Did it also hang its family and do we know yet if RAW was on steroids at the time? :shifty:

Yesterday.

Bryan already looking better than WM week.

road dog is happy

How do you squash Rusev day chants put him in the ring against two of the most beloved wrestlers in the Modern Day

Monday morning I think

Literally dancing my way to work everyday

We should be able to vote for a firing squad against the video coordinators for switching away from these great AJ matches 2 weeks ina row.

I wonder at the end of this match if Nakamura and Cass come out, beat down the faces, and one more big name comes to Smackdown.

Smackdown's creative team:

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They've managed to make me sad about losing brand-exclusive PPVs because the SmackDown ones could've been amazeballs.

I was already sad. Now I am more sad.

Weird what's happening. There are plenty of guys who weren't really getting a chance on SmackDown as it was. Now it's super-stacked. They're trying to make SmackDown appealing for...some reason. I mean, there are some dodgy moves too -- no one gives a fuck about Gallows, Anderson, R-Truth or Big Cass -- but it's just...weird they're going over there.

The idea that they might be shopping SmackDown around is a good one. It wouldn't surprise me if it ends up being three hours on FOX. :(

NOTE: Sadness due to the three hour duration; not it being on FOX.

Aiden English's hair regrowing in homage to Hulk Hogan.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say the whole Rusev day gimmick would not be complete without Aiden English

Aiden English should buzz down the hair on the sides/back of his head to a shorter length to better blend with his thinning hair on top imo...

Are wrestlers not allowed to lean over the ropes to get further in the ring for a tag

When's the last time Smackdown had this much of a talent advantage over Raw who seems to now only exist to put Roman and Ronda over.

Wish Aiden English still had that gimmick that he had for one week where he started crying after losing

Live look at SD Live Creative meeting:

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Fixed.

You may not give a f*** about the good brothers and R-Truth but I do

Nuts..........yet again.

:lol: at Dick Punch Shinsuke striking again.

It's going to be awhile before I stop cringing at Daniel getting his head hit

Cocknakurmura

Now if they'd bring back Talking SMACK, it'd be the A+ show.

Jesus Christ wear a cup man

Got half my call right. I guess Balor would be too much of a steal.

OH GOD NOT CASS' THEME

Ok then.

"Sure, we'll bring back Daniel Bryan, but we're gonna put him in a feud with Big Cass. SORRY PAL"

Nakamura's ultimate goal is to neuter AJ Styles

And poof, there's Renee on stage.

I tried to warn you all.

Pretty sure Big Cass is just gonna wind up being the Diesel to Miz' HBK

I just realized the other downside we got to hear Cass's theme again

Feel that would have been better without them meeting in the back. Dumb move WWE.

Can't wait for WWE to put out a "King of Don't speak English" shirt.

It was all too good to be true you knew there had to be some blowback

Smackdown hands down destroyed Raw

And Smackdown ends in a big whimper. I give it maybe 2 months max before this new attempt at a big push for Cass fails miserably. Less if WWE just lazily redoes the Enzo-Cass feud but with Bryan instead.

AJ should probably start wearing a cup

wow...i might have to consider switching brands and becoming an advocate for the B show, RAW.

not

Okay. :)

Oh man did they just think people would get too confused they kept Drew McIntyre and big Cass on the same show?

Heel Cass bothers me, because there were things I did like a face Cass. There was some measure of charm there. I dunno, I'm happy if he just disappears.

Wonder if the plan is to have Smackers go three hours in order to make it more appealing to NBC Universal?

With a picture of him giving a low blow on the back. Takes me back to Shut Your Mouth where I used to edit the move set of whoever I was using in Season mode to multiple low blows. Made the matches go faster.

Honestly think the switch might be more because of Baron and Cass. They're pushing Corbin as "big and destructive" on Raw. Can't have another guy whose whole thing is "big and destructive."

Big Cass's bellybutton seems 'off-center'

really distracting...like is it 3 inches 'left of center'...same for his nipples....kanefused

The Usos seem like they were in a segment where they were made to look like bitches? Why are they doing that with this particular family?

obvi biker rock and surfer rikishi will roll in to save the day next week.

Fuck. Now I'm not going to be able to not see this.

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Man.

Mustafa Ali went from Cruiserweight Championship match to wrestling Ariya Daivari.

Rough

It's a good thing Kurt isn't a real GM, he would be fired.


Got killed in the tag team division, gave up The Bar and The Good Brothers for Breezeango and Ascension?? Ouch

Got destroyed in the women division, Askua and Absolution for Absolution light Riot Squad and Nattie?? Brutal

Utterly victimized in the Men's division. Gave up Miz, Samoa Joe, and Jeff Hardy for Corbin, Bobby Roode, Ziggler, and Jinder.

At least Kurt got a few extra throw ins for RTruth and Big Cass.

Only credit would be for the signings. McIntyre, AOP, Ember, and Lashley are good signings. He doesn't even get credit for K.O. and Zayn, cause they were signed by Steph to spite him.

WWE clearly trying to make sure SD Live is strong too for their TV deals coming up.

Buddy Murphy's weigh-in results:

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Raw Male Singles Wrestlers
Baron Corbin
Big Show (inactive)
Bobby Lashley
Bobby Roode
Braun Strowman
Chad Gable
Curt Hawkins
Dean Ambrose (injured)
Elias
Finn Balor
Goldust
Jason Jordan (injured)
Jinder Mahal
Kane
Mike Kanellis
Mojo Rawley
No Way Jose
Roman Reigns
Seth Rollins
Zack Ryder

Raw Womens Division
Alexa Bliss
Alicia Fox (injured)
Bayley
Dana Brooke
Ember Moon
Liv Morgan
Mickie James
Natalya
Nia Jax
Ronda Rousey
Ruby Riott
Sarah Logan
Sasha Banks

Raw Tag Teams
The Ascension
The Authors of Pain
Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel
Breezango
Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler
Heath Slater and Rhyno
Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn
Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt
The Revival
Titus Worldwide

I mean there are still enough guys and gals to book a 3 hour show with, but SmackDown very clearly got the better end of the exchange here. That singles division is especially light, even if you were to include Owens and Zayn in that group.

Hope you all enjoy weekly Mojo Rawley vs Jinder Mahal ironman matches.

Really liked this Japanese People vs Luchadore feud

Boy oh boy I cannot wait for the unavoidable triple threat match between Mojo Riley Baron Corbin and Roman Reigns

Yeah that makes sense.

RAW managing to keep both Balor and Rollins was the only real good thing to happen for the brand.

On the other hand, WWE needed to move one of them since neither is going to get the big face star spotlight because of Reigns for Rollins and Rollins for Balor.

Hot match

Wonder if this feud is done, and where everyone goes from here

Wonder if Hideo and Tozawa start feuding

That's what happens when you let the makup girl color outside the lines.

I'm pretty consistently impressed over the past several weeks how the 205 Live main event almost always manages to get the crowd invested and super into it.

You can almost see the crowd go from "Man, isn't 205 Live shitty?" to realizing it's a whole new show by the end.

WWE Makeup Cannon, which is trademarked by me and approved for use by Lock Jaw.

Helps that Vince's grubby hands are no longer on the brand. Too bad the Renaissance of the brand didn't happen soon since the Cruiser title should have been on Mania's main card this year.

Glad Paige's involvement was reduced to one little more than one quick backstage segment

Luchadors + Itami & my boy Tozawa killed it tonight!

They kinda implied that's what was going to happen with her winning the fem rumble and challenging Charlotte instead of going for the RAW title. However, seems like another one of those things they didn't exactly follow through with and just let it "sort itself out".

They never once implied or insinuated that Asuka challenging Charlotte moved her to the Smackdown roster

Short answer: they're not. All this talent, and there will be "nothing to do" because a team of writers can't focus on more than 3 angles per PPV cycle. And it will somehow be the fault of the wrestlers.

To give some perspective on how much they love to shift around the rosters, and also because I'm a total list geek:

Raw - Alicia Fox, Big Show, Bo Dallas, Braun Strowman, Brock Lesnar, Curtis Axel, Dana Brooke, Finn Balor, Goldust, Nia Jax, Roman Reigns, Sasha Banks, Seth Rollins, Titus O'Neil
SmackDown - Aiden English, AJ Styles, Becky Lynch, Carmella, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Naomi, Randy Orton, Rowan

That's everybody left who was selected during the 2016 Draft and has remained with their brand throughout the nearly two years of the split.

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WWE Paige's milksteak brings all the boys to the yard

(Camera work to be provided by Brad Maddox)

You silly man, you can't use real logic like explanations. That would be stupid.
You have to apply WWE logic.

She challenged the the Smackdown champion for absolutely no reason even though she was a RAW talent. Therefore, she was either jumping ship or unifying the belts. Very similar to Jinder going to RAW, dropping the US strap to Hardy, then Brother Nero going to Smackdown to keep their midcard title on the correct show, just less telegraphed because it was way before they announced "OMG SUPERSTER SHEKUPP!!!"

Yeah Smackdown definitely won this Superstar Shake Up. Didn't expect Joe or Asuka, thought it would be Balor and Banks. The Good Brothers on Smackdown Live should be great plus The Bar, Smackdown tag division is stacked. Still think Joe wins the IC and Mahal wins the US to swap them once again. Miz returning actually has me looking forward to a Daniel Bryan match for once. If it wasn't for Braun I don't think I'd have a reason to watch Raw.

Just realized that Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt are going to win the RAW Tag Team Titles.....

oh no

Better than a 10 year old.

Wonder why their not calling up Nikki Cross.

Also I can see the Good Brothers turning on AJ and siding with Nakamura.

I would either guess a) she's going to RAW, or b) it isn't so much of a knock on her as much as she is now one of the in-ring vets down there. It is kinda thin on the side of the ladies, especially when they blew massive (figurative) loads on bringing up Ember Moon, The Iconic Duo, the former heaters for Paige, and the three-girl Riott Squad. Really, you can kinda add Asuka to that mix. That's a lot of *trained* girls to call to the main roster in a relatively short amount of time.

But, one thing NXT has been fairly good with is the overlap of training folks, having a few that are ready but still able to go with the ones who are greener, and those who get the main roster nod. I would wager she's still there to help carry the fresh meat until you get another handful of girls who can do the same, then she'll get called up. And further speculation would lead me to guess that Bianca Belair would be appearing on the main roster around the same time.

... and when asked why, they also announce that they "no speak Engrish". Then they too sweet Heel Nak and walk off together.

I agree with that , hence Bayley not getting the call up for a while and Asoka. Can't remember Nikki being on NXT for a while or her last meaningful feud, wonder if she will join them to counter another female wrestler on an opposing team.

Just as 205 has its own show, do you think female wrestlers having their own show could ever work?

Women that are pure valets would stay on RAW or SD, but the female wrestlers could get their own show. Perhaps on this female wrestling show, you can have certain males be the valets/bodyguards of the female wrestlers. This could be a decent way to get some guys some additional TV time. Ronda Rousey, Charlotte, Asuka, Paige, and Stephanie McMahon would be the biggest stars on said show.

Just for the fact I feel there is enough shows already I'd say no even though it could probably work.
Also you know that it will be spun as some as being sexist etc that women are on a separate show.
One way you can work round it is to have one of Smackdown or Raw dedicated to a women's division and the other to a tag division.

It would go against what they are trying to do with the whole women's revolution. You are effectively telling the world that the premiere wrestling shows of WWE are for men only.

Got a point, Figgy. Didn't even think of that... but they still kinda did that.

However, I think an all women's show could have possibly worked, but the problem is they got too worried about setting up Total Divas/Total Bellas for the longest time and women's wrestlers actually having women's wrestling matches were super far on the back burner. That's why you had AJ Lee basically being queen of a nearly non-existent kingdom at the time she cut that promo that actually started the Women's Revolution that Steph likes to take credit for. They basically took potential angles and nixed the wrestling to focus on the whole Reality TV vibe. They effectively became TV stars who happen to wrestle sometimes instead of wrestlers who happen to be TV stars.

Hard truth is that the women of WWE as a whole, aren't good enough to carry a show on equal footing with the guys on Raw or Smackdown. If they were, I'd be all for their own show. As it is now, they would just get exposed.

Bayley's main roster call-up was also delayed when she suffered (IIRC) an arm injury.

I got one small thing to point out I really like the segment with the Usos and Naomi before they went out to get murdered by the bludgeon brothers that was sweet

wonder if cross is getting repackaged to go with bray and matt make her a rosemary ripoff.

A fan of your caliber should know that would never work. They already have Total Divas anyway, we don't need a in ring show dedicated to nothing but women's wrestling.

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Gedo should lead Sanity.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It’s a miracle! You can’t speak English anymore, but you can still type. There is still hope!������������</p>&mdash; Corey Graves (@WWEGraves) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEGraves/status/986479950697033728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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LOL! :lol::lol::lol: