Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted February 6, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted February 6, 2023 40 minutes ago, boshealecta said: These aren’t official WWE polls. Just fan made ones. Although Cody could be sat at home constantly refreshing Sources? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 If Jey’s able to get into Canada then I reckon they’ll pull the swerve, likely by having him under a hood to cost Sami the match then do the reveal in the post match beat down If they do that then have Cody come out first to make the save, have the numbers go against him then KO comes out to a monster pop, clears house with Cody who helps Sami up, then we get the big reunion with Kev and Sami to send the Montreal crowd home in tears if happiness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Is it just me who found the Reigns/Sami segment underwhelming? After the Rumble segment with all the foreplay, this felt rushed to me. I know they couldn't and shouldn't do some half an hour build here but it was like 'woah, it's Sami out from the crowd with his hood up and now he's finally angry and beating up Reigns and now he's challenging him for a title match and now he's getting beat up again' all in quick succession. Maybe it's a trope or whatever but I'd have Sami at least being behind Reigns for a bit and letting the crowd process him there and then hitting him - there was no anticipation and this was the first time he's properly unapologetically thought 'fuck you' and hit him. I felt like I wanted to see the transition from the Sami we know to fired up Sami. Someone here said it was a Stone Cold level pop - I didn't feel that or see it in the crowd. Having said that, I see that EC is 2 weeks (!) from when this Smackdown aired so they had to get the ball rolling. But still, tease the attack a bit. They've done so well so far with the booking that it'll be interesting to see where it goes but Elimination Chamber currently feels like a given that Sami won't win which takes some of the drama out of the build to the match for me as we know it's at EC and for both titles. They're both so great and the booking's been so good that I imagine they can help make us forget that and get lost in it in the match though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nick James Posted February 7, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted February 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Sphinx said: Is it just me who found the Reigns/Sami segment underwhelming? After the Rumble segment with all the foreplay, this felt rushed to me. I know they couldn't and shouldn't do some half an hour build here but it was like 'woah, it's Sami out from the crowd with his hood up and now he's finally angry and beating up Reigns and now he's challenging him for a title match and now he's getting beat up again' all in quick succession. Maybe it's a trope or whatever but I'd have Sami at least being behind Reigns for a bit and letting the crowd process him there and then hitting him - there was no anticipation and this was the first time he's properly unapologetically thought 'fuck you' and hit him. I felt like I wanted to see the transition from the Sami we know to fired up Sami. Someone here said it was a Stone Cold level pop - I didn't feel that or see it in the crowd. The last time we saw Sami, he was left laying after being beaten by The Bloodline. It would be more daft for him to stand behind Reigns mean muggin' until he turned round. We NEEDED Sami to have fire and want to take Romans head off. The fact he said that he never wanted anything from Roman, after Roman had stood running him down for being greedy, just showed that he was emotionally hurt by it all, so would be fired up, especially when Jimmy and Solo were tucking into a California Roll in their non-existent bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted February 7, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) 15 hours ago, RIDDUM_N_STYLE said: If Jey’s able to get into Canada then I reckon they’ll pull the swerve, likely by having him under a hood to cost Sami the match then do the reveal in the post match beat down If they do that then have Cody come out first to make the save, have the numbers go against him then KO comes out to a monster pop, clears house with Cody who helps Sami up, then we get the big reunion with Kev and Sami to send the Montreal crowd home in tears if happiness Jay and Jimmy have both had DUI's and weren't in Montreal last time for the show. They could do the angle with the reveal not happening until the following Raw (unless in Canada) or Smackdown. Edited February 7, 2023 by Hannibal Scorch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dart Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 39 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said: Jay and Jimmy have both had DUI's and weren't in Montreal last time for the show. They could do the angle with the reveal not happening until the following Raw (unless in Canada) or Smackdown. It is in Canada. The following Smackdown is back in USA though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyUK Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 WWE's posted an hour long playlist going through all the big moments of the Zayn and Bloodline stuff. Definitely worth it for people that haven't been watching all the away through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Blog Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 TIL that Santos Escobar is King Kuerno for Lucha Underground. Someone really needs to make a spreadsheet of all the luchas and their various personas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 A bit more of a standard issue WWE comedown with Sami and Heyman's interaction this week, I thought. Thought the crowd were a bit lukewarm on it too. And whilst I wouldn't say it outright offended me or anything, Sami's "The way you look at him...well...it's a little weird" line felt a tad out of character and awkward. Neck tattoo wins this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRooster Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 I feel like the wind has very much been taken out of the sails of the Sami storyline. I should be buzzing about the Reigns match, but I feel complete apathy. It’s a huge shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinity Land Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Moving on to Roman v. Cody was always going to water down the Sami storyline no matter how optimisitic people may have been after the Rumble. Telegraphs the title match at Elimination Chamber and while it might fit the "story" Sami & KO for the tag titles is a downgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-d-d-dAz Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 I think the issue they’ve got - and it’s not necessarily a bad one - is that Sami isn’t actually feuding with Roman, so now it’s narrowed to the 1 on 1 match, they’re struggling to build the anticipation. Even in that promo, they were covering 3/4 people before ending on Roman… whereas Cody is feuding with one guy. I’m bias, as my opinion is the natural ending to the Sami feud was never a 1 on 1 title fight with Roman, but rather the more definition-less ending of the Bloodline. So I’m pretty cool with it. If mania ends with the new tag champs (KO/Sami) raising their belts alongside Cody, as the new universal Champ, with the Bloodline completely destroyed and Roman left with nothing? For me, that IS a natural ending to the story. But, if for you Sami/Roman WAS the natural ending you wanted, I can see why this might be a little flat. That said, I don’t know that Sami is as over in all arenas as Bryan was during his big, fan-led rise. He has had some tepid audiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, d-d-d-dAz said: That said, I don’t know that Sami is as over in all arenas as Bryan was during his big, fan-led rise. He has had some tepid audiences. I think most people have been clear that this isn't a Bryan situation at all. But who IS that over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nick James Posted February 11, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted February 11, 2023 Whilst I would say subtle for WWE standards, there is definitely still a lot of intrigue in the Jey Uso storyline with Heyman saying you see things on TV that you don't see live, implying he way Jey fist bump Sami. This surely ends with Heyman siding with Solo after his promo earlier in the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 35 minutes ago, RedRooster said: I feel like the wind has very much been taken out of the sails of the Sami storyline. I should be buzzing about the Reigns match, but I feel complete apathy. It’s a huge shame. Fickle! 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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