WWE: Smackdown LIVE!

[Cor]

We could draft ANYONE from NXT!

Draft Natalya?

Draft Natalya

 

[ColePens]

I hate to say I told you so but...wait no I don't.

Raw is Vince's baby. The WWE Championship will be the #1 title the world title will be the B+ title and this stupid brand split will commence.

Why not add two intercontinental titles as well?

I know it's all written and I get that. But a part of me wishes they had a legit draft. That would have been cool as hell. Real bad ass competition. DB and Shane would have been interesting to go in there and actually draft talent they wanted.

 

[Fa Ci La]

The thing that keeps getting to me is this: I'm not seeing any kind of unique ideology to each brand, it truly is just a spilt. And this is a mistake to me.

 

[ColePens]

Are there more picks on WWE Network?

 

[M.C.G. 31]

The thing that keeps getting to me is this: I'm not seeing any kind of unique ideology to each brand, it truly is just a spilt. And this is a mistake to me.

Right? At least back in the first split Smackdown was the wrestling show.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

I'm surely remembering why I didn't like the idea, but I've tried to embrace it.

I tried to get into it as well. Hell, they struggle to fill 3 hours of tv with stars. Now they are trying to fill 5 hours of tv with the same amount of stars.

The only way to fix it is by gutting NXT and making it a pile of **** in the process.

 

[SeidoN]

so wheres the surprise returns?

 

[joshyhockey26]

Are there more picks on WWE Network?

30 more post Smackdown

 

[Emperoreddy]

Crowd REALLY wanted Bayley. Total mistake not to give them that pop.

 

[17futurecap]

The thing that keeps getting to me is this: I'm not seeing any kind of unique ideology to each brand, it truly is just a spilt. And this is a mistake to me.

It's funny, Raw gets the better mid card champ, the cruisers, the tag champs, the top 2 women, the top NXT guy and his friends who leave AJ and probably the main title by Sunday.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Shinsuke, Joe or Aries better end up on Smackdown.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Crowd REALLY wanted Bayley. Total mistake not to give them that pop.

Why would they introduce Nia Jax by talking about how there is no woman in NXT like her? It's like they were trying to let down the fans.

 

[Dr Pepper]

I tried to get into it as well. Hell, they struggle to fill 3 hours of tv with stars. Now they are trying to fill 5 hours of tv with the same amount of stars.

The only way to fix it is by gutting NXT and making it a pile of **** in the process.

I can appreciate the idea of there not being 4 John Cena segments on Raw, or 3 Seth Rollins segments on Smackdown. Smaller rosters means more time for more talent, and the same top dogs don't get overplayed and tired.

Well, ideally, anyways.

 

[ColePens]

WWE fails to realize crowds are smart and crowds want good wrestlers. They were so dumb to have guys like Big Show, Ziggler, and girls like Jax/Natalia. Those are post-show picks. Bring out the stars people want to see. Crowd is still cheering for her.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Can Michael Cole shut up about Twitter, for one show?

Just one?

Please?

 

[Emperoreddy]

Crowd chanting "We want Bayley"?

 

[Fa Ci La]

The thing that keeps getting to me is this: I'm not seeing any kind of unique ideology to each brand, it truly is just a spilt. And this is a mistake to me.

So maybe I'm just digging too deep, but look at Rusev and Miz, what do we know about them?

- Rusev is a better wrestler
- Miz has more of a name
- Rusev can be very funny, but usually in short bursts, a good one liner, the TV title thing he did
- Miz can handle a longer segment on TV and still be entertaining (Miz TV obv)

So you draft Rusev to the 3 hour brand with more wrestlers and Miz to the 2 hour brand with fewer wrestlers? Is this not backwards?

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

4 announcers is overkill.

 

[Emperoreddy]

You know you ****ed up when the crowd turns on this match, and chants for Bayley.

 

[GKJ]

I tried to get into it as well. Hell, they struggle to fill 3 hours of tv with stars. Now they are trying to fill 5 hours of tv with the same amount of stars.

The only way to fix it is by gutting NXT and making it a pile of **** in the process.

NXT will be fine I think, it's what they do.

I think there was just better options to give people more air time.

 

[Fa Ci La]

4 announcers is overkill.

I actually think it's worked well. I mean Sexton is still useless. It's still basically 3 commentators. But Cole has been picking his spots better imo. He's coming off much more like the company spokesperson rather than lead commentator, which I think is a good thing for everyone

 

[M.C.G. 31]

You know you ****ed up when the crowd turns on this match, and chants for Bayley.

Is this really happening? Lmao, wow.

 

[Fa Ci La]

also Darren Young should have been drafted on TV. I like what he's doing.

 

[Emperoreddy]

CM Punk chants. Man the crowd is annoyed

 

[GKJ]

You know you ****ed up when the crowd turns on this match, and chants for Bayley.

The reaction for American Alpha should disspell any notion that a 'main roster crowd' wouldn't know who someone in NXT is