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Baron Corbin has completed his transition into Corporate Kane
Titus O’Neil falling on purpose on #RAW is like that episode of Spongebob when he keeps ripping his pants.
So let’s do this again! Hopefully Smackdown Live reloads tonight. I especially want to see The Club reunited with AJ Styles. Stay tuned for my reactions as the night goes on.
8:01pm
They start off with a rather obvious development. They can’t have both secondary titles on Raw and pretend the shows are equal. KO to SDL!
8:05pm
Baron Corbin picks right up where he left off: secondary title feud.
8:07pm
You knew Sami Zayn couldn’t be far behind! Welcome to Smackdown!
8:08pm
AJ Styles is still here!
8:11pm
Wait what? Chris Jericho can win the US Championship and then go away with Fozzy? Does Kevin Owens go back to Raw if that happens? Let’s hope KO keeps the strap and stays on SDL.
8:14pm
Commercial break question: who will Shinsuke Nakamura feud with now that Miz is on Raw?
8:20pm
So what is Erick Rowan doing by himself on Smackdown?
8:23pm
I like the idea of a faction with members on both brands, and it does cultivate a mystique for Bray Wyatt. But the Wyatt Family is misused more often than not. So we shall see…
8:30pm
This is would be a good time for Gallows and Anderson to run in… Wishful thinking, perhaps.
8:40pm
I was right about the incoming tag team ambush. The Shining Stars were not who I had in mind, however.
8:41pm
Jinder Mahal is coming to Smackdown. Woohoo.
8:58pm
Now for the Smackdown Live women’s division! Who’s coming? Charlotte, Sasha, both, neither?
9:02pm
Tamina is coming to SDL.
9:03pm
The crowd wants Sasha. Shane gives them Charlotte. Is Sasha still on the way?
9:04pm
Looks like she isn’t.
9:08pm
Sin Cara on Smackdown makes no damn sense. They never found a place for Kalisto. Rusev will be a good get when he returns. Rusev and Lana can be an “it couple” in lieu of Miz and Maryse.
9:09pm
Aiden English is going to be this round’s Heath Slater.
9:19pm
Uh, Bob Fosse used bowler hats–not top hats.
9:21pm
SDLanswers my 8:14 question with Dolph Ziggler.
9:30pm
Just in case the WWE is reading this, the triple threat match would be a good time to introduce The Club.
9:33pm
The New Day is a good addition. They haven’t had much to do on Rawrecently.
9:37pm
AJ Styles just Too Sweet-ed himself. Foreshadowing?
9:59pm
No Gallows and Anderson. Ah, well.
10:01pm
Smackdown Live is a decent wrestling show–it wasn’t 24 hours ago. Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn and Rusev/Lana aren’t exactly an equal trade for Dean Ambrose, Bray Wyatt and Miz/Maryse. But the newcomers can tell good stories. It will still be a good show, but I care less for this set of characters/wrestlers. If they aren’t going to put The Club back together with AJ Styles, then they ought to do it on Raw with Finn Balor.
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On Chris Jericho’s Podcast “Talk is Jericho”, WWE Superstar Baron Corbin revealed he is working on getting a new entrance theme song and that he has had discussions with Slipknot/Stone Sour’s Corey Taylor on some ideas.
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For the third week in a row, Shinsuke Nakamura has pinned Kevin Owens in some capacity; twice in tag matches and this time in a one-on-one match.
There are still people who criticise WWE’s handling of Nakamura on the main roster. Yes, the debut match wasn’t the typical debut squash, but he won, and that counts for something, right?
Yes, calling him “The Artist” is strange, but Nakamura has the personality to make it work. He is different. KING OF STRONG STYLE would mean a lot more, but the current moniker is better than what most wrestlers get these days.
One thing WWE has done right by Shinsuke is having him participate in big Smackdown Live matches where he teamed with AJ Styles and Sami Zayn and held his own against the likes of Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, and Kevin Owens.
I sense the fans want him to be thrust upon championships like Goldberg or Brock Lesnar, but that’s not needed here. Both Lesnar and Goldberg had limited schedules along with limited shelf life, in the ring. WWE wants to maximise the money-making opportunity and therefore rushes them to the top.
The choice to have Nakamura climb his way to the top (MITB win?), while getting acclimated to WWE’s main roster style of wrestling is the smart play.
It may take awhile, but the slow build is worth it. Nakamura is here for a long time. His WWE Championship match will come but for now, I am fascinated by the potential feud with US Champion Kevin Owens. Owens v. Nakamura brings value to the US Championship, while, at the same time, allows an invigorated Jinder Mahal to establish himself as the new WWE Champion.
If you look at the big picture rather than seek immediate outcomes, you realise just how special the moment is. Smackdown Live has AJ Styles, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Mahal, and Shinsuke. The components needed for some amazing wrestling is here, now. We, the viewers, just have to relax while the puzzle comes together.
Nakamura is not losing anything on Smackdown Live. In fact, he’s in the position to gain it all. This is awesome!
King Corbin shoves Riddle during his match with AJ Styles.
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Not only will wwe add in fake crowd noise, they’ll now just add in fake crowd reaction shots.
This was in the mapcap vs corbin hype up package last night, except it was from Cena’s Dr of Thuganomic return on Raw in 2012.
They are literally just making shit up now even more and it’s HILARIOUS.
they’ve done this in the past to an extent but they legitmately think they can get away with this nonsense.
hilarious.
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