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    The Official Friday Night Smackdown Thread

    March 6th, 2020



    This is odd to say the least. I actually saw the image on Instagram in passing and thought it was an advertisement for a comic con somewhere lol.

    Also featured for tonight:

    -Tag-Team Gauntlet to determine the last entrant at Sunday's Elimination Chamber ppv

    -Lacey Evans/Naomi v. Bayley and Sasha Banks

    -A new episode of the Firefly Funhouse!

    Might not be too bad of a show especially now that Roman v. Corbin is finally fucking over..........Or is it...........

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    Will Hogan be on? If Alexa Bliss gets jackknifed, this might be the best Smackdown ever.

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    The next moment of Bliss segment that's productive and/or very entertaining will be the first.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BGMaverick View Post
    The next moment of Bliss segment that's productive and/or very entertaining will be the first.
    Yeah the newer "talk show" segments don't resonate for me like they did when I was younger.

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    Sean Waltman lost his identity...

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    Omg Alexa mmmmm

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    Kassius Ohno should be a part of Zayn's troupe.
    They should trade he and Cesaro altogether...

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    Lol hall Nash xpac are amazing

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    Waltman is still our Karate Kid. Did he and Zayn ever cross pathes on the indies?

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    Why is Xpac in the HOF with the NWO? I feel like Bishoff should go in as part of the NWO before Xpac should.

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    He is their original cheerleader. He left heaven for them...

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    Smackdown Women's title idea for Mania: Give Bianca Belair the title match. Build the story around Bayley trash talking that Bianca couldn't even win the minor league title what makes her think she could win the REAL women's championship. At Mania Bianca, Rhea and Shayna all win and have a Mania moment with all three women's belts being held by NXT ladies.
    P.S. this is what part of the alphabet would look like if Q and R were eliminated. R.I.P. Mitch Hedberg

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    Cole screwed up the circle message lol

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    Al Bundy is a fuckin legend. 4 touchdowns in a single game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DVDA View Post
    Al Bundy is a fuckin legend. 4 touchdowns in a single game.
    You're thinking of Ted Bundy...

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    Let me know when Bryan/Gulak is official.

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    Good show this week.

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    What is the deal with that blue circle that showed up on the monitor in the backstage segment?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tim View Post
    What is the deal with that blue circle that showed up on the monitor in the backstage segment?
    To do with Ali I think. These glitches seemed to be hinting at his return.

    Really enjoyed the show this week, great tag team gauntlet main event. Otis was made to look like a beast even in defeat. Ziggler getting the upper hand on him once again is just adding the fuel to when Otis finally gets revenge.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BGMaverick View Post
    The next moment of Bliss segment that's productive and/or very entertaining will be the first.
    5 star segment. The look on Nashs face when Sami started talking shit scared the fuck out me.

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    As a Scot I should be more supportive but Nikki Cross is god-awful in those segments. That's a microcosm of the pitfalls of modern WWE right there. Someone forcibly acting as opposed to relaxing and being a natural extension of themselves. Just awful.

    Compare that to the effortless charisma of Hall and Nash.

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    Upcoming Detroit Smackdown show moved to the performance center because of THE VIRUS.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rancid_Planet View Post
    Upcoming Detroit Smackdown show moved to the performance center because of THE VIRUS.
    I might actually watch that one.

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    Reminds me of the rock vs mankind in an empty arena

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    This is so odd.

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    they're actually "working the crowd" with poses to an empty building. bizarre.

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    Hope they have Owens utilizing all the empty seats and eating popcorn throughout the show on Monday.

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    I mean, I'm really enjoying it already, but it's odd.

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    on one hand, wwe style show opening in-ring promos come off way worse than i even would have guessed without a crowd in the building. on the other hand, if i watched that segment in front of a normal crowd i would have turned the TV off by now, but i'm interested in seeing the rest of this show in this format.

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    I think they're handling the situation quite brilliantly so far.

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    I'm sorry, Elimination Chamber match? What?

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    BRYAN/CESARO?????

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    wait, are they just replaying the chamber match?

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    Lol really 3/4 of the show is replay of this

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    Haha I love the buddy buddy storyline with DB and drew

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    Is John Cena going to talk or just sit in the crowd the whole night?

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    Wow vince really demoted trips to camera man

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    i wish they just did wacky stuff like that all night instead of the pointless 40 minute replay

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    Is the wrestling on without a crowd?

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    I'm sports entertained right now.

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    This Wyatt cena promo is great

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    Quote Originally Posted by rom7878 View Post
    This Wyatt cena promo is great
    And just like that, I'm sold on the match.

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    That might have been the best promo Bray's ever given.

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    What an interesting trial study by WWE. It was weird in some capacity but I think this leaned more in the direction of the mindset that WWE is at its best when it has to adapt quickly.

    The obvious gripe that's apparent from the show is that they need to change the delivery of their in-ring promos because a couple of them were framed and acted as if they're still working towards a crowd (Bayley and Banks, then Miz and Morrison). That's clearly a very tough ask for these people to suddenly change course and break what they've been trained to do. They just need to do an actual interview like they did with Reigns and Cena/Wyatt, or just have promos backstage or tape vignettes. I think that helps mask the potential issue of working against the grain in an empty area for promos.

    One person who performed extremely well: Triple H. That dude acted like a performer who knows they're not in the crosshairs and could speak with absolute comfort. He was totally refreshing.

    Kind of weird with the fact that they legit stopped wrestling during the commercial break for the women's tag match. There was at least one video that circulated that showed that was the case. They did that for that match but they clearly didn't do that to the same degree with Cesaro and Bryan.

    Reigns' promo was pretty good and felt natural. The stuff with Cena/Wyatt was fantastic. Great job setting the table for those two matches. It was very interesting with what they opted to do for the periphery of the IC picture. You've got multiple things kind of simmering: Zayn grating on everyone as the champ, Bryan being mocked for not joining up with Zayn, Nakamura, and Cesaro (a callback), Bryan and Gulak working together, and Strowman looming. Maybe you do a big tag match, maybe you do a ladder match. I like all the pieces potentially in the mix.

    It wasn't perfect by any stretch but WWE stepped up to the plate when their audience has been concerned, distracted, and worried. They delivered.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rom7878 View Post
    Wow vince really demoted trips to camera man


    Funny, it's never Stephanie's fault is it, Vince?

    So, you know what made it an interesting/fun episode of WWE?

    We didn't know exactly what was coming even if it was a replay of an Elimination Chamber Match.

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    I don't get the "lol seriously a replay of the elimination chamber match lol rotfl lol" crap. First, it was a good match, so it was a joy to watch again. Second of all, they obviously pulled the plug on the prior planned show, it's not easy to do with limited resources. Lastly, more people probably watched smackdown last night than those who watched elimination chamber, so a whole bunch of people saw it for the first time. But sure, lol away. Whatever

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    Very interesting show.

    As someone said earlier WWE seems to be their best when they adapt on the fly.

    Triple H though...I love him so much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by virmicious View Post
    Very interesting show.

    As someone said earlier WWE seems to be their best when they adapt on the fly.

    Triple H though...I love him so much.
    He's certainly been the MVP for the past decade

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    We could have an Elimination Chamber replay or see D-Bry/Cesaro go best 2-out-3 falls and wrestle for like 45 minutes.

    And... you know what? Fuck the Chamber replay. Just do that instead.

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    Michael Cole is brilliant.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Donald View Post
    He's certainly been the MVP for the past decade


    You must spread some reputation around before giving it to Donald again.

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    Was this the first time ever that Wyatt has cut a promo in the ring with someone? I think it is. He's always been cutting promos by himself or on the tron, never face to face w/ someone.

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    I think I actually prefer WWE TV without a crowd. They're so dead usually nowadays that it detracts from the product. Knowing that they're not there puts focus on the product only and it comes off better. Obviously it can't compare to a raucous crowd, and the Rumble replay on Raw exemplified that, but it's perfectly fine.

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    I love crazy Otis

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    Quote Originally Posted by rom7878 View Post
    I love crazy Otis
    Hopefully he stays crazy and vaderbombs people out of sexual drustration.

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    Otis is the most over and best character on the roster right now.

    Shame he will not get his Mania moment in front of a crowd.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Badger View Post
    Otis is the most over and best character on the roster right now.

    Shame he will not get his Mania moment in front of a crowd.
    A lot of people will be watching.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VHS View Post
    A lot of people will be watching.
    I mean live audience to give him that pop. Of course a lot of other folk will be watching on the stream.

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    Forgot to watch this. Did anything significant happen?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sasori View Post
    Forgot to watch this. Did anything significant happen?
    I didn’t watch it either but seems half and half from flicking through the results:

    - Mojo’s football buddy who I remember being equally as annoying. Meh.
    -Corbin and Elias showing up. More meh.
    - Bryan/Gulak vs Nakamura/Cesaro - Very much less meh and I will definitely have a look at that.
    - Women bitching at each other and Paige with a big reveal that Banks and Bayley will be fighting each other amongst other women. Meh.
    - A moment of Bliss. Meh.
    - Dirt Sheet followed by Heavy Machinery and Otis going postal. Very much yes.

    Badger Rating without seeing that - A Meh plus.

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    Weren't Bryan and Drew Goulash just trying to kill each other a few weeks ago?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spudz Mackenzie View Post
    Weren't Bryan and Drew Goulash just trying to kill each other a few weeks ago?
    One of those mutual respect things. Bryan is elevating the dude and rightfully so.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Badger View Post
    - Mojo’s football buddy who I remember being equally as annoying. Meh.
    Mojo's a guy that I wish would just disappear. Ever since he started in NXT, he was doing his "hyped" thing... that was 6 years ago and he's still doing it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Badger View Post
    I didn’t watch it either but seems half and half from flicking through the results:

    - Mojo’s football buddy who I remember being equally as annoying. Meh.
    -Corbin and Elias showing up. More meh.
    - Bryan/Gulak vs Nakamura/Cesaro - Very much less meh and I will definitely have a look at that.
    - Women bitching at each other and Paige with a big reveal that Banks and Bayley will be fighting each other amongst other women. Meh.
    - A moment of Bliss. Meh.
    - Dirt Sheet followed by Heavy Machinery and Otis going postal. Very much yes.

    Badger Rating without seeing that - A Meh plus.
    Thanks for the run down I read about Bayley defending the title in a 6 Pack Challenge, but didn't know Sasha would be in it. I wouldn't mind a title change if only to breath some life into the division. Everything about the show has been "meh" for a while except the Otis and Mandy stuff. I forgot Gronk was going to be there. That's a good reason not to watch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Badger View Post
    One of those mutual respect things. Bryan is elevating the dude and rightfully so.
    Drew's stock is rising rapidly because Bryan's association - when Bryan talked with Drew after their match, and told him he wondered how Drew had a counter to EVERY move that Bryan tried. I'm enjoying how Sammy Zayn is giving "backhanded" props to Drew when talking to DB - saying DB made a mistake not coming to Sammy and the Artists, but going to Drew instead - then saying he never questioned Drew's wrestling ability. But it sure looks like Nakamura will be helping with Drew's push - I am looking forward to their match next week.

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    Not only are they still promoting Reigns, they're showing his match with HHH to promote it. False leaks maybe? Surely they're not that fucked.

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    Ha. I have no idea what’s going on.

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    Dolph does have a point there. Otis does look pathetic in this.

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    ‘Elias, are you ok?’

    That was brutal, and not in a good way.

    Corbin Vs Elias and Otis Vs Ziggler. It’s WrestleMania babay!!!

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    ‘Social distancing?’

    The cunts are fucking wrestling?

    They’re just taking the piss at this point.

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    Jake Roberts would be proud.

    That said, not thrilled with Asuka going down so easily there.

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    Asuka's new dance is not good.

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    I love Asuka. Genuinely the best act in the company. Shouldn't be doing TV jobs but that's this shortsighted company in a nutshell.

    Corbin and Elias segment was fucking embarrassing.

    I wonder if they actually taped Reigns vs. Goldberg last week after they did the contract signing? The only reason I can see they're showing this Triple H match is if the match is on for 'Mania. I know this Smackdown may have been taped before, but no chance they don't remove this if it serves no purpose. What a shit match to show anyway.

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    Roman is out of WM why are they still promoting the Goldberg match

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    How does Tamina still have a job? Aside from being a shit wrestler and more out of shape than ever her “super kick” barely gets off the ground.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Horatio View Post
    Asuka's new dance is not good.
    Her whole act now, I cringe. That’s Vince for you though.

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    So... I'm feeling the leaks were bollocks. Show was shot differently to last week (no seats, stage in view) so was likely taped this week. So unless somebody's gone down with something over the course of a day or two, I would guess at things staying in tact. I'm convinced if Roman was out they'd have taped Cole announcing it and ran with Strowman beating Reigns in 2017 as the flashback or something. If he's in the building for that "face off" airing next week, they probably filmed the match after that then he's fucked off home for the day everybody else was there to film 'Mania.

    Alternatively, they've got a week to film it somewhere, so maybe they've filmed an alternative but have the intention of getting the planned match taped. If they don't manage it they'll switch it up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fanny Batter View Post
    So... I'm feeling the leaks were bollocks. Show was shot differently to last week (no seats, stage in view) so was likely taped this week. So unless somebody's gone down with something over the course of a day or two, I would guess at things staying in tact. I'm convinced if Roman was out they'd have taped Cole announcing it and ran with Strowman beating Reigns in 2017 as the flashback or something. If he's in the building for that "face off" airing next week, they probably filmed the match after that then he's fucked off home for the day everybody else was there to film 'Mania.

    Alternatively, they've got a week to film it somewhere, so maybe they've filmed an alternative but have the intention of getting the planned match taped. If they don't manage it they'll switch it up.
    A lot of this can easily be cleared up by two comments.

    1) It was reported by multiple outlets that this (and next week's Smackdown) were taped last Saturday. They had a different set of tapings from what we saw last week and we've essentially seen (at least) three different layouts for the presentation of the show.

    2) Just because the information came out on Thursday in regards to Reigns, that doesn't necessarily mean they're absolutely forced to announce on this episode. The only thing that would force them to do so if this was the Friday before Mania. Meltzer's report said he "expected" that the angle for Reigns' replacement would come out on this episode. That's clearly a case of his interpretation because many would expect that to be the case but again, they weren't required to do so tonight. Is it poor form? More than likely yes, but they can create last-minute intrigue by doing it at the last minute for those who aren't as informed.

    Quote Originally Posted by BGMaverick View Post

    To be honest, I don't remember if last Friday's Smackdown was live or taped. I'm inclined to think it was live. That was Friday, they taped two week's worth of Smackdown the following day. The way leaks can happen leaves two main options in play.

    "Best" case scenario: Reigns informed them sometime between Friday and the taping the following day that he wasn't on board. Not optimal but it gave them time to create two week's worth of new story. The report was held until or leaked today but the results were already filmed, taking this into account and bracing the IWC for the sudden change.

    "Worst" case scenario: They taped two week's worth of Smackdown on Saturday with Reigns on board and he had a change of heart between Saturday and Wednesday/Thursday and they had to makeshift a random challenger for Goldberg. The report leaked today as it was too big of a sudden change to keep under wraps.
    That's what I wrote on Thursday, shortly after the report came out on Reigns. I guess we'll ultimately get the answer next week with what ends up on the episode.

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    I understand all that, and all fine points, but they'd have had time since Wednesday/Thursday to take out that Reigns/HHH and replace it with something that is still relevant to 'Mania. Plus there's the whole ethical thing of having information of their top superstar pulling out due to complications with coronavirus and not using that to illustrate the importance to their fans that being diligent with their actions will save lives. It's deplorable, honestly, if he is out and they haven't called it. False advertisement is what it is at this point as nobody's been asked to buy yet, but delaying the truth of something with such important implications outside of men fighting in their pants?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fanny Batter View Post
    I understand all that, and all fine points, but they'd have had time since Wednesday/Thursday to take out that Reigns/HHH and replace it with something that is still relevant to 'Mania. Plus there's the whole ethical thing of having information of their top superstar pulling out due to complications with coronavirus and not using that to illustrate the importance to their fans that being diligent with their actions will save lives. It's deplorable, honestly, if he is out and they haven't called it. False advertisement is what it is at this point as nobody's been asked to buy yet, but delaying the truth of something with such important implications outside of men fighting in their pants?
    It's not entirely clear that the replays are being played strictly to be relevant to Mania. They've shown the tag title match from Elimination Chamber, the triple threat from Rumble 2015, Flair vs Asuka from 34, and Reigns vs Triple H from 32. I would say those four replays are either not related or very loosely related but there just to film time with a quality match. The other ones are definitely directly related. So if that's the case, it's not required to take that out and then probably have to reformat the show based on time and still work towards creating/establishing the angle next Friday. Not ideal, as I've stated, but still plausible.

    There's no real rebuttal to your second point other than the fact they're obviously working from the standpoint of presenting their show without mentioning the pandemic in an outright manner. The visuals clearly dictate that but they're not vocalizing it by direct name.

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    Naomi dances through a commercial for nobody. That's hot.

    I like how this women's match has shaped up, although i'm nervous about the 6 of them being in there together.
    Last edited by Horatio; April 3rd, 2020 at 8:28 PM.

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    What a surprise, Tamina made to look strong going in. Lazy.

    Asuka is one massive cringe.

    Why can’t Charlotte ‘Woooo’ properly? More cringe than Asuka.

    Michaels and Flair though, at least this was good.

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    Why did Shawn Michaels start to shave his chest? Didn't Burt Reynolds once tease him about it?

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    No explanation, just Braun now in.

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    I hope Dolph beats Otis, he talks like a fucking minion.

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    That Goldberg vs. Braun announcement . Surely could have been done last week and accompanied with a video package of his past destruction or something?

    Yeah, Otis has gone from likeable simpleton to a creepy sap quite quickly.

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    Glad I cancelled my Network sub today. Again.

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    Maybe Goldberg holds onto the title until it's fair to drop it to Otis...

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    That was terrific wrestlecrap. Shame they didn't have the GTV logo in the corner.

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    I wonder if The Silhouette has anything to do with the recent kidnappings on NXT...

    It'd be cool if it was R Truth and he's an off the grid genius this whole time.

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    Ah, I like Sammy but I agee, Cesaro is a waste. He should be in NXT UK while Kassius should be on SmackDown.

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    I hope Cena ends Wyatt, stick a fork in him he's done. Cena wins to set him up for a shot at #17 against Reigns in LA next year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fanny Batter View Post
    I hope Cena ends Wyatt, stick a fork in him he's done. Cena wins to set him up for a shot at #17 against Reigns in LA next year.
    Please no

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    Good announcement/story development for the change to the Universal Title match...

    Quote Originally Posted by BGMaverick View Post
    With Mandy and Otis, they clearly expressed that Otis was told by Mandy that Mandy was running late but they showed her waiting for quite a while at the restaurant. That’s either a major plot hole or they’re using it as a means to show Otis was manipulated into being late. They still want to tell more of a story there, so I’m interested to see what the end result is.
    Yuuuuuuuup. The hacker thing is a bit much, but this is playing out as it should. There was the option to have Tucker being the jealous one, but Sonya was the jealous one because she didn't see Mandy's interest was genuine. She thought Mandy was into him for the benefit of trying to climb the ladder in the division by manipulating Otis into cheap wins. Once that wasn't the case, she was threatened and felt like she was losing her partner.

    Nakamura/Bryan on the go-home for Mania is something I didn't expect but they showed something there in regards to a fun PPV match if they want to go down that road later.

    It was interesting that WWE had a promo with Cena for social media but got rid of it. To be fair, the axed promo was pretty much the same but less vibrant compared to the Smackdown promo but I'm curious why it was a rehash.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fanny Batter View Post
    I hope Cena ends Wyatt, stick a fork in him he's done. Cena wins to set him up for a shot at #17 against Reigns in LA next year.
    I'm down w/ ending Wyatt. This clown thing has been shameful.

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    Roman Reigns was scheduled to face Goldberg for the WWE Universal Championship, however that match was changed after Reigns opted not to compete. Triple H discussed Reigns choosing not to work the even due to the coronavirus and concerns over his health issues.

    "You can watch our business in multiple different ways," Triple H said. "One of them is the storyline aspect of it and to follow the storyline. Another way is the online component of it and the reality of it behind it. Roman has his situation and his reasons for doing the things he's doing, but I will say from our standpoint and the storyline standpoint, it's going to play out in a unique manner and we want it to play out that way. I don't want to give away the ending of the movie before the movie takes place. Everybody just has to watch and see how this unfolds. It will unfold in a unique way and I think it will be meaningful for everybody.
    Wait, so...

    What was Trips on about?

    Edit: I almost can't believe that. They've held off until the night before to change the match and they did that by just announcing Goldberg was facing Strowman now? Excellent.
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    Strowman hasn't been on TV in a month and didn't even get a video package . I love Flair vs. Shawn, but surely replay one of the match Strowman beat Reigns in in 2017 instead? I'd be astonished if Bill doesn't mow through him in a minute and change.

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