The "buckle up, Teddy" segment from SmackDown! was hilarious
 

It was so bad that it approached a sort of cheesy good. It's this sort of thing that prevents me from liking The Undertaker, but this was just too good.

Yeah, i surprisingly enjoyed that part. It was a pretty weak show overall though.

I'm glad someone enjoyed it.

I'm glad they're trying.....uhhh....'new' things...but that was fucking cheesy as fuck. I couldn't believe they replayed it so many times. It was making me uncomfortable.

Also, I was fully expecting him to say "Where to, Steph?"

<font color=goldenrod>I liked it BECAUSE it was ridiculous. Paranormal Undertaker can get away with pretty much anything in his storylines.</font>

Much like Kane kidnapping people with no repercussions.

I couldn't stop laughing when I saw Teddy's face after The Undertaker turned around.

It was funny because it was so bad. Much like those safety videos they show you when you start a new job.

I'lld like to know, what happened to teddy? he 'dead' or something?:roll:

And Teddy let out that little 'squeak', I guess you could call it.

I've always hated Deadman Undertaker because of stupid shit like this. Even when I was a kid, I thought he was lame as fuck outside of the Ministry and the American Bad Ass.

What kind of ratings would those safety videos pull in if they were to air on The CW?

He was taken to hell

Teddy should have nutted up. He's the Undertaker's fucking boss, and if the Undertaker doesn't like his decision, he can find work elsewhere.

This one would bring monster ratings.

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Where did his security go? Weren't the right outside the limo when Teddy got in?

Also, why did Teddy Long and Scott Armstrong cut the exact same promo?

Logic doesn't belong in this conversation.

Yeah. I guess the smoke pouring out of the windows wasn't a reason enough to worry about the guy they had been 'protecting' all night.

Or him screaming "Help" at the top of his lungs with the window partly rolled down.

It never does with the Undertaker. Fuck that character.

The Undertaker had to have known that Teddy wasn't acting on his own accord. He should have been kidnapping Vince, who was also in the building that night. Couple this with The Undertaker attacking CM Punk for no reason at all at Summerslam, and he looks like nothing but a big bully. This would all be acceptable (almost) if he were a heel.

Just watched it on youtube. It was cheesy but still awesome. Would have been better if they ended it earlier.

It would have been fine in 1991.

I think they should've made it be something with Punk and Teddy planning it the whole time. That would have kept the feud going. It will continue, but I think it would have been better.

Have they announced Punk/Taker 2 for HIAC yet?

Watch next week. That's the point of a weekly episodic TV show.

Yeah, because that always works. I know Austin, Foley, and Matt Hardy all just went away quietly when they were fired...

If they were smart they'd go with someone else vs Punk and have Taker fuck it up somehow.

I'm just speaking logically. I'm not saying that's how it has gone every other time in WWE history.

That would make the most sense. Kidnapping the GM should not get you a return title shot, no matter how 'sorry' he is for fucking you over.

Who should they go with, though? Dumbass Batista?

But is there anyone else on SD to face Punk in a HIAC that would be able WWE can promote well? It has to be Taker.

Batista could easily get the next shot. Easily.

The segment reminded me of an "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" episode.

Let's also not forget the time Taker was hiding in the ambulance when Austin was strapped in the back. He is the master of hiding in vehicles.

I don't think that would make sense. Also, Vince could step in and give Taker the shot. He did warn Teddy about what The Undertaker could do.

If you were 6'10'', it'd be easy for you to hide in vehicles too.

What wouldn't make sense? Batista just got a 'big' win over Jericho. In a couple weeks time, he could easily do more to earn a shot.

All Batista needs is his Konami code.

My point is any direction they wish to go with it makes little sense to me.

Looks like Bats is going to grab a partner and feud with Jerishow for the next PPV. It isn't in the spoilers, but after Batista's match we saw Big Show backstage glaring at a monitor and saying Batista got lucky, but wouldn't be lucky NEXT WEEK.

Meanwhile, giving the Undertaker his Hell in a Cell rematch does make the most sense from the booking end of things and from a possible draw. From the storyline, Long has just screwed the Undertaker. He's pissed and wants Punk. Why have him wait another month? If they put someone else in and have Taker screw Punk, they create two PPV screwjob endings in a row. Also, Hell in a Cell is one of Taker's specialty matches. Why would keep him out of the cell when its available? Big missed opportunity keeping him off the card, especially when it's a Cell.

The only thing I found some sense of comedy in in that whole limo sequence was just the "stereotypical horrified look" that a lot of people get when they're extremely scared. Other than that, I see no reason why the hell they shouldn't have just found a better way to approach this, such as have Teddy apologize first to Vince and Undertaker, and then the audience in the ring, and then either have Vince:

A.) Tell him he's still on probation (MEH).
2.) Tell him he's not on probation anymore (Better than option 1, I suppose).
III.) Fire Him (He's been around forever anyways, and no offense, but to me he's just getting kind of stale...it could've even led to possibly a heel GM for SD!, which if they chose the right person for the "job", it could've been awesome. But I guess that may not happen).

it totally sounded like taker was gonna rape him

I entertained the thought of Long getting fired as well...but who would be the new GM?

Bring back Vickie?

Edge for GM

Exactly. This wasn't good, and was rather quite embarrassing, but of you're going to do this sort of bullshit, either make it really, really crisp (which the WWE can't do), or make it completely ridiculous. The WWE can do that.

As for where this is heading -- Theodore Long sounds like he was just making a business decision he didn't want to make. Long is not a bad guy, but just a pathetic, desperate one. My guess is that Taker takes him captive, does some shit to him (don't try and imagine it), and next week Long announces The Undertaker vs. CM Punk in Hell in a Cell.

From here, we can either have Vince and Teddy's thing continue, with Vince being the unappeasable boss he seems to be, or you can have Vince finally impressed with Teddy, and decide to end his probation.

or Teddy shooting Vince with an assault rifle

That's great that some of you enjoyed it. I don't want to take that away from anybody. However, I maintain that it was shitty as fuck.

I would have marked out if Teddy had gotten in the limo, and everything went as it did ("Bucke up, Teddy...") only after he freaks, Long pulls out a glock and blows Taker's head off.

That sounds PG (pretty gangsta)

Good Lord, no. Anybody but her. I doubt it would ever happen even in my wildest dreams, but I always sorta enjoyed Paul "E." Heyman's stints as both SD! and ECW GM. Kinda feel like they really didn't give him a fair shake with the whole ECW gig, but at best it would probably be mediocre, and at worst we'd probably end up with Vince going back to getting 750,000 years of camera time every show, so fuck that. I honestly do not know a good heel candidate that would make a suitable replacement.

I can see Long turning full heel GM tbh. Kind of how Flair turned when faced with Austin as owner of Raw.

I know it won't happen but I'd love for Taker to open the next SD and come out to say "Since Teddy won't be joining us this week, I've found a suitable replacement General Manager." And out comes Paul Bearer who officially announces Punk vs Taker, HIAC.

Seeing as how Vince was basically on Taker's side, it could happen...

Sorry bro, Bearer can't make it. He's trapped in cement.

Come on man, even Hornswoggle with a chisel could have chipped him free at this point...

:D:D

God i remember that,fucking ridiculous tv that was.

What do you mean? On SmackDown!? I got the impression that Vince is on his own side here. He told Teddy Long to do something radical, and Long did, and now Vince is saying he told Teddy to do what Teddy's face character, in actuality, was perceived as doing all along.

Vince definitely seems to be more of a heel than a face right now (on SmackDown!). The smile he gave when he was no doubt picturing the shit Taker would do to Teddy Long made him look sadistic as all fuck. Vince is a crazy old man on SmackDown!.

The more I think about it, the more I think it is logical to give Teddy a break as SmackDown! General Manager. Long does his job well, no doubt, but he's been on the show for ages, with only a little break here and there. His character is evolving, but as such, it seems like that increases its chances of being written off.

I'm sure they could bring him back later, anyway. But an interim General Manager making the ruling for Hell in a Cell while Teddy is "missing" could get us to where we want to go. Long being gone could create suspense, too.

LOL - completely agree that it was a great segment...for all the wrong reasons.

I would have marked out had Taker said, "Where to.....Teddy?!?!"

But scarier...

The thing I didn't understand is why didn't Teddy just unlock the door and step out?

Come on man, Taker is smart enough to engage the child safety locks.

Just saw it. Helluva cheesy but I had a laugh.

I think they should keep Teddy Long off SmackDown! for a while, actually, and have a new General Manager come in. Perhaps someone with a bit of star power. Ric Flair would have been good if they could have gotten him. I cannot for the life of me think who would be good for this.

I think a big reason they moved Batista over to SmackDown! was to lend them "credibility," though. A big name as General Manager could be cool.

It reminded me of a Thriller-like intro to a music video. One thing I did like about the screwjob stuff, was Vince's sadistic smile after he booted Teddy out of the office.

The one thing I hope they actually come up with a plausible answer for is:

if Vince wasn't the one directing Teddy to screw over Taker, then WHO WAS IT?

It needs to be either the person who will get the GM role while Teddy is missing, or someone within the WWE Corporate structure, like Shane O'.

Please, please, PLEASE let it not end up like the "Who ran down Austin" or "Who killed Vince" storylines. Make it realistic.

...a man just used his supernatural abilities to fill a limo with smoke from nowhere... and you want realism? :?:

OK, maybe realistic isn't a proper word for what I want.

How about make it someone "plausible". Is that a satisfactory word for you?