SmackDown Live LD, April 2nd 2019 - A New Day Dawning

[FunKay]

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Aye, you tell 'em Oprah

Right, this is the last stop. The end. Thank bloody Christ too. Its been a bit of a slog getting to Mania this year. However, we do have a little bit of business to take care of ahead of the biggest show of the year. Kofi Kingston has got to put pen to paper to confirm, 100% for sure, that he will compete versus Daniel Bryan on Sunday for the WWE Championship. It's a contract signing in wrestling, you know where this is going. Meanwhile, Rey Mysterio and Andrade go one-on-one again in what will no doubt be a grand battle, Randy Orton and AJ Styles get a chance to air some grievances on the Kevin Owens Show (what the bloody hell is he doing on Sunday BTW?) and there will no doubt be some Becky Lynch/Charlotte(/maybe even Ronda Rousey) related shenanigans ahead of the WINNER TAKE ALL match on Sunday. Oh and we might get a tag team championship announcement of some kind. Guess we'll have to wait and see!

[smarkmouth]

So I didn't watch RAW. Any reason I should believe the report I read about Rey Mysterio hurting his ankle being a work?

[smarkmouth]

"My guest, The Viper" *next cue card* "Randy Orton."

Kevin Owens is a gift.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

I'll give you a pass smark since owens is from your hometown

[Spidey]

New Day with pipe and monocle :lmao:

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Not a bad look

[smarkmouth]

Tag team division booking: Keep throwing everyone in the ring with Aleister and Ricochet until something makes sense.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Shinsuke looks so out of place on his team

[smarkmouth]

League of Nations 2.0

[Spidey]

Usos are ruining wrestling with all these superkicks.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Riccochet should never ever turn heel.

[smarkmouth]

Ricochet and Black will challenge for thee NXT and SDLive tag titles over the weekend. Fuck it, let them fight the Revival at the Hall of Fame.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

The more Riccochet on my tv, the better

[Spidey]

I die a little each time I see/hear IIconics, but I suppose that's the point.

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Itâ??s amazing the physical dynamic of the IIconics. I find Peyton gorgeous, while Billie looks like a man pretending to be a woman.

[smarkmouth]

For what it's worth they just promo'd the RAW in Montreal and said that the SHIELD would ride one last time. Again.

[Spidey]

His dad isn't disappointed in him due to his career. He's disappointed that he started dressing like a weeb.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

The three best builds going into WrestleMania are all from Smackdown - Miz vs Shane, Styles vs Orton, and Bryan vs Kofi.

[smarkmouth]

Nikki's not fighting with Sanity. Miz has a chance.

[Fire Marshall Bill]

For what it's worth they just promo'd the RAW in Montreal and said that the SHIELD would ride one last time. Again.

They said the same thing about the Raw here in 3 weeks.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

3 guys who are all about anarchy and chaos... are fighting for the boss's son. Did no one see a problem here?

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Remember when Eric Young won the Impact Championship?

[Fire Marshall Bill]

3 guys who are all about anarchy and chaos... are fighting for the boss's son. Did no one see a problem here?

Youâ??re taking this too seriously.

[Spidey]

Hey, they're booked. It's a step up to where they were.

[Spidey]

Shane: Greg, that's overkill.

[smarkmouth]

Here I was hoping Charlotte, Becky and Ronda were gonna tumble out of the cop car brawling.

[Spidey]

Here I was hoping Charlotte, Becky and Ronda were gonna tumble out of the cop car brawling.

Legit expected Becky to have stolen that cop car. If we're gonna get nuts, let's get nuts!

[#AbsoluteUnit]

The more I see Becky, the more I like her. Never was the biggest fan of her but I never hated her.

I have come first circle to her.

[smarkmouth]

Oh good, an 18 person tag team match. That will be fun to tally.

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Asuka still reeling from losing her title last week obviously. They didnâ??t screw up her booking at all.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Oh good, an 18 person tag team match. That will be fun to tally.

mr smark who runs the park is like I didn't sign up for this

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Wait the Hardys aren't in the tag team championship match?

[Spidey]

Fantastic cameo

[smarkmouth]

machinery hardys truth carmella nikki asuka naomi

andrade good brothers shelton ec3 lana mandy sonya zelina

(sorry, just notetaking)

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Oh good, an 18 person tag team match. That will be fun to tally.

At least itâ??s not 20 people.
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[#AbsoluteUnit]

Smark is getting a headache watching this match

[smarkmouth]

Double DQ... thank goodness.

[Spidey]

Schmoz. Schmoz everywhere.

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Big Es shirt...

[smarkmouth]

Ali's superpowers include resiliency, flight, and summoning/projecting production assistants.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

I feel like Samoa Joe's mic skills are a detriment in some ways. WWE seems to think Joe can lose a match and then recover with a couple of promos. No doubt Joe is incredible on the mic, but how many times can this happen before fans start to not take him seriously?

[Fire Marshall Bill]

I didnâ??t realize they changed his name to just Rowan. How dumb.

[smarkmouth]

I'm still laughing at that PA.

[Spidey]

Man haven't been this excited for a contract signing since the rise of Batista

[Fire Marshall Bill]

The rare occasion this crowd shows some life.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Is it safe to say the Brand Split is dead?

[Fire Marshall Bill]

A little too long winded.

[Spidey]

It was everything it needed to be. Ace.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

I want to see Kofi win the title, but I also don't want to see Bryan lose the title. But he'll most likely get it back eventually.

[klunderbunker]

Smackdown
Date: April 2, 2019
Location: Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, Maryland
Commentators: Corey Graves, Byron Saxton, Tom Phillips

It’s the final final show before Wrestlemania and with five days to go before the longest event in history, I’ll set the over/under for matches being added at two. Tonight in theory should be the first time we get to see the strong promos between Kofi Kingston and Daniel Bryan because less than two weeks is enough time to build a WWE Championship match at Wrestlemania. Let’s get to it.

Click on the link below for the full review.

The Road To Wrestlemania Is Paved With Bad Matches (http://kbwrestlingreviews.com/2019/04/02/smackdown-april-2-2019-the-road-to-wrestlemania-is-paved-with-bad-shows/)