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08-23-2016, 05:20 PM | #1 |
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SmackDownLIVE - Official Thread - 8.23.16 - TWO new titles to debut tonight!
SmackDown Live Preview : Quick Hits What will two new championships for the New Era mean for SmackDown Live? Who is coming after Dean Ambrose’s WWE World Title? AJ Styles addresses WWE Universe as fans wonder whether Cena has given up Will Nikki Bella take over? The Usos just put American Alpha and the Tag Team division on notice |
08-23-2016, 05:29 PM | #2 |
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Tag and woman's. They can't be stupid names though. Daniel Bryan insulted the Universal name.
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08-23-2016, 05:49 PM | #3 |
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Should just be World Womens Championship and World Tag Team Championshipseries. Hoping New Day gets awarded new Universal Tag Team Championships soon for their historic run.
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08-23-2016, 05:50 PM | #4 |
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It wouldn't make sense for the belts to be Universal. Or look like shit.
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08-23-2016, 05:51 PM | #5 |
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I'm curious to see who becomes the first Women's World Champion. Or Women's Wrestling Champion. Or whatever they call it. My heart cries for it to be Becky Lynch, but I think her nugget is being the first woman drafted to SmackDown. My bet is that Natalya, Nikki or Alexa gets it.
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08-23-2016, 05:56 PM | #6 |
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can't handle twitter comments that think it's the cruiserweight belt...smh
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08-23-2016, 05:58 PM | #7 |
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Can someone tell me who is in next weeks fatal 4way for the title on Raw. I dont feel like downloading and i missed it. Thanks
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08-23-2016, 06:01 PM | #8 |
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I would love it if it is a Cruiserweight Title.
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08-23-2016, 06:08 PM | #9 |
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08-23-2016, 06:08 PM | #10 |
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08-23-2016, 06:09 PM | #11 |
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08-23-2016, 06:11 PM | #13 |
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08-23-2016, 06:12 PM | #14 |
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08-23-2016, 06:14 PM | #15 |
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You can't just throw 15 guys out there on RAW and expect them to get over either. Plus, you've got other cruiserweights on RAW currently that would demand some time with the belt. Spreading the cruisers out is going to give more of them a chance to get over. And it creates a fun little way to open SmackDown, which has had some trouble getting that flow going.
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08-23-2016, 06:23 PM | #16 |
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The Women's Title is going to be the same as the RAW one but blue.
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08-23-2016, 06:46 PM | #17 |
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SmackDown is one woman short of a tournament.
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08-23-2016, 06:48 PM | #18 |
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That's if you don't count Eva Marie.
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08-23-2016, 06:48 PM | #19 |
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Billie Kay's SmackDown appearance was brought up at Takeover. Is it possible she gets a first round call-up?
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08-23-2016, 07:35 PM | #20 | |
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08-23-2016, 07:39 PM | #21 |
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Meanwhile with the Tag Team Titles, I feel like American Alpha WON'T win them right away. They've been propped ahead of all of the other teams in the division that it would almost feel too obvious.
But who would win them then? Certainly The Vaudevillians (as much as I love them), The Ascension, and The Hype Bros aren't ready. The Usos are a steady fallback and I expect them to have some killer matches with Alpha, but it might make The Usos heel and it'd really throw off the balance of the divison. Darkhorse candidate: Breezango. Good workers who should also be able to have a great showing against Alpha before dropping the belts to them and moving on to The Usos. It'd also be nice to give Johnny Curtis some sort of title reign for his years of service. The guy's been with WWE for a fucking decade. |
08-23-2016, 07:41 PM | #22 |
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Got a feeling you're right. They've got six active women -- my guess is that they do qualifying matches for a Triple Threat to crown the new Women's Champion at Backlash -- just like the first RAW Women's Champion was crowned in the Triple Threat. Becky's trivia will be that she was the first woman drafted to SmackDown and was in both matches, but Nikki will get the belt.
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08-23-2016, 07:43 PM | #23 | |
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I guess they could go with The Usos or even Harper & Rowan right off the bat to give the belts some "veteran" exposure, but part of Alpha's charm is that they can't be stopped. To stop them would be to piss on them a little bit. Have their sympathetic moments happen outside the ring. |
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08-23-2016, 07:45 PM | #24 |
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Message from me to all of you...
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08-23-2016, 07:46 PM | #25 |
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(someone wanted to know what my voice sounded like on twitter...not recording that b/c I am a total loser...)
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08-23-2016, 07:47 PM | #26 |
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Very slick voice, slik.
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08-23-2016, 07:49 PM | #27 |
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I would kinda be funny/cool if Daniel Bryan started the cruiserweight division on Smackdown as a big "fuck you" to Raw.
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08-23-2016, 07:51 PM | #28 |
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The more I think about it, the more I like it.
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08-23-2016, 07:51 PM | #29 | |
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Alpha/Usos Alpha/Wyatts Alpha/Revival Some really great options here. I do kinda worry that they'll wind up sticking The Revival on Raw for some reason and whilst they're good enough to thrive wherever they wind up I just don't see as many intriguing feud options on the red brand. |
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08-23-2016, 07:56 PM | #30 |
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Make SmackDown's pool of talent smaller and more concentrated. You've already got Kalisto. Bryan sneaks in Zack Sabre, Jr. because of his technical ability. Bryan is the guy to get that over. Rich Swann comes in because of his heart and back story. Brian Kendrick comes in because he's friends with Bryan, and is the savvy veteran trying to get one last shot at glory. Drew Gulak could come in and be all "I'm the better technician, Zack" and there you have a feud. Mustafa Ali can come in due to his impressive showing the CWC, while Ariya Daivari incites race hate on the other brand. Kota Ibushi wins the CWC and becomes the hottest free agent 205lbs or under, but neither Bryan nor Foley can sign him (explaining his absence).
It basically writes itself. One of WrestleMania's Kickoff matches is a RAW vs. SmackDown cruiserweight cascade. Then you've also got the two title matches as "wake up" bouts due to the show being so long. |
08-23-2016, 07:56 PM | #31 |
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Here live. Chime in when I can.
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When you run Alpha vs. The Wyatts, you can also have The Usos in there as bumpers. The Wyatts vs. The Usos is definitely worthy of headlining a SmackDown main event. |
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08-23-2016, 08:01 PM | #33 |
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Roster in the ring.
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08-23-2016, 08:02 PM | #34 |
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08-23-2016, 08:02 PM | #35 |
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Ziggler call him an asshole?
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08-23-2016, 08:03 PM | #36 |
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Going to laugh if another impromptu battle royale happens tonight with the roster in the ring to start the show.
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08-23-2016, 08:04 PM | #37 |
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ERIC ROWAN SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN THAT SCENE
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08-23-2016, 08:05 PM | #38 |
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I lol'd at Rowan hanging out backstage
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08-23-2016, 08:05 PM | #39 |
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Is this the same set as RAW? Looks better for some reason...
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08-23-2016, 08:05 PM | #40 |
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Those belts look much better
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