WWE SmackDown Discussion II

tugs · Post #1681 » by **tugs** » Sat Aug 15, 2020 2:54 am

Holy Sh... Kalisto's ripped!

Amare_1_Knicks · Post #1682 » by **Amare_1_Knicks** » Sat Aug 22, 2020 12:12 am

Very solid opening segment. The Thunderdome presentation with virtual fans is a digestible look. The locker room clearing to fend off retribution was cool.

JohnPferdelack · Post #1683 » by **JohnPferdelack** » Sat Aug 22, 2020 12:15 am

And Vince was suddenly gone...

Amare_1_Knicks · Post #1684 » by **Amare_1_Knicks** » Sat Aug 22, 2020 12:39 am

Gran Metalik almost killed himself. Jeez. I feel like I’ve seen him botch that over the top rope hurricanranna multiple times now.

JohnPferdelack · Post #1685 » by **JohnPferdelack** » Sat Aug 22, 2020 12:41 am

ThunderDome is ok, but makes no big difference.
Fans are missing.

Amare_1_Knicks · Post #1686 » by **Amare_1_Knicks** » Sat Aug 22, 2020 12:46 am

JohnPferdelack wrote:ThunderDome is ok, but makes no big difference.
Fans are missing.

Yeah, it’s definitely lacking the fan energy, for sure. But the visual presentation is better than before, IMO. It’s easier to look at.

JohnPferdelack · Post #1687 » by **JohnPferdelack** » Sat Aug 22, 2020 12:48 am

Right.
But maybe they improve some things in the next time.
Today it is the first day in the Amway Center...

Scott Hall · Post #1688 » by **Scott Hall** » Sat Aug 22, 2020 8:56 am

The Thunder Dome looks cool and it's great to have the Smackdown set back and be in an arena looks
a thousand times better then the Performance Center....

But it's like putting lipstick on a pig with this crappy roster and Vinces crappy booking. Why should I care
about Retribution or RAW underground when the hacker angle went completely nowhere? I'm so tired of
giving stuff a chance and it leads to nothing and is shelved and forgotten about just a waste of time to
the viewer.

Vinces "You never saw it coming" line was mildly interesting but It's basically expect the worst and hope
for the best in modern WWE.

iMoreland · Post #1689 » by **iMoreland** » Fri Aug 28, 2020 10:01 pm

They've done a terrible job making Otis feel like a threat with the briefcase. At this point they need to do a feud with a heel to get the briefcase off of him. AJ, Corbin, or Sami makes the most sense. Sami with MITB would be perfect. Or maybe whoever the leader of Retribution is?

JohnPferdelack · Post #1690 » by **JohnPferdelack** » Sat Aug 29, 2020 12:12 am

Maybe the storyline is that Otis forgets to cash in the briefcase until the next MITB-PPV.^^
(also because they have no idea how to use him in the shows...)

S. Zayn Comeback!
And it seems that Vince is now on the SD-Roster. It was his second appearance in a row. But he looks very bad.

jakecronus8 · Post #1691 » by **jakecronus8** » Sat Aug 29, 2020 2:02 am

And just like that, Roman is made. Love love love it.

Also, GD it felt good to see Sami back.

JohnPferdelack · Post #1692 » by **JohnPferdelack** » Sat Aug 29, 2020 2:03 am

Roman Reigns is seemingly a Paul-Heyman-Guy.

iMoreland · Post #1693 » by **iMoreland** » Sat Aug 29, 2020 2:25 am

Why reveal that on a random episode of SmackDown? That's the kind of twist you reveal to end a PPV. Like WrestleMania 31. Or WrestleMania 34. Or SummerSlam 2018.

I'm not mad, I just think that reveal could've been way bigger. I'm glad they're doing something different with Roman. He is definitely a heel now.

JohnPferdelack · Post #1694 » by **JohnPferdelack** » Sat Aug 29, 2020 2:30 am

Kenny Omega also watched SD

Read on Twitter

Dominator83 · Post #1695 » by **Dominator83** » Sat Aug 29, 2020 2:48 am

Finally they do something with Roman I can get behind

JohnPferdelack · Post #1696 » by **JohnPferdelack** » Sat Aug 29, 2020 2:51 am

Maybe they have something in store for Payback.

tugs · Post #1697 » by **tugs** » Sat Aug 29, 2020 3:26 am

That was definitely a surprise wow! When he said, "It's not a spoiler, it's a prediction" it sounded familiar.

Than pans to Heyman with the " Believe that" damn. These two fit like a glove.

I've always wondered what's with the shirt statement last SummerSlam. Now I know why

So this some sort of Tweener-Heel-Heel championship match? Wonder how this'll go.

SD has lots of interesting storylines brewing right now

Spens1 · Post #1698 » by **Spens1** » Sat Aug 29, 2020 10:42 am

Oh my god they actually turned him heel

HALLELUJAH!!!

they just need to follow their own damn formula regarding star creation and let him naturally transition back to being a face in about 2-3 years.

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Spens1 · Post #1699 » by **Spens1** » Sat Aug 29, 2020 10:42 am

iMoreland wrote:They've done a terrible job making Otis feel like a threat with the briefcase. At this point they need to do a feud with a heel to get the briefcase off of him. AJ, Corbin, or Sami makes the most sense. Sami with MITB would be perfect. Or maybe whoever the leader of Retribution is?

Yeah give Sami the briefcase so he can finally get a world championship, it's been too damn long.

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jakecronus8 · Post #1700 » by **jakecronus8** » Sat Aug 29, 2020 12:02 pm

It’s a good time to turn Roman too as wwe can control the narrative.

Roman is one of their top talents and I’m super happy for him as I’m sure he was just as frustrated with his bland creative. Not gonna lie though, it’s going to be bother me that the marks are happy because they can finally cheer Roman now that he’s a heel. Makes no damn sense.