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Post by theguruofgreatness on Jan 16, 2018 7:03:55 GMT -5
The United States Championship Tournament continues this Tuesday on SmackDown LIVE with the Semifinal Round, and the first matchup will see The New Day’s Xavier Woods taking on former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal. Woods’ impressive showing in the first round against Aiden English has many believing he can knock Mahal out of the running, but The Modern Day Maharaja had words of warning for The New Day’s resident trombonist last week: Bobby Roode battles Mojo Rawley in United States Title Tournament Semifinal
The second semifinal battle will see Bobby Roode clash with Mojo Rawley. Roode made it to this point by defeating former United States Champion Baron Corbin, while Rawley pummeled his former Hype Bros partner Zack Ryder to cement his spot in the semifinals. The two Superstars came face to face last Tuesday when The Glorious One confronted Mojo after his victory over Ryder. However, rather than engage Roode, Rawley chose to leave the ring. What will happen when these two rising Superstars collide with a championship opportunity hanging in the balance? Charlotte Flair, Naomi & Becky Lynch take on The Riott Squad
After being defeated last Tuesday by Becky Lynch, Ruby Riott showed that she and The Riott Squad would not be backing down from The Irish Lass Kicker, SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair and Naomi, issuing a challenge for a Six-Woman Tag Team Match this week on SmackDown LIVE. The Queen and her friends were more than happy to accept: How will Owens & Zayn react to Shane McMahon’s meddling in their match?
Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn tried to sneak out of a 3-on-2 Handicap Match against AJ Styles, Randy Orton & Shinsuke Nakamura last week, once by count-out and once by disqualification, but were thwarted twice by SmackDown LIVE Commissioner Shane McMahon, who turned the bout into a No Count-out, No Disqualification brawl. That did not go well for Owens & Zayn, who felt the wrath of their three rivals before suffering defeat. Surely, this Tuesday, the two friends will be looking for answers. Will they get what they’re looking for from SmackDown LIVE General Manager Daniel Bryan, who many think is giving them special treatment? Find out this Tuesday on SmackDown LIVE at 8/7 C on USA Network!
The groundbreaking WWE Mixed Match Challenge Tournament begins tonight with an explosive showdown pitting Finn Bálor & Sasha Banks against Shinsuke Nakamura & Natalya, immediately following SmackDown LIVE at 10 ET/7 PT, exclusively on Facebook Watch. |
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Post by Spiderf 4 on Jan 16, 2018 7:07:09 GMT -5
That's a cute emoji for the Mixed Match Classic.
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Post by Abdullah on Jan 16, 2018 7:10:54 GMT -5
Any freakin' chance Woods comes out with the win? No? Okay. At least make Rusev Day cost him a victory. I can't deal with Jinder's continued prominence. Also, guruofgreatness... that's an excellent graphic. |
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Post by MrElijah on Jan 16, 2018 9:39:32 GMT -5
I willing to see how Kizuna Encounter: WWE Edition goes.
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Post by cjb01: Limited Edition Item! on Jan 16, 2018 10:02:11 GMT -5
Last weeks Smackdown was the lowest FAN Rated Smackdown ever, since Rate the Smackdown started in 2016.
Nowhere but up I guess... but woof this card looks awful.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Jan 16, 2018 10:10:15 GMT -5
I willing to see how Kizuna Encounter: WWE Edition goes. I still don't see why they cut Carol out from that game... |
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Post by edgestar on Jan 16, 2018 13:34:08 GMT -5
Top Raw 25 moments is tonight, too, I believe.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2018 14:55:39 GMT -5
Im betting on KO/Sami opening the show because of last week...again..
Then Shane comes out..again
Then Daniel comes out..again.
They bicker..again
Then a match between one of them and Nak/Orton is made....again.
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Post by Abdullah on Jan 16, 2018 15:07:34 GMT -5
Im betting on KO/Sami opening the show because of last week...again.. Then Shane comes out..again Then Daniel comes out..again. They bicker..again Then a match between one of them and Nak/Orton is made....again. Honestly, it's underplayed just how bad Smackdown is because it's so f***ing boring. Think about that. No one even talks about how bad it is because, even in its lack of quality, it's just... lame. RAW is bad too. But RAW can be bad in an interesting way. Things happen. At least a few things ostensibly progress. Compared to Smackdown? The brand is a joke. There's barely five threads about it here after an episode is over. Last week, almost a minute of Shane and Daniel staring at each other was meant to be seen as suspenseful. This is exactly the kind of 'nothing' booking that led USA to demand more focus on Smackdown in the first place. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2018 15:19:01 GMT -5
Have they explained what the MMC is? Is it wrestling or a game show or something want entirely? Haven't kept up with it so apologies if it had been said.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2018 16:01:10 GMT -5
Have they explained what the MMC is? Is it wrestling or a game show or something want entirely? Haven't kept up with it so apologies if it had been said. Its meant to be matches, but I can imagine them retooling the concept very quickly to avoid injury. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2018 16:03:27 GMT -5
Have they explained what the MMC is? Is it wrestling or a game show or something want entirely? Haven't kept up with it so apologies if it had been said. Keg carry race relay......I hope |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2018 16:05:11 GMT -5
Anyway, as Fanboy said, SmackDown is a pretty dull program. Guys disappear for months, feuds move slowly to kill TV time, & its hard to care about the main event because the GMs have to squeeze in time.
The show was superior to RAW for about 7-8 months because they did none of these things.
I'm likely skipping because I got an interview tomorrow that'll finally get me back to work someplace.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2018 16:08:10 GMT -5
I'm split, I don't remotely want to watch SmackDown, but I know I'm going to forget to watch the MMC unless I do.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jan 16, 2018 16:22:23 GMT -5
I'm not sitting down and watching shit on facebook. Hopefully it will be posted to the Network when it is finished.
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Post by ASYLUMHAUSEN on Jan 16, 2018 19:12:25 GMT -5
I was here for Raw last night....though not fully engaged because WVU was playing Kansas and my attention was torn.... But tonight? Oh tonight I can give my undivided attention to the live thread. And....::paul bearer voice:: ooooooh yeeeeeeesssssss......it's a full blown Asylum Live Thread experience after months of only checking in via my phone. Get ready....we're 38 minutes away from go time, kids   |
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Post by ASYLUMHAUSEN on Jan 16, 2018 19:32:31 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2018 19:54:12 GMT -5
Xavier vs. Jinder. What a shit match. lol
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Post by ASYLUMHAUSEN on Jan 16, 2018 19:58:46 GMT -5
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Post by Hypnosis on Jan 16, 2018 19:59:45 GMT -5
I was here for Raw last night....though not fully engaged because WVU was playing Kansas and my attention was torn.... But tonight? Oh tonight I can give my undivided attention to the live thread. And....::paul bearer voice:: ooooooh yeeeeeeesssssss......it's a full blown Asylum Live Thread experience after months of only checking in via my phone. Get ready....we're 38 minutes away from go time, kids And my version:  |
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