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[Chamber]

Neither of those titles is changing hands at Battleground, either.
And we already know that Ambrose is losing the title to Rollins so he can make Roman look strong at Summerslam for RAW.

So no belts on Smackdown right now. RAW even gets a new Cruiserweight title.

Nah, breh. Dean retains tonight through shenanigans and pins Roman Sunday. Steph hands Seth the new World title on Monday.

 

[SallyIsNow]

Ya 10-11 on the app there is supposedly more drafting

Nice. SD should have been more draft heavy.

 

[UberTag]

Mauro Ranallo on commentary is one of the best things about smackdown.

"One of" the best things? It's THE best thing and it's not even close.

Nah, breh. Dean retains tonight through shenanigans and pins Roman Sunday. Steph hands Seth the new World title on Monday.

That's quite likely. I am curious as to who Dean's Summerslam opponent will be or if they'll just do the obvious and book a 3-way between Dean, Cena and AJ.

 

[GraveRobberX]

OK that Mauro announcer is legit
Love how he changes the tone of voice and volume to match a move taking place in the ring

Fuck Cole

 

[kirblar]

If they do go with cross-brand tag titles, one blue and one red title background would be pretty cool.

Those penny belts need to die.

 

[serenewarfare]

So... I haven't watched a single episode of SD in over a decade. Is the commentary always this much better? Because I'm actually able to follow the matches in the background without it tearing at my eardrums. Also, this pacing is awesome. And, like, storytelling during the matches! wtf is this? Actual wrasslin'?

The draft is obviously going to be a wash with equivalents on both shows. They need excuses to get people to watch twice a week, after all. How are they handling the tag and women's divisions, anyway? Raw can't have them both + cruiserweights, right?

Rumors going in were that the Women's Title would be inter-brand. We'll see if that stays that way. But either way no division is exclusive to either other than Cruiserweight on Raw. They would have said that going in.

And yeah, Mauro is the best commentator WWE has had since JR.

 

[spindashing]

S M H.

 

[Aeternus Malum]

I like how AJ Styles is billed at 218 and Ambrose at 225 despite the fact that Ambrose is like 6 inches taller than Styles. Styles might be 218 if he was holding a 35 pound dumbell.

Nah, it's a shoot. AJ is 218 pounds of solid steel and sex appeal

 

[sora87]

damn what a squash match

 

[SallyIsNow]

This match should have been waaaayyy shorter than the Darren tag match.

 

[LiQuid!]

Xavier's selling and psychology over the course of this feud has been A+ material

 

[KissVibes]

Womans and Cruiserweight division going to RAW is bullshit. SD is going to have 0 diversity.

The best part is it makes Daniel Bryan and Shane look like they both don't give a shit about women wrestlers and smaller guys like Bryan.

They want the mastodons Bryan could never be. Bryan and Shane are almost booked like anti-IWC heels, oddly.

 

[Toki767]

No picks at all during that segment.

 

[SallyIsNow]

Are they seperating Luke cause they can't find a cool mask for him?

 

[serenewarfare]

Cool, interview with Balor on the Network show.

 

[GraveRobberX]

LOL @ Battleground trailer

 

[oddjobs]

this is like the 6th commercial break in 42 minutes right?

 

[Officerrob]

The best part is it makes Daniel Bryan and Shane look like they both don't give a shit about women wrestlers and smaller guys like Bryan.

They want the mastodons Bryan could never be. Bryan and Shane are almost booked like anti-IWC heels, oddly.

Mastodons like Ambrose and AJ?

 

[Aiii]

Dammit America, stop putting so many commercials in your TV programs.

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

Nah, it's a shoot. AJ is 218 pounds of solid steel and sex appeal

 

[kirblar]

this is like the 6th commercial break in 42 minutes right?

They need a billion segments cause of the draft. More frequent, shorter breaks isn't a bad thing.

 

[Banjo-Kazooie]

The best part is it makes Daniel Bryan and Shane look like they both don't give a shit about women wrestlers and smaller guys like Bryan.

They want the mastodons Bryan could never be. Bryan and Shane are almost booked like anti-IWC heels, oddly.

In what world are Ambrose and Styles mastodons? lol

 

[somedevil]

Xavier's selling and psychology over the course of this feud has been A+ material

Yep. He has it easy now with him not wrestling much. Makes you forget that he worked in the x division in TNA.

 

[BoboBrazil]

I'm about to tap out. I tuned in for the draft picks, but can't watch this boring ass show. Maybe I'll just check out the list after.

 

[UberTag]

No picks at all during that segment.

We're probably only getting the first 20-25 picks here.

Expecting The Club on RAW and Owens-Zayn in back-to-back picks here (for opposite brands). Bayley will be drafted soon, too.

 

[Jimmy King]

Dammit America, stop putting so many commercials in your TV programs.

Do you hate capitalism or something??? Get im, boys!

 

[serenewarfare]

I'm really not sure why anyone is assuming the women or tag teams are exclusive to Raw. They would have made that clear going in. Either the championships will be inter-brand or they'll make new belts.

 

[LiQuid!]

this is like the 6th commercial break in 42 minutes right?

Tell me more about your first ever live WWE tv viewing experience!

 

[SallyIsNow]

He looks so odd here. He does that anime thing where your whole mouth is on the side of your face.

 

[Keyser Soze]

 

[deli2000]

Cool, interview with Balor on the Network show.

I like how they've got all the nxt guys watching in the performance center.

 

[illmatic22]

Reigns' selection got booed? Lmao

 

[GraveRobberX]

Dammit America, stop putting so many commercials in your TV programs.

How else would I know GEICO can save money in less than 15 minutes

Or

Verizon and their amazing data plan featuring Lebron

Or

Hot pockets and why they need to be tested in a wind tunnel

I mean how else would I know what these things are

 

[Jthn]

Agreed. I don't understand that decision. Either putting them in a stable or having them compete as the two former leaders of Bullet Club, the storylines wrote themselves.

I think it's a good decision because WWE always rush storylines. People were saying shield triple threat at wrestlemania and we're getting that at battleground... I think the wait will build tension. Maybe they run into each other at the rumble or something.

 

[Intheflorsh]

Reigns' selection got booed? Lmao

Of course it got booed.

 

[Morfeo]

Nah, breh. Dean retains tonight through shenanigans and pins Roman Sunday. Steph hands Seth the new World title on Monday.

This would be perfect, but we all know there is no way Dean is ever pinning Roman.

 

[Aiii]

Do you hate capitalism or something??? Get im, boys!

Remember, I'm from the anti-America of Europe. We're everything Fox News hates.

I bet you vote Trump too, Jimmy.

 

[Aeternus Malum]

I like how they've got all the nxt guys watching in the performance center.

I wonder how many are sitting there like "please don't draft me yet"

 

[Toki767]

I think the odds for Samoa Joe on Smackdown just shot up though.

 

[somedevil]

Who is the guy next to Asuka talking to her? Is that one of the TM-61 guys?

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

Just got a scary thought.

What if Finn Balor was picked...for the Cruiserweight division?

 

[kirblar]

This would be perfect, but we all know there is no way Dean is ever pinning Roman.

Seth/Dean both pin Roman, title gets disputed and the 2nd title comes out on Monday.

 

[Jerm411]

RAW with the "zero fucks given" draft strategy I see...the juice brand lol.

 

[Xion385]

Nah, it's a shoot. AJ is 218 pounds of solid steel and sex appeal

 

[Anth0ny]

ITS KANE

WHO NEEDS DRAFT PICKS ON A DRAFT SHOW

 

[SallyIsNow]

Graves putting Nakamura super over.

 

[sora87]

Kane?! Where the drafts at

 

[Sibersk Esto]

I think it's a good decision because WWE always rush storylines. People were saying shield triple threat at wrestlemania and we're getting that at battleground... I think the wait will build tension. Maybe they run into each other at the rumble or something.

Maybe if they booked something worthwhile inbetween it would be better

 

[ReiGun]

Womans and Cruiserweight division going to RAW is bullshit. SD is going to have 0 diversity.

This. Smackdown is still getting treated like it doesn't matter.

Each show should have gotten either the Women or the Cruiserweights

 

[Aiii]

Why is Kane on my TV instead of, you know, draft picking?