"You know that's Checkmate, right?"

[mysterydriver]

I had to rewind a couple times, but I'm 88% sure that is what Big Show said to Daniel Bryan following the handshake between the two.

So, that's the build to Smackdown, huh? Daniel Bryan has no way out because there aren't any rules? That doesn't sound like checkmate. He doesn't have as many moves, but they exist. That's check at best.

You'd think Show would know better with an angry Mark Henry hobbling around, more than willing to flip the chess board over and start charging breathing fees.

[dreidemy]

All I know is that DB is gonna kick Big Show F**** Head In

[4real]

Yeah I don't understand how Big Show thinks that Mark Henry won't get involved in this. I'll be very surprised if Big Show wins the title this week.

[breakdownthewalls]

Plus D Bry's not automatically at a disadvantage. No DQ - what's to keep him from just unloading on Show with a steel chair?

Yet another reason I love this story. Bryan's being kind of a jerk, but Show's full of himself too.

[Big L]

Jan 10, 2012 11:17:52 GMT -5 breakdownthewalls said:

Plus D Bry's not automatically at a disadvantage. No DQ - what's to keep him from just unloading on Show with a steel chair?

Yet another reason I love this story. Bryan's being kind of a jerk, but Show's full of himself too.

[BHB]

Jan 10, 2012 11:17:52 GMT -5 breakdownthewalls said:

Plus D Bry's not automatically at a disadvantage. No DQ - what's to keep him from just unloading on Show with a steel chair?

Yet another reason I love this story. Bryan's being kind of a jerk, but Show's full of himself too.

I'd like to see a competetive match with Bryan working on Show's arm and then beating it with a chair followed by the Lebelle Lock for the submission win. I really though that Show would tap when Bryan had it on last week, with a heelish chair beating prior it wouldn't be unbelievable for Show to tap.

[Turd Ferguson]

"You know I'm taking it, right?"

[Deleted]

It's obvious who is gonna be doing a run in

MAIN EVENT Funkasaurus!

[Metalheadbanger Man]

Big Show will chokeslam Bryan through the announce table or something, but Henry will turn up and wail on Show with a chair. Bryan drapes an arm across and gets the 3.

I can see something like this happening.

[I am Jack's STD]

Honestly I'd like to see D-Bry just go plain loco with a chair or a kendo stick or something. Have him play it cool up until Big Show breaks out of the Lebell Lock, and then D-Bry just rolls out of the ring, grabs a weapon, and goes to town on show. Don't play around, just heel turn and nuke him. Then they can have him cut a heel promo the next week, have him face off against some new challengers like Sheamus, and build up to a match with Orton.

[Deleted]

I would've loved it if Bryan said "check at BEST" in his annoying little way.

[chac]

Anyone think Cole interferes to help Bryan retain.

[A Platypus Rave]

Jan 10, 2012 15:35:47 GMT -5 @bootytime said:

It's obvious who is gonna be doing a run in

MAIN EVENT Funkasaurus!

Big Show and D-Bry stop wrestling and begin dancing... It's one of Brodus' super powers as the last son of Planet Funk.

[tigermaskxxxvii]

Jan 10, 2012 11:17:52 GMT -5 breakdownthewalls said:

Plus D Bry's not automatically at a disadvantage. No DQ - what's to keep him from just unloading on Show with a steel chair?

Yet another reason I love this story. Bryan's being kind of a jerk, but Show's full of himself too.

Not only that, but because of the no DQ stipulation not only does Daniel Bryan have 'til 5. He has until he damn well pleases to break a hold!

[BatPunk]

Henry's gonna come down and destroy Show and Bryan will take the cheap win again. This is just leading to a 3-way at The Rumble. Which is a great way to set it up IMO.

[Welfare Willis]

Jan 10, 2012 10:53:15 GMT -5 mysterydriver said:

I had to rewind a couple times, but I'm 88% sure that is what Big Show said to Daniel Bryan following the handshake between the two.

So, that's the build to Smackdown, huh? Daniel Bryan has no way out because there aren't any rules? That doesn't sound like checkmate. He doesn't have as many moves, but they exist. That's check at best.

You'd think Show would know better with an angry Mark Henry hobbling around, more than willing to flip the chess board over and start charging breathing fees.

If Big Show can beat Daniel Bryan the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards, checkmate!

[Society of the Spectacle]

I just want something that is going to build Bryan as more of a legitimate threat. A push similar to Cody's would work swimmingly: someone who will take the cheap win, but is a threat anyway.

So hopefully Bryan will be the aggressor that gets the cheap win from a weapon shot rather than a Henry run in. Or rather what if Henry hits Bryan and gives Show the non-legitmate win?

I really liked how they built the Bryan/Show interaction as of late, and especially yesterday on Raw, so I am excited to see what twists and turns the program takes. It definitely looks like its heading for a triple threat at the PPV, but with the way they've built everything, I think idf the trend continues, all three guys could come out looking strong.

[Lancers]

Bryan's gonna snap and use a steel chair or the belt and repeatedly use it on the Big Show and celebrate the victory like he won the Super Bowl thus making him a full heel which I think is the direction they're going anyway.

[Deleted]

Would be kinda weird if Bryan lost to be honest. One thing that pops up over and over again in wrestling is that when you're involved in a nodq match and have a side feud with someone that's not in the match, they're gonna be jumping you.

Hell that happens about 2/3 of the time in regular matches. In nodq it's more like 95% of the time though.

Then it gives the commentators a chance to use one of their stock lines such as "as legal as a headlock" and I know they like those.

[Turd Ferguson]

D-Bryan is going to bring a gun with him and shoot Big Show like Alex Murphy, then Big Show will come back 6 weeks later as Roboshow.