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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Dec 18, 2018 23:50:11 GMT -5
Well, he did the angle with R-Truth, doing a promo and laying him out so he must be mostly OK.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Dec 18, 2018 23:51:46 GMT -5
This thread will jump a few pages, attracting other members who suspect something major happened You get a free Sub on Rusev Day
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Dec 18, 2018 23:52:48 GMT -5
This thread will jump a few pages, attracting other members who suspect something major happened You get a free Sub on Rusev Day But they'd all be closed because of the comparatively insignificant Christmas holiday.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Dec 18, 2018 23:53:25 GMT -5
Good lord. The taped Raw gives us pretty safe booking outcomes, while taped Christmas SmackDown gives us a new US Champion, the Shane/Miz thing finally going somewhere, and Mustafa Ali winning. I mean, you look at things on paper, and SmackDown looks like it's in a very fanservice-y state. Bryan is world champion, although he's a heel, he's playing the character very well. Rusev is a champion again, finally getting a bit of reward for getting the Rusev Day stuff over in the last year and a bit. Asuka's the women's champion, getting her dues at last after a rough few months, with Lynch and Flair right at her heels as probably the most credible talents in the company right now. And even though their match pairings are stale, most seem to generally like The Bar as tag champs, and they're finally throwing the other teams into the mix. There's some flaws, sure. Like, it's great that Ali is getting a featured run, but Almas being used as the guy to help heat him up in that process is a bit disappointing. And Joe's still having a rough go of things. But it does look like SmackDown's in a fairly healthy place as we go into its last year on USA before the move to FOX. It's funny that a month ago, we were all saying that SD looks like shit because they got swept at Survivor Series. It's almost like the yearly event that has no bearing on ongoing storylines (the Ronda stuff aside) has no bearing on anything.
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Post by Abdullah on Dec 19, 2018 0:02:08 GMT -5
I think there’s some backstage segments with the women and others which isn’t noted here.
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Post by mattperiolat on Dec 19, 2018 0:05:22 GMT -5
MERRY F***ING RUSEV DAY, HE'S WON THE GOLD! I’m beyond happy. Just... finally... finally...
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Dec 19, 2018 0:08:58 GMT -5
God bless Handsome Rusev. Alexa, play One More Chance (remix) by Notorious B.I.G.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2018 0:11:47 GMT -5
God bless Handsome Rusev. Alexa, play One More Chance (remix) by Notorious B.I.G. only the good shit for Rusev Day
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2018 0:13:53 GMT -5
Well, he did the angle with R-Truth, doing a promo and laying him out so he must be mostly OK. As long as Bryan murders R-Truth every week until the Rumble, leading up to R-Truth missing the Rumble match, I'm alright with this. The only thing that sucks about the show is Bitchy Bitch being the biggest bitch that ever bitched but that's normal because WWE has established that he always bitches out in matches and is incapable of ever competing in a match without bitching. In fact, I say we rename Samoa Joe "Bitchy Bitch".
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Dec 19, 2018 0:17:06 GMT -5
Well, he did the angle with R-Truth, doing a promo and laying him out so he must be mostly OK. Assuming this sets up Bryan vs R-Truth for the first Smackdown of 2019 Now you wanna talk about a match I didn't think we'd see kicking off 2019...
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Post by Jacy Jayne Atomic Dog AMV on Dec 19, 2018 0:17:49 GMT -5
Bryan vs. Truth sounds like a legit dope match if they give it time tbh
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Dec 19, 2018 0:18:36 GMT -5
Bryan vs. Truth sounds like a legit dope match if they give it time tbh R-Truth's match times consist of "Over in five seconds" and "Longer than Normal" and there never seems to be an in between.
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Post by Abdullah on Dec 19, 2018 0:22:09 GMT -5
Is the Smackdown episode after Christmas going to be taped as well?
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Post by kingoftheindies on Dec 19, 2018 0:22:56 GMT -5
Ali is gonna be the new old Bryan. Saying it now, if Ali isn't WWE Champion within the next idk 18 months or so I'd be surprised. They're doing a good build with him right now. He's got it. It's crazy to think how all in they seemed to be with Cedric with his title reign and his constant whooping of Ali like a year ago and where Ali now is as a performer and what he could be in line for, opposed to Cedric and others right now. Part of me thinks that while Cedric is great in the ring, he's just not clicking with the crowds as they had hoped while Ali was quietly becoming the most over guy there.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Dec 19, 2018 0:28:16 GMT -5
Is the Smackdown episode after Christmas going to be taped as well? They tape it 12/29 (I believe) in Pittsburgh after Raw tapes on Friday 12/28 in Detroit.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Dec 19, 2018 0:35:00 GMT -5
It's crazy to think how all in they seemed to be with Cedric with his title reign and his constant whooping of Ali like a year ago and where Ali now is as a performer and what he could be in line for, opposed to Cedric and others right now. Part of me thinks that while Cedric is great in the ring, he's just not clicking with the crowds as they had hoped while Ali was quietly becoming the most over guy there. Alexander had the great story of "literally" being signed at the behest of the Full Sail crowd during the Cruiserweight Classic, but over time he just became... a guy. A guy that won a shit-ton of matches, like a 30 match TV winning streak. There was no struggle to get behind. Ali had that. Even Murphy had more of that.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Dec 19, 2018 0:38:31 GMT -5
Video: LMFAO at "The guy doesn't do this anymore anyway, but YES! YES! YES!" Omfg please let this lead to Miz turning into Daniel and Daniel turning into Miz for the strap at Mania please god please I'll take it, as long as they don't drop Miz being a sneaky little shit from his character. Essentially have him be like Eddie Guerrero: the more he cheats the more the people love him. The thing about his last face turn that fell flat the most was him turning over a new leaf and being a goody-two-shoes.
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Post by Perd on Dec 19, 2018 1:08:52 GMT -5
And I don’t know if it’s been mentioned, but I’m happy that these men & women get to spend the holidays with their families. I’ll forever be in awe of the schedule they keep.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Dec 19, 2018 1:11:02 GMT -5
Omfg please let this lead to Miz turning into Daniel and Daniel turning into Miz for the strap at Mania please god please I'll take it, as long as they don't drop Miz being a sneaky little shit from his character. Essentially have him be like Eddie Guerrero: the more he cheats the more the people love him. The thing about his last face turn that fell flat the most was him turning over a new leaf and being a goody-two-shoes. If they keep the targets of his cheating ways being heels instead of faves (pretty much what Eddie did), I think it could work.
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Post by MAGGLE on Dec 19, 2018 1:11:06 GMT -5
Is it too much to ask to put all the results in the OPs post? I mean if you start a taping thread, do it right. I am always super confused while scrolling through every post for information on the show , even though its in the title.
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