Smackdown LD - August 14, 2018

[klunderbunker]

I'm not expecting much tonight.

[klunderbunker]

You know, I think my head would explode if we went a full year without Divas vs. Women.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Carmella has the best legs .

[klunderbunker]

Carmella has the best legs .

I'm not sure on that one.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

I don't think I've ever seen a champion in WWE wrestling jobbers

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

I miss good ol squash matches like this to make the non no name look amazing.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

I'd say the most vicious tag teams I've ever seen taking liberties on no names were Demolition and The Road Warriors.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Better feud than Punk vs Cena. Don't @ me

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Of all the wrestlers I thought should wear a singlet, Killain Dain was not at the top of the list

[BestSportsEntertainer]

With all these commercials, how do you get interested in the matches?

[smarkmouth]

One day I'll be home to join the SD LD on time. One day.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Is Sanity officially jobbers?

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Interesting point - no tag team from NXT has had much success on the main roster since they started doing the Takeovers in 2014.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Best promo in a long time.

[TheManTheyCalledNorCal]

God they botched this so bad. This is a story that should have been told over 6 months after Bryan makes a surprise return at Mania to answer a miz open challenge.

Instead they shove the entire story into one show.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Shit, that TakeOver Main Event. Can't miss that one.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

If only WWE actually capitalized on Rusev Day

And Zelina Vega exposing Lana is worth $9.99

[klunderbunker]

I'd say the most vicious tag teams I've ever seen taking liberties on no names were Demolition and The Road Warriors.

British Bulldogs.

[klunderbunker]

God they botched this so bad. This is a story that should have been told over 6 months after Bryan makes a surprise return at Mania to answer a miz open challenge.

Instead they shove the entire story into one show.

Again: why does any of this surprise you?

[klunderbunker]

These inset promos for other matches might be the most annoying things WWE has come up with in years.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Someone should lend Jeff a hand

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Abrupt ending

[smarkmouth]

God they botched this so bad. This is a story that should have been told over 6 months after Bryan makes a surprise return at Mania to answer a miz open challenge.

Instead they shove the entire story into one show.


Again: why does any of this surprise you?

Y'all are joking, right? They've spread this story out since Bryan's return, and I very much doubt this is the last chapter. Don't equate the hype videos to the entirety of their storytelling efforts.

KB, did you not anticipate a rematch between them under championship circumstances at WrestleMania in your questions thread?

[klunderbunker]

Smackdown
Date: August 14, 2018
Location: Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, South Carolina
Commentators: Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton

It’s the final show before Summerslam and there isn’t much to do this time around. Sunday is set up and unless they add one more match to the card, which is entirely possible around here, I wouldn’t get my hopes up on much happening tonight. Hopefully the promos are good enough to carry things. Let’s get to it.

Click on the link below for the full review.

Signed, Sealed And Delivered (http://kbwrestlingreviews.com/2018/08/14/smackdown-august-14-2018-signed-sealed-delivered/)

[klunderbunker]

Y'all are joking, right? They've spread this story out since Bryan's return, and I very much doubt this is the last chapter. Don't equate the hype videos to the entirety of their storytelling efforts.

KB, did you not anticipate a rematch between them under championship circumstances at WrestleMania in your questions thread?

I did, assuming this isn't Bryan's last big match before his contract is up.

And they really haven't spread it out since Bryan's return.

[smarkmouth]

-Yeah, I'll be shocked if Bryan doesn't resign. 2K just announced that he's the focus of showcase mode, which will no doubt be heavily promoted for the next few months.

-How so? Perhaps there could have been more direct interaction, but they've actively peppered solid teases wherever it made sense to do so since April. There's a handful of good examples in the Miz-Bryan feud tracking thread, and I wasn't even as dilligent as I could have been. And if there is indeed another 8 months left of the feud, then we're STILL possibly in a slow build stage of this feud.

I'm not trying to disprove you and 13th, I just don't see a heavy fault in this program. Easily the second best feud going into this weekend.

[klunderbunker]

-Yeah, I'll be shocked if Bryan doesn't resign. 2K just announced that he's the focus of showcase mode, which will no doubt be heavily promoted for the next few months.

-How so? Perhaps there could have been more direct interaction, but they've actively peppered solid teases wherever it made sense to do so since April. There's a handful of good examples in the Miz-Bryan feud tracking thread, and I wasn't even as dilligent as I could have been. And if there is indeed another 8 months left of the feud, then we're STILL possibly in a slow build stage of this feud.

I'm not trying to disprove you and 13th, I just don't see a heavy fault in this program. Easily the second best feud going into this weekend.

They talked a bit early on, then nothing happened for months, then it's Summerslam time and they're feuding again. They could have teased it a lot harder.