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Post by Dan on Jul 20, 2016 1:29:40 GMT -5
I just think the whole way this Draft was done summed up the desperation and mess that the Company is in right now. They've held back Finn Balor's eventual arrival in the WWE for so long, just to announce it this way. They dropped the ball not having him make his first appearance the night after Wrestlemania. In all honesty I can't even say I'm that excited with this Draft. Two World Champions for me just goes straight back to square one again, except this time there is even less credibility or importance to Smackdown's Championship since it has zero history. I'm not sure I'm even a fan of the Cruiserweight Championship returning. I hate the idea that some of the best wrestlers in the World have to be branded as a Cruiserweight with no progression to be taken as a legitimate Main Eventer. You just know they'll still Balor in that division. It doesn't even exactly provide a ton of fresh feuds since most people have already been in the ring together. I do hope around Wrestlemania time we get served up some inter promotional Matches, although the likes of Finn Balor vs AJ Styles revolving around the Bullet Club might not even be a 'thing' by that point. There is absolutely no way that a month down the line, or more specifically after Summerslam, that the Ratings for Raw won't see a steep decline. Filling three hours was hard enough with a full roster, let alone with the likes of Cena and AJ Styles gone.
The trouble with the overall picture we have now, is both shows don't have a different identity other then the fact one clearly has a larger Roster and is more important than the other. They should have had Raw as the Show for the Stars and big hitters, while Smackdown is more tailored to Wrestling and future potential. It would give you more of a reason to need to watch both, and to get a fix of everything you might need as a wrestling fan over a 2 day span. I'm struggling to understand what reason you might have to watch Smackdown now, other than the fact it has Styles and Cena on.
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Post by bad guy™ on Jul 20, 2016 1:31:11 GMT -5
I hope this Heath thing turns into a fun storyline.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2016 2:27:48 GMT -5
I'm so thankful Ziggler and Corbin are on the same show. Gotta keep that going, right?!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2016 3:15:21 GMT -5
With regards to Heath Slater:
HE'S A TWO BRAND MAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNN!
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Post by Squared² on Jul 20, 2016 4:34:11 GMT -5
Anyone else kinda disappointed in the whole thing? I l just expected the night to be different. Returns, huge surprises but it really just fell flat. The whole title belt scenario also makes no sense to me. If Becky lynch is on smackdown what is she gonna do? Fight Natalya every week? Or is she gonna compete against Charlotte for the title despite the fact the fact she's a raw superstar. Same goes for the tag titles. I'm just left confused after this, the rosters feel so shallow now. There has to be something more to this.
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Post by weaseltv on Jul 20, 2016 4:50:47 GMT -5
well... the WWE.com is updating the changes. so of course Zack Ryder doesn't exist anymore unless you search for him... and... I find him.. in NXT...
and the RAW and Smackdown graphics are up. Raw - their big 6 - Rollins, Lesnar, Reigns, Balor, Owens and Charlotte. interesting that Owens was RAWs 11th pick, so to feature Owens, they skipped over Zayn, the New Day, Jericho, Banks and Rusev
Smackdown Live's big 6 is Ambrose, Cena, Orton, Styles, Becky Lynch and Wyatt which are their top 6 picks.
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Post by A-Rob on Jul 20, 2016 12:57:21 GMT -5
My thoughts on the draft;
The Smackdown roster is weak on depth.
Why the hell was Samoa Joe not drafted and Mojo Rawley was?
The push is on for Braunny the Strowman since he's solo on raw, I would asume Luke Harper will be on Smackdown when he returns.
Bayley better be Sasha's surprise partner on sunday otherwise it's a let down.
The NXT's women's division is incredibly weak on talent, they need to bring in some decent workers because almost everyone is green.
Hunter is putting the screws to ADR since Paige is Raw.
Karl Anderson & Finn Balor are probably excited to work with each other again since they are best friends.
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Post by TheLastDude on Jul 20, 2016 15:05:03 GMT -5
I wonder if Heath Slater is happy about what he is to the company....or if deep down he's like "the , im like one of the only guys left from the original NXT that was pretty much the reason the current NXT exists and my highlights in the company are about how much of a loser toolbag I am" like....he plays the part perfectly. And maybe thats what he always wanted....but you gotta think that Heath Slater didn't get into the wrestling business to lose 98% of his matches and be a legitimate joke. Maybe not, but let's face it...almost everyone knows who he is at this point. If you can't be Hulk Hogan or John Cena, go the opposite way and still carve out a niche for yourself.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jul 20, 2016 15:32:19 GMT -5
The NXT's women's division is incredibly weak on talent, they need to bring in some decent workers because almost everyone is green. Billie Kay, Peyton Royce, Athena and Nikki Storm will do fine.
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Post by k5 on Jul 20, 2016 17:44:09 GMT -5
at first i thought cena would go with raw and that aj was actually going to get away with his win over cena. guess not, since as soon as cena was drafted the first thing they mentioned was that he was on his great rival aj styles' show...lol
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