🔵🟣 Smackdown/205 Live Thread 7/16/2021 - We're live, pals.

[Spider2024]

SmackDown will be filmed in front of a live studio audience.

TONIGHT, after the largest Thunderstorm in recorded human history, WWE will start entertaining live audiences again. (I hope. )

For this monumental SmackDown Live, a match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship has been signed. Instead of her previously scheduled Money In The Bank PPV match, Bianca Belair will be defending TONIGHT against Carmella. At least with a win tonight, the EST will get the Sunday off and will be laughing all the way to The Bank. Here's an artist's rendition of what that might look like:

SPOILER: Click to show

Also tonight, matches between superstars who will be competing at the PPV:

- Edge and The Mysterios vs Roman Reigns and The Usos
- Big E vs Kevin Owens vs King Shinsuke Nakamura vs Seth Rollins

Then 205 Live:

- Ari Sterling vs Grayson Waller
- Guru Raaj vs Asher Hale

[RI Richmark]

Personally I would have gone with Smackdown - Beyond Thunderdome!!!

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I just care about the Liv parts. Hopefully something happens.

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So we are suppose to get the first of the new sets tonight right or atleast I presume we are and if so that is what I am lookin most forward to.

Vince gonna literally kill his audience tonight with an 8000% increase in LEDs and camera cuts.

[Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story]

Jul 16, 2021 8:29:44 GMT -5 @sigmax said:

So we are suppose to get the first of the new sets tonight right or atleast I presume we are and if so that is what I am lookin most forward to.

Vince gonna literally kill his audience tonight with an 8000% increase in LEDs and camera cuts.

It's literally just a giant video wall similar to WrestleMania 35. See below. I assume they're going to play a lot with AR and other elements. It's disappointing as an actual set but if the AR stuff looks cool fair play.

[bob]

Will they bother to explain how people were randomly inserted into the women's Money in the Bank match?
Will someone throw coleslaw at Michael Cole?
Will someone suffer anal bleeding?
Who will become a bitch?
Will a dancing chair magically appear?
Will Bayley become a jack in a box?
Will the Fiend show up with a jet pack?


WE WILL GET ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS AND MORE TONIGHT!!!

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

Current plan is for Xia Li to work a dark match tonight.

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I'm tuning in for Shotzi and Nox!

[Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story]

Jul 16, 2021 10:13:10 GMT -5 "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik said:

Current plan is for Xia Li to work a dark match tonight.

Interesting. I was expecting Raquel to be the one to get the call next, but the Xia Li act seems to be main roster-ish in its presentation.

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Just when Xia starts hittin her stride in NXT she might be getting called up idk I am definetly gonna be worried for her.

I wonder if this means the whole Tia Sha is getting called up or just Xia because if it just Xia well there goes Tian Sha because Xia so far has been the main attraction of that trio.

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Yeah that set ain't appealing but I'll wait till the shows start.

[Hypnosis]

Jul 16, 2021 10:54:35 GMT -5 @sigmax said:

Just when Xia starts hittin her stride in NXT she might be getting called up idk I am definetly gonna be worried for her.

I wonder if this means the whole Tia Sha is getting called up or just Xia because if it just Xia well there goes Tian Sha because Xia so far has been the main attraction of that trio.

Is Karen Q mostly retired now after her previous injury?

Starting to look like she'll never wrestle a proper match again, unless that's just due to her current Mei Ying character being a "final boss" type.

[ayumidah]

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Jul 16, 2021 12:26:53 GMT -5 Hypnosis said:

Jul 16, 2021 10:54:35 GMT -5 @sigmax said:

Just when Xia starts hittin her stride in NXT she might be getting called up idk I am definetly gonna be worried for her.

I wonder if this means the whole Tia Sha is getting called up or just Xia because if it just Xia well there goes Tian Sha because Xia so far has been the main attraction of that trio.

Is Karen Q mostly retired now after her previous injury?

Starting to look like she'll never wrestle a proper match again, unless that's just due to her current Mei Ying character being a "final boss" type.

I wanna believe the intent was never to have Karen Q wrestle but use it was a vehcile to get Xia Li over and we are plenty months into the whole Tian Sha and now Xia might be getting called up and Karen Q has done nothing so that just might have been the entire purpose.

All we gotta do now is just wait on Karen Q to show up in the coming weeks as just her.

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Jul 16, 2021 13:06:38 GMT -5 @sigmax said:

Jul 16, 2021 12:26:53 GMT -5 Hypnosis said:

Is Karen Q mostly retired now after her previous injury?

Starting to look like she'll never wrestle a proper match again, unless that's just due to her current Mei Ying character being a "final boss" type.

I wanna believe the intent was never to have Karen Q wrestle but use it was a vehcile to get Xia Li over and we are plenty months into the whole Tian Sha and now Xia might be getting called up and Karen Q has done nothing so that just might have been the entire purpose.

All we gotta do now is just wait on Karen Q to show up in the coming weeks as just her.

I was really looking forward to seeing where the Tian Sha stuff would go because those vignettes were great, but we're like 6 months in now or something and there's been nothing to show for it except Xia beating Mercedes at a Takeover.

[Perd]

Any way this show doesn’t start with a McMahon?

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

Jul 16, 2021 13:10:11 GMT -5 @dax said:

Jul 16, 2021 13:06:38 GMT -5 @sigmax said:

I wanna believe the intent was never to have Karen Q wrestle but use it was a vehcile to get Xia Li over and we are plenty months into the whole Tian Sha and now Xia might be getting called up and Karen Q has done nothing so that just might have been the entire purpose.

All we gotta do now is just wait on Karen Q to show up in the coming weeks as just her.

I was really looking forward to seeing where the Tian Sha stuff would go because those vignettes were great, but we're like 6 months in now or something and there's been nothing to show for it except Xia beating Mercedes at a Takeover.

I feel like there are so many ways you could take a 1000 year old Dragon Lady.

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Jul 16, 2021 13:10:11 GMT -5 @dax said:

Jul 16, 2021 13:06:38 GMT -5 @sigmax said:

I wanna believe the intent was never to have Karen Q wrestle but use it was a vehcile to get Xia Li over and we are plenty months into the whole Tian Sha and now Xia might be getting called up and Karen Q has done nothing so that just might have been the entire purpose.

All we gotta do now is just wait on Karen Q to show up in the coming weeks as just her.

I was really looking forward to seeing where the Tian Sha stuff would go because those vignettes were great, but we're like 6 months in now or something and there's been nothing to show for it except Xia beating Mercedes at a Takeover.

They had cool ideas but that is really as far as they got...oh the old man , the markings , the traiing , the cool entrance.

Papa H: So what stories do you have in mind?

creative: Stories what are those?

[spongebobortonpants]

Really looking forward to this show, should be lots of fun. I guess we'll see Edge standing tall to end the show, just to sow some seeds of doubt for Money in the Bank.

I see Bianca retaining, but I also see Sasha returning and having a face off to set up a SummerSlam rematch.

Four Way match could be really good given the participants.

[Bang Bang Bart]

Jul 16, 2021 13:12:16 GMT -5 Perd said:

Any way this show doesn’t start with a McMahon?

It’s 100% gonna start with a Vince promo welcoming the fans back.