Official Smackdown thread

[wildturkey]

They are just damn stupid with these name changes. I don't care if you pull a guy off the indies and change his name. But its ridiculous to have a person wrestle on your own product for years and then change their name

 

[The Q]

They are just damn stupid with these name changes. I don't care if you pull a guy off the indies and change his name. But its ridiculous to have a person wrestle on your own product for years and then change their name

I get wanting to own the ip.

I don’t get why they’re so objectively awful

 

[Duffman]

I get wanting to own the ip.

I don’t get why they’re so objectively awful

I agree with someone like Butch. But Raquel going from Gonzalez to Rodriguez is no big deal and I’m sorry but Ludwig Kaiser is 100000x better than Marcel Barcel(even if that is his real name).

 

[The Q]

I agree with someone like Butch. But Raquel going from Gonzalez to Rodriguez is no big deal and I’m sorry but Ludwig Kaiser is 100000x better than Marcel Barcel(even if that is his real name).

Just happy for Raquel

She should be the next big thing

She is better than trash like Bianca st basically everything

Ripley/Raquel should be the future of the womens division

 

[wildturkey]

Anyone watch Young Rock?

On the most recent episode, there's a really fun Roman Reigns reference with possible implications for next year's Mania

 

[The Q]

Anyone watch Young Rock?

On the most recent episode, there's a really fun Roman Reigns reference with possible implications for next year's Mania

Hilarious

I popped for that

I also popped for them making fun of the Yokozuna gimmick

“that’s your cousins Rodney. He’s from San Francisco…he loves chicken nuggets”

 

[The Q]

Anyone watch Young Rock?

On the most recent episode, there's a really fun Roman Reigns reference with possible implications for next year's Mania

A 7 year old yelling acknowledge me, I died lol

 

[wildturkey]

Charlotte and Andrade got married. So there's why she has an "injury".

 

[wildturkey]

Fucking Brock vs Roman again.

I don't care if injuries with Cody Rhodes and Orton fucked up your plans. You've got a roster full of people. Do something else

 

[justanidiot]

Fucking Brock vs Roman again.

I don't care if injuries with Cody Rhodes and Orton fucked up your plans. You've got a roster full of people. Do something else

This is why I say make a shiny new belt just saying world champ and turn the raw and smackdown titles into TV titles. That way they can use their part timers to go after that belt and still have some interest for the rest of the roster. I still cant see why they want to give that belt to Cody.

 

[ill]

Fucking Brock vs Roman again.

I don't care if injuries with Cody Rhodes and Orton fucked up your plans. You've got a roster full of people. Do something else

they gave Riddle a chance, which I appreciate.

who else do you want to see go against Roman?

 

[wildturkey]

they gave Riddle a chance, which I appreciate.

who else do you want to see go against Roman?

It doesn't really matter the specific person. The point is they have any number of people they can build a story around but they choose to keep doing the same thing over and over.

 

[ill]

It doesn't really matter the specific person. The point is they have any number of people they can build a story around but they choose to keep doing the same thing over and over.

but do you want a realistic "who can take down Roman?" story?

I feel like they are going to use the MITB to get it off him

 

[wildturkey]

but do you want a realistic "who can take down Roman?" story?

I feel like they are going to use the MITB to get it off him

It's all scripted. They can literally make anything realistic if they wanted to. It's all about the effort they put in.

 

[ill]

It's all scripted. They can literally make anything realistic if they wanted to. It's all about the effort they put in.

Oh of course it is, but that doesn't mean they should just take the belt off him while he is dominating everyone.

I think they should but so far they haven't come up with a good story for it yet.

 

[Yo Tee]

They've made Roman unbeatable, so yeah, whoever wins the MITB is probably going to win it off of Roman. But now they've made it so, if Brock doesn't win the Last Man Standing match, what's next for him? At least if they make Roman lose, Roman can be written off of TV for a bit. So, either they have Roman lose to Brock and have him off of TV for a bit or they have Roman beat Brock and have whoever wins the MITB match cash in and beat Roman.

 

[ill]

They've made Roman unbeatable, so yeah, whoever wins the MITB is probably going to win it off of Roman. But now they've made it so, if Brock doesn't win the Last Man Standing match, what's next for him? At least if they make Roman lose, Roman can be written off of TV for a bit. So, either they have Roman lose to Brock and have him off of TV for a bit or they have Roman beat Brock and have whoever wins the MITB match cash in and beat Roman.

they are getting plenty of heavyweights in the MITB match, which makes me think that's the plan.

but does he cash it it right there at MITB after the Brock match?

 

[Yo Tee]

they are getting plenty of heavyweights in the MITB match, which makes me think that's the plan.

but does he cash it it right there at MITB after the Brock match?

I think he does. Cash in right after the Brock match. That's the corner they have put themselves in. Roman in unbeatable...unless he BARELY made it out alive after a Last Man Standing match with Brock Lesnar. And now that they have this no auto rematch thing, they can easily write Roman off TV for a bit, let the title go to other guys and bring Roman back into the main storyline a few months down the line. Maybe wait until Mania. "Roman Reigns never got a rematch for the championship he lost at Summerslam. Now, at Wrestlemania, he faces (insert champion here) to reclaim his throne!" I can just see it now lol.

 

[ill]

I think he does. Cash in right after the Brock match. That's the corner they have put themselves in. Roman in unbeatable...unless he BARELY made it out alive after a Last Man Standing match with Brock Lesnar. And now that they have this no auto rematch thing, they can easily write Roman off TV for a bit, let the title go to other guys and bring Roman back into the main storyline a few months down the line. Maybe wait until Mania. "Roman Reigns never got a rematch for the championship he lost at Summerslam. Now, at Wrestlemania, he faces (insert champion here) to reclaim his throne!" I can just see it now lol.

I think they give the briefcase to Riddle and he cashes it in

he's very over and they seem very high on him right now

 

[wildturkey]

Maximum Male Models > everything