H-Virus
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Post by H-Virus on Nov 14, 2018 7:15:14 GMT -5
I haven't watched Smackdown in a while; the last episode I saw was right after Aiden turned on Rusev and came out talking about something that happened in Milwaukee. I don't recall seeing any threads made here about what came next, so I'm curious: Did he reveal his secret? Was there a blowoff match? Are Lana and Rusev still on-screen together? What have all three of them been doing since then?
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Post by sportatorium on Nov 14, 2018 11:03:07 GMT -5
Aiden is buried 6 feet under. Rusev is mired in the undercard & Lana floats along until someone decides she needs to be back on TV. It’s not like it was completely over and the audience loved it or anything...
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Post by Tenshigure on Nov 14, 2018 11:08:29 GMT -5
To give you an idea how little WWE cared about it, they posted the payoff/blowoff/discard match in its entirety the day it aired on SDL:
Aiden hasn't been seen since, Rusev had a very random US Title match in the pre-card for Crown Jewel, and otherwise both Rusev and Lana have been relegated to Mixed Match Challenge until they can think of something to do for them, really.
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Post by realist on Nov 14, 2018 11:09:09 GMT -5
Aiden is buried 6 feet under. Rusev is mired in the undercard & Lana floats along until someone decides she needs to be back on TV. It’s not like it was completely over and the audience loved it or anything... Yes, but at least we'll always have Milwaukee.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2018 11:10:39 GMT -5
The payoff was to put Rusev in his place for getting over without the writers' permission.
So, mission accomplished.
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Nov 14, 2018 11:26:42 GMT -5
The payoff was the laugh that the office got for conning a bunch of losers into actually caring about what happens on their show and wanting to see more of it.
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Post by Doctor No on Nov 14, 2018 11:32:00 GMT -5
The payoff was to put Rusev in his place for getting over without the writers' permission. So, mission accomplished. Gonna quote that up there. ☝️ Gonna write that down there. 👇 Tamina currently has a storyline on TV.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2018 11:36:47 GMT -5
Disappointment and nothingness.
Aiden is nowhere to be found, Rusev is somehow lower on the card than he was before it started, and Lana has blue-ish hair.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2018 11:59:30 GMT -5
I'd like to sit down with Vince and ask him why Rusev isn't the main event player he should be. There's something for everyone with this guy: he's a great wrestler, he does comedy well, he can cut a promo, he looks like a badass, has a hot manager... what the hell?
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Post by ayumidah on Nov 14, 2018 12:25:39 GMT -5
Rusev tweeting about going back to NXT, and Aiden outright disappearing, I guess To give you an idea how little WWE cared about it, they posted the payoff/blowoff/discard match in its entirety the day it aired on SDL: Aiden hasn't been seen since, Rusev had a very random US Title match in the pre-card for Crown Jewel, and otherwise both Rusev and Lana have been relegated to Mixed Match Challenge until they can think of something to do for them, really. WWE cared about it so little when I went back to look over the Smackdown results a few days after that episode, they didn't even mention Aiden vs Rusev at ALL. www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2018-10-23
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Post by Push R Truth on Nov 14, 2018 12:30:08 GMT -5
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Post by TWERKIN' MAGGLE on Nov 14, 2018 12:31:30 GMT -5
Rusev has a hot blonde wife and that upsets the boss.
So the payoff is nothing.
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Post by Nosnorb on Nov 14, 2018 12:56:29 GMT -5
He hit the glass ceiling as a heel, and that ceiling is much lower as a face.
Dude gets wrestling and deserves a lot better than what he's getting, especially as the two top faces on SDL apart from Styles are a dude that has no knees and a dude that has filled out his bump card 3 times over.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2018 13:05:04 GMT -5
Yall wanted Rusev to stay face right? At what cost?
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Nov 14, 2018 13:08:51 GMT -5
“Here’s what we’ll do... we’ll break them up, have Rusev and Lana as the faces and English as the heel.” “OK, good start, the crowds like Rusev. What next?” “...That’s all I’ve got. I was hoping you’d have something.” “...” “...” “...All right, let’s take a lunch break.”
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2018 13:25:23 GMT -5
“Here’s what we’ll do... we’ll break them up, have Rusev and Lana as the faces and English as the heel.” “OK, good start, the crowds like Rusev. What next?” “...That’s all I’ve got. I was hoping you’d have something.” “...” “...” “...All right, let’s take a lunch break.” Rotisserie chicken?
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Post by Nosnorb on Nov 14, 2018 14:00:50 GMT -5
Yall wanted Rusev to stay face right? At what cost? Well, I was hoping for an actual face push, either with Rusev Day winning the tag titles or with Rusev getting an upper card face push. And WWE need a credible babyface that is over, what with Jeff Hardy on his last legs and Rey Mysterio having no knees left. And Bryan turned heel last night, so that frees up a spot too.
But nope, Rusev does nothing.
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Post by bearned on Nov 14, 2018 14:35:19 GMT -5
Someone (Vince?) doesn’t like Rusev very much, I think that’s clear. Breaking Rusev Day up kind of made sense but the way they did it sucked. Like that’s the second time they have tried to use a TV storyline to make it seem like Rusev and Lana have problems with their relationship. It’s weird.
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Post by TWERKIN' MAGGLE on Nov 14, 2018 15:11:14 GMT -5
“Here’s what we’ll do... we’ll break them up, have Rusev and Lana as the faces and English as the heel.” “OK, good start, the crowds like Rusev. What next?” “...That’s all I’ve got. I was hoping you’d have something.” “...” “...” “...All right, let’s take a lunch break.” Rotisserie chicken? Ketchup and a hint of steak wrap.
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Post by xxshoyuweeniexx on Nov 14, 2018 15:49:04 GMT -5
Giving Rusev and Lana all the free time in the world start having kids probably.
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