WWE Friday Night SmackDown October Thread - 10/30/20 feat. Uso big consequence being to watch this week's RAW

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Friday Night SmackDown preview, Oct. 2, 2020: Universal Champion Roman Reigns to be officially crowned as Tribal Chief

Roman Reigns will be officially crowned Tribal Chief, Sami Zayn and Jeff Hardy will battle in an Intercontinental Championship Match, and Kevin Owens comes to SmackDown for a special edition of "The KO Show" with Alexa Bliss.

SmackDown Preview : Quick Hits

Universal Champion Roman Reigns to be officially crowned as Tribal Chief
Sami Zayn to face Jeff Hardy in Intercontinental Championship showdown
Kevin Owens to bring “The KO Show” to SmackDown as Alexa Bliss joins



Preview only for tonight's 205 Live show since no matches scheduled:
On a very special episode of 205 Live tonight, Vic Joseph will look at the upcoming title bout between Isaiah “Swerve” Scott and Santos Escobar, slated for this Sunday at NXT TakeOver 31.

The championship fight will represent a monumental moment for the purple brand, as it is the first time that the NXT Cruiserweight Title will be on the line at an NXT TakeOver.

Scott doesn’t think Escobar can beat him in a fair fight, and if recent bouts between the two Superstars are any indication, he may have point.

In fact, “Swerve” is the only competitor to defeat Escobar since the brazen titleholder arrived in WWE. He has twice accomplished the feat, taking down Escobar in the NXT Cruiserweight Championship Tournament earlier this year (Escobar was wearing a mask and competing as El Hijo del Fantasma at the time) and also teaming with Breezango for a wild Six-Man Street Fight against Legado del Fantasma and once again pinning the champion. Despite losing to Scott during the round robin portion of the eight-Superstar tournament, however, Escobar rallied to emerge as the overall winner and new NXT Cruiserweight Champion.

The NXT Cruiserweight Champion and his NXT TakeOver 31 opponent share tense words. Catch WWE action on WWE Network, FOX, USA Network, Sony India and more.

As a result of twice beating Escobar and picking up several other impressive victories on 205 Live and NXT, Scott was awarded a title fight against the leader of Legado del Fantasma on the Aug. 26 edition of NXT, though Escobar had a trick up his sleeve. After retreating to ringside, Escobar donned a mask that appeared to contain a heavy object and headbutted Scott to retain his title.

Given the disappointing and controversial outcome, Scott pressed forward in his quest to dethrone Escobar, and on Sunday at NXT TakeOver 31, the acrobatic Superstar will have the opportunity to finally accomplish his goal when he once again challenges “The Leader of Leaders.”

Don’t miss a special preview tonight on 205 Live, streaming at 10/9 C on the award-winning WWE Network, and tune in to WWE Network on Sunday at 7 ET/4 PT to catch NXT TakeOver 31 for what is sure to be a thrilling NXT Cruiserweight Championship Match!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tune in to SmackDown as we do a &quot;Rights to your <a href="https://twitter.com/Twitch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Twitch</a> stream on a pole&quot; match <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/1312068115925217281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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That "Show Up & Win" shirt Reigns is wearing is pretty cool.

His shirts since coming back have been a great touch for his new heel persona.

[drave]

The Tribal Chief thing is fucking dumb

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Reigns just randomly giving a title shot and a Hell in a Cell match on the spot.

That might have been the most random announcement of a Hell in a Cell match in WWE history.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at WWE botching the cut to commercial.

Don't think they were meant to do it that abruptly and while Jey was about to leap off the table. Like WCW Era "we out of time" style.

[Emperor Smeat]

Styles vs. Jey Uso was pretty good.

So far this first hour is on track to the best since maybe the time WWE had that Saudi plane incident and needed NXT to bail them out for a SD show.

[Emperor Smeat]

:| at next week's show having a court segment for Otis MitB contract.

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Morrison getting the squash treatment from Otis is pretty sad.

Hope he's enjoying whatever WWE is paying him since his current run has been mostly a big disappointment.

[Emperor Smeat]

Whelp if Kevin Owens gets drafted to SD, he already has his first feud set with the Fiend.

And vice versa if Fiend ends up going to the red brand instead. Then again that probably would be better considering he'd fit in very well with his spooky red lights routine.

[Droford]

Riddle looks stupid

[Emperor Smeat]

6-man tag match was pretty good despite WWE going overboard with the fake crowd noise during it.

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IC title match was pretty good.

This week's episode was pretty good overall. The show did sort of peak after the first 40-45 minutes in terms of entertainment though.

I give Carmella's new Emmalina-like gimmick a month or two tops before WWE gets bored of it or it hits unsavable dud territory.

[Evil Vito]

Rules announced for the suuuuuuuuuuuuper important draft. Same approach as last year from the looks of things. Two pools and picks being divvied up over two nights.

I'm sure it won't all be ignored in a week!!!

Friday, October 9 Draft Pool

AJ Styles
Angel Garza
Asuka
Bianca Belair
Dana Brooke
Drew Gulak
Drew McIntyre
Elias
Heavy Machinery (Otis & Tucker)
Humberto Carrillo
The Hurt Business (Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander and MVP)
Jey Uso
Lucha House Party (Kalisto, Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado)
Mandy Rose
Mickie James
Murphy
Naomi
The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
Rey & Dominik Mysterio
Ricochet
Roman Reigns
Sasha Banks
Seth Rollins
Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax
Shorty G

Monday, October 12 Draft Pool

Akira Tozawa
Aleister Black
Alexa Bliss
Andrade
Apollo Crews
Arturo Ruas
Bayley
Billie Kay
Braun Strowman
Bray Wyatt
Carmella
Charlotte Flair
Dabba-Kato
Daniel Bryan
Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode
Erik
Jeff Hardy
John Morrison & The Miz
Keith Lee
Kevin Owens
King Corbin
Lacey Evans
Lana
Matt Riddle
Natalya
Nikki Cross
Peyton Royce
Randy Orton
RETRIBUTION (Mustafa Ali, T-BAR, MACE, SLAPJACK, RECKONING & RETALIATION)
Riddick Moss
The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan)
R-Truth
Sami Zayn
Sheamus
Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro
Sheamus
The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)
Tamina
Titus O'Neil
Zelina Vega

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Hopefully they learned from last year to shuffle the order of the pick announcements before Smackdown airs since last year the list they sent for the first night was in exact order of the picks.

[XL]

Sheamus on the board to get drafted twice.

[Evil Vito]

Gonna laugh when the first "round" of draft picks is Drew/Asuka/Seth to Raw and Roman/Bayley to SD.

EARTH SHATTERING LANDSCAPE CHANGE!

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Potential spoilers for tonight's Draft show in regards to certain big stars moving brands.


WWE officials are reportedly planning a few big roster changes for Night 1 of the 2020 Draft, which kicks off with tonight's SmackDown on FOX episode.

While plans are still being discussed, @Wrestlevotes reports that as of 10am this morning, the Draft moves at the top have WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns staying on SmackDown, while WWE Champion Drew McIntyre stays on RAW, Seth Rollins moves to the blue brand from RAW, and "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt moves to the red brand from SmackDown.

[Droford]

Big shock was New Day getting broken up

I figure that will last until they decide to not push Big E and then they will be reunited

My best guess is Raw will keep the Street Profits and have SP vs New Day to unify the tag belts and send them on both brands.
Which could also negate splitting up New Day if they win and can be on SD every week anyway

Of course they moved Bianca Belair to SD so they could move SP to SD.

Itll be funny the RAW tag team champions on SD and vice versa

[Droford]

Gonna laugh when the first "round" of draft picks is Drew/Asuka/Seth to Raw and Roman/Bayley to SD.

EARTH SHATTERING LANDSCAPE CHANGE!

It was Drew Asuka..and the Hurt Business

[XL]

Big shock was New Day getting broken up

I figure that will last until they decide to not push Big E and then they will be reunited

My best guess is Raw will keep the Street Profits and have SP vs New Day to unify the tag belts and send them on both brands.
Which could also negate splitting up New Day if they win and can be on SD every week anyway

Of course they moved Bianca Belair to SD so they could move SP to SD.

Itll be funny the RAW tag team champions on SD and vice versa

They’ll do an awkward segment on Raw when the Profits get drafted where they swap belts with New Day.

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SmackDown preview, Oct. 16, 2020: Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman set for Universal Title clash on SmackDown season premiere

Roman Reigns will battle Braun Strowman for the Universal Title, The New Day holds their Farewell Match against Shinsuke Nakamura, Cesaro & Sheamus, and much more.

SmackDown Preview : Quick Hits

Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman set for gigantic Universal Title clash on SmackDown season premiere
The New Day bid farewell with match against Shinsuke Nakamura, Cesaro & Sheamus
Jeff Hardy looks to slow down Lars Sullivan’s destruction in SmackDown showdown
The Street Profits look to defend SmackDown Tag Team Title against Ziggler & Roode
Daniel Bryan enters the WWE ThunderDome



Card and preview for tonight's 205 Live show:
Tonight’s edition of 205 Live features what is certain to be an edge-of-your-seat battle between Isaiah “Swerve” Scott and The Brian Kendrick, as well as the return of Daivari’s Dinero Division.

It has been an interesting few weeks for The Brian Kendrick, who has picked up two recent wins against Ashante “Thee” Adonis but also appeared to take the brash rookie under his wing, imparting his veteran wisdom on his frequent opponent several times.

Adonis appeared to heed the former Cruiserweight Champion’s advice in their third and most recent meeting, limiting his trash talk and showboating en route to a victory against The Man With a Plan.

Isaiah “Swerve” Scott has had an adventurous couple of weeks himself, coming within an eyelash of winning the NXT Cruiserweight Title from Santos Escobar at TakeOver 31 and continuing to wage a war against all of Legado del Fantasma.

Interestingly, Adonis, who has been receiving lessons from Kendrick, also tried to dish out an assist to “Swerve” during the Cruiserweight Championship bout, as Adonis rushed to the ringside area to help Scott fight off the meddlesome Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza.

Regardless, two of the absolute best on the purple brand will square off tonight in what is sure to be a must-see collision, and both Superstars can ill-afford another loss.
Daivari

Additionally, the brash Ariya Daivari will bring back Daivari’s Dinero Division, wherein $10,000 of his own money will be on the line.

This week, Daivari has challenged Performance Center recruits Anthony Greene and Curt Stallion to step into the squared circle with the 205 Live Original.

Can one of the newcomers become $10,000 richer, or will Daivari Dinero continue to reign over his own division and brutalize his less experienced foes?

Don’t miss what is sure to be a thrilling edition of 205 Live, streaming on WWE Network tonight at 10/9 C!


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We're out of ideas. Too soon to just do another Draft?<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/1317114913073004546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Link to last week's thread for WWE's Draft show on the Blue Brand to fill in the gap for this month's thread of shows: https://www.tpwwforums.com/showthread.php?t=137523

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Mostly the same people isn't the same thing as EXACTLY the same people, same aliens, and same dinosaurs each and every week though right? :rofl:

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Maybe if AEW held a draft having almost everyone staying on the same show or brand.

Was going to include a Gillberg & Goldberg joke but not enough space was left in the thread header to pull it off.

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Opening talkies with Triple H & Steph was decent.

Same for the all-out brawl that happened afterwards.

[xrodmuc316]

Maybe if AEW held a draft having almost everyone staying on the same show or brand.

Was going to include a Gillberg & Goldberg joke but not enough space was left in the thread header to pull it off.

Lol fair!

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Next week's show on FS1 is going to be interesting in regards to how big of a drop they are going to suffer in viewership.

Last time it happened, SD went from 2.4 million to 880k because of baseball taking over their FOX spot that week.

[xrodmuc316]

Did Cole just say "Jeff Jarrett" can't believe what he just saw instead of Hardy??

[Emperor Smeat]

Lars vs. Jeff Hardy was decent at best.

On the bright side, was completly expecting them to do some lame DQ or non-finish to kick off the new season and instead they did an actual finish for the match.

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Did Cole just say "Jeff Jarrett" can't believe what he just saw instead of Hardy??

He's been having some weird goof ups of late like when he said Steph was a "champion of equality and racism" when they aired a video listing her as the most influential woman in a high executive job in the world.

[RP]

Lars vs. Jeff Hardy was decent at best.

On the bright side, was completly expecting them to do some lame DQ or non-finish to kick off the new season and instead they did an actual finish for the match.

Did Jeff suck his dick?

[RP]

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[Emperor Smeat]

Did Jeff suck his dick?

No. Probably saving that for a PPV show.

[Sepholio]

I have a feeling that there is a long term plan for Big E and The New Day. Feel like he will go into next years draft as the champion. Either he or Kofi/Xavier get traded, putting them back on the same show. Kofi and Xavier try to reunite with him and he suddenly doesnt want anything to do with them because he think he is better than they are, leading to a feud between Big E and Kofi with Xavier trying to play peacemaker.

[RP]

Did the WWE put all the blacks on one roster so they can wrestle eachother to death?

[Emperor Smeat]

6-man tag match was pretty good despite being a bit too long in the tooth. That match and the pre-match promo by New Day ate up almost 30 minutes or so of the show.

I have a feeling that there is a long term plan for Big E and The New Day. Feel like he will go into next years draft as the champion. Either he or Kofi/Xavier get traded, putting them back on the same show. Kofi and Xavier try to reunite with him and he suddenly doesnt want anything to do with them because he think he is better than they are, leading to a feud between Big E and Kofi with Xavier trying to play peacemaker.
Could see that happen but maybe more like 2 years from now and likely when Kofi and/or Xaiver are ready to retire.

If the rumors about Big E becoming the top face star of SD are true, he's going to have a lengthy period as a major face star before any potential heel turn happens.

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:lol: at the same guy showing up on multiple screens behind Bryan.

Wonder how many of these people in the virtual crowd are actually watching the show right now and how many are just past fan videos being played back based on that recent report about the video wall shenanigans from NXT.

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Forgot where I read it first but Street Profits managed to become WWE's newest Triple Crown guys despite them not actually winning one of the tag belts.

Won the NXT and RAW tag belts but only got the SD tag belts via swapping belts with New Day which is how their historic Triple Crown moment happened.

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:| SD tag title match ending via no contest.

:lol: at Ric Flair randomly showing up on one of the fan crowd screens.

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The more he keeps showing up on WWE shows, the more I keeping thinking that Adam Pearce really does look like a young bald version of HBK.

For a season premiere show, its not really doing anything interesting to build up or give a strong reason to bother watching next week's show despite not being a bad show so far this week. Same problem last year's FOX premiere show had where it was entertaining but did a piss poor job building up the next week's show.

[Droford]

:lol: at the same guy showing up on multiple screens behind Bryan.

Wonder how many of these people in the virtual crowd are actually watching the show right now and how many are just past fan videos being played back based on that recent report about the video wall shenanigans from NXT.

I noticed there were a lot of people on the videos doing the yes chant with their arms and he hasn't been around since they started doing the Thunderdome so I'm guessing you're not right on it for that moment anyway

[Droford]

6-man tag match was pretty good despite being a bit too long in the tooth. That match and the pre-match promo by New Day ate up almost 30 minutes or so of the show.


Could see that happen but maybe more like 2 years from now and likely when Kofi and/or Xaiver are ready to retire.

If the rumors about Big E becoming the top face star of SD are true, he's going to have a lengthy period as a major face star before any potential heel turn happens.

My new opinion is the Big E singles push will get him to win the RR but over on RAW Orton (who I'm assuming will eventually beat McIntyre) will "injure" Kofi somehow and we get Orton vs Big E at WM and a way to reunite the New Day since I can't see them just giving up on it. A 6 month cooling off might do well even though they had already gone a year not as a trio.

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I noticed there were a lot of people on the videos doing the yes chant with their arms and he hasn't been around since they started doing the Thunderdome so I'm guessing you're not right on it for that moment anyway

Only problem is people have been doing that chant on their screens ever since the ThunderDome started although easiest way to determine if its a live or fake screen is if they are actually reacting in real time. Same for if WWE repeats the same person on multiple screens like they did with one person at the start of Bryan's promo segment tonight.

Like the reason NXT got busted for using fake crowd screens was because the person who outed them mentioned she was watching AEW instead that night and was also wearing a different sweater than what was shown on her screen.

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:lol: at Braun getting hit in the nuts via Reign's kicking out of a pin

[Droford]

:lol: at Braun getting hit in the nuts via Reign's kicking out of a pin

I'm surprised that doesn't happen more often

[Emperor Smeat]

Universal title match was pretty good.

Wonder how USA Network feels that one of their big acquisitions from the Draft just got destroyed by Reigns.

:eek: Jey Uso just snapped. Now all that's left is him getting a submission move and he'd become a badass ... nevermind Reigns just destroyed him.

This week's show was pretty enjoyable overall. Only real negative was the fake crowd audio being a mess at times because WWE still sucks at proper mixing for these ThunderDome shows.

[Volare]

:lol: at Braun getting hit in the nuts via Reign's kicking out of a pin

I'm surprised that doesn't happen more often

Uso wears a cup at HIAC.

[XL]

Does the whole Tribal Chief thing lead to a programme with Samoa Joe when he’s good to return? I’d be down for that.

[erickman]

Does the whole Tribal Chief thing lead to a programme with Samoa Joe when he’s good to return? I’d be down for that.

if joe has not retired, joe and vince might be happy if joe stays on color. if the rock ever takes time off making movies that might be a good mania.

[XL]

I’ve already expressed that Reigns/Rock is the only Mania main event that I will accept. It’s all part of the same angle in my head.

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Just like with their camera cuts, WWE went overboard when it came to saying the word "freak" for Lars Sullivan since according to Fightful, Cole average around 3 sayings of the phrase per minute during the entire time he was on tv last night.

'The Freak' Lars Sullivan had his first official match since June 2019 and Corey Graves and Michael Cole made sure to tell you just how much of a freak he is.

According to advanced stats analyst Sean Ross Sapp, Lars Sullivan was called "The Freak" 22 times during his seven and a half minute segment, which included a match against Jeff Hardy. Michael Cole said "The Freak" 16 times.

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SmackDown preview, Oct. 23, 2020: Reigns to reveal the consequences that await his cousin Jey Uso

Following a vicious altercation between Roman Reigns and his cousin Jey Uso last week on the season premiere of SmackDown, The Big Dog will reveal the consequences for what the Universal Championship Hell in a Cell “I Quit” Match this Sunday. Don't miss Friday Night SmackDown, tonight at 8/7 C on FSI.

SmackDown Preview : Quick Hits

Roman Reigns to reveal consequences for Sunday’s Universal Title Hell in a Cell “I Quit” Match with his cousin Jey Uso
Law & Otis comes to SmackDown tonight



Card and preview for tonight's 205 Live show:
Tonight on what is sure to be a thrilling edition of 205 Live, Mansoor collides with The Brian Kendrick, while Curt Stallion tangles with Tony Nese.

It’s a clash of the old guard against the new guard when Mansoor, who is 5-0 on the purple brand, throws down with Kendrick, a true student of the game and former Cruiserweight Champion.

The Man With a Plan has recently become something of a mentor to Ashante “Thee” Adonis. Kendrick defeated Adonis twice, routinely imparted his veteran wisdom on the upstart, and suffered a loss to Adonis in their third matchup.

After falling to Isaiah “Swerve” Scott last week, Kendrick finds himself in something of a must-win situation, though it won’t be easy against his undefeated counterpart, who has scored impressive victories against the likes of Adonis and Colby Corino in singles matches and partnered with The Brit-Am Brawlers to win a Six-Man Tag Team Match on 205 Live.

In his debut match last week, Curt Stallion stood toe-to-toe with Ariya Daivari. Just when it appeared he might have a chance to defeat the 205 Live original, Stallion was blindsided by Tony Nese, who dashed to the ring and never broke stride before clobbering Stallion with a savage Running Nese.

Naturally, Stallion is looking for payback against The Premier Athlete, who has shown a nasty streak ever since “Swerve” declined to continue their partnership.

Can Stallion score the biggest win of his life against the former Cruiserweight Champion, or will Nese brutalize the newcomer?

Find out on 205 Live, streaming on the award-winning WWE Network tonight at 10/9 C!


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's the last SmackDown before Hell in a Cell so we might as well figure out some matches for this damn PPV <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/1319716723227086850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The new background show graphics WWE has been using for their previews since last week look pretty nice. A bit too clear or bright but looks generally better than the ones they were using before.

[Emperor Smeat]

The Solo cups launcher for the Street Profits entrance has been one of the cool things about the ThunderDome for entrances.

Also wonder if WWE reuses the cups for Street Profits entrances since it would be a big waste of cups to do it only once each time.

[Emperor Smeat]

This 8-man tag match was very good but the same can't be said for the camera work, especially when Dawkins got the hot tag and was doing a bunch of moves to multiple guys.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at APA being involved in this Law & Otis segment. JBL as the judge and Farooq as the court officer.

Otis gave a very compelling argument for why he should keep the case. He won it and Miz didn't.

[Emperor Smeat]

:| at Bryan asking the Street Profits to "fist me boys" backstage

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[Emperor Smeat]

Guess Bianca completely forgot the woman she was facing tonight was the same one who poisoned her husband a while ago.

Aced way too carefree or nonchalant instead of using tonight to lash out some more brutal punishment to Zelina.

Also almost half the show is done and it hasn't really done anything for last minute builds for Hell in a Cell.

[Emperor Smeat]

Shorty G "quitting" after getting squashed by Lars is interesting since Austin Theory did the same exact thing on NXT this week.

Wonder if those two are going to be a new tag team or join Retribution since the group could use a few new lame or poorly booked members.

Edit: Nevermind, Shorty G's quitting stuff ended up just him being as Shorty G and going back to his old persona and name. I give it a month tops before WWE gets bored of a push for him.

[Emperor Smeat]

:D Teddy Long showing up on Law & Otis.

This has been pretty dumb so far but also very entertaining as well though.

:lol: at Teddy needing a pee break.

[Emperor Smeat]

Whelp Otis is losing the MitB case at Hell in a Cell.

Also lame way to not have it be cashed in on Reigns if that's the case since it was meant to be blue brand exclusive this year.

[Emperor Smeat]

This Mysterio Family vs. Rollins feud somehow went from being pretty dumb due to Rollins eyeball fetish to being a pretty good showcase for Dominik to now being all about Murphy wanting to bang Rey's daughter and Domink becoming a big non-factor in the story.

[Emperor Smeat]

If it wasn't for Retribution's terrible booking, this never-ending Rollins vs. Mysterio feud would have zero competition for the award for the worst shit in WWE for this year.

[Emperor Smeat]

That ending stuff with Reigns and the Usos was pretty cool.

The Usos getting kicked out of the Anoa'i family if Jey loses at Hell in a Cell is a very interesting choice for a stip.

This week's episode was enjoyable overall but WWE might have put in the laziest effort in years for both go-home shows this week. If it wasn't for the ads and commentators mentioning a PPV this weekend, both shows were a lot more like regular episodes than something meant to flesh out the card. Only two new matches got added from this week's shows and one was made after RAW went off the air. That's five hours of shows just to come up with 2 new matches for a card that only had 3 matches going into the week.

[Emperor Smeat]

Apparently tonight's plans for SmackDown and WWE Backstage on FS1 were a mess according to the Observer.

WWE Backstage got canned again because FOX changed their minds late in regards to a new episode airing on FS1 while the original plans for tonight's Smackdown got shelved because of issues involving the Law & Otis stuff.

So many things have changed of late with WWE. Smackdown is on FS 1 tonight. Originally the plan was Smackdown, followed by a one hour Talking Smack and then replaying Smackdown for the West Coast viewers for prime time since FS1 doesn't have a staggered feed and FOX does. Then FOX decided to do a special episode of WWE Backstage in that time slot. Now it's back to Talking Smack with Kayla Braxton, Booker T and Montez Ford as hosts.

The reason nothing was advertised for Smackdown until today is because they were rewriting the show last night. They do have a show written and why today they didn't announce matches earlier is a different question. The Otis trial which airs tonight is the reason everything went into chaos. That became the top concern and everything ended up delayed because of it. Nobody can understand why so much was devoted to a show that is expected to have a small audience tonight. Roman Reigns also will reveal the consequences of the I Quit Hell i a Cell match on Sunday. Paul Levesque was brought in to help with tonight's show as he did for last week's show.

[RP]

Buddy Murphy gets top notch gash

[RP]

Buddy Murphy plows through Alexa Bliss and Mexican Alexa Bliss.

[Droford]

WWE unbanned the Buckle Bomb at least

[XL]

Buddy Murphy plows through Alexa Bliss and Mexican Alexa Bliss.

Amexa Bliss?

[Emperor Smeat]

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SmackDown preview, Oct. 30, 2020: Jey Uso faces the consequences of losing to his cousin Roman Romans

After Jey Uso was forced to say “I quit” in order to save his brother Jimmy on Sunday at WWE Hell in a Cell, what will happen next between him and his cousin Universal Champion Roman Reigns? Will Jey finally pay the consequences for losing to Reigns? And how will he do in his attempt to qualify for the SmackDown Survivor Series team against Daniel Bryan, Find out tonight at 8/7 C on FOX.

SmackDown Preview : Quick Hits

Jey Uso faces the consequences of losing to his cousin Roman Romans at WWE Hell in a Cell
Daniel Bryan battles Jey Uso in a Survivor Series Qualifying Match
Kevin Owens battles Dolph Ziggler in a Survivor Series Qualifying Match



Card and preview for tonight's 205 Live show:

On what is sure to be a captivating edition of 205 Live, Curt Stallion is primed to slug it out with Ariya Daivari after last week’s fisticuffs, while Mansoor & The Brian Kendrick will team up against Ever-Rise following a backstage confrontation.

Stallion, who suffered a controversial loss to Tony Nese last week after Daivari interfered, seeks his first pinfall win on the purple brand against The Persian Lion. During his bout against Nese, Stallion landed a blow on the meddlesome Daivari, striking him with a vicious headbutt.

With plenty of bad blood already boiling, what will happen when the 205 Live newcomer collides with the 205 OG?
Stallion Daivari

Earlier today, The Brian Kendrick approached Mansoor for a chat in the backstage area, but they were immediately interrupted by Ever-Rise, who chastised Kendrick for losing to Mansoor last week and shaking his hand after the bout.

Kendrick fired back by challenging Chase Parker and Matt Martel to a tag team match against himself and Mansoor for tonight, but can Mansoor trust The Man With a Plan after dealing him a loss last week?

Don’t miss The Most Exciting Hour on Television tonight at 10/9 C, streaming on the award-winning WWE Network!


Apparently the script for tonight's episode of Smackdown was only finished at around 7PM.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">They just finished writing Smackdown.</p>&mdash; Bryan Alvarez (@bryanalvarez) <a href="https://twitter.com/bryanalvarez/status/1322311953251930112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You can only rewatch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheMandelorian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheMandelorian</a> so many times <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/1322268363226255361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Jey Uso's voice cracked when he started his promo.

Guess he's becoming a man now.

[Emperor Smeat]

Uso sounding like a little kid when he/she gets punished or grounded by their parents.

Meanwhile Reigns keeps delivering gold with his mic work since starting his new heel persona.

[teamXtremist]

Yea jey sounding like the red headed step child

[Emperor Smeat]

So if Survivor Series is supposed to be the one time of the year where RAW peeps get to fight Smackdown peeps and vice versa, then what is the Royal Rumble supposed to be?

The one time of the year where WWE mostly forgets what they did the past few months?

[Emperor Smeat]

Owens vs. Ziggy was pretty good.

Wait ... even Survivor Series now has an actual tag line for its show this year. "Best of the Best" is some pretty blatant false advertising considering who is in RAW's Women's team.

[Emperor Smeat]

That interview segment with Lars might have done more to hurt than help Lars "freak" persona. Almost started to make his monster persona feel more goofy until right near the end. Then it went in sort of a twisted direction.

[Emperor Smeat]

Someone screwed up with the layout of tonight's show since it went start of entrances for women's qualifier match to a sudden Rollins & Mysterio Family video package and backstage segment to going right back to finishing the women's entrances.

[GD]

Whoa! Wasn't expecting a consolidated weekly Smackdown thread.

[GD]

RAW vs Smackdown makes no sense this time around. The draft occurred just a hot minute ago and the characters are still "settling in" their new positions.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Natty whiffing on the dropkick.

That women's qualifier match was bad. Not sure what was worse, the one on RAW or the one tonight. Leaning towards RAW mainly because at least SD had Bianca winning their women's qualifier match.

[GD]

Carmella is the undisputed queen of Smackdown. Girl has been on the show since 2016.

[GD]

I'm having quite a difficult time getting behind recent def rebel produced themes.

[Emperor Smeat]

Whoa! Wasn't expecting a consolidated weekly Smackdown thread.

Only started doing it because the weekly threads started becoming like ghost towns in terms of activity and didn't feel like cluttering up the wrestling forum with them after a while.

[Emperor Smeat]

Whoever came up with this Mysterio Family telenovela stuff really should have been tossed out of a window or door during Blue Brand Creative meetings by now.

[GD]

Makes perfect sense

[Emperor Smeat]

Ceasro launching Montez Ford into the virtual crowd area was amazing.

Got some really good air with that toss.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WHAT JUST HAPPENED!? �� �� ��<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SmackDown</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WWECesaro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWECesaro</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MontezFordWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MontezFordWWE</a> <a href="https://t.co/dAEMFh4aMe">pic.twitter.com/dAEMFh4aMe</a></p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1322347075019956225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Emperor Smeat]

Street Profits vs. Cesaro & Nakamura was pretty good.

Montez almost botched the frog splash finish since he barely managed to hit Nakamura.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at that production botch during Sasha's entrance.

[teamXtremist]

Thought sasha outfit was cream colored but that yellow was hideous

[teamXtremist]

Jey gonna get this?

[Emperor Smeat]

If Sasha somehow drops the belt to Bayley next week, I'm probably going to be in tears from laughter.

[teamXtremist]

There ya go jey

[teamXtremist]

Welcome to the samoan dynasty

[GD]

Damn! Jey barely connecting with the splashes.

[Emperor Smeat]

Surprised Jey beat Bryan for a spot on the Blue team for Survivor Series.

Then again, makes sense with his post-match heel turn because of the Reigns stuff.

[Emperor Smeat]

This week's Smackdown was enjoyable overall.

Middle part of the show dragged in quality but the first and last 30+ minutes were mostly entertaining and/or very good.

[Volare]

Holy fuck...HEYMAN....MANAGING Reigns AND (hopefully) THE USOS?? The NEW SAMOAN DYNASTY?? FUCK YES I'M IN!

[Fignuts]

Ok, but why?

[RP]

I thought The Uso's were no longer in the family if they lost to Reigns at HINC?

[teamXtremist]

I thought The Uso's were no longer in the family if they lost to Reigns at HINC?

Jey uso understands who is the tribal chief now

[Fignuts]

Ok, but why?

[teamXtremist]

Why not?

[Fignuts]

I dunno, how about two straight months of complete, utter defiance?

[XL]

RAW vs Smackdown makes no sense this time around. The draft occurred just a hot minute ago and the characters are still "settling in" their new positions.

Yeah but I’ve got a blue t-shirt now, so...

[XL]

I thought The Uso's were no longer in the family if they lost to Reigns at HINC?

I think that was if they/Jey wouldn’t recognise him as the Tribal Chief, which he now does.

[Fignuts]

Ok, but why?

[Lock Jaw]

Haven't been watching at all but agree with Fignuts. I guess I don't know how well Jey's big face-push was being received, and probably hard to tell with only virtual fans.... but seems to me like it was going good... even beating a guy like Daniel Bryan clean, wow that is a lot to put into him..... only to throw it all away and now he will just be a "goon"

[GD]

He got a clean win over Styles as well.

[GD]

Member dis

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