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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Aug 23, 2016 19:54:41 GMT -5
Stop cheering for who you like? Alright then. I just don't see the appeal with bellas. Never did. People can like who they want....but they're basically the Cena/Roman of the womens division to me. Talented wrestlers that people choose to shit on because of lazy booking? Yeah about right.
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Post by MrElijah on Aug 23, 2016 19:54:44 GMT -5
LOL THEY GAVE CARMELLA THE WORST FINISHER It was the Bella finisher. Carmella's finisher is a sweet leg-choke called The Code of Silence. People who say Carmella is awful haven't watched much NXT. She isn't great, but she isn't close to being awful. I still say more seasoning in NXT for her, Bliss and Jax.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 19:54:54 GMT -5
Nikki should be a face anyway, like I'm going to want to boo the Lioness and her ass.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 23, 2016 19:54:57 GMT -5
Smackdown just flows. Everything so far has had a purpose and it doesn't seem like they waste much airtime. Why Raw can't figure out how to do this, I don't know. On RAW they had Titus O Neil horribly slur for five minutes and a pointless backstage segment where Stephanie said she would punish Lesnar and nothing even came of it, on top of The Dudley's "Retirement" debacle.
Like... it's amazing how much little shit they refuse to change...
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Post by CH Punk on Aug 23, 2016 19:55:02 GMT -5
Oh God, please don't be using generic Diva finisher, please. Just find a good way to apply the Code of Silence. She hit the Bella Buster (Nikki's old finisher) on her and to JBL or whoever's in his ear, he actually called it as such.
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Post by IMPRESSIVE knightwing1047 on Aug 23, 2016 19:55:11 GMT -5
Pretty bad ass heel turn!
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Post by bootytea on Aug 23, 2016 19:55:12 GMT -5
This Smackdown is far more enjoyable. Goodness gracious!
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Post by brettappedout (BLM) on Aug 23, 2016 19:55:13 GMT -5
SDL writing team is the old NXT team, so it makes sense they can write a good show.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Aug 23, 2016 19:55:22 GMT -5
Randy better murk someone nasty
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Aug 23, 2016 19:55:26 GMT -5
So the fans cheered Nikki, and she got turned face. Booed Carm, she got turned heel.
...why has WWE struggled with this basic concept for years?
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Post by bearned on Aug 23, 2016 19:55:29 GMT -5
Carmella may as well go heel. She got nothing going on as a face.
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Post by moondoggie on Aug 23, 2016 19:55:40 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 19:55:40 GMT -5
Yeah, sounds like the exact thing they did with AJ vs Zayn after Wrestlemania. AJ is in no matter what... His motivation for beating Ziggler is to keep it a 1 on 1 match I know. That's exactly what they did with AJ vs Zayn. AJ won a four way to become #1 contender the night after Wrestlemania and he wrestled Zayn the next week (since Zayn was announced for the four way but Owens laid him out) with the same stipulation as tonight's match.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 19:55:45 GMT -5
Well, guess even a really good show needs some dead air.
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Post by FAR5222 on Aug 23, 2016 19:55:57 GMT -5
This is a perfect show so far. As long as AJ wins everything will be fine. Also Slater and Joe as partners PLEASE.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 23, 2016 19:55:57 GMT -5
Smackdown is amazing right now
They have completely absorbed everything RAW did right week one and are just going balls to the wall
It's amazing and I love it
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Post by 魔界5号 on Aug 23, 2016 19:56:07 GMT -5
I find it extremely ironic that Lesnar got punished for beating up Randy Orton, but not for being on drugs.
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Post by hashtagdaley/JudasDay on Aug 23, 2016 19:56:14 GMT -5
It was the Bella finisher. Carmella's finisher is a sweet leg-choke called The Code of Silence. People who say Carmella is awful haven't watched much NXT. She isn't great, but she isn't close to being awful. I still say more seasoning in NXT for her, Bliss and Jax. That I don't disagree with. They yanked all three of them out of NXT when they were actively getting better every week.
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Post by ASYLUMHAUSEN on Aug 23, 2016 19:56:19 GMT -5
Great segment. Nikki as a face, Carmella as a heel. Achieved much more than a straight match would have. SD is just getting everything right lately. I'm no Bella fan...but I can absolutely agree with the general sentiment here. It really is amazing to see. Like, if Vince is still the literal last word on everything then how can he sign off, continually, on two completely different sets of shows? One tedious...one hitting home runs with pretty much everything. It would be more fascinating if it wasn't frustrating.
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Post by Brother Nero....Wolfe on Aug 23, 2016 19:56:19 GMT -5
Legit question, is Smackdown being written by the same people who wrote raw? Because it REALLY doesn't feel like it.
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