SD 12.27.19

[slik]

Might watch, bored and it's raining outside...

final wwe show of 2019....

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Poor Baron Corbin has to carry both <a href="https://twitter.com/mikethemiz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mikethemiz</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEDanielBryan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWEDanielBryan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ReasonsToWatchSmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ReasonsToWatchSmackDown</a></p>&mdash; WWE Creative Humor (@WWECreative_ish) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWECreative_ish/status/1210646543189106688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[slik]

This is dumb

[Emperor Smeat]

Elias playing a song as the show's intro opener was pretty cool.

Also WWE almost broke their bad habit of opening promos to start the show by having Corbin interrupt the match entrances to blabber about stuff.

[erickman]

humpty dumbty fell down and broke his crown I like king corben

[slik]

First 15 min of the show a total waste of time

[slik]

Have not missed hearing Michael Cole, at all.

​​​​​​​Unbearable.

[Emperor Smeat]

Well that was stupid and a waste of time. Why even do a potential bait & switch right at the start of the show.

[slik]

Why did Cesaro get bad new gear, has this ever been discovered?

[Emperor Smeat]

Probably Vince randomly hating something about Cesaro again.

Or Creative's grand plan for him with the new pairing with Sami was to just pull a Corbin in the looks department.

[slik]

crowd seems really into Roman and Braun so far

[Emperor Smeat]

Six-man tag match was very good overall.

:lol: at Strowman's dance.

[slik]

Braun Strowman dancing now while Michael Cole yells 'normally people get these hands but the wwe universe is getting these hips tonight on smackdown'

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: they really did pull a bait & switch with the Triple Threat match for tonight's show.

[Emperor Smeat]

Nice of Otis' mom to bake a cake as a gift for Mandy due to her being very nice to Otis last week.

Only question is why was most of the cake missing since I don't think fruit cake is baked that way.

[Emperor Smeat]

:| Dolph Ziggler vs. Roman Reigns being the big announcement for Reigns hyped up New Years Eve match.

Does FOX want people switching over to a different network during New Years Eve festivities because if so, then WWE did them a big favor.

[Emperor Smeat]

Mandy vs. Carmella was bad.

Lacey and Carmella becoming the top face stars of the brand hasn't been good at all.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;I'm ready to break down the door on a whole new <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SmackDown</a>.&quot;<a href="https://twitter.com/WWESheamus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWESheamus</a> <a href="https://t.co/ceixuXeluF">pic.twitter.com/ceixuXeluF</a></p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1210742265250893826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 28, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[slik]

I thought when Ronda returned she might come back to RAW for another feud with Becky Lynch...but with her being on 9-1-1 on FOX and SD needing more starpower in the female face division, she could come back to face top heels Sasha and Bayley.

[slik]

What brand is Alexa on?

[slik]

Oh, nevermind, here's Alexa.

[Emperor Smeat]

I thought when Ronda returned she might come back to RAW for another feud with Becky Lynch...but with her being on 9-1-1 on FOX and SD needing more starpower in the female face division, she could come back to face top heels Sasha and Bayley.

FOX probably would be pissed if Ronda went to RAW since that would be the 2 biggest stars they wanted for their brand, Lesnar and Ronda, being given to RAW instead.

[Emperor Smeat]

Women's tag match was decent but this Lacey vs. Sasha/Bayley feud still sucks.

[Emperor Smeat]

Ali's vignette was pretty great.

[Emperor Smeat]

This main event match soo far pretty much sums up WWE's handling of tonight's #1 Contender's match. Way too much filler and junk just for the sake of it.

Baring what happens in the next 10 minutes, its been Smackdown's equivalent of RAW's Gauntlet match in terms of being a big mess.

[slik]

How many times did the main-event change tonight, 4 or 5?

[Emperor Smeat]

Despite all the garbage attached to it, Bryan vs. Miz was pretty good match overall. Zero reason at all why Corbin and his Reigns feud ever needed to be associated with this #1 Contender's match since it just dragged things down.

Smackdown itself was average at best.

[Emperor Smeat]

How many times did the main-event change tonight, 4 or 5?

4.

Triple Threat to Bryan vs. Miz to back to Triple Threat to back to Bryan vs. Miz

[Triple A]

Otis and Mandy Rose storyline seems pretty good...

[slik]

Triple Threat

Changed to Singles match

Singles match ends in DQ

Changed back to a Triple Threat

Changed back to a Singles Match, but w/ a NO DQ stip

Match ends clean

How tonight's main-event went...

[slik]

Otis and Mandy Rose storyline seems pretty good...

If this storyline was on AEW people would bitch about it tbh

[slik]

WWE "Comedy" at it again...


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LMAOOOOOOO what a fall��<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SmackDown</a> <a href="https://t.co/3ZEGka2RPO">pic.twitter.com/3ZEGka2RPO</a></p>&mdash; R.Dream (@WWERDream1) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWERDream1/status/1210729962476425221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 28, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Emperor Smeat]

These "Best of" shows for 205 Live the past 2 weeks just exposing how badly damaged the brand became once NXT went live and post-Draft.

Otis and Mandy Rose storyline seems pretty good...

Yeah. Wonder how long till WWE ruins it. The stuff with Ziggy might have been the start.

[slik]

If this storyline was on AEW people would bitch about it tbh


I take that back, the entire show. If AEW put on a show this quality there'd be fans who never stopped moaning about it. The toxicity of fans on Twitter is really sad. It's like WWE is a cult to them.

[Triple A]

Yeah. Wonder how long till WWE ruins it. The stuff with Ziggy might have been the start.

The Ziggler thing seems good I think... Classic timeless bully storyline...

[Triple A]

I take that back, the entire show. If AEW put on a show this quality there'd be fans who never stopped moaning about it. The toxicity of fans on Twitter is really sad. It's like WWE is a cult to them.

Do you think it's mostly WWE fans or mostly like the Jim Cornette-type nerds...

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at the end for 205 Live's "Best of" show being a match from NXT.

Also :lol: at them not even bothering airing the whole match despite the others before it were full matches.

Thought at first them ending with Lio Rush vs. Raul Mendoza was a poor choice since it was decent but not as good as the Drake Maverick vs. Mike Kanellis match before it which was way better and had the crowd way more into it.

[slik]

Do you think it's mostly WWE fans or mostly like the Jim Cornette-type nerds...

Whoever it is, they are very vocal and it's super toxic. AEW gets blasted for anything, "damned if they do, damned if they don't"

Seeing lots of people bitching about AEW/Kris Statlander keeping her indy dates, like it is a terrible thing AEW doesn't want to put indies out of business and keep a good working relationship with them all.

[slik]

Same token saw a 'popular' tweet commanding WWE for putting UK indy companies out of business bc "that is growth and business and what any company should do"

[slik]

Michael Cole charging his phone during SD


https://i.postimg.cc/85ytCkkB/EM1h2-ZHVAAc-5-Xc.jpg

[Emperor Smeat]

Whoever it is, they are very vocal and it's super toxic. AEW gets blasted for anything, "damned if they do, damned if they don't"

Seeing lots of people bitching about AEW/Kris Statlander keeping her indy dates, like it is a terrible thing AEW doesn't want to put indies out of business and keep a good working relationship with them all.

I've seen people blame AEW for hurting the indies more than WWE does and claiming AEW "killed" ROH despite neither really being true.

AEW's been way more receptive when it comes to their talent having outside bookings and even encourages them to take indie dates to improve their in-ring work. WWE's been hostile even towards their own affiliate promotions when it comes to talent being booked for indie dates. Most recently was them pulling Toni Storm from a show PROGRESS had her booked for weeks because they decided at the last minute for her to be at Survivor Series.

AEW did have a big affect on ROH but their struggles post-MSG show were all on them due to their stupid booking decisions.

[slik]

If JR was caught charging his phone during AEW....

[Volare]

Alexa is cute, so is Lacey....next.

[Droford]

Might watch, bored and it's raining outside...

final wwe show of 2019....

how could you forget Raw

[slik]

oh is that still 2019...damn...

[slik]

Imagine if anyone in AEW did this...


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is how this move works now<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SmackDown</a> <a href="https://t.co/0F5QUA6WMA">pic.twitter.com/0F5QUA6WMA</a></p>&mdash; GIF Skull - 4 days to 2020. #SmackDown (@GIFSkull) <a href="https://twitter.com/GIFSkull/status/1210746331251142656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 28, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[erickman]

oh is that still 2019...damn...

yeah you get to see lana Lashley botch things up in the best story since clair lynch.

[Droford]

theres no MNF either up against RAW, no excuses for the bad rating it'll get
the following week is the college championship though

[Bad News Gertner]

Whoever it is, they are very vocal and it's super toxic. AEW gets blasted for anything, "damned if they do, damned if they don't"

Seeing lots of people bitching about AEW/Kris Statlander keeping her indy dates, like it is a terrible thing AEW doesn't want to put indies out of business and keep a good working relationship with them all.


Lol oh stop. AEW fans get their panties in a twist and go full on nerd rage the moment ANYTHING gets said bad about AEW.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Imagine if anyone in AEW did this...


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is how this move works now<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SmackDown</a> <a href="https://t.co/0F5QUA6WMA">pic.twitter.com/0F5QUA6WMA</a></p>&mdash; GIF Skull - 4 days to 2020. #SmackDown (@GIFSkull) <a href="https://twitter.com/GIFSkull/status/1210746331251142656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 28, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The Miz gets shit all the time for being a shitty wrestler. But, in the kayfabe world of WWE, there is nothing conceptually wrong about the idea of a Miz/Bryan match. The Dark Order shit is atrocious and has been going since day one of AEW.

It's also not just one botch, it was about a dozen or so awful fucking punches that highlighted that someone in a main event angle had no clue what they were doing. It was unprofessional as hell -- not just a simple mistake.