HBK To Smackdown In 2004

[Little Jerry Lawler]

This needed to happen so bad. Smackdown was terrible. Undertaker was Undertaker and Booker T was Booker T. Angle was injured and Big Show was doing lord knows what. JBL seemed to be boring everybody and I wished they would have developed his character more before they put the strap on him. Even Eddie lost his luster after the title change. Michaels would have been a nice addition and Raw wasn't going to be hindered that much. You still had HHH, Orton, Benoit, Jericho, Christian, Kane, and Edge.

Smackdown in 2004 could have been worse than Raw in 2003 and that's saying a lot.

 

[FlexAmerican Dynamite]

Smackdown 2004 had potential but it just felt so weird, you had Eddie Guerrero, Taker was there, JBL was turning into a very good heel, Rey was there, RVD was there, Cena was becoming a very over face. But it still just fell through.

 

[The Idiot]

Raw...Smackdown. Its all the same. In my eyes WWE failed in trying to make two separate "brands." When they bought out WCW they should have kept Nitro and not changed a thing. The invasion angle would have been ALOT better and more realistic.

Now with the "Supershows" the brand split is Dead. They need to unify the world titles creating one champion and having one real show.

If they do a draft this year I will fuckin laugh.

 

[ABMorales787]

Blame Triple H. He was supposed to stay there, but decided not to.

 

[Stormtrooper]

If I remember correctly, I think HBK wasn't doing Smackdown because he had some church or something on Wednesday (hence why he did a total of like 2 Smackdowns after he came back in 2002). Smackdown was taped on Tuesdays and he wouldn't be able to make it home for Wednesday.

I'm not 100% sure, but I think that was the case.

 

[FlexAmerican Dynamite]

If I remember correctly, I think HBK wasn't doing Smackdown because he had some church or something on Wednesday (hence why he did a total of like 2 Smackdowns after he came back in 2002). Smackdown was taped on Tuesdays and he wouldn't be able to make it home for Wednesday.

I'm not 100% sure, but I think that was the case.

Before 2009 I don't remember him doing any SD's.

 

[PlayTheGame]

If I remember correctly, I think HBK wasn't doing Smackdown because he had some church or something on Wednesday (hence why he did a total of like 2 Smackdowns after he came back in 2002). Smackdown was taped on Tuesdays and he wouldn't be able to make it home for Wednesday.

I'm not 100% sure, but I think that was the case.

Yup. He couldn't have done SD due to his church-related schedule.

 

[The Dragon Saga]

Now with the "Supershows" the brand split is Dead. They need to unify the world titles creating one champion and having one real show.

If they do a draft this year I will fuckin laugh.

They get more mileage from having two World Championships because it's a system that allows them to give big two large pushes to two guys, instead of having one belt and having one Championship push. At times through the years each title, WWE and World Heavyweight have had more prestige and spotlight than the other, when they first introduced the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, Triple H made that belt mean a lot. It still means a bit today but it's sinking behind the WWE Championship. Even though the best feud of 2011 in-terms of a title was over the World Heavyweight Championship.

And yes, there is a schedule draft. I believe the next three hour edition of RAW, schedule within the next two months is the draft.

 

[PlayTheGame]

Dragon Saga strikes again.

 

[Pay Per Ghost]

Before 2009 I don't remember him doing any SD's.

Angle attack in 05 you dunce.

 

[Pay Per Ghost]

They get more mileage from having two World Championships because it's a system that allows them to give big two large pushes to two guys, instead of having one belt and having one Championship push. At times through the years each title, WWE and World Heavyweight have had more prestige and spotlight than the other, when they first introduced the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

One can defend Hunter's first reign till WM 19.

But a draft THIS year is a laugh.

 

[FunKay the Inevitable]

One can defend Hunter's first reign till WM 19.

That's odd...I'm not sure even Hunter could've defended his first title reign during his second...

 

[Shocky]

Chris Benoit should never have left Smackdown to begin with. His feud was with Heyman and Lesnar. Made no sense, other then shock value, to go to Raw.

 

[Pay Per Ghost]

That's odd...I'm not sure even Hunter could've defended his first title reign during his second...

Wut now?


Till Mania 19. He should've lost then, although Booker wouldn't be choice.

 

[FunKay the Inevitable]

Wut now?


Till Mania 19. He should've lost then, although Booker wouldn't be choice.

It was his second title reign you bloody muppet.

 

[Shocky]

The subtlety is gone. HHH lost to HBK at survivor series and regained the title at Armageddon. So at 19 he was in world title reign number 2.

 

[Little Jerry Lawler]

Don't get me started on the HHH reign of terror.

 

[Shocky]

Which one? There are so many to choose from.

 

[Little Jerry Lawler]

Armageddon 2002-Unforgiven 2003

I don't know who ever thought a HHH/Steiner or HHH/Nash feud would be a good idea.

 

[Pay Per Ghost]

That reign was something that a RVD should've yielded fruit from by Mania.

Or someone.

 

[FlexAmerican Dynamite]

Raw halfway through 2002-2003 was unbearable.

 

[Y-2-Jay]

Before 2009 I don't remember him doing any SD's.

He showed up in 2007 during the Cena WM23 feud and had a Cage Match in 2008.