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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Feb 26, 2019 22:07:33 GMT -5
I gotta tell you, the way they've handled Asuka since the Rumble has been atrocious.
But now the women didn't even have a match? That's unacceptable.
Outside of the Saudi shows, has there been a SmackDown/RAW/PPV with no women's matches since they started this whole Women's Revolution/Evolution/etc.?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2019 22:09:20 GMT -5
To be fair they did give Charlotte the chance to ramble on for about four hours so it's not like the women had no presence.
Plus there was the usual reminder that Lacey Evans has a theme song.
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Post by Abdullah on Feb 26, 2019 22:09:35 GMT -5
Dude. They said we’d get the Usos. They said it twice.
No Usos.
That show had no time management. It was weird.
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Post by Prince Petty on Feb 26, 2019 22:10:01 GMT -5
If any Smackdown women are booked for Wrestlemania, it'll probably be for a shitty, pre-show battle royal. The WWE will likely use the 'but we're making women the main event' excuse to not feature any other women on the main show. So with that in mind, you can see their logic in not giving a shit about women on Smackdown.
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Post by Hypnosis on Feb 26, 2019 22:10:55 GMT -5
Dude. They said we’d get the Usos. They said it twice. No Usos. That show had no time management. It was weird. They had time for something. More McMahons!  |
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Post by The 1Watcher Experience on Feb 26, 2019 22:12:33 GMT -5
Geez. You’d think they rehired a creative guy from their past.
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Post by Slanted and Enchanted on Feb 26, 2019 22:13:05 GMT -5
There was the Charlotte promo segment. As well as Carmella, Zelina, and an inexplicably now-American Lana making appearances. But yeah it's a shame that the Smackdown Women's title has been so overlooked. In fact most of the Smackdown episodes lately have revolved around Becky and Charlotte arguing over the Raw title. We'll probably have Asuka defend against Mandy at Fast Lane. Then what? Who on SDL is being built up to challenge Asuka at WM? Just go the lazy route and do some multi-person affair?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2019 22:18:07 GMT -5
The hell happened to the Gargano/Cesaro match too?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2019 22:19:01 GMT -5
WWE's booking genius at work again
Unless the SD womens title is on or involving Charlotte and or Becky it aint worth didly in the companies eyes.....so just have SD women squable about a title that isn't even on the brand they represent.
The only way they could make Asuka and the SD womens title feel anymore meaningless is if the cruiserweight title makes it to Mania and Asuka doesn't.
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Post by mistery on Feb 26, 2019 22:21:44 GMT -5
WWE's booking genius at work again Unless the SD womens title is on or involving Charlotte and or Becky it aint worth didly in the companies eyes.....so just have SD women squable about a title that isn't even on the brand they represent. The only way they could make Asuka and the SD womens title feel anymore meaningless is if the cruiserweight title makes it to Mania and Asuka doesn't. I wouldn't be shocked if the crowd gets real mad about that if so. Asuka is the second most beloved babyface on the roster, and WWE is pretty much openly screwing her over right now. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2019 22:25:49 GMT -5
Honestly WWE's kind of written themselves into a corner on the SmackDown Women's title. They've basically been spending the span from July to January entirely centering the division around Becky and Charlotte only to move both of them away from it during Mania season. They really haven't bothered to build anyone to Asuka's level as a believable challenger or one who would feel appropriately climactic for her to fight at Mania.
Really I think their best bet at this juncture would probably be to call up Baszler for it. It's not an ideal solution, if only because neither her nor Asuka should really be losing right now, but she is probably the most credible threat in the company who isn't occupied with something else. And she's almost 40 (granted, so is Asuka) so she probably isn't going to have a huge shelf life anyway.
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Post by thetower52 on Feb 26, 2019 22:26:11 GMT -5
It’s not a big deal
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Post by Error on Feb 26, 2019 22:30:18 GMT -5
I was more irritated that Charlotte was going on and on about being a true and real champion with no sign of the actual Smackdown champion.
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Post by mistery on Feb 26, 2019 22:30:26 GMT -5
Honestly WWE's kind of written themselves into a corner on the SmackDown Women's title. They've basically been spending the span from July to January entirely centering the division around Becky and Charlotte only to move both of them away from it during Mania season. They really haven't bothered to build anyone to Asuka's level as a believable challenger or one who would feel appropriately climactic for her to fight at Mania. Really I think their best bet at this juncture would probably be to call up Baszler for it. It's not an ideal solution, if only because neither her nor Asuka should really be losing right now, but she is probably the most credible threat in the company who isn't occupied with something else. And she's almost 40 (granted, so is Asuka) so she probably isn't going to have a huge shelf life anyway. I feel like Baszler being called up is likely, but only after WM. |
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 26, 2019 23:01:40 GMT -5
Asuka is booked great at the Royal Rumble, and like complete shit any other WWE show, it's mind boggling.
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Post by hbkid718 on Feb 26, 2019 23:02:08 GMT -5
It has happened several times. The last time Smackdown didn't have a Women's Match was January 29. So, it's not that rare.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2019 23:03:49 GMT -5
I think it was a time management issue. Vince has been off his game more than ever lately. Hell, we were promised to get Gargano/Cesaro this week and we didn't get it. I literally just saw a clip of Gargano eating food in catering dressed in normal clothes lmao.
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Post by dbrussel on Feb 26, 2019 23:05:04 GMT -5
I just read that the IIconics have been in 4 of the last 19 SD shows. Brutal.
Nikki Cross is super busy too. She doesnt have time for Asuka.
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Post by Rudy Gobert Fingers on Feb 26, 2019 23:05:49 GMT -5
I think it was a time management issue. Vince has been off his game more than ever lately. Hell, we were promised to get Gargano/Cesaro this week and we didn't get it. I literally just saw a clip of Gargano eating food in catering dressed in normal clothes lmao. Okay, so we promised this Gargano vs. Cesaro match But we also promised the boys that Johnny had to eat 10 pounds of chicken or we'd fire him |
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Feb 26, 2019 23:08:37 GMT -5
I think it was a time management issue. Vince has been off his game more than ever lately. Hell, we were promised to get Gargano/Cesaro this week and we didn't get it. I literally just saw a clip of Gargano eating food in catering dressed in normal clothes lmao. Okay, so we promised this Gargano vs. Cesaro match But we also promised the boys that Johnny had to eat 10 pounds of chicken or we'd fire him  I ran interference and saved him from all that food. Literally all of it. Catering hates me. |
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