Jumpin' Jesse Walsh
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Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on Nov 17, 2023 22:21:53 GMT -5
We've gotta talk about Riley Osborne's upside and ceiling. 80-page FAN thread that devolves into debate over male pattern baldness.
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Post by hbkid718 on Nov 17, 2023 22:32:27 GMT -5
Here are my Smackdown Thoughts, Facts, & Stats:
Wow. Road Dogg on commentary filling in for Corey Graves. He won't be Kevin Owens but that's OK. Good opening segment with Damage CTRL, Bianca Belair, Charlotte Flair, & Shotzi officially announcing a Women's War Games Match. I wonder who Bianca & company will pick for their partner? Next week's Smackdown will be on FS1. Awesome that the Tag Team Championship Match will be on Smackdown next week 24 hours before The Judgment Day will be in War Games. The Brawling Brutes VS Pretty Deadly VS The Street Profits was a fun Triple Threat Match. I was looking forward to The Brawling Brutes' 2nd win in a row, but Street Profits VS The Judgment Day will be a good match next week. FACT: This was Butch & Ridge Holland's 1st Tag Team Triple Threat Match in their Career & they were the 9th time that someone wrestled on NXT & Smackdown in the same week & 1st since Chelsea Green on 10/31 & 11/3. This was Elton Prince & Kit Wilson's 1st Tag Team Triple Threat Match in their Career. This was Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford's 5th Triple Threat Match in their Career & 1st since they def The LWO & Ricochet & Braun Strowman on Smackdown on 4/28, giving them a Triple Threat Record of 2-3-0. I like Bianca Belair talking to Mia Yim. She has War Games experience so she would be perfect for her team. Wow, Damage CTRL laid out Mia Yim. I have to give props & respect to Rey Mysterio for wrestling the last few months with a busted knee & gutting through his pain until they could do this angle with Santos Escobar to write him off the show. Kudos to Nick Aldis for getting Axiom from NXT to wrestle Dragon Lee since he wants to honor Rey Mysterio. Dragon Lee VS Axiom was incredible. For the 2nd week in a row, Lee's match is my #1 Match of the Week. FACT: This was Axiom's Smackdown debut but 1st main roster match since he lost to Akira Tozawa on Main Event on 10/12. This was the 1st time that Dragon Lee wrestled someone other than Cedric Alexander or Austin Theory on Smackdown. Excellent promo by Santos Escobar. He's awesome as a heel, though he was a heel when he debuted. I love Zelina Vega's reaction. She's an incredible actress. Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde were great too. And then Escobar runs when Carlito comes out. Awesome segment. Fun recap of Kevin Owens & his feud with Austin Theory & Grayson Waller. l love it that Backlash will be in France next year, as well as Smackdown. That means that Smackdown spoilers will be out before the show. Also, I love early PPVs so I still have my whole night available. Cameron Grimes VS Grayson Waller was short, but still a good match. I just wish Grimes was used better. Austin Theory was OK on commentary. FACT: This was Cameron Grimes' 1st 1-on-1 Match on Smackdown since he lost to Austin Theory on 9/29 & the 1st time he wrestled someone other than Theory in a 1-on-1 Match since he defeated Ashante Adonis on 5/19. This was the time in his Career that Grayson Waller wrestled 2 Singles Matches in a row in consecutive weeks on Smackdown. I like Bianca Belair talking to an emotional Zelina Vega outside the Trainer's Room. Fun Smackdown Flashback with Steve Austin's attack on Booker T in the Supermarket. Damn, Damage CTRL laid out Zelina Vega now. Fun segment. Paul Heyman was amazing. LA Knight was great as usual. I have no idea what the Big 12 is so I don't care if WWE is involved with it. Cool, Carlito VS Santos Escobar added to Survivor Series. I have to work on my Survivor Series Records this weekend. Who's Charlotte Flair going to call? Where's Paul Heyman & Solo Sikoa going? BTW, Road Dogg's been pretty good on commentary. LA Knight VS Jimmy Uso was a great match. Wow, I was not expecting Cody Rhodes to make the save for LA Knight against Solo Sikoa. Screw the Brand Split. FACT: Jimmy Uso was the 1st wrestler to wrestle LA Knight 3 times on the main roster. This was the 1st time that Jimmy Uso wrestled the same opponent in consecutive Singles Matches since he wrestled The Miz (12/2/14 Main Event, 12/15/14 Raw, & 12/26/14 Smackdown). This was the 3rd 1-on-1 Match between them after 10/6 & 10/27, which were both won by Knight. This will be the 1st Smackdown since 7/7 to not have any Women's Matches. I wish we had Elimination Matches announced for Survivor Series besides the War Games Matches. They could put together a lot of great matches. Next week's Smackdown looks good. Good closing segment. I like Becky Lynch being Bianca Belair, Charlotte Flair, & Shotzi's partner even though she's a Raw wrestler. She had issues with Damage CTRL in the past. Fun brawl & I love Michael Cole's Jeopardy Reference.
Here are my Smackdown Match Rankings: 1) Dragon Lee VS Axiom 2) LA Knight VS Jimmy Uso 3) The Brawling Brutes VS Pretty Deadly VS The Street Profits 4) Cameron Grimes VS Grayson Waller
Here are my Level Up Thoughts, Facts, & Stats:
Dani Palmer VS Tatum Paxley was decent. FACT: This was Dani Palmerโs 1st Level Up since she & Tatum Paxley lost to Meta- Four on 9/15, her 1st 1-on-1 Match on Level Up since she defeated Brooklyn Barlow on 8/18, & 1st match overall since she lost to Lola Vice on NXT on 10/10. This was Tatum Paxleyโs 1st Level Up since she & Izzi Dame defeated Valentina Feroz & Kelani Jordan on 10/6 & her 1st 1-on-1 Match on Level Up since she lost to Gigi Dolin on 8/4. She was the 5th wrestler of 2023 & the 1st since Axiom on 10/12 & 10/13 to wrestle on both Main Event & Level Up in the same week. This was the 2nd 1-on-1 Match between them after NXT on 5/2, which was won by Palmer, so they each won 1 match. This was Paxleyโs 1st 1-on-1 win since she defeated Kayden Carter on NXT on 7/12/22 & 1st 1-on-1 win on Level Up in her Career. Solid promo by Tavion Heights. Riley Osbourne VS Tavion Heights was incredible. It had everything, high-flying & mat-wrestling. FACT: This was Riley Osbourneโs 1st Level Up since 10/27. This was Tavion Heightsโ 1st Level Up since he lost to Oro Mensah on 9/29 & he was the 6th wrestler of 2023 & the 1st time multiple wrestlers wrestled on Main Event & Level Up in the same week.
Here are my Level Up Match Rankings: 1) Riley Osbourne VS Tavion Heights 2) Dani Palmer VS Tatum Paxley
Ends a great Smackdown with great matches & nice build for Survivor Series & beyond. Level Up was great too. Another great week of WWE except for a few segments on Raw & NXT. Next week should be great as we count down to Survivor Series.
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Post by Hypnosis on Nov 18, 2023 11:13:49 GMT -5
We both have Gigi in our avatar. That's just wrong.
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Post by Hypnosis on Nov 18, 2023 12:20:37 GMT -5
Dragon Lee vs. Axiom was tremendous.
They need to be singles champions by next year.
I liked Becky just showing up without her theme to join the faces against Damage CTRL. Made the surprise more effective.
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A Little Doo Doo
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Nov 18, 2023 16:09:10 GMT -5
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