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 2:14 am

I promise you I'm not trying to be mean when I say this, but that sounds like the worst idea ever. That actually sounds like something Vince would think is a good idea but in reality, it's in the same boat as Ellsworth pulling down the MITB briefcase and giving it to Carmella. If that's happened, it would kill this entire feud for me.

tugs · Post #776 » by **tugs** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 2:18 am

And the execution should be 100% on point to eliminate two AT THE SAME TIME

improper · Post #777 » by **improper** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 2:26 am

Plus, how often do they actually land at the same time when they try that angle? Usually it's not even particularly close and WWE just has to BS their way through it.

LLJ · Post #778 » by **LLJ** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 2:39 am

There is always Elimination Chamber or some gimmick match in March to get the Ronda-Charlotte-Becky match. You don't have to have 2 people win the Rumble.

Hell, you don't even have to have either Becky or Charlotte win the Royal Rumble at all. For some unpredictability, you can have the opponent for the *other* women's match at Wrestlemania decided at the Royal Rumble first.

There are also some people floating the idea that Ronda loses to Sasha and enters the RR, but Ronda losing now would devalue her as a prize (and make no mistake, Ronda is treated as the prize here) and the match at Wrestlemania I think. Plus I can't see them going through February and March without Ronda in RAW PPV title matches. Not to mention I still think Sasha and Bayley are going to be the first women's tag champs.

iMoreland · Post #779 » by **iMoreland** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 1:43 am

Shortening names continues, Andrade Cien Almas is now just "Andrade." This is the dumbest thing they do.

Alexander Rusev > Rusev
Antonio Cesaro > Cesaro
Elias Samson > Elias
Erick Rowan > Rowan
Luke Harper > Harper

Post #780 » by **Stanford** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 1:55 am

iMoreland wrote:Alexander Rusev > Rusev
Antonio Cesaro > Cesaro
Elias Samson > Elias
Erick Rowan > Rowan
Luke Harper > Harper

Let's see...

Elias is definitely better as a single name. Totally fits with the folk/rock musician gimmick. Rusev is better as single name as well, in my opinion.

I could go either way on Cesaro. My problem is with Antonio. He just doesn't look like an Antonio to me.

Agreed on Rowan and Harper.

Absolutely agree on Andrade. Andrade Cien Almas is such a cool name. It's like changing Alberto Del Rio to Alberto.