A Little Doo Doo
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Dec 1, 2023 22:28:42 GMT -5
Thank God that's over.
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Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on Dec 1, 2023 22:29:49 GMT -5
No Boomer, but Gulak NEEDS to shave and get a haircut. It's not doing what he think it's doing.
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gritizen
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SHOOT. YOUR. SHOT.
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Post by gritizen on Dec 1, 2023 22:30:22 GMT -5
Even their pose is lame. Poor Damon Kemp doesn't deserve this.
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A Little Doo Doo
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Dec 1, 2023 22:31:40 GMT -5
Even their pose is lame. Poor Damon Kemp doesn't deserve this. I miss scumbag Damon Kemp.
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A Little Doo Doo
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Dec 1, 2023 22:33:29 GMT -5
No Boomer, but Gulak NEEDS to shave and get a haircut. It's not doing what he think it's doing. "There is a wrestler by the name of Drew Gulak, and I'm going to go ahead and tell you I think he sucks. He does a grizzled old vet routine, he hasn't done anything or made any money anywhere, and he shouldn't be doing that routine." - Cody Rhodes
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Post by hbkid718 on Dec 1, 2023 22:35:19 GMT -5
Here are my Smackdown Thoughts, Facts, & Stats: Cool, I like that they made Randy Orton a Free Agent, so he can appear wherever he wants. What was the point of War Games if Bianca, Charlotte, & Shotzi are still feuding with Damage CTRL? I guess we're getting a 6-Woman Tag Team Match later. And where's Bayley? Next week will not count as a regular episode of Smackdown, since it will be Tribute to The Troops. Check out darrenswinloss.wordpress.com/tribute for the Complete History of the Tribute of The Troops event. I guess we're not getting a 6-Woman Tag. Binaca Belair VS Kairi Sane will be awesome. Bayley is there. Interesting. Butch VS Bobby Lashley was a fun match. I really thought that Butch was going to win. FACTS: This was Butch's 1st 1-on-1 Match overall since he lost to Noam Dar at No Mercy on 9/30 & 1st on Smackdown since he lost to Dominik Mysterio on 7/21. This was Bobby Lashley's 1st Smackdown since he defeated Carlito on 11/10. This was the 1st time that Lashley wrestled someone from England since he defeated William Regal on Smackdown on 9/8/06. This was Smackdown's 200th Match of 2023. Good interaction with Nick Aldis & Paul Heyman. I love that Aldis wants to sign Randy Orton to a full-time Smackdown Contract. Good promo by Butch & attack by Pretty Deadly. I think Sheamus should be back soon from injury to help Butch out. Good promo by Santos Escobar Joaquin Wilde VS Santos Escobar was really good for a short match. Wilde showed how great of a wrestler he can be. Good attack by Dragon Lee. FACTS: This was Joaquin Wilde's 1st match since he & Cruz Del Toro lost to The Street Profits on Smackdown on 9/15, his 1st 1-on-1 match since he lost to Kushida on NXT on 4/1/20, 1st on Smackdown in his Career, & only 12th 1-on-1 Match in WWE & NXT. Cool, I like Adam Pearce & Nick Aldis fighting over Randy Orton. OK promo by Logan Paul. I love Tournaments. I love that they're including someone from NXT. I wonder how that's going to be determined. Kevin Owens was great. I wouldn't mind a match between them. Austin Theory & Grayson Waller were OK. Kevin Owens VS Grayson Waller was an excellent match. Logan Paul wasn't that bad on commentary. FACTS: This was Kevin Owens' 1st 1-on-1 Match since he defeated Austin Theory on 10/27. This was Grayson Waller's 1st 1-on-1 Match since he defeated Cameron Grimes on 11/17. This was the 1st 1-on-1 Match between a Canadian & an Australian on Smackdown since Waller lost to Edge on 7/7, which was at MSG while tonight they are at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Cool, CM Punk will be on Smackdown next week, but technically it's Tribute to The Troops, not Smackdown. 6 Days later, I still can't believe that Punk is back in WWE. Bianca Belair VS Kairi Sane was a great match. I like everyone being sent to the back before the commercial & then Bayley coming out & her distracting Kairi leading to Bianca winning. FACTS: This was Bianca Belair's 1st 1-on-1 Match on Smackdown since she defeated Bayley on 10/27. This was Kairi Sane's 1st 1-on-1 Match since she defeated Bayley on Raw on 7/20/20 & 1st on Smackdown since she defeated Peyton Royce on 4/23/19. This was the 3rd 1-on-1 Match between them after the Mae Young Classic on 9/6/17 (won by Sane) & NXT on 4/3/19 (which ended in a NC), so now Belair won 1, Sane won 1, & 1 match ended in a NC. FACT: Tonight's the 1st Smackdown since 9/29 to have only 1-on-1 Matches & no Tag Team Matches. At least Tribute to The Troops will be having matches that are storyline related as normally they're non-canon with the 2 #1 Contender Tournament Matches & Flair VS Asuka. I think I might still count it as a Smackdown as well as include them in my Tribute to The Troops Page. I have counted the previous SD episodes as part of it. Excellent closing segment with Randy Orton, The Bloodline, Adam Pearce, & Nick Aldis. I love LA Knight coming out. Also, I love Orton giving Aldis the RKO for the hell of it. Orton should have signed both the Raw & Smackdown Contracts. But I feel bad for Paul Heyman who has to call Roman Reigns. He won't like this. FACTS: This was Randy Orton's 1st Smackdown since he & Riddle lost the Raw Tag Team Championships to The Usos on 5/20.
Here are my Smackdown Match Rankings: 1) Kevin Owens VS Grayson Waller 2) Joaquin Wilde VS Santos Escobar 3) Butch VS Bobby Lashley 4) Bianca Belair VS Kairi Sane
Here are my Level Up Thoughts, Facts, & Stats:
Von Wagner VS Luca Crusifino was a good match. I can't believe how much Wagner has improved. Last year he was one of my least favorite wrestlers, but now he's one of my favorites. FACTS: This was Von Wagner's 1st Level Up since he lost to Odyssey Jones on 3/10. This was Luca Crusifino's 1st Level Up since he & Javier Bernal defeated Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe on 10/6 & 1st 1-on-1 Match since he defeated Ikemen Jiro on 9/22. This was the 2nd 1-on-1 Match between them after NXT on 5/23, which was won by Crusifino by DQ. OK debut promo by Brinley Reese. Brinley Reece VS Elektra Lopez was very good. I was impressed with Reese, as she had more time to showcase her talents here than in her debut match during the Breakout Tournament. FACTS: This was Brinley Reeces's Level Up debut & her 1st match since she lost to Arianna Grace on NXT on 10/17. This was Elektra Lopez's 1st Level Up since she & Lola Vice defeated Kelani Jordan & Dani Palmer on 6/16, her 1st 1-on-1 Match since she lost to Thea Hail on NXT on 7/18, & 1st on Level Up since she defeated Amari Miller on 11/25/22. It was her 1st 1-on-1 win since she defeated Valentina Feroz on NXT on 3/28. Tavion Heights VS Drew Gulak was an excellent wrestling match. Heights gets better after every match. Gulak is one the most underrated wrestlers in WWE & should be featured more. FACTS: This was Tavion Heights' 1st Level Up since he lost to Riley Osbourne on 11/17. This was Drew Gulak's 1st Level Up since he defeated Dante Chen on 10/6.
Here are my Level Up Match Rankings: 1) Tavion Heights VS Drew Gulak 2) Von Wagner VS Luca Crusifino 3) Brinley Reece VS Elektra Lopez
Overall another solid Smackdown. All 4 matches were great as it was hard to rank them. I like all of the promos throughout the show. I'm excited for next week's Tribute to The Troops as it will be an actual important episode of Smackdown & not a throwaway show. Level Up had 3 great matches.
Ends Smackdown & Level Up Thoughts, Facts & Stats. For W/L Records, Facts, & Stats, stay tuned for darrenswinloss.wordpress.com, which will be updated this weekend.
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Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on Dec 1, 2023 22:37:08 GMT -5
No Boomer, but Gulak NEEDS to shave and get a haircut. It's not doing what he think it's doing. "There is a wrestler by the name of Drew Gulak, and I'm going to go ahead and tell you I think he sucks. He does a grizzled old vet routine, he hasn't done anything or made any money anywhere, and he shouldn't be doing that routine." - Cody Rhodes The only time he did something interesting was when he was a politician or something like that.
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Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on Dec 1, 2023 22:38:14 GMT -5
Tension is rife within the Brindom after a crushing loss to La Madrina.
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john84
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Post by john84 on Dec 1, 2023 22:43:44 GMT -5
Interaction with Nick Aldis & Paul Heyman. - 1 thumb up Promo by Butch & attack by Pretty Deadly. - Meh Promo by Santos Escobar. - 2 thumbs up - I think Escobar is killing it atm as a heel. Adam Pearce & Nick Aldis fighting over Randy Orton. - Meh Promo by Logan Paul. - Meh Closing segment with Randy Orton, The Bloodline, Adam Pearce, & Nick Aldis. - 2 thumbs up LA Knight coming out. - 2 thumbs up Orton giving Aldis the RKO for the hell of it. - 2 thumbs up Kevin Owens VS Grayson Waller - Meh Joaquin Wilde VS Santos Escobar - Meh Butch VS Bobby Lashley - Meh Bianca Belair VS Kairi Sane - 1 thumb down - The two just didn't seem to mesh at all for me tonight Unusually for me I've given the non-wrestling segments higher scores than the matches this week
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Post by edgestar on Dec 1, 2023 23:47:56 GMT -5
On my way to Barclays Center!! I won tickets, a few months ago, and am looking forward to tonight. Last Friday, I was in the ER. Have fun tonight edgestar It was definitely a lot of fun!! Lots of good pictures, and some fun dark matches, also. MUCH better than the hour I watched, last week, before I got sick with bronchitis. I got an LA Knight shirt, and I got my husband a CM Punk shirt, because he loves Chicago, and made sure I was well taken care of. 😊
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john84
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Post by john84 on Dec 2, 2023 0:13:53 GMT -5
Have fun tonight edgestar It was definitely a lot of fun!! Lots of good pictures, and some fun dark matches, also. MUCH better than the hour I watched, last week, before I got sick with bronchitis. I got an LA Knight shirt, and I got my husband a CM Punk shirt, because he loves Chicago, and made sure I was well taken care of. 😊 Good to hear you had a good night and are feeling better this week Bronchitis. And since you picked an awesome shirt...
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