The Wrestling Thread Is The Only One Who Can Have Me - Part 226

[javonstokess]

Honestly, I would have split the Zayn/Owens feud up by putting Owens on Smackdown (you can't have them on the same brand cause they can't "quit each other" lol)

I'd have also moved the New Day to Smackdown.

Smackdown's issue right now is they are missing big names for the Main Event scene. You give RAW Lesnar, but Smackdown The Miz?

Now what I'd REALLY like to do is put Samoa Joe on Smackdown too. You could have had Cena, Styles, Ambrose, Wyatt, Orton, Owens and Joe just beating the crap out of each other.

 

[Benstamania]

I went int SmackDown beyond hyped. Left SmackDown beyond disappointed. I swear it domes down to Vince not being able to even compete with himself because he fears competition so much.. That he he to screw his other show over and make "the flagship" look like the powerhouse.

If Raw got the Cruisers.. Then there's NO REASON SmackDown shouldn't have got ALL the women. That's just common sense. You put on group on Raw. Fine. Great...but then you put the other exclusively on SmaxkDown. I mean CGFO Vince.

 

[Loki882]

Especially since it's not like Raw has treated the women all that well. And you could make them a big part of Smackdown, to differentiate it from Raw. Plus again, what are the Smackdown women going to be fighting over (if the title is still on Raw)?

 

[javonstokess]

I went int SmackDown beyond hyped. Left SmackDown beyond disappointed. I swear it domes down to Vince not being able to even compete with himself because he fears competition so much.. That he he to screw his other show over and make "the flagship" look like the powerhouse.

If Raw got the Cruisers.. Then there's NO REASON SmackDown shouldn't have got ALL the women. That's just common sense. You put on group on Raw. Fine. Great...but then you put the other exclusively on SmaxkDown. I mean CGFO Vince.

Totally agree. Then you can really push the star power of Banks, Bayley, Charlotte, etc. Even have them main event episodes and PPVs. Could even create a Women's tag team championship.

 

[Loki882]

I've advocated for a women's tag team title for awhile now. And it'd maybe solve another issue that the female division has had. Namely, if you're not actively in the title hunt, then you seem to be irrelevant and just randomly bounce around from one match to another.

And given that we've had SO MANY female tag matches, might as well have them actually mean something. And they've called up three new women, so the division might be able to sustain a tag team element now.

 

[javonstokess]

It's the easiest answer for a simple problem.

You could make the women wrestlers as big a names as the males if you have them become singular to one brand. Not only that, you can draw in the HUGE female demographic by marketing towards that too.

Not that you can't have "Divas" as Managers on Raw either. This allows for the wrestlers on RAW that need valets to help get them over (i.e. Lana, Maryse) to be the "eye candy" on RAW.

 

[Loki882]

Lord do I HATE the term "divas." At least "superstars," as dumb as it is, is gender-neutral and has a positive connotation to it. "Divas," not so much.

 

[TX85]

I look forward to seeing AJ in feuds with Ambrose,Orton,Ziggler,Bray Wyatt and Crews, especially for a world title.

 

[javonstokess]

Lord do I HATE the term "divas." At least "superstars," as dumb as it is, is gender-neutral and has a positive connotation to it. "Divas," not so much.

I don't have a problem when it's referring to the managers.

The Women's wrestlers should never be call Divas.

 

[TX85]

They shouldn't be but too ****ing bad because based on Smackdown's women's roster, I bet wwe is bringing back the Divas title and name for the Smackdown girls.

 

[Tvar10]

The draft made no sense at all. Leading up to the draft shane was talking all about the new era yet he drafts cena, Orton, Kane, miz, del rio, ziggler and usos? Aren't they all old era guys? That's the chunk of the star power and they have been in the wwe 10+ years each. All the new era guys went to raw.

The only thing I see saving smackdown is having styles have a long title run. Personally I don't want to see cena or Orton have the title again. It's been done before 27 times.

 

[RetroNaz]

They don't have a choice. Who are they going to push? Dolph? The guy they damaged so badly he got "Ziggler sucks" chants while working face against Corbin on the pre-show?

We're not sure if Orton comes back as heel or face yet.

It's also difficult to comment without knowing the title scenario for both brands.

I suspect we're going to see Corbin, Wyatt and probably Del Rio pushed at the top along with the usual suspects (and others yet to come).

 

[Wheels]

We're not sure if Orton comes back as heel or face yet.

It's also difficult to comment without knowing the title scenario for both brands.

I suspect we're going to see Corbin, Wyatt and probably Del Rio pushed at the top along with the usual suspects (and others yet to come).

Del Rio pushed to the top on Smackdown? Oh goody. That guy sure gets a positive or negative reaction from the WWE audience.......I think Del Rio is a good wrestler but he doesn't get a response.

 

[The Apocalypse]

Del Rio pushed to the top on Smackdown? Oh goody. That guy sure gets a positive or negative reaction from the WWE audience.......I think Del Rio is a good wrestler but he doesn't get a response.

It's his destiny to be back on top.

 

[RetroNaz]

Del Rio pushed to the top on Smackdown? Oh goody. That guy sure gets a positive or negative reaction from the WWE audience.......I think Del Rio is a good wrestler but he doesn't get a response.

I don't even really rate him as a good wrestler. At least not in WWE. He should have stayed over at LU.

 

[Wheels]

I don't buy the notion that Alberto was a different performer in Lucha Underground. He was performing for a crowd that was more likely to react to him so he seemed better because of that.

 

[Slushy]

Sucks about Jerry Lawler. I guess McMahon felt he's too old to do his job now.

Backstage Fight at SmackDown:

Gotch Vs. Botch!

I suspect we're going to see Corbin, Wyatt and probably Del Rio pushed at the top along with the usual suspects (and others yet to come).

I doubt it. He's been demoted to being enhancement talent.

*SIGH*

 

[The Apocalypse]

ADR is a solid worker. Nothing more, nothing less. He peaked in WWE during his first run and nothing will change that.

 

[Wheels]

Cody f'n Rhodes is wrestling at ROH: Final Battle!

 

[OctaviusINC]

Wait...so Raw now exclusively has a cruiserweight wrestling division...

Yet they currently only have 2-4 cruiserweights if going by the CWC rules.

WAT.

Also Raw has the Tag Team title, United States title, and Womens title? Perhaps even the WWE title (If Ambrose loses at Battleground).

I hope titles can switch brands once in awhile. Because there goes "legitimizing" Smackdown. Unless WWE thinks having Cena there does that alone.

 

[Wheels]

Wait...so Raw now exclusively has a cruiserweight wrestling division...

Yet they currently only have 2-4 cruiserweights if going by the CWC rules.

WAT.

It's called signing CWC guys.

 

[Warhammer]

I pray to God that we get a Woman's Title on Smackdown or else separating them was easily the stupidest thing WWE has done in 5 years.

 

[OctaviusINC]

It's called signing CWC guys.

True. They signed Ibushi and Gran Metalik (rumored to be NXT deals) and they have others on their radar. Guess we have to wait and see.

I pray to God that we get a Woman's Title on Smackdown or else separating them was easily the stupidest thing WWE has done in 5 years.

I think the Womens division should've been exclusive to either Raw or Smackdown brand.

 

[Wheels]

Becky's back is going to be killing her on Smackdown. I hope she lifts with her legs with all that carrying she'll be doing.

 

[runawayboulder]

Becky, Alexa and Nattie are the 3 best on Smackdown. Raw was given way too many female wrestlers. Paige should have been put on Smackdown to balance things out more.