SmackDownLIVE - Official Thread - 9.6.16

[Mr. Nerfect]

Calling it now: Despite my initial criticisms at the onset of the division, Nikki Bella vs. Becky Lynch will become one of the hottest rivalries in the company. This is because people know Nikki Bella has got ties to Big Match John and they're aware of how she got into wrestling. They're also aware of Becky's story and how she's been swept over by the company.

It'll start off as "I'm a better woman; no I'm a better woman" like every feud Nikki Bella has ever had, but there will be this psychic tension behind who gets to be the top star of SmackDown that enhances it. Not being Sasha Banks and having to compete with Bayley, and not being Bayley and having to compete with Sasha Banks will also help Becky Lynch, with fan investment on SmackDown going almost entirely towards her.

She will be the Daniel Bryan of Women's Wrestling by the time we get to WrestleMania Sol.

[Simple Fan]

Natayla is the only women on Smack down I don't like. She's boring in the ring and the her acting skills are horrible.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Natalya is the best women's wrestler the WWE has. Agree on her acting skills.

[Simple Fan]

I disagree on her wrestling skills. She's always been boring to me. Just a basic wrestler, nothing special about her other than her family.

[Evil Vito]

If I'm honest, I really think Nikki Bella has improved leaps and bounds in the ring from where she was even a few years ago. Yes, her massively long record-setting Divas Title run that just so happened to occur right after AJ Punk left the company as the previous record holder felt really forced, and her relationship with Cena didn't exactly make it transparent. I'm sure if Cena were fucking, say, Summer Rae or Alicia Fox, then one of them would have gotten the huge push. But Nikki at least seems to give a shit and hasn't been a total disgrace with her matches. She seems like she's tried to learn the last few years when the first few years of her career her role was clearly to look hot and that's it.

Not saying she's at the same level as Charlotte or Sasha or anything but I think she can hold her own. Nikki vs. Becky I think has the potential to kick ass and not be a total carry job.

[Evil Vito]

It's also worth noting that Nikki literally doesn't need to wrestle at this point. She had a major neck injury and there really isn't any reason she'd need to return because Cena's got more money than God anyway. So I give her credit for trying to continue her in-ring career.

I'm sure most of the internet will shit on the push she receives no matter how she does simply because of who she's linked with romantically but I'm willing to give her a fair shot.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Certainly not in the ring. Come on now.

:|

You think I'm trolling you. I'm not. Carmella is shitty as fuck. I'd definitely rather watch a Bliss match over a Carmella match by QUITE some margin. Also, Bliss's character work with Blake and Murphy was awesome. I've enjoyed precisely zero things that Carmella has done in the wrestling world.

Well, maybe besides her stepping on Nikki's back a couple weeks ago. I think I snickered there.

[Big Vic]

AJ Styles is on fire now, he needs to get the title this Sunday.

[Big Vic]

"AJ Styles goes on a run where he collects Trophies from the people that he pins. He feuds with Miz and Miz ends up winning by DQ. Next night AJ styles says "I might not have pinned you last night but I pinned someone else" he then tosses Maryse's panties to Miz. Miz works strong style."

[Anybody Thrilla]

I think AJ needs the belt too, and I'm a Cincinnati guy.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I was worried that they were about to lose their way with AJ, but he has found his stride quite nicely.

[Frank Drebin]

Yeah for sure. Once in a while they get things right. Usually they don't, but like wrestling in general: when it's good it's fucking great.

[Frank Drebin]

I've posted about how sometimes wwe makes a series of wrong choices in an almost comical fashion, but with Styles they've actually done well for him. No nxt. Main roster. Rumble. High profile feuds for a legit talent. Didn't (hasn't yet?) Gotten "Cena'd" after their feud. Good stuff.

[Big Vic]

I figure he will lose the feud with Cena once Cena returns but he should be holding the title when that does happen.

The only thing I didn't like about AJs run was him losing to Jericho at Mania.

[Frank Drebin]

Probably. Cena can always finish off the job when he gets back, whenever that is.

[slik]

I think Bray needs to win against Orton to look strong...don't want the typical "Bray starts feud...cuts promos...loses feud decisively" trend to continue on SDLive

[Anybody Thrilla]

I figure he will lose the feud with Cena once Cena returns but he should be holding the title when that does happen.

The only thing I didn't like about AJs run was him losing to Jericho at Mania.

I wasn't thrilled with Dolph Ziggler pinning him clean either, but it made sense for what they were trying to build at the time.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I think Bray needs to win against Orton to look strong...don't want the typical "Bray starts feud...cuts promos...loses feud decisively" trend to continue on SDLive

I agree with this. That SummerSlam finish to the Orton match makes me pretty fearful that they're going to give Randy his heat back, though...unless they're building towards a heel turn with him.

[Big Vic]

Not enough faces on smackdown for a heel turn, Bray needs a face turn and a win streak to save his character.

[Ruien]

Bray will be saved once Harper and Rowan comeback as his family. He also needs to win a match at some point.

Would be nice if during the RR Bray is in the ring then Stroman enters, clears the ring for Bray, and then eliminates himself. We all know by the RR Strowman will be next to nothing so they can act like Bray still has mind control going on.

[slik]

damn, kind of surprised by this



Tuesday night's live WWE SmackDown, featuring a main event segment with AJ Styles and WWE Champion Dean Ambrose facing off, drew 2.454 million viewers. This is down 13.4% from last week's show, which drew 2.835 million viewers and a new low since going live on Tuesdays in July.

- ShowbuzzDaily

[Anybody Thrilla]

It was probably all the bullshit that was on before it that made people not want to stick around.

[Simple Fan]

Yeah that's not surprising at all. Show sucked sand none cared about a 5minute promo to end the show.

[Emperor Smeat]

Wouldn't be surprised if some residue effects from RAW being pretty meh also carried over.

Then again the only real meaningful things about the show was the Usos heel turn and finding out who would be in the Tag finals. WWE pretty much undid the latter by tossing out the Alpha-Usos match.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Ambrose runs down Styles. Styles kicks Ambrose in the nuts. What does this mean for this Sunday?

[Mr. Nerfect]

Man, I totally don't get the love for Alexa Bliss. She's got that "wrestling underwater" thing that a lot of the old Divas used to. I wouldn't fire her or anything, but she lowers the credibility of everything she touches. In a backstage segment she can be fine. Maybe as a manager where she only has one thing to think about she might work. But fuck's sake, her work these past two weeks has been ATROCIOUS.

If this is a Women's Revolution, they need to exorcise all the old problems with how women were perceived. They can maybe have ONE Diva. Like a hot girl that can't wrestle that well but slips in there anyway. Nikki Bella is still a Diva to me. So it's her or Bliss. Nikki's not going anywhere, so it has to be Bliss that moves down to NXT to get better. Maybe she can be more humble this time and babyface herself off Peyton Royce and Billie Kay? That might be worth a watch.

If you have too many hot girls that can't do good shit lined up, it becomes the fucking Diva Search all over again.