OFFICIAL Smackdown Live 08/09/16 Thread

[Simple Fan]

30 minutes til show time so here's a thread.

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[owenbrown]

hope Owen White shows up tonight :D

[Mr. USA #1]

Gotta work. Should I record this on my DVR?

[owenbrown]

I think you should use VHS... it's great technology :shifty:

[Mr. USA #1]

VHS? What is this 1996?

[Triple A]

Who watching

[Simple Fan]

I'm watching. Just finished watching USA blow a one goal lead in the last 3 minutes to draw with Columbia in women's soccer.

[Dark One]

Going to watch even though I'm probably going to regret it. Sounds like most of the handful of big names SD has won't be at the show, so...

Bracing for a long two hours.

[#1-norm-fan]

Ambrose vs Ziggler to decide who is the king of half of WWE. WHO YOU GUYS GOT?

[Mercenary]

I hope we get an Owen Brown spazz out

[Dark One]

Del Rio wearing a more feminine shirt than anything Batista's ever worn.

[Lock Jaw]

Lock Jaw is watching

[slik]

SDLive has a better intro than RAW IMO

[#1-norm-fan]

Nice by ADR.

[Lock Jaw]

I like how they shut up for Bray's entrance the past two weeks.... if this was RAW Michael Cole would be yapping about "Fireflies" and "the mood changing" or "how eerie this is"

[slik]

yo @ all my SDLive friends!

[Triple A]

Freaking http://www.usanetwork.com/videos/live keeps doing this thing where it jumps back 10 seconds every once in a while so I have to watch those 10 seconds twice... just did it twice during the Wyatts entrance.......

[Lock Jaw]

Rowan's mask growing hair of its own

[Dark One]

Freaking http://www.usanetwork.com/videos/live keeps doing this thing where it jumps back 10 seconds every once in a while so I have to watch those 10 seconds twice... just did it twice during the Wyatts entrance.......

I'm getting random old-school static/snow at probably the same points on Comcast's equivalent.

THE INTERNET IS DYING.

[Simple Fan]

Sheep mask has one hairy war.

[Mercenary]

yo @ all my SDLive friends!


I'm a friend now? :P

[Emperor Smeat]

Dean might also give the advice to never use a tv as a weapon against Bray.

[Lock Jaw]

No side name keys with Dean Facts.....

[slik]

SDLive keeping the pre-draft tradition of opening a show w/ a promo. I guess it's ok if one show does it and it isn't a authority figure. Would suck if both shows did.

[RP]

I AM..... OWENBROWN

AND I'M A CERTIFIED SPAZZ OUT!

[Dark One]

"Come over here and let me whisper in your ear" may be the rapiest thing Bray Wyatt has ever said.

[Mercenary]

I AM..... OWENBROWN

AND I'M A CERTIFIED SPAZZ OUT!


hahahhahahhahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!! I love it. Now watch your neg rep be lit up with red dots

[Dark One]

SDLive keeping the pre-draft tradition of opening a show w/ a promo. I guess it's ok if one show does it and it isn't a authority figure. Would suck if both shows did.

I feel like both shows have done this and it will never end.

[Triple A]

Dolph Ziggler has the worst wrestling theme I have ever heard I think

[Mercenary]

This is gonna emd up a Triple threat at the Slam I think

[slik]

where Teddy Long at....I feel a TAG TEAM MATCH playa

[Dark One]

Dolph Ziggler has the worst wrestling theme I have ever heard I think

A CHALLENGER APPEARS

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[Emperor Smeat]

Ziggler might be the worst help in recent times for someone. Even Ambrose was upset at having to bail him out because of his stupidity.

[Lock Jaw]

David Otunga not good

[Shadrick]

It's so weird I'm insanely interested and incredibly disinterested in how Bray fits into this world title picture come Summerslam

[slik]

American Alpha, baby!

[KIRA]

Dolph Ziggler has the worst wrestling theme I have ever heard I think

haaaaaa...no it isnt.

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[Lock Jaw]

Battle of greasy spaghetti hair

[Lock Jaw]

Tag team match, playas!

[slik]

CALLED IT

[Emperor Smeat]

Missed opportunity for the jobber team to be called Mike & Ike like those candies.

[ClockShot]

Alright. No Man's Sky is done for now.

Here to hang out.

[slik]

Shane looks a lot like Vince even though he is adopted. Always found that interesting.

[Triple A]

Don't like that Chad Gable's gimmick seems to revolve around his "Ready, Willing and Gable" t-shirt a lot

[Dark One]

I do not like the chances of the Mike and Mike Connection

[Simple Fan]

I've seen Mikey O'Shea on Parago Pro before. Pretty agile to be a big guy.

[KIRA]

EEEWWWW GOD PLEASE NO
(hype bros) why?

[Simple Fan]

Tag division is pretty weak.

[Lock Jaw]

Where is BREEZANGO?!

[slik]

I like this angle of all the tag teams coming to scope out the competition

[Dark One]

The big one may be King Kong Bundy's son, but I'm pretty sure the other jobber is Al Bundy's son.

[Emperor Smeat]

:y: impromptu brawl

[KIRA]

Like how American Alpha feels like big deal already

[Dark One]

Where is BREEZANGO?!

They can only fit four jobber teams on screen at a time (Mike & Mike are the fourth, not Alpha)

[Triple A]

Is this every tag team on SmackDown... American Alpha and 3 jobber teams...

Edit: Breezango also...

[Simple Fan]

Why didn't they put any experienced teams on Smackdown. Pretty much NXT teams.

[ClockShot]

Betcha Eva Marie is gonna get "injured" again.

[slik]

I oddly like SD's tag division better than RAW even though it has more 'jobber' teams

[Dark One]

Why didn't they put any experienced teams on Smackdown. Pretty much NXT teams.

How dare you disrespect NXT Teams by equating that cavalcade of crap to them.

[slik]

feels more 'even'

[Dark One]

I oddly like SD's tag division better than RAW even though it has more 'jobber' teams

How much is Shane McMahon paying you?

[Lock Jaw]

Aren't The Usos on Smackdown as well?

[Lock Jaw]

Eventual Usos vs. American Alpha match should be good.....

[Triple A]

I oddly like SD's tag division better than RAW even though it has more 'jobber' teams

SAME TBH

SmackDown:
American Alpha
The Ascension
Breezango
The Hype Bros
The Usos
The Vaudevillains

Raw:
The Dudley Boyz
Enzo and Cass
Gallows and Anderson
Golden Truth
The New Day
The Shining Stars

[Simple Fan]

Smackdown needs the Dudleys, if there just going to job on Raw they should be on Smackdown .

[slik]

I see you lurking @The Demon RoXer

[KIRA]

I oddly like SD's tag division better than RAW even though it has more 'jobber' teams

Exactly why I like it

Mojo Riley can drive off a cliff tho.

[Triple A]

I see you lurking @The Demon RoXer

Post in the thread pussy.......

[Clerk]

I see idiots around here still trying to be slik doing his job n stuff. fucking losers

[ClockShot]

I like how Renee get her own little world here on Smackdown.

[Triple A]

Keep thinking slik is "VSG" or someone like that with the avatar.....

[Simple Fan]

How dare you disrespect NXT Teams by equating that cavalcade of crap to them.

Not sure what the cavalcade of crap that I equated the to was but all those teams are pretty much NXT call ups.

[Lock Jaw]

MMMAAAAARRRYYYYSSSEEEE

[/CSL]

[Lock Jaw]

Ha ha at them on the desk

[slik]

Miz/Maryse LOL pretty perfect

[ClockShot]

TOO MUCH RED! THIS IS THE BLUE SHOW!

[Dark One]

Not sure what the cavalcade of crap that I equated the to was but all those teams are pretty much NXT call ups.

Yes, yes, I know. I'm just saying I would gladly take just about any remaining NXT tag teams over the called up and failed teams on SD.

[KIRA]

Ben-Hur WTF?

[Lock Jaw]

THE DEMON EVA IS HERE

BAHGAWD

[Emperor Smeat]

Wonder if Smackdown will get an actual Women match happening this week.

Will laugh if Eva just keeps pulling a Jericho with all these fake teases to the crowd.

[Dark One]

Critical arm injury coming up.

[Lock Jaw]

Really like Eva's theme

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol:

[Dark One]

Welp, that's better than an arm injury.

[Lock Jaw]

Just get her a shirt, or make her rassle topless

[ClockShot]

Injury last week, wardrobe malfunction this week.

Gee, what do I get to look forward to in 2 weeks?

[KIRA]

I just want Eva to stay around long enough for Asuka's call up so she can get properly slaughtered

[Triple A]

Funny gimmick

[Dark One]

That is quite possibly the greatest ringside announcement in the history of this business.

[slik]

WWE already utilizing Eva Marie's best assets as a performer

[ClockShot]

From one porn actress to another.

Alright then.

[Dark One]

Hey if this match actually happens, it could be pretty good.

[Triple A]

I hope Alexa Bliss wins!!!

[Dark One]

From one porn actress to another.

Alright then.

Wat

[Simple Fan]

Yes, yes, I know. I'm just saying I would gladly take just about any remaining NXT tag teams over the called up and failed teams on SD.

Ok, I agree. I like the Revival and Ciampa and Gargano and would much rather see them on Smackdown.

[ClockShot]

Wat

Nevermind, Dark One. Just let that one go.

[Triple A]

funny

[slik]

SDLive seems more energetic and more focused than RAW

[slik]

Alexa Bliss seems good

[Lock Jaw]

Once again everyone picks a fight with/hates Becky.....

[Triple A]

Alexa Bliss rules!!!

[Dark One]

Once again everyone picks a fight with/hates Becky.....

Gingers, am I right?

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: Eva's announcer giving out updates to the crowd.

With the way they've been handling Becky the past few weeks and months, she's going to become a big non-factor for the brand once Bayley arrives.

[slik]

Becky should shave her head

[Dark One]

With the way they've been handling Becky the past few weeks and months, she's going to become a big non-factor for the brand once Bayley arrives.

She is the Dolph Ziggler of the women's division.

So she'll get her shot in 10 years.

[ClockShot]

I can't believe WWE is backing the Ben-Hur remake.

[Dark One]

That is the weirdest fucking match to use as a parallel to an underdog story.

[Ruien]

Is Bliss like 18? Seems really young. No idea why Becky is being buried.didnt she just lose to Nattie of all people? Stupid. Eva story is interesting though.

[slik]

Ben Hur looks bad

underdog Brock can he prevail at summer slam

[slik]

yo RUIEN fist bump

[Dark One]

This should be an interesting match. Should show what Orton's run is going to be like, since he's traditionally been a "safe" kind of boring sort of guy, and Del Rio's definitely been a phone-it-in kind of guy in his second run, but Orton's supposedly said he wants to have "cool matches and cool moments" in this last run.

[Lock Jaw]

Del Rio's stomach looks weird..... like someone squeezed his sides and they didn't "re-inflate"......

[Dark One]

JBL seems like he's finally re-finding his non-LOUDNOISES voice.

[slik]

not interested in this match via del rio

[slik]

Eva Marie trending worldwide

[Black Widow]

SD giving Raw a run for its money in the SHIT! department.

[Lock Jaw]

Eva Marie should have botched holding her top up

[slik]

u shut ur mouth u dumb whore @ black widow

[Emperor Smeat]

Have Del Rio and Orton ever had a good match together?

Think him and Sheamus are the two guys who don't mess well in matches against Orton.

[Dark One]

A jumping punch is not a good lucha thing.

[Lock Jaw]

Alberto crotched on the top rope

Someone call Dr. Gallows and Dr. Anderson

[Lock Jaw]

JBL still managing to mention MAGGLE

[slik]

Think him and Sheamus are the two guys who don't mess well in matches against anyone in WWE.

[ClockShot]

Lousy match.

[Lock Jaw]

Sheamus and ADR have had some great matches..... just not with each other, and not with Orton, and not with Cena.

[Triple A]

damn

Feels like that took like 50 mins

totally "took the air out of me"

[slik]

I donut recall ever seeing a good match that involved either Sheamus or Del Rio. If you can name one, please do

[slik]

The Demon Rhyno ready to take on One Man Band

[Dark One]

"THE ONLY WAY I'M GOING TO WIN MY ELECTION IS BY GORE GORE GORE"

[slik]

Heinous betrayal by Jinder Mahal last week

[Lock Jaw]

"I got constituents I can't let down, and I promised them a GORE"

[Triple A]

Wonder if Rhyno "hates Arabs" (via running as a Republican in a heavily Arab district)

[slik]

Jezebel Mahal should be his new name

[Lock Jaw]

I donut recall ever seeing a good match that involved either Sheamus or Del Rio. If you can name one, please do

Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan 2/3 falls
Sheamus vs. John Morrison ladder match


Those the two that come to mind....... I know there are more.....

None come to mind for Alberto, but I know they exist.

[Dark One]

Heinous betrayal by Jinder Mahal last week

He immediately lost on like Superstars this week. The plan did not work out well for him.

[slik]

keep in mind folks Lock Jaw is a private investigator and this was all the evidence he could turn up after digging around in the dangerous parts of wwe network

[Lock Jaw]

That's all I could get from my mind, which is far more dangerous a place

[ClockShot]

Ruh-roh.

[Lock Jaw]

Scooby Doo got Miz in his rape van

[ClockShot]

:rofl:

Heath Slater: Free Agent.

Love it.

[Lock Jaw]

I like how the beginning of Heath Slater's theme proclaims him the One Man Band, but the chorus still says We're a Three Man Band

[Dark One]

Totally different name plate for Heath Slater is a super nice touch.

[Dark One]

Rhyno can't even run to the ring any more.

That's sad.

[Emperor Smeat]

Rhyno probably doesn't want to beat Slater or else his political opponent can use it as ammo that Rhyno doesn't provide jobs if elected.

[KIRA]

Republican party? Thats a bit of a shock......BOO THIS MAN!

[Innovator]

Otunga mentioned Nexus, return confirmed

[Triple A]

omg Otunga mad boring

what's the point of having him there

seems "just as bad" as Byron Saxton

[Emperor Smeat]

Slater back to being the master of the parking lot.

[Mercenary]

no one gives two shits about rhyno now

[Dark One]

Otunga showing flashes of personality finally. Still pretty bad, but at least it's something.

[Lock Jaw]

Otunga seems far worse than Byron

[slik]

who won I missed it

[Mercenary]

omg Otunga mad boring

what's the point of having him there

seems "just as bad" as Byron Saxton


racist

[Emperor Smeat]

who won I missed it

Rhyno.

[Dark One]

SLIK

Please convince me a show that has consisted of:
American Alpha vs. Jobbers
<strike>Becky vs. Eva</strike>
Becky vs Bliss ending in a distraction
Plodding Orton vs. Del Rio w/ no real ending
Rhyno vs. Heath slater
12 Ben-Hur commercials

is actually a good show.

[slik]

damn poor Heath

[slik]

D1

was really entertaining until Orton/Del Rio...they brought it 'down', needs a CC of Cena/AJ stat

[slik]

@triple a

what seasons of chrisley u got on dvd brah?

[Dark One]

D1

was really entertaining until Orton/Del Rio...they brought it 'down', needs a CC of Cena/AJ stat

Not in the building tonight.

I feel like I'm watching a six hour episode of Main Event.

[Black Widow]

u shut ur mouth u dumb whore @ black widow
My 6yr old has better sentence structure.

[Triple A]

@triple a

what seasons of chrisley u got on dvd brah?

Season 1 only for now

[KIRA]

The Burn on Suicide Squad

[Dark One]

Okay, that second Heath Slater backstage segment was actually entertaining.

[Lock Jaw]

Nice camera shot of the camera during the entrance

[Mercenary]

Fans get excited thinking Enzo and Cass are coming out only to get pissed off when it's shitty Carmella

[Emperor Smeat]

Even though she supposedly requested to be on a different brand, Carmella really should have been drafted to RAW if she was going to just continue with the Enzo/Cass-related gimmick.

Either that or stay on NXT for a bit longer to iron out some tweaks for her character.

[slik]

carmella sucks

[Lock Jaw]

Fans get excited thinking Enzo and Cass are coming out only to get pissed off when it's shitty Carmella

Music sounds completely different, bro

[Emperor Smeat]

Natty looked like she wanted to bust out laughing from that submission by Carmella.

[Lock Jaw]

Carmella prob should not be beating Nattie when Becky fails to beat Nattie......

[slik]

good finisher @carmella

[Lock Jaw]

All those low angle Summerslam vs. photos are terrible......

[slik]

guy who looks like sasha tpww poster in front row taking video of carmella/natalya's butts

[Mercenary]

Carmella's submission is 10 of 10 lame

[Mr. USA #1]

This show is kinda crappy. I'd give it 4/8 rating.

[Lock Jaw]

What marketing genius said "you know what would look good, awkward looking low angle shots of everybody"

[slik]

I like the low angles lockjaw

[RP]

Cant stop thinking about AJ Styles soccer mom haircut.

[Lock Jaw]

Right in the lucha thing

[slik]

off-topic : kind of odd WM stadium this year has cement bleacher seats in upper bowl of stadium


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[Emperor Smeat]

What marketing genius said "you know what would look good, awkward looking low angle shots of everybody"

The Sasha vs Charlotte one from last night was pretty bad since Charlotte wasn't even looking at the camera for the shot.

[Ruien]

yo RUIEN fist bump

Fist pump!

[Ruien]

So glad the sheep guy is back with Bray. Is Luke Harper set to return soon? This would be a perfect match for that to happen.

[Triple A]

This SmackDown has been horrible besides Eva Marie and Alexa Bliss and I guess American Alpha imho

[slik]

I don't think it's been horrible...things I liked:

Miz/Maryse
Bray promo
Eva Marie
American Alpha
Alexa Bliss


I guess all those things were in the first half hour though. Orton/Del Rio really brought show down and it's struggled to bounce back. Still better than RAW though IMHO

[Ruien]

I missed the ending... What happened?

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: USA Network cut off Mauro in mid-speech again.

Think that's the 2nd or 3rd time its happen in the Live era so far.

[Emperor Smeat]

I missed the ending... What happened?

Ziggler beat Rowan and then Ambrose hit Ziggler with a Dirty Deeds during the celebrations.

[Triple A]

I missed the ending... What happened?

Dolph Ziggler pinned the other guy and won the match

then he celebrated with Dean Ambrose

but then Dean Ambrose kicked him in the stomach and I think he gave him "Dirty Deeds" but wasn't really paying attention so not 100% sure

Then Dean Ambrose walked down the aisle holding his belt

[Ruien]

Damn. Bray losing 3 weeks in a row.

[Dark One]

I don't think it's been horrible...things I liked:

Miz/Maryse
Bray promo
Eva Marie
American Alpha
Alexa Bliss


I guess all those things were in the first half hour though. Orton/Del Rio really brought show down and it's struggled to bounce back. Still better than RAW though IMHO

I mean, I don't know how a couple of five minute promos and like five to ten minutes of "good" in ring stuff in two hours makes a good show.

Smackdown is just so fucking thin. They've got like one segment and/or match a week that they build to, and the rest of the show just feels like a chore for the most part.

On Raw, we had a long, pretty good Cesaro/Sheamus match, a good Enzo/Cass + JeriKO promo and match, etc.

[slik]

I didn't watch Cesaro/Sheamus really b/c Sheamus is boring...

I like that SD feels more 'low key' and less 'commitment'. RAW u have to be real involved in while watching b/c lots of heavy hitters and drama and stuff. SD light and breezy.

[Dark One]

I didn't watch Cesaro/Sheamus really b/c Sheamus is boring...

I like that SD feels more 'low key' and less 'commitment'. RAW u have to be real involved in while watching b/c lots of heavy hitters and drama and stuff. SD light and breezy.

I feel like if I'm going to spend two hours watching something, there needs to be some content to it, especially if there's like 5-10 other hours of semi-related shit to watch during the week.

[owenbrown]

:lol: USA Network cut off Mauro in mid-speech again.

Think that's the 2nd or 3rd time its happen in the Live era so far.

USA Network gotta start those highly entertaining Chrisley Knows Best reruns right at 10 PM eastern :shifty: :roll:

[Innovator]

EVA BREAKING KAYFABE BROTHER, SEX FERGUSON DOESNT APPROVE

[Ruien]

Smackdown Live! is always fun to watch. Really enjoy not falling asleep halfway through like I do with Raw. Surprised there is so much Women wrestling though for a 2 hour show.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[#BROKEN Hasney]

Have Del Rio and Orton ever had a good match together?

Think him and Sheamus are the two guys who don't mess well in matches against Orton.

Classic Match:

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[#BROKEN Hasney]

Talking Smack should just be called 'Straight Shooting with Daniel and Renee'

[Hanso Amore]

A really nice above ground pool

There will never be a funnier thing in wrestling.

Gonna stop watching forever as nothing can beat Slater

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I can't take credit for this, but someone said Eva and Alexa should now team up under the name Ignorance & Bliss.