KevinPrior
Dark Match Winner
Hey what is your thoughts on JBL coming to RAW do you think he should have stayed on Smackdown? Do you think he will get a world title run?
John Bradshaw Layfield coming to RAW!
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I think JBL coming to Raw is a bad decision for Smackdown! I mean does Raw really need this guy because they already have Cena, HHH, HBK, Orton, Jericho, Lashely, Kennedy, Hardy and many more.
Smackdown is a desperate need of main event heels. But JBL has already fueded with Undertaker and Batista so in a way it does make sense to have him face fresh opponents on Raw. I personally liked him as a Smackdown commentator.
So im kinda 50-50 on this one. Its a good decision for Raw and for JBL. BUT it is a terrible decision for Smackdown. Raw and Smackdown should have had a small trade. Raw should have given Smackdown a main eventer, and Raw should get JBL, then that way it is fair for both brands.
But anyway JBL is a good addition to an already stacked Raw roster.
Smackdown is a desperate need of main event heels. But JBL has already fueded with Undertaker and Batista so in a way it does make sense to have him face fresh opponents on Raw. I personally liked him as a Smackdown commentator.
So im kinda 50-50 on this one. Its a good decision for Raw and for JBL. BUT it is a terrible decision for Smackdown. Raw and Smackdown should have had a small trade. Raw should have given Smackdown a main eventer, and Raw should get JBL, then that way it is fair for both brands.
But anyway JBL is a good addition to an already stacked Raw roster.
KevinPrior
Dark Match Winner
Hey Smackdown has lost and will be losing
JBL
Batista
they are screwing over smackdown I have always felt smackdown was the better show. They just steal the talent and send it over to raw when I first started watching wrestling in 04 the first match I saw was JBL vs Eddie Guerrero in a steel cage match. I never watched RAW until later that year. Smackdown had a lot of superstars on that show.
JBL
Eddie Guerrero
Big Show
Kurt Angle
Booker T
RVD
The Dudleyz
Rey Mysterio
The Undertaker
John Cena
Then later on they also took some of smackdown's rookies
Carlito
Lashley
Mr. Kennedy
Johnny Nitro
Are they trying to kill off smackdown.
He should be the world heavyweight champion.
I wish they would switch the world titles back around.
Change the wwe championship back to normal and give it to jbl.
He was a great champion and always great on the mic.
People hated him but always turned on the show to see what jbl was going to say and do. He always had a opinion and was involved in great storylines. Cena should have never been champion. Cena should be a lower mid carder. JBL is a huge loss for smackdown he should stay there and be their world champion.
JBL
Batista
they are screwing over smackdown I have always felt smackdown was the better show. They just steal the talent and send it over to raw when I first started watching wrestling in 04 the first match I saw was JBL vs Eddie Guerrero in a steel cage match. I never watched RAW until later that year. Smackdown had a lot of superstars on that show.
JBL
Eddie Guerrero
Big Show
Kurt Angle
Booker T
RVD
The Dudleyz
Rey Mysterio
The Undertaker
John Cena
Then later on they also took some of smackdown's rookies
Carlito
Lashley
Mr. Kennedy
Johnny Nitro
Are they trying to kill off smackdown.
He should be the world heavyweight champion.
I wish they would switch the world titles back around.
Change the wwe championship back to normal and give it to jbl.
He was a great champion and always great on the mic.
People hated him but always turned on the show to see what jbl was going to say and do. He always had a opinion and was involved in great storylines. Cena should have never been champion. Cena should be a lower mid carder. JBL is a huge loss for smackdown he should stay there and be their world champion.
KevinPrior
Dark Match Winner
Also I always watched smackdown to see jbl as commentator he was really good at it I hope when he retires he goes back to being color commentator.
R u kidding me Cena should have never been a World Champion???? He is the top dog of the whole fricken company. He is way better than JBL on the mic and in the ring. Cena main evented PPV after PPV and never disappointed. JBL did have some below average matches when he was champ and he didnt have a great match like Cena did. Cena vs HBK on Raw was a classic. Cena Vs Edge TLC match and their match @ Summerslam 06 are great. JBL vs Cena at WM21 wasnt good because JBL should have put on a better effort since he was the veteran.
I dont hate JBL dont get me wrong, but when you bring Cena into this and say he should be a lower mid carder, than you have serious problems.
Italian MVP
Cant see himself....
I think its a huge loss for Smackdown, but i cant blame them for moving him over to RAW. If you look at it, JBL has nearly feuded with every main eventer on Smackdown, Batista, Undertaker, Mysterio. Whereas Raw, he hasnt yet faced HHH, HBK, Hardy, Kennedy, ect. See RAW has more to gain in JBL then Smackdown does and i think it will be fresh with JBL coming to RAW. So i think it was a good move, but it also is a huge loss for Smackdown.
KevinPrior
Dark Match Winner
Ok I believe they should have kept jbl on raw and given smackdown some new talent like shawn michaels because of shawn michaels bad knees he could feud with jbl and not do house shows. If they are going to move JBL and Batista over to RAW then they should move two superstars from RAW to Smackdown. If they keep taking away superstars from smackdown they will end up killing the show. I think they should have moved triple h to smackdown to face batista not batista to raw. they could have had triple h win the royal rumble and choose batista as his opponent it seems to make more sense.
Electric Wizard
Occasional Pre-Show
I'm glad JBL is coming out of retirement because he is one of my all time favorites.He cuts excellent promos,is a great commentator and has some pretty good ring skills.
It's a HUGE loss for Smackdown but a HUGE gain for Raw.I think they just may eventually kill Smackdown and take it back to the 90s where it was only Raw until 1999.I mean JBL has feuded with like almost everyone on Smackdown already,except Edge.Which would be a phenomenal feud in my opinion.Two of the best feuds in the business going one on one,nothing better than that.Edge and JBL
I can't wait to see what JBL can do on Raw,should be pretty good.I hope he eventually takes the WWE Championship back,that'd be awesome to see another WWE Championship reign.He always was and always will be a WRESTLING....GOD !!!!!!!
It's a HUGE loss for Smackdown but a HUGE gain for Raw.I think they just may eventually kill Smackdown and take it back to the 90s where it was only Raw until 1999.I mean JBL has feuded with like almost everyone on Smackdown already,except Edge.Which would be a phenomenal feud in my opinion.Two of the best feuds in the business going one on one,nothing better than that.Edge and JBL
I can't wait to see what JBL can do on Raw,should be pretty good.I hope he eventually takes the WWE Championship back,that'd be awesome to see another WWE Championship reign.He always was and always will be a WRESTLING....GOD !!!!!!!
TheOneBigWill
[This Space for Rent]
I think this is a good move, but the main question to be asked.. is, are you sure he's come out of retirement for good?
Tazz looks to have been sent to Smackdown, to replace J.B.L.. so either Tazz will pull double duty as a SD & E.C.W. announcer, or J.B.L. will become a Raw announcer & (hopefully) Jerry Lawler will go to E.C.W. to create some major old school like heat for them.
Now, regarding J.B.L. (the wrestler) I think its a great move. Bradshaw was never truly meant for commentary, he's a Professional Athlete, & even though his body isn't exactly that of a "great" he's still amazing on the mic, as a heel.. & if he finds himself another cabinet, he could become the "Wrestling Gawd" he once was. Overall, I like this move, because I can't wait to see him wrestle again.. especially after the ring-rust wears off.
Tazz looks to have been sent to Smackdown, to replace J.B.L.. so either Tazz will pull double duty as a SD & E.C.W. announcer, or J.B.L. will become a Raw announcer & (hopefully) Jerry Lawler will go to E.C.W. to create some major old school like heat for them.
Now, regarding J.B.L. (the wrestler) I think its a great move. Bradshaw was never truly meant for commentary, he's a Professional Athlete, & even though his body isn't exactly that of a "great" he's still amazing on the mic, as a heel.. & if he finds himself another cabinet, he could become the "Wrestling Gawd" he once was. Overall, I like this move, because I can't wait to see him wrestle again.. especially after the ring-rust wears off.
It is a huge gain for RAW. I think once he has finished his fued with Jericho, JBL fueding with HHH would be good.
It isn't that much of a lost for SmackDown because he was only a Commentator. If he was wrestling on SmackDown it would of been a different story.
He has fueded with everyone on SmackDown and I would of like to seen a Edge vs JBL.
It's a huge gain for RAW, JBL is a good heel, a very good heel because of his mic skills and RAW just seems to be getting better and better.
As for SmackDown, it's getting worse.
I think Tazz will just replace JBL as a commentator.
It isn't that much of a lost for SmackDown because he was only a Commentator. If he was wrestling on SmackDown it would of been a different story.
He has fueded with everyone on SmackDown and I would of like to seen a Edge vs JBL.
It's a huge gain for RAW, JBL is a good heel, a very good heel because of his mic skills and RAW just seems to be getting better and better.
As for SmackDown, it's getting worse.
I think Tazz will just replace JBL as a commentator.
chick_magnet_skunk
Dark Match Jobber
This maybe well out there but I predict also a reunion with Ron Simmons. This includes a push and repackage for the former Faarooq.
I think JBL will need backup during his ascension to the title picture and he could find it in Simmons. Convince him to give up the 'damn gimmick!' and have him turn heel in the process.
Now, i'm saying there should not be a ressurrection of APA per se. But it should happen while JBL is on Raw. There could also be a run at the tag titles.
I think JBL will need backup during his ascension to the title picture and he could find it in Simmons. Convince him to give up the 'damn gimmick!' and have him turn heel in the process.
Now, i'm saying there should not be a ressurrection of APA per se. But it should happen while JBL is on Raw. There could also be a run at the tag titles.
Yes; JBL should come out of retirement.
Yes; JBL needs to go to RAW.
But this is the question I propose; does the WWE need another draft?
YOU BET YOUR ASS!!
See, the thing is, the past couple years people have made a name for themselves on RAW. RAW is where a lot of the bigger and better superstars reside, and the WWE draft should shake things up again. Beyond comprehension. I mean, I hope this doesn't happen because he simply does not belong there, but imagine if HHH went to ECW. He would RULE the place as the mighty King of Kings.
But JBL is a good start for him, as a wrestler. Now, it will hurt Smackdown! to the point to cripple it, but hopefully the draft is sooner than later. I'd love to see a lot of the RAW main-event superstars end up on Smackdown/ECW to add a bit more creativity and actually pull ECW out of it's rating slump to TNA, and maybe have SciFi actually happy to keep ECW there.
Yes; JBL needs to go to RAW.
But this is the question I propose; does the WWE need another draft?
YOU BET YOUR ASS!!
See, the thing is, the past couple years people have made a name for themselves on RAW. RAW is where a lot of the bigger and better superstars reside, and the WWE draft should shake things up again. Beyond comprehension. I mean, I hope this doesn't happen because he simply does not belong there, but imagine if HHH went to ECW. He would RULE the place as the mighty King of Kings.
But JBL is a good start for him, as a wrestler. Now, it will hurt Smackdown! to the point to cripple it, but hopefully the draft is sooner than later. I'd love to see a lot of the RAW main-event superstars end up on Smackdown/ECW to add a bit more creativity and actually pull ECW out of it's rating slump to TNA, and maybe have SciFi actually happy to keep ECW there.
HBK-aholic
Shawn Michaels ❤
Yeah he should definately return, however Smackdown need him a lot more than Raw do. Smackdown seem to be promoting the younger, not so big stars, whereas I agree that Raw takes all the main players. However Smackdownw ould need a few more big stars on it for JBL to feud with, as no one want to see him return and just beat countless youngsters.
Raw is, in my opinion, the best show, because they have the best talent, the best feuds, and the best storylines. It may be controversial a lot of the time, but hey we all still watch it, so it must be doing something right.
Smackdown has the ability to be a great show, especially in a couple of years when all the talent it has now has grown with the experience, providing Raw don't just take it all.
ECW I don't like at all. It isn't original, it isn't extreme and it just isn't clever. It deserves to be beaten by TNA, which is original and great.
JBL is a great wrestler, and has the mic skills. The WWE can't really afford to lose him, with the amount of wrestlers coming in who can't wrestle. I mean, Cena has great mic skills, however he should have just stuck to rap.
Raw is, in my opinion, the best show, because they have the best talent, the best feuds, and the best storylines. It may be controversial a lot of the time, but hey we all still watch it, so it must be doing something right.
Smackdown has the ability to be a great show, especially in a couple of years when all the talent it has now has grown with the experience, providing Raw don't just take it all.
ECW I don't like at all. It isn't original, it isn't extreme and it just isn't clever. It deserves to be beaten by TNA, which is original and great.
JBL is a great wrestler, and has the mic skills. The WWE can't really afford to lose him, with the amount of wrestlers coming in who can't wrestle. I mean, Cena has great mic skills, however he should have just stuck to rap.
Undercurrent
Occasional Pre-Show
I feel JBL should stay retired because his in ring ability is horribly sloppy. During the recent APA segment he had enough trouble with a neckbreaker so I have no idea how he could keep up with the extra talented Chris Jericho.
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greer44644
Guest
yes y2j is tallented just rusty so ithink these two are still in getting back into the rythom stage and id like to see jbl get a shott at it later this summer it would not be that bad
JBL is somewhat boring. I really don't enjoy his long rants and promos which are almost as boring as Triple H's when he was heel champ. Triple H has vastly improved though. Nothing really happens during JBL's speeches often and I change the channel. His in ring work is sloppy also and not to impressive often. I feel guys like Guerrero, Angle, Booker T and even Cena carried him during his Smackdown title run. I think he might be better as a manager. Paul Heyman said it best at ONS when he said 'JBL has only been champion for an year because Triple H doesn't want to work Tuesdays!"
daredevil6756
New Member
they need more heels o raw and the fact that jbl still wants to wrestle is all the reason for him to go to raw even though he is a great annoucer and should do it when he retires
I think its a good move then JBL can beat the shit out of Cena wen he returns nd that way Cena wont touch a title and even better Orton will have a title run so its a good thing, I believe a draft would b good, they should move some of the unused people to Smackdown Im still pissed over Masters getttin the sack as they moved him to smackdown and they should have given him a push but they should do the same to some of the raw roster sittin there and i agree ECW sucks balls jst get rid of it and maybe make a new third show or jst take it back to two!!! Morison should go back to smackdown!! he should start to have a feud wiff batista or somethin lyk that
and even better Orton will have a title run so its a good thing, I believe a draft would b good, they should move some of the unused people to Smackdown Im still pissed over Masters getttin the sack as they moved him to smackdown and they should have given him a push but they should do the same to some of the raw roster sittin there and i agree ECW sucks balls jst get rid of it and maybe make a new third show or jst take it back to two!!! Morison should go back to smackdown!! he should start to have a feud wiff batista or somethin lyk that
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smokedogg4
Guest
this is awesome cause he and y2j are some what fresh again! and after he can face lashley, the game, hbk, rematch witch cena, rko. man look at the feud we can have some are some what of a dream match we don't have that menny left in wrestling right now and what if. come on think about it JBL vs. Ron Simmons, JBL VS. Stone Cold for real if stone cold wher ever to wrestl again just for one night. If the rock wher ever to do it again it would be on raw com on JBL vs. ROCK, what about JBL VS. Mick Foley all would be amazing and you know it.
JBL on Raw... hmm All I can say is, I have never been a fan of the whole JBL character, and now having to watch it every week it just getting boring for me. Fair enough he can wrestle, he can talk on the mic, but he just doesn't work for me. He's a good heel, but did Raw really need another wrestler aiming to be a main eventer, it's getting too crowded.
I would be far far happier is JBL would use his sense of humour that he often showed as a ring announcer, because Raw really lacks the 'funny heel', who is part of the main event.
I would be far far happier is JBL would use his sense of humour that he often showed as a ring announcer, because Raw really lacks the 'funny heel', who is part of the main event.
DeadmanInc.
Getting Noticed By Management
Despite his lack of in ring ability, JBL is awesome on the mic and he plays an amazing Heel. Since Triple H is a Face now, Raw feels incomplete without a major Heel (Randy Orton is barely on the mic).
I think Smackdown really needs more main eventers though. Raw is getting crowded, while smackdown is left with recycling the old Edge vs Taker vs Batista feud. It's great that JBL moved to RAW since he has pretty much beaten everyone on Smackdown during his long title reign.
I think Smackdown really needs more main eventers though. Raw is getting crowded, while smackdown is left with recycling the old Edge vs Taker vs Batista feud. It's great that JBL moved to RAW since he has pretty much beaten everyone on Smackdown during his long title reign.
Mr. Showtime
Occasional Pre-Show
JBL going to RAW was a huge loss for SD! Raw seems to be stacked with top talent at the moment, it would make sense to draft a couple of top guys from RAW real soon.
As for how Jbl is currently doing on RAW, bit of a let down really. He's out of shape and still has some ring rust, with that being said he's still one of the top heels in the company and is golden on the mic, so it should be interesting to see how long he sticks around for.
As for how Jbl is currently doing on RAW, bit of a let down really. He's out of shape and still has some ring rust, with that being said he's still one of the top heels in the company and is golden on the mic, so it should be interesting to see how long he sticks around for.
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