The Wrestling Thread Wasn't Actually Drafted...It Just Showed Up! - Part 241
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Belated WM thoughts:
This was the WM that I feared WWE would produce when Vince started the 50/50 style booking years ago. The show was populated by over-the-hill stars and the belts ended up in the hands of two guys who had their first title reigns 12+ years ago. WWE is constantly stuck in nostalgia mode, except for the pinnacle of X-Pac heat, Roman Reigns.
Ironically, the best wrestling that I saw over the weekend was from TNA. I gave up on that company years ago when Hogan brought the Retirement Brigade to the show and actually succeeded in giving it more gray hair than WWE's roster. A friend of mine had a collected edition of the "Broken" Matt Hardy angle that ended with the match in his yard against Jeff. I'm really glad to see both of those guys hitting late-career strides after they seemed to be self-destructing professionally and personally just a few years ago. Plus, it explained why the WrestleMania crowd was so hot for them.
This was the WM that I feared WWE would produce when Vince started the 50/50 style booking years ago. The show was populated by over-the-hill stars and the belts ended up in the hands of two guys who had their first title reigns 12+ years ago. WWE is constantly stuck in nostalgia mode, except for the pinnacle of X-Pac heat, Roman Reigns.
Ironically, the best wrestling that I saw over the weekend was from TNA. I gave up on that company years ago when Hogan brought the Retirement Brigade to the show and actually succeeded in giving it more gray hair than WWE's roster. A friend of mine had a collected edition of the "Broken" Matt Hardy angle that ended with the match in his yard against Jeff. I'm really glad to see both of those guys hitting late-career strides after they seemed to be self-destructing professionally and personally just a few years ago. Plus, it explained why the WrestleMania crowd was so hot for them.
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I don't have WWEN, nor will I get it. I took all WWE programming out of my DTV series manager for the rest of the year. Hopefully, guys like Nakamura will be featured performers at next year's WM, but the main events will likely be something like Reigns vs Hulk Hogan.
** SPOILERS ** WWE NXT Tapings For April
April 12th Episode:
* The show opens with a "Takeover: Orlando" recap. There's also a new intro video and theme song
* Aleister Black defeated Corey Hollis. Black kept his cool entrance from Takeover. Hollis runs at him but Aleister just nails him with the Black Mass for the instant win. Black is over huge
* Backstage promo with Tye Dillinger. Kayla Braxton congratulates him on debuting for SmackDown. Tye says next week he finishes his business with Eric Young inside a steel cage
* Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa defeated Dylan Miley and an unknown talent. Miley and his partner dominate early until Gargano turns the tide. DIY hits the Meet in the Middle for the win. This was a quick match. Miley destroys his partner after
* Ruby Riot defeated Kimberly Frankele, formerly known as Kimber Lee. Ruby controls the match until Nikki Cross comes out from the crowd. Kimberly tries to take advantage of the distraction but Ruby bounces right back. Nikki looks on smiling as Ruby picks up the win
* Andrade "Cien" Almas defeated Danny Burch. Burch got some solid offense in but Andrade picks up the win in another quick match with the hammerlock DDT, possibly called El Idolo now
* Drew McIntyre comes out for his return. He has new music with a bagpipe entrance
* Drew McIntyre defeated Oney Lorcan. Drew got a huge pop and "welcome back" chants. This was a stiff, competitive match. Drew picked up the win with huge running boot that busted Oney open. Dasha Fuentes interviewed Drew post-match. Drew said he's worked hard to develop a reputation but he's here because he wants to be. He's got all the RAW talent, can lay the SmackDown on anyone, but NXT is where he wants to be. He's here for the NXT Title, and he'll whip anyone's ass he has to to get it
* Shinsuke Nakamura came out for a promo. He came to NXT one year ago and already had experience but he wanted to challenge himself against the best in the world. He said NXT is its own brand that creates something new and different. He quickly discovered that the NXT Universe is crazy. He commented on their singing and chanting and ended his promo by saying he will always be NXT because... "We Are NXT!" The entire roster came to the stage and applauded him. Nakamura walked to the stage and was met by Triple H and Finn Balor. He ran around the arena filming with his phone before bowing to everyone and making his exit
April 19th Episode:
* NXT Tag Team Champions The Authors of Pain defeated Kassius Ohno and Roderick Strong in a good match. Kassius and Strong had control until The Authors caught Roderick doing his through-the-ropes dropkick and slammed him into the LED board on the apron. The Authors hit The Last Chapter on Ohno for the win
* Jeet Rama defeated John Skyler. This may or may not be a dark match, as neither guy had a tron video for their entrance, but commentary was being done. This was an okay match, a showcase for Jeet. The crowd got behind him chanting his name. Jeet wins with a suplex into a side slam
* NXT Champion Bobby Roode out for a promo. He said for the 2nd year in a row, he made WrestleMania weekend glorious, as he single-handedly sold out the Amway Center and allowed them all to bear witness to the biggest box office star in the business today. Roode said he snuffed out the last flame of the old NXT and that he now controls NXT. He had to watch Shinsuke last week walk to his ring and watch as every star in NXT came and celebrated him. Roode said he wasn't on that stage because he wasn't going to listen to the crap that comes out of Shinsuke's mouth. Roode said Nakamura didn't leave, Roode ran him out of NXT embarrassed after Takeover. Roode said it made him sick to listen to everyone cheer and chant while he stands here as the champ. Nobody in this arena, nobody on the stage last week belongs in Roode's NXT. Says you can either be a part of his NXT or you can hit the bricks. Hideo Itami interrupted him. Hideo and Roode go face to face and Hideo slaps Roode. Roode jawjacks at Hideo and takes his jacket off and starts yelling at Hideo, but Hideo nails the GTS and walks away. Hideo walks back into the ring and picks the belt up before tossing it at Bobby's feet
* WWE UK Champion Tyler Bate retained over Jack Gallagher. Trent Seven, Pete Dunne, Mark Andrews, and Wolfgang were at ringside for this match. This was a really good, fun match with nice chain wrestling to start. Good back and forth action. There was a fun sequence of monkey flips with both guys still holding hands that ends with a double two count with both guys down. Bate went for a suicide dive, but Gallagher jumped up and nailed him with a headbutt at the ropes. Gallagher landed another headbutt for a near fall. Tyler then hit his rolling kick off the ropes and then the Tyler Driver 97 for the win
* Liv Morgan and Aliyah defeated Peyton Royce and Billie Kay in a sloppy match. Aliyah got the win for her team with a roll up
April 26th Episode:
* Nikki Cross came to the ring during the opening NXT chant. She got out of the ring and knelt down by Dasha Fuentes and called out Ruby Riot on the mic. Nikki told Ruby to come out and play. Ruby came down and they brawled around ringside. Nikki threw Ruby into the stairs as referees ran down to break it up. Nikki jumped off the stairs onto Ruby and security. Refs got them separated as a "let them fight" chant breaks out
* Drew McIntyre defeated Andrade "Cien" Almas in a stiff match. Drew threw Andrade into the ropes, and Andrade did his tranquilo spot but Drew kicked him out of the ring. They traded some viciously hard slaps. Drew won with the running kick
* Aleister Black defeated Kona Reeves. Reeves went on the attack early but Black killed him with kicks. After laying him out, Black lifted Almas up using just his foot and nailed Black Mass for the win
* Ruby Riot came out for a match but Nikki Cross attacked her during her entrance. They brawled around ringside again. Refs and security try to separate them but Ruby jumped off the stage onto Nikki. Refs carried Nikki away to stop the brawl
* This was apparently taped for the April 19th episode and some other matches may have been taped out of order. Tye Dillinger defeated Eric Young in a Steel Cage match. Tye went for the TyeBreaker early, but Young clawed his eyes and threw him into the cage. Eric launched Tye into the cage again and pressed Tye against the cage with his boot. Both ended up crotched on the top rope and Tye slammed Eric into the cage, before tossing him into each side of it. They ended up brawling on the top of the cage, and Young hit an elbow drop off the top of the cage for a near fall. EY was busted open. Tye reversed an attempt at the wheelbarrow neck breaker into a TyeBreaker. SAnitY ran down to stop Tye from escaping but Kassius Ohno, Roderick Strong, and Ruby Riot ran down. Killian Dain ended up in the cage and Tye did a cross body off the cage onto Dain and Young. Tye scrambled out of the door as Alexander Wolfe climbed the cage to win. Tye celebrated with Ohno and Strong on the ramp as "Thank You Tye" chants broke out. Tye cuts a promo saying he's even with SAnitY now. Tye thanked the fans and said this isn't his first go round with WWE, and he almost lost this shot until he showed us the Perfect 10 and we took him to heights nobody saw coming. He put over NXT talent as the future and asked the audience to show them the same love, because... "We Are NXT!"
* The show opens with a "Takeover: Orlando" recap. There's also a new intro video and theme song
* Aleister Black defeated Corey Hollis. Black kept his cool entrance from Takeover. Hollis runs at him but Aleister just nails him with the Black Mass for the instant win. Black is over huge
* Backstage promo with Tye Dillinger. Kayla Braxton congratulates him on debuting for SmackDown. Tye says next week he finishes his business with Eric Young inside a steel cage
* Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa defeated Dylan Miley and an unknown talent. Miley and his partner dominate early until Gargano turns the tide. DIY hits the Meet in the Middle for the win. This was a quick match. Miley destroys his partner after
* Ruby Riot defeated Kimberly Frankele, formerly known as Kimber Lee. Ruby controls the match until Nikki Cross comes out from the crowd. Kimberly tries to take advantage of the distraction but Ruby bounces right back. Nikki looks on smiling as Ruby picks up the win
* Andrade "Cien" Almas defeated Danny Burch. Burch got some solid offense in but Andrade picks up the win in another quick match with the hammerlock DDT, possibly called El Idolo now
* Drew McIntyre comes out for his return. He has new music with a bagpipe entrance
* Drew McIntyre defeated Oney Lorcan. Drew got a huge pop and "welcome back" chants. This was a stiff, competitive match. Drew picked up the win with huge running boot that busted Oney open. Dasha Fuentes interviewed Drew post-match. Drew said he's worked hard to develop a reputation but he's here because he wants to be. He's got all the RAW talent, can lay the SmackDown on anyone, but NXT is where he wants to be. He's here for the NXT Title, and he'll whip anyone's ass he has to to get it
* Shinsuke Nakamura came out for a promo. He came to NXT one year ago and already had experience but he wanted to challenge himself against the best in the world. He said NXT is its own brand that creates something new and different. He quickly discovered that the NXT Universe is crazy. He commented on their singing and chanting and ended his promo by saying he will always be NXT because... "We Are NXT!" The entire roster came to the stage and applauded him. Nakamura walked to the stage and was met by Triple H and Finn Balor. He ran around the arena filming with his phone before bowing to everyone and making his exit
April 19th Episode:
* NXT Tag Team Champions The Authors of Pain defeated Kassius Ohno and Roderick Strong in a good match. Kassius and Strong had control until The Authors caught Roderick doing his through-the-ropes dropkick and slammed him into the LED board on the apron. The Authors hit The Last Chapter on Ohno for the win
* Jeet Rama defeated John Skyler. This may or may not be a dark match, as neither guy had a tron video for their entrance, but commentary was being done. This was an okay match, a showcase for Jeet. The crowd got behind him chanting his name. Jeet wins with a suplex into a side slam
* NXT Champion Bobby Roode out for a promo. He said for the 2nd year in a row, he made WrestleMania weekend glorious, as he single-handedly sold out the Amway Center and allowed them all to bear witness to the biggest box office star in the business today. Roode said he snuffed out the last flame of the old NXT and that he now controls NXT. He had to watch Shinsuke last week walk to his ring and watch as every star in NXT came and celebrated him. Roode said he wasn't on that stage because he wasn't going to listen to the crap that comes out of Shinsuke's mouth. Roode said Nakamura didn't leave, Roode ran him out of NXT embarrassed after Takeover. Roode said it made him sick to listen to everyone cheer and chant while he stands here as the champ. Nobody in this arena, nobody on the stage last week belongs in Roode's NXT. Says you can either be a part of his NXT or you can hit the bricks. Hideo Itami interrupted him. Hideo and Roode go face to face and Hideo slaps Roode. Roode jawjacks at Hideo and takes his jacket off and starts yelling at Hideo, but Hideo nails the GTS and walks away. Hideo walks back into the ring and picks the belt up before tossing it at Bobby's feet
* WWE UK Champion Tyler Bate retained over Jack Gallagher. Trent Seven, Pete Dunne, Mark Andrews, and Wolfgang were at ringside for this match. This was a really good, fun match with nice chain wrestling to start. Good back and forth action. There was a fun sequence of monkey flips with both guys still holding hands that ends with a double two count with both guys down. Bate went for a suicide dive, but Gallagher jumped up and nailed him with a headbutt at the ropes. Gallagher landed another headbutt for a near fall. Tyler then hit his rolling kick off the ropes and then the Tyler Driver 97 for the win
* Liv Morgan and Aliyah defeated Peyton Royce and Billie Kay in a sloppy match. Aliyah got the win for her team with a roll up
April 26th Episode:
* Nikki Cross came to the ring during the opening NXT chant. She got out of the ring and knelt down by Dasha Fuentes and called out Ruby Riot on the mic. Nikki told Ruby to come out and play. Ruby came down and they brawled around ringside. Nikki threw Ruby into the stairs as referees ran down to break it up. Nikki jumped off the stairs onto Ruby and security. Refs got them separated as a "let them fight" chant breaks out
* Drew McIntyre defeated Andrade "Cien" Almas in a stiff match. Drew threw Andrade into the ropes, and Andrade did his tranquilo spot but Drew kicked him out of the ring. They traded some viciously hard slaps. Drew won with the running kick
* Aleister Black defeated Kona Reeves. Reeves went on the attack early but Black killed him with kicks. After laying him out, Black lifted Almas up using just his foot and nailed Black Mass for the win
* Ruby Riot came out for a match but Nikki Cross attacked her during her entrance. They brawled around ringside again. Refs and security try to separate them but Ruby jumped off the stage onto Nikki. Refs carried Nikki away to stop the brawl
* This was apparently taped for the April 19th episode and some other matches may have been taped out of order. Tye Dillinger defeated Eric Young in a Steel Cage match. Tye went for the TyeBreaker early, but Young clawed his eyes and threw him into the cage. Eric launched Tye into the cage again and pressed Tye against the cage with his boot. Both ended up crotched on the top rope and Tye slammed Eric into the cage, before tossing him into each side of it. They ended up brawling on the top of the cage, and Young hit an elbow drop off the top of the cage for a near fall. EY was busted open. Tye reversed an attempt at the wheelbarrow neck breaker into a TyeBreaker. SAnitY ran down to stop Tye from escaping but Kassius Ohno, Roderick Strong, and Ruby Riot ran down. Killian Dain ended up in the cage and Tye did a cross body off the cage onto Dain and Young. Tye scrambled out of the door as Alexander Wolfe climbed the cage to win. Tye celebrated with Ohno and Strong on the ramp as "Thank You Tye" chants broke out. Tye cuts a promo saying he's even with SAnitY now. Tye thanked the fans and said this isn't his first go round with WWE, and he almost lost this shot until he showed us the Perfect 10 and we took him to heights nobody saw coming. He put over NXT talent as the future and asked the audience to show them the same love, because... "We Are NXT!"
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Agreed. I'm not a fan of Ambrose going to RAW. He'll end up buried again behind Rollins, Reigns and NOW Balor. The WWE really should be going out of their way to keep the Shield and the 4 Horsewoman separate as much as possible.
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I think WWE wants to do some version of The Club vs The Shield and with all these babyfaces on RAW, Ambrose can finally turn heel after that and be closer to that guy that was killing it on the indies and in FCW. I didn't know why he was allowed to be so intense in FCW, but they've reeled him back on the main roster.
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Can Tye Dillinger talk? I saw how over he was on SD. He seems like a quality mid card face. I think he needs a better finish though. Fine for now, but hey if Ambrose can have a ddt as a finisher why not. What do you guys think is Tye's ceiling? Is he a career mid card guy or is he good enough to move up to that upper card occasional main event slot? Could the Ten become the new Yes chant?
Also I wonder if Vince heard the We Want Balor chants while Brock was in the ring? I'd like to see that. I'd also like to see Brock vs AJ, and Joe.
Also I wonder if Vince heard the We Want Balor chants while Brock was in the ring? I'd like to see that. I'd also like to see Brock vs AJ, and Joe.
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Regarding the "Superstar Shakeup" set for next week's WWE RAW, Dave Meltzer reported in the latest edition of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the key moves appear to be AJ Styles to RAW and The New Day to SmackDown. There had been talk of moving Roman Reigns to SmackDown but word this week is that Reigns is staying on Monday nights.
The New Day to SmackDown makes sense as the SmackDown tag team division has needed a boost for some time. No word yet on what top RAW Superstar might jump to SmackDown with AJ coming to RAW but SmackDown did get the biggest post-WrestleMania 33 call-up in Shinsuke Nakamura. Meltzer also speculated that Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss could switch brands based on recent booking.
The New Day to SmackDown makes sense as the SmackDown tag team division has needed a boost for some time. No word yet on what top RAW Superstar might jump to SmackDown with AJ coming to RAW but SmackDown did get the biggest post-WrestleMania 33 call-up in Shinsuke Nakamura. Meltzer also speculated that Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss could switch brands based on recent booking.
WWE announces partnership with SEGA official details
WWE issued the following press release to us:
At SEGA, we like to find new ways to bring brands and experiences to a wide mobile gaming audience, said Naoki Kameda, COO of SEGAs mobile division in the West. This partnership with WWE presents a fresh opportunity for collaboration. Working with WWE, a monumental leader in global entertainment, along with The Tap Lab, a studio known for crafting action-packed games that are fun at their core, were confident thatWWE Tap Mania will delight WWE fans worldwide.
We are always looking to engage our global fan base in new and exciting ways, said Casey Collins, WWE Executive Vice President, Consumer Products. Partnering with industry leader SEGA is a great opportunity for us to continue our mobile game strategy while bringing in new fans with WWE Tap Mania.
At the time of worldwide launch, WWE Tap Mania will be released on the App Store for iPhone and iPad and on the Google Play store for Android, and will be free to download with in-app purchases available. The game will feature a broad roster of past and present WWE Superstars who will face off alongside players to dominate leaderboards during live in-game events including WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Royal Rumble.
To stay up-to-date for news on WWE Tap Mania, follow SEGA on Twitter and Facebook.
About SEGA Networks, SEGAs mobile division in the West:
SEGAs mobile division in the West has its headquarters based in San Francisco with dedicated studios across North America and the UK. Focused on creating fun, compelling and engaging games, SEGAs games feature iconic intellectual property as well as original innovative content for mobile and tablet devices. Since 2008, it has been a leader in the smartphone and tablet space and continues to be at the forefront of mobile gaming. SEGAs mobile studios include Hardlight and Demiurge Studios. For more information, visitwww.mobile.sega.com.
About WWE
WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family friendly entertainment on its television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms. WWE programming reaches more than 650 million homes worldwide in 25 languages. WWE Network, the first-ever 24/7 over-the-top premium network that includes all live pay-per-views, scheduled programming and a massive video-on-demand library, is currently available in more than 180 countries. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Mexico City, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai, Munich and Tokyo.
Additional information on WWE (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/.
WWE issued the following press release to us:
SEGA and WWE Teaming Up for New Free-to-Play Mobile Game
SAN FRANCISCO April 6, 2017 SEGA announced today a partnership with global entertainment company WWE to publish a new free-to-play idle mobile game called WWE Tap Mania. The game is being developed by The Tap Lab, based in Cambridge, MA, and is projected for launch later this year. This partnership unites two celebrated global brands, adding an exciting new element to SEGAs diverse catalog of mobile games.
At SEGA, we like to find new ways to bring brands and experiences to a wide mobile gaming audience, said Naoki Kameda, COO of SEGAs mobile division in the West. This partnership with WWE presents a fresh opportunity for collaboration. Working with WWE, a monumental leader in global entertainment, along with The Tap Lab, a studio known for crafting action-packed games that are fun at their core, were confident thatWWE Tap Mania will delight WWE fans worldwide.
We are always looking to engage our global fan base in new and exciting ways, said Casey Collins, WWE Executive Vice President, Consumer Products. Partnering with industry leader SEGA is a great opportunity for us to continue our mobile game strategy while bringing in new fans with WWE Tap Mania.
At the time of worldwide launch, WWE Tap Mania will be released on the App Store for iPhone and iPad and on the Google Play store for Android, and will be free to download with in-app purchases available. The game will feature a broad roster of past and present WWE Superstars who will face off alongside players to dominate leaderboards during live in-game events including WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Royal Rumble.
To stay up-to-date for news on WWE Tap Mania, follow SEGA on Twitter and Facebook.
About SEGA Networks, SEGAs mobile division in the West:
SEGAs mobile division in the West has its headquarters based in San Francisco with dedicated studios across North America and the UK. Focused on creating fun, compelling and engaging games, SEGAs games feature iconic intellectual property as well as original innovative content for mobile and tablet devices. Since 2008, it has been a leader in the smartphone and tablet space and continues to be at the forefront of mobile gaming. SEGAs mobile studios include Hardlight and Demiurge Studios. For more information, visitwww.mobile.sega.com.
About WWE
WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family friendly entertainment on its television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms. WWE programming reaches more than 650 million homes worldwide in 25 languages. WWE Network, the first-ever 24/7 over-the-top premium network that includes all live pay-per-views, scheduled programming and a massive video-on-demand library, is currently available in more than 180 countries. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Mexico City, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai, Munich and Tokyo.
Additional information on WWE (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/.
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I've only seen a few Takeovers and the guy knows how to work a crowd both in ring and in presence. I haven't seen him on the mic all that much but Kevin Owens was only saying a couple of months ago that it was a travesty he wasn't on the main roster, so he must have something special. Only thing I'd say is that while he comes across as much more likeable than the likes of Dolph Ziggler, he might end up suffering the same limitations on the card as the likes of Dolph.
Losing Styles would leave an absolute chasm that I'm not even sure Balor or Rollins could fill. They're not on his level yet. Nakamura, Orton and Miz are all worthy feuds that Styles can have before they shift him to Raw.
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I thought i heard that they wanted to make AJ the face of Smackdown, i would like that.
I dont want to see AJ getting fed to Mcmahons favorite in an forced effort to get the fans on his side...because i think that would happen if aj goes to raw.
New Day to smackdown? Not a fan of the idea.
Im in general very tired ot the new day, the tag team division on smackdown needs boost...but im not sure they can give it to them.
They need to focus more on the tag team division, there are enough teams at smackdown to make it interesting.
I can see Alexa going to Raw, but charlotte on Smackdown? Eh not a fan.
Maybe charlotte could help the title that means currently very little due to the awful booking of Becky when she was champion, the booking of Alexa.
Im not sure where this shake up is going, but i would like to see Sami or Owens at smackdown.
We absolutly need one of them on a different roster, i just cant watch any more matches with both of them...it is too much.
If Styles goes, Smackdown really needs a good replacement, because you dont have too many main eventer on smackdown currently.
Orton, Styles, Miz in the making of it, Cena when he is around...that is not much.
And thanks to the idiotic booking, they dont have Wyatt as either heel or face main eventer...so there is not that much diversity.
I heard that they decided to just focus on Mobile games nowadays.
I was hoping for a console game, WWE 2k is way behind its potential...so i would have liked to see something completely new.
Lets see what this mobile game will be.
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mobile game. bleh.
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AJ is the face of Smackdown so they don't have to make him that. As far as Tye goes, he's probably going to have a similar career to Dolph Ziggler, except I think he's more of a natural babyface. He can talk okay, but he's not amazing.
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If Tye's career ends up like Ziggler's career, his run currently will be more successful then when he was Gavin Spears in ECW. In fact, he's already more successful than when he was Gavin Spears.
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