WWE SmackDown Discussion II

jakecronus8 · Post #61 » by **jakecronus8** » Wed Mar 21, 2018 3:44 am

Stanford wrote:Don't forget:

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improper · Post #62 » by **improper** » Wed Mar 21, 2018 4:21 am

Yeah, that inevitable Miz/Bryan feud is going to be fire.

Post #63 » by **studcrackers** » Wed Mar 21, 2018 4:44 am

Tonight is a great reminder of why I love this dumb thing

Me and 6 other dudes got tickets for tonight and my phone starts blowing up while I'm in the middle of a movie this afternoon. I couldn't contain my excitement. I was there for 30 and was there tonight. This feud that was completely dead and is now the hottest thing

That promo was amazing and that little taste they gave us of him coming back before being destroyed was all the fix i need

I'm so in for dat boy D-Bry!

improper · Post #64 » by **improper** » Wed Mar 21, 2018 5:02 am

studcrackers wrote:Tonight is a great reminder of why I love this dumb thing

Me and 6 other dudes got tickets for tonight and my phone starts blowing up while I'm in the middle of a movie this afternoon. I couldn't contain my excitement. I was there for 30 and was there tonight. This feud that was completely dead and is now the hottest thing

That promo was amazing and that little taste they gave us of him coming back before being destroyed was all the fix i need

I'm so in for dat boy D-Bry!

Yeah, every now and then, WWE gives you a nice reminder of why you used to watch back in the day, and why you watch NXT (Lucha Underground too) today.

It's just a shame how much time and effort Vince has wasted and is still wasting trying to get the one guy no one wants to be the guy over as the guy.

iMoreland · Post #65 » by **iMoreland** » Wed Mar 21, 2018 5:25 am

Daniel Bryan is still just 36. Holy sh*t.

To put that into perspective, he's 4 years younger than guys like AJ/Brock/Cena.

Post #66 » by **Stanford** » Wed Mar 21, 2018 5:36 am

And a year younger than Shawn when he returned.

bestnamezRtaken · Post #67 » by **bestnamezRtaken** » Wed Mar 21, 2018 1:07 pm

Stanford wrote:
bestnamezRtaken wrote:I actually haven't seen a match of his to be honest.

Fire up the network, buddy!

Daniel Bryan vs Miz vs John Morrison - Hell in a Cell 2010
Daniel Bryan vs Dolph Ziggler - Bragging Rights 2010
Daniel Bryan vs Sheamus - Extreme Rules 2012
Daniel Bryan vs CM Punk - Over the Limit 2012
Team Hell No and Ryback vs The Shield - TLC 2012
Daniel Bryan vs John Cena - Summerslam 2013
Daniel Bryan vs Triple H - Wrestlemania 30
Daniel Bryan vs Randy Orton vs Batista - Wrestlemania 30
Daniel Bryan vs Roman Reigns - Fastlane 2015

And if you can find them online somewhere:

Daniel Bryan vs Randy Orton - Raw from June 24th 2013
Daniel Bryan vs Gauntlet - Raw from July 22nd 2013
Daniel Bryan vs Seth Rollins - Raw from June 10th 2013

I've bolded what I think are the absolutely essential DB WWE matches. But try to watch them all . I'm curious what others consider essential viewing.

And watch this:

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So I lied...I've actually seen the WM30 match of him going over on Orton and Batista. And I've also watched Team Hell No/Ryback v The Shield and of course, that stinker of the match between Sheamus and DB when Sheamus won in like, 30 seconds or whatever.

Thanks for the list though! This definitely helps! I'll try to watch one or two later this week. It's tough to get on the network with the kids running around, hard to focus. I want to be able to focus on the match.

Flames24Rulz · Post #68 » by **Flames24Rulz** » Wed Mar 21, 2018 3:50 pm

I'd love to see Bryan turn on Shane at WM and align himself with Owens and Zayn, but I don't think they're going to turn him heel either. I think Shane turning on Bryan is more likely now, complete with Shane firing Bryan as the GM now that he's cleared for competition.

Post #69 » by **Stanford** » Wed Mar 21, 2018 4:06 pm

Flames24Rulz wrote:I'd love to see Bryan turn on Shane at WM and align himself with Owens and Zayn, but I don't think they're going to turn him heel either. I think Shane turning on Bryan is more likely now, complete with Shane firing Bryan as the GM now that he's cleared for competition.

Motivation?

Wo1verine · Post #70 » by **Wo1verine** » Wed Mar 21, 2018 4:42 pm

Bryan is going to save WM

Flames24Rulz · Post #71 » by **Flames24Rulz** » Wed Mar 21, 2018 4:46 pm

Stanford wrote:
Flames24Rulz wrote:I'd love to see Bryan turn on Shane at WM and align himself with Owens and Zayn, but I don't think they're going to turn him heel either. I think Shane turning on Bryan is more likely now, complete with Shane firing Bryan as the GM now that he's cleared for competition.

Motivation?

Shane and Bryan weren't seeing eye to eye before the attack on him last week. Makes sense for him to go after Bryan now that he's been cleared, especially after Bryan's promo saying how he was planning on siding with Owens and Zayn anyway.

Maybe Shane can pull off the 'if you can't beat them, join them' shtick with Owens and Zayn and have a pseudo "power trip" stable.

2009NBAChamps · Post #72 » by **2009NBAChamps** » Wed Mar 21, 2018 7:17 pm

Wo1verine wrote:Bryan is going to save WM

Maybe I'm in the minority (again), but I didn't think this WM needed saving. I'm actually excited for a lot of matchups (story lines be damned).

That said, inserting Bryan into WM would make that specific match arguably the 2nd most compelling (behind AJ/Nak). Going to be very interesting to see if he still performs the way he use to (balls to the wall), or if he tweaks his moveset a bit.

Wo1verine · Post #73 » by **Wo1verine** » Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:50 pm

2009NBAChamps wrote:
Wo1verine wrote:Bryan is going to save WM

Maybe I'm in the minority (again), but I didn't think this WM needed saving. I'm actually excited for a lot of matchups (story lines be damned).

That said, inserting Bryan into WM would make that specific match arguably the 2nd most compelling (behind AJ/Nak). Going to be very interesting to see if he still performs the way he use to (balls to the wall), or if he tweaks his moveset a bit.

I think on paper before Bryan this was one for the worst Wm just because of the predictability IMO.. I need shock factor this WM and that's almost surely isn't going to happen with regards to the main events.

They shouldn't have announced Bryan's return again another questionable move here ( shock factor opportunity spoiled) - Would have been way more exciting having him show up randomly at WM and causing chaos.

Guess they were thinking they needed to try and sell WM with Bryan to create more subs before the show.

Post #74 » by **studcrackers** » Thu Mar 22, 2018 2:33 am

To save one of ur biggest stars for mania unannounced would be incredibly stupid

And there's nothing really wrong with predictability if the story's done right

improper · Post #75 » by **improper** » Thu Mar 22, 2018 5:00 am

studcrackers wrote:To save one of ur biggest stars for mania unannounced would be incredibly stupid

And there's nothing really wrong with predictability if the story's done right

To be honest, for 'Mania I don't think it really matters. People are going to watch it anyway.

Any other show and I'd agree with you totally, but everyone is watching Wrestlemania regardless so you could have a surprise or two and it would just make the show better.

Spens1 · Post #76 » by **Spens1** » Thu Mar 22, 2018 8:40 am

Flames24Rulz wrote:I'd love to see Bryan turn on Shane at WM and align himself with Owens and Zayn, but I don't think they're going to turn him heel either. I think Shane turning on Bryan is more likely now, complete with Shane firing Bryan as the GM now that he's cleared for competition.

Bryan is like the only face in the whole situation. Shane is a heel and K.O is a heel as is Sami.

Post #77 » by **Ruzious** » Thu Mar 22, 2018 2:26 pm

Spens1 wrote:
Flames24Rulz wrote:I'd love to see Bryan turn on Shane at WM and align himself with Owens and Zayn, but I don't think they're going to turn him heel either. I think Shane turning on Bryan is more likely now, complete with Shane firing Bryan as the GM now that he's cleared for competition.

Bryan is like the only face in the whole situation. Shane is a heel and K.O is a heel as is Sami.

Yeah, assuming there is a tag match with the 4, Shane might turn on Bryan, but no chance Bryan starts it by turning on Shane. Bryan is a face for life. He's basically the world's most likable guy.

iMoreland · Post #78 » by **iMoreland** » Thu Mar 22, 2018 5:29 pm

When Carmella attempted to cash in during the Charlotte/Natayla match on SD it made me think that if she successfully cashed in making it a triple threat, but then Natalya went on and won, then Natalya should technically be Champion despite the initial match not being a title match.

I think this has potential for a shocking title win in the future and it could be anyone not just the person holding MITB.

Polk377 · Post #79 » by **Polk377** » Thu Mar 22, 2018 6:39 pm

iMoreland wrote:Daniel Bryan is still just 36. Holy sh*t.

To put that into perspective, he's 4 years younger than guys like AJ/Brock/Cena.

Not to mention he had 3 years to completely heal his body after wrestling non stop for years. We are getting Daniel Bryan at peek form.

improper · Post #80 » by **improper** » Thu Mar 22, 2018 7:02 pm

iMoreland wrote:When Carmella attempted to cash in during the Charlotte/Natayla match on SD it made me think that if she successfully cashed in making it a triple threat, but then Natalya went on and won, then Natalya should technically be Champion despite the initial match not being a title match.

I think this has potential for a shocking title win in the future and it could be anyone not just the person holding MITB.

I guarantee you that WWE is not clever enough to have thought of that wrinkle.

My guess is that she cashes in after Asuka beats Charlotte at 'Mania thinking that she can take advantage of Asuka being weak, but then Asuka kicks her head in.