Smackdown Live! Thread 6-5-2018

[Shisen Kopf]

Need some srs bsns 205 live fans to answer this question for me. Let's say The Brian Kendrick gets into the junk food one weekend and binge eats. Then, oh noes, he weighs 207lbs at the weekly weigh in. Would he be banished to the main roster? Has this ever happened? Are weekly weigh ins a thing on the show? They should be to preserve the integrity of the show.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Hmm we should ask 205 taskmaster ABT about this pertinent question.

[Evil Vito]

Buddy Murphy lost out on a title match opportunity because he didn't meet the 205 weigh in.

[Shisen Kopf]

Good. He should be banned from the show too.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I actually like that they pay attention to the weight. Adds an air to it.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I also recommend the Buddy Murphy v. Cedric Alexander match from last week. It was very, very good.

[Mr. Nerfect]

They should have a big fat wrestler join the brand, and when he weighs in, his gut in on the towel rack so he makes it.

[Stickman]

The Cruiserweigt division is still around ?

[Anybody Thrilla]

They should have a big fat wrestler join the brand, and when he weighs in, his gut in on the towel rack so he makes it.

Please don't say that too loud.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

They should have a big fat wrestler join the brand, and when he weighs in, his gut in on the towel rack so he makes it.

lol omg I would mark out.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

They should have a big fat wrestler join the brand, and when he weighs in, his gut in on the towel rack so he makes it.

Simpsons did it.

[Destor]

They should have a big fat wrestler join the brand, and when he weighs in, his gut in on the towel rack so he makes it.

thats my kind of heat

[Destor]

or even better: comedy baby face

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Simpsons did it.

Thanks tips.

[ClockShot]

Okay then.

[ClockShot]

Poor Carmella gonna get snapped in two at Money in the Bank.

[ClockShot]

Asuka vs. Absolution in a handicap match.

Should be fun.

[KIRA]

Starting off with Asuka getting ready to wreck s***

[slik]

MANDY ROSE HAS CENA NUFF OF ASUKA

[slik]

SONYA DEVILLE HAS CENA NUFF OF ASUKA

[KIRA]

The WWE really needs to get it together and realize that Asuka isn't some face in Peril she's a death dealing Rube Goldberg machine.

[slik]

PAIGE HAS CENA NUFF

[slik]

WE GOT OURSELVES A TAG TEAM, er, HANDICAP MATCH PLAYA

[ClockShot]

Whoever's on Makeup duty for smackdown is doing great.

Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, even Paige all looking fine.

[slik]

Sonya Deville is dating Seth Rollin's ex-gf

[slik]

THE ARCHITECT

[Emperor Smeat]

The WWE really needs to get it together and realize that Asuka isn't some face in Peril she's a death dealing Rube Goldberg machine.

But then that would mean they'd actually have to put some real effort in her booking and not just go the lazy route as usual.

[KIRA]

Sonya DeVille out here repping pride month

[Lock Jaw]

Starting watching a bit late..... Carmella looking good

[ClockShot]

Mandy Rose needs a haircut. Asuka should just grab hold of that mane and send her flying about 20 rows into the crowd.

[slik]

Sonya Deville and Mandy have both improved quite a bit since the brand switch

[KIRA]

It look like Sonia got popped for real

[slik]

Good spear.

[ClockShot]

That was quite good.

[Emperor Smeat]

Realy good handicap match between Asuka and Mandy & Sonya.

[slik]

The 1st 30 minutes of SD were better than all of RAW yesterday

[KIRA]

Money in the bank is this coming Sunday right Asuka is about to become champion

[KIRA]

The 1st 30 minutes of SD were better than all of RAW yesterday

Right? that was fun.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Big spear by <a href="https://twitter.com/SonyaDevilleWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SonyaDevilleWWE</a>! <a href="https://t.co/cUIVbIuKiG">pic.twitter.com/cUIVbIuKiG</a></p>&mdash; TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) <a href="https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1004158503525736448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Jordan]

LOL classic.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Mr Bootysworth trying hard to not laugh at what just happened.

[Jordan]

LOL Mr. Butterworth about to crack.

[ClockShot]

I wonder how much Mean Gene got paid for that Mountain Dew Kickstart commercial?

[slik]

You have to call the hotline to find out ClockShot~!

[ClockShot]

HAMMER TI...…………...Carl Anderson doesn't deserve this.

[Jordan]

I wonder how much Mean Gene got paid for that Mountain Dew Kickstart commercial?

Probably over 100k. I nearly snagged a national campaign a few years back and I was going to make around 75 grand if I got it. Gene is famous and it's a bigger brand than what I was up for so I bet he got over 100 grand.

[KIRA]

YES!I was hoping it would be Harper

[ClockShot]

You have to call the hotline to find out ClockShot~!

Still 1-900-909-9900? At an eye popping $1.49 a minute?:eek:

[ClockShot]

Whoa. Anderson stole one.

[slik]

I think the thing I appreciate most about SD is how when someone loses a match, since it's usually 'hard fought' it never feels like they are a loser but just looks like a part of their journey -- and like they might win in a rematch.


Just way better storytelling.

[Emperor Smeat]

:eek: Karl Anderson got a singles win in the WWE.

[Jordan]

I had a feeling they were getting behind Anderson after the promo they had last week.

[KIRA]

Did not see that coming

[Jordan]

Anderson has a charisma that reminds me of Ambrose in ways.

[Jordan]

I appreciate that this match was set up last week I actually want to see it.

[ClockShot]

I'd be content if Lana and Naomi got knocked down to valet status.

They'd fit well.

[slik]

Still 1-900-909-9900? At an eye popping $1.49 a minute?:eek:

$2.39

Inflation :(

[Jordan]

Smackdown is a lot better than Raw lately.

[Jordan]

I'd be content if Lana and Naomi got knocked down to valet status.

They'd fit well.

True but Naomi is actually fun to watch work. I think so at least.

[slik]

I concur w/ Jordan X on Naomi

[KIRA]

I'm convinced Lana's entrance stole like half of Nakamuras movements

[KIRA]

True but Naomi is actually fun to watch work. I think so at least.

I concur she's just sloppy

[ClockShot]

Nice catch, Aiden English.

[RP]

Aiden English is so used to standing on the outside that he forgot he was in a tag match. The ref had to tell him to get up on his corner lol.

[ClockShot]

Eh. *shrugs*

[Emperor Smeat]

Good night so far for people with superkicks.

Carmella got the final laugh over Asuka with one and Jimmy Uso beat Aiden English with his own.

[ClockShot]

A contract signing...………….backstage.

I'm shocked. Really, I am.

[KIRA]

RAW: let's just dump all our teams in the ring at once and have a clusterfuck so we can say they all got TV time

SD LIVE: let's take all our tag teams for the night and put them in singles matches that still further Advance the storylines they are trying to flesh out

[RP]

Random dudes sitting at this table with these 3.

[Emperor Smeat]

Interesting to do the WWE title contract signing as a backstage segment instead of in-ring as usual.

[ClockShot]

And we zoom the camera out and bit and there's security.

[slik]

Possibly the first time a contract signing has been set backstage, complete w/ table and Paige/AJ/Naka, instead of in the ring

[KIRA]

I probably would have died from laughter if Nakamura took the time to reach into his coat and pull out a tiny pair of glasses while he is signing that contract but and again Sami Zayn already pulled that so

[Lock Jaw]

Love heel Nakamura

[Lock Jaw]

Wonder why when Daniel Bryan was GM, Shane McMahon was also there pretty much every week..... but now that WWE Paige is GM he is like "I can trust her" and disappears......

[Lock Jaw]

Forget that, IT'S LUNCH TIME!!!!!

[ClockShot]

What the hell are they doing?

[RP]

This tea time thing has to infuriate Vince McMahon. Assuming Vince isnt a vegetable right now.

[ClockShot]

Finish was better than the start.

[Lock Jaw]

Becky wins!!!!

[RP]

Welp Becky is not winning MITB.

[Lock Jaw]

(I mean, it means her odds of winning at Money in the Bank have drastic gone down, but I will enjoy it for tonight)

[slik]

WOW! Becky made Charlotte tap!

[Emperor Smeat]

:eek: Becky defeated Charlotte.

Time to scratch her name off the MitB winners list

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Guess we know the finish to Wrestlemania next year. Just replace Becky with Ronda.</p>&mdash; Chris Toplack (@christoplack) <a href="https://twitter.com/christoplack/status/1004171643068010497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[KIRA]

You know what I will take this W Becky Lynch is beating Charlotte and that's all I need.

[KIRA]

Oh god I forgot about the one negative thing I can say about this show

[Emperor Smeat]

:| a Women's MitB summit next week.

So are they just going to take turns on why each should win the match or come to a peaceful agreement on who should win and the match ends up just being someone grabbing the case once the bell rings.

[KIRA]

Renee stole one of Elias's shirts but that's okay because Elias stole it from Bray Wyatt

[slik]

Old School 1992 interview area tonight for Big Cass, I dig it

[KIRA]

He is so losing at MITB

[slik]

El Idolo attacks!

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Guess we know the finish to Wrestlemania next year. Just replace Becky with Ronda.</p>&mdash; Chris Toplack (@christoplack) <a href="https://twitter.com/christoplack/status/1004171643068010497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2018</a></blockquote>
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If WWE was smart, they'd use Becky's win today as the setup to a long storyline of Charlotte developing a fear of the armbar. Just need Becky and Asuka to defeat Charlotte a few times with it and a few times of being close to winning to develop it.

Then you have the possibilities of Charlotte finally overcoming her fear at Mania by defeating Ronda or establish the armbar as the most devastating finisher in the women's division with a Ronda win.

[slik]

Was kind of funny Big Cass said DBry has never faced anyone big like him before

Dude literally faced Sheamus and Batista at WM and had a feud w/ KANE

[Lock Jaw]

Was kind of funny Big Cass said DBry has never faced anyone big like him before

Dude literally faced Sheamus and Batista at WM and had a feud w/ KANE

KANE, The Demon*

[KIRA]

Fuck the metric system USA USA

[Jordan]

I don't think New Day has to break up for Big E to have a Championship run.

[KIRA]

Damn SD flew by

[KIRA]

I don't think New Day has to break up for Big E to have a Championship run.

I hope they just break up like mutually and don't have to fight about it

[slik]

WWE still thinks Rusev is a heel...weird

[RP]

Damn SD flew by

But at least there is a new episode of Chrisley on afterwards. :naughty:

[slik]

Was kind of funny Big Cass said DBry has never faced anyone big like him before

Dude literally faced Sheamus and Batista at WM and had a feud w/ KANE


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fact: He also successfully cashed in his <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MITB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MITB</a> contract on The Big show.</p>&mdash; Chris Toplack (@christoplack) <a href="https://twitter.com/christoplack/status/1004178606912950277?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[RP]

WWE promoting a face to face between Nia and Ronda by showing a face to face between Nia and Ronda.

That's next level.

[KIRA]

I've missed that corner uranagi joe does

[KIRA]

And Miz gets destroyed

[KIRA]

Again I choose to believe that Smackdown lives lack of pages is only due to the fact that it's actually good and we don't have anything to bitch about

[Emperor Smeat]

6-man tag match was pretty good.

Lot more enjoyable show today than RAW was last night. Another victory for Paige over Angle since the Shakeup.

[slik]

Good show tonight!

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: Drew Gulak calling Lince Dorado "Dorito" instead

[Emperor Smeat]

TJP doing a better job bullying a jobber and talking trash than Nia did last week.

[Bad News Gertner]

They should have a big fat wrestler join the brand, and when he weighs in, his gut in on the towel rack so he makes it.

Becky Lynch?

[#1-norm-fan]

Goddamn. Charlotte went from ending Asuka's streak to immediately losing the title, jobbing clean to Carmella and now jobbing clean to a semi-jobber Becky Lynch.

Add that to the big, scary, "unstoppable" Bludgeons losing in a non-title situation. I know it's said constantly but it still boggles my mind how this company doesn't have even a basic understanding of how to build credibility and put people over. 50/50 booking like a motherfucker.

[Tom Guycott]

Sonya Deville is dating Seth Rollin's ex-gf

THE ARCHITECT

Would that then make her the Zoning Inspector?

[Tom Guycott]

I'm convinced Lana's entrance stole like half of Nakamuras movements

I actually thought of the Dave Chappelle spoof of the old Days Go By car commercial: "All that crazy dancing is making my penis soft!"

[Mr. Nerfect]

Great way to bring back Bull Dempsey.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I read a recap for this show, and I don't know how, but they've managed to make Daniel Bryan, Shinsuke Nakamura, AJ Styles and Samoa Joe boring to me. :-\

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

lol you are the worst.

[Jordan]

I read a recap for this show, and I don't know how, but they've managed to make Daniel Bryan, Shinsuke Nakamura, AJ Styles and Samoa Joe boring to me. :-\

Well I would disagree completely on Joe, he killed it last night, just like he has since his return. Same with DB, although Big Cass is not my ideal match for DB, the promo's are entertaining and dramatic and the story is solid as well. Not every match is going to be 5 stars and nor should it be, doesn't mean they can't have a good one though.

[#1-norm-fan]

I think he means character-wise. Most people could care less about how many stars a guys' matches are if there's no personal investment in the characters. Bryan started seeming like just another one of the pack REALLY quickly after coming back.

[Shisen Kopf]

This thread can be merged with the smackdown thread now.

[Jordan]

I don't think so. DB came in just thankful to have wrestling matches, he doesn't care about being "The guy", but that's okay because on Smackdown, he is the guy. AJ phenomenal no doubt and has been a fine champion but he is just holding the title until DB gets it around his waist. Promo wise AJ isn't in the same ballpark as DB.

[#1-norm-fan]

He's wrestling a bunch of pointless matches and jobbing just as much as everyone else. He even jobbed clean to Rusev. He's just one of the guys. You could replace him with any IWC favorite on the roster and nothing changes. He's interchangeable with them all already. His character is not special. The charm of his comeback lasted like 2 weeks.

[slik]

I think that's a story they are going w/ @ #1

DBry has always been booked as the underdog whose just on the cusp of victory but doesn't quite get there...and then sometimes he does and the fans go bonkers

[Evil Vito]

I think Bryan is just thankful to wrestle again at this point. I still think he's gonna leave in September.

[Cool King]

• It still pleases me to see backstage promos like Jimmy & Naomi's.

The less we see of the mobile phone/Windows Movie Maker promos, the better.

• What was with those constantly changing awful camera angles during Big Cass' promo?

• I've never seen someone get so upset about getting pancakes thrown at them. It was kind of a weak ending to the match.

[Destor]

He's wrestling a bunch of pointless matches and jobbing just as much as everyone else. He even jobbed clean to Rusev. He's just one of the guys. You could replace him with any IWC favorite on the roster and nothing changes. He's interchangeable with them all already. His character is not special. The charm of his comeback lasted like 2 weeks.

You never cared about his comeback for a second so youre a pretty poor judge regarding the charm of anything related to him tbf

[Big Vic]

So Charlotte beats Asuka after losing to Natty and is now losing to everybody.

[#1-norm-fan]

You never cared about his comeback for a second so youre a pretty poor judge regarding the charm of anything related to him tbf

lol What is this post? I'm capable of recognizing when a good story is turned to shit by lazy writing regardless of whether I watch Daniel Bryan matches with a raging hard-on or not.

[Big Vic]

Wait the 205 thread heavy was merged with this? why?

[slik]

Shisen asked for it to be

[Big Vic]

If Shisen asked you to jump off a bridge would you?

[Simple Fan]

I don't think so. DB came in just thankful to have wrestling matches, he doesn't care about being "The guy", but that's okay because on Smackdown, he is the guy. AJ phenomenal no doubt and has been a fine champion but he is just holding the title until DB gets it around his waist. Promo wise AJ isn't in the same ballpark as DB.

Styles is alot better promo than Daniel Bryan, especially in WWE where every thing is scripted. Bryan always seems like one of those guys trying to remember a line to me. Was alot worse when he was GM though.

[#1-norm-fan]

They're both awkward and unnatural on the mic. Bryan is more believable though.

[Innovator]

Just tried to find the G1 promo from Karl Anderson where he said he'd win because he was in Roppongi until 4 am snorting Melatonin

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fact: He also successfully cashed in his <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MITB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MITB</a> contract on The Big show.</p>&mdash; Chris Toplack (@christoplack) <a href="https://twitter.com/christoplack/status/1004178606912950277?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Well I don't think he has ever faced a very tall man without any muscles.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Was kind of funny Big Cass said DBry has never faced anyone big like him before

Dude literally faced Sheamus and Batista at WM and had a feud w/ KANE

He said Bryan had never faced anyone who holds a bigger grudge than him, to be fair.

[mike adamle]

Happy to see the 205 live talk is back in the smackdown thread where it belongs!

[Mr. Nerfect]

Well I would disagree completely on Joe, he killed it last night, just like he has since his return. Same with DB, although Big Cass is not my ideal match for DB, the promo's are entertaining and dramatic and the story is solid as well. Not every match is going to be 5 stars and nor should it be, doesn't mean they can't have a good one though.

Joe is fucking amazing as a performer, don't get me wrong. His promos are my favorite in the company. I genuinely like all that talent. AJ Styles is a fucking beast out there, and Bryan makes me care. Nakamura has got so much untapped charisma that can just never come out in this company.

Everything is just set to coast though. I don't care who is the WWE Champion, because it's starting to feel like the Women's Championship, where everybody gets a turn. Bryan is working with Big Cass, who is legitimately awful. The stories are just rudimentary WWE "things have no heat, why are we even fighting?" and often don't make sense.

They've got all these tasty ingredients, but I don't want to bite into anything they're offering up.