Thoughts about the SmackDown highlights I watched on YouTube:
Good to see the Hype Bros are going to get a Survivor Series payday.
I actually exclaimed, “WHOA!” when Orton hit Kane with the RKO.
I haven’t watched the video, but I heard the story.
He basically said his favorite food is Nikki’s hoo-ha
In answering a question from a child Cena himself then said would get the joke ‘in about 15 years’. Not very PG or very classy.
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Things took an interesting turn behind the scenes for LU. Dario had one of his limo meetings with Baron Samedhi’s henchman (is that still Lorenzo Lamas? If he doesn’t have a mullet, I can’t tell.) The two were talking about what they chose for their new host bodies after whatever happens happens. I’m guessing Dario will somehow arrange for Armageddon to take place by releasing the ancient Aztec gods to slaughter mankind, defended by Rey Mysterio, Prince Puma, El Dragon Azteca, et al.
Speaking of Rey Rey, he approached Dario and demanded a Loser Leaves Town match with Chavo Guerrero. I like the family feud angle, but I don’t think they’ve done enough with it. The players had to be rearranged due to injuries, and the storyline just doesn’t measure up. It’s more like a “We don’t know what to do with you guys, so you’ll be working the family feud angle” situation. Chavo hasn’t really established himself as a major villain, so it’s more like a way to write him out without having Catrina suck his soul or something.
Exalted Excrement, the former Solomon Crowe (no LU name yet) all the sudden looks awesome, He’s playing Ivelisse’s current love interest, and comes across as kind of a douchebag, but comes to her rescue when she’s attacked by Marty and Mariposa. All the sudden he’s got lightning kicks and dances like a loose spark on a collapsed powerline. When did he get so amazing all the sudden? He was kinda “eh” in NXT, but somehow LU put the golden touch on him. I’m looking forward to seeing him tangle with Marty.
I’m continually amazed by how good Sexy Starr is and how she works so well with male wrestlers. Why’d she have to retire? Her match with Johnny Mundo had plenty of main event-level memes, complete with her allies banned from ringside while Mundo’s partners in crime took advantage of a referee knockdown and gave her a three-way slam! Despite The Mack coming to her rescue, Mundo wins the Geeft of the Gods title from Sexy, and thus is eligible for a showdown with Matanza. More wrestling tropes crumble for heel-on-heel action. I wonder if Mundo is the one Dario chose to be his new host? Can Mundo effect a sinister Mexican accent?
They finally showed us a glimpse of the White Rabbit, a black dude in a white tux. I didn’t recognize him, but maybe he’s another PWG guy. Any insider info Smapti?
After the closing credits, Vampiro tells Prince Puma his victory over Mil Muertes wasn’t enough. He needs to defeat him in a coffin match and consign him to death’s door for good. I guess that’s how they’ll kill off Puma, since he’s supposed to go to NJPW as Ricochet. He’s truly one of the most talented workers I’ve ever seen. He can put on amazing matches with both cruiserweights and heavyweights. Gonna miss the Puma.
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That’s the Smiling One himself, Paul London.
SHUT UP! That’s Paul London? How did I see a black guy? Must have been the contrast with the white tux.
Damn, that’s perfect! PL is one of the most surreal wrestling personalities out there. He was pretty much the standard underdog babyface in WWE, but he’s actually got a really weird sense of humor.
Speaking of the weirdness, who knew the Hardys were such mad geniuses. TNA showed their Halloween celebration at the Cameron Compound. Jeff morphed into another alter ego, Itchweed, and used a weedeater to make Halloween lawn art. I don’t know if this was real or CGI, but the camera panned up into the stratosphere to show a giant Jack O-Lantern and Happy Halloween spread over several acres.
There were several occasions where 3 little kids came up to their door for Trick-of-Treat, dressed in different costumes each time (probably the same 3 kids). Matt summoned the Vanguard drone to fly around with a bedsheet with two eyeholes cut out and named it “Vanghost.” Jeff started singing his “Obsolete” song and the trick-or-treaters echoed the refrain. OBSOLETE! I love it when children act creepy.
It would have been a great time to have a surprise attack by Decay, but they’ve been relegated as Rockstar Spud’s teammates in the X Division six man whatever-it’s-called tournament thing, which they lost. They didn’t even get to do the poison mist spray!
Nine Legends Expansion Pack trailer. Ken Shamrock, DDP and a bunch of others do a commentary on the Nine Legends film which had Goldberg, Bret and Mike Tyson.
Crap, I almost forgot Hell in a Cell is today. Time for predictions!
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Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins, Hell in a Cell for the universal championship. I’m gonna pick Owens to retain here - the time’s not right for babyface Rollins to get the win just get.
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Charlotte Flair (that’s what they’re billing her as now) vs. Sasha Banks, Hell in a Cell for the women’s championship. I’m also gonna go with Sasha to retain here, as this is the obvious place to blow off their feud and it’s one that really oughta end with Sasha on top.
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Roman Reigns vs. Rusev, Hell in a Cell for the US championship. Roman probably retains here too, though I’m not really sure who he goes on to feud with next.
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TJ Perkins vs. The Brian Kendrick for the cruiserweight championship. I’m rooting for Perkins, but I have a feeling Kendrick is going to win so that he can be the heel champ that feuds with someone like, say, Cedric Alexander or Jack Gallagher.
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Cesaro & Sheamus vs. the New Day for the tag titles. I’ve been predicting the New Day would drop the titles every PPV for like 6 or 7 months now, but THIS time… I’m gonna predict they drop the titles. Sheamsaro have the potential to be the next Team Hell No, and they’d play off each other great as co-champions who hate each other.
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Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady vs. Bullet Club. Gonna go with BC here - assuming Sheamus & Cesaro win the titles, Gallows and Anderson are likely to be in line as the next big contenders.
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Bayley vs. Dana Brooke. Bayley wins. No ifs, ands, or buts.
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Sin Cara, Cedric Alexander, & Lince Dorado vs. Tony Nese, Drew Gulak, and Ariya Daivari. This is the pre-show match, and it oughta be a fun one. Kinda weird that Daivari is getting a PPV match before Jack Gallagher has even debuted on the main roster, but whatever. I’m gonna say the babyface team wins this one.
This is the last brand-exclusive PPV until December, since Survivor Series is co-branded (and is now going to be running 4 1/2 hours).
I’m thinking HHH will interfere in the KO vs Seth match on KO’s behalf, setting up a feud between the master and former teacher’s pet for the next WM.
Regarding Sasha vs Charlotte - what championship match does WWE think will make more money after this, Sasha vs Nia Jax or Charlotte vs Bailey? I’m thinking Bailey spreads more merchandising joy, so Charlotte wins tonight to take on Bailey later.
There’s rumors that Big E will go solo, and a ND title loss will get this jump-started. Team Hell No 2.0 takes the belts because booty has gotten booty.
I think Brian Kendrick will take the CW title because he lost to Swann on TV. They always do that, have the challenger lose on TV, then win the belt on the PPV. Rematch vs Swann ensues.
BC beats E&C bc Anderson lost to Enzo on TV. See above.
I’m going to predict a No Contest between Rusev & Reigns because the cage falls apart. It could happen.
Bailey beats Dana, and Nia does a run-in and destroys Bailey to keep herself relevant.
OK, Choke Chain Accolade in the Hold of the Year!
Huh. Charlotte vs Sasha is the headliner!
I still can’t predict for shit, but this has been a killer PPV so far.
I just noticed they switched rope colors for the CW match.
Grats to TBK. Snakes need to be winners.
KO vs Rollins topped it out for me. Nothing wrong with the Sasha/Charlotte match, I didn’t think anything else compared.
Corgan loses legal effort to take over TNA
What the hell does that clusterfuck of legalese mean? There’s nothing in Tennessee law that says you can take over an entity that owes you money and can’t pay all their debts I guess? So does this mean Corgan was practicing predatory lending? Is TNA so bad off it can’t even be stolen?
As I understand it, it boils down to
This was over a restraining order, so they might still be ruled insolvent if the full lawsuit goes through, but there’s enough unknown that the court won’t go along with the restraining order based on the possibility.
Part of the problem is that the company was apparently in such bad shape when Billy invested, that it’s tough to prove that they’re actually in worse shape now.
The part where Billy could take over power if certain condition weren’t met was ruled to not be legal under TN law. Which seems like it might be worth some additional legal action itself, but I’m not a lawyer.
Mike Bennet posted a tweet critical of the decision, and Maria also stated that she was likely to leave wrestling very soon, so presumably they won’t be at the next tapings, if and when they happen.
Haven’t seen other reactions yet, but since Dixie told talent at the last tapings that she wasn’t considering selling to WWE, and then court documents said she was considering it, they might not be real pleased.
Between that and the rumors that the other party will buy TNA, Dixie will keep a minority interest and get a spiffy title show that the entire goddamned thing is all about Dixie’s EGO.
On November 29, a new one-hour, in-ring show called WWE 205 Live will debut on the WWE Network; so named because it will showcase the cruiserweights, who weigh 205 pounds and less.
Wonder if this means they’ll no longer be on RAW.
I would doubt it.
My guess is they’re doing a CWC, only making it weekly. Taping a few shows at a time at Full Sail and using it to make the RAW stars shine while giving some face time to the lower-tiered people like the Bollywood boys, Gallager, that French dude, etc.
Well, if it is a Tuesday night show, they should move the Cruiserweight Title to Smackdown and have those guys tour house shows with them.
Hell, have Miz win back the IC title and get ridiculous in attacking and insulting DBD while making stupid demands and then have him ‘traded’ to RAW in exchange for the Cruiserweight title.
Then put DBD back with Mauro in calling it.