King Pitcos Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Who on SmackDown is on the Internet Nice List at the moment who is allowed to win the Rumble and challenge Wyatt without tears before bedtime? Braun and Big E? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrasslin Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Daniel Bryan but he’s probably not in the Rumble. (They really need to make that clear before the Rumble or we’re gonna end up with the backlash again) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King of Old School Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Big E out of anyone I would say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum1993 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 30 minutes ago, King Pitcos said: Who on SmackDown is on the Internet Nice List at the moment who is allowed to win the Rumble and challenge Wyatt without tears before bedtime? Braun and Big E? Ali maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRooster Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 2 hours ago, TheBootyBoy said: Roman winning the Rumble and challenging The Fiend is going to happen and it'll be awful. But honestly, The Fiend by next year will have run its course. So its eh. I actually think Roman/Fiend has the potential to be a really intriguing feud, but it would require them to go against their instincts every step of the way. It can’t be a case of a supernatural demon taunting Roman, as the announcers paint him as an underdog wondering how the hell he can overcome this maniac. If they actually have the balls to present them as equals, suggesting that Roman might actually have what it takes to beat The Fiend...then you have an interesting story. Given how terrible Smackdown is right now, it’s more likely that he’ll undergo a crisis of confidence before getting a pep talk from Shorty G or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted December 28, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted December 28, 2019 Ali for me, that promo has built him up more than anything he's done so far, the fact he knows he's not had a great 2019 but he's breaking down barriers and standing tall, wouldn't be surprised to see him win the Rumble (which sounds crazy but it's actually making me excited for the Rumble not really knowing who'll win the mens one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uklaw Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 It’s an interesting bit of clarity, this. On a number of levels. When Bruce Pritchard was Head of Creative in TNA (particularly the period from Bound For Glory 2011-Bound For Glory 2012), he, Dave Lagana and Matt Conway put together a tidy little product that made sense, was engaging, and elevated those that needed to be. Particularly Bobby Roode, James Storm and Austin Aries. I think Slammiversary 2012 still stands up well. It was the most consistent sense the booking had made since before Vince Russo came on board in 2006. Nonsense was there, but didn’t overwhelm shows. Of course, history could just be messing with my head.  It now appears that part of it was down to the fact that the product was being produced for general consumption, whereas this Smackdown, more than ever, and more than RAW and certainly NXT, is being tailored to an audience of Vince McMahon only. Aided and abetted by Ed Koskey (who I would guess is a McMahon writer) As an aside, Dave Lagana (along with some input from Matt Conway, and) guided by Billy Corgan, is booking one of the stand out shows and products of the current era.  I guess all the components need to be in place. IMO, of course 😂   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meej81 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Callum1993 said: Ali maybe? Good shout, never gonna happen though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted December 29, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted December 29, 2019 (edited) The most interesting thing about The Fiend is how long Vince is going to stubbornly keep using the red lights when everyone else on the planet has agreed how shit it is. I wouldn’t put it past Vince to still be doing it by the time Wrestlemania rolls around. As if it wasn’t hard enough trying to elicit some crowd reaction when you’re five and a half hours into a show. Now the poor bastards are going to have to wrestle in that red light, too. At least it’ll stop people booing Roman too loudly, I guess. Edited December 30, 2019 by Supremo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 On 12/28/2019 at 2:45 PM, Meej81 said: Good shout, never gonna happen though. It's a very, very outside bet, but it is possible. There's no way Ali wins the title and isn't being booed within a few months though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meej81 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 33 minutes ago, King Pitcos said: It's a very, very outside bet, but it is possible. There's no way Ali wins the title and isn't being booed within a few months though. With the very real risk that wwe turn this into a ‘you’re booing me cos I’m brown’ gimmick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrasslin Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 That would be super weird as they’ve been conditioning fans to actually do that for decades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamp Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 21 hours ago, Supremo said: The most interesting thing about The Fiend is how long Vince is going to stubbornly keep using the red lights when everyone else on the planet has agreed how shit it is. I wouldn’t put it last Vince to still be doing it by the time Wrestlemania rolls around. As if it wasn’t hard enough trying to elicit some crowd reaction when you’re five and a half hours into a show. Now the poor bastards are going to have to wrestle in that red light, too. At least it’ll stop people booing Roman too loudly, I guess. I'm hoping they do the full power point on the canvas gimmick again. The 6 hours would go a lot quicker with more proper campy wrestling stuff thrown in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted January 4, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted January 4, 2020 I have the BT Sport App through EE so I tried to watch this this morning. Fuck me, it's atrocious. One thing you lose from the YouTube highlights is just HOW bad the commentary and dialogue is. I was already cringing by the cold opening with Bryan and The Miz. Now The Miz is someone who generally manages to deliver their material and make it work but both his segments on the show were truly hideous. I skipped through the matches so might aswell have just stuck to the supercut. Not sure how a single person anywhere on the planet could be expected to give a fuck about any of those matches. Not one. Wasn't a title on the line, a title opportunity on the line, not even an internet wet dream. Seriously, if they sat before the show and wrote a list of reasons to watch, a list of reasons to watch next week and a list of selling points for the Royal Rumble - they'd have a blank piece of paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum1993 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Wasn’t a fan of them bringing back John Morrison cold in a backstage segment either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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