OORick
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| posted on 8-2-2016 at 10:07 PM |
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OOfficial Discussion Thread for: SmackDown LIVE (August 2, 2016)
Tonight on SmackDown: we find out how/if SD bounces back after last week's flat, flavorless show... Dolph Ziggler scored a big upset to
become the new #1 Contender to Dean Ambrose's WWE Title; unfortunately, that pales in comparison to what RAW did with Finn Balor, and also, it
might have ust been a case of "too little, too late" for a fanbase that has seen WWE toy with brief pushes for Ziggler, before ultimately shuffling
him back down the card... when WWE didn't do jack squat with Dolph after Survivor Series 2014, that might have been the last straw for us fans
(fool us 8 times, shame on us; fool us 9 times, shame on you)... but we'll see if Ziggler and Ambrose can heat things up... Ziggler turning heel
might be something to explore....
In addition to putting some sizzle behind the Ambrose/Ziggler feud, WWE is promising some kind of confrontation between John Cena and AJ Styles, which
one can only assume means they will have a blow-off singles match at SummerSlam....
We'll also get some previously unexpected forward progress with regards to SummerSlam's cross-brand match: Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman
are now confirmed as being at tonight's show, to deliver some payback for Randall Orton's trespassing last night at RAW...
Beyond that, things are kind of wide open.... it is now confirmed that SD will be getting its own women's and tag team titles, but my
understanding is that the process of filling them won't start until after SummerSlam... in the meantime, it seems like the go-to main tag feud
is the Usos vs. Breezango, with American Alpha very capable of throwing a wrinkle into plans (they make their main roster debut tonight), and it also
appears the Hype Bros are back together.... there may or may not be more mileage in the Becky/Nattie feud, but they could also just start doing random
pairings of matches after last week's 5-way staredown; only problem is that Becky is light years ahead of Naomi in terms of babyface
credibility, and Eva Marie is a heel heat machine who can't wrestle for shit, so you wind up with some significant restrictions on what you can
do.... I can't believe I'm about to say this, but: Nikki Bella, we need you on SD, so keep working hard and get well soon!
Miz is the IC Champ with no clear-cut #1 Contender... last week's SD went to great lengths to emphasize Apollo Crews as a newly repositioned
top-ish guy, so he may work as a challenger.... personally, I'd rather see them try to make something out of the Crews/Kane moments from last
week's battle royale (plus, that'd make for an inoffensive underneath feud Crews can/should win, without it seeming forced), and go with
Kalisto challenging Miz in a higher profile feud...
Finally, Heath Slater's One Man Brand Desperation Tour probably continues tonight.... and if you wondering about a free agent who shows up and
steals his thunder yet again, well, Curt Hawkins is in the house tonight.... yes, THAT Curt Hawkins... pretend to care!
That is all. End communication....
The flOOr is yours, OO Nation. Don't wait till after 10pm to post, either. Pre-show previewing and prognosticating is certainly welcome.
So discuss, debate, and rate!
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royberto
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 12:56 AM |
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Victoria returning on Smackdown tonight? She has been teasing it:
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nOOb
The Man 
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 12:59 AM |
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I kinda hope so. Smackdown's women's division strikes me more like the Diva's division that we all wanted to see go away:
there's one or two women that can actually wrestle but the rest of them are there because they're associated with a show no one that
watches wrestling actually cares about.
Also because Becky Lynch is buried always.
"The Seahawks are cool. Me and Tubby here hung out with them once at a Bruno Mars concert."-Jay and Silent Bob representing the Broncos on FOX NFL
Sunday.
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janerd75
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 01:00 AM |
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Damn shoot hell, errbody, we gotta do this agayn tonight? *siiiiighgrumblegrumble* Thursday would have made it easier for
this...Alright, fuck me this is a lot of wrasslin', okay game face let's DO THIS!!! 
#dicksoutsprayingandpraying
Fuck Everybody
The science is settled: I'm fucking retarded.
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salmonjunkie
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 01:06 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by royberto
Victoria returning on Smackdown tonight? She has been teasing it:
Perhaps that's who Heath Slater's One Man Brand is introducing to us tonight.
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janerd75
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 01:10 AM |
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Dolph sure is looking Shawn-esque these days.
ETA: Otunga needs to add a some bass to his coffee.
[Edited on 8-3-2016 by janerd75]
Fuck Everybody
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nOOb
The Man
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 01:13 AM |
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They should probably go back to being taped. These last two crowds have taken me out of the show before it even gets going.
"The Seahawks are cool. Me and Tubby here hung out with them once at a Bruno Mars concert."-Jay and Silent Bob representing the Broncos on FOX NFL
Sunday.
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Nobledictator1278
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 01:14 AM |
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Nah Shawn Micheals would never lay down like that. Now why would Dolph Ziggler ever agree to give up his SS match......wrestling logic .....
[Edited on 8-3-2016 by Nobledictator1278]
[Edited on 8-3-2016 by Nobledictator1278]
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bigfatgoalie
The Man
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 01:26 AM |
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Ziggler as a face against Ambrose?
Giving Ziggler the "That Damn Good" tag?
Can we get Super Cena or Roman "The Guy" Reigns instead?
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janerd75
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 01:30 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Nobledictator1278
Nah Shawn Micheals would never lay down like that. Now why would Dolph Ziggler ever agree to give up his SS match......wrestling logic .....
I can see clearly here you're wrong.
ETA: I adore Maryse's Orbs of Justice.
ETA2: Oh Jesus, Becky vs. Eva Fucking Marie next.  There's literally no way to disagree with anything roy says about the next match.
[Edited on 8-3-2016 by janerd75]
Fuck Everybody
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CM Crunk
Man of a Thousand Holds
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 01:36 AM |
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How is it that Baron Corbin looks more like a grown up version of Fulton from The Mighty Ducks than Fulton from the Mighty Ducks looks like Fulton
from the Mighty Ducks? I'm a little foggy on that. 
Oh, shit. Becky vs. Boobs Radley? Next? Have they no regard for the servers here? 
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Nobledictator1278
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 01:39 AM |
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All red everything....except a white coat........ just sayin
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Slick
Creepy Little Bastard
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 01:41 AM |
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Oh my I wanted to see Eva Marie squash Becky
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CM Crunk
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 01:43 AM |
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Ohhhh... "All RED everything." I get it. Up 'til now I thought she was working some sort of literary snob gimmick, but she just had horrible
syntax.
Twitter and Instagram: WatkinsAGoGo
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janerd75
The Rowdy One
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 01:43 AM |
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Foggy. Heh heh, I get it. I played that game on my Atari 400 when I was a kid too, Never could get across the highway though. 
EBooo, such a shame to hang those tits on that much uselessness.
Fuck Everybody
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CM Crunk
Man of a Thousand Holds
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 01:47 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by janerd75
EBooo, such a shame to hang those tits on that much uselessness.
So true. She has all the charisma of a RealDoll. Her range of emotions makes Sasha Grey look like Gilda Radner.
Twitter and Instagram: WatkinsAGoGo
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Count Zero
Man of a Thousand Holds
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 01:52 AM |
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Can we have Red Bella's entrance without most-of-her? Or just get that guy to narrate EVERY heel entrance? Or replace somebody on the RAM
commentary team with the voiceover guy? (Corey Graves & Byron are vocally indistinguishable 95% of the time, at least to my ears.)
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merc
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 01:54 AM |
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Having Eva Marie feign an injury to hide her opponent's lack of skill seems an incredible waste of talent.
"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools." D.
Adams
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Count Zero
Man of a Thousand Holds
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 01:59 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by merc
Having Eva Marie feign an injury to hide her opponent's lack of skill seems an incredible waste of talent.
I lol'd. A lot.
4.5/5 -- Would laugh again.
Originally posted by williamssl
"That hasn't stopped us from doing this shit before!"
"Checkmate, sir. Checkmate"
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CM Crunk
Man of a Thousand Holds
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 01:59 AM |
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Eva Marie is probably the only person who could get an MRI of their Primary Motor Cortex included in an edition of Botchamania.
Twitter and Instagram: WatkinsAGoGo
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janerd75
The Rowdy One
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 02:00 AM |
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S'merc with the zinger of the night! 
Fuck Everybody
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Paddlefoot
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 02:00 AM |
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Never Give Up, Eva Marie.
Soccer mother? How the hell do you respond to a heckle like that? It's tougher to reply back to than "arrr, pirates off the starboard bow!" if
you get up on stage wearing a puffy shirt. Good call on telling the little kids to fuck off though. It's long overdue, the little fuckers.
[Edited on 8/3/2016 by Paddlefoot]
You know, everyone says it's not supposed to make sense, like that's the whole point, dude. And I'm just saying, you know,
that's like an excuse for lazy storytelling. Just don't sell me shite and tell me it's gold, all right? I might be stoned, but
I'm not high. You know what I mean?
- Cassidy from Preacher, commenting on The Big Lebowski and/or professional wrestling
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janerd75
The Rowdy One
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 02:06 AM |
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As an asshole, I cannot disagree with A.J. Fuck those kids, A.J!
Fuck Everybody
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Count Zero
Man of a Thousand Holds
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 02:07 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by janerd75
As an asshole, I cannot disagree with A.J. Fuck those kids, A.J!
He is kind of killing the shit out of it tonight. That "CENA SUCKS "
thing he did was pretty intense.
Originally posted by williamssl
"That hasn't stopped us from doing this shit before!"
"Checkmate, sir. Checkmate"
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CM Crunk
Man of a Thousand Holds
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| posted on 8-3-2016 at 02:08 AM |
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Can't wait for AJ's face turn when he drives a PT Cruiser into the ring and starts cleaning house.
edit: pun intended?
[Edited on 8/3/2016 by CM Crunk]
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