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OOfficial Discussion Thread for: SmackDown LIVE (August 30, 2016)
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[b]Tonight on SmackDown:[/b] it seems like they are intent on last week's internet-only word feud between Miz and Daniel Bryan crossing over to be a featured storyline on TV, as WWE is hyping Bryan's response to Miz as part of a face-to-face confrontation... Any time wrestling tries to get cutesy with "shoot" angles, it's a tough needle to thread, because sometimes what's "real" isn't actually entertaining (nor is the notion that it's real entertaining in and of itself), but if you try to tweak it to be more entertaining, you lose the sense of reality it's it gets insultingly stupid (ergo, that's why there are a grand total of zero actual reality shows on TV)... but it can be done, and I don't think it has a whole lot to do with the "end game" (many are using this to hope for Bryan's return to the ring to challenge for the IC Title)... if Bryan can merely unload a giant salvo of his own to zing Miz, the mere battle of philosophies could make for compelling TV, even if, at the end of the show, Bryan has to get his ultimate revenge on Miz by utilizing his GM powers.... I mean, how easy would it be to turn Miz's little hissy fit against him, and how glorious would it be if Bryan said something like, "You know what, good for you Miz, being out here each and every night in front of these fans without getting hurt. But how many of these fans miss you when you disappear to go make a movie? How many of these fans would demand a refund if you walked out right now? How many of these fans actually wish you WOULD go away this instant? They see through you just like I see through you. You're an entertainer, and that's a lot easier on the body than being a wrestler. It eats me up inside knowing that a lot of these fans would love to see me in this ring again, and that I am disappointing them by being unable to compete any more. But I'd rather go out, leaving them wanting more, than going out the way you're going to go out, some day: with exactly zero people feeling sad, or asking you if you're ever going to have One More Match." KA-POWZA~! In terms of in-ring, Miz's current IC Title challenger is Apollo Crews, which WWE also has to be careful not to lose in the shuffle, depending on how much they want to millk the he-goat with the "viral" Bryan/Miz thing... WWE Champ Dean Ambrose defending against AJ Styles is happening in two weeks at Backlash... Styles has just been getting a rocketbooster heel push lately, and I think promo/chemistry/story-wise, these two are gonna keep on knocking it out of the park.... and that should be able to carry them if things don't quite click, match-wise (as they didn't for Ambrose/Ziggler)... speaking of Ziggler, my spidey-sense is tingly, and maybe he's not quite done putting his two cents worth in with the WWE TItle picture.... Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton is happening, but much like Lesnar/Orton, the only real interest I take in it is seeing Orton lose to make sure a top heel act gets some necessary rehabilitation.... Brock is once again Badass Prime, after a humiliating first half of August in the court of public opinion... and maybe this is the boost Wyatt needs to finally develop into that top heel we've been expecting him to be for 2 years, now... unfortunately, Wyatt's usual gift of gab loses some of its gravitas when you're not entirely sure if his target understands a single goddamned word of it.... but enough LIGHTS OUT sneak attacks and RKOs Outtanowhere and I'm sure we can manufacture something resembling sizzle... The tag title tournament continues tonight, with two additional quarterfinal matches.... the Hype Bros will take on the Vaudevillains, and per Shane McMahon's decision last week: Heath Slater got Rhyno to agree to be his partner, so Shane went out and found an extra team to face them tonight, the Headbangers (yes, THOSE Headbangers)... the Usos and American Alpha are already in the semi-finals, which will take place next week, with the new champs crowned at Backlash... All 6 of SD's (non-suspended) women already have entry in the PPV match to determine the first SD Women's Champion.... no indication on whether the match will be first fall wins, or elimination styles, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it... in the meantime, we'll just get a lot of one-on-one and tag dealies where the women are looking for momentum heading into Backlash.... storywise, you're probably looking at Carmella's heel turn and attack on Nikki Bella (who turns face in the process) as the biggest personal issue, besides who wins the belt... I naively hope that keeping Nikki present and occupied with "personal issues" is enough to avoid WWE deciding to make her the new champ, all in the name of placating the E! "Network" audience, instead of taking care of the existing wrestling fans... The dregs: John Cena was absent last week, to give AJ Styles a week to gloat and taunt, but to the best of my knowledge, there are still about 6 weeks to do before Cena will be fully into production of his TV show for FOX (and at least a month before pre-production would be so involved that he couldn't take one day off per week for TV), so there's probably something simmering there, to provide Cena a send-off, as he'll be off TV from late October till the new year.... last week, they seemed to skip right past any attempt at a Bray vs. Rowan feud, but instead just quietly kept the split in place.... perhaps, a soft reboot for the "de-Wyattfied" Rowan? He was kinda fun in his VERY brief babyface singles run as the Intellectual Puzzle Solving Savant of Backwoods Perverts.... and for reasons that only they comprehend, WWE is still trying to turn Baron Corbin vs. Kalisto into A Thing... That is all. End communication.... [i]The flOOr is yours, OO Nation. Don't wait till after 10pm to post, either. Pre-show previewing and prognosticating is certainly welcome. [b]So discuss, debate, and rate![/b][/i]
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