Backlash XII

[Matt D]

In order to fix their cards, they should put Styles over as champ and make a stipulation so all Smackdown World Title matches on PPV are 2/3 falls. That'd help with the depth issue.

[RIPPA]

Not if those 2/3 falls are against the likes of Ambrose and Ziggler

[Goodear]

The tag tournament is booked very oddly in that Breeze and Fandango got booted too early, the Usos and American Alpha are meeting too soon in the semis and the whole Slater angle is blowing up the tournament in order to further a comedy angle and pushing your actual teams to the back of the fan's minds.  You could have done the Slater angle without having the tag titles as the prize so you don't saddle your new championship with oddball first champions, moved Usos vs. AA to the finals and it would have been a neater piece of business.

[SirSmUgly]

8 hours ago, RIPPA said:

Not if those 2/3 falls are against the likes of Ambrose and Ziggler

Styles just carried Apollo Crews to a very good match. I bet he is up to the task of carrying Ambrose or Ziggler to good 2-of-3 falls matches, especially if they get creative on the finishes, establish secondary moves as ones that can get pinfalls and submissions, etc.

Matt has been watching the Portland set that I need to get my hands on ASAP, methinks.

[Matt D]

There's a special place in my heart for 79-80 Portland, and I do watch a ton of CMLL, but it's actually the NWAOnDemand stuff from Houston that's pushing me that way. I saw Bockwinkel vs Santana go 35+ minutes the other day, and we're all waiting with anticipation for the first Race vs McDaniel singles match that anyone's seen in almost 40 years since there aren't any others on tape. That should be coming soon.

[Big Fresh]

On 9/1/2016 at 6:15 PM, Niners Fan in CT said:

Eva Marie's hair is dark right now by the way. I think she needs to stick to the bright red. It's crucial to her character.

 

[Niners Fan in CT]

I didn't realize that was a real song.  I thought it was in-house lol.

[Web Conn]

To fill out the card I'd do Corbin vs Crewes on the Pre Show and on the main show 8 man tag of the Acension and Vaudvillians vs Uso's and Hype Bros, have Curt Hawkins make his return in a competitive squash against either Fandango or Tyler Breeze and have Kane choke slam another Jobber.

Also I'd find it perfectly acceptable for Slater and Rhyno to beat American Alpha for the tag titles only for American Alpha to win the titles two nights later on Smackdown.

[RIPPA]

I don't think you want your brand new belt having two champs in two days especially  when that basically is exactly what happened on RAW

[Lawful Metal]

How about Usos cheating to beat AA, and then they're about to cheat in the finals against Heath Rhyno, so AA comes out and kills the Usos dead and throw Heath on top and then we get a blood feud between AA and the Usos and Heath and Rhyno can defend against Breezango or something.

 

[CSC]

Nothing that the Usos have ever done makes me believe they could pull off anything close to a blood feud.

[Burgundy LaRue]

Let's be honest, they haven't been given a chance to show that possible side.  We have zero criteria on which to base can or can they not do that sort of feud.

 

[AxB]

Watch the new UUDD. They could have a blood feud with each other.

[Nice Guy Eddie]

27 minutes ago, L_W_P said:

Turning them heel is easy enough. Just go with the old "entertaining you people got us nowhere, now we do this for ourselves." promo.

What do you mean you people?

[Lawful Metal]

All the Usos need to do to turn heel is talk about how much they love their cousin Roman Reigns.

[odessasteps]

Or turn heel on New Day or Sami or Bayley. 

[AxB]

Too late, brand extension. Usos are SD, Zayn New Day and Bayley are RAW.

[odessasteps]

Have them turn on UUDD, based on them destroying everyone in New Day in the UFC tournament. 

[Wyld Samurai]

I just wonder if Heel Uso's would see the magical return of the "don't headbutt a samoan" racial angle. 

[Spritenaut 32]

Haven't the Usos been getting booed since they teamed on tv a few times with Roman?

I prefer the Usos as babyfaces, but the company hasn't done anything with them since the one Uso (forget which) got hurt.

[J.T.]

Local radio affiliates in the River City are finally having contests to win tickets.   Hopefully I will score on a pair. 

I have no idea if Hangman Tim, Dean, or any other 804 guys are going to the show.

[DEAN]

Oh me and my youngest are going.

[Fallacy!]

It really feels like AJ Styles should be the World Champion right now, but it also feels like there really isn't enough steam behind this feud yet. Ambrose dropping the title Sunday would just seem kind of abrupt. I think this feud needs another month of heat behind it before AJ wins the title.

[Niners Fan in CT]

6 hours ago, Fallacy! said:

It really feels like AJ Styles should be the World Champion right now, but it also feels like there really isn't enough steam behind this feud yet. Ambrose dropping the title Sunday would just seem kind of abrupt. I think this feud needs another month of heat behind it before AJ wins the title.

I feel the same way about Orton/Bray, I'd like another week of build with this show but as is I think it'll be pretty good.

[Jiji]

Dean has been bringing it on the mic, if not in the ring. It's a damn shame his in-ring act became so routine for a guy that's supposed to be unhinged. He even talked about being unpredictable in match structure on Jericho's podcast a few years back and backed it up with some wacky shit in that lumberjack match and a short while after that. But then it was WWE main event style that ruled out, where everybody has to get their shit in every single match! And it was the ruining of Dean as a unique rassler.