4/10/18 - The Smackdown after the Raw that was after Mania
 

Funny picture.......

It makes sense that Cien Almas debuts on Smackdown right?

I say Almas for sure and Gargano maybe. Imagine some of the matches Gargano could have in Smackdown. I'd love to see Gargano come up and then later in the show or maybe like a minute later, Ciampa comes out and they continue there feud on Smackdown.

Ziggler is currently a face, so his traditional feud with an NXT call up needs to be with a heel. Probably Almas or Ciampa.

Oh wow I didn't even consider that people would be debuting tonight but absolutely! Almas should, I love this guy and I think the sky is the limit. He's a great heel but I think in time he will be a Mexican babyface they can make an impact with.

I think Drew McIntyre may come up as well.

How about Ciampa???

I wonder if Bryan is going to step down as GM.

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Bryan steps down. New GM signs two masked luchadors called Los Genericos.

Asuka probably getting bounced over regardless.

Alams dropping the title at Takeover is a good indicator of him showing up tonight.

I sorta expect an NXT tag team to freshen up the division a bit even if there's going to be some moves next week.

Some of the better storylines continuing, starting, or wrapping up tonight on Smackdown. I'm excited.

Ziggler is a face?

I think Kassisus oh no debuts tonight

I... think?

Sanity and/or Iconic Duo

No

Joker Sting, Al Snow, and Mankind tri-GMs.

Sup

I don't think so.

The money is here

Dark One/Shane McMahon

SHANE O MAC

How is Shane not bleeding out of every orifice right now

My assumption after all these years is he just goes to sleep when it's all over and wakes up like nothing happened.

Like super healing powers or something.

Yeah now that AOP got called up, Sanity is a really safe bet to get called up tonight.

Those two teams were supposed to have been called up a lot earlier but got delayed because one of the guys in TM61 got hurt at the time.

D-Bry no longer GM.....

He was a great one

That Eva Marie in the front row with that my hair is on fire red hair?

Gonna distract me all night.

Paige is the new Smackdown GM?

Where's that Darth Vader clip?

I did think in my head a female might become GM if Daniel stepped down but not Paige huh

YOUR NEW SMACKDOWN LIVE GENERAL MANAGER:

The Ealy Brothers

WHOAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WWE GM Paige

Putting a mentally unstable 25 year old in charge of a whole brand of your business seems like a good idea

Great move! I love it!

PAIGE HERE

Here we go.

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I feel very sorry for Paige and I like her and I hope she gets her life on track.

I do not want Paige even pretend running something.

I wanted Jarrett :(

Well, I did semi predict a crazy GM.

Nice gesture by the WWE to let Paige be the new GM of the Blue Brand.

So how many days before she gets like a #WOKEN Matt Hardy screenshatter graphic that's just her going "PAIGE HERE" ?

I'm cool w/ Paige as GM

Paige is great.

Please don't be Ziggler .... whew its not Ziggy.

!!!!!!


This will have a dq. has to

MARKING OUT RIGHT NOW

Paige not a savy business-woman.... giving away a dream match just rushing into it and booking it on TV her first week

Hahaha Paige's look of "umm.....that's not who we were booking" at the Rusev Day chant. Then the crowd bailed her out on the second try.

Nakamura totally gonna ruin that match

FANTASY WARFARE JUST CAME TO LIFE

Or something

THEY CHEER THE PEOPLE THEY NORMALLY BOO. THEY BOO THE PEOPLE THEY NORMALLY CHEER.

Cool King going to "flip his lid" when he sees WWE Paige is the new GM

Paige gonna show favoritism to her NXT beeches?

A++++ main event

Shinsuke, that is not how you give a prostate exam.

Look Paige has gone through some tough times but she seems to be doing well. WWE must think that she's fine, otherwise why would they put her in such a huge public role? She was young and impressionable, everyone deserves a second chance and she's obviously part of the WWE family and has the business in her blood. All of that aside, she's been absolutely owning it every time they put a mic in her hand lately and she's a great booker because she just booked AJ and AM DRAGON.

Who will be the next SDL GM once Paige is also cleared to compete again in just over 3 years? :shifty:

Curious to see the reaction to Charlotte after ending Asuka's streak, especially in front of this crowd.

The Ealy brothers.

Should have faced Nicholas

Just wish they wouldn't fire the makeup cannon at her

Hate how WWE keeps pushes the view of Mania crowds are something normal WWE crowds shouldn't be. Same for implying them being weird with the "cheer who they normally boo" stuff.

It's what happens when she blows this 2nd chance she got now.

What do you expect?

To show audiences during commercials, WWE has video packages of celebrities that they've done stuff with.

I feel like Ronda Rousey and Jonathan Coachman should no longer be in it.

Maybe its because she has a movie coming out soon.

1) I have the copyright on that.

2) Listen man, they have like 10 women to cover a day. HOW ELSE ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO THAT WITHOUT A CANNON

Did they say that? I must've zoned out and been typing my Paige rant.

I'm rooting for her but don't tell me you wouldn't be in favor of her going off script and booking a returning Alberto Del Rio versus Xavier Woods in a bra&panties match

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR ABSOLUTION???!!!

Yeah that's a huge part of everything. It's likely a big part of her pulling herself together as well realizing she has to clean up to make this 2nd chance work.

I'm not sure. I feel like there's an outside chance she gets the Roman Reigns treatment for breaking the streak with minimal fight from Asuka at the end, but the crowd has certainly been into her before, unlike Reigns so it might be okay.

DOWN SINCE

DAY ONE ISH

LINE 'EM ALL UP AND KNOCK 'EM DOWN LIKE THIS

Will Finn Balor be wearing his current gear in Saudi Arabia...not sure that is a very good idea...

Thug Usos and New Day better pull out all the stops here.

I feel like she will get heat but kind of normal heel. It's hard to hate Charlotte too much because she's so good.

Glad @ no on-screen graphics

Probably gonna where a full body suit like the women had to when they had their one match ever there.

Don't want to give the guys dirty thoughts. Stupid sexy Balor.

Saudi Arabia won't object to have Black guys or Samoans wrestle?

Red and yellow..... the colours of HULKAMANIA

I'm getting tired of the New Day gimmick. I'm sure they can be creative and milk it another year if they want but they should be thinking about Big E's exit strategy and push to the top.

Oh yeah.

Paige & Xavier Woods on the same show now.

Heh.

Is Balor gay?

Hulkamania is American made brother. Spell it colors or you get the Big Boot and Leg Drop dude!

Doubt the Saudis know what a Samoan is if there's no oil where they come from.

Good I was wondering if he'd ever get to the main roster

Droford, what do the odds in Vegas say?

Yes. Tom Phillips threw the small dig as one of the first things he said when they switched over to the booth.

Can't wait until they have it as an opening video package and then a crawl along the bottom of the screen every ten minutes.

Hope New Day gets split up by the shake-up

I've often suspected he and Noam Dar were more than friends...but....he has been dating Cathy Kelley for several years supposedly

Might as well throw in Vince flipping off the crowd at the end of the video.

Move Roman to SmackDown make him a heel and team him up with the Usos that would actually be great

Wait a minute I take it back I don't want him ruining the best show that WWE has that's not NXT move the Usos to Raw

Big E stays on Smackdown

Kofi and Xavier to RAW. Short feud with AoP where they get decimated.

Xavier turns heel on Kofi

Usos vs New Day match was pretty good.

Good match

These two teams have such good chemistry

Not a bad match.

Please split up The New Day in the 'superstar shake-up'

Uso's seem like a better feud for BB