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Tonight on SmackDown: it's time to pick up the pieces after Sunday's Hell in a Cell PPV, and that primarily means two things:
(1) A big interview segment in which Kevin Owens gloats about murderizing Shane McMahon and in which Sami Zayn will have to explain his role in all of
it; and
(2) AJ Styles is invoking his rematch clause, and will face Baron Corbin for the US Title in tonight's main event.
I guess we could probably also quip that, based on the events of Sunday night, we will also see (3) the mind-bending irrelevance of the WWE Title...
it's bad enough that nobody cares about the champion, but this has been going on so long that I now no longer care who they drudge up to be a
challenger (and only partly because, if you look up and down the roster, it's entirely possible that Mojo Rawley is next in line for a shot
based on the Hype Bros breaking up and the fact that Mojo and Mahal have "history" from earlier this year)..... wheeee????
From the sound of things, the "Why, Sami, Why?" promo will firmly establish this as a heel turn and a full-on partnership with Owens... meantime,
the US Title rematch happening so soon suggests they want to get AJ out of the US picture and onto something fresh.... it just so happens that
Owens/Zayn vs. Shane/AJ would be all kinds of fascinating, so that's kind of what I'm eyeballing as the overall big picture takeaway for
tonight...
I don't see how the Usos and the New Day can top Sunday's ultra-violent Cell Match, but per tradition, the New Day should still get an
obligatory rematch with the new champs.... just not for a while, cuz all four of those guys deserve the night off... well, maybe not "off," but at
most, the Usos can keep it very low impact for a big celebratory promo...
Natalya is still the Women's Champ, but there's almost certainly gonna be a rematch there, too, against Charlotte.... Nattie got herself
intentionally disqualified, and that's how you extend a feud, not finish it... as always, we can't forget about Carmellsworth and MitB,
either...
Seems like there will be more between Bobby Roode and Dolph Ziggler.... while Roode got the victory on Sunday, he did it with a handful of tights, and
then suffered a post-match beatdown from Dolph, so.... yeah, not done yet...
Oh, and maybe probably hopefully kind of The Fashion Files actually moves story forward, as Sunday's little teaser indicates that Breezango are
taking us on another Themed Story Arc... after successful riffs on "The X-Files" and "Twin Peaks," tonight begins their take on "Pulp
Fiction"...
That is all. End communication....
The flOOr is yours, OO Nation. Don't wait till after 11pm to post, either. Pre-show previewing and prognosticating is certainly welcome.
So discuss, debate, and rate!
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The Rowdy One
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posted on 10-10-2017 at 11:40 PM
If Usos vs New Day is done I hope the cycle of tv time only going to tag teams in the title chase doesn't fuck New Day. They need to be a weekly
fixture.
If they're out of Title hunt, say fuck it and have them feud against Jinder. The possibility of a rift(which I hope never happens) and the sheer
bizareness of those 3 around the Main Title could be the only thing that makes a Jinder program tolerable.
salmonjunkie
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posted on 10-11-2017 at 12:07 AM
Kofi as WWE Champion with New Day on his side and being buffers to the Singh Brothers delights me.
I look forward to Big E throwing the Singhs around like rag dolls.
janerd75
The Immortal One
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posted on 10-11-2017 at 12:11 AM
I'm sorry but the Usos butching it up just reminds me of this:
I too also would delight in New Day kinda becoming SD's version of the Shield with Big E leading the charge as champ.
ETA: Not for nothin' that was a pretty sharp promo by the Usos.
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posted on 10-11-2017 at 12:22 AM
The shot at Mojo got a good laugh out of me, but I fucking hate Mojo.
"It is an impressively arrogant move to conclude that just because you don't like something, it is empirically not good. I don't like
Chinese food, but I don't write articles trying to prove it doesn't exist." - Tina Fey
janerd75
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posted on 10-11-2017 at 12:28 AM
Yeah that was kind of a nasty zinger. I wish they'd let all the wrasslers, at least the ones that do that kind of stuff well, throw verbal
haymakers like that more often.
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posted on 10-11-2017 at 12:28 AM
It's easy not to care about some Michael Rappaport wannabe whose name is, ugh, "Mojo".
In other news, this is still arousing.......
EDIT: IT'S A CAT FIGHT!
[Edited on 10/11/2017 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
Count Zero
The Rowdy One
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posted on 10-11-2017 at 12:42 AM
Well.... That Womens-thing-backstage escalated quickly.
bigfatgoalie
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posted on 10-11-2017 at 12:42 AM
Usos may not be heels, may not be faces, but they do seem to be over.
ETA: Corbin needs to go either the Chavo route, the Christian route, or the cue ball route. That skullet is fucking ridiculous.
[Edited on 10-11-2017 by bigfatgoalie]
Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
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posted on 10-11-2017 at 12:43 AM
Who's the redhead that has "burial" written all over her?
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
janerd75
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posted on 10-11-2017 at 01:01 AM
Kev pronounces 'body' as 'boddie'. Lmao y'all Canadiennes are wild, yo.
quote:Originally posted by bigfatgoalie
If that was suppose to be a heel turn...ummm, some work needed. But yeah for Sami getting some shine and the reuniting of Generico/Steen.
It involves a McMahon, so it has to be muted. Can't call him a son of a bitch that doesn't care about anything but himself or try to draw
real heat or anything like that.
The McMahons (and HHH as a step-McMahon) continue to be death for the program since 2002.
I only signed up so I can read the forum.
Ortonmustdie
Fella
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posted on 10-11-2017 at 01:30 AM
I'd forgotten that Smackdown was in town, but it explains a lot!
Woke up this morning with pains around the kidney region (turned out to just be strained muscles, thank god!) that lasted most of the day.
Pulled over by the cops on my way to work because the little light on my plate was out and ended up 30mins late to work.
Caught hell from the boss even though i had the Fixit Ticket in my hand!
Then come to find out that Randy Orton is but a mere 2 miles away... Ah well....time to plot some more!
Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
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posted on 10-11-2017 at 01:31 AM
Bludgeon Brothers? Looked like an out-take from Year One with Jack Black.
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
Count Zero
The Rowdy One
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posted on 10-11-2017 at 01:59 AM
quote:Originally posted by bopol
It involves a McMahon, so it has to be muted. Can't call him a son of a bitch that doesn't care about anything but himself or try to draw
real heat or anything like that.
The McMahons (and HHH as a step-McMahon) continue to be death for the program since 2002.
....So tell us how you REALLY feel?
But, besides THAT, did AJ Styles get 'demoted' from the Main Event picture to... put Boring Carbomb over?
"It's a WWE tradition, to do something un-right." --Paddlefoot
GodEatGod
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posted on 10-11-2017 at 02:07 AM
I think it's more like freeing AJ from the midcard to go back up to the main event. Yeah, he lost to Corbin, but it was a pretty decent match
and he took some big bumps to make Baron's win believable.
I presume AJ's next agenda will be Jinder, barring him getting tangled up in any potential Team Shane vs. Team Zowens shenanigans.
"It is an impressively arrogant move to conclude that just because you don't like something, it is empirically not good. I don't like
Chinese food, but I don't write articles trying to prove it doesn't exist." - Tina Fey
CVD39
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posted on 10-11-2017 at 07:16 AM
quote:Originally posted by bigfatgoalie
If that was suppose to be a heel turn...ummm, some work needed. But yeah for Sami getting some shine and the reuniting of Generico/Steen.
Yeah, that was really weird. His reaction on the ppv was why I wasn't sold on the heel turn and was more sold on it being a "saving my friend
from wayback from dying". Then he's all smiles and comes out mugging for the camera only to say (another thing that I thought he might have
done) the "you taught me to take what I wanted" thing. It just seemed off. Very un-heel like until the explanation.
CM Crunk
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posted on 10-11-2017 at 07:34 AM
quote:Originally posted by GodEatGod
I presume AJ's next agenda will be Jinder, barring him getting tangled up in any potential Team Shane vs. Team
ZowensGeneriKO shenanigans.
FTFY
punkerhardcore
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posted on 10-11-2017 at 07:39 AM
quote:Originally posted by Paddlefoot
Bludgeon Brothers? Looked like an out-take from Year One with Jack Black.
Look out, Mario & Luigi, the Hammer Bros. are coming after you!
Is everyone mad here?
Of course they are, and you are too... otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
salmonjunkie
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posted on 10-11-2017 at 04:38 PM
Bludgeon Brothers. Ugh.
I like Rowan, and I really like Harper. I've liked them as a tag team. And I really liked Harper as a singles wrestler, but WWE really dropped
the ball on him after his singles push earlier in the year. They've already been a tag team twice, and the last time they broke up, they feuded
with each other. I'm guessing they're not going to give us any reason that they got back together and gave themselves a dumb name.
If they really have to put them back together, just be Luke Harper and Erick Rowan like before (although I suppose they were technically "The Wyatt
Family"). This just reminds me of repackaging Primo and Epico as "The Shining Stars". Meh.
Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
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posted on 10-11-2017 at 04:42 PM
quote:Originally posted by punkerhardcore
quote:Originally posted by Paddlefoot
Bludgeon Brothers? Looked like an out-take from Year One with Jack Black.
Look out, Mario & Luigi, the Hammer Bros. are coming after you!
You know it's bad when even with a dark backdrop you can tell that their mallets were made out of the same foam as Nerf swords.
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
Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
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posted on 10-12-2017 at 09:24 PM
As seen on 411:
quote:Bludgeon Bros. + Ascension should form a stable called The Suck
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
