The Smackers Thread

[DavidB6937]

Punk/Owens was a really good start. Their energy and dynamic feels really fresh and not nearly as awkward as some other feuds lately.

It didnt descend into shooty bollocks territory nearly as much as it couldve done. I thought they did a solid job of towing the line there and keeping it interesting without drowning in it.

Not to say they wont descend into it more but KO is usually pretty decent at this stuff so I'd hope his input would be to keep it quite grounded and personal but without getting bogged down too much in the detail. It doesnt need it.

A show that starts with Kevin Owens and finishes with Tatum Paxley? Best Saturday morning ever.

[wordsfromlee]

2 hours ago, The King of Old School said:

Nakamura coming back and he's not alone.

I hope he's bringing back Rick Boogs.

I can see the big reveal now:

“MY NAME IS ENZO AMORE…”

[I Bent My Wookie]

I mentioned SmackDown was looking great again. 

And then they closed the show with Tatum Paxley. 

It's done. UKFF Best Wrestling TV Show doesn't even need nominations this year. It's a certified winner. 

Less Ricky Saints though. 

[Jazzy G]

Is KENTA still on the books? Do they call up whatever EVIL is called now? Is Kushida still there? Some kind of WWE version of CHAOS to take on the WWE Guerrillas of Destiny or Meng's Family Tree or whatever they're called now? 

[wordsfromlee]

12 minutes ago, Jazzy G said:

Is KENTA still on the books? Do they call up whatever EVIL is called now? Is Kushida still there? Some kind of WWE version of CHAOS to take on the WWE Guerrillas of Destiny or Meng's Family Tree or whatever they're called now? 

KENTA left in 2019 and Kushida left in 2022. 

[RedTwoster]

36 minutes ago, Jazzy G said:

Is KENTA still on the books? Do they call up whatever EVIL is called now? Is Kushida still there? Some kind of WWE version of CHAOS to take on the WWE Guerrillas of Destiny or Meng's Family Tree or whatever they're called now? 

I might be making this up, but didn’t they sign Takahashi? Given that he’s yet to surface and that Nakaru/EVIL has only been in NXT, I’d have to imagine he’s a possibility. Given that it’s WWE, odds are that it will be another Japanese wrestler, with Solo Sikoa being an outside shout simply because of his connection with the MFT group. 

EDIT: Actually, given that he didn’t turn up with Cass, is there any chance they’d attempt another Boogs-like pairing and team him up with Enzo Amore??

Edited August 8 by RedTwoster

[TheScarlettChad]

Enzo with Nakamura would be morbidly interesting. But why would you bring Cass back, bring Enzo back but don't pair them? This company is unbelievably stupid. 

[Doog]

26 minutes ago, TheScarlettChad said:

This company is unbelievably stupid. 

I mean, fine, criticise them and call them that for the stuff they have done, but dont get yourself all wound up over something that someone just suggested on here like 

[TheScarlettChad]

2 minutes ago, Doog said:

I mean, fine, criticise them and call them that for the stuff they have done, but dont get yourself all wound up over something that someone just suggested on here like 

They're stupid for many reasons, haha. The KO Punk program so far is pretty good. 

[I Bent My Wookie]

I see it being Hiromu who'll go alongside Nakamura but only him. After the MFTs released/fired half the stable unless they bring back Tonga Loa because he's Hakus son, I don't see whatever feud may happen will have a numbers disadvantage for the Sons of Haku.

[Supremo]

“And this right here, this is Big Nak! He’s gone through the motions and cashed a cheque for ten years based on one good match with Sami Zayn…and you CAN’T TEACH THAT!”

[DavidB6937]

Come on now. We all know it'll be Nakahausen.

[LaGoosh]

5 hours ago, d-d-d-dAz said:

favourite bits were Wade Barrett saying at the start 'lots of contentious history here, but we've been asked not to talk about it' (they shouldo do this more, let the people interested find this stuff themselves rather than drown the show in it

Is there lots of contentious history?!

Apart from Punk yelling at him in a ROH lockerroom 20 years ago and Punk throwing a wobbly that him and Sami Zayn had pizza with Colt Cabana once what history between them is there?

[Chico Torres]

Sounds like Phil’s (oooh) ass just got FRANCHISED. Now cut the f’n music.

[Snitsky's back acne]

7 hours ago, Jazzy G said:

Is KENTA still on the books? Do they call up whatever EVIL is called now? Is Kushida still there? Some kind of WWE version of CHAOS to take on the WWE Guerrillas of Destiny or Meng's Family Tree or whatever they're called now? 

There's EVIL/Naraku, NOAH's Ulka Sasaki (although he is on excursion and only worked NXT live events so far) and Hiromu Takahashi has been rumoured to be on his way so a Japanese faction is viable.

In other news, Blake Monroe has still not wrestled on the show.