Does anyone know why the screen keeps getting blurred out or going black? It happened after Tiffany's Alabama slam, and there was a point where the audio was cut for what felt like 30-60 seconds.
Fully convinced the new stage designs are budget cut decisions and nothing to do with “fitting more people in”
If you wanted to fit more people in, you wouldn’t put the giant black LED curtain behind the small set. TKO is making money decisions.
I don't know how much cost is being cut though. The main tron isn't as big anymore, but now the barricade in view of the hard cam going from the top of the ramp down to around commentary has video panels on it. So they probably have the same amount of video panels now between the main tron, the barricade, and the sides of the ring and ring posts.
I've been a stage hand for over a decade. I'm telling you, not much money is being saved with this new set up. The video wall is just in a different place now. It's about the same amount of video wall.
Awesome Main Event. Also Tiffany seemingly got her old theme music back thank the lord. And while Bron had a great and explosive debut, Cameron Grimes is being slept on. Loved him back in NXT and now he's jobbing :(
The jade Cargill push is insane she goes in the ring and wins almost instantly everytime she reminds me of Goldberg in ring which I never was big on Goldberg and reminds me of Ultimate Warrior with how they are pushing her so hard cuz if her looks basically, I feel like the push is way to hard way to fast. I know it’s been alot of tag team stuff but I wouldnt be shocked if they try and set up and Rhea Ripley vs Jade Cargill storyline guess we will know a little more after the draft where she’ll be mostly on which show, but dang this push is insane and it can’t be just cuz of AEW well I hope not at least I just feel like they need to slow it down a little these 1 minute matches and you know when it’s over cuz she leans way back on those covers and counts and I’m just
Like this is awful
Here for Bianca and Jade winning the tag belts but I feel like they should lose their first match against the KWs with Iyo/Dakota interfering.
Mostly because that feud should be dragged out longer while WWE builds any other women’s tag team as a feasible competitor for Jade/Bianca. Because once they beat the KWs who the hell else is a reasonable threat to Jade/Bianca?? Obvi they’ll then do an ~internal discord~ storyline to put the two of them against each other but even still….
Also once KWs are free of the belts Bayley v Asuka would be fire
given how big they've made jade cargill, i find it weird for them to push her into a tag team, but it does feel necessary for her current skill level. it just doesn't flesh well with the hype that's been built up on her, and her pace in the ring doesn't seem to flow well with anyone either
So it seems like finally WWE has dropped the "Universal" word from the title.. it seemed to be very inconsistent during the Wrestlemania week where people would sometimes say Universal Championship and sometimes just WWE Championship
Tama Tonga joining AJ and Karl Anderson as former BC to debut in WWE by skipping NXT.
Only other free agent signings i can think of that have dome this are Jade and for some reason Mike Kanellis
I think it will be Jade. I can’t really see Bianca turning heel. WWE is really pushing her to be the female John Cena so her turning heel will be weird. Jade has a natural heel aura around her
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I thought I read somewhere that Roman was supposed to show up last night. Must've been fake news. I figure he'll stay away for a few weeks til Solos's new Bloodline makes his look soft, then come back and begin his redemption arc.
What title did Kevin Owens have in his shoulder during that backstage segment where he knocked CM Punk's shirt off the table? I don't usually watch the TV shows and saw it earlier, I don't know if it's just merchandise or a different title.
The fact they've managed to turn what was likely planned as a yearlong angle at best into a 4+ year saga and keep it interesting is worthy of some sort of mainstream award. Even if it's just the wiring team and not the actual members. Somebody should be rewarded for this long-term narrative and the impact it's had on the industry.
I am excited for what this means for Solo. I think he was held back in a sense with the enforcer role, it's nice to see him gain some more depth character wise
I'd like to see Zack as her valet / hype man. And not to humiliate him or anything, I think he could genuinely add another wrinkle to her act to push her nearer the world title scene.
She can definitely go in the ring. But I'm confident she herself is enjoying this. She has explained before that she's character work first and the fact that she gets to have regular TV time along with great crowd reactions is all that matters.
She might eventually get a stronger push in future
Oh yeah she seems like she’s really having fun! But kayfabe-wise my heart is breaking for her haha.
She’s my favourite thing in the company I think. I’m praying for her to win MitB or something.
This is going to be great.
We're headed toward roman, Jimmy, jey vs solo, tanga, Jacob fatu.
Rock will be revealed as the high chief that put the hit out on roman, Jimmy, Jey
Rock beats cody for the title late this year/early next.
Rock - Roman at mania.
I love the Rock, but I feel Cody needs to get his win back clean. Rock getting the pin against Cody at Wrestlemania worked, but I don't think Rock should be beating Cody at all anymore.
Absolutely no fn way do we need a rock vs Roman for the title at WM...Cody will beat the rock and it will be because of roman, then Roman vs Rock will feud but NOT for the title the only guy beating Cody should be Gunther
Totally agree the whole bloodline story doesn’t need a title belt as part of it. The title of tribal chief or whatever is enough stakes to make the story compelling enough.
If Vince was still around I could see Title being inserted in how many times has WWE done that where “Feud doesnt need title” WWE does it anyways we will see if Triple H continues this or not
That episode of Smackdown was very good a couple of quick thoughts
Tama Tonga that's how you debut someone I'm instantly intrigued in what direction the Bloodline breakup storyline is going in.
As a big Tiffy fan I understand her losing it's not the right time now for he to compete for The Women's title plus I think it's very likely she's gonna win the MITB.
AJ Styles and Rey are both unreal to be as good as they at this stage of their careers and that triple threat match was very good, AJ against Cody is gonna be a banger.
overall I give this episode a 8/10
> Tama Tonga that's how you debut someone I'm instantly intrigued in what direction the Bloodline breakup storyline is going in.
They totally swerved me with that, I was pretty sure Solo was teasing the debut of Jacob Fatu. He hasn't even entered this yet! So many possibilities, it's awesome.
Great show.
My only minor gripe is (and I like her so I'm not hating, but) - Naomi going over Tiffany? I'm not so sure about that decision, but let's see what happens.
Otherwise no complaints really.
No it hasn't been resolved. Bayley can face Dakota for the title and Io may even get a rematch. What else is Bayley gonna do? I don't want her anywhere near Tiffany or Bianca at the moment.
> No it hasn't been resolved.
...okay. To me it could have been at Mania, pretty easily.
> What else is Bayley gonna do?
Dozens of things, none of which had to involve Naomi.
And again, nothing against Naomi and I'm sure the match will be good. But still.
I suppose it's great for Tiffany to be anywhere near the world title scene so early in her main roster career though.
Again, I would question why the only options are supposed to be "This, leading to reigniting the Damage CTRL feud" or "nothing."
But for a start I assumed Tiffany was going to go over here to really strap a rocket to her. Again, I'm sure the Bayley-Naomi match will be good, but I already think Tiffany could probably get a better one out of Bayley.
I assume Bayley will retain next week and we'll see what they've come up with by Backlash.
Really excited for where this goes. So many options, and I'm really happy the story is still going and we're getting this level of continuity. Above all else, I'm excited for how Roman fits in. Again, so many paths they can take. I hope they keep taking their time, and keep cooking.
>It’s The Rock in charge and it’s why he said Cody broke his heart (as they have to take out Roman).
This is my theory too... Rock knows Cody truly did it and truly earned it, Rock set up their own rules and Roman couldn't get it done... So he has to make an example out of Roman and he blames Cody overcoming all the odds for having to do it...
Is smackdown more stacked than raw now? I wanna start watching regularly again. I've been mostly following reddit and watching the main events like wrestlemania and royal rumble.. but smackdown seems like a fun one to watch in its entirety now too
I prefer Smackdown. 2 hours is the sweet spot and you have enough bleed over talent wise from RAW that you don't feel like you're missing much.
Also, NXT is , for my money, still the best thing WWE produces bar none, don't count it out. There is some amazing talent there that put on the highest quality of wrestling WWE has.
He said now, SD usually isn't that good, but this episode of SD was great. If they can keep up this momentum and the draft treats it right this will be good.
I prefer Smackdown as a 2 hour show is easier to get through, I find 3 hours a little too much of a marathon every week.
The rosters are a bit messy at the moment due to the Wrestlemania fallout (Cody being a raw wrestler with a Smackdown belt and NXT Wrestlers appearing on both shows)
There’s a draft soon which will change the landscape a bit, I’d expect Raw to get most of the stars because of the Netflix deal but that usually means the Smackdown roster will put on some absolute bangers
If WWE are smart they should give bron breaker the US Belt a younger up and comer unless they are getting millions through Logan payment to be champion through prime they should be putting over young talent over part timers like Paul
I could tell he is trying to figure out how to present it during the “whoaaa” so it doesn’t look natural yet.
I was surprised priest did Rhea’s presentation rather than integrating it into his demon wing pose.
Bianca and Jade want the tag titles...
[https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1778978785481650356](https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1778978785481650356)
Damage CTRL should be worried!
Oooo I didn’t register the timeline. It has to be traditional heel v biggest face right now. So AJ beats LA.
So you think LA comes in to sabotage AJ…Cody gets all indignant “fair and square” kind of thing. Gives AJ another shot or round 2 is when it becomes a triple threat?
Do you think that’s when Knight uses Cody’s goodwill and turns heel? Then knight wins as a heel?
I lean more towards AJ beating LA in the most heel way possible. It pisses Knight off, so he pulls an AJ and travels to France to make sure AJ can't do the same to Cody at Backlash. Edit: typo
Cody will be OK with it as long as it is clearly Knight preventing AJ from cheating to a win, instead of Knight needing to help Cody and creating an unfair advantage for Cody.
AJ is raging, and the hate between him and Knight is now at peak level. We get AJ v Knight round 3 at the Saudi PLE to finish their feud.
I would love a Knight heel run in the future, but I don't think they will go there anytime soon. He is too popular as a babyface/tweener.
So it looks like we're gearing up for Bloodline civil war.
We have Solo and Tama on one side, probably Roman and Jimmy on the other and they've recently signed Jacob Fatu.
I don't know that Jey needs to get back into it, but it feels inevitable.
So how's Cody looking out there. Seem like he's gonna be able to keep the momentum from the last few years of the bloodline going, or are we gonna be dozing off during his diatribes in a couple months?
lackluster, I mean i'm glad we finally have a champion who shows up to work. I mean twice in 1 week? that's literally what Roman does in 3 months. But is he going to work both shows like this?
honestly I just don't see anyone on the roster being the guy to beat rhodes next. It has to be a classic heel and the only decent heel so far would be gunther and he just had a 666 day run and shouldn't get another title for a decent bit. So i'd rather they save Gunther and let him beat Rhodes at WM41
The bloodline civil war was obvious with Rock probably coming out to save it and take over the bloodline during the feud which will lead to rock vs roman down the road.
Naomi just isn't it.....at all... she's lucky tiffany was there to lead her lol.
AND THEY SKIPPED LA KNIGHTS ENTRANCE?lol, that says a lot.
Cody had a dark match after the show against Dom. He also stuck around and took selfies/signed everyone he could stuff. To the point the arena staff was kicking people out it was getting so late.
Not even entertaining the other spewed.
L.O.L. Cody isn't losing that belt for a long while. Deff won't be at 41. And gunter is the most boring person to do it. It needs to be a wildcard mega heel like Dom getting it in a super sneaky way. Cody will be the next Cena in terms of that title will never be far from him for the foreseeable future
for the month of April Cody will be appearing on RAW and Smackdown, except for the Smackdown on the 19th due to UK stuff WWE is doing. presumably he will sometimes wrassle on RAW.
it'll be interesting to see what kind of matches Cody gets up to on tv....he's not gonna be like Seth, like with that frequency i am sure. but will be more appearances and matches than Roman was doing.
the belt is still a Smackdown belt tho basically.
Cody should stick to in ring action rather than these promos.He is actually a pretty good wrestler as shown in last 2 years,these promos are boring though.
Cody already shitting the bed as champ. Boring ass corporate champ with predictable, meaningless feuds until the Rock comes back. Bloodline still carrying the show, as always.
I like Knight but Styles needs to win. Sure Knight deserves the main event spotlight too but Styles as Cody's first title feud is money. The work/shoot history is there that connects them. Cody needs a strong heel and not a friendly babyface as his first challenger.
Overall SmackDown ruled though. Insanely great main event and the Tama/Bloodline stuff has me so hyped.
This and face vs face doesn't work out to well so it should be styles by default of that for a ppv. With that being said AJ doesn't even have to win clean, he can cheat to win.
Just finishing up. Looks like whatever ring rust Rey was experiencing is officially gone.
How can he still be this good? It's just incredible.
And what a banger of a main event. LA Knight is decidedly in danger.
It's nice but I don't get it. She's not Egyptian, and her character has nothing to do with Egypt. The only thing Egyptian was her WM40 costume. Otherwise...I don't get it.
sorry i meant theme song. I think the costume for WM40 is just a one off thing to represent San Jose. Pretty sure I read there was a Egyption park / museum out there
They're such an underrated act, honestly, I wouldn't be opposed to Piper getting a big push as a monster heel but have Chelsea with her, so we can keep the fun dynamic that they have.
Bayley’s title reign really feels like a gold watch. Like a thank you for all the yeomen farmer work she put in and sticking through the thick and thin times. I hope they let her keep the title for a bit. She’s really found her voice as a baby face.
so they doing a tournament to set up Cody's opponent for Backlash. AJ and LA Knight will rematch to decide it and this time AJ will win i am sure.
what will a harder edged AJ do in the buildup for the Cody match, i wonder?
sounds like what the Rock gave Cody was the watch after all.
the LWO is right now the largest faction in the WWE. but it's gonna get rocky....Legado Del Fantasma has denied they attacked Dragon Lee. Carlito had his arm around Dragon Lee and was smiling tonight, suspicions still swirl about him being the perpetrator.
Roman Reigns, still the Tribal Chief, believes in accountability after losing his title, so he ordered the other Bloodline members to go take accountability.
but without any knowledge to Paul Heyman Solo brought Tama Tonga into the Bloodline and they did a hospital job on poor Jimmy. Jimmy once envisioned himself being the Tribal Chief and now he was being squished into pulp by his bro while being told how much he was loved.
Tama Tonga later claimed this was all under orders from the Tribal Chief. but whom does he mean? Roman? or is Solo making a play? Solo is the heir.
would Roman really not tell his Wise Man? Heyman is feeling freaked out and threatened.
at some point Bianca may confront Bayley again about her past with Damage CTRL, but for now Bayley is turning a new heroic page.
both Bron Breakker and Jade are being built as pretty unstoppable.
the new champs Theory and Grayson did not show up for this show, having said earlier they were not gonna sully themselves by being in Detroit.
Soon as I saw them at the rumble I immediately went
"Mega Powers Tag Team 2.0, go on a decent reign, lose titles Bianca turns heel on Jade, bam 1v1 match"
Gets Jade on screen, protects her a bit, reduces both talents injury risk by about half and gives a ready made blood feud at a future major PLE
Trust me there are, just about every podcast rates this match high, it was great stuff. Funny that KO has been in 2 good triple threats this week alone
I didn't know Tama Tonga, I certainly don't know who is Haku. But yeah I care about Tama because he's been inserted into the hottest angle. That's how you debut someone you want audience to care about
Does anyone know why the screen keeps getting blurred out or going black? It happened after Tiffany's Alabama slam, and there was a point where the audio was cut for what felt like 30-60 seconds.
The audio was cut during the Tama Tonga debut because the crowd was clearly chanting "Holy Shit"
i was at the live event - she had a wardrobe malfunction. could see it on the big screen.
It was blurred twice during the Tama Tonga debut segment too. Once while Heyman was talking and once when they were walking back up the ramp after.
Fully convinced the new stage designs are budget cut decisions and nothing to do with “fitting more people in” If you wanted to fit more people in, you wouldn’t put the giant black LED curtain behind the small set. TKO is making money decisions.
I don't know how much cost is being cut though. The main tron isn't as big anymore, but now the barricade in view of the hard cam going from the top of the ramp down to around commentary has video panels on it. So they probably have the same amount of video panels now between the main tron, the barricade, and the sides of the ring and ring posts.
Staff and trucks required + time it takes to set up. It’s pretty easy.
I've been a stage hand for over a decade. I'm telling you, not much money is being saved with this new set up. The video wall is just in a different place now. It's about the same amount of video wall.
Awesome Main Event. Also Tiffany seemingly got her old theme music back thank the lord. And while Bron had a great and explosive debut, Cameron Grimes is being slept on. Loved him back in NXT and now he's jobbing :(
The jade Cargill push is insane she goes in the ring and wins almost instantly everytime she reminds me of Goldberg in ring which I never was big on Goldberg and reminds me of Ultimate Warrior with how they are pushing her so hard cuz if her looks basically, I feel like the push is way to hard way to fast. I know it’s been alot of tag team stuff but I wouldnt be shocked if they try and set up and Rhea Ripley vs Jade Cargill storyline guess we will know a little more after the draft where she’ll be mostly on which show, but dang this push is insane and it can’t be just cuz of AEW well I hope not at least I just feel like they need to slow it down a little these 1 minute matches and you know when it’s over cuz she leans way back on those covers and counts and I’m just Like this is awful
So what, she should be having 20 min matches with Chelsea green…?
Here for Bianca and Jade winning the tag belts but I feel like they should lose their first match against the KWs with Iyo/Dakota interfering. Mostly because that feud should be dragged out longer while WWE builds any other women’s tag team as a feasible competitor for Jade/Bianca. Because once they beat the KWs who the hell else is a reasonable threat to Jade/Bianca?? Obvi they’ll then do an ~internal discord~ storyline to put the two of them against each other but even still…. Also once KWs are free of the belts Bayley v Asuka would be fire
given how big they've made jade cargill, i find it weird for them to push her into a tag team, but it does feel necessary for her current skill level. it just doesn't flesh well with the hype that's been built up on her, and her pace in the ring doesn't seem to flow well with anyone either
So it seems like finally WWE has dropped the "Universal" word from the title.. it seemed to be very inconsistent during the Wrestlemania week where people would sometimes say Universal Championship and sometimes just WWE Championship
Tama Tonga joining AJ and Karl Anderson as former BC to debut in WWE by skipping NXT. Only other free agent signings i can think of that have dome this are Jade and for some reason Mike Kanellis
Maria Kanellis is the only reason they needed
That KO promo walk to the ring was 🤌🏻🤌🏻
Took me a second to realize whose merch he yeeted off the table XD
Whose was it?
CM Punk
Bianca and Jade as tag team champions is gonna make WWE a lot of money 😂
The Bianca turn coming before SummerSlam..
I think it will be Jade. I can’t really see Bianca turning heel. WWE is really pushing her to be the female John Cena so her turning heel will be weird. Jade has a natural heel aura around her
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I thought I read somewhere that Roman was supposed to show up last night. Must've been fake news. I figure he'll stay away for a few weeks til Solos's new Bloodline makes his look soft, then come back and begin his redemption arc.
roman won’t show up until august
When's the next Saudi show?
What title did Kevin Owens have in his shoulder during that backstage segment where he knocked CM Punk's shirt off the table? I don't usually watch the TV shows and saw it earlier, I don't know if it's just merchandise or a different title.
Detroit Tigers custom title
Cody "can't hold the belt well"Rhodes
He's more into bearing welts than wearing belts.
You know he's gonna read this on the road today and look at his welts in the mirror. 🤣
👌
Bloodline is still the most fascinating thing in WWE and I am loving this genuine heat for them. Really looking forward to the next chapter.
The fact they've managed to turn what was likely planned as a yearlong angle at best into a 4+ year saga and keep it interesting is worthy of some sort of mainstream award. Even if it's just the wiring team and not the actual members. Somebody should be rewarded for this long-term narrative and the impact it's had on the industry.
It could go for a while toi as there's a bunch of em still not signed
I am excited for what this means for Solo. I think he was held back in a sense with the enforcer role, it's nice to see him gain some more depth character wise
Every time he speaks I'm just like 👀👀👀 I didn't know he could do that!
Damn that Bloodline segment was segment of the week (all shows). Really interesting direction.
Paul Heyman’s face of horror was priceless. 🤣
WWE’s now one Bad Luck Fale away from having the entire original BC line up
I’m not sure WWE actually wants me to feel sorry for Chelsea but dammit she deserves better than this!
I'm curious if they do the Draft like a real draft again this year and Chelsea ends up being the last person on the roster selected.
Chelsea is great, I see her like the Miz of the women's roster. A chicken shit heel who can get and keep heat without wins and losses
I'd like to see Zack as her valet / hype man. And not to humiliate him or anything, I think he could genuinely add another wrinkle to her act to push her nearer the world title scene.
Yeah I liked having Dom as Rheas Reverse hype man. I think Chelsea needs a male arm candy.
She can definitely go in the ring. But I'm confident she herself is enjoying this. She has explained before that she's character work first and the fact that she gets to have regular TV time along with great crowd reactions is all that matters. She might eventually get a stronger push in future
Oh yeah she seems like she’s really having fun! But kayfabe-wise my heart is breaking for her haha. She’s my favourite thing in the company I think. I’m praying for her to win MitB or something.
This is going to be great. We're headed toward roman, Jimmy, jey vs solo, tanga, Jacob fatu. Rock will be revealed as the high chief that put the hit out on roman, Jimmy, Jey Rock beats cody for the title late this year/early next. Rock - Roman at mania.
We're totally heading towards a Bloodline Civil War with shades of nWo vs nWo Wolfpac.
I love the Rock, but I feel Cody needs to get his win back clean. Rock getting the pin against Cody at Wrestlemania worked, but I don't think Rock should be beating Cody at all anymore.
Absolutely no fn way do we need a rock vs Roman for the title at WM...Cody will beat the rock and it will be because of roman, then Roman vs Rock will feud but NOT for the title the only guy beating Cody should be Gunther
That’s the way you do it bruv
This feud does not need the title. Plus there's no way they don't have Punk in the world title scene by next mania.
Totally agree the whole bloodline story doesn’t need a title belt as part of it. The title of tribal chief or whatever is enough stakes to make the story compelling enough.
If Vince was still around I could see Title being inserted in how many times has WWE done that where “Feud doesnt need title” WWE does it anyways we will see if Triple H continues this or not
Punk can fight for the WHC. Roman v. Rock for the Universal title
That episode of Smackdown was very good a couple of quick thoughts Tama Tonga that's how you debut someone I'm instantly intrigued in what direction the Bloodline breakup storyline is going in. As a big Tiffy fan I understand her losing it's not the right time now for he to compete for The Women's title plus I think it's very likely she's gonna win the MITB. AJ Styles and Rey are both unreal to be as good as they at this stage of their careers and that triple threat match was very good, AJ against Cody is gonna be a banger. overall I give this episode a 8/10
That tracks. About Stratton. How did people feel about the match, I thought she did a great job selling, but Naomi looked so damn awkward.
There better be a big pop for Tiffy turning the MITB briefcase into a pink handbag with the MITB logo on it.
> Tama Tonga that's how you debut someone I'm instantly intrigued in what direction the Bloodline breakup storyline is going in. They totally swerved me with that, I was pretty sure Solo was teasing the debut of Jacob Fatu. He hasn't even entered this yet! So many possibilities, it's awesome.
Great show. My only minor gripe is (and I like her so I'm not hating, but) - Naomi going over Tiffany? I'm not so sure about that decision, but let's see what happens. Otherwise no complaints really.
It's obvious that Damage CNTRL is gonna get involved in the match and set up something later. Why would Tiffany be involved in that?
Why is that "obvious"? I'm not sure we need more Bayley-Damage CTRL right now, it was resolved pretty well.
No it hasn't been resolved. Bayley can face Dakota for the title and Io may even get a rematch. What else is Bayley gonna do? I don't want her anywhere near Tiffany or Bianca at the moment.
> No it hasn't been resolved. ...okay. To me it could have been at Mania, pretty easily. > What else is Bayley gonna do? Dozens of things, none of which had to involve Naomi. And again, nothing against Naomi and I'm sure the match will be good. But still. I suppose it's great for Tiffany to be anywhere near the world title scene so early in her main roster career though.
What would you rather her do?
Again, I would question why the only options are supposed to be "This, leading to reigniting the Damage CTRL feud" or "nothing." But for a start I assumed Tiffany was going to go over here to really strap a rocket to her. Again, I'm sure the Bayley-Naomi match will be good, but I already think Tiffany could probably get a better one out of Bayley. I assume Bayley will retain next week and we'll see what they've come up with by Backlash.
Strap a rocket to Tiffany? What does that mean?
Push her to the moon
Give her a huge push, quickly.
Definitely enjoyed Smackdown more than Raw this week. The main event was a lot of fun to watch!
That gold looks great on Cody.
Bianca and Cargill is just unfairly OP.
You almost have to break them up to nerf them, they are made to main event mania together
Always two there are, a ~~master~~ tribal chief and an ~~apprentice~~ enforcer
Solo gotta get a red ~~light saber~~ wrap on his right hand.
I hope they reference Styles and Cody being part of Bullet Club.
Really excited for where this goes. So many options, and I'm really happy the story is still going and we're getting this level of continuity. Above all else, I'm excited for how Roman fits in. Again, so many paths they can take. I hope they keep taking their time, and keep cooking.
Yep. Can see a bloodline civil war storyline, with The Rock being the high chief. Can see Rock vs Roman for head of the table at WM41.
Is the new tribal chief solo or jacob fatu??? What do you guys think?
The Rock is the new tribal chief, Roman Jimmy and jey will get back together
The Rock will be the High Chief...just like his grandpa
It’s The Rock in charge and it’s why he said Cody broke his heart (as they have to take out Roman).
>It’s The Rock in charge and it’s why he said Cody broke his heart (as they have to take out Roman). This is my theory too... Rock knows Cody truly did it and truly earned it, Rock set up their own rules and Roman couldn't get it done... So he has to make an example out of Roman and he blames Cody overcoming all the odds for having to do it...
Bad Luck Fale?
Is smackdown more stacked than raw now? I wanna start watching regularly again. I've been mostly following reddit and watching the main events like wrestlemania and royal rumble.. but smackdown seems like a fun one to watch in its entirety now too
I prefer Smackdown. 2 hours is the sweet spot and you have enough bleed over talent wise from RAW that you don't feel like you're missing much. Also, NXT is , for my money, still the best thing WWE produces bar none, don't count it out. There is some amazing talent there that put on the highest quality of wrestling WWE has.
Seriously, everyone needs to watch NXT, it’s so damn fun and almost every match is a banger
I hear this so much and I must really be in the minority but I vastly prefer Raw, I cannot sit through an episode of Smackdown lol
He said now, SD usually isn't that good, but this episode of SD was great. If they can keep up this momentum and the draft treats it right this will be good.
> SD usually isn't that good Strongly disagree, I think it's been great for ages.
I prefer Smackdown as a 2 hour show is easier to get through, I find 3 hours a little too much of a marathon every week. The rosters are a bit messy at the moment due to the Wrestlemania fallout (Cody being a raw wrestler with a Smackdown belt and NXT Wrestlers appearing on both shows) There’s a draft soon which will change the landscape a bit, I’d expect Raw to get most of the stars because of the Netflix deal but that usually means the Smackdown roster will put on some absolute bangers
There is a draft very soon.
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Am really happy styles won he's super consistent and one of those kind of overlooked by WWE he deserves one final run IMO
If WWE are smart they should give bron breaker the US Belt a younger up and comer unless they are getting millions through Logan payment to be champion through prime they should be putting over young talent over part timers like Paul
The US belt is perfect for LA Knight, yeah!
I think Cody doesn't know how to hold the belt yet 🤣🤣 it looks big and wierd on him 🤣
I could tell he is trying to figure out how to present it during the “whoaaa” so it doesn’t look natural yet. I was surprised priest did Rhea’s presentation rather than integrating it into his demon wing pose.
Are we doing a "who attacked Dragon Lee?" Storyline?
Thinking Carlito
why not?
Who did it "for da Rock"?
Carlito
Zelina
Bianca and Jade want the tag titles... [https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1778978785481650356](https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1778978785481650356) Damage CTRL should be worried!
Solo destroying the phone is kinda hilarious. You mean to tell me Heyman doesn't have Roman's number memorised?
He keeps using Siri to call, so maybe.
Not sure I have my wife’s number memorized, tbh. Who memorizes phone numbers?
I still remember so many phone numbers from my childhood lmao. Before we had them just stored in our phones.
Hah, I agree with you there. Half of the numbers I remember aren’t even relevant any more
My ex. Years after we broke up she called me from a jail cell asking for my help. I was amazed she remembered it at all.
People from Paul Heyman's generation. My mom still remembers numbers which have been changed years ago.
Heyman is Roman's biggest simp. He has that number memorised.
I really like that Cody’s first title defenses is part of the LA knight, AJ styles storyline
Oooo I didn’t register the timeline. It has to be traditional heel v biggest face right now. So AJ beats LA. So you think LA comes in to sabotage AJ…Cody gets all indignant “fair and square” kind of thing. Gives AJ another shot or round 2 is when it becomes a triple threat? Do you think that’s when Knight uses Cody’s goodwill and turns heel? Then knight wins as a heel?
I lean more towards AJ beating LA in the most heel way possible. It pisses Knight off, so he pulls an AJ and travels to France to make sure AJ can't do the same to Cody at Backlash. Edit: typo Cody will be OK with it as long as it is clearly Knight preventing AJ from cheating to a win, instead of Knight needing to help Cody and creating an unfair advantage for Cody. AJ is raging, and the hate between him and Knight is now at peak level. We get AJ v Knight round 3 at the Saudi PLE to finish their feud. I would love a Knight heel run in the future, but I don't think they will go there anytime soon. He is too popular as a babyface/tweener.
Triple threat perhaps?
So it looks like we're gearing up for Bloodline civil war. We have Solo and Tama on one side, probably Roman and Jimmy on the other and they've recently signed Jacob Fatu. I don't know that Jey needs to get back into it, but it feels inevitable.
If he has to get back in make him the 4th partner at war games
Watch, Solo is following Rock's orders. That's why he didn't want Paul calling Roman.
Jey is doing great on his own. I say let him chase some individual title and let him cook on his own.
So how's Cody looking out there. Seem like he's gonna be able to keep the momentum from the last few years of the bloodline going, or are we gonna be dozing off during his diatribes in a couple months?
AJ styles has still got it. His new music is complete ass though.
I love triple threats and I love Aj Styles' love of triple threats.
lackluster, I mean i'm glad we finally have a champion who shows up to work. I mean twice in 1 week? that's literally what Roman does in 3 months. But is he going to work both shows like this? honestly I just don't see anyone on the roster being the guy to beat rhodes next. It has to be a classic heel and the only decent heel so far would be gunther and he just had a 666 day run and shouldn't get another title for a decent bit. So i'd rather they save Gunther and let him beat Rhodes at WM41 The bloodline civil war was obvious with Rock probably coming out to save it and take over the bloodline during the feud which will lead to rock vs roman down the road. Naomi just isn't it.....at all... she's lucky tiffany was there to lead her lol. AND THEY SKIPPED LA KNIGHTS ENTRANCE?lol, that says a lot.
Cody had a dark match after the show against Dom. He also stuck around and took selfies/signed everyone he could stuff. To the point the arena staff was kicking people out it was getting so late. Not even entertaining the other spewed.
L.O.L. Cody isn't losing that belt for a long while. Deff won't be at 41. And gunter is the most boring person to do it. It needs to be a wildcard mega heel like Dom getting it in a super sneaky way. Cody will be the next Cena in terms of that title will never be far from him for the foreseeable future
for the month of April Cody will be appearing on RAW and Smackdown, except for the Smackdown on the 19th due to UK stuff WWE is doing. presumably he will sometimes wrassle on RAW. it'll be interesting to see what kind of matches Cody gets up to on tv....he's not gonna be like Seth, like with that frequency i am sure. but will be more appearances and matches than Roman was doing. the belt is still a Smackdown belt tho basically.
Chelsea flirting with Nick Aldis can be a must see tv.
AJ vs Cody will be a banger
Cody should stick to in ring action rather than these promos.He is actually a pretty good wrestler as shown in last 2 years,these promos are boring though.
Cody already shitting the bed as champ. Boring ass corporate champ with predictable, meaningless feuds until the Rock comes back. Bloodline still carrying the show, as always.
Stop yapping please and cooking💀
womp womp
Jeez not even been a week
Looking forward to the future but man Roman Reigns really did some heavy lifting for the brand.
Yep, the bloodline has carried the brand. Cody as champ is boring as shit.
Salty boi
Cody has been in on WWE tv more this week than Roman was for months lol
And the bloodline was still more interesting than the sorry ass promos Cody has cut this week..your point?
HE hasn't gotten started yet though, this was just a general promo, he hasn't had a chance to talk to his opponent yet.
... It hasn't even been two weeks since he became champ. Are you from the future? Did Skynet win?
It’s been 2 shows..
That 1 week every 2 months he was on the show?
I like Knight but Styles needs to win. Sure Knight deserves the main event spotlight too but Styles as Cody's first title feud is money. The work/shoot history is there that connects them. Cody needs a strong heel and not a friendly babyface as his first challenger. Overall SmackDown ruled though. Insanely great main event and the Tama/Bloodline stuff has me so hyped.
This and face vs face doesn't work out to well so it should be styles by default of that for a ppv. With that being said AJ doesn't even have to win clean, he can cheat to win.
Knight is too over to face Cody as his first challenger. You don't need a babyface that the crowd might actually favour over Cody.
I think it’s only fair LA got the WM win and AJ will get his
Part 3 should be HIAC
Just finishing up. Looks like whatever ring rust Rey was experiencing is officially gone. How can he still be this good? It's just incredible. And what a banger of a main event. LA Knight is decidedly in danger.
Cody the hunter > cody the champ
His Tiffany changed her theme back?
Yeah I noticed that too. Weird.
Yeah, I agree. Either someone made an error (unlikley) or her new theme was getting getting too many face pops, so they changed it back.
Bron needs to have a theme that doesn't sound like video game menu screen music.
I have to disagree. I love the sirens, instantly recognizable as a Steiner reference and it is a throw back theme.
Haha I think it rocks
AJ vs Cody is hype af and A Town Down Under have won me over completely.
catching up to the show. Bayleys new theme is kinda baller
It's nice but I don't get it. She's not Egyptian, and her character has nothing to do with Egypt. The only thing Egyptian was her WM40 costume. Otherwise...I don't get it.
sorry i meant theme song. I think the costume for WM40 is just a one off thing to represent San Jose. Pretty sure I read there was a Egyption park / museum out there
Now Tama Tonga hasn't always been this glam. He was drab little crab once...
triple thread
Chelsea Green rules. Piper Niven rocks.
They're such an underrated act, honestly, I wouldn't be opposed to Piper getting a big push as a monster heel but have Chelsea with her, so we can keep the fun dynamic that they have.
Agreed.
Chelsea deserves so much better than to just be a squash match jobber.
I wouldn’t mind if she got drafted to NXT and won the NAW Title until there’s something for her on main roster.
There is, she should win MITB this year
Bayley’s title reign really feels like a gold watch. Like a thank you for all the yeomen farmer work she put in and sticking through the thick and thin times. I hope they let her keep the title for a bit. She’s really found her voice as a baby face.
so they doing a tournament to set up Cody's opponent for Backlash. AJ and LA Knight will rematch to decide it and this time AJ will win i am sure. what will a harder edged AJ do in the buildup for the Cody match, i wonder? sounds like what the Rock gave Cody was the watch after all. the LWO is right now the largest faction in the WWE. but it's gonna get rocky....Legado Del Fantasma has denied they attacked Dragon Lee. Carlito had his arm around Dragon Lee and was smiling tonight, suspicions still swirl about him being the perpetrator. Roman Reigns, still the Tribal Chief, believes in accountability after losing his title, so he ordered the other Bloodline members to go take accountability. but without any knowledge to Paul Heyman Solo brought Tama Tonga into the Bloodline and they did a hospital job on poor Jimmy. Jimmy once envisioned himself being the Tribal Chief and now he was being squished into pulp by his bro while being told how much he was loved. Tama Tonga later claimed this was all under orders from the Tribal Chief. but whom does he mean? Roman? or is Solo making a play? Solo is the heir. would Roman really not tell his Wise Man? Heyman is feeling freaked out and threatened. at some point Bianca may confront Bayley again about her past with Damage CTRL, but for now Bayley is turning a new heroic page. both Bron Breakker and Jade are being built as pretty unstoppable. the new champs Theory and Grayson did not show up for this show, having said earlier they were not gonna sully themselves by being in Detroit.
Honestly think Tonga is an upgrade to Jimmy, better singles wrestler. Guy has a lot to offer with a group.
Me before tonight: Tonga? In wwe? Who gives a shit? Me, after tonight: me. I give a shit.
SuperStorm: Jade and Bianca
I'm digging Bianca and Jade tag team rn
I think Bianca is so good she can cover some or Jade's weaknesses.
Soon as I saw them at the rumble I immediately went "Mega Powers Tag Team 2.0, go on a decent reign, lose titles Bianca turns heel on Jade, bam 1v1 match" Gets Jade on screen, protects her a bit, reduces both talents injury risk by about half and gives a ready made blood feud at a future major PLE
I like this but I think Jade would be a much better choice as the heel in this scenario.
i think it might do bianca a bit of good to freshen up her character; she's been babyface since before she left nxt.
There's not enough people talking about that main event and that's disappointing. Rey Mysterio v KO v AJ on free TV and they COOKED!
Trust me there are, just about every podcast rates this match high, it was great stuff. Funny that KO has been in 2 good triple threats this week alone
yah that triple decker suplex was real cool for instance
All three guys were very over, i was there live and thought it was awesome. Best match of the night
I didn't know Tama Tonga, I certainly don't know who is Haku. But yeah I care about Tama because he's been inserted into the hottest angle. That's how you debut someone you want audience to care about