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>>1779848
NJPW and Broken Matt Hardy stuff.

NXT Takeovers and NJPW

>>1779848
LU is a lot of fun to watch as long as you dont take it too seriously, which you shouldnt because it's professional wrestling

>>1779617
hes literally an actor playing a role. he has as much creative control over the show as the guy who played Sawyer had over L O S T

Vince runs Smackdown and is giving it extra attention. Raw has been left to Gaytch which is why it's a smarky shitfest with tumbling ratings

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Apparently they're both still run by Vince at the end of the day. Here are my theories/things we know to be true:

1) (Theory) Someone at some point must have convinced Vince that for Smackdown to be popular as its own show this time, it has to be different from Raw, and so he shouldn't shoot down things he normally shoots down.

2) (Fact) The main NXT writer of the past two years was bumped up slightly before the brand split.

3) (Theory) Bryan and Shane probably DO make small suggestions every now and then, even if they have little actual power officially.

4) (Fact) The show is shorter and therefore the writers can focus more quality vs quantity, a la Raw.

5) (Theory) Vince seems more willing to experiment and take chances because it's not Raw and he's not risking his flagship show.

6) (Fact/Theory) Since the show is shorter, and they have a smaller roster, they can't just bury people randomly else they'd run out of credible threats when they need them. Hence, the writing is smarter and they work harder to keep people over.

7) (Fact) Since Smackdown isn't on against football, they don't have to have plan the segments in a weird order in the hopes that people switch over during halftime.

8) (Fact/Theory) There is no Stephanie McMahon on this show, who the writers are terrified of and always write to get over, even though she insists on playing a heel and in wrestling the entire point of heels is that eventually they get their comeuppance, which she doesn't.

9) (Theory) After years of The Authority, when watching Raw you still subconsciously think Stephanie and HHH are pulling the strings somehow, thereby keeping the boring, status quo "heel authority figure" in the back of everyone's mind while watching Raw, thereby decreasing the enjoyment of the show. Smackdown, conversely, has Shane and Bryan, both of whom we know are faces (yes despite Bryan bullying the Miz lately)

10) (Fact) Raw's top faces (Roman and now Seth) aren't over to the level of Cena.

>>1779585

how do i get beautiful hair like dean

>>1779590
Run forehead first in to a weed whacker.

>>1779585
What a faggy dumb somabitch

>>1779438
>Rawtism

Well i got nuffin else to do

>>1779438
Rawtist on suicide watch!

BASED

>>1779332
kys

>>1779332

T H E B O Y S

Predict the decibel level of the cruiserweight's pops

>>1779257
really quiet decibels. im thinking Brian Christopher levels

>>1779257
-5 (stars) dB

I don't get the meme...

I could see him being the new cruiserweight champ with this gimmick

>>1779214
Sin Cara fucked both Sheamus and Simon Gotch in a backstage brawl.

Not particularly debatable

Why are the soundtracks for the 2K games so shit? All generic faggy trash. Bring back the rock music

>>1779197
The first SvR soundtrack really stuck with me. If I had to rank them, I'd say

SvR>07>06>08

They were all bretty gud tho.

They knew that it would kill the company

Just rewatched it, and it looks so lame compared to what I had in my mind. It's so... Slow. Rollins hits Roman once, he falls over, then Dean and Seth stare at each other for a solid minute before Seth hits Dean. Then he gives 50 chairshots to Dean and one to Roman and that's it. In my mind Seth went bananas with a chair on both of them until he was holding on only to the chair's legs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWLU0MWMR-w
3:51 "WHO WROTE THIS?"

Who?

>>1778971
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxeAngpgmiQ

>>1778971
What's happening here?

>>1778927
when did Becky start working bingo halls again?

>>1778931
KEK

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>>1778931

Bestiality is illegal.

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>>1778835
You have to go back

>>1778856
>>>/r/eddit

>>1778815
Shit. Some comedy jobber would have just lost to Angle or Benoit or anybody else who was better. Owen is the most overrated-cuz-i-died wrestler since Bruiser Brody.

>>1778831
This.

He'd tell Bret to stop being mad at ratings in a video game.

Who???

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Drop Kazarian and Storm, replace them with revival and you're golden

>>1778801
Having Beer Money back would be better, that could save Roode from becoming a total meme wrestler

>>1778759
She looks like a black Asuka.

is that a fucking snail trail

>>1778759
Your taste is poor.