J.T. Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I only saw the second half live, but I caught the rest on DVR this morning.. Very solid show. Jinder's celebration was as extravagant as I expected, but his promo skills are still pretty weak. If he's going to continue to work the evil foreigner gimmick and repeat the same stuff, he at least needs to find a decent catchphrase. I don't think you can be too outrageous with this gimmick. He needs women clad in orange dropping lotus petals at his feet every time he enters the ring. Work the royalty gimmick until it hurts. The booking for the Fashion Police / Usos is really smart. Let Tyler and Fandango get singles wins to prove their worth and then put the Usos over clean to show that the sum total is greater than the parts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Tamina Yakuza Kicking the fuck out of Ellsworth is going to be amazing 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brysynner Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 33 minutes ago, RIPPA said: Tamina Yakuza Kicking the fuck out of Ellsworth is going to be amazing SummerSlam is coming up soon we can get Tamina Yakuza Kicking Enzo too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 2 hours ago, RIPPA said: I feel like the only thing this segment was missing was, at the end, when Shane was holding the water gun, they should have had James Ellsworth come in to complain about something, then have Shane shoot him with the watergun. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCM Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I found it amusing that 90% of the words Jinder spoke in "his language" were in English. I really hope they don't do a women's MITB match. Their roster is paper thin in terms of talent with two good workers and a few decent ones. Plus Becky has a history of concussions and doesn't need to be near ladders being thrown around by women with no experience working with them. Are we going to talk about how much more over AJ was than Nakamura? Nak was playing FIP and the fans were chanting for AJ. I really don't think there's much of a NXT fan base crossover these days. Alpha has never been over on SDL after being a really over act in NXT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beech27 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 18 minutes ago, JCM said: Are we going to talk about how much more over AJ was than Nakamura? Nak was playing FIP and the fans were chanting for AJ. I really don't think there's much of a NXT fan base crossover these days. Alpha has never been over on SDL after being a really over act in NXT. Styles was the most over face in the company while he was still a heel; he's going to get most or all of the chants regardless of who else is around. (Cena and Reigns are the only two who get equal reactions--though "mixed"--and Styles benefited from working both extensively.) There is certainly work to be done, carrying over the pop Nak's entrance gets to the matches, but I think it'll come. Styles wasn't getting these reactions right away either. (Though broadly speaking, you're right that NXT success doesn't mean main roster crowds will always treat you like a huge deal.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCM Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Selling a bunch of weak ass chin locks for 15 minutes at a time really isn't helping Nak either. I thought he was doing an Enzo impersonation there until the finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterien Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 "Their day one was a little more H than ours" 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawful Metal Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Dammit I want New Day to win Money in the Bank. Not Big E, not Kofi, not Xavier. New Day. And I want them to Freebird the briefcase, win the title and defend it Freebird style. not terribly interested in them as tag champs again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJ Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Two years back when Owens burst onto the scene, he was the prizefighter. He only wrestled when there was something in it for him. Then one week they threw him into a Smackdown tag main event on the heel side. That was the moment he became just another guy. They need to decide sooner rather than later what they want Nak to be. Is he a special attraction with a unique aura or someone who will fill up the last 25 minutes of Smackdown in a nothing match. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyuubi Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 52 minutes ago, JohnnyJ said: Two years back when Owens burst onto the scene, he was the prizefighter. He only wrestled when there was something in it for him. Then one week they threw him into a Smackdown tag main event on the heel side. That was the moment he became just another guy. They need to decide sooner rather than later what they want Nak to be. Is he a special attraction with a unique aura or someone who will fill up the last 25 minutes of Smackdown in a nothing match. Actually Owens still is still mostly involved in prize worthy matches. Most of his time, he has been champion or going for a championship, or in a match that involves him getting in a position for a championship. He is in a do nothing tag match most of the time because it involves build-up to a championship match or defense. Most of the time that he has been in the WWE, he had a strap. Most of his feuds revolved around championships. So they have been fairly consistent with that part of his characterization. But I do agree that they need to find something for Nak's character and more importantly, find Nak better and more receptive opponents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSC Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Jinder would be better off just dropping English all together. Crazy dance celebrations to the ring and 30 second Punjabi promos are all be needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I am still irritated that the WWE was too cheap and didn't have Jinder ride out on a white horse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 1 minute ago, RIPPA said: I am still irritated that the WWE was too cheap and didn't have Jinder ride out on an elephant. Fixed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSC Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Wasn't Rusev supposed to come back and confront Shane last night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 1 minute ago, Infinit said: Wasn't Rusev supposed to come back and confront Shane last night? Smashville's in the Stanley Cup Finals. Shane's idiocy can go screw for the next 2-3 weeks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 55 minutes ago, J.T. said: Fixed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 Frankly, this is what I wanted. Mainly because this is *literally* how Jinder ended up with the WWE Championship: 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 This was Ursula Andress' costume from Casino Royale (the good one) in which she was supposed to ride an elephant. They rewrote the scene but still had her wear it when she first met David Niven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Hopefully Jinder is still a big deal come Wrestlemania because I'd love to see an elephant entrance my god spectacular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 20 hours ago, Niners Fan in CT said: I thought The Maharajah's Punjabi celebration was really cool, they are making him look legit I want Jinder Mahal to be champion for a year at least. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 11 minutes ago, TheVileOne said: I want Jinder Mahal to be champion for a year at least. So here's a piece of news, the ratings for last night were up back over 2.3 million despite going against Celtics/Cavs which did over 7 million. It's not a big number but it shows interest at least and I'm tying it directly to Jinder Mahal. Also, Jinder's celebration is the most watched clip of the week for WWE on YouTube. I'm not sure if this means anything but nobody right now can call it a failure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 It's an experiment. Smackdown has always been more of an experimental brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehabilitated Rick Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I'm all for transitional champions and experiments post-Mania when interest wanes and there's room to breathe, taking the title off of Orton is the best thing they could have done. Well, until he regains it in St Louis in 3 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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