Post by hbkid718 on Aug 25, 2023 21:55:26 GMT -5
Here are my Smackdown Thoughts.
For the record, there won't be any Facts & Stats tonight as I usually do out of respect for Terry Funk & Bray Wyatt. Posting trivia is trivial given the circumstances.
I'm glad that they're recognizing Terry Funk too. I thought he would have been forgotten like when Farrah Fawcett died on the same day as Michael Jackson.
Beautiful 10 Bell Salute for both Terry Funk & Bray Wyatt.
Amazing tribute video to Bray Wyatt. I love the candid shots of him with everyone & his family. I love the crowd singing He's Got The Whole Word In His Hands and then seeing his Rocking Chair. I'm already a mess. It's going to be a long night.
Nice tribute to Terry Funk.
I love Rey Mysterio having both Terry Funk & Bray Wyatt's initials on his armband. I like we're getting the scheduled matches & that the US Title match with Mysterio & Austin Theory will be at Payback instead of on Smackdown. Also, Cody
Rey Mysterio VS Grayson Waller was a fun match to entertain us on this sad night. I like Santos Escobar & Austin Theory getting involved. I would love to see Mysterio & Escobar VS Theory & Waller in a Tag Match next week.
I love seeing The Wyatt Family's debut. The QR Code on the screen links to the YouTube Video. t.co/wmNttq42iU
Beautiful words from Bray Wyatt's friends. I love that they're going to do LA Knight VS Finn Balor tonight as Bray feuded with both of them. Nice words by Corey Graves about Bray.
OK interview with Damage CTRL.
The QR Code led to the video of The Fiend's debut at SummerSlam. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx6ohfn_3VE
Zelina Vega VS IYO SKY was a great match. I would have liked to see a little longer match, but I'll take it. It was a good first defense for IYO.
More beautiful words by Bray Wyatt's friends. They edited Ric Flair's Tweet as he tweeted it with each word capitalized.
Amazing promo by Cody Rhodes. He was a perfect person to pay tribute to Terry Funk. Great video. I didn't cry for him as I did for Bray earlier. I guess since I didn't watch Terry as I did Bray, I'm not connected to him to get emotional. I will learn about Terry Funk this weekend as I'm planning on watching his matches.
The QR Code linked to Bray Wyatt's 1st WWE Championship win at Elimination Chamber. www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&si=HYOdm7fZO5P_875o&v=1jzcWBJyeDw&feature=youtu.be
The Brawling Brutes VS The Street Profits was a fun Terry Funk Hardcore Match, but they didn't use any weapons except for a table so it really wasn't Hardcore, but I love Ridge's tribute to Terry with using Butch like Terry used the ladder. I thought when Bobby Lashley came out that Sheamus would come out to set-up a 6-Man Tag.
The QR Code linked to Bray's 1st Firefly Funhouse. www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&si=oEBvOuIgAqGZPBAv&v=JHkiVa-FYvo&feature=youtu.be
Wow, tonight was the 1st time that I saw Natalya's tweet about Bray Wyatt since she has me blocked. That's cool that she used to go trick or treating with Bray & Bo Dallas.
Awesome promo by LA Knight. Knight will be in the record books of being Wyatt's final opponent. I like what he said abut Miz too to set-up their match at Payback.
The QR Code linked to Bray's return at Extreme Rules.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXGFb19rLtE&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
The QR Code linked to Bray's final promo on Smackdown.
www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&si=7InRi9IYlb0KXRf1&v=qPyhmPWcso4&feature=youtu.be
LA Knight VS Finn Balor was incredible & a perfect way to pay tribute to Bray Wyatt.
The ending with the visual of Bray Wyatt & the Lantern was awesome. It gave me goosebumps & a perfect way to say goodbye to Bray Wyatt.
Here are my Smackdown Match Rankings:
1) LA Knight VS Finn Balor
2) Rey Mysterio VS Grayson Waller
3) The Brawling Brutes VS The Street Profits
4) Zelina Vega VS IYO SKY
Here are my Level Up Thoughts:
Tank Ledger & Hank Walker VS Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe was pretty good. I like Ledger & Walker's finisher.
OK first promo by Kiya Saint Let's see how she does in the ring. Kiyah Saint VS Kiana James was decent. Kiyah did good for her first Level Up Match. She's very athletic. I'm looking forward to seeing her develop into an NXT Superstar.
Dante Chen VS SCRYPTS was incredible. Both men are so agile. I love SCRYPTS' finisher.
Here are my Level Up Rankings:
1) Dante Chen VS SCRYPTS
2) Tank Ledger & Hank Walker VS Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe
3) Kiyah Saint VS Kiana James
Overall Smackdown was good. I thought we were going to more tributes for Terry Funk & Bray Wyatt like they did in the past, but the matches they did still honored their memories. Also, they kept to storylines to continue the build for Payback. Level Up was good too.
One final Note: Thank You Terry Funk & Bray Wyatt. I hear Desperado playing so it's time for Terry to enter the Heavenly Royal Rumble. Now, the lights went out as we hear Shatter as Bray Wyatt joins the Heavenly Royal Rumble to help Brodie Lee. Good night.
For the record, there won't be any Facts & Stats tonight as I usually do out of respect for Terry Funk & Bray Wyatt. Posting trivia is trivial given the circumstances.
I'm glad that they're recognizing Terry Funk too. I thought he would have been forgotten like when Farrah Fawcett died on the same day as Michael Jackson.
Beautiful 10 Bell Salute for both Terry Funk & Bray Wyatt.
Amazing tribute video to Bray Wyatt. I love the candid shots of him with everyone & his family. I love the crowd singing He's Got The Whole Word In His Hands and then seeing his Rocking Chair. I'm already a mess. It's going to be a long night.
Nice tribute to Terry Funk.
I love Rey Mysterio having both Terry Funk & Bray Wyatt's initials on his armband. I like we're getting the scheduled matches & that the US Title match with Mysterio & Austin Theory will be at Payback instead of on Smackdown. Also, Cody
Rey Mysterio VS Grayson Waller was a fun match to entertain us on this sad night. I like Santos Escobar & Austin Theory getting involved. I would love to see Mysterio & Escobar VS Theory & Waller in a Tag Match next week.
I love seeing The Wyatt Family's debut. The QR Code on the screen links to the YouTube Video. t.co/wmNttq42iU
Beautiful words from Bray Wyatt's friends. I love that they're going to do LA Knight VS Finn Balor tonight as Bray feuded with both of them. Nice words by Corey Graves about Bray.
OK interview with Damage CTRL.
The QR Code led to the video of The Fiend's debut at SummerSlam. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx6ohfn_3VE
Zelina Vega VS IYO SKY was a great match. I would have liked to see a little longer match, but I'll take it. It was a good first defense for IYO.
More beautiful words by Bray Wyatt's friends. They edited Ric Flair's Tweet as he tweeted it with each word capitalized.
Amazing promo by Cody Rhodes. He was a perfect person to pay tribute to Terry Funk. Great video. I didn't cry for him as I did for Bray earlier. I guess since I didn't watch Terry as I did Bray, I'm not connected to him to get emotional. I will learn about Terry Funk this weekend as I'm planning on watching his matches.
The QR Code linked to Bray Wyatt's 1st WWE Championship win at Elimination Chamber. www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&si=HYOdm7fZO5P_875o&v=1jzcWBJyeDw&feature=youtu.be
The Brawling Brutes VS The Street Profits was a fun Terry Funk Hardcore Match, but they didn't use any weapons except for a table so it really wasn't Hardcore, but I love Ridge's tribute to Terry with using Butch like Terry used the ladder. I thought when Bobby Lashley came out that Sheamus would come out to set-up a 6-Man Tag.
The QR Code linked to Bray's 1st Firefly Funhouse. www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&si=oEBvOuIgAqGZPBAv&v=JHkiVa-FYvo&feature=youtu.be
Wow, tonight was the 1st time that I saw Natalya's tweet about Bray Wyatt since she has me blocked. That's cool that she used to go trick or treating with Bray & Bo Dallas.
Awesome promo by LA Knight. Knight will be in the record books of being Wyatt's final opponent. I like what he said abut Miz too to set-up their match at Payback.
The QR Code linked to Bray's return at Extreme Rules.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXGFb19rLtE&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
The QR Code linked to Bray's final promo on Smackdown.
www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&si=7InRi9IYlb0KXRf1&v=qPyhmPWcso4&feature=youtu.be
LA Knight VS Finn Balor was incredible & a perfect way to pay tribute to Bray Wyatt.
The ending with the visual of Bray Wyatt & the Lantern was awesome. It gave me goosebumps & a perfect way to say goodbye to Bray Wyatt.
Here are my Smackdown Match Rankings:
1) LA Knight VS Finn Balor
2) Rey Mysterio VS Grayson Waller
3) The Brawling Brutes VS The Street Profits
4) Zelina Vega VS IYO SKY
Here are my Level Up Thoughts:
Tank Ledger & Hank Walker VS Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe was pretty good. I like Ledger & Walker's finisher.
OK first promo by Kiya Saint Let's see how she does in the ring. Kiyah Saint VS Kiana James was decent. Kiyah did good for her first Level Up Match. She's very athletic. I'm looking forward to seeing her develop into an NXT Superstar.
Dante Chen VS SCRYPTS was incredible. Both men are so agile. I love SCRYPTS' finisher.
Here are my Level Up Rankings:
1) Dante Chen VS SCRYPTS
2) Tank Ledger & Hank Walker VS Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe
3) Kiyah Saint VS Kiana James
Overall Smackdown was good. I thought we were going to more tributes for Terry Funk & Bray Wyatt like they did in the past, but the matches they did still honored their memories. Also, they kept to storylines to continue the build for Payback. Level Up was good too.
One final Note: Thank You Terry Funk & Bray Wyatt. I hear Desperado playing so it's time for Terry to enter the Heavenly Royal Rumble. Now, the lights went out as we hear Shatter as Bray Wyatt joins the Heavenly Royal Rumble to help Brodie Lee. Good night.