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Post by john84 on Mar 24, 2023 21:13:19 GMT -5
Kale Dixon's the new Von Wagner. CUM FRIDAY  |
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Post by Gawk Rivers on Mar 24, 2023 21:13:24 GMT -5
DAMON KEMP EVOLVED HIS PIDGEY AND GOT THIS DUDE
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Post by gritizen on Mar 24, 2023 21:13:34 GMT -5
One criticism I have about NXT is it desperately needs fresh blood in the men's division. Same faces for the past 18 months and even the UK guys who came over have been around for years. Where is the men's division Sol Ruca?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2023 21:13:47 GMT -5
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What the f***, man
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Post by Hypnosis on Mar 24, 2023 21:14:06 GMT -5
Lola will probably end up teaming with Elektra. Works for me. WWE needs to make new NXT women's teams somehow. |
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Mar 24, 2023 21:14:25 GMT -5
One criticism I have about NXT is it desperately needs fresh blood in the men's division. Same faces for the past 18 months and even the UK guys who came over have been around for years. Where is the men's division Sol Ruca? Probably where we least expect it. |
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Post by john84 on Mar 24, 2023 21:15:27 GMT -5
BTW. I have officially ordered my Sami Zaynia shirt  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2023 21:15:40 GMT -5
Tavion "The" Heights wants to know
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Post by nisidhe on Mar 24, 2023 21:16:00 GMT -5
Good choice to start Mania, crowd will be super hot for Cena Now I feel like he has to win. You really want to start the show off with Theory beating him? You're probably right, but Vince is back, so...? |
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Post by Gawk Rivers on Mar 24, 2023 21:20:42 GMT -5
TAVION WHAT THE f***
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Post by gritizen on Mar 24, 2023 21:21:49 GMT -5
Only two matches! F****** BS! I feel robbed.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2023 21:21:50 GMT -5
Damon's going to burn down Tavion's parents' house, with them inside.
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Post by ayumidah on Mar 24, 2023 21:22:37 GMT -5
Ahahahha look at them getting Theory out of the way early "Welcome to WrestleMania!"  (Hope I didn't scare you too much this time.  ) good lord. Future of the business right there. lol. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2023 21:22:55 GMT -5
Only two matches! F****** BS! I feel robbed. With Rampage not being on tonight, this was NXT LVL Up's chance!!! To do what, I dunno. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2023 21:23:48 GMT -5
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Post by welshpenguin on Mar 24, 2023 21:28:46 GMT -5
Good choice to start Mania, crowd will be super hot for Cena Now I feel like he has to win. You really want to start the show off with Theory beating him? I personally wouldnāt mind but I can imagine it wouldnāt be a popular decision lol |
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Mar 24, 2023 21:31:04 GMT -5
"Welcome to WrestleMania!" (Hope I didn't scare you too much this time. ) good lord. Future of the business right there. lol. Should mix that picture with this one:  |
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Post by gritizen on Mar 24, 2023 21:36:03 GMT -5
Only two matches! F****** BS! I feel robbed. With Rampage not being on tonight, this was NXT LVL Up's chance!!! To do what, I dunno. Everybody who watched tonight has to act like an elitist snob when Kale Dixon & Tavion Heights show up on the main show. Gotta hold it over are fellow NXT Live thread fam that we were there in the beginning. |
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Post by hbkid718 on Mar 24, 2023 21:37:25 GMT -5
Here are my Smackdown Thoughts:
Tonight's Smackdown Thoughts is in honor of The Undertaker, who turned 58 today. He also made his WrestleMania debut today 32 years ago at WrestleMania 7.
Awesome, Smackdown begins with Cody Rhodes' 1st Smackdown match since he lost to Apollo Crews on 4/28/16 (This will be my only Fact of the Night as I want to relax the rest of the night.)
I like that they said that GUNTHER wasn't out there because he had to prepare for the Contract Signing. How hard is it to sign a piece of paper?
Cody Rhodes VS Ludwig Kaiser was incredible. It showed how awesome Kaiser is as a Singles Match. I loved that it got a lot of time. Great promo by Paul Heyman. Wow, Rhodes VS Solo Sikoa on Raw will be great. Cody's promo was excellent as usual.
Paul Heyman will have to answer to Ricochet for Samantha Irvin, who has become an awesome ring announcer.
Yes, they announced that John Cena VS Austin Theory will be the Opening Match of WrestleMania Night 1. That will help with my Mania Preview. I can have all of the Opening Match Facts part of their match. Thank you WWE. I hope they do the same for Night 2. I guess that also means that there won't be any matches on the Kickoff Show as technically those would be kicking off WrestleMania.
Incredible Charlotte Flair promo. It might be her best promo in a while, but the Vegas crowd didn't enjoy it as she got booed.
They should have brought back the Raw Roulette Wheel for Smackdown this week.
Awesome to see Piff The Magic Dragon in the crowd wearing his costume.
I love these WWE Snickers commercial. It was great to see Big E. Get well soon.
Rey Mysterio VS LA Knight was a great match & the finish made perfect sense since that's how Knight is. But, a soon-to-be WWE Hall of Famer like Rey Mysterio shouldn't be distracted by someone's music. I hate when they do that. It was the 2nd time tonight.
Excellent segment with Dominik yelling at his Mom & Sister to push Rey over the edge like that & to get him to accept the match. It will be only the 2nd Father VS Son Match at WrestleMania after Vince VS Shane McMahon at WM 17.
Natalya & Shotzi VS Lacey Evans & Xia Li wasn't good. And to people complaining about random women's tag teams: Nattie & Shotzi have teamed before. They have history together. Evans & Li haven't teamed up.
Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler's promo was bad. How come they don't have to qualify? And why is the WrestleMania Showcase Match just Smackdown Wrestlers? Why can't the Raw women get the opportunity? And I hope they don't wait until next Friday to announce the final team.
Fun Contract Signing for the 1st All European WrestleMania Match. Drew McIntyre's promo was great. Sheamus was excellent. GUNTHER was good. And now we're getting GUNTHER VS Butch for the first time since their classic NXT UK Championship Match. BTW, GUNTHER's IC Title Reign is in the Top 5 of All-Time.
1) Honky Tonk Man (6/2/87-8/29/88, 454 Days)
2) Pedro Morales (2) (11/23/81-1/22/83, 425 Days)
3) Randy Savage (2/8/86-3/29/87, 414 Days)
4) Don Muraco (2) (1/22/83-2/11/84, 385 Days)
5) GUNTHER (6/10/22- 287+
Butch VS GUNTHER was a banger (Sorry Sheamus & Drew). As much as I want Sheamus to get his elusive Intercontinental Title, I wouldn't mind GUNTHER retaining at WrestleMania & then have Butch (back as Pete Dunne as rumored) to be the one to dethrone him.
Stupid segment with The Street Profits, Ricochet, & Braun Strowman, especially being a bald person. But the 4-Way at WrestleMania should be a good one.
Next week's Raw will be great with Rhodes VS Sikoa. Smackdown will be even better with McIntyre & Sheamus VS Imperium in a Can They Co-Exist Match & the return of the Andrew the Giant Battle Royal. Poor Johnny Gargano who has to wrestle in the Battle Royal & then 12 hours later has to wrestle in an Unsanctioned Match at Stand & Deliver VS Grayson Waller and what a crappy turn out for Lashley who went from a feud with Bray Wyatt to the Battle Royal on the night before Mania.
Awesome KO Show. Owens' promo was incredible & emotional. I love their new T-Shirt. Sami Zayn was great. This will be the 2nd time they are teaming up at WrestleMania. They lost to Daniel Bryan & Shane McMahon at WM 34. I like The Usos' attack afterward.
Here are my Smackdown Match Rankings:
1) Cody Rhodes VS Ludwig Kaiser
2) Butch VS GUNTHER
3) Rey Mysterio VS LA Knight
4) Natalya & Shotzi VS Lacey Evans & Xia Li
The Road to WrestleMania 3rd to Last Stop for Smackdown in Las Vegas was awesome. I loved all of the Men's Matches & Segments. And to not sound sexist, I did like Charlotte Flair's promo, but nothing else for the Women's Division.
Next Stop: Raw in Phoenix, AZ
LEVEL UP Thoughts:
Odyssey Jones VS Kale Dixon was a pretty good match between 2 big monsters.
Good promo by Lola Vice.
I like Kale Dixon's post-match promo. It was different. I hope they do more of these.
Malik Blade & Edris Enofe VS Tavion Heights & Damon Kemp was a great wrestling match.
Ends a great Level Up. I like watching it on Peacock. I don't have to fast forward through all of the RAW Recaps that they put on the Hulu Version to make it an hour. But next week's the Hall of Fame & then Blue Bloods will be back.
LEVEL UP Rankings:
1) Malik Blade & Edris Enofe VS Tavion Heights & Damon Kemp
2) Odyssey Jones VS Kale Dixon
Ends my Smackdown & Level Up Thoughts. Good night.
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Post by john84 on Mar 24, 2023 21:49:28 GMT -5
Brief thoughts on tonight's SmackDown
- Cody v Ludwig - 2 thumbs up - fun match imo to start show
- Butch v Gunther - 1 thumb up
- Rey v L.A. - 2 thumbs up
- My boy L.A. getting the win - 2 thumbs up
- Natalya/Shotzi v Lacey/Xia - Meh
- Charlotte promo - 1 thumb down
- Rey slapping Dom segment - 2 thumbs up even if I do feel they missed out on a Mania moment by having Rey hit Dom on SmackDown instead of Mania but still...FINALLY lol.
Level Up
- Odyssey v Kale - Meh
- Lola promo - 1 thumb up
- Kale's post-match promo - 1 thumb up
- Blade/Enofe v Heights/Kemp - 1 thumb up
Overall, Level Up was a 7 out of 10 for me. And SmackDown was as well.
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