RIPPA Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 For the amount they are promoting Orton/Bray stuff - I think we are getting a like 45 second "match" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 10 minutes ago, RIPPA said: tiffany last month 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Schneider Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Eric is doing a live blog over at SC http://segundacaida.blogspot.com/2016/09/wwe-backlash-2016-live-blog.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Given what they gave themselves to work with as of about 7:00 tonight, this PPV was just about perfectly booked. Also, March Madness, meet Miz. Miz, March Madness. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Well, that was one goddamn awesome main event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bink_winkleman Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 AJ Styles is WWE Champion. That's so weird. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuntmanCrowley Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Is there an unspoken rule that Bray Wyatt can't win on a PPV? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Aside from the layout of the Women's match being a bit wonky... This was one damn fine PPV. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Fucking MiZ! That match was gorgeous in every single way. It was riveting and there wasn't a single tope. There were moves that were loose as fuck but the storyline of the match was so compelling I didn't care that no one was bleeding hardway or losing teeth. I don't even think there was a superkick. The riskiest moment was the slingshot over the top rope. It was all the little things Miz did to sell the drama of each moment. It was literally a match out of 1979 right down to the Memphis heel manager finish. And it worked, which means the best part is that the match itself was the proof of everything he said in that promo. Everyone always talks about guys like Bryan giving clinics in the ring. that was a clinic put on by Miz for Bryan. 1) Miz gives epic promo about how he's smart for working a safer style 2) Internet debates for a week whether it's even possible to work a match like that for today's crowds 3) Miz goes on PPV and gives a clinic on how to work exactly that style and keep everyone into it Example: near the end when Dolph is out and Miz is nearly dead of exhaustion, Maryse quietly whispers to him to motivate him while he looks like he wants to quit. She's telling him that this is for all those fuckers online and he just needs to do one more thing and she'll take care of the rest...it was glorious. The moment was small and not overplayed. It was earned because it was an exhausting match and he was a weak-heel who had already pushed beyond his limits. Guys, Miz/Dolph was one of the best matches of the year. Fuckiing checkmate. And Dolph. Dolph went with that style and sold like a king and didn't go crazy with spots. He bought into the match story and worked it in earnest. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Our long national nightmare is over 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 DOUBLE WIDE BAY BAY!!!!! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I think the last few episodes of Smackdown have had more matches. The women's match was decent and the right person went over. Ziggler got a surprisingly good match out of Miz. The finish was in keeping with Miz' chickenshit heel persona, but was the wrong finish for a ppv. Hopefully Ziggler gets a rematch on Smackdown and wins. I was really surprised the Usos didn't win the belts via some sort of shenanigans. At least Heath can afford a Costco membership to keep his kids fed now. This is probably the first time I've been upset about Randy Orton not being in a match. AJ/Ambrose wasn't bad but I couldn't get into it. Glad AJ won though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Maybe, just maybe, this "each brand gets one PPV each month, but it's just 2 and a half hours" play could really be great for Smackdown, cause nothing on this show felt wasted.I think every single person on the card look better now then they did 3 hours ago. For what they had to work with, as Pinranesi said, that show was just about perfect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 GREAT SHOW! AJ/Ambrose was the best Ambrose match in forever. People complained about all the finisher kickouts at SummerSlam and AJ flipped a switch and had a great match with zero finisher kickouts. Slater/Rhyno just winning clean was pretty cool. It's okay to actually give people a happy ending. Jey Uso brought some good trash talk. The Usos are gonna be fun as heels. Miz/Ziggler was excellent. Would have been match of the night if not for that pesky AJ Styles always having to show everyone up. Becky did it! That match was both good and bad at times but it never completely fell off the fails and had the proper ending. Kane/Bray was a fun brawl but I would have preferred Bray actually getting a win for once. Corbin/Crews was even good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 That show massively overachieved. I somehow enjoyed a long Miz/Ziggler match (mostly because of Miz spamming movez to troll Bryan and the crowd) and a Kane match here in 2016. Hey look, you build a guy as needing a win badly for money, and people respond! We need more bounties and cash prizes in 2016 WWE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 A conversation with Randy Orton: "How was work, today?" "Pretty easy." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 1 minute ago, Charlie M. said: GREAT SHOW! Slater/Rhyno just winning clean was pretty cool. It's okay to actually give people a happy ending. Hopefully just the first act of a long Tony Montana style tragedy. I'm hoping that one year from now we'll have Heath Slater, alone in his LA mansion, floating all by himself in his infinity pool, drunk, wondering what went wrong and wishing he could just go back to the old trailer. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Aside from the Bray/Kane/Orton weirdness(and even that match was good), I thought this show overachieved. Slater-Rhyno as tag champs is probably going to be short lived, but it was a definite feel good moment. AJ Styles is a great heel. So glad they went that direction with him. Hell, I even enjoyed the heel Usos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I like being worked into cheering for a hot tag. I was pounding on the sofa for Heath to make it to Rhyno. This was a good wrestling show. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Man when the Smackdown brand was developed we thought they were doomed but man this has been shockingly good. Much better than RAW. Love the idea that AJ Styles beats Cena clean with no cheating at all at Summerslam but needed a nut shot to beat Ambrose. I would like to think that put over Ambrose more Heath Slater winning the tag title was the greatest thing to happen to someone from West Virginia since the Cactus Bowl victory . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Miz got the best Ziggler match in like two or three years tonight. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I think the spot of the night was Heath tagging himself in and going fucking crazy with DDT's and shit. It was like the first time in his career he's ever got to do that. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 6 minutes ago, bink_winkleman said: AJ Styles is WWE Champion. That's so weird. Now part of the nwa/wwf champ club? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 OK, guys. Serious question. When did MIz become a superworker? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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