The Smackers Thread

[Chico Torres]

Correct I don’t count NXT. A pretty shameful record so wouldn’t hold out much hope for this new guy either.

[air_raid]

Nobody watches SmackDown anymore, do they?

So….

Oh, you didn’t know they beat champions in a non title match?

 

[Supremo]

Christmas Time. Mistletoe and wine. Cody Rhodes having a totally normal time.

It’s the clearest example yet of how we live in the post-kayfabe world. Within the actual fiction of the show itself, I can’t even remember why Cody is so mad. I think the height of Drew’s crimes was a couple of cheeky post-match attacks and a bad dye job. Nothing to warrant Cody going full Pillman’s-got-a-gun. And yet I just accept it because the man playing the character is shoot the most ridiculous man who’s ever lived. He probably thinks this is relatively understated.

Edited December 22, 2025 by Supremo

[TheScarlettChad]

I still remember him leaping off the top rope with a contract when he was feuding with Cena. Insane bloke. 

[LaGoosh]

Everyone involved in the production of that segment should be fired...into the fucking sun.

[air_raid]

….. Why is this feud still happening? There is zero suspension of disbelief for McIntyre winning the title from Cody. Give him something else to do til Mania. Or just have him twiddle his thumbs and do nothing like they did with Gunther last year.

[Arch Stanton]

My wife was in the room while I was watching that segment. They cut back to the commentators afterwards and Joe Tess referred to the 'footage' they had just showed and she laughed out loud.

[Supremo]

46 minutes ago, air_raid said:

….. Why is this feud still happening?

The stipulation for their blow off match, the announcement of which I assume they’ll air on next week’s show, made me smile.

Spoiler

Three Stages of Hell Match.

Longest, most boring match for the longest, most boring feud. I bet the only reason they’re doing it with Cody and Drew is because fate stepped in before they could do it with Seth and Punk.

No-one is a bigger fan of Triple H’s career than Hunter Hearst Helmsley himself.

 

[Kfogg1991]

The only positive to come from the three stages of hell match is it will be the first hell in a cell match as a stipulation for a match (not held in a cannon ppv in 15 years apparently)

Hopefully it means there binning the ppv all together which is a good thing forcing a match to have that stipulation because it's the theme of the show not to elevate the feud is fantastic 

[HarmonicGenerator]

7 minutes ago, Kfogg1991 said:

The only positive to come from the three stages of hell match is it will be the first hell in a cell match as a stipulation for a match (not held in a cannon ppv in 15 years apparently)

I would also prefer to forget the one Edge and Finn Balor had at WrestleMania two years ago.

[MVP RULZ]

3 hours ago, Kfogg1991 said:

The only positive to come from the three stages of hell match is it will be the first hell in a cell match as a stipulation for a match (not held in a cannon ppv in 15 years apparently)

Hopefully it means there binning the ppv all together which is a good thing forcing a match to have that stipulation because it's the theme of the show not to elevate the feud is fantastic 

There hasn't been Hell in a Cell PPV In over 3 and a half years 

CM Punk and Drew Mcintyre, Finn Balor and Edge, Edge and Seth Rollins have all had HIAC matches over the past 4 years not at HIAC PPV/PLE 

And going further back Shane and Undertaker HIAC at Wrestlemania was only 9 years ago as well 

[Callum1993]

And correct me if I’m wrong but 3 Stages of Hell doesn’t necessarily mean one of the matches will be a Hell in a Cell? From memory none of the previous ones have featured the Cell. 

[WrestlingForFun]

1 minute ago, Callum1993 said:

And correct me if I’m wrong but 3 Stages of Hell doesn’t necessarily mean one of the matches will be a Hell in a Cell? From memory none of the previous ones have featured the Cell. 

It’s normal, no DQ then cage traditionally.

but there’s been ladder variations. 

[Fog Dude]

9 hours ago, Kfogg1991 said:

The only positive to come from the three stages of hell match is it will be the first hell in a cell match as a stipulation for a match (not held in a cannon ppv in 15 years apparently)

Not sure there's even been one of those, but the closest event name that springs to mind would be Great Balls of Fire.

[air_raid]

Would have been mandated by Palmer Cannon back in the day. Still think Palm Cannon and Canyon Semen should have tagged.