Craig H Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 It is extremely fucking weird that even with this setting...the wrestlers don't talk into the camera when they're ringside. Seriously. What the fuck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great ML Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Craig H said: It is extremely fucking weird that even with this setting...the wrestlers don't talk into the camera when they're ringside. Seriously. What the fuck. This. They look stupid. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I was hoping we'd get a few more matches out of Drew and Bryan, but I'm all in on them teaming up to stretch fools. Bringing Gronk on board probably kept mojo employed for the next year or two. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 First time watching SmackDown since the debut on Fox. I was interested in what SmackDown would look like. It was really good. I will say though it was strange seeing wrestling in front of an empty studio. I'm really hoping that in a few weeks they start wrestling in front of crowds at the PC looks like it would hold a few hundred people. I understand playing it safe with not having gatherings of thousands of people but once we get . ahang of this thing 300 people at a thing should happen. we need to get back to normal as soon as we can without the risk of mass infection. I'll step off my soap box. The opening tag was really fun. Bryan and Casero was fun, Hardy-Corbin was short. It was cool to watch the EC Tag in full again. It was really good. Miz and Morrisons promo was a good way to follow up the match. Strange to see them back together, they haven't skipped a beat. I have a feeling Gronk and Mojo are gonna challenge for the tag straps at some point. Cena's promo was great. One of the better Cena promos I've seen. Intense and focused. Bray's promo was also really good. Bray is great. I'm looking forward to Cena-Fiend, Roman Goldberg not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 (edited) Does it make me a bad person that I enjoy watching Triple H bully Michael Cole? Edited March 14, 2020 by TheVileOne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 This was an excellent show. I loved Bayley and Sasha yelling at people who weren't there and cupping their ears. I loved Nikki Cross trying to hype up the crowd. Triple H might be the best commentator they have right now, he was awesome.. far better than Graves anyway. Roman's sit down interview was solid. I'm going to enjoy the hell out of Bryan/Gulak fighting it out with "The Artist Collective" that feels like some Smackdown Six era shit.. Lastly, John Cena's promo followed by Bray's was a great segment. Bray got real dark real quick at the end there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I guess I'll be the one in the minority and say that I didn't think this was good at all. Losing the crowd had more of an effect that I thought it would on me and I have no idea what that's going to mean for Raw, Dynamite, and NXT since they'll all be in front of empty seats. It's just really weird and part of it has to do with how this was filmed. I mentioned it already, but wrestlers avoiding eye contact with the camera and acting like they're talking to a crowd that isn't there because that's what they've been programmed to do is incredibly fucking weird. It felt a lot like what I imagine promo classes are where you go out and act like you're talking to people that aren't there. A few times it was cute, but it was mostly strange. Losing the crowd took a lot out of what looked like perfectly fine matches. And I didn't care for re-watching the tag EC match. HHH was a lot of fun though, and he looked like he was making the most of it. I kinda wish Michael Cole was less Michael Cole and was a bit more laid back instead of ALWAYS TALKING IN A LOUD VOICE. Like, dial it back a notch, ok? Roman's promo was...fine. I'm not all that interested in watching him run through an old man, but it is what it is. The Cena promo was better though, but I wish it was Cena wrestling for the title. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Get hyped Cole! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReiseReise Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Cena and Wyatt are both amazing talkers. No idea if they are fed the words, but their delivery is top notch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I don't think the wrestlers were playing to the crowd because they are programmed. It was meant for jokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Great Justice Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I’m fascinated by how they would handle a likely WrestleMania delay, narratively. My suggestion is to freeze continuity and run: Raw: KOTR NXT: MYC / CWC and of course SD: Southpaw Championship Wrestling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 10 hours ago, Craig H said: It is extremely fucking weird that even with this setting...the wrestlers don't talk into the camera when they're ringside. Seriously. What the fuck. These are people that watch monitors and TV at such weird angles that it looks like they behind the TV sometimes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Moneghetti Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 8 hours ago, Craig H said: I guess I'll be the one in the minority and say that I didn't think this was good at all. Losing the crowd had more of an effect that I thought it would on me and I have no idea what that's going to mean for Raw, Dynamite, and NXT since they'll all be in front of empty seats. It's just really weird and part of it has to do with how this was filmed. Agreed. I thought it was interesting, but not overly watchable. Personally, I';d prefer they fill time slots with old ppv's and Takeovers or something similar. It is what it is, though. I don't think it will last long. Sooner or later, someone tests positive and the roster is quarantined or sponsors get jumpy because it looks bad to be virtually the only company in the world holding live events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfrey Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I tuned in for the weirdness and enjoyed it on that level. I hope this is all short term but it will be interesting to see what they do with these no audience shows if they have to run 7 hours of wrestling a week (8 if they keep 205) for a month. Personally, I hope they get the okay to run high school gyms and cultural centers soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lo-Risk Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Tarheel Moneghetti said: It is what it is, though. I don't think it will last long. Sooner or later, someone tests positive and the roster is quarantined or sponsors get jumpy because it looks bad to be virtually the only company in the world holding live events. Holy shit. I know what this reminds me of now. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overly Critical Man Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Lo-Risk said: Holy shit. I know what this reminds me of now. We needed HHH holding a framed picture of Vince Sr and going “LETS GET BIZZAY!” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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