KingOfKings™
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Post by KingOfKings™ on Aug 23, 2016 21:22:43 GMT -5
Smackdown is the greatest thing going right now, without a doubt. Definitely better than RAW by a LOOONG shot. They have me entertained throughout the whole show, It's only 2 hours so it doesn't drag on and become stale, ALL SEGMENTS ARE RELEVANT AND HAVE A PURPOSE. They just set up Ambrose/AJ for the WWE Championship which is gonna turn out to be a great feud. Everything flows so nicely on this show. Look at Carmella.. the crowd didn't give her ANY type of reaction the first 3 weeks and what do they do? Turn her heel so she gets a reaction and gets heat. Hell even Talking Smack after the show is entertaining.. whoever is writing Smackdown is doing a great ing job! It's a shame the thread only gets up to about 40 pages while RAW gets 70+.. They even have Heath Slater over for s sake.. just amazing. Bravo Smackdown, Bravo.
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Post by LA Times on Aug 23, 2016 21:32:22 GMT -5
Smackdown has definitely been kicking Raw's ass since the brand split. Even if the show was taped it is still better. It is booked by Ryan Ward, who was NXT's booker last year
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Post by ricflair4ever on Aug 23, 2016 21:42:39 GMT -5
While the extra hour of Raw is a bit of a detriment to its feel, the truth is a 3 hour show can still be good if its booked well. And it hasn't been, outside of once immediately following the split, in a long while. Clearly it comes down to the creative team for SD having a better grip on how to play to its rosters strengths than Raw does. Its ultimately as simple as that. Great show tonight. Everything fired on the cylinders it was supposed to.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 21:46:58 GMT -5
Right now: SmackDown > NXT >>>>>>> RAW
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degausser
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Post by degausser on Aug 23, 2016 22:02:05 GMT -5
Smackdown is the greatest thing going right now, without a doubt. Definitely better than RAW by a LOOONG shot. They have me entertained throughout the whole show, It's only 2 hours so it doesn't drag on and become stale, ALL SEGMENTS ARE RELEVANT AND HAVE A PURPOSE. They just set up Ambrose/AJ for the WWE Championship which is gonna turn out to be a great feud. Everything flows so nicely on this show. Look at Carmella.. the crowd didn't give her ANY type of reaction the first 3 weeks and what do they do? Turn her heel so she gets a reaction and gets heat. Hell even Talking Smack after the show is entertaining.. whoever is writing Smackdown is doing a great ing job! It's a shame the thread only gets up to about 40 pages while RAW gets 70+.. They even have Heath Slater over for s sake.. just amazing. Bravo Smackdown, Bravo. wish I could like this multiple times.
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KingOfKings™
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Post by KingOfKings™ on Aug 23, 2016 22:02:58 GMT -5
Right now: SmackDown > NXT >>>>>>> RAW I agree.. RAW is heading downhill fast.
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Post by Evil Abed on Aug 23, 2016 22:14:40 GMT -5
Raw is a train wreck right now. Im not sure even before the Finn Balor injury that he could have saved it as champion. The problem is (as aforementioned) that Smackdown actually has a story for all of their characters and Raw is struggling there mightily.
My main issues with Raw are that:
• You have a 3 hour show and you have guys like Neville and Zayn that you don't know what to do with them. How is that possible?
• You have guys like Cesaro and Sheamus fighting in a best of 7 (which if you count their earlier matches is basically a best of 9 or 10) and they're fighting for what? A world title shot? Maybe even a US Title shot? They're literally fighting for nothing, makes them both look stupid.
• Your "strong" womens division you set out for at the onset of the draft now consists of about Charlotte, Bayley, and Dana. Smackdowns division looks way stronger because all of their girls are being used.
Smackdown has been the far superior show imo, and am very excited to see how Ambrose/Styles plays out from here on out.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Aug 23, 2016 22:14:46 GMT -5
I actually find myself excited for Smackdown on Tuesday nights. Where as for Raw, I am like "meh, right... it's Monday, I watch Raw out of habit, not because I enjoy it."
Smackdown being just 2 hours, having better direction and story lines, and not having the same old "Stephanie McMahon favours Seth Rollins and is the authority" bullcrap we have seen for the past 4 years, is just refreshing.
I don't ever see Raw ever being great again. Its clearly the 3 hours, its just too long of a TV show for wrestling.
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Post by theMOESIAH on Aug 23, 2016 23:55:41 GMT -5
I haven't watched Raw since the draft, is SD better? Ugh. I couldn't get through more than ten minutes of it tonight.
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Falconsinclair
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Post by Falconsinclair on Aug 23, 2016 23:59:11 GMT -5
When the Cruiserweight Division kicks in on Raw I have a feeling there will be less filler during the three hours.
One thing I'm a little shocked with is that they aren't putting "cruiserweight preview" matches on Raw while the CWC is going on.
But right now, yeah the blue brand is kicking the red out Raw right now. I really hope that they can keep up this momentum.
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Post by BSR on Aug 24, 2016 0:04:41 GMT -5
Tell that to the company once ratings come out.
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Post by J'Dinkalage Morgoone on Aug 24, 2016 0:08:12 GMT -5
yep, smackdown has been great.
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Post by Mark Martin on Aug 24, 2016 1:37:58 GMT -5
Yes sir, yes it is.
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Post by TurboEddie on Aug 24, 2016 2:07:27 GMT -5
Raw and SmackDown are like night and day.
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Post by Escape The Rules on Aug 24, 2016 3:53:42 GMT -5
I've been saying it for weeks but I'm glad people are finally noticing.
With Brock Lesnar gone until January, the Raw roster has absolutely zero star power with the exception of Chris Jericho. I've enjoyed SmackDown every week since it went live, I've yet to be able to sit through a full Raw because it's so bad.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Aug 24, 2016 4:05:03 GMT -5
Let's be honest though. Raw has never really be good during the brand split days and Smackdown has always been the show that shines.
One of Raws main problems ATM is star power. Smackdowns main event scene is stacked where Raws is very be.
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Post by attitudesback on Aug 24, 2016 5:13:37 GMT -5
Raw is in unfair territory at the moment due to a lot of emergency writing.
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Post by Midnight on Aug 24, 2016 7:59:04 GMT -5
I totally agree, SmackDown has become the A show. Everything on SmackDown makes sense, now if only Eva Marie can be traded to RAW. I wish they could trade Ziggler for Cesaro or Sami Zayn.
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havoc7179
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Post by havoc7179 on Aug 24, 2016 8:28:48 GMT -5
I think the main difference between Raw and Smackdown is the organic feel.
Arguably, Raw and Smackdown both have the same amount of talented wrestlers. Raw has Cesaro, Owens, Rollins, Balor, and Zayn. Smackdown has Cena, Styles, Ambrose, Ziggler, American Alpha. Raw has Banks, Bayley. Smackdown has Bliss, Bella, and Becky. The main difference here though is that while Raw has probably equal talent to Smackdown, Smackdown has wrestlers who organically got over despite bad booking or 50/50 booking. Now, when guys like Ziggler and Ryder have to be mid card to main event players instead of curtain jerkers, fans still have a connection to them because they have always been over. Bad booking kept them from being focused, but cream always rises.
Raw on the other hand has wrestlers that we're told to like and who are forced upon us, while guys who we do like are relegated to opening matches and midcard roles. Neville is a spot guy. Zayn opens shows. Owens is midcard. Tag teams aren't focused on unless you're feuding with the champions.
Right now, Smackdown is firing on all cylinders. Every segment means something. Raw, you literally can turn it off and miss nothing or everything. It's a shot in the dark as to whether the segment you're about to see is worth it. For instance, did you know Sheamus and Cesaro are fighting for the number 1 contender spot? I didn't, until I saw a video where Cesaro was complaining how they're fighting for a number 1 spot to the universal title yet were excluded from the mini tournament.
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Post by mutafan on Aug 24, 2016 8:30:20 GMT -5
Smackdown is gold.
if raw puts the belt back on reigns then i think the show will continue to suck.
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