[02/02] SmackDown: Road To WrestleMania... or to the Endgame?
Rell84shots
Veteran
No one except the IWC cares about that part timer/full timer crap. Seth has destroyed his body trying to make the new belt relevant, and you have people saying they want him to lose because his reign sucks. I wanted Cody to finish his story at Mania but I'm not going to act like I'm devastated that they're going this route, a route in which we still don't know the full plans to yet. I'm pretty sure Punk's injury has them scrambling to re-arrange their title matches.This would legitimately be as bad a booking decision as any Vince ever made aside from the invasion
To be fair, pretty much anyone winning the belt would be an improvement at this point. The way Roman has been booked for most of the past 2 and a half years with the belt has managed to channel the worst of super Cena (never taking any opponent seriously and beating them every time anyway), 2005 Jeff Jarrett & 2004-05 JBL (essentially 100% of their title matches end with run ins that ultimately make both wrestlers look worse), and 2015-18 era Brock Lesnar (lazy, arrogant, apathetic champ whose entire gimmick revolves around them never showing up to work and seemingly enjoying the fact that he’s sabotaging the show by holding the belt hostage while spending months at a time off tv). It gets real old real fast and before you know it, basically anything is an improvement. shyt, the whole angle was dead in the water until Sami came along.
At the point he came along, Roman had officially become a part timer and in the previous 15 months the only two full time wrestlers he’d faced for the belt were Matt riddle on a random episode of smackdown and Rollins at the royal rumble which had the whole “heel champ intentionally gets himself disqualified” finish that sets up future matches only they dropped the program entirely to set up his 1000th match with Brock which turned out to be one of his worst matches against him.
Rell84shots
Veteran
Only the biggest marks were up passed 10 pm on a Friday night--not kicking it with friends or a girl--disliking a video because a work was ruined for their poor little souls
Mantis Toboggan M.D.
Drink wolf cola
The way this company uses part timers is the problem. They’re consistently presented as a bigger deal than the full time guys and for the past 11-12 years have more often than not consistently taken top spots on the card from the full time guys, which makes everyone look bad. The problem with Rollins is he’s a lousy face whether his matches are good or not. I don’t want a show built around someone who is likely to disappear for months on end for no reason being booked as a higher priority than the people who are there every week. Look at smackdown for the past year. They’ve had no world title picture because a part timer is champ and they’ve had no tag title picture either. All the guys on the roster have one title to go after and it’s the mid card title the company clearly cares less about. It’s a huge part of why I rarely tune in to smackdown.
FromStLouis
Superstar
This won't even be a thing by next week, if it's even anything at all now.
Thursday press conference, Friday smackdown all during Superbowl (stupidbowl) week.
Cooking.
Thursday press conference, Friday smackdown all during Superbowl (stupidbowl) week.
Cooking.
Brad Piff
The Money & The Miles
finally caught up with the thread
some of y’all need to calm down lol there’s 9 weeks left until wrestlemania. 9 fukking weeks. a lot is going to happen between now and then. y’all acting like everything’s set in stone after tonight.
some of y’all need to calm down lol there’s 9 weeks left until wrestlemania. 9 fukking weeks. a lot is going to happen between now and then. y’all acting like everything’s set in stone after tonight.
FromStLouis
Superstar
- Bayley knocked it out of the park.
- The free agency gold rush is interesting to see, out of season.
- Logan Paul better not ever interrupt my EST again.
- Happy for B-Fab.
- I don't want DIY vs Pete and Bate.
- Wade and Corey should heel it up together on commentary.
- The free agency gold rush is interesting to see, out of season.
- Logan Paul better not ever interrupt my EST again.
- Happy for B-Fab.
- I don't want DIY vs Pete and Bate.
- Wade and Corey should heel it up together on commentary.
Some WWE fans some hoe ass bytches
fukk Cody
If yall ruin this shyt
fukk Cody
If yall ruin this shyt
So… In kayfabe, there’s gotta be at least 3 mfs on Raw ready to bar Cody up over this, right???
Because not only did he hand off his title shot and guaranteed Mania main event, he did it without a fight. If you’re Rollins/Punk (you know he’ll be there, bum arm or not)/Drew, you might gotta see that man the second he walks through the door.
Because not only did he hand off his title shot and guaranteed Mania main event, he did it without a fight. If you’re Rollins/Punk (you know he’ll be there, bum arm or not)/Drew, you might gotta see that man the second he walks through the door.
ALonelyDad
Veteran
They expect me to be in my underwear at 3 am and watch the Tribal Chief lose in Australia??
I just do not understand the direction if its not at Wrestlemania. Letting one of the all time reigns end there makes no sense if its not Mania. There has to be something more, we will see.
I just do not understand the direction if its not at Wrestlemania. Letting one of the all time reigns end there makes no sense if its not Mania. There has to be something more, we will see.
Metal Face
Superstar
James Dean
All Star
I knew when people were bytching about the head of the table line this was going to be the reaction to it all.
They should have did this after they do whatever it is they need to do with Cody and close that chapter. I don’t think the live audience will shyt on it but it’s gonna be dreadful with the IWC.
Shame Rocks final match gonna be so divided just like a rock/cena 2 was. He needs to go out on a better note.
They should have did this after they do whatever it is they need to do with Cody and close that chapter. I don’t think the live audience will shyt on it but it’s gonna be dreadful with the IWC.
Shame Rocks final match gonna be so divided just like a rock/cena 2 was. He needs to go out on a better note.
NOSaintsFan02
Superstar
I'm in legit awe they've managed to turn a sure thing in Rock/Roman to a polarizing match with wrestling fans. And HHH apologists don't have Vince to blame anymore too.
seemorecizzy
Superstar
this shyt was common sense.I don't no why anyone thought otherwise.
Its wrestlemania fukking 40
They just made a billion dollar merger.
Rock vs Roman is easy money u fukking neckbeards lmao no one cares about Cody like that on a mainstream level