SmackDown! LIVE and 205 LIVE discussion thread 3/7/2017 - Orton vs. AJ #1 Contender's Match

[DAMN iNATOR]

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Orton to battle Styles to determine Wyatt's No. 1 contender at WrestleMania

The whirlwind struggle to determine WWE Champion Bray Wyatt’s No. 1 contender at The Show of Shows will reach new heights tonight on SmackDown LIVE when The Viper goes one-on-one against battles The Phenomenal One.

ALSO:
• Cena & Nikki v. <strike>Slam Master</strike> James Ellsworth & Carmella

• Who will challenge SmackDown! LIVE Women's Champion Alexa Bliss, Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose and SmackDown! LIVE Tag Team Champions American Alpha at Wrestlemania?

•Who will throw their hat into the ring for the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania?

All that and more, plus 205 LIVE, beginning tonight @8PM E/7C! Enjoy the show(s)!

[Anybody Thrilla]

Looks like I'll actually be able to watch live tonight. I hope DAMN iNATOR doesn't say stupid shit throughout the show to harsh my mellow.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Looks like I'll actually be able to watch live tonight. I hope DAMN iNATOR doesn't say stupid shit throughout the show to harsh my mellow.

I know, right?! HATE that guy. Also, now that I've got the Network I may even check out 205 LIVE.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Don't get ahead of yourself. Smackdown hasn't even started yet.

[ClockShot]

Here's hoping for good television.

Last night's RAW was tough to get through.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Don't get ahead of yourself. Smackdown hasn't even started yet.

Hey, I was just agreeing with you about our mutual arch-enemy.

[Lock Jaw]

I'm here.


Run

[ClockShot]

This should have gone on much longer.

[Evil Vito]

"It's not mine. It never was."

How to bury 4 months worth of storylines in 6 words.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Lock Jaw]

The Authority starting off the show........

[Anybody Thrilla]

I thought Raw was good last night, but whatever.

I hope Shane catches another big boot tonight.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I do enjoy the fact that Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon seem to be willing to work together, as opposed to the Stephanie/Mick dynamic.

[ClockShot]

C'mon, Smackdown Creative. You got time to avoid a disaster.

[Savio]

John Cena did one year, exchanged his right to fight at "No way out" instead.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I have friends sitting right here:

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t34.0-12/17198334_10101259876944941_1210292556_n.jpg?oh=3a650fa512af4f68d74313c58dde44bc&oe=58C1C782

Go say hi if you're there.

[ClockShot]

Isn't RP there tonight?

[Lock Jaw]

Why are they showing replays of things that we saw in the opening video package.....

[Savio]

Maybe have your friends avoid RP.

[Emperor Smeat]

http://i.imgur.com/N9eLYMu.gif

[ClockShot]

Why are they showing replays of things that we saw in the opening video package.....

Stalling for time? Not a big show planned?

[Anybody Thrilla]

Maybe have your friends avoid RP.

One is black and one is a girl, so he'll probably be avoiding them on his own.

[Savio]

Musical chairs?!

[ClockShot]

I think there should be a "rigged" fan poll.

[Evil Vito]

Lol, AJ clearly got piped in boos.

[Triple A]

Didn't they already announce that Orton is gonna face Styles... why are they spending 20 mins on this... waste of time

[Savio]

oh :/

[Savio]

Didn't they already announce that Orton is gonna face Styles... why are they spending 20 mins on this... waste of time

Must have time to kill

[Lock Jaw]

Didn't they already announce that Orton is gonna face Styles... why are they spending 20 mins on this... waste of time

Yeah...... a rare big waste of time from the A-Show........

[KIRA]

At least SD keeps it short and to the point

[Anybody Thrilla]

Lol, AJ clearly got piped in boos.

My friend (from the picture) is messaging me on Facebook live. I asked him about this, and he said AJ legit got more boos than cheers.

[Emperor Smeat]

Didn't they already announce that Orton is gonna face Styles... why are they spending 20 mins on this... waste of time

Because just like who is facing Bray at Mania, Shane and Bryan couldn't decide on how to start the show tonight.

[Anybody Thrilla]

At least SD keeps it short and to the point

The point that they made last week. It would've been easier to just have AJ come out with an angry promo (like what we're seeing backstage right now).

[Anybody Thrilla]

Ellsworth could definitely stand to fuck off right now and forever. It's not even funny anymore.

[Outsider]

James Ellsworth only works as a pathetic face. Anything other than that is a terrible idea.

[Lock Jaw]

Wish Carmella still wore "shorts"........

[KIRA]

How is that offspring tattoo not a source of instant heel heat?

[Emperor Smeat]

Still can't believe Nikki somehow managed to convince Vince and Creative to scrap a potential Cena-Taker match for an inter-gender tag match at Mania instead.

[slik]

Ellsworth's new trunks are an improvement over his generic red trunks IMO

[Anybody Thrilla]

Haha, I love that Mauro made an "Ether" reference. He's the best.

[slik]

I hope Miz/Maryse cost Cena/Bella the match

[DAMN iNATOR]

Ellsworth could definitely stand to fuck off right now and forever. It's not even funny anymore.

James Ellsworth only works as a pathetic face. Anything other than that is a terrible idea.

Who are either of you to doubt Slam Master James?! :shifty:

[Anybody Thrilla]

Nikki is pretty fucking hot.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Oh, hey there Miz & Maryse.

[Outsider]

Almost a quarter of the way though, two breaks in and yet to start a match.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Who are either of you to doubt Slam Master James?! :shifty:

Hey fuck you.

[Lock Jaw]

Still can't believe Nikki somehow managed to convince Vince and Creative to scrap a potential Cena-Taker match for an inter-gender tag match at Mania instead.

Yeah, but she looks so happy to be out there in the ring with John Cena!!!

(John Cena seems indifferent)

[Emperor Smeat]

Ellsworth's new trunks are an improvement over his generic red trunks IMO

Looks like he raided Enzo's wardrobe for something wacky to wear.

[Outsider]

This match needs more Miz.

[Anybody Thrilla]

What was up with that one week where they were still showing Smackdown Live in a PIP during the commercial break? That was cool.

[Savio]

Disqualify them!

[Anybody Thrilla]

I don't hate Carmella as much as I used to. I definitely hate James Ellsworth as much as I always have. And honestly, I kinda dig this John Cena.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Beating up other couples is a great team-building exercise for any romantic partners.

[Emperor Smeat]

Nikki managed to botch something as simple as the 5 Knuckle Shuffle.

What was up with that one week where they were still showing Smackdown Live in a PIP during the commercial break? That was cool.

Going to assume either advertisers hated it or WWE couldn't make up their minds to do it for a whole show. RAW had something like that happen as well for a week then get abruptly dropped.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Maryse is kinda brilliant in how under-stated her presence really is.

[Outsider]

This whole 'shoot' Miz thing recently has been excellent.

[Outsider]

Marsaye less so.

Significantly less so.

I mean really significantly less so.

[Lock Jaw]

Cena awfully dead from getting thrown into the stairs once...... usually he would get up two seconds later......

[Anybody Thrilla]

Miz and Maryse fighting in the name of true love. :heart:

[Lock Jaw]

Wish Dean Ambrose and Renee Young were fighting Miz/Maryse instead........

[Outsider]

WHO WILL ALEXA BLISS FACE AT WRESTLEMANIA???

......Probably Becky Lynch I'm guessing.

[Emperor Smeat]

Great promo from the Miz. Even if the match at Mania isn't good, the promos so far for it have been great.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Marsaye less so.

Significantly less so.

I mean really significantly less so.

:roll:

She's playing her role perfectly. She's not supposed to do the heavy-lifting in the promo department, and she hasn't been trying to. She's great.

[slik]

Maryse and Alexa Bliss are the best women on SmackDown IMO

[slik]

I still don't know which Bella is which...sort of like "the lord's prayer" never cared enough to learn it or never cared enough about the Bellas enough to learn which is which

[DAMN iNATOR]

What was up with that one week where they were still showing Smackdown Live in a PIP during the commercial break? That was cool.

They've done it on certain rare occasions on SD! since the brand split, and I agree it's pretty neat.

[slik]

I miss Naomi's entrance and Eva Marie's entrance

[Lock Jaw]

Wish Renee Young had won the Royal Rumble instead.....

[Anybody Thrilla]

If you're going to give me a word as dumb as "blissertation", don't smack me even harder in the face with an exclamation point on it.

[Outsider]

:roll:

She's playing her role perfectly. She's not supposed to do the heavy-lifting in the promo department, and she hasn't been trying to. She's great.

So she just stands there, doesn't do promos that well, doesn't wrestle and that's meant to be good?

I mean even I could do that.

That's a lie, I'd fuck it up.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Is Eva Marie finally gonna debut this week?

[slik]

SD so good so far

[slik]

Power Rangers doesn't look good or bad it looks 'sort of there'...like I would watch it on Netflix but I don't think I could justify spending 12 dollars just on it alone

[KIRA]

Maryse is perfect she is his bitchy backup she does not say much but she has Miz's back /is perfectly willing to be his human shield

[Anybody Thrilla]

So she just stands there, doesn't do promos that well, doesn't wrestle and that's meant to be good?

I mean even I could do that.

That's a lie, I'd fuck it up.

She lets The Miz shine. That's what she's there for. She's not cutting promos. When she does, they are short and sweet, and she usually ends up slapping a bitch or calling a bitch a bitch.

As for wrestling, the character hasn't strongly enough been called back to the ring yet. How is that her fault? Give it a sec, it'll happen. She was a decent enough wrestler before, and I have a funny feeling that she's probably been working hard to get even better since then.

[Outsider]

Power Rangers doesn't look good or bad it looks 'sort of there'...like I would watch it on Netflix but I don't think I could justify spending 12 dollars just on it alone

They could literally have filmed people playing with action figures, dubbed over the soundtrack to three unconnected episodes and called it the Power Rangers Movie and I'd have paid to see it.

My fear is this is what they are counting on.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: Hawkins calling out Ambrose

[KIRA]

We can have Warrior induct Rude....oOps

also Rude gets in after Sunny.

[Outsider]

Love that Chad Hawkins.

Big things in his future.

[Lock Jaw]

RIP Curt Hawkins via one clothesline

[DAMN iNATOR]

LOL Chad Hawkins. :lol:

[Anybody Thrilla]

I fucking love Rick Rude. :heart:

[Savio]

And your girl?

[Anybody Thrilla]

Baron Corbin is coming along nicely.

[DAMN iNATOR]

I wonder if Dean has an identical twin named Dennis Ambrose. Maybe even nicknamed "The Menace" for his mischievous nature.

[Emperor Smeat]

WWE put more effort with the Trish & Lita Women's history package than they did for all of last month's Black History month.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I wonder if Dean has an identical twin named Dennis Ambrose. Maybe even nicknamed "The Menace" for his mischievous nature.

He does not, and also shut up.

[Lock Jaw]

Would be funny if for the next entire year Curt Hawkins tries to attack Dean Ambrose, but continually gets killed.......

Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote stuff.......

[Anybody Thrilla]

I hope DAMN iNATOR doesn't say stupid shit throughout the show to harsh my mellow.

I wonder if Dean has an identical twin named Dennis Ambrose. Maybe even nicknamed "The Menace" for his mischievous nature.

:|

[Lock Jaw]

RIP ABT's mellow

[slik]

Wish Sable was still around...but younger....

Sable vs Maryse would've been a hot feud

[Anybody Thrilla]

Would be funny if for the next entire year Curt Hawkins tries to attack Dean Ambrose, but continually gets killed.......

Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote stuff.......

That should be what James Ellsworth does, if they're going to insist on keeping him on the roster. Ellsworth already has a built-in Ambrose story.

Hawkins is capable of so much more. Sucks to see this, especially after all those hype videos making it seem like he might actually win some matches at any point.

[KIRA]

Oh no its Mojo.

[Lock Jaw]

Mojo Rawley def winning the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royale

[Anybody Thrilla]

Mojo really isn't a bad promo when he's not yelling for no reason.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Mojo with the slow burn. Nice.

[Lock Jaw]

Ha ha at Corbin holding a security guard hostage to throw at Dean Ambrose..... wonder how long he had him, waiting for Dean to walk by.........

[slik]

I had audio trouble - is Ziggles in the battle royal too?

[Emperor Smeat]

Going to assume nobody told Corbin the rules for hide & seek. Don't remember being allowed to attack the person who was the chaser.

[KIRA]

I just think one day Dolph will be a balding old man and he'll have to look back at his choice of hairstyle and clothes.

[slik]

Mojo really isn't a bad promo when he's not yelling for no reason.

This is true

[Lock Jaw]

Corbin should impale him on the forklift tongs instead.........

[Outsider]

Don't normally have the time for 205 Live but Austin Aries changes that. Which I guess is why he's there.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Odd timing for a break. This better be going somewhere...

[Outsider]

"It's not going to be Becky Lynch"

Yeah. Course not.

[slik]

Queen Alexa and her grandmother Mickie going to take down Becky Lynch

[Anybody Thrilla]

Alexa and Becky should have the first ever Sit On ABT's face match for the women's title.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol:

[Triple A]

damn, fell asleep

but awake now

[Anybody Thrilla]

Are they going to do a Raw women's three way and a Smackdown women's four way?

[Emperor Smeat]

Is that gel or glitter in Mickie James' hair?

[slik]

Mickie looks really good tonight

[Outsider]

Alexa and Becky should have the first ever Sit On ABT's face match for the women's title.

That's all well and good until Shane O'Mac adds Natalya to the match.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Fayal 4 Way @ WM for the SDL Women's title would feel boring if RAW is going to have one for their Women's title as rumored.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Natalya can sit on my face too, I don't give a fuck.

[slik]

Ugh, just spotted Brock Lesnar Guy in Front Row....very distracting

[Outsider]

I was technically right, she will be facing Becky.

Among others. But technically right.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol:

JBL with the "playa" save after Bryan forgot it.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Holla holla

[Droford]

Is Carmella considered available

[Theo Dious]

Yeah because this went so well when it was AJ vs Everyone

[slik]

holla holla holla

[Droford]

Eva Marie making her grand return at WM

[Anybody Thrilla]

My slime is now.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Natalya is v. good.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Braun Strowman does a better kip up than Becky Lynch. Think about that.

[Triple A]

Imagining Noid watching this whole Alexa Bliss segment/match and "stewing"

[ClockShot]

Another commercial?

[Evil Vito]

Having sex with Becky Lynch would be the greatest moment in my life.

[slik]

why @ triple a

did noid h8 alexa or something

[Anybody Thrilla]

why @ triple a

did noid h8 alexa or something

Oh yes, well-documented.

There's a good chance that he is a homosexual. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[slik]

weird

I didn't read a lot of noid posts so I must have missed that

[Anybody Thrilla]

I could understand not having that sort of time on your hands.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Mickey James, also v. good.

[Anybody Thrilla]

If the next segment doesn't involve the Usos and American Alpha, then they're fucking up.

[ClockShot]

Okay then.

[ClockShot]

And everyone hates each other again.

[Evil Vito]

Noooo Mickie, you're supposed to be obsessed with Alexa :(

[Emperor Smeat]

Pretty good tag match overall.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Old Mickie needs a new theme. The old one worked for the old Mickie James, but the new old Mickie James needs a new old Mickie James theme.

[Lock Jaw]

I wonder if Tom Phillips had a raging boner during that match

[Lock Jaw]

Old Mickie needs a new theme. The old one worked for the old Mickie James, but the new old Mickie James needs a new old Mickie James theme.

Yeah, been thinking she needs a new theme.......

[Anybody Thrilla]

I parked a fork lift on top of him. Why? Because Baron Corbin. :cool:

[Evil Vito]

I wonder if Tom Phillips had a raging boner during that match

I'm sure Jazzy Foot did.

[Lock Jaw]

Are you trying to say that Jazzy Foot is Tom Phillips?

[Evil Vito]

Gotta say, I'm not a fan of the announcers using their best Owen Hart voice to try to put across an injury angle

[Anybody Thrilla]

If the next segment doesn't involve the Usos and American Alpha, then they're fucking up.

:fu:

[Triple A]

Wish Bradshaw would be a heel announcer... don't like when he acts all "concerned" and puts on a serious voice... seems like he does it every week

[Evil Vito]

Are you trying to say that Jazzy Foot is Tom Phillips?

I'm sure Tom Phillips likes to honk titties

[Anybody Thrilla]

Wish Bradshaw would be a heel announcer... don't like when he acts all "concerned" and puts on a serious voice... seems like he does it every week

Well, Smackdown Live is a show notorious for its unwavering levity and creamy mouthfeel.

[ClockShot]

Smiley gets to be on Talking Smack?

[Lock Jaw]

I like the voice in the beginning of AJ Styles' theme


Yup..... yup.... yup..... yup

[slik]

this match should be good

[Anybody Thrilla]

Is it weird that I get hype (and stay that way) whenever AJ shows up?

[Outsider]

Dream match?

Yeah. When Styles was in TNA everyone was just desperate for him to come to WWE so he could wrestle Orton.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[ClockShot]

That's right, Styles!

[Anybody Thrilla]

AJ's promos always make sense these days. :y:

[Ruien]

God I love AJ.

[Emperor Smeat]

If Styles loses tonight, maybe he should consider the Orton option and burn down Shane's house to get a WWE title shot at Mania.

[rez]

AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJA J AJAJAJJAJJAJA

oh wait...not gonna happen >:\

[Lock Jaw]

Keep saying "The Main Event of Wrestlemania" like there aren't going to be 3 or 4 matches after it.......

[slik]

triple a u watching chrisley after smackdown

[Anybody Thrilla]

If Styles loses tonight, maybe he should consider the Orton option and burn down Shane's house to get a WWE title shot at Mania.

Yo, I actually love this idea a lot. Have AJ go crazy at having won the title shot and then lost it, so he literally tries to burn down Shane's house. He should fail for storyline sake, but the attempt is a good enough start to a Wrestlemania program for the two.

[Ruien]

If Goldberg can only wrestle for 5 minutes I could see the SD title match going on last. Only competition it will have is Taker/Reigns but I doubt they willl close the show with Reigns going over Taker. Or just having Reigns on last will have a lot of the audience leave.

[Anybody Thrilla]

AJ AJ AJ AJ AJ AJA J AJAJAJJAJJAJA

oh wait...not gonna happen >:\

Hassan?

[Savio]

Can't stand part timers holding the titles.

American Alpha never show up and are champs :|

[Triple A]

triple a u watching chrisley after smackdown

No you?

[Emperor Smeat]

Can't stand part timers holding the titles.

American Alpha never show up and are champs :|

Guess that makes American Alphas the part-timers of Smackdown's tag division if they are barely around.

[Outsider]

Just waiting for Luke Harper really.

[rez]

so what's going to be the match stupidulation for aj/shane?

[ClockShot]

so what's going to be the match stupidulation for aj/shane?

I don't know. But I know I can't live with Styles losing 2 straight Manias.

[Evil Vito]

Styles losing to Shane would be fucking absurd.

Styles even having to sell Shane's terrible punches is ridiculous as fuck.

Should be a merciless squash match if it has to happen at all.

[rez]

Well, I'll tell you what it will be. It'll be AJ winning to have Sting replace Daniel as GM (so he can spend some lovin with his family).

[Outsider]

Styles losing to Shane would be fucking absurd.

Styles even having to sell Shane's terrible punches is ridiculous as fuck.

Should be a merciless squash match if it has to happen at all.

Surely it'll mainly just be an excuse for Shane to take a ridiculous bump?

[Anybody Thrilla]

Well, I'll tell you what it will be. It'll be AJ winning to have Sting replace Daniel as GM (so he can spend some lovin with his family).

How would this make sense?

[Droford]

Styles should win and still be denied the main event

[Emperor Smeat]

Styles literally the only person who figured out the weakness to Orton's DDT move is to just move your feet forward.

[Evil Vito]

Surely it'll mainly just be an excuse for Shane to take a ridiculous bump?

Probably, although Shane really shouldn't be taking any more ridiculous bumps. He nearly got badly injured at Survivor Series and of course last year was batshit.

[Droford]

How would this make sense?

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4KxzQbl10oc/hqdefault.jpg

[Outsider]

Like that jumping RKO dummy. Nice spot.

[ClockShot]

Aw hell.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Cool finishing sequence.

[ClockShot]

Styles vs. Shane is happening.

[Emperor Smeat]

Orton-Styles was really good. Same for the ending sequence itself.

Bit surprised Bray never bothered to show or even do the DERP tease since you'd figure he'd want to kill Orton by now.

[KIRA]

Aj genre savvy fail

Bray kinda pussy not trying to kick the shit outta Orton

[Evil Vito]

Good match.

Now to pray for a swerve next week which sees Shane and Bryan call up Nakamura as a proxy to face Styles.

[Droford]

It's be funny if AJ don't even get a match

[rez]

Might as well use Sting. The most sense would be to have him help Seth but that brand sucks.

[Outsider]

No Bray or Harper? Weird.

[Lock Jaw]

Good match

Good finish

[slik]

good match

good sdlive

Yes @triple a have it on in back w/ 205 live on my phone

[Evil Vito]

The 205 Live theme sucks

[Evil Vito]

It's be funny if AJ don't even get a match

Fuck off

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Aires holding an interview with himself on 205 Live

[Droford]

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[slik]

Aries interviewing himself is great

[Ruien]

Really could see this as a ploy where Randy lays down for Bray at Mania.

[Droford]

Bray Wyatt #eaterofmeats #followtheroastbeef

[Evil Vito]

Really could see this as a ploy where Randy lays down for Bray at Mania.

Lol, no way

[Evil Vito]

Looking forward to Aries/Neville

[Evil Vito]

Alicia Fuuuuuuuuucks

[Evil Vito]

Ariya Daivari's theme is the best

[slik]

why is michael cole there

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[Juan]

Cole is supposed to transition into some kind of backstage role sometime in the future

[Lock Jaw]

Ariya Daivari's theme is the best

I like Noam Dar's theme better......

[Triple A]

People on the internet (like on Reddit I guess) keep "raving" about 205 Live... but still seems just as meaningless as it always was... just a bunch of randomly thrown together matches that are not even good... bunch of Noam Dar matches

[Lock Jaw]

I like how the courier just wanders out down the ramp.... looking down at his clipboard, like this is just another run of the mill delivery......

Imagining him getting past all the security backstage just being all "I have a delivery to make"

[Lock Jaw]

People on the internet (like on Reddit I guess) keep "raving" about 205 Live... but still seems just as meaningless as it always was... just a bunch of randomly thrown together matches that are not even good... bunch of Noam Dar matches

The main event is good sometimes, but the rest does seem meaningless most of the time.......

[Emperor Smeat]

This guy facing Tozawa looks like a rejected Wyatt Family member.

[thecc]

Pretty sure Arik Cannon isn't under 205 lbs.

[DAMN iNATOR]

This guy facing Tozawa looks like a rejected Wyatt Family member.

I think his name is/was supposed to be Bryan Kendrick, since Brian mentioned the guy shared his name except with an 'i' instead of a 'y'.

This has been a pretty good show so far. Crowd seems to be into it, too, which is nice.

[DAMN iNATOR]

People on the internet (like on Reddit I guess) keep "raving" about 205 Live... but still seems just as meaningless as it always was... just a bunch of randomly thrown together matches that are not even good... bunch of Noam Dar matches

Yeah, it's pretty much seemingly for people who enjoy fast-paced, flippy-dippy spotfest matches, but for what it is, it's not bad at all.

[Triple A]

Yeah, it's pretty much seemingly for people who enjoy fast-paced, flippy-dippy spotfest matches, but for what it is, it's not bad at all.

I don't think that's what it is. If it was that, it would be good imo.

They are all basic ass matches...

[Evil Vito]

Aries/Nese was good

[Emperor Smeat]

Nese's new gear looks pretty bad. Old gear and look was much better.

[Lock Jaw]

Renee with a totally different hairstyle on Talking Smack then earlier in the night......

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

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Mickie James is a Wyatt?

[DAMN iNATOR]

Renee with a totally different hairstyle on Talking Smack then earlier in the night......

You are a brave man, sticking it out beyond the 3-hour mark.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Alexa/Mickie feud could be pretty hype, but not convinced Mickie ever needs to win the title again.

[KIRA]

I'm still trying to figure out what part of anything Orton did makes him the heel in this thing.

He can't be the heel just for being smart about the way he attacked Bray.

Still sure Nese Neville are the same guy Wtf is going on with Nese's gear?

[Lock Jaw]

Ha ha Michael Hayes in a grimace suit and big fanny pack

[DAMN iNATOR]

LOL Apollo teaching Daniel how to be hip-hop. :lol:

[DAMN iNATOR]

How is DB so clueless about so many things? I mean, I knew he was white-bread, but not this much...

[KIRA]

LOL Apollo teaching Daniel how to be hip-hop. :lol:

Apollo should be spending that time growing a personality

Bryan already has one

[Emperor Smeat]

Miz has a point about Cena's habit of making matches outta nowhere while everyone else can't or needs approval.

[Lock Jaw]

The Miz once again killing it on Talking Smack

[Lock Jaw]

Daniel Bryan saying "they won't let him" wrestle, but to "see what happens in a year and a half"

[DAMN iNATOR]

LOL DB busting out the "Please forget that AJ Styles wrestled in, and lost, a couple of matches for WWF/WWE in 2001" stuff...

[Emperor Smeat]

Talking Smack was the greatest thing to happen for the Miz since maybe his WWE title run. Brutal promos he cut against Cena and Bryan tonight. Even Maryse got in a few good digs at Nikki.

[RP]

Lol, AJ clearly got piped in boos.

Havent seen the TV version, but Aj was not getting booed.

[Anybody Thrilla]

My friend who was there said he got more boos than cheers in the opening segment, but it didn't seem that way in the main event.

[Volare]

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[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Yep, The Miz is making chicken salad out of chicken shit. He's very good.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Talking Shoot continues to be the best show on WWE

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Good Christ that was great

[XL]

Did Road Dogg, Hayes, etc. Put purple shirts/clothes on ready for 205Live? Shane and Cole still wearing blue for SDL?

[Maluco]

Miz is brilliant. Really hoping he gets World title again this year

[Cool King]

• The recap of what we already knew wasn't really needed but at least it was kept short and sweet. Five minutes isn't that bad when you compare it to Raw's opening promos that have lasted fifteen minutes before.

• I don't like Cena or Nikki when they're together. On their own, cool but when they're together, they comes across to me as being slightly "asshole-ish"/annoying.

• Me: Curt Hawkins. Awesome!

*Hawkins dies*

Me: :(

Mauro: Dirty Deeds by Dean Ambrose on Hawkins!

Otunga: Curt Hawkins that is.

JBL: Who cares?

Me: :'(

• Even after the attack on Ambrose, I still don't give two shits about Corbin. It makes me sad that Corbin will most likely be winning the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania.

• The Women's Championship match at WrestleMania is a good idea but one of my first thoughts was that we will most likely see a few surprise entrants, with the first name I thought of being Kelly Kelly, especially after saying a few weeks ago that she was interested in returning.

Will she win?

I certainly hope not.

• Styles/Orton was a good one along with a good finishing sequence too. I was a bit surprised that Wyatt didn't show up though. I was expecting him to be involved in some way.

• SmackDown once again showing why it's the superior show.

[Cool King]

Hawkins is capable of so much more. Sucks to see this, especially after all those hype videos making it seem like he might actually win some matches at any point.

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[Cool King]

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The Miz is so good.

I really hope that after WrestleMania he starts chasing the WWE Championship. I've been waiting for a while now for him to do that.

I'm also liking his "But wait! There's more!" Barney voice.

[RP]

Don't normally have the time for 205 Live but Austin Aries changes that. Which I guess is why he's there.

He was great. I was bummed i wasnt on the camera side.. they were filming towards the other side, but the side I was on got to see the wrestlers doing all there expressions and such toward me and it was great. Aries was great. He suicide dived outside the ring on Neese and it was fantastic. I was so into it. Neese was good too. Gotta respect him too. I walked away feeling like i need more Tony Neese.

[RP]

Mickie looks really good tonight

She was hot. But i couldnt stop chanting that she was 45 years old. I feel bad about it now.

[RP]

triple a u watching chrisley after smackdown

The one downside to going to Smackdown Live is that i missed the new Chrisley

[RP]

Just waiting for Luke Harper really.

Ya. No Luke. No Bray. I'll go further in my review thread.

[RP]

Styles literally the only person who figured out the weakness to Orton's DDT move is to just move your feet forward.

The fans were so smart about this too. They recognized it in the second row.

[RP]

Orton-Styles was really good. Same for the ending sequence itself.

Bit surprised Bray never bothered to show or even do the DERP tease since you'd figure he'd want to kill Orton by now.

Jeez, i thought for sure I would come home and there would atleast be something I just didnt see at the arena. Totally bummed.

[Big Vic]

Zack Ryder should return and turn heel on Mojo for not "Staying Hype"

[Volare]

Miz's stuff on TS is giving me these vibes again.

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[Cool King]

Zack Ryder should return and turn heel on Mojo for not "Staying Hype"

I would like to see a Ryder heel turn.

Just pretty much redo the whole Cody Rhodes/Hardcore Holly thing from Night of Champions 2008 but have Mojo and a "mystery partner" face Curt Hawkins and his "mystery partner".

Mojo's partner is a returning Zack Ryder but when Hawkins' partner doesn't show, Ryder turns on Mojo and reunites with Hawkins.

Then you can have yourself a nice little Handicap Match.