SmackDown LIVE - Official Thread - Oct. 4th *Last Show before NO MERCY*

[slik]

* John Cena, AJ Styles and Dean Ambrose will come face-to-face six days before NO MERCY


* What mind games are next for The Viper and Bray Wyatt?


* Is Alexa Bliss the hottest competitor in the Women's division?


* Is Dolph Ziggler his own worst enemy?


* Can anyone or anything stop The Usos?!

[Mr. Nerfect]

Are we that close to No Mercy? It feels like we just had Backlash. :-\

[Mr. Nerfect]

Alexa Bliss is a good first opponent for Becky. Her best work has been done with Becky, and it should be an easy win for Lynch. :y:

[#BROKEN Hasney]

OK

Something pre-taped

Yes

His trainer probably is

Yes

[Mr. Nerfect]

I should like The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler getting those extra stakes, but I'm not really keen on Dolph winning the IC Title again. Do you think he's leaving? Very little has been made of it, to be honest.

[Lock Jaw]

Will not be watching LIVE this week......

[Mr. Nerfect]

Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt in a Riddle Contest tonight on SmackDown.

[Mr. Nerfect]

It ends when Bray Wyatt can't answer "Which three letters can do the most damage?" and the answer is "RKO." Wyatt then gets drilled with an RKO.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Alexa Bliss challenges Becky Lynch to a workout contest, but it's all a set-up to steal her ring gear, which Bliss believes allows her to channel the power of "Straight Fire."

[Mr. Nerfect]

...I'm no Dark One. :(

[DAMN iNATOR]

Dolph headline has old SD! theme "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day running through my head...

fF_LDRKbvAA

[ClockShot]

Smackdown got a solid hour to get the good stuff on before the possible drop-off from the VP debate tonight.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Forgot to chang channel back to usa. So my pc dvr wi be recording game shows instead of smackdown.

Will enjoy more than sd.

[ClockShot]

GO BLUE!

[Emperor Smeat]

Baw Gawd its the non-Vice Presidental candidate Kane.

[ClockShot]

Blue & Pink ropes add a nice vibe/feel/element to the ring.

[ClockShot]

Voldo fights upside-down in Soul Calibur.

And he's one tough character to learn to use.

[KIRA]

How is essentially saying "I'm going to correct your vision" a threat

[Emperor Smeat]

So did Bray forgot to lock the door again to his smoky lair. Should have learned from when Titus kept getting inside the Cosmic Wasteland to lock the door or at least change the locks.

[ClockShot]

BLOOD!

[KIRA]

Can't even get a win before the PPV

[ClockShot]

New look Baron Corbin.

Or is that street clothes?

[Emperor Smeat]

http://i.imgur.com/i9CrFXj.gif

[Dark One]

...I'm no Dark One. :(

I don't know, man; this is a pretty good one:

It ends when Bray Wyatt can't answer "Which three letters can do the most damage?" and the answer is "RKO." Wyatt then gets drilled with an RKO.

[Dark One]

Also, HEY GUYS. THE DICKHEAD THAT RUNS THE THREAD IS HEEEEERRREEEEE

[KIRA]

Baron's delivery is Ortonesque except nothing he is saying is intresting

[ClockShot]

Also, HEY GUYS. THE DICKHEAD THAT RUNS THE THREAD IS HEEEEERRREEEEE





Good to hear. Because you can't be AJ Styles tonight. He owns Tuesdays.

[Dark One]

Good to hear. Because you can't be AJ Styles tonight. He owns Tuesdays.

You don't tell me what to do. You're not my real dad.

[ClockShot]

I really can't believe Nikki Bella gets that loud a pop.

[slik]

I missed the 1st minutes

depressed I missed KANE tbh

[Dark One]

Otunga just tried to show some personality there.

He should probably not try that again.

[Innovator]

I really can't believe Nikki Bella gets that loud a pop.

Never doubt a woman's love for E! programming

[Dark One]

I really can't believe Nikki Bella gets that loud a pop.

There's a reason.

http://i.imgur.com/89tss5E.gif

Or two.

https://media.tenor.co/images/d017fabe849560d46876cd18efcde49c/raw

[ClockShot]

Never doubt a woman's love for E! programming

Or dubbed in cheers from the speakers.

[ClockShot]

Where's Tag Team Teddy?

[Evil Vito]

Alexa's outfit reminds me there's going to be at least one Harley Quinn at every Halloween party this year.

This is not a bad thing.

[Emperor Smeat]

If it wasn't for the ghost of Teddy Long being invoked, would have been really stupid to use Alexa just as a prop for the Nikki-Carmella feud considering she's in the title match this weekend.

[slik]

missed this match b/c no one will leave me alone

h8 every1 #stressed

[ClockShot]

:rofl:

Atta boy, JBL.

[slik]

why is it a tag match, wut happened

[Dark One]

Where's Tag Team Teddy?

If it wasn't for the ghost of Teddy Long being invoked, would have been really stupid to use Alexa just as a prop for the Nikki-Carmella feud considering she's in the title match this weekend.

The ghost of Teddy long is a lot paler than I expected.

[ClockShot]

why is it a tag match, wut happened

Carmella got involved, Becky came down to even things out, Daniel Teddy Long Bryan made it a tag team match.........playa.

[KIRA]

I was ok with Carmella on NXT I find her irritating on SD

[Dark One]

I was ok with Carmella on NXT I find her irritating on SD

One might go so far as to guess this is because she was a face in NXT and a heel on Smackdown.

[Emperor Smeat]

Not sure why but starting laughing at Becky's high flying move being a regular punch and them replaying it.

[KIRA]

Gonna find Orton and beat him in Don't wake daddy

[KIRA]

One might go so far as to guess this is because she was a face in NXT and a heel on Smackdown.

hrrmm No she was still kind of annoying just less so then.

I said she was ok I should've said bearable

[ClockShot]

A PODS container can't hold Bray Wyatt.

[Emperor Smeat]

Would laugh if they did a Paul Bearer type gag and everyone just forgot about Bray being locked up till the ppv itself.

[Dark One]

Orton didn't learn shit from Hunter in Evolution.

You don't just trap your nemesis in a container; you slap an OVW sticker on that son of a bitch.

[Dark One]

Would laugh if they did a Paul Bearer type gag and everyone just forgot about Bray being locked up till the ppv itself.

Can't wait for the picture of the Bray's Career memorial on DAMN iNATOR's wall.

[ClockShot]

Orton didn't learn shit from Hunter in Evolution.

You don't just trap your nemesis in a container; you slap an OVW sticker on that son of a bitch.

Don't forget, 2 guys escaped from that box in transit.

[Dark One]

Don't forget, 2 guys escaped from that box in transit.

That's what they think.

WHO DO YOU THINK BOOKED DOLPH TO LOSE THIS SUNDAY? Hunter never forgets.

[KIRA]

Oh man DB don't do it Koman foundation is evil.

[ClockShot]

YOU GET A BELT, YOU GET A BELT, YOU GET A BELT, EVERYBODY GETS A BELT!

[slik]

Carmella got involved, Becky came down to even things out, Daniel Teddy Long Bryan made it a tag team match.........playa.



TY...missed the end b/c no one will leave me alone...will read results...finally catching up now

[slik]

D Bryan in ring with cancer people perfect time to go read recap

[Emperor Smeat]

#SaveTheBoobies

Still a great nod by WWE to give some praise for cancer survivors even if the charity itself is bad.

[slik]

damn Alexa prolly going to lose Sunday

[slik]

saw the part with Bray locked in a storage container

[slik]

Did Bray scream "Let me Out" or "Help! Help!" or anything like that?

[Dark One]

I hope Jack Swagger now wrestles in a dated backwards baseball cap, black t-shirt, and jeans. Possibly with his 90s wallet chain.

His new gimmick can be slightly less bloated 2016 Fred Durst.

[Dark One]

Did Bray scream "Let me Out" or "Help! Help!" or anything like that?

"There aren't any buzzards in here!" And then the long lost hero of Smackdown Owen White stepped into the security camera feed from the corner and went "Oh thank god, someone found me!" before they did the usual Bray Wyatt "RUN!" cut to black.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Oh yay. The Hype Bros...:|

[slik]

Vaudevillains music fits HIAC advert

[KIRA]

The only negative thing I have to say about SD live has arrived

[slik]

sounds fishy @ dork one

[Dark One]

Vaudevillains vs Hype Bros?

ONE TEAM MUST WIN!

Unless the Usos come out and kick everyone's legs out of their legs.

[slik]

h8 mojo rawley

[KIRA]

#SaveTheBoobies

Still a great nod by WWE to give some praise for cancer survivors even if the charity itself is bad.

True

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: Mojo's dance moves

[Dark One]

sounds fishy @ dork one

WHAT? I didn't post anything.

That was Guru Dave.

RIGHT YOU SON OF A BITCH?

[Dark One]

Jobber convention on Smackdown live right now.

How long until Tyler Breeze and Fandango show up?

[KIRA]

I keep hoping mojo gets too excited and tears something but it never happens

[slik]

h8 mojo rawley so much

[slik]

raining really hard outside...

[slik]

where is SDLive being held?

[Dark One]

raining really hard outside...

Tears of God because Mojo won.

[KIRA]

Would legit squeal out loud if Hawkins debuts after a Hype Bros loss and helps Ryder kick the shit out mojo

[slik]

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[ClockShot]

where is SDLive being held?

San Diego.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[slik]

TY @ clock shot

[KIRA]

Miz has a gig with the Cherry Poppin Daddies after the show

[Emperor Smeat]

Going to be hard for Miz to top what he did for Darren Young's career celebration.

[ClockShot]

Trying to think of something witty to say about Miz & Maryse' choice of attire right now.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at the documentary's title.

[slik]

going 2 watch the debate, RIP SDLive :(

[slik]

I think Miz and Maryse both look great!

[Dark One]

going 2 watch the debate, RIP SDLive :(

Are you really fucking abandoning SD Live after they BROUGHT UP KERWIN WHITE?

[KIRA]

After all this Dolph could be like you wore a faux hawk you pussy you don't ever get to look down on me

[Mercenary]

What a retrospective!

[Emperor Smeat]

Did Dolph just call Miz an assface?

http://i.imgur.com/Djl6h.gif

[Dark One]

Best Network special they've ever produced.

[Dark One]

Did Dolph just call Miz an assface?

http://i.imgur.com/Djl6h.gif

"FUCK IT! IT'S MY LAST NIGHT! FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU! AND FUCK YOU!"

[KIRA]

EWWW you could be listing the awesome shit you've done like taking out a whole team at Survivor Series but no you are going the John Cena route

good job Ziggler

[KIRA]

oh god

[Mercenary]

THE FUCK!? NOT THESE FUCKS!

[ClockShot]

THE SPIRIT SQUAD!

Well, some of them.

[Dark One]

Holy fuck. They brought back some of the Spirit Squad.

[Dark One]

@SLIK YOU PIECE OF SHIT YOU'RE MISSING THE SPIRIT SQUAD

[Emperor Smeat]

Kind of nice a few more of the Spirit Squad finally managed to find a way out of the box after all these years.

[Mercenary]

I thought Kenny had heat with Juan Cena?

[Dark One]

And they brought up the OVW gag?

This is the modern era's This Is Your Life.

[Dark One]

It's 2016, AJ Styles is WWE Champion, and Dolph Ziggler is getting beat up by Kenny and the bloated corpse of Mikey.

I'm not sure which of these is more surprising.

[Emperor Smeat]

Wonder what happens if Bray does the DERP thingy while trapped in a container. Would there just be a loud thud of him running into a wall or just keeps sitting on the chair when its over.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Waa Kenny (as Kenny Dykstra) the only other guy besides Nicky/Dolph to go on to a semi-successful singles career in WWE? I can't recall Johnny, Mikey or Mitch ever doing anything memorable as singles guys...

[Dark One]

Terrible photoshop job on the Usos for the match announcement bumper.

[ClockShot]

Waa Kenny (as Kenny Dykstra) the only other guy besides Nicky/Dolph to go on to a semi-successful singles career in WWE? I can't recall Johnny, Mikey or Mitch ever doing anything memorable as singles guys...

Yep. Kenny escaped from the box. But his career didn't work out well.

Only thing he had going at the time was he was dating Mickey James when she was around.

[KIRA]

one man beast

[ClockShot]

Was that Orton in that Shooter promo/commercial?

[DAMN iNATOR]

Yep. Kenny escaped from the box. But his career didn't work out well.

Only thing he had going at the time was he was dating Mickey James when she was around.

Yeah I think he could've been decent in the mid-card, but instead he got Victoria as a valet (who eventually wound up carrying a towel and a puke bucket for Kenny, LOL).

[KIRA]

So Bray can temporarly best the likes of Taker and Kane but his one weakness is a locked trailer?

Thats like M Night Shamalyn "Signs" level writing

[Dark One]

So Bray can temporarly best the likes of Taker and Kane but his one weakness is a locked room?

You don't know what that box is made out of.

Maybe Bray's two weaknesses are "feuds not against Dean Ambrose" and magnesium plated containers.

[ClockShot]

So Bray can temporarly best the likes of Taker and Kane but his one weakness is a locked room?

He'll get out.

Dean Ambrose got out of a locked room once.

[ClockShot]

TA-DA!

[DAMN iNATOR]

Yes, JBL, Bray is the undisputed "master" of mind games all-time in WWE. :roll:

[Emperor Smeat]

You don't know what that box is made out of.

Maybe Bray's two weaknesses are "feuds not against Dean Ambrose" and magnesium plated containers.

At least its better than Dean's weakness of randomly exploding tvs.

[Emperor Smeat]

http://i.imgur.com/evPZSAZ.gif

[ClockShot]

When I was expecting a new start for Swagger, I expected the "We the people" shtick gone, too.

[Dark One]

Zero interest in Swagger if he's not going to go with the Fred Durst gimmick I pitched 30 minutes ago.

[KIRA]

He's not a fake American we checked before he came to SD live! #buildthatwall

[Dark One]

Good for him for negotiating "an entrance" into his contract.

[Evil Vito]

Kenny is only 30 years old. Wow, I forgot how young he was during his first WWE run.

[ClockShot]

CURT HAWKINS..............IN THE RING...........AT NO MERCY.............WITH BIG RED "ANNOUCEMENT" WORD FLASHING ON TV!


Who's he jobbing against?

[Emperor Smeat]

Would have been better if Hawkins major announcement was him making another major announcement at No Mercy.

[Emperor Smeat]

CURT HAWKINS..............IN THE RING...........AT NO MERCY.............WITH BIG RED "ANNOUCEMENT" WORD FLASHING ON TV!


Who's he jobbing against?

https://media.giphy.com/media/e06cKfH9v9mRa/giphy.gif

[Mr. Nerfect]

Is it true that Kenny and Mikey showed up on SmackDown? I've never been so sad to have missed it.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I NEVER thought Kenny would be back in WWE after the things he said about John Cena fucking his wife. I hope this leads to more between the two parties, as Ken Doane was going to be something once upon a time.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I loved Johnny Jeter. :(

[Emperor Smeat]

Is it true that Kenny and Mikey showed up on SmackDown? I've never been so sad to have missed it.

Yeup although Mikey looked a bit chunkier than last time. Probably ate one of the other Spirit Squad members stuck in the box.

[Evil Vito]

I'd like to think Mikey's tracksuit just looked deceptive. He's bald now but any time I'd seen him of late he looked to be in good shape.

http://cdn.newsday.com/polopoly_fs/1.7080451.1392404097!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/display_600/image.jpg

[DAMN iNATOR]

Yeup although Mikey looked a bit chunkier than last time. Probably ate one of the other Spirit Squad members stuck in the box.

RIP Mitch the Human.

[Emperor Smeat]

http://i.imgur.com/l6C5lj4.gif

:lol: at that ending.

[ClockShot]

I didn't see a tapout.

[el bobbo]

SWAGGIE TIME!

[Evil Vito]

RIP Baron Corbin's credibility

[Emperor Smeat]

If that counts as a tap, then every other match involving someone wiggling away from a submission should have ended the same way.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Dunno WTF that ending was about, but OK.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Lol, an attempt at an angle.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Is Swagger still wearing the singlets?

[DAMN iNATOR]

Lol, an attempt at an angle.

Lame attempt at a twist on Montréal...

[Mr. Nerfect]

Man, I really want Kenny, Mikey and Johnny back in the WWE. When it comes to Mitch, I'd rather take the plant.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Is Swagger still wearing the singlets?

Yes. Yes he is. And the blue shirt with red hand over the heart when he comes down to the ring.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Nick Mitchell went and became an MMA fighter.

http://www.mma-core.com/images/images/large/15582.jpg

[DAMN iNATOR]

Man, I really want Kenny, Mikey and Johnny back in the WWE. When it comes to Mitch, I'd rather take the plant.

How do we know he wasn't turned into the plant?

[Mr. Nerfect]

Yes. Yes he is. And the blue shirt with red hand over the heart when he comes down to the ring.

Oh, I thought they were going to change something about him. Hmm.

[ClockShot]

Face to faces usually have podiums.

But there's none in the ring, which means big fight to end the show.

[Triple A]

I'm home... has SmackDown been OK or what

Just put it on

Dean Ambrose promo

sucks

[Mr. Nerfect]

https://ringthedamnbell.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/jeter.jpg

Johnny is apparently working for a management consulting group. He was in the ring as recently as 2014 when he wrestled for CHIKARA alongside Kenny and Mikey. He's only 34 years old.

[DAMN iNATOR]

I'm home... has SmackDown been OK or what

Just put it on

Dean Ambrose promo

sucks

Has been a little underwhelming but not terrible, I guess...but not great for a "go-home" show...

[Emperor Smeat]

I'm home... has SmackDown been OK or what

Just put it on

Dean Ambrose promo

sucks
It's been pretty good tonight. Only real stinkers were Hype Bros vs Vaudevillans and the start of the show.

Miz's documentary making fun of Ziggler was really good.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I've lost interest in Dean Ambrose completely. :(

[ClockShot]

Damn, Styles. Keep it going.

[DAMN iNATOR]

LOL, Cena getting foiled at every turn...:lol:

[DAMN iNATOR]

It's been pretty good tonight. Only real stinkers were Hype Bros vs Vaudevillans and the start of the show.

Miz's documentary making fun of Ziggler was really good.

How quickly we forget the Bray v. Kane count-out, huh? ;)

[Mr. Nerfect]

Styles is far and away the best thing about WWE.

[Mr. Nerfect]

How quickly we forget the Bray v. Kane count-out, huh? ;)

Wasn't that the start of the show?

[Triple A]

"You wish you could work as fuck as hard as I can"

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[DAMN iNATOR]

Cena has HERD ENUFF.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Wasn't that the start of the show?

Yeah, Orton came on the tron and distracted Bray and caused him to get counted out.

[Triple A]

Main event @ the PPV should be cool

[Emperor Smeat]

Time to scratch Dean's name off the winner's list for this Sunday's ppv.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Yeah, Orton came on the tron and distracted Bray and caused him to get counted out.

Yeah, just pointing out that Meatball said that. :p

The Triple Threat at the PPV will be sick. I'm curious to see who takes the pin.

[DAMN iNATOR]

"Alpha Male" conjures up bad memories:

BrdEtc3Ljok

Don't even get me started on his finisher, The Pounce.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Kenny had only been working for four years when we saw him in The Spirit Squad. One of the more natural talents ever.

[Evil Vito]

Binge watching Spirit Squad videos now

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2-4-6-8 WHO DO WE NOT APPRECIATE?
PUNK!
PUNK!
PUNK!
*BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP*

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Mr. Nerfect]

Binge watching Spirit Squad videos now

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2-4-6-8 WHO DO WE NOT APPRECIATE?
PUNK!
PUNK!
PUNK!
*BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP*

Lol, the picture of Maria in the background.

[Evil Vito]

Elijah Burke was penciled in for the Spirit Squad, but he asked to not be put in the group because he didn't feel he could handle the acrobatics.

Pretty sure he just wanted to avoid being put in that gimmick.

[slik]

SDLive sounds like an A++ show!

[Sepholio]

I personally thought Dean Ambrose KILLED it with that promo at the end of the show. Might be his best work on the stick ever.

[Droford]

Corbin Swagger best of 7? Why not

[Dark One]

"Alpha Male" conjures up bad memories:

BrdEtc3Ljok

Don't even get me started on his finisher, The Pounce.

Whoa whoa whoa whoa.

Listen, we don't agree on a lot, but if you're going to shit talk the POOOOOOOOUNNNNCE (period), get the fuck out.

[Dark One]

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[Triple A]

Watching SmackDown now via YouTube...

Dolph Ziggler should go back to having bleached blonde hair... looked cooler and more interesting imho... Character also seemed more interesting (based on 5 seconds of clips, wasn't really watching back then) than his current "whiny"/depressed gimmick

[Triple A]

Really like the SmackDown women's division and tag team division... I like how they make me "care" about most of them

[Triple A]

Enjoying the show so far...

Baron Corbin vs. Jack Swagger next though...

[Triple A]

Kinda like Baron Corbin

[Triple A]

Pretty good show I think

[Triple A]

Feels like they told Carmella to try to put on a thicker "NY accent" or something... did she always used to talk like this... never really noticed... Sounds pretty bad tbh, like how Lana loses her Russian accent on random words... Not really "from NY"... from Massachusetts I guess but w/e........ I like Carmella and how they at least try to give each wrestler some "character"

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[Cool King]

• I'm happy that Bliss got the pin, but because of it, I really can't see her winning on Sunday.

Every week I'll always be left wondering why Carmella got called up from NXT. Every week she just shows how bad she is. During the match, she placed her foot on the top turnbuckle so she could ram Nikki's head into it but instead, she rams Nikki's head into the middle turnbuckle.

What?

• The Vaudevillains vs Hype Bros. featuring The Ascension (for some reason). It was battle of the jobbers, really but it was alright, I guess. I really feel that Mojo will be way better as some kind of crazy strong heel. Kinda like Ryback.

• I was hoping since it was first mentioned that we would see some Kerwin White clips during the Dolphumentary and we did! It's a shame there wasn't more focus on it though, but it was a good video and holy shit, the Spirit Squad! (well, some of them) Kenny doesn't look any different but good God what has happened to Mikey?

Fat and bald, and wearing the green tracksuit just made him look like someone's dad that you would see cheering their kid on during a children's football match.

Fun Fact though, this was Mikey's first appearance on SmackDown. What a debut.

• A little botch with the graphic as it said "Jason Jordan vs Jimmy Uso" but we got Jey instead. I really feel that The Usos will win on Sunday.

• Curt Hawkins is debuting at a PPV, which is a good sign, but I learned years ago that the WWE can crush something that looks promising. So I'm fully expecting him to either debut against a jobber and win, which doesn't really mean anything as the win will be against a jobber, or we see him in the ring cutting a promo when boom, Kane comes out and Hawkins jobs.

It's still good to have Hawkins back though.

• Baron Corbin is still Baron Boring. I really don't think anything will make him interesting. I was expecting some new music for Swagger and maybe no more "We The People" but oh well. I'm not sure about that finish though, but we'll see where it goes.

It's cool that Swagger won though, which means we can now say that in 2016, Swagger main evented SmackDown and won.

• The face to face to face off was good, but to me, it made Ambrose come across as being a heel. He sounded bitter or jealous of Cena for some reason. He only spent about a minute talking to Styles and the rest of the time he was going off on Cena. It was like it was Styles & Ambrose vs Cena.

• Overall, SmackDown was good, but I didn't actually find it as good as the previous weeks, but that could be down to me being up to my eyeballs with a bad cold at the moment.

But hopefully my cold will be gone by Sunday. I'm still really looking forward to No Mercy.

[Evil Vito]

I'm almost expecting Hawkins to get into the ring at No Mercy, cut a promo, and then leave without actually wrestling.

Come to think, it might actually get him more heat than beating a random jobber.

[Cool King]

I would love that.

[Emperor Smeat]

This week ended up being slightly lower than last week for viewers even though it had a lot more competition going on.

Last night's episode of SmackDown averaged 2.316 million viewers, down less than one percent from last week's show.

The show had heavy competition on cable with baseball's American League wildcard game scoring 4.195 million viewers, and debate coverage on various networks dominating the top of the ratings charts.

This was the second lowest total since the brand split, beating only the September 20th show, which did 2.292 million viewers.

[Lock Jaw]

Just watched/skimmed this show, and I just wanted to say

ALEXA BLISS PINNED THE CHAMPION!!!

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THIS SUNDAY NIGHT?!!!!!

[XL]

SDL had a few things I didn't know how to feel about this week.

When Kane came down to face Wyatt my first thought was "Hey, Bray's getting his win back :roll:", so I guess we'll done for swerving my expectations? But Bray still lost. Orton has had the upper hand the whole way through this feud, could Bray get a PPV win?

Following a count out loss, we went straight into a DQ loss...then an old SD trope came out when the fracas became a tag match...and the challenger pinned the champ.

On the other hand, I was blown away by the fact that Dolph's previous characters were brought up. Nice to see an element of WWE canon. Bring back Kenny!!

The face to face to face promos were solid, with believable content, even if the break down was easily telegraphed.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I'm almost expecting Hawkins to get into the ring at No Mercy, cut a promo, and then leave without actually wrestling.

Come to think, it might actually get him more heat than beating a random jobber.

I'm expecting him to make his entrance, walk around the ringside area, then go back up the ramp and disappear.