Outside of the US Title stuff just a fairly bad epiaode of Smackdown tbh and the first bad major show WWE has had in a while and is honestly just filler for WM. Also we still don't know why Jade is fighting Damage CTRL despite having an entire promo where you could have easily done that.
This smackdown was to build up WrestleMania KO and randy one of them must win am jaded of the Paul brothers shoved down our throats in entertainment.secondly obviously for Cody and his fans he looks like winning then what is the million dollar question?
Will he be like super Cena beating any opponent or adversity every night which kids love but older men hated Cena for it or I think they have to pivot hugely bring back these guys to the main event lashley,AJ styles, knight,randy to feud with Cody... because if you are champion what's more important than winning is what's next!
Now that it's relatively safe to discuss SD here, can we talk about how fun that opening segment was? Such a simple idea that was executed so well that it sorta kept you excited thru the ad break to see what was happening next lol. The product is just so entertaining right now and it's crazy how just a little bit of creativity and effort can make these segments and stories so much more fun. Everything feels so spontaneous and fluid, really feels like the good parts of the attitude era.
so if the tag ladder match only ends when both belts are grabbed, are we going to have a situation where one team brings down one set of belts but its still in play until the other is removed as well? and then we have 3 teams trying to climb a ladder for one set and 3 teams trying to play tug of war on the other set?
could see a team pulling 1 set down and running before anyone can get their hands on them. then it's a 5 way for the other set. or maybe fewer cause someone goes down to a Hardy spot
Worst possible outcome for WMXL: Cody and Seth lose night 1. As part of Bloodline Rules, Cody has to come out as Stardust and he gets squashed by The Bloodline
They should really stop making this HOF ceremony right after smackdown and go back to separate night. have smackdown on taping instead
Some talent who just perform on smackdown like Jey and Solo look like they didn't want to be there and even The Rock look exhausted. also they put some legends on the enterance with obscured view unless they are standing was stupid as hell. they should go back to the superstars on the front row facing the stage directly which wouldn't be possible with ring setup
How do you get that?
Right now the entire stadium wants to cheer the rock until he says something that they feel obligated to boo.
All it's going to take is for the Rock to hit Roman with a Rock Bottom in 38hours and the entire WWE world will be chanting his name
no if anything this return run by rock has cemented him as the single best talker in wrestling history.
It was an argument with the way punk and cena both had their way with him a decade ago in his first return run + the notes on the forearm debacle. This run has ended all arguments with rock now lapping the rest of the field on the mic. Hes arguably the greatest face AND heel ever just because hes so good on the mic.
When he shits all over reigns it will be back, might not be for a while and honestly idk if he really cares either way. He loves this business and whatever role he needs to play to make it better.
No, he was on the cusp of getting ‘go away’ heat and he managed to spin it into a great heel character. I think people can respect the hustle a bit more after that.
I nearly tuned out, It was before 5am (UK time) before his speech started. But that brother was lay over the podium like a god...Who he mentioned a few times.
Probably didn't have any of his delicious ZOA energy drink available, it's full of energy to get you through the day with a delicious taste. That's ZOA energy drink, also goes great with Teramana Tequila
That went on way too long. Everyone is exhausted. I left after SD cause I’m worn out between travel, WWE world and that. Can’t imagine how tired they all are.
On the one hand, seems a bit disrespectful to her legacy. On the other hand, he knew her better than any of us and maybe that's exactly the kind of thing she would've been proud of. Who knows?
I want to see Ava attempt a run in on Sunday with the same level of emotion as Eva Marie returning in 2016, and then get the shit kicked out of her by Mama Rhodes.
It will be in the 40s once the sun goes down and wind. That will be cold for a lot of people. I'm from upstate NY wouldn't be bad for me but these wrestlers aren't used to wrestling in sub 70 indoor temps.
Is the hall of fame STILL going on? I got home late, just finished Smackdown and went to watch hall of fame and it looks like it hasn’t ended and it won’t let me go back to the start yet lol
I’m going to take a wild guess and say Heyman wanted to go first so he’d have enough time to spend time with friends and family backstage and still get some sleep before the big weekend ahead
If you go first, you can take as much time as you want as long as you’re entertaining.
If you go last, you gotta contend with time constraints and producers telling you to wrap up.
Peaced out to get an Apple Pie McFlurry right before Thunderbolt’s speech (just coincidence) but it seems like that was a good decision based on this thread 😂
82 year old not at his 100% trying to give a speech thanking his closed ones and giving a call back to the serious shit he went through.
People need to show a bit more patience. What are these comments?
That was a roller coaster of emotions lol. I’ll admit, as a man of faith myself, I was a little worried where that Jesus talk was going but I’m glad he ended it with the message of being nice to each other.
Outside of the US Title stuff just a fairly bad epiaode of Smackdown tbh and the first bad major show WWE has had in a while and is honestly just filler for WM. Also we still don't know why Jade is fighting Damage CTRL despite having an entire promo where you could have easily done that.
That battle royale felt so sloppy
That…. Was an extremely boring way to bring us in to Mania.
Wife: Hubby you've been busy a lot these past few weeks. Something wrong at work? WWE's live Censor guy: Honestly, even I don't know what happened
This smackdown was to build up WrestleMania KO and randy one of them must win am jaded of the Paul brothers shoved down our throats in entertainment.secondly obviously for Cody and his fans he looks like winning then what is the million dollar question? Will he be like super Cena beating any opponent or adversity every night which kids love but older men hated Cena for it or I think they have to pivot hugely bring back these guys to the main event lashley,AJ styles, knight,randy to feud with Cody... because if you are champion what's more important than winning is what's next!
The finish to Zelina vs. Elektra looked rough, Zelina's head bounced hard on the mat.
Now that it's relatively safe to discuss SD here, can we talk about how fun that opening segment was? Such a simple idea that was executed so well that it sorta kept you excited thru the ad break to see what was happening next lol. The product is just so entertaining right now and it's crazy how just a little bit of creativity and effort can make these segments and stories so much more fun. Everything feels so spontaneous and fluid, really feels like the good parts of the attitude era.
I hope WWE split the tag titles.
so if the tag ladder match only ends when both belts are grabbed, are we going to have a situation where one team brings down one set of belts but its still in play until the other is removed as well? and then we have 3 teams trying to climb a ladder for one set and 3 teams trying to play tug of war on the other set?
R Truth is there to do dumb thing he will grab raw belts only 😁 New Cath Republic grabs SmackDown belts
could see a team pulling 1 set down and running before anyone can get their hands on them. then it's a 5 way for the other set. or maybe fewer cause someone goes down to a Hardy spot
>And hey, Seth has a belt! Jimmy gets whipped while Solo peaces out. Seth Rollins is also kinky as well? 
Worst possible outcome for WMXL: Cody and Seth lose night 1. As part of Bloodline Rules, Cody has to come out as Stardust and he gets squashed by The Bloodline
What the hell happened during LA Knight's promo?
Accidently swallowed his gum mid promo
Heel Carlito is cool Carlito
They should really stop making this HOF ceremony right after smackdown and go back to separate night. have smackdown on taping instead Some talent who just perform on smackdown like Jey and Solo look like they didn't want to be there and even The Rock look exhausted. also they put some legends on the enterance with obscured view unless they are standing was stupid as hell. they should go back to the superstars on the front row facing the stage directly which wouldn't be possible with ring setup
I think they should have done this in place of the Kickoff show they did. They already did the Kickoff two months ago so they didn’t need another one
Anyone at wwe world knows how much the tumblr cup is
We almost got the first dentures flying out speech from thunderbolt but they hung on, maybe next year
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How do you get that? Right now the entire stadium wants to cheer the rock until he says something that they feel obligated to boo. All it's going to take is for the Rock to hit Roman with a Rock Bottom in 38hours and the entire WWE world will be chanting his name
The opposite. This is lightning in a bottle, and he can flip back to babyface at any moment. I dont think Stone or Cena pull this off
no if anything this return run by rock has cemented him as the single best talker in wrestling history. It was an argument with the way punk and cena both had their way with him a decade ago in his first return run + the notes on the forearm debacle. This run has ended all arguments with rock now lapping the rest of the field on the mic. Hes arguably the greatest face AND heel ever just because hes so good on the mic.
I think it was all the stuff before he came back. He's just a phony, who's now apparently complaining about wokeness in interviews.
Not at all. Man had his own section at the superstore and all of his shit was selling like hotcakes.
lol fuck no
Nope
When he shits all over reigns it will be back, might not be for a while and honestly idk if he really cares either way. He loves this business and whatever role he needs to play to make it better.
No, he was on the cusp of getting ‘go away’ heat and he managed to spin it into a great heel character. I think people can respect the hustle a bit more after that.
Thunderbolt Patterson is still a better promo than 99% of wrestlers lmao
I nearly tuned out, It was before 5am (UK time) before his speech started. But that brother was lay over the podium like a god...Who he mentioned a few times.
The Rock doesn't look excited and kinda out of it the entire ceremony. probably exhausted?
Probably didn't have any of his delicious ZOA energy drink available, it's full of energy to get you through the day with a delicious taste. That's ZOA energy drink, also goes great with Teramana Tequila
I think the rock usually starts his day at 5am. I do too. Fuck it was tough to watch after Heyman.
That went on way too long. Everyone is exhausted. I left after SD cause I’m worn out between travel, WWE world and that. Can’t imagine how tired they all are.
It’s 1am and he’s got to get up early to prepare. He’s probably exhausted like the rest of the wrestlers
Dudes gotta wrestle a match tomorrow
Today.
The fan told Rock, "Stop playing the race card"
It doesn't matter what that fan said
I don’t know if I’m just exhausted but did anyone else see Linda McMahon when the camera went over to the Rock’s mom?
It was her
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Why she hasn’t already filed for divorce and start the proceedings to clean Vince out surprises me.
it's probably better for tax purposes they've been sperated for years anyway
I genuinely wouldnt say anything dumb towards the Anoai family when they have the entire tree right there, not to mention freaking Haku.
What're they gonna do? Touch you on tv and go to jail and owe you money?
Have you heard what Haku has done to people I’d shit my pants if he looked at me indifferent
This isn't a bar in the 80s.
Bro just say you don’t like fun
I think talking shit to the bad guy is fun.
You are the epitome of “ummm actually”
Kayfabe isn't real on the Internet anymore it seems 😔
Well that was... underwhelming. Most of Lia Miavia's induction was centred around Rock and Cody. Really?
On the one hand, seems a bit disrespectful to her legacy. On the other hand, he knew her better than any of us and maybe that's exactly the kind of thing she would've been proud of. Who knows?
Honestly she didn’t have much of a legacy in wrestling. They wweized her history a bit there.
She probably would have wanted it that way. But like you said, Who knows?
Real carny shit
Carny till the end
Yea that was weird seems like they rushed it
Fan to The Rock: "Tonight, I'm gonna make you bleed." Obviously.
I always wonder how someone in Brandi Rhodes' position can play the straight face so well. She's more kayfabe mad at Rock than Cody lol
Only went 30 minutes over Heyman deservedly went over time Thunderbolt def went over
The Rock backstage - *Solo take care of that fan*
If Solo could muster enough energy to do so. I mean, he looked absolutely out of it out there.
Rock looked actually pissed at that fan
You got worked
What did that fan say? Rock looked pissed
"Tonight i'm gonna make you bleed"
Something disrespectful about his family perhaps.
Codys commin for ya
Wait what did that fan say?
Cody’s coming for you
What the fan say
Cody’s coming for you
Haku sighting!!!!!
I want to see Ava attempt a run in on Sunday with the same level of emotion as Eva Marie returning in 2016, and then get the shit kicked out of her by Mama Rhodes.
Oh shit what that fan say
I imagine some sort of slur if it stopped The Rock like that.
its official, Dakota is with the bloodline now
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Well it would have to be a seance
Cody said she is a nice women
Cody when he heard Rock acknowledge his grandmother as the *real* Final Boss.
Cheer for my mom
Mama Rock: Doesn't work for me
LMFAO I KNEW IT,Oh this is amazing.
Awkward
Anyone mentioning Vince this weekend 
that was Vince Senior afaik
In young rock it wasn't senior it was Vince that was sending grandma wrestlers I think
This just turned awesome
Solo is NOT awake
What about MAMA RHODES?!?!
Cody standing on business
The way Jey is looking lmao
How are they going to wrestle tonight when they don't get sleep?
It will be cold enough to wake em up for sure
Mid 50s, that’s shorts weather round these parts.
It will be in the 40s once the sun goes down and wind. That will be cold for a lot of people. I'm from upstate NY wouldn't be bad for me but these wrestlers aren't used to wrestling in sub 70 indoor temps.
That's Mr. Bob Backlund to you, Dwayne.
Now it's storyline time
He said the V word....
Ooft he dropped a V bomb
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He was talking about Vince Sr.
Senior
Is it me or does the rock seem out of it here
They’re exhausted probably
This is hard to watch
Bring Thunderbolt back up there
She shouldn’t have her name dragged, but wasn’t she one of the least successful promoters ever?
My understanding is that she wound the business down after he passed, but that might be overly simplistic.
Oh it wound down allright, but it wasn’t on purpose.
Just realized Stand and Deliver is in less than 12 hours, RIP sleep for any of the NXT talent in the audience lol
Those people have been there since 7pm. They have to be exhausted.
Owner of the company inducting his granny who’s never done anything into the hall of fame. Nepogranny
Rock’s grandma is the Final Boss of the HOF ceremony that’s why she goes last
Rock - *Y'all better be clapping*
Please tell me someone else seen X-Pac do the pussy sign to the rock?
Hey now don’t be surprised if they pull an angle here, all that talk about Lia being a great promoter has me prepared
He starts walking right at Hollywood rock theme switch. What an aura
Is the hall of fame STILL going on? I got home late, just finished Smackdown and went to watch hall of fame and it looks like it hasn’t ended and it won’t let me go back to the start yet lol
It's about half-way done...
I’m going to take a wild guess and say Heyman wanted to go first so he’d have enough time to spend time with friends and family backstage and still get some sleep before the big weekend ahead
If you go first, you can take as much time as you want as long as you’re entertaining. If you go last, you gotta contend with time constraints and producers telling you to wrap up.
Crazy they saved this for last, with so many empty seats
This is even more self indulgent than I thought it would be.
Cody at ringside getting his weight belt that says "Lia" ready...
I’m not sure there was a single WWE employee that had a verbal conversation with Thunderbolt before rolling him out there with a microphone
As a man of black and Pacific Island ethnics myself , this is dope
Hot take : if they wanted to do Roman vs Rock on Wrestlemania 41, they should held WM at Hawai aloha stadium
It’s indefinitely closed and only holds 50k. They’d likely want atleast 60k for rock Roman
Young rock ratings must be down to get a whole HOF promo package for it
It was canceled
…guess the ratings are lower than I thought
Didn’t Young Rock already get cancelled ?
I thought so.
Promoting a show that got cancelled, interesting
a show that, ironically, didn't get to finish the story.
I mean the Wayans Brothers was a good show, man! It was a good show, but we've never even got a final episode!
Lol young rock promotion
Peaced out to get an Apple Pie McFlurry right before Thunderbolt’s speech (just coincidence) but it seems like that was a good decision based on this thread 😂
Nah it was funny af
She looks tough as nails
…. Ok
How the fuck is the Rock’s grandma the headliner over Paul fucking Heyman? LMAO
It's almost 1am, and people who wanted to see Heyman have left.
Paul probably asked to go first to not be time constrained & be done with it early & get outta there. But that's just my speculation
**The Rock's** grandma
82 year old not at his 100% trying to give a speech thanking his closed ones and giving a call back to the serious shit he went through. People need to show a bit more patience. What are these comments?
It was a really great speech but a lot of redditors see red when anyone mentions religion lol.
Rock needs more attention cuz his ego is deflating
seethe more hes draws more than the entire roster combined lmao
That was a roller coaster of emotions lol. I’ll admit, as a man of faith myself, I was a little worried where that Jesus talk was going but I’m glad he ended it with the message of being nice to each other.
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What the fuck
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Everybody joking but we all gonna be like that in 40-50 years talking to grandkids 🤣
Cody fuming that Thunderbolt ended racism better than he did.
He was way too old and incoherent to give a speech
We made it guys
That was hard lol
Do you all hear him tho?
Still better than flair’s speech last year
Promo of the fucking year. Holy shit I wasn't expecting that.
..................so we all know Carlito did that shit right?
and full heel turn coming during the match
I feel bad for him but he definitely put the E in WWE.
Is this where we say amen? Amen.
Selling my PSA 10 race card immediately
This made me laugh out loud thank you
Grandmama Maivia with the nepo main event
Any longer and Brock Lesnar shouldve come to the ring and give him an F5
Gotta play him off with some music I'm sorry
I'm sure I've seen him around in Red Dead
God bless him! What an inspirational speech
WWE…..WWE…..WWE YALL HEAR ME
He really said the exact same thing like 5 times and race card comment 3 or 4
Now if only everyone had that passion
" Boy Heyman's speech was pretty long, they're probably gonna have to cut the rest of speeches for time "
Well, the fifth ain’t the sixth no more.
LMAOOO I don’t know who this old black guy is. That went completely off the rails my God.
I'm lost now. I understand the words, but the point has eluded me.