WWE SmackDown Discussion II

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Re: WWE SmackDown Discussion II 

Post#481 » by tugs » Sat Sep 22, 2018 9:06 am

Meh, don't give them much credit. It's flukey.
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Post#482 » by Stanford » Sat Sep 22, 2018 12:54 pm

The best thing they could do with Becky is keep her heel.
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Post#483 » by bestnamezRtaken » Sat Sep 22, 2018 6:48 pm

She needs new music!! This upbeat theme isn't cutting it for her character.
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Re: WWE SmackDown Discussion II 

Post#484 » by improper » Sat Sep 22, 2018 7:35 pm

Scott Hall wrote:I wonder if they gave Becky the tittle because she's starting to get super over or if this was then plan
at Summerslam when they had her turn on Charlotte?


I'm assuming Becky won the title so that face Charlotte can heroically win it back from her in the near future to a cascade of boos, Reigns style.
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Re: WWE SmackDown Discussion II 

Post#485 » by Scott Hall » Sat Sep 22, 2018 10:55 pm

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Scott Hall wrote:I wonder if they gave Becky the tittle because she's starting to get super over or if this was then plan
at Summerslam when they had her turn on Charlotte?


I'm assuming Becky won the title so that face Charlotte can heroically win it back from her in the near future to a cascade of boos, Reigns style.


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Post#486 » by daoneandonly » Mon Sep 24, 2018 12:30 pm

I think they want Becky as champ come survivor Series since it will be Raw vs SD, and they want to save Charlotte vs Rousey for WM
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Post#487 » by Spens1 » Tue Sep 25, 2018 12:17 am

daoneandonly wrote:I think they want Becky as champ come survivor Series since it will be Raw vs SD, and they want to save Charlotte vs Rousey for WM


Would be up for Charlotte being traded for Sasha Banks to be honest.
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Post#488 » by daoneandonly » Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:22 am

Spens1 wrote:
daoneandonly wrote:I think they want Becky as champ come survivor Series since it will be Raw vs SD, and they want to save Charlotte vs Rousey for WM


Would be up for Charlotte being traded for Sasha Banks to be honest.


My guess would be they get to Charlotte vs Ronda by having Charlotte win the women's Royal Rumble
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Re: WWE SmackDown Discussion II 

Post#489 » by Scott Hall » Sun Sep 30, 2018 11:30 am

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Post#490 » by spykelee » Sun Sep 30, 2018 12:59 pm

I don't hate that actually. Not that the street profits should be the next guys getting called up or anything but strictly speaking on the fit of these 5 guys it's a good match. I'm open to the new day doing anything else as they are well passed overdue and since they seem reluctant to both break up and be broken up, I suppose adding makes sense

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Post#491 » by tugs » Sun Sep 30, 2018 12:59 pm

Now THAT looks more like The Nation of Domination. I'm all for expanding the group as long as there is direction for main event and not adding characters for comedic purposes.
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Post#492 » by Ruzious » Sun Sep 30, 2018 1:16 pm

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Post#493 » by improper » Sun Sep 30, 2018 5:07 pm

I don't really have a problem with it. I think pairing up guys who need some work with New Day would be a fantastic idea in general, though, as all three guys are quality workers and great on the mic. I always thought they should have added Crews to New Day when he got called up too early, because the main things Crews needed were more experience on the mic and a more defined character, both of which New Day could have helped him with immensely.
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Re: WWE SmackDown Discussion II 

Post#494 » by LLJ » Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:50 pm

improper wrote:
Scott Hall wrote:I wonder if they gave Becky the tittle because she's starting to get super over or if this was then plan
at Summerslam when they had her turn on Charlotte?


I'm assuming Becky won the title so that face Charlotte can heroically win it back from her in the near future to a cascade of boos, Reigns style.


Not saying this is a reason or more than mere coincidence, but Becky is in Marine 6 which is being released in November. Naomi won her title around the time Marine 5 came out too.

That said, Becky is also an objectively good mic worker, which is what they usually want out of their heels, and they seem to have concluded that the Carmella experiment as top heel has failed as they have stopped mentioning her wins over Charlotte and Asuka now on their broadcasts and try to now pretend it never happened.
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Post#495 » by improper » Mon Oct 1, 2018 1:19 am

LLJ wrote:Not saying this is a reason or more than mere coincidence, but Becky is in Marine 6 which is being released in November. Naomi won her title around the time Marine 5 came out too.

That said, Becky is also an objectively good mic worker, which is what they usually want out of their heels, and they seem to have concluded that the Carmella experiment as top heel has failed as they have stopped mentioning her wins over Charlotte and Asuka now on their broadcasts and try to now pretend it never happened.


The real shame is that they sacrificed Asuka to that talentless hack to begin with.
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Post#496 » by Spens1 » Mon Oct 1, 2018 4:31 am

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No thanks, the Street Profits are pretty good on their own, have a nice gimmick. Also don't want to ruin the balance in the New Day.
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Re: WWE SmackDown Discussion II 

Post#497 » by LLJ » Mon Oct 1, 2018 1:14 pm

improper wrote:
LLJ wrote:Not saying this is a reason or more than mere coincidence, but Becky is in Marine 6 which is being released in November. Naomi won her title around the time Marine 5 came out too.

That said, Becky is also an objectively good mic worker, which is what they usually want out of their heels, and they seem to have concluded that the Carmella experiment as top heel has failed as they have stopped mentioning her wins over Charlotte and Asuka now on their broadcasts and try to now pretend it never happened.


The real shame is that they sacrificed Asuka to that talentless hack to begin with.


Her two big sacrifices this year were all for naught. Charlotte didn't get any more over (in fact the backlash against her intensified after WM34) and Carmella has been downgraded again.
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Re: WWE SmackDown Discussion II 

Post#498 » by improper » Mon Oct 1, 2018 7:22 pm

LLJ wrote:Her two big sacrifices this year were all for naught. Charlotte didn't get any more over (in fact the backlash against her intensified after WM34) and Carmella has been downgraded again.


Yeah, Charlotte going over her made no sense because Charlotte was the one woman on the roster who didn't need that win.
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Re: WWE SmackDown Discussion II 

Post#499 » by spykelee » Tue Oct 2, 2018 11:44 pm

Charlotte going over her made alot of sense to me. I didn't see it the other way.

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Re: WWE SmackDown Discussion II 

Post#500 » by Spens1 » Wed Oct 3, 2018 2:11 am

Well Charlotte got booed hard. They need to turn her heel at Evolution (maybe she loses and just attacks Becky with a chair). When the fans are that clear, go with the flow (though Vince is so stubborn he'd swim against a rip anyway).

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