He’s a prize fighter now.
Dude, I just saw a pic of Otis sans beard and is it just me or does he look like Francis from Pee Wee's Big Adventure?
What a great way to make Otis look like more of a monster heel. Have him look like Francis
As long as we don't have to wish you well in your future endeavors, as that would mean you're gone gone Steve Austin taking your ball and going home gone.
I can't rep you again but wanted to let you know how much I've appreciated what you have done with your recaps. I certainly understand how the repetitiveness can make it seem like a chore.
As for Smackdown thoughts this week - I keep expecting a lull in the bloodline storyline, but even when they don't really give us much progress, they are still delivering compelling stuff. I LOVED Jimmy's reaction to both the bad ref call and then Roman's interference last week, and him telling Jey to tell Roman he'll be waiting in OUR dressing room. Later, Jimmy standing up to Roman, asking Roman if they wanna throw down, this was something we all know has been coming, so the fact they didn't delay longer was excellent. And Roman sidestepping the issue entirely, convincing Jimmy to go care for his brother, his responsibility as the older brother, was just another reason to love this work by Roman. Jey finally gave the promo we've needed for a while, showing how conflicted he is, and how he doesn't want to be stuck in the middle. Great work by Jey here.
Carmella is the most beautiful woman in the WWE (now that Lana is gone).
Rey delivered a solid promo and challenge to Roman for a match he knows he doesn't have much of a chance going into, Hell in a Cell. The intensity of a father looking out for someone who's messed with his family came through crystal clear. Rey is a terrific worker and I have high hopes that he and Roman will be able to tell a great story. I liked Rey having a plan for Roman, as I bought into the idea that Dom wasn't there selling his injuries from last week. The kendo stick stuff was good, and I liked Dom's taking the big bump (even if there probably was a crash pad as they didn't show the impact).
I saw that Heyman accept the match on Roman's behalf on Talking Smack - Heyman is terrific on this show.
Chad Gable is coming into his own as a heel instigator and mentor to Otis. I doubted it was going to work at first, but both he and Otis - with his new look - are really stepping up to the plate. At first, I would've been upset at Otis for missing the cue so Gable had to kick out of Ford's finisher, but if Ford is going to be out with an injury, this will be forgottten, and maybe only makes Gable look a little better as well. I enjoyed Talking Smack immensely this week. I like how they are using Ford's rib injury to further get Otis over as a monster, but if they were going to do that, they should have realized that it makes Bianca look like an uncaring bitch wife to be talking about how she's having a great night after getting the laugh at Ding Dong Hello set destroyed.
Which leads me to Bayley/Seth segment. I loved how they put each other over to start, and then how Seth played the gentleman to answer the door on her show. They finally seem to get that Cesaro shouldn't talk much, so his surprise to Seth was done well. This was an over-the-top cheesy segment that both Bayley and Seth recognized wasn't the best stuff either has done, but they both went all-in so it made it entertaining. We probably didn't need to see Seth lose his pants, but Vince must've thought that was funny.
Corbin and Nakamura/Boogs continues. They can't get to a live audience soon enough. They've been wrestling each other forever it seems, so next week we will get them to face off again.