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whats this his 10th reign with the junior-jinderweight title?
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Taken from reddit, but here are the Smackdown spoilers for next week:quote:- The Club and The Usos def The Bar and Sanity with a Magic Killer No women's matches, dunno if anything was taped though.
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Dec 19, 2018 05:49
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So glad that Rusev won the title on the biggest holiday of the year. Rusev Day.
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DarkstarIV posted:Apparently Rusev won the US title. I can't even be mad. Nakamura's been booked into irrelevance, and Rusev deserves a run with more spotlight time.
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quote:R-Truth and Carmella do a promo about Christmas in the ring. WWE Champion Daniel Bryan comes out and says Santa and the reindeer aren’t real, just like AJ Styles isn't real. It’s all a joke to promote materialism. He says the North Pole is melting so there’s no chance Santa could be there. Truth thinks he is just messing around but Bryan tells him that the only joke is his career. Truth says he will win the Rumble and challenge Bryan for the WWE title at Wrestlemania. Bryan lays him out and uses the Yes Lock. This sounds amazing.
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Dec 19, 2018 06:35
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was there any 205 live stuff?
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Codependent Poster posted:So glad that Rusev won the title on the biggest holiday of the year. It sorta sucks that this title change happened on a show that nobody will see because of the holiday, but if Rusev does a promo to this effect the week after, it will all be worth it.
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Dec 19, 2018 08:09
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Didn't Rusev Day start last christmas show?
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Dec 19, 2018 08:27
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DM Punk posted:This sounds amazing. yes r-truth hyperpush 2019
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Draxion posted:Didn't Rusev Day start last christmas show? no, after summerfest when he got the key to his hometown
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Draxion posted:Didn't Rusev Day start last christmas show? English's 12 Days of Rusev did start around this time last year, you're probably thinking of that
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KungFu Grip posted:was there any 205 live stuff? Hideo Itami def. Noam Dar Lio Rush def. Aaron Solow The Brian Kendrick & Akira Tozawa def. Drew Gulak & Jack Gallagher in a Street Fight
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Dec 19, 2018 13:51
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You want ratings? You want a new era? Let R-Truth win the Rumble and beat Bryan for the WWE title at Wrestlemania.
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Dec 19, 2018 14:51
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ThePariah posted:You want ratings? You want a new era? Let R-Truth win the Rumble and beat Bryan for the WWE title at Wrestlemania. Kofi would be better.
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Dec 19, 2018 18:27
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Well, that frees up Nakamura for Bryan...right...? 
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Evil Badman posted:Well, that frees up Nakamura for Bryan...right...? Rusev/Nak rematch and Bryan/Ali would make the most sense. Maybe Rusev/Orton if they're serious about the no more automatic rematches thing.
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Dec 19, 2018 23:07
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Gaz-L posted:Rusev/Nak rematch and Bryan/Ali would make the most sense. Maybe Rusev/Orton if they're serious about the no more automatic rematches thing. I meant more in the nebulous future. They're both heel right now, anyway, so it's never happening.
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Dec 19, 2018 23:18
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Don't forget EC3.
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i hope Nakamura ups it to 50% effort for wrestle mania
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Dec 19, 2018 23:36
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Who's winning the men's Rumble, do we think? The women's is clearly Becky (maybe they do the tie ending with Charlotte). But I'm really not sure about the men short of maybe they put Drew over?
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Contenders: Baron Corbin, Mustafa Ali, Kurt Angle, AJ Styles, Randy Orton
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Gaz-L posted:Who's winning the men's Rumble, do we think? The women's is clearly Becky (maybe they do the tie ending with Charlotte). But I'm really not sure about the men short of maybe they put Drew over? There are two PPVs between Rumble and Wrestlemania. They love to undercut the men's Rumble winner. Fastlane and Elimination Chamber.
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Dec 20, 2018 00:07
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It's Seth.
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KungFu Grip posted:It's Seth. God I hope so. He's been WWE's MVP this year and it's not particularly close, don't @ me.
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Dec 20, 2018 09:28
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Seth Rollins reminds me of the guy they had in Ring Of Honor in 2009 who was pretty good but everybody on the shows and "behind the scenes" kept on acting like he was extremely great and that was supposed to make me feel like he was extremely great but it actually made him seem only decent to me instead because of me being easily influenced in that manner.
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Dec 20, 2018 09:32
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Gaz-L posted:Who's winning the men's Rumble, do we think? The women's is clearly Becky (maybe they do the tie ending with Charlotte). But I'm really not sure about the men short of maybe they put Drew over? Drew seems like the likeliest bet on Raw, setting up Drew/Braun at Mania maybe? Seth is another option. Not sure who it could be on Smackdown at this point. Dave said in the newsletter that Balor is about to get a "significant push, at least for a little while." Not sure if that means stretching out to Mania or what, but he'd be a popular choice, too.
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Dec 20, 2018 17:15
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Seth as the Raw Ace is not a foregone conclusion whatsoever. He was hot enough to be the guy who won the Rumble and beat Lesnar for the belt for most of this year. He is not that hot at this point, and that’s a shame. His Ziggler, Corbin and Ambrose feuds have done him no favors.
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Dec 20, 2018 21:19
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According to Dave, Seth is being groomed for Lesnar but this Ambrose poo poo has super cooled him off and that wound up killing Balor's shot at Lesnar before, so.
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Dec 20, 2018 21:23
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He also said Finn is about to get a significant push, at least temporarily. Who the hell else could possibly be a top face on Raw other than those two? Braun?
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Dec 20, 2018 21:26
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The Kimoa Kid posted:He also said Finn is about to get a significant push, at least temporarily. Who the hell else could possibly be a top face on Raw other than those two? Braun? "Sami Zayn," he said and laughed. But his laugh was hollow. Inside, he was dead.
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VJeff posted:"Sami Zayn," he said and laughed. But his laugh was hollow. Inside, he was dead. If they push Sami as a top face you have to quote all of my posts from the other thread and tell me I was right about change. It's state law.
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Dec 20, 2018 21:31
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The Kimoa Kid posted:He also said Finn is about to get a significant push, at least temporarily. Who the hell else could possibly be a top face on Raw other than those two? Braun? Are they really not going to put Braun over at the Rumble? I sort of assumed Seth/Brock was not going to be the title, for some reason. This feels like the last shot they have with Braun to win the title, at least for a while. VJeff posted:According to Dave, Seth is being groomed for Lesnar but this Ambrose poo poo has super cooled him off and that wound up killing Balor's shot at Lesnar before, so. Has anyone explained why Vince was *so* livid about the Ambrose/Rollins stuff? It was a stale match but it wasn't an unmitigated disaster or something. Being that upset over it that he would cancel Seth's Wrestlemania plans seems crazy to me. Then again, it's Vince, so anything is possible. Professor Funk fucked around with this message at 21:44 on Dec 20, 2018 |
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The Kimoa Kid posted:If they push Sami as a top face you have to quote all of my posts from the other thread and tell me I was right about change. It's state law. If they push Sami as a top face, defining "top face" as A) Challenges for the WWE or Universal Title at some point in 2019 B) Does so as a babyface. I will get a KIMOA WAS RIGHT title in big beautiful bold text.  Professor Funk posted:Has anyone explained why Vince was *so* livid about the Ambrose/Rollins stuff? It was a stale match but it wasn't an unmitigated disaster or something. Being that upset over it that he would cancel Seth's Wrestlemania plans seems crazy to me. Then again, it's Vince, so anything is possible. I think he was angry about the reaction? Like, he was mad at the fans chanting that it was boring.
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Professor Funk posted:Has anyone explained why Vince was *so* livid about the Ambrose/Rollins stuff? It was a stale match but it wasn't an unmitigated disaster or something. Being that upset over it that he would cancel Seth's Wrestlemania plans seems crazy to me. Then again, it's Vince, so anything is possible. You don’t see why the guy who should be winning the Rumble in January being called boring in December is really bad?
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Dec 20, 2018 21:50
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Professor Funk posted:Are they really not going to put Braun over at the Rumble? I sort of assumed Seth/Brock was not going to be the title, for some reason. This feels like the last shot they have with Braun to win the title, at least for a while. Brock will be champion until the heat death of the universe, or when Roman comes back. Whichever comes first.
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Dec 20, 2018 21:52
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They want Brock as Universal champion if he fights DC for the UFC Heavyweight title, which would happen around March if it does happen. So unless that fight gets definitively cancelled, no chance of Brock losing the title at the Rumble.
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Dec 20, 2018 21:59
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mkay0 posted:You don’t see why the guy who should be winning the Rumble in January being called boring in December is really bad? Of course I see why it's bad. But 1) Seth is still probably the most over face on Raw and 2) that match was the victim of bad booking/writing more than anything else. Obviously trying to ascribe rationality to Vince is a hopeless task, but still.
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Dec 20, 2018 22:00
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I wonder what a significant push for Balor would be. Is that taking the Intercontinental title from Dean? Having a competitive match with Brock or Braun before losing?
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TV Zombie posted:I wonder what a significant push for Balor would be. Is that taking the Intercontinental title from Dean? Having a competitive match with Brock or Braun before losing? Maybe having him win the Rumble and face Bryan instead of Brock? I imagine the IC feud is most likely, but given the lack of main event faces on Smackdown, maybe the Bryan thing isn't impossible.
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Professor Funk posted:Of course I see why it's bad. But 1) Seth is still probably the most over face on Raw and 2) that match was the victim of bad booking/writing more than anything else. Obviously trying to ascribe rationality to Vince is a hopeless task, but still. Everyone in WWE is the victim of bad booking - a few people are able to rise out of it occasionally. IMO Ambrose underperforms given the opportunities he's had. Put Dean in a fatal four way with Lars Sullivan, Braun, and Drew to see who faces Brock is what I'm saying.
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