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Post by MasterSnit on Oct 1, 2012 18:43:04 GMT -5
Nothing seemed to happen this week. That's how I've been feeling about a lot of SmackDown shows recently. I put the blame mostly on the eternal Sheamus vs Del Rio feud, but there hasn't been too much else alongside it that has been very exciting. I'm not sure if it is going to extend out to RAW too, but the tag team tournament should be good. I like the sound of Rhodes Scholars vs Team Friendship (Hell no to Team HellNo) And yeah, Booker is an absolute idiot. Not even in a good, funny way. He is just downright stupid. He should change his name to Buffoon T if he gets any dumber. He is actually annoying me. I also enjoyed Beth vs Natalya. We don't get enough of those matches with the Divas.
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Post by Champ on Oct 5, 2012 13:14:43 GMT -5
yeah Booker's stupidity is pissing me off too. I'm thinking there's something behind this though. Booker is almost unbuyably stupid. They're showing Teddy obviously seeing through all of the bullshit. So, who knows, maybe Booker is stupid because he's got something planned with Eve that we don't know about yet and he's actually going to go heel
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Post by MasterSnit on Oct 6, 2012 16:37:23 GMT -5
Yeah, that could work. Booker really can't be that stupid, so he probably is pounding out Eve on the fly.
I liked Barrett's return vids but was a bit underwhelmed by his return to the ring. Now he is back to elbowing jobbers. I suppose it's not too bad, but he could do with a feud soon. Once Sheamus gets through with Big Show they could probably have Barrett challenge him around the turn of the year and up to the Rumble.
Alberto's Randy Orton entrance was actually pretty funny this week.
WWE are adding hours to current shows and new shows to their weekly schedule, but we keep seeing the same guys in countless segments and on numerous shows. Soon enough, nothing is going to seem special any more because we will have seen it in every possible guise on RAW and SmackDown. Maybe it would be a good idea for them to bring back the time limits (10 minutes and above) on RAW and SmackDown in order save the finishes of matches. Also, maybe bring back more best of three falls matches at PPVs for world title matches. Just throwing a couple of ideas out there because I must have seen about a full day's worth of Sheamus and CM Punk in the last month and I can't even remember what they have been doing. Everything is blending in.
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Post by Velkontés on Oct 7, 2012 16:36:31 GMT -5
I could only be bothered to watch clips this week.
Big Show's reaction to Sheamus booting Tensai was pretty funny. Also, I never get tired of Big Show spearing gigantic dudes.
Sheamus has been bringing it in the ring, but they've got to write him some better lines.
What the fuck was Layla going on about after her match? That was approaching McGillycutty level bad.
Booker actually came off mildly heelish this week. I agree with Champ, it's "unbuyable" that he would believe Eve, so something is going on.
This would usually be the part of the post where I say how much I love Eve. Eve, AJ. AJ, Eve. Decisions, decisions.
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Post by Champ on Oct 14, 2012 15:22:03 GMT -5
I have to admit that I liked the way they booked and edited the crowd reaction with Alberto and Orton. I liked how he dropped on the ground and Randy was just hanging out there waiting. Alberto and Randy isn't a bad feud. Sometimes, 2 sucks make an ok
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Post by Velkontés on Oct 14, 2012 15:49:13 GMT -5
I have to admit that I liked the way they booked and edited the crowd reaction with Alberto and Orton. I liked how he dropped on the ground and Randy was just hanging out there waiting. Alberto and Randy isn't a bad feud. Sometimes, 2 sucks make an ok You know what, I didn't even think of them editing the crowd reaction to heighten the surprise. Nice catch. I thought it was a solid show this week. The opening test-of-strength was fun. They should do more of these kind of sketches. Also, Sheamus and Tensai had another good Hoss match. The Band remind me of WCW's Misfits in Action. That isn't actually a bad thing. They should probably expand the group a little. Kaitlyn, maybe? I'll see how it goes, anyhow. It's 2012, and Vickie Guerrero (who was looking great) is still getting nuclear heat. Fucking tremendous. I don't think I'll ever get tired of it. Nothing like beating the shit out of Matt Striker to bring us all together. Stop trying to make Sin Cara happen Oh Eve. I don't remember seeing AJ this week, so Eve wins this week. Life is too short for Kofi Kingston matches. Loved JBL pointing out how stupid it is that Randy Orton threatened Alberto Del Rio with a tweet. I disagree with you Champ, this feud is going to be interminable. Have they actually said which matches at Storm In A Teacup are actually going to be in the Cell?
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Post by Champ on Oct 16, 2012 19:05:57 GMT -5
As of right now, it's just the 2 world title matches. Other than that the only matches confirmed are Orton vs. Del Rio(whoopee! Oh I changed my mind since Friday. I don't want to see this match) and Dan and Kane vs the tourney winners
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Post by Velkontés on Oct 21, 2012 10:34:43 GMT -5
Miz pre-emptively mocked Booker for making the Teddy Long Special main event, and then Booker said he wasn't going to do that... before going on to do that. Have I mentioned recently that Booker T is stupid? Because Booker T is stupid.
They cut away from a Randy Orton match to an Alberto Del Rio interview. That's like cutting away from paint drying to... to... man, I'm too bored thinking about it to come up with a synonym.
What, did Teddy Long go take a nap after getting "his" great idea for the main event, rather than go straight to Booker? And then he casually starts looking through Eve's Product Placement Machine? Then later with Kaitlyn (why is Kaitlyn trying to look like Melina, by the way?): "where did you get Eve's Product Placement Machine?" "She left it in Booker's office". Yeah kids, it's okay to look through other people's stuff if they leave it lying on a table for five seconds. WWE faces suck.
I like that Jinder is still wearing his turban. Heath didn't even need to cheat THAT much to beat Brodus. If this was TNA, one or both of the Funkadactyls would turn on the Funkasaurus and join the Rockers.
Eve saying that Layla can't get a date got a big lol out of me. Eve rules. No AJ again this week, so Eve wins again.
Sheamus vs Barrett was a good main event. There's another match I don't have to pay to see.
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Post by Champ on Oct 21, 2012 12:06:59 GMT -5
LOL I wonder if this is all being done on purpose or if WWE creative is just stupid.
While they're at it, they should cut to a Kofi Kingston segment, then a Sin Cara entrance, then Dolph Ziggler shaking his ass like Billy Gunn.
Have I mentioned that WWE's midcard scene is in the shitter? Because it is
Drew had me laughing with his awful black metal scream. ONE MAN BAAAHHH*SCRRRREEECH*AAAND!
Sheamus and Barrett was always a good matchup. If those 2 ever got an epic story going, it could be a sick feud
All in all, as I mentioned, Cena isn't superman anymore and his promos and matches have been great. So Cena is finally worth watching. Punk is finally getting where he should be and Sheamus is just a solid face champ. So the main event scene is slowly getting there. But the guys behind them in the uppercard and midcard area are really boring the shit out of me. Kofi, Dolph, Del Rio, Orton, Rey, Sin....It's like WWE needs an entirely new roster or they need to start repackaging the shit out of the guys they have. All those guys I mentioned are talented enough but they all need new direction asap
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Post by MasterSnit on Oct 30, 2012 19:26:33 GMT -5
Yeah, I've been cool with Cena for a while now. He's finally not been WWE champion for long enough, and booked like a normal human being for long enough for me to almost forget about the years of pain his Superman push caused.
Did Dolph Ziggler never see The Rock's promo where he buried Billy Gunn's entire career in two minutes? Yet he still shakes his ass. Stop it!
I've enjoyed the Sheamus - Barrett matches too. But they have already had them batter each other numerous times now without actually being in a feud. After the first one they should have saved the interaction until they feud. Now they have done a lot of the feud without it really meaning anything.
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Post by Velkontés on Nov 4, 2012 16:52:49 GMT -5
Kofi, Dolph, Del Rio, Orton, Rey, Sin....It's like WWE needs an entirely new roster or they need to start repackaging the shit out of the guys they have. All those guys I mentioned are talented enough but they all need new direction asap You know what's crazy? Kofi Kingston came out during MizTV on this week's Smackdown and cut a perfectly good promo and came across as a likable dude. Why on Earth don't they let him talk more often? This is why WWE sucks so much at the moment. Too many people are doing the Layla gimmick (i.e. that of a person who exists on planet earth and nothing else). Also: "why on earth are you interviewing the former world heavyweight champion?" Teddy getting owned by coffee made me lol. Also Natalya sure can pull off "bombshell". God, Striker is an idiot. Who goes up to interview a guy who's just gone beserk in the catering area? I wish Randy had kicked him in the nuts as well as caked him. Darren Young beat Sin Cara. I mean, isn't that a fucking huge upset? Why weren't they making a big deal out of that? Do matches mean anything these days? Raw Rebound: You know what else is crazy? They've actually got a really talented performer on their books, but no one for her to feud with. So they've got an angle with Vickie, Cena, AJ and Ziggler, and the interaction we care least about (Cena and Ziggler) is the one they're trying to sell a match around. If this was TNA, then Ziggler would end up banging AJ (and while I don't think she's going to end up with Ziggler, AJ is totally going to do an out-of-the-blue vicious turn and leave Cena in the lurch), and Vickie would end up banging Cena. Then they would all make up and go on double dates or something. Is Sarita out of contract yet? Can they bring her in as AJ's nemesis? Please? I was actually moderately entertained by this week's show, but I really think they need to go back to the drawing board with some of this stuff.
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Post by MasterSnit on Nov 8, 2012 17:21:20 GMT -5
Matt Striker popping up with these dumb interviews leads me to believe he is going to snap and challenge someone to a match. Maybe start wrestling again now and again. I know he is really annoying, but Matt Striker is a good example of how in recent years WWE will push someone for a little while, then decide they can't be bothered with them and treat them like crap for years before maybe deciding to give them a push again. No middle ground. It's either consistent success (calling a WrestleMania main event) or prolonged, utter failure (getting caked by Randy Orton).
I wish they would hurry up and turn Booker heel. He's the one guy who messes with Turtle and fails to make it funny.
I thought William Regal was going to heel on Sheamus this week. I'd like to see that happen down the line and have him side with Barrett.
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Post by Velkontés on Nov 18, 2012 14:44:18 GMT -5
It's either consistent success (calling a WrestleMania main event) or prolonged, utter failure (getting caked by Randy Orton). I think Kofi Kingston is the exception that proves the rule. That guy's been bobbing along exactly halfway between those two extremes for, what, 5 years now? While I was watching Kingston vs Sandow this week, I was pondering what would happen if they put him on a Rybackian winning streak. Of course, he lost so it's moot. I'm just so fucking bored of him doing the Layla gimmick (person who exists on planet Earth and nothing else) that I forget that he's a competent hand in the ring. I wonder if they'll Morrisonify Miz. That would be ironic. Another thing they need to stop doing are these opening segments that last 15-20 minutes. All these fucking dipshits walking out with microphones in their hands. Ugh. Get to the fucking point already. And I kinda don't want to say this, but... I don't think I ever want to see or hear Mick Foley in a ring again. Natayla is a Face and Alicia Fox is a Heel. Okay then. Kaitlyn's finisher is the scorpion death drop. That amuses me for some reason. Have Sheamus wrestle 90 times in a year and hey presto, you get fucking tired of him, even though he's probably the best wrestler they have on their roster. I don't think there's any quick fixes to the problems WWE has right now.
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Post by Champ on Nov 27, 2012 23:59:32 GMT -5
that reminds me of a saying I heard years back.
"show me a perfect 10, and I'll show you a guy who's tired of fucking her".
Everything loses it's luster when it's a constant thing
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Post by MasterSnit on Dec 2, 2012 17:41:08 GMT -5
Damien Sandow's little quiz segment was my favourite part of SmackDown. I hope he continues with that for a while.
I've found JBL quite annoying since he has been on SmackDown with Josh. He seems to say the same stuff over and over, every single week. Josh sucks, so that probably doesn't help. I'd like to see them change things up at the table on SmackDown.
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