Kunty McPhuck
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Cannot have Raw being overshadowed now.
How did they manage to screw up SD Live so BAD?
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cartierhoe
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Yeah this shyt trash, haven't seen a full SD Live since about the shakeup. Only good for maybe a couple segments from the YouTube page.
the artist known az
Hail the victors
Cancelling Talking Smack & moving the best people to Raw
We say it all the time but Ryan Ward being demoted and Talking Smack is sorely missed.
It gave the show it's balls, pause if applicable I guess. .. cats could develop their personalities and such without the pressure of live crowds because Bryan and Renee seemed to know how to get the best out of people or at least make them comfortable enough to express themselves. Baron Corbin's lone wolf I don't like people aura was blossoming on there. Usos interactions were ALWAYS classic TV, New Day, KO's argumentativeness with Renee over any and everything, the sight of Miz irritating Renee and Bryan on sight really helped propel his character forward because she sold it perfectly when he'd come on to boast about his wins.
They used that show to fatten up certain talents then gutted it once it got real traction . ... again
It gave the show it's balls, pause if applicable I guess. .. cats could develop their personalities and such without the pressure of live crowds because Bryan and Renee seemed to know how to get the best out of people or at least make them comfortable enough to express themselves. Baron Corbin's lone wolf I don't like people aura was blossoming on there. Usos interactions were ALWAYS classic TV, New Day, KO's argumentativeness with Renee over any and everything, the sight of Miz irritating Renee and Bryan on sight really helped propel his character forward because she sold it perfectly when he'd come on to boast about his wins.
They used that show to fatten up certain talents then gutted it once it got real traction . ... again
Honestly Vince screwed SD over. First off they should have never removed Cena for some stupid worthless one off feud with Reigns that does nothing for either guy. Now SD just looks like a giant midcars show. Almost Saturday night like. There is not a single person on that show even close to the level of him. Now let's get to it
1) Mahal is a failure. I was saying this in spring when it was all Maharajah
around here. Dude is a jobber and will always be one in the eyes of the fans. His matches suck and aren't main event level. His promos get no reaction because while wrestling fans are some of the dumbest people on earth, they are into the whole forced xenophobic angle. They now the diffence between Indian, Arab, etc. Most of their IT, doctors, dentists, etc are Indians. So they don't but the anti american shyt.
2) shyt writing. Yes you can see the clear dive in quality creative wise. Way too many skits and segments that don't work. The Adolph thing sucks, Jinder thing sucks, whatever random thing like they had year rusev sucks, etc
3) Not enough stars working. At least with Raw you know reigns, miz, Braun, Rollins, etc are going to be in ring. On SD not so much. I haven't seen Roode in weeks( maybe he has been but I usually check out when he does) It feels like Naka hasn't wrestled since Summerslam. AJ/Orton is sporadic and the later is usually involved in squashes. But we got time weekly for long Corbin matches. Or hype bro breakup teases that no one cares about. Or Owens who despite being good, is not a draw and that's proven
So yea they got problems
1) Mahal is a failure. I was saying this in spring when it was all Maharajah
around here. Dude is a jobber and will always be one in the eyes of the fans. His matches suck and aren't main event level. His promos get no reaction because while wrestling fans are some of the dumbest people on earth, they are into the whole forced xenophobic angle. They now the diffence between Indian, Arab, etc. Most of their IT, doctors, dentists, etc are Indians. So they don't but the anti american shyt.2) shyt writing. Yes you can see the clear dive in quality creative wise. Way too many skits and segments that don't work. The Adolph thing sucks, Jinder thing sucks, whatever random thing like they had year rusev sucks, etc
3) Not enough stars working. At least with Raw you know reigns, miz, Braun, Rollins, etc are going to be in ring. On SD not so much. I haven't seen Roode in weeks( maybe he has been but I usually check out when he does) It feels like Naka hasn't wrestled since Summerslam. AJ/Orton is sporadic and the later is usually involved in squashes. But we got time weekly for long Corbin matches. Or hype bro breakup teases that no one cares about. Or Owens who despite being good, is not a draw and that's proven
So yea they got problems
Everything that was good/refreshing and unique about SD Live (Talking Smack, rise of the Miz, Ryan Ward, etc.) was taken away from the show.
Of course it's going to struggle/lose some of its punch.
As AJ Styles said, "Smackdown makes the stars, Raw takes them."
Of course it's going to struggle/lose some of its punch.
As AJ Styles said, "Smackdown makes the stars, Raw takes them."
So is Ward still on the sd writing team?
Attendance wasn't very good either. They've completely sucked the soul out of the show.
cartierhoe
Veteran
Perfect way to explain it, it's a totally different show than it was just a year ago. At this rate I wouldn't be surprised when/if SD is gonna be turned back into Raw Recap.
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