SmackDown! LIVE 4/18 - Who will be Randy Orton's next challenger?

[DAMN iNATOR]

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Who will be Randy Orton's next challenger?

Just one week removed from the Superstar Shake-up, six of SmackDown’s brightest stars will collide in a Six-Pack Challenge with a future WWE Championship opportunity at stake.

PLUS:
• Owens Issues "Face of America Open Challenge"

• How will new arrivals shake up Team Blue's Women's Division

• Will SmackDown!'s newest arrivals continue to impress?

All that and more on SmackDown! LIVE, tonight @8PM EDT/7C, plus 205 LIVE and Talking Smack!

[Lock Jaw]

Damn..... just found out that Smackdown is not airing LIVE in Canada today....... playing NHL Playoff game instead......

Smackdown will air tomorrow.......

[ClockShot]

They're all up for number #1 contenders?

Zigs is always a safe bet. But, I pick Harper.

[ClockShot]

DON'T CARE HOW I WANT IT NOW!

-Veruca Salt

[Emperor Smeat]

So over/under on Charlotte having like 4 Smackdown Women's title reigns before the year is over?

[DAMN iNATOR]

They're all up for number #1 contenders?

Zigs is always a safe bet. But, I pick Harper.

I'm thinking Dolph. He's the most compelling option. Sami would also be acceptable.

[DAMN iNATOR]

So over/under on Charlotte having like 4 Smackdown Women's title reigns before the year is over?

Under. I'm thinking 1, maybe 2 tops.

[ClockShot]

So over/under on Charlotte having like 4 Smackdown Women's title reigns before the year is over?

I don't know. It's been pretty strange lately with Road Dogg having his hand in creative these days.

[Emperor Smeat]

That Six Pack Challenge match might be the most random pairings of wrestlers ever.

[slik]

Charlotte holding the title just looks right.

[slik]

I want Orton to go heel and Sami to win this 6-pack challenge

[ClockShot]

Holy hairdo, Natalya.

[ClockShot]

Why is Ellsworth still around?

[Droford]

I literally was "why is nia Jax here"

[ClockShot]

We're doing the six pack challenge now?

[RP]

I'm positive Dolph wont win this.

[RP]

I'm positive Eric Rowan wont win this.

[RP]

I'm HIV positive Jinder Mahal wont win this

[ClockShot]

What's the main event?

[RP]

I'm positive Mojo wont win this

[Droford]

Sami vs Orton the match we didn't know we wanted

[RP]

I have no idea who wins this, but it should be Luke Harper

[KIRA]

Luke Harper is my pick to win Mojo Riely is my pick to get his legs broken

[Droford]

I can't remember a worse contingent of wwr championship challengers

[RP]

I cant wait for the Mojo title run to start tonight.

[slik]

Please don't let Mojo win this...

[ClockShot]

That's not a big slam. That was a Michinoku Driver.

I miss Mauro...........a lot.

[KIRA]

I cant wait for the Mojo title run to start tonight.

SDL will be dead to me if that happens

[DAMN iNATOR]

I cant wait for the Mojo title run to start tonight.

Winner is only #1 Contender to Orton or Wyatt, whoever wins the "House of Horrors" match @ Payback.

[Droford]

Sami wins
Bray wins and keeps the belt on RAW so they trade Lesnar to SD and Lesnar murders Sami

[Emperor Smeat]

Please don't let Mojo win this...

Shouldn't be a problem since the Spirit of Zack Ryder is only effective for battle royales.

[slik]

I would be interested in a one-off ppv match between Orton/Mahal just because I like to give new people a chance.

[RP]

Smackdown sucks now

[RP]

Winner is only #1 Contender to Orton or Wyatt, whoever wins the "House of Horrors" match @ Payback.

They keep saying Backlash i guess.

[ClockShot]

For a bunch of mid-carders and jobbers, this match ain't so bad.

[RP]

So, AJ was pissed at Shane because he thought he should be number 1 contender a month or so ago and now he's not even worthy of being in the 6 pack challenge? lol ok

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">GOOD GOD WHAT A CLOTHESLINE <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/1Contender?src=hash">#1Contender</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SDLive?src=hash">#SDLive</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/LukeHarperWWE">@LukeHarperWWE</a> <a href="https://t.co/CzsUUcutzE">pic.twitter.com/CzsUUcutzE</a></p>&mdash; Italo Santana (@BulletClubItal) <a href="https://twitter.com/BulletClubItal/status/854491633802514437">April 19, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Blonde Moment]

Sami wins
Bray wins and keeps the belt on RAW so they trade Lesnar to SD and Lesnar murders Sami

NAw, they are feeding Braun to Lesnar so he can lose to Roman.at WM

[Droford]

So, AJ was pissed at Shane because he thought he should be number 1 contender a month or so ago and now he's not even worthy of being in the 6 pack challenge? lol ok

He's #1 us title cobtender

[slik]

This match is actually pretty good

[Droford]

Jinder almost won lol

[RP]

Zayne concussed now lol

[Emperor Smeat]

Orton probably had an internal scream at the thought of Mahal being #1 contender.

Already suffered a concussion with Lesnar before and Mahal's strikes are really bad for someone's health.

[ClockShot]

I've noticed between both shows lately the refs are getting in bad spots that they're about to get ran over.

Like Mojo almost taking out the ref just now.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gotta say this. As much as <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SDLive?src=hash">#SDLive</a> made me &quot;WTF&quot; half these guys in a #1 contender match, they're making new stars this way. Bravo.</p>&mdash; Rob Boertlein (@Dx21685) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dx21685/status/854493502234923008">April 19, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[KIRA]

See what roid rage gets you Jinder?

[Emperor Smeat]

Ouch at Sami landing head first on that flip to Mojo.

[RP]

I have a sick feeling Jinder is winning this

[Emperor Smeat]

:eek: Mahal actually won.

[ClockShot]

What the?

[Droford]

jinder wins!

[RP]

dear God

[ClockShot]

Who were the goons?

[KIRA]

HOLY SHIT IRON ABS WINS!

[#1-norm-fan]

Why is Jinder even in that?

Also, lol @ Styles winning a shot at the US title last week and now the losers getting to fight for a shot at the world title.

[Emperor Smeat]

Who were the goons?

Bollywood Boyz?

[rez]

YEAHH JINDER

[DAMN iNATOR]

Jinder should've been hindered!

[Droford]

Who were the goons?

Bollywood boys

Bollywood World Order

[Evil Vito]

Can't say I saw this one coming

[RP]

Nice promo from Jinder though. Honestly.

[ClockShot]

Shane says it best. Smackdown Live is the land of opportunity.

Jinder just got his.

[slik]

Jinder will not be Hinder'ed now!

[KIRA]

I FUCKING LUV SDL its actually unpredictable

[ClockShot]

Randy Orton: "You fucking kidding me?"

[#1-norm-fan]

Wait, what? Did Jinder really win??? LOL

[rez]

bray has been serving jinder all this time! curveball

[KIRA]

Ignoring Mahal will cost you

[DAMN iNATOR]

Ahh, another weird/creepy Orton/Wyatt vignette. 👍🙄🙄🙄

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wanna bet <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEBrayWyatt">@WWEBrayWyatt</a> owns every episode of &quot;Are You Afraid of the Dark?&quot; on VHS? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SDLive?src=hash">#SDLive</a></p>&mdash; WWE Creative Humor (@WWECreative_ish) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWECreative_ish/status/854495495473037312">April 19, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[DAMN iNATOR]

They keep saying Backlash i guess.

Right. It's 3 weeks after Payback on May 21. Just sayin'. ☺

[rez]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bQBroTDPKE

[#1-norm-fan]

Did they announce when Jinder gets his shot? There's no way it's on a PPV. I mean... I know with the network, they don't really need to sell the individual PPVs anymore but... there's no way they're gonna try to hype a PPV revolving around Randy Orton vs Jinder Mahal, are they? lol

[ClockShot]

Did they announce when Jinder gets his shot? There's no way it's on a PPV. I mean... I know with the network, they don't really need to sell the individual PPVs anymore but... there's no way they're gonna try to hype a PPV revolving around Randy Orton vs Jinder Mahal, are they? lol

I'm gonna assume the Smackdown exclusive PPV in May (forgot the name).

I think the US title match is the only thing set in stone. Styles faces Owens or Jericho after Payback.

[slik]

I am glad to see someone new in the main-event scene, especially someone as unexpected as Mahal

Let's see how he does before we all hate it

[ClockShot]

Nice rock, Renee.

[RP]

I dont understand why AJ and Corbin are going for the US Title and not the World?

[KIRA]

Suddenly my new dream is to see Nakamura knee Baron Corbin in the face

[slik]

Is Naka not appearing today? was that video segment it?

[KIRA]

I am glad to see someone new in the main-event scene, especially someone as unexpected as Mahal

Let's see how he does before we all hate it

I don't need this sold to me I am completely on board

[ClockShot]

I dont understand why AJ and Corbin are going for the US Title and not the World?

It's a long story.

It involves Bray's rematch clause, Kevin Owen's ego, and someone in creative's stupidity.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Without a doubt, <a href="https://twitter.com/BraunStrowman">@BraunStrowman</a> is STAR in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash">#WWE</a>! But can someone explain to me why he doesn't have any shirts on <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEShop">@WWEShop</a>? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RAW?src=hash">#RAW</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIxThis?src=hash">#FIxThis</a></p>&mdash; Ellis Mbeh (@EllisMbeh) <a href="https://twitter.com/EllisMbeh/status/854177900840583168">April 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[DAMN iNATOR]

I'm gonna assume the Smackdown exclusive PPV in May (forgot the name).

I think the US title match is the only thing set in stone. Styles faces Owens or Jericho after Payback.

Yeah, they were saying it will happen @ Backlash, which for some reason is now in May instead of late April.

[Droford]

Jinder Mahalics Anonymous

[DAMN iNATOR]

Nice rock, Renee.

http://www.wwe.com/f/wysiwyg/image/2012/02/Rock-peoples-eyebrow-268.jpg:shifty:

[RP]

Naomi's entrance is going to give me a seizure

[Droford]

Supposedly Mike Bennett and Maria are coming to SD..

[rez]

I miss Miss Bliss.

[#1-norm-fan]

AJ Styles is in the midcard and a lifetime WWE jobber who just debuted on the show last week is fighting for the world title. Is this Smackdown or TNA?

[ClockShot]

Supposedly Mike Bennett and Maria are coming to SD..

Nice.

[KIRA]

AJ Styles is in the midcard and a lifetime WWE jobber is fighting for the world title. Is this Smackdown or TNA?

I like that people the caliber of AJ Styles want the US belt heres hoping they can do what Miz did for the IC belt

Nevermind the fact that not long ago James Ellsworth was over AF and challenging for the title

[RP]

Good match so far.

[slik]

I wonder if owenbrown is there since Louisville is his neck of the woods!

[RP]

Really good match

[KIRA]

Naomi....Im impressed maybe its cause shes working with Flair but still

[RP]

Great match

[Emperor Smeat]

Decent match but not a fan of WWE's bad habit of challenger beating the champ just to get a future title shot.

[Evil Vito]

The champion losing non-title matches is one of WWE's stalest booking habits over the past 15 years.

[owenbrown]

no

[rez]

Nice win, female David Flair

[KIRA]

Buried the lead it felt like the car insurance was the main part of the announcement for the main Event

[slik]

It's the night of new challengers on SDLive!

[slik]

no

was that to me or Brother Vito?!

[owenbrown]

you, slik

[slik]

Oh ok!

I was not sure, TY for clearing it up!

[DAMN iNATOR]

Nice win, female Ric Flair

Fixed.

[Evil Vito]

"Primo & Epico Colon"

RIP Shining Stars

[slik]

Now they are just Primo and Epico Colon

[KIRA]

Carlito needs to Join SDL and this will be perfect.....what the hell is he doing now anyway?

[slik]

wait has this always been American Alpha's music....it sucks sort of

[Emperor Smeat]

Guess Puerto Rico finally realized the Shining Stars were a bad idea as official travel salesmen.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Wish they'd find a way to bring Carlito back to manage these guys. At least they wouldn't feel so stale.

[KIRA]

wait has this always been American Alpha's music....it sucks sort of

One minor reason I'm glad they switched Crews to RAW his theme is pretty similar to American Alpha

[Emperor Smeat]

:eek: Colons actually won.

Then again WWE did the same when they first fought Enzo & Cass that lead to nothing in the end and just made Enzo & Cass look like a joke for the mini-feud.

[KIRA]

SDL is to Jobbers what the US claims it is to immigrants

[Triple A]

Jinder Mahal is a good heel imo... Good angry heel voice and old school funny anti-American gimmick.

[KIRA]

I would love to ask 3MB era Jinder Mahal if he ever thinks he'll be cutting a promo for a world title shot as the #1 CONTENDER

[Evil Vito]

I would pay double for the WWE Network if they had a show where Lana just dances for an hour

Maybe triple if they throw in a weekly show about Big Bartholomew

[DAMN iNATOR]

KO!

[ClockShot]

That is one bad titantron for Kevin Owens.

[slik]

Is Primo the one in wrestling briefs and Epico the one in wrestling boxer-briefs?

[RP]

hahaha KO

[DAMN iNATOR]

Owens just a big bully...SMH #FATOWENSFAT

[RP]

Maybe Lex Luger will come out and accept the challenge.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: Owens

[ClockShot]

Owens is from Montreal too?

He just move? He & Sami Zayn roommates?

[rez]

Could these Kentuckiyans even find Kevin Owens on a map

[KIRA]

Road Dogg has really let himself go

[RP]

Gary Dandy lol

[DAMN iNATOR]

@owenbrown: You rooting for local jobber?

Edit: Oh. Never mind.

[ClockShot]

Never expected Owens to get the hometown jobber treatment.

[Evil Vito]

LOL Gary jumping right into the powerbomb

[RP]

Gary Dandy is my new favorite wrestler.

[Emperor Smeat]

LOL Gary jumping right into the powerbomb

Almost managed to leapfrog over Owens when he did that.

[ClockShot]

Good time for Jack Swagger to come back with his "We the People" shtick.

[KIRA]

LOL at Kentucky not really taking Owens anti America bait

[slik]

KO gets to mock Saxton on a whole new show now! Lol!

[Rebecca Reigns]

LOL at Kentucky not really taking Owens anti America bait

My ex-boyfriend is from Kentucky. It's not that they didn't go for the bait, they were too busy drinking moonshine and kissing their cousins to know.

[Emperor Smeat]

Would be pretty funny if the reverse happened to Charlotte on Smackdown in regards to their women's title.

Win on regular shows but never on a ppv to continue her current reverse streak.

[slik]

Big face pop for AJ Styles tonight. Now he really is the "face" that runs the place on SDLive

[Rebecca Reigns]

I wish John Cena was on SD tonight so he could pin AJ Styles.

[slik]

Cena is still on SD @rebecca_reigns

He is just filming something and won't be back until SummerSlam-ish IIRC

[rez]

Corbin needs a new persona. I keep wanting to write him off as a Reigns Light but I think he can be redeemed.

[ClockShot]

Don't forget to watch Team Ninja Warrior. :roll:

[DAMN iNATOR]

Oh, a countdown to a new show. Yeah, that doesn't ruin the illusion at all.

[DAMN iNATOR]

LOL Corbin screaming @ ref. :lol:

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: USA Network having a countdown clock for when the next show is about to give.

[ClockShot]

With the way Smackdown has been cutting it's endings super close, they could use a timer.

[Droford]

Beat the clock challenge

[rez]

Don't forget to watch Team Ninja Warrior. :roll:

Says the Yankees fan.

Says the baseball fan... :drool:

[ClockShot]

2 MINUTES!

[Emperor Smeat]

Sort of like that time Owens attacked Sami in NXT after the closing graphics, one of these days Smackdown is going to get an over-run OUTTA NOWHERE and be the biggest surprise moment in show history.

[DAMN iNATOR]

With the way Smackdown has been cutting it's endings super close, they could use a timer.

They should fuck with USA Network execs and play Shane's music with like 10 seconds left.

[ClockShot]

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[ClockShot]

QUICK 10 SECONDS! DO A POSE OR SOMETHING!

[owenbrown]

Cena is still on SD @rebecca_reigns

He is just filming something and won't be back until SummerSlam-ish IIRC

really want to neg rep you right now

[Evil Vito]

I hope the countdown clock to American Ninja Warrior was just a one time deal. It's bad enough SmackDown gets no overrun, an actual countdown clock telling you when the main event is going to end would take me out of it even more.

[KIRA]

Congrats to SDL they've made me even more interested in their roster than I wouldve believed possible. RAW might be making the Stroman Empire look strong but SDL is still the
A-SHOW!

[DAMN iNATOR]

I hope the countdown clock to American Ninja Warrior was just a one time deal. It's bad enough SmackDown gets no overrun, an actual countdown clock telling you when the main event is going to end would take me out of it even more.

Exactly what I was saying. Was annoying.

[KIRA]

Also we should start calling Mahal's fanbase Jinder Benders.

[Evil Vito]

Tozawa/Nese. Nice.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Serious question @owenbrown: Have you ever attended a Louisville, KY WWE house show or televised show? Legit wondering...

[Lock Jaw]

Watching 205 Live

#BringBackFatTozawa

[owenbrown]

Serious question @owenbrown: Have you ever attended a Louisville, KY WWE house show or televised show? Legit wondering...

I am far away from Louisville so no

[slik]

really want to neg rep you right now

wth

[slik]

I thought SD was good overall.I was never bored and I enjoyed each match/segment

[slik]

I am far away from Louisville so no

If WM was in Louisville would you make the trip to go?

[Emperor Smeat]

Feels a bit weird airing a Braun hype package on 205 Live.

[owenbrown]

If WM was in Louisville would you make the trip to go?

no

[owenbrown]

slik I think you are getting as bad as Gertner and Rebecca Reigns

[Lock Jaw]

Alicia Fox so hot.......

Like her outfit tonight..... business on top and party on the bottom

[slik]

slik I think you are getting as bad as Gertner and Rebecca Reigns

what is that even supposed to mean....I don't think I have ever insulted you. I have called you grumpy before and told you to "lighten up".That's about it.

[slik]

Feels a bit weird airing a Braun hype package on 205 Live.

They should do a gimmick where Tozawa is Braun's wacky friend and he does Braun's moveset on 205Live

[Lock Jaw]

Rich Swann with a viscous heel plot........

[Emperor Smeat]

Not sure if its a really wise idea to push Alicia to possible crazy rampage status.

[Lock Jaw]

I hope Noam Dar proves himself by defending Alicia Fox's honour against The Outlandish Dastardly Rich Swann

[Lock Jaw]

Aariyah Daivari now has a wealthy gimmick..... ok.......

[Shisen Kopf]

If Rasslemania was in Louisville I would go.

[Rebecca Reigns]

slik I think you are turning me on almost as much as bad as Gertner, Rebecca Reigns and my cousin!

Hate to break it to you slick damo but you are about to get a lot sexy e-messages from owenbrown

[slik]

I am NOT Slicky Tricky Damon. We are two totally different posters. Though we met each other at WM last year!

[owenbrown]

YOU FUCKING REBECCA REIGNS TERRORIST SOCK STOP FUCKING EDITING MY POST IN YOUR QUOTES BEFORE I SUE YOU FOR YOUR LIBELOUS STATEMENTS YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT

[slik]

Aariyah Daivari now has a wealthy gimmick..... ok.......

I am just glad he is getting pushed. I think Aariyah Daivari is a very underrated talent.

[Lock Jaw]

I've been mostly very bored by him/not interested at all..... hopefully a gimmick will help him become "interesting"........

[Lock Jaw]

Daivari wins a match! Wow

Drew Gulak another one I didn't really care about at all, but his new gimmick is "good" and makes me "interested" in him.....

[Rebecca Reigns]

ROMAN REIGNS AND JOHN CENA ARE MY FAVORITE WRESTLERS.

[slik]

Daivari wins a match! Wow


You need to #GiveDaivariAChance

He's a solid mat wrestler and keeps getting better on the mic, huzzah for his win

[owenbrown]

FUCK YOU YOU GODDAMN PIECE OF FUCKING SHIT GERTNER OR WHOEVER THE FUCK YOU ARE YOU ARE THE MOTHERFUCKING ANTICHRIST BULLY WHO DESERVES TO BURN IN FUCKING HELL

[slik]

@owenbrown

can you please fight with that account elsewhere, this is for SD discussion and 205Live discussion

[owenbrown]

DELETE MY FUCKING ACCOUNT I DON'T GIVE A RAT'S ASS. WE ARE SETTLING THIS SOCK BULLSHIT TONIGHT!

[slik]

They should do a 'superstar shakeup' just for the 205Live and NXT rosters IMO to mix things up on those shows.

[Lock Jaw]

They should do a 'superstar shakeup' just for the 205Live and NXT rosters IMO to mix things up on those shows.

Heavy Machinery to 205 Live

[Rebecca Reigns]

LET'S E-ROLEPLAY. I WILL BE "DELETED" MATT HARDY AND YOU CAN BE REBEL HARDY AND GERTNER CAN BE JEFF HARDY.

[slik]

Heavy Machinery to 205 Live

I just want to think of a way to get DIY to the main roster hahaha.

[Jordan]

I'm down with the Jinder push. WWE does need diverse talent and Jinder has an amazing look and great intensity in the ring. Bollywood Boys at his side are a great addition. I think he kinda got over tonight. Thought it was really lame to have him be interrupted by Bray's stupid video promo though.

[slik]

Are Bollywood Boys "any good"? I never watched them in NXT.

[Bad News Gertner]

EVERYONE THANK GREG DUFOUR FOR THE MASSIVE FATAL HEART ATTACK I AM ABOUT TO HAVE! HE IS NOW A MURDERER JUST LIKE THAT ASSHOLE IN CLEVELAND

Lol what did I do?

[Bad News Gertner]

Oh, and Kayfabe

[Bad News Gertner]

I hope everyone does

[Jordan]

Also we should start calling Mahal's fanbase Jinder Benders.

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Jordan]

Are Bollywood Boys "any good"? I never watched them in NXT.

Yeah they are good workers and have really good energy. Somewhat believable in their roles.

[Jordan]

Check out the April 5 NXT Bollywood Boys have a good showing against Heavy Machinery. Fun match.

[slik]

Check out the April 5 NXT Bollywood Boys have a good showing against Heavy Machinery. Fun match.

I will YT it!

[slik]

Jinder Mahalics Anonymous

^^^^^

[Emperor Smeat]

Probably more due to the set of guests but Talking Smack wasn't that entertaining this week.

[Heisenberg]

Someone needs to be e-arrested.

[Jordan]

Probably more due to the set of guests but Talking Smack wasn't that entertaining this week.

Lack of Bryan made it bland for me. I enjoy seeing Bryan react to Jinder.

[Evil Vito]

I actually don't mind Jinder getting a title shot at all. Orton's still primarily focused on Bray, and after that it's only 3 weeks to Backlash. I don't think they'd want to rush a Corbin or Harper program, especially when Owens/Styles and Nakamura/Ziggler matches on the same PPV will clearly get more attention than the WWE Title match.

So you give Jinder a chance to work with a main eventer for a few weeks and see how it goes before moving to your big summer title program.

[Jordan]

I actually don't mind Jinder getting a title shot at all. Orton's still primarily focused on Bray, and after that it's only 3 weeks to Backlash. I don't think they'd want to rush a Corbin or Harper program, especially when Owens/Styles and Nakamura/Ziggler matches on the same PPV will clearly get more attention than the WWE Title match.

So you give Jinder a chance to work with a main eventer for a few weeks and see how it goes before moving to your big summer title program.

I agree. They have good support going into the PPV. It will be interesting to see if they can pull of an engaging main event match though. I like Jinder's intensity... I'm a fan of stiff workers so if he works stiff it could be interesting. Hopefully he just keeps smart and doesn't hurt Randy.

I must say, I do worry for WWE putting Jinder and Orton in the main event of a show at the All-State Arena... that's really... eh... odd. I mean you wouldn't put that on in MSG would you? All-State is the next best thing to MSG. Odd choice. I could see this match actually not closing the show but I don't agree with that if it's the case.

Also worried because the night before we have a Takeover and it looks like it's Itami and Roode.... and that's just not a quality main event for All-State either. Odd choices.

[Volare]

Fire.

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[#BROKEN Hasney]

Saw Jinder won and decided to save 2 hours by not watching Smackdown.

[erickman]

I agree. They have good support going into the PPV. It will be interesting to see if they can pull of an engaging main event match though. I like Jinder's intensity... I'm a fan of stiff workers so if he works stiff it could be interesting. Hopefully he just keeps smart and doesn't hurt Randy.

I must say, I do worry for WWE putting Jinder and Orton in the main event of a show at the All-State Arena... that's really... eh... odd. I mean you wouldn't put that on in MSG would you? All-State is the next best thing to MSG. Odd choice. I could see this match actually not closing the show but I don't agree with that if it's the case.

Also worried because the night before we have a Takeover and it looks like it's Itami and Roode.... and that's just not a quality main event for All-State either. Odd choices.
yeah I see aj styles owens main event for us belt

[Big Vic]

I DVR'd this.... good enough to watch?

[Evil Vito]

I think so. The three main matches were all good.

[Vastardikai]

So, either WWE is really digging for that India market or, once again, Steroids=push.

[Big Vic]

Maybe he uses Cell Tech

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[Evil Vito]

In Jinder's defense, I don't think he's any more roided out/muscularly larger than he was when he was in 3MB.

He looks the way he does now because he's dropped from about 12-15% body fat to about 6-8%, which are the type of numbers you'd expect to see from an in-season competitive bodybuilder.

It's absolutely unsustainable for any long amount of time and it's probably wrecking his kidneys.

[Big Vic]

Kidney's are temporary, glory lasts forever.

[Juan]

Also worried because the night before we have a Takeover and it looks like it's Itami and Roode.... and that's just not a quality main event for All-State either. Odd choices.

I dunno, there might not be much hype for that match but I doubt they don't have a stellar match. It's pretty much MAKE IT OR BREAK IT for Itami at this point

[#BROKEN Hasney]

He already BROKE IT when referring to Dash's jaw.

But yeah, depends on Itamis rust. I always thought him and Finn came in at just the wrong time as they were converted to the WWE style which they've been doing less and less of recently. I hope they just let him go out and be KENTA again.

[Ultra Mantis]

Jinder Mahal getting world title shots via number #1 contenders matches involving Mojo Rawley and Erick Rowan while Breezango aren't even on the show. Shame.

[mike adamle]

He already BROKE IT when referring to Dash's jaw.

But yeah, depends on Itamis rust. I always thought him and Finn came in at just the wrong time as they were converted to the WWE style which they've been doing less and less of recently. I hope they just let him go out and be KENTA again.

KENTA was starting to lose his special aura before he even came to WWE. After he tore his ACL in 2010 he was never the same. Too bad WWE didn't pick him up in 2006-2009.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

KENTA was starting to lose his special aura before he even came to WWE. After he tore his ACL in 2010 he was never the same. Too bad WWE didn't pick him up in 2006-2009.

Ah, I've only watched matches that have been recommended to me rather than followed his career. Didn't realise he was on a downward trend.

[mike adamle]

He was still pretty good, don't get me wrong, but he was a machine before the injuries.

[Simple Fan]

Jinder in the main event is odd but I like it better than Mojo,
Eric Rowan, Ziggler, or Harper. Bringing up the Bollywood Boys to be his goons is a good move. Really just adds another jobber team to Smackdown but The Colons look like they've give up selling time shares and are serious now.

I wouldn't be opposed to Jinder winning the title if it meant Rusev is going to return as a face and destroy him. Feels like some ROH booking with a short term challenger but we'll see and I hope it works out.

Kind of crazy how 3MB breaks up and Drew becomes ripped and wins championships around the world and now Jacked Jinder is back going for the WWE World Championship. Slater still stuck in the comedy gimmick but it fits him better than the other two. Now my only hope is that some of that rubs off on Heath's Social Outcast partners and Axel and Bo get a push.

[Maluco]

You can't just have someone being a massive jobber for years, suddenly winning a very important match at the top of the card.

It's another symptom of network land I'm afraid. No need to sell people the PPV, so throw anyone in there, little to no build, as long as they are subbing.

Network is too good a deal for the company's own good

[Heisenberg]

So, either WWE is really digging for that India market or, once again, Steroids=push.



Sorry white people, tan people are going to win Championships every now and then

[Vastardikai]

Sorry white people, tan people are going to win Championships every now and then

I am not opposed to the former, believe it or not. I 't know if Jinder is the man for the job, butgoing for a demographic with a billion people in makes sense from a business perspective. If they made him seem like a viable threat at any point ever, it would be genius. Alas, they haven't and he already feels like the third dog in a two dog race.

Steroids=Push, on the other hand...

[Simple Fan]

I want to see more of this Bollywood trio they have and I'm not against Jinder getting a push I just wish he hadn't been a joke in prior weeks with all the Gronk stuff. Had he won the ATGBR he'd have a bit more credibility to him instead of just needing help to win matches. Should bring back Kahli to manage the group.

[Big Vic]

Who is in this trio?

[Simple Fan]

Mahal and The Bollywood Boyz. They are the ones who helped Hinder win the match.

[Heisenberg]

I am not opposed to the former, believe it or not. I 't know if Jinder is the man for the job, butgoing for a demographic with a billion people in makes sense from a business perspective. If they made him seem like a viable threat at any point ever, it would be genius. Alas, they haven't and he already feels like the third dog in a two dog race.

Steroids=Push, on the other hand...



I know, I keed, but for the die hard 3MB fans this is heaven right now with Drew in NXT and Jinder on SD! receiving pushes. It's only a matter of time before Heath Slater is given a run of his own. 3 Man Brand could turn out to be quite deadly if booked right. Have the stable appear throughout all 3 shows tearing people apart and collecting gold.

[Heisenberg]

Jinder's post-match promo was awesome given the circumstances of his jobber past. He can go in the ring and on the mic.

[Triple A]

Jinder is way more interesting to me than Luke Harper, whom every1 seems to "cream themselves" over

Has v good heel mic skills imo

[Big Vic]

Mahal and The Bollywood Boyz. They are the ones who helped Hinder win the match.
I guess I have to check this out then.

[XL]

This Jinder push is reminiscent of Bradshaw's gimmick switch/immediate push in the Main Event.

Why have him job on his way out of Raw if they planned this (or maybe they didn't plan it?) or was this the Raw writers fucking with the SDL team (didn't virtually all of the Raw talent going to SDL job?).

[Big Vic]

I thought Jinder beat Rusev on his way out?

But didn't everyone who switched do the Job? Miz, Alexa, Heath/Rhyno.

[Sepholio]

LOL @ This thread

[#1-norm-fan]

lol Kevin Owens and Jinder Mahal randomly starting an anti-American gimmick on the same night. Weird.

[Cool King]

• As you all may know by now, I'm quite the fan of Jinder Mahal and his win came as a surprise but it was an excellent surprise. I was so happy when he won and I just really hope nothing screws this up like has happened before with the pushes of guys I really like. (Swagger and his weed spring to mind)

I think Jinder Mahal as WWE Champion would be great and thinking about it just makes me think of JBL from 2004 when he went from Bradshaw: The guy who we never thought would ever be WWE Champion, to JBL: One of the best heel WWE Champions in a long time.

Now, I'm not saying that Jinder is going to become a future Hall of Famer in the next four weeks but this is a good opportunity to make a memorable and legitimate heel out of Mahal like JBL was and not like the forgettable heel R-Truth during Truth's feud with Cena in 2011.

Mahal's promo after the match was great too and I'm really intrigued to see where this "Number One Contender Mahal" goes now.

• So Mahal is number one contender and Primo & Epico have dropped "The Shining Stars" and are using their own names and are winning matches and looking good doing it.

Have I died and gone to heaven?

To me, this is fantastic and what I've been wanting for so long now. Much like Mahal, I really hope nothing screws up Primo & Epico.

• Seeing the Tye Dillinger vignette and listening to his theme as it played just made me think that Curtis Axel must be really pissed as Tye's gimmick would be (excuse the unintended pun) perfect for him as being the son of Mr. Perfect and all.

I said it as a joke last week that Tye was just "Mr. Perfect 2K17" but he really is if you think about it and it's the gimmick that would be "common sense" to give to Axel as he really should be "Mr. Perfect 2K17" but he's not. He's just a jobber who hasn't really done anything noteworthy in well over a year, which is such a shame.

• Good show this week and I think SmackDown will and is doing what I said it would do last week, in that it can continue on with the trend of being the superior show and make magic out of the lesser hand they were dealt from the "Superstar Shakeup".

[Maluco]

Mahal going from jobber to main eventer in one night is extremely stupid. If they are serious about him, why not start small with a winning streak and eventually IC title reign. This just isn't believable at all.

I am turning on Smackdown and seeing Primo and Epico, Mojo Rawley and Jinder Mahal in key matches and segments. The ONLY one with any kind of momentum is Rawley, and it certainly isn't main event momentum. It's all happened too fast and it makes everyone's favourite brand look like jobber central to the casual viewer.

Jinder got destroyed by the likes of Roman, Big Show etc...On Raw, one jump to Smackdown and he is in the main event first time of asking. Sorry, but it makes Smackdown look like jobber central.

[Simple Fan]

This Jinder push is reminiscent of Bradshaw's gimmick switch/immediate push in the Main Event.

Why have him job on his way out of Raw if they planned this (or maybe they didn't plan it?) or was this the Raw writers fucking with the SDL team (didn't virtually all of the Raw talent going to SDL job?).

I thought the same thing about the JBL comparison. Hated how they essentially killed off all the talent going to SDL on Raw. Made the Superstar Shakeup lackluster and made it seem like Raw was more important.

[Lock Jaw]

Watching Smackdown now as it airs in Canada.......

Charlotte looking v attractive yesterday........ always looks good in black so I am glad she now has some black ring gear......

[Lock Jaw]

A non-title match? Well, the champion obviously losing......

[Lock Jaw]

Oh, ok..... instead of happening right now they are going to come back out later.......

[Lock Jaw]

"lol" at Jinder Mahal being in this six pack match.

Mojo Rawley also "bad"

[Lock Jaw]

Harper or Zayn winning this one..... prob Harper.....

[Lock Jaw]

Feel like they should have at least had a "moment" between Harper/Rowan...... but they just go right at it.......

[Lock Jaw]

JBL: "Look out Rick Grimes, we got us a flying zombie!" @ Luke Harper doing a suicide dive

How does that statement even make sense. More like him just being "I know pop culture! I'm hip!"

[Lock Jaw]

"lol" at Jinder going to pull out Harper from the ring early, going back to being dead, and then pulling him out at the right time to do the ringstep spot.

[Lock Jaw]

WTF at Jinder winning