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Post by The Rick Jericho on Mar 3, 2023 21:58:07 GMT -5
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Post by fw91 on Mar 3, 2023 21:58:11 GMT -5
WTF if he was going to take them both out himself why'd he have to take the L? To add "shock value" for when they all lose at Mania. It's frustrating to watch, but I get it.
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Post by J is Justice on Mar 3, 2023 21:58:19 GMT -5
Sami seriously lost? Why?
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Post by Hypnosis on Mar 3, 2023 21:58:21 GMT -5
WTF if he was going to take them both out himself why'd he have to take the L? That was some weird booking.
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Post by tagteammatchplaya on Mar 3, 2023 21:58:49 GMT -5
Roman face palming because No Madcap Moss on Smackdown
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Post by welshpenguin on Mar 3, 2023 21:58:51 GMT -5
I thought Heyman was patting Roman on the back with his phone consoling him lmao
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Mar 3, 2023 21:59:52 GMT -5
Jimmy is me watching this storyline get worse each week.
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Post by Chiral on Mar 3, 2023 22:00:19 GMT -5
I shouldn't even be surprised by this shit anymore but isn't this supposed to be the endgame of this three year angle?!?!
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Post by 06vwgti on Mar 3, 2023 22:00:20 GMT -5
I thought Heyman was patting Roman on the back with his phone consoling him lmao lol his hair bun looked like Heyman was viewing his phone to me
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Mar 3, 2023 22:01:01 GMT -5
Roman face palming because No Madcap Moss on Smackdown This is getting old ...they really need to put Madcap Moss on TV more.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Mar 3, 2023 22:01:57 GMT -5
Jimmy is me watching this storyline get worse each week. You say that and it's sad I don't know WHAT storyline is getting worse each week. Bloodline Lesnar/Omos Wyatt Bad times
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Post by Von Wagner's Brownies on Mar 3, 2023 22:03:57 GMT -5
Sami seriously lost? Why? Because god forbid they humor the idea of anyone in the Bloodline looking weak. Seriously, even in NXT 2.0, I don't think Solo has taken a loss at all.
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Mar 3, 2023 22:04:49 GMT -5
I love the Bloodline storyline, myself.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Mar 3, 2023 22:04:55 GMT -5
They keep going out of their way to protect Solo's streak when it's barely even mentioned. At least sell it as a big deal.
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Post by hbkid718 on Mar 3, 2023 22:11:09 GMT -5
Here are my Smackdown Thoughts:
Monday I said I wished that Roman Reigns & Cody Rhodes didn't appear in the ring together until WrestleMania but the minute Cody's theme played, I got goosebumps. I'm ready for this. For the record, unless he appeared in a segment after this, this was Cody Rhodes' 1st time on Smackdown since he was Stardust in a loss to Apollo Crews on 4/28/16. Technically, Roman Reigns has been Universal Champion for 915 Days. He's been Undisputed WWE Champion for 333 Days. So Cody Rhodes is wrong. Roman asked when was the last time that Cody wrestled for the World Championship. He has had 3 WWE or World Championship Matches (wrestled a No Contest against Champion Randy Orton on Raw in 2009, the 2012 Elimination Chamber won by Daniel Bryan, & the 2016 Royal Rumble won by Triple H. Incredible promo. I am so glad that they had this interaction. Roman Reigns was amazing. Cody Rhodes was excellent. What a story being told. Cody deserves this opportunity. Liv Morgan VS Rhea Ripley was an excellent match. Morgan was unbelievable with her counters. I really thought she was going to win. Love Rhea's finisher. That poor girl in the crowd was crying. What a reaction. Of course, Jimmy talked to Jey. They were all together for Solo Sikoa's wedding the other day. Interesting comments by Roman Reigns. Cool segment with Santos Escobar, Rhea Ripley, & Dominik Mysterio to set-up a match. I like this new version of Escobar, but what happened to the rest of Legado Del Fantasma. Very cool segment with the Special Olympians. Santos Escobar VS Dominik Mysterio was a great match. I liked the finish. Forget Rey VS Dominik. I want to see Michael Cole VS Dominik at WrestleMania. It's time for Cole to extend his Mania Streak. I love Dom ripping his dad's mask. That is real heat. Cool, Sami Zayn promo from his phone in the arena with the fans. Tremendous exchange with Drew McIntyre & Sheamus, but it was ruined by LA Knight, The New Day, & Karrion Kross. Not everyone has to be on WrestleMania. I wanted a fun Triple Threat with McIntyre, Sheamus, & GUNTHER, with them beating the crap out of each other. Now, it will probably be ruined by everyone else. Awesome, Michael Cole & Wade Barrett promoting NXT Roadblock. Cool video too. Tuesday's NXT. This explains why WWE didn't promote Natalya & Tegan Nox VS Shayna Baszler & Ronda Rousey on social media today. Good thing I don't do my records ahead of time. Maybe Ronda's arm is so bad that she has to retire from wrestling. Tegano Nox VS Shayna Baszler was a nothing match. First segment of the night that was pointless & had nothing to do with WrestleMania. Good promo by GUNTHER. I don't care who his opponent is going to be but as long as he gets to wrestle at WrestleMania, then it's cool. He deserves to be on the show instead of defending the IC Title on the Smackdown before. Awesome. I don't mind Bobby Lashley on Smackdown. It's WrestleMania Season. And Bray Wyatt is a Smackdown wrestler. OK, what happened on Raw was crap, but Bobby Lashley's promo was good as was Uncle Howdy appearing out of nowhere & then disappearing. So, this could be a good feud. I'm glad that Brock Lesnar didn't want to wrestle Wyatt at WrestleMania, though he VS Omos won't be good, but Lashley VS Wyatt could be a good match. Another great segment with The Bloodline. Wow. Smackdown is almost over. It flew by tonight. Cool. They are doing a 5-Way for the #1 Contendership next week. As much as I want a Triple Threat, I will take a 1-on-1 Match for the IC Title at WrestleMania. It will be an awesome match. Ricochet & Strowman VS Vikings will be fun too next week. Sami Zayn VS Solo Sikoa was a banger of a match. It was the best match of the night. I didn't mind the finish as Sami can lose & it won't hurt him. It makes Solo look great as he remains undefeated in 1-on-1 singles matches. He has lost tag team & a Fatal 4-Way Match & then Sami got his revenge after the match.
Here are my SMACKDOWN Match Rankings: 1) Sami Zayn VS Solo Sikoa 2) Liv Morgan VS Rhea Ripley 3) Santos Escobar VS Dominik Mysterio 4) Tegan Nox VS Shayna Baszler
The Road to WrestleMania's Smackdown stop in Washington, DC was excellent. The show flew by. The only segment that was a waste of time & had nothing to do with Mania was the Nox/Baszler Match. The best part of the show was Cody & Roman Face-to-Face. There was only 1 thing missing from Smackdown in DC: the announcement of the 1st Inductee of the 2023 WWE Hall of Fame Dave Bautista in his hometown. That would have been cool. I know they don't have to sell tickets anymore for the HOF, but what are they waiting for? Next Stop: Raw in Boston
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Post by BRV on Mar 3, 2023 22:19:18 GMT -5
We are shockingly far away from that tag match being made official three weeks out. Like we need Jey to make his decision, Kevin + Sami reuniting + the challenge being made + actual build for it afterwards. While I generally agree with the sentiment, that theyβre dragging their feet a little too much on some of the obvious WrestleMania matches, the tag team match involves both brands, so they can accomplish a lot with eight combined episodes of Raw and SmackDown remaining until Mania.
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Post by Rudy Gobert Weather Machine on Mar 3, 2023 22:21:13 GMT -5
Dom rly spat on this man's Mudkip mask
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Mar 4, 2023 4:40:35 GMT -5
"You say you're name's Howdy and you're an Uncle? Well I say you're name's Howdy and you're a bastard!" You're old enough to by my DAD'S Uncle Howdy!
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Post by canceled4truth on Mar 4, 2023 8:25:29 GMT -5
Iβll be there! Never seen Roman or Sami live and the last time I saw Cody he was Dashing Hey! Here's my live report: * Roman and Cody were crazy over. Cody especially. I saw so many people wearing either Bloodline/Honorary Uce or American Nightmare merch. * People HATED Dominik. Like he got a comical amount of boos when he came out to face Santos. When Rey came out to confront him, some 4 year old sitting next to me yelled "KICK YOUR SON'S BUTT!" which made my lose my shit. * Lotta downtime, even moreso than when I went to Raw last year. I feel like they could pace it better. Though during one of the commercial breaks they did a "DX Suck It Cam" where they had people do the crotch chop, and Samantha Irvin got really into announcing it, so that was fun. Imagine her saying "DC...I GOT TWO WORDS FOR YA!" in the same voice she uses to announce Roman. * LA Knight indeed get a pretty good pop too. He's an Maryland boy so I guess that accounts for some of it, but I was indeed pleasantly surprised. I know I was one of them. YEAH! * Some dude behind me had apparently gotten hammered over the course of the night, so during the Solo-Sami match, every time Sami got hit, he would start moaning in pain like "NO SAMI! GET HIS ASS!" * The crowd was a little deflated by how fast the Sami-Solo match ended β same here, tbh β but it helped that Sami got the upper hand. * I know SmackDown goes off air a little before 10, but I was kinda surprised when I looked down at my phone and it was 9:59 and Charlotte's music hit for the first dark match. * Two dark matches: Charlotte-Sonya and Cody-Finn. I didn't catch the first one because I had to piss and by the time I sat back down it was over, but Cody and Finn had a fun little ~10 min match. When Finn came out I heard a security guard behind me blurt out "This [n-word] wearing tights!" which also made me lose my shit. Overall, 8/10 experience. Wish there was more wrestling and a bit better pacing but it was a fun show with a good crowd all night.
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