Yeah, that usually takes at least a month or two for a high profile debut/return to become "just another guy"!

XL gets it. Bray coming back normal would have turned the fans nuclear. No one wanted that. Even though I'll admit seeing bray get emotional was incredible, that spooky shit at the end saved that segment from being an absolute disaster.

Bray Wyatt has sucked since 2014. Chances are this is going to suck too.

The clown and animal masks aren’t “spooky.” They’re stupid and played out. The further you get from realistic the worse he is.

Regardless of how you feel about the character, Bray Wyatt is an incredible performer. Any failure he had or has in the future to succeed is all on the company.

Noid sure does love to repeat his wrong opinions.

This will be another case of you admitting I was right all along.

I'm sure the day will come when I admit my favorite rassler is terrible because you said so. It'll probably be right after The Rock starts his new world beating promotion.

Bray Dallas

You can admit something you like is terrible.

Bored @ home so randomly turning on Smackdown (from the beginning)

Forgot they renamed Pete Dunne to "Butch".... seems like something Triple H would change back

Solo Sikoa with a sweet entrance with the lights... WWE is unmatched in production value

Sick Bray Wyatt music video

ONLY SMOKE AND MIRRORS TONIGHT

I quite enjoy Solo Sikoa from what I have seen too....

CAPTAIN HOWDY! cool

I liked the Bray Wyatt segment. Am currently watching Rampage!

Wish UUUUUUUMAGA was still alive to do a story with the Bloodline

Whenever I go and check out WWE their production amazes me. The SmackDown set is gorgeous.

They could bring in Jacob Fatu. They won’t, but they could.

Fun opening tag.... really like this Jey Uso/Sami Zayn thing too....

Holy fuck, I just checked out Fatu’s Wiki page. His age has never been on there, but because he has 6 kids I assumed he was maybe older than you’d expect and he just didn’t get noticed for years. The guy’s only 30.

He got arrested for armed robbery when he was younger. He saw The Usos on TV and it inspired him to become a wrestler. It’s quite the story.

WWE has made me want to see Jey Uso vs. Sami Zayn like it’s a dream match. They could run that at WrestleMania just fine.

Sami looking like he gonna cry at Jey calling him a fake :(

Roman legit cracking up at Sami lol

Now Jey cracking up when he is supposed to be serious

When Roman turns on Sami and we get the Sami/Roman clash it is gonna be so huge.... I can really see Sami being the one to beat him

Braud with the Maximum Male Models hot braud....

Maximum Male Models were legit my fav part of the house show I went to..... friend (non-wrestling fan) was disappointed that Xavier Woods wasn't there cause he was one of the only guys he had heard of....

No they can't. He's under contract to MLW for another 3 or 4 years.

Whoa! Liv Morgan back from the dead!

At the same house show I went to, some little girl in the crowd was going absolutely nuts for Liv Morgan (still champ at the time)

Forgot about Braun's nose piercing.... looks like garbage....

Can't believe they brought him back just to immediately just make him "not matter much".... but his "look" is messed up anyways.... been messed up ever since he switched up his "classic look" from those video clips they showed of him flipping things

Emma!! Sweet..... too bad she is coming in to job. Wonder if she is "back" or this is just a one time open challenge surprise.....

Braun’s always needed a better look.

The SmackDown women’s roster is pretty dire, so her being back there would make sense. She could also use some time in NXT.

She ended up losing me during her main roster run, but an Emma that returns to NXT to try and beat Mandy Rose for the belt she never won would be pretty “feel good.”

It would also give a lot of people boners.

Boring match, got distracted....

Another friend at the hose show really liked Hit Row.... first time I saw them too, and I liked them... seem "classic team" of small guy and big guy....

After the match the big guy (Top Dolla) was taking pictures and slapping hands with fans while the other two immediately went to the top of the ramp, seeming like they were just like "hurry up man"

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:lol:

VINTAGE Michael Cole calling something VINTAGE

lol What the hell was that...... Top Dolla holding hands with Escobar, Escobar just looking at it.... Top Dolla grabbing it and going up to balance on the rope and poses for like 5 seconds.... while Escobar just stands there looking at him, holding his hand..... and finally Top Dolla jumps off with the chop to the head

At the very least Escobar could have acted like maybe he was "out of it", but he very much acted like he was just watching.

Paul Heyman dishing the synagogue gossip

Getting burned out on this show already....

Karrion Kross jsut does not look intimidating with hair...... was at least "slightly intimidating" without it (though not as much as they want to sell)

Damn.... skipping this match... Madcap Moss and Karrion Kross, no thanks

They seriously have Bray Wyatt fueding with pretaped video of Bray Wyatt in a mask...

Wish that Rey would have continued his story with Dominick instead of going to SD...... was a "good story" with Dominick telling Rey to hit him but Rey "not being able to".....

Maybe he legit doesn't want to fight his son I guess..... but that sucks....

Dunno what to think of Bray's new theme....

Bray looking like he has been possessed by Eclipso with the blue light on half his face....

Honestly probably more interesting than anything they could do with him feuding with another rassler....

I think its a good way to stall the feud while dominik builds himself up, and gets better in the ring. Dominik will eventually do something so dastardly the rey will have CENA NUFF, and finally kick his sons ass. Judgement day turns on dom for losing and then father and son reunite to fight them.

Sami got both Roman and especially Jey breaking character and busting up laughing, so good

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Sami is having the best run of his life

Jey too honestly

Bray Wyatt fucking sucks, man. It was always going to suck. The dude has maybe a few good months behind him and the rest is pure shit.

Said it before, but I'm getting serious Corporate Mankind vibes from Sami right now.... kind of goofy out of shape weird looking guy with wild hair trying to fit in.... will eventually get kicked out and it will get people rallying behind him big time

Vince was a convenient scapegoat for people. Sometimes Vince would put a stop to their more ridiculous ideas too. Bray Wyatt’s problem with his stuff under Vince might have been an issue of “not enough” instead of “too much.” You see the same shit with Chris Jericho in AEW. Sometimes the talent’s ideas are just not v good.

Sami was such an amazing babyface in NXT. He’s a great performer as a heel, but very few people can be as human as he pulled off in WWE.

I remember posting when he was in NXT that I thought he could be the next John Cena. Just a humble genuine good guy who could represent WWE as their main face to the media.

I thought he had incredible chemistry with Renee Young. I don’t know if I saw the charm carrying over to the main event of the main roster, but I thought he deserved a solid spot. He and Owens should have been the IC Title match at WrestleMania 32.

WWE has done a great job of taking what he’s got and making it part of the WWE landscape despite his lack of size, physique, etc. They’ve really played to his strengths.

Apparently Madcap Moss and Emma are dating. Zack Ryder lost Emma and Mojo Rawley to that guy.

The segment with The Bloodline is amazing.

Lmao outstanding

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Just watched that whole segment. Even Heyman started laughing at one point in the background.

Sami is having the absolute run of his career. Guy has been incredible in this storyline.

Hobbs TNT title feud should be good, should be a great Hossfight. Hope the ensemble dont get in the way too much including Joe.

The Wyatt thing keeps popping up on my social feeds, so fucking glad he didnt end up in AEW with that goofy ass shit.

The Sami stuff looks funny though, good to see him get some shine although I don't see him the way many on here do. I think having him beat Roman would be a waste at this point but other than waiting for Cody they appear somewhat booked into a corner on this one.

I can see Sami being the last guy tossed from the Rumble, being used to work with the top guys, etc. The Mankind spot is pretty perfect for him. I don’t think it’s time for Cody Rhodes to blast Roman over the head with a chair and help Zayn win the belts or anything.

I’ll say this — as much as I don’t want them to split the championships up again — if they HAD to do it, Zayn sneaking away with one with help from Cody or something would be less annoying and detrimental than a lot of other guys winning it.

I wanted Zayn to win MITB at that be the reason Roman keeps him close in The Bloodline, having Zayn as an “Insurance Policy” should Roman ever lose the title, hinting heavily that Zayn will hand the briefcase to Roman to take the belts back. The crowd get behind Sami cashing in for himself. Whether you “pull the trigger” or not, I’m not sure.

This is pretty close though and it’s great.

And luckily it means they’ve been able to get Austin Theory into a great place.

Oh.

I wanted Zayn to help Owens win MITB to screw over a babyface Reigns didn’t want with the shot. Over time, Owens would question whether Sami believes he can actually beat Reigns or if he gave him the shot because doesn’t think he can do it. Conversely, Reigns and maybe Heyman become suspicious that Zayn may have deliberately handed the shot to his friend and that he can’t be trusted.

is smackdown live

this should be a good match

la knight is such a good heel

Lesbo in front row booing Livs victory

Bring back scary chinese cult xia, please.

mike tyson on rampage outta nowhere

Gunther about to chop the hispanic out of rey mysterio.

Yeah, hes raymond mysterio now.

mr. raymond mystery

SmackDown sounds like a logical, if unspectacular, show.

world cup another idea stole from tna

I'd be willing to bet tna wasn't the first to do it either. Its not some revolutionary concept or anything.

The IC Title main eventing another show. That’s what the internet wanted to make it prestigious, right?

newday had 1 job

la knight vs bray i like that

Smackdown was really good again. Wish raw was two hours.

Something might shake out of the new TV contracts. WWE gets paid out the ass for that 3rd hour, but if there’s a bidding war, Raw might be worth a lot of money for just 2 hours somewhere else, or the price might drive up its costs for NBC Universal and WWE might have leverage.

Drop the third hour but bring it back in the form of reviving Sunday Night HEAT. The main roster is borderline bloated with talent and they could use it as a showcase for jobbers and low to mid card guys and gals.

Yeah, they always have the “LIVE” thing in the upper right corner, they just dropped the SmackDown! LIVE moniker in favor of the more classical Friday Night SmackDown! to suit FOX’s demands for a show with a more serious and sports-like tone.

They’ve already got Main Event, but they can always pump out more content as sweeteners for their partners. SmackDown doesn’t have any shows taped before it, does it?

I don’t believe so, and also, I had no idea Main Event was even still a thing.

Tegan Nox should not be running on those knees of hers sans knee braces.

The countdown is on…

10?

Minutes? Hours? Months? Matches?

Do you think HHH is doing some of these redebuting acts a disservice by ripping off the Tony Khan trope of “every show has a surprise debut” trope?

It was quite sad seeing the lack of reaction for Tegan Nox. Would they be better off doing promo builds for some of these guys, especially the ones that barely got going in NXT? When does HHH stop with the surprise re-debuts?

I think he is buying good will with most of these, plus he probably wants people loyal to him.

I miss vignettes so I'm down for them

Friday night honkers, featuring sarah logan.

Valhalla*.