[09/26] SmackDown: Let's Rate This Show At Least a B+

[Rell84shots]

Stratton still undefeated this year?

Yep

 

[Rell84shots]

Told y'all.

Overall, I would give the show a B-. The main event was a disaster with Nia/Tiff/Daphanie messing up the ending but I knew that they would keep the belt on Tiff to sell the match at Crown Jewel. Hope Steph wins the bout next month.

Tiff reign is beyond stale but they don't really have any ladies on SD to take her role at the moment. She is a plastic blonde that going to generate attention so WWE going to milk her until that times comes.

As for the other matches, I glad they ending the Melo/Miz team because I didn't see the reason for the pairing anyway. They don't want to put Melo in the US title scene but want to keep him on tv for now. I still don't believe the HHH has a long term plan for Carmelo and he is just using him for a time filler on the show.

I really don't want to see another SP vs Wyatt 6 again because we all know that going to end. Even if they start the Tez's solo run, I still don't trust the long term booking and I feel that he will get lose in the shuffle.

JJ did his thing against Sami last night. He has the talent to move up but we see if they are going to pull the trigger soon.

That's false. Tiffany is a typical blonde cac who doesn't draw ratings/ticket sales/merch and is a mediocre talent overall, so there's really no reason for her to still be champ. They could literally put the belt on anyone else and it would be an immediate upgrade.

 

[Rell84shots]

TK made a whole tournament and championship just for her

Now, the one negative is that she didn’t interact with the top of the division much BUT there were times when Jade felt like the top women’s champion over somebody like Britt

I feel like booking Jade as a powerhouse is extremely easy to do but Leveck always has to make things difficult

There's no doubt that when Jade was the TBS champ she made that belt feel like the #1 women's title. It's legit embarrassing how poorly HHH & the WWE have handled Jade. I think more people are going to start voicing their displeasure with their booking, you even got Orton's gold digger wife sending shots at creative.

 

[OSUBaneBrowns]

That's false. Tiffany is a typical blonde cac who doesn't draw ratings/ticket sales/merch and is a mediocre talent overall, so there's really no reason for her to still be champ. They could literally put the belt on anyone else and it would be an immediate upgrade.

The WWE feels different because they still haven't pull the title from her. There is some value in her even through we don't see it from our end .

 

[Mike the Executioner]

I have to assume they're just waiting for Bianca to come back so she can beat Tiffany for the title. They've put themselves into a corner because Tiffany's beaten Jade and Nia clean multiple times now, so it's not going to mean anything if they win.

They could try moving someone from RAW to feud with Tiffany and maybe beat her, but who? At this point, they can move Rhea to SmackDown and have her win the title, I don't care. That's an easy way to set up her against Bianca when the time comes.

If this was back in the day, Vince would at least have Tiffany trade the belt back and forth with Jade and Nia. It's clear they're not having her lose because she's been champion all year and she's undefeated one-on-one. Until Bianca comes back (whenever that is), they have to give Tiffany someone new to feud with. Anybody. This could be the time to elevate someone and make them more credible. Like Zelina. That could be interesting.

 

[CBoz]

Spoiler: Jade's Eyebrow Laceration GRAPHIC WARNING!

 

[VegetasHairline]

There's no doubt that when Jade was the TBS champ she made that belt feel like the #1 women's title. It's legit embarrassing how poorly HHH & the WWE have handled Jade. I think more people are going to start voicing their displeasure with their booking, you even got Orton's gold digger wife sending shots at creative.

Said it last night and I'll say if again, Triple H is sabatoging Randy Orton so he doesn't pass him in career accolades.

 

[Rell84shots]

I have to assume they're just waiting for Bianca to come back so she can beat Tiffany for the title. They've put themselves into a corner because Tiffany's beaten Jade and Nia clean multiple times now, so it's not going to mean anything if they win.

They could try moving someone from RAW to feud with Tiffany and maybe beat her, but who? At this point, they can move Rhea to SmackDown and have her win the title, I don't care. That's an easy way to set up her against Bianca when the time comes.

If this was back in the day, Vince would at least have Tiffany trade the belt back and forth with Jade and Nia. It's clear they're not having her lose because she's been champion all year and she's undefeated one-on-one. Until Bianca comes back (whenever that is), they have to give Tiffany someone new to feud with. Anybody. This could be the time to elevate someone and make them more credible. Like Zelina. That could be interesting.

Zelina may never see another title again after that US run she recently had. As for Bianca and Rhea, I still don't know why any Bianca fan would want to see that feud. We saw exactly how HHH plans on that feud playing out.

 

[Mike the Executioner]

Zelina may never see another title again after that US run she recently had. As for Bianca and Rhea, I still don't know why any Bianca fan would want to see that feud. We saw exactly how HHH plans on that feud playing out.

How bad was it? Was she having shytty matches, lack of opponents? Because a lot of that can be blamed on booking. Triple H doesn't know how to book women when they're champion. It's like he just gives up on making them interesting. Naomi left before she really got to do anything, but look at how bad Tiffany's reign has been. The only woman that's been killing it as champion lately is Becky, and it's really because of her character work.

Rhea/Bianca has to happen at some point, regardless of the outcome. That's literally a WrestleMania main event. They fukked up their opportunity to do it this year, but maybe that's because Rhea was hurt and they didn't know if she would be able to compete. If they're both healthy and not wrapped up in any storylines, they have to do it.

 

[Easy-E]

There's no way they can possibly blame Jade right?

They blaming Nia. They blaming Jade.

Anybody but #BS.

 

[DaylitoJames]

Spoiler: Jade's Eyebrow Laceration GRAPHIC WARNING!

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

There's no doubt that when Jade was the TBS champ she made that belt feel like the #1 women's title. It's legit embarrassing how poorly HHH & the WWE have handled Jade. I think more people are going to start voicing their displeasure with their booking, you even got Orton's gold digger wife sending shots at creative.

Was saying this years ago and some clowns tried to argue it

 

[Rell84shots]

How bad was it? Was she having shytty matches, lack of opponents? Because a lot of that can be blamed on booking. Triple H doesn't know how to book women when they're champion. It's like he just gives up on making them interesting. Naomi left before she really got to do anything, but look at how bad Tiffany's reign has been. The only woman that's been killing it as champion lately is Becky, and it's really because of her character work.

Rhea/Bianca has to happen at some point, regardless of the outcome. That's literally a WrestleMania main event. They fukked up their opportunity to do it this year, but maybe that's because Rhea was hurt and they didn't know if she would be able to compete. If they're both healthy and not wrapped up in any storylines, they have to do it.

Nah fukk that, If Bianca is just going to be used to elevate Rhea even more then what's the point? If triple k could be trusted with the booking then that would be different, but it'll just be a trilogy with Bianca getting a fluke win and Rhea getting 2 statement wins. As for Zelina she had no heat and her matches were boring, it also just felt like a sympathy run.

 

[Mike the Executioner]

Nah fukk that, If Bianca is just going to be used to elevate Rhea even more then what's the point? If triple k could be trusted with the booking then that would be different, but it'll just be a trilogy with Bianca getting a fluke win and Rhea getting 2 statement wins. As for Zelina she had no heat and her matches were boring, it also just felt like a sympathy run.

It would be stupid to use Bianca in that way, especially since her WrestleMania streak is broken (another dumb decision) and Rhea's not even as hot as she used to be. I'm seeing now that they're investing in the next generation of women. With the exception of Becky and Charlotte/Alexa, all the women's champions are from the new school. Rhea/Bianca would pretty much mark the end of an era, and it's insane that they might not even have a one-on-one before one of them gets pregnant or leaves the company or retires.

You know what would be even worse? If Bianca comes back and gets fed to Tiffany. That shyt would piss me off way more than if she lost to Rhea. At least Rhea is a legitimate star and she's on Bianca's level. Tiffany doesn't deserve a win like that.

 

[Easy-E]

It would be stupid to use Bianca in that way, especially since her WrestleMania streak is broken (another dumb decision) and Rhea's not even as hot as she used to be. I'm seeing now that they're investing in the next generation of women. With the exception of Becky and Charlotte/Alexa, all the women's champions are from the new school. Rhea/Bianca would pretty much mark the end of an era, and it's insane that they might not even have a one-on-one before one of them gets pregnant or leaves the company or retires.

You know what would be even worse? If Bianca comes back and gets fed to Tiffany. That shyt would piss me off way more than if she lost to Rhea. At least Rhea is a legitimate star and she's on Bianca's level. Tiffany doesn't deserve a win like that.

That's crazy...then I remember Bianca is legit 8 years older than Rhea.