GDT: WWE SMACKDOWN PRESENTS BACKLASH (Sept. 11, 2016) - Kingpin vs. Phenomenal

[Balance]

I'm a AJ Styles mark but man he just did something incredible. He literally came into the WWE so Vince could job him out to his main stars and it was quite evident that his career was progressing into that role when he lost against Jericho at WM.

He wins over Vince by giving Reigns his 2 best matches to the point that he beats Cena cleanly in a feud and wins the WWE title. That is the 2 biggest achievements in WWE today besides main eventing Wrestlemania, which truly is possible for Styles in 2017. AJ did all of this in 8 months, its truly incredible.

 

[PBandJ]

I'll take heat but I enjoyed this more than AJ/Cena solely for the lack of spamming finishers.

Agreed.

I loved AJ/Cena, but the spammed finishes WWE has started using annoys me.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Oh c'mon. The card on paper was weak but so many matches exceeded expectations.

Exceeded expectations? That's a pretty myopic view.

When you give performers time and space to tell a story it'll be better than the micromanaged, overscripted, sterile garbage we've seen the past 10 years.

Perhaps some people should stop being narrow-minded marks and let the wrestling happen BEFORE we criticize it.

 

[GKJ]

Amazing how good the wrestling can be when you give it time, and leave out all of the periphery frills.


AJ Styles is the HBK of this generation, before he's done damn near everyone's he's ever fought will have had their best match against him.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Exceeded expectations? That's a pretty myopic view.

When you give performers time and space to tell a story it'll be better than the micromanaged, overscripted, sterile garbage we've seen the past 10 years.

Perhaps some people should stop being narrow-minded marks and let the wrestling happen BEFORE we criticize it.

The build was poor. It's not our fault that WWE did a poor job of promoting the show. We gave the show props because it delivered. I don't see anything wrong with that.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

I told you you were going to be seeing AJ retain at No Mercy.

I'm gonna sell my ticket. There's no draw now.

 

[The Lunatic Fridge]

I think Aj held that match up. Ambrose's offense was just so generic. Meanwhile AJ is doing flips, creative counters, literally flying almsot head first into ring posts. The man just has it.

IT


More importantly i called every single match correctly. DOUBLE WIDES FOR EVERYONE BAYBAY!

Too bad "The fridge that runs the place" is too big for a username.

 

[NYGBleedBlueNYR]

Dean's been ruined since he went from dollar store SCSA to corny "funny" jerk that telegraphs everything

 

[Balance]

I still want Cena-AJ 3 for the title. I don't care about the spammed finishers, those 2 bring out the best of each other.

 

[PBandJ]

I'm gonna sell my ticket. There's no draw now.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOL you better be trolling.

 

[GKJ]

I'm gonna sell my ticket. There's no draw now.

I feel your pain.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Agreed.

I loved AJ/Cena, but the spammed finishes WWE has started using annoys me.

I much prefer a match booked like tonight's.

And both guys come out looking good.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

We can't just ignore Dean's contribution. It takes a lot of talent to go 30 minutes with AJ with very few rest spots.

He brought his a-game tonight. Now he can work off of that and change his character as he builds himself back up in the midcard.

 

[The Lunatic Fridge]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOL you better be trolling.

This is coming from the guy that thought crossfit jesus would be back from a triple tear in 3 months.

Oh he's deadly serious.

 

[GKJ]

24:57 was the time of the match

 

[Emperoreddy]

We can't just ignore Dean's contribution. It takes a lot of talent to go 30 minutes with AJ with very few rest spots.

He brought his a-game tonight. Now he can work off of that and change his character as he builds himself back up in the midcard.

His best match since the Rumble. He kept up with the pace and was on point.

Both guys were bumping like bosses too.

 

[tp71]

That was just a solid PPV. The ~2 and a half hours (minus the pre-show) was a great time. If they run Smackdown LIVE! PPVs on that time frame, I'm a fan.

 

[Balance]

Pumped for Heath as well but I don't know where they go with him now

 

[M.C.G. 31]

I'm gonna sell my ticket. There's no draw now.

Lmao. AJ walking in as champ and the prospect of another match between these two is draw enough.

 

[The Lunatic Fridge]

I guess kids are out of the picture?

 

[PBandJ]

AJ has to be a hall of famer at this point. This title win just seals it IMO.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Kevin Steen wins the RAW belt vacated by Prince Devitt, while AJ Styles wins the SD title off of Moxely.

Wow.

 

[The Lunatic Fridge]

Someone's gonna have alot of work to do over at SQ now.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCir...f_aj_styles_and_becky_lynch_win_their_titles/

 

[M.C.G. 31]

AJ Styles is the only wrestler to ever hold the NWA, TNA, IWGP and WWE World title.

Legend.

 

[PBandJ]

AJ Styles is the only wrestler to ever hold the NWA, TNA, IWGP and WWE World title.

Legend.

Yup, Hall of Famer easily.