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Post by Big Bad Kahuna on Jan 9, 2017 18:09:57 GMT -5
Hope we get a Drax Shadow video package
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Post by 543Y2J on Jan 9, 2017 18:13:25 GMT -5
Evening chaps
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Post by thetower52 on Jan 9, 2017 18:20:14 GMT -5
Is it over yet?
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 9, 2017 18:26:49 GMT -5
Ill laugh if Taker comes on RAW just to say it sucks and Smackdown is the hot shit and just leaves. But Vince is too petty for ratings, the same thing happened when Smackdown was being praised over RAW in the previous brand split when Heyman was writing it. The guy wants a true battle and wants to sell it like a true war but I've never seen a man so contradictory with self sabotage of his own company in my life than Vince McMahon...
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Post by 543Y2J on Jan 9, 2017 18:31:03 GMT -5
Ill laugh if Taker comes on RAW just to say it sucks and Smackdown is the hot shit and just leaves. But Vince is too petty for ratings, the same thing happened when Smackdown was being praised over RAW in the previous brand split when Heyman was writing it. The guy wants a true battle and wants to sell it like a true war but I've never seen a man so contradictory with self sabotage of his own company in my life than Vince McMahon...
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Post by Perd on Jan 9, 2017 18:39:04 GMT -5
Smackdown is Taker's home. He's just taking a vacation to Raw. It's like living in Saint-Tropez and taking a vacation to Detroit.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 9, 2017 18:39:34 GMT -5
Ill laugh if Taker comes on RAW just to say it sucks and Smackdown is the hot shit and just leaves. But Vince is too petty for ratings, the same thing happened when Smackdown was being praised over RAW in the previous brand split when Heyman was writing it. The guy wants a true battle and wants to sell it like a true war but I've never seen a man so contradictory with self sabotage of his own company in my life than Vince McMahon... So you'd rather Undertaker and Michaels showing up on SmackDown to do nothing, taking away time from the people who have actually been making it good just for the sake of "See? Vince thinks it's important"?
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Post by bearned on Jan 9, 2017 18:41:41 GMT -5
To be honest, it's better Taker is on Raw as it gives them more time for the entrance etc and they can do the overrun. Smackdown is a tight ship (which is why it's better) so if this is just a HoF announcement or something then why not run with it on Raw?
Having said that, does seem dumb to have him turn up on smackdown and say it's his 'home' then a few weeks later make a major appearance on Raw....
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 9, 2017 18:45:17 GMT -5
Ill laugh if Taker comes on RAW just to say it sucks and Smackdown is the hot shit and just leaves. But Vince is too petty for ratings, the same thing happened when Smackdown was being praised over RAW in the previous brand split when Heyman was writing it. The guy wants a true battle and wants to sell it like a true war but I've never seen a man so contradictory with self sabotage of his own company in my life than Vince McMahon... So you'd rather Undertaker and Michaels showing up on SmackDown to do nothing, taking away time from the people who have actually been making it good just for the sake of "See? Vince thinks it's important"? No, I'd rather Taker stay on Smackdown to sell the fact that he said it was HIS Home and HIS Show instead of less than a Month later he's just randomly showing up on RAW a week after Smackdown beats RAW in ratings. It's a selfish bias desperation move until proven otherwise.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 9, 2017 18:54:13 GMT -5
So you'd rather Undertaker and Michaels showing up on SmackDown to do nothing, taking away time from the people who have actually been making it good just for the sake of "See? Vince thinks it's important"? No, I'd rather Taker stay on Smackdown to sell the fact that he said it was HIS Home and HIS Show instead of less than a Month later he's just randomly showing up on RAW a week after Smackdown beats RAW in ratings. It's a selfish bias desperation move until proven otherwise. Just because he said SmackDown was his home doesn't mean he's forbidding himself from appearing on RAW ever again. WWE aren't good with subtlety. If that were the case, he'd have said so, but because it's not meaning what you want it to mean, it's THEIR fault somehow.
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Post by edgestar on Jan 9, 2017 18:58:17 GMT -5
Happy Dean Eve, everyone!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2017 18:58:22 GMT -5
Actually not thinking about watching this.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 9, 2017 19:00:21 GMT -5
No, I'd rather Taker stay on Smackdown to sell the fact that he said it was HIS Home and HIS Show instead of less than a Month later he's just randomly showing up on RAW a week after Smackdown beats RAW in ratings. It's a selfish bias desperation move until proven otherwise. Just because he said SmackDown was his home doesn't mean he's forbidding himself from appearing on RAW ever again. WWE aren't good with subtlety. If that were the case, he'd have said so, but because it's not meaning what you want it to mean, it's THEIR fault somehow. But it kind of IS their fault when they establish Smackdown and RAW are trying to be separate entities and Taker proclaimed Smackdown to be his home and basically threatened Smackdowns team with their lives if they didn't beat RAW.
So unless we have a really interesting promo tonight from the Deadman, it feels like all of that was thrown out the window to set something up on the RAW Brand instead. RAW already has Brock and Goldberg, Taker was one of the things Smackdown looked to have themselves and now it seems less like the case, on top of Michaels.
Just seems like a desperate ratings move to me man, maybe tonight will change that, until then, that's how it comes off, sorry.
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Post by Urfarkendarf on Jan 9, 2017 19:01:42 GMT -5
Taker, Kane and Shawn should all come out and do this
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 9, 2017 19:04:00 GMT -5
The US Championship handicap match will open the show.
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Jan 9, 2017 19:06:53 GMT -5
As usual not watching, but I'll follow along with all yer complaining anyways. Expect the normal torrent of questions from me asking for updates and ridiculous explanations.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Jan 9, 2017 19:06:57 GMT -5
Considering who plays the title character in Shawn Michaels' new movie, I guess it kinda counts for a WWE/Marvel crossover?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2017 19:09:48 GMT -5
Could be a setup for someone to call him out about appeaRing on Raw.
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Jan 9, 2017 19:13:38 GMT -5
Could be a setup for someone to call him out about appeaRing on Raw. It can give us the seeds for someone on either roster being this year's Taker WM match. RAW has 3 hours to fill, it makes more sense to do these things on this show.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 9, 2017 19:24:34 GMT -5
Don't expect Zayn tonight, he's apparently not booked tonight so he can sell the match against Strowman from last week.
(Despite the fact he worked house shows all weekend, but whatever, at least somebody's selling)
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