johnnyaustin21
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Post by johnnyaustin21 on Apr 16, 2019 21:40:04 GMT -5
So, the SDL roster is now: Aiden English Alexander Wolfe Ali New Day The Bar Daniel Bryan The Colons Hardy Boyz Anderson & Gallows KO Killian Dain Lars R-Truth Randy Orton Rowan Rusev Samoa Joe Shelton Benjamin Shinsuke Nakamura Sin Cara Finn Balor Chad Gable Buddy Murphy Elias Apollo Roman That'll earn one big yike... Clearly RAW has the better roster once again.It wouldn't be as bad if Jeff Hardy & Sheamus where single stars once again or more so back in there primes from year gone bye,but now both are shells of themself and not pushed as anything more then just tag team guys. So with that said the top of the Smackdown roster is basically. FACES:Kofi,Reigns,Balor,Owens & Ali HEELS:Bryan,Orton,Joe,Sullivan & Elias
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Post by Cassa Nova Kid on Apr 16, 2019 21:41:07 GMT -5
I hate only Larkin and Danny Burch
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Post by sonstuds on Apr 16, 2019 21:41:39 GMT -5
The Raw tag division got pretty stacked. Far cry from last year.
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Post by RybackV1 on Apr 16, 2019 21:45:59 GMT -5
Bring out 2
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Post by Rontaro13 on Apr 16, 2019 21:47:01 GMT -5
WWE forgot to draft Nikki Cross & Heavy Machinery...
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Post by Cassa Nova Kid on Apr 16, 2019 21:51:00 GMT -5
Alexander Wolfe left WWE
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2019 22:11:26 GMT -5
So, the SDL roster is now: Aiden English Alexander Wolfe Ali New Day The Bar Daniel Bryan The Colons Hardy Boyz Anderson & Gallows KO Killian Dain Lars R-Truth Randy Orton Rowan Rusev Samoa Joe Shelton Benjamin Shinsuke Nakamura Sin Cara Finn Balor Chad Gable Buddy Murphy Elias Apollo Roman That'll earn one big yike... that's okay for a two hour show.
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Post by #DI-WHY? on Apr 16, 2019 22:21:21 GMT -5
I think if WWE break up The Bar, and push Ali, Buddy Murphy, Chad Gable, and Elias to be formidable competitors, I can really see SDL coming into its own.
Only issue is, there really aren’t any big heels on the brand, especially if RAW does take Samoa Joe.
Realistically, they have Daniel Bryan, Lars Sullivan and Randy Orton. They also have Sheamus, Rusev, and Nakamura, but all are held up in the tag division, and if you break those teams up, then all you have is the Hardy’s, New Day, and Gallows and Anderson.
So SDL seems like it’ll have to choose between a strong tag division, and having top heels.
EDIT:
I think a decent way to fix this issue would be via Money in the Bank. Have it be touted that the winner of the contract can cash in “on the champion of his choosing”. Have Drew McIntyre win the contract, and then on either the same night or at Summerslam, have him cash in on Kofi, switching brands and being the new WWE champion. That want SDL can have another top heel it desperately needs.
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Post by Edge618 on Apr 16, 2019 22:25:35 GMT -5
Smackdown isnt as bad as it seems. Gable and Ali will probably get a solid push. Bray will probably end up on Smackdown with a push as well. Balor, Reigns, Bryan, Kofi, Owens and Elias all in the main event.
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Post by Chip on Apr 16, 2019 23:28:53 GMT -5
he's been on the show for 60 seconds and i already hate it. the commentary....holy crap. they just said, flat out, he is the greatest superstar in the history of smackdown. i cant take this company anymore. im reaching my end with it. you say that every week actually i do nothing of the sort. i complain about the product but i almost NEVER have been the one to say "thats it, im done, i quit" and most certainly not every week you're probably confusing me with a lot of other people who post thoughts. do i have a lot of complaints? sure. i also have, on literally thousands of instances over the years, given credit for good and enjoyable things that have happened. even in this thread tonight i enjoyed the first half hour of the show or so, love the owens stuff, loved the balor/mustafa ali match, glad balor is on SD, etc. but overall the last two nights have been some really terrible attempts at "entertainment" from this company, there's been years of this kind of stuff building up, every week im literally being treated like a complete moron watching this show, they don't give a about having anything make sense anymore, and they wouldn't miss me if i was gone. overreaction? eh, maybe....but its not just because of this past week...there's been a lot of bad stuff in wrestling, specifically the WWE, the last YEAR
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Post by Nick Papagiorgio on Apr 17, 2019 0:22:40 GMT -5
Heavy Machinery are on SmackDown and Nikki Cross doesn't have a home but I would pair her up with her husband Killian Dain.
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Apr 17, 2019 0:23:43 GMT -5
Yes, trying to get heat with a french crowd while Notre Dame is LITERALLY BURNING TO THE GROUND. ing idiots. I'm about to turn it off. THEIR NAMES ARE HANSON AND ROWE, Vince can eat my shoe. If you reread what you just said in capitals this is tg11's opportunity to finally turn Seth heel. Lol. I literally just do not like you.
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Apr 17, 2019 0:27:31 GMT -5
Yes, trying to get heat with a french crowd while Notre Dame is LITERALLY BURNING TO THE GROUND. ing idiots. I'm about to turn it off. THEIR NAMES ARE HANSON AND ROWE, Vince can eat my shoe. eh they're not really actual French people so. The principal still stands. It just reflects tone deafness which yes I should not be upset about from them at this point, but I refuse to become utterly desensitized to indecency. Not going to jump on a high horse about this because every time I see how much money people are pledging to a ing church in another country I just STARE in Flint Michigan and just want to collectively slap liberal America for making me look bad for not wanting to be a gun toting cousin screwing A-hole that's obsessed with breaking politics for the sake of white supremacy.
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Apr 17, 2019 0:32:32 GMT -5
I think if WWE break up The Bar, and push Ali, Buddy Murphy, Chad Gable, and Elias to be formidable competitors, I can really see SDL coming into its own. Only issue is, there really aren’t any big heels on the brand, especially if RAW does take Samoa Joe. Realistically, they have Daniel Bryan, Lars Sullivan and Randy Orton. They also have Sheamus, Rusev, and Nakamura, but all are held up in the tag division, and if you break those teams up, then all you have is the Hardy’s, New Day, and Gallows and Anderson. So SDL seems like it’ll have to choose between a strong tag division, and having top heels. EDIT: I think a decent way to fix this issue would be via Money in the Bank. Have it be touted that the winner of the contract can cash in “on the champion of his choosing”. Have Drew McIntyre win the contract, and then on either the same night or at Summerslam, have him cash in on Kofi, switching brands and being the new WWE champion. That want SDL can have another top heel it desperately needs. I disagree in that I believe they could simply build up new teams to replace the Bar and allow the aforementioned wrestlers to take the top Heel spots. I for one think Cesaro needs a program against Kofi worse than anyone on Smackdown right now, then Sheamus and Finn Balor might be good options. Kofi is the perfect guy to fill the role I hoped they were going to give Bryan in 2014. A champion that can elevate their opponents without losing the title too quickly. Thank you for posting your initial post otherwise I wouldn't have had my idea. Also love your DIY pictures.
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Post by Edge618 on Apr 17, 2019 1:11:55 GMT -5
Wwe.com added otis and tucker to smackdown
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Post by TurboEddie on Apr 17, 2019 2:34:10 GMT -5
WWE really mishandled this superstar shakeup.
Finn Balor to SmackDown = Perfect
Lars Sullivan joining Raw and assaulting Rey Mysterio, just to join SmackDown Live, made that all for nothing.
Buddy Murphy to SmackDown = Awesome
Heavy Machinery to SmackDown = Expected
Bayley, Ember Moon, and Mickie James = Fine
Apollo Crews and Chad Gable = Whatever
Liv Morgan = Breaking up the Riott Squad was a big mistake
Elias = If SmackDown Live is moving to Fox and they want the show to be more sports oriented, having a homeless guy play the guitar ain’t it.
Having Kairi Sane on SmackDown is exciting, I’m just not feeling this group with Asuka as her partner and Paige as their manager. If she couldn’t get called up with Io Shirai, then she should have been a singles competitor.
And Roman Reigns is just garbage. You can just tell SmackDown’s going to become the Roman Reigns show.
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Post by TheSystem 1.5 on Apr 17, 2019 2:41:10 GMT -5
WWE really mishandled this superstar shakeup. Finn Balor to SmackDown = Perfect Lars Sullivan joining Raw and assaulting Rey Mysterio, just to join SmackDown Live, made that all for nothing. Buddy Murphy to SmackDown = Awesome Heavy Machinery to SmackDown = Expected Bayley, Ember Moon, and Mickie James = Fine Apollo Crews and Chad Gable = Whatever Liv Morgan = Breaking up the Riott Squad was a big mistake Elias = If SmackDown Live is moving to Fox and they want the show to be more sports oriented, having a homeless guy play the guitar ain’t it. Having Kairi Sane on SmackDown is exciting, I’m just not feeling this group with Asuka as her partner and Paige as their manager. If she couldn’t get called up with Io Shirai, then she should have been a singles competitor. And Roman Reigns is just garbage. You can just tell SmackDown’s going to become the Roman Reigns show.
Not really. It’s two different writing teams and Vince isn’t as hands on with SD as he is with Raw.
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Post by McBlake on Apr 17, 2019 3:33:08 GMT -5
Elias = If SmackDown Live is moving to Fox and they want the show to be more sports oriented, having a homeless guy play the guitar ain’t it. Yeah this crossed my mind too. Honestly think it's one of the biggest shockers over the last 2 nights. Smackdown isn't long enough for 15 minute Elias segments every week. Raw definitely looks the more "legit sports show."
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Post by TKO Propagandist on Apr 17, 2019 4:29:26 GMT -5
The shake-up was a success
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Post by MichaelTheMartian on Apr 17, 2019 5:19:16 GMT -5
Really don't like Elias on Smackdown, his spot on SD could be used for a Cesaro singles push instead. But looking forward to Bryan vs Reigns feuds, hopefully Club vs New Day, Balor vs Bryan, Nakamura vs Reigns, Rusev vs Balor, etc.
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