WWE SmackDown Live (Joe-Kingston's Choking Stuns) June 25th, 2019

[Bill Casey]

WELCOME TO












HOME OF THE WWE TITLE!
TONIGHT!

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JOE-KINGSTON'S CHOKING STUNS!



After defeating Ziggler, Owens and Zayn in the span of two days, it looked like nothing could stop Kofi. But a shocking sneak attack by Joe knocked out the WWE Champion. Is the recently dethroned US Champion making a play for the title?

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DAY OF VICTORY!



The New Day managed to pin the tag team champions on RAW. Is a title shot in their future?

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BAYLEY RETAINS!



Bayley vanquished Bliss at Stomping Grounds, maintaining her hug like grip on the SmackDown Women's Championship. Can anyone wrest it from her grasp?

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FIND OUT



TONIGHT ON

[Nash Diesel]

I am curious to see if we get someone other than Charlotte feuding with Bayley. Literally everyone is wrapped up in something other than Charlotte. IIconics are feuding with Asuka/Sane. Ember Moon is feuding with Fire and Desire. Carmella's doing her thing with R-Truth. I'll be honest, who the fuck else is on Smackdown? Lol.

I guess we could see Bayley helping Ember Moon but then maybe we get a face v. face match between Bayley and Moon down the road? But yeah, right now it screams Bayley v. Charlotte but I could be wrong.....

[Tainted Eclipse]

im very much into the idea of a kofi/joe program

[Nash Diesel]

im very much into the idea of a kofi/joe program

Kofi has the size and a style that really brings out the best in Joe. And if you can get Joe at his best, he will bring that out of you as well. I mean, the guy to end Kofi's Cinderella story should be someone like Samoa Joe.

[Donald]

What the fuck is fire and desire

[Kdestiny]

What the fuck is fire and desire

Sonya/Mandy

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I am curious to see if we get someone other than Charlotte feuding with Bayley. Literally everyone is wrapped up in something other than Charlotte. IIconics are feuding with Asuka/Sane. Ember Moon is feuding with Fire and Desire. Carmella's doing her thing with R-Truth. I'll be honest, who the fuck else is on Smackdown? Lol.

I guess we could see Bayley helping Ember Moon but then maybe we get a face v. face match between Bayley and Moon down the road? But yeah, right now it screams Bayley v. Charlotte but I could be wrong.....

Maybe Liv?

[Bagel]

I definitely missed the puppet appearances, but found the video showing them. I'll tune in for SDL but have my doubts that there would be anything different. Feels like the segments start on RAW, repeated on SDL.

[Nash Diesel]

Sonya/Mandy

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Maybe Liv?

Oh God I forgot about Liv Morgan............................................ .................................................. .................................................. ................................

[Caito]

How dare you...

[Nash Diesel]

Other than her leaving her blue tongue stain on me, I just can't figure out what's the purpose of a Liv Morgan. Once upon a time she said she was "doing it for the gram" Not sure what that means.

[Donald]

Other than her leaving her blue tongue stain on me, I just can't figure out what's the purpose of a Liv Morgan. Once upon a time she said she was "doing it for the gram" Not sure what that means.

Think gram is a slang for drugs

[Psycho666Soldier]

I'm actually pretty sure she's talking about Instagram.

[Bill Casey]

I'm actually pretty sure she's talking about Instagram.

Yes...
"Doing it for The Gram" means someone does something specifically so they can post it on Instagram...

[rom7878]

Really now Shane doing his authoritarian bs

[rom7878]

Same old matches and same old bs

[Bill Casey]

[Bill Casey]

[JP]

I love how completely fucking strange Vince is.

Because real sports has no breaks for ads, no wrestling in the ads. Instead of making it more realistic in presentation, it makes every convoluted. He is fucking mental.

If he's worried about the ads, why not just employ what they do during Soccer Saturday? Shrink the ongoing action into one quarter of the screen, play the adverts as per normal, carry on.

[Bill Casey]

The Miz and Shane McMahon are on both. shows. every. damn. week.
Basically the worst case scenario for the wild card rule. There's no surprises because there's no rotation. Fewer wrestlers get over because the same 12 wrestlers are taking up all the airtime...

[Donald]

Makes sense for Joe to get a WWE title shot after losing the us title. Fucking hell this show makes no sense.

[Bill Casey]

[Bagel]

I wish some of these fuckers would show up on NXT. Wild card and all.

[Donald]

If dolph Ziggler beats Kofi he should be champion makes no sense having to beat the champion to get a championship match

[Bill Casey]

[Bagel]

First time I really noticed Deville's titan-tron video. Do they still show in-ring clips with wrestlers videos these days?

[Bill Casey]

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Noone knows where you are, Aelister...
Go to the ring...

[Bill Casey]

[Kdestiny]

So I guess we are supposed to forget that Iiconics/Warriors was supposed to happen?

[Horatio]

Noone knows where you are, Aelister...
Go to the ring...

Seriously. Stand up for somebody.

I wonder who finally knocked.
I could see Bray Wyatt having the most chemistry with a hardknocker like Black.

[Bagel]

Yes. Wild card rule greater than everything ever. Ever!

[Horatio]

So I guess we are supposed to forget that Iiconics/Warriors was supposed to happen?

Supposed to happen in Japan.

[Kdestiny]

Ah, so it is. So... nothing about them on the show then?

[Bagel]

No room this week.

[BuffyRocks]

So... the brand split is essentially dead, right? Why else would Alexa, a Raw superstar, get a second title match for the SD! title?

[Rancid_Planet]

So... the brand split is essentially dead, right? Why else would Alexa, a Raw superstar, get a second title match for the SD! title?

They may have done that anyway. They always have to have something for Alexa and I don't think Vince likes any of the women on Smackdown who aren't one of the big four.

[TooCool]

Unfortunately I have lost all interest in WWE thanks to the "wild card rule" being abused left and right. It's just not interesting anymore and I cannot wait for AEW to start so I can get my wrestling fix again.

The scary thing is that Vince and the rest of the McMahon family don't realize how fucking stupid they are right now. I think they just don't give a shit and will just count on people watching and supporting their product regardless.

[Fanny Batter]

It works all or nothing. Brand split is fine, no brand split is fine. Having everybody able to go everywhere while there's 2 titles for every concept makes it a shambles. If it's a free market, there's no need for 2 tag titles, 2 women's belts or 2 top belts. Kofi's belt is in danger of being like the WHC was when Sheamus, Show and Del Rio were fucking about with it. Midcard stuff. Clearly not as important as Rollins' belt.

[Rancid_Planet]

It works all or nothing. Brand split is fine, no brand split is fine. Having everybody able to go everywhere while there's 2 titles for every concept makes it a shambles. If it's a free market, there's no need for 2 tag titles, 2 women's belts or 2 top belts. Kofi's belt is in danger of being like the WHC was when Sheamus, Show and Del Rio were fucking about with it. Midcard stuff. Clearly not as important as Rollins' belt.

Absolutely. They need to pick. One or two rosters.

[Spudz Mackenzie]

So, missed Smackdown this week. But what is this I've seen on the Twitters about a Mandy/Sonya romance angle tease?

Sounds like the most interesting thing on the show.

[Hero!]

It’s gonna lead to them being romantic with shane. Everything is Shane. Shane is everything.

[Donald]

Shane is one of my favorite parts of WWE at the moment. I just hope it leads to his commupence at some point.

[3puppies]

Who should give Shane his comeuppance? They are building Shane up so much, it will be a huge feather in the cap of whoever it is who brings Shane down. While they are dragging the story out with the Miz, I think Miz is more likely to return to his more natural heel character than to ultimately bring Shane down as a face.

Rollins and Reigns won't really benefit from beating Shane. Their characters are credible enough and strong enough that they don't need it.

Strowman is just being misused - I suspect he is somehow in the doghouse for getting hurt a while back and not getting fully cleared in time for the TLC PPV match with Corbin.

Maybe they are building Shane up to put over a face turn by Drew

[Nash Diesel]

I'm not negative toward Shane right now. Shocked with how good his heel run turned out.

I think Drew or Elias turning babyface on Shane would be my 2 options. I wish they had kept Elias a babyface. Him turning did nothing and was so out of nowhere even an RKO was impressed. Drew as a babyface, I think he could be solid for sure and I'd welcome it. Drew v. Shane @ Summerslam? Why not?

[Bagel]

It would make sense for Drew to turn even for a little while, feeling used by Shane just to help get him to championship level and having Shane take all the credit for it, like the "world cup" trophy. Thinking about it I'd rather have seen Rusev in Drew's spot helping Shane, being the muscle, then having a massive face run. One can dream.

[3puppies]

If it makes sense, they probably won't do it.

[Gampo]

Instead of putting someone new over if Shane wins a title we'll probably get Brock cashing in on him for a match at a big PPV.

[Bagel]

Instead of putting someone new over if Shane wins a title we'll probably get Brock cashing in on him for a match at a big PPV.

I could see that at Summerslam, or Survivor Series. It would make for a fun change of pace from Brock tormenting face champions Kofi & Seth. If what I read about Shane in line to get the title, it makes sense having him the coward heel throwing Elias, Drew, whoever else out there to protect him.