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Post by Gremlin on May 1, 2023 17:33:41 GMT -5
Vacated and another ladder match to crown the new champ! But first a round of qualifying matches!
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Post by The Rick Jericho on May 1, 2023 21:52:07 GMT -5
Updated with Night 2 WWE Raw Draft results.
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Post by mistery on May 1, 2023 22:11:51 GMT -5
Tamina was drafted to Smackdown. I don't even remember what brand she was a part of originally. Dana, Johnny, and Nikki were all drafted to RAW.
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Post by Instant Classic on May 1, 2023 23:36:54 GMT -5
So all the free agents will be ok both shows or just until they pick one?
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Post by Instant Classic on May 1, 2023 23:39:05 GMT -5
Jinders group wasn’t who I was expecting to get drafted, they could be a sleeper pick.
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Post by Nosnorb on May 1, 2023 23:52:43 GMT -5
I'm just glad that a tragedy was avoided and Dom stayed with his Mami.
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Post by theironyuppie on May 2, 2023 1:20:20 GMT -5
I'm just glad that a tragedy was avoided and Dom stayed with his Mami. I'm just glad we don't have to write 'Never was there a story of more woe, than Rhea Ripley, and her Dom Mysterio."
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Post by welshpenguin on May 2, 2023 5:06:29 GMT -5
It was so nice seeing everyone being genuine happy for the Nxt draft picks. I was surprised at how popular JD seems to be with his co workers. He was really overwhelmed with getting drafted.
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on May 2, 2023 6:51:53 GMT -5
I'm repeating myself (I love to do that!), but there's no reason for the men's tag division to not be great.
KO & Sami Street Profits New Day Usos Judgment Day LWO Imperium Pretty Deadly Alpha Academy Gargano & Lumis Maximum Male Models Garza & Humberto Ricochet & Braun Brawling Brutes Indus Sher Viking Raiders The O.C. Shit Row
It feels the most stacked that it's been in a very long time, and this isn't even including Cedric/Shelton and Boogs/Elias who might still be together.
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Post by polarbearpete on May 2, 2023 7:21:55 GMT -5
I'm repeating myself (I love to do that!), but there's no reason for the men's tag division to not be great. KO & Sami Street Profits New Day Usos Judgment Day LWO Imperium Pretty Deadly Alpha Academy Gargano & Lumis Maximum Male Models Garza & Humberto Ricochet & Braun Brawling Brutes Indus Sher Viking Raiders The O.C. Shit Row It feels the most stacked that it's been in a very long time, and this isn't even including Cedric/Shelton and Boogs/Elias who might still be together. Yeah the tag division is stacked right now (on both shows). Could even be a DIY return when Ciampa is healthy, and same with RK-Bro.
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Post by mistery on May 2, 2023 7:25:42 GMT -5
WWE.com just announced that Samantha Irvin will be the ring announcer for RAW going forward, and Mike Rome for Smackdown. Which doesn't shock me since Samantha and Ricochet are dating.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on May 2, 2023 7:45:26 GMT -5
WWE.com just announced that Samantha Irvin will be the ring announcer for RAW going forward, and Mike Rome for Smackdown. Which doesn't shock me since Samantha and Ricochet are dating. Which keeps her epic announcing for Imperium intact as well.
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Post by Numero Dos on May 2, 2023 8:37:07 GMT -5
WWE.com just announced that Samantha Irvin will be the ring announcer for RAW going forward, and Mike Rome for Smackdown. Which doesn't shock me since Samantha and Ricochet are dating. Which keeps her epic announcing for Imperium intact as well. She’s great announcing Chelsea Green who’s on Raw as well.
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Post by asuka007 on May 2, 2023 10:42:20 GMT -5
I figured they’d move her over once Ricochet got drafted.
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Post by Rudy Gobert Fingers on May 2, 2023 10:43:32 GMT -5
SAMANTHA GETTING DRAFTED WITH IMPERIUM IS SO GOATED LMAO
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Post by BRV on May 2, 2023 10:58:23 GMT -5
Now that the brands have been reset, it's worth taking a look at who the potential contenders are on both Raw and SmackDown.
On Raw, it seems pretty obvious that the top tier who'll be fighting over the World Heavyweight Championship will be the likes of Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, Finn Balor, and Seth "Freakin'" Rollins. The upper card, in addition to having Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, as well as Matt Riddle, is a little face-heavy, so either someone gets turned heel or a heel like Bronson Reed, Damian Priest, or Gunther gets a push into the main event in the coming weeks and months.
Over on SmackDown, the show still revolves around The Bloodline and the never-ending storyline surrounding their fractures, but those who could chase Roman Reigns include AJ Styles, Bobby Lashley, Edge, Rey Mysterio, and Sheamus. They could also turn someone like LA Knight or, of course, Jey Uso or give a huge push to Santos Escobar if the LWO really takes off.
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Post by Instant Classic on May 2, 2023 11:10:47 GMT -5
I’m glad KO and Sami are in a different brand the the bloodline. It was a great rivalry but it’s time to move on after Sunday.
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Post by Jindrak Mark on May 2, 2023 11:12:41 GMT -5
Raw obviously has an extra hour so they're going to get more picks but I think they got the better quality as well as quantity.
Seems like for the upper card other than The Bloodline Smackdown got all the top veterans in their 40s (Edge, Bobby, Sheamus, Rey, AJ) while Raw got all the full-time guys in their prime you can see tearing it up in longer matches every week (Cody, Seth, Gunther, Drew, KO, Sami, Riddle). Raw is also very top heavy on the face side. I think Drew might go heel soon to help even things out a bit.
Smackdown's women's division looks rough. Bianca/Asuka/Damage CTRL has already been done to death on Raw now they're all on Smackdown together. Bianca/Charlotte is the one big time feud they have but that seems like something they'd save for Wrestlemania so I'm not sure what they'll do in the meantime. Hopefully IYO ditches Damage CTRL after Backlash and gets a sustained solo push.
Raw has Becky/Trish then you can do Becky/Rhea. Liv and Raquel could be fun challengers for Rhea after they drop the tag titles. I'd do Rhea/Ronda too even if it's heel/heel. The Way reuniting on Raw should give Candice/Indi focus. I don't see her being credible enough to get a main event push but Chelsea should continue being fun on Raw too so yeah Raw's division definitely looks more promising to me right now.
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Post by BlahBlah on May 2, 2023 11:33:28 GMT -5
Now that the brands have been reset, it's worth taking a look at who the potential contenders are on both Raw and SmackDown. On Raw, it seems pretty obvious that the top tier who'll be fighting over the World Heavyweight Championship will be the likes of Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, Finn Balor, and Seth "Freakin'" Rollins. The upper card, in addition to having Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, as well as Matt Riddle, is a little face-heavy, so either someone gets turned heel or a heel like Bronson Reed, Damian Priest, or Gunther gets a push into the main event in the coming weeks and months. Over on SmackDown, the show still revolves around The Bloodline and the never-ending storyline surrounding their fractures, but those who could chase Roman Reigns include AJ Styles, Bobby Lashley, Edge, Rey Mysterio, and Sheamus. They could also turn someone like LA Knight or, of course, Jey Uso or give a huge push to Santos Escobar if the LWO really takes off. Cody really really should be the one to beat Reigns but if they're actually going to adhere to the brand split (crossing my fingers for MITB shenanigans) then I think Jey becomes the only other option.
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Post by Hypnosis on May 2, 2023 11:37:26 GMT -5
Raw obviously has an extra hour so they're going to get more picks but I think they got the better quality as well as quantity. Seems like for the upper card other than The Bloodline Smackdown got all the top veterans in their 40s (Edge, Bobby, Sheamus, Rey, AJ) while Raw got all the full-time guys in their prime you can see tearing it up in longer matches every week (Cody, Seth, Gunther, Drew, KO, Sami, Riddle). Raw is also very top heavy on the face side. I think Drew might go heel soon to help even things out a bit. Smackdown's women's division looks rough. Bianca/Asuka/Damage CTRL has already been done to death on Raw now they're all on Smackdown together. Bianca/Charlotte is the one big time feud they have but that seems like something they'd save for Wrestlemania so I'm not sure what they'll do in the meantime. Hopefully IYO ditches Damage CTRL after Backlash and gets a sustained solo push. Raw has Becky/Trish then you can do Becky/Rhea. Liv and Raquel could be fun challengers for Rhea after they drop the tag titles. I'd do Rhea/Ronda too even if it's heel/heel. The Way reuniting on Raw should give Candice/Indi focus. I don't see her being credible enough to get a main event push but Chelsea should continue being fun on Raw too so yeah Raw's division definitely looks more promising to me right now. I hope Smackdown's women's division gets some turns (Belair, Iyo, and Dakota) to freshen things up at least.
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