SmackDown! LIVE 4/25 - Can The Queen dethrone Naomi?

[DAMN iNATOR]

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Charlotte challenges Naomi for SmackDown Women’s Title

After defeating Naomi last Tuesday in her first match on the blue brand, Charlotte will challenge her for the SmackDown Women’s Championship this week. Can The Queen cap off her arrival with a huge title victory? Find out tonight at 8/7 C on USA Network!

ALSO:

• Exclusive interview with Nakamura kicks off SmackDown! LIVE

• Orton to battle Rowan in No Disqualification Match

• Styles and Corbin square off in rematch

All that, plus 205 LIVE and Talking Smack, beginning tonight @ 8PM EST/7 C on USA!

[rez]

SHANG TSUNG

[rez]

Fuck off, Ziggler

[ClockShot]

Nice get up, Zigs.

[rez]

fukin lol. bragging about being a Netflix movie star.

[ClockShot]

HE HE! SHAMONA!

[owenbrown]

ugh

[Emperor Smeat]

Out of everyone traded from the Superstar Shakeup, Miz might have ended up as the biggest loser.

Mainly because he went from a potential chance at a feud with Nakamura and maybe a future WWE title feud to being made to look like a fool on RAW. Ziggler meanwhile might have been the luckiest person on Smackdown outside of Jinder with the shakeup.

[rez]

legit laughing.

[mike adamle]

ugh

Should get you a thot if your not feeling this

[ClockShot]

That's ignorant, Dolph.

[slik]

Go Shinsuke...missed everything except Dolph trying to attack Shinsuke....what happened?

[rez]

We want Jinder

[rez]

Go Shinsuke...missed everything except Dolph trying to attack Shinsuke....what happened?



Renee tried to interview Stang Sung but Ziggler interfered. He likened his life story to Michael Jackson. Shinsuke punks Ziggler. You would have had to been there.

[rez]

IT'S AJ STYLES

[slik]

some1 on twitter said Dolph cut a racist promo and the dumbass crowd chanted WHAT at Shinsuke...

[slik]

This match should be good

[rez]

It wasn't a promo you'd cut on random Japanese or former pop superstar off the street but totes fine for a heel's segment.

[Emperor Smeat]

some1 on twitter said Dolph cut a racist promo and the dumbass crowd chanted WHAT at Shinsuke...

Mostly because Nakamura was speaking Japanese in regards to the "What" chants.

[slik]

owenbrown u watching tonight?

[Savio]

No she cannot 50/50 booking

[slik]

Mostly because Nakamura was speaking Japanese in regards to the "What" chants.

Oh

It wasn't a promo you'd cut on random Japanese or former pop superstar off the street but totes fine for a heel's segment.


Oh


TY for filling me in @ both of u

[KIRA]

Ok so I didnt miss much

[slik]

not yet, u and I were in the same boat Kira!

This match is good so far

[rez]

I'm legit excited for the eventual Shinsuke/AJ feud.

[KIRA]

not yet, u and I were in the same boat Kira!

This match is good so far


Prepped for the A show!

[KIRA]

Never thought I'd say this but stop cutting to Owens.

[ClockShot]

P1 WINS!

[ClockShot]

Go away, Sami.

[slik]

KO feels like a bigger champ than Orton tbh

[KIRA]

Y'know I thought theyd play up Baron Corbins gimmick of the lone wolf not getting along with faces or heels.

[rez]

had to poop out some fried chicken what'd i miss

[Savio]

Wonder if the Colons will win again.

[Emperor Smeat]

Going to be a really short "Beat The Clock" series if they are using tag teams.

[KIRA]

If SDL didn't give jobbers such a massive power up I'd be laughing if I were American Alpha and found out I had to beat the Shining Stars

[ClockShot]

Smackdown needs another tag team.

[Emperor Smeat]

With it being just 4 teams, should have made it as a mini-tournament instead for the #1 contenders spot.

[slik]

Breezango got this in the bag!

[rez]

well, glad that's over. tag team division is the A shows weakness. It brings it down to an A- overall show.

[slik]

Rusev Machka Crush SD

[KIRA]

Erik Rowan keeps failing upward.

[ClockShot]

Hope Lana shows up with Rusev.

I've missed her, to be honest.

[ClockShot]

I keep forgetting about The New Day.

[rez]

I'd be down for some Booty O's buffet. Especially if Big E is serving it.

[Emperor Smeat]

well, glad that's over. tag team division is the A shows weakness. It brings it down to an A- overall show.

Yeah and also is the big weakness of their lead writer going back to his NXT days.

Figured Road Dogg and his experience with tag wrestling would have been very helpful but that doesn't seem to be the case.

[ClockShot]

Nice beard, Rusev.

[slik]

Rusev via satellite

[ClockShot]

Rusev via satellite

More like Rusev via the arena boiler room.

[KIRA]

Ellsworth is a great addition to the division IMO

[ClockShot]

Why is Ellsworth still around?

Gonna keep asking this on a weekly basis.

[rez]

sick of Bray's gimmick. We want Bo/Bray team up.

[KIRA]

House of Horrors=Bray and Orton are gonna fight at a Golden Coral

[Sepholio]

Hold on I never knew Shinsuke Nakamura was actually Michael jackson.....mind = blown

[DAMN iNATOR]

Hold on I never knew Shinsuke Nakamura was actually Michael jackson.....mind = blown

Shinsuke Nakamura's Moonwalker

[rez]

Bray wouldn't even need to change his lookup...just drop the Wyatt family shit.

I could see him and Bo being a modern day Steiner brothers (real wrestling backgrounds)...Bo would need to go on the roids though because Bray would be the junkyard dog.

[Emperor Smeat]

Why is Ellsworth still around?

Gonna keep asking this on a weekly basis.

WWE trying to pander to the chinless market?

Him being paired with Carmella actually ended up benefiting both in a way.

[slik]

what are the odds house of horrors just translates to 'no dq,no countout' this sunday

[Sepholio]

He's a thriller for sure.

[rez]

Bring back the hardcore championship and throw Elsworth in with Finlay as his manager/trainer.

[ClockShot]

Smooth Criminal.

[owenbrown]

owenbrown u watching tonight?

yes but on mute

[DAMN iNATOR]

He's a thriller for sure.

And Ziggler is Bad. :shifty:

[rez]

nobody gives a shit about this house of horrors shit. maybe if they allowed the hardys to produce it..

[slik]

yes but on mute

jbl unbearable don't blame u

[KIRA]

At least it was a difficult win.

[rez]

only 2 pages and the show is half over. buncha RAW marks

[slik]

creative doesn't know what it is either Randy

[KIRA]

.....because thats when the match is maybe?

[rez]

JINDER!

[Emperor Smeat]

what are the odds house of horrors just translates to 'no dq,no countout' this sunday

What if its just in catering and the horror part is Zack Ryder screaming at the waste of good food.

[KIRA]

JINDER BENDERS UNITE!

[slik]

The length of this thread is probably a bad sign for the SD rating

[owenbrown]

Bray should still be WWE Champion

[owenbrown]

The World WWE Championship :nono:

[rez]

Iowa crowd: OMG HE'S TALKING ARABIC. TERRORIST!

[Emperor Smeat]

With how good Jinder and Owens look in suits, should randomly form a team called Heel Inc.

[rez]

lol, i thought they weren't going to call them the bollywood boys.

[Emperor Smeat]

Jinder has a Rock Bottom-like move?

[KIRA]

fuck yea! Jinder is a hero!

[Ezra]

So Jinder is going to bring the title back to his people? Bret Hart will be pleased.

[Emperor Smeat]

If recent NXT house shows are any indication, this new gimmick of Lana is going to bomb hard.

Supposedly people were laughing a lot at her dance moves and not because she's now a comedic character.

[slik]

Jinder Maholics unite

[rez]

1. AJ
2. Renee
3. Nakamura
3. Jinder w/ the Bollywood Boyz

[KIRA]

Iowa crowd: OMG HE'S TALKING ARABIC. TERRORIST!

Everybody else:he's Indian

Iowa crowd: HES AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TERRORIST!

[rez]

I'd be down with an entire Canadian-Indian stable.

[slik]

If recent NXT house shows are any indication, this new gimmick of Lana is going to bomb hard.

Supposedly people were laughing a lot at her dance moves and not because she's now a comedic character.

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[rez]

da fuq did i just watch

[KIRA]

I'd be down with an entire Canadian-Indian stable.

And yet they cheer Sami Zayn.

[rez]

Ugh..what a waste of primetime cable time.

[rez]

And yet they cheer Sami Zayn.

but but he's the right color and they don't know any better.. :$

[slik]

Jinder stealing the belt, Jinder is my new hero #SDLive

[KIRA]

If Fabreeze pull this off there is no hope for the Ascension

[slik]

LETS GO BREEZANGO

[KIRA]

Yep no hope

[Emperor Smeat]

:y: Breezango getting a tag title shot.

[slik]

YES

[slik]

Face Push for Breezano is overdue!

[Evil Vito]

90 minutes in I was ready to say this was the worst SmackDown in a long while......then The Fashion Police became #1 Contenders and all is forgiven. :D​​​​​​​

[slik]

I have enjoyed SD overall more than RAW so far (minus BRAUUUUNNNN)

[Emperor Smeat]

90 minutes in I was ready to say this was the worst SmackDown in a long while......then The Fashion Police became #1 Contenders and all is forgiven. :D​​​​​​​

Been a trend since the Draft of whenever Smackdown has to deal with co-brand shows or anything involving RAW, whatever week is the go-home ends up being pretty meh in general. Should get better once they can focus entirely on their own ppv builds.

[slik]

I guarantee WWE has not decided what the house of horrors match is yet

[DAMN iNATOR]

I have enjoyed SD overall more than RAW so far (minus BRAUUUUNNNN)

Same here.

[slik]

Been a trend since the Draft of whenever Smackdown has to deal with co-brand shows or anything involving RAW, whatever week is the go-home ends up being pretty meh in general. Should get better once they can focus entirely on their own ppv builds.

true - last year initially after the brand split SD was rough at first but you could tell the seeds were there for greatness

[rez]

Bray is going to go down as the biggest jobber in pro wrestling ppv history. so there's that.

[rez]

Let's go Naomi

[Rebecca Reigns]

If Roman Reigns was on SD he would give Naomi a Superman Punch and a Spear for the win!

[rez]

Fuck you, Vince and your Undertaker/Sting bejewled app tease.

[KIRA]

Her stamina must be off the charts she has to dance to the ring in the ring and then wrestle

#Irespecttheglow

[Savio]

I am going to miss Randy Orton saying that he doesn't really know what a house of horrors match is

[rez]

Not even Russia knows

[KIRA]

I am going to miss Randy Orton saying that he doesn't really know what a house of horrors match is

He has mentioned that more than one time

subtle nod to creative to get their shit together.

[slik]

Charlotte is a better wrestler than a lot of the male wrestlers (imo)

[DAMN iNATOR]

Let's go, Charlotte!

[DAMN iNATOR]

Charlotte is a better wrestler than a lot of the male wrestlers (imo)

She probably learned a lot from one of the best...her father.

[rez]

Digging Naomi's ring attire.

[slik]

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[rez]

I'd argue that she's a better wrestler than her father..not performer but wrestler.

[KIRA]

Charlotte is a better wrestler than a lot of the male wrestlers (imo)

But is she better than Alica Fox? Sadly this stupid company won't let us find out.

[Emperor Smeat]

Charlotte is a better wrestler than a lot of the male wrestlers (imo)

Helps she's also one of WWE's hand picked stars so they at least put more effort with her stuff than most of the women's division and roster in general.

[KIRA]

8 min left

[rez]

page 4?

[Emperor Smeat]

8 min left

USA Network should bring back the countdown clock as some sort of unofficial "Beat the Non-Runoff Clock" challenge series.

[RP]

So who interferes to help Naomi?

[RP]

If they're turning Charlotte face, thats a horrible idea.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: USA brought back the clock

[owenbrown]

Should have known there would be a dirty finish to this match

[rez]

So...next week, a team up of Charlotte, Naomi, and Becky versus them.

[rez]

RP... we need Larry to retire. Shouldn't have ever gotten rid of Vogel, George Hill, etc. They'll either trade Paul George or let him walk in a year. Going to be the worst team in the east.

[DAMN iNATOR]

page 4?

There's still 205 LIVE and Talking Smack!

[slik]

At some point this means Charlotte is putting the Figure Eight on James Ellsworth and the crowd is going to pop huge.

[A.J.K]

Face Push for Breezano is overdue!

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[Triple A]

Why does Becky Lynch look totally different the past couple of weeks

Is it just her makeup or something else

[Triple A]

If they're turning Charlotte face, thats a horrible idea.

agreed if true smh

[RP]

I think she's Tatanka now

[KIRA]

Member when Tatanka was old and came back for a heel run?

[Emperor Smeat]

205 Live was pretty good in general this week.

:lol: Breezango doing the siren sounds for their entrance on Talking Smack

[Emperor Smeat]

Not sure if JBL is trying to imply Breezango are gay or just being terrible at this Talking Smack segment.

[Simple Fan]

I like Mahal stealing the title. Now the Payback match doesn't have to be for the title and Bray can win. Mahal is doing Smackdown a favor actually by stealing the belt.

[mike adamle]

I think they should have Jinder Mahal sell the WWE Title to ISIS or maybe Bashir Al-Asaad (leader of Syria for those of you not in the know.) I'm imagining a storyline now where Mahal gives Asaad the WWE Title in exchange for chemical weapons which Jinder ends up using in a match. Would get tremendous heat.

Imagine the heat if at WrestleMania Mahal hits Roman Reigns with the chemical weapon and Reigns fights through it to hit a Super Man Punch on Jinder and then a spear on Asaad and defeat Jinder Mahal & Bashir Al-Asaad at Mania in a title match in the main event.

I bet before that they could work a program at Survivor Series where the Team Syria (Jinder Mahal, Bashir Al-Assad, & Rusev) vs. ISIS (Bray Wyatt, Brock Lesnar w/ Paul Heyman, & Dean Ambrose) vs. The Rebels (Roman Reigns, & The Bollywood Boyz w/ Daivari) vs. Team USA (Kurt Angle, John Cena, & Shane McMahon w/ Donald Trump) in some sort of Winner takes all Syrian Death match and they end the Syrian War once and for all. Team USA can win and Donald Trump can cut a promo on how WWE made America great again.

Imagine if Trump held a rally on the pre-show how many people would show up

[Triple A]

Good idea

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Without Bryan, it's not Talking Shoot, but JBL is even worse than Shane.

[ClockShot]

Ducked out early last night not because I found the show boring, but I was just sooooooooooo sleepy.

But damn, I missed out on some cool hijinks.

[Big Vic]

I feel like Wyatt/Orton could have been much better if they didn't say "Oh shit we have to climax this at mania"

[Evil Vito]

I'm probably just being picky but I hate that they're the Bollywood Boys are the Singh Brothers now, and they have new first names as well (Samir and Sunil). I normally wouldn't care but they've already existed on NXT, 205 Live, and the Cruiserweight Classic as Harv and Gurv Sirha. Why not just keep those names and have them referred to as The Sirha Brothers?

I know Singh is the most common Indian surname but to me it comes across like WWE just defaulting to it because it's the only Indian name they know.

Glad they're up though, the tag division needs help and they could be wonderfully arrogant heels.

[Jordan]

#DON'T HINDER JINDER 2017

I really liked the segment where Jinder stole the belt, he cuts a good promo. I can see how they are leaving him room to be a baby face in India while banking off simple American racism to have him play heel here. The trio of Jinder and The Singh Bro's.... I like it. Seem's dangerous, new... hopefully the push is solid.

[XL]

Is Jinder stealing the title a way to segue to a blue leather belt?

[drave]

Not sure if JBL is trying to imply Breezango are gay or just being terrible at this Talking Smack segment.


JBL is just getting nervous because he loves dongs, as evidenced by the nudes he likes to view during broadcasts.

[Emperor Smeat]

I'm probably just being picky but I hate that they're the Bollywood Boys are the Singh Brothers now, and they have new first names as well (Samir and Sunil). I normally wouldn't care but they've already existed on NXT, 205 Live, and the Cruiserweight Classic as Harv and Gurv Sirha. Why not just keep those names and have them referred to as The Sirha Brothers?

I know Singh is the most common Indian surname but to me it comes across like WWE just defaulting to it because it's the only Indian name they know.

Glad they're up though, the tag division needs help and they could be wonderfully arrogant heels.

I'd assume its probably just them wanting to own everything about a wrestler while they are in the WWE or on the main roster.

Only reason they probably haven't bothered doing the same with the Cruiser division is the amount of work needed and the division needing all the help possible with recognizable names.

[XL]

Nakamura needs to stop having the gumshield in when he's talking.

[Triple A]

Jinder has an amazing voice and sweet heel mic skills imho

[KIRA]

I think they should have Jinder Mahal sell the WWE Title to ISIS or maybe Bashir Al-Asaad (leader of Syria for those of you not in the know.) I'm imagining a storyline now where Mahal gives Asaad the WWE Title in exchange for chemical weapons which Jinder ends up using in a match. Would get tremendous heat.

Imagine the heat if at WrestleMania Mahal hits Roman Reigns with the chemical weapon and Reigns fights through it to hit a Super Man Punch on Jinder and then a spear on Asaad and defeat Jinder Mahal & Bashir Al-Asaad at Mania in a title match in the main event.

I bet before that they could work a program at Survivor Series where the Team Syria (Jinder Mahal, Bashir Al-Assad, & Rusev) vs. ISIS (Bray Wyatt, Brock Lesnar w/ Paul Heyman, & Dean Ambrose) vs. The Rebels (Roman Reigns, & The Bollywood Boyz w/ Daivari) vs. Team USA (Kurt Angle, John Cena, & Shane McMahon w/ Donald Trump) in some sort of Winner takes all Syrian Death match and they end the Syrian War once and for all. Team USA can win and Donald Trump can cut a promo on how WWE made America great again.

Imagine if Trump held a rally on the pre-show how many people would show up

I just wanna reetarate that Sami Zayn should be the one doing all this uf were gonna go that route

[DAMN iNATOR]

I just wanna reetarate that Sami Zayn should be the one doing all this uf were gonna go that route

He'd just give them RAW's W.M.B.

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