Smackdown Live Thread - Will this all look different too? (1/30/18)
 

Well, will it?

Will Shinsuke speak?

Not sure if I want either of those to happen, but we'll certainly find out soon.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Maybe <a href="https://twitter.com/RondaRousey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RondaRousey</a> will show up on SmackDown.<br>Maybe she knows what SmackDown is.<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/958445508338618369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Whoa, didn't even think about that. If the Charlotte feud rumor is true, it would make sense. Doesn't seem like WWE would give Smackdown that much power though, for some stupid reason.

"The Artist Known As"...

Might as well call him Prinsuke Iaumura

NOW THIS IS A WAY TO START A SHOW

FUCK RAW

Oh god, that brightly colored guy is back.

They haven't really done anything yet.

What just flashed across the screen in big red letters?

wtf. did I just see "rockstar" scroll across the screen

Knee to the face

I missed the alleged "ROCKSTAR", but I wouldn't put subliminal messaging past WWE at all.

fuck. nevermind. cartman here to ruin it all

Best promo I've heard from Nakamura

KNEES 2 FACES

WTH rockstar on the screen......fuck this company king of strong style is a much cooler name.
Rockstar is so goddamn generic

Knees to the face promo I like it.

"Rockstar" is actually worse than "One Man Rock Band".

Sammy points funny. Like, in a good way.

Tag team sense is tingling.

Kinda funny that it says "YEP!" at the beginning of the Styles theme, considering who he's feuding with.

My stream sucksssss

Fast lane AJ & Nakamura vs Team Yep

Wonder if Sami and Owens are going to have a "Nope" catchphrase in the future considering they already mocked Bryan's "YES" movement one.

Is it wrong that I think Nakamura is a better promo than Roman Reigns

Can't wait for Nakamura vs Spud

Do you think AJ ever gets tired of fighting those guys?

Mayhaps Mr. Spud will become the 205 LIVE GM?

Yeah

Why are you saying those words right now?

Where's our fearless little GM to get this match set?

King of Rasslin would be a good alternative and the perfect excuse for him to wear a crown for his Wrestlemania entrance like he did one time at Wrestle Kingdom.

So, we went from a U.S. title tournament.

To Bobby Roode winning and having a U.S. Open Challenge at the Rumble.

Now we got a fatal 4-way for a shot to face Roode.

Okay. :roll:

Kinda wanna see Rusev V Rude

Which band did Shinsuke Nakamura play for?

Because I'm speculating as to who will be named the show's GM, that's all.

Knees 2 Faces? Rock star? Hmm...

Nah that promo actually made me smile and was badass without being wordy

Roman has yet to do any of that in his promos

I enjoy Rusev, but Ryder more so.

LET'S GO RYDER!

Jinder Mahal got his old entrance back!

Wait if Roode declared an Open Challenge for the US belt, why would there need to be a Fatal 4-way to determine his next opponent?

Don't ask questions you don't want the answer to.

This is me getting in touch with the kid in me that loved variety and bright colors, but does anyone else think that Nakamura should expand his wardrobe? I know that "red and black" is kind of his thing, but is there a reason for it?

NOT AGAIN!

Ideally, Rusev wins and Roode somehow turns heel from it.

Der Fuher is throwing his weight around again

:lol: at WWE doing another Sami-Owens match.

Also :lol: at Big E getting upset at the announcement delaying the match.

I thought about it and disagreed I still wanted an answer.

Did you really want to see a Fatal-5-Way for the title? (Don't answer that, the answer is NOPE.)

He wore blue once. How do you feel about that?

I like it. When was that?

How does Zack Ryder go from first round tournament elimination to fatal four possible contention?

Survivor Series. Team Smackdown and such.

How has Zack Ryder managed to stay with this company?

:eek: Not the pancakes. Joins the list of inanimate objects destroyed in recent years in the WWE.


Just part of a rockstar-like persona he had in NJPW for his "King of Strong Style" gimmick.

Do Big E and Corey Graves hate each other right now?

Big E just slinging those pancakes at him hard.

Oh, shit, he actually blue himself for Survivor Series. I thought he just wore the shirt.

Because fuck you, that's why.

Never fails to make me laugh when the refs make such a huge display of kicking people out

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Very relieved Shinsuke was able to duck out of the way of those letters in time. <a href="https://t.co/AJC7RYHbQI">pic.twitter.com/AJC7RYHbQI</a></p>&mdash; TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) <a href="https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/958506293085589504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
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No, I don't think that's it...

Do rock stars specifically wear red? Like, Bryan adopted the burgundy as a tribute to William Regal. It became his "thing." I was just wondering if there was some significance to the red (the rising sun?) or if it's just a preference thing. I think in a world where his personality is stifled a bit by how gentrified WWE is, throwing on some funky things to bounce it out a bit would be beneficial. I know if I was a kid I would be looking forward to seeing what Nakamura wore next.

Really liked the idea of him wearing pink and black when he was teaming up with Natalya. And he could wear that during October for the breast cancer awareness stuff. It's a bit silly, but swapping out the palette is just interesting me.

How are Roode's reactions as a babyface? He's felt "boring" to me for a long time. I'm happy he's doing what he's doing, but something about face Roode just doesn't entice strong feelings from me. But would you say he's doing well?

Not really, but it's hard to say, because people DO love chanting things. I think he'd resonate better as a heel.

Very successful Rusev Day this week.

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RUSEV DAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!

I'd be down with Nakamura wearing different colors. He switches the red and black parts some times.

Who the fuck turned on my closed caption?

What's up with the pop up captions

Rusev is gonna separate kofi's pecks even more.

Probably just a simple color preference for gear since he usually wore black or red leather pants in NJPW as the "King of Strong Style" character.

Also likely because a lot of notable rockstars in the 70s and 80s wore leather pants.

We Need Jinder Mahal-iday and Rusev Day Tag Team like on Raw with Handsome and Hardbody

Yeah, sometimes he's more black than red too, or has funky stripes or whatever. I dunno, I'm just nostalgic for my rainbow in wrestling.

It was me, ABT! It was me allll along!

Everybody wants to be Braun

Paging AOP

Shelton Benjamin is DEAD to me

Kind of surreal that Corey Graves has become "The Voice of WWE." Would anyone have predicted that for Sterling James Keenan?

Let's have a moment of silence for Booker T:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCirc..._moment_jason/

Lol

These graphics are just plain bad.

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I might get a Uso shirt.

Corey Graves has a brother that wrestles in CMLL as a pro-Trump heel.

They are going nuts with their Movie Maker program tonight

Boo

Kind of amazing how much the Usos have grown in recent years with the "Day One-ish" stuff.

I remember the last time I watched SmackDown years ago, they had everything in this really slender font that was honestly reminiscent of a chain of department stores over here. It made me think of women's fashion.

Oh fuck yea

Goddammit, I wanted them to 3-week so I could win Survivor

Yeahhhhhhhhh boiiiiii

Bludgeon Brothers ring wear is old recycled Kane outfits.

Holy shit, he looks amazing, haha. It's someone got Eric Trump and fused him with The Velveteen Dream.

Love the SD tag division

Someone remove Kevin Dunn from production until the graphics stop.

I'm super down for an Usos/Bludgeon Brothers feud. We know they can produce some bangers.

Bald jobber guy looks like a skinny version of Cesaro.

Half man half amazing

Harper is the same height as Randy Orton. I always found that weird when watching them in The Family together.

Top Ten huh

Harper became the first wrestler to win an NXT Tag Team Championship and main roster Tag Title. Weird that it only happened at the very end of 2016.