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Post by McBlake on Apr 17, 2019 6:14:45 GMT -5
Can Raw take the US title and leave Joe on Smackdown? Why move Andrade/Rey/Joe all at once when they were just feuding over the US title.
Always preferred the IC title on Raw and US on SD, but oh well.
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Post by blissfan4life on Apr 17, 2019 6:40:51 GMT -5
I love the Kairi Sane/Asuka pairing, and glad they found Paige something to do. Also the Riott Squad splitting was the right move, Ruby Riott should be a babyface.
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Post by rowdy1971 on Apr 17, 2019 8:53:35 GMT -5
I LOVE the fact that Bayley is on Smackdown now! It's the perfect fit for her! The WWE can heavily edit her crapty mic work and crap moves in the ring. In fact, they can edit her non talented mongoloid face off the entire show! WOOOOOO!!!!
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Post by ahunter8056 on Apr 17, 2019 9:13:09 GMT -5
I think this has been a really good superstar shake-up. Both rosters with a lot of change to make them feel fresh again.
Good SDL. Some good moves from RAW, even if I'm slightly disappointed at the lack of Undisputed Era, and I would have thought Sasha needed the move more than Bayley. The complete lack of Sasha since WM (while WWE still tweet about her and she's continually mentioned on commentary), and Bayley moving to SDL to split them up, has me convinced that Sasha is going to return in the next couple of weeks as a heel. Because unless they moved her to SDL or turned her heel, there isn't really anything for her to do otherwise. Given how strongly the audience booed Bayley last night, I would have thought Sasha would get booed even stronger, which is even more incentive.
But still, very pleased with Kairi's call up, and I'm optimistic about the pairing of her and Asuka. Besides, always happy for Paige to be regularly featured again. Now Io can have her time to shine alone on NXT, and then maybe get called up to join Kairi and Asuka to make it a faction.
Really shocked at Liv Morgan being split up from the rest of the Riott Squad. Mixed feelings there. I think she was the best of the three, so I'm very happy for her to be given a chance to shine as an individual. But I did quite like the Riott Squad.
I think Heavy Machinery have good potential on SDL, now that they can feud with the likes of the Bar and Nakamura/Rusev.
Ember Moon was fantastic choice for SDL. She was completely wasted on RAW, so hopefully they have plans for her now.
Roman Reigns going to SDL is pretty cool.
I don't know why they wouldn't just post the full list during the show, instead of depending on fans checking WWE.com. Even if they don't have time to give each superstar airtime, they could have at least shown a graphic with the full changes.
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Post by McBlake on Apr 17, 2019 9:33:49 GMT -5
I LOVE the fact that Bayley is on Smackdown now! It's the perfect fit for her! The WWE can heavily edit her crapty mic work and crap moves in the ring. In fact, they can edit her non talented mongoloid face off the entire show! WOOOOOO!!!! Smackdown has been live for 2 and a half years now...
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Apr 17, 2019 10:07:23 GMT -5
So clearly Finn Balor is losing the IC Title to a RAW superstar on Sunday at that Shield show. I don't see the IC and US titles BOTH staying on SD.
I just hope it's either to Andrade, or back to Lashley; because if they have him lose it to Baron Corbin I'm going to lose my freakin' mind with anger and rage.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Apr 17, 2019 10:09:20 GMT -5
I LOVE the fact that Bayley is on Smackdown now! It's the perfect fit for her! The WWE can heavily edit her crapty mic work and crap moves in the ring. In fact, they can edit her non talented mongoloid face off the entire show! WOOOOOO!!!! Smackdown has been live for 2 and a half years now... In September when SD moves from USA Network to FOX Sports on Friday's, I believe the show will no longer air Live, but I could be wrong. I don't see them doing a live show on a Friday. I think it's back to taping on Tuesday and airing it on Friday like all those years SD bounced back and forth from Thursday to Friday.
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Post by TheSystem 1.5 on Apr 17, 2019 10:22:55 GMT -5
So clearly Finn Balor is losing the IC Title to a RAW superstar on Sunday at that Shield show. I don't see the IC and US titles BOTH staying on SD. I just hope it's either to Andrade, or back to Lashley; because if they have him lose it to Baron Corbin I'm going to lose my freakin' mind with anger and rage. Joes apperently on Raw, but he had to miss Mondays show (I’ve seen travel issues and sickness cited as reasons)
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Post by punksnotdead on Apr 17, 2019 10:32:00 GMT -5
I'm glad we can get AJ Styles vs Seth Rollins now. Hopefully one of them turns heel here pretty shortly.
Elias to Smackdown is weird. However, I'm hoping to see more of him as an in-ring competitor. So maybe this move is in an effort to transition him into the next phase of his career before people turn on him. I'd say he's at peak popularity as a "musical act" and now is the time to slap a mid card title on him or even think about him with MITB.
I mean the shakeup was fine, but it just wasn't very exciting. Most of the moves were call-ups that already happened and WWE just finally put them on a permanent roster. Curious what they do with the IC/US Title situation. Buddy Murphy to Smackdown feels like the first actual total package guy from 205 that can climb the ranks beyond his in-ring work.
I'm not really sure I understand how this sets them up for a 3 hour show in October that is going to be in-ring oriented. Don't they need a deeper roster now? Maybe that waits until later in the summer.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Apr 17, 2019 10:47:15 GMT -5
So clearly Finn Balor is losing the IC Title to a RAW superstar on Sunday at that Shield show. I don't see the IC and US titles BOTH staying on SD. I just hope it's either to Andrade, or back to Lashley; because if they have him lose it to Baron Corbin I'm going to lose my freakin' mind with anger and rage. Joes apperently on Raw, but he had to miss Mondays show (I’ve seen travel issues and sickness cited as reasons) I had no idea about Joe. They didn't say anything on RAW, he's not listed on the official press release on WWE.com, and he's still listed as a Smackdown Superstar on the roster on WWE.com? www.wwe.com/shows/raw/article/superstar-shake-up-2019-resultswww.wwe.com/superstars/samoa-joeMaybe since he is the US Champ, they didn't want him to just be a "throw in" on a list. He'll probably show up on RAW next week.
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Post by Nick Papagiorgio on Apr 17, 2019 11:07:59 GMT -5
Remember they have that Sheild Final Chapter thing on the WWE Network and Finn is scheduled to defend the Intercontinental Title at that show maybe he drops the title to a Raw superstar and Samoa Joe stays on SmackDown.
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Post by havoc7179 on Apr 17, 2019 11:23:42 GMT -5
So y'all gonna stop watching SmackDown because of Roman? Let's see: Pros 1) Raw has AJ Styles and Miz 2) Becky 2 Belts is on Raw 3) Alexa Bae is on Raw 4) THE BIG DOG will never be uttered again by Cole. 5) Roode can be a heel by himself 6) #FTR. They're on Raw 7) Charlotte is on SDL Cons: 1) Becky 2 Belts is also on SDL 2) Baymella Reunion on SDL 3) The Big O is on SDL 4) Braun Strowman is on Raw 5) Elias is on SDL 6) Figure collector 7) Sonya is on SDL Hmm...it's close. THank goodness for DVR now.
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Post by havoc7179 on Apr 17, 2019 11:25:25 GMT -5
Can I just ask two questions?
WHAT WAS THE POINT OF DREW MCINTYRE AND BRAUN STROWMAN SHOWING UP ON SDL LAST WEEK?
AND, IF LARS SULLIVAN WAS SHOWING UP ON RAW AND SDL IN THE WEEKS LEADING UP, WHY HAVE HIM SHOW UP ON RAW AND SDL THIS WEEK? Made is super confusing trying to figure out if he was a raw or sdl guy.
Thank you.
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Post by rowdy1971 on Apr 17, 2019 11:51:37 GMT -5
I LOVE the fact that Bayley is on Smackdown now! It's the perfect fit for her! The WWE can heavily edit her crapty mic work and crap moves in the ring. In fact, they can edit her non talented mongoloid face off the entire show! WOOOOOO!!!! Smackdown has been live for 2 and a half years now... awww man!!! LOL goes to show you how much i watch. I still thought they taped it at times. Grrrrrrrrrrr
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Post by Chip on Apr 17, 2019 15:21:51 GMT -5
Can I just ask two questions? WHAT WAS THE POINT OF DREW MCINTYRE AND BRAUN STROWMAN SHOWING UP ON SDL LAST WEEK? AND, IF LARS SULLIVAN WAS SHOWING UP ON RAW AND SDL IN THE WEEKS LEADING UP, WHY HAVE HIM SHOW UP ON RAW AND SDL THIS WEEK? Made is super confusing trying to figure out if he was a raw or sdl guy. Thank you. because last week was a "teaser" week, plus the shows after Wrestlemania...since Drew & Braun were not on RAW the night before they wanted to give the crowd at SD something, while also making you think....hmmm...maybe they will end up on SD after the shakeup next week. and they kept Lars on both shows for the same reason they had Black & Ricochet on both shows for awhile....exposure. Plus there were different "legends" on both shows for him to beat up.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Apr 17, 2019 15:41:34 GMT -5
Am I the only one who thinks that using a shake up to break up teams is lazy?
The Riott Squad were together for nearly 2 years so splitting them like that was a slap in the face.
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Post by johnnyaustin21 on Apr 17, 2019 18:40:11 GMT -5
I think Smackdown is in for a world of trouble right now.With how much talent was taken from Smackdown with the Shake Up in terms of Styles,Miz,Mysterio,Andrade,Black,Ricochet,UsosJoe...ect and the rumored injures to Bryan,Sheamus & Big E the Smackdown side of things looks really rough.Right now the main event scene and mid card scene is basically.
Roman Reigns Kofi Kingston Randy Orton Kevin Owens Cesaro Elias Ali Lars Sullivan
That's pretty slim in terms of a top tier card and a roster that in the fall is going to be on primetime on FOX.
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Post by Hasbromaniac on Apr 17, 2019 21:14:42 GMT -5
Been a busy week, so I taped and watched RAW and Smackdown on demand. Glad I did. RAW got the better end of the shakeup. Overall both shows were more enjoyable than the past few weeks but still nothing too special. I'll keep watching both as some new "1ST TIME EVER" matches will take place. Clearly the creative/writing team is still terrible, regardless of who is on board now. Shame the commentary team was not changed though. Yes, Viking Experience is a name a child came up with. Oh well, until next week's shows.
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Post by shenmue on Apr 17, 2019 22:33:56 GMT -5
Far too many tag matches. i didn't even bother watching the two six man tag main events from both shows. I have zero interest in Roman but maybe that will change on Smackdown but we shall see. Buddy Murphy hopefully will be in some good matches in the next few months.
I did think Owens might turn on Kofi, sure its coming soon though.
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Apr 17, 2019 22:45:38 GMT -5
Smackdown has been live for 2 and a half years now... In September when SD moves from USA Network to FOX Sports on Friday's, I believe the show will no longer air Live, but I could be wrong. You are wrong.
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