WWE SmackDown Discussion II

improper · Post #1101 » by **improper** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 1:00 am

iMoreland wrote:Joe vs Strowman is a feud I'd love to see

Not sure Strowman's strengths really mesh with Joe's. Joe is such a great bully. He works great with smaller guys who he can push around and choke out with ease.

tugs · Post #1102 » by **tugs** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 1:42 am

2 powerhouse feuding, it actually complements their stengths. Joe has a believable finisher for Braun, which I think has been missing from Braun's previous feuds. Hard to believe a guy his size and mass would be taken out with a Superman punch, Spear, Coup De Grace, or anything that involves lifting Strowman. Possibly only Helluva kick and the Curb Stomp, if not a submission hold but then again, who has a maneuver such as Joe's that Braun can easily get out off?

tugs · Post #1103 » by **tugs** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 1:45 am

Ok Lars beating down the tag champs made them look weak, so as the team that the champs just beat.

WRau1 · Post #1104 » by **WRau1** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 1:51 am

tugs wrote:Ok Lars beating down the tag champs made them look weak, so as the team that the champs just beat.

That has ALWAYS bugged me. Tag champs used to be pretty much unbeatable 1 on 1 due to the others outside shenanigans and they should absolutely never get jobbed out, both at the same time, to one man. So dumb.

WRau1 · Post #1105 » by **WRau1** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 1:51 am

improper wrote:
iMoreland wrote:Joe vs Strowman is a feud I'd love to see

Not sure Strowman's strengths really mesh with Joe's. Joe is such a great bully. He works great with smaller guys who he can push around and choke out with ease.

Joe v Lesnar was fun.

tugs · Post #1106 » by **tugs** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 2:04 am

WRau1 wrote:
tugs wrote:Ok Lars beating down the tag champs made them look weak, so as the team that the champs just beat.

That has ALWAYS bugged me. Tag champs used to be pretty much unbeatable 1 on 1 due to the others outside shenanigans and they should absolutely never get jobbed out, both at the same time, to one man. So dumb.

Here's to hoping the Hardys were just "surprised" and "unprepared" for someone like Lars.

Spens1 · Post #1107 » by **Spens1** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 2:17 am

I'm downright confused, you had the Usos retain in the 4 way, only to have them drop the belts on smackdown :lol:

also didn't Matt retire (after they butchered the broken matt hardy charecter).

iMoreland · Post #1108 » by **iMoreland** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 2:30 am

Matt Hardy faking retirement just to get away from Bray Wyatt was a great career move

WRau1 · Post #1109 » by **WRau1** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 2:41 am

I remember reading that he thought he was going to have to retire due to his spine and pelvis fusing together. I assume he fixed it?

tugs · Post #1110 » by **tugs** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 4:52 am

Lake of Reincarnation, baby

bestnamezRtaken · Post #1111 » by **bestnamezRtaken** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 11:47 am

Yeah, Matt was/is legit injured. That whole spine/pelvis fusing together was real.

daoneandonly · Post #1112 » by **daoneandonly** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:08 pm

Both raw and SD were disappointing considering they were the night after WM renditions, sucks

Spens1 · Post #1113 » by **Spens1** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 1:27 pm

Smackdown got 2.2 million viewers average. Then again i think a lot of that has to do with how bad RAW was in truth. Again though, down 25% year to year.

improper · Post #1114 » by **improper** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 3:50 pm

Spens1 wrote:Smackdown got 2.2 million viewers average. Then again i think a lot of that has to do with how bad RAW was in truth. Again though, down 25% year to year.

Makes sense, as the only two stories anyone gave a crap about heading into Mania were Kofi/Bryan and Becky, who was a Smackdown performer before winning the Rumble and doing both shows.

LLJ · Post #1115 » by **LLJ** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 3:54 pm

75% retention from RAW is bad for post-mania Smackdown.

Smackdown's entire roster was basically shoved aside for 2 stories these past few months. Many of them apparently being rewritten on the fly by Vince. No wonder Road Dogg quit.

Flames24Rulz · Post #1116 » by **Flames24Rulz** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 6:54 pm

improper wrote:
Spens1 wrote:Smackdown got 2.2 million viewers average. Then again i think a lot of that has to do with how bad RAW was in truth. Again though, down 25% year to year.

Makes sense, as the only two stories anyone gave a crap about heading into Mania were Kofi/Bryan and Becky, who was a Smackdown performer before winning the Rumble and doing both shows.

I'd say Miz/Shane was okay too, but yeah, that's still pretty bad.

Spens1 · Post #1117 » by **Spens1** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 10:54 pm

LLJ wrote:75% retention from RAW is bad for post-mania Smackdown.

Smackdown's entire roster was basically shoved aside for 2 stories these past few months. Many of them apparently being rewritten on the fly by Vince. No wonder Road Dogg quit.

And road Dogg always got the blame for bad writing.

Being a Booker in WWE is a thankless job, especially with Vince as a boss who changes everything on a whim.

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Scott Hall · Post #1118 » by **Scott Hall** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 11:56 pm

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tugs · Post #1119 » by **tugs** » Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:11 am

That's kind of random especially he did RAW and SD. What, he returns to a pop then attacks Kofi? Pretty predictable.

Scott Hall · Post #1120 » by **Scott Hall** » Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:27 am

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