Friday Night Smackdown 10/04/2019 - FOX premiere, Lesnar vs Kofi for the WWE title, The Rock returns
 

WWE Championship Match
WWE Champion Kofi Kingston versus Brock Lesnar

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The Rock returns to Smackdown

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Ladder Match (Loser leaves WWE)
Kevin Owens versus "The Best in the World" Shane McMahon

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RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair versus Smackdown Women's Champion Bayley & Sasha Banks

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Roman Reigns versus Erick Rowan

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Crap, I just realized that Smackdown is now on Fridays and not Tuesdays :nono:

Don't forget, 730 on for the Red Carpet show

I was gonna say, this is totally needed 3+ days out, but now I see what has happened here. All is forgiven, GD. :)

On the other hand, I can't imagine what Shisen would say if he were here.

Also, I do actually really like the new show logo. Very reminiscent of c. fall 2001 era logo.

Also, :nono: @ another fucking Shane v. K.O. match. Why do we even need a "Loser Leaves" match? Why can't they both just fuck off for like, I dunno, forever?

Came home and thought "I guess I'll put on Smackdown", and opened my DVR and was all "WTF it didn't tape?" then I remembered it was on Friday.....

I was watching Impact on AXStv which doesn't officially start til the 29th but they're showing ppvs every tuesday

The Rock is going to blow away everything this week.

I will lose my mind if Kofi retains...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Brock Lesnar? <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheRock</a>? <br>It's the premiere of <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEonFOX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWEonFOX</a> Smackdown, you'd think we would get bigger stars. <br>Guess the Basham Brothers, Luther Reigns, Heidenreich, Kenzo Suzuki &amp; Sylvain were unavailable. <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/1180179587340406785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

It's like, I want to watch.

But it's Friday. The day in television terms where shows go to die, the start of the weekend, Joker is at the movies, and a bunch of other stuff in general.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">New <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Smackdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Smackdown</a> Stage <a href="https://t.co/wp2T5ZESq9">pic.twitter.com/wp2T5ZESq9</a></p>&mdash; Turnbuckle Topics �� (@TT_4You) <a href="https://twitter.com/TT_4You/status/1180220604231901184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Watching SD tonight and seeing Joker after

Prob won't usually watch SD tho

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The one question we had to ask <a href="https://twitter.com/fightbobby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@fightbobby</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/LanaWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LanaWWE</a> on the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SmackDown</a> blue carpet - what is going on?!? <a href="https://t.co/SHLCtvieNO">pic.twitter.com/SHLCtvieNO</a></p>&mdash; Sky Sports WWE (@SkySportsWWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/SkySportsWWE/status/1180255887279218688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Tom Phillips has joined NXTUK as a commentator

Get. These. Robot. Hands.

This is rather surreal

mm Charissa Thompson

I wonder if she'll be masturbating behind the scenes

He's going to retain as a hook for the rematch on Sunday

so Lana is getting blacked ?

:rant:

Anyone have a stream for this?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This set is CRAZY ! �������������������������������������� <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SmackDown</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SmackdownOnFox?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SmackdownOnFox</a> <a href="https://t.co/23hCz7JjhC">pic.twitter.com/23hCz7JjhC</a></p>&mdash; Justin Speece (@justinmspeece) <a href="https://twitter.com/justinmspeece/status/1180266372372275200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Anyone in the U.S. needing a stream just sign up for free for PUFFER, it will give you all the basic channels

https://puffer.stanford.edu/player/

Fuck that. Tell those cheap asses to go get a digital antenna ffs

Sort of a similar design template but looks much better than RAW's new stage. The entrance being centered and not awkwardly off to the side also helps.

Also makes RAW's new stage feel like it was a pre-final version of SD's new stage.

Lol the swagger soaring eagle distant relative made it

That new stage is pretty slick rick.

"Teenage" son :nono:

Jeff Hardy has been arrested for driving under the influence per PWInsider.

For all the long-time fans(for anywhere from 15 years or longer) in this forum, like me(started watching in March 1991), I have a question...

Doesn't all this attention to WWE lately, and the broader pro wrestling world in general, kind of make some of you feel a little awkward and maybe a bit uncomfortable?

I mean, we have WWE on network TV in the U.S. now on a weekly basis. Doesn't that kind of smell like, possibly, them attracting the wrong audience?

I feel a little weirded out by all this, and maybe scared too.

Just getting that out of me.

o.o

Jeff Hardy won't make 50 if he carries on like this.

The Rock is here :yes:

Smackdown was on CW for a minute so it's not too weird. This red carpet stuff is pretty surreal though.

Does it bother long time WWE fans that the billion dollar WWE empire is under more media scrutiny than ever before?

No.

Only the morons.

Probably not the best idea to start your FOX debut with a high up view of the arena showing there are a massive amount of empty floor seats.

Mr. McMahon :love:

The weirdest thing is Smackdown as the official A show for the first time ever.

Pretty sage to say all the people in the SD opening video will be 'drafted' to Smackdown

lol all that work to make these show intros and they're just gonna have to change them after the draft next week

Not a bad intro

Most of them were in the Raw one too.

Pyro!

The new set for SmackDown is the best TV show set they have ever had

Way to kick off Smackdown with the RAW Women's Champion :lol:

Wait..just Cole and Corey? Cole will probably quit before the night is over

Baron Corbin and Becky kicking off Smackdown

A great choice to open with two current superstars

I'll only get the first hour due to fox now's preview pass

Personally still lean towards Giant Fist era set as SD's best ever.

The Man. The King. The Rock.

Can't start a new SD era off without the OG. Now layeth the smackdown on Borin!

I do think that Becky getting chosen to be the first one out is a pretty good indicator that she's going to wind up being drafted to SmackDown. We'll probably know if she drops the belt on Sunday.

That would also mean Seth is also going, so either he's dropping the belt too or they're making it blue.

:D Rock

BROKE ASS BURGER KING ON CRACK

:lol: at Rock's dig to King Corbin.

Damn Becky :lol:

“My testicles are perfectly adequate.”

Amazing.

Becky Two Balls!

Seeing The Rock on SmackDown makes me randomly think of Just Bring It's hilarious commentary.

BECKY LYNCH...has a great...DIS-ARM-HER!

Damn Becky :love:

Nice of King Corbin to inform the unwashed masses on the royal state of his balls despite the besmirching going on.

Becky getting her revenge from Extreme Rules.

Much as I might not like Corbin, I'm pretty sure The Rock hand-picks who he wants to promo against whenever he turns up. So fair play to him.

Good opening segment

Lumberjack match on this show? Nice.

(Have not been able to watch WWE TV in weeks, dunno if it was announced.)

It ain't Smackdown without a Lumberjack match.

That was a great and very entertaining opening segment.

Despite the new era of SD starting off with the typical WWE long drawn out talking segment, Rock still has that magical touch when it comes to making it very entertaining and not a drag or bore.

Lot of local ads

Ugh, they brought back those awful 3D entrance graphics

Yay for commercials in the middle of a match

Got an ROH ad

No lame smoking commercials so there's that

corbin is the best heel in wwe right now

Are the camera angles weird, slow, and switching too much or is it just me?

FOX pretty much doesn't want to do the split-screen stuff so back to the old way for SD. Only bright side is FOX also doesn't want to run as many commercials so it should mean less breaks but WWE still going to be terrible when it comes to timing those breaks.

Is it just me or are the crowd mics way better than before?

I just love that there are WWE toy commercials again

good I thought that was just a local ad

Charlotte just submitted the champion! WHAT WILL HAPPEN THIS SUNDAY???

Its something FOX mandated to help make it feel more sports-like than RAW.

Yeah, that's cool. Come to think of it, there's hardly any toy commercials anymore on TV period.

Bayley's heel run has been a big bust and all because WWE doesn't want her overshadowing Charlotte at all after Becky managed to do so.

Clean win for Charlotte and Bex

Well, they can't keep the action centered when the match is in the ring and the action moves to the sides of the ring. Then they do the multi switch seizure shit. Not liking it

Holy shit! Shinsuke Nakamura going to lose to Rollins again :lol:

I just saw the first local commercial that I've noticed tonight. It was for IUPUI (Indy's combined IU and Purdue campus).

Wish Helen Mirren would show up and give Seth Rollins a stunner

Former RAW GMs

Is it just me or is this NOT remotely new viewer friendly at all

Like to imagine a whole bunch of first-time viewers being profoundly confused at the Firefly Fun House.

OH MY GOD! They killed Ramblin'!

:lol: Rambling Rabbit cosplaying as Seth Rollins.

RIP Rambling Rabbit again. Cemented his status as the Kenny of Firefly Fun House.

Shinsuke Nakamura and Samoa Joe should move back to NXT.

Seriously gonna show Hogan's entrance during a commercial?!

Soo far it just feels like a regular episode of RAW/SD and not a "must see" type show outside of the start with The Rock. It has that "new" type feeling but more so because of the new network and not as in being a new experience like AEW Dynamite was.

Even worse is this is the go-home show for Hell in a Cell and they haven't built anything new this week. RAW and 1st hour of SD dropped the ball big time building up things.

Fiend doing the job on Sunday

Fuck WWE for booking Nakamura like this :nono: