Dark One goes to Smackdown, maybe posts 8/13 spoilers
 

Some matches are probably going to happen. Maybe stuff and things.
Will I have strong enough reception or wifi to post spoilers? WHO KNOWS! STAY TUNED TO FIND OUT.

Spoiler #1: unsurprisingly, the outside of the arena in Portland, Oregon smells strongly of weed.

Note: since this is west coast, doors don't open until 9pm eastern, dark match an hour from then.

Please give details on Owen White if available :shifty:

Cesaro section signs going out. Hopefully he actually is on the show this week.

Did you bring your LOCK JAW sign?

Sure. You can't prove otherwise.

Seth Rollins Never Shuts Up shirt acquired.

Fat kid is upset his dad got him fifth row instead of third or first like me. Ugh.

First dark match: Owen White vs Brad Maddox w/ Del Rampo Jr. Maddox wins via DDT while Del Rampo streams it on Periscope.

I'm impressed. Reception in the cheap seats at the Bridgestone when I went to Raw in February was atrocious. I didn't even get text messages until I was out on the street afterwards.

Del Rampo is a prick

Wrestlemania video package followed up by dark match #2: SASHA GODDAMN BANKS vs BECKY FUCKING LYNCH. Possibly Main Event match.

Lynch wins via disarm her.

fantastic mobile post

That's the pun. Maybe disarmer or disarmher.

Main event first segment: Rusev promo then Rusev vs FANDAAAAHNGO

Rusev wins via accolade.

Rusev and Summer watching replay awkwardly waiting for flag to drop.

Stardust and Barrett backstage segment talking about Amell and Neville. Weird pairing but decent promo. Setting up A tag match with Truth and Henry for later.

Swaggie time now! He looks marginally happy to be here. Probably winning.

Swagger vs Adam Rose barn burner. Rose coming out solo.

Swaggie wins via ankle lock. MIRACLES DO HAPPEN.

Stardust and Barrett vs Truth and Mark Henry. Fun spots where Barrett covers Stardust's ears during a few Cody chants. The guys with the PPV match win via Bullhammer

Ryder vs Brad Maddox wearing suspenders and reciting Shakespeare in a weird English accent. This is not a joke.

I think he called himself Joshua Kingsley.

Owen White wins after cashing in a "jobber in the bank" briefcase... Which was just written on a piece of paper in sharpie.

Piper tribute, probably not for air, since Piper's family is here. People do not understand what "moment of silence" means.

Really awkward as they have a camera three inches from a crying family member's face.

Pretty good Rollins promo to open up. Seems to confirm Cena match for Summerslam. He challenges Cena to show up on Monday to actually accept his challenge. Neville interrupts and talks shit to Rollins. Rollins calls him a Mouseketeer with a Napoleon Complex.

Cesaro interrupts. Kevin Owens ambushes Cesaro. Rollins powerboats Neville in the corner. I'm guessing we've got ourselves a tag match main event playa.

There's a 60 something STILL REAL TO ME DAMNIT guy behind me who has challenged everyone that's come down the ramp to a fight. Including Naomi just now.

Charlotte beats Naomi with the Figure 8 in a six minute match that was 30% Naomi chin locks.

Very much a "classic" Divas match, and not in the good way.

THE RYBACK out for a promo about overcoming his staph infection. Pretty good promo. Bo Dallas out to tell him to BOlieve, RYBACK calls him Bobo. Bo Dallas wants in the Summerslam match. That's not going to happen. Bobo sucker punches RYBACK, gets a few shots in, and then THE RYBACK eats Bo Dallas

lol bobo

Roman vs Harper ends in a DQ when Bray makes the save. Dean, Roman, Harper, and Bray all brawl around ringside. Wyatts almost put Ambrose through the announcers table, but Roman makes the save and the Shied Bros stand tall.

Bonus brawl with the Wyatts now standing tall.



Just kidding. Spears for every one.

Sheamus backstage interview. Blah blah damn Randy Orton. Blah blah FELLA. Better than average Sheamus promo.

NEW DAY UP NEXT. Dunked on some scrub backstage again.

New Day tries to take a walk out of a match with PTP but Matadores and Licha Dragons cut them off. PTP beats New Day via Gut Check.

Owens and Rollins beat Cesaro and Neville when Rollins grabs the tights for a roll up on Cesaro. Rollins bails and leaves Owens to take some finishers and leave the faces standing tall.

Cesaro jumped into the crowd afterwards. Clearly loving the push and Cesaro section stuff.

This concludes The Dark One Experience.

I too am surprised that THE RYBACK even knows of our humble forums, let alone reading them.

Ugggggggggggggggggggh

RIP Bobo Dallasdallas.

Does it help or hurt if Fandango got a couple of minutes of microphone time beforehand and got a decent amount of offense in?

REALLY!?!?!

A couple minutes of offense!? I don't know if I should be hopeful for what that means for Fandango or worried about what it means for Rusev. Probably the latter though.

Becky Lunch is the best.

good work @DarkOne

I would like to eat Lunch with Lynch....

Becky Lunch is now going to be my pet name for her.

They should really have put Banks vs. Lunch on SmackDown and Naomi vs. Charlotte on Main Event. I'm not trying to shit on her -- within the NXT paradigm, she was a big star and we got to see her work progress -- but in the WWE, I feel she is getting the "too much" treatment. I don't want to see Lunch get it either, but she's the more "ready" one in the ring. You need to send the message she's got these mad skillz. Charlotte would benefit from not being shoved front and center and allowed to prove she deserves her spot, you know?

Nikki Bella vs. Becky Lunch should be the Divas Title feud, with Lunch mocking Nikki for claiming to be "Fearless" when she clearly fears this lass. Get some slogans going for the match for people to put on signs in the crowd. Make Becky and then she can make others.

Cesaro being on the show is great. I actually want to watch SmackDown when he is on.

I know people are digging The Ryback more and more (myself included), but I kind of want to see him drop the IC Title. I'm just not into him riding success as a story. Now that he's made an enemy out of The Bodacious one, it should come back to bite him in the ass at SummerSlam. The Miz wins with help from his new spiritual adviser.

Brad Maddox could be fantastic, but it's clear they have no idea what to do with him. How hard would it have been to re-introduce the guy into the NXT realm by having William Regal give him a shot, since it was always his dream to be an active competitive. Have Maddox rack up some wins and then re-debut on the main roster as a guy with a bit of a gripe against The Authority. His smart-ass character could make some great sideways cracks that get under their skin.

I am very proud that Becky Lunch is now a thing. I think she would be proud.

I would like to eat Lynch for lunch....

:shifty::y::shifty:

They completely cut out Ryback murdering Bo Dallas and calling him Bobo. That's sad.

Was a solid promo otherwise from Ryback.... don't know why they aren't investing everything in Ryback stock instead of Roman Reigns stock....

I don't understand it either. Was one of, if not THE best parts of last night's show.

:n:

Slik probably just has a collection of Owen White shirts...what a snob!

Hate how they booked Del Rampo this week, so damn stupid that they keep booking him with Owen White(who should have been on television, but lolKevinDunn. Kevin Kelly would have booked him against Bo Dallas at least)

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Still can't believe White hasn't given Del Rampa, Jr. a shot at the WWE Imaginary Championship...I think White secretly fears him.

Cesaro and Neville vs Rollins and Owens was amazing! I hope they have a rematch on Raw, because it'd be a longer match and because Smackdown matches don't really mean shit anyway.