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[Jimmy King]

I wish we had Data don a Data Meltz gimmick in the Draft thread for live analysis

 

[KissVibes]

My one hope is that they give Sin Car all black gear and let him cut heel promos. Make him what Kalisto will never be, a draw.

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

Oh yeah, we're also getting 3 hour SD PPVs

With that roster

 

[Data West]

At this point, I think I'd freak out more over Don West returning to wrestling tv than any wrestler returning

 

[PHOENIXZERO]

So with the 7/6 split it's pretty much a given Bayley is going to eventually be put on Smackdown right?


Right?

 

[Jimmy King]

So with the 7/6 split it's pretty much a given Bayley is going to eventually be put on Smackdown right?


Right?

Nah, RAW.

Nikki to SD because of Cena (unless he's stealth trying to get rid of her)

 

[PHOENIXZERO]

Nah, RAW.

Nikki to SD because of Cena (unless he's stealth trying to get rid of her)

Ahhh crap.

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Do you think he points at Paige's crotch and says "THIS IS MAH HOUSE!"?

 

[jonjonaug]

How do you put Corey Graves on Raw and then put Eva Marie on Smackdown?

 

[Plywood]

 

[Jimmy King]

I looked at the draft picks by round and judged on numerous factors to decide a winner of each round.

Round No. 1
1. Seth Rollins - Raw
2. WWE Champion Dean Ambrose - SmackDown Live
3. WWE Women's Champion Charlotte - Raw
4. AJ Styles - SmackDown Live
5. Finn Bálor - Raw from NXT

Winner of Round 1: Smackdown

Round No. 2
6. Roman Reigns - Raw
7. John Cena - SmackDown Live
8. Brock Lesnar - Raw
9. Randy Orton - SmackDown Live
10. WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day - Raw

Winner of Round 2: Smackdown

Round No. 3
11. Sami Zayn - Raw
12. Bray Wyatt - SmackDown Live
13. Sasha Banks - Raw
14. Becky Lynch - SmackDown Live
15. Chris Jericho - Raw

Winner of Round 3: RAW

Round No. 4
16. United States Champion Rusev (with Lana) - Raw
17. Intercontinental Champion The Miz (with Maryse) - SmackDown Live
18. Kevin Owens - Raw
19. Baron Corbin - SmackDown Live
20. Enzo & Cass - Raw

Winner of Round 4: RAW

Round No. 5
21. Gallows and Anderson - Raw
22. American Alpha - SmakDown Live from NXT
23. Big Show - Raw
24. Dolph Ziggler - SmackDown Live
25. Nia Jax - Raw from NXT

Winner of Round 5: Smackdown

Round No. 6
26. Neville - Raw
27. Natalya - SmackDown Live
28. Cesaro - Raw
29. Alberto Del Rio - SmackDown Live
30. Sheamus - Raw

Winner of Round 6: RAW

Round No. 7 (announced during WWE Draft Center Live on WWE Network)
31. Golden Truth - Raw
32. The Usos - SmackDown Live
33. Titus O'Neil - Raw
34. Demon Kane - SmackDown Live
35. Paige - Raw

Winner of Round 7: RAW

Round No. 8 (announced during WWE Draft Center Live on WWE Network)
36. Darren Young (with Bob Backlund) - Raw
37. Kalisto - SmackDown Live
38. Sin Cara - Raw
39. Naomi - SmackDown Live
40. Jack Swagger - Raw
41. The Ascension - SmackDown Live

Winner of Round 8: Smackdown

Round No. 9 (announced during WWE Draft Center Live on WWE Network)
42. The Dudley Boyz - Raw
43. Zack Ryder - SmackDown Live
44. Summer Rae - Raw
45. Apollo Crews - SmackDown Live
46. Mark Henry - Raw
47. Alexa Bliss (from NXT)

Winner of Round 9: Smackdown

Round No. 10 Picks (announced during WWE Draft Center Live on WWE Network)
48. Braun Strowman - Raw
49. Breezango - SmackDown Live
50. Bo Dallas - Raw
51. Eva Marie - SmackDown Live
52. Shining Stars - Raw
53. The Vaudevillains - SmackDown Live

Winner of Round 10: Smackdown

Round No. 11 (announced during WWE Draft Center Live on WWE Network)
54. Alicia Fox - Raw
55. Erick Rowan - SmackDown Live
56. Dana Brooke - Raw
57. Mojo Rawley - SmackDown Live from NXT
58. Curtis Axel - Raw
59. Carmella - SmackDown Live from NXT

Winner of Round 11: RAW

RAW - 5
SD - 6

Smackdown wins, friends.

My analysis shows that Smackdown has the better show, scientifically.

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

How do you put Corey Graves on Raw and then put Eva Marie on Smackdown?

I won't even get to have main roster Corey Graves shitting on Becky Lynch in the best one-sided feud ever.

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

It's all really how they want to direct the characters and angles of Smackdown that can obviously make or break it. You can hate on them now but an ADR and a Ziggler can find their stride without a roster so bloated. Turn Ziggler heel and maybe just maybe he can be great. Apollo Crews can find something, ADR can find something, Baron Corbin Bernsen can find something. It's really all on them and the 1,000 monkeys that will no doubt write that show. Remember, it's two hours long!

So no it's not gonna work and all of it's completely fucked before it even started hahaha

 

[Jimmy King]

Is Bryan Alvarez credible?

He said today, at one point, Jason Jordan was going to be called up solo and no Chad Gable.

Also said Bayley was going to get drafted but then decided not to.

Then Mojo was, then wasn't, then did.

No Asuka, Joe, or Nak considered, apparently.

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

Is Bryan Alvarez credible?

He said today, at one point, Jason Jordan was going to be called up solo and no Chad Gable.

Also said Bayley was going to get drafted but then decided not to.

Then Mojo was, then wasn't, then did.

No Asuka, Joe, or Nak considered, apparently.

Alvarez is basically Meltz's partner in crime.

Meltzer is Jabba, Alvarez is the mouse rat thing that laughs, and the lady that's chained represents the subscribers that always hunger for da sheetz. So you be the judge.

 

[Data West]

I mean

My favorite era of WWF programming was when they only had a few good guys and had to work around that.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Is Bryan Alvarez credible?

He said today, at one point, Jason Jordan was going to be called up solo and no Chad Gable.

Also said Bayley was going to get drafted but then decided not to.

Then Mojo was, then wasn't, then did.

No Asuka, Joe, or Nak considered, apparently.

Makes it sound like WWE has no fucking clue what they are doing....sounds credible to me.

 

[Jimmy King]

Who is Bib Fortuna in that metaphor?

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

Why Fight Network's own John Pollock of course! Certainly looks the part.

Only ribbing cause I genuinely think John Pollock is the best mind in wrestling and hell even MMA. Dude is a podcast machine.

 

[MG310]

Saxton stuck between Graves and Owens on guest commentary is going to be a massacre.

 

[Tagyhag]

I wonder if they'll give King a proper send-off.

 

[Jimmy King]

Given their promos maybe they'll trade Del Rio and Cesaro

 

[UberTag]

"I'm here to make a good.. a good... a good lucha.. thing. WHOOO!"

Good promo, Kalisto.

This was clearly the highlight of the entire night. (That and Big E's followup on Twitter.)
I hope the kids in developmental all had a good laugh.

I wonder if they'll give King a proper send-off.

I remember him having a nice send-off when he got wheeled out on a stretcher that one RAW in Montreal. Fans really gave him a nice ovation.

 

[Oersted]

I would pay money to know what caused Paige to drop so hard.

From one of the main faces to utter afterthought

 

[Bluekaveli]

Is Bryan Alvarez credible?

He said today, at one point, Jason Jordan was going to be called up solo and no Chad Gable.

Also said Bayley was going to get drafted but then decided not to.

Then Mojo was, then wasn't, then did.

No Asuka, Joe, or Nak considered, apparently.

Bryan Alvarez is less credible than me jack.

 

[MC Safety]

I would pay money to know what caused Paige to drop so hard.

From one of the main faces to utter afterthought

Her gimmick just didn't transfer. The same may happen with Bayley.

I don't think she "did" anything. She's still on Total Divas, did that ridiculous Santa movie, and will have a decent career if she avoids injuries.

 

[Jimmy King]

But who isn't less credible than you, Smackdownkaveli?

 

[Bluekaveli]

But who isn't less credible than you, Smackdownkaveli?

I might give Jr an upper hand. I'm never wrong and usually when I am, I make sure to let you know Dave Meltzer said it, not me. I think his show tomorrow and news letter should be a very damn interesting one.

Are you still subscribing?

 

[Recall]

The PPV situation will be interesting to watch. Might get some worthy feuds and story's now it's all hopefully a bit more focused.

 

[DMczaf]

*looks at draft*

Nia Jax and Alexa Bliss....


Fucking Vince McfuckingMahon

 

[SallyIsNow]

Wtf. I hadn't caught Kane burying Steenerico. gg Vince you old out of touch senile piece of shit.

 

[Striker]

There will be less of a variety since each roster is smaller. Specifally the tag and midcard.

Wonder what becomes of Strowman.

 

[Bluekaveli]

 

[Striker]

You think Hunter sandbagged Scott + others like how Shawn did to Diesel and Sid?

 

[Adree]

I'm glad Alexa got called up?

Raw looks like it'll be the better show by far.

 

[SallyIsNow]

This fucks so many of the people that were supposed to get a bigger role. Owens, Cesaro, Zayn, or Neville would had a much more prominent role on SD. Instead we got good main events with shitty diva mid card and jobber matches.

 

[Jamie OD]

"I'm here to make a good.. a good... a good lucha.. thing. WHOOO!"

Good promo, Kalisto.

I am now convinced Kalisto is really Jumping Jeff Farmer under a mask.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MISUHTo2NDs

 

[Toki767]

I just realized they're probably going to rehash the whole "Is Finn Balor part of The Club" thing that they had AJ do.

 

[Adree]

Rusev is probably telling Del Rio and Cass they should have put a ring on it.

 

[Officerrob]

Baron Corbin and Apollo Crews were brought-up on the same day a few months back and neither has done a fucking thing, yet one went 19th and the other went 45th

 

[Toki767]

Baron Corbin and Apollo Crews were brought-up on the same day a few months back and neither has done a fucking thing, yet one went 19th and the other went 45th

I don't know if you've noticed, but one is really tall though.

 

[Officerrob]

I don't know if you've noticed, but one is really tall though.

Did Vince forget since he's hasn't done jack shit with him?

 

[Toki767]

Did Vince forget since he's hasn't done jack shit with him?

Well Cass came along.

 

[Data West]

I don't know if you've noticed, but one is really tall though.

but one is really buff though

 

[Toki767]

but one is really buff though

What if I told you the tall one was white?

 

[Data West]

I was actually really hopeful for a solid Neville midcard push.

I just can't see that happening on Raw.

 

[Toki767]

Neville will be the first Cruiserweight Champion.

By virtue of the only other Cruiserweight being Sin Cara.

I mean there's also Finn Balor but he's obviously not going to be a Cruiserweight.

 

[Officerrob]

I can't see Vince ever pushing Neville past Evan Bourne status

 

[whatevermort]

I was actually really hopeful for a solid Neville midcard push.

I just can't see that happening on Raw.

Cruiserweight division.