WWE SmackDown Discussion II

tugs · Post #1181 » by **tugs** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 1:23 am

Only saving grace for Billie and Peyton is follow these solo losses with convincing tag team wins. Alright, sure, they're "weak" as individual wrestlers but there should be no way they'll lose as a tag team from here on out. Play on that as their story and I won't bitch about it anymore.

iMoreland · Post #1182 » by **iMoreland** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 2:01 am

KO is great

bestnamezRtaken · Post #1183 » by **bestnamezRtaken** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 3:18 pm

It's a shame the IIconics are getting booked so poorly as the champs. The champs should NEVER lose matches. It's dumb.

KO is awesome. Why people keep trusting him, is beyond funny. :lol:

tugs · Post #1184 » by **tugs** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 3:19 am

Bayley and Becky's back and forth tweets are amusing.

And oh, keep retain that colorway for Bayley's ring gear, looks a lot better. And please, please, please a decent gear for Becky. I'd settle for the fishnet, jean shorts, and sleeveless The Man shirt. Kinda like a female Austin.

WRau1 · Post #1185 » by **WRau1** » Thu May 2, 2019 4:22 am

Why isn't Aleister Black in the MITB match? Weak.

daoneandonly · Post #1186 » by **daoneandonly** » Fri May 3, 2019 1:41 pm

WRau1 wrote:Why isn't Aleister Black in the MITB match? Weak.

Yeah he should be, but at least the SD side is pretty good. Raw is garbage. First off, if someone is unsuccessful in their cash in, i.e. Corbin and Strowman, they shouldn't be allowed entry anymore. These 2 spots should have gone to guys who would have made the match more exciting, doesn't even have to be a young guy, any two of Lashley, Mysterio, or Joe would have been better options. heck, even the AOP guy who isn't injured wouldve been better.

bestnamezRtaken · Post #1187 » by **bestnamezRtaken** » Fri May 3, 2019 4:37 pm

I'll agree with you on that point, if you've been in the match and won the MITB and FAILED...you don't get to be put back in it. I like that.

daoneandonly · Post #1188 » by **daoneandonly** » Fri May 3, 2019 5:10 pm

bestnamezRtaken wrote:I'll agree with you on that point, if you've been in the match and won the MITB and FAILED...you don't get to be put back in it. I like that.

See I'm not a complete moron, we can agree on some things

bestnamezRtaken · Post #1189 » by **bestnamezRtaken** » Fri May 3, 2019 5:16 pm

I was actually going to say, "This is the first time I've seen you say something logical, ever" but I couldn't remember if it was you or someone else. :lol:

I'm terrible when it comes to remember names, even on the internet.

But real talk though, it's legit a great idea.

improper · Post #1190 » by **improper** » Fri May 3, 2019 8:03 pm

Yeah, I'd be totally down for that.

No idea why guys like Corbin and Strowman are in the match to begin with. I don't feel like either guy is well-suited for a MITB match.

iMoreland · Post #1191 » by **iMoreland** » Sat May 4, 2019 9:01 pm

Shane should just give AOP the SD tag titles and in exchange they become his muscle.

Read on Twitter

JohnPferdelack · Post #1192 » by **JohnPferdelack** » Sat May 4, 2019 9:30 pm

"Great news!"...Nope!
Gauntlet Match? battle royal?

Spens1 · Post #1193 » by **Spens1** » Wed May 8, 2019 3:53 am

This smackdown

The WWE is something else. Their answer to ratings is more McMahon's.

Main event was good but come on now, without a story of a build it means nothing.

Also the womans revolution has been cancelled, they had Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville go over Ember Moon. Really, why not pin Carmella instead of someone who actually has some talent (and i'm pretty sure is the next contender after Charlotte).

Lars at least is somewhat fun, i guess (in a Strowman kind of way).

The whole family needs to let go, give the reigns creatively to someone else with a clue (if Heyman still has it in him, along with Sapolsky, Ryan Ward, Quackenbush with maybe some HHH and his writers) cause that entire family doesn't seem to understand how to write a competent wrestling program anymore.

tugs · Post #1194 » by **tugs** » Wed May 8, 2019 4:09 am

Yeah who wants this long Shane-Miz program? Miz is a million bucks on the mic and you just have him randomly attack?

I'm also getting fed up with Kofi, AJ, and Usos.

Post #1195 » by **loserX** » Wed May 8, 2019 4:15 pm

tugs wrote:Yeah who wants this long Shane-Miz program? Miz is a million bucks on the mic and you just have him randomly attack?

I'm also getting fed up with Kofi, AJ, and Usos.

What were AJ and the Usos even doing there? I know there was some nonsense about "Wild Card rules"...is there a brand split or what?

I mean in the end it doesn't really matter, but don't make such a big deal about a "Superstar Shakeup" when the guys who move just end up on their original show a week later.

Post #1196 » by **Stanford** » Wed May 8, 2019 5:33 pm

tugs wrote:Only saving grace for Billie and Peyton is follow these solo losses with convincing tag team wins. Alright, sure, they're "weak" as individual wrestlers but there should be no way they'll lose as a tag team from here on out. Play on that as their story and I won't bitch about it anymore.

Yeah, that almost works better as a story. They're better together than as singles competitors. Almost like they're a team!

Flames24Rulz · Post #1197 » by **Flames24Rulz** » Wed May 8, 2019 7:06 pm

loserX wrote:
tugs wrote:Yeah who wants this long Shane-Miz program? Miz is a million bucks on the mic and you just have him randomly attack?

I'm also getting fed up with Kofi, AJ, and Usos.

What were AJ and the Usos even doing there? I know there was some nonsense about "Wild Card rules"...is there a brand split or what?

I mean in the end it doesn't really matter, but don't make such a big deal about a "Superstar Shakeup" when the guys who move just end up on their original show a week later.

Totally agree. This wild card thing is legit one of the dumbest things they've done in quite some time, and that's saying something. Just end the brand split if you're going to do something like this.

improper · Post #1198 » by **improper** » Wed May 8, 2019 9:24 pm

The wild card rule pretty much just shows that WWE has no idea what the problem is. Their solution isn't going to be better storylines or creating new stars. It's going to be throwing a few extra wrestlers onto the opposite show each night and hoping that does the trick. It's a band-aid on a bullet wound.

bestnamezRtaken · Post #1199 » by **bestnamezRtaken** » Thu May 9, 2019 11:59 am

I think I had read that Vince did the wild card rule due to pressure from the networks. I know I'm one who jabs at people for bringing up that other company, but hopefully when that company actually gets going and Vince sees that, even though new and small right now, will be competition. The best thing to happen to the WWF/E was the Monday Night Wars.

LLJ · Post #1200 » by **LLJ** » Thu May 9, 2019 3:06 pm

Vince probably doesn't really want to break the brand split so the Wildcard rule is a compromise.

I've slagged on the WWE a lot lately but I actually agree with Vince that the WWE needs the brand split. They have too many people in the company and merging them together would just force more people off TV.

Now, I know even with the brand split they are doing that anyway, but that's the execution part of the equation which I've spent endless posts criticizing the company for. But the theory behind the brand split is sound.

You can tell the WWE is reeling somewhat now. They've gone back to Roman as the selling point now for the company and as discussed weeks ago, the women's stuff leading into Wrestlemania was tanking the company's ratings. Unfortunately it seems the WWE might be noticing because it looks like (from what I've reviewed on my break) the women had maybe a total of 15 minutes of screen time on both Smackdown and RAW combined this week. Becky was only onscreen this week for maybe a little over 3 minutes? The division has been put on ice.