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What Culture has heard from sources close to the lawsuit that opposes WWE Board (basically, the McMahons) and Kurt Angle, where the McMahons seek to have the contract they signed with Kurt Angle be nullified - they claim foul play by Angle - and Kurt Angle has a counterclaim, seeking the indemnity of 10 millions USDollars after he was he the wrong of a Pedigree by HHH, some weeks ago.

It seems, sources say, the judge has required some evidence from the McMahons to backup their claims that Kurt Angle has adulterated the contract that originally WWE wanted to sign with him, or else he will dismiss the case. What Culture has learn, however, that those evidences are proving very elusive to be found as all proof to the McMahons claim has gone missing from WWE servers and computers, that includes contract sketches, the original digital copies, emails concerning the procderes that led to the contract signing, all gone.

These sources also have told us that the McMahons are claiming in court that said evidence vanished because WWE was the target of a hacker attack, most likely paid by Angle himself, that has erased all usable evidence. But it is also known that WWE has been the target of multiple hacking attacks in the last few months, going as far as the live transmissions of WWE shows, has viewers have experienced first hand.

Kurt Angle responds that that evidence does not turn up because it never existed, the contract, he claims, is as it always was. Its oddness, Kurt Angle has told the Court, it's just another wacky decision by Vince McMahon himself, and he claims the boss has produced a lot of those over the years - which is kind of true, actually. Plus he claims he is a mere employee, living on a meager salary, how could he be able to afford to hire a hacker that would be gifted enough to pull a hack  into WWE's digital assets.

What's clear for now is that the lawsuit stands on the edge of a knife, and the McMahon clan have been encountering hardships they weren't expecting when they originally filed the suit, and, allegedly, they are worried they could loose the case. Kurt Angle's luck - and/or shenanigans - appear to be set to continue.    

Adam Wilbourn

 

[KO PrizeFighter]

Estou para ver como é que algum dia vão conseguir tirar o Angle do poder

[IlidioMA]

Citação de KO PrizeFighter, há 9 minutos:

Estou para ver como é que algum dia vão conseguir tirar o Angle do poder

eu, não estando por dentro da coisa, diria que se se provar que o Angle de facto contratou um hacker para fazer esse serviço, seria algo de muito grave. De ir para a cadeia mesmo!

Mas essas alegações são inverosimeis. Algum dia o Angle tinha carcanhol para pagar a um hacker? Algum dia um hacker conseguia hackear a WWE?

[KO PrizeFighter]

Foi o Rui Pinto crl

[IlidioMA]

SmackDown, July, 17, 2020. KFC YUM! Arena, Louisville, KY 17,125 in attendance.

The show starts with CM Punk walking to the building. Carlito is there, looking nervous:

Carlito – Hey, CM, I was wondering…you’re not still mad about that “Applegate”, are you? You know I didn’t know it was you seating there.

CM Punk – Hey Carlito, we’re cool. You’re something of a Rebellious Spirit, much like myself, and I respect that about you. Don’t’ sweat it. I’m looking for Miz’s blood!

Carlito – Oh, cool, man, cool. I was worrying about it for weeks. Now I can fully concentrate in call out those cowards in that kids show. The tag titles need to be defended!

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M. Cole – Welcome to Friday Night SmackDown, live on FOX, the second might in the State of Kentucky, before tomorrow we cross to the other side of the Ohio River, to host the PPV Smackville, in Cincinnati.

Corey – And tonight a crucial gauntlet to determine if we get a Universal Title Match tomorrow, as Big E has to defeat all the members of the STUDS, apart from Lashley himself, to have a shot at his title, tomorrow night!

M. Cole – Speaking of which, Titus the Titan will pull double duty here tonight, as he is already in the ring, for the triple threat elimination Finale of the 24/7 Championship Number One Contender tournament.

Slater vs The Gronk vs Titus the Titan

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In the early stages of the match Slater tries to survive by issuing some hit and run tactics. The colossi Titus and Gronk clash repeatedly, but one is unable to outpower the other. They trade holds back and forth. Slater climbs on the top rope and crossbodies from the top rope, washing out them both. He tries to cover Titus, 1,2 he escapes; Slater covers Gronk, 1, 2, the Gronk escapes. Slater missed his chance, and he has to contend with Titus and the Gronk now. They pick him up and deliver a double chokeslam. But as Gronk advances to the cover, Titus kicks him in the head then delivers a running clothesline, goes for the cover, the Gronk escapes at 2.

Slater, sparingly manages to mount a renewed offensive, with a reverse STO and a bulldog to Titus, but Titus counters with a Big Boot then an Electric Chair drop. But the Gronk shoulder tackles Titus to the ground, he then applies a Spinning Spine buster to Slater, he goes por the Patriots Act, Slater is out, but Titus lariats the Gronk off the ring, and opportunistically covers the already downed Slater, 1, 2, 3. Titus The Titan is going to challenge for the 24/7 Championship tomorrow.  

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Abadooooo…followed by the original nWo Theme is heard, nWo John Cena enters, sporting his “title”. He goes and sits on the commentary table.

M. Cole – John Cena…a pleasure to have you with us her, but why exactly are you here?

nWo John Cena – Don’t you worry about a thing, brother, because the CHAMP IS HEEEEEERE. (a mixed reaction is observed in the crowd. Some diehard John Cena fans can’t come to terms with this new version of their hero)

nWo John Cena – Now, last week I successfully defended my nWo World Heavyweight Championship against Dolph Ziggler

M. Cole – But you didn’t win….

nWo John Cena - … and I understand he’s filed a candidacy for a second beating tomorrow at Smackville, but I’ve promised to hold a weekly title defense, you know to be a fighting champion and elevate some of the young bucks out there, trying to prove themselves with the Champ.

Corey – Like you did with your US title, back in the day.

nWo John Cena (stares blankly for a few seconds) – I have no recollection of what you’re speaking of, brother. But the Champ is here (flexes his muscles) and he’s extending an invitation for any young and unproven superstar that wants to prevent me from attending my Championship match tomorrow, to come out here…

Cedric Alexander enters.

nWo  John Cena – It appears we have a candidate. Tell me, young man, what’s your name, and why do you think you can best me?

Cedric – I’m Cedric Alex…

nWo John Cena – I don’t really care what you call yourself now, brother, in a few seconds your name is going to be “intensive care patient nº 3”. Ref, ring the bell.

nWo John Cena vs Cedric Alexander.

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nWo World Heavyweight Championship

Cedric manages a great display early on with a reverse calf kick, an inverting atomic drop topping with a vertical suplex. He covers, 1, 2, Cena kicks out. But Cedric remains on the offensive, with a stretch muffler, Cena drags himself to the ropes and breaks the hold. He exits the ring to catch his breath, but Cedric dropkicks him to the top of the commentary table. He climbs the ringpole, goes for a frogsplash, but the savvy Cena manages to evade. Cedric crashes through the table.

Cena takes control of the match, slowly but steadily punish Cedric, in between spots of narcissism, where he flexes his muscles. He applies a crossface, that he milks for over two minutes, buy releasing and reapplying just as Cedric seems to be ready to tap. He finally releases Cedric (who is spent) and taunts him “You’re too green, brother! Let me teach you something”, he prepares his 5-knuckle shuffle, but just as he is above Cedric, ready to strike the referee spots the real brass-knuckles and stops the maneuver, admonishing Cena, and taking the weapon off him. Cena is mad, arguing with the referee on the apron, Cedric recovers goes for the opposite ropes to gain momentum, runs the length of the ring, but Cena, very ring savvy spots him, evades and Cedric’s Suicide Dive ends up hitting the referee.

Cena, still mad that he was “robbed” of his weapon of choice, searches under the ring. He pulls up a… well, it’s a Golden Shovel? It’s a shovel, made of gold (or looking like it, anyway). He performs some shoveling air motions while hurling some taunts. He then gets close to Cedric, who counters with a step up enzuigiri, follows up with a slingshot springboard clothesline, then drags Cena onto the ring, and covers him. The fans count up to 7, but the referee is still recovering outside. He releases his grip and goes off th ring to pick up the ref and put him back him. But as he enters he is immediately hit with the Golden Shovel in the head, by Cena, who then wakes the referee up, covers, 1, 2, 3. Cena wins.

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Kurt Angle is on the ring, with two desks and some chairs.

The SmackDivas theme comes up, they enter.

The Blonde Bombshells’ theme sound, they enter as well.

K. Angle – Ladies I’ve decided to conduct this contract signing myself, and to have security standing by, to prevent any aggressive interaction for tomorrow’s title match. Save it for tomorrow, when people are paying..erm..well let’s get on with it. (The four women sign the contract)

Dana – I’m not signing a contract for a fight; I’m signing for a win. Cause you two are pathetic. You can’t defeat anyone. You’re just trophy wives of powerful WWE Superstars.

Lana – Dear, you’re just mad cause my powerful WWE superstar has put a ring on it, and yours haven’t (tensions rise, just as things are ready to boil, Nikki Cross enters, rabid looking)

Nikki – That’s et! Yer nowt renning frem me! Ye tuo arr gon’ pê for what ye ded to Elexa! Elexa told mei, in ‘er lest breath she wos ettacked by a blounde! Ye two are bloundes, and ye have têkan a toitle shat tha’ shueld hav’ coume to os!! It most be ye!!! (She launches herself against Lana and Maryse, managing to hit some kicks and punches, before Angle and the security team grabs her)

Maryse – What are you talking about?? We did nothing to Alexa. You can go check with the make up girls. At the time Alexa was hit we were retouching our make up…something you would even know about…

Nikki – No, no, no, no, no!!! Someone most hav’ don’ et!!! It cwld hav’ bein eny of ye foer. Yer all bloundes. There’s too meny bloody bloundes in the WWE!! I mean, who hires ye all?

K. Angle – Well, Vince McMahon has a well-known preferenc…

Nikki – If ye dedn’t doe et, whu ded??

Lana – I don’t know, but check our alibis, you’ll see it wasn’t us. You must keep looking.

Nikki – Damn, theire’s stell a lot of bloundes left. And I mein a lot! I mê nevar foind out whu don’ et! But I wont quet!

K. Angle – Ok Nikki, I admire your persistence and your loyalty. But you can’t run around beating people prior of asking questions. I’ve texted you about this already

Carmella – You guys text?

K. Angle – Commercial break! Stick with us!

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M. Cole – And we’re back. Corey, did you know that GM Kurt Angle and Nikki Cross trade texts?

Corey – So what? He texts a lot of people, I’m sure, he’s a hand-on commanding officer. But nevermind that, I’m itching to find out who did that to the Goddess. That’s why I’m announcing that starting next week, I’ll partner with Nikki Cross to..let’s say, curb her “enthusiasm” a little, so we can get to the bottom of this.

M. Cole – Well Corey, do that, I’ll hold the boat here. But Speaking of naval themes, the Pirate Princess, Kairi Sane will have a second match against Liv Morgan, since reactions were flooding social media after last week’s match (a ton of tweets praising their match from the week before are shown)

Corey – That’s right, Kairi Sane vs Liv Morgan II happens next, and on the eve of the mega blowout of this rivalry that has captivated the WWE Universe, as tomorrow night the Kabuki Warriors will face the LLC – Liv & Lacey Combine.

Kairi Sane vs Liv Morgan

at ringside:

This week, Asuka and Lacey are allowed to be at ring side, but are barred from even climbing the apron. Kairi starts up firing with several spinning backfist, then a snap suplex, followed by a double foot stomp. She climbs the ringpole, surely looking for the Insane elbow, but Lacey approaches and exchange some words with her, thus distracting Kairi. The referee calls her out, Asuka performs a hip attack to Lacey, however the distraction was fruitful as Liv Morgan swiftly connects with a superplex.

On the outside Asuka continues to punish Lacey around, throwing her to the barricade, but the only action that counts is in the ring, and Liv is controlling the match, since that superplex connected. She applies a springboard dropkick, then a springboard douple stomp. She finishes with a 201 codebreaker, cover, the ref is distracted by the action outside, and arrives late to the count, even so hitting the count of 2 before Kairi kicks out. Liv is incensed with the referee, she’s dure she would’ve won there, but Kairi surprises her with a running neckbreaker, then a headscissors takedown, cover, 1, 2, Liv kicks out. Sane is baffled, Asuka is baffled, the whole arena is baffled that Liv escaped. Sane is frustrated, locks Liv’s arms between the ropes, and delivers chop after chop. On the outside however, those seconds when Asuka lost focus where fatal, because Lacey connected with a Lariat, then a handstand kneedrop, punishing Asuka.

Meanwhile Kairi, releases Liv, performs a snap suplex, but sees Asuka in trouble and loses focus, Liv Morgan musters the last inch of will she’s got and delivers another 201 codebreaker, cover, 1, 2, 3. Liv Morgan as won! She and Lacey stand victorious in the ring, on the eve of the clash between the Kabuki Warriors and LLC.

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We’re really glad that you’re our Friend; and this is a friendship that’ll never ever end!

Bray – Yowie Wowie, everybody. Did you hear that the Smelly Vikings are injured and unable to compete for a few weeks? I wonder what has happened?

Bo – That’s ironic Bro-Bray, because they were the ones who came here with doctors, and they were the ones that ended up needing them (they all laugh)

(A knock is heard; Bo Mulligan opens the door; it’s the Colons, Carlito, Primo and Epico)

Carlito – Now, Bray, Bo (chomp…chomp) it’s not cool that you’re hiding. I was thinking of having a match with you on tomorrow’s (chomp, chomp) ppv card, but I’ve been unable to reach you. That’s not cool, the titles need to be defended!

Bray – Yowie Wowie everybody, if it isn’t everyone’s favorite comedy segment from WWE…in 2007. (they laugh) Carlito, I’m injured, as you can see. And I have received no notice from the higher ups to relinquish the titles, so our toy stays with us. It’s not nice trying to take other people’s toy. It’s not nice.

Carlito – It’s not cool..

Bray – No, It’s not nice!

Carlito - Hey, it’s not cool.

Bray - It’s not nice.

(Mindless Mojo Macabre has heard enough and hits Carlito in the head with his 24/7 title belt, Bray and Bo do the same to Epico and Primo, a brawl ensues, the neverending Wretched Oath get the upper hand, and lock the Colons “Beyond the Door”, where a beating and muffled screams can be overheard, and Bo, Bray and Mojo laugh hysterically – well, not Mojo, he is mindless. After a while they open the door and the scared – and scarred – Colons get off the FFH in a haste).

Bray – That was the best play date I’ve had in ages. We should have guest in more often. Bye!!!

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M. Cole – And we’re back…from whatever the hell that was. And now we have a very special match, to entice us all or tomorrow’s SmackDown Women’s World Championship match, as challenger Mickie James partners up with the Virtuosa, Deonna Purrazzo, and Champion & Miss Money in the Bank Sasha Banks, teams up with the Brazilian Bruiser, Tay Conti.

Corey – Rightly so, Corey, let me remind our viewers that Taynara and Deonna have been feuding for some time, ever since Deonna costed the both of them a shot at the tag titles, and Deonna last week did it again, attacking Tay Conti and preventing a potential world title shot for Tay Conti, in the process helping Mickie and hurting Sasha’s plans.

M. Cole – What are you talking about?? Tay Conti and her pals kidnapped and manhandled Purrazzo a few weeks ago! Are you forgetting that detail?

Mickie James & Deonna Purrazzo vs Sasha Banks & Tay Conti

vs

Sasha and Deonna start the match, with Sasha dominating with a couple Thesz Presses, then a twisting arm slam, goes for the victory roll, cover, 1, 2, Mickie interrupts. Sasha challenges Mickie to enter the ring, the tag is made, and the two lock up. The Challenger wins the test of strength, but Sasha delivers a knee strike to Mickie’s nose. That strike was a tad too powerful, and it appears the have broken Mickie’s nose, as she’s bleeding. The referee calls out for a medic, but Sasha isn’t waiting, and continues to punish Mickie, with a wheelbarrow bulldog. Mickie is planted, but she urges the referee not to stop the match.

The medic finally arrives, and Mickie is tagged out. At the same time, Tay Conti is tagged in as well. Taynara hits Deonna with a penalty kick and a forearm smash, then a spinebuster. Covers, 1, 2, Deonna kicks out. Taynara continues to punish Deonna for a while, then applies a bodyscissors, Deonna is all alone and as no one to tag to, and has to endure that hold for a while. Taynara releases and tags Sasha in, who immediately applies a DDT to Deonna. She then applies a Bank Statement, weighing Deonna down. Then she tags Taynara in as the Brazilian Bruiser was asking the champ to let her deliver the winning blow to her enemy. She enters and performs a couple judo tosses, but on the last on, Deonna captures Tay’s arm and applies a Devil’s Gate.

Purrazzo keeps the submission hold for some time, then she releases her, kicks her in the head and tags the recovered Mickie James in. The challenger enters, all pumped up and connects with a Side MickKick, Sasha enters to prevent the loss, but is met with a Side MickKick as well. Mickie the performs the Mickiecanrana to Tay Conti, cover, 1, 2 ,3. Mickie has won on the eve of her title shot. Sasha must be pissed.

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Miz – Welcome to the must see show in WWE History, welcome to MMMiz Tv! This week Morrison and I, welcome a boy and his idol, a retiree and his padawan, CM Punk and Gargano.

CM Punk enters for a huge pop. Gargano rubs on that.

Miz  – We didn’t invite you because of our match tomorrow at Smackville, it was because last week Corey Graves was right. You, Punk, are more his colleague than a colleague of me or Miz.

Morrison – Or Gargano, for that matter. You are, as Corey said, a broadcaster, not a Wrestler.

Morrison – And judging for your track record, certainly not a MMA fighter (they laugh).

CM Punk – You know what is the biggest perk of being attached to FOX and not WWE? You may think it’s the fact I can do whatever I want and the McMahons can’t do nothing to me, GM Kurt Angle can’t fine me, but you’d be wrong.

(the crowd, Miz and Morrison are in suspense)

CM Punk – The biggest perk is that I really don’t have to wait for tomorrow to get my and on you, because FOX has insisted dearly that I, as their employee, should make a in ring comeback not on WWE Network, and let WWE cash in on that cow, but live on FOX Tv.

Miz (really taken aback) - ..Wait..what? Wait, I have a match immediately after this, and it’s a very important match because it defines tomorrow’s main eve…

CM Punk – My thoughts exactly, Miz. But FOX execs said that it needn’t be a fully fledge proper match, a beatdown would suffice.

(He gets up delivers a flying fore arm smash, the crowd is ecstatic, Morrison is hapless and cannot react, Punk continues to punish Miz with a Kenta Combo then a Step Up enzuigiri, Morrison finally reacts, but is immediately stopped by Gargano’s Double Dropkick that throws him off the ring, then Gargano performs a tope con hilo, and pounds Morrison outside. In the ring, CM Punk has just connected with a swinging neckbreaker, then finalizes with the Go to Sleep. He stands victorious in the ring.)

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M. Cole – And welcome back to our main event of the evening, as New Day’s Big E, has a superhuman feat to perform if he wants to take on Bobbly Lashley and his Universal Championship tomorrow night.

Corey – May I remind you, Cole, that it was Big E, in is eagerness and foolishness that chose to enter this gauntlet tonight? He made his own bed.

Gauntlet Match

Big E vs Titus the Titan; Miz; Dolph Ziggler; Morrison;

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at ringside

           

Oooooo, Louisville. Don’t you dare be sour. Clap for your world famous 7-time champs and feel the powerrrrrrrrrr. It’s a new Day yes it is!

The New Day enter, they are in a more serious tone than usual. Kofi and Xavier are being hypemen for Big E.

The STUDS enter. Miz comes in aching. Lashley grabs a mic.

Lashley – This is charade! Big E, your task has been facilitated, because Titus the Titan already had a match today, and Miz and Morrison were the victims of an illegal and brutish attack by Gargano and CM Punk.

Miz – And CM Punk isn’t even a wrestler, he is a pundit, for crying out loud!

Ziggler – Champ, don’t you worry about a thing. I was meant to go last, but I will go first and “equalize” things for us STUDs.

Big E – “Equalize”? Whatcha mean by that?

Ziggler – Big E, there was a time you had my respect, my friendship, my love even. But not anymore. You opted for a ludicrous path and quit being a wrestler, preferring a sideshow attraction career. Therefore, do not even talk to me, nor ask me anything, I owe you no explanations. I owe you only this – Ref, ring the bell!

Ziggler and Big E go head to head and Ziggler immediately applies a couple of standing dropkicks, then a baseball slide to Big E’s knee, them he applies a double stomp on the same knee. He then applies a boston crab further debilitating that knee. His strategy is quite clear.

His methods, however, are anything but, as he leaves the ring, grabs a chair and, despite being admonished by the ref, he repeatedly hits chairshots to Big E’s left knee. He is disqualified, but he keeps going. Kofi and Xavier are furious and mean to interfere, but Miz and Morrison dropkick them off the apron. The bell keeps ringing, the referee tries to stop the ruthless attack, but Dolph has hit some 25 shots to Big E’s knee, and a couple extra to his ribs before he quits the attack

The referee regains control of operations and expels Dolph from ringside, but the damage is done. Big E can barely stand. He is in his corner, crying, despite being supported by his partners. The referee asks him if he wants to quit, the crowd says “No! No! No!”, and Big E keeps going.

The Miz is next, he enters delivers a couple of lariats and goes for a skull crushing finale, but his back is hurt and can’t perform the move. Big E Should tackles the Miz, picks him up, goes for the big Ending, but his knee gives way, and he drops the Miz. Both competitors are aching, so none is able to put up a big fight.  However, Big E, making a huge sacrifice, manages to pick up the Miz once more, after some strikes, and delivers the Big Ending. Xavier and Kofi enter to guard the cover, 1, 2, 3. Big E is halfway through.

Titus is next. He enters all pumped up goes for a spear, but Big E grabs the middle rope, and Titus flies through, falling catastrophically bumping his head on the floor thus knocking himself out. The referee begins the count out, Lashley and Morrison try to get Titus back on the ring, but Xavier and Kofi bar them, fighting them until the count of ten is reached. A buzzed Titus isn’t even able to get on his feet properly, and the count out is consumed. Suddenly Dolph Ziggler’s strategy doesn’t seem so brilliant: he has gifted a win to Big E, and the aching Miz and Titus weren’t able to capitalize. Only Morrison remains, but he is the freshest competitor of all.

Big E is still hurting, but the crowd is behind him, however he’s moving too slowly, and the quickfooted Morrison hits him again and again with plenty of strikes, a few moonsaults and a Springboard slingshot DDT, he covers, 1, 2, Big E kicks out. Morrison then concentrates on the injured leg, he hits several strikes, stomps and a couple dropkicks right on the injured knee. Big E can barely get up by now. Another cover, 1,2, Big E extends his leg to the rope.

It kept him in the match, but it was a mistake as Morrison slingshots on the top rope and jumps on the that leg, the injured leg. He is hurting seriously. Xavier and Kofi spur the crowd to cheer for Big E. But cheers won’t keep him up. Another cover, Big E kicks out as well, but he cannot mount an offense. Morrison grabs Big E’s leg, performs a king of figure 4, this surely will be enough, Big E is hurting too much he is going to tap. Kofi stays his hand “No, Biggie, no! You can do it! You were there for me when I strove for my World Championship shot, I’m here for you! Do not tap out!”. Big E is reinvigorated by Kofi’s worlds, he summons a super human strength, breaks the hold, kicks Morrison, Shoulder blocks him on the rebound, he grabs Morrison, Big Ending, cover, Kofi delivers a trouble in paradise to Lashley who wanted to interfere, 1, 2, 3! Big E has done it!!!! He has conquered the Gauntlet, and is going to tomorrow’s main event. But, at what cost?

[Ruas]

Então o Punk regressa para se "vingar" do Carlito, não lhe faz nada e agora até tão bem um com o outro.

Com tanto talento no roster e depois nos Tag Titles tão as 4 piores.

A Liv Morgan a vencer a Kairi Sane? Fuck this show..

Qual é o motivo da Sasha fazer tag team com a Conti?

A história do Big E é só uma imitação (podre) da Kofimania.

[KO PrizeFighter]

Achei piada ao Angle querer seguir para intervalo depois da pergunta da Carmella. E realmente são muitas loiras, quem terá atacado a Alexa? 

É bom que as Kabuki tenham uma vitória dominante no Smackville, que as duas melhores wrestlers do roster (mais a Sasha) andarem a perder para a Liv e a Lacey não lembra a ninguém. 

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Morrison – And judging for your track record, certainly not a MMA fighter (they laugh).

 

Melhor coisa que já escreveste neste 3 meses.

 

Ao contrário do Ruas, fico contente que o Punk não queira nada com o Carlito, foi um regresso botched e mais vale passar à frente do que insistir nessa parte da história. 

E também preferia que a história do Big E não fosse tão semelhante à do Kofi, ainda por cima aposto que amanhã vai perder. Espero que depois o caminho até ao Summerslam seja um pouco diferente para ele ter a sua coroação. 

[Ruas]

Citação de KO PrizeFighter, há 11 minutos:

Ao contrário do Ruas, fico contente que o Punk não queira nada com o Carlito, foi um regresso botched e mais vale passar à frente do que insistir nessa parte da história. 

Foi um regresso botched e o motivo foi estupido, certo. Mas cagar nisso como se não fosse nada ainda torna a situação pior.

Para o bem ou para o mal foi o booking que ele fez e de repente desiste tipo que a audiência é estupida e não se lembra.

[IlidioMA]

Citação de Ruas, há 2 horas:

Então o Punk regressa para se "vingar" do Carlito, não lhe faz nada e agora até tão bem um com o outro.

lá está. tu é que ficaste a martelar nessa tecla do "voltou por uma maçã". Não, não voltou. Aliás, ele oficialmente não voltou. Vai só fazer um combate. A hist´roa da maçã/seguranças era só o pretexto para o CM Punk voltar a pisar um ringue da WWE e partimos daí.

Citação de Ruas, há 2 horas:

A Liv Morgan a vencer a Kairi Sane? Fuck this show..

Optimo booking, amigo. Quatro combates entre elas, uma vitória para cada uma das quatro wrestlers. Não vejo que se possa fazer melhor lançamento de um combate de ppv, parte 50/50. (continuo na resposta ao KO, mais abaixo)

Citação de Ruas, há 2 horas:

Qual é o motivo da Sasha fazer tag team com a Conti?

Só um: estar a campeã e a challenger no mesmo combate no go home show, sem ser uma mera antecipação do combate de amanhã. é uma táctica bastante usada. E a taynara sempre tem o seu combate contra a Mickie (que devia ter tido na semana passada). E pronto, junta-se duas heels e duas faces, que estão em feuds separadas, mas que por acaso se inter cruzaram na semana passada. Não quer dizer que nasça daqui amizades, equipas ou stables.

Citação de Ruas, há 2 horas:

A história do Big E é só uma imitação (podre) da Kofimania.

Desde o início que assumi que sim, que essa era a isnpiração. Pq se o Kofi teve direito a uma Kofimania, o Big E que é melhor que o Kofi em tudo (mas acima de tudo em gimmick e mic skills) não merecia menos, pois não?

Citação de KO PrizeFighter, há 2 minutos:

É bom que as Kabuki tenham uma vitória dominante no Smackville, que as duas melhores wrestlers do roster (mais a Sasha) andarem a perder para a Liv e a Lacey não lembra a ninguém. 

(continuando a resposta acima ao Ruas) agora é uma questão de "opinião" isto de achar que a Liv e Lacey nunca deveria ter hipóteses contra a Asuka e a Kairi. Se o wrestling fosse assim nunca ninguém tinha o seu breakout. A esta altura o buidl dado às LLC acho que é suficente para as apresentar como competidoras au pair com as Kabuki; só por estarem demasiado apegados ao que se passa irl é que vocês podem negar.

 

Podem sempre discordar que estas duas não deviam ter tido esta push. Que não deviam ter sido estas. Ok, isso é legítimo, mas dizer que, desde que a nossa realiade alternativa começou, uma hipotéctiva vitoria das LLC perante as Kabuki é out of nowhere, ou irrealista isso não é verdade.

Citação de KO PrizeFighter, há 3 minutos:

Ao contrário do Ruas, fico contente que o Punk não queira nada com o Carlito, foi um regresso botched e mais vale passar à frente do que insistir nessa parte da história

Não sei se foi botchado; ele nem sequer regressou oficialmente. é como digo, a cena da maçã foi só um pretexto para o tirar da cadeira de pundit e o trazer ao ring. Baby steps. Não ia fazer um regresso em que ele derrotava o John Cena, Ric Flair, Stone Cold e The Rock na mesma noite, né. Por mais que fosse algo tu pudesses achar que seria bonito de se ver, para mim isso não faria sentido vindo de uma gajo que passou estes ultimos anos a destilar odio à WWE.

Citação de KO PrizeFighter, há 3 minutos:

E também preferia que a história do Big E não fosse tão semelhante à do Kofi, ainda por cima aposto que amanhã vai perder. Espero que depois o caminho até ao Summerslam seja um pouco diferente para ele ter a sua coroação. 

afinal já respondi adequadamente em cima ao Ruas. XD

Citação de Ruas, há 3 minutos:

 

Para o bem ou para o mal foi o booking que ele fez e de repente desiste tipo que a audiência é estupida e não se lembra.

não, não é nada disso que está a acontecer. é mesmo, a cena da maça era totalmente unimportant, para o grand scheme of things. lá está, ele não voltou por causa disso, por causa do Carlito, ou por essas coisas menores. Mas não iria ter uma entrada de leão que muitos fanboys irl sonham.

[Ruas]

Se o Carlito foi o motivo dele "voltar a pisar o ringue" ao menos fazia algo em relação a isso, não cagava na cena e partia para outra.

E ele vai ter um combate, pode ser o único que vai ter no resto da carreira portanto ele regressou. Podes usar as palavras que quiseres, se vai combater, sim só uma vez, é um regresso.

[KO PrizeFighter]

Simplesmente não vejo build suficiente para uma Liv ou uma Lacey ganharem à Asuka ou à Kairi, deviam ter acumulado outras vitórias que lhe dessem outro tipo de estatuto. Era a mesma coisa que eu pegar num Ali e o meter a ganhar ao Lesnar. Primeiro convem conseguir ganhar aos Samoa Joes, aos Roderick Strongs, aos Cesaros...

[IlidioMA]

Citação de KO PrizeFighter, há 4 minutos:

Simplesmente não vejo build suficiente para uma Liv ou uma Lacey ganharem à Asuka ou à Kairi, deviam ter acumulado outras vitórias que lhe dessem outro tipo de estatuto. Era a mesma coisa que eu pegar num Ali e o meter a ganhar ao Lesnar. Primeiro convem conseguir ganhar aos Samoa Joes, aos Roderick Strongs, aos Cesaros...

em relação é Liv até tens razão. Ele veio do Raw e eu meti-a logo neste spot. Mas a Lacey andou a acumular vitórias perante as Embers e a Naomis, epá não tinha/tenho muito mais..

 

Citação de Ruas, há 11 minutos:

Se o Carlito foi o motivo dele "voltar a pisar o ringue" ao menos fazia algo em relação a isso, não cagava na cena e partia para outra.

E ele vai ter um combate, pode ser o único que vai ter no resto da carreira portanto ele regressou. Podes usar as palavras que quiseres, se vai combater, sim só uma vez, é um regresso.

sim, mas foi motivo suficiente para eu escalar um match entre o Carlito e o CM Punk? Por causa de um mal entendido?

Ele veio ao ringue, pediu explicações, o Carlito disse "epá, foi ao calhas, escolhi um gajo na plateia e calhou seres tu", e ele ficou satisfeito com essa explicação. Não fez um double down "epá, mas agr como estou de volta, vou partir te as trombas na mesma". Só se o quisesse apresentar como heel.

A cena é que, ele estando no ringue a receber as explicações do Carlito, uma coisa mais importante - pq mais pessoal, mais directa - surgiu com o Miz. O Miz a dizer que estás reformado, por te andar daqui, és um mero pundit, já não sabes é combater, cenas dessas, que achas que levaria mais o CM Punk (ou outro gajo qualquer vá) querer voltar ao ringue?  a situação com o Carlito ou a com o Miz?

 

Eu sei que é aqui que tu respondes: "então mas se nem era para dar em luta, pq sequer o escalaste nesse angle com o Carlito?". Lá está, para o "lure" para o ringue, onde outras  e mais importantes coisas podem acontecer.

epá, vcs não gostaram, não gostaram. é assim a vida, é assim a produção criativa. Mas o plano era este, de ir fazendo uma introdução aos poucos, e muito renitente do CM Punk

[KO PrizeFighter]

Não gostei do Angle de regresso, e acho que este combate acontece rápido demais. Mas dou te crédito porque o Miz era dos melhores para uma primeira feud dele. Mas espero que a seguir ao combate se sigam coisas melhores, sendo que a minha preferência estaria num Punk vs Gargano no Summerslam. Ou então puxar já o trigger num Punk vs Rollins. 

Indo ao que interessa, acho que o build para o Backlash tinha sido mais interessante que para este Smackville, mas ainda assim há motivos de interesse, principalmente o Big E vs Lashley e este regresso do Punk. Espero amanhã ou no Smackdown da próxima semana o regresso do Corbin e especialmente do Roman. 

[IlidioMA]

Preview do Smackville

Poster Oficial

24/7 Championship

Mojo Macabre vs Titus O’Neil

Mojo Macabre é um homem renovado. Talvez não no melhor sentido do termo, mas os resultados no ringue estão à vista. É campeão 24/7 há mais de mês, tendo já obtido algumas bem-sucedidas title defenses, algo pouco usual para o titular desse cinturão.

Ajuda o facto de passar grande parte do tempo “barricado” na Firefly Fun House com os seus companheiros de Neverending Wretched Oath, mas Mojo está mais poderoso que nunca e quererá fazer história: defender com sucesso o 24/7 Championship num pay-per-view.

O obstáculo é titânico. Literalmente, Titus, o Titã, foi o vencedor do torneio que decorreu nas últimas semanas no SmackDown, tendo vencido na véspera a final a três perante The Gronk e Slater. O Titã juntou-se a Bobby Lashley e os seus STUDS, passando a fazer parte da facção mais poderosa da WWE e que pretenderá acumular todos os títulos. O 24/7 à volta da cintura de Titus é o segundo passo desse plano. Resultará?

 

Kabuki Warriors vs LLC – Liv & Lacey Combine

Este combate não tem qualquer título em disputa, mas é um dos mais antecipadamente aguardados pelo Universo WWE. As Kabuki Warriors transferiram-se para o SmackDown e têm competido essencialmente separadas, tendo Asuka disputado o título feminino no pay-per-view anterior. Nesse combate, Lacey Evans também tomou parte e esteve a microssegundos de se sagrar campeã. Asuka interveio e preveniu esse desfecho. A rivalidade que já existia entre ambas, escalou, e Lacey juntou-se a Liv Morgan – que também tinha os seus problemas com as japonesas – para forma a LLC.

As quatro wrestlers deram espetáculo ao Universo WWE nas últimas semanas, em quatro combates individuais de que resultou uma vitória para cada uma. Ou seja, este combate lança-se num clima de grande equilíbrio entres as competidoras. Quem ganhará este término de rivalidade?

WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships

Blonde Bombshells vs SmackDivas

Carmella e Dana Brooke venceram os títulos no último pay-per-view, destronando Alexa Bliss e Nikki Cross. O seu reinado tem sido algo uneventful, mas as BB pretenderão começar a construir a sua história na divisão feminina, com uma defesa dos títulos no seu primeiro pay-per-view.

Enfrentam as SmackDivas, a equipa recém-formada por Lana e Maryse, que estão determinadas a provarem que são mais que meras donas de casa, esposas de wrestlers bem-sucedidos. Aliás, foi esse desejo comum em relançar as suas in-ring careers que as aproximou, junto com o facto de os seus maridos estarem integrados na mesma facção. Ganharam o seu lugar neste combate derrotando as KickStarters, porém duas semanas depois foram derrotadas facilmente pela mesma equipa. Estarão preparadas para este desafio?

nWo World Heavyweight Championship

nWo John Cena vs Dolph Ziggler

John Cena está transformado. O seu encontro com o Fiend na WrestleMania continua a surtir efeitos, tendo Cena ficado preso ao personagem típico dos 90’s que desempenhou nesse combate, estando, aparentemente, ao serviço Dele. Junto com essa nova roupagem, tiques e linguagem, Cena trouxe desse combate o antigo World Heavyweight Championship – o Big Gold – na sua versão nWo, e está convencido que venceu o título mundial nesse dia.

Cena tem andado a promover defesas semanais do seu “título”, que o Director Geral Kurt Angle tolera – por poder contar com o mítico John Cena no seu show – mas não reconhece. Nesse contexto Dolph Ziggler, o aparente coordenador dos STUDS, promete vencer este combate, retirar cinturão das mãos de Cena para o retirar de circulação, assim (re)estabelecendo o Universal Championship do seu co-STUD Bobby Lashley como um único titulo mundial do SmackDown.

  SmackDown Women’s Championship

Sasha Banks vs Mickie James

Sasha Banks é a governante da divisão feminina do SmackDown. Tem o título, já o defendeu com sucesso várias vezes, tem a Mala do Money in the Bank e acha-se sem rival. Por causa desse domínio, previa até tirar umas semanas de férias no Caribe, mas eis que surgiu Mickie James, percursora da Women’s Revolution, e seis vezes campeã feminina, que repreendeu o comportamento sobranceiro que a campeã trata a restante divisão, tendo conseguido uma vitória surpreendente sobre a campeã.

Naturalmente essa vitória catapultaria Mickie James para um combate pelo título, mas Sasha Banks, previdente, colocou entraves no caminho de Mickie, designadamente um combate handicap. Para sorte de Mickie, uma das oponentes escaladas era Tay Conti – que te feito a vida negra a Deonna Purrazzo, e esta ultima decidui vingar-se nesse momento, desancando-a e afastando-a desse combate. Micke acabou por vencer Sonya Deville – apesar da interferência de Sasha Banks. Banks vai ter aqui uma prova de fogo, lutando contra uma das mais conceituadas wrestlers e sempre. Conseguirá manter o seu cinturão?   

CM Punk & Johnny Gargano vs Miz & Morrison

Johnny Gargano apresentou-se no SmackDown interrompendo um MMMiz Tv. Morrison imediatamente o reprochou afirmando ser ele ‘o’ Johnny do SmackDown. Uma rivalidade entre ambos brotou rapidamente. Já CM Punk regressou por ter sido acidentalmente envolvido numa escaramuça com uns seguranças a mando de Carlito. Para muitos, foi um regresso anticlimático de um dos retornos mais aguardados de sempre da WWE. Mas o próprio CM Punk faz questão de realçar que não está de volta à Fed, continua a ser um assalariado da FOX, pundit no Backstage.

Contudo, Miz provocou-o, uma e outra vez, tentando obter dele uma reação, um combate. Gargano fez uma proposta a CM Punk: emparelharem-se para defrontar Miz & Morrison. CM Punk hesitou, por não querer voltar à WWE, nem ao wrestling. Mas um brawl com o A-Lister e o Friday Night delight foi suficiente para o convencer. Restava apenas convencer o Director Geral Kurt Angle a aceitar promover um combate no seu pay-per-view com um lutador que não pertence aos quadros. Afinal, Kurt Angle não ligou nada a isso, e lançou-se de cabeça à oportunidade de promover – e de colher os louros – o regresso de CM Punk aos ringues. A pergunta que fica no neste combate não é se CM Punk vai ter um regresso vitorioso, mas se este é um apenas uma one time thing.

Universal Championship

Bobby Lashley vs Big E

Bobby Lashley, o dominador, o todo-o-poderoso, logrou enfim concretizar o seu destino, o destino de ser campeão mundial na WWE, que toda a gente antevia quando ele primeiro surgiu em 2005. E fê-lo contra três antigos campeões mundiais no BackLash. Desde então tem sabido proteger o seu cinturão, enredando-se nos seus STUDS, mas também o tem defendido no ringue com lustro, quando necessário. Lashley o campeão ideal, assim parece, com um físico imponente, um moveset bem consolidado e uma stable de 5 wrestlers conceituados. Quem conseguirá travar o seu reinado?

Bom…Big E acha que ele o pode fazer. E os New Day estão com ele nesta cruzada para o conseguir, tal como o Universo WWE, que um ano depois da Kofimania agora a reedita como BigEmania. Os New Day venceram os STUDS tendo logrado a almejada title shot para Big E. Porém, posteriormente, foi detectado que ocorreu um erro de julgamento do árbitro do embate, e esse combate foi anulado, por Big E não ter feito o assentamento no combatente legal.

Big E não desistiu de ter a sua chance e Lashley ofereceu-a, embrulhada num desafio impossível: derrotar os outros quatro membros dos STUDS (Titus, Ziggler, Miz, Morrison). E deu a Big E uma escolha: um por semana e teria uma chance no Summer Slam; ou todos num gauntlet e essa shot seria entregue já no Smackville. Big E sem grandes explicações escolheu a segunda. Nos bastidores fala-se de imprevidência de Big E. E talvez com razão, pois apesar de ter ganho o gauntlet, contra odds imensuráveis, Big E saiu desse combate com o joelho todo destruído, courtesy do seu antigo parceiro Dolph Ziggler. Conseguirá Big E, também ele, concretizar o seu destino e tornar-se campeão mundial? Não percam o Smackville, na WWE Network, este sábado, 18 de Julho, em Cincinnati, Ohio.

Editado 24 Julho 2020 por IlidioMA

[KO PrizeFighter]

Que ganhem:

Mojo

Bombshells

Cena

Kabuki

Sasha 

Punk e Gargano

Big E

[Ruas]

Mojo ou Titus é-me um bocado indiferente, não gosto de nenhum dos dois. Mas que seja o Mojo para Bray effect se fazer sentir.

Nas tags das gajas nem sei, é provavelmente o combate que me menos me interessa, não gosto de nenhuma delas.

And his name is JOHN CENA! Acho que não faz sentido perder, muito menos para o Dolph Ziggler. He's already dead.

Kabuki e nem preciso de explicar porque.

Sasha, por ser top 2 do roster e porque não acredito nem 0.1% na Mickie.

Punk e Gargano óbvio. Acho que nem pode ser outro resultado, a não ser que querias continuar a botchar o regresso do Punk. *shots fired*

Lashley. Porque tal como o KO espero que esta história seja diferente da Kofimania. Tu alegas que o Big E também a merece como o Kofi mereceu, até aqui tudo bem. A diferença é que a Kofimania não foi um plano da WWE, foi uma cena orgânica que nasceu dos fãs que começaram a apoiar o Kofi como se fosse o maior babyface do mundo. E também porque teria muito mais impacto o Big E ganhar no Summerslam.

Editado 24 Julho 2020 por Ruas

[KO PrizeFighter]

Já agora, uma coisa que não gosto quando acontece irl e também não posso deixar passar aqui. Um PPV em que algum título não seja defendido é um grande no no para mim, e neste caso tens dois títulos que não vão ser. Se o de tag team até se entende, já que há uma storyline à volta disso, o Murphy não tem desculpa para não defender o US title.

[Ruas]

Verdade, os PPV servem para isso mesmo.

Salvo raras excepções tipo o título ter sido defendido há muito pouco tempo ou haver tantos combates e teres que cortar algum.

Mas num PPV em que o Cena lunático vai defender um título imaginário e que em que 4 gajas sem talento vão lutar pelos Tags não faz sentido o US e os Tags masculinos ficarem no esquecimento.

Editado 25 Julho 2020 por Ruas

[KO PrizeFighter]

No pré show o Seth podia ser confrontado com isso e dizer que o Murphy ia fazer um open challenge. 

Podia ser aceite por um Elias, um Cedric ou um Jeff Hardy. Que tanto podiam perder e no fim a Liturgy fazia dele um exemplo, ou sacavas uma surpresa e o Murphy perdia o título, podendo até levar a desentendimento entre o Murphy e o Rollins por este ter lançado o desafio em nome dele. O Murphy acabava por sair da stable para ter um push a solo, que bem merece, e o Rollins ia com os outros discípulos na direcção do Universal title. 

[IlidioMA]

bem vinha postar o ppv, mas deixem-me "defender-me" destas acusações.

Eu em principio tb veria as coisas assim. Mas depois de começar a escrever isto comecei a ver "então eu vou meter a martelo um combate de titulo no ppv só pq é ppv, e cagar para outra feuds que tenha? ou pior, fazer feuds a martelo como a WWE faz na vida real só para ter um combate de titulo no card do ppv?" Como acho que isso desvaloriza mais o titulo - tipo como a WWE passa a vida a fazer com os tags e mid cards, anuncia no propio dia "ah e tal e Andrade tb vai defender o seu US title - totalmente a martelo - contra Rowan, se bem que eles nada feudaram".

Se é para fazer isso, mais vale estar quieto

Ademais, verifiquem. Há justificação para os dois não serem defendidos hj. Os tags estão semi-parados pq os IRS os têm reféns na FFH (o Bray diz que está lesionado e nao pode defender) e o Kurt é demasiado conas para os ir lá buscar. O Us title está resguardado depois do que aconteceu há duas semanas. Mas tb é fácil de perceber que se não sao defendidos hj, serão defendidos em breve - no show seguinte diriamos. O US title até tem number one contender, o Hardy. Ou seja, nem estão meramente esquecidos, ou foram silenciosamente omitidos.

Vá respondam lá o que vos aprouver para eu dp colocar o PPV.

[KO PrizeFighter]

Eu disse que os tags entendia que não fossem entendidos, o US é que nem tanto. Ainda para mais, como bem disseste que eu já nem me lembrava, já tem o number one contender definido. Valia mais estar esse combate no card do que por exemplo as Kabuki vs LLC, ou o Cena vs Ziggler.

E é certo que esse combate das Kabuki teve bastante build, mas também pode bem culminar num show semanal, nem todas as rivalidades têm que acabar em PPV. E o Cena vs Ziggler já se viu na semana passada, não vejo grande interesse em acontecer hoje de novo, a menos que venha daí uma surpresa qualquer. 

Mas venha daí esse PPV, que o último que fizeste superou as expectativas, espero o mesmo hoje.

 

Num assunto que provavelmente é mais para o futuro, estou para ver como (e se) vais descalçar a bota do Cena estar lunático e preso no passado e trazê-lo de volta, ou se o vais deixar assim e depois passar me a batata quente num próximo draft. 😅

[IlidioMA]

Citação de KO PrizeFighter, há 7 minutos:

Kabuki vs LLC, ou o Cena vs Ziggler.

eu, como estou por dentro dos planos da equipa criativa do SmackDown - me, myself, and I  XDXDXD - posso te garantir que esses dois combates são os mais fundamentais para o futuro do SmackDown. Nunca podiam não ir ao PPV.

ademais, o combate entre as Kabuki e as LLC "in not real life" está muito hot. é uma rivalidade daquelas à antiga, que está a mobilizar os fans. Vcs não gostam da Lacey, mas o hillbilly no Alabama adora-a e vibrou quando ela usou o Red-White and Blue Mist na Asuka. "Muhrica!!!!!!" 

 

Edit. e este cena lunático é demasiado fun de bookar. e tenho a impressão que ele iria gostar de o desempenhar, pq tem muito self-humor, coisa que ele sempre lidou bem - agora ele anda com uma golden shovel, such good shit. O unico que não o deixarai fazer isso é o Vince. Mas o Vince não pinta nada no SD. Aqui é Angle pôha!!!

Editado 25 Julho 2020 por IlidioMA

[KO PrizeFighter]

Citação de IlidioMA, há 2 minutos:

eu, como estou por dentro dos planos da equipa criativa do SmackDown - me, myself, and I  XDXDXD - posso te garantir que esses dois combates são os mais fundamentais para o futuro do SmackDown. Nunca podiam não ir ao PPV.

 

Agora deixaste me curioso e colocaste a fasquia alta para o que possa acontecer.

Já agora, eu não desgosto da Lacey, fisicamente é credível e tem alguns moves interessantes, mas como babyface não vejo nada de especial nela. E não gostei muito que ela e a Asuka já tenham tido um first blood match, acho que foi muito repentino e forçado, e agora culmina (se acabar hoje) num mero combate normal de tag team.

[IlidioMA]

Pre-show

Renee Young, Jonathan Coachman and WWE Hall of Famer Theodore Long, are in a round table discussing the matches to come and picking their favorites.

J. Coach – I know everyone is fixated on CM Punk’s return, but I’d argue Miz & Morrison are favorites to win, they have been a team for a long time, while Gargano and Punk are just a fan and hero.

T. Long – Playah! playah please! CM Punk has more wrestling talent in his toes than Miz and Morrison combined on their whole bodies. He is gonna wreck them up.

R. Young - But Teddy, CM Punk hasn’t had a match in 6 years, would you consider that a disadvantage?

T. Long – Ok, but did he unlearn doing what he did at an excellence level for 15 years?? Playas, please, if you put dollars on that bet, you gonna loose some cheddah!

R. Young – Well, anyway, we have our first match of the evening, and Titus the Titan is already entering. Oh wow, and now we have the creepy entrance of Mojo Macabre.

T. Long – This playah right here, he gives me the chills. If I was the GM I’d book him against in a handicap against the Undertaker and Kane so they could erase him from the roster.

Renée is right, as Mojo’s entrance is creepy as heck, giving the chills to everyone in the arena. Little kids are crying, but he just slumbers onwards with a grisly look on his face.

24/7 Championship Match

Mojo Macabre © vs Titus the Titan

vs

Mojo parades around the ring slowly, looking dreadful, eyes red, with a look of abhorrent absence mindedness, even Titus is uncomfortable by it. They lock up. Mojo looks intensely into Titus’ eyes, it bothers him so, that Titus loses his grip. Mojo grabs him, and bear hugs him. Titus’ life is being sucked out of him; he is fading. In desperation Titus falls on the floor, then rolls around until they reach the ropes. Titus is spent, Mojo hits a scoop slam. Cover, 1, 2, Titus escapes, tries a big boot, but instead is met with a lariat. Mojo picks him up, kisses him on the forehead – more of a lick than a kiss – then performs his Sit-Out Alabama Slam, that he calls “Beyond the doors”. 1,2,3. Mojo vanquishes the Titan with ease. Who can strip him of his belt?

Suddenly Kane’s tune sounds, he enters

Kane – Mojo Macabre, you are a proper monster, horrid and powerful as a monster should be. However, I have here with me an even meaner monster that can vanquish you: Megalith!

Megalith, formerly known as Lars Sullivan, comes in, he sports some kind of mask, red as his mentor’s, but only covers the top half of his head. He comes firing up enters the ring, ducks a clothesline and shoulder tackles Mojo to the ground then picks him up and delivers a falling powerbomb which he calls Standing Stone. Covers, 1, 2, 3. Megalith, spurred on by the Demon Kane, is the new 24/7 Champion.

 R. Young – Wow, I did not expect either of those things. Neither the ease in which Mojo beat Titus, nor the ease in which he was beaten by this new format of Lars Sullivan.

J. Coach -  It’s Megalith, Renée, and he’s come to toss bodies like he tosses big menhirs.

T. Long – I don’t care what you call him playa, but I tell what, I was creeped out enough by that Mojo dawg, and then this other creep pops up.

SMACKVILLE

July, 18, 2020. Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH 35,422 in attendance.

Pyro explodes from everywhere; New Found Glory are here to perform the official Smackville songtrack: Greatest of All time,

 

 

M. Cole – Welcome to Smackville, the pay-per-view where we get to see in ring returns of giants of our industry like John Cena and CM Punk.

Corey – That’s nWo John Cena, Michael, and yes that’s a real attraction, but don’t sleep in the 3 title defenses we’ve got in store for you, tonight.

M. Cole – And we start with an awesome non-title match between the Kabuki Warriors and the LLC, that has all the makings of a classic!

Kabuki Warriors vs LLC – Liv & Lacey Combine

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Asuka and Liv start the bout, with Asuka quickly out maneuvering the greener Liv Morgan, with a couple of running Dropkicks, then three of four switchblade kicks, and then a Hip attack. She tags Kairi Sane in and she hits with a forearm smash, then tries a dragon screw, but Liv thwarts the effort by kicking Kairi’s chest. She delivers some more kicks and then in a rolling move she picks Kairi of the ground and delivers an Airplane spin. She covers, Asuka enters at the count of one. Lacey climbs the tope rope and crossbodies the intruder, and then they brawl off the ring.

On it, Kairi performs a tilt a whirl inverted DDT, then picks her up and performs a better executed Airplane Spin of her own. The crowd rejoice at the technical skill performed in this match. Kairi, advances for a cover, 1, 2, Liv kicks out, but remains downed. On the outside Lacey and Asuka continue their brawl, as Lacey finally drives Asuka towards the barricades. Kairi climbs the ringpole, Insane elbow…but Lacey reaches an arm inside the ring and is able to pull Liv off the way, so Kairi falls badly into an empty mat. Lacey tags herself in, she immediately hits a thrust kick, then picks up Kairi and hits a Shouderbreaker, cover, 1, 2, Asuka prevents the third count.

The referee expels Asuka from the ring, but Kairi seizes the distraction and pulls Lacey’s hair hard, Liv enters and brawls with Kairi, the referee turns around and catches this interference by Liv, and tries to break the brawl and evicts the illegal Morgan from the ring, threatening with disqualification. Meanwhile, Asuka on the apron uses the green mist on Lacey, Asuka calls Kairi’s attention for it, Sane performs a quick cover, 1, 2, 3. The Kabuki Warriors win the blowout, in a match that garnered a lot of reactions from the crowd, as well as in social media.

Asuka and Kairi quickly leave the ring and stand on the stage mocking the LLC, and receiving the heat from the crowd. Lacey and Liv stand desolate in the ring, trying to clean Lacey’s eyes. Suddenly

Nikki Cross barges in, running like a rabbit toward the ring. She grabs Liv by the throat, driving her to the corner, shaking her, and slapping her like a lunatic. Corey Graves quickly enters the ring to refrain Nikki’s impulses. She turns her attention to the downed Lacey Evans, pulling her hair and shouting some gibberish.

Corey – Nikki, Nikki, stop (he grabs her). Nikki, we talked about it. You can’t just barge in and start slapping people, just because they’re blondes.

Nikki – Bu’ I’m roning oeut of blounds ein thes roster! It most be them! I’ve checked the alyubeis of thee other I’ve… well, I’ve enterroogated, and it checks oeut. It most be uone of theise twu.

Liv  Morgan – Nikki, go away, we have enough on our plate already. Is this crazy pursuit of your so blinding you can’t see we’re hurting here, and Lacey has ink in her eyes?

Nikki (regretting her actions) – Aye, I’m sarry, Luiv! I’m sarry. I dednt…Ye’r roight. What hav’ I becoume? Thes pursuit es killing mê. I dednt even suspect ye goys…bu’ I’m roning ouet of sospects!

Lacey – It wasn’t us. We have been concentrated on battling the Kabuki Warriors, we had no time for those shenanigans. All that time focusing on one thing, and now it’s over like this. Just go away, Nikki.

Corey – Nikki is on her way out. And from now on, I’m her chaperone in her quest. Cole you have to keep the show going alone.

M. Cole – Corey, alone would be nice, but I fear a certain General Manager that likes to appear is going to replace you in the comm…

Theodore Long’s theme sounds

T. Long – Playa, playa, I’m a former GM of this show – the best GM SmackDown ever had –  and I like to appear, and well, since I was invited to come here for the pre-show, I’ll give you a hand. Scooch over, playa, what’s next?

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‘nWo World Heavyweight Championship’

nWo John Cena ‘©’ vs Dolph Ziggler

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M. Cole – Well Teddy, next we have a “”title”” match between two superstars you know so well, John Cena and Dolph Ziggler, for the unofficial nWo World Heavyweight Championship. Teddy, what’s your opinion on this new John Cena, and his delusion that he is Champion?

T. Long – Playa, John Cena is a Champion, no matter if Kurt Angle recognizes it or not. And this John Cena is closer to the original John Cena I’ve launched way back in the day. I like it. I just don’t like his affiliation with those creepy dudes from the fake kids show.

Dolph Ziggler enters with some pyro, and a band playing electric guitars as the “Show-off”, well, shows off. John Cena enters to the classic nWo theme, and he enters with Dennis Rodman, of all people, they perform the traditional nWo shenanigans. Rodman goes to sit in the front row. The match starts, Ziggler and Cena lockup for a while, Cena, stronger, wins the feat, Dolph sells the pain, Cena flexes his muscles. Ziggler, jealous, flexes his own muscles. Cena flexes harder, they stand there trying to out-flex one another, until Ziggler out of nowhere hits with a Zigzag, cover, 1, 2, Cena kicks out, and immediately scoops Ziggler from the ground and hits a fallaway powerbomb, them picks him up again, Attitude Adjustment, cover, 1, 2, Dolph gets a foot under the rope. The match goes on for quite some time, with great quality, and some false finishes, as Ziggler hits Cena with a DDT, then tunes up the Sweet Chin Music, waiting for Cena to turn to connect it.

However, Rodman stands from the crowd and goes to ring side exchanging words with Ziggler. The ref goes to break up that rift, and Cena quickly goes under the rings and pulls his Golden Shovel. Rodman his pulling the refs collars taunting ”Do you know who I am? Who are you to tell me to sit down!?”, Cena hoists the Golden Shovel up high, but Ziggler was the wiser, saw it coming and quickly ducked, so the shovel hits the ref. Cena at first looks shocked, but quickly just shrugs his shoulders, shovels Ziggler midsection, tosses the shovel and punches Ziggler repeatedly, mimicking a Boxer’s moves. Ziggler however, evades a couple of punches, hits Cena with a low blow, but fearing that Cena and Rodman would double team him, he bolts out of the arena, standing at the entrance waiting for the referee to come to his senses, however…The lights go out for few seconds....

as the lights come back up, He is behind Ziggler. The crowd pops, some jubilant on the sight of the Fiend, others terrorized by him, Ziggler slowly turns around, he sees Him, tries to plead with Him, The Fiend just stands there, staring at hit quizzically, Ziggler tries to slowly exit the stage, but the Fiend grabs him, and applies the Fiend Claw. After it does the intended damage, the Fiend grabs him, kisses his forehead, Sister Abigail. He leaves, but he nods Cena to finish the job. Cena comes out of the ring, picks up Ziggler, carries him on his shoulders back to the ring, the referee is up again, Attitude Adjustment, cover, 1, 2, 3. Cena retains his “title”.

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WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships

Blonde Bombshells © vs SmackDivas

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The teams make their entrance to a seemingly uninterested crowd. Some are seen going to the concession stands getting food. Dana and Lana start the match, they lockup for several minutes, then trade ineffective holds. They both retreat, Carmella and Maryse enter, but the quality of the match does not improve. The crowd is visibly bored. Carmella performs a big boot, then exhilarates in a 7 second dance break. The crowd boos this. Maryse ends the dance break with a slap, then tries to pick Carmella up, but is unable. Carmella visibly assists Maryse in the maneuver and Maryse’s toss is ill performed. The crowd boos this. Several more people are seen going on a break, the stands are emptying.

Dana is tagged in and she performs a bow and arrow on Maryse, after several seconds Lana interrupts with a double axe handle that is not very well performed. Maryse tags Lana in, but Dana grabs her and immediately performs a Spinebuster, she then picks her up, Fireman’s Carry Slam, the crowd does not react wildly to these moves, cover, 1 ,2 3. The champs retain, they celebrate, but the crowd does not share in their happiness. Suddenly a visibly sweating Kurt Angle walks in.

K. Angle – Listen gals, congratulations, really, but I feel that the crowd…I mean…they might have felt this was… let’s say this wasn’t a show stealer. However, I value the hard money each and every one of you have spent to come here tonight – even if that money goes to fatten those vile McMahons pockets – and I want to give you a show worthy for the ages, that’s why…I’ve decided that you people get a double title defense, the Blonde Bombshells against what I think it’s safe to say the number one contenders after the stunning match earlier, the Kabuki Warriors!

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WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships

Blonde Bombshells © vs Kabuki Warriors

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Asuka and Kairi Sane sprint down the ramp. Carmella is furious at this decision ant threatens to quit. Kurt Angle says it’s fair because each team has already had a match tonight, no one is at an advantage, Dana convinces her partner to fight, she believes they can do it.

Kairi and Dana start the match, with the contention being surprisingly even, has the quick and flying moves of Sane are countered by the powerful moves of Dana. Kairi delivers a series of quick strikes and an Axe Kick, finalizing with a running neckbreaker, cover, 1, 2, Dana kicks out. As Kairi doubles down, attempting a high crossbody, Dana catches her, and performs a Spinebuster, 1, 2, Kairi escapes.

Asuka and Carmella are tagged in, Asuka delivers a series of hip attacks, then a release suplex, then a Spin kick, covers, 1, 2, 3. The Kabuki Warriors are the NEEEEEEEEW WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions!!!

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SmackDown Women’s Championship

Sasha Banks © vs Mickie James

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Mickie James enters with the Cheerleaders of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats who put a show that the young fans appreciate. Sasha Banks on her part, enters to a tiny Snoop Dogg show, who comes to hype up his cousin. The match starts, the crowd is strongly with Mickie, part from the nostalgia, part because they claim Sasha is no champ. The match starts, and Sasha goes after Mickie with loads of strikes and punches, then a knee lift strike, followed by a running bulldog, cover, Mickie kicks out at 1, and thrusts towards Sasha applying a few moves of her own, namely a couple of clotheslines and a diving Thesz Press, Sasha then applies a springboard then a corner meteora attack, Mickie responds with a basement big boot then a flapjack and Side MickKick, cover, 1, 2, Sasha kicks out.

The fight continues for a long time, with the same back and forth momentum swings between the two superstars, as they are really producing a classic here, pursuing a very balanced match. As the match progresses, Mickie seems to get the upper hand, applying her experience to hit, delivering a well-timed Side MickKick just as Sasha jumped from the top rope, she performs an armbar, applying the pressure for some time, wearing Sasha down, but herself as well. Eventually she can no longer sustain the hold, loosens her grip, which leads Sasha, to quickly transition into a submission of her own, the Bank Statement. The hold is applied for a while, Mickie exhausts her tank trying to get to a rope. Spurred on by the loving crowd, she does, the hold is broken, but Sasha, younger and with better cardio, still has enough to reapply the hold. Mickie, this time, has not much left, hangs on for a time, but eventually taps out. Sasha has vanquished a WWE legend, and solidified her reign.  Sasha leaves the ring and celebrates on the stage. Mickie on the ring, is getting cheered on by the crowd, she is exhausted and emotional. She grabs a mic:

Mickie – I just wanted to thank you guys, and the WWE for allowing me this last great moment in my career, as it draws to a close, and it’s always great for a superstar im my positional, of a more senatorial look into the business, to see the craft being left in the capable hands of a newer generation. Sasha, if you’d come to the ring please (the crowd incites Sasha to go. She hesitates a lot, and eventually goes in) Sasha, I called you out and said you weren’t a fit champion. I now have to admit I was wrong. You are a champ (she extends her hand; Sasha grabs a mic and it looks like she is about to say something, hesitates, looks around, the crowd is wanting a handshake, but she just leaves)

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CM Punk & Johnny Gargano vs Miz & Morrison

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Living Color are here to perform CM Punk’s entrance theme, Cult of Personality. He enters to a huge pop from the crowd.  Gargano enters next, and as soon as Miz and Morrison enter the stage CM Punk and Gargano just launch themselves at them, and a brawl ensues even before the bell was rung. After a couple of minutes Gargano throws Morrison to the ring and the match officially starts. However, it does not continue as a tag match because the Miz flees through the crowd and CM Punk gives chase. The match takes a double nature, of 1-on-1 on the ring, and a brawl throughout the arena.

On the ring Gargano outmaneuvers Morrison and connects with a couple of hanging DDTs, cover, 1, 2, Morrison escapes. Gargano continues the assault, this time with a diving flat liner, then applies the Gargano Escape, Morrison has to crawl his way to the ropes, the move is broken and Morrison escapes the ring for a while, but is immediately washed off by a cannonball senton by Gargano, he redrags Morrison to the ring.

On the stands, CM Punk continues to punish the Miz, with loads of strikes, Miz tries to run further and further, Pun hits him with a trash can, then snatches a hot dog off a fan and shoves it down the Miz’s throat looking to choke him “Sorry if you’re vegan Miz, but don’t worry, there’s no meat in that crap too”. The referee doesn’t catch these acts because he is officiating the action on the ring, so CM Punk has free rein to do whatever he likes. They pass by the concession stands and the Miz manages to fight back, driving Punk through a table of WWE Merchandise, taunting “Uh Punk, missing that merch money, I bet” he attacks him with replica belts, punishing Punk’s back.

Back on the ring Morrison is managing a counter attack with some well put Calf kicks, a spear, then a Flying Chuck kick that causes Gargano to bleed from the mouth. Cover, 1 , 2, a buzzed Gargano manages to escape. Morrison is slapping the downed Gargano, big mistake, Gargano grabs is arm and quickly applies the Gargano escape again.

Elsewhere, CM Punk has regained the upper hand and is throwing the Miz down the stairs back to the ring. He slaps him around some more and performs a springboard DDT prior of getting him over the barricade. They are finally at ringside, just as Gargano is beginning applying the Gargano Escape. Punk tells Gargano “Don’t let him tap yet, let me have a piece of that bastard”. CM Punk is tagged in, finally this match is a tag team match, and Punk immediately performs a couple or arm-trap swinging neckbreakers, then a high knee bulldog.

He taunts Morrison “tag your piece of crap partner in, please, I want to put him to sleep”. Morrison is beat and takes the way out, tagging the Miz, who isn’t in better shape. Punk springboard heel kicks him, them climbs the top rope and applies the diving elbow drop, then picks him up, says “I think the Miz is sleepy”. Go to Sleep connects. Cover, 1, 2, 3. C Punk and Gargano trashed Miz and Morrison. On commentary Teddy Long praises their strategy “Miz and Morrison greatest asset is their rapport for so many years together. By separating them and turning this into two different matches, they were able to dominate”.

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Universal Championship

Bobby Lashley © vs Big E

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Oooo Cincinnati, Don’t you dare be sour, clap for your world famous seven time champs and soon to be Universal Champ, and feeeeeel the poweeeeeeerrrrrrr. It’s a New Day yes, it is.

On commentary

at ringside

M. Cole – And we’re back for our main event, Teddy, these two powerhouses are clashing in tonight’s most anticipated main event. But I’d like to point out the progressions both of them made in the last few months here on SmackDown. Just a few months back Lashley was a chronic underachiever, now he is a dominant world champ. Big E miles away it seemed, from a World title run, and here he is.

T. Long – Playa let me tell you. Both these dawgs are worthy champs, just look at them. I just want a fair match, and seeing Lashley coming to the ring by himself reassures me of that.

M. Cole – Yes I understand his fellow STUDS are in no shape of making any interferences here tonight, Teddy, but I’m not so sure about a fair match, because we can all see Big E limping to the ring, and having is knee taped.

The match starts, Kofi and Xavier spur the crowd for a huge pop favoring Big E. The ambience is stellar, the match can’t even star for a couple of minutes, such is the level of pop coming from the crowd. Test of strength. It lasts for a full 3 minutes with back and forth momentum. Big E eventually wins it, which propels the pop even higher. Kofi is starting a Yes-Chant. Big E basks in this pop, but it’s a mistake as Lashley capitalizes on the slight distraction and hits a powerful lariat. He then shouts “No, no, no” to the crowd. The crowd boos him. He picks Big E up, vertical suplex, cover, 1, 2, Big E escapes. He goes for the Dominator but Big Escapes and intends on a gorilla press drop. But no..just as he had Lashley hoisted up, his knee gives in, and he has to put Lashley down.

Lashley goes for the ropes, picks up speed and goes for a Shoulder tackle, but executes it purposely low to hit Big E’s damaged knee. Big E is hurting seriously. He exits the ring and is comforted by his partners. A determined Lashley is having none of that, goes off the ring to further punish Big E. Kofi and Xavier plead reason with him, saying Big E is seriously hurt, but Lashley takes no non-sense and plows through them both. Driving Xavier Woods to the steel steps, and applying a Dominator to Kofi, he pounds them both until they are unable to stand, only stopping to break the count out. He grabs Big E and drives him to the barricade, and he goes knee first, further damaging it.

He returns to the ring, and demands the ref to count Big E out. Big E is in no mood to lose and limps his way to the apron, checking on his partners who urge him to enter the ring. He enters at the count of 8, and Lashley is furious, he really thought this should’ve done it. Just as Big E enters, Lashley performs an Overhead belly to belly suplex. He then drags Big E to the corner, and slams his knee to the pole a couple of time. By this point even standing is hurtful for Big E. Lashley if putting an end to the match, applies the LashLock. However, the sheer girth of Big E’s shoulder prevents Lashley from closing the lock properly. Big E, however can’t fight the hold because he can’t get a solid foot grip on the mat.

He is fading, but the crowd is still supporting him “Big! E! Rocks” is heard over and over, he hulks up, with super human strength is able to break the LashLock. Lashley is baffled. No one breaks the LashLock, Big E drives a elbow in Lashley’s guts, and delivers chop after chop driving him to the corner, and hitting with a corner clothesline, he goes for a second one,  but Lashley spears him, cover, 1, 2, Big E, kicks out, Lashley is infuriated. He yells “give in E, just give in!”. He then stomps his knee repeatedly. He then puts his boot on top of Big E’s thigh, grabs Big E’s lower leg, the ref pleads with him to stop, the crowd plead to him “Don’t do it”, something snaped inside of Lashley and he pulls Big E’s leg, hard, we hear a snap, Big E is hurting real bad. The referee checks on him and determines Big E is in no shape to continue.

Big E, however, grabs the referee shirt “Don’t you dare calling for that bell! Don’t you take my dream away from me!”. Lashley has had enough and grabs Big E, applies a second LashLock and squeezes the life out of Big E “Is it a drema, hey Big E? So sleep, boy, just sleep!”. He continues to tighten the noose. The ref asks Big E to quit, he refuses; he asks again, Big E refuses; he asks again and gets no answer. Big E has passed out. The referee calls for the bell. Lashley is still Universal Champion. This was never a fair fight. The crowd is seriously mad. Some try to climb over the barricade. Medics enter and put Big E in a stretcher, as the New Day leave with them. Lashley stays in the center of the ring, raising his belt up high and reveling of the heat. Suddenly.

Abadoooooo

In comes nWo John Cena, mic in on hand, the nWo World Heavyweight Championship on the other:

nWo John Cena –See I won my title match earlier, then I get to the back and realize the pay-per-view still went on and my match wasn’t the main event. ‘Not the main event?’, said I, ‘What’s more important than the World Championship match?’. They told me apparently there’s this thing called “”””Universal Championship”””” and that is, apparently, what WWE considers these days the World title of SmackDown. I call bullshit. This (hold his hand up high) is the one and only World Heavyweight Championship with decades of tradition, and I am the only World Cha….

Burn it Downnnnnnn

Seth Rollins enters alone; he has something on his hand. Wait, is that another title?

Seth – Gentlemen, please. A couple of weeks there was some sort of controversy in which my Disciple Murphy was inadvertly somehow involved, and they summoned him to WWE’s headquarters, so I joined him in the trip up north, a spiritual retreat, if you will. While there, I had a vision! A divine vison of the true World Heavyweight Championship, just sitting in an unlit room, catching dust, mistreated, and in this vison a Messiah rose up and brought the real World Heavyweight Championship back to the Light, back to the world to reign supreme over all other titles. I accepted this messianic mission and I anointed myself the real World Heavyweight Champion (he pulls up the original World Heavyweight Championship- the Big Gold Belt). This is the real one. The one with decades of tradition, that one (points to Cena) is but a barbaric gimmick imitation, and that one (turns to Lashley) well…don’t get e started on that one. I now ask you both to surrender your fake titles and, please, bow down to the Messiah, the One and Only World Champion.

Look in my eyes/ what do you see?/ CULT OF PERSONALITY

CM Punk enters. Does he have another belt?

CM Punk – This crap is too much. In no way I intended ever to return to wrestling, and even less to the WWE, but this crap I’m seeing in front of my very eyes is too much for me just to chastise in a pundit’s chair on Tuesday’s nights, and move forward. No. I’mma set this right.

(He leaves, everyone is confused. Does this mean CM Punk is back? The show ends)

 

[KO PrizeFighter]

Teddy Long ❤️

Estou a gostar deste novo Mojo, é das melhores coisas que estás a fazer, e não engulo muito o Titus como membro dos STUDS.

Megalith? Fizeste me rir bem alto com o Lars com a máscara. Fez me lembrar aqueles videojogos de luta de há 15 anos com uns avatares meios malucos.

Não quero continuar a bater nas Kabuki vs LLC, mas uma vitória com roll up ou small package ou o que tenha sido? Em PPV? Devia ter sido uma vitória com um pinfall definitivo.

Não tenho bem a certeza sobre o que dizer sobre o Cena/Ziggler/Rodman/Fiend. Vou deixar isso para o Ruas.

Já nem me lembrava dos dance breaks da Carmella. Tá bem que nem as Bombshells nem as SmackDivas são grande coisa, mas grande enterro que lhes fizeste 😅 bem o Angle a fazer algo de jeito, apesar de que mesmo isso foi heelish. Kabuki Warriors como campeãs é a decisão correta, são claramente as melhores que tens, espero um reinado bem longo. Imagino que a vitória não definitiva no início do show significa que Kabuki vs LLC vai continuar mas agora com os títulos à mistura.

Boa vitória da Sasha, irl não teria esperança nenhuma na Mickie, mas contigo nunca se sabe 😅

O final....não faço ideia no que isto vai dar. Agora tens um campeão e dois que se acham campeões, e ainda juntas o Big E (que apesar de tudo perdeu, portanto nem deveria ter outra hipótese) e o Punk. Tens potencial para fazer algo em grande.