SmackDownLIVE - Official Thread - 9.6.16
 

I'm watching WWE SmackDown Live

Sup @sliksuke and Triple A

Hey

Wish they would make the SmackDown ring a dark blue permanently... more cozy...

Another belt.

sup Poit!

agreed...so much more smoothing...title belts 'smoothing' to look at

What is that women's belt called..... did they say......

Becky Lynch had that nice new ring attire 2 weeks ago.

Now, she's back to the shirt and shorts.

SmackDown Women's Championship

Wish they let women's face characters have another personality besides boring "so grateful 2 b here, I worked so hard" gimmick that every single one of them has

I really don't like the Women's match being elimination style. It'll be fun I'm sure but the whole rest of the division is taking the fall in one match.

Dammit Carmella.

You're supposed to ambush Nikki Bella..........again.

Way to be a mediator, Daniel.

Tag team match playa!

Becky's promo actually had some fire.

Anyone else remember when SD had champion KING Booker and Sharmell would scream "All Hail King Booker" non-stop

I still think this should be a Triple Threat between Natalya, Becky and Nikki.

Decent opening for Smackdown.

Was that salt or sugar Dean poured in the coffee?

Alexa Bliss is fucking horrible. I'm sorry. She's gorgeous to look at and could be a good manager, but her positioning for that promo...ugh.

Don't need a reminder.

That would be a really good match

I feel like Backlash will be old school, like In Your House and only be like 2 hours instead of 3

Natalya's getting better, but some of the things she was saying were just...gross.

What do you mean "positioning"..... like, where she was standing?

Settle your tea kettle, mister.......

* Dean vs. AJ could be 25 minutes or so.

* Orton vs. Wyatt will also go about 20 minutes I feel.

* Ziggler vs. Miz won't be short.

* The Six-Pack will go as long as it needs to go, but longer than it should.

* The tag team match will be hotly contested.

* I have a feeling it won't be the only tag team match on the show either.

You can definitely squeeze three hours out of this PPV.

Yeah, like her a walk out, with the focus on her like she was a high school kid walking onto stage for a school play. Fucking atrocious.

Would actually prefer her as a babyface at this point.

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idg what you are saying really

Her character is a "bitchy" heel or w/e... idg what you're saying

Why is WWE going TNA generic with their titantrons now?

Maryse lookin' good

Dolph all "fired up" and "heated" to "prove himself" as world champion.... fails and goes "whatever, I'll just go for the IC title".........

Preppy Ziggler is back I think...

Smiley vs. The Miz.

Okay then.

do u guys think Apollo Crews could beat Brock Lesnar

Nope.

cool backflip...feel like Apollo Crews is 'growing' on me

Think it has to do with the whole stage now being a tron-like thing for wrestlers. Looks a lot more obvious on RAW such as when Rollins came out.

It felt so "put on." Real bad acting. Her actions betrayed her script of "walk into the ring and then say this."

Has anyone else seen "One Punch Man" / Think the lead character is "Just like Triple A"

Real bad acting. Her actions betrayed her script of "walk into the ring and then say this."

I like Alexa Bliss and feel like she is good at her role

Still dunno what you are talking about, Noid...... Alexa Bliss great at playing her character.....

The whole division seems "a mess" right now, though, in general, so that hurts her (and the rest)........

No...... post some clips where this is apparent......

I kind of hate it when wrestlers don't sell wins and losses. Guys can lose and be fine, but when they just keep smiling or sit at a desk and pretend it didn't happen, I feel like they're fucking naive twats.

Most weeks I find her pretty great, but I'm starting to notice how one-note it is. And this week she was as bad at cutting a promo as she was in the ring last week.

Yeup she's pretty much the same as she was in NXT except without Blake and Murphy as her lackeys.

In hindsight, WWE shouldn't have split the Women's division since both brands have pretty weak divisions as a result. Division itself was pretty small to begin with and got worse with the split.

Can't determine if that's casual ware for Maryse. Or if she's gonna get back in the ring.

Melina Alexa Bliss is not.

Miz gonna eat a kick

Hahaha, Shane does not give a fuck about women's wrestling.

Apollo Crews stirring people here. It's a shame he's got the on-screen personality of a trout.

fuck off Ziggler

In all seriousness though, Miz is doing so well in his role of making people give a shit about whoever he is in the ring with. And Mauro is a fantastic commentator.

:heart: Maryse

Nah. Don't think The Boss got a shaven head, and a blank face.

He could knock us all out of here in one punch though. He got that power.

Renee looks hot

Those headsets not that expensive......

Like the wardrobe, Renee.

Colorful.

Ive decided I love Aj's hair

Also its weird RAW even at its best feels like a chore SD has been fun

Because SD feels laid back and is only 2 hrs so no awful/weird segments to kill time

Dunno, feel like I "struggle to care" about Smackdown.....

There is one thing Mr USA does not struggle with and that American Alpha

I can get both sides of the SmackDown debate. I still feel like everything is a bit disjointed on SmackDown.

Look at him he knows it looks good.

I have this uncomfortable feeling that Cena is going to help Ambrose at Backlash... I want my AJ title run, dammit.

That Miz/Maryse/Ziggler stuff was brilliant. They really need to get that "King of Smart Style" shirt out for Miz.

Being 2 hours helps a lot but Smackdown should get a lot better once they get out of this building phase they are in right now. Everything outside of the WWE title scene pretty much needs more depth and building unlike with RAW.

The biggest downside to Miz vs. Dolph is that we have seen it 8,378 times.

here in his beard?

Would be pretty cool if Bray pulled DERP moment during his match with Orton.

Like right when Orton is about to hit an RKO OUTTA NOWHERE, the Wyatt derp thing happens and Bray is in a different spot when the lights go back on.

Argh should trade Nikki to RAW and get Alica

falling asleep

@bray wyatt

6-women's tag match up next. A bit early, imo.

Didn't really hear what he was saying other than that he was a God.....

I'll go to the papers.... if I have to

CJ "Lana" Perry...

Bray Wyatt's promo the best one of the show so far. Makes me want to believe in Bray Wyatt, but I have a feeling that Orton is just going to beat him to reheat Orton.

Team PCB, Team B.A.D., and Team Bella members united

Lol, Bray Wyatt cutting a promo about eating Randy Orton and then Nikki's tron says "Fearless."

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F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S

Catchy tune Carmella got.

Hate that they have put Carmella in pants.......

Those kicks are so bad.

So B.A.D.

A little behind but did the camera work during the Miz/Crews match look off to any one else. Seemed to be zoomed in more than usual. Also wasn't centered to the ring.

Hahaha, Naomi's kicks. Fuck.

Naomi so bad that she makes Uso promos look good.

"There can only be one first"

I look forward to being Becky's first. She's clearly still saving herself for me. :(

Nah, Naomi's a good athlete, but she hasn't put it all together in the ring yet. That Uso promo was so bad though. That interviewer looked like she regretted her career choices. But I do think it might be heel turn foreshadowing.

Hate to say it, but she was glowing tonight. She probably got laid sometime prior to the show.

Lol, David Otunga: "This is must win for Becky."

Going to be heart-breaking when Becky doesn't win.

Oh good, she got the gift I sent her in the mail.

Also women on SD still have no definitive personalities

Naomi actually has potential to be amazing to be honest at least in-ring

The only way the Darren Young/Titus O'Neil feud on Raw could be worse would be if one of them were to be replaced by David Otunga.

Seems like Nikki shouldn't be doing that TKO-like move considering her recent neck history.

The Cone of Silence?

I wasn't aware that Carmella liked Get Smart. Or is it a "Staten Island" thing?