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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Jan 13, 2023 22:01:14 GMT -5
Decent show. The main two matches I thought delivered pretty well.
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Post by jhbboy198917 on Jan 13, 2023 22:01:24 GMT -5
Decent show only thing I really didn't like was Raquel beating Liv
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jan 13, 2023 22:01:36 GMT -5
Honestly at this point why should you even WANT Sami and KO to be allies? Sami's kicked this dude's ass 80 times over, even if he does usually feel bad about it beforehand he still keeps mauling him. Why's he supposed to be sympathetic at this point?
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Post by jhbboy198917 on Jan 13, 2023 22:02:43 GMT -5
You see that glimmer of sympathy from Sami? Just a little bit snuck through? With a little bit of doubt too? That’s masterful work
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Jan 13, 2023 22:03:12 GMT -5
Decent show. The main two matches I thought delivered pretty well. When your two hour show has 50 minutes of good to great matches its hard to complain
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Jan 13, 2023 22:07:49 GMT -5
Decent show. The main two matches I thought delivered pretty well. When your two hour show has 50 minutes of good to great matches its hard to complain Yeah it’s fine. Especially when the promotion of the show was on those matches. The rest being kinda eh is whatever since the undercard during Rumble build up usually gets sludgy
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Jan 13, 2023 22:13:39 GMT -5
When your two hour show has 50 minutes of good to great matches its hard to complain Yeah it’s fine. Especially when the promotion of the show was on those matches. The rest being kinda eh is whatever since the undercard during Rumble build up usually gets sludgy I mean the big thing is did a face besides Nox get anything?
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Post by jhbboy198917 on Jan 13, 2023 22:20:33 GMT -5
That match ending in a DQ added a lot more to the story that it would've if KO straight up won it. Roman don't want Sami to feel like he's the guy.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Jan 13, 2023 22:23:03 GMT -5
ngl, down the line, Sami turning the Bloodline 1 finger point to a middle finger directed at Roman would be a neat visual.
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Post by hbkid718 on Jan 13, 2023 22:40:16 GMT -5
Here are my Smackdown Thoughts:
Here's the Updated History between Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn. I missed several live events over the years, so this is now 100% Complete.
Braun Strowman VS GUNTHER was an awesome match. I can't believe that Braun wrestled a 20 minute match like that. I take back everything that I have said about him. He can be a good wrestler when he wants to be. I'm glad that Triple H brought him back. Cool recap of everything that has gone on between Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn & Roman Reigns. Another great interaction between Zayn & Paul Heyman. Good promo by Rey Mysterio. OK response by Karrion Kross. The red light was a little hokey. OK segment with Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, Emma, & Maxine Dupri. It's interesting that she's part of the women's division now. I wonder if she's going to wrestle. Morgan VS Rodriguez could be good later. Tegan Nox VS Xia Li was a short match, but pretty good. I'm glad both women are on TV. Cool promo by The Viking Raiders. Fun segment with Adam Pearce, Drew McIntyre, & Sheamus. I love them as a team. And I also love a Tournament for the #1 Contendership for the Smackdown Tag Team Titles, as it's official that the titles are split. Another cool promo by Brau Wyatt. Another fun segment with Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens. I can't wait for their match later. Good promo by GUNTHER. I can't wait to see what GUNTHER does in the Royal Rumble. Raquel Rodriguez VS Liv Morgan was OK. It was another short women's match. Alright promo by Sonya Deville. For once Adam Pearce is smart. Deville shouldn't get another shot at Charlotte Flair since she lost. Wow, hell has froze over. Logic is being used in WWE. Fun brawl between Charlotte Flair & Sonya Deville. Sonya's smart. That's a good way of getting another match for the Smackdown Women's Title. They could have another good match in the future. I like that they are showing the Cody Rhodes videos on Smackdown too. The next 2 weeks of Smackdown look like great shows. I like that they're going to do Mysterio VS Kross on Smackdown instead of doing it at the Rumble. Kevin Owens VS Sami Zayn was an awesome match. I didn't like the DQ Finish. I get why they did it, but it wouldn't have made a difference if Zayn got pinned by Owens.
Updated Royal Rumble Participants Men's Rumble (9) RAW (4): Corbin, Lashley, Rollins, Theory SD (5): Escobar, GUNTHER, Kingston, Mysterio, Ricochet
Women's Rumble RAW (2): LeRae, Ripley SD (2): Morgan, Rodriguez
Here are my Smackdown Match Rankings: 1) Kevin Owens VS Sami Zayn 2) Braun Strowman VS GUNTHER 3) Tegan Nox VS Xia Li 4) Raquel Rodriguez VS Liv Morgan
Ends a really good Smackdown as the Road to the Royal Rumble continues. The matches were solid & the promos were good too.
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Post by hbkid718 on Jan 14, 2023 13:46:59 GMT -5
I forgot to post the link to my Updated Kevin Owens VS Sami Zayn History last night. Here it is.
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Post by Chiral on Jan 14, 2023 18:07:24 GMT -5
Honestly at this point why should you even WANT Sami and KO to be allies? Sami's kicked this dude's ass 80 times over, even if he does usually feel bad about it beforehand he still keeps mauling him. Why's he supposed to be sympathetic at this point? Yeah like narratively Sami's up there in dudes in WWE who majorly need comeuppance. "Roman will imminently beat the shit out of him" doesn't really make me feel sympathetic for him being a dweeb leading constant brawls and takeovers of the shows and constantly beating up his former friend KO.
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