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[UberTag]

There's gonna be a #ViperVille t-shirt isn't there?

One isn't on sale right now?

 

[Angry Grimace]

Non-Title matches are ridiculous to me.

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

I remember a decade ago when Smackdown was the wrestling heavy show, WTF happened?.

I'm really surprised how this brand split ended up...

 

[Man God]

Miz is SHOOTIN

 

[Master Thespian]

Randy is the Rock now

 

[Bluekaveli]

Orton looks one hundred years old.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

Daniel Bryan's legacy is ruined.

I'm glad some are finally coming around

Brother Jimmy, I knew you'd come

 

[dream]

Except, you know, the crowd pops every time RKO says "Viperville."

 

[The Silver]

Randy is in full on I don't give a fuck mode

 

[gaiadyne]

I like this Orton

 

[Arrowgigantic]

Viperville is like FarmVille: I can't relate to the people who liked it, and it kinda evaporated a while ago.

 

[HeisenbergLannister]

Juvenile Jokes RKO is really bad.

JBL is even worse than usual with his annoying screaming.

 

[The Main Event]

Randy is the Rock now

Been there done that.

 

[ghostmind]

I think Mauro and Otunga left in protest.

 

[Freddy=Legend]

Enjoying Randy's give no fucks zingers. Seems like he's having fun for the first time since Evolution, to be honest.

 

[UberTag]

I'm really surprised how this brand split ended up...

They wanted to make Shane and D.Brine look like goobers and get Steph's show cheered. I'm not surprised at all.

Plus, they put JBL on commentary to actively destroy it and kill Mauro's spirit.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

I would watch The Miz get pegged by Maryse

 

[spindashing]

Orton came back with personality lmao

 

[Hidden One]

Orton looks one hundred years old.

He looks pretty fit for a 100 year old. Always new he was a vampire

 

[Pikma]

Miz is fucking awesome lol

 

[Sanjuro]

Orton looks one hundred years old.

He is almost full Bushwacker.

 

[SallyIsNow]

Randy gives so little fucks he's gonna start plugging his local vape shop soon.

 

[Alucard]

The quality of this show scares me that WWE do not understand why RAW was so liked last night

A hot shot show can't happen every week. Raw will be back to status quo in a week or two, friend.

I do like the look of Smackdown, though.

 

[vatstep]

Randy Orton is a man

 

[mightynine]

I think Mauro was too busy texting Bryan about the CWC that he couldn't contribute to that toss to break.

 

[Bluekaveli]

Randy is in full on I don't give a fuck mode

He knows it's almost over. Just gotta collect them checks.

 

[Iceman829]

I've only watched 10 minutes of smackdown and this has been terrible besides that Eva Marie VO intro. Raw made me interested and smackdown sent me back to overwatch. I'll skim through the rest later with the dvr.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

The quality of this show scares me that WWE do not understand why RAW was so liked last night

They understand, and they were never giving Bryan the same stuff

 

[MG310]

Wonder if we will get a surprise that's actually in the building tonight.

 

[Pikma]

Orton looks one hundred years old.

why did you draft him then?

 

[thefro]

I've only watched 10 minutes of smackdown and this has been terrible besides that Eva Marie VO intro. Raw made me interested and smackdown sent me back to overwatch. I'll skim through the rest later with the dvr.

Yeah, I'm turning it after American Alpha's match (even though the main event should be good).

 

[Bluekaveli]

He looks pretty fit for a 100 year old. Always new he was a vampire

More like flabby & sick.

He is almost full Bushwacker.

Don't disrespect the bushwackers like that.

 

[Angry Grimace]

I feel like starting with a Battle Royale of guys not good enough to get into the actual match was not a good way to start and I don't think a talk show segment on the first episode of the wrestling show was a great idea, even if its there to set up Orton squashing the Interncontinental title (making the title even more irrelevant than it already is).

 

[Ultratech]

I like this Orton

It is a bit more bearable than boring-ass monotone, droning Randy Orton.

Maybe this will be like the Orton who likes to chuck presents at people!

 

[Master Thespian]

I would watch The Miz get pegged by Maryse

Disgusting

Spoiler

I'd rather watch whatever fucked up shit Steph and Trips get into

 

[Toki767]

You can tell which show Vince had the most input on between Raw and Smackdown.

And the answer isn't Raw.

 

[gaiadyne]

It is a bit more bearable than boring-ass monotone, droning Randy Orton.

Maybe this will be like the Orton who likes the chuck presents at people!

that was great

 

[dream]

Orton came back with personality lmao

Word. Set these gimmick posters straight, friend.

 

[Hidden One]

Disgusting

Spoiler

I'd rather watch whatever fucked up shit Steph and Trips get into

Indeed

 

[Bluekaveli]

why did you draft him then?

The funeral of Orton after Lesnar breaks him will give us great ratings.

 

[Syder]

Randy gives so little fucks he's gonna start plugging his local vape shop soon.

VipeNation

 

[Pikma]

SD should've gotten the Cruiserweight division, or have more balanced draft picks both in terms of numbers and quality

 

[Keyser Soze]

A hot shot show can't happen every week. Raw will be back to status quo in a week or two, friend.

I do like the look of Smackdown, though.

There was more to RAW than it been a hotshot show. It felt well put together from top to bottom. Each segment flowed well into the next. The whole show felt like one fun package. SD feels like a pile of shit thrown at a wall with hope some will stick

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

They wanted to make Shane and D.Brine look like goobers and get Steph's show cheered. I'm not surprised at all.

Plus, they put JBL on commentary to actively destroy it and kill Mauro's spirit.

I knew RAW would be the A show, but expected Smackdown to be well the wrestling show. Huh

 

[mightynine]

Randy gives so little fucks he's gonna start plugging his local vape shop soon.

Viper Piper?

 

[Brian_FETO]

Disgusting

Spoiler

I'd rather watch whatever fucked up shit Steph and Trips get into

Steph listens to recordings of her voice in headphones while Trips spits water in her face

 

[ramoisdead]

VipeNation

I rather hear that than Viperville.

 

[Arrowgigantic]

I would watch The Miz get pegged by Maryse

 

[Hidden One]

There was more to RAW than it been a hotshot show. It felt well put together from top to bottom. Each segment flowed well into the next. The whole show felt like one fun package. SD feels like a pile of shit thrown at a wall with hope some will stick

SD feels like every SD since like 2010

 

[UberTag]

The quality of this show scares me that WWE do not understand why RAW was so liked last night

I'll at least look at the consistent developments between both shows for signs of active change. Namely getting wrestlers to cut more promos and post-match interviews. That shit is good... and better than having Cole read their tweets on their behalf.

They do need to stop rigidly scripting this horseshit and giving folks like Kalisto improv training so they're not trying to make lucha things happen... but it's still a positive step.