Smackdown 205 Live 12/20 feat. End of Ellsworthmania?, IC Not-so-Open Challenge Series, & Cruisers

[Emperor Smeat]

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SmackDown preview, Dec. 20, 2016: WWE Title and Intercontinental Title matches to kick off SmackDown LIVE tonight

Tonight, SmackDown LIVE will kick off with AJ Styles defending his WWE Title against James Ellsworth and The Miz defending his Intercontiental Title against Apollo Crews. Plus, Luke Harper will look to unleash his dark brand of retribution into The Ambrose Asylum.

Ryan Phillippe is coming to SmackDown LIVE.

The star of films like “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and “Cruel Intentions,” Phillippe currently leads USA Network’s hit show “Shooter,” playing Bob Lee Swagger, an expert marksman living in exile who is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to assassinate the president. WWE Superstar Randy Orton recently guest starred on the show as a former Navy SEAL and leader of a militia group who comes into contact with Phillipe’s character. Don't miss new episodes of "Shooter," Tuesday nights imediately after SmackDown LIVE.

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Week 3 of the Bliss Era:
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[slik]

Should be an A+ show!

[ClockShot]

Kinda hoping they put the Ellsworth stuff to rest once and for all tonight. Just let Styles & Ambrose kill him and get him off TV. Maybe have him be a surprise entrant at the Rumble.

But the joke's gone on long enough, and we gotta get some WrestleMania stuff going.

[Lock Jaw]

So, I totally missed out on watching last week and forgot to read anything about it.

Anything good/notable happen last week?

I thought AJ was supposed to face Ellsworth last week.

[ClockShot]

Ellsworth was sick. Shane sent him home.

Gonna try again tonight.

[ClockShot]

Oh, and Luke Harper's pretty damn good.

[ClockShot]

And the WWE title match is first.

Alrighty then.

[Lock Jaw]

Ok, read the results from last week.....

Dolph Ziggler with another title shot..... ok........

[Black Widow]

Give us back Eddie and we will give you Trashworth.

[Savio]

ELLSWORTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[Emperor Smeat]

So, I totally missed out on watching last week and forgot to read anything about it.

Anything good/notable happen last week?

I thought AJ was supposed to face Ellsworth last week.

Miz and Styles had a pretty good MizTv segment and Ryder winning another Battle Royale but got hurt so new #1 tag contenders are needed.

[Black Widow]

AJ Styles chants Ha!

Fuck you Ellsworth!

[ClockShot]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Emperor Smeat]

Ouch

[Lock Jaw]

R.I.P. Ellsworth

[Emperor Smeat]

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[ClockShot]

I'm not satisfied.

I WANT BLOOD!

[Lock Jaw]

Ziggler's hair looking extra "spaghetti-ish" tonight

[Lock Jaw]

Corbin theme hits, everyone ignores it.

[ClockShot]

Corbin doesn't need to be out here.

[Emperor Smeat]

Ziggler's going to look like a dumbass if he loses against Styles after that mock against Styles and Ellsworth.

[Savio]

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[Lock Jaw]

REIGNITE THE CORBIN/ZIGGLER FEUD!!!

[Emperor Smeat]

Corbin and Bray have the same weird look with their arm tattoos in regards to the red ink spot making it look like he's bleeding instead.

[ClockShot]

Corbin should be nowhere near the title right now.

I thought I heard Nakamura is on his way to Smackdown soon.

[ClockShot]

Tacky sweater vest, Bryan.

[Lock Jaw]

Bonjour Maryse

[Lock Jaw]

Who the hell is this fat guy

[ClockShot]

Heh. Ref almost got taken out.

[ClockShot]

Next week on Total Divas.....

[Lock Jaw]

RENEE GETTING PHYSICAL

[ClockShot]

SHOTS FIRED!

[ClockShot]

And I was only kidding about the Total Divas thing.

Didn't think that would happen.

[Evil Vito]

Haha, that was kickass. I was wondering how long before Renee and Dean's relationship would be worked in on air.

[Lock Jaw]

Why is it called "Wild Card Finals" next week...... what is this Wild Card..... when is the rest.....

[Savio]

Doesn't seem fair to the Wyatts

[ClockShot]

Side note. Renee looking sharp in basic black tonight.

[Lock Jaw]

Haha, that was kickass. I was wondering how long before Renee and Dean's relationship would be worked in on air.

This will ruin Dean's loner bad boy image!

[Savio]

I keep thinking "John Cena sucksss"

[Lock Jaw]

Somber John Cena music making it sound like he is either R.I.P. or dying

[ClockShot]

Need a new Diva to make this refreshing.

Get Asuka up here already.

[Lock Jaw]

Settle your tea kettles everybody, it's Nattie

[ClockShot]

A lot of upcoming Total Divas material here.

Must be facing cancellation or something.

[Savio]

Wait that was the "confession"?

[Savio]

Say "bitch" for emphasis.

[ClockShot]

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[Emperor Smeat]

:eek: Natty admitting to something that literally wouldn't have made any sense with anyone else.

[ClockShot]

Did the head writer start Christmas vacation early?

Not liking tonight's show.

[Savio]

Nattie and Carmella vs Nikki Bella.......and JOHN CENA!

[Savio]

:eek: Natty admitting to something that literally wouldn't have made any sense with anyone else.

Wish it was Kharma

[Emperor Smeat]

With the way things are heading with Nikki feuds, her time on Smackdown ends either with Cena marrying her or turning heel for once.

[slik]

Nattie has CENA nuff of this Bella Bimbo

[Savio]

Steph should show up on Smackdown and emasculate Natalya.

[Savio]

Feel like this is gonna turn into a porno.

[slik]

Daniel Bryan is a damn jezebel

[Savio]

Dean "Titty Master" Ambrose

[ClockShot]

Now we need to have Renee run down to the ring crying and cost Dean the match.

[Savio]

Wish they did an actual remix of the two of these themes

[ClockShot]

Awwwww. Harper doesn't get his music?

[slik]

Renee should start dressing like Mis Liz and Dean should start dressing like Macho Man.

[ClockShot]

C'mon Harper. If you're gonna use the Torture Rack, do it right.

[Lock Jaw]

Would be "cool" if someone started using the Torture Rack as a finisher again......

And then did it on The Big Show and Michael Cole could yell "HE PICKED UP THE BIG SHOW! NO ONE HAS EVER PICKED UP THE BIG SHOW BEFORE!!"

[Emperor Smeat]

Did Otunga just make up a new word?

[Lock Jaw]

Renee Young should come down for the save

[ClockShot]

Dean wins with the La Magistral cradle.

Seriously, what is going on tonight?

[Savio]

I enjoy Randy Orton a lot more now.

[ClockShot]

This season on Total Divas............

[Savio]

Nice segment

[ClockShot]

Now I'm kinda hoping this leads to a Dean & Renee vs. Miz & Maryse mixed tag match down the road.

[Lock Jaw]

Miz theme lyrics: "I came to play, there's a price to pay, time for you to get down on your knees"

I wonder how often he recites this to Maryse......

[KIRA]

Need a new Diva to make this refreshing.

Get Asuka up here already.

There won't be a division if Asuka is allowed in

just a lot of be rived families.

[KIRA]

sing promo DRINK!

[ClockShot]

Oh yeah. Ryan Phillippe still gotta drop by.

[ClockShot]

Who the hell is this in the ring?

[KIRA]

Totally not Becky

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at the gear for this masked female wrestler and JBL jokes.

[ClockShot]

Hello.

[Lock Jaw]

BECKY JUST SUBMITTED THE CHAMPION!!

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT?!

[ClockShot]

Where's Swagger?

[Lock Jaw]

WHAT THE HELL IS WITH THE "WILD CARD FINALS"

Someone explain this to me

How is it the finals

The finals of what

What is the Wild Card

When was the rest of it

[ClockShot]

BECKY JUST SUBMITTED THE CHAMPION!!

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT?!

Becky finally wears proper ring attire?

[KIRA]

What the hell his mojo wearing

Mojo solo this might be the one horrible SD

[Emperor Smeat]

This segment better involve Swagger somehow

[ClockShot]

CURT HAWKINS!

[slik]

Really H8 mojo rawley

[slik]

want 2 watch Cruel Intentions now

[Lock Jaw]

Someone please explain this Wild Card Finals thing..... please...... begging......

[ClockShot]

Winner get an NXT title shot.

Losers go to Smackdown.

[Lock Jaw]

Don't make me use google....

[Emperor Smeat]

:n: Lack of Swagger in that segment. Might as well just drop him from the brand if he can't even be involved in a gag on tv.

[Evil Vito]

Is WWE the only promotion where the champions routinely lose clean whenever the title is not on the line? It's almost bad luck to hold a title at this point.

[Lock Jaw]

Tom Phillips booted for random celeb..... DAMN

[Evil Vito]

Wouldn't mind a Mojo Rawley/Apollo Crews team to keep both guys busy while Ryder is on the mend.

[slik]

Please remove Mojo Rawley from television and ideally Earth and the Milky Way.

[slik]

1st hr of SDLive was better than all 3 hours of RAW

[Lock Jaw]

Someone please explain this Wild Card Finals thing..... please...... begging......

It might be something to do with football maybe.... I dunno.... google inconclusive..... don't want to really do "heavy research" into it......

Seems "dumb" to call it "Wild Card Finals" next week anyways......

[Lock Jaw]

Halluva Punch

[Lock Jaw]

Better finisher than butt squash

[Black Widow]

What all this savagery, I hope there's enough corners to cry in backstage.

[slik]

Ryan Phillipe seems like a douche...now i h8 him too

[Emperor Smeat]

It might be something to do with football maybe.... I dunno.... google inconclusive..... don't want to really do "heavy research" into it......

Seems "dumb" to call it "Wild Card Finals" next week anyways......

Maybe if the WWE was hyping up something huge for the final show of the year but then calling it both a Wild Card and Finals makes no sense.

Then again would be better if they didn't suddenly start hyping this big show a week before it happens.

[Black Widow]

Ryan Phillipe seems like a douche...now i h8 him tooAt least he's a hot one unlike Bieber.

[KIRA]

Is this in memory of Cena

[KIRA]

At least he's a hot one unlike Bieber.

I thought you were a gay racist?

[Emperor Smeat]

Ellsworth has a valet now?

[Lock Jaw]

Wish Talking Smack was still on right after Smackdown......

Don't really want to watch 205 Live, and don't want to "come back", but would totally watch if it was right after......

Kind of want to see 205 Live for Neville, but I'm sure I will be just wasting an hour and get to see it on RAW again anyways.

[KIRA]

Dolph Ziggler the result of drunk sex romp between HBK and the band Poison

[Lock Jaw]

Hope James Ellsworth gets heavily involved in the women's division and becomes the intergender champion

[KIRA]

Kind of want to see 205 Live for Neville.


Never thought I'd see these words from..anyone

[RP]

Holy shit this match is boring.

[Black Widow]

I thought you were a gay racist? I've said numerous times that I like guys & girls.

[KIRA]

ok okay I missed it sorry.

[Savio]

If I was in the mafia, and someone didn't pay, I would Flexseal their butthole

[Triple A]

Mojo Rawley gimmick so bad

[ClockShot]

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

[Evil Vito]

David Otunga is the fucking worst.

[Savio]

Dave should have a t-shirt "That could be you"

[Evil Vito]

This main event has been terribly dull. But otherwise it's been a good show.

[Innovator]

Ryan Phillipe seems like a douche...now i h8 him too

How dare you he was in Cruel Intentions

[slik]

Lockjaw u should watch 205 live!

[KIRA]

David Otunga is the fucking worst.

You've just not sat through Saxton or Current Lawler long enough.

[Evil Vito]

The crowd will be asleep for 205 Live after this match.

[slik]

How dare you he was in Cruel Intentions

he was infected with the Rawley virus...going 2 go watch WHITE SQUALL and remember the days when he was virus free

[ClockShot]

Triple threat.

*yawn*

[Emperor Smeat]

Main event was pretty boring overall. Not a good sign for 205 Live that has to follow it next.

[Evil Vito]

Calling it: Corbin hits the End of Days on Dolph, Styles throws Corbin out of the ring and steals the pin.

[Savio]

I didn't hate the mainevent.

[slik]

Daivari very underrated IMO

[Evil Vito]

Ariya Daivari's theme is wonderful

[slik]

glad Daivari finally won a match and got 2 cut a promo!

[Evil Vito]

Alicia Fuuuuuuuucks

[Evil Vito]

That double suplex spot was pretty amazing.

[Emperor Smeat]

For as poorly as the WWE has handled the Cruiser division, Alexander is among the few guys who have done a good job in keeping the crowd interested in Cruiser matches.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: Gulak's post-match promo ramblings.

[Lock Jaw]

Lockjaw u should watch 205 live!

Put it on, but mainly reading comic books and not paying attention.....

Looked up for Neville, and looked up for Alicia Fox so far.

[slik]

u should have paid attention to the 1st match lockjaaw

[Lock Jaw]

Neville reminding me of this dude

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But not yellow, with a beard, and with less wrinkles

[Evil Vito]

I feel bad for the 205 Live guys. They're trying, but the crowd just could not give less of a shit.

Taping it before SmackDown when the crowd is more "juiced up" would be better, IMO.

[Evil Vito]

This would be like taping NXT Redemption after SmackDown. I think they actually tried doing that once, and the place was completely empty.

[Lock Jaw]

Watching Talking Smack

Santa Clause has joined on the panel

[Lock Jaw]

Trying to figure out who this Santa is.......

[Lock Jaw]

Santa "erotically rubbing" cookie over his chest/nipples and hitting on Becky Lunch and Renee Young

[Emperor Smeat]

Trying to figure out who this Santa is.......

Thought Rhyno at first but not sure now.

[Innovator]

Pretty sure it's Rhyno

[Lock Jaw]

It's Sting

[Emperor Smeat]

Yeup its Rhyno.

[Innovator]

Rhyno is killing it

[Innovator]

Nattie dropping the PWI rankings

[Triple A]

Forgot about 205 Live

Carmella is great imo

Good mic skills

[Emperor Smeat]

Joke or not, A Total Harts show might be interesting enough to actually work.

[BigCrippyZ]

Why did they name the cruiser show 205 Live? What's with the 205 part exactly?

[Emperor Smeat]

205 is the weight limit for the division. Its why Neville and Sin Cara are able to be in it even though they weren't part of the CWC tournament.

[BigCrippyZ]

205 is the weight limit for the division.

Ahh. Gotcha. Makes sense. Thanks. :yes:

[Triple A]

Dolph Ziggler sucks (watching SmackDown YouTube highlights)

[Triple A]

Baron Corbin seems pretty good

[Big Vic]

What did Renee say about Dean Ambrose? And fisting?

[Impact!]

:lol: Talking smack might actually be my favourite show right now

[Big Vic]

Tell me guys :(