WWE RAW & Smackdown Thread

[SmashMan]

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Yeah, the lowest Smackdown tickets for Chicago in April right now are $99. It's a reseller though, the lowest "standard" ticket on is $125 before tax and Ticketmaster fees. Great for them as a business but it's insane for us.

I should've just gone to the NXT CW premiere. Those were down to around $30 the day of.

[Majingir]

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Yeah, the lowest Smackdown tickets for Chicago in April right now are $99. It's a reseller though, the lowest "standard" ticket on is $125 before tax and Ticketmaster fees. Great for them as a business but it's insane for us.



I should've just gone to the NXT CW premiere. Those were down to around $30 the day of.

NXT live shows sound like fun.

Black and gold era house shows I heard someone once say that after the show the talent stayed back to take pics and sign autographs for fans in attendance.

[Majingir]

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Seems the transfer window can go both ways.

Superstars can choose to change brands, but as we saw on SD, talent can't be moved even if they don't want to.

Wyatt's moved to SD which seemed random, then we find out Miz orchestrated their move, only to also find out Miz got transfered to SD too.

Now Priest going to SD too. That's a good move to finally get him away from the Judgment Day.

SD getting most of the transfers so far, wonder when Raw is getting people besides Bayley. I'd move the street Profits and new Bloodline to Raw.

I'm guessing NXTs transfers happen after Vengeance Day.

Jacob Fatu: ME vs Braun Strowman, King Kong and Godzilla, but you're not King Kong or Godzilla because I'm both!

[reyes the roof]

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lol KO wearing Naomi's t-shirt while he wrestles Jimmy

[Majingir]

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Looks like mom's aren't off limits to heels tonight.

Fan in crowd: You suck KO!
Owens: Not as much as your mother.

Kid: You suck
Nia: Your mom sucks kid.

lol KO wearing Naomi's t-shirt while he wrestles Jimmy

He's absolutely wearing a Bret Hart shirt tomorrow for HBK at the contract signing isn't he?

[UFCMPunk]

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He's absolutely wearing a Bret Hart shirt tomorrow for HBK at the contract signing isn't he?

Yep. Joe Hendry sing songs about his opponents, while KO just wears a relatable t-shirt to his opponent while wrestling them. KO should see if Earl Hebner still has one of those TNA "Damn Right I Did" shirts laying around that TNA used to sell.

[Majingir]

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KO should see if Earl Hebner still has one of those TNA "Damn Right I Did" shirts laying around that TNA used to sell.

Maybe he could buy one off Hebner in the parking lot

[UFCMPunk]

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Tiffany & Rhea is a tag team I never knew I needed until tonight lol. The fact they announced Charlotte returning in the Women's Rumble match must mean they got some surprises up their sleeve.

So is the Rumble going 4 hours? Both Rumbles take up a little over two hours, plus you got Cody vs Owens in a Ladder Match. Now DIY vs MCMG in a 2 out of 3 falls match which should steal the show honestly.

[Majingir]

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Tiffany & Rhea is a tag team I never knew I needed until tonight lol. The fact they announced Charlotte returning in the Women's Rumble match must mean they got some surprises up their sleeve.

So is the Rumble going 4 hours? Both Rumbles take up a little over two hours, plus you got Cody vs Owens in a Ladder Match. Now DIY vs MCMG in a 2 out of 3 falls match which should steal the show honestly.

I was adding it all up and figured we'd probably get a 4 hour show which for a big 4 PLE does seem fine. Probably more reason why they want to go 2 nights so each night would likely have:
Rumble
World title match
Non title match
Tag match

So each night is probably 2.5 hours.

As for rumble surprises, I'm guessing Becky's return is probably the "surprise".

And speaking of tag teams, I know it would make no sense, but for such a short moment in time we could've had a full on champ battle. Tiffany, Chelsea, Roxanne vs Rhea, Bianca, Naomi. We can still have Tiffany and Chelsea teaming one day maybe...if Chelsea forgets Tiffany almost killed her.

[chronoxiong]

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The Draft. Superstar Shakeup! Wildcard rule! Trade Window. We are slowly seeing who has been traded to certain shows. I kinda dont like how all of this is happening but I'm sure its because RAW is on Netflix while Smackdown is on USA so the WWE has to find a way to keep both broadcasters happy. Damian Priest now a new member of Smackdown is fine with me because he has done all he could on RAW. This is a fresh face needed on the brand.

I did not like how the RAW Women's superstars were able to appear on the show though during the Tiffany Stranton segment. Whats the logical reasoning for this? Because Royal Rumble season? I miss the days when the brand split was very very serious. Is Jimmy Uso trying to develop his own persona now? I have to get used to this. His match against Kevin Owens was fine for what it was.

[Majingir]

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The Draft. Superstar Shakeup! Wildcard rule! Trade Window. We are slowly seeing who has been traded to certain shows. I kinda dont like how all of this is happening but I'm sure its because RAW is on Netflix while Smackdown is on USA so the WWE has to find a way to keep both broadcasters happy. Damian Priest now a new member of Smackdown is fine with me because he has done all he could on RAW. This is a fresh face needed on the brand.



I did not like how the RAW Women's superstars were able to appear on the show though during the Tiffany Stranton segment. Whats the logical reasoning for this? Because Royal Rumble season? I miss the days when the brand split was very very serious. Is Jimmy Uso trying to develop his own persona now? I have to get used to this. His match against Kevin Owens was fine for what it was.

This shakeup is absolutely because of the network changes and RTWM.

But they do have too many.

I'd make it:
December-January is transfer window/trade deadline time (since RTWM is like playoffs)

Late May-Early June is the draft

And that's it. We could still see trades happen between June-November, but very few if even that.

[TheMatrix31]

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Don't beat the drum again, Matrix. Just don't. Everyone knows how you feel. Shut up. Shut up. Shut up.



....all this **** is stupid, and so is the brand split. Just write better shows and utilize talents as you have something good for them and you don't need to have everyone every show. This isn't a sports league nor should they try to present themselves as such. This is weekly episodic TV. oh ya go back to single belts for each category so that they remain prestigious. And downsize the roster and trim the fat if you need to. There's plenty of people we have absolutely no business seeing on our TVs let alone with the frequency with which we see them.



....****, I didn't shut up.

[Bard]

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Okay...

The WWE logo in the middle of the ring I can TOTALLY get behind.

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[Majingir]

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Brandi Rhodes cameo on Raw.

Nobody tell her it's not open mic night.

Okay...

The WWE logo in the middle of the ring I can TOTALLY get behind.

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I was going to say this. I'm still not a fan of the ring ads, but I haven't hated them as much as I thought so far. If it's just white logo's on a black canvas then it's not so bad. Logo's around the other part of the ring and WWE logo in the middle isn't so bad. But I feel like it's temporary (aka "your ad here"). Seems like each week they're changing it up to see how it looks.

[Majingir]

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Theory: I'm the greatest thing to come out of Atlanta and I only needed 1 chain to do it.

*camera pans to 2 Chainz"

This could mean something big or nothing at all.

Zelina moved to Smackdown, thus taking her out of the LWO. Doesn't make sense unless they're planning on pairing her with a certain someone who might wind up on SD within the next few months.....Can't be a coincidence of this announcement the very week after AEW officially rebrands the House of Black.

First Kofis mom turns her back on him, now Woods entire family turns on him.